This place is a-ok. I stop by every so often for a couple beers and if I feel frisky shoot some pool. The ladies that work behind the bar are typically very friendly. This is a dive bar for sure so don't expect anything above that. I typically get a good chuckle out of the old dudes playing liars dice at the end of the bar. read more

ALL good, literally, drinks atmosphere, dog friendly, most of the staff except one particular bartender who when there on her off hour talks shit about customers in the bar while they are there and within ear range, kinda ruins it all when people aren't nice. read more

Classic dark dive bar with a neon sign, jukebox, two pool tables, cheap drinks, and a stage. They claim to be serving since 1929, though Prohibition ended in 1933, but, in any event, that means the 100th anniversary is coming up, so you know what that means! Time for its centennial bath! I stuck with the $3.75 bottles of Coors Light, but, based on some reviews corroborating what I saw today, I recommend you specify if you want well or not. You might not want a "Jack and Coke", but maybe a Signature Select and cola. read more

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There's nothing wrong with this place. I've been coming here for years, mainly passing through on my motorcycle, stopping on the way back from Sturgis, meeting up to go riding in the hills, whatever. It's a great place to hang out, drink some beers, bullshit with friends, meet new people. I live in Sacramento now, but it's always been a stop. It's a local spot, nothing special about it but it's a great dive. Has a couple pool tables, a good juke box, and they have live music at night. Check it out. It's a fun place. read more

Collect interesting friends and experience someone once advised to obtain a full life. Quickly now, before California is gone forever! Not the bar, you poser, real Californians! Authentic, friendly, honest, and a bit cantankerous. If you want fake and contrived do not look for it here. Clientele and staff are the best. I will remember them always. read more

California Club could be the granddaddy of dive bars. It is that old, worn, and outdated. It's like the bar that time forgot! If you're a dive bar lover, you need to check it out. The walls are decorated with old posters, yellowing black and white photos, an aging rotary dial telephone, and of course dusty beer signs. The bar top faux wood, chipped in places, and well worn. Even the pool tables look old! If it didn't have flat screen TVs and modern beer it would be like a trip to the 1970s. Without the disco music though. The bartenders are great and friendly with customers. The crowd is super chill and routinely brings their dogs inside. I hope this place never changes. read more

Open late night I Auburn !! 5 star dive bar! If you want to get happy, huge liquor selection, lots of local drafts, friendly bartender and 2 pool tables! There is outdoor simple seating. Got a most excellent Cad Marg!! read more

California Club - She made a perfect Cadillac Margarita!! - Sports Bars Near Me - Auburn, California

The beautiful sign brought me here :) I saw the California Club sign on Instagram years ago before I knew it was in Auburn CA and also before I knew Auburn was so close to Sacramento! I visited my cousin in Sac a few weekends ago and she joined me on this travel wishlist adventure to the California Club. This was also my first visit to an actual bar -sitting inside on barstools at the bar-in over a year . What a cool old school place ! It is what it is -a bar, a full bar-you can get any liquor imaginable-a friendly bartender and friendly locals to talk to . They also have a pool table and you can buy chips , peanuts, gum, and candy from the bar as well. My cousin and I really enjoyed our time here. I recommend this place if you need a break from sight seeing and a good stiff drink. Cheers! read more

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Do you like dive bars? Do you like Auburn? Do you like regulars that wear Crocodile Dundee hats that will try to hustle you at pool? Then have I got the place for you. If you are staying overnight in Auburn, you may as well come here as there isn't a ton of nightlife in this town. It certainly has dive bar charm and they serve alcohol. What more could you want? read more

This could be a great dive bar, if the locals didn't take over the pool tables. Even though they weren't playing, they still claimed both pool tables. The drinks seemed a little pricey at $27 for two Jameson and ginger beers and a shot of jagermeister. I would suggest the owner make a few changes. read more

The waitress assumes she can take advantage of you and over charge you when you can perfectly count how many drinks you have had. read more

