Came here after a day of getting oysters and having wine. It's on a busy street but street parking it will be. It got busy here towards the evening but overall very nice and cute place to check out. Looks like it's be here for over 30 years or so by the looks but still very nostalgic. I can see this being a great spot to bring friends and play a few games. read more

The Great Entertainer - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

This place is great for everyone and anyone that wants to play pool! I go here with my family about 1x a week. On average it can get busy but you won't be waiting for a table for more than 20 minutes max. They have drinks on tap, cans , n/a beverages. The staff is super chill too, good music with a juke box read more

The Great Entertainer - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

Really cool pool hall. I haven't seen anything like this in the South Bay. Has plenty of pool tables, some ping pong tables and a small area of arcade. I believe it goes by the hour but we only played 1 game. Would like to come back to play longer! read more

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Spacious pool hall with a few arcade games and ping pong tables. Price is $12-24 an hour depending on how many people are in your group and the time of day. Open 365 days a year from 4 pm to midnight. They have a small parking lot or you can do street parking on El Camino/adjacent streets and walk a little. The atmosphere is on the louder side and the clientele seems to be mostly men but my girls and I had a pleasant time. read more

Great pool hall! Parking is a little confusing, but otherwise I have no reservations. It's cheap, and the guys working at the counter are kind. The place looks clean and has a cool throw-back vibe. read more

Great place for some pool n beers with friends. Lots of pool tables as well some ping pong tables to sweat out! Easily can spend couple hours min and some good music. The guys at counter are very pleasant and helping service. read more

I really enjoy going there. The drinks are good. The services on point. The ambience is beautiful. I really enjoy shooting pool. It's very relaxing humbling it's a stress relief but overall it's a fun atmosphere environment. read more

This place is perfect and so is everyone that works here. Still coming 1x a week and always enjoy myself.

We arrived at exactly 10:45 to play billiards, and they told us we would have to wait 10 minutes. I understood, as they were busy. When I asked again at 11:13, and then again around 11:10 because tables were becoming available, they said the tables were currently full. Then, when I asked again at 11:14, they said that no more tables would be available after 11:15. Six of us had to go back home. I have never had such a bad experience anywhere else. read more

Good pool bar and good stick. The price is reasonable to play on the place. Everyone should go to this place. read more

This is a fun place to go out and play pool with friends, not really much to say other than that. It's clean, there's lots of tables... oh they have two table tennis tables. read more

Enormous pool hall which makes a great place to hang out with friends. Feels like being social before the digital age :) In short, lots of tables available. (Parking can be a little tricky on busy nights, but it's manageable.) The sticks are okay quality, though I'm a casual so this is fine with me. Pricing is reasonable, annnnd they have an arcade / ping pong / air hockey if you need a change of pace. That's pretty much all I got here! read more

The Great Entertainer - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

Great energy. I'd recommend for a night out. It sometimes gets really busy but nothing a call in advance can't fix.

Very cool staff very welcoming Great open space !! I love that they have social distancing in between their tables Very easy to pay and great prices Over all 5 stars read more

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I'm glad we have places like this for young people to come, hang out and have a great time instead of doing other not healthy activities. I was here with three of my nephews and we had a great time playing pool. This place can get loud but it's part of the experience. read more

Never a long wait, the staff is very helpful, the establishment is clean and very fun for my entire family. Thank you for a wonderful experience. read more

A fun spot to play some pool. The staff is easy to deal with and they mostly stay out of the playing areas. I bring my own sanitizer wipes and whatnot because some of the tables and cues are dirty. The bathroom is wild. One of the toilets never flushes and the other one takes 2-3 flushes for everything to go down. I think they might have a plumbing issue since my husband said something similar for the men's room. read more

Juke box plays music, but doesn't show whats playing next. Spacious tho! And many tables read more

The Great Entertainer - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

They have terrible service, all the workers are very rude and only wants to give you just your drink that's all. Every beer is nine dollars plus. what a joke. read more

It wasn't good to be outside because of the bad air quality from the wildfires, so we needed to find something to do indoors. My friend suggested shooting pool, so we came here after going to the mall. This pool hall is very spacious and there were plenty of tables along with a couple ping pong tables available. After playing a couple rounds of pool, we decided to play ping pong afterwards. I also tried some of my friend's Hefeweizen, but we didn't order any thing else to drink. Overall, a pretty cool place to hang out at. read more

The Great Entertainer - Hefeweizen - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

Great place to hangout with friends and family. They have a lot of pool tables. They have three ping pong tables, arcades and snooker tables. You just have to order food outside and have it delivered. read more

Nice clean little funny smell but pool balls are well maintained which is a huge plus and pools cues provided seem nice went here a while ago but it was a 9/10 experience wait can be a little long but it was worth it had good runs and the tables read more

Such a blast to go to, the music and ambiance are exactly what you want in a pool hall, the staff are very friendly and the drink selection isn't bad at all! read more

Lively place with great atmosphere. Ideal for hanging out with friends in the evening, say after getting dinner at a restaurant around the area. Drinks and a pool table are inexpensive, but the arcade and foosball should be cheaper for already paying to get in. Parking is manageable but might be a short walk away. read more

Atmosphere is dope, and the bartenders get u bent, couldn't ask for more. And are planning on going back for my brothers 23rd bday this December 5th. read more

My go-to date spot. Definitely one of the larger pool halls i've ever been in. Tuesdays for the time being is half off. Only beers for sale. Very spacey and doesn't feel cramped at ALL. Also has foozball, a couple arcade games, and two pingpong tables! Modern "jukebox" that you can even download an app to use and play the music you want to hear. The staff is very welcoming and accommodating. A couple doors away from a local bar in case you were in the mood for hard liquor. Overall, it's one of my favorite pool halls. Parking lot is pretty small, so you may have to find street parking depending on how busy it is (it gets pretty busy weekend nights) read more

