The Warehouse Cafe

Totally worth the drive to fish and see Barbara when they open for lunch.. Barbara is totally awesome. Cash only don't worry. There is ATM in the back. Large food and alcohol selection. We had no problems finding a seat on a Saturday afternoon. Plenty of amazing outside seating looking at the lake. Side note my friend comes here occasionally and fishes on the straight. He took me here today and we almost caught a Sturgeon together.

As we tour Bay Area dive bars this summer... this was a great one! Great views, epic beer selection, and amazing craft cocktails. Just a fun vibe! I would add this stop just to wander around and look at the decor. Add this to your list!

This is on of the best kept secrets of the Bay Area, The Warehouse Cafe at Port Costa. Its an absolute dream to come enjoy the cold drinks, the warm food and fun people who come from all over and alot just right next door to enjoy their spirits on a week day or weekend, doesn't matter, never a bad time to vist and get a good look at the river up close then come in feed the jute box and look at the bear and the amazing collection of art and pictures and all kinds of fun goodies covering the walls. The drinks are fantastic and the place is special, its a bikers paradise, a place where you feel on the outskirts and have the excitement of youth come alive in real America right here in the Bay Area. Worth the drive and the time to spend coming to see what one of the best bars in the East Bay looks like. Highly recommended.

Wow wow wow, what an exceptional place! The decor, the environment, it is something to be enjoyed. The owner is incredible, the food and drinks are great and affordable. This place is worth the drive. Pool, a small shop and some arcade games too.

What a great bar! This is by far the most unique place I've stopped for beers in a long long time. It's a very laid back atmosphere and the servers are just cool. Then top it off with very reasonably priced drinks, you'd be a nut job to not stop in this place. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars was because the men's restroom needs some help.

Every time I visit home (the Bay Area) I make a trip to The Warehouse. It’s nice being able to come back home and know they’ll still be open for good drinks and some nostalgia. The drinks were great and just about everything has stayed the same. They still even have a arcade cabinet still. If you’re in the area, make a stop here for a good time and a drink. They serve food as well but we just ate before we stopped. The menu looks good with reasonable prices. A live band also started playing around 130pm which was nice too. My only issue is there’s no outside drinks or food allowed. Kind of silly but oh well. One star docked for that!

Quaint little spot which was the only place open on Monday, Presidents’ Day . The bar is cash only so be prepared for that. The “crocodile” drink I received was a bit too tart and sweet for my taste but it wasn’t bad. Plenty of cool stuff to look at inside, plenty of outdoor and indoor seating and a very friendly bartender

This place is gorgeous, fun, and feels so much like coming home and hanging in your backyard with friends. The beer selection is lovely. Love the local cider offered. Definitely want to come back to this hidden gem.

One of my go to bars! Went there during my time as a cadet at the maritime academy and even was there after graduation. Got to put my pin and name tag on a GB life preserver. Classic dive bar ambiance, the service is fast and the drinks are strong. And talk about a beer list! 100 or so beers in bottles to choose from. Wish they had more on tap but I can't complain about the selections. Wish more people know about it so it felt more lively. thinking about going? DO IT! Just don't forget to bring cash but if you do they do have ATM's

A great place to hang out are we something or someone interesting to see?. Fantastic selection of beers Eclectic oddities throughout are interesting and fun to look at. If you haven't been give them a try, you will be glad you did .

Really cool vibe here, fun place to be love the concerts when they put them on. The service was best that could be for how packed it was, everything still moved along it, a smooth pace. I didn't try the food, but plan to next time.

Great service from Carly and Scotty!!!! Delicious prime rib and long island ice teas!! Will be back soon!!

Great funky little gem in the North bay! This is a bar you definitely should check out in this tiny town. There's a lot of history here and so much interesting decor to check out. Service was great, not too busy. Prefect for a stop along a road trip or if you're staying in the area.

Good drinks, strong drinks. People say the food is good but I think that's a little misleading - the food options seem pretty basic but it was impressively good. The bacon was thick and perfect, bread soft and cheery. Flavors went hard. Bartender was lovely, and the vibes 10/10. Will def make the trip back out there again to try the prime rib one of these days

Fun, eccentric little place..by the way, cash only, in case you don't see the sign, it's kinda hidden. Great drinks, good prices and interesting atmosphere. The food was surprisingly good and reasonably priced.

