Busby's Restaurant Bar

In Short – More like an upscale club, this is one of the few sports bars in town that boasts a wide selection of imported beer, a menu light on greasy grub, surprisingly non-sticky floors and a good-looking crowd. The charming old-English interior with dark-leather booths and sconce lighting is split into five sections, including two living room-like lounges and game areas complete with pool tables, foosball, video games and darts. –

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Happy Hour:: Monday-Friday, 4pm-7pm. Get $3 off beers and well-drinks and half-off on appetizers.
Parking:: Metered street parking is free after 7pm on Santa Monica; valet is available for $3, Wednesday-Saturday.
What to Drink:: Specialty cocktails include the rum-based Busby's Babe, which can be ordered as a body shot.

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ambiance	83.33000183105469% positive	“The place was fun but the staff didn't seem surprised or overly concerned with my loss.” “cause i have seen some really good games there, and the crowd gets into them and it is super fun!” “It's an enjoyable atmosphere with many aspects to enjoy your d.” “just celebrated a friend's birthday at Busby's, and while the bar was fun, I think it was moreso because we came in a huge group.” “The two positives of this place is the decor - very old school dark wood, and the TVs are all flat screen.” “The food was good and I liked the interior and atmosphere of the place.” “... i got to enjoy a great atmosphere, great food and fun service” “nice place to have a relaxed after work cocktail or spend a fun girl's night out.” “This is a great location for parties and meetin new peeps!” “If you don't have a good spot to see a TV and whatever they pick for you to watch, it just isn't fun.” “Hang out late in to the night to get the best ROI on you drink purchases, lots of fun except for the funky smell.” “Awesome bar, lots of fun and a good crowd!”
drinks	83.33000183105469% positive	“just celebrated a friend's birthday at Busby's, and while the bar was fun, I think it was moreso because we came in a huge group.” “Great bar if you are single.” “Hang out late in to the night to get the best ROI on you drink purchases, lots of fun except for the funky smell.” “This is by far the WORST bar in town.” “The last time I was there I never even had to order my next drink.” “The drinks are good.” “Good drinks, good food, good music and good people.” “It is bar none, the WORST restaurant in town.” “Had a nice dinner steaks and lots of drinks.” “No wait, no cover, good drinks, not much to complain about.” “Have only been here during the week, not sure how the weekend buzz is, but by far the best cleanest sports bar in this town.” “Awesome bar, lots of fun and a good crowd!” “The best happy hour, they even have free buffet when you buy two drinks which are half off by the way.” “happy hour food has gone down, greasy stuff with zero variety;all the great looking friendly male bartenders have seemed to disappear; sometimes has 1 female tiny sized bartender whos attending / flirting only to male customers, so annoying; a few times m” “Drinks at the bar were served promptly and the staff was generally attentive.” “Good food, sports, dancing, games, more than one bar.” “If you come here and have a bad night...come back every bar has an off night!” “The beer is warm and served in warm glasses (does anyone chill their mugs anymore)?” “huge limo bus picked up 25 of my friends from our apartment in Westwood and drove us to the bar!” “Go if you want a warm beer and horrible food” “Great bar for all kinds of relaxing viewing of plasma tv's and pool playing.”
food quality	85.29000282287598% positive	“Had a nice dinner steaks and lots of drinks.” “Busbys rocks, great service, really good music and even better food!” “Great Buffalo wings, great staff, free pool” “The food was terrible.” “Oh yeah, the happy hour food is the best I've had.” “Good drinks, good food, good music and good people.” “What I got was incredibly friendly and promt service, an absolutly delicious dinner ( easily one of the best steaks in town, and inexpensive too!)” “The prices are reasonable, and in many cases much less than other run-of-the mill meat market bars.” “Great food, cool staff, plasma screens everywhere” “They have excellent Buffalo wings, tons of tvs, a giant patio, and a game room with 3 pinball machines.” “The food was great too.” “... i got to enjoy a great atmosphere, great food and fun service” “Then they're a fine dining establishment with white linen table cloths and an expensive menu (which by the way has WAY to many varieties of cuisine on it).” “happy hour food has gone down, greasy stuff with zero variety;all the great looking friendly male bartenders have seemed to disappear; sometimes has 1 female tiny sized bartender whos attending / flirting only to male customers, so annoying; a few times m” “Good food, sports, dancing, games, more than one bar.” “The food was good and I liked the interior and atmosphere of the place.” “Go if you want a warm beer and horrible food”
