The bar is cool on weekend nights for live music Sucks that you have to pay a $10 cover I get it... like gotta pay the band But like discouraging when you trynna roll deep and they only take cash. Still a vibe for sure read more

The Blue Beet - American Near Me - Newport Beach, California

The drinks were fine and the musicians were good. But it's definitely a crowded place, so be prepared to wait at the bar

$10 per person cover fee and didn't even have toilet paper in the bathrooms. Honestly as a women what am I even paying for since drinks were obviously separate read more

We still love going to this place. But, not any longer. We walked in and it's basically a bar now. We sat down at a table at which no time did anyone come over to ask us if we wanted drinks or eat food. I finally walked over to the bartender who was not busy, and asked if we could have a menu. She told me I could come to the bar and order. All I asked for was a menu. We won't keep going back. Unfortunately, because there's a lot of history with going there and I'm sad that it's not the same. read more

Great Live Music Venue. We went on a Saturday night and the band was playing until 1:30am great 90s rock music read more

The Blue Beet - Bar Area - American Near Me - Newport Beach, California

I went here with a couple friends tonight to get a drink and listen to some music when the bartender working said that my friends ID was fake. We are all 23-26 years old. She showed her real ID and he still wouldn't accept it. You guys need to do better with your bartenders. Or hire better security because this was unacceptable. He even started yelling that we could get arrested for it. Better off going to blackies where they are nicer. read more

Went on a Sat night. VERY busy place. They had a live band playing some 90s alternative and some other songs I don't usually listen too. The dance floor gets very hot, no AC whatsoever so you're covered in sweat. The drinks were ok. They do t heavy pour. Not really my crowd. But if you enjoy to chill around and drink some beers while listening to a live band then it'll probably be for you. Dress code is casual. read more

bartender is a massive pervert and loser. he skipped me over and over again as i tried to order a drink, privileging all the women first. and then when i put out my card subtly to signal to him that i'd like to order, he got super upset and said "you drink when i tell you can drink, and now you're going to have to wait another 10 minutes." insane power trip. wish i could give this place negative stars but instead my friends and i will just never come back read more

Minor crowd + good bar food. This combo is hard to Beet! Blue Beet is a dive bar that sits pretty close to the Newport Beach Pier. This spot is known for its multi level rooms, including a pretty cool rooftop area that overlooks the ocean. On a clear day you can even see Catalina! Despite being in a very popular area, Blue Beet is hidden in a small alcove. It doesn't get as much traffic as it's neighboring bars, which makes it the perfect local hang. They also serve food, which is a major win in my book. I ordered the chicken nachos and the pickle fries. Both fried munchies were made to perfection for a drunk stomach. I ended up sharing these with a group of 5+ and it was more than enough food to get the job done. read more

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Sweet rooftop deck off the beaten path in Newport Beach. Decent food, bountiful sunshine, great service. Apparently there's music downstairs and it seems a little divey below, but the rooftop is sunshine and happiness and good vibes. read more

The Blue Beet - Taco trip - American Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Went on the 4th of July because my friend and I saw that they had live music and food, but the bouncer Wes was extremely rude to us. We politely asked him if they had food and he replied with "We do but you have to be 21+ and sit at the bar to get it" and we say that's fine and we're both over 21. He replies to that in such a rude tone saying "If you guys give me some fake IDs I'm going to take them and call the cops". His tone was so rude but we were still being polite and say "No we both have real IDs". Then he goes "I find that very hard to believe". He proceeds to tell us that we could get in with a $20 cover. After he was so rude to us, we passed and got food and drinks at the Rockin Baja Lobster which was awesome, and we got to hear their music for free from the patio. To make it even better, while we were eating we saw Wes letting in people our age without a cover! I completely understand being strict on the Fourth because there's such high security everywhere, but there was no reason for him to be rude about it before even checking our IDs. Also if you're gonna be charging us a cover before even looking at our IDs, keep that same energy. I get that my friend and I both look young, and we've gotten that we don't look 21, but we are both over 21 and we have never been spoken to by a bouncer in that tone before. Will never give Blue Beet our money and Wes is a condescending prick. read more

I thought I was tweaking but 24 for two beers?? I came around happy hour two which I mean doesn't mean anything. I guess That's a trip to the store for a 12pk it's wild. Dude was nice and food was tasty so I didn't make a stink but I recommend you ask how much drinks are!! Ain't no way anywhere else I pay more than $8 a beer that's an ipa. Sad to say ima have to never come here again /: read more

Woah. Don't know what a side car is? Can't make a lemon drop? What gives with this place. $64 for 4 unidentifiable drinks. Server knew nothing about basic bar beverages. Awkward service all around. read more

Went here on Monday thinking they had the steak specials because their website still advertises it. WRONG. They no longer have specials anymore. Just had quesadilla. Food was ok. Service was good. Will come back to try tacos but not a priority for us. Parking is hard around too. Trust. read more

Came here for some light night food and I have to say that the Blue Beet is a let-down, along with the high prices as well. I ordered a quesadilla, which came out to be $12 for a tiny portion. It was good nonetheless, but I won't be back here again! Beer is crazy expensive here as well, but I'm not surprised since we are at Balboa. read more

The Blue Beet - American Near Me - Newport Beach, California

First time at a rooftop bar & it was very enjoyable. Amazing drinks & service. Will return soon.