Great place to hang out with the friends and family. Most of the pieces (bars) doesn't allow kids as they are under age. My son wants to play pool and we go ahead an try it there. It's a kid friendly environment. read more

This place is a horror. Service people are nightmares. They kick you butt and tell you to go away after you have just paid you money for some gears. If you ask for a refund they say they'd get a cop, how ridiculous is this? The store owner shall read this, it's called great entertainment not great pisstainment. Thanks. read more

The Great Entertainer - The rude guy. Garbage. - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

Good sized pool hall here with decent prices. We needed a place to catch the rest of the game and this spot was close to the restaurant. I didn't count the number of tables but at least had to be 25. Charge by the hour and it was about $12 or so for little over an hour. They have small tvs located around various areas. Drinks and tiny arcade area. Good spot to chill. read more

My bf and I love coming here to play pool at this place ever since 2016. It is the nearest from the bus stop and San Mateo Event Center (county fair and FoodieLand Night Market). This is our second time here. The best pool place ;) read more

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One of the more expensive places that I've played pool out. There was not a wait when we went. The only downside is they move slowly when taking drink orders read more

Glad this place is open again. They are making every effort to sanitize the tables, equipment and even provide masks for people without one. They are spacing out the players and keeping proper distancing. read more

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Used to come here a lot during the summer, usually to play Billiards. I'm not sure what it's like during the day since I usually come here late nights after dinner. It's cheaper definitely than bowling and I usually fork over $5 for 1-2 hours of play depending on how many people are with me. It's not too crowded and even if there are a fairly good amount of people, the noise isn't unbearable. Never any noise complaints while I was there. There are lots of tables so no need to wait! I like the tables in the middle because they are smoother than the ones on the sides or the back. Probably because when the fill up tables, they start from the back and sides? I love that they have a Juke Box and some groups of people would jokingly play songs like "Barbie Girl" to tease their friends with. That totally brought back childhood memories! If you're not into billiards, there's also a ping pong table, a foosball table, and even a mini arcade Completely affordable and a great place to just chill with friends! read more

The Great Entertainer - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

If there's Flynn's for video games, there's Great Entertainer for billiards. This is what I call a pool hall! What you see is what you get; pool tables, pool tables, pool tables. Pool tables covering the entire floor. (Literally from corners to corners) There's a small arcade and their ping pong table is kind of hidden next to it. The place is kind of dark, but each tables are lit with its individual spot lights. Drinks on tables that are accompanied near pool tables, and music's in the air. Cigarettes, take it outside. Tuesdays are ladies nights, Wednesday are special set price for the entire day. read more

I've come here for the past decade. One review was directed for younger Asian females--I'm a younger Asian female and have never had a negative experience similar to which was mentioned. The staff is all very friendly and it's an overall wonderful place to spend time with good company. read more

If you're looking for a fun couple of hours with friends this is it! Enjoy pool, music, ping pong and other minor activities. Food isn't the greatest but their service is amazing. read more

Great place to play pool. Never too hard to find a table, even on a weekend night, and tables are billed by the hour. They have a small parking lot, so on busy nights, you might need to find street parking. read more

What else is there to do besides movies and bowling in San Mateo? Play billiards. Great place for a date or to hang out with some friends. Probably better to carpool because their parking lot, located on the side of the building, is very small and cramped. Friends and I came on a Tuesday night, which was "play all night for $10". If you didn't plan on staying that long, they charge you whatever is the least amount -- nice. Sign in the women's restroom said "Ladies 1/2 Off on Mondays" so there's that too. All the equipment were in good condition. No complaints there. They served alcohol of course. My friends and I were pleasantly surprised that they also had an extensive menu of pizza, burgers, and appetizers too. The place kind of gave me a 'dive bar' feel, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Only con was that the cashier confused my friends and I when we were trying to pay. Didn't help that he was also trying to help 2 other groups at the same time... Would definitely come back with friends again or just for date night. read more

The Great Entertainer - Pool Halls Near Me - San Mateo, California

NEEDS BETTER SERVICE to all younger (Asian) woman, please read!!! [not sure if this was considered a microaggression or not..] Why I'm giving it 2 stars was because of the service. An older cis-white male made a sexist comment and unprofessional service towards me when I was deciding what drink to have. Clearly, I wanted a beer because I wasn't looking at the bottom mini fridge. I took an extra couple minutes and it seemed as if he was becoming impatient because he kept walking back and forth in frustration. Then as I was about to make a choice he began to point of ciders and spirits and commented that all "girls like spirits" as if that was funny. Then when I made my choice of beer, he threw his hands in the air and said "out of all the beers, you chose this one?". I felt very upset because why would he need to belittle the choice of beer when he isn't the one drinking it!! Ridiculous. His tone of voice changed and gave me an attitude as I was about to pay for it, he interrupts me and says "Are you playin' over there? I'm just gonna add to it your tab. Makes it easier for me." I did not understand if perhaps he was going through something, I felt very unsafe, judged, and angry. He needs to understand his boundaries and not comment on customers' decision despite his "expertise" on alcohol! Do not label me based on what you think you know. Please address this. read more

One of the biggest pool halls you'll find in the Bay Area, and delivers exactly on what's advertised. They have some snacks, soft drinks, and beer so it's a nice place to hang out but the focal point really is coming to play pool. read more