Featured Bar

Tired of the same old scene?

Looking for a bar that serves a proper cocktail priced affordably enough that you don't have to mortgage your home to enjoy a night out with you friends?  Have I got an awesome hole in the wall to share with you.

This weekend checkout the Benchwarmer at 1855 E Main St Ventura, CA.


Though this place in not a glamourous favorite for all, it is a longtime local and neighborhood favorite that is not afraid to have a new kid in town over for a beer.  Though this nightspot is off the main bar circuit of Ventura, you will likely still encounter someone you know but never thought you'd run into here.  When you walk in to this long and slender sports bar you are immediately greeted by a well worn bar and an equally local bartender.  Straight ahead you see a seasoned jukebox, a pinball game and a quarter operated pool table that only requires $.75 to play.  With TV's peppered throughout the bar this venue is great on game day and well into the off season. This would be enough for most visiting a hole in the wall, but the Benchwarmer still has more to offer.  The "Warmer" is actually one of the best  venues in the city for Dart play with a whole room dedicated in the back.  With darts available for borrow (free) or purchase from the bar, it makes it easy to get a game of Cricket or 501 going any time.  In fact the bar plays hosts to multiple amateur and professional contests and exhibitions each year. As if that is not enough, there is a heated patio out back with tv's for smokers and fresh air junkies who can't imagine missing one play of the "big game."  


Take my advice:  Invite a couple of your good friends out for a drink (and plan to pay for a couple rounds).  You will be gladly surprised at how far your entertainment dollar will go at this classic Ventura watering hole and how much fun you and your friends can get into at this often overlooked bar on Main Street.  For the price of a night of drinks at most downtown bars, you could treat your friends all night at The Benchwarmer and still have some change to hear your favorite songs on the jukebox while you beat your friends at billiards .

*The Benchwarmer is great on game day so head over to The Benchwarmer for the big NCAA or NFL game this season, just avoid Dallas cowboy games, take my word.



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