The town square is really pretty and really, really touristy.
The roses and the gingerbread-house look-a-like city hall are a nice touch. The military history buildings are not.
Go to the Mexican restaurant on one of the corners (cannot remember their name to save my life). Best Mexican food in the world.
The Sonoma Town square is Americana, small town gather place where you are still allowed to enjoy a beer or glass of wine in public. Â Great outdoor venue for plays and music and two playground for the kiddies. Â If only every town had a gathering place like we do in Sonoma, the world would be a better place.
Review Source:A decent little watering hole/dive bar on the Square in Sonoma, next to the old Sebastiani Theater. Â Nice selection of beers, plus they have jello shots, who could ask for anything more? Â We visited here for maybe 20 minutes for a beer before our dinner reservation. Â The staff was very friendly and offered us meatballs and other appetizers which they had on the counter. Â Nothing special, but would return...
Review Source:Can't stand one more glass of wine...............then drop by the Town Square and drink with the locals. Â It is owned by a retired San Franciso Fireman (who is a real gem of a guy). Â Good prices on drinks with a hefty pour. Â Just a chance to get away from the yuppy wine country crowd, have a good drink, and catch all the sports you are looking for.
Review Source:Locals: You need not read Town Square reviews cause you know what this place is all about and surely have a deep rooted love for the place!
Visitors: This is a small, locals hang out. You're more than welcome to come in and get a feel for "Old Sonoma", not the publicized, polished version they sell you on TV. Therefore, don't leave feeling like you just had your Wine Country Dream disillusioned, because you were warned. If the locals or bartenders ever shoot you attitude it's because they can spot a judgmental tourist a mile away, and lets face it, no one likes being judged when all they're trying to do is hang out with friends for some beers after work.
That being said, if you're visiting Sonoma and want a locals, no frill dive, come and get it at The Town Square. I assure you the locals won't bite so long as you don't stare.
Came here with the boyfriend to watch a world series game (I know, I haven't written in a long time). As one of the few bars in Sonoma, we didn't have much of a choice. There were free appetizers, bread, cheese, and salami, and decently priced beer. The bartender was kinda mean to me. I ordered a Widmer and he asked if I wanted a lemon in it, but I couldn't understand what he said so I said "sorry?" and then he sighed and rolled his eyes like I was wasting his time, then repeated himself agitatedly. Sorry if you were mumbling and the bar was loud! Sheesh!
Another itsy bitsy thing that bugged me about this place was they had halloween decorations hanging from the ceiling, which is fine ordinarily... except they were hanging in front of the TV's... during the world series... and when we asked if they could move the decorations or take them down they said no. So let's just watch a half tv of the giants winning the game and half of a ghost hanging off of the ceiling. I'm all for halloween decorations, but don't get in my way when it comes to watching the giants.
It's the best bar in town. They have Chartreuse at 6.00$ a shot. That's a fine deal if you ask me. Â Not many places will pour an esoteric spirit like Chartreuse and not mark it up insanely high.
The jukebox stinks. It's a corporate digital crap machine that is very flatulent during the later hours. Youth put in copious amounts of money to sing along with pop culture.
I like this bar early morning for a breakfast stout. Thats Guiness...Not a fancy beer but sometimes it beats bacon and eggs.
The old guy Bob is pretty cool. I mean he's a dirty old man that works behind the bar. What more do you want in a dive?
I don't get why everyone says they love this place and then give it three stars. If you are looking for  local bar with good priced drinks, great bartenders, and a good group of people. this is the place.  Be warned if you come on a Friday or Saturday night the crowd gets younger as the night rolls on.  If you are coming from out of town and want a taste of the real Sonoma, you can find it here.
Review Source:This place is fun. The drinks are cheap, the people are fun, the jukebox is awesome. Everyone seems to know everyone and even if you are out of town, no one's gonna snub you. The firefighter theme is kind of awesome. I especially liked the pole.
The alley right next to it is super awesome to take pictures in. We found a man passed out in the corner.