Fun place, not what you expect. People call it a "gem" and that might be a good description. Kind of an odd place and you can get confused where to go in, lol. Food was good and we did have a couple good beers here. Interesting spectrum of clientele. When we're back over in this area we'll probably come back.

Port Costa is the type of cloistered hamlet you amble into casually after walking in the hills of the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline. The commercial section is a mere blip at the end of Canyon Lake Drive, and this ramshackle watering hole provides the anchor. I remember the place intimidated me the first time I saw it well before the pandemic because there was a sea of motorcycles parked in the lot and on the street. The patio was packed and the beer was flowing, over 250 different brands. I had it in my head that Jamie W. and I would come by for their $32 Prime Rib dinner, but it's available only on Fridays and Saturdays after 5PM. When we feel more desperately carnivorous, we'll do it. Meantime, I stopped by in the middle of my hillside hike as it was pretty empty except for about four regulars at the bar and a young family out on the patio which looks like the aftermath of a failed rummage sale. I knew they weren't serving hot food, but I was curious what they had beyond beer. The friendly bartender told me he could make me a Turkey and Cheese Sandwich with Potato Salad, and with a refillable Diet Coke, it cost me $9 (photo: https://bit.ly/3rgCZNa). It wasn't world-class deli fare, and for some reason, I wasn't disappointed. I think it was the chill vibe when the place is quiet and all you hear is the train rolling by. The only irritant was a stray cat who kept jumping up on my table when I took a bite out of my sandwich. I bet that's a real problem when you have a slab of prime rib and a baked potato in front of you. FOOD - 3.5 stars...it was just a sandwich but it worked AMBIANCE - 4.5 stars...uniquely eccentric and it fits Port Costa like a glove, a very spiky one SERVICE - 4 stars...the bartender makes you feel you're at home TOTAL - 4 stars...if I ever get a chopper, I assume this is where I'll be RELATED - Exploring this part of Contra Costa County? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2x1rlsD

This is a popular motorcycle destination located in Port Costa, right on the Carquinez Strait. The winding road leading in is a blast, with nice tight turns and a view of the water. The term eclectic is often over-used but not here! Polar bears, vintage signs, and neon signs galore. The decor alone makes this a must-visit. You feel like you're on an American Pickers TV show. There's plenty of quirky seating indoors and a large outdoor patio. We ordered a pizza and burger, which is usually a safe bet, even at a biker bar. Sadly, it was beyond disappointing. The pizza appeared to be cooked from frozen and the burger was flavorless lol. For the price, next time I think I'll just order a beer and enjoy the view. Maybe we just had a fluke? Food aside, I would totally come back to grab a drink with friends as the location and venue is rad.

The buffet selection and quality is delicious. The decor is stellar and the window seating view of the water really adds a special touch to the dinning experience. It is worth the drive and the price. Week day lunch works best for my wife and I.

When you first see this place you aren't sure where you should enter. If you enter through the double doors off Canyon Lake Dr you will have no idea where to go or who to speak to. The place is so spread out with junk everywhere you end up wandering around like a moron. Not one employee said a word to us. There are no signs directing you where to go or what to do. So annoying. The place looks like a run down horders paradise. The bathrooms which are the size of a matchbox have shower curtains on the stalls. So classy. We decided we didn't want to risk getting tetanus or something worse by eating here and left.

What a great place! Eclectic old time bar near the water front. Food and beer were great with friendly service. Tucked way out of the way in a friendly town and worth the visit to see and experience

The owner of the warehouse café Ivana is absolutely wonderful and everything she does. There is excellent.

Prime Rib is Excellent, Friday and Saturday evenings only so far this year, just picking up again from Covid downtime. Service is good and prompt, all is CASH ONLY so far. Bar is long known for its broad selection of beers. This is a great place to view the ships going by on the river from an elevated patio, and the cool funky inside has changed little in four decades. :-)

Go here only if you want a strong cocktail or a wide selection of beer. Drink a few before ordering food.

