Stacy is an absolute gem behind the bar at Interlude Bar. She's friendly, attentive, and has that rare ability to make you feel like a regular even if it's your first time there. The drinks are great, but Stacy is what really makes the experience memorable. She knows how to keep the vibe fun and welcoming without ever being over the top. If you're looking for a legit dive-bar experience in Long Beach with great energy and an amazing bartender, ask for Stacy. She's the real deal. -Paul S. read more

Awwwww very loved and hugged by this hidden gem bar in Long Beach Carin amazing and in touch with my lemon drop !!! Her personality is 10 and above !!! Thank you for the beautiful time here and I will be back !!! Darsy love your teamwork with Carin hugs and I will be back !!! Cheers read more

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This place is great. Local vibes with tons of fat chicks. Some tortas for sure. Stiff drinks and decent prices. Did I mention the fatties and the buffalo wings? Go for the fatties stay for the wings. read more

Love this bar! Jacob is the best! Not sure about the negative reviews, but I had a good experience. My first time here and felt welcomed as we stepped into the bar. Super cleaned with good vibes. They had offered Fritos nachos as a snack. Serve yourself kind of deal. Made me feel like at home. We took a couple of shots of tequila in cute small glasses. Jacob made sure he took good care of us. If you like to play pool, there's two tables available. Very chill kick back bar. Will definitely be returning! read more

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Great out of the way local spot! Stop in when Corrin is working and you are bound to have a great time and excellent service. And her sidekick,Darcey, is always great company to have. Highly recommend the Don Julio "It Never Happened" signature drink on Corrin's shift. read more

Starting going to this bar many years ago. Was always a great place to get cheap strong drinks (a Dive Bar's stock in trade) and a convivial atmosphere. Reasonably priced pool tables, juke box played music continually thanks to generous patrons, and it was open 20hrs/day. Last couple of years, the full-time (5 days/wk) bartender Dana has single-handedly ruined the experience in many ways. Devoid of personality, find of playing music only he likes and appreciates, has a habit of disappearing into larger woman's bathroom for long periods of time, doing who knows what while neglecting customer's needs. Think his wife runs the show...she works several nights. He undoubtedly wouldn't have a job were it not for her. Plenty of other Dive Bars in close proximity...Snug Harbor in Lakewood is a great alternative, or Zanzabuku. Steer clear of this place Tue-Fri days @ a minimum. read more

There's a real charm to The Interlude. It's laid-back, a little moody in the best way, and totally dialed in. The kind of place where you walk in and immediately feel like you're in the right spot. The cocktails were thoughtful without being fussy. You can tell whoever's behind the bar takes their time--not just in technique, but in how they carry the whole vibe of the place. The music, the lighting, the energy--it all works. Intimate but never stiff, cool without trying too hard. This isn't just a bar, it's a mood. And Long Beach could use more spots like this. I'll absolutely be back. -Rick read more

Local dive bar near my house that I like to stop in to visit from time to time... with the girls, with my husband or a group of friends. :) Not very big but they have pool, darts and a juke box. I have 2 complaints though; they don't have Coke (which I love) or even Pepsi (not a fan but would tolerate in a pinch as a mixer).... It's RC Cola! Say, whaaaat?? My Malibu and Diet tasted "off" so I asked about it and that's when I learned about the randomness of RC Cola that they carry. Secondly, they don't have Red Bull. Or Rock Star. Or even Monster. But something called Speedy Energy (?) HUH!!? It wasn't HORRIBLE and did taste decent with our jäger but it was no Red Bull. Those 2 things won't stop me from going back...I will just order beer or a vodka drink. ;-) read more

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Great dive bar with an old school vibe. And the cute blonde bartender (Mary) is the best.", She is very friendly, and always so on top of her game. Definitely a place to check out and have a cold brew or cocktail. read more

I visited this bar on Saturday, 2/15, to play darts with a friend. I ordered a Jack Daniel's Honey on the rocks with two limes from the female bartender. About a minute after receiving my drink, she asked if she could close out my tab since her shift was ending. Wanting to leave her a bigger tip, I ordered another round, even though I hadn't finished my first drink. To my surprise, when the second round arrived along with the bill, I noticed an extra charge--$2 for ice on each drink. Yes, I was charged for ice! When I asked the waitress about it, she said it was because I had ordered a double. I was shocked. Despite this, I still left a $5 tip. I'm not sure if this "ice charge" is some kind of upcharge or if I was just singled out, but if I had known, I would've saved the ice from my first drink--or better yet, I wouldn't have ordered a drink here at all. That's definitely something the staff should disclose upfront: "Hey, we charge $2 per drink for ice." Needless to say, I won't be drinking here again. read more

New bartender Kayla. Have to come down. She is here from 10-6. Very friendly, great service and beautiful.

