Elbo Room Jack London

Souled out Saturdays-every third Saturday of every month. Flyest Fridayz- every fourth Friday of every month. Hookah, drink specials, live performances, the bestde q djs...and good vibrations!

The bartenders could have a bit more personality, and be a bit more friendly. They could definitely smile more and make you feel more welcome. The manager was very nice. DJ and music are good.

They need to get some food. Everyone doesn't like Nations.. bar service was great! Special Event is held there 1st and 3rd weds Talk that Talk hosted by Epitome. It is a spoken word, poetry, music showcase and even some comedy 😃 8pm until 11pm $5 entry

Thank you Shawnte for creating a place where 35+ can vibe, have a good time and a fun experience. I'm sure the younger crowd can appreciate it...but I do not want them too, its good how it is!!!

Checked out a show here -> DubMission, place is awesome with great vibe and atmosphere. Mixed crowd with Z’s, mill, and gen x. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. There are 2 floors with the music venue being upstairs. Solid sound system with great base. Took a star off as it is very difficult to get a drink here on a crowded night. Only one bartender.

Professional, friendly, vibrant atmosphere. Great show, KIki was awesome. The artists were as well. It was my honor to play drums there.

The Elbo Room has been great to us! We as a band have played a few shows so far and it's always a fun turnout! Jimmy and Dean have created a vibrant space with amazing music and tasty cocktails! Most of all, the staff is extremely friendly! Thank You for having us and for sharing your space with us!! We can't wait to be back!

This review is only for the upstairs live music venue. It's a great place to play, and the sound person is really lovely and works hard to get everything right. My band had a great experience playing here, and the audience was incredible. Super fun venue!!!!

Elbo Room is poppin'! They do karaoke earlier in the night before the DJ just spins the jams. Drinks are fairly priced and the bartender is attentive. Located near the entrance of Jack London Square, it's not too hard to find parking. This should be a spot on anyone's bar hopping list in Oakland. I'd definitely come back for the vibes.

Lots of fun! The people were amazing, staff and patrons!! Good times, drinks were on point!

I checked them out for the first time last week as I came to see one of my friends' band perform. I came early to checkout the bar area before enjoying the show; it is very nice and laidback. They have cushioned seats around some tables for you to enjoy if you are with a group of friends. Since it was just me and my partner, we sat at the bar where the bartender immediately came up to us for service. We had ordered Moscow mules, which were made perfectly! They have a photo booth in the downstairs bar as well, I believe it was $5 cash to use it. Such a fun extra thing! Once the show started, we moved up to the upstairs bar, which was smaller because the space has a "dance floor" and a small stage for live music. It was a really cool space, with an impressive "Oakland" glow-in-the-dark graffiti on the wall. Service was just as good upstairs, although I would say the downstairs bartender made a better Moscow mule LOL. Really happy to have found a local bar with above average vibes and good cocktails.

Recently remodeled and under new management. Looks more modernized and updated. Very nice bar for a quiet night out or drinks for a date night. They have a beautiful lounge area to talk and hang out with groups. They have all the top shelf liquors and then some. The owner and staff were very accommodating. Drinks were on point. They also played really good music. I was out of town and was looking for a place for a couple good drinks and a cool place to chill with my friend and this location was perfect. Will definitely come back next time I am in Oakland.

What a fun place to hang out and socialize! The vibes are always good here. Under new management, they definitely took the time and effort to remodel and modernize the space. I like to come in during the week after work to catch happy hour and watch a football game. The weekends are even better with live dj and the option to get bottle service. The bartenders are super nice and they know how to make a nice strong drink! It's worth coming out of your way to check this place out. I would highly recommend it to my friends and family.

