I agree with Pat R. and Mike S. This dive is definitely an ignorant ass-hole magnet. I got one nasty, flat, watered-down cocktail from a rude indifferent bartender and that was the last time I spent my money there. Steer clear unless you own a motorcycle or lack a high school diploma.
Review Source:Sure, it's a dive. If you're looking for someplace to sip yer Pinot Grigio and nibble on yer antipasti, don't go to the Red Cove. But being the punky  chick that I am, I love this joint! It's clean enough and rough enough all at the same time. Great selection in the jukebox, good beer, comfortable squishy leather booths and bar stools, and the bartender gal was friendly.
I can see where the "skinhead element" and reputation that Patrick R. talked about comes from. There were quite a few bald, tattooed white guys playing pool there that fit the label. I caught one of them staring at me in a semi-creepy way, but I didn't overhear any racist or offensive conversation. It was pretty dead for a Saturday -- only about 10 people in the bar total. But I wasn't looking for a hopping nightclub, so it suited me just fine.
They have live music sometimes and there is a little stage/pit area. I'll go back to see what kind of bands they bring in.
This is a great little dive bar to go to, where drinks come cheap and the bartenders can pour a mean cocktail. A word of warning, though: There is commonly a skinhead element to this bar, so minorities might want to avoid the Cove. It has this reputation around town, and I'm actually shocked to see that nobody else has mentioned it up here.
There are three pool tables and a jukebox, along with a smoking area outside. Pretty cool place for a night out with some friends.
Only bar in VTA that you can go in to at 7am and not feel like a derelict. hell- it's probably the only place open! Â Decent bloody mary. Have a couple there and stagger out into the sunshine after a rough night. Then smoke a cigarette and go next door to the Warmer. Be careful in the Cove at night- I've read about some nastiness in there in the local police blotter.
Review Source:Wow this place was not what I was expecting LOL. This is really a dive bar, I went on a Friday night and there were only five people in the bar. Not saying that was a problem but I didn't really know the neighbor hood so you can only imaging what a person can think walking into a run down bar in a dark liquor store, gun store, liquor store, gun store type of area.
Review Source:Five Stars for Travis handing out thousands of free Satan's piss shots (151 mixed with Tabasco). This is the dive bar that I compare all dive bars to. How many other neighborhood bars have free pool, free shuffleboard, decent indy bands, blacked out bartenders, $1.25 beers, a dice pool and old school hardcore/punk in the Juke Box.
Review Source:I was first drawn to the Red Cove to see a band...but have a returned a few times since out of sheer curiosity. The night the band played it was super crowded with young-ish people. I couldn't help but feel bad for the old men at the bar grimacing into their drinks seeming to wish for a better time when Ventura's dive bars weren't the conquests of youth. I went back on a Monday night (for research) and was pleasantly surprised to find that  it was nearly empty...with a few older men at the bar and the pool tables open for use. I was scoffed at when
I ordered a flavored vodka...the bartender insisted I try something else...her favorite drink: a Black Russian made with Stoli. :-) We left after the men next to us started a very loud discussion on the inferiority of women and minorities. Seeing as I have plenty of bars at my disposal that will happily serve me a Pomegranate martini...I have no desire to see this particular bar move in that direction...
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