Chris’s New Harbor Bar

So my cousin and I went to this bar we usually go to on Monday. The regular bartender Nick was not working. It was some other bartender. Anyways, before we can sit down she walks up to us and says «ladies I can’t serve you» I asked «why?» she tells me «I can’t serve you islanders!» She tells us there was an incident last week with «islanders» where one of their bartender was injured and she is ordered by «police» to not serve any islanders. We were just there Friday and was treated like any other customer. When I asked «if this was the reason, why didn’t the other bartender kick us out on Friday». She replied «oh he didn’t know.»
We had nothing to do with what the other «islanders» that week. The fact that she refused to serve anyone who looked Poly was just ridiculous. In addition, it showcases just how alive racism is and how the negative stereotypes of minorities are deeply embedded through people’s perspective. You do not just meet one person that is an islander and assume that they are violent! and that goes the same way for other minorities. I know that if I was a caucasian person, the bartender would not have come up to me and asked me to leave because «an incident last week with caucasians «. This is injustice! I will not stay quiet about this! I will not allow racism to overcome me! I will fight this and spread the word!
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What a spot ! Great owners very welcoming. Comfortable atmosphere ! They have a busy venue always something going on @ Chris New Harbor
Did I mention the bartenders are SUPER CUTE
Who doesn’t love a place where everybody knows your name !!

This truck stop /​hole in the wall couldn’t be saved by John taffer from bar rescue … not a place for out siders. if your from belmont /​san carlos or even san mateo. this might be a spot for you. The bar tender chick was really rude, and drunk. If you drink bud or Coors Light and love douchebags and red necks this might be the spot for you. Take my advice and skip this truck stop/“bar”.

I had a really good time here. The jukebox was playing the right kind of music. The people were friendly, not snobby like some bars I’ve been to. Chris is super cool too. Will definitely come back

Ugly & dirty dive bar. Bad cowds. Always fights! The bar tenders are slow and not friendly at all.

a very local dive bar. the bartender is super cool. has a lot of pictures of him with famous celebrities. plenty of TVs with all the games on. super cheap place. 2 racer v 1 blue moon 3 shots jamison for $ 25. maybe its because its cash only. has a couple pool tables. heard they do beer pong on certain nights. located right in-​between a pretty decent mexican place and a breakfast/​lunch café. get some drinks with some mexican food. a good time.

Great place to be with friends! It’s casual not pretentious, the drinks aren’t expensive and the service is great!

This is an awesome place to grab a drink and watch a game. They hold great events like live music, beer pong, sporting specials… All in all, great place to mingle and relax. The Owners George & Chris are pretty awesome as well.

Extremely welcoming! They always make you feel like family! Local hang out with great events like band night, beer pong tournaments and a great place to watch your local sports teams on game days!

I love this place. It’s just the right combo of hidden and mellow without being empty. Just the right size with just the right amenities like big screens, darts, juke box and pool tables. The bartenders are all cool and the crowd is friendly. It’s not too bright and not too loud and there are great burritos right next door. That’s all I need. Two thumbs up from me.

This is a pretty cool bar to go to only a couple minor drawbacks. They don’t serve food and there is only a few pool tables. You end up waiting a while to get a table but the place makes up for that in atmosphere. I am just picky about eating when I am having a couple drinks and I like when there is a menu of some sort. Bartenders are cool and the crowd is mixed but never any problems. Everyone is friendly

Great place to catch sport’s game. Great crowd, a lot of local/​regulars. But the staff is awesome and if you are hungry, next door is great Mexican food, cheap with great quality!

Straight up neighborhood bar that is nothing special from the outside. I have been in the neighborhood for half a decade and always heard about the Harbor but never came. Finially stopped in and could not have been happier. Not too crowded, drinks are cheap. $ 5 bucks for a kettle one and tonic. Too boot the bartender had some weights on her wrists because them drinks are strong. Very nice bartender, couple pool tables, plenty of TVs for watching the games. All in all it is everything you would want from a local dive!

So apparently I have to write an update, since Christmas morning breakfast was spent with a lecture from my cousin on how my review says nothing about the establishment and all about just the people who are there — but technically, if it attracts the wrong crowd then… well…whatever. I’m embarrassing him and the fact that this bar is sponsoring his softball team so… I’ll add one more star for supporting local athletic teams. And an update!
Let me make this more relevant; it’s a dirty dive bar. Don’t think I’m knocking it because it’s a dive — I LOVE dive bars. If you’re a fan of my reviews and you’ve been a fan for a while, you’ll see that I frequent them with some kind of reckless abandon. They’re the least pretentious, they don’t «try hard» because fuck it, and it’s so laid back you can go in sweats and have a great time.
Then again, dive bars are kinda like underwear: some people like boxers, briefs, or thongs, and wearing anything else is just weird. Some fit you, some don’t. Personally, this bar didn’t fit me. You know what? You should go for yourself. Don’t read this and go, «Oh, Jaime L said this so I’m not going to go.» Nah, you should go. Check it out. If you get mad that people are bumping in your arm while trying to make a shot at pool, don’t say I didn’t warn you though. According to other reviews they have cheap drinks (I don’t remember that…), and that’s a plus in anyone’s book but the rich, so go and have fun.
Oh and as a message to my old self: GET OVER IT.
3 stars. Support your local businesses, yo.

