Blackie's By the Sea — Restaurant in Newport Beach

Blackie’s is the best little hole-in-the-wall Bar near the beach! A fantastic place to go to hang out with your favorite friends, grab a bite of food and the drinks are great!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's REALLY a ’hole-in-the-wall’ because of the size (the bar goes on forever!), or it's cleanliness (this place has great staff to clean up after us patrons!); I say it because Blackie’s By the Sea is very unassuming.

At first glance when you walk in you might think the same thing, but believe me when I say this ’little hole’ suddenly opens up into one of the best divided bars I've ever seen! The main bar is near the entrance with chairs and tables. As you travel in, passing the restrooms on your left, there is a Live Band Karaoke Bar! No jokes! If you love Karaoke or love to hate Karaoke, after a few drinks you'll be up on stage singing your heart out. *This may only be on Sunday afternoons so call before you go if that's your kind of fun!

As you take the Google Maps tour with me, just head up the stairs to a more quiet intimate sort of area just to hang out. But wait, there's more! Up a patch of stairs you'll find the oasis of Blackie’s Best: The sun-drenched outdoor rooftop patio! It might appear small although you won't believe your eyes when you sit down at a table with a cold adult beverage in hand, your closest friends surrounding you, and the warm of that Southern California day -- You'll forget that late project for work or the argument with your noisy neighbors. So just sit back, breath in that salty Pacific Ocean air and...

I leave lots of positive reviews but I have to leave my first complaint now. Went into Blackies at 3pm, sat waiting for 15 minutes for service which I don’t mind. What blew my mind is when the skinny brunette bartender did. I told her I wanted to buy 4 of their shirts. She tells me she doesn’t want to sell merchandise right now because she’s busy, (not taking into consideration I waited 15 minutes for her) then asks me if I want something else. I’ve been going to this place since the 80’s and I always have a Blackies shirt because I love the place. So I tell her “I want nothing from you at this point” and started walking out with my family. So this disrespectful brat says “thank you for coming in” in a very condescending way. I said “thanks for nothing”. It makes me very sad because now I’ll never go back, and it’s all because of one person who was literally standing right in front of the...

Avoid this bar, the red headed bouncer with a man bun made myself and every female in our group incredibly uncomfortable. The rest of the staff didn’t seem to care this guy was so weird and off putting. This place and the adjoining property are no go zones. Avoid this bar, the red headed bouncer with a man bun made myself and every female in our group incredibly uncomfortable. The rest of the staff didn't seem to care this guy was so weird and off putting. This place and the adjoining property are no go zones.

Update : sharing your negative review of this bar will result in you getting harassed with threatening messages from a yelp user by the name of Robert F. who claims to be an employee. This place is shady and the people who work there are down right frightening. Please beware of this place and avoid...