Great music, nice bartenders but very empty at 11pm on a Saturday night. I wish there were more people. Also, the musical was in Spanish just fyi.

friends and I were walking by heard the music spoke to the security very welcoming invited us to go in have a drink. staff was great and they had a delicious food vendor outside. free entry definitely a place to go hangout with friends and good drinks

Dope place!! Awesome ambiance!! I came here to support my friend's band on a Wednesday night. Parking was easy to find -- they have street parking everywhere, pretty much in the middle of Jack London. Didnt have to talk to most of the people who worked there except for getting my wristband and checking ID. Other than that, the place had great energy. All the audience who was watching were super chill, probably the type of energy they usually have at Elbo Room. Bathrooms pretty solid, I mean its a bar at the end of the day! Not sure what other schedules they have, but definitely check out the other events they got here!

I went to the Elbo Room on a Wednesday night to support a family friend and their band. I have always walked by but never been inside so it was to my surprise that the venue was actually upstairs! When we arrived we easily found parking and then checked in and went upstairs after showing our IDs, vaccine cards. They scanned our tickets upstairs and then we were in. The venue was smaller than I anticipated but perfect for the type of show we were going to see - garage rock. We ordered a couple drinks, which were reasonably priced and strong. There was only one bathroom, that I saw, but it was clean and typically wasn't too long of a wait to get in. I'd recommend stopping in to check out one of the bands that comes into town or any local bands that play!

So this place is a little hidden gem In the Jack London area! Such a great staff and so friendly! The bartender was so sweet and you can tell he makes his drinks with pride! This was my husbands and I first time visiting this place! They had been shut down for Covid for a year and a half!! Poor little bar has only been here for a total of 2 years so literally right after Covid began they had to shut down! Now they just re-opened only 3 months ago maybe 4 they said and I'm so happy they are back in business! Honestly it's a place to visit especially if your looking for a pre or post dinner drink! Come check this place out! You will not be disappointed! Only thing is you must show proof of vaccination to come inside! So just be prepared if you do decide to drop by! Enjoy!

Good drinks and great music. Definitely the place to be to relax and chill with friends.

New Owner and Remodel. After a long day come here to enjoy a nice drink and music. Good place for hangout with friends.

Newly renovated Elbo room is now open! Ambiance is nice, drinks is good and price is decent! Staff are friendly and welcoming! Will definitely come back to have a drink when I'm in the area!

Great service and awesome atmosphere!!! You have to check this bar out, in the heart of Oakland. Drinks are unique and delicious with a Bay Area kick. You have to come out!

New owner. Open seven days week. Like the atmosphere and the service. It's a relaxing place to hangout with friends after a long work day or the weekend nights.

Friendly bartenders and service was excellent and quick. The drinks were all good! (Bombshell was my favorite) Would definitely come back!

Back in the day, maybe 15 years ago I visited the Elbo Room in SF on Valencia St. for a couple black metal shows. Fast forward to a year ago and they have relocated to Broadway in Jack London Square area. Probably due to a less ridiculous rent is the reason. I just came here for the first time to their new digs for a Profanatica show on a Thursday night. The security checking us in were cool. No 'tudes or smartassness. Lol. Inside on the bottom floor is the same styled bar with Victorian notes. Bar on left side, nice small wooden booths on the right and bathroom straight in the back. They keep them clean by the way which is rare for these "venue" spots. I saw they have an extensive list of wells and a smaller beer selection. Drake, Laganitas IPAs and a few other on tap. Ok next we ascended the steep rollercoaster steps up to the 2nd floor. Ticket table at the top of them. Then turn left and a bar to the left and same limited line of wooden seating straight ahead while the stage is to the right. Flanking the stage are the same 2 golden dragons from the old location. One thing to note as a positive is that they aren't so cheap like many similar venues concerning ventilation. They run a reasonably cool A/C so you aren't dying in the cattle pen of a space headbanging or rocking out to your band(s). The staff was all cool. Zero probs there. The sound was good. One thing you should know is it gets packed upstairs and can hold maybe 50 or so patrons as they have limited space. Only drawback I noticed. I can totally get behind this venue and you should get here and support the local and touring scene. Iam glad they didn't just fold after likely being crushed by rent increases from greedy SF landlords. For locals, I read that they have good Happy Hour pricing. I think $4 brews on tap and $5 wells. Come out and support another excellent small venue to chill with pals after work or just to hit up a show to let your hair down.

