Santa Clara Billiards

Been here a few times in the past few weeks - I really like the hours that they're open and there's plenty of parking.

The beer selection isn't as good as I think it could/ should be and I haven't tried any of the food. The music on the jukebox stops if no one pays for the next song - it can get awkwardly quiet. The ambience is super chill - I've seen competitive guys come to practice and a lady with her children. I would say that I have seen mostly couples.

There are four lights above each table - I thought there should only be three lights? but I don't play billiards competitively. I like the space between the tables, no problems there.

I'll still keep coming back, mostly for location and hours.

Ever since coming back from NYC and playing pool daily, I found this place and have been coming back almost every day for a week...8$ an hour to play by myself? Yes thank you and goodbye, an hour and a half, soda, nachos cost me 19$ + my cue for 75$(they had a sale and it was a decent woodie for a beginner).

The tables are good, and I just tried their first table which has smaller pockets(I thought I was good until I tried it...never have I been so wrong). The first table is usually played by the older/more experienced players, so it is well used and the ball rolls true across its surface.
The other tables are good, no exceptional, but lets face it..no one going in there is a professional by any means, and you are usually listening to your club thumper music and laughing with your friends.

They need to sell ear plugs, Because I like playing with dead silence, so I usually go earlier, but there is always that token numb nut who wants to play lady gaggag...When I am there with friends I normally play 50's rock and roll and doo wop, and everyone seems to be grooving to it, then some one else's change of pace plays some screamo or hippy hop group and you swiftly notice a change in the ambiance. .....

So minus one star for that stupid juke box that allows people to have a liberal view on music.
It's hard to split two balls when you have lady gaga stuttering in your ear with some trash computer in the back round making a thud sound in the center of your cerebral cortex....That juke box should also ban some lyrics...The other night I was there and there was some screamo band play and apparently he wanted to "fu*k the world and everything it stands for".......I would prefer hip hop actually... .... ...         . . . . . .........Just saying.

I wish I could pay for unlimited monthly play. :/

I have been going here for years. Lot's of tables, food, beer, and the jukebox is always playing.