5/14/23 Tbh this is way too Much for being Bakersfield…read more I understand it's not Luxury. But 18% Bottle Service Fee On top of a Already Overpriced $450 Bottle that is $80 at the Store is Ludacris. Then You add TAX to top it off. Everywhere I have ever got a Bottle Never Charged Tax nor a "Bottle Service Fee" of 18% You forgot y'all were in Bakersfield not Las Vegas Strip. Or a Rooftop lounge In Downtown LA. Extremely disappointed

The vibes here were really great. It's an excellent spot if you want to relax, have a few drinks,…read moreand chat with friends. The drinks are delicious and the staffs personalities add to the atmosphere. I had the watermelon margarita and it was sooo good. I was happy it was natural watermelon juice instead of the artificial candy flavor that is sickly sweet. We had a couple of shooters that were delicious. I don't remember what flavors they were, but they were good.

Food was delish!! I was surprised to find out they were serving Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food…read more Yuuum!! We had ordered the chicken & Filet kabob combo along with the traditional potato skins as an appetizer. Perfect food during the OKC & Spurs game. Service was exceptional. Our server was so nice & attentive. Ambiance was nice as well. Loved the Sports theme!!

I came here for some micro wrestling recently. I wish it was made more clear that there wouldn't be…read moreany food served on the event side because I decided to have some food on the restaurant side prior to the event and by doing so ended up too late and did not get seats for the event. We ended up just sort of standing around which made us have an encounter with a douchebag who said I was "in his space" which soured my mood. We stayed for the first 2 matches and then left early after getting tired of standing. It was refreshing that the douchebags friend came and apologized for his behavior though. The food we had was ok. I had wings and the hubs had the pastrami sandwich which he said was fire. Our friends got some kind of pita chips and they were burnt and gross but that could've been a one-off ‍

Cute bar lounge with chic vibes and fab cocktails! Perfect spot for a girls night out--great music,…read morecozy seating & nonstop laughs!

Such a great experience, from the ambiance to the drinks. The whole place was great! Service was…read moreamazing, the bartenders are well knowledgeable. Don't skip this place if you're ever in town.

What?? I swear I've done a review for here. Well come on, it's a Bakersfield staple for bar crawls…read more Karaoke, live music, happy pours. We love our karaoke Sundays with Julie and Tim, the dynamic duo. Dive bar fabulousness. If you are looking for an Amazing Bloody Mary Julie is your gal. It's a beautiful thing. In my humble option and taste the best in town. She has some secrets. They love their people, and their people love them.

This bar is the epitome of "hole in the wall" bar, but I love it! I go for karaoke on weekdays and…read morego for the live music on the weekends! Im so happy it's back for some normalcy now. We came tonight for some live music. It was set up in a tent in the parking lot but it was still great! Rearview Mirror is my favorite local bar and I will support them For-Ev-A! Love me some Rico and Tommy!!!

It is an exclusive lounge. They will let you visit once after that you have to pay a monthly fee…read more It's well worth it the experience they will give you a code and you can go anytime of the day or night lot of oilfield workers used to go there quite a bit. Enjoyed Jeremy's company and Miguel's from Bakersfield gentleman strongly recommend you try it.

I haven't been here since I was 21 years and now I'm 40 years old…read more Big upgrade new style.. Security at the front door and back exit, but they monitor all areas, so even if you tried to dip out in the back, they will capture you. So you will end up in Kern County Activities. I can't blame my bartender for not putting cherries in my drink, even though I told her not to, she was the only one behind the bar. Either way. The restrooms were very clean with great lighting. I am amazed by the fact that there was only one bartender for the whole night for Friday 07/10/26 and she made the drinks agreat plus she ran the bar smooth AF. GREAT PLAYLIST from people willing to drop money on the jukebox. I took advantage and networked, so hopefully commission check will come in fatter. Overall great atmosphere plus great drinks/musicb solid 10/10. The cherries taste like they've been soaked in alcohol which maybe taste my whiskey sour taste off. After work activities. Fyi my whiskey sour was delicious but the cherries were bitter. 10/10 for establishment.

The VIP Lounge has been in business since 1976. Just a great neighborhood bar. Dark & moody with…read morethat old school vibe. Red leather banquets, tables with red leather chairs, very comfy by the way. A fairly long bar seating 11-12 . The lounge is very well maintained. The carpet & room is clean and the upholstery is in great condition. A good selection of libations. TV's for the sports fans. A juke box for your listening pleasure. A dart board for those so inclined. Karen was my friendly mixologist today. She seems to have quite the Sunday afternoon crowd. She knows everyone, is friendly providing excellent service.

