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The Liars Club - CLOSED
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Categories: Bars, American (Traditional) [Edit]
Neighborhood: Alpine2806 Alpine Blvd
Alpine, CA 91903
(619) 722-6549
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner, Late Night
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sat, Sun
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
21 reviews for The Liars Club
With the passing of the Liar's Club, the brightest beacon of San Diego nightlife was extinguished. She always lived a life of struggle; her beginnings in Mission Bay were marred by thieves who forced her to shutter her doors at her peak, and her final solitary years in Alpine were lived in quiet retirement. But she will live on. She lives in stories told about your first experience with a quality beer, stories told of the time you challenged Nate the chef to chug a beer and were badly beaten, stories told of how saliva still runs from the corner of your mouth when thoughts of an En Fuego burger with a side of sweet potato fries come to mind.
Tell these stories. Tell others during your nights of drunken reflection that your best night ever was experienced in a bar that had great music, delicious food, a great staff that cared about and actively participated in your experience, and a crowd which would leave you alone or keep you entertained, but only at the moment you wanted them to. We need bars that are all these things, not just most of these things or some of these things. Or in the case of San Diego bars, practically none of these things.
I visited her in Alpine a few times, and she was too different for me to bear. My memories of my times at Mission Bay will be the ones I remember vividly. My friends and I were kindly greeted by the bouncer. We entered, "China Girl" blasting from the speakers. We noticed that TVs were again ignored in favor of conversation with friends or strangers. We ordered food and drinks, and our drinks came quickly. Our waitress, who accidentally misplaced an order at another table, said that she liked us and proceeded to give us the extra order at no cost. We later decided that we should have a boat race against Nate, which the waitress would join. And the night continued, as we blindly assumed that the Liar's Club would never close.
My experience there was not a unique one, as many will attest. But it was unique because this understanding of human needs and desires of a great night was never met at any other place. She knew. And I know now, but it is too late. For she is gone.
what the eff, you are already closed! Good lord, what's going on? We stopped by after hiking to the Three Sisters waterfall hoping to have some burgers and good beer and we were shunned.
You are dead to me Liars Club! You hear me! Dead!
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Sad, sad, sad. Food is still amazing but the staff and overall atmosphere...eh. Yeah it's bigger than the other one but all the charm has been squeezed right out. I guess by Alpine's standards this place is real different and cool and awesome, but compared to the old Liar's, not so much unfortunately.
Luis, I love ya...but ya done made a mistake by moving.
PLEASE COME BACK TO CIVILIZATION!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9/23/2008
SO bummed they have departed PB...this was my home away from home. The fuego steak melt is not from… Read more »
I used to hang out at the MB location. The food was bad BUT they had Chimay on tap!!! Any place that has Chimay on tap is OK in my book.
Never made it to the Alpine location. Sorry to hear about them closing. :-(
"Hey Y'all, come check out this here new-fangled rest-oh-rahnt here in East Coun-tuck-ee."
If you think that's how people end up at the new Liar's Club, then GROW UP!
It's still the same quality of offerings, but in a bigger place with better access.
Don't be ashamed to drive past I-15, people! There's GOLD in them thar hills!
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After second visit, I have the following recommendations.
Pure Hoppiness
Onion Rings
Western Burger
Fries with BACON & cheese
Avoid the popcorn shrimp,
And...
Don't be like Meg and drive past it 3 times before you see it!
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There are no holes here.
I was impressed with the slightly-beyond-the-standard food menu choices. Then the food came: Great effort. Quality ingredients, thoughtful preparation, imaginative flavor combos, and really huge portions.
The beer.... I damn near fell off my barstool when some hillbilly came and sat next to me and ordered a Bud Light. The tap selection is world-class. They carry stuff you usually only read about. Pliny the Elder is an amazing beer. Overall, the taps are a little too Belgian-Heavy for my beer tastes (there are plenty of exceptional local beers that they didn't have) but I guess that's part of the appeal--why carry the local beers when they're pretty easy to find?
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Went to the new Liars Club in Alpine. To answer your question- 25 minutes from our doorstep in golden hill to the bar stool in Alpine. As I recall, the trip from our home to Mission Beach was 30 minutes plus, everytime (including the 10-20 minute parking process.) So- NO WHINING!!!
The interior is a little bit spartan at this point- they're still hanging everything on the walls and what not, but the beer is the same great choices the Liar's Club has always had. The menu looks expanded- maybe because they have a much larger kitchen (it's an ex- boll weevil). The space is much, much larger, with ample parking and 1/2 mile from Viejas.
Also- my wife wanted me to mention the totally awesome video game they have- called "Big Buck Hunter 2-Pro" basically it's a hunting game- you hunt elk, deer or whatever you can play between 1 and 4 people and the regulars are already pretty darn good... They sure put us to shame!!!
Alpine as the new Palm Springs, anyone?
