Reviews for Busby's West in Santa Monica, CA
I went with a group of friends to watch the NFL Week 7 afternoon games. It was a nice day so we sat outside. There are a ton of... TVs outside on the patio which is great. However, due to the suns glare, you cannot see anything on a single TV. We foundourselves standing 5 feet away from the TV the entire day so we can actually watch the game. Nobody behind us cared because youcan't see anything anyways. Absolutely brutal outside patio set up to watch games (or anything on the TVs) during the day. Youcan't classify this as a sports bar if you can't see any of the sports. My friends and I were going to split the sliders untilwe saw a table next to us order them and they looked foul. We ordered a pizza instead and it was abysmal. Brutal experience. Read more
Cool atmosphere and great vibes. Great place to watch sports and catch up with friends. Tons of games and things to do as well
Will always love Busby's for how well they treated Wisconsin alumni. So many great memories. Cool new outdoor space in the old... parking lot to boot Read more
For the most part, busby's was a great time. We went for a friend's birthday and had some drinks and laughs. The chicken and... waffles were excellent. If it wasn't for the waitress being rude,I would have given them 5 stars. Read more
Absolutely loved this place. Good food and they have happy hour. The staff were amazingly friendly. We had a good old time 3... nights in a row!! Read more
Nice sports bar in the Santa Monica neighborhood. Extremely friendly staff and food was extremely good Even though very limited... food choice but what they serve was really delicious We tried the classic veg burger . Service was pretty fast . Definitelywill look forward to visit during next Santa Monica trip . Read more
Came here to watch the Champions League final at noon which was advertised on their social media. Got there at 11.50am to find... they weren?t open yet. They only opened the doors at 12 and hadn?t set up the TVs yet for the game. Missed around 25min of thegame before the technician came and fixed all the TVs. The place is also grossly understaffed. At the beginning for 1 hour therewas only one security and one bartender. That was it. A server then came and started to help but they were still way too manycustomers for only 2 people serving and one person in the kitchen. Even with all these struggles they did a fairly decent jobgetting the drinks and food out as quickly as they could. I blame management for not being more organized. The limited staff onthe day did the best they could and they were very apologetic and friendly. The food was actually pretty decent for a bar/pub. Igot the Santa Monica burger which was tasty but impossible to eat with hands! Read more
Great crowd, 85% easy to talk to. Great for friends and dates. Double dates are perfect here. Fast bartenders as well.