Captain Bombay's

 

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Ana M.

Fullerton, CA

Your typical dive. Which always seems to include the angry yet lovable bar tender  & sleazy / hilarious patrons.

I do have to commend this place for having some good stuff on tap, 3 pools tables, and a man selling tamales out of a cooler at 1:30am! cheers to you captain!

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Jaime A.

Anaheim, CA

I used to love this place, it is a typical, close to home dive bar. However...I have just had way too many bad experiences with the bartender. It is always the same old crabby guy that seems to not give a s* about anything around him, let alone you. He yelled at my boyfriend because he set his drink on what looked like the end of the bar but it was actually a lip (same color hard to recognize). The drinks are cheap but not that cheap...usually when I go to dives I get stronger drinks but they do not do me the favor at Bombay's. For everyone who goes there...could you please let me know when the a*hole doesn't work so I can go in? Or join a movement with me to get him fired? =) j/k

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Elite '08

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Tina D.

Santa Monica, CA

You know, a mildly themed dive bar.  Good prices, a couple pool tables, a nice place in general.  Not quite the "Cheers" setting where everyone knows your name and you get treated like family.  The people here seem to be a little smug and the bartenders seem a little less willing to serve you whatever you ask for.

Funny story, last time i drank here i had one or two too many and wanted one of my six friends to drive my car instead of myself (seeing as though i was a little more tossed than anyone else) until we get to Denny's and i sober up.  Turns out, none of my friends could drive stick so i ended up sobbing in the parking lot as an alternative to sobering up at Denny's.  My friends think i'm a little crazy for crying because no one could drive my car.  I don't blame them one bit.  Crazy drunken tina can't go home or to Denny's so she wails in the parking lot.  What. A. Freak.

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Elite '08

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Christine B.

West Los Angeles, CA

One of my friends from college was in Anaheim for work, and just to show how much I love him, I drove down from west LA just to hang out.  But what to do in Anaheim?  Somehow we found ourselves at this little bar, which was not quite as divey as I was hoping it would be.  However, bottles of Stella were only $3.50!  $3.50??!!

I found the ambiance somewhat lacking.  And somehow I was expecting a slightly more nautical theme, but aside from the rope used as trimming around the walls, I think I missed it.

Also, the women's bathroom sucks.  They flush but it takes like 4 flushes (and the waiting time in between for the tank to re-fill) just to flush your little toilet paper seat cover.  A friend of a friend once told me that toilet flushing strength is measured by how many ping pong balls it can suck in.  Whether this is true or not, I doubt the toilets here can flush even one.

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Elite '08

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Cheri A.

Hermosa Beach, CA

For probably 10 years I thought this place was called "THE DIVE" because my fellow Disney Castmembers would say, "Cheri do you want to go to the dive with us?"  Most of the time I didn't because I live in Redondo and well...not so good to go to the bars at midnight in Anaheim and drive home 30 miles.  

Besides I have problems finding it because everyone enters the driveway from Katella and then you weave around a couple lots until you find it.

Hmmm....how can I describe this place?

IT'S A DIVE!  I don't know why everyone come here except the drinks are pretty cheap and strong too!

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Christy L.

San Francisco, CA

Ahhhhh the ol' Captain's.

I give it 3 stars because I'm very on the fence with it.  It's like that friend you can only take in small doses.

Sometimes I love going there.

+It's right by work, so it's nice to go to when I get off.  
+No matter what night of the week, I'll see at least one person I work with or someone that works in one of the neighboring restaurants.
+Pool tables.
+Fat Tire on tap.
+Pretty good prices.
+The random pieces of nautical decor that make this place truly a Captain's place.
+Parking's never really an issue.
+The tamale man with his magical box of homemade tamales for sale always makes the drunk friends happy.
+There's the nudie photo hunt video game at the end of the bar and I must say I'm a GOD at this game.
+The stone faced bartender finally likes me!

-It took FOREVER to get the stone faced bartender to like me.
-It's close to work and I just get kind of bored of it.
-No matter what night of the week, I'll see at least one person I work with or someone that works in one of the neighboring restaurants.
-There's always a big girl in tiny white shorts dancing all sexy like in front of some gross dudes that are trying to figure out how many drinks it'll take for her to pass out.
-Why is the bartender always drinking Smirnoff Ice?!?!
-Oh... the dreaded Jukebox.  I never want to hear Kid Rock again.
-Sometimes the bartender doesn't like taking credit cards.  For no real reason.

Despite the 3 star rating... it's hard to turn down Bombay's.

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Elite '08

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Annie N.

Stanton, CA

You know the Emerald City bar in Grey's Anatomy?  The one bar that all the interns, residents, attendings, nurses, EVERYONE at Seattle Grace goes to?

If life was the analogy section on your SATs, here's how I would explain Captain Bombay's:

Emerald City Bar : Grey's Anatomy :: Captain Bombay's : Disneyland Resort

On some days, you'd catch more Cast Members here than at the Resort. You'll see CMs in Engineering costumes, Hotel costumes, Outdoor Vending, Parades, etc.  This is where we go to unwind after a long day of trying to please you-- so don't be offended if you hear any venting going on.

Other than being a magnet for of-age Disney CMs, Captain Bombay's boasts a full bar, speedy bartenders, tasy beers, and a friendly atmosphere.  A good place to unwind and sip on some sudz.

Seriously.

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Joe E.

San Francisco, CA

When I was little and used to ride my bike past this place, we used to say it was a gay bar until one patron with a pickup slammed on his breaks when he heard us make this comment out loud.  He leaned out of the window, sporting his crappy tattoos, and showing off his stained wife-beater and said sternly..."Captain Bombay's is NOT a gay bar!" and sped off.

Now that I'm older, I've come to love this place...but for strange reasons.
It's truly a dive.  No questions about it.  It's cheap, a selection you can't complain about really, a few pool tables, toothless locals, and a juke box that you love when you get that drunken yearning for Ruby Tuesday, but hate when you hear that Sublime song...you know..the one you ALWAYS hear...
I love the fact that there's a random guy selling home made tamales that cruises in around last call, I love the asshole of a bartender, I love the nudey photo hunt machine, all the women that go there that should never be dancing or wearing the clothes that they are, and the fact that it's one of the only tolerable bars in a mile radius.
This bar is not for the weak of stomach I guess....if you're looking for good service, a bartender that's going to enjoy making you some sort of sugary mess for a drink, or  clean anything, it's not really for you.  But after spending some Christmas Eve's and some Thanksgivings there, it's become a home away from home...

Another little anecdote...I was having a drink with friends, and from the little ledge that follows the edge of the ceiling, falls a rat.  Now all my friends are now watching this rodent regaining its composure and follow it with our eyes as it scurrys out the door.  You might think that we'd be disgusted by this unfortunate event...but instead we share a laugh as someone shouts "I'll drink to that!"  Why?  Because it's fucking Bombay's, that's why.

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