menu variety	66.66999816894531% positive	“happy hour food has gone down, greasy stuff with zero variety;all the great looking friendly male bartenders have seemed to disappear; sometimes has 1 female tiny sized bartender whos attending / flirting only to male customers, so annoying; a few times m” “The menu is huge.” “Then they're a fine dining establishment with white linen table cloths and an expensive menu (which by the way has WAY to many varieties of cuisine on it).”
overall	100.0% positive	“great place!” “Not a good place for sports!” “nice place to have a relaxed after work cocktail or spend a fun girl's night out.” “it's a great place!” “Its a great place all around” “Since this place opened up in September it has become the best place on the West Side.” “The food was good and I liked the interior and atmosphere of the place.”
return potential	0.0% positive	“If you come here and have a bad night...come back every bar has an off night!”
service	69.73999977111816% positive	“Good drinks, good food, good music and good people.” “The place was fun but the staff didn't seem surprised or overly concerned with my loss.” “Our waitress was rude and seemed to be intoxicated.” “The DJ plays awesome music that gets people up on the dance floor- even someone like me who normally doesn't dance.” “Bartenders are friendly.” “The bouncers are rude, and the owners LIE TO YOUR FACE about private parties and guest lists.” “board games all kinds, I have even seen people play twister, this place is sweet and the staff is smokin with no attitude, this is my new home away from home, I love Busbys!” “The staff is incredibly nice and social, the bouncers are funny as hell, the waitresses (while sometimes drunk on the job) are entertaining, and the bartenders know what to do to keep you coming back!” “have been going to Busby's since shortly after it opened, and I've never had a bad experience because of the staff.” “However, the service was poor.” “What I got was incredibly friendly and promt service, an absolutly delicious dinner ( easily one of the best steaks in town, and inexpensive too!)” “Drinks at the bar were served promptly and the staff was generally attentive.” “The music was mediocre 70s-80s white-people dance music.” “Staff was generally friendly and attentive.” “There are lots of good looking people.” “The bartenders are typically friendly and want to help.” “Great Buffalo wings, great staff, free pool” “Busbys rocks, great service, really good music and even better food!” “The crowd is all around good looking but not pretentious and the bartenders are the best around.” “Waitresses are rude, Bartendars are slow.” “Roomy with a good crowd and the servers WOW.” “have spent many, many nights hanging out drinking nice, strong greyhounds, playing pool and sharing laughs with a bunch of really good people.” “Great food, cool staff, plasma screens everywhere” “happy hour food has gone down, greasy stuff with zero variety;all the great looking friendly male bartenders have seemed to disappear; sometimes has 1 female tiny sized bartender whos attending / flirting only to male customers, so annoying; a few times m” “And for all the people that say its not good for sports.” “She was the best server.” “The staff is so great, and very friendly!” “If there is anything bad to say, service can be slow and the m/f ratio gets a little out of whack when busy.” “The waitresses--dressed pretty skimpy--were very friendly and vibrant.” “Cool Atmosphere and beautiful people.” “Now, they changed most of their staff and the waitresses are rude and slow.” “Don't know what the hollywood junkie was thinking, but i don't like yayo and would much rather be at Busbys then in hollywood with good people having a good time any day.” “The night life is the best dancing great people and the ladies that come in WOW!” “All you people that say its a bad place, either come with a bad group, or are boring a** people yourselves.” “... i got to enjoy a great atmosphere, great food and fun service” “The waitresses are the best I recommend Cybil!” “Stupid people, bad music, too crowded.” “don't know where they found this many tasteless people to fill this place up- maybe bused in from San Bernadino?”
value	75.0% positive	“Drinks were expensive, crowd were in their 30s i would say.” “huge limo bus picked up 25 of my friends from our apartment in Westwood and drove us to the bar!” “The menu is huge.” “Oh my gosh, there is a new huge flat screen TV every 5 feet, Free pool, games in the back, lots of room, big tables.” “just celebrated a friend's birthday at Busby's, and while the bar was fun, I think it was moreso because we came in a huge group.” “What I got was incredibly friendly and promt service, an absolutly delicious dinner ( easily one of the best steaks in town, and inexpensive too!)” “Then they're a fine dining establishment with white linen table cloths and an expensive menu (which by the way has WAY to many varieties of cuisine on it).” “The prices are reasonable, and in many cases much less than other run-of-the mill meat market bars.”
wait time	0.0% positive	“Waitresses are rude, Bartendars are slow.” “Now, they changed most of their staff and the waitresses are rude and slow.” “If there is anything bad to say, service can be slow and the m/f ratio gets a little out of whack when busy.”

