The Regal Bar

Free popcorn, free pool (weekdays), Karaoke Fridays with my man KJ Mike, Comic stand-up nights and colorful banter and clientele make the Regal my favorite bar in La Mesa.  Always a dependable stop along the row of often antique-centric business on La Mesa blvd.  I have grown to appreciate having a bar like this nearby.  Reasonable drink prices and a very easy to talk to staff makes this place a must-hangout if you are in the area.

I have a love and hate relationship with this place. The only reason I keep coming back to this place is due to the fact my family always come here, but the booze prices are sky high!!

I wish they had better prices on alcohol. That's my main gripe. The bartenders and security are good people and take care of us. I just make sure I pre-drink before I go, or else i'll end up bankrupt! (Yes you can call me a cheap-o)!

I visited the Regal last night because there was a band playing at Pete's place, when we walked in there were folks playing pool, grabbing drinks ect. We easily walked to the bar grabbed drinks and sat down. A few songs into the jukebox and I realized the only thing that was playing was rap or r&b. I thought - Gosh how strange! This is a dive bar in east county. Then I realized the bouncer kept walking up to the box after others with some type of remote or card and would pick songs. I thought no way! Is the bouncer seriously by passing the songs of the bar patrons??? No way!! So I walked up and put 5 bucks into the jukebox. I picked some ACDC, Led Zeplin, The Black Keys ect, I even paid extra credits to make sure they all played next!!! A few more rap songs and The Black Keys finallllly came on! Someone actually walked up to me to thank me for playing something besides rap! I was thinking OK maybe I was crazy. But then I see the bouncer walk up to the jukebox again and what plays next??? Another rap song!!!!!!!!!!! My god! This bar is absolutely losing money because of this. I don't mind the occasional rap song, but not every freaking song. Especially by someone not even drinking in the bar?

To top it off there was a cockroach running around the bar.

I live within walking distance to this bar, I will definitely never visit again on a Saturday night.