My first time here and have never been to the San Francisco location. I went there for an Eventbrite as my friend's band was performing. It was $15 in advance and $20 at the door so I got advance tickets for my friend and I for his birthday! The show was on Saturday on Labor Day weekend and my friend's band wasn't on until 10:30 pm so I got there around 9 pm and easily found parking on the street but the street lighting is pretty dim and there can be some sleazy characters around Jack London. I found parking 2 blocks from the venue on 3rd Street. Came into the venue, got carded (lol) but it is standard procedure and was told the show would be starting upstairs after the sound check so I went inside the first floor and there was a bar and some cozy booths and saw my birthday friend sitting in one of the booths. Apparently draft beers are served downstairs and the bar upstairs sells PBR's and everything else. They let us into the upstairs showroom perhaps around 9:30 pm or so and we climbed the steep stairway. There was someone upstairs who took our tickets and gave us each a wristband. There is a small stage and dance floor, along with a bar in the back and limited seating along the wall and one table and two chairs near the entrance to this upstairs showroom. The first group performing was a hip hop duo and it was loud but the crowd enjoyed the music. I enjoyed it as well after ordering two beers, not realizing that PBR's are Pabst Blue Ribbon beers, lol. It was only $6 for two beers I believe. Anyway, our friend and his band finally came on around 11ish and we enjoyed their music. All in all a good first time experience. But I will order draft beer downstairs next time!

Great Atmosphere for drinks.The service was nice , and it's located a walk away from Jack London Square.

Cool spot. Good simple drinks. No presumptions and fun quaint dark place. Right off a Main Street and cool casual environment.

Elbo Room Jack London's opening stage can't be judged in it's infancy. Nightlight spot totally luxurized with "leather" or vinyl sofa seating. decor in the dark until ur eyes are climatized. brews downstairs, upstairs bar in future scenario. music events will be 2nd tiered. HH 4-9, $4. draft beers. $5well cocktails, $9 special cocktails. brews: 2 draft darks hit the spot(4) french 75 (9) not so much as i'm not a cocktail drinker. 6 drafts, 10ish cocktails, likewise wines. drafts: -soft music background -nudie flick on small silent screen. old timer film. -beers limited selection. no eats on menu. many options offsite. -50ish seating lst floor, 2nd unknown..... 3.5 stars for ambience.

Feels like a slice of the SF location. Cold beer, late happy hour, great service. Takes a minute for your eyes to adjust to the dim lighting, but you'll like what you see when they do.

Came here right after Hiero Day. The walk wasn't too far from where the music festival was. Anyway it still has that dive bar charm from it's old location at Valencia St. I love the music they were playing and it wasn't too loud that you have to yell if you're having a conversation. Their Moscow mules were stiff but one person manning the bar isn't enough as it gradually got busier during the evening.

Got on the wrong ferry across the bay and ended up in Oakland. This place was dead at around 5pm but the bartender Scotty was rad. I'm not looking forward to being stuck in Oakland again but if I am, this wouldn't be a bad way to spend the time.

Want a dim lit bar to stub your feet in while trying to go up a step? Want to squint to see people's face? Want a place where it looks like dreams go to die? Well Merchant's Saloon is down the street so this place will have to do. This opened up recently and yes it looks and feels like the SF Elbo room. I was kinda sad they got rid of the Night Lite's seating arrangement but I'm happy the space if being utilized. They have shows upstairs and have a lot of beers on tap. A great place to scare off a tinder date or convince your coworkers that you're kinda cool, like non-comformist cool beer snob.