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I finally got a chance to check out the "new" Liar's Club. I wasn't fortunate enough to have been to the old location, so I can't compare the two.
Awesome beer selection!! I think I counted 32 taps. Our trip was for their grand opening party and all 32 taps were pouring beer gems. They had a nice collection of bottles, too. I won't discount The Liar's Club for slow service, based on the bar being packed for this event, but it would have been nice to have more than two bartenders for such an overwhelming crowd (bar and restaurant patrons).
I've heard so many good things about their menu that I had to at least sample something. We tried the quesadilla, fried artichoke hearts and chicken wings. The artichoke hearts were amazing! Breaded with an IPA batter and seasoned with just the right spices. The chicken wings were prepared to perfection. Just everything you should expect from a chicken wing.
My only gripe would be the bathroom situation. Don't get me wrong, the bathrooms are clean and much nicer than many I've seen. The problem is that if the bar is crowded you're gonna have to be prepared to wait for your turn. I know girls are good at waiting for a bathroom, but us guys usually don't have to stand in line. The bathroom is just for one person at a time and thus cause quite a line for both genders.
Overall, The Liars Club is a great place to enjoy amazing beer and great food. I hope I'll be back soon, but driving 20+ miles to drink isn't something I usually like to do. However, I will bribe, trick and mislead as many people as I can to drive me there so I may enjoy myself again.
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I never went to the old Liar's Club in MB, so I have no comparison as far as if this new location is better. So going in here purely on the reputation of the old Liar's Club, I had high expectations.
There weren't a lot of people in there when we arrived, but as it got closer to noon, the place started filling up. We sat in a comfy booth and perused the large menu. But I knew what I wanted....it could only be the Cholula Ranch Burger (jack and cheddar with bacon and cholula ranch.). While I waited for my friends to decide what they wanted, our server brought out my beer selection (Chimay....I'm addicted), but she warned me it wasn't cold. Well, that wasn't gonna happen, so I just got a Green Flash.
Our food came out pretty quickly and I dug right in. I had ordered my burger medium rare, but it was more on the medium side. But that was fine. This was probably the best burger I've had outside of TX. That's saying a lot, because I have seriously been spoiled by TX burgers. So yeah, I pretty much inhaled that thing. And I made a good dent in the fries, which were fresh cut and super yummy.
Our server was very attentive without being annoying and it seemed like everyone around us were enjoying their meals. We all left fat and happy. No question that I'll be back.
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OK, they do make a nice burger. By default they cook it medium rare unless you ask for it different. Which I'm totally cool with since I think that's the way a good quality burger should be cooked. I took the medium rare and my mom asked for well done. She does not want to see any blood or red color in her burger, she wants it very dead. The burgers both arrived correctly cooked. It shows me a confidence in the quality of the meat when they will cook to order.
For the burger connoisseur check this place out, very good.
This is probably one of the best things to happen to Alpine ever. The burgers and sandwiches are all awesome and the fries are also really good.
The beer is what makes this place really awesome. The 32 taps are being changed and updated constantly so there is almost always something new. They have an awesome selection of strong local beers and then a freakishly long list of bottled imports and artisan brews. According to the bartender they are open till two a.m. but they don't get much business that late since they don't have a full service bar yet. Even if you don't live in east county it's worth the drive.
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It's about time Alpine got a place like this!
A great atmosphere, a big beer list (not that I drink) and great food.
I never made it to the original Liars Club at the beach, but made the short trek to Alpine to try this one!
I had a delicious tuna melt, I ordered it on wheat bread, and they brought it out on sourdough, but otherwise it was great. The sweet potato fries were amazing - I definitely recommend these to anyone! My brother who does not like sweet potatoes loved these too.
My brother had the chicken club and my dad at the Cajun chicken pasta, which i tried (the pasta, not the chicken) and was delicious.
For dessert we had the brownie that is made from beer, and was YUMMY! They serve it warm with ice cream. The brownie was rich and creamy, my mouth is watering just thinking about it!
For anyone looking for a great beer list and great food, you can't miss this place!!!!
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Hate to be a downer, but went to the Liar"s club sunday morn after blowing out of the Viejas poker tourney, maybe that's what was a downer. Out of the alleged 32 taps only 12 were live, no Hoppiness, not real cold (maybe a beer snob thing of keeping it semi warm.) Bartender was ok, but looked like a construction worker. hat on backwards, needed a shave. No food available at 11 am, only the 8.95 buffet, which consisted of three steam trays, looked like biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, and maybe hash. On paper plates, for nine bucks? The place had plenty of flat screen TV's with all kinds of football games (a Plus), flooring was worn out grey paint. Wish I could agee with everyone else, but I didn't stay till noon when the kitchen served other than the buffet. I will try it again, but today i was unimpressed.