I would give it zero stars if I could. I visited this place with my family YEARS ago when I was maybe 12 and I still think about the experience to this day. I'm in my 20s now. Never have I ever felt so uncomfortable in one place. I felt discriminated, not welcomed and almost scared. A person (ESPECIALLY A CHILD) should never feel that way. It is something that I will never forget. This place felt like a white only establishment and by the looks of some of the reviews it hasn't really changed.

A super fun place to visit when in the area. Decor is off the hook and it feels like you have landed in a david Lynch movie. Love this place!

My friend mentioned that this was a pretty cool place to eat so we decided to try it. The drive was interesting as we drove through a single lane road twisting around the hills headed towards the coast. On arrival, it was a very small town with only about 10-15 businesses along their "Main" St. It is very quaint and the building are pretty old and rustic. Parking is limited but it seems not too many people end up there. Anyway entering the restaurant is through the bar entrance and head to the bar to order your food or drink. The food menu is on placards placed on a table just in front of the bar. After you make your order and pay, you head to the kitchen and place your ticket on the carousel. You come back about 15 minutes later to check on your order. You eat outside in the patio area or near the parking lot area. The cafe is very old and rustic. You can smell the old rotting wood and the old memorabilia hanging on the walls of the place. Interestingly, bikers seem to enjoy the town and the cafe. I noticed there was a cafe sign that asked people to not be noisy driving through the town. This was a little weird as the bikers drove super loud Harleys even setting off the car alarms of some cars. The food (I ordered a clam chowder and hot links sandwich) was nothing spectacular but was just good. The drive was interesting, winding and tight (there are bicyclists on the same road sometimes) so I won't take the drive down unless I lived close by.

I heard great stories about this place. It is unique but I would say it's a bit run down now. The food was ehhh. Drinks were ok. Not somewhere I go go again

Great hidden gem. They have a full bar, kitchen, outdoor seating, pool table, music, polar bears, vintage clothing, cougars, bats, great drinks specials and their bartender Barbara is as cool as they come. The little village is gold mine. Love it. Will be back. Tell no one.

Disappointed in this place... I've been here twice and both times they've said kitchen is closed but we have Turkey sandwiches lol they definitely cater to the bikers and bar.. like just be a bar. Neighborhood is super cute though and people in the area are super friendly. This place gives it a bad rep for a small town not a good look.

Awesome place - it what it is and that's why it rocks. Train rumbles by 150 feet away every so often - okay food good drinks- but great atmosphere whether your a biker a hipster a rocker a yuppie or a Mormon you should experience this place

Weird and wonderful. Cash Only. Steak Sandwich 10/10 Chicken Pesto 10/10 Clam Chowder 10/10

Seems like a great place for drinks and food but don't go if you might want to watch football. The bartender refuses to change the channel because he "doesn't want to". Total Dick move when a party of 12 spent the day eating and drinking there. (And the manager just shrugged and walked away) Hilariously my post on FB was removed because it was not kind or courteous but the bartenders service was neither kind nor courteous We said : we want to watch the football game. The scraggly bartender said "then go home" We ask why won't you you switch the channel to the football game? He said. "Because I don't want to" We asked why can't we watch the game? He said because "preseason is garbage and tomorrow the players will be picking up garbage" We were a group of 12-15 who had been eating and drinking there all day. Some of us were professional bartenders Obviously customer service and inviting new customers is not a priority. Based on the response to my FB post, it's a bar that hates outsiders. Cue the banjos.

Somewhere in the East Bay at the end of a winding cliff side drive lays the Warehouse Cafe. A long long time ago, I would've been happy to spend an entire birthday night here; big ole okay steak? Suuure. Nowadays, if I'm hunting for a special occasion eatery with the weird codicil that it MUST be located within the obscure town of Port Costa, the Bull Valley Roadhouse is a superior eatery in every way. Why five stars? Because I was sitting here in a numb depression, because of the last year and a half, because of the accumulated grief and pain and exhaustion and manic furious rage we've all waded in, and my fiancée asked if there was anything she could do to lift me up, if there was anything at all left in the world. To my own curious surprise my mind immediately wished to be at the bottom of 2 Jack Black Frostys, staring at a 12 foot tall dead polar bear. Crowd is a mix of young people and side eyeing angry locals; jokes on them, they don't know I'm old enough to be an angry local too, I just look a little ‍.