I have to say though, the bar is brightly lit with both overhead lights and bright neon lights.
Town Square is kind of like Cheers. Â Everyone knows your name, or your alias.... Â This is the place to go and play presidents and take shots with old friends. Â It's also safe to say that the night may take a turn and get very crazy, you could end up getting kicked out:it's pretty easy to do this! Â But...you could always do what I do and go right back in! Â Honestly though, they don't like that too much. Â They have a Zero tolerance! Â But Will is good and he'll call Vern to come pick you up and take your drunk ass home! Â So while you wait for the cab, go around the side to the Basque and buy a fresh baked loaf of sour dough and eat it on the curb. Â If you're lucky someone just might walk by that works at Vella Cheese and give you a chunk of garlic jack, If you're lucky. Â
But that's just one of many scenarios that can happen when you go to Cheers. Â
There is a fire pole and it does get used. Â The guys like to put Journey on the Juke box and the girls like to get up and spin around the pool. Â Sometimes you just might catch one of the guys gettin' down on the pole, it's pretty funny. Â
The drinks are cheap and the people are friendly, the service is fast and it's a dangerous place, but it is definitely like cheers....
Pour me another brain hemorrhage!
I should have stopped at one, but heck, the four 20 something I was with had never heard of them let alone tasted one...bring um on! Â After hitting up Murphy's Irish Pub, several of us stumbled over to Town Square. Â This place is your typical bar with a crowd that ranged from early 20s to mid 40s. Â Being a gay man in this bar was amazing! Â The patrons were super nice with hospitality to boot.
The bartenders are great with nice pours and reasonable prices. Â I had to leave early, but our other friends closed down the bar. Â I highly recommend you check out this bar if you're visiting!
I can't believe I'm writing a review for the TS. That's what we call it. The TS was the bar that you went to when you
a. weren't 21 yet
b. had just turned 21 and thought you were the ultimate
c. were over the whole 21 fascination and hated but loved to judge those that weren't yet
d. had the Party in your blood
e. had just come from Steiner's across the plaza and were up for another after that tedious walk past the duck pond
There are 2 bars in Downtown Sonoma, 3 if you count the Swiss which is an upscale restaurant by day, heavy with the drink by night. So, we've got the slim pickins'. Not that we need any more choice, TS covers the Dirty Old Man Bar area (which is near and dear to my heart, as you know), Steiner's has the false sense of an upscale water hole with the pretentious "where did my youth go" 40-50 somethings that are trying desperately to get it back.
Yes, TS has your back. Cozy, lively, fun and full of booze. That's everything a Gal could ask for!
I went here over Thanksgiving. A couple of bartenders with no personality... A bunch of Caucasian (only) kids (early 20s), lined up, drinking beers, listening to Britney Spears and other teen idols...
Speaking of music... The jukebox is one of them electronic gadgets with LCD screen- to me, their music selection mostly sucks: way too much pop, heavy metal and country music (for an area like Sonoma valley!); 3 songs per $1 provided they got the music you wanna hear. If not, this tricky bugger allows you to "download online" any song imaginable... But it's gonna cost ya! A whole dollar per song- which is rather expensive, I think... So bring your iPod, it may come handy.
At least 3 large screen HDTV with ESPN- so you will enjoy if you like sports... Other than that, nothing special- except a convenient location (as suggested by the name).
Located right next to the Sebastiani Theatre on the square in Sonoma, this little dive bar is somewhat deceptive. Â Every time I walked by the place, it was empty. Â Well, close enough. Â You can imagine my surprise when I was dragged in by a local one random Friday night & discovered a fun, friendly atmosphere which developed around 9 or 10pm. Â The drinks are reasonable, the bartenders are pretty friendly, and the jukebox has Guns n' Roses & Journey. Â What more could a girl ask for? Â Granted, the bar can be somewhat of a pick-up scene in the wee hours of a Friday or Saturday night, but that's pretty standard at these hours on the square...
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