John M.
Yelp
The day I went out to Woods Island Club was a day of discovery. Starting with getting there. Riding a bicycle from the East Bay, the pedestrian path on the Eastern span of the Bay Bridge now connects all the way to Yerba Buena Island, where there's a visitor center.
But the discoveries don't stop there. At the visitor center, a free shuttle van is available to cart your bicycle down to Treasure Island & back up if you're not feeling up to tackling the steep incline in between. After 13 miles of cycling to get there, I chose the van.
But the discoveries don't even stop there. What's this? There's a beer garden out on Treasure Island? Oh, I gotta see this. Sure enough, Woods Island Club is a sorta tropical themed beer garden complete with sand "beach" & a nice view of the Bay Bridge.
It all seemed so magical. & up to that point, it kinda was. So why only 3 stars? Location & ambiance were awesome, but service & product execution were lacking. The beertenders were dumbfoundingly slow. The 3 beers I had were just alright, nothing special. & overpriced.
Oh well, I'm still happy about being able to bicycle the Bay Bridge all the way to Treasure Island. That's cool. But after such a journey of discoveries, Woods Island Club was a letdown. On future rides out here, will I be back? Maybe, but probably only for 1 beer & then on my way.