Basement Tavern Restaurant,Bar in Santa Monica

Name: Basement Tavern
Address: 2640 Main St, Santa Monica, United States
Telephone: 13103962469
Rating: 4.2

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Basement Tavern

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#240 From 407 in Santa Monica

8.3

99 Review

Ambience

8.3/10

Food

8.3/10

Interior

8.3/10

Prices

8.3/10

Service

8.3/10

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Price & Cuisine

$$ Bar, American, Pizza, Pub

Establishment type

Restaurant, Bar

Features

Seating

Wheelchair Accessible

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2640 Main St, Santa Monica, United States

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Having seen California Heritage Museum, it's time to have a rest at this bar. Take a break and degust nicely cooked pork, fish tacos and pizza. Good beer or delicious bourbon are the most popular drinks of Basement Tavern. According to the reviewers' opinions, waiters offer good coffee. Select between indoor and outdoor seating. Most guests indicate that the staff is appealing. Fast service is something visitors appreciate here. A number of people think that the dishes are offered for fair prices. There is a comfortable atmosphere and modern decor at this place. Google users awarded this spot 4.2.

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Mario Tiscareno

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5 hours ago

Price per person $20–30

Floraa Clayton

4 years ago

Went here last night, extremely good bartenders. They really know how to make a drink with style and super cool. The games with classics like pinball games and group games with up to 10 people on one single game. Overall a good cool bar with a great atmosphere.

Audrey Z

5 years ago

The place is very cool. But it gets three stars because the drinks are a bit pricey, even with happy hour. I've been here a few times, but the last time we were there, a pipe above our table was dripping. They told us it was from the bathroom upstairs, which definitely didn't help too much. But it wasn't a huge deal, there was plenty of space and we moved, but the pipe leak upgraded from a drip to a stream, so be on the lookout for dripping ceilings.

Brian Guizar

Aesthetically pleasing. The live music is the cherry on top.

Trevor Newman

6 years ago

One of my favorite hang out spots on Main Street Santa Monica. Often have some great live bands. Definitely not a location for deep conversations or really getting to know someone as it can be very loud and crowded, but if you like live music and a bar with a dark ambiance it's a real gem.

Alicia Magnuson

7 years ago

Dreamy location, great live music, and tasty drinks.

Meaghan Haas

9 years ago

My absolute favorite bar in Santa Monica. Awesome happy hour until 8pm, which is perfect when paired with the Tuesday Food Truck gathering in the accompanying parking lot. Sit out on the patio, have a delicious $5 bourbon cocktail and eat your fill of food truck findings. Also, their food menu is super cheap and really tasty - so no need to limit your visits to Tuesdays! Love the furnishings and lighting in the basement bar, and staff is all really friendly. Highly recommended!

Allie Elozory

The place looks charming, but the service was horrible. The bartender completely ignored my party despite us being the only ones in the bar. When we were finally ordering a drink, she seemed inconvenienced by us speaking to her. She was very dismissive about questions on the menu, and offered no input on the drinks. She clearly believed our IDs to be fake, and demanded passports from us (not a second form of ID- a passport, specifically). When none of us had a passport with us (as we are traveling within the continental United States) we were refused service. We went down the street to manchego, which has much better drinks, much friendlier staff, and required no passport for entry.

Alyx Barranger

10 years ago

This was my first official going out in LA experience, and I have to say, I loved this place. Walking in, I felt like the coolest kid on the block since this place feels like a well kept secret of Santa Monica. It literally is in the basement, so it makes it kind of a mystery to find, and once you walk in you are transported to such a cool setting. There's chalk walls that you can write on, a little side room that you can sit and talk in, live music, cheap beer, chandeliers... you name it, they probably have it. The only downside (that I didn't experience) is the line to get in. We arrived early and missed the late night rush, but there will be a line if you decide to head out later.

Joshua Hoskison

The place is so packed that you will be covered in the sweat of everyone around you. It's impossible to move, dance, or make your way to the bar. There's a horrible line outside, and after opening a tab there my credit card was used for fraudulent charges the following day. The bands that play on Saturday nights aren't bad, but the environment is dismal.