Came to this bar off a Facebook event posting Ichi & Fiji Food Night. The bartender yessi told me…read moreabout the two amazing cooks that provide food for free with purchase of drinks at the bars. It's every Monday around 5:30pm and the food always changes. There is a donation for the food to help the cooks pay for the ingredients of this amazing home made food they provide to the bar customers. The soup and chicken Adobe was amazing. I am definitely coming back and bringing friends. Thank you Ichigo & Fiji for the amazing food. Coming back Monday.

Great atmosphere..... Amazing bartenders…read more... Thank you! Thanks for having Topo Chicos strawberry guava in glass bottles!!!! -a place with glass seltzer bottles

Cash only! Great vibe and music, very sweet bartender, food out every Thursday! They have dollar…read morepool and the cues are pretty straight

Great local spot with friendly regulars. Pool table in the back, a great place to pick up a game.read more

Saturday I went out to have a drink with my man and my total was $26. I did NOT leave a tip on the…read morereceipt because I gave a cash tip instead. The next day I get a notification that my transaction was UPDATED and $4 more was added. I called and asked to speak to a manager, of course one wasn't available. The bartender said he was the one working that night, but suddenly he "doesn't handle transactions". He said a manager would call me back and nobody ever did. So now I'm returning in person because that charge was NOT authorized. I don't care how little the amount is. You do NOT add money to someone's card without their permission. That is wrong and shady. If you come here, WATCH YOUR BANK STATEMENTS and KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS because clearly they feel comfortable adding extra charges after you leave.

Tap Haus is a solid spot if you're looking for a beer in downtown Berkeley. They've got a good…read moreselection of beers that are fairly priced, and the bartenders are always friendly and easy to talk to. They've also got billiards. Nothing too fancy, but that's kind of the charm. I've been here multiple times and I'll be back I'm sure!

The Break Room in Berkeley is a great spot if you're looking to play some pool and hang out with…read morefriends. The vibes are relaxed, there are plenty of pool tables, great service and everything is well-maintained, no warped tables or damaged sticks, which is honestly huge. Tables are a good size, there's plenty of space even with a group, and it's easy to settle in for a while. They also have a full bar and food, which makes it a solid go to for a casual night out. Definitely a fun place to bring a few people and just enjoy the night.

I've came here for the last couple of years but recently I've gotten uncharged on my tabs, $45 for…read more2 Irish car bombs when I signed off for $28 or $45 for 1 rum and coke with a beer when my total was $21. Beware and always ask for receipts and check your bank account. I asked a couple of my mates and they too have been up charged an insane amount. Aside from that the pool tables and ambiance is nice, college town vibe, spacious but I would suggest going elsewhere to drink.

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.

I really like that you can bring in your own alcohol in there, obviously can't be acting a fool,…read morealso the table are nice, and the atmosphere is a vibe! definitely coming again!!

I have been here several times with different crowds. Each time has been a lot of fun. It is a…read moregreat vibe and very welcoming. I love that you can bring snacks and drinks. Everyone has a great time and always asks me how I found such an awesome place to hang out.

This is a raving review for Rochelle!!!! Food and environment was great, but what made our night…read morewas the service that Rochelle provided - it was personable, expedient and authentic! Thank you Rochelle for being so thoughtful, you made our night special in a cute lil pub!

Fish tacos with haddock were just scrumptious! The three tacos with coleslaw was a lunch that was…read moreeasily sharable for two people. We loved the shaded outdoor tables. Service was super friendly. We shall become regulars! Thanks!

Second time here and the experience was just as good. This time we got LaLa as our server and her…read morechill vibe was perfect for this Tuesday. Our relationship was rekindled there and will be celebrated there.

We went on an early Friday evening so it wasn't too busy and we were able to place drink orders…read morequickly. The vibe was chill and once we learned how to deal with the jukebox we were good! The place was clean and had billiards. As the night went on we were there when they set up the door, who started off meh. But it was easygoing and didn't get smoky until later in the evening.

Nice house cues, great tables! Off street parking. Good music playing at a good volume. Really…read morefriendly pool room. Reasonable rates. Clean restroom. No complaints! We'll come back. They don't serve alcohol, but you can buy at the nearby market and bring it in.

Good customer service. Nice tables and setting. Sports on tv. Will definetly return to play again!read more

You are driving down San Pablo Avenue in Albany, not going anywhere in particular -- San Pablo is…read morethe kind of road you take when the freeway feels like too much commitment, four lanes of auto body shops and taquerias and nail salons stretching from Richmond to Oakland, the East Bay's long commercial backbone -- and somewhere around Solano Avenue you see a sign that says Club Mallard. You take your foot off the gas. Club Mallard. You need to know. The interior is dark and warm and full of dead birds. Mounted, taxidermied, presiding over the room with the glassy authority of creatures who didn't expect to end up in a bar in Albany but have made their peace with it. The effect is somewhere between hunting lodge and natural history museum after hours, and it shouldn't work on San Pablo Avenue but it does, completely, the way any sufficiently committed aesthetic decision will eventually override its context. I've been once. Midweek happy hour. This is the most honest way to evaluate a bar -- no weekend crowd to inflate the energy, no event to justify the turnout, just the place and whoever shows up on a Tuesday because they want to be there. The happy hour is good. The bartender was gregarious and present and seemed to actually like the job, which sounds like a low bar until you've spent enough time on the other side of it. The regulars were friendly in the East Bay way, which is to say they talked to us without needing anything from us, offered opinions on what to drink, and went back to their conversations. There's an outdoor space for when you want sky. I've driven past since and seen it packed. I was glad. You root for a place like Club Mallard the way you root for any small enterprise that decided to be something specific in a landscape of sameness, and then just held the line.

I've been coming here since about 2019. Not sure how I stumbled upon it, but it was with friends…read moreand it's been our go to bar ever since. It also happens to be somewhat of a meeting point when I'm in Oakland and another friend is in Berkeley. When I was in downtown Oakland it was only 14 minutes away. What a time. I like this bar because the drinks are good, it's affordable, all ages come here and the vibe is nice. There is a pool table downstairs and about two or three upstairs along with a mini bar. The fire place is currently keeping the bar cozy downstairs. So, I've liked Cosmopolitans for some time now and Mallard's has a Mandarin Cosmo. It is so good - it reminds me of an Orange Hi-C.