Mario's Oakland Saloon

Very crowded bar on a friday night. can barely hear the music and the djbox doesn't work. it stole my 2 dollars after i requested a song. not coming back

Mario's in Oakland is a great lunch spot. It is never terribly crowded and they menu has a lot of great options. I usually go with a salad or wrap. I love that you have options of sides to pick from including fries or a side salad. The service is average but the staff is always very helpful and friendly. Also a great place to grab a drink at the bar with a lot of different drink specials.

The staff here is incredibly disrespectful. I was here for a private event, and before even walking in the door, the bouncer was making fun of the guests and talking down to someone who was asking which line she should get in. Later in the night, despite having plenty of people on the floor and behind the bar, no one was responsive. I got cursed out by a bartender and got a talking to about "rolling my eyes" I was sober, but she still demanded I leave all because I tried to get a plastic cup for water (the top floor was a dry floor) because she wasn't attentive. It's a shame because the drinks are good, but the ambience always fails because they're constantly getting in trouble for letting in underaged people so now are overcompensating with rude staff.

Pizza and Burgers were great. Server checked on us frequently and brought out the food as soon as it was ready. We had a large party of people but that was accommodated nicely.

I'm surprised by all the bad reviews. My experience is based solely on the first floor service. I came for lunch this week around noon. Students are out of school for the year so it was pretty empty and we were seated right away. Our waitress was very attentive and everything came out quick. I ordered a reuban with a side salad. The reuben was super good with really thin meat. We didn't even go at a time with specials and with subbing a side - my meal was still only $10. Very reasonably priced. I would definitely come back.

Every Wednesdays they have trivia night with prizes for the top three winning teams. They have outdoor seating and usually a lot teams form. I believe teams must be at least 2 people with no max? They have drink deals like $3 voodoo IPA. Not the cleanest or nicest bar but the trivia night was really fun to do with friends. You play through an app you download ahead of time and there's a total of 4 rounds with breaks in between. It starts at 8pm and usually ends at 10pm. Small heads up, most of the people at the bar are students in the area.

I recommend only going here if you're a young undergrad college student. The crowd seemed like a frat party and not a bar, some of the people there didn't look a day over 17 so I felt out of place. Their seating is lacking. The drinks are ok but not very strong. The doormen or bouncers (if you wanna call them that), there were 3 young men looking at IDs and they just stared at you while in the bar. I'd never be back but maybe just not my scene and that's ok. It's a whole weird vibe almost like a high school party, rather than frat, and someone snuck alcohol in.

Came with my gal pals on a Thursday afternoon for their happy hour (5-7pm) and had a GREAT experience. Their well drinks are $2 during happy hour which is such a steal! Our server was super sweet and attentive. She came around to us often and made sure to check if we wanted one more round before happy hour ended which was much appreciated. We also ordered the saloon fries to split. It was a big portion with plenty of bacon, but nothing to write home about. Standard bar food. Overall though, I had such a great experience for not a lot of money so I had to give 5 stars.

went on Wednesday happy hour right off the bat staff was friendly and vibe was good, trivia night also happened so that was cool never been at a bar for that 10/10

Very limited draft beers... no IPAs... food good but service awful. Maybe just a college drinking hole.