Warehouse Cafe has become a must-visit whenever I travel to the Bay Area from the UK to visit my other half. It is a unique experience, and I have found the locals and staff very friendly. If you are visiting the area from overseas, I recommend including Port Costa on your list of places to visit, even if just for a few hours.

Four of us took a 100mile ride here since its known as a motorcycle friendly place with scenic views. There was no wait for a table and about 5 people at the bar. As soon as we got to the table, a waitress/bartender insisted we wear masks "until we had food on our table". She scolded the 4 of us as we tried to find something to cover our faces with (we had bandanas and 1 mask). We were all respectful, veterans, working in medical facility or education - still masking and did not have a problem with complying. This woman was just so blatantly rude. She came back again with a very nasty attitude, saying "I don't care if the mandate was lifted, if you don't like it you can leave". Not sure if race was an issue, but we noticed there were guys at the bar without food and no mask. We were the only people of color in the place. We decided this was not a place we wanted to spend our money!

This place was like no other. I love the whole rustic vibe. The decor inside is really cool. Lots of history to this place. The bartender Nancy was super sweet and fun. The restaurant is open on the weekends. Would definitely recommend stopping by this little gem in the middle of nowhere.

No open for food during yelp posted hours after my long out of my way drive to get to it..

I'm giving this place 5 starts because it makes up for EVERYTHING that is currently lacks in pizza. Skip the next paragraph for the good parts. Holy crap, this pizza is terrible and I feel awful for any establishment that has to live up to the discerning palate of an Italian New Yorker (Queens) that is my spouse. I, however, was born a few cities over from Port Costa to Caucasian parents, but what the actual fuck? Pretty sure they dumped canned, unseasoned, tomato sauce over ready-dough and sprinkled dried Oregano and pre-shredded mozzarella on top-then threw it in a pizza oven? Correct me if I'm wrong. In a sentence, l've had better pizza at Chuck E Cheese's Pizza Time Theater over in the Willow's shopping center in the 1980s. The Warehouse has the blandest pizza I've ever tasted and frankly the bartenders should warn you if order it and you appear sober. Just make English muffin pizzas with Ragu or frozen bagel bites for a better guest experience. Seriously though, yikes. I hope management reads this and corrects the crime they've committed on pizza. On the better notes, the drinks, the music, the locals and above all, the bartenders are fantastic. The burger was delightful and so was a grilled cheese we had in the summer. Just about everything else about this bar makes me happy. Just don't eat the pizza unless you're too trashed to remember.

Not fine dining, just the most comfortable bar you could visit on a weekend. Nice people, quirky?

McGowan rd, wish I had a road like this to a place like this at home! I was there during the last band of the 2018 season. Doors were open, band was playing and drinks were flowing, what else do you need? Yes the kitchen was open, think I had a sandwich, yup, but didn't go for the food. It was a sunshiny day outside, Plenty of seats, plenty of dancing, joyous patrons. Cars motorcycles trucks, everyone is welcome though personally I would leave the kids at home. Be warned... They pour doubles, hmmm Do I recommend? Absolutely at least once, just my opinion

Super cool and super fun! If your into antiques this is your place! And the drinks are even better!! . The food options are okay, it's super good don't get me wrong but nothing exciting

Mixed drinks expensive and weak. Do not recommend. First time in this tiny eclectic town.

The most random small town in the bay ...we had heard about it and decided to check it out...this and the place across the street are the ONLY establishments in the one block business district except for the hotel across the street that I am sure is haunted ... We went on a saturday around noon ...hardly anyone there but by 5pm it was packed ..we had heard the prime rib was decent so we gave it a try ..not bad for a divey place..mine was cooked perfectly to my liking and was very tender and had decent flavor...no HOPR but decent..would order it again. If you go pretty much set your sights only on this place as it seemed to be more hopping than the restaurant across the street.Totally random jaunt

It's a cross between new bohemian Harley Davidson meets kiiiitschy shabby chic??Uhhh I don't know how else to describe it??This is a fun place and the bartender is super nice, and accommodating. There's a stuffed polar bear encapsulated in the giant Lucite bulletproof box, which was the first thing I noticed when I walked to this bar. You've got to come check this place out...it's quite a sight indeed. Oh yeah, if you decide to visit this eclectic little dive be sure to ask for a tour of the beer cooler. Supposedly it is the largest cooler stocked with several hundred varietals if beer...

