CraSh Lounge

I had the soprano and the roast beef panini this shit was so good Emeril might as well came out and said «boom» and walked away. In other words delicious. If you never had the the blue cheese coleslaw you never had food coleslaw.

Crash Lounge can not seem to decide what it wants to be: Is it an idyllic, hole in the wall cocktail lounge or a bro-​tastic dive bar (given the Ed Hardy aesthetic of the logo which in all honesty bears no resemblance to its overall atmosphere)?
I won’t deny that they have some of the best lounge eats I have ever encountered. Every item on the sandwich menu is awesome. The salads are okay — I wouldn’t recommend them to be honest. The mini appetizers (tapas-​esque plates) are where it’s at as well. Treat yourself to the lox appetizer which boasts more lox than crostinis of which to transport that delicious smoked salmon and cream cheese in to your mouth.
The drinks do carry a hefty price but they are delicious none the less. Furthermore, they have a Keurig (sic) machine and feature a bounty of teas and coffees that you can enjoy at your leisurely, especially after a crazy night pounding booze. The location is prime because it’s along one of the busier streets by Chester and conveniently serves the masses traveling from The Padre to Sandrini’s.

My wife and I had been wanting to try this place out for a while. So we went on a double date with some friends here, and our experience was AWFUL. We travel all the time, and this is definitely our WORST experience to date.
We sat down and it took 15 minutes to order our drinks, 20 minutes after that to get them, 15 minutes after that to get our friends’ drinks, since they arrived a little later. By now, it was nearly an hour and we’re starving. Guests that arrived after us had already gotten food and seemed to be well taken care of. We waited another 20 minutes and finally just had to get up to get a waiter’s attention to ask for our check. $ 47 for 4 drinks. (Which he took forever to bring, of course)
This place wasn’t even busy to be taking that long. When we arrived it was half empty! But they just continued to overlook us. I would never recommend this place to anyone. I’d even go out of my way to steer them away. Go ANYwhere else.
What a waste of time, and we still had to leave to find somewhere else that would be happy to actually feed us. Luckily downtown has lots of other selections to choose from.
TERRIBLE SERVICE — RUDE — NEVER COMING BACK

Wow !! Had a little sample of this and that of fabulous !! Definitely Will be back…

As good as it gets in bako!
Yes, as others have noted, the cocktail prices are higher than the beloved dive bars that abound here (and I’m a fan of these.) But the quality of the libations here and of the small plates are a very welcome addition. Do try the various Old Fashioned cocktails. Go for the very generous cheese plate. Relax on the comfy sofa and chairs. Listen: you can actually hear what your spouse or friend is saying!

Very nice little spot! Atmosphere was great! I came here with 3 other friends after dinner next door at Mama Roomba’s. The service was great. The clientele was great. The furniture we used were comfortable. I would definitely come back here.

Top shelf liquor, good food, excellent service. What the hell are you waiting for, check this place out!

Went in here early this afternoon with my mom, it was our first time here. The atmosphere was very nice, the service was good, the food and drinks were wonderful. We had margaritas and they were excellent, we shared a ham and gruyère panini that was delicious and munched on the meat and cheese platter which was also amazing, although the ghost pepper cheese was a little spicy to my taste, it was still good. Over all it was a very pleasant experience and I would definitely do it again.

Dear cocktail fans. You were right. I was wrong. These expensive drinks are not only delicious but make my food taste better. I had also never believed in food pairing before now. But, all the food was so much better with the cocktail, and the cocktail was better with the food. A balancing of salt, sweet, and sour I had never considered before.
Behind the bar are very serious faced young men who do something new in Bakersfield. Instead of just being interested in getting you as drunk as possible with $ 1 well drinks, they are actually trying to work the art of mixology.
Quiet, friendly, and relaxing as opposed to the «Party Central» model so many establishments adopt, this is a place for grown ups. A place to enjoy a cocktail and some appetizers while letting the world drift by.

