The Junction Diner & Lounge

The Junction features $2 well drinks and 7 days of karaoke each week. The stage is great. KJ Tiff's sound is awesome. The atmosphere is pleasant. The bar has a nice selection of spirits and soft liquors. It's a great place to stop on a drive between LA and NorCal and get some karaoke in, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a fun night of cheap drinks, a friendly atmosphere, and some karaoke fun.

This restaurant is attached to the Duniya Hotel, but it's not just for guests. We went here twice for breakfast. The food itself is basic breakfast fare (eggs, hash browns, toast, bacon), and the lower rating is because of the extremely slow service, but the price for that breakfast (currently) is $2.99. It's the cheapest breakfast I've seen in years! If your counting change and hungry for breakfast in Bakersfield, give this place a shot.

Stopped in for karaoke and holiday specials while looking for a way to break up a drive between SoCal & NorCal. Pleasantly surprised by the sound quality (KJ Tiff) and we will likely make this a stop again in the future when trying to find ways to break up long drives. Friendly patrons, drinks were a great deal during the holiday specials.

Came here for my second time and had the worst time . Starting off the bartender who serve me and my girlfriend wasn't so nice and greeting. I order a beer on tap that had more than a half inch of foam and tasted a bit bitter . My girlfriend had order a Michelada which taste like shit water down tomato juice. We brought it up to the bartender who then suggested to give her another chance to make another on which she did and still was terrible . It was karaoke night so my girlfriend added her name to the list a list that hardly any people but yet took 35 mins for her to get a chance to sing a song . When she did I had gotten up from my seat no more then 5 mins to record came back to my seat and my beer , my girlfriend drink , and food was all gone . When I brought it up to the Bartender she said she thought we left cus we didn't cover our beer but yet she seen me get up and walk to the stage to record my girlfriend. I ask if she can repour our drinks and refused unless we paid . I ask for a manager number and was told if I wanted to speak with management I would had to catch them on their time when their when their there on random hours . Worst bar I been too terrible bartenders . Out dated atmosphere and environment . Seems like okay white gets the best treatment and would only recommend this place . DONT COME HERE EVER !!!

Came here last night after a long train ride . On a Friday night it was pretty dead at 12am, I dont mind that. What I do mind is the dirty looks I got from other people AND one particular bartender , why? Maybe because I'm a person of color ? Who knows ? I walked in alone with smiles and no reason for anybody to dislike me. Sat down ordered a Rum Punch from the bartender, she didn't know how to make it so she searched it up which was fine with me! It was good , I tipped her as well , she was nice. (Taller lady with brown hair )Second bartender had an attitude ( a shorter lady with dark hair ). Asked for directions to the bathroom and told her I'd have to leave my backpack and drink here at the bar! When I returned from the bathroom , my bags were knocked over and my straw was missing from my cup ! Now as a female traveling alone , I notice small things like that. When I asked the bartender about my straw she said my cup had knocked over so she filled it ... YEA RIGHT ! I would've seen if my drink fell! And she didn't even know what I was drinking to make it again! The other bartender had left! And also , my drink wasn't full , it was exactly where I left it at.. you mean to tell me she had the recipe to make half of the cup? Smh.. I told her I needed to know if my drink had been tampered with cause that's messed up! And my bags on the floor ? What's up with that ? My experience here was bad, if you are POC like me , don't go.

Nice happy atmosphere , bartenders were fast and friendly. There's a pool table , jukebox and karaoke. Bloody Mary was tasty and the Grilled chicken Ceasar salad was amazing ! They have a really good bar menu with lots to choose from , we tried the mozzarella sticks too and they were delicious. Prices are reasonable especially the cocktails , we'll definitely be back

Since my original review was removed for "violating terms of service" (whatever that means,) I'm back to leave another one :). Don't come here for karaoke unless you're friends with the host and his group of friends who show up every single week to dominate the stage and deny other paying customers the right to participate. They literally use this as their own selfish private party. You MIGHT get like one song in if you're lucky...but otherwise you have to know the host and be part of their clique, and then you get to sing as quickly and as often as you'd like. What a joke. Patrons who come here are mostly backwoods frump supporters with a couple screws loose, but that's typical for this area of Bakersfield.

I had a room booked at the hotel for work and at check in they gave me a breakfast voucher. Pretty simple little diner, I loved it. Nothing fancy. It was nice not to do the typical continental breakfast thing. Very sterile. One, I really like the old diner feel. Second, you get the personal touch from a wait staff. The food wasn't anything to write home about but it wasn't bad either. I will def be back.

Tabatha is the funniest bartender and is quick and efficient!! So fun, come check it out

Food was great, service was great, very clean. Would definitely be back. Pancakes and coffee y'all.