Little Hill Lounge

Little Hill Lounge, what a gem for our little city of El Cerrito. I love a good neighborhood bar, and LHL is exactly what you want from a neighborhood spot ~ walking distance, cool peeps, friendly bartenders, great music, stiff drinks, fun foodie pop-ups, and cool events throughout the year.We've celebrated birthdays, holidays, and taken new friends and old here. The perfect meet up, place for one/done or sit and stay a while. Good value, great Little Hill Mai Thai.During the holidays they have one of the best hot buttered rums I've ever had. Most recently, we've enjoyed their live karaoke (you get to perform with a live band) which makes for a pretty epic experience, the addition of local bands performing in the back of the bar, and the pop up Double Barrel BBQ with the amazing Lorenzo cookin' it up (yes to the smash burger, grilled cheese, and chocolate chip dipped cookie).Dimmed lighting, curtained photo booth, booth/bar stool seating..simply the best. Recently popped in and noticed new napkins with their logo and pretty menus with new creative cocktails/fun, localish names. Looking forward to the future of this bar, rock on!

Came here on a random Thursday night with a friend. It wasn't busy, had a few patrons and we sat at the bar against the mirror/wall and wait patiently. I realize then, it's been 10-15mins and the blonde female bartender has yet to even acknowledge us. I'm trying not to be rude, but I was bartender before too and it was getting ridiculous. I then notice that she's making one drink at a time. The tipping point? A ground of ~5 women come in and stand at the well.. and she immediately gets to them before us! So I'm like.. do I need to stand with them to order?.. so I do. She made 2/5 drinks for those ladies, and then proceeds to go to another couple at the other end of the bar and ask them what they'd like to order. At this point I've had it and walked out with my friend. They're a close bar to me, but they left a bitter taste in my mouth without even sinking anything. We ended up at McBears.. simple great drinks and lovely bartender.

Small local bar w friendly owners and regular music schedule. Tiny, fun bar and friendly vibe!!

Came here with my bestie last night after driving back to Oakland from Bodega Bay. Looks and feels like a VFW hall. Friendly service, good cocktails and reasonable prices. There's a little stage and dance floor in the back, and it was a country western band playing. Some complaints that the floor is carpeted back there, so they can't do their two step or line dancing. It's too small for that, anyway. Great date spot. Big cozy booths, plenty of bar space, old school jukebox and a Photo Booth. The musical line up changes, and sometimes it's a DJ. Highly recommended!

Cute little dive bar with a DJ up front and a band space in the back. The rockabilly band was really good.

Jamie W. and I found ourselves with a bit of cabin fever during the recent torrential downpours and thought we should take a peek inside this longtime bar on San Pablo Avenue. We had never been before because we unfairly dismissed it as a dive since we were already satisfied with our visits to Club Mallard down the street. We were happily quite wrong.The bar looked like it had been renovated fairly recently. They went with a stylish retro-vintage vibe with a large wraparound bar, three comfy booths in front, and a very red cocktail lounge in the back. It would've looked appropriate in a Doris Day-Rock Hudson romcom circa 1960 when they sang "Roly Poly", a bouncy calypso ditty that turned into foreplay. There's no piano bar though.However, there was a DJ on our second visit, and he was playing some nice alternative rock. We found our inner tiki god with our satisfying first round. Jamie had the $14 Singapore Sling, and I went with the $11 Little Hill Mai Tai overflowing with crushed ice (photo: https://bit.ly/3XOHagq). The scene stealer though was the $13 Mexican Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows and Bourbon (photo: https://bit.ly/3XOHc82). Perfect libation for an atmospheric river.COCKTAILS - 4 stars...good tiki drinks but the hot chocolate was the one with the biggest kickAMBIANCE - 4.5 stars...great job on the vintage decor, all they need is a terrace SERVICE - 4 stars...solid mixing behind the barTOTAL - 4 stars...nice find on a stormy nightRELATED - Exploring El Cerrito? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: http://bit.ly/2VyCP18

Love the vibe here. Good drinks. Good service. Had a band playing when we came on Thursday night. Plenty of space to chill and talk with friends. Old school vibe that's been updated and clean. We'll be back soon!

Extremely disappointing and dishonest! I forgot to close my tab and I was charged 3 times the amount that I should have been for drinks that I never ordered ($50 vs. $157). Contacted the manager and I was told that they do not do refunds and I should contact my credit card company.I would not recommend going there

I really love this place. It looks like nothing from the outside but it has a real charm to it. Totally retro, the music has always been super good with either DJs or live music in the back. All ages and all different peoples come here for a really good vibe. Honestly it is in my top 5 "dive" bars in the East Bay. Highly recommend to stop by!!!

Just a gem of bar! Excellent music venue, also a fun spot on a regular night. Bartenders are great, drinks are excellent, vibe is Twin Peaks, they have a photo booth what more do you need?!?!