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5.0 of 5 stars.
Berkeley and Albany are not lacking for watering holes, but few possess the homey charm of this pub. Think old lamps (some with pull-chains and green shades, delightful!), worn tables, and creaky...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For years I passed the Pub and thought it was just another bar or tobacco shop (translation, possible dive)even though it looked cute set up a few steps from the street. When a friend finally...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best parts of a bar, coffee shop, and living room all rolled into one, with an extra bonus of the lingering smell of good tobacco (not smoke, but the tobacco itself). Don't mind the old man in the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hell no, are you f*** (self-censorship) kiddin me?!?! This place is the place where you are totally in equilibrium - as a man (check my picture, me smoking my cigar, sitting in the sun): a beer, a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is a tiny little bar in downtown Albany, that's set in what appears to have once been someone's house more than a traditional bar atmosphere. It's a quiet place with cheap drinks (a good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it feels slightly like your grandma's living room, but in a good way. in a make-yourself-at-home...grandma-will-bring-you-beer kinda way. the bartender recommended a lagunitas IPA to me, which i tried...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Having lived in England for five years I have grown a liking to the pub-culture and the English brews. Moving to the US I feared the worst as back in Europe all we think people here drink is Bud,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is sweet! The beer selection is not extensive, but hand-picked goodness... I highly recommend the Fuller's ESB. Easily one of the best beers in the world, in my opinion.Fun, super-laid-back...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Drawn in by the curious name, yet expecting a stuffy, pretentious fancy bar, we were rewarded in a big way. It's quite the opposite, cozy, and like having beer at a friend's house. I totally want to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
When someone told me this used to be an antique store, it all made sense. The decor is trashy and kitch. In the front room there are colored christmas tree lights haphazardly strung along the walls,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best place in the East Bay, hands down.
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is where I do my taxes every year. Quiet for the most part, although you can overhear some really "only in Berkeley" type conversations. Sure, you'll find a good number a "Snips" (snobs who...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The weight of smoke in my lungs, the slight taste of tobacco on my lips, tendrils dancing in the air, the reflection that comes with a quiet session, all things I treasure. For aficionados, Pub is a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fun to play scrabble and hang out.
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place to come if you want to hang out with a few of your friends, have a drink (or two) and actually have a conversation that does not involve copious amounts of yelling and a sore throat...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is just great. A relaxed non-pretentious bar/tobacconist/living room style hangout. They have beer, wine, and an assortment of tobacco products (hopefully they'll legalize someday and then...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The floor was concrete and the bartender kept asking me for spare change. They only served domestic beer, warm and in the can. The crowd was mostly 21-25 rowdy drunks who were obnoxious and loud. And...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cozy. Cheap. Great, weird selection on tap and bottled. The place has both sweet and semi-sweet mead, for goodness sake (go with semi-sweet, by the way). I don't think I'm likely ever to find a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the things I miss most about the Bay Area. It's one of the best places to be on a wintry (by California standards) evening. There's a patio out front and a couple of enclosed spaces out...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i went on a satrday nite, shhh, it felt like a study hall.actually not too bad if u want to sit down read a book and instead of sip on coffee chug a beer. next time i want to read i'm headed there.
