The Pen

Just like everyone else, my friends and I were treated very poorly. We decided to share 1 beer on our way there from the apartments next door, we tossed it in the garbage when we arrived and bought a pitcher from the bar. We were kicked out by a bouncer on a power trip saying we couldn't bring outside beer and he had to kick us out for even bringing it on the property. Thanks for letting us buy a pitcher before kicking us out.

Only been here once, and will never come back again. I am a Huntington Beach local and have lived just 2 miles from this place my whole life. Yet I was immediately treated like an outsider. I didn't interact with the staff, but the crowd there sucked a big one. And I'm assuming they're all regulars because they all had that sloppy drunk 'I run this place' attitude. All I wanted to do was have a few drinks and play some pool with my friends, and I knew that there were a ton of pool tables here.

We came in and saw a table that no one was playing on, but 2 girls were leaning against. We asked if they were using the table, and instead of just saying they were using it, they glared at us and in a condescending/obnoxious tone said something to the effect of "We're using it...our friends are outside smoking a cigarette, this is our table, you can't use it." We're like okaaaay whatever ladies.

Then all my friends and I looked at each other and decided we were going to bail. Before we had time to leave, some disgustingly drunk guy started sizing up my boyfriend and telling him he wasn't welcome. We pretty much just called them douchebags and left. I'll never go back there again. Those gross ass people give HB locals a bad name.

The pub is okay, but someone mentioned "intimidating staff" and that's right. I went to have a beer in a sunny afternoon and I received an important phone call and I went outside to smoke a cigarette and answer it. I left my beer on the counter and after a few minutes, my beer was hot and I ordered a new one. I had the total of 3 beers. When  I was ordering my fourth and last beer, the blond girl gave me a intimidating look and said I was done for today and made the embarracement of kick me out of the pub with no reason. I was not drunk, not talking loud or with a wrong dress code. It happened around 3 o'clock on wednesday. I don't know if the fact I was chatting on the phone in a different language gave the bartender or someone else a wrong interpretation. But I was not having a wrong conduct. In fact her personal friends were loud, with beach clothes and drunk. And I was the one kicked out like a brat from the place  in front of everybody. I didn't discuss, I just walked away. Unfortunately the bar is across the street from my house and it's ok to grab a beer and I don't need to drive. But I don't need this insult. The 50-50 Burger on beach and Adams has a great selection of beers, great enviroment and a cute male bartender.  Also walking distance from my condo. Maybe she was mad because I didn't tip well :)