Tustin Inn

This place is a pretty typical dive bar.
A lot of women are afraid to go to places like this without a male escort, but not me!
My bff lives nearby, and we like to swing by here on a regular basis for a calm drink at the end of a night of dancing and partying with the girls.

There are eight professional dive bars in Tustin. If you visit all eight in one night and survive then I heard somewhere that you get a T-​Shirt and a lifetime immunity to Hep-​C. Three of these bars are West of the 5. It’s even odds you can visit these without receiving a stab wound. The other 5 reside in the Triangle of FEN (First, El Camino, Newport) where you can usually walk around at night without fear of attack from CHUDs.
Out of the FEN 5, the Tustin Inn stands head and shoulders above the rest as the best. The clientele is friendly and of a distinct non-​violent nature. The bartender’s are good-​natured and always happy to supply a free birthday shot. Prices are downright cheap and the beer is a cut above. (C’mon — pitchers of Wolf Among Weeds for $ 11???)
The Jukebox is well stocked. I’m sure there’s some Pet Shop Boys or smooth jazz in there somewhere for profiling purposes but the goodfolk of The Inn spend their time listening to the glorious melodious stylings of Boston, G’nR, and the almighty Mother Love Bone.
And, of course, the coup de grace — SHUFFLEBOARD.
I do have one complaint though which I hope will be addressed. Pickled Eggs are a sweet nectar of the gods. But they need to be spicier. Add some Bhut Jolokia to that jar and let’s party.

Your typical dive bar that’s not for everyone. Good place for older people to escape a younger crowd. Great place to go to have a calm drink at the end of a bar hop.

As anyone who follows the adventures of William B knows, William B enjoys a well stocked and comfortable bar. He is constantly seeking out the prefect watering hole to meet his specific requirements Upon performing a complete evaluation the Tustin Inn, William B concludes that this bar meets the entry requirements to be on the list of frequented OC drinkeries.
It has an above average selection of domestic beer (but it is by no stretch a craft brew tavern). It has a full acompriment of liquor, and they will make your favorite cocktails (but it is not a place to order complicated alcohol concoctions). Friendly servers, and a full litany of regulars (some of which look and smell like they make their residence at the local land fill).
It has a digital jukebox, which primarily plays country music. If you want some funk in your music, you’d be best to try Godfathers next store (although that bar is known for a colored history).
To pass the time, it has several televisions which have all of the major sports packages. Further, there are two billiards tables, as well as a full shuffleboard table.
I also heard some guy has a dental practice he runs out of this place. I guess for the right price he’s available for tooth extractions if you’ve got the plyers.
Parking is tight, so you’d be best to walk or take a cab.
As always, it’s guaranteed.

What’s there not to love about this bar (besides the cash only thing)? The bartenders and patrons are friendly, there’s a great jukebox, drinks are cheap, & there’s shuffleboard! It reminds me of a little dive bar you’d find in the middle of Laughlin/​Bullhead and that’s part of it’s charm… So if you’re looking for a good spot to do samy day drinking in, stop by the ATM and then head over to the Tustin Inn!

Cash only Sport Bar. Very small place but with very good Bartender. I have never seen anyone else working here, so she might be owner. Bring cash with you, no credit or debit car.

Had a wonderful time at this dive bar. The bartender was wonderful and had great local beers. Will definitely be back and recommend.

Another dive bar. I’d rather spend my time at dive bars cause the people are just fantastic!
It’s a small place. It has shuffle board and pool. Nothing special about this place but it’s a good enough place to hang out once in a while.
I had fun and that’s all that really matters.

This personally is my favorite neighborhood bar to go to when I’m not working. There’s taxidermy on the wall, a new jukebox, shuffleboard, pool tables and a cigarette machine.
Mostly locals but a pretty eclectic crowd sometimes.
I love most of the bartenders here, Phil, Jill, and Tessa, in no order! It just rhymed lol
I love how easy going and laid back everyone is but still have personality.
They even have snacks, the usual chops, jerky, pickled eggs with pretzels, gold fish and if ur lucky they will give u any extra food or sandwiches they have. The taco truck also stops by most nights :)

Lol this is the diviest of dives. Never coming back. The guy next to me spilled his beer and the blonde bartender with pigtails yelled at him for using the napkins. «Don’t do that again! Wait for the towel! Don’t use all the napkins! Use the towel! We have to replace the napkins!!» Well shit, maybe if you checked on customers more often he could have used your towel.
AWFUL.

If you like dive bars, cheap drinks, pool and a chill atmosphere I definitely recommend Tustin inn. We decided we’re making this our go to spot since we had such a good time.

I like this bar a lot.
People call it a dive bar, but it isn’t. What it is is a nice, comfortable neighborhood bar that draws a friendly crowd. It’s a chill and fun place.
Jill does an awesome job behind the bar. Good singing voice, too.
The prices are reasonable and you get your bang for the buck.

