Basement Tavern
2640 Main St, Santa Monica
(310) 396-2469
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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.
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.
My wife and I stopped in for a pre dinner drink on a Saturday evening. While it is a great venue, the service was slow, inefficient and not really nice. We got a bottle of wine that was $36 on the menu but when I went to pay my check said $51. When we brought it to the bartender’s attention he said a manager would need to deal with it. 15 minutes later the manager showed up and spent another 5 minutes tapping on the POS system. Finally he decided he didn’t know how to solve...
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