Dba256 Bar & Gallery

I love the ambience, a nice neighborhood beer bar feel. Not pretentious. In the Art Colony downtown Pomona. I am a Pomona Realtor that loves to promote local businesses.

Brenda is a cool and knowledgeable bartender. Customers are classy and open minded. Eclectic entertainment with good vibes all around. Try the cucumber sour michelada.#delicious

Love music on certain days, they have a lot of beer and now it's easily seen they have it all digital on tv screen on top. No more squiting. Only 2 bathrooms which kinda sucks though

Good can beer selection but not many options on tap. A good place to dance on the weekends to live music

Great venue for live music. Comfortable seating, and a fully stocked bar. The bands that get booked here are really cool.

People were friendly, the atmosphere was chill, great venue for up and coming bands, really enjoyed myself. I'd definitely go back.

Great selection of brews and good service! The venue is a very decent size yet intimate for a crowd to enjoy good live music.

Always a chill environment friendly people of the local community who love music. I like going to the open mic night on Tuesday and live bands on the weekend. No cover charge

Always a good spot to grab a drink and check out some live music.

My review is quite dated, I have only been here several times in 2015. Whereas, I did not spend that much time. However, they had a quite selection of beers. Without beer, they had art shows and stand up comedy routines, that were entertaining. So, if you want to listen for live bands or stand up comedy, I would recommend a visit to this establishment!

The best place for a beer in Pomona hands down. The impressive selection of beer is on huge menu at the top of the bar. Staff is always great and interesting to talk to. Depending on the day there's entertainment later into the evening. If any questions about a beer or if you need a recommendation the bartender will gladly come to your aid. The crowd here is a more laid-back and chill than other spots in the downtown if you're trying to avoid the drama and fights at the clubs. You can't go wrong here.

The coolest place to be in the IE on the weekends. Great bands and cool vibe. Shout out to Erica and John for holding down the fort and keeping the drinks flowing. If you love wine, beer, and kick ass art --- this is the place to be.

An interesting bar venue in downtown Pomona with a really big beer selection. The venue area has cool lighting and a good amount of seating, both long, high bar tables and shorter tables with a booth on one side. The bathrooms are OK, pretty punk-ish vibe to them (and I think the men’s stall needs some updating on the lock situation). Overall it’s a pretty decent spot for beer and music. I didn’t try the food so cannot comment on it yet.

Hadn't really gone out in a long time in this type of environment. It was nice to enjoy the band playing as usual and they always have my favorite sculpin beer IPA. It was nice to be out back at dba.

I loved Goth night here!!! It was so much fun and I met some incredible people!

Great service and lots of great beer (mainly bottle with a few drafts), Goodwin's list, and chill space! Worth a visit.

Christopher Gorrie

An interesting bar venue in downtown Pomona with a really big beer selection. The venue area has cool lighting and a good amount of seating, both long, high bar tables and shorter tables with a booth on one side. The bathrooms are OK, pretty punk-ish vibe to them (and I think the men’s stall needs some updating on the lock situation). Overall it’s a pretty decent spot for beer and music. I didn’t try the food so cannot comment on it yet.

Ryan Bonillas

Hadn't really gone out in a long time in this type of environment. It was nice to enjoy the band playing as usual and they always have my favorite sculpin beer IPA. It was nice to be out back at dba.

Becca Whiteman (The abnormal flute)

I loved Goth night here!!! It was so much fun and I met some incredible people!

Kyle

Great service and lots of great beer (mainly bottle with a few drafts), Goodwin's list, and chill space! Worth a visit.

Nice bar to check out some local live music. Accasionally some college band will surprise you with some rocking good tunes. The selection of drinks is pretty good too. Not sure if its just s beer and wine or full liquor bar. I'll have go again to find out.

This is a fantastic venue, I came for a live DJ event and I couldn't be happier. The beer selection is generous and they also have other drinks like wine. This is all around a great bar.

I haven't been here in quite some time, but I enjoy the service, the atmosphere, and everything is 10/10!

Couldn’t recommend this place more! My partner and I were visiting here from Atlanta and one thing we kept saying was we wish we had a bar like this back home. Great selection, great service from the bartenders, and great music! They had a live DJ when we went and she had a great music selection. Hope to be back someday!

This bar is a vibe!! We came in here after seeing a show at the glass house. Priscilla was our bartender and she is awesome!!! She is so nice and personable and just genuinely one of those people that puts off amazing vibes! This bar also has so much more to offer than just wine. Plenty of beers, specialty beers/drinks. The next time we come to the Glass House for a show, we will definitely be stopping in again! Special shoutout to the people around us at the bar who were so friendly. No one felt like strangers, we all just collectively started talking, and sharing awesome stories. It feels rare that these things happen, and it was just nice to make genuine human connections!! I highly recommend this bar!! If it’s this good on a Monday, I am sure the weekend is a lot of fun!!

