This bar is TITS! My sister and I pulled into town a few minutes past noon (visiting for Mule days) and were specifically looking for a dive bar--they're our vibe. We strolled into Rusty's (we really have an eye for great bars) and were welcomed by a group of elderly men and a woman all grabbing drinks after a day of fishing (so cool). Despite our SoCal looking vibes, the bartender and folks inside were very nice. Cold drinks were served, conversations were shared, and shots were consumed. What more could you ask for? This bar was so awesome that we came back every night with our friends. By the time our trip was over we felt like long time locals as we were greeted by the bartenders and the familiar faces of the nights before. Good times were had, great memories were made. We'll be coming back (; read more

Rusty's Saloon - Bars Near Me - Bishop, California

I was in there this past Friday evening .. Everything was good, until I got my final bill and noticed they added a 30 dollar tip to my total which I did not authorize. I gave them a cash tip... Be careful and check you bill... read more

My husband and i walked into this saloon at 8pm on monday (MLK day) The championship game for college football game v was on the tv at this saloon. We approached the bar and waited to be greeted, but nothing!!! My husband went to the bathroom and i stood at the bar waiting for someone to ask what we would like to drink? NOTH I NG. there was a young girl on her computer at the end ofb the bar, and i assumed she was the bartender. I sat at the bar still waiting to get asked about a drink and looked over at that girl on her computer and still nothing. She was conversing with a customer sitting along the bar by her. Once my husband came out of the bathroom he looked at me wondering why i hadn't ordered a drink. Finslly my husband looked at the girl on the computer and asked if he could have a drink? she got off her chair and took our order. He asked for a coors Light and i ordered a titos vodka cran. My drink was literally just plain cranberry juice. Not one splash of vodka at all. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!! THIS LITTLE 22 YEAR OLD BARTENDER WAS THE WORST! when another customer approached to order a drink he actually apologized for interrupting her study time because she was on the other side on her computer. Note to saloon: get a REAL bartender! We will never be back, and we will be coming through here every year! Instead we got great service at the brewery down the street. read more

Linda was a very nice bartender. I will not be returning due to the very much bad odor. Very musty and unclean smell.

The staff was friendly and very welcoming. The service was excellent and you can tell that the staff wants you to come back. This place has a full bar, TV's, and games. They have an electronic dart board, shuffle board, pool table, and a foose ball table. They offer free WiFi and a touch tunes app for controlling the juke box. I'll be back! Thanks for the great experience Linda! read more

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Loved this place. This was a great place to go after a day of fishing or just being outdoors. Been going for a long time. I know it sold a while back and the place has changed. Seems more expensive now. The part that will probably keep us from going back is that they're pretty rude to travelers. Not sure if it was the owner but from what he said I don't think he likes anyone in there that's not a local, which in a small town like that I doubt there's enough local business to keep that place open. read more

Don't go here if you aren't a local. They ignore you and only serve their friends. We had one round in 2 hours. Waited forever to get our tab closed. read more

Didn't like anything about this place. They definitely cater to the regulars. Our beer was warm too. I would not recommend this place unfortunately. read more

So we were wandering around in Bishop, we stopped in at a local watering hole. Abury was awesome! She was super friendly and was willing to take the the time to find us the shirts we wanted. She was very attentive to the patrons sitting g at the bar and engaged everyone in conversation. The bar has shuffleboard, pool, darts, and a Touch Tunes jukebox. The vibe here is what all saloons should have, friendly. Thanks for the cold beer on a toasty day. If we find ourselves back here in Bishop, we will definitely be back. A bonus, is the the cherry jello shot with check in. read more

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Rusty's Saloon & Grill is your cozy & friendly neighborhood bar & grill. Whether you're coming in for food or drinks you'll be content. read more