Waited for five minutes at an empty bar last night and not one bartender acknowledged me or my girlfriend. Tall male bartender and short female bartender. Saturday night at 9:20pm, one other person at the bar waiting for a drink and not a single word from either bartender for a good 5 minutes. Nice (lack of basic) customer service skills. read more

blonde lady was very rude and antagonizing. we left and went to stag instead. would not recommend this place. was sad because their prime rib looked good :( read more

The vibe is super weird but on a bad way. I came here with my husband and both of us were thrown off my the awkwardness of the bartender. My reason for the 1 start was the bathroom. As a woman if the restroom is not clean or feels safe it's a no for me. In the big stall there is a door that is torn off the hinges hiding a cleaning closet where a perv could definitely hide out and sneak up on you. LADIES PLEASE BE CAREFUL IN THE RESTROOM!!!!!I had to have my boyfriend come in and make sure I was safe when I knew there was no there ladies in the facility. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL read more

We went with 10 of us to celebrate a birthday. Typical busy Friday night the band was really excellent but the main bartender really had no interest in serving anyone. I guess we are a little bit on the older side I'm sure he just prefers to serve hot young women. Probably won't be back. Far too many places to spend the kind of money we did that night. read more

This is a very unique place. On the outside it looks like a dive bar but they have a pretty good menu. There are three different levels of limited seating. Good music playing. They pride themselves on the great food. I had to blue burger and it was excellent. Nice blue cheese type sauce on it. Also had the onion rings which were very good. Prior to the meal I enjoyed a nice cup of clam chowder. The wife had a barbecue burger that she really enjoyed as well as mozzarella sticks. Everyone from the bartenders to the guy checking ID to get in were extremely polite and very friendly. This was our first time ever going here out of the many years we have come to Newport. We will definitely be back again. read more

Great band on Friday night -- cozy venue and good cheer all around! The drinks were strong and the staff members were solid, although they were short-handed in the kitchen and did not open for the evening Taco service like usual. I will be back! read more

Been coming here for years and the same male bartender (with a goatee) always acts bothered when I order a drink. Not sure if it's because of my skin color but it really makes me not want to come back. Other than that they have a killer calamari and awesome rooftop ! Cheers read more

I'm a Newport Beach local, do not go to this bar. The door guy will let anyone in that pays "extra" while there's a line of 20+ people. Extremely unprofessional. News flash, the people that keep your places open in the slow months/winter are the local. If you treat us like shit we will find other places to go. Do better. read more

Blue Beet has some of the best bartenders in Newport Beach. They know their drinks and even during Covid, they do their best to keep the customers happy. I've also eaten here a few times and everything I've tried has been delicious. Their carne asada fries are to die for. It's one of the only roof tops in Newport Beach with a great view of the ocean, and of course the sunset. They also have live music, in normal situations it's on the first floor, and depending on the night the dance floor will get super packed. read more

My new favorite restaurant! And an excellent place to take a date! The ambiance was awesome! read more

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Good music. Decent food. Mediocre drinks, so stick to beer. Drab environment. 0 customer service.

Blue Beet is a great spot to grab a drink on a Friday night without the typical Newport crowd you'll get at other local spots like Stag. Low key this is a sleeper pick spot for one of the best burgers in Newport - and the mac and cheese options are worth trying! read more

Not the vibe. If you're a woman do NOT come here. Last night I was sexually assaulted there and I told the staff multiple times and they kicked me out and let him stay. As a woman that was the worst most unsafe experience and the fact that multiple staff members handled it so poorly really speaks volume to the work place. Do not go here. read more

Came here for the happy hour they advertised, and the bartender just informed us their website (that lured us in) has incorrect information. It says they have live music every day and that's not true. He said they should have live music on Thursday -Monday. It also states they have $5 drinks and $5 martinis for Happy Hour and he said that's not true. Well drinks are $2 off the reg $9 price during happy hour. A martini is double the price. We asked for a correct Hapoy Hour menu since it's not correct online and he said they don't have one. Yes, I had no explanation of why their website is falsely advertising their daily specials. He said ever since 2020 nothing is correct on the website. While we were there, other people came in to listen to live music and found out it was all misleading. read more

The Blue Beet - a drink in a plastic cup - American Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Hey what can we say about this place. They got live music on several days and the food is pretty good. Tonight is Monday night piano night One of my girlfriends lost her jacket on a packed Friday night. Big John the bar manager impressively pulled out his flashlight and cleared an entire crowd of people with his flashlight and found it. Pretty bad ass if you ask me. And John the entry official is a gentleman and a scholar when it comes to providing a fun and safe environment. Stephanie at the bar is an Angel by definition. Overall a good time, gets packed after 10 pm so have patience. read more