Star for Beer Pong
Star for fun times
Star for the bartenders
Can get a lil rowdy though, interesting crowds at times. Also sometimes it can be a while for drinks…
It is what it is. NEIGHBORHOOD BAR and somewhere to go after Devils Canyon!

Classic D I V E bar!!!
This place doesn’t look like much from the outside… or the inside for that matter! But don’t let that deter to you from dropping by, taking a load off and hoisting a few cocktails… here’s the lowdown:
— Thursdays/​Fridays from 6 to 8: Missy’s Lingerie Show…3−4 hot girls are in freakin’ lingerie! In the middle of this dive bar!!! Strutting around in 5 inch heels like nobody’s business, selling raffle tix (which will either entitle you a free drink OR free lingerie if you win. (to amend what a fellow Unilocaler wrote… they do NOT give you what they have ON! They give you a new item! (this revelation will be good news for some and crushing news to others !! The men folk enjoy the show… the lingerie models? Seem to enjoy flirting with the women! Go figure!
= o)
— REALLY strong drinks, GREAT drink specials (they have happy hour from 4 – 7 and then on some nights from 10 to midnight on call drinks so your not stuck with icky well hooch)
— 2 pool tables… and a GREAT juke box! (with alot of Beastie Boys selections… yay… automatic, 1 star upgrade)
— They don’t care if you order pizza OR if you bring in burritos from that really YUM taqueria 3 doors down whose name escapes me, but you’ll see it, as I said, industrial area, lots of the surrounding buildings look like old army barracks!
– Easy access right off South 101, Harbor Blvd.
— Also featured: Beer Pong Tuesdays and Karaōke on Wed. nights starting at 10.
— The crowd is a mish mash of Joe the Plumber types, Oracle techies, and a surprising high count of young folks from who knows where… and all factions seem to mesh just fine (thanks to alcohol, the social lubricant!)
The HARBOR should definitely be in the rotation for any «respectable» pub crawl of Bel Carlos!!!

Can you say D-​U-​M-​P? I enjoy a local dive bar as much or even more than the next guy but this place takes tragic to a whole new level. What makes it tragic? The crowd, sure they are a bit rough around the edges but that is no big issue. The service is painfully slow with the bartenders chatting it up with their friends who they are plying drinks to for free and neglecting the paying public ~ kinda like being on the outside of a social club.
What takes this to the highest level of all tragic dive bars is the grotesque lingere’ show! I don’t think I am going out on a limb surmizing the so called «models» live in the trailer park next door — I mean really? Really? No REALLY??? Nasty, gouge out eyes skanks shaking you down for the special drawing? Well I do suppose it is enough to drive a man to drink!

4 stars for this dive bar
didn’t expect much from the outside, when inside all the patrons are super mixed crowd some younger (mid 20’s) some way older (late 60’s) all having fun drinking, watching the game on there huge projector pointed at the wall, they also got 2 pool tables.
you get a laid back feelin when getting inside, mite be there mix of music some laid back reggae followed up with some punk rock and some soul, the jukebox makes this possible haha random mash of music which was all good didnt hear any country songs playing with was also a plus.
if you go on a friday i think it was from 6−7pm there is a entainer that walks around in lingerie selling raffle tickets you either win a free shot or you win what shes wearing haha seems that they rig the game so the girls at the bar win so they wont mind that there is a half naked chick walking around.
alcohol **** cheap beers, cheap mixed drinks
ambiance **** alcohol, sports on a supersized projector, and eye candy haha
price $ tip the entertainer a dollar for a raffle ticket if you win you get a shot for free

This place looks like a gnarly dive bar on the outside but it’s mad chill inside. They have a huge projector so this looks like a pretty damn good place to watch some sports and drink some beer.
and those two things combined is a recipe for success (plus you can go to the taqueria next door to satisfy your munchies after!!!)

The New Harbor is a solid bar as they come.
TNH — is really popular with different sets of crowds for an after work Friday happy hour. You get the blue collar city workers in their orange vests. You get some white collar Oracle types — nothing promotes team synergy than some good 8 ball (2 tables). Then you have the regulars of the Harbor just sittin’ by the dock of the bay, wasting time. (I love this song and just had to make the shipping reference — Otis Redding —
).
However, Atomic Dog was on the j-​box which fit the diverse crowd.
AND If you are «a dog trying to chase the cat» then you might especially like the Harbor on Thursdays/​Fridays 5:30−7pm. That’s when they have Missy’s show. Missy basically walks around in lingerie and sells raffle tickets that you can redeem for drinks. I was surprised about Missy’s show and had no idea. The other women at the bar didn’t seem to mind her as I think she rigged the raffle so that all the ladies would win anyways.
* New Harbor is right next door to El Metate’s for some really good Mexican food.