I'm going to preface this by stating that I have never been here for a meal and have not tried any of the food. Â I have only been here to sit at the bar and have a few beers while watching TV. Â So, this review is only for the bar.
Home Plate is located way back in the corner of an aging strip mall in a high traffic area in north Pleasant Hill. Â Â The space is evenly divided between the restaurant and the sports bar, with a half wall serving as an effective partition.
The bar itself is fairly small though there are additional bar tables near it. Â There's a big screen TV and a reasonable selection of beer. Â I can't remember if I saw a pool table but I do remember some sorts of games (darts, perhaps?) behind me.
There's a stage area and while nothing was going on while I was there, the calendar in the men's room gave indication that there are live acts from time to time.
As a sports bar, though, it was lacking something. Â I don't know how to explain it, it just seemed, well, dull. Â Â Not a lot of character.
I was going to give this place 2 stars, but since I haven't tried the food I don't want to risk giving the wrong impression. Â Plus I got a sense this place is fairly new, so maybe it will improve with age and experience.