Tremont St. Sports Bar & Restaurant

Tremont St. Sports Bar & Restaurant
311 N Tremont St
Oceanside, CA 92054

(760) 435-9555

The Tremont St. Bar is an average, casual, beer/wine bar with ok food, but it is not much of a sports bar. There is no sports memorabilia in the whole place. COME ON! REPRESENT! They have several crappy old TV's hanging around the dining area and behind the bar they have 3 really dark big screen rear projection TV's and two nice LCD widescreens (the only TV's worth watching in the place.) I was there to watch a Padres game and it was not on any of the TV's until I asked them to turn it on. They quickly did so, but that is not a good thing for something that calls itself a sports bar. Also, for just being a beer bar, their draft selection is pretty poor, with only 6 taps with Guinness, Firehouse, and Fat Tire being the highlights.
They also serve a black and tan varient made with Guinness and Fat Tire but I think they do not maintain their lines very well as the beer tasted pretty bitter and we ended up switching to bottles. They serve about a dozen different beers in bottles... a pretty average selection. Sake shots are also served in various fruit flavors that look like shampoo. The bartenders tend to be good looking rocker chicks w/tattoos and piercings and they were friendly and fast. They have some sidewalk seating and the bar itself is pretty big with lots of seats. Overall, not a bad place to watch a game and have a few drinks but certainly nothing to go out of your way for.

R.I.P. Rusty Spur

Well, I didn't have a chance to get to this one before they served thier last drink. The Rusty Spur in Oceanside had been open for over 50 years. It was a total dive. They got busted for the 2nd time in 3 years for serving minors, so rather than start a 45 day suspension, the new owners (who also own Bub's) decided to shut it down. It is supposed to open up again in a few months with a new name as a higher class joint. Bub's also now has it's new name, The Pier View Pub, but looks like shit because it is just on a craptastic banner hung over the old sign. I did not venture inside to see if they started serving cocktails there or not.