What to order at Father's Office

Signature drink
One of 36 craft taps
Editor tip
No ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
CuisineGastropub
TypeGastropub
Price$$
NeighborhoodMontana Avenue
HoursMon-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri 12:00-23:00; Sat-Sun 12:00-22:00
Signature drinkOne of 36 craft taps
Last verified

Food program: Bar menu

Book food experiences in Santa Monica

See all 166 bookable experiences in Santa Monica

Location

Address: 1018 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403

More bars in Santa Monica

Ye Olde King's Head ★ 4.1

$$ BritishBritish pubDowntown

Ye Olde King's Head has poured pints a block from the Santa Monica Pier since the mid-1970s, the British pub whose fish and chips built its name.

DrinkImported bitter on draught

FoodBar menu

TipAfternoon tea is served Monday to Saturday until 16:00 in the tea room; the gift shop bakery sells sausage rolls to go.

The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barDive barPico

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

DrinkWhisky flight from 500-plus bottles

FoodBar menu

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

The Gaslite ★ 4.2

$ Cocktail barKaraoke diveMid City

The Gaslite has held its Wilshire Boulevard corner in Santa Monica since 1962, a come-as-you-are karaoke dive open 06:00 to 02:00 with free popcorn.

DrinkWell drink with free popcorn

FoodBar menu

TipIt bills itself as Southern California's longest-running karaoke; sign up early because the nightly list fills by 21:00.

Harvelle's ★ 4.1

$$ Cocktail barLive music barDowntown

Harvelle's books blues, burlesque and soul into a low-lit 4th Street room in downtown Santa Monica, one of the Westside's longest-running music bars.

DrinkWhisky cocktail at the stage

FoodBar menu

TipTickets go through Seat Engine on the venue site; the long-running Toledo Show jazz and burlesque revue owns Sunday nights.

Basement Tavern ★ 4.3

$$ Cocktail barSpeakeasyMain Street

Basement Tavern hides under the 1890s Victorian on Main Street in Santa Monica, a candlelit whiskey bar with live bands packed in most nights.

DrinkOld fashioned

FoodBar menu

TipEnter down the side stairs of the Victorian; it gets shoulder-to-shoulder after 21:00 when the band starts.

Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe ★ 4.2

$ AmericanBeach barOcean Avenue

Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe has anchored the boardwalk below the Santa Monica Pier since 1902 as Loring's Lunchroom, burgers and buckets on two patios.

DrinkBucket of beers on the boardwalk

FoodBar menu

TipIt became Big Dean's in the 1970s; grab a patio rail seat, order the burger and watch the boardwalk crowds.

See every bars pick in Santa Monica →

← Back to Bars in Santa Monica ← Santa Monica food guide