The Britisher

Dive bar, transients that clean themselves in the bathroom, bad area, stinky smell, drug dealers, bouncers are rude. This is not a good place!

On an early Saturday afternoon this place seemed tame enough. There was at least one person from Britain there. Nice looking interior with a lot of personality. Most memorable was a very friendly and informative bartender. Pretty unique place for Lancaster, although I don’t know what the vibe is like at night.

The Britisher was my home away from home. Definitely not high-​scale but it doesn’t have to be its charm is high quality alone. Love Thursday nights when bands play its a free show and sweet set up. They finally got a security guard too! First bar Ive ever got black out drunk in.

What’s this? A dive bar in Lancaster? I’m shocked!
In all seriousness, this place isn’t bad. It’s a «British Pub» dressed up as a dive bar. The whole place is pretty beat.
They do have a decent sized bar, two pool tables and dart boards. There’s even occasional live music, which is hard to come by in the area.
Not a terrible place, and not that you should expect much on that side of town, just lower your expectations and you’ll be alright.

So… Where do I begin? When I got there I sat up at the bar and luckily I sat next to some nice people on both sides of me. But when I was dropped off there by my cousin (I live out of town and was visiting for the holiday) she warned me that this was a bad area and that once I get inside the bar to make sure I didn’t go outside. Whaaaat? Ok. I hear later that drug dealers and etc. hang out around there.
The place is definitely a dive bar, and the majority of the people who hang out here seem to be a little sketchy (I hope I don’t get retaliated on for saying that). I was there on ladies night which is ½ price drinks for women (yippee) and it was karaōke night (awesome!) the bartender was really friendly, but my main complaint is that when I would finish a drink she would automatic give me a new one, which some people would think of as thoughtful but she did it all night and I kept thinking, «What if I didn’t want another drink?» or wanted to switch to something else, you know?
Ultimately I had a good time but this one lady was drunk throughout the night and kept making high pitched sounds which were very, very annoying. I even said something to the bartender about it but she seemed to be friends with her and didn’t do anything about it. Anyway, this woman got very drunk and ended up passing out on the floor. Rather than calling her a cab home and getting her out of there they allowed her to lay on the floor and just put chairs around her as if to «cone» her off. She literally laid there for the rest of the night. I feel bad cause I tried to get her water and get her to sit down but after she passed out on the floor nobody seemed to care.
I feel bad for saying all this cause I actually had fun. Would I go back? Honestly… I’m not so sure.

I think the britisher is my kind of bar. I dont even drink. Love the peeps. Have been going there for years, that’s where my friends go! Always have fun…

I’m a little Biased… I do the Karaōke shows Sun, Tue and Wed. In addition to the NO-​SMOKING policy, the Bartenders are all a lot of fun. Check us out now!

I would be really careful about going here. It seems like it could be a fun ‘dive’ bar but in all honesty it goes beyond dive to just be a dump. I didn’t feel safe or comfortable here.
The slot machines are really noisy, and everyone in the place seems very tired and worn down by life.
The parking lot is congested because it shared with a few other businesses.

I was actually disappointed I got hear late on a Thursday night (granted) there were 4 people in the bar. I did not like the feeling at all got back in the car went to the trap and had a blast

It’s a chill spot. You can smoke inside and bands come and throw shows here. They got pool tables and booths for parties. Check them out :)

It a good place. But watch your money very carefully don’t leave it on the counter top the bartenders will rip you off.

I have never given a one star review but this place is worth one. When you first walk into this godawful place a wave of smoke hits your eyes and tears immediately come to your eyes. The bar area is small and cramps; every time someone walks next to you they bump into you. The beer tastes watered down and the bathrooms are atrocious. I guess they found it funny to put a chalkboard in your bathroom where people write lewd comments and think they are funny. They have a couple pool tables and some darts if you like that kind of thing. But all around if your looking for a place that has good drinks and atmosphere, do not come here.

The Locals are friendly once they get to know you.
I met my co-​workers there one day after work and the owner bought us our first Round of drinks plus gave us a free Supor Bowl t-​shirt. We had a blast!
The front room can get smokey but I like the back room by the dart boards and the patio. Good selection of beers at good prices. All the bartenders have been female and friendly.

This place has dartboards, pools tables, popcorn and indoor smoking. The bar tenders are really nice. I don’t really like where it is located because the bums hang outside and get money from you then walk inside and drink. It’s pretty annoying. just standing in there for a couple minutes, makes your clothes smell really bad of cigarettes. If you don’t smoke, it’ll be pretty hard to stand it.

A classic drunks bar. 2 pool tables, free coffee, taco mondays, live bands often. Smoking tobacco allowed indoors. The waitresses are friendly with regulars.

I went to the Britisher bar this past Saturday night (March 2011) with one of my best friends. I asked the bartender girl for a glass of water & she charged me $ 2.50. Then after I drank the glass of water, I asked her for a free refill & in a REALLY mean, mean, mean nasty way she said «NO». So she first charges me $ 2.50 for a glass of faucet water & then wont even let me have a free refill of water. She was soooo mean & nasty to me! But the thing is, I didn’t even do anything wrong! I was very nice & polite to her! So I dont know why she was being so mean & rude to me for? She was an older lady with blond hair.

This bar opens at 6am, so it gets 4 stars by default. It’s laid back, and they have an internet jukebox with every song you can think of, except for jazz tunes. Ask the bartender for a Tequila Mockingbird, a Britisher original which does not contain any tequila. Only weak point, Sean Hannity playing on the TV, and not for ironic reasons.

I’m finally reviewing this joint having lived in the Antelope Valley (or the A/​V as the locals call it) for the last year. Of all the dive bars I’ve been to in the area, I like this one the best.
Obviously, the main reason to go to these hole-​in-​the-​wall places is for their lax smoking rules. To actually go to a bar in Southern California and be able to drink and SMOKE and interact with your fellow man & lady without having to brave the weather. Bah! If I wanted to go outside & socialize, I’d stay home and yell at kids to stay the hell off my lawn.
But I digress… this place fancies itself as a British pub, though there’s hardly any actual Queen’s English being spoken here.
They have the obligatory jukebox, darts and pool tables, as well as regular DJ’s and karaōke on select nights. The one night I was there, I swear the karaōke host was Ron Jeremy’s lost twin. Dunno if that’s a good thing or not…
They’ve also got multiple t.v.‘s as well to view sports and whatever else.
The barmaids are friendly enough and mix a mean drink. Tip them well, and they’ll keep ‘em flowing for you until last call.
Good place to hang with a group and chill, or else engage in some drunken conversation with a new best friend. Plus if you need some comfort food to fill your belly & soak the booze up, there’s a McDonald’s and IHOP nearby.
I give their White Russians/​ambiance 8-​painted toes out of ten.