Your typical dive bar, neither the atmosphere or patrons wow you, but the drinks are stiff and the staff is friendly. A good place to get your buzz on. Not a huge selection of craft beer, but just enough to satisfy a beer snob. I recommend coming to pregame or even after dinner shenanigans if you’re in the area.

I have only been there once, and I didn’t stay long. It’s right next to another bar named Godfather’s. But these two bars are worlds apart.
I went to the Tustin Inn first. It looked really chill and if I could have got a drink, I definitely would have stayed. But after 15 minutes of standing around waiting and no bartender in sight, we decided to check out the other place.

If you like dive bars this is your place. The bartender (owner?) is the only employee I have ever seen there. She remembers your name and what you drink, which is great!
Not great for sports (old, small TVs) which is why it lost a star, but great for cheap drinks, pool, and shuffleboard.

My date promised to take me to «probably the diviest, dive bar you’ve been to,» so we could play shuffleboard. Little did he know I grew up in the ghetto, so even his OC dive bar was still a cut above our regular bars in the ghetto. That being said: I love you Tustin Inn… there I said it. For a «dive bar» they have a decent selection of craft, micro-​brew, blah blah (whatever they call it today) beers on draft and as a citizen of Redlands, I was more than happy to see Ritual Red on draft. They have an absolutely great little jukebox, but beware of what you pick: You’ll want to make sure you pick music that the rest of the bar will enjoy or you will get the third degree. Thank God I passed the test (mental note: when all else fails, everyone loves Neil Young). The bartender working that evening was super chill and made my day when he carded me.
So I got my ass handle to me at shuffleboard, there were still good tunes playing and a cold beer in my hand.

One fine Saturday I was kinda stood up from a previous engagement and I was looking to get into trouble (muahahaha) Lucky me Pablito (aka Paul P) was my partner in crime and we decided to «exploring» our hoods in what we called The D-​Tour (D as in Dive bar)
I’m going to start with our last stop: Tustin Inn
Why? because it was the best from the 3 bars we went!
I couldn’t believe that when lived in Tustin, I drove by this place like a million times and never went there.
My first impression was that Tustin Inn was a normal dive with regulars and all
Even though it was clearly a dive, it was pretty clean, bathrooms and all.
But then Jill, the bartender, started talking to us and seems like it was our stamp of approval because after that people were even more friendly to us.
We had beers (regular stuff nothing too fancy or exotic), watch game and played some music. BTW the jukebox has pretty good stuff.
The only thing I dislike about Tustin Inn is that is a CASH ONLY bar!
That’s AWFUL!!! they have one abusive ATM that charge you for the money (as if the banks were not already making $$ with our $$ but that’s a different story)
Kudos to Jill! great talker, not intrusive, super nice, attentive and friendly.
Cheap beer, and over all a cool bar to go.
Recommended if thirsty in the area.
I’ll be back!

By far one of my favorite dive bars in Orange County.
Drinks are cheap, TVs are small, space is few and far between, restrooms are clean. What more can you ask for?
If you happen by on a weekend during the day, there is a large chance that you may be invited to a bar top game of dice. DO IT.

Great prices on drinks and super dope bartender! Pints were $ 4.25 and I think pitchers are only a little more, so if you’re planning to kick it with the homie/​homettes I’d go with the pitchers. Even a gigantic well drink cost $ 4.25 or so!
It’s not a big bar, but I came with about 10 friends on Fat Tuesday and played some pool, a little darts, and some XXX photo hunt! What I liked the most was that the jukebox had such an extensive selection of music! I like music of the black variety and people at the bar and the bartender were singin along to some Maxwell (too sexy for a bar? Ehh, who cares!), Ginuwine (still sexy for a bar), and everything else we put on.
Sort of random, but I guess they have a taco guy come around sometimes and offers 3 tacos for $ 5. I had a bite of a friend’s and damn the carne asada was goooood! They don’t serve food here, so the taco dude was awesome enough to come in, take a few orders and bring it in for us! Tustin Inn is in my hood, so I’m sure I’ll be back sooner than later!
Cash only

The Bar: Small. Comfortable. Nice place. Upon entering, you have to walk through saloon style doors, and if someone is following, you are sure to smack them with the spring loaded door. Once inside, you will immediately notice the bartender and the multiple dead animal heads on the wall. Bar seats about 20 with one other table tucked in the corner.
The Crowd: All regulars. Hesitant to be photographed. Some were friendly, most were not.
Service: Prompt. The bartender for the evening was Jill. Very attentive and was on the ball when it came to specific drinks with specific ingredients.
Prices: Fair. $ 8.50 domestic pitcher. $ 3 bottle domestic. $ 4.50 shots.
Entertainment: Internet Juke Box, 2 pool tables, a bar top video game, shuffle board and darts. Cigarette machine ($ 6 a pack). Breathalyzer machine.
Restroom: Clean.
Closing statement: Had a great time. Celebrated a friends birthday too. Planned to hit the bar right next door but after 5 shots of Jameson, the 20 foot walk was too far.