So I've been driving by this place since the '80's when it was a Hofbrau. Today's my first visit!…read more I love it. As others mention, it's completely different than it looks from the outside. Modern, airy, and open concept. Their Honors West Coast IPA is excellent. I would come back just for this. I ordered a lettuce wrapped The Dude burger with cheddar and mushroom. Yum! Nice presentation as well. Only disappointment is that they no longer have a parking lot :( What a great place to just hang out and chill. I'll definitely be back. Okay, I'm still here, ha, ha, ha... I had to try their Smoke and Honey cocktail. Mezcal and laphroig islay scotch plus lillet blanch!

Came here for a light bite / happy hour before my flight and experienced the worst service ever…read more This place is across from a dispensary and offers ample parking. The inside has a nice modern look and there is a lounge to the side open for happy hour. We sat in there which has its own bar. It is very cozy. My husband ordered a Caesar salad and I ordered the French Onion soup with a bacon grilled cheese. Our waiter started off well but when he came to get our orders he didn't write anything down and I had to repeat myself twice. The first time he was facing my husband, the second he came to my side and I pointed at the menu while slowly repeating my order. I simply wanted a grilled cheese with bacon added no avocado as it is advertised as an add on, on the menu. As he walked away a part of me knew my order was going to be messed up. Low and behold my soup arrives with a side of bacon. I then explained again what I ordered. A few moments pass and he comes back and then my husband explains what I wanted. I'm not sure if it was a language barrier but it just didn't seem to register. I truly did not think asking for soup & bacon grilled cheese would be so difficult. By this time my husband had already received his salad which was delicious. Finally, he comes back with my soup, a grilled cheese and the bacon ON THE SIDE. If I ordered a bacon grilled cheese why would you give me like this? Why not make my grilled cheese and add the bacon inside? To make matters worse the French onion soup was so bland not even salt could save it. It tasted like a nothingness broth. The grilled cheese was better once I made it myself. The waiter never came back to check on us. The manager hovered by for a while but we had to even flag him down for the check. I left hungry and got a meal at the airport. Would not recommend. If you can't remember an order as a waiter please just write it down.

An amazing cocktail bar tucked away in Emeryville! Its a great vibe - dim lights, boxing theme,…read moregood service, variety of cocktails and a wonderful outside patio space. I always look forward to coming back here when I'm in the area.

Save water, drink tequila…read more We tried finding a nearby cafe to kill time but every one of them was busy with no seating. So here I am, sipping on Fortaleza Blanco ($19).... *Cheers* to the Sunday scaries and Monday hangxiety! O T H E R I N F O * HH Specials: Tuesday - Friday, 4 pm - 6 pm and all day Sunday. * Bring your own food. They also have chips and tamales for purchase. * They have a bottle shop next door where you can find small-batch, hard to find spirits. * Hip, industrial vibes with indoor seating and a covered patio. * Well-behaved, leashed dogs allowed in the patio. * There's a spacious lounge area inside that's perfect for large parties and available to reserve. * Plentiful of street parking.

Food, drinks, service, atmosphere, music, clientele; this place is the real deal, one of my…read morefavorite neighborhood bars in the whole East Bay, and I grew up on the I-80 corridor going to every neighborhood bar under the sun. (edit: also a great spot to catch a Dubs game)

I ordered the smash burger and the edges of the patty were perfectly crispy. The outdoor patio was…read morea great spot to relax after a long day at work.

Slainte! Solid Irish dining experience…read more The service was spot on. We sat outside because of the dog, but the server was attentive and super kind. The soda bread had a different texture than what I remember from Ireland. and the Guinness tasted a bit different as well. Both were still very good. The butter and cheese served with the bread were excellent. The atmosphere was welcoming, and it was a fun way to enjoy traditional Irish cuisine. I'd highly recommend stopping by if you're interested in trying Irish food or just looking for a friendly pub with excellent service. Parking is a challenging.

- Ambiance; Maybe best overall among Irish pubs in the bay area. One of the few with an open…read morefireplace. The kitchen closes at 9pm. - They have Irish Seisiun music Sunday 6pm-9:30pm. - Best acoustics and low noise of any sessiun in the Bay Area. Food: - 5/5: Lamb sliders. Very flavorful. Perfectly medium-rare. - 4: Guinness Ginger cake $11. Very moist, and great ginger flavor. But can't taste the Guiinness. - 4: Fish n chips. flavorful, and coating stays crisp. Large portion. Mushy peas are OK. - 3: Pretzel with cheese beer dip. Very ordinary. - 1: Sausage roll: sausage is flavorless and mushy, puff pastry is not light/crispy enough. Drinks: - 4/5: Magner's cider. Must let it warm up for the flavor to bloom. - 3: Winter orchard cocktail: too dry, and the pepper ticture doesn't work. Add 1/4 oz maple syrup to bring it up to 3.0 - 3: House made Eggnog. It's missing all the things that make eggnog good. - 3: Nollag Old Fashioned. Not enough of an alcoholic backbone. Heavy gloopy orange note. Very sweet. Not enough bitters. Unbalanced. - 2: Barrel aged rosita. Should have barrel aged a regular negroni. The dry vermouth just waters it down. Should be served with a big cube to prevent fast dilution due to ice melt.

