Chill, but a little chaotic on the weekends which is not a bad thing.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 3
Christian Feraria
Great spot with a great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clover Lee
very fun! had a great time, good drinks, good atmosphere. I liked the Fish Punch, fruity with rum.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn
lana smith
the bouncer was very rude and not understanding of the situation. He left to go smoke at the entrance, leaving us unattended. we were confused so we just walked in. he noticed we were inside and made us go outside. he said that we were disrespectful for going inside and didn’t let us back in. i was very respectful and apologized and he escalated the situation. there were four other people who walked in before us and he did not ask them to leave. it left a very bad impression of the establishment. As people of color, it just felt very invalidating because the other 4 people were white…
Grace C.
My friends and I rented out the private room for a joint birthday party, and it was awesome! The service was great, the room was all ready for us when we arrived and we just bought a couple of beer pitchers so people didn't have to keep going to downstairs for drinks. We had a great time, we will definitely be back!
Sarah Bryce
Great atmosphere, friendly bartenders and free popcorn! Couldn’t recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicky Benson
Really cool bar in Oakland - all ages, but lots of people to meet. Cool bartenders. Cheap beers! Love it!
Marty B.
A bartender here treated me like a rude problem customer for absolutely no reason and I don't want to come here anymore. (I was here the evening of January 6, 2024 ordering at the outside bar. I do not feel like naming the bartender) I had ordered a gin and tonic with no issue. Ordering my next drink, I said "could I have a fernet?" and she responded "you didn't say the magic word!" I was a bit confused, thought maybe she was joking about fernet being a common drink among bartenders, but ultimately realized she was demanding that I say the word "please" along with my order. I was really caught off guard but played along, and joked to my friends that the bartender had "made me say please" for my drink. I ordered a drink afterwards, saying "please" this time, still basically viewing it as a joke... because I was still pretty confused by a bartender demanding that of a customer. For my final drink I said "could I have a Corona?" and she gave me a look and a hand gesture that indicated she was waiting for something. I said something like "Really? I'm not enjoying this any more" and she said "I just need people to respect me when they order." I said "asking 'could I have [a drink]' is not disrespectful,'" and she felt compelled to explain to me that "intent is different from impact" when it comes to respecting others. I asked her what impact she thought she was having on me, which she shockingly did not feel obligated to respond to. At this point I just wanted to close my tab because she had made me extremely uncomfortable. I get flack from my friends all the time for apologizing too much in all kinds of social circumstances, and I am not interested in going to businesses where the staff are going to treat me like trash even though I'm an extremely polite person.
John Carpenter
Best "dive" in the East Bay. 3 generations of my family have used it as a watering hole. Cal's basketball tipoff center court floor inside. Popcorn. Shuffleboard.
Super busy so frustrating to get water or a drink. Busy and fun. Great atmosphere. You will probably run into someone you know here. Popcorn is free but make sure you have water or a beer!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Popcorn
Michael Cabot
Neighborhood dive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlos Alfonso
Very cool
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Annei P.
Kind of a dive bar. The regular old guard, is regular. Like that they have shuffle board and free popcorn. Not a fan of the later evening crowd or at least one of the younger bartenders. Was so rude to me a while back. I won't write what he said to me, but it was rude and for no other reason except that he and the grinch probably have the same color heart.
Dwayne Aikens
Good place to watch football they do have popcorn but not a full restaurant.
Chill, but a little chaotic on the weekends which is not a bad thing.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 3
Great spot with a great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
very fun! had a great time, good drinks, good atmosphere. I liked the Fish Punch, fruity with rum.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn
the bouncer was very rude and not understanding of the situation. He left to go smoke at the entrance, leaving us unattended. we were confused so we just walked in. he noticed we were inside and made us go outside. he said that we were disrespectful for going inside and didn’t let us back in. i was very respectful and apologized and he escalated the situation. there were four other people who walked in before us and he did not ask them to leave. it left a very bad impression of the establishment. As people of color, it just felt very invalidating because the other 4 people were white…
My friends and I rented out the private room for a joint birthday party, and it was awesome! The service was great, the room was all ready for us when we arrived and we just bought a couple of beer pitchers so people didn't have to keep going to downstairs for drinks. We had a great time, we will definitely be back!
Great atmosphere, friendly bartenders and free popcorn! Couldn’t recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really cool bar in Oakland - all ages, but lots of people to meet. Cool bartenders. Cheap beers! Love it!
A bartender here treated me like a rude problem customer for absolutely no reason and I don't want to come here anymore. (I was here the evening of January 6, 2024 ordering at the outside bar. I do not feel like naming the bartender) I had ordered a gin and tonic with no issue. Ordering my next drink, I said "could I have a fernet?" and she responded "you didn't say the magic word!" I was a bit confused, thought maybe she was joking about fernet being a common drink among bartenders, but ultimately realized she was demanding that I say the word "please" along with my order. I was really caught off guard but played along, and joked to my friends that the bartender had "made me say please" for my drink. I ordered a drink afterwards, saying "please" this time, still basically viewing it as a joke... because I was still pretty confused by a bartender demanding that of a customer. For my final drink I said "could I have a Corona?" and she gave me a look and a hand gesture that indicated she was waiting for something. I said something like "Really? I'm not enjoying this any more" and she said "I just need people to respect me when they order." I said "asking 'could I have [a drink]' is not disrespectful,'" and she felt compelled to explain to me that "intent is different from impact" when it comes to respecting others. I asked her what impact she thought she was having on me, which she shockingly did not feel obligated to respond to. At this point I just wanted to close my tab because she had made me extremely uncomfortable. I get flack from my friends all the time for apologizing too much in all kinds of social circumstances, and I am not interested in going to businesses where the staff are going to treat me like trash even though I'm an extremely polite person.
Best "dive" in the East Bay. 3 generations of my family have used it as a watering hole. Cal's basketball tipoff center court floor inside. Popcorn. Shuffleboard.
This place is sucks not dog friendly
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Super busy so frustrating to get water or a drink. Busy and fun. Great atmosphere. You will probably run into someone you know here. Popcorn is free but make sure you have water or a beer!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Popcorn
Neighborhood dive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very cool
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Kind of a dive bar. The regular old guard, is regular. Like that they have shuffle board and free popcorn. Not a fan of the later evening crowd or at least one of the younger bartenders. Was so rude to me a while back. I won't write what he said to me, but it was rude and for no other reason except that he and the grinch probably have the same color heart.
Good place to watch football they do have popcorn but not a full restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn