Cheers Bar

This is advertised as a gay dive bar. It should be advertised just as a neighborhood bar. The crowd was mostly straight.

The bartender was super friendly and drinks were reasonably priced.

It has a AMI Jukebox but by the time I arrived there was no way anything I tried to play would be. The AMI selection of music was very outdated. I found only one recent song in an excessive amount of searching but my taste in music probably wasn't appropriate for the crowd.

First time here and had a blast!
Great atmosphere great people great music! Go see Anthony,he's a great bartender.

Great place with a great vibe. Mike, one of the bartenders, is especially great. His drinks and personality are A++++

Cheers is just an all around good time. Thing is they mastered keeping things simple. There's alcohol, music, fun regulars, modestly priced drinks that are consistently strong and a juke box so you can hear exactly what you want.

Side thing. Daevionne's drinks are bomb. Best bartender EVER! He's there Sunday nights!

Genuinely the worst bar I have been to in my 20+ years of living in San Diego. Unequivocally the worst bartender I have had the misfortune of overtipping in many years. Go to any other establishment nearby. Get a beer and go for a walk in the park across the street. Go to lancers. Get Thai. This is not the place.

The sandwiches here are always on point. The employees are super nice and attentive. Best deli sandwiches I've had. Highly recommend this place. I appreciate the great service and fantastic sandwiches. My go to is the tuna with sprouts, jalapeno and croissant!

We love visiting this divey gay bar in Uni Heights. Stevan is an excellent bartender. Always nice running into other locals and playing pool.

If you want to listen to music be prepared for those in front of you throwing down $20 in the juke box to take over for the night.

Lots of fun times here for 17 years.

Very unsettling experience tonight. Was with a few friends visiting from out-of-town. This was actually the second time I have seen this bartender lose it on a customer, and it's only my fourth ever visit to the bar. A guy came in, went to greet his friends and the bartender (Mike?) started screaming obscenities, pounding on the bar, even physically came out from behind the bar after the dude for a sec. The bouncer did eventually take the dude outside, but even he seemed confused about it all, and he had to spend as much time calling off the rabid bartender! The whole place went silent, how AWKWARD! I do not know these guys relationship but the bartender was way out of line in how he handled this situation. (He did later apologize to us, but too little too late) No thanks.
We had a couple drinks, good prices, but not worth the stress.

The drinks were ok, the pool table dilapidated but we still had fun playing. What irked me about this place is that just today during a very hot afternoon, my two buddies and I popped in to have a drink and shoot some pool. The bartender immediately made us put our shirts on. We were appalled. This is a gay bar and we are gay and where did this rule come from... simulation of het values and norms? The Eagle and other gay bars do not make you put your shirt on... in fact, they give you drink specials if you are shirtless. What has become of our gay culture and traditions?! There is no "law" against being shirtless in a gay bar. What gives?! Shame on Cheers!

Chill spot, def a dive bar experience compared to most around hillcrest :) had a Moscow mule