Alibi — Restaurant in Santee

The ultimate dive bar nestled in a non-descrip small retail strip convenient off the 52 and 125. Walking in, you'll instantly notice the low-light atmosphere illuminated only by several flat screen televisions playing a variety of shows and sports. On my first visit at 3pm on a Friday, the seats at the bar were full of both men and women. As the rock music played from the digital jukebox, a man and his friend started a friendly game of pool. The night was just starting for these folks, and even though at I had to leave at 4pm, I knew I was missing out on a good time to come later in the evening. I appreciated the cleanliness of the venue, the cold beer, and the peacefulness of the...

I've only been served about half the times I've been here because the bartenders will ignore you if they don't know you. I've had them pocket my $5 change without saying a word and I had to ask somebody else about my change because she wouldn't look at me after that. Last time I was in, I said to the bartender, "I'll have an Alpine Duet." Which he responded, "Yeah you will!" The owner is very nice though and I had a nice conversation about Cabo with him and he bought my friends and I a...

The Alibi is a solid bar with friendly, attentive bar tenders that know how to mix drinks (unlike other bars in the area where one has to produce a recipe if one craves something more advanced than a gin and tonic); reasonable prices; a couple pool tables and best of all, a friendly, sometimes rowdy clientele, made up of regulars and new faces alike. Look no further for a watering hole in Santee, because if you're headed to the Alibi, you've found...