Bar Pink

I’ve been here probably 20 times and last night was by far the best I’ve had.
Place was moderately busy. The staff isn’t the fastest but are chill and make some strong drinks. We went and had a couple beam and gingers and then went for shots and brew.
80s night on Saturday was lit. We had a killer time dancing, singing and well… Great evening with a great girl.

If I could give 0 stars I would. The cocktail waitress was so rude to us. We were invited to stand by a table with some people and she proceed to tell us that they had waited 45 min for that table and we could not be there and needed to move to the other side of the bar! When we did not move she called security on us. Eventually we were allowed to stay by the manager, but she refused to serve us! TOTALLY OVERRATED. My first and last visit. Not a welcoming club to non-​regulars.

Fun retro bar! Nice little music venue too! Except for them accepting cash only, I really like this bar!

This is my first time here and boy does it t packed! The drinks are affordable and the staff is really nice. However, I really think they need more staff on the weekends because we have had to wait more than ten to fifteen minutes to order drinks. Other than that, the décor is cute and the entertainment is fantastic! My sis and I saw the Beginners and are waiting to see Nicky Venus. So fargo have had a great night so thanks Pink Bar!

This place is a cash only bar, which isn’t bad, but if you didn’t know that and order a drink it sucks. The reason I gave it 2 stars was because of the reaction the bartender gave me when I didn’t have cash. The place is definitely more like a dive bar, but it’s hard for me to want to come back with service like that.

Very rude bartender. Asked nicely to take my order and waited patiently but still blew up on me.

A shit emoji is more fitting than a star. WORST BARTENDER and WORST SERVICE I have ever received in my ENTIRE life. After i did not succumb to the bar wench and her snarky ass rude behavior and actually said something she literally THREW A GLASS in front of me and it shattered all over the bar. Not only did she put myself and all the patrons safety at risk but she then continued serving drinks without properly breaking down the bar and cleaning it up. She was so mad. I looked at her and told her to calm down and just laughed because she was literally having a mental moment. I did not want to go there that night and i will NEVER go again. You can also tell they could give less of a crap when you say something about it. Cheers to the worst bar ever xoxo

Horrible service and rude bartender. Probably one of a few places that doesn’t belong to Cali or San Diego scene. Trashy, horrible music and no idea how they’re still in business.

I am SUPER disappointed in this establishment! I am new to California and this was one of the first places I found that actually played good music, partnered with good drinks and decent prices. But my recent experience made my stomach curl so badly. First Friday’s are usually the best days to visit, in my opinion but recently, my roommate and I were kicked out for poor customer service on their behalf.
While seated at one of the booths, the waitress informed us that in order to sit there we must order drinks (which I thought was a tad ridiculous but understood). When it came time for us to order drinks, we waited about 15 minutes and decided to just hit the bar to order drinks. When she came around again she instantly flipped and demanded that we get out of the bar… seriously?! You have not even three tables to wait on and took damn near 20 minutes to return and when I decided to give someone else a tip, YOU’RE mad?! The bouncer, Abu (whom on a previous visit hounded my roommate for her number incessantly) actually proceeded to kick us out of the club without receiving our drinks. I tried to explain my side inside but he claimed he couldn’t hear me over the music but ironically he could hear my barley 5 foot roommate earlier in the hour when he was flirting in the dance floor. So I allowed him to escort me outside where he claimed to be «on our side» yet when asked the name of his coworker and the name of HIS OWN MANAGER, nothing came to mind. Wow. Really?
To make it even more professional, I asked for my drink refund or entrance refund since I couldn’t enjoy either at that point anymore and again, to no avail. And to top it all off, the spiteful server preceded to come OUTSIDE to thank the security for escorting us out and began to explain why but at that point I was fed up. I stated that I would only listen to her if she would allow me the opportunity to respond afterwards and she stated that she wouldn’t allow me that privilege! So I kindly told her to keep her two cents and to instead provide me her name as well as her managers’. Well what do you know, the miniature Sandra bullock (since she acted her a** off out there) turned her head, said no and walked back inside.
I can’t believe this establishment. Regardless of the fact, I am a NOW a disgruntled customer and I am asking for contact information for THEIR place of employment, yet everyone’s dumbfounded. How? Let’s just say I’m proud of myself.

