Sabertooth spotting is awesome here. I had never heard the term until Angelo F told me about it. Basically, there are cougars and then there are sabertooths. People watching is awesome here. The drinks are fairly strong and the crowd is well mixed. I have never been to a place with such a diverse crowd of people. The pool table should be moved into an area where there's less traffic though. That would be my only complaint.
We hopped over here after going to Sauced. I guess things got a little crazier after I had left. If you're looking for a place to chat up with some locals, stop here.
Drinks were a little pricey but definitely a strong pour.
Solid.
Clean, cheap, fun, and patronized by a full swath of socioeconomic and demographic spectrum.
Good bartenders chill crowd...it is a bit loud.
Little patio and way too bright inside.
Mad cheap. Â Worth repeating.
Was a bit of a diamond in the rough for me hitting the downtown Livermore nightlife.
CASH ONLY! what Year is this?
This place is ok, it is super chill but on Saturday night it was pretty busy and the staff couldn't keep up.
I don't know why the bar doesn't employ younger bartenders? but the staff that was there Saturday night were kinda slow and overworked.
ONE shuffle board ONE pool table, if there is more than 5 people you will have a problem getting to play on one of these tables.
I was here last weekend with a friend of mine who is Autistic. Â There was a group of cowboys to our right that wanteds to fight my friend because they wanted him to buy them a drink (wtf?) for no reason. Â When my friend declined to do so, they started talking amongst themselves and my friend heard them say that they're going to kick his ass. Â Seriously? Â These guys were all in their fifties, at least, why are they trying to fight a 30 year old man with autism?
We left a few minutes later with two other friends of mine who have also had a confrontation with these cowboys before. Â The situation was my one friend from England was playing pool and was on quite the winning streak, which one of the cowboys didn't like. Â He slammed his hands down on the pool table told English Friend to stop playing pool so others can play if they want. Â Every pool player in Livermore knows that if you want to play pool, you write your name on the pool list and play the winner when your turn is up. Â English Friend told Cowboy to put down some quarters and play him when his turn comes. Â Cowboy didn't like this, but I don't know what the outcome was.
These cowboys come to VE Club frequently and always bully patrons like this. Â Why have they not been kicked out yet? Â Pardon my tongue, but it's fucked up that they're allowed to stay here. Â Hey, VE staff! Â What gives?
The V&E is pretty damn awesome, I must admit. Being a dive bar aficionado you never really know what you're going to get out of a bar upon making your first appearance, but this place is a dive after my own heart.
The patrons are friendly (most of them.. ran into a mega bitch one day) and the barkeeps are on point and courteous. The overall atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, making it a great place to strike up conversations with random strangers. I love that!
Only con: I wish they had more beers suited to my tastes on tap.
Will definitely be back. :)
You'll certainly find a refreshing mix of people inside the V&E Club. It looks a little dive-y from out front and sure enough it is inside. But I will say the staff was immediately charming even through what seemed like a rough exterior. The drinks? Just how I like them: strong and cheap. You can't beat the vibe of a place that doesn't make you open a tab and just lets you roam around with your beverages. Love the trust, people. There's also a fun time to be had just chatting with the bartenders and regulars, plus pool and shuffleboard never fail to amuse me. This is definitely one of the best bar spots in Livermore.
Review Source:I must say that I enjoy dive bars more often nowadays.
Went here with a couple of friends on a COLDDDDD Monday night. It was pretty empty and we had the whole bar to ourselves (About 10 of us). There were a couple of other groups that came and went...
From the outside, it looks really hole in the wall, but when you walk in, you walk into a very clean, sanitary looking place. Even the women's bathroom was pretty clean, and smelled decent too! The first thing I noticed were the 2 potraits of a naked woman *blush* It's pretty spacey. You got your pool table, shuffle board, and your jukebox....the essentials of a dive bar. The female bartender was really friendly. I loved her!
People in Livermore seem to be friendly? When I go to the dive bar in Fremont I feel unwelcome...strange but true fact.
Everyone needs their go to dive bar. If I lived closer this would be it.
Warning: Cash only! :)
I like drinking with people who are older than me... by that I mean people who are like 50+. Â They have a lot more life experience, and often times are much better company than most of the bro-assholes who roam the bars of Livermore. Â This place is great to meet people, have decent conversations. Â The beer is a little expensive, but thats what you get for drinking in Livermore. Â Rad shuffleboard, cool pool tables, and a decent staff.
Go and have fun.