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Pub is the only place I have been to with my parents to grab a drink! There is a fireplace, board games, and the decor is very interesting. It is in an old house that was converted into an...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What is a pub, anyway? Start with what a pub is not. Not a place to hit on hotties. Not a place to root for televised sports. Not a place to see and be seen. Not a place to drink your liver to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My first visit to Pub was in the daytime about a year after I first came to the East Bay area. I had some coffee, sat and talked with my friend, and suffice to say, I didn't get to experience Pub for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The pub giveth and the pub taketh away: That is the general rule of this place. Sometimes you will go to The Pub and have an amazing time-other times, you will go and find nobody is there...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Like a 3 star review, balance is required:Good BadNice tobacco selection I don't smokeGreat clientele...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wasn't born in the US and spent the greater part of my early years of development with aunts, uncles, nannys, grandparents and friends. When I did finally move to the states, my dad made me play...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart this place. Don't show up if you're an obnoxious jaggoff cuz that'll make me sad. If you know how to share any combination of board games, interesting conversation, beer, wine, tobakky, coffee...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Does it get any better than this? The Pub is what is says on the tin -- a proper British style pub. Revolutionary, huh?The front garden is a wonderful place to while away an early summer evening,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes, I wish had a big Victorian house with hardwood floors, ample seating, a library of board games, and a smoking room - a great place to invite all my friends over. Since my current digs are...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really, truthfully, there is only one review to give...and this is it, but of coarse I will give others. There is no end to this places awesomeness. Cool enough for the hipsters, relaxed enough for...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Pub! It really is a little bit of Cheers, and they are pretty accepting for the not-quite-regulars. If you're looking to chat someone up, you can always find some conversation, from the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the pub is a really wonderful, mellow spot for a beer.i used to sit on babies for a family that lived up on solano (technically, i still sit on their babies, they just live somewhere else now) and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Besides Fonda and Safeway, The Pub is the only place open after 10pm on Solano Ave. Even though I'm not a smoker, I enjoy stopping by The Pub for a pint, while sharing a friendly game of backgammon,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Easily the strangest Bar I have ever been to. When I walked in I felt like I was in somebodies living room, not a highly touted yelp pub. There is a couple of couches, a blazing fire. Kinda like a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I want to love the pub so badly that it hurts. It's basically the only bar on Solano Avenue, it has great ambiance, and they have a super sweet smoking room and patio with pipe tobacco for sale.I had...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's just so comfortable. Slightly older crowd and less overrun with kids than most cafes. Good beer on tap: smithwicks, boddingtons, etc. Switch it out once and awhile, but they've got their staples....
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my back-up conversational drinking points of interest, however it is only a back-up because of its proximity to my home (not walkable unless it's warm and I am feeling fit), and because they...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah the pub. Just perfection. home away from home that always has a cold guin. waiting for me. love it. you can bring in your own food too, and with Zachs right there....better that just about...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i needed a place to go after a bad date. the pub seemed like a place where i could drink away the memories of the previous hour. i was surprised to find an interesting atmosphere of tables, chairs &...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Very cosy, nice baristas, and delicious coffee. This place is the perfect place to go with a book or some friends on a rainy day.
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
soooo chill, so layed back, so non-pretentious. makes me wanna keep it a secret. kinda.
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for the first time to meet up with some friends and I was really impressed. It's a nice quiet place to kick back, read a book, have a beer and roll some tobacco. I don't smoke but I do...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It feels like your uncle's hunting lodge if he invited some quiet Cal kids over. This place is mostly regulars in the back room smoking on the patio and having debates on topics ranging from the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you like the smell of pipe smoke, the idea of drinking in a friendly stranger's living room, then this is the pub for you.
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Berkeley to visit someone and she brought me here with her roommate. She described the building as being sort of like a subdued, airy bungalow, and I think this description is apt: creaky...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I looove coming here on sunny days to drink pints of boddington's, play chess, roll tobacco from their glass vats, and pretend I'm a philosophy grad student.
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Pub is a great spot to hang out, talk, drink wine, beer, sherry & port, coffee, tea or soda and smoke. I mean outdoors, outdoors... Hmmm... Great folks to chat with & discover the meaning of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"The Pub does not want Yelpers to come here. Let me emphasize that: they do NOT want your patronage."couldn't agree more. any place that calls themselves THE PUB, leaving out any kind of indefinite...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sit inside or sit outside, but be prepared to find yourself involved in conversation with pleasantly drunken strangers merrily packing away dominos or to-go grub as they swill whatever's on tap. This...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
okay, now that I am 'with dog' it is important for me to find places he' s welcome. I won't bore you with the 'wtf is up with the doggy prejudice in the most liberal 10 square miles on earth' but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place. Wish I had found it sooner, in my strong drinking days. It is laid back, comfy, antique and has a great beer selection (my favorite is Smithwick's from Ireland). It is just like this...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best place to hang out, drink and smoke, period.Comfortable, non-snobby, and real.If I was still drinkin' like I used to, I'd be here every night. Nowadays, I go poke my nose in once a week or so...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ahhh, the pub. Schmidt's Pub.The ONLY place I have come across which feels like a real PUB....No I'm not talking about the stereotypical 'Union Jacks on the wall, world cup on the TV' type of place....