Great bar. Don't come on Wednesdays! The bartender Corine has no idea what she's doing and is nuts. I've seen her kick out multiple regulars for absolutely no reason. Then when the regulars ask why they are being kicked out I've seen her get racist. The owner has no clue about this chick, terrible for business and definitely loosing money. Don't believe me? Peak your head in on a Wednesday and compare that to literally any other day. Avoid this bar on Wednesdays, any other day it's a great bar! read more

This place is beyond unprofessional. The drinks are weak & overpriced and they up-charge drinks without disclosing hidden fees to customers. People are selling drugs outside and doing coke in the bathroom. The mother daughter team...they enjoy harassing customers they don't like. My fiancé and I came to the bar on a Sunday around 11:30 am for a celebratory drink. We ordered from Mike, old OG who made us laugh. We were minding our own business when Alicia and Rhea came in to start their day shift. I got screamed at by the Rhea while I was just minding my own business. Hadn't been in there for 7 months after my fiancé wrote a critically constructive review about her up-charging for a Moscow mule. She commented very loudly in front of all the customers about the the yelp review. Clearly she is not open to feedback and becoming a better bartender! The mom, Alicia had her back and raised her voice at me as well. Again I had already paid the previous bartender and was just finishing my drink, getting ready to leave. The daughter again targeted me, yelled at me calling me a bitch and told me to get the eff out (in front of all the customers). Clearly out of control with her own emotions and devoid of common human decency. Her face turned red and it wouldn't have surprised me if she would have jumped over the bar to try and fight me. She's a bully. She's totally out of pocket. Next, Alicia grabbed my fiancés drink, which we already paid for from the previous bartender, dumped it and told him to leave. For what???? Writing a yelp review months prior about her unprofessionalism??? They both should lose their jobs from this kind of behavior. Everyone should know what kind of bartenders they are and realize how toxic and low energy they are when they get called out for being unprofessional about up-charges. They are both racist and Alicia is often drunk behind the bar. What a disgrace! read more

Thursday had a great experience. Friendly. Great service. And a very beautiful smile...Kayla

So they up charge me 2.00 for a Kroger ginger beer in a Moscow Mule . I thought ginger beer comes with the drink already, na not at this place. So the bartender Rhea was piss off an had an attitude about the situation and told her mother which we forgot her name , she is the bar manager at the interlude & had the audacity to have an argument about the ginger beer up charge stating that her daughter was correct !!! . My girlfriend is a bartender in the industry and they will never up charge a customer 2.00 for Kroger ginger beer. Back to argument I was quiet and the mom was just going off about the situation so I just got up & left... will never come back to this place ever again . Also read the other comments below and the experience is here they stay up charging people for ice and dumb things.. read more

A classic dive experience, best place to come escape for a minute. They have pool (only 50¢ a game!) and darts if you are so inclined. Bartenders Raya and Alisa are absolute legends who bring this place from a standard dive to a gem worth visiting. If you're hungry you can get some great food next door, come eat and munch while enjoying a drink. read more

I frequent this bar. Has convenient parking, BBQ restaurant next door I'd you are hungry, get the food and eat in the bar and watch your sports on 5 screens. Made many friendly people. They have touch tunes for your music enjoyment. And not to mention cheap beer and shots. read more

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My favorite dive bar!! They have the best service, especially if you're being served by Alisa or Raya. I definitely recommend this place for your next drink! read more

Ok... went to this place about 4 years ago... I was already drunk when I came in. I had A 20oz Pabst Blue Ribbon in a brown bag! It seemed ok?!?!? I see a lot of 1 star reviews.!!!I hope it is still a classic drive bar! I love dive bars. I hope the bartenders know that thay and there attitude can make or break a place like this!!! I hope it gets better!!! read more

Came out here to meet up with some buddies a while back. Location - Not too far from CSULB and kinda hidden in the complex. Parking - At night they have plenty of parking. Drinks - Good pours and decent selection. Food - None but the employees sometimes bring food and allow for anyone to eat. Venue - Small lil place and dated but chill spot. Prices - Very good prices on drinks here. Overall chill place, good pours, cheap prices and would come back. read more

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This is my favorite dive bar when I come into town!! Raya goes above and beyond! The ambiance is great, they have a great drink selection and pool tables read more

