The best neighborhood bar...ever. People who thought this was a "biker bar" were surprised by the amazing cross-section of people and The Best Bartenders in Santa Rosa. It will be sorely missed. read more

When my friend told me that there was a really cool dive bar called the Wagon Wheel I had to go and check it out. She and I went and have been back about five times in the past week. We really love this place. It's a hidden gym the food is great somewhat and the ambience is amazing. Definitely recommend that you go check it out! Be sure to tell them that Juliana sent you. read more

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It's a fun bar to hangout. Pool, shuffle-board and just having fun. All ages bikers, business men, good ole boys and girls. Women are always safe while partying there. It's a great place to let your hair down and just be yourself! read more

A night going out on-the-town and we were driving by the Wagon Wheel. I have seen that place for years and it looks like a Dive Bar should look. My wife another couple decided to try it for the first time. Years ago it was said to me to be a biker bar but I saw no bikes and no bikers in the bar. It was a typical dive bar but much larger inside than I expected. They had several pool tables and a really long shuffleboard table. They had a Ladies pool tournament going on so we played shuffleboard. I asked for quarters at the bar and they said it was free and you didn't have to pay. I have not been to a bar where you didn't have to pay for the games. I am not sure of the Pool tables as they were occupied the entire time we were there. We had a blast, what a fun bar. The shuffleboard game was great and the solid pucks with the sawdust dusting on the table made for a challenge to keep them on the table. It took a very light touch to send them down the table. Again, we had a blast. I have not gone out to a bar in a long time and it brought back memories. I will certainly go back here again. read more

Wagon Wheel - Pool tables are off to the left of this picture. - Dive Bars Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I went here a couple of times while in town, because of the proximity of where I was visiting. Nice, little bar with friendly, kind, attentive bartenders that listen to you and whatever is going on in your life and the moment. They really do seem to care. Fun place to play a game of pool and the drinks I got were tasty and hit the spot. read more

This was the BEST atmosphere in SR. Mr Jason was an exceptional bar tender, making the best adios motherf*ck*r. I will miss it here everyday. I cannot wait until our next visit. The menu here is awesome with pork rinds available. Great energy throughout the bar. Plenty of room to line dance. If you are lucky, you can meet the bars mascot, the one eyed white crusty pup. See you soon! #mikelit read more

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So happy I stumbled upon this place! Bartender Luke and his boss Jason were so nice and accommodating! Had me taste great whiskey and good beer, great locals company! I know I'll be back cause this place is a gem! 5 stars all around - just need good food to go with it! read more

Drove here from lake county for Saturday pool tournament. Rustic outside but inside was clean. People were very friendly and music wasn't too loud. Would definitely be coming here again. If you want a "Cheers" style bar where everyone knows your name" this is the place. read more

Wagon Wheel is as honest and authentic as you could ask of a neighborhood bar. Seeing Rob, the owner, is a real treat. He's a fantastic bartender and a pleasure to talk to. Also, Luke is a new bartender that's brought in new energy and great charm, definitely consider yourself lucky if you catch his shift. If you're looking for a stuff drink and some great conversation in a room that doesn't take itself too seriously, this is the spot. Also: one of the finer Bloody Marys in town. read more

Wagon Wheel - Interior view from the end of the bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I have been going to the Wagon Wheel since 1989 to play pinball. They have a tournament style shuffleboard table, as well as the pool tables. One of the best parts of going to the wheel is putting money in the Jukebox and dancing around not having a care in the world. Nobody cares and nobody judges. I actually have the owners of the Wagon Wheel to thank for helping me graduate college. I used to go there to do my homework because I was homeless and didn't have any internet . I hold all kinds of love and respect for the owner's Mark and Rob and the bartenders Kat, Brian, Luke and Jason. read more

What a great little dive. Drinks were priced great and they even had a cider which is hard for me to find usually. The bartender and patrons were all very friendly and it felt safe. Pool and shuffle board was neat to play as well read more