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This is the most unfriendly place in Bishop. We were hanging out in town after visiting the Bristlecones for our anniversary. We had previously stopped at the distillery and brewery, both of which were fantastic. We casually walked into this bar and the female bartender took one look at me (I had not even spoke one word yet) and said "We won't serve her!" to my husband. This was so strange for so many reasons: 1. I was standing there existing. I walked into the bar of my own accord and was by no means being wild or sloppy or showing that I had even had drinks in me already. 2. She didn't even wait for me to speak. The ironic thing is, I HATE being drunk (buzzed is fine) and was going to give myself a break and just get a water or soda. 3. She didn't even have the decency to speak to me. She addressed my husband as if I wasn't even in the room. 4. My husband had drank 2x as much as I had and was just as, if not more, inebriated. Yet she had no quams serving him despite our behavior being on the exact same level. I have never ever in my entire life been cut off. I had 3 drinks over about 2-3 hours so far and was by NO MEANS way too drunk. I rarely drink because I normally don't even care to. It was really disgusting to be made to feel like some out of control sloppy drunk the 1 day that I was trying to let myself be loose for our anniversary. We then proceeded to play pool in a completely normal fashion and even had what I assume is the owner or another worker come up to us chatting about our dog. We had a coherent and normal conversation and he was nice. I kept wondering if the lady saw how wrong she was and felt foolish because she really should have! She did not apologize even after seeing us be there playing games like normal humans and not falling all over the place as she apparently assumed I would be doing. Point is, I don't know who she thinks she is and why she is so high and mighty when the entirety of her job is to get people drunk. She also had no basis to deny me a drink because she didn't even ask if we were driving (which we weren't we were walking around town being totally responsible). Seems like she had some weird internal misogyny where she felt like putting another woman down for absolutely no reason. read more

The place to be to grab a drink in Bishop. - Nice comfortable bar. - Friendly barkeeps. - Good tap selection. - Reasonable prices. - If you're hungry, they don't have food but they operate in conjunction with Billy Bob's Grill next door. There's a connecting doorway in the back. - Pool, shuffleboard, pinball, other games. - Not loud! Which is nice. read more

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Curiosity got the best of me. Wanted to check it out since it was on the Main Street and seem to be one of the few places open later. It's cool to check out, but not somewhere like "omg I want to go back". You walk in it smells like no one hadn't showered...and it wasn't even packed yet. The bartender was nice. They have a pool tables, games, and specials on certain nights. read more

A fun little dive bar in Downtown Bishop. They have a decent bar with a few good craft beers . They also have food (it's a different business ) that has its own counter for food sales but you can eat at the bar. I had the classic burger and so did my buddy. Delicious. The place is clean although they need to check the bathroom more often as there were no paper towels or even a hand blower to dry hands off. Plenty of parking in the lot in the back near the back entrance of the bar. They have a DJ that comes in some nights. Bartender lady was quite a character. Most of the patrons were from out of town so plenty of good energy and excitement. If you check in via Yelp they give you a free Jell-O shot. read more

I guess this joint seems to fit the little cowpoke town of Bishop. It's been here for like 100 years or something. My friend came here in 1976 and it hasn't changed much 45 years. Seems like it used to be more of a locals place but just for the historic value, you get more tourists here. Seems like there should be smoking allowed in here, but I suppose this is still CA. read more

Awesome service, a very cozy place to get a drink. I've tried a pink starburst for a first time. Good music, easy vibes and relaxing atmosphere. It's totally safe and friendly here. Check it out. Out bartender was amazing by the way! read more

Rusty's Saloon - Bars Near Me - Bishop, California

Awesome bar. Great history and the employees/locals were super friendly. They had a live DJ and the drinks were fairly priced. I will definitely be stopping by for all my trips this winter read more

Seriously sad to write this review as I grew up here but.... I Brought my friends here as I grew up here and wanted them to experience local Bishop flare/history during mule days. The older male bartender treated us like absolute dirt and even cussed at me- all because I wanted a cowboy bloody Mary, which was on the menu...This isn't how you treat your fellow townspeople who are trying to support your business.... I will not be coming back as it was truly a disappointing experience when I was trying to support a local business and give you guys a good name for visitors. Sadly, my friends who aren't from here will not be coming back because of the experience either as they too thought it was truly disrespectful and not friendly at all. Locals from here care about each other, please do better! read more

