The Crazy Ape

I like this place. I’ve been here for 15 minutes and have witnessed much win.
Contrary to some other reviews, this place has class, for a dive bar, and seems accepting of all comers.
To the gentleman commenting about [not accepting Mexicans], your review is a bit dated so maybe things have changed. It is thick with Mexican descendants here; predominantly so. The bartender just struck up a conversation with a jolly Hispanic couple sitting a chair away from me. She asked how long they have been married (15 years BTW) and then said «Woo! Congratulations!». I find the bartender very friendly and considerate.
Speaking of the bartender. She just cut someone off. Well, she cut him off a while ago and then he got a friend to get him another beer on the sly. As soon as she noticed he was holding a drink, she ripped the bottle from his hands of drunkenness and with reasonable aggression, explained he was cutoff. I salute you blonde bartender who I will tip respectably.
The karaōke DJ is pretty entertaining as well. He has some good banter with the singers and they all seems to be having a great time.
As we round 1AM, I feel I will return to the The Crazy Ape at least a few more times. Maybe next time I’ll be brave enough to sing…

Just a bad establishment. Patrons are overserved alcohol, no one ever checks IDs, it’s the recipe for a terrible time.

Why is beer, bud lite, so expensive in San Antonio, TX? Nobody has it on tap. I’m visiting here and from Chicagoland area and beer there is about half what it is here. I rate the karaōke bars expensive!

Stopped in after I’ve been in town for a few days for work and i should’ve gone sooner — good karaōke on Sunday, good priced drinks, the long islands could use a little less sour mix —
But other than that, friendly crowd, good service, good time —

So we ended up bar hopping a bit this night and this was our last stop. Honestly we should’ve gone sooner. We popped in a little after 12. They were having karaōke. We had two of our group members sign up, but only one made it on the list. The DJ seems to prefer her regulars to new people, as I saw some people sing 2 – 3 times when only one of our group members even made it up there, and that was after the bar was officially closed and last call had been called about 10 minutes ago. I’m not sure if this DJ is the one that DJ’s every karaōke but if so they really should rethink their karaōke rules. Yeah, you have your drunk regulars, but you gotta cater to new people who may fall in love with this place and want to come back, but decide not to cause they can’t even get on the list to sing.
Outside of that, I really loved the décor, tables, and set up of the bar. I got drinks as soon as I got up there. The bathroom was nice, but there’s only one toilet so I feel that there might be a line for the bathroom on busy nights. They had darts and a pool table in the backroom area. They did have a patio too I think, but it was cold so we didn’t check it out.
The owner (I think it was the owner, a guy named Chris behind the bar), was super nice when we asked about leaving a car here as one of our members had drunk a little too much. He even offered to call us a ride but we had it covered.
Pretty nice bar, some of the reviews are a b it older so don’t let that stop you. It’s pretty chill, lots of places to sit, and it had a decent sized dance floor.

I was a finalist in one of the karaōke competitions last summer. This is the best karaōke bar I’ve found in San Antonio. One night the karaōke deejay dressed up as The Green Lantern. That pleased me. But I’m weird.

Terrible terrible place. If your mexican dont come here. Im in the US Navy visiting town and went with my brother to see a spurs game and for some reason they thought were gangsters. The service was terrible and had to demand a drink due to frustration, but that made things worse. Will never eeeeeever come here again.

This place has been around for a few years and it is still a cool little dive. If you come during the week it will probably be a little slow but that just means your bartender is Johnny-​on-​the-​spot with your drinks. They have been trying out an amateur comedy show on Saturdays, That was pretty fun but the comedians can be hit or miss. Overall, worth stopping in if you are in the neighborhood.

Not very good karaōke. Ok drinks.

Drinks are overpriced and their bar selection is vague. The bar looks as if you are going to get jumped inside and out and you just might. Yes it is a whole in the wall, but the place is always open. So if you need to chill out and have a drink this place seems to never be closed.

The outside may look a little shady and you might think you’re going to get jumped in the parking lot but once you open the door… its hard to resist the draw of some GREAT Karaōke and I do mean GREAT.
I’ve been to some places where you want to rip the mic from the poor, drunk saps hand and hook them off stage, sending them back to their booth in shame… but at The Crazy Ape you literally jump from your seat screaming encore! Everyone is good.
And the bartender is the best one of all! Several times a night she belts out tunes from old punk rock to the latest hits, better than the original artists! And she does it all atop the bar, all the while singing and dancing in a show that would put Britney or Christina to shame.
And oh yeah its also a bar… the drinks are cheap, the pours are heavy and the booths are comfy. The restrooms are clean and full of bad ass murals — professionally done with a few amateur additions.
There’s also pool, darts and a few other games to occupy your time if the Karaōke and floor show doesn’t blow your mind.
Overall its a great place to hang with friends, blow off some steam after work and clink together a few glasses.
Salud!