Easily the friendliest bar in Palm Springs, which is why the locals like it so much! The clientele is a diverse mix, from rags to riches (The ultimate example of why never to judge a book by it's cover..). Good pours, excellent bartenders and a conversation only a head turn away. Â Though, new bar chairs are long overdue!
Review Source:I give this place 3 stars even though I'll probably never return there, unless to show it off to friends like a freakshow circus... lol, ok, that's perhaps too cruel.. I have been here several times, many years ago..
Fireside Lounge is the dive-y-est of dives. Its tucked away from the main roads, near the airport, and attracts only the most colorful locals. One of the first times I came, upon arrival into the gritty parking lot, I nearly ran over a stumbling drunk loudly slurring what might've been racist commentary at no one in particular. Besides us, the parking lot was empty..
Another time I was there I sat at the bar with a friend over a beer and together we listened in on the totally hick drunk to my right, who was saying something along the lines of "yeah, if I had a gun, I'd shoot somebody..." Â We could do or say nothing but awkwardly laugh.
The great thing about this place is that there are pool tables and a shuffle board. Its fun to come with friends and stick to our own section of the bar and indulge in its dive-y-ness. But, saying all that, I doubt I'll ever feel the need to return.