Spats

Cool spot. Good selection of drinks - beer selection was good and so was the bourbon selection. We tried our luck at the wheel a couple times, as were very successful. I highly recommend giving it a try - let the stars determine your fate! Cool music, fun bartenders.

Such a gem, it's a shame it doesn't get more love. Always playing great music (mostly hiphop/rnb) including the occasional unreleased Frank or Kanye that nowhere else plays. The kindest staff and great food pop-ups.

It's a full bar, downtown, without airs & more reasonable pricing (contrasted to Downtown, for instance). Lots & lots of room for big groups & TVs for sports. Pleasant covered back patio. Long bar, with friendly people at it & behind it. Could use a little more character, so when not busy it can feel a bit like an empty barn, but not an issue when busy, sand who really cares by your second drink with convivial people anyway?

I live in Pennsylvania and was in California visiting my mother. On my last night in town we were looking for something to do and found that this place had a trivia night going on. It was a wonderful time. The drinks were difficult to get because you had to walk to the bar for them plus you were trying to play trivia. Wonderful food selection. You should get the tater tots. Best dish for the price and the portion. It's also great to share with a group.

Nice big open space. They have deals that most parts of Berkeley close to downtown can't compete with. There is always something going down, whether it be dancing, karaoke or just some folks trying to have a great time. Bartenders are quick, with a Jukebox and a kitchen inside.

Super fun for watching games or listening to Local Bands. Great service. Love Giovanni bc he is always having a good time and serving the best drinks. They also have a wheel that you can spin and win shots, bottle of champs, lemon drops and more. Great prices for The Bay Area. $6 for a huge basket of taters and $8 for a huge basket of chicken tenders plus taters.

Beth Budwig

Great bar, great staff, great tacos some days, and great room in the back for (not so secret) improv

Radar Rubenstein

DJ GURU G and Orlando provide the best in R&B, Rap, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Soul and Disco. Do yourself a favor & check out Spats.

Siddharth Wagh

Excellent bar with knowledgeable bartenders for cocktails and a diverse set of beers. Chill atmosphere and happy hour prices till 6pm every day. Didn't get to try their food, will stop by next time.

K C

Such a gem, it's a shame it doesn't get more love. Always playing great music (mostly hiphop/rnb) including the occasional unreleased Frank or Kanye that nowhere else plays. The kindest staff and great food pop-ups.

Obie Ogbu

Nice big open space. They have deals that most parts of Berkeley close to downtown can't compete with. There is always something going down, whether it be dancing, karaoke or just some folks trying to have a great time. Bartenders are quick, with a Jukebox and a kitchen inside.

Madi Danielle

I live in Pennsylvania and was in California visiting my mother. On my last night in town we were looking for something to do and found that this place had a trivia night going on. It was a wonderful time. The drinks were difficult to get because you had to walk to the bar for them plus you were trying to play trivia. Wonderful food selection. You should get the tater tots. Best dish for the price and the portion. It's also great to share with a group.

Richard P

Cool spot. Good selection of drinks - beer selection was good and so was the bourbon selection. We tried our luck at the wheel a couple times, as were very successful. I highly recommend giving it a try - let the stars determine your fate! Cool music, fun bartenders.

Paddy O'Berk

It's a full bar, downtown, without airs & more reasonable pricing (contrasted to Downtown, for instance). Lots & lots of room for big groups & TVs for sports. Pleasant covered back patio. Long bar, with friendly people at it & behind it. Could use a little more character, so when not busy it can feel a bit like an empty barn, but not an issue when busy, sand who really cares by your second drink with convivial people anyway?

They were cool the few times I was here. There's a BBQ place next door they were nice

definitely a recommendation. however do not come in the summer as most of the usual guests (students) will be on summer break.

Quite atmosphere to have a beer with friends. It's divided in 3 sections, one bar-like, one with tables and one with games. I haven't tried the food here recently and apparently they change it. Prices are normal for Berkeley and the staff is good and friendly. The dark setting fool you into thinking it's more like a party bar, but it isn't. Not a sports bar either. More like 'lets have a beer that turns into 5' type of bar.

Pinkydance

They were cool the few times I was here. There's a BBQ place next door they were nice

Winuit WW

definitely a recommendation. however do not come in the summer as most of the usual guests (students) will be on summer break.

Nuria Vendrell Llopis

Quite atmosphere to have a beer with friends. It's divided in 3 sections, one bar-like, one with tables and one with games. I haven't tried the food here recently and apparently they change it. Prices are normal for Berkeley and the staff is good and friendly. The dark setting fool you into thinking it's more like a party bar, but it isn't. Not a sports bar either. More like 'lets have a beer that turns into 5' type of bar.

