Been there a couple times now. Great selection of craft beer and always friendly service.read more

An amazing amount of draft, both mass-produced and local breweries available on tap. Full bar also…read morehas a good selection of canned beer. Plenty of indoor seating with some outside smoking section available as well. Two pool tables and a dartboard. Some pinball machines as well. Only complaint would be there is no designated ordering spot at the bar. You have to talk over people that are sitting at the bar and lean between them to get a drink. It would be extremely helpful if they were to designate an ordering area only like other bars have.

I went to this bar with a friend who is a regular patron. I ordered a drink that was on "special"…read moreand fortunately paid with cash. When the bartender, Becky gave me my change, I asked for clarification on why my drink cost what it did. She immediately turns around towards the register as she explains why it costs what it did, and grabs a dollar to slam down in front of me. I didn't ask for this. But since we're talking dollars, I'm owed $3 more. I simply asked for an explanation. And when I asked her to repeat what she said because I didn't hear her response, she berated me; "oh my gawd, how many f$*&ing times do I have to repeat myself? Are you a f^%$ing idiot?" To which I responded, "woah I'm just trying to understand why my $5.50 drink cost me $9.50! After that I just saw red. I abruptly pushed the incorrect change off the bar and walked out. At the door I said "I see why this f#%*ing bar is empty! (There were 2 other people in the bar at the time at 1030pm on a Saturday) I was livid! And though I feel that was an appropriate response to the verbal assault from Becky, I do wish in the moment I just walked out without saying anything. This is the service you can expect from The Cove. Where the owner cares more about being a "bar owner" than he cares about how his customers are actually treated. Having worked in the service industry myself, I was genuinely taken aback by Becky's response to a very basic question, asked in a perfectly appropriate manner. When I'm off of work and trying to unwind at a local dive at the end of a long week, I won't pay to be treated that way. There's no need for it. P.S. Don't open a tab here!

Seriously-if you did not know it was there, you'd drive right by. Fun little off the radar spot…read morethat has UBER cold beer, that is so refreshing on the hot Corpus Christi afternoons/evenings. No tap beers, though what was fun to see was the dressed Corona's and Modelo's. Internet jukebox-so there are lots of options there. A nice pool table is there for those that wish too shoot, a game or 5 or 6! Bathrooms were clean - a well protected patio, that there is a bit of a garden - thinking fresh mint and or basil for some drink specials.... #corpuschristi #coldbeer #beer #cold #drinklocal

great service great drinks great bartender great atmosphere Nicole is the coolest great pricesread more

Love this dive bar so much! It has been around for a long time. Karaoke on Fridays and Saturdays…read moreare a must. Always a good time at the Buck Horn

Amazing view from above in the beautiful city of Corpus Christi. Got 2 beers came to a total of…read more$15. Not too shabby. Would love to come back

The views are awesome even if the area felt a little dated. The lights at night gave it a cool…read morevibe. The bartender is nice. Prices are average. Fresh squeezed lime juice made the drinks.

8/23/2025: Great bar! Great 80's band playing in the patio patio area. Big space. Pools tables,…read moreTVs, several bar stations, fans to keep you cool, multiple restrooms, and GREAT prices! The front "porch" area before walking into this bar is very unassuming. I didn't expect to have such a great time and thought it was going to be more basic bar-ish. I had THE BEST time at this place. I see why people go here. It is a locals place, but out of towners were very welcomed too. Great service for sure. We were very impressed. There's a hot dog cart outside, so no excuse to be hungry. They were delicious! I seriously cannot remember the last time a bar checked all my boxes. Cost, clean, fun, crowd, great tunes, TVs to check out my Astros, and food upon leaving. Check this place out!

Ah, it happened it, again, in the immortal words of Toby Keith, "I Love This Bar". It's the only…read morebar I've ever been to ( and I've been to my shares), where total strangers immediately make you feel welcome, and by the end of the evening they're your pals. Great vibe, great drinks, cool atmosphere, with a pool room, outside balcony, and stage, jukebox, and live music. "I Love This Bar!", and they tolerate me too!

Was visiting Corpus and found this restaurant online and decided to give it a try and I'm so glad…read morewe did. The food and service were both great. We came in about an hour before closing so the restaurant was nearly empty, but our waiter served us graciously and didn't miss a beat on amazing service. We had the calmari, kats meow (shrimp appetizer), and a steak with Mac n cheese and potatoes. All were amazing. I also had a caesar salad that paired well with the shrimp accompaniment that we ordered with the steak. Only watch out, is it was a little dark in the restaurant to me, but nothing unbearable. I would definitely recommend and whenever I'm back in Corpus I will return.

