The Hub

Awesome karaoke show…. It’s so nice to see professional hosts back to work. Great ambiance. Love the karaoke hostess Leigh. Definitely worth repeating

The Bartender Was A Pretty Cool Guy. I'm From Kingman Arizona. I Can't Wait To Go Back

Love it here. Karaoke with Lee on Saturday night's is off the chain. Steve the owner is an awesome dude. Tony ,and Tony are also topnotch! The new jukebox and sound system is incredible. If I could give it 10 stars I would....

Seedy bar where the locals hang out. 5 stars if you dig that vibe. Otherwise, you’ll probably agree with the other 1 star reviews here.

Brian Huang

Seedy bar where the locals hang out. 5 stars if you dig that vibe. Otherwise it’s 1 star.

sterling james

The Bartender Was A Pretty Cool Guy. I'm From Kingman Arizona. I Can't Wait To Go Back

Carlos Molina

Awesome karaoke show…. It’s so nice to see professional hosts back to work. Great ambiance. Love the karaoke hostess Leigh. Definitely worth repeating

Lisa spinelli (Goddess of Love)

Love it here. Karaoke with Lee on Saturday night's is off the chain. Steve the owner is an awesome dude. Tony ,and Tony are also topnotch! The new jukebox and sound system is incredible. If I could give it 10 stars I would....

A great place for locals and tourists trying to find a local spot. Jazmin is fantastic and she was super friendly and helpful with information about the town. If you want to interact with the locals in Ojai definitely check this place out.

Adrian Sanchez

A great place for locals and tourists trying to find a local spot. Jazmin is fantastic and she was super friendly and helpful with information about the town. If you want to interact with the locals in Ojai definitely check this place out.

First off I recognize that this is a dive bar. It didn’t smell bad which was nice. An entrance in the front and an entrance in the back, cash only. Two salty dogs working the bar, who seemed to never have enough change, consistently giving back 5 to 10 dollar notes as if you will tip them more than 1-2 dollars for each beer. The karaoke was top notch and the MC held it down. Girlfriend was annoyed by the fact that the salty dogs handed out free plastic water bottles to replace their laziness of washing some cups, so much unnecessary plastic. Overall we liked the classy coors banquet in a bottle and the enthusiastic karaoke crowd, 3.2 stars out of 5.

Austin

First off I recognize that this is a dive bar. It didn’t smell bad which was nice. An entrance in the front and an entrance in the back, cash only. Two salty dogs working the bar, who seemed to never have enough change, consistently giving back 5 to 10 dollar notes as if you will tip them more than 1-2 dollars for each beer. The karaoke was top notch and the MC held it down. Girlfriend was annoyed by the fact that the salty dogs handed out free plastic water bottles to replace their laziness of washing some cups, so much unnecessary plastic. Overall we liked the classy coors banquet in a bottle and the enthusiastic karaoke crowd, 3.2 stars out of 5.

Good dive bar. Biggest problem is that they relied on customers money for music. Your jukebox should be on auto play in between customer requests. The bar was literally silent unless you paid $1 a song.

M

Good dive bar. Biggest problem is that they relied on customers money for music. Your jukebox should be on auto play in between customer requests. The bar was literally silent unless you paid $1 a song.

Super predatory behavior welcomed at The Hub. Went on a Wednesday night and it was unexpectedly busy. A woman hopped behind the bar to help out, and kept giving my friend free drinks. After the rush, she came out from behind the bar and started making out with my friend. I told the bartender my friend didn't want to make out with her and that she had a girlfriend and the bartender walked away. A little bit later, she came back, pushed me aside to get back to my friend, pulled her away, and started making out again. I pulled them apart again and said the woman needed to leave us alone. She stepped away for a bit but as she passed me to go back to the bar, she threw her drink on me. She went to make herself another drink and acted like it never happened and I was the causing a problem. I called a few days later to speak to the owner because he needed to know what was going on with people working at the bar and my call was never returned. After speaking to friends and other Ojai residents about the Hub, so many of them have stories of people being predatory and retaliating when boundaries are put up and it's shocking more people don't know how dangerous this place can be

Taylor Norton

Super predatory behavior welcomed at The Hub. Went on a Wednesday night and it was unexpectedly busy. A woman hopped behind the bar to help out, and kept giving my friend free drinks. After the rush, she came out from behind the bar and started making out with my friend. I told the bartender my friend didn't want to make out with her and that she had a girlfriend and the bartender walked away. A little bit later, she came back, pushed me aside to get back to my friend, pulled her away, and started making out again. I pulled them apart again and said the woman needed to leave us alone. She stepped away for a bit but as she passed me to go back to the bar, she threw her drink on me. She went to make herself another drink and acted like it never happened and I was the causing a problem. I called a few days later to speak to the owner because he needed to know what was going on with people working at the bar and my call was never returned. After speaking to friends and other Ojai residents about the Hub, so many of them have stories of people being predatory and retaliating when boundaries are put up and it's shocking more people don't know how dangerous this place can be

Wont accept passports…. PASSPORTS. This is ridiculous. How am i meant to have a legal california ID if I’m Australian. This makes no sense and I’m extremely disappointed. Only happens when the same man is working, every other employer is fine with it.