I used to live in the area, it was my favorite place to go for a beer on a weekend night. The bartenders were friendly, the regulars were nice local people, the beer selection was always on top. The bands playing were good. I loved the vibe and the atmosphere. I try to visit whenever I'm in town.

Great place to see bands that are playing, gothic alt people here.

Cool place to see bands play and have a drink.

This is a great spot, good beer at reasonable prices. It's a good place to watch live bands.

Has a very good selection of beers and wines. The vibe is really casual, and they usually have a good selection of music. I enjoy coming in here for a quick drink and just relax. If you are in the area and just want some place to relax and have a drink amidst the partying crowd, this place is good.

mart T

Great place to see bands that are playing, gothic alt people here.

Ashley Mora

I haven't been here in quite some time, but I enjoy the service, the atmosphere, and everything is 10/10!

Ray Arroyo

Cool place to see bands play and have a drink.

Matthew

Always a good spot to grab a drink and check out some live music.

Derrick Suede

This is a fantastic venue, I came for a live DJ event and I couldn't be happier. The beer selection is generous and they also have other drinks like wine. This is all around a great bar.

Fabian Perez

This is a great spot, good beer at reasonable prices. It's a good place to watch live bands.

Christian Rivera

Couldn’t recommend this place more! My partner and I were visiting here from Atlanta and one thing we kept saying was we wish we had a bar like this back home. Great selection, great service from the bartenders, and great music! They had a live DJ when we went and she had a great music selection. Hope to be back someday!

David RodEsc

I used to live in the area, it was my favorite place to go for a beer on a weekend night. The bartenders were friendly, the regulars were nice local people, the beer selection was always on top. The bands playing were good. I loved the vibe and the atmosphere. I try to visit whenever I'm in town.

Shaina Drees

This bar is a vibe!! We came in here after seeing a show at the glass house. Priscilla was our bartender and she is awesome!!! She is so nice and personable and just genuinely one of those people that puts off amazing vibes! This bar also has so much more to offer than just wine. Plenty of beers, specialty beers/drinks. The next time we come to the Glass House for a show, we will definitely be stopping in again! Special shoutout to the people around us at the bar who were so friendly. No one felt like strangers, we all just collectively started talking, and sharing awesome stories. It feels rare that these things happen, and it was just nice to make genuine human connections!! I highly recommend this bar!! If it’s this good on a Monday, I am sure the weekend is a lot of fun!!

Molly G

Has a very good selection of beers and wines. The vibe is really casual, and they usually have a good selection of music. I enjoy coming in here for a quick drink and just relax. If you are in the area and just want some place to relax and have a drink amidst the partying crowd, this place is good.

A very comfortable & chill bar/Lounge with a diverse & interesting collection of Kraft Beer on tap & bottled. I went on a Thursday & there was a Rock Band as well as a DJ that spun everything from jazz to Hip Hop.

Nice wine bar and bottle room. Very hipster. The bottled beers are too expensive for 12 oz. dba would be a lot better with a rotating tap list. For the love of God, stop pouring my Belgians in Stella goblets.........

Chill place to hangout. Quiet atmosphere but you make it as loud as you want (the crowd in there when I went was going off). I rarely drink but I do stop by for an occasional drink when I'm headed to a show around the corner, hence the 4 stars. Check it out for yourself.

I've seen several bands perform here, and overall a decent venue. Hip crowd. No beers on tap, but several bottled options.

Cool vibe, live music and clean.beer selection is huge! This place has the potential to be the hottest spot in the area.

Great place to hear great music and perform. Bathrooms are needing work, but great place all around.

Alvaro Rodriguez

Cool vibe, live music and clean.beer selection is huge! This place has the potential to be the hottest spot in the area.

Denise D

Great place to hear great music and perform. Bathrooms are needing work, but great place all around.

If you are looking for a place to go and listen to a lot of different bands, this is the place. I didn't try the food or drinks during my visit. The restrooms are okay, and the venue is decent, can get crowded. Was here as a roadie, was able to get in, setup, have band play and get back out easily enough. Would return in the future.

Thomas Wyatt

If you are looking for a place to go and listen to a lot of different bands, this is the place. I didn't try the food or drinks during my visit. The restrooms are okay, and the venue is decent, can get crowded. Was here as a roadie, was able to get in, setup, have band play and get back out easily enough. Would return in the future.

Cool venue to watch live music but their bathrooms are horrid. Ive been here twice and the first time there was vomit on the floor of the ladies and the second someone had peed in the waste bin. Guess that what you expect from a bar though Haha. The staff was really nice though.