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So i was bar hopping most of the day going from bar to bar buying drinks and i decide to walk into cali club to play music on the touchtunes jukebox and get a malibu rum and coke and when i go to close out, my card declines because my bank declined it for fraud and she belittled me and acted like i was some criminal and didnt care at all even after showing her on my phone that i had 2 grand in my account. Luckily there was a awesome guy that was way nicer then the bartender that helped pay for my drinks. When i fixed my bank finally and told her she didnt care and acted all snooty. This behavior is not professional and certainly not in her job description. Its unacceptable behavior. If your going to act like that dont work with people. Dont go here or atleast dont go here when theres a grey haired older female bartender working there that shift. read more

Visited this bar after a wonderful meal at Carpe Vino. Fun vibe and great prices. Unfortunately they ran my bar tab up and then became hostile when I asked the bartender to justify how I ordered 15 drinks in 45 minutes. They accused me of being wasted and told me to just pay my bill and leave. I had two cocktails, the first paid for by my friend and a second later, which is the one I used my credit card for. Blatant abuse. UPDATE: After speaking with my friends, I figured out this bars scam. There were five of us in our group as well as four others from a group we met at Carpe Vino. Everyone ordered drinks and paid for them as they ordered them. As stated I then gave them my credit card at the end of the night after I ordered my second drink of the night. When I closed out 45 minutes later, they had put all the drinks (that had already been paid for) on my card and claimed that I gave it to them when we first arrived and that I said to put everyone's drinks on my tab. Probably works on people who get too drug drunk to catch the scam. read more

I have lots of great memories being in this bar and today is no exception. So happy a local bar like this survived the pandemic and is here to welcome us with rum punch at 10:30 in the morning on the 4th of July!! read more

Horrible experience. Female bartender on saint pattys overcharged us. We explained this to her & she got super defensive. Then to top it off she told everyone about the situation and made us feel very uncomfortable. We felt really bad and felt like outsiders and had to leave. read more

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If bars were STD's, this place would rank somewhere between a yeast infection and chlamydia. A most proper and tawdry establishment. Indeed. read more

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We had a great time here. The bartender Lisa made wonderful drinks...especially the Bloody Mary. The atmosphere was very fun and the people inside the bar when we were there were very friendly. read more

Super glad that I just spent money at a bar where bartenders would rather hang out outside and in the bathroom doing blow. sat at the bar for 3 songs worth and with an empty pint in hand because the bartender needed a minute to go say hi to friends.... After he made me wait to say hi he comes back and goes straight to the bathroom. With a train of boys following him ....hmmm I wonder what theyre all doing in there. .. My boyfriend goes in and they are blatantly doing blow in the open while yelling so loud I can hear them from outside. I do not mind him going to say hi to friends but can you grab me a beer before going to the restroom to do coke with your buds? Thanks. Btw my bill was $12 and I tipped him $5 so please get your shit together. read more

Worst bar ever. The bartenders will up charge you with out asking. I ordered a well drink with their house gin and they gave me the premium gin with out asking. My drinks that were supposed to be $6 each ended up being $12 drinks. The bartender just said oh well that's what you drank, so that's what you are paying for! Total scam! read more

We were refused service because I am disabled and had my service animal. I walked in and the bartender immediately yelled for us to leave, when I tried to show her additional papers/service identification she started waving her arms and hands in a threatening (almost drugged out?) fashion. I have never had a problem in the past but I will never be back, and be sure to spread the word of how poorly I was treated. read more

The California Club, Cal Club to locals, is located in Old Town Auburn, the historic district, full of great restaurants and bars. The Cal Club is unique though, laid-back atmosphere, awesome, entertaining, and all hot bartenders. Thursday nights are a must, when the owner comes in for open mic, Kimbuck is one of the most talented guitar players I've ever have a good luck to experience. Everyone's welcome to jam! If you're visiting Auburn, this is must do visit . read more

$7.00 for a pint of Sierra, during normal happy hour time, at a total dive bar. I'll pass next time..