When we walked in the atmosphere was relaxed, upscale, friendly and, best of all, not overly loud.
Initially, I thought that the cheese, apple and honey mustard panini that I ordered was under flavored… but then my Manhattan arrived. All of a sudden, the flavors of the panini exploded when paired with the Manhattan. Both the Manhattan and the panini were improved by the pairing.
Oh…and I love the preserved dark cherries in lieu of maraschinos.
So, if you are going to go to Crash I suggest you plan to order one of their phenomenal cocktails. The food is meant to be paired with the liquor and both are improved by the pairing.

When I first walked into this place, it reminded me of Muertos. Turns out, it’s the same owners. Muertos has a full kitchen, but no full liquor license. CraSh only has all the liquor and a limited pantry kitchen. While the food that came out of the pantry kitchen wasn’t too shabby, I’ll definitely eat somewhere else first and then drink here.
The food: Cheese plate and panini sandwich. The cheeses were of various ages and types and paired very well with the drinks. The panini was simple, but well done. The wait for these dishes were longer than expected, close to 20 minutes because someone had to run to the Muertos kitchen to re-​stock on ingredients.
The drinks: I saw a copper mug on the counter and ginger beer in the fridge. Well shoot, I guess I gotta order the Moscow Mule. This drink was well made, and the bartender even added a dash of real ginger. Bf ordered an old fashioned, which is his standard drink when testing out new bars. The drink was made properly with the correct ingredients and stirred in a glass container. ⁸⁄₁₀ for that old fashioned; the only complaint was it was over-​muddled. There was also a lot of different scotches, whiskeys, and spirits on display. I didn’t try them on my first visit, but I’m down to try them my next visit.

Love this place great bar and food. Nice addition to downtown Bakersfield love the brick walls good import selection of beer. Has a nice urban feel to it with a huge David Bowie Diamond dogs poster Framed on the wall. There are a few outside tables. Mostly sandwiches and salads. Nice background classic rock or blues music being played.

We’ve gone here several times and are never disappointed. The drink selection is great as well as the service. We’ve tried the sandwiches and meat & cheese plates and will get them again.

I felt like a true upper class hipster when I came in here. I almost ordered the trendy Moscow mule, but instead went with a hipster IPA.
Décor was nice though. Lots of cool stuff to look at.
The worst part was their bathroom situation. If you gotta go, and someone else is in there, you might as well go somewhere else.

Wow, nice job with this one.
Walked over after meal at Muertos to find our favorite bar tender at work.
Asked for a scotch suggestion and was treated to a wonderful single malt on hand.
Great place!

I finally had a chance to visit Crash last night. I didn’t know what to expect when we decided to try the place out. It was dark out and the place looked to be closed from the outside. No lights or open signs or anything, but maybe that’s to keep it low key. We went in and the place is tiny but beautiful. We had a group of 7, so we had a hard time fitting in one of the two non bar counter sections. Our server was prompt and polite. The beer prices were fair, but the cocktails were pricey. I think it was completely worth it. I love places that are a joy to be in and allow you to catch up with friends without shouting. Can’t wait to revisit.

Great sandwichs, awesome whiskey selection. The decore in here is amazing it so comfortable and relaxing Shawana did a great job with it

Tried just about all the sandwiches, and most of the small bites. Everything is great! The food, the presentation, the drinks and especially the service. Personal favorite is the Roast Beef panini. The Lox Bites are not to be missed. Not much of a whiskey, or bourbon drinker but the selection is pretty stellar. My go to drink is the Hendricks soda with muddled cucumber, made specially for me.

Well for now it’s great, hopefully it doesn’t go down too soon; but we like it. The service and food was good, I was very surprised at how nice the cheese/​meat platter was, something I imagine Wine Me Up to have :-(Anywho we definitely will be back for round deux :-P

Finally, Bakersfield has a lounge type atmosphere bar where you can actually have a conversation. Attention to detail makes their drinks visually appealing and taste like they should. I had a Templeton Rye Old Fashion and I was glad to see that a proper ice cube was used.
The only thing they could work on its the menu. We had an Italian type sandwich which was really boring. The panini type sandwich looked better. Kitchen is small and the focus is on drinks, not food it seems.
Staff are friendly, but with only one bartender, it took a while to get our bill. We will try again in a month to see how this place develops.