Here's my Clint Eastwood review, The Good, The Bad, and The Disappointing…read more The Good Location, not on SPID and all that congestion. Located on Spohn right off of S Staples, really nice location. This place is huge, with a giant bar, where we like to sit and dine, with an adjacent raw/Sushi bar, very nice. The bar offers a huge selection of adult beverage makings. We were celebrating our 39th anniversary, so a restaurant of this caliber is certainly appropriate. The drinks, a Tanqueray Martini with an Orange twist for her and a Manhattan straight up with four roses bourbon for me, were perfectly sized and delicious. The restaurant boasts a large freestanding humidor with a nice selection of cigars. I also noticed a wall of personal humidor lockers for customers to keep their personal cigars available. This all suggested a cigar room, but I never saw it. The wait staff, were mostly attentive. Instead of depending on your bartenders to deliver food, I'm more accustomed to restaurants, of this caliber, to have a dedicated wait staff for bar dining patrons. Especially considering they have a large number of high top tables for dining in the bar. Friday nights, like when we were there, get pretty hectic for the bartenders. For our second drink the bartender made mistakes on both our drinks, my wife's Martini came with Olives,(I liked them) instead of the twist of orange. My Manhattan came with her twist of orange instead of the usual Luxardo cherry. Perhaps if the bartenders just bartended they wouldn't make simple mistakes. ‍ . They were very nice and brought me a shot glass with several Luxardo cherries in it. Thank you Ladies! The food. We started with appetizers. My wife got their escargot that were traditionally prepared in an escargot serving dish rich with butter, garlic and a hint of citrus. They were delicious, albeit small. My wife was happy with them. I got their Crispy Calamari Atop Stir Fried Carrots, Green Onions & Cashews with a Kung Pao Sauce. This dish, for us, was the hit of the night. The calamari, instead of the rings so commonly served, were calamari strips. They were perfectly fried and the combination of the calamari, the vegetables and that kung pao sauce was absolutely mouth watering. If you like calamari I highly recommend this dish. You won't be disappointed. Entrees. My wife got their escargot Greek style rack of Lamb with spinach. The Lamb was perfectly seasoned and served medium-rare. It was absolutely delicious. If you like Lamb this is a great dish, oh and the chops were huge! The Bad. Nothing to see here. The Disappointing. I ordered the USDA Prime Ribeye with Citrus-Braised Baby Carrots & Whipped Potatoes and a Dijon Herbal Butter. I order my steaks cooked medium-rare "Pittsburgh style". First, everyone knows what a ribeye steak looks like, it has that very distinctive shape, you can't miss it. If what they served me was a ribeye, then I'm the true Bad Bunny! When the entrees were delivered they didn't give us steak knives, we had to ask for them. Now maybe they were that confident in the tenderness of the meat that they didn't feel we needed steak knives. Or maybe, just maybe, they should be tending bar instead of delivering food. Second the menu clearly states USDA Prime Ribeye. I know what that is, and what was served me wasn't that. As I stated I order my steaks "Pittsburg style". What that means is the steak is first cooked to an internal temperature that is 5 to 10° short of medium-rare. The steak is then immersed in either melted butter or tallow and then immediately thrown on a very hot grill. This causes the grill to engulf the steak in flames charring the outside of the steak and raising the internal temperature to medium-rare. I do it all the time on my backyard grill. While my steak did have some charring, it wasn't Pittsburg style. Conclusions. Would we go back? Absolutely if for nothing else to get that crispy calamari. Would I order the steak again? Not without getting some assurances that I get a Rib Eye and they know how to cook it Pittsburg style. I guess, in the end, this has all the potential to be a high-end steakhouse, for our visit I felt they didn't meet that expectation.

Ambiance is dark and moody. Paired with martinis, perfect place! Restaurant is next door and you…read moreare able to order food, which was delicious. Fun place!

Happy hour martinis and light snacks are always delicious at the Crossed Eyed Martini…read more Service is delightful and the ambiance is one of locals.

Update: still decent, but things have definitely fallen off. Service remains good, the bar is bad…read more The last three times in a row I've ordered a martini and it's been terrible. So, do t order a martini here. The lobster mac is double the price of regular Mac and only contains three tiny crumbles of lobster meat. Other than that the food is good. Ambiance is elevated casual. Coffee is on the menu for $3, and when I ordered I was asked if I preferred espresso. I asked if they could make a cappuccino and was told yes. I got a shot of espresso and was charged $12. In summary, it's good, but only order drinks that appear on the menu. Even if it's a simple common drink, it's not their forte.

Great food, service, and okay aesthetics for ambiance. We came here for our anniversary dinner. We…read moreleft with a card from the entire staff which was really sweet (thank you). We both ordered fish dishes (I know). We did start with steak cuts for appetizers. We did try the steak and wasn't too too impressed but for CC it's good enough. I had the salmon and my husband had another fish dish that's escaping me. Both dishes were okay. I think the desert with ice cream was my favorite part of the meal. That's not saying much but for the options in this area, they get 5 stars.