Buck Owens' Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, California

Maggie R.

Been to Crystal Palace for a concert and previous event but never for New Years until now. It was worth all the hype and more!! Prime rib dinner was amazing, the servers who worked instead of party, were great!! The entertainment, while not huge names, got it going on they had the place on their feet! We had a blast, so much fun!! Highly recommend it whether for New Year's or a concert, or just for a night out, Go!!! You Won't be disappointed!! Especially if it sells, we don't know how much longer we'll have this Bakersfield staple around! Hopefully whoever buys it, will keep Buck Owens dream going, it would be a real shame to see it go!

Jana W.

☀️ Buck Owens' Crystal Palace

Made it back to Bakersfield! The Crystal Palace is for sale, hopefully it will remain open, but there is a chance it will be closed for good soon.

The idea for the Buck Owens Crystal Palace originated in the mid-1980s. Buck spent most of his early career performing in small, smoke-filled bars and honky-tonks around the country. He wanted a high-class place for country-western music to be performed. Buck also wanted a place where he could "be himself".

There is a museum with numerous memorabilia throughout his career. Live music and great food. And of course the buck-mobile hanging behind the bar. Once made for Elvis, Buck used it in The Streets of Bakersfield video.

Carlos E.

The service was excellent the atmosphere was excellent the food was excellent my wife was excellent I had a very good time and the food was delicious I take my head off to the men and women that were playing music answer the kooks that cooked us a delicious dinner my experience there was great and it was my first time

Will T.

The venue is usually amazing, but I'd highly recommend eating elsewhere even if it's McDonalds, before going there, the food is extremely subpar. I've had better steaks from Walmart that are more tender and that's not saying much ..

Dave

Had dinner here with family over the Christmas Week. The food was great (Chicken Fried Steak). We listened to The Rivals play live music and that was fantastic. We loved the family-friendly environment and dancing. We're going to make this a new family tradition each Christmas Holiday!

Tiffany M.

Enjoyed this venue very much. If you're a country music fan this place is for you! So much memorabilia all over the place. Great picture opportunities. There is not a bad seat in the house. The environment and crowd was great. Brought my teenagers to see Charlie Crockett and we all had a great time. Tickets are affordable. We did not eat as kitchen closed at 10. I would see a show here again!!

Jeff A.

Amazing place to dine at. First time me and my wife came here and it was definitely worth it. We got to see the famous Bakersfield sign, and also loved the museum part of the restaurant. The food was heavenly, i had a chicken fried steak sandwich, which was huge, and fries. Wife got a chicken fried steak meal, with baked potato, and loved it. Started off with some onion rings, which were divine. Ended the meal with chocolate cake, and oh boy, im glad i saved room for it. This place was really amazing, live music, cool bar has a Cadillac behind it, museum to wonder around and check out, made for a fun night. Definitely will be back here again soon.

Tom T.

We saw Johnny Owens and the Bakersfield Sound on a Saturday night and wow, what a great band. Dinner and a show! Good value when you think of it like that: dinner and a concert. Food was good, better than the reviews here. Server was friendly and quick. The band was phenomenal. Johnny is Buck’s youngest son. A good evening passing through Bakersfield.