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After biking all over Berkeley for a full day while stopping here and there at favorite pizza joints, bars and cafes, a group of 8 or so of us had our second to last stop at The Pub on Solano. It had...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think under different circumstances (such as: a sunny, warm afternoon w/ a group of friends, sitting at one of the outdoor tables), I'd give this place 5 stars. But...-it's cash-only-the chair I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The pub has a vibe that is part Euro, part living room. They serve beer and wine in a small, unpretentious setting. It's a great place to settle in by the fireplace with a pint and good company.
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I knew I was in the right place when after we ordered the guy asked, "How chocolate-y do you want your hot chocolate?" I replied, "Very chocolate-y. Thanks for asking." That was the most coaching I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Pub is a totally chill place, a living room that serves great beer and rolling tobacco. If you want to just relax with a friend and have a good beer its a great spot. Definitely unique.
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where do you go when you want to roll some natural, fresh, smooth tobacco, have a guiness, and beat some ass at Scrabble? Why, the Pub of course! This is a house converted into a quaint and cozy space...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The atmosphere changes with who is tending bar, but I love the pub and it is a great place to go and hung out...which is what I pub should be...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cute pub and smoke shop made from an old house.You can sit inside where the tables are, and the couches in front of the fire, or sit outside on the porch. There's also a smoking room in the back.It...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Pub is pretty cool in general, but kind of hit or miss where the crowd is concerned. I mean, there's always good beer, decent wine and phenomenal tobacco, but the same could be said for my...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Talk about a place with character. One of my friends who was both a chain smoker and alcoholic used to frequent this place, and before I could drink I'd hang here with him. It's like hanging at some...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down, the single best spot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It even edges out Port Costa. Beer, cigarettes, close to Gordo's, outdoor, indoor, chill, conversationally stimulating this place is the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The pub is my second home. If you're looking for food or a big wine selection, this place isn't for you, but if you're looking for a quiet, quirky, homey place to read a book, work on your laptop,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the only problem with the pub is that it is no longer close to my home!great place to study, chit chat, or enjoy a fine smoke and pint. places like these help keep the bay area in check.
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great Homestyle Pub-- Literally a converted bungalow type house with outdoor patio in front and back for smoking (yay). It's kind of surprising when you go up the steps and walk into a living...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A third place. Golden. Pub is. Wine. Chess. Beer on tap. Wood floors. Tobacco, if you smoke. Old West feeling, very out of place for Solano Avenue.I love Pub. You're lucky if you know about...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Pub. Really. All that needs to be said.
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A pub out of another time and place. Highly recommeded for a relaxed drink and a smoke with a friend or three.
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Pub Great place to relax For Coffee and BeerGood Guniess Pour Reminds me of college days great place to converse with friends or coffe beer or smoke very comfortable
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
love this place. it's like a little pub in a cozy cottage, very very relaxed and quiet and warm and different. like a little JCR if that means anything to you.there were conversations by the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My head went to the clouds after that first puff of the hand rolled cigarette my date gave me. OOooohhh wee - that shit's good. A hole in the wall-esque bar with the best tobacco I've ever had and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A tobacco fiend's dream this is. I would come here with my sister (at the time prepping for her MCAT, the little bunny rabbit) on lazy, sunny afternoons when we were craving fine, serious brews on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2005
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