If I could leave a 0 review I would give it a negative -0. I hate leaving bad reviews especially because I love to support small businesses. Yet when you spend money and consume to have a great time and people are disrespectful that is horrible . White girl working in the bar not sure who she was maybe the owner not sure was super disrespectful. Literally kicked everyone out . I understand business close but there is manners and ways more professional to tell the customers that support and feed your business to leave. Therefore she was unprofessional and rude never again would I go nor recommend this place . IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WERE YOU WORK DON'T WORK . read more

It's just a local bar They have a $1 credit card fee which I found disappointing and sneaky, especially for a bar business where things are already wayyyy overpriced. Think about it .... it's not like they are cooking a meal for you .. just mixing drinks which takes less than 60 secs and very limited knowledge read more

Forgot my card over night with the bar. Had someone try to withdraw 100 at an atm the next day.

Awesome place! We were stuck in Bishop because the 395 was closed for weather. Linda was the best bartender and gave us some great recommendations on food. Locals were friendly and had a great sense of humor. Pool and dart. 11/10. read more

Rusty's....hard to express the greatness of this establishment so I will express it in a haiku. Welcome to Rusty's, for a good time call on Jim, You won't regret it!... In all honesty this bar is awesome and an eclectic crowd with great games, you won't be disappointed! read more

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This is a dive bar that one should not miss when in Bishop. The bartender was friendly and attentive to our drinks. Drinks were reasonable priced The bar is dark but it appeared to be well maintained and clean. They have a full size shuffle board along with Touch Tunes jukebox. Will be back when I come back to Bishop. Thanks for a great time Rusty's. read more

Don't ever think about coming here this is the worst place we came in peace to have some drinks and we ended up getting kicked out by the owner. The first thing she told us was to get the F*** out of here. We were never told In a respectful way to leave. DONT COME HERE. read more

My friends and I went in after a long backpacking trip and Linda was so nice, welcoming, and made some wonderful cocktails for us!

Thankfully, Randy (the town's local patron) granted us his last two seats at the bar next to him. He is in love with love and my fiancé was distracting him away towards the end of the night. I didn't really notice because Ashlee and I were in full conversation about tattoos and single mom life. About the saloon, it popped up as the top 3 spots on the Yelp research. The locals here are so chill and great to talk with. The drinks are in endless supply and thankful that we stumbled back to our hotel. The streets of Bishop are safe and thankful that the po-po didn't buzz kill our night. The saloon: great price as long as you don't buy everyone a drink and the drink selection is great. A shout out to the bartenders because it's hard to babysit happy drunks! read more

Just got here....Aubrey is great!!! Friendly and welcoming!!! Great for a Sunday night passing through

Great little bar in Bishop. Friendly bar staff minus the girl with the red glasses. She was quite rude. If I hadn't been served by fantastic and friendly bartenders the night prior I probably wouldn't ever go back. read more

Fell in love with everyone inside that came forward to help us in our darkest hour. It is a must stop everyone is super chill and pet friendly. Military friendly. We had a blast! We are big fans! To return one day! read more

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This bar has a full liquor license, which can be hard to find in Bishop. The bar is a total dive and the regular crowd tends to be older cowboys and what not, but don't be intimidated. They are a friendly bunch. The bartenders are really nice and will try their best to make any drink you want. We got some Irish car bombs, which came from canned Guinness poured into a plastic cup with the Baileys and Jameson in a huge shot glass on the side. Not ideal, but they tried! Their margaritas are pretty good. The bartenders aim to please. The staff starts handing out wristbands around 9pm. Not sure why. There are two pool tables and a dart board. Apparently, from 4-6pm they offer $1.75 Rolling Rock drafts and free pool and darts. The best part about Rusty's - unexpected free wifi! Not sure if it was intentional but I'll take it! read more