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05/19/10

I love this place...

by AlliMari at Citysearch

Busby's in Santa Monica is awesome! Everyone who works there is super nice and helpful (well, nearly everyone). The food is greasy (most of it) but very good. There are tons of TVs all around the place and on the weekends you can dance the night away. Overall, two thumbs up! My friends and I swear by this place!

Pros: Fun place, Nice Staff, Laid Back
Cons: Not everyone's cup of tea - but don't know why not!

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04/24/10

Avoid This Place

by wilburinfinity at Citysearch

Very scuzzy place. Bad service and strange ambience. If coming from abroad or going there alone, I would think twice.

Pros: Good menu
Cons: Very chaotic ambience

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02/06/10

Awesome Service

by Heartbreaker at Citysearch

This place is amazing. I had a great time with my friends thanks to our server Bridget. She was the best server. We were a big group and she ended up being the nicest, most beautiful girl there. We will go back just to see her. Big Mike was awesome too. He was so down to earth. We hung for a while and loved it. The food was great too. The menu is huge. Great time.

Pros: great food and lots of people watching

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01/04/10

I'll skip this one in the future

by moveagain at Citysearch

I've been to this place twice. The first time around, it was a Thu night. The place was packed with a lot of good looking women from UCLA. Drinks at the bar were served promptly and the staff was generally attentive. The bartender did overcharge me on my credit card. Here's the deal - when you close your tab at the bar, they don't give you a list of drinks you've had through the night. Instead, they give you the total amount. I'm sure the bartenders get away with this with a lot of drunk people, but it's something to watch out for. Luckily, the numbers didn't make sense to me and I asked for a list, they gave it to me and then adjusted the bill accordingly. The excuse was that they had thought someone else (who wasn't even sitting at the bar with us) was on our tab as well. Nice try.

The second time, it was a Sunday night - not too many people in the place. Staff was generally friendly and attentive. There were a couple of drunk, old, Irish men sitting on one end of the bar, one of whom proceeded to make blatantly racist remarks to someone at the opposite side of the bar. This went on for a while and when another customer at the bar got annoyed the bar tender stepped in and said the old man was drunk and that he was friends with him. He kept serving this obviously drunk person more beers instead of cutting him off. So, I guess if you're old, white and drunk, you've got a friend at the bar who is willing to back you up when you display your full bigoted self in public. Oh, and I went through the same issue at the bar with my tab this time as well.

There are better places in Santa Monica to spend my money, Busby's isn't one of them.

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05/19/10

I love this place...

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04/24/10

Avoid This Place

by wilburinfinity at Citysearch

02/06/10

Awesome Service

by Heartbreaker at Citysearch

01/04/10

I'll skip this one in the future

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