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Best place to get a beer in San Diego bar none. I had been to the MB location a few times but it was always a drive for me to get down there and the parking was always horrible. I have been to the new location in Alpine many times and I much prefer the new location.
The greatest thing is their tap and bottle selection, they may not have the most beers on tap (i.e. The Yardhouse) but it's all about quality not quantity. They usually have about 30 stellar beers on tap including Russian River Damnation, Pliny the Elder/Younger, A lot of green flash, Avery, Victory, and many others. This place is tops.
The staff is also great, they have a few green bartenders that need some schooling in the finer art of brew, but the old staff is great and the owner Louis is always available to make recommendations and they cater to beer aficionados. I bought a 22 of a killer black Belgian Stout the week before, and I had two of the bartenenders asking me how it was when I came in on my next visit.
The food is great as well, it has to be some of the best food in Alpine and it always goes great with the beer. Burgers are great, and the fried artichoke hearts are one of my favorites. It seems that Alpine is slowly becoming the new beer Mecca in SD.
Cheers!
Hooray for the new Liars Club and the beer tourism mecca of Alpine!
We were so sad the fine funky old location was closed... so we drove out to Alpine during the "soft launch" time, last weekend. Sounds far away, doesn't it? I was shocked at how close this town is to downtown SD by freeway, and how gentle the terrain. I'm from San Francisco, and, um, the Oakland Hills are higher than Alpine. The joke was on me. Not so mountainous and remote after all.
Alas, I'll never feel the same way about Pacific Beach as a vacation spot, but the new Liar's Club is comfortable and roomy. The food was just right -- better than pub-grub without straying into cuisine... the BBQ shrimp salad was delicious, and this was all pre-opening. I believe the big event is today.
Besides, it's a few blocks from Alpine Brewing, another place you have to visit if you love San Diego beers.
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I never made it out to the Liar's Club when they were at the beach, and have been looking forward to stopping by sometime for food and drinks. Finally made it out yesterday, and as Gene H. says, I was a little bummed that so many of the taps were not active. Not sure what the deal was there. But they still had a decent selection of yummy beers, and even better was finding out that pints of local beers were $3 all day on Sundays. Too bad so many of the draft beers (many local) were missing that day. Wings were fantastic, fries were great, and my wife loved her chicken sandwich. Everyone there was super-nice, although we sometimes weren't sure who was our server, and who to ask for what. Really dug the place overall, and would love to go back - just wish they were a little bit closer.
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Really BIG food. Really spicy En Fuego burger. I woke up with heart burn at 3:20 in the morning. I only ate 1/3 of the thing! Lots of beer. I don't care about beer but for people who do it's supposedly "Beer Heaven". At least the boyfriend thinks so. Enjoy.
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same great beer selection as hamiltons, if not better, (are they the only bar to carry the sour beer "La Folie?" in san diego) but no annoying drunk golden hill/south park newbies getting in your face. true story: last time I was hamitlons, less than a week ago, this mediocre couple, he was a bro, she was carrying a dooney and bourke "mom" purse, was fighting next to me at the bar, shoving/pushing each other into me - they were tussling and generally spreading a bad vibe, I had to move away. then at the end of the night, a large pit bull takes a human size poop on the floor stinking the place up, classy.
we went to liar's club on an empty night, the first night I guess, but lets just hope that the perceived distance from san diego will keep the lame public-fighting couples and shitting dogs away.
this liars club is like double the size of the old one and there are plans to have shows in there - could be a lot of fun with more room.
also, the hunting game is awesome - you can shoot at the bluebirds as well as the elk!!
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The best greasy spoon in SD...great beer selection...my favorite jukebox...burgers are sooooo good. I envy alpine.
I docked it two stars for being located out in Alpine and having lost all of the charm it had in its old location. But, food is still good and the beer is still good, so I guess not all was lost... just the interesting parts....
So we made it out to the grand opening this past weekend. Mostly due to John driving us(Brewery tours of San Diego rocks!), Blair setting it up (Hamiltons tavern rocks) and Nate for saving us some spots on the bus. So having transportation, a hotel, living in Alpine or planning ahead is key to making it out to the sticks (aka Alpine). The place is all new, and I like the bar, restaurant lay out. They have an awesome selection of taps- which come out of the bricks. They had the Abyss pouring! They have a nice selection of bottles, which I didn't even touch due to the sweet draft selection. Despite being packed, everyone was friendly, and worked as quick as they could to get you your next beer. Now I had never been to the "old" Liars Club so I don't have anything to compare it to, so I am judging it purely on its own. I heard alot of people griping that it wasn't like the old one....no urine troughs, no sticky floors.... come on really? You're going to complain about that. This place is new, beautiful and has an awesome selection of beers! It is not a dive bar anymore, it is a top notch beer destination with a restaurant (which I have yet to enjoy). I will definitely make it back here, swinging by Alpine Brewery of course!
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