I must say this was my first time actually staying in Bakersfield and I was honestly surprised that…read morethe Marriott was completely booked! Granted it looked like all construction workers because there was nothing else but oversized trucks in their parking lot! My fiancé Googled "clean hotel without bed bugs" and Padre Hotel came up first! Their online reviews were great and we were exhausted and needed to rest! We pulled into their valet parking just to drop off our things. As my fiancé parked the car, across the street in the over night garage, I was able to get a Single King room on a Monday night for $159. As we walked into our room #701, it was rather small, but fine since it was just the two of us. As I sat on the bed, it was actually hard! Yay!!!! I can't STAND soft beds and rather sleep on the floor! Haha no joke! Then my fiancé went into the restroom and suddenly he tapped on something glass sounding as I was turning ing on the tv..... I noticed there was a curtain by the bed, so I pulled it across and lo and behold by the bed was the shower and just a curtain the person from the outside of the shower could open/close as they please..... hee. We also had a mini fridge in the room along with a desk and chair. We had planned on staying one night, but got inside LA, and we figured we'd extend our stay. Upon doing so, we went downstairs the next day and asked if there was a deal if we could stay 3-4 days, and sure enough there was!!!! It's always great to see what happens once you ask! Hee. We got a larger room with a corner room location, I forgot the room number, but the restroom was larger and had a separate wall between the toilet and shower area, so if someone was in the shower, someone else could use the toilet and not be seen. This longer hotel room also had a chaise lounge chair and a better view of their downtown area, granted a lot of the places have closed. Overall, I honestly loved our stay here! It reminded me of a county version of The Fairmont SF! They constantly played new aged country music in the lobby! Then on Fridays and Saturdays there was a live band or singer in the bar area! I love how they had a community aspect to the hotel with some local live entertainment!!! My fiancé also loved watching The Knicks play on the bar tv with other people at the bar! Hee. Oh and they had an adorable coffee shop that made Ready To Order items downstairs too! See my review at Farmacy Cafe, but too freaking too! Country SHREK! Hee We will definitely be back again!!!!!

The Padre Hotel is a historic vintage jewel with updated slick styling…read more Service is outstanding from (Sara) front desk, (John) Brimstone Bar, (Alexis Food services Mgr) Farmacy Cafe to (Iman) housekeeping. The only hotel we will use when visiting Bakersfield.

Nobody plans to spend an evening in Bakersfield. You pass through it on the way to somewhere else…read more-- Mammoth, the Sequoias, the long flat grind up the 99 to Sacramento -- and if you stop at all, it's for gas or a bathroom or because your BMW's brakes have decided, somewhere around the Grapevine, that they'd rather not. Thank you, Weatherford BMW of Berkeley, for the near-death experience and, inadvertently, for one of the best nights out I've had in years. Stranded and waiting on repairs, we checked into The Padre, the only hotel in Bakersfield that feels like someone with a subscription to Dwell had a hand in it, and set out walking through a downtown that time has treated with more kindness than reputation suggests. There's a Woolworth's luncheonette still hanging on. There are old brick facades and wide sidewalks and the particular quiet of a Central Valley evening when the heat finally breaks. And then, on 18th Street, there is Tiki-Ko, and suddenly you are no longer in Bakersfield at all. You are, instead, inside someone's magnificent obsession. Tiki-Ko is a proper tiki bar -- not a tiki-themed cocktail lounge, not a place that bought some bamboo at a craft store and called it atmosphere, but a genuine, committed, floor-to-ceiling shrine to mid-century Polynesian fantasy. The carvings are real. The lighting is correct -- which is to say, barely there. The mugs are serious. There are pufferfish lamps and carved totems and the whole glorious taxonomy of tiki ephemera, accented here and there with a skate-culture edge that keeps it from feeling like a museum. It's reverent without being precious. The drinks are the real thing. Mai Tais built with actual orgeat. Zombies that earn the name. The bartenders make them with the kind of care and enthusiasm that tells you this isn't a gig -- it's a calling. They want you to be here. They want to talk about rum. They want you to try the Painkiller. In a city that most Angelenos regard as a punch line, somebody built a world-class cocktail bar and filled it with joy, and the regulars clearly know it. You will not plan a trip to Bakersfield. But if you find yourself there -- by mechanical failure, by accident, by the peculiar mercy of a bad brake job -- walk downtown. Find the tiki bar. Order a second round. Stay longer than you intended. Bakersfield has been underestimated, and Tiki-Ko is the proof.

Haven't been in here for probably 15 years. It's changed- a bit. I love Tiki bars and I go to every…read moreTiki bar I can find. It's tiny- like a lot of tiki spots. Decor is nice. Little hidden gems. Lighting is dark with bits color and neon popping through. The Bar Top curves around the bar- there are two booths that seat 5-6 and two short tables next to them- one seats 4- the other will comfortably seat two. There are a few bench style seating areas at the front with some short coffee tables. Think- skater tiki bar. The drinks were good- small menu if you're not sure what you want or are new to tiki. Both sides of the menu are the same menu. There are some nice mocktail options as well- you don't see that often. The service for me is mixed- it wasn't busy- steady but not busy- 1/4 full. I ordered two drinks to start for our table- (no cocktail servers here/not unusual for a small Tiki bar) I asked for a soda water- the bartender looked at me without a word- popped open a can of soda water and walked away. When he walked back by, I asked for a glass of ice- he said nothing and I got an eye-roll huff. I almost left. I don't think providing a glass with ice to pour your canned room temp soda water in, is too wacky an idea to be perturbed by the request. The female who took the order was friendly, smiled and was professional. We got a third cocktail- the Mai Tai. The grumpy bartender was friendlier this time. So, that helped. Maybe he felt overwhelmed and I threw off his groove by asking for water- then a glass... either way- being annoyed wasn't cool. The music.... Wasn't Tiki- it threw off the "Tiki Vibe" and made it feel typical small local bar that serves only Tiki drinks with some Tiki decor. It didn't take you to the land of Tiki- disappointed. Drinks were good.