What in the actual… wine bar? That needs to be removed from the name. The bartender was absent from any customer service or normal bar knowledge. The wine has an open date of 3 weeks ago! Looks like a cool spot for shows maybe and the beer selection is there but wine? Nayyyy. I’d love to support local and will return but not for the grapes!

Karen Joy

What in the actual… wine bar? That needs to be removed from the name. The bartender was absent from any customer service or normal bar knowledge. The wine has an open date of 3 weeks ago! Looks like a cool spot for shows maybe and the beer selection is there but wine? Nayyyy. I’d love to support local and will return but not for the grapes!

I like dba but for the amount of people they get for events they need to have a bigger restroom. They only have one stall in each with people waiting. Do better.

I have sang a couple songs here before no different than any other bar I have been in. This place has some different types of bands may be a bit type of a style I may not be interested playing myself. With a open mind you can enjoy any type of music. I'm into the Hardcore underground ThrashMetal myself. Anyway enjoy. Very nice bar as far as I can see so far.

I have been a patron of DBA for well over a decade now. I have always enjoyed the wide selection of beers, and it has always been a great place to meet with friends. At my last visit however, I was extremely disappointed. As soon as we entered, I got hit with the smell of urine and old mop water. The whole floor was sticky, and the smell was throughout the whole bar. I was a bit embarrassed, since we were meeting up with family from out of town. The whole thing made it difficult to enjoy my beer, but we were all good sports about it and stuck around to catch up while having a drink. I eventually braced myself to go to the bathroom, readying myself for an even worse experience. To my surprise, IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT SMELLED NICE. The bathroom was impeccably clean and well-stocked. Literally a breath of fresh air. I am writing this review because I have many fond memories of this bar, and I truly want to see the business continue so I can visit for decades more. Wishing this place the absolute best, and for them to please improve their service and hygiene.

Onely Flores

I have been a patron of DBA for well over a decade now. I have always enjoyed the wide selection of beers, and it has always been a great place to meet with friends. At my last visit however, I was extremely disappointed. As soon as we entered, I got hit with the smell of urine and old mop water. The whole floor was sticky, and the smell was throughout the whole bar. I was a bit embarrassed, since we were meeting up with family from out of town. The whole thing made it difficult to enjoy my beer, but we were all good sports about it and stuck around to catch up while having a drink. I eventually braced myself to go to the bathroom, readying myself for an even worse experience. To my surprise, IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT SMELLED NICE. The bathroom was impeccably clean and well-stocked. Literally a breath of fresh air. I am writing this review because I have many fond memories of this bar, and I truly want to see the business continue so I can visit for decades more. Wishing this place the absolute best, and for them to please improve their service and hygiene.

Ray Primrose

I have sang a couple songs here before no different than any other bar I have been in. This place has some different types of bands may be a bit type of a style I may not be interested playing myself. With a open mind you can enjoy any type of music. I'm into the Hardcore underground ThrashMetal myself. Anyway enjoy. Very nice bar as far as I can see so far.

On 2/10 around 12:30 ish a painting fell on me. I was sitting along the wall and it fell from the wall. The workers saw and heard but didn’t attend me. I yelled because of the pain. The guard came to see what happened but just took the painting. No one asked if I was ok or offered me ice to put on my injury. I immediately felt my thigh swell up. I had an about 5 finger wide bruise from the painting and now have a permanent dent and bruise. So bad customer service.

I used to come in here all the time from approximately 2012-2018. I never really go out to bars anymore, but recently wanted to attend a goth night closer to me instead of driving much further. Attended The Coven event, and I was super excited to just get out. I ordered a beer, and then told the bartender to keep a tab open for me. I then ordered a second beer about 10 minutes later when the bartender came to find me. She stated that she couldn't find my card. Long story short, she lost or gave someone else my card then claimed I must have closed my tab and didn't pay attention when she put the card on the bar. I stayed at the bar for about 5 minutes after ordering, and she never gave me a receipt to sign. One thing to note was that she showed me some girls debit card that had my same last name and asked me if that was me. It was obviously a girls name on that card, and I told her that it wasn't me. This girl was about to give me someone else's card. The worst part was that she didn't apologize, she just kept saying "I don't know what you want me to tell you." The other employees including the person in charge didn't seem to care either. It was a lesson learned, that I will never come in here again let alone leave a tab open anywhere in these places. Use cash only if you come here. I have read some older reviews on here where people say that they got ignored for not being regulars. Definitely got that clicky vibe here. They serve the corner of the bar constantly and just stay there. Also, the restrooms smell like years of accumulated urine. Definitely must have changed ownership since I was last here. This place used to be one of the nicer places to grab drinks at.