The Mint Bar — Restaurant in Bakersfield

UPDATE REVIEW: 04/01/2019. Hate 2 low rate this spot as it was once our favorite, but me and my husband came in to have a drink or two and shoot some pool, like we usually do. Older Hispanic bar tender (that we have never seen here before) was giving us dirty looks the second we walked in, youbcould feel the tension in the air, then the bar tender with the biggest obnoxious additude yells at us I NEED TO SEE YOUR ID'S , we say okay no problem and proceed to show him our ID's , I accidently hand him my expired ID and before I could correct myself and hand him my current ID he rudely snaps and says THIS ID IS EXPIRED I CANT ACCEPT IT! And THROWS it at me instead of setting it down or handing it to me, at this point my husband is mad at his rudeness towards me and tells him to calm down, he then starts to get all crazy with us and slurring his words, he was obviously drunk you could just tell , I told my husband lets just leave and when I did the bar tender said all loud and stupid BYE! .. Wow!!!! Really? So F'n rude and un professional. All the other bar tenders we have delt with here have been great , but not this dude. Because of him we will not come back ever. Matter of fact we are at a new bar right now called the library right down the street and it is awesome

OLD ORIGINAL REVIEW 5 stars: Came here Mid afternoon the day after fathers day with my pops, mom and hubby (late fathers day celebration), I wanted to find a dive bar with strong and cheap drinks, with a pool table, is low key and laid back,...there where a few locals (Locals i am assuming) sitting at the bar already when we entered, clean and full bar, semi spacious, with one pool table in the back and an outside patio area , it was pretty quiet besides the bar chattering and music that played in the background, I found exactly what i was looking for , and the Bar tender (a younger punk rocker looking gentleman) was very accommodating and super cool, we all felt very comfortable and welcomed while we where there for 2-3 hours shooting some pool, i never did go inside the restroom so i cannot say how clean/dirty it was and they could use some more pool sticks because there was only 1 decent one we all had to share, but other then that, Drinks where SUPER strong (like a ratio of 70% alcohol and 30% juice) and CHEAP (one Long Island and one Sex on the beach = 12$ and one beer and one Pina Colda = 8$ . It was an enjoyable experience and next time i am in the mood for some pool and a drink i have found my spot! (MUCH BETTER THEN VINNY'S BAR in Bakersfield) sorry not sorry...

Nice crowd of people here. The bar is small for the crowd of people that come here especially on the weekends. The gal bartending handles it all with style and personality and makes a good drink. The drinks get better when you tip her with every drink. Be sure to tip your bartender! It maybe slow when you are there during the day, but at night they work their ass off! They have a free use pool table and plenty of music to choose from. My favorite however is the game machine that has every game to choose from under the sun, including Galaga! The toilet was out of order, but some pulled the cover off and used it anyway... Otherwise the place was clean and kept up on all night! Great job folks! The great part about The Mint is their outside patio which allows you to smoke or get some outside air when it gets so packed with people inside. There is seating out here but could use a little more without taking up that nice spacious feeling. Overall this is a great spot and has been here forever, they are definitely due for a make over in certain ways but the owners are sharp when it comes to their bartender, what...

This place deserves NO STARS! I would NEVER go to this bar again. The service is horrible, the place is dirty and the people that work there look like they are all on hardcore drugs, even the security. The manager of this place should be ashamed by the employees. Treating a paying customer with no respect or hospitality what so ever, and you call yourself a bartender? Ive had better service at Sandrinis, Rileys and the Syndicate. I would recommend those places over The Mint. Please tell your friends and family that this place is not deserving of tips or the service of respectful people. If you want cheap drinks, thats all this place is good for, other than that, it SUCKS! I will contact the owner and file a complain to the Better Business Bureau because this is by far the WORST bar I have ever gone to and am surprised that this place is still in business. If the health inspectors saw this place, they would shut you...