Not that anyone who works at The California Club would be reading this...but I will never step foot in this establishment again. Frankly, we should've known better from our first negative experience more than 5 years ago. Looks like things don't change much around there. The bartender (woman) was rude from the moment we walked in the door. We were excited to have a drink after the wine and food festival with longtime friends and go to an actual bar, being that the kids were at home. She decided to card us (flattering yes, but ultimately annoying) after we were deciding what to order. One friend didn't have her ID, which I understand the bartender should check...however, when you are 36 and obvisiously don't look under 21, it is a bit overkill. I am pretty sure she carded everyone just because she didn't want us in there. Why? Not sure...maybe we didn't fit in with the clientele at the time. She then prompltly rolled her eyes at us when we tried to make a joke and walked away and sputtered some rude comment at the same time. We were nothing but nice from the beginning, so this is unacceptable. I can forgive the whole ID thing but not the intentions rude behavior to customers. Anyhow, needless to say, I will pick a retaurant in Old Town any day over the dirty California Club. read more

For a dive bar this place is great! It is what you bring to it, if you're prepared for fun it'll be that way if you're stuffy and want a foo foo bar take yourself up the street where they'll empty your pockets. read more

Great sign outside. Old historic building in old Auburn. Two pool tables with new felt. Live music on weekends. Sounds good? I ordered a Double Jack on the rocks. $10.50 for an extremely weak pour with a lot of ice. I didn't watch the pour on the first drink unfortunately. We obviously were not locals to the bartender. When I lived in the area 10 years ago, this place was a locals hangout, but the not local "foodie" local. Not sure if it still is because we were there rather early in the evening. We kept getting the "stink eye" from one local at the end of bar or maybe he was looking at our wives boobs. Can't say that I blame him. Anyway decided to try them for one more "Double" and counted her pour. Shot and a half at best. I won't go back. West Roseville sticks to my neighborhood dive bars. We have plenty in my neck of the woods. read more

Our regular stop on the way to Tahoe... always down home service with a smile. Great pool tables, clean smoking patio for those in need. read more

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Great place for after dinner drinks! Healthy pours, live music and pool:-) Sarah was fast and so attentive! read more

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In town for a super bowl party and stopped off for a drink. Cool old town bar. Friendly staff. Two pool tables. Got served right away. I would go back for sure! read more

California Club is a great dive bar: unpretentious and casual. They have TVs, pool tables, jukebox, little stage for bands, outdoor patio for smoking while drinking, and the funny bartendress was cracking us up as she joked with the regulars. And I was oddly amused by the dollar amount for shots written on each liquor bottle (see the pic. My 2 cents: avoid a hangover, stay away from anything below $3). It's a great bar for a cold drink and an off-color joke. read more

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Perfect bar in my humble opinion. Easy stop on the way to Reno or Tahoe, or in this case returning. Michelle the daytime bartender was very friendly and personable-she even shared her peanuts with me. She mentioned all the restaurants in the area will deliver food to the bar. Friendly local spot. I'd like to visit on a Friday or Saturday when a band is playing. Will be back. This is my 3rd or 4th boom town mining bar I've visited in the last few weeks between CA and AK. read more

I don't frequent Auburn too often, but a decent bar close to the highway worth stopping by if you want a drink. There's also a stage for live music, pool table, plenty of TVs and back patio to smoke. Bartenders are neither nice or mean. read more

Solid dive bar!!! It's dark, it's low key, welcoming, and never pretentious!! Hey Janis is on the jukebox and this place makes me happy!!! Oh shit now they're playing The devil makes three, I'm getting in trouble here! HEHEHEHE!!! read more