Ok, so this is a great hole in the wall. I mean it is a great find in many ways. They offer a wide variety of different seating etc. My one complaint is the last time we were there we saw a rat crawling around. So it's a bit dirty but in a way that goes w it being a hole in the wall. We always have a great time when we go here though.

Catherine G.

Ok, so this is a great hole in the wall. I mean it is a great find in many ways. They offer a wide variety of different seating etc. My one complaint is the last time we were there we saw a rat crawling around. So it's a bit dirty but in a way that goes w it being a hole in the wall. We always have a great time when we go here though.

Yikes, this place may have made the 2nd worst drink i have ever had in my life. I actually felt sick from it later but more of a stomach ache, not nausea. The place is disorganized into 3 separate rooms and 1 of which has pool tables but the walls are too close to play a proper game. This place used to be awesome but its pretty much a bad dive bar now. Won't be going back. Sad though what happened to this place.

I came here with a non-profit who was serving drinks and they would get to keep the tips for their organization's work. I enjoyed the atmosphere, until their time slot was up at the bar. We were in the main bar area and were asked to move as they were opening up for a birthday party (understandable). We moved to the back bar, where after about 15 minutes, they asked us to move again to a third bar area. At that point, we just decided to leave. That said, great selection of beer + cocktails. I can't speak for their service since they had volunteers bartending for them. It may have been an isolated incident.

T L

Yikes, this place may have made the 2nd worst drink i have ever had in my life. I actually felt sick from it later but more of a stomach ache, not nausea. The place is disorganized into 3 separate rooms and 1 of which has pool tables but the walls are too close to play a proper game. This place used to be awesome but its pretty much a bad dive bar now. Won't be going back. Sad though what happened to this place.

Michelle Stevens

I came here with a non-profit who was serving drinks and they would get to keep the tips for their organization's work. I enjoyed the atmosphere, until their time slot was up at the bar. We were in the main bar area and were asked to move as they were opening up for a birthday party (understandable). We moved to the back bar, where after about 15 minutes, they asked us to move again to a third bar area. At that point, we just decided to leave. That said, great selection of beer + cocktails. I can't speak for their service since they had volunteers bartending for them. It may have been an isolated incident.

Terribly run, old and not up kept. The toilets are either not working or the doors does t close. It's hot and stuffy. Make it worst it's downtown area so hard to find parking.

I would like to start off by saying I am in the restaurant business. So giving a really negative review is hard for me. I recently went to spats and the whole experience was horrible. There were about ten people there so it wasn't busy. But it took about ten minutes for the bartender to stop talking to his co-worker and acknowledge me. Then he walked past me to another customer that already had a drink and offered him another. Then he finally came to take my order. He was nice enough. But you could tell he was ready to end his shift. I ordered some food as well. The ambiance is nice enough so no complaints there. But when I got my food.....it was horrible. I had the rib tips and rib combo with potato salad and corn bread. I was excited. Who doesn't like BBQ. It was terrible. I seriously couldn't eat it. I'm not sure what flavor profile they were going for but you could tell either they just don't care when they make it or they have no real experience cooking. A new bartender started her shift and after I patiently waited for her to finish texting I asked her for a box. She said I had to go get one from the kitchen. So I did. Another bartender took my empty burboun glass and didn't think I might possibly want another round, which of course I did. It felt like it was a place with no management and a young under trained staff. Like someone bought the place and just let all their friends run it with no experience. I would never go back .

H H

Terribly run, old and not up kept. The toilets are either not working or the doors does t close. It's hot and stuffy. Make it worst it's downtown area so hard to find parking.

HP Worthington

I would like to start off by saying I am in the restaurant business. So giving a really negative review is hard for me. I recently went to spats and the whole experience was horrible. There were about ten people there so it wasn't busy. But it took about ten minutes for the bartender to stop talking to his co-worker and acknowledge me. Then he walked past me to another customer that already had a drink and offered him another. Then he finally came to take my order. He was nice enough. But you could tell he was ready to end his shift. I ordered some food as well. The ambiance is nice enough so no complaints there. But when I got my food.....it was horrible. I had the rib tips and rib combo with potato salad and corn bread. I was excited. Who doesn't like BBQ. It was terrible. I seriously couldn't eat it. I'm not sure what flavor profile they were going for but you could tell either they just don't care when they make it or they have no real experience cooking. A new bartender started her shift and after I patiently waited for her to finish texting I asked her for a box. She said I had to go get one from the kitchen. So I did. Another bartender took my empty burboun glass and didn't think I might possibly want another round, which of course I did. It felt like it was a place with no management and a young under trained staff. Like someone bought the place and just let all their friends run it with no experience. I would never go back .