Don't bother!!! Calling this a dive bar is a generous overstatement. It smells, bartenders are rude and racist. Like many other reviewers here, I went in, showed ID yet was refused service. The bartender, that was actively drinking while on the job, even called me "baby girl" when she told me she wouldn't accept my ID. I have a strong suspicion, based on the clientele and service I experienced, that this is the type of place that only serves certain kinds of folks, and POC are not one of them. Please don't make the mistake I made, READ THE BAD REVIEWS and rest assured that the consistency in what you are reading from fellow Yelpers is accurate. read more

I recently went to this bar with my boyfriend. There was only one other person in the bar aside from us. The older bleach blonde bartender had been playing music on the Touch Tunes. I wanted to play music as well, using the Touch Tunes coins that I paid money for, to play my music after. My music consisted of rap music, and the other gentleman in there with us didn't mind at all. After about 30 seconds of my first song, the bleach blonde older bartender woman walked over to the Touch Tunes box, UNPLUGGED the Touch Tunes and said it was by mistake and happened while she was trying to refill the pens next to the lotto papers. The rest of the time we were in there she was attempting to "restart" the Touch Tunes and we ended up leaving after one drink. Terrible service and terrible attitude. read more

Very rude I came in to meet my wife who is handicapped. I got to the bar first. I went in and used the restroom then my wife call and said she was in the parking lot and needed help. So on my way out the bartender said thank you and restroom was for customer only he was very rude. I turned and told him I was going to help my handicapped wife but since he was rude then we were not going to be customers. And he told me to fuckoff this is how they treat there handicapped customers. read more

A regular of the bar was taking pictures and videos of me without my knowledge. My friends noticed and confronted him. The older bartender, Tammy, was laughing at me and thought it was funny that I felt violated. She then said "he just does that! He's creepy." She then proceeded to kick my friends and I out of the bar and told the creepy man he could stay. She has always been rude, but this was a whole other level. I will never go back. read more

I have been coming for for all of my friend's 21st birthdays over past six years. We had our friends celebration of life at this bar as well. When I returned yesterday I was refused service because the bartender believed my out of state ID was fake. We have three friends that have moved to Arizona and we had legitimate IDs. I offered to show here my business card/car license plate which proves I live out of state and she just told me my ID was fake but wouldn't take it when I asked why don't you take it and call the cops. The bartender refused service to our entire group showing the obvious lack of personableness with her recurring customers. Seems the bartender only caters to the groups she feels like serving, seem a bit lazy and drunk when speaking to me. We had great memories here and now our group will never go back here again. read more

Been coming here as a Long Beach local and I recently moved out of state. When I came in tonight I was refused service because I had an out of state ID. I had a business card showing I'm from said state and the bar tender was drunk and wanted to argue. Will never go here again because of the black haired bitch of a bartender. read more

I've came to this place a couple of times and only enjoyed it during the beginning hours of the bar opening. Going into the bar during late night hours it seems to me that the bartender and some of its drunken guests create an uncomfortable welcoming towards those not looking over the age of 50 (especially if you're of color) . I hope the management can take control of what's going on inside this dive bar that is stuck to its racial profiling. read more

The bar smells like cigarette smoke masked with febreze. The bartender was leaning on the back of the bar drinking and looked annoyed that I showed up and wanted to order. It's a dive bar without any of the things that make dive bars cool. Reminds me of a bar you would find a couple hours drive from Vegas. read more

Ok drinks. I think way overpriced for a total dive bar but they are super nice. Return? Maybe but stop with the overpriced drinks!

Great little bar and good service, met up with a high school buddy. Had a couple of beers and played some pool. Brings back some good memories of Long Beach and growing up here. Nice place to just hang out and play some pool, not too crowded. read more

Flash for the win. Great service and we'll be back! The owners know what's up! Thanks

I'm not a very sociable, extroverted person. In fact I just plain don't like most of the people I meet (I probably wouldn't like you either my captivated reader). That's not to say I harbor anyone any ill will or wish a life of hardships on them or even to say that I am better than everyone (I probably am though), it's just that I find the company of most people to be terribly grating and unpleasant. That's what makes this a great bar for me. I can show up with a couple of friends and generally not be bothered and muddled down by the unwelcome volleys of idle pleasantries so often offered by some uninteresting socialite trying to make some new friends to add to their Myspace profile. I like being able to go in, put a couple bucks in the jukebox, make some selections that I am sure will ruin the mood of the Bob Marley, Sublime loving drunkards who will no doubt be in attendance, then grab some popcorn, a drink and a table and just kick back enjoying the fact that I am not hearing whatever crappy dance floor hit is playing everywhere else. I even like the way the bartender acts like I am asking her to do something completely out of the job description when I order a drink. Rarely too crowded and, unlike many other places around LB, not likely to run into a group of people you kind of know, but don't like enough to go out with and then are forced to forge some type of awkward union for the evening because inevitably each party will respectively have one person who is utterly blitzed and insists that it would be a great idea for everyone to hang out. I hate that guy. Despite all the negativity, this was a positive review. read more