This. Bar. Is. Amazing. Drove through cause of a cross country move and it was our last stop of the tour... The best locals. The best service. The best atmosphere. As new Yorkers this bar was clutch. Everyone needs to come here. read more

Your typical locals bar and a little divey. Attributes that I like in a bar. I went to Rusty's last year and am just now getting around to rating it. I was in town for one night and decided to have a couple of beers. I was there on a Wednesday afternoon. It was pretty quiet but there were a few regulars at the bar. Service and conversation was good and prices were cheap. They have a pool table and shuffleboard but nobody was playing. I will go back if I pass through Bishop again. read more

We stayed in Bishop for a night after driving from Reno & stopped in for a few drinks. We thought it might be a quiet local bar, but not at all! Crowded, lively, and the bartender was friendly & welcoming. They have fun gimmicky drinks - we had a spiked gummy bear & Jell-O shot, and a few beers. We'll definitely come back next time we're up here, which will be soon! read more

We are in Rusty's now and the drinks are great, the beer is cold and the bartender Bailey is Bomb Ass talented

Tonight some dude had been starring at me sitting at the bar. So I looked over and he asks my name, then goes onto saying I'm haole. I'm all that's cool. He says his names Marco he's been living up here at Bishop for 19 years. He goes onto saying you islanders love to fight. Then asked me if the girl next to me was mine? I'm all nah, then introduced them. Later when me and the chic next to me talked. He rudely interrupted and said I won't bother you no more. I'm all dude we're cool. Needless to say, this guy was rubbing me wrong. So I politely said goodbye & the girl said be careful driving. I told her, I was good I'm walking back. He's all walk safe as if to watch my back. Annoying to experience someone like this cause I'm just visiting, a good guy, responsible and respectful. No need to scare anybody off or cause problems here bro. SMDH read more

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Fun place, they just changed up their food service. Now you order next door and they deliver to the bar.

Visited for the first time last Sunday (2/12). How awesome is it when a local bar, filled with locals, welcomes a couple of strangers? Quadruple bonus points for welcoming our pig as well! Great service, fantastic Bloody Mary's. Definitely made our journey back to Newport Beach difficult, as I could have stayed there all day (forever) shooting the shxt...hanging out. Can't wait for my next Mammoth trip so we can pop in. read more

Rusty's Saloon - Not only were they nice to strangers, they loved my pig! - Bars Near Me - Bishop, California

Just ducked in for a quick drink while going through Bishop. Neither my friend or I had ever been here but we liked the Rustyc (haha) look of the place, outside and in. They're in the midst of an expansion and remodel and it's quite roomy inside, with pool tables, foosball table, darts and a life-sized Captain Morgan statue! In the front older part of the bar you'll see deer heads galore on the walls as well as a giant hornet's nest (empty, presumably) hanging over the bar! Reasonable drink prices and friendly bartender and locals made for a pleasant stop. Apparently their "Redneck Nites" on Saturdays are quite popular. If you're in the mood for a casual relaxed bar, Rusty's fits the bill. read more

Rusty's is a great way to experience Bishop. A small town bar with interesting people. The beer is good and the price was very affordable. NICE place! But there is a big problem with the police. You can really see them at all parts of Bishop. You have speed traps as you enter the town from LA or Mammoth. They job is to keep visitors out of Bishop and leave as big of a BAD impression on all visitors to just keep driving. I did not get a ticket nor was I stopped but the lineup of losers along the side of the road that got nailed, said it all. These people will not be coming back to Bishop any time soon. Add to this, the harassment at night from the police as you WALK about town, adds to this overly aggressive police department anti-visitor approach to guests. Leaving Rusty's, a group of us walked to Denny's up the street to get some late night food and back to the motel . Several cops followed us slowly from their cars as we walked the several blocks to Denny's. They were also stopping anyone that was driving on the road too. What a shakedown! About 10 minutes after we got to Denny's, which already had a lot of late night diners in it, the police decided to come in and "walk" the tables to make sure their presence known. AMAZING!! My friends and I will probably stop in Long Pine next time and try to bypass as much of Bishop as we can. read more