Comstock Bar & Grill

Ordered a beer, gave the waitress cash for it. On our way out, waitress followed me out to pay for the beer again. There was a crowd of people outside, wasn’t going to argue with her. Embarrassed don’t care to go back.

Food poisoning. Twice. Once with a slimy roast beef sandwich. Ordered as a French dip. Meat was slimy. And tasted weird. One /​two bites… I sent it back. The following week a grilled chicken sandwich. Tasted super sour. I thought maybe I was just being picky… I ate ½ of it. I was super sick the rest of the day and into the middle of the night. Both incidents happened with the same cook. Same time of day. They don’t care either by the way. Call the health department. Maybe. And the drinks are super expensive if you choose a nicer alcohol. 12.50. One drink. Anyhoo. Eaters beware.

Over priced by a few bucks though!
Still here and adding more. They just served me my Don Julio shot watered down. They admitted to it also. I’m done. That just took them down to one star. Never returning and I suggest YOU don’t either!
Update: they don’t care and said its the same price as if it wasn’t watered down and they will charge me the same price as a real shot. 7.50 for a watered down shot! Horrible business.

To the owner of this place–
1– My advice is to bring back the live bands. We used to go to this place when live bands used to play and there was a bigger crowd, bigger crowds can boost your business. You have the right location and the right bar with plenty of space to dance.
2– Advertise more, find specials that can bring more people to drink and eat.
3– on special occasions like the supperbowl, you could advertise more, have music, connect your TV to the speakers, etc, etc,
An old customer

Where else in town can you eat & drink, dance, socialize, watch the game, sing karaōke… all at the same place. Great fun and entertainment for adults. Love this place. Great food! I just can’t get enough of the BLT.

three people in the bar and the owner asked his bartender to have my party of 4 to clean up our language… then saw the owner at another bar. F ya!

People are crazy. This place is awesome. We go here during the week for a quick beer, we come here on a laid back Friday night when we dont wanna put on any makeup. Dimly lit with karoake and you can sit outside with a beer and cigarette for hours. Whats better than that? If you’re looking for a crazy night life– drive your ass to downtown, you’re not wanted here anyways.

Been hear a few times in the past. Seems like they changed owners or management. Was there last night and they had the worst DJ I have ever heard. The music was horrible and not mixed correctly. The DJ was smoking is cigs in the club all night. The bartenders were short staffed. Security was a joke, last times was patted down to get in, this time I simply walked in. They had no idea what to do when a customer fight happened in which one of them needed to go to the hospital. I probably won’t go back.

I was not impressed here.
I will not get into details, or else I will have to write a BOOK!

My boyfriend and I went on a Saturday night to check out the karaōke. I hesitate to call this place a dive because it didn’t feel grimy or sleazy — just dingy. The décor is Howard Johnson circa 1983. The crowd was mostly over 50, with several cowboy hats in evidence. The KJ was pleasant and efficient. The sound system was fine and the little stage was cute, and even had some lighting effects. The song book was basically the worst I have ever seen at a karaōke night, but it’s still possible to find something that will work for you in almost any genre. The singers could mostly carry a tune, which is a damn sight more than I can say for the crowd at the Lamplighter.
The food was diner food, basically: sandwiches and burgers, with some bar appetizers and salads that probably lean heavily on iceberg lettuce. I recommend the Comstock Club. The only real downside would be the waitress. She makes herself scarce. We had to ask the bartender to find her and have her come to our table to take our order. She was not reliable about refills.
Oh, and since this place can be a little difficult to find — it’s in the shopping center behind the big liquor store at Mission & Escondido. Allllllll the way back in the corner.

Food good for bar.
Drinks excellent.
Staff excellent.
Karaōke, terrible. Host lame, plays favorites, sings too much,
Much louder on his own mic while singing. Wont adj. Mic for singers. Poor job.
Please hire a new kj anyone!!! still a great bar.

I’ve been a few times for cancer awareness fundraisers. Service was slow, but people seemed genuine. Prices are restaurant level but you are basically just in a bar. If you are out for drinks; cool, enjoy. Going out for dinner? Keep drivinhg.

I have been at the Comstock on several occasions and have to say that it has become my favorite place for breakfast! They only serve on Sat & Sun and I have to say they have the best bloody marys. I like clamato bloody marys and they are OUTSTANDING!
Rose makes the best drinks ever!
I have gone to the Comstock on many nights also they have good food and the entertainment is really good also. If you want to have a good time and relax they have a great variety of patrons, and it is comfortable no matter who you bring! I originally found the Comstock when I got my hair done next door at the Gold Coast by Lisa. She took me over after getting my hair done and I have been going there since!

Ok… I’m going to both agree and disagree with the other review on this place.
It is a little sketchy and a little dirty. A watering hole for the local crowd… and…wait for it… AWESOME.
I went here with some friends from work on a Tuesday evening. TUESDAY! (I think everyone there was drunk already… TUESDAY)
Scene: Karaōke night
People: EVERY WALK OF LIFE… Old people (with oxygen tanks and everything), working class (a table of constuction workers), Wanna-​be Thugs, Actual Thugs, A group of gay guys, a mentally chalenged girl, teachers, and even a few older cougars (Read: leathery skined cougars)
At one point, the Karaōke order went: wanna-​be thug singing Dr. Dre, then… Actual Thug singing Mariah Carey, followed by old lady in a walker (No, I am not making this up) singing the Beatles, followed by a construction worker (he looked like he was going to sing metallica) singing Cher… we were going to leave at this point, but the gay couple told us to «Sit down… you can’t leave during this!»…we sat back down
It was the oddest bar I have ever been to… which made it AWESOME

I would avoid this bar at any cost. Escondido is pretty weak when it comes to a nightlife scene and although the Comstock is a bar, it does little to help the situation. The location is aways from Escondido’s charming and metropolitan downtown area, but the Comstock is near to some sketchy parts of West Mission Blvd.
The Comstock is a watering hole for a lot of Escondido’s middle aged working class residents (the place is worse than Pounders, ’nuff said) but at least the bar gives patrons the option of being able to go out for a drink past midnight, and that is a pretty rare thing in Escondido.