Most disgusting trashy place. Trashy service and trashy establishment. Do not come here. No need to waste your time or money

Wow. We walked past this place last night and immediately decided we had to go in. Upon entry it was everything we would ever want. Great, divey décor. Reasonably priced drinks. Yadda yadda yadda.
But then we made the mistake of ordering at the bar and sitting in a booth that opened up. The waitress — and goddamnit I wish we had gotten her name — very callously pointed out the sign on the booth, that «all drinks must be ordered through the waitress.» First, in the unlikely event any owners of bars are reading this, I’d like to point out that this is the dumbest, most futile and pointless policy a bar can have. It’s Saturday night and we’re trying to have fun. Really, why does it matter where we order our drinks? Who cares?
Anyway. We politely assured the awful waitress that we’d be ordering more drinks in a bit. She rolled back around 10 minutes later and we said in a few more minutes we’ll order more even though we all had full drinks. We just wanted her off our ass.
She came back over 5 minutes later and one of the table menus was gone. The waitress, no joke, flipped out on us over a missing menu, as if we had broken into her apartment (ain’t no way this b$&@# owns a house) and stole a family heirloom. The menu it turned out got knocked under the table. Then she returned a couple minutes later and told us «on behalf of» the manager that we had to leave. We complained to someone pretending to be the manager and they couldn’t have cared less. Get better policies and better waitresses. We’ll spend our ample money in better places.

Love this place! It’s a cool dive bar decorated and adorned with pink elephants throughout. The walls are black and it’s pretty dark inside. Perfect ambiance since it was an unusually hot September day in San Diego. They had the AC cranking inside too (surprised how rare it is to find a place with decent AC in Southern Cali). The drinks are ridiculously cheap and good. Before 4pm well drinks were $ 3 and go up to $ 4 after 4pm. Bar Pink has that mod/​punk feel to it. They have one TV and it was showing an old black and white movie. Too cool. Lots of different ages in here but I’d say it’s a 25 – 35 year old crowd. Fun, eclectic place to kick back and kill a few hours.

Actually a really cool bar! The bar stools don’t move and are stuck to the ground so it’s kinda awk if you have a lot of people. Sunday night was chill and they have a live music thing going on. I think it’s DJs mostly. No cover and the drinks were decent. Kinda of divey but seemed okay.

After a brunch outing with friends we decided to beat the heat and with a sign reading «AC is on, $ 5.00 shot and a beer» hanging near the door, we were sold. Well, you don’t have to ever sell me on Bar Pink as it’s a long standing favorite of mine.
The AC brought us through the door but the $ 3.00 well drinks kept us hanging for more than a few cocktails. It was the emptiest that I’ve ever seen the place but pleasant convo with the bartender, Liz, and some great tunes was vibe enough for us. We chatted about jerks, the bar industry, DJs and Unilocal — I was incognito.
Everything I stated in my last review still holds true but here is a little reminder…
— $ 2.00 Tecates
— Cheap wells
— Can’t go wrong with tiki drinks
— Live music almost every night
— Divey
— Pool table
— Pinball
— Dimly lit
— Lots of pretty ladies (not the downtown kind)
— John «Speedo» Reis owns the place. If you don’t know him, you don’t know SD music.

I really like this spot. Quintessential dive bar with lots of seating, good music (mostly 70’s and 80’s Rock and new wave), strong CHEAP drinks, and chill crowd. Very dark inside and not overly loud.
I ordered the «Sneaky Tiki» cocktail, which was very good and very strong! My bartender, an older blonde woman, was quite grumpy and rude to my friend, but it kinda matched the atmosphere. Cash only!

This is your quintessential dive bar. They have cheap drinks, it’s cash only, it’s dark, the bar tenders are a little grumpy, there’s dancing if you’re drunk enough, and it’s co-​owned by a local rock-​n-​roll legend.
I just ordered a tecate and a jack ‘n’ ginger for $ 5, why aren’t you here?