Awesome old school bar with food on the weekends and live music sundays. Gorgeous town and great staff. Nancy our bartender was friendly, funny and attentive. Couldn't ask for more. Also- right on the water near the tracks and some great fishing holes. Cute town too!

From wheat, potatoes and hay storage to Saloon The building that hosts Warehouse Cafe was built in late 1800s and use to store grain, potatoes , hay etc, but sometime after 1930s Port Costa hit on hard times and its population plummeted from a few thousands to a few hundreds and the building was closed. Fast forward to 1970s when the building is reopened as a bar and restaurant. Since then the Warehouse Cafe has been a not so secrete watering hole in San Francisco Bay Area. First time visitors may get intimidated by all the bikes and bikers that are hanging outside of the bar and turn around and leave, but those who do will miss a treat. The inside is a heaven for those who get a kick out of old little trinkets or bigger items like a stuffed polar bear! Stop by on a Sunday and you'll get to enjoy live blues music and a great BBQ, or stop by any afternoon after 1:00 PM and enjoy a cold drink and check out the place.

No food at all...offered a cheese plate, hot dog, or turkey sandwich. Ordered cheese plate and sandwich which looked like they came out of a dorm kitchen. Only took cash and the vibe was booze only.

Haven't tried the food but the beers were great!! I loved the walk-in and the awesome decor! The bar is so rustic and eccentric, it's hard not to fall in love with this place!!!

My family and I had such a fun Sunday afternoon here! The inside is filled with historic memorabilia complete with a taxidermy polar bear and brown bear--and a pool table. We felt like we had stepped back in the Gold Rush era with so much to see. The band outside was terrific and the food was delicious. We ordered burgers and polish sausages on french rolls--we all thought they were some of the best we've had. The only negative is that there wasn't much seating available outside to listen to the band, so I guess you need to get there early to get a space. I can't recommend the Warehouse Cafe enough!

This is not a positive or negative because I did not eat or drink there. Friday about 2:00 pm. A sign said dinner started a 5:00 pm . No mention of bar food or snacks. No interest in sell me a drink of any thing. This may or may not be worth a adventure. The parking area lots seedy.

The Warehouse - an East Bay institution for as long as I can remember. Once a rowdier rite of passage for 21-year-olds in Contra Costa County and a bike run destination for mid-lifers on their Harleys, the Warehouse is now seeing a renaissance into a classier, trendier dive, and that's completely okay. The same guys are running the place, but the chalkboard art and high-tech jukebox has made it considerably more Instagram worthy. Fortunately, little else has changed. $9 cocktails (i.e. a mason jar full of booze with a splash of sweet-and-sour) and a long list of beers (with an 80% chance of the one you want being out) dominate the menu. I've learned to just sit down, name a genre and take whatever they give me, and I've never been dealt a bad hand. My nights at the Warehouse typically revolve around the pool table, watching girls with nose rings slide dollar bills into the jukebox while people smoke cigarettes on the wooden picnic tables out front. On warmer nights, it's a good place to watch the trains go by or the lights from Benecia reflect onto the delta. With prior clientele, it also used to be a great place to watch the late-night fistfights, but it feels like things are changing. We'll see. A great spot if you're looking for a go-to rather than a bar crawl. Drive slow and careful on the drives in and out of Port Costa, and watch out for deer. Also beware the door-free stalls in the ladies' room, if you value your privacy, and say Hi to the bear for me. ;-)

Always what I expect. The best of where it is. Many wonderful memories. From 1960's to now. Love it. Thank you the prime was excellent and the kitchen was extremely clean!! They do a great job.

