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The Hive Sports Bar and Grill

Restaurant Bar Sports bar

😐 Listen, I’ll start by saying that I am a harsh critic. I’ve been in the restaurant industry for years and have grown quite fond of certain subtle nuances in the foodservice and hospitality space. It seems it’s become difficult to enjoy a flawless experience at most places. Of course, I am very unde... People often mention great, restaurant, good,


Address

6362 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, CA 92807

Website

www.thehivesportsbar.com

Contact

(714) 363-3601

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (97 reviews)

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  • 3/5 Cloyce M. 1 year ago on Google
    Listen, I’ll start by saying that I am a harsh critic. I’ve been in the restaurant industry for years and have grown quite fond of certain subtle nuances in the foodservice and hospitality space. It seems it’s become difficult to enjoy a flawless experience at most places. Of course, I am very understanding of the fact that this is a new restaurant, and I imagine there will be many changes in the coming months. I’m not always looking for flawless, but there are some absolute basics that simply determine whether I will return to any establishment. I went to the Hive last week, and my family beat me there by 25 minutes. I had them order for me. I received no welcome when I arrived, and had to flag someone down to get a drink. I’d ordered a regular Gyro. They brought me the chicken gyro, so to replace it they took the chicken gyro back to the kitchen, but only replaced the gyro. My new gyro was warm, the fries were now cold. That is the wrong way to handle that situation in my opinion. Some may view it differently. Out of 4 dishes on the table, only one (the pastrami sandwich) had a level of flavor satisfaction and 5-sense stimulation to warrant a second visit. That gyro could use some dill and lemon in the tzatziki to brighten the flavors of the meat, and some additional texture would be great as well. This place is so close to my house, I decided it would be good to give it another chance tonight. I was thirsty for something warm and seasonal, and all my sister has been talking about today is eating some chocolate. She told me “the hive has a brownie on their menu we could try!” I just got off the phone with the restaurant at 9:48pm, and the kitchen is closed! No bar snacks, no desserts! Needless to say, we did not end up at the restaurant, we are now baking fresh brownies. Perhaps also needless to say, we will not be back until we’ve heard of some significant changes to the operation and they expand their offerings to include me and my family as consumers. We eat dinner late, and as such have desserts even later! For a place that is so large, and I imagine has a proportionally large rent payment, you’d think they’d be excited to take my money during all operating hours. I’ve opened, consulted for and helped operate many restaurants. It is really not difficult to maintain a limited late night menu that even the servers can put together! We’ll try again in a couple months and hope to notice some improvements.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 T B. 1 year ago on Google
    Cool new sports var in Anaheim. The restaurant is nice and spacious. We liked our drinks and the Buffalo onion rings. The nachos were alright. The menu needs some work. Vegetarian options are limited and they charge a $6 upcharge to switch out a veggie burger, which is insane. They just recently opened so I gave them a pass on the service. Was quite lively on Sunday during prime football hours
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Bill P. 1 year ago on Google
    Bar tenders were very nice, atmosphere was bright and nice. I had the smash burger. It was a lot of meat but kind of bland.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kim 9 months ago on Google
    I've been a few times...the last time was on a Wednesday night 830pm. One bartender and maybe 8 people sitting at the bar (totally dead). The bartender was too busy hanging out with her co workers than doing her job. Had to find her to pay our bill. The food was good at least..service not so much. Will stick with The Post in Villa Park week nights for now on.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sam B. 6 months ago on Google
    Great place to watch the games. Many screens to choose from and staff is attentive. Special shout out to manager Leanna for the Rams blue shots after a 49ers fan had a small meltdown during the loss to the Browns.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Leslie P. 7 months ago on Google
    We keep trying to like this place but the food and service are both mediocre. The prices somewhat make up for that. When we arrived we were very clear what game we wanted to match and were seated accordingly but then twice the tv we were watching was switched to the football game and we had to ask multiple times to get it switched back. Every other tv in the place was on that football game. There were no shortages of ways to watch it. The icing on the cake for me was when the server brought the lemons I asked for on a dirty used cardboard coaster! Done with this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kelly J. 6 months ago on Google
    The Hive was an awesome hang out and their service was awesome even though we were probably a huge pain in the @$$. We had our 30 year high school reunion here and the staff was over the top amazing. Food was great too. Just all around great atmosphere. Great live music too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephanie A. 6 months ago on Google
    Great time celebrating our High School Reunion. Owner and staff were really attentive and accommodating our requests in the planning side. The night of was went smoothly! Drinks and food were easily available without a wait. Staff was always checking in on our group of nearly 150. Had brunch there the next day and was equally impressed!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mia W. 9 months ago on Google
    First off I want to apologize because I didn’t take a picture of the food, I added a couple pics of the stage, but if you come you will not be disappointed. The restaurant is great, food excellent, the staff exceptional and very friendly. It’s a lil far for us but worth it. The Working Man Band was the entertainment and they had the place rockin. Come and enjoy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Clay P. 10 months ago on Google
    This place is amazing. Live music on the weekends. Service is amazing, especially by the bar manager. Beer selection is great also. Place is a great place for a group to meet on weekdays, since the area where the band is adjacent to on the weekends provides a good space for a group meet.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Dimitri O. 1 year ago on Google
    Restaurant is just ok. Tried the spicy chicken sandwich and the birria tacos. The sandwich was ok, nothing special, tasted like a chicken sandwich from a fast food place. The fries were very plain as well. The tacos had good flavor but were a little too oily for my liking. Service was ok. It wasn't very busy when we went but it still took a while to order and get our food and drinks. It's open now but it still feels really empty as if a lot of the furniture is still missing. They also didn't have a drink menu yet and some other things made me feel like they opened a bit too early. The place is still new so I'll come back later to try some other items on the menu but so far I'm not too impressed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Casey F. 11 months ago on Google
    Bait/switch coupon wasn't honored. Food was ok. Hanna was bubbly server we enjoyed. Live music was nice.

  • 3/5 Rod M. 1 year ago on Google
    It was a hoping place. I went to see some basketball. Bar seats were all occupied (a good sign). were pretty full here. I was going to eat as well, but the live music was so loud (a duet) to the point of adding more volume of the crowd talking. However, that wasn't the issue. It was the quality of the sound system. Clearly, it was so pinning the red zone that everything was horribly distorted . Being a band member, I realize that volume can not be ignored. I chose to leave because of it. Heard the food was good but I'll have to try and come back.

  • 5/5 Endrina S. 1 year ago on Google
    We got the taco birria plate was yummy and the asada taco plate both were amazing! Good portions. The restaurant was really clean and the servers are on top of everything! Our server Keanu was amazing always on top of it!

  • 2/5 Robert k. 1 year ago on Google
    Figured, maybe they have it figured out. Last place didn't ever. Well 2 months in. Service is horrible. Bartenders are angry. Tvs are subject of controversy. Var tenders need help. One does mixed drinks and works the whole time, but irritated the whole time. 2 walk around joking and just worthless 50% of the time. Double Smash burger is smaller than a superstar. Jack on the rocks was a decent pour. Only reason to return.

  • 5/5 Jaime A. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice & roomy microbrewery with a large selection of micro brews & hard liquor. The food is great. A little on the expensive side but portions are generous. The band last night, 01-13-2023, was CC Stugino, they were very good with a great selection of 70's, 80's, 90's & current cover music. Everyone pretty much danced all night!

  • 5/5 Matt N. 1 year ago on Google
    Love the Hive! Definitely a fun place to hang out and their happy hour prices are pretty competitive! I recommend to anyone looking to try a new sports bar and get a cold beer.


Call (714) 363-3601 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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