The best lil freak show of a bar around. The best people run the joint and they hire the best! It's got a chill indoor seating area with couches and a competitive (free) pool table. Additional outdoor seating really completes the vibe of the place. Cash only, but an atm in the front is there if you need.

The ambience is incredible. The lighting is dim, but you can still see around pretty good. The beers on tap are amazing, and I hear that they have coffee in the morning time which I'm gonna have to try. Had a few drinks here last night and was very impressed with the overall setting, you enter a really cozy room that's decorated in chic antiques, they even have plants hanging from the ceiling in the middle where the pool table is, I just love the fact that there's also a patio in the back, so if you're a tobacco smoker or just like having fresh air with your drinks this place is the cutest little go to hole in the wall bar. My new favorite:) a little crowded, but what bar isn't? Great vibes.

I love this place so much. Cash only, and the pinball machine ate my 50 cents, but the pacman game works! It's no frills, and they have instant noodles and pop tarts and other snacks behind the bar that you can buy. We got a Radler and an Lambic. They apparently open super early (7:30am). There is also an outdoor patio with heat lamps. Can't wait to come back here.

An eclectic neighborhood bar/coffee shop. Tons of trinkets and art on the walls.. an interesting place. We ordered a tea and hot chocolate, brought our computers and knocked out some work. The wifi was good and couches were comfortable. Service was friendly. Smoking is allowed, so if you have a sensitive nose this isn't the place for you.

There is exactly one really good place in all of Santa Barbara, and this is it. No, you can't get a cocktail or use your effn ApplePay. No, you can't order Tapas or brunch or goddamn avocado toast. Yes, you can feel at home among genuine people. Yes, you can choose from among many wonderful coffee, beer, and wine selections, served with care and warm attention from the beautiful people who work hard here. Yes, you can come early in the morning; leave, and then come back late at night. You can get some work done. Yes, you can smoke on the patio! No, you may not ask others not to smoke on the Patio. Yes, you can lounge well, read peacefully, play games (including billiards), and gather your friends for a delightful time together among yourselves and many others. Elsie's says Yes. As long as Santa Barbara does -- apparently Elsie's is not a legacy-enough business to avoid being displaced. No, Santa Barbara. Please, don't. https://www.sitelinesb.com/proposed-apartment-complex-to-displace-elsies-tavern-and-green-table/

Having some non-caffeinated tea after a latte at my new favorite morning spot taking some morning meetings from the patio with Elsie's free wifi. I've been coming here for years at night but never knew they were open in the mornings!!! Best kept secret!!

I don't want to review Elsie's. It's my spot, I go there all the time. It has a vibe, it has a crowd and it has an amazing poster of Easy Rider.... Maybe I should say it's a horrible place. They don't take credit cards, don't have a full liquor license so it's pretty much a beer and wine spot, But unless I post a review I worry that my photos might not show up. They have beers on draft. Good ones too!! Oh and the beers in bottles. My favorites!! Chimay, Roquefort Trappist and Delerium Tremens. Oh wow, most people don't love those so just stay away. The staff....if they love you, they really love you and if they don't.... Kind of a Honey Badger thing (look it up on YouTube) So there it is, I adore the place because I agree with it, many others do too. If you don't I'm guessing that nobody who has any involvement with Elsie's will lose much sleep over it and that is why I love them.

Bottom Line: A great little bar I CANNOT believe that I have never been to this place especially since I grew up in this town. I love everything about this place; engine block coffee table, Cagiva gas tank in the rafters, lost of comfy places to sit, patio in the front and the back....the bar tender was super friendly and the people there were cool... and its got Pac Man! Loved the Boont Amber too. Check out this spot if you havent

I came here with my friend Jules a while back, during safer times, as we were meeting some of her classmates. It was strange for me to no longer be in school but to still be interacting with people in an academia-oriented space. It was interesting mingling as an adult, but there were good vibes abound. We had some really sweet bartenders serving us, with some really funny mishearing of me asking for something sweet to drink. "Can I get something sweet?" "Coke?" "Something with alcohol in it?" "Sprite." "With alcohol!" "Oh!!!" I have a sweet tooth but I am still trying to be a grown up, so could you blame me? The drink I had was pretty good though I couldn't remember what it was. I trust the bartenders could make more sweet drinks for people like me who don't like the bitter taste of alcohol.