Due to my inability to follow instructions I arrived three hours early for the soiree. I'm fine keeping my own company anywhere unless the voice in my head finds another and sometimes there are three and then it's a cacophony and I have a hard time concentrating. On this Saturday afternoon the voices were stilled as my other senses were sufficiently satisfied by the visual and aural feast laid here for apparently anybody and everybody with the adventuring spirit to sample. And at 4 on a Saturday that wasn't a ton of people so I had the side of the tall bar to myself until a few hours later when my party arrived on time. By 8 the joint was jumping. I paced myself like a wise polar bear. Wise because I got to thinking on the way down that the local constabulary probably had no reason to ply the upper drive, as the asphalt ribbon was itself a tortuous drunk test that if you fail maybe they'll find you a few days later at the bottom of the hill in a little metal pile next to the railroad tracks. Maybe. The warehouse at the end of the road next to said tracks isn't as old as the hills, but it's close. History sits at the bar and hangs all over the wall and you can procure some random bits for yourself in the little shop if you've lowered your tolerance and have a little extra room in the truck for a clown or dolls heads or all manner other interesting and useful stuff. I will be back, with a certainty, though in between I may petition Amtrak to consider making this a whistle-stop so as to lower the odds of becoming lonely metal art along the lost coast of the Carquinez.

This place is like a museum of odds and ends, the bizarre and beautiful with everything in between. The walls are interesting, the place is inviting and the drink list is impressive. What I have been waiting for? I'm much too distracted by the giant polar bear, interesting furniture and wall hangings to order my own drinks. Plus we really wanted to sit in this glass booth, so I grabbed the table and watched some football on TV. I ordered the table a round of Watermelon Jolly Rancher shots. For a little pink cocktail shooter, these little guys kicked butt. http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Eb0WKXFik_sYaLoAyzTtow&userid=Lu8y2ayxVlAzuJEVfVcH4w Then we had our drinks, I ordered the Chimay Tripel (White - 8.00% APV), he ordered the Sea Dog Blueberry Beer, she got the Whiskey Sour and I think he drank his before we could take a pic. All different and all great. I had a great time, took some amazing pictures of the view and the little town of Port Costa and happy to share another adventure with all of you!

Finally made it here and I even bought a tshirt! Good drinks decent people (the patrons) I like the bartenders and the outside area too. I'll be back!

This review is 100% specifically for Larry- the most massive douchebag and cu** wagon to ever grace the service industry. My friends and I got to the bar and got ignored for several minutes until this asshat Larry finally comes up and asks what we want. My friend-who is literally the nicest person ever- asked what Larry recommended and Larry straight up dismissed him in the rudest way ever and said "I don't f***ing care man, I'll come back when you figure out what you want." Then we moved to a different spot at the same bar and my friends got drinks from the lady bartender who was fine enough. Then we got ignored some more while these two people fumbled around being trash at bar tending. My friend wanted another drink and after a thousand years, he asked Larry and Larry was like, "well you already closed out and I screamed your name at the top of my lungs to give back your card and no one answered so that's your fault" (essentially). This was a complete lie. We never left that bar and I know I would have heard if this had happened. I was also watching Larry the whole time because I had entered straight murder mode anger levels. I was about to lose every ounce of my shit. The way I'm describing it does not even do justice to what a massive asshole this guy is. He also took drink orders from people and took nine thousand years to get the drinks or just forgot the drinks entirely and had to ask them four more times what they ordered. Hey Larry-- you gotta pick one, bro- either be the biggest, meanest, rudest shit head the bar tending world has ever seen OR be the least talented, least attentive bar tender... you can't be both. And honestly someday, I really hope you piss off the wrong person. You're lucky I'm too classy or it would have been me last night.

Loved coming here and hanging outside with my dog. Got here right at 3 so it wasn't busy at all, drinks were solid, loved the unpretentious atmosphere and how much space/seating there is. Service was great as well. Only reason I give 3 stars is because there aren't any doors on the stalls in the "ladies" bathroom. I get that was a thing in the 90's and early 00's in goth/rave clubs-- but it's 2018 and with already having your restrooms separated by gender, god forbid you also have a disabled patron who may want the slightest bit of privacy. For that reason I probably won't be back which is unfortunate because this bar is a really solid chill place. Would love it if they just had one stall with a door so their disabled patrons or anyone who isn't ok with that feels safer.