Ocean Drive Bar & Restaurant

This review is for the bar only - NOT the beach bar:
If you're looking for a quiet, relaxing place to have a beer after a day on the beach, then this is NOT your place.  But, if you're looking to hear some live music in a divey bar with cheap, disgusting beer (ONLY during the happy hour specials), then this is the place for you!

I like to go out!  I like dirty, loud music festivals!  I like to party!  But all that being said, I'm just not a fan of the OD.  The bands are annoying coverbands playing the same-old same-old, the clientele is usually fall-over-drunk 21 year olds (God, I sound old), and the overall atmosphere is just not appealing to me.  But, I came here last weekend for the no shower happy hour, which, I hate to admit, is pretty ingenious.  Secret Service was jamming away and they got the crowd going (I still don't like them for the record).

If I were in Sea Isle, a rare occurrence, I would stop by again for the no shower happy hour; otherwise, I'm going to avoid this place in the future.  More like a frat party than an actual bar.

Hands down one of the best bars/clubs in South Jersey. If your not 21 you will.... get arrested. Great atmosphere, amazing cover bands (Go Go Gadget/Lost in Paris) ,and always has the best drink specials. Can not even be compared to surrounding dumps such as La Costa or Kixx. I don't think La Costa has ever seen a cleaning solution. Everyone who talks badly on the OD has either been thrown out for being a jerk or wasn't able to get laid. People constantly hate on the doormen. If you treat them with some respect they will treat you like gold. If you aren't able to have the time of your life at The Ocean Drive you should consider locking yourself in a closet for the rest of your life.

Sucks. Plain and simple. Expensive drinks for nothing of an atmosphere.