High 5ive

This is probably my favorite bar in Oakland. A very classy spot, with a nice ambiance and good drinks. The food options are limited, but are very good as well.They have an outdoor rooftop area with plenty of seating, and indoor seating as well. The entrance is somewhat inconspicuous on a side street, and the bar itself is on the second floor of the building. I highly recommend it for a fun night out.

We checked out High 5ive Lounge based on a recommendation while visiting for All-Star weekend. At first, we thought we were in the wrong spot--the entrance is tucked away almost like it's in an alley. After taking the elevator up, we were greeted by a friendly host and chose to sit on the rooftop. It was too cold for us, even with the fire pits, so we moved inside. The space is pretty large but felt a bit empty. Our server was nice, and the drink recommendation was great--it came out quickly and was really tasty. Overall, nothing negative to say, it just wasn't our vibe, so we didn't stay long.

High 5ive has been bookmarked for me for quite some time now but I totally forgot about it until a friend recommended to stop by to hang out since it looked nice. Let me start by saying the service was absolutely terrible. Upon getting the check, I noticed immediately why. There was an automatic 20% charge. My partner ordered 2 Hennessy & Coke and for whatever reason, there was an extra $3 charge for one of them. The drinks were inconsistent, packed with ice and not strong at all. 11 drinks came up to $252 after taxes and fees. It honestly seems that the place just isn't managed well and the employees didn't care about the customers at all. First round drinks were taken down shortly after choosing where we wanted to sit but after that, we had to flag employees down to order.The ambiance is just mediocre at best. Music was extremely low throughout the place and nonexistent in the restrooms. I had high hopes of coming here but that was shot down pretty quickly.

This is my second time here . The first time I was able to access rooftop outside and I loved the food selection ! I wish you guys can bring back the ahi tuna and tacos option . The drinks are always up to par and strong with a kick . Great service and kind customer service as always . Definitely has more potential!

I really want to like this place. The decor is definitely on point, but that maybe their strongest suit. Sat outside on the door during sunset, huge missed opportunity by not having some mood music playing during sunset. Food has not been memorable. My potato dish had a lot of potential, but came out underdone and had to refire. Drinks aren't bad, but not spectacular. Staff is kind all around, but not sure if that is enough to compel me to return. Would love to recommend for dates or happy hour because the potential is there, but I've been underwhelmed 3/3 times.

Mixed review. Cool place with a sunset/ish view. Busy with youngish crowd. It's off side street, not the Kissel front door so walk around to the north of the building's Broadway entrance. ID is checked. Drinks were ok and disappointed with old fashioned but cool smoke. First sip was better than the ones after. Then I had to go to chase down someone to close out. Bartender helped find the server who maybe focus on the bigger groups instead of me.

The ambiance is amazing, great if you're wanting a nicer place to hangout, but I thought the drinks were only okay. We tried 5different drinks from the menu (I only took pictures of the first two), but all of the drinks were just okay. They tasted a little unbalanced, some tasted either watered down others like taking a shot.

This place has potential, but it's lacking terrible in so many aspects. The doormen at the entrance were nice. The one inside asked if we had reservations.. we didn't & didn't even know that we could / or needed them. He talked in his ear piece & told someone we were walk ins, I guess. That made it seem very professional and exclusive. However, when we took the elevator and arrived at the top the hostess asked if we had reservations.. so I'm not sure what happened with their communication in those two minutes. She wouldn't seat us outside even though there was tons of available seating outside. We figured maybe it's booked up and reserved for others. Well, we were there for an hour and tons of seating stayed available! Our server was nice. Not the most attentive though. Didn't ask us if everything was fine once we received our food, but later on asked if we wanted to order anything else. Drinks were good but not consistent with how they were made. Our second round of drinks were a lot stronger than our first; which was a pleasure for us, but may not be for others. Also it was weird that my drinks (Uptown Funk) weren't filled to the top. Maybe invest in different glasses or figure out another way to make the cocktail because it was extremely unappealing. For food we ordered salmon cakes which were good but overpriced. The charcuterie board was disgusting!!!!! I had to tell the server to take it back. Pate looked cheap and tasted cheap.. the meats were very low quality and tasted funny, especially the salami. It was looked / tasted like it was old / expired / not stored well. The small amount of pickled vegetables were pathetic. Because it's a rooftop place with open doors, naturally it is very pretty. However there are other places that do better all around. I don't think I would come here or recommend this place.

Definitely a nice vibe. I really like how security greets you and lets upstairs know you are coming. This is a great date spot or spot to have a girls night out. The food menu apparently changes. It's more small bites. So I would suggest eating before you go here for drinks. Th staff was super friendly and attentive. They checked on you often but not so much it was annoying.

Definitely the service was horrible. Unfortunately, the bartenders are so rude.like are you doing me a favor if i am paying?i ordered over $350 dollars' worth of drinks at the bar and of course the group i was with all had to look at the menu and decide as it was 7 of us.the bartender told me that everyone needs to have their drinks ready and god for bid if we asked her a question.as a professional i would never recommend this kind of place to any of my friends or co-workers.we don't pay for rudeness! and oh their elevator is broken so get ready to climb all the stairs.