This is a nice size Billards room the service is pretty laid-back. Real easy to talk to pretty cool…read more& fast

-We wanted to have a work happy hour here for a party of about 15 people and I saw on their website…read morethat you need to make a reservation for larger parties. I made a reservation on yelp for 5 people (the maximum yelp will allow) since they weren't open for me to call and give our accurate number. -I called the day before our event and spoke with someone over the phone. I gave my name and the updated amount of people and he said we were all set. I received two confirmation emails for my reservation. -I received a phone call the day of my reservation asking for me to confirm (again) and a text. The text said to either confirm by calling or texting that number. I confirmed through text pretty immediately. -4 of us arrived at 3:30pm, the place was locked and closed. I called the number that called me earlier and no one picked up. When someone did answer, he said they would send someone over to help us. Someone from the cannabis spot came over and told me that I didn't confirm and that they were closed. After me being adamant that I did confirm, he reluctantly opened the doors. It was dead silent in there, the guy seemed irritated with us and then told us they would only have beers and shots. We left and had our happy hour at Honor Bar and they accomodated us and treated us like we weren't a nuisance. -All in all, it was a bad experience and the staff (at least the one person who talked to us) seemed annoyed by our presence and appeared to want me to be apologetic for their mistake. We were just a group of teachers ready to spend some money and decompress. Terrible customer service.

Nothing more than Trappist 2.0…read more Super professional staff. Excellent Porter here and a great place for post work Gatherings.

My husband and I travel to Oakland a few times a year for work and Sante is always a must stop for…read moreus! Not only are their beers expertly crafted, but they always have a carefully curated guest tap list to accompany their own beers. We've had nothing but friendly service here. We also absolutely love the ambiance; almost feels like we're in a European pub rather than a draft room in Oakland. Truly a comfortable space with quality beer.

This place might be my new go-to for burgers. I am soooooo siiiiiick of smash burgers, enough with…read morethe smash burgers, if I'm force fed another smash burger because it's "hip" or "cool" or has a tasty little crust I WILL explode! I will change the trajectory of any unfortunate onlooker's life! Anyway, I had the B-B-B which was very good. Deliciously savory with an extra kick from the bleu cheese, a luscious patty you could really bite into (UNLIKE A SMASH BURGER) and some really tasty sauces on the side. I kinda like my burgers drenched in bbq sauce and the kind that came with was a perfect smoky, rich, not too sweet sauce. The sweet potato fries felt kinda sinful ngl. Usually sweet potato fries are the "healthy" option but also usually they're shoestring and nicely sweet but just ok. These were kinda decadent. Steak cut and what I can only describe as a crack laced crumble coating. An order of these make a perfect dessert. The slaw was fine, nothing to write home about. They have vanilla creme soda :) The perfect accompaniment for a burger imo. My new go-to for burger delivery whenever I'm in the mood for it. I'm assuming if you go in person you can customize the patty but even i'f you can't, they're medium is pretty decent and still quite tender. Excited for my next order!

3.5 to 4 stars…read more $26.41+tip. The London Bus, a good and sizeable bacon cheese double burger. Side salad was fine, good vinaigrette dressing. Price was ...reasonable. Could eat again if this was my neighborhood joint. Definitely feels like a restaurant aimed at the local white collar businesses.

I have a personal goal to try all the beer places in the East Bay area. I've been to most of the…read morebreweries in Berkeley (Gilman, Great Notion, Fieldworks, Headlands), some in nearby cities (Match Point, East Brothers, Fraction), and I've been wanting to check out this taproom because of the good reviews online. I don't consider myself a beer connoisseur, but I like trying different beers and ciders so this place was right up my alley. I had a friend visiting Berkeley from out of town so we came here to hang out and catch up. One thing that stood out to me is this place, because it's a taproom and not a brewery, is open later than the other beer places in the East Bay. Many choices of beer and cider on tap. I tried the ginger peppercorn cider and it was very unique, I've never had a cider like this flavor, it's almost like a cross between ginger beer and cider. My friends enjoyed various beers on tap. The place is pretty small but very clean and cute. I like that you can choose from 10 oz or 16 oz pour, so people like me can try more varieties in smaller portion than just drinking one boring thing. I like variety. The all you can eat popcorn was a hit with our little group. The truffle flavor really elevates the popcorn and it goes well with beer! There's so much free parking in this area at night... super convenient... although it scared me for a minute when I couldn't find my car in the very empty street lot, before I realized I was another block farther down. This area of Berkeley feels pretty safe at night even at 11pm. Good place. I would definitely go again!

Came here for a quick little beer and it was exactly what I wanted…read more Walked in around 3:30pm on a Saturday and the place was so quiet - i loved that! It was the perfect spot to sit and think a bit before planning my next move. The bartender was great and friendly! I ended up with a delicious sour beer and sat and chilled. Cute little 20 minutes spent at Hoi Polloi. I'm sure ill be back when needing a little break from life to sip on a yummy sour.