Hilltop Tavern Bar

Good ol' "dive" in East Sac. As far as dive bars go, this spot is quite clean, spacious, and has a really extensive beer selection. All staff members and patrons I've encountered in the probably 10 times I've gone have always been very friendly and not super rowdy. No food served except for a few little packaged snacks, which mean I'm pretty sure they'll let you carry in your own food.

Great time before jumping on the sac brew bike. Mary took great care of our staff and we cant wait to return

Best dive bar in East sac. They do food for holidays and every Sunday for free. Probably one of the best places around as it's so much more than a dive bar, it's a place to come together and enjoy the fully open glass windows so it's bright inside.

I went to hilltop tavern to play pool and I was pleasantly surprised that not only do they have a good pool table but also a dart board, shuffle board and pingpong table! This bar is so fun and really nicely decorated. I imagine it might get pretty crowded some nights though because it's not super big. I also ordered a margarita and it was one of the best I've had! They made it packed full of lime flavor with a good rim of salt. 5/5 bar!

First time at Hiltop Tavern after out at Virgin Sturgeon yesterday. Last stop for a little Sunday funday. My cousin said you had to drink miller high life here. However, I had a blue moon. The vibe was giving we decorate for every holiday, which I can appreciate! Spooky vibes all around. Seems like a huge 49ers bar. Nice that it had pool tables. In a good location in East Sac.

Love this place!! Was introduced by a childhood friend back in 2015 and returned many a time while living in Sac from 2020-2022. Highlights for me are Great beer selection, friendly and unpretentious service, and a fun dive-y atmosphere. Swing by on a Sunday afternoon to play pool, get a Bloody Maria followed by one of their many beers on tap, and you'll be a happy camper. Bonus points for the well-designed apparel!!

Service tonight is shitty, I do highly recommend this bar during the daytime hours. I come here every single day. I probably spend $150 a week at this bar average over the course of the year. Tonight at 9:39 PM Monday night the 12th there is a bartender working who is a complete asshole, I commute on a scooter, I parked the scooter inside the bar with me every single day, the daytime bartenders are great, even the Saturday night bartender the other night let me in with my scooter. There is plenty of space tonight, the bar is not at all packed, and they can definitely use the business. But this guy decided to be a complete jerk, and have zero understanding.

Cool place, chill vibe but a tad on the pricey side (hey, maybe it's me not going to many bars, breweries being my normal choice ) with plenty of TVs for sports, pool and ping-pong table with shuffleboard as an added bonus. It was a nice place to celebrate a friend's retirement-- and I'd come back here without hesitation. Nice people, clean all the way around as well.

My preferred watering hole of all the ones within walking distance from my parents' East Sac house (and we tried them ALL, given the MM&O during a recent visit). Prices were good. Clientele were a mix of middle aged regulars and college kids that showed up in big groups. TVs and pool tables for entertainment. Never got too loud. Don't like that they keep the lights on so bright; I like my dives dark and moody.

Hi I think I made a friend tonight. . .god bless ya, Sean the Bartender... As a respectable, well-mannered 29-year-old adult, who has hardly ever even been yelled at by a customer when working in customer service - let alone a bartender, seeing as I typically only ever ask for water when in bars with my friends, as I am known not to drink. I can safely say, *Sean the bartender was The rudest, most disrespectful & power-stroking individual I've ever Met :|First of all, I've been to Hilltop at least 3-4 other times in the last two years, and I've. never had an issue. Tonight, I went out with my friend to celebrate their "send off" from our restaurant. After already entering Hilltop and using the restroom, (as No one was there in the first place to ID me?) I left the restroom. I went up to the bar next to my friends to join them and I asked the bartender (Sean) for some water. He asked me for an ID, and I responded out of genuine shock, "for just some water?" and he replied with some attitude, "just to be in the bar, buddy..." Without anymore discussion, I searched for my wallet realizing I actually didn't bring it, and that I didn't know where it was. From this point I tried to contact/reach my girlfriend (who was in the bathroom as well in that moment) on my phone, and Sean then informed me that I would have to wait outside. To which (as someone who's worked in a bars and food service for years) I understood without further question, and walked out while calling my GF. She and I discussed the situation otp for a minute and I asked her to try and get me some water, and when she tried to give it to me, the bouncer (where the hell was that guy earlier, btw?‍) I'll admit this may not have been my brightest moment, I tried to meet in the middle and simply take a few sips of the water at the door and walkout - without hesitation, Sean the bartender calls me "a Prick" immediately comes up (probably hyped up on some coke and liquor, and starts picking a fight, takes a picture of me and says, "Never come back to this bar again, asshole!" (Um, Avec pleasure, mon amis?)To which others start getting involved saying, "dude, chill, it's just some Water??" *Sean replies, "Don't make me come over there", hops the bar, and starts shoving me and punching me in the chest, telling me to "get the Fuck outta here, get the fuck outta my bar!" My friend next to me and I are trying to explain, "woah, dude this is a Huge misunderstanding, no need to attack him" - Sean then replied, "you can leave too" and then tells my girlfriend, "You're all banned from my bar!" And proceeded to shove me to which I then asked for his name. *I think I made a new-friend that night* Some other regular came up to me and our dear new friend Sean to try and disengage us from going any further and just kept repeating To ME, "it's not that important man, it's not that important" (AS IF I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS CLEARLY ON ONE...) **My advice to Hilltop would be to cut him off & cut him out before he actually does beat the-snot-out of some other nasty individual asking for water...**I can safely say I have never been more disrespected and poorly treated in my 29 years... I can respect someone following the rules, but there is a far more respectful and non-threatening way of handling that situation; & I'm sure if HillTop respects their patrons and their residents - which I'm fully sure that they do - they will get rid of such an ill-mannered individual from serving other people - I wouldn't trust our Dear friend, Sean the bartender alone with anyone, let alone young women, with a temper like that? *This bar has just lost 4 potential loyal patrons. . . OVER SOME WATER. . . . .and because I literally did not know where my wallet was in that moment (as if that was wasn't panic inducing enough)...My only advice to you don't expect any royal treatment from our friend Sean the bartender, that is some "grade A" level service. *I solute to you Sean, for your strict attention to detail & due diligence.May the fiery Bug-up-your-ass propel you to some anger management because football clearly didn't cut it for ya in High School...and maybe even some AA meetings in your future, my friend Cheers!*