The wife and I have been to this place a few times. She always looks for bars that might be considered a dive bar. It has gained some notoriety because of a Hell's Angels bust a couple years back, but management was not involved in it at all. The place has a juke box, and pool tables. The restrooms are outside. They have tournaments there regularly. Usually I get my martini and she gets a double Kettle with a splash of cran. Last time we were in, there was a very friendly Yellow Lab. This last time I was there I asked if I could bring in my yellow, Goldie and the answer was a resounding yes. Everybody seemed to like her and she was a good dog and lay down on the floor while I had my drink. The place is quiet during the daylight hours. Can't vouch for the atmosphere after dark. One issue is how you get back on the road after you're done with you drink. It's on the corner of Mendocino & Fountaingrove Pkwy, with the only entrance on Mendo. Your only option sometimes is to make a right on FG and make a you-ey up at Round Barn and drive back down, if that's the direction you need to go. Anyways, we'll keep visiting until they lock the doors on us... read more

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This is a great dive bar. Cash only. Pool tables and shuffleboard. Definitely check them out.

Best grungy bar I've ever been too. Definitely could have relapsed, the guy I'm the bathroom has all the goods.

If you love dive bars like I do this is the place to go. Three pool tables, shuffle board and a friendly staff.

Great place for happy hour! Cold beer and good bartenders. Super place for an afternoon drink.

Great Dive Bar - plenty of bar seating, pool tables - all kinds of cool games to play in the middle room and well poured drinks. Kat or Cat is always working when I go there - so I don't know the other bartenders. She cool, pours a great drink (no happy hour is needed here for the normal prices), and she always engaging - not to just the regulars, but to everyone. I've been here twice when she brought in cake for someone and she gives everyone a piece - no cliques here. I always meet interesting people. Yesterday there was this couple and Kat wanted them to bring their little dog in from the heat - a real cutie and good sat on the guys lap. We all had fun with her. His wife was 10 sheets to the wind, so very entertaining! VERY! she kept talking about having barley and hops in a bag with her twinkie and getting busted because the cops will think it's weed. It was a good time - you just have to roll with it when someone is that plastered. Sure it's a dive - but I like to call it a neighborhood bar or a local bar. A Cool Spot. read more

Great dive bar!! I love this place. Anytime I want to go out, I have my boyfriend take me to play pool and grab a drink. I'm in my early 20s and people are surprised when I say this is my favorite dive bar! It's not crowded and you don't have immature kids running around. Very relaxed atmosphere and they have very kind staff & guests. 100% recommended. read more

Thus "biker bar"is really nothing like it would seem. Yes, people that ride motorcycles of all kinds frequently visit here, but so do people that drive Chevrolet's. You can't find a better place to just hang out and chill. I should know LOL I've been going there for 30+ years. They have shuffleboard, pool tables, video porn (shhhh!) games, a live lotto screen, and the best part: they pour doubles for a single. It's definitely a win/win! And by the time you leave, you'll want to come back.​ read more

It was only 7 o'clock. The bar was full, but one couple had already had their fill. The man nudged his woman's elbow and looked up at me and my girl with a sideways head and jutting chin, "You can have our chairs!" Are you sure, I asked. "Uh huh!", he blurted with firewater burning in his eyes. We took the bar stools as the couple skated out of the bar. Through the open backdoor of the bar, I could see kids riding their bikes in circles with empty plastic water bottles jammed in the forks to produce motorcycle sounds. Inside, I ordered a pint and couldn't help to stare, couldn't help to check it out. ..Baseball trophies on the walls. ..Memorial stickers on the tall cooler doors behind the counter: "In loving memory of Rod." "RIP Luke." "We'll always remember you, Troy." And of course some words of wisdom: "It is better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money." There was an autographed poster of Willie Nelson. I was about to ask the bartender if Willie really signed it, but she was too busy with the whiskey-drenched fuckwit punching the ATM machine. Who could hear Tom Petty with this crybaby jerkoff punching and howling irritably? Who here was now able to enjoy their early evening buzz? He slammed the ATM machine again and the woman behind the counter marched him into the bathroom. She tried her hardest to lock him in there. He now presented the dichotomy of resisting getting trapped in crapper confinement and the threatening of committing suicide. Three tight-bellied men scurried from their bar stools to the bathroom to assist in locking him in. "Nyaaarr!" the drunk bastard uttered, but there was no point in arguing at this point. One of the tight-bellied men punched him on the nose and returned to his place at the bar to watch the ball game. Eventually, the nuisance's mom was called and she came to pick him up. The bartender was by then in the back sniffing around; she came back suddenly quite jazzed to serve more beers. Things were getting back to normal, but the Hells Angels were stopping by for a soda pop. Upon hearing this news, the local motorcycle gang shuffled out the backdoor and raced away on their bikes. One guy slammed his beer on the bar and announced: "I'm getting out of here before the cops arrive!" Shit was about to go down. The clean-cut Angels came in and ordered up a round of soda pop and hot dogs. Apparently, a dyslexic native had it all wrong. These bikers were not the Hells Angels. They were the Hells Angles: A group of motorbiking mathematicians looking to wet their beaks before heading off to the Pink Flamingo for a seminar the next day on "Re-inventing the Circle: The New Round-About Way to Geometry". Tonight's drama now seemed to be over and Tom Petty was again in charge of the airwaves. I now found it suitable to ask about the Willie Nelson poster, but the bartender zipped off to the back room once more. She came back re-charged yet again, but a little disoriented. She took a drink from her water bottle, mumbled something to it, and marched off to bus tables. It was another night of about one hundred thousand million nights at the Wagon Wheel. read more

