Native Son OC

Overlooking the downtown area, this rooftop bar is probably gunna be a favorite spot of mine for happy hours.

They have a lot of brewskis to choose from although it's only 1-2 bucks off, happy hour from 4-6 is always a vibe. So come hang out, enjoy the views, order some fries while you're at it.

Fries: Get!
For $7, they give you A LOT. However, it's loaded with seasoning and salt so... be prepared to order some more beers and stay awhile lol.

Parking is over at a nearby structure and after hanging out for a few hours I only had to pay like a dollar so it was 100% worth it. On colder days there's heat lamps outside too so that's nice but you'll still wanna bring a jacket.

Don’t freely give 5star great reviews - but my family and I love this rooftop bar and restaurant. They have delicious craft cocktails, 20+ craft beer rotating handles and they brew their own beer, brewery is in DTLA! Try their Mexican lager El dojo or IPA circle boy!

They have monthly food specials with pasta, burgers, chicken sandwiches, cheese plates, crab cakes, BLT’s, grilled cheese, and burritos with “pig sauce”! Their kitchen is full of creative items. Their Saturday and Sunday brunch is fire and open around 10am. Attentive staff, friendly and knowledgeable. Bottomless mimosas and brunch cocktails. Friendly chill vibes during the week and lively community on Friday and Saturday evenings. They also have fun events and all you can eat BBQs during the holidays: Labor Day, 4th of July and Memorial Day. Safe, family friendly, and enjoyable. Live music and DJ’s on weekends. Don’t walk, run! Love this bar.

Love this place. Stayed in Santa Ana for 4+ weeks and hung out here so many times. Dog friendly, good vibes, awesome staff (almost everyone that works there is super friendly). Special shout out to BROCK who is an amazing, cool human being. 10/10 recommend.

Native Son in DTSA is a great, central rooftop location. There is a great selection of craft brews on tap. The rooftop space is predominately outdoors. It can be nearly standing room only Friday and Saturday nights.

They serve a couple of awesome big burgers here. I highly recommend the "Santa Ana Burger".

There are a range of vibes at Native Son, depending on the day, time, event, DJ, or band. I most enjoy a beer and burger with a view during off-peak times -- afternoons (especially for sunsets with a full moonrise).

Native sons is a cool place to grab a beer or cocktail. They have a nice rooftop patio, a full bar, and indoor seating as well. Service is always good. Staff is friendly.

Great restaurant. Great patio. Perfect setting to highlight both the Orange County beer culture and the gentrification of Santa Ana. There is a wide selection of interesting beers on tap. Most are from Southern California. Another interesting feature is the attached BBQ -- famous for its smoked wings. Sweet patio -- with benches that appear to have been made from recycled stadium bleachers -- overlooks the downtown area . It's well-heated for those cold nights. We will return here.

Great rooftop patio area and indoor seating as well. The bar even wraps from inside to our so on busy nights there’s multiple places to order. They have some very interesting drinks on tap, I got a mint chocolate seltzer which was amazing and a Baja blast seltzer which tastes just like Baja blast! Also very friendly service from the security guard to the bartenders so i would highly recommend and would definitely come back

Need to caveat I was there on a Thurs early evening so may not be the same experience at peak times. Was fairly empty and service was fast, helpful, and friendly. Good beer selection, especially the guest beers. Music was a little loud but I'm not young and cool so people probably like that

Great place to visit and relax, roof top environment great selection of food & drinks, the staff staff is as nice and friendly you would want to have when you want to sit with a beer.

I highly recommend this stop

Amazing food. Staff went out of their way to make sure our party was seated with a positive attitude. Constantly checked on us to make sure we were enjoying our time here.

Just stuck around long enough to have a few beers while passing through the area. The place seemed very spacious and the staff were very friendly. Great beer too!

Awesome rooftop patio. Great vibe, everyone seemed to be having a good time. It wasn't uncomfortably crowded but some groups did need to wait a few minutes to get tables, if you don't mind standing with your beer or pulling up a bench with no table, there's really no problem. Or you can wait a few minutes for one to open up. There was indoor seating with large, open patio doors and outdoor seating. There were 20+ taps with lots of tasty choices. I was stoked to get Pliny the Elder on draft! Nice and cold. Very laid back place, staff were around running food and beers to people, grabbing trash and empties. Will definitely return, I'd suggest anyone looking for a nice beer selection to come check this place out!

Came by on a Sunday to hang out and have some brunch. The apple cider mimosas were delicious and definitely worth $10/bottle. The maple french toast was amazing!! I'm not a huge fan of maple but these were perfectly balanced in flavor! Highly recommend stopping by for brunch!

Love to come here. The view from the patio is just awesome. The craft beers are great and it's always different. They have snacks etc depending on the hour. But they are closed on Sundays 😢

Awesome Alehouse, with experienced Ale-ologists to help you with your ale selection. Picking a beer is not my strong point, but the "doctors" on staff will help you find something to your taste. Great staff! Great outdoor patio and located conveniently above The Frida Cinema for when we open our cinema doors again. Thanks, Native Son Alehouse!

Native Son Alehouse is a great little beer garden on a second floor in the city of santa Ana California. The beers my group or friends and I tasted were all pretty good they have a good viriety. So no matter your preference I am confident you will find one that you will like. The place is not terribly big just like any of this breweries that have been popping up in the last few years but is a good size but those standards. If you plan to go on Friday night or a weekend definitely be prepared for it to have a crowd. The people it attracts as customers seem to be friendly young professionals the great majority when I was there. The staff was good and knowledgeable. I ended up getting my beer called the life coach I had to sense that is what I do lol! It was a nice blonde crisp beer. All in all definitely worth going to check out if you are interested in having good beers and chill with your friends

Cool rooftop bar in Downtown Santa Ana. The bartender, Beverly, was awesome! The drinks were good too 😊

Quiet night for a cold one
Can’t complain

Nice beer selection in DTSA! I can't believe Pure Project lost in the final four though. Which means I'm going to have to try out Horus.

Awesome place.you gotta check this place out. Great food and the beer goes down easy. The staff is on point there. 😁