The Collective

Great beer selection and the local music nights are the best! Just what Pb has been needing! We love it here!

Stopped by to watch a band that my friend plays in -- pretty cool place to check out local talent while drinking a cold one. Unique and fun.

I came here earlier tonight for trivia - I highly recommend going, they do it every Tuesday!You order at the bar and they don't serve food, but they do allow you to bring food from other places inside which is nice. It's a super cute ambience and vibe, walked by a million times but I never made it in here before.

Stumbled into the Collective for trivia on a Tuesday and we had so much fun. The vibes are laid back but artsy and cool! Drinks were delicious and fair priced, will definitely come back on our next visit to San Diego!!

They nailed the cozy chill vibe - guaranteed a great spot to hang out with friends or take a date. Decor is on point - local artists' work on the walls, wood keeping it warm, but a high ceiling to keep the sound from getting too loud and providing nice air circulation. It's a cool space. They've got a food menu from the neighboring Taproom - had a nice fresh veggie pizza and chicken strips with a side salad. I wish i could have tried more dishes but my friend is vegetarian (we shared the pizza) and I'm low carb and needed protein. I didn't realize until after that they have some extensive non-alcoholic options, but the drinks looked good and the bartender was really sweet to answer my questions about the food. I mostly came for the Thursday open mic run by a couple open mic veterans. Sign-ups are at 730p and go until 12am- what's crazy is that people get 15 min slots which is 2-3 songs. There's a drumset, but no keyboard/piano. Sound engineer was on point. Featured slot at 10-1030pm. They ask for your IG handle and put it on the marquee while you're playing. Very friendly music community here and great musicians. BUT WAIT there's also Free fresh popcorn from an old school machine WITH toppings including that melted butter stuff from the movie theater. I was surprised to see some negative reviews, but after speaking with someone, apparently they had a bad bartender and security awhile back who have since been replaced with waaay better people. It's great that they are listening to feedback. All in all I would 10/10 recommend the Collective - it's unique, it's cool without being pretentious, food and service are great and the live entertainment rocks. You can't go wrong. I don't live in the area, but if I did, I would definitely make this a regular spot to meet up with friends.

**TOURIST BAE-CATION REVIEW**Drinks - 5/5Service -5/5Ambiance - 5/5Strolling this strip and the doorman was promoting that they were spinning reggae tonight (Thursday night). Thinking appropriation... I'm now intrigued and ready to judge. 1st off they do not have bartenders they have mixologist so whatever your poison is it WILL be DELICIOUS!! The music glad there was an actual DJ and yes ye spun true reggae and great vibez this was not a playlist or jukebox selection so thank you. Whole place is picturesque but came of a little confusing as a collective. The have a whole bookcase full of games if your group need a little loosening up. I can see the pride these owners take in their establishment. HAPPY DRINKING!!!

My absolute favorite spot in Pacific Beach. Service is fantastic, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The beer selection is great and we'll profiled. The cocktails are so unique and tasty... not to mention very much "instagram worthy". The ambiance is awesome, they have fun events going on all throughout the week. Lots of fun games to play so it's a definitely a spot to bring a date. This place supports local artists which is another of many reasons to love it here. I could go on and on but I doubt anyone would read this far. Moral of the story is come to The Collective, you'll love it.

The collective is a great bar if you're just wanting something chill. It's beer and wine only. They have the liquor but it's like that Rice Wine Liquor or whatever it is. As they don't have a liquor license. It's a sister bar to TapRoom. They don't serve food here but you're more than welcome to bring your own and you can order from tap room and they bring it right next door to you. The bartenders are fantastic and so is the manager. They have a lot of board games they also have darts. There is stuff to do here every night whether it's trivia or karaoke or open mic night. So definitely come and check this place out it's a great spot to hang with friends if you don't want that noisy crowded bar scene. Parking is just street parking but since it's further up from the beach it has never been an issue. Also I believe it's pet friendly.

Please consider another venue for a private event! Extremely dissatisfied with the event planning team, Michael and Kristi. Both individuals were extremely unresponsive leading up to my event. I initially decided to go with The Collective for my event venue, as I read on Yelp and other platforms that the service/space was outstanding. However, I was disappointed when calls and texts were left unanswered. Their unresponsive manner caused my party and I to find a new party venue the day before my event due to Michael and Kristi. We were worried that Michael and Kristi wouldn't have been on-site the day of our party (8/24). Please see screenshots.

We held an event here over the weekend. Everything was great! The venue was clean and the ambiance is great. The staff here is FANTASTIC. Everyone was very helpful and hard working. We ordered food from taproom that came exactly when they said and it was delicious. We would definitely use this venue again!