The Wagon Wheel is one of my all-time favorite bars. For starters, the juke box is extraordinary. You do not go into a bar like this looking to hear the latest tunes you just downloaded onto your iPod; you want "A Boy Named Sue" and you want "Angel from Montgomery", and you wil have them both. Next, pool tables with sufficient peripheral space for spaztic uncoordinated drink-mongers like myself to actually attempt to learn how to play without incurring personal liability to other patrons. Plus, no one is sober enough to scorn or ridicule you, so you (read: I) do not feel the overriding humiliation that generally prevents you (read: me) from picking up a cue. Finally, a porn vending machine. No, I am not kidding. There is a vending machine, in the bar, that sells all sorts of pornographic crap. It is the proverbial candy store for the adult version of those innocent lolipop-gripping children we once were. Oh wait, I forgot to mention the bartenders. Fantastic. I dare you to order a pina colada, or anything that typically involves a blender, any kind fruit item, or even ice. Just take the bourbon neat, get yerself some porny-stuff, knock around a few balls on the pool table, and sing King of the Road at the top of your lungs with the rest of the patrons of this fine establishment, and try to tell me you did not just have the best night in recent memory. read more

A real bar, for real people with real problems. It's nothing special, but that's what a dive should be. Beware of some of the patrons who sit at the bar and look like the bar was built around them. A few are veterans who, quite literally, FREAK OUT if you stand too close behind them... and they do this without warning. I suggest not standing behind anyone seated as a precaution. read more

Great people cool owners love the hang out. Good prices all and all a chill place to hang and fellowship.

Pool tables, pin ball machines, juke box with some good tunes but the best was the bartender Jason making everyone feeling comfortable and pouring some good cocktails. (Makes a killer Bloody Mary) Wish I would have come here sooner. Had some stiff drinks and good laughs with the other patrons!! read more

This was a fun divey place to go on a rainy Saturday as we swung through Santa Rosa and had a little time to kill. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but my boyfriend and I enjoyed ourselves more than we had expected. There are four pool tables, shuffleboard (which we got to play for free, since the coin machine was broken), and several video game machines. Not to mention a jukebox, and a full bar. Crowd seemed to be mainly locals, and it wasn't too crowded in the late afternoon. Fun vibe, friendly people...great place to spend an hour or two. read more

Fun, country vibe and Joe dirt lookin boy. Two pool tables and drink specials. Kind of dirty considering every bar spills drinks

For a dive bar it's okay hard to drive into it not a lot of parking available it's a few doors down from my tattoo artist that designed my Japanese passion symbol on my ankle. read more

Best BAR in town between Rob and Mark they know how to make you feel at home. As a female I always feel safe and at home. I know that some women have the impression that it's just another biker bar, but it's also a bike bar, a music bar, and a friendship bar. read more