Avoid at all costs. The curmudgeon, balding bartender was rude and horribly off putting. Will never come back. This place is a complete dump.

Came here for my bachelorette with my friends who are all professional dancers, and the grumpy bartender came over and told us to “turn down the heat”. Don’t go here unless you don’t want to have fun.

We came in expecting a dive bar, but this place is a dive bar about to go under. There is no staff, besides the rude and incompetent owner. He couldn’t even make a ‘your choice’ and coke correctly. The shelves behind the bar are bare, many of the bottles having less than a shot in them. Decided to try a beer after the cocktail disappointment, but there hardly is any in stock. Upon ordering, we were again berated by the owner touting the cash only policy they have. This was very unnecessary, as the place was empty and we had no problem with paying cash, as we did for the first round. I regret tipping well for the poor cock tail. We went down the street to ‘The Pub’ where they had friendly staff, live music, and a stocked bar.

I was leaving the Doors cover concert with a girlfriend at libby Bowl. We got there late. We each bought one can of wine and hadn't finished it. It was our first drink of the night. We walked across the street to the Hub. The gray-haired bar tender said no outside alcohol allowed. We quitely went outside to the back to finish our $14 can of wine. My friend and I were speaking to a couple of interesting Mexican gentlemen. They were funny making us laugh. When we attempted to go back inside, he was out there and told us we could not come in and he would not serve us. I asked to use the restroom, and he refused. I really don't understand why he acted this way. We had one wine, and we were very respectful. We didn't even say anything when he told us to leave. My friend said what the heck just happened. Maybe he didn't like those guys. Maybe he didn't like the way we looked. We didn't smoke. We honestly just were laughing with a couple of strangers. I just can't figure out why we were treated this way.

The locals do not want you at their bar! We had a large easy going group come in after a great wedding wanting to continue the celebrations. Several us of could tell right away the vibe was not good. We were right....Bartender was a jerk and locals we're looking for a fight. I've been to a lot of dive bars when traveling and had a great time but highly recommend skipping this one!

The bartender/owner denied my 27 year old friend service because she had a passport for ID. He said “I don’t like passports.” He then kicked our entire group out of his bar saying he can refuse service to anyone. He was yelling “bye” and giving us the peace sign. We were a group of moms just trying to have a fun night out on the town. I am shocked at how poorly we were treated for absolutely no reason. Do not give this man your business.

Tanya Karn

Came here for my bachelorette with my friends who are all professional dancers, and the grumpy bartender came over and told us to “turn down the heat”. Don’t go here unless you don’t want to have fun.

Joe Ball

We came in expecting a dive bar, but this place is a dive bar about to go under. There is no staff, besides the rude and incompetent owner. He couldn’t even make a ‘your choice’ and coke correctly. The shelves behind the bar are bare, many of the bottles having less than a shot in them. Decided to try a beer after the cocktail disappointment, but there hardly is any in stock. Upon ordering, we were again berated by the owner touting the cash only policy they have. This was very unnecessary, as the place was empty and we had no problem with paying cash, as we did for the first round. I regret tipping well for the poor cock tail. We went down the street to ‘The Pub’ where they had friendly staff, live music, and a stocked bar.

T. E.

I was leaving the Doors cover concert with a girlfriend at libby Bowl. We got there late. We each bought one can of wine and hadn't finished it. It was our first drink of the night. We walked across the street to the Hub. The gray-haired bar tender said no outside alcohol allowed. We quitely went outside to the back to finish our $14 can of wine. My friend and I were speaking to a couple of interesting Mexican gentlemen. They were funny making us laugh. When we attempted to go back inside, he was out there and told us we could not come in and he would not serve us. I asked to use the restroom, and he refused. I really don't understand why he acted this way. We had one wine, and we were very respectful. We didn't even say anything when he told us to leave. My friend said what the heck just happened. Maybe he didn't like those guys. Maybe he didn't like the way we looked. We didn't smoke. We honestly just were laughing with a couple of strangers. I just can't figure out why we were treated this way.

Henry Reed

Avoid at all costs. The curmudgeon, balding bartender was rude and horribly off putting. Will never come back. This place is a complete dump.

Sally Swoboda

The locals do not want you at their bar! We had a large easy going group come in after a great wedding wanting to continue the celebrations. Several us of could tell right away the vibe was not good. We were right....Bartender was a jerk and locals we're looking for a fight. I've been to a lot of dive bars when traveling and had a great time but highly recommend skipping this one!

Catherine Matthew

Wont accept passports…. PASSPORTS. This is ridiculous. How am i meant to have a legal california ID if I’m Australian. This makes no sense and I’m extremely disappointed. Only happens when the same man is working, every other employer is fine with it.

Kelsey Crouse

The bartender/owner denied my 27 year old friend service because she had a passport for ID. He said “I don’t like passports.” He then kicked our entire group out of his bar saying he can refuse service to anyone. He was yelling “bye” and giving us the peace sign. We were a group of moms just trying to have a fun night out on the town. I am shocked at how poorly we were treated for absolutely no reason. Do not give this man your business.