Haunted Head Saloon

Fun place. Bartender was great! Porthole in the woman's bathroom 😆

This is my absolute fave bar of all time! I know all the bartenders including Mariah, Shawna, Dave. Albert. The atmosphere and mix of customers here changes almost hourly. Drinks are cheap some beers are dollar off until 6 PM Come by and meet some locals in Oceanside’s unpretentious down to earth dive bar!

I used to love this dive bar. Cheap drinks, good pour, jukebox. The prices have gone way up. No longer dive bar prices. $14 for a Bullett bourbon neat.

First class ocean local place, complete with all the paper money you’d ever need on the walls and ceiling. Good music and vibes selected by everyone. Friendly locals and bartenders, including especially young and beautiful Alexandra.

I've been in this city for many decades and never walked into this place and there's nothing but regret! OMG!! The music, the vibe, the bartenders... Ugh, its Awesome! I'm a straight shooter, I'll give you the good and the bad. The best and worst because that's what I would want to know when I'm deciding on a place. The vibe... From the first step into this joint I knew I was in love. It's a dive bar without the sticky counter tops. Great music, great pours, great people, great vibe. No drama, but all of th classic feels were looking for. The decor is generations old. You want culture, you've got it here. There's so many different additions customers have added over the years. I love how open and accepting it is here. They literally ARE the local vibe. The drinks are great. I've been in a number of places that charge high end prices for watered down drinks and this isn't it. Coming directly from a "high end" establishment into here, I was knocked on my heels. I got everything I was looking for in a single place (minus food). Parking. It's Oceanside. There's so much parking here, just do it. Last note. I heard a nasty rumor Haunted Head isnt going to be here much longer. It's been open is '93 or before. Drop your dinner dates and come here before the last of our culture is gone! You won't be sorry.

Always a trip to The Head when visiting Oceanside. Great pours and great Bartenders and Manager. Long bar seats probably 12 to 15 people. Plenty of additional high tops. Bar only, no food but there are plenty of options surrounding. Easy walk from all Oceanside hotels. Highly recommend and always will return.

When I reached out to Haunted Head about the bartender giving herself an unauthorized additional tip, the response I received was "You’re complaining about that? Seriously?" (See attached photo.) Full Story: I have called on two separate days, requesting to speak to the manager, and both times I was denied the ability to. The second time I called, the woman who answered the phone hung up on me. Her voice sounded the same as the voice of the woman displayed in the attached photo, who perpetually yelled at me in the bar because she was unaware that the tip I left for her was placed on a different card. When I tried to explain this to her, she didn’t understand me, and continued to yell at me, very loudly, in front of other customers and the other staff member, making us all extremely uncomfortable, and quite honestly very alarmed. Upon review of my credit card charges, I see that she gave herself an additional tip without permission, and charged me $50. I am now uncomfortable with returning to Haunted Head, and have not returned, because I am worried I will run into this woman again if I do, or have my money stolen again.