I loved the elbo room on Valencia in SF because it was a great neighborhood bar. This is not the same place. My wife and I went for drinks after a show at yoshi's tonight and I opened a tab with our first order. The place was not busy for a Sat night (now I know why) yet I felt invisible waiting while trying to get a second order in at the bar. I understand when the hipster ahead of me orders his specialty drinks and I may have to wait longer than usual but when you don't seem to see me still waiting after that tall order but find the next hipsters in the far corner, and serve them next, I feel slighted. So, as a long time Oakland son, I can't recommend this place.

Nice (and somewhat sad/strange) piece of the SF Mission District out at Jack London. The spot was very low-key for a Saturday night but I had a good time with good company.

Excellent! Elbo Room for the East Bay. The booze gods are smiling. All the dark ambiance you'd expect. Same cash-only policy. $4 beer at 5:00. Why aren't you here already?

The space is chill. Nice that there is a venue upstairs for live music. We came on a night where it's just DJs playing 'soul' music. Though it didn't sound like soul at all, more like salsa and Latin music. Three stars cause it was REALLY LOUD! It was on the painful side of loud, I'm guessing most of the bar has hearing loss of some kind. Probably all work at the airport and hang out with jet engines all day. I was yelling like Axel Rose to order drinks. Welcome to the jungle, hipsters.

Super awesome space. Drinks are good. Very similar vibe to the SF version, but smaller and super personal. First hip hop show in the new space had me hooked. Sound was great. Crowd was chill. Parked my bike out front, but forgot to take my bike light off when i locked it. The security dude saw someone scoping it out and grabbed it before it got nabbed and left a note on my bike that he had it for me. Going the extra mile for sure. Highly appreciated!!!! Check out the new elbo room, it is well worth it.

Cocktails are awesome, and average price. Try the dry daquiri, never want a sweet one ever again now. Love the upper floor for shows, and they bring in such awesome local metal acts. Cash only with ATM on site. Queer friendly.

That Elbo Room SF feel in Oakland! We need more music venues like this on this side of the bay. Great place for a drink, great location, good people.

I came here one time and it was awesome so I convinced my friends to come and the bartender was so rude, he was clearly wasted and I asked super nicely to exchange a drink and I understand that no is an acceptable answer I just thought I would try (the whiskey soda was super watery with hella ice so asked for a straight shot) he started going off on me and I said that I understand I just know at my job we can do things like that so I thought I'd ask when I came back to buy my drink he said oh where do u work started being super sarcastic towards me clearly drunk and angry and then I was debating on tipping but he was so rude I just like took my money but wasn't trying to stir anything up he said I don't need your tip and all this rude stuff I'm just like damn. There's this thing in the Oakland community right now where people are buying properties that are expensive and rude to the Oakland natives it really felt like he was only nice to people who looked like they had money :(

Hooray! Another small venue for live music in Oakland! Last night's black metal show is the first time I've been there since it was the Night Light. It's beautiful inside. There's a regular bar downstairs and a music venue upstairs. The show's admission price was a very reasonable $10. I appreciate that there's a long bench down one side, just like upstairs at the Elbo Room in SF, for us to sit on when standing gets old. Or when we get old! They also let me bring in my slice of pie from Nation's. Welcome to Oakland, Elbo Room!

Dont bother coming here.The bartenders seemed annoyed we ordered drinks and were yelling and harassing us to chug our drinks and get out by 145 am on a Saturday night after we had been there for just 10 min and ordered one drink. We wanted to stop in and give the place a try cause we're from the city.They were so rude and it was completely ridiculous the way they were treating us. Just because your serving booze doesn't mean you don't have to care about customer service. Never going back.

This place is what Oakland needed. It's just like the SF spot. The staff is really nice. Drinks were well made. Live band sounded better than before when it was the night light. Had so much fun watching a band there. Will definitely be going back. I love how it's next to nations too. Very safe neighborhood in my opinion.