Came here for celebratory after event drinks, love that it has 3 floors and the 3rd floor as indoor and rooftop seating. Tried the nachos, nothing special, could have used salsa or jalapeños to spice it up. Staff is awesome even when our large group converged on them midday on a weekend. read more

Saw a band play here a couple of years ago. It's an intimate venue with good acoustics :)

We threw my husbands 60th bday at the Blue Beet. Rented out the rooftop patio and I was blown away with how great it all turned out. Coming from out of town I had never been there and Leah helped me make sure everything went to plan. The rooftop was super cool, private spot for surprise and they set it up with everything I requested, ordered special champagne for event, we had our own bartender up there and the food was amazing. Everyone, literally everyone said the their dish was great for sit down dinner most had salmon and steak. The service was great the bartender, Jen and manager JJ super cool. 10/10. The vibe is old-school, hidden gem, great service and food...throw your next party here! read more

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PLEASE READ! I'm here writing about an incident that happened about a week ago now. It was last Friday night 1/18 and I had gone out to a nice Italian dinner with some girlfriends to celebrate a birthday. Afterwards we headed down to the bars and had been to one prior before ending the night at Blue Beet. Me along with a group of 6 or 7 people showed up to Blue Beet, walking in after other groups. The line was flowing and I was the 2nd to last person to walk in out of my group (one friend still waiting behind me). I hand the bouncer my ID and expect to just walk in after my friends, but then he asks me to pay a fee. I was thrown off and confused because none of the people in front of me had to pay. But before calling the bouncer out I decided to fact check and called my friends who were just let in if they had to pay, which they replied "no". Then just for the heck of it I had my one friend standing behind me hand him her ID, and what do you know, he said she wouldn't have to pay either. I stood there shocked as I asked him what his reasoning was for making me pay a fee but not a single people in front or behind me had to. He had no answer. Mind you, this was not my first time at this bar and me and my family have been Newport natives since about the 50's. I am a woman of color so you can take that as you will and can even scroll through reviews to see that I am not the first one this kind of thing has happened to. Frustrated, I ask to speak to a manger followed by me stepping to the side to try to get around him. He then shoves me back which gets me even more upset. I shove back obviously and tell him that he can't put his hands on me. He was unnecessarily aggressive and started to grab me to bring me to the door. He had no right to lay a single finger on me and what he should have done is gotten the manager like I asked. But instead he decided to get physical. For about 30-40 min my friends tried to get a manager outside to speak to me but none of them showed that they cared, and after not being attended to I decided to leave. This is a picture of my arm which shows how aggressive this bouncer was on me. Attached is also a legal statement saying that bouncers DO NOT have the same rights as security or police. They also DO NOT have the right to physically remove a person. My peers and myself reached out to Blue Beet, to try to get the name of the bouncer. Our first call we supposedly were speaking to the female general manager, who claimed she would return our call within the day with the information we wanted. (Though to not know your bouncers names on the spot is a little bizarre to me). We received no phone call back and decided to call back 2 days later, who we then spoke to a female employee who told us she would have her male general manager call us back around 8pm when he got in. Yet again we got no phone call back. I've never felt so defeated, embarrassed and frustrated in my life. The staff as well as the managers did not care, did not look into the situation and lied to us just to get us off their backs. I will never go back there but that won't affect them at all. I just hope people read this and no what kind of people are running that place and where their priorities stand. And for anyone that this has happened to there, know you're not the only one. DO BETTER BLUE BEET. read more

The Blue Beet - American Near Me - Newport Beach, California

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LIVE MUSIC!!! This place is hidden but the live band is great. I came on a Sunday and it's a great place for a low key date, or relaxing evening. Service: the bartenders are friendly and make the drinks pretty strong. I didn't have to call him when I need something because they came to me Bathroom: the bathrooms were average. They don't smell and they look ok. It's a little small but at lease they have men and women separate. And the men's is not disgusting like it is a Sharkeez Bar. Food: the food is average price. I got a bacon avocado burger and it cost 13 dollars. read more

Came here from out of town. 1. Rude bartender questioning my ID by my color 2. Waiter making a comment that bartender has to check ID's again ? 3. Kids running around everywhere including a baby behind the bar. Food was great but "supposedly" forgot my husband order. Will not be coming here again. read more

Cool rooftop and that's about it. Drinks are way over priced. $10 for a cup of beer? Barely 12 ounces. Geez, I get it's Newport but no other bar is that expensive and if they are the beer is larger and the place is nicer read more

Every time I go there from the moment I enter till the end great service Nick, Paul, Stephanie and JJ are the best by far. The drinks are great priced and good quality not to mention that they don't skimp on the alcohol the food is bomb as well I think we've ordered every appetizer there and I have nothing bad to say about any of the it, it comes out hot and delicious 5/5 in my book highly encourage going there read more

Prices are absolutely insane. Get a canned shitty seltzer for $12. Word word word it gets busy and crowded. Idk prob ain't worth it