Being a recent transplant to the Bay Area my boyfriend and I were lucky to be instantly introduced to this gem by my parents. If you like a low-key, lowly lit, dive bar experience complete with the rougher and more eccentric character types-- then you will fall in love with this place just as quickly as we did. The bar is run by the owners Mark during the day and Rob during the night. Kat switches off with them and covers some shifts during the week as well. She makes an insane Long Island! All of them are prime for great conversation. And they're dog people! Rob will get down on his hands and knees and feed beef jerky to your dog if you decide to bring them by as well! Almost every time I've been in there some sort of delicious cuisine was being served up and offered free of charge from Mark, who is quite an excellent cook. The very first night we came Rob ordered up giant pizzas loaded with toppings and handed them out to all of us. The patrons frequently participate in potlucks and parties sharing heaping plates of delicious food with everyone. They'll even send you home with some! On top of all this appetizing generosity they pour EXTREMELY strong drinks! Guaranteed nothing better for your money. In addition to their fully stocked juke box, they hold weekly pool tournaments and also have a shuffle board team. I've played good luck charm to El Presidente and drank shots with other fabulous biker's-- and I'm a 22 year old blonde with blue eyes and bows in my hair. While I may look out of place, I feel right at home. So if you aren't looking for that college-bar-frat-kid party scene and if you want a stiff drink with some good classic rock-n-roll-- this is the best bar around! read more

This bar is one of the worst in Santa Rosa. The atmosphere is exactly as the category describes - a dive bar. When I went there with some friends we saw two fights and a bunch of other people that were so drunk they were falling off their chairs. Unless this is your kind of place, stay away. I will not go back there for any reason. read more

My girlfriend and I decided to visit this bar based on another yelp review that said something like "real people with real problems". That was appealing to her because it had potential to not be pretentious. And pretentious it was not. She ordered and café con Ron, and the café was instant, just like in her home country. Wonderful. The people were extraordinarily friendly, and the pool tables cost 4 quarters to play. They played music on the juke box from the early ' 90's, '70's, and from last year. We met some older folks and kicked their asses in pool. Overall, had a great time. The bartender was also friendly, and the drinks were priced as usual. There were definitely people there with real problems. read more

This bar falls within my top 20. Reasons atmosphere,juke box,pool tables. This place is a old school bar. I first walked in here in 1979 and decided this is what a BAR is suppose to be. I hope you enjoy it as much as I. read more

My Dad and Stepmother owned this Santa Rosa historical landmark for drinkers and pool players in the 60s. Vale and Ethel Specht were a fun couple in those freewheeling days of civic growth in Sonoma County. The current owners have preserved this tiny bit of the time/space continuem. The vibe is still that pleasantly divey ambiance. Local characters still fill the stools and slam down the liars dice cups trying their luck. Thanks Wagon Wheel for the good memories. read more

Straight-forward dive bar. Cheap drinks, heavy generous pours, dead animal heads on the wall, local drunks, and plenty of games to play. They have pool tables, video games (including PacMan!!!), and shuffleboard. The bartenders are friendly and you will always meet an interesting character or two sitting at the bar. read more

I like the pool tables and fire pit . Its a run down biker bar but always a fun place too stop in for a beer and game of pinball . The bartender will pour deep well and work your hotspot tickets unlike some others . this joint is A-ok read more

This bar is fantastic!!!! Friendly bartender and awesome crowds inside. I had a total blast there!

This is one of my favorite dives. There's always a pool table available, and the have full length shuffle board. I have friends in low places. read more

Love these dive bars. This is one of the best in the area. Only thing it lacks is being in a shitty neighborhood where you feel in danger to go to your car. read more

Outstanding bar, the place has the feel it had when I first went in it back in 1976.( some of the same furniture too) The owners work behind the bar and are the epitome of friendliness and great customer service. The non-owner staff are outstanding and provide stimulating intellectual conversation as well as a great game of liars dice when slow. Very few rowdy knuckleheads. read more

We had a great time here. I think folks must have wondered what we were doing there, but by the time we left it was all hugs. We wanted a dive bar and that is what we got. Good people, drinks, pool and jukebox. read more