First and foremost, this is a dive bar. There are some reviews here from people who obviously have been in their ivory tower too long and just need to stay up there. It's a bar. You will be carded and on busy nights there will probably be a bouncer. Instead of whining about being carded or not having your ID, consider it a compliment and that they are just doing their jobs so they can stay in business. ATF has all sorts of sneaky ways to bust these guys so just shut up and show your ID so they can pour you a drink. Sorry... rant over, review coming up. Yes... it's a dive bar. There are no waiters. There isn't a coat check. No valet parking. If you come in expecting to be waited on hand and foot, you will be disappointed at best. At worst you will be ignored, laughed at, or generally made to feel uncomfortable. The bartenders are not there to be your best friend. They are there to pour you a drink and that's about it. The clientele is a bit of a mixed bag. It's a hangout bar and middle class people with kids at home are not going to be chilling here after work until midnight. There are often people smoking outside and the boys can get a little loud but I don't think I've even felt unsafe or threatened. There is a digital jukebox (which is often too loud as most nights the bar is pretty quiet) and a couple of pool tables. I think there's a dart board as well. On the weekends they often have a live band on their small stage. It can get quite loud and very rowdy in their on these nights. There's a small patio area out back but it's often full of smokers. Bathrooms are small and a bit worn but serviceable enough. I'd go here again and I'd recommend you go as well if you are looking for a place to grab a drink and just hang out for a bit. If you want high class and a bit more friendly atmosphere head across the street to the Auburn Alehouse. AND BRING YOUR ID... IT'S A BAR! read more

I started going here just a couple of months ago and my service dog and I were always welcome until about two weeks ago when I met a friend there on a Saturday and the bartender refused to serve me. She told me I needed to take my dog to the back patio which is a small unventilated smoking area on a day that's a hundred degrees outside. I showed her my dogs tags proving he was a registered service dog and her response was, " I have the right to refuse service so it's Apple to oranges". As a disabled person, I have a legal right to take my dog into any place and be treated as anyone else! I'll never step back into this place again and I challenge all disabled individuals to go there and together fight legally for discrimination. We'll see who has the right to be served! That bartender should be fired. Rude! read more

a perfect example of a good ol fashioned dive bar! filmy bar top... check crusty bartender... check sloppy drunk patrons at 6pm... check almost witnessing an arm wrestling match... check cheezy stage with pseudo band paraphernalia... check inexpensively stiff drinks... check you bet your ass i'll be back if and when in town again! read more

Ahhh this is the last dive bar in old town Auburn. I have gone here many times and had a lot of great times. Although when I think about it, I think I almost got in more fights at this bar than any bar I have been to in my life. I am not talking raging hormone I just turned 21 kind of fight. I am talking like 45 year old raging alcoholic kind of fights. But like all bars a lot of shit gets talked but the next thing you know they are buying you a drink when you show them you aren't going to take any shit. Anyway, this is not a date bar like Kellan says unless you got a mountain mama who's gonna save your ass when you get in trouble.... read more

The blonde bar tender screws up one of our drinks then denied it..in return blames it on us. Grear place but she has to go..

Worst experience! Laid back Older bar. Sounds nice right?!thats what we thought..turns out they dont like new comers here. At LEAST not younger ones!! And watch what you play on the juke box as not everyone is tolerant to all music and you may be bitched out for your choice.. Came here with my younger brother (he 22 I 24yo girl..) and a couple friends while I was visiting family (family lives in auburn I moved away a few years ago). I am not big on bars and have only been to a handful, this is the only BAD experience. Actually this is the only review ive ever wrote! The "bouncer" and his wife (the bar tender) we're completely irrational and offensive with how they treated us. Bouncer (who was twise my brothers age) for some reason started provoking him, getting confrontational when he didn't want to play a game of pool for $20.. My brother, who didnt START the drama, got pissed and asked the guy what his problem was. Was going to be a fight so I got between them and he knocked my drink out of my hand witch only made my bro more mad. They kicked us out and made him look like a foolish trouble maker when all we wanted to do was have a good time and catch up. I was honestly SHOCKED!! Im a fair and understanding person and i can say we didnt do ANYTHING wrong. They (obviously) just didn't want us there for whatever reason.. Even after a few months I still feel upset about the way we were treated..there is NO EXCUSE :(:( F califorina club!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Nice casual bar with no pretense. I passed 10 microbreweries and asked a local before I found this gem. 2 pool tables, friendly staff and old school beers on tap. A winner! read more

Nice friendly place to get a drink without any fuss!