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Very rarely do I walk in this place, and when I have, the bar staff and the customers who come in after a hard day are indeed friendly. Most of the staff are super awesome and kind, except for one of the female bartenders. Her husband is kind but the wife is absolutely RUDE. It's not 'her' bar, her booze or her party and she should maintain professionalism at all times! The mood and attitude and how bartenders interact with guests is critical. I'm sure the owner or a professional bartender would have handled the situation diplomatically and professionally! read more

I'm not much of a reviewer but today roughly around 11pm I came to the interlude to have a few drinks with my family and girlfriend. Before getting the night started there, I went to use the restroom and as I was exiting the bar to get my family, a bartender which seemed to not be doing her job made a remark towards me. She said "are you looking for the restroom" after knowingly I had used it. Without any context or knowing that I had the intentions of quickly coming back in, she then said, "you don't belong here anyways". It's a shame that I in my 23 years of my young life have not run into any type of incident like this. I'm not too bothered to be honest but laugh more at her and this pooooor bar. Good luck to the owners and the lady bartender inside. Without a doubt, they'll last a couple more years before their closure. Won't come again and will make sure to share my experience with more family and friends. p.s there's puke all over the side of the alley and front of the bar. Lowkey stepped in it. Hahaha! read more

Great people. Great company. I truly recommend it. Thanks Tammie and flash for making this a fabulous night. read more

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She is old school friendly. They have a super modern juke box!!! Def digging buying songs from my barstool. read more

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Ok I used to LOVE this bar. Until I met the bipolar bartender. My friend came here once and his id expired recently so it got rejected which is fair enough and when he came back with his new paperwork/temporary id she gave us all shots for her apology. Literally a couple weeks later the same woman was there and she said "no I can't accept paperwork only real cards" ... his card is being sent so he only has a temporary ID that is from the dmv??? I've never heard of a bar that doesn't accept official AND legal temporary ID's and ASKS HIM TO LEAVE like wtf??? This just shows customer service isn't the same read more

My first one star review. Used to be a fan. A dive bar to be sure. Strong drinks, darts, good jukebox. Rude bartenders. Really rude bartenders. Like walk right past you while locking eyes and no one else around rude. Used to be kinda funny. However; the kitsch factor has worn off. I brought a friend of mine from England in last night with both of our ladies and per usual we all were carded when we walked in. I went straight for the jukebox and dropped a $20 in (yes I am that much of a music snob). However it appears music won't be necessary because the bouncer won't accept my buddies' passport as valid ID. A document that lets you into other COUNTRIES isn't considered valid because they can't "swipe" it in their machine. Now if we were 22 year old girls with no other forms of ID and nervous twitchy glances I would understand. However, the entire group of four was pushing 30! This is a UK passport FULL of visas and stamps from his relentless travel to the US, and they refused to look at it because they can't SWIPE it? "What did you do pre-SWIPE machines?" He had a wallet full of other IDs including a driver's license and they still would not look at anything they can't swipe. So because they are teetering on losing their liquor license for catering to underage floozies and giving the stinky toothless guy one too many, a legit patron is assed out? I had a bouncer in my face, a crusty career drunk frothing to get into the conversation, and a Jurassic bartender dropping "science" on me. They quoted ABC laws left and right, and in the off chance they read this let me point them in the right direction of the ACTUAL law: http://www.abc.ca.gov/trade/Industry%20Advisory%20re%2025660%20amendments_2009_12-16-09.pdf Industry Advisory Business and Professions Code Section 25660 "Documentary Evidence of Age and Identity" On January 1, 2010, Assembly Bills 59 (Jeffries) and 1191 (Conway) will become effective and amend Business and Professions Code section 25660, expanding upon the types of identification that constitute "bona fide evidence of majority and identity of the person." The section will read as follows (new provisions are underlined): 25660. (a) Bona fide evidence of majority and identity of the person is a document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or subdivision or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator's license, an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces that contains the name, date of birth, description, and picture of the person, or a valid passport issued by the United States or by a foreign government. P.S. We went to Poor Richards instead...they accepted the ID just fine. (Though they are just as arrogant.) read more

I like this place because its the best kind of crap dive bar. Nothing special, the way I like it. -located in a shotty strip mall -free stale popcorn -85yo. bartendress with huge tits -pool table, dart board, jukebox -wood paneling -stiff, cheap drinks -busted ass old people talking shit Does it get any better? me thinks not. read more