Usually there for 80s 90s, Neon Beat, bonkers etc. (3^rd sat, 4^th fridays) The DJs are the BOMB. Junior, vaughn and heather Hardxore are really great. No requests needed, they know what to play. music is great here.
Crowd: It has waves, sometimes its rowdy and unable to walk through, but def a good crowd though. very few creeps sometimes, just gotta say no.
Bar service: barback people don’t seem very enthusiastic and a little professional bout their jobs. Half of what I get from a place are the employees passion for their job everywhere i go. I just get this vibe that its a chore. Sometimes takes forever to get a drink. although theres this one bartender chick who I actually think is pretty spot on bout their work. I don’t know her name but shes thin a bit tan and dark hair to the shoulders. I think she’s great and always on top of things. Ive been coming here for a year. Ive been observing for a while now.
surroundings: the way things are placed, cool. I like the dark light setting, the bubbles in the ceiling, the bathrooms have shown a really great positive change. i didn’t mind the graffiti and stickers i thought that gave it a great rock edgy feel. The only only thing that I’m not fond of are the ripped torn seating.
Overall: very cool place, one of my spots. :)

Most underrated. And the «letspartywoo» dark smartphone photography on Bar Pink’s Unilocal page doesn’t begin to tell the whole story. My instinct is usually to avoid a place called «pink» that’s also a «lounge,» but I went in anyway. My instinct was decidedly wrong.
What you have here is a moody, retro-​tinged bar and music venue. The potables are cheap, and you’ll need a fistful of cash to get them. The atmosphere is dark and the vibe can be rowdy — especially when a band is playing.
Best of all is the crowd. Me and my posse made friends quickly and I was genuinely dismayed when the ugly lights showed us the door. Until next time.
Obligatory Title Pun: PINK, it’s my new obsession.
Menu Readability: $ 2 Tecates, so I dunno.
Need to mention: There is a pool table if that’s your bag.
What this place teaches me about myself: I have a soft spot for late era Aerosmith.

My friend and I wanted to hit up a bar in north park so we chose this place. I honestly only wanted to come here to try the alien brain hemorrhage, but apparently they don’t even have that on the menu (I just saw a pic of it from Unilocal). Or the bartender didn’t know how to make it. So I settled with their cheap drinks, didn’t get any buzz and it was cash only (I never carry cash, who does these days?!). Not coming back again nor would I recommend this place to anyone.

Worst bar I’ve ever been to. Ultimately it comes down their incredibly horrific service. I went to order a round of beers for my friends and the woman bartender (snagged a photo, but unfortunately her back is to me – as it was the entire evening) literally yelled me saying, «waiving your hands in the air ain’t gonna get you any drinks» and then she turned her back to me and never took my order. This bartender is terribly unfriendly, unprofessional, and is the reason I’ll not come back again.

its been almost 10+ since i came here.
Any ways i have all day at work to write reviews… super slow right now.
Came here for a friends farewell party. I forgot who. I do remember it being slow. i think we were the only ones there. drinks are cheap.
Not sure why its called Bar Pink when they have a photo of an elephant…
oh wait. im probaby writing a review for the wrong bar. haha

I stopped in this place while on a weekend trip to San Diego. Sunday after noon, It was dead but My girl and I don’t need a bunch of people to have a drink/​good time. Got a few beers and a few cocktails. Beers were good, cocktails too. Prices are super reasonable. Beers were cold.
It seems like decent sized place, booths, a bar, a stage, and a few pool tables. I bet it gets busy in the evenings.
Service was alright, nothing amazing.
Pool is $ 1 a game, beware, the area where the tables are is kinda small and can affect the game.

Keep in mind this was on a Tuesday night…
When you walk in, it’s like stepping out of San Diego and into a movie.
It’s pretty bizarre and I love every bit of it.
Kind of like a bootleg luau with the bartenders wearing their super old ass hawaiian t-​shirts and the DJ waiting for his life to start.
Seriously, it’s awesome.
Oh yeah and most importantly, ya get cheap ass drinks!

I’m updating my review. My friends dragged me here for a birthday last night otherwise i wouldn’t have come here after my last encounter. What the hell is wrong with this place? Is it kinda like dicks last resort? Because these bartenders are freaking RIDICULOUSLY RUDE. I can’t wrap my mind around it. They look like they get a gun put to their head to work here with the miserable looks on their faces and attitudes. When I am PAYING you and TIPPING you, I expect a little bit of smile or something? Not annoyance and rolling of the eyes when I ask for a drink. U work at a damn bar. We were all treated poorly again. Get a grip.