I kind of like this place. It looks like a real dive from the outside, but it's pretty well lit and clean on the inside. I have never been treated as an outsider and the locals were all friendly. Not sure about the reviews that people treat non-locals differently, I felt welcome the first time I was there. It's a good spot to go to have a couple drinks and relax.
Review Source:One of my favorite spots in Livermore...
Why?
I'll Tell You:
1. Â The eclectic mix of people here always makes for an entertaining night ;) Â (even if it's a 200+lb guy punching a girl in the face)
2. Â Cheap drinks that aren't full of ice
3. Â Shuffleboard
4. Â Pool Tables
5. Â Friendly and helpful staff
6. Â I always have a story to tell the next day
Like nike, just DO it!
As many have said this is a locales bar and they let you know it. Â I found the environment was a little rude towards new people and not so comfy to just have a conversation in a bar with someone. Â The bartender was no score either but efficient. Â
But . . . Â the place is pretty large, complete with a long bar, pool table, one of those new jukeboxes, tables etc . . . so plenty of room for a group. Â Everything seem updated and clean as well. Â Clean women's bathroom.
If you want to be a local at a divey but nicer bar, this is your place.
Weird little dive bar with a fun music selection on the juke box. Unpretentious place to hang out with friends and play table shuffleboard when you're in that dive bar kind of mood. Â Service can be slow if there's a high demand, so be patient. Younger crowd & a bit more crowded as the night progresses. Â Clean bathrooms here - which is almost unheard of in a bar - yay! (although, the back reeked like peee ~I think some dudes sneak out and take care of their bizness in the back -sans toilet).
Review Source:First impression was when did the smoking ban get revoked. Once entering I realized that no one was smoking and the smell seemed to disapate. A typical local dive bar of sorts. The juke box was playing good music, there was pool and skeet tables, the Planters peanuts given out for free hit the spot but my tiny chimney glass was a bit sad (tasted good just a tiny tall).
Review Source:I'm not from the area but I heard about this place so when I was in the neighborhood I decided to pop my head in for a bit. And when I walked in I could tell the place was mostly filled with locales sitting at their usual barstool and they were having very boring conversations, mostly bitching about work. It was like an updated episode of Cheers including the fat Kirsty Alley.
My friends and I headed straight for the bar and was surprised to be get quick, courteous service from the older, gentleman barkeep (he could have passed for a senior citizen version of Woody). I asked him if he knew how to make an irish car bomb and he didn't hesitate to set us up with a couple. He even made one for himself and toasted up with us so that got him some extra $$$ on the tip (did people ever tip on Cheers?).
Plus the irish car bombs were only $7 and we got some hef for $4 a glass too. To this day, I haven't been able to beat that deal anywhere else!
Anyway so we're sitting there and they have this video game strip poker thing where if you win, the girl on screen takes off a glove or one side of her garter. And for you ladies out there (and some guys too I guess), you can choose a firefighter.
So we're in there like 10mins and that's when we realize we're sitting next to the drunkest person in the place. She looks like Tanya Harding on a good day (which is still ewwww....), including the waterfall bangs and black mascara eyeliner thing and gets up from the stool next to us, clumsily pops off seat and stands in place for about 30sec. Not standing straight up like a normal person. Her legs were in a wide, rock n roll stance and she was leaning on the stool so she had like a tripod thing going there. Her bf (?) starts harassing her and laughing at her and threatening to leave her there if she threw up. But you know when you're that drunk you shouldn't even say the word "throw up" because... well, it makes you want to throw up.
Next thing I know she's staring down the front door like it was Nancy Kerrigan smiling her big horse teeth away. And then she makes a run for it- she bolts for the door and shoulder rams it open like a linebacker.
My friends and I look around and absolutely no one has a reaction- I guess to them it must mean it must be 9:38pm and Tanya's heading over to Naught N Nice now- just another Saturday night...
So would I go back? Â Heck yes! Â But only if that girl is there and since it's a local hang out, I'm sure she'll be there (and that she's reading this right now). Wassup girl... you need a right home? Â POW-CHIKA-WAW-WAW!!!!
Wow talk about a blast from the past. Â This place looks like it could be hip back in the 70's, wood panel walls and all! Â All that is missing are the bell bottoms and the porn staches on dudes.
Seemed to be a place where everyone knows each other, either that's a sign that everyone in there is a freaking alcoholic. Â
The extra star is for the clean bathrooms and that's about it.
Oh and that odor that Kit E. C. is talking about would be the same one you get at an upscale establishment like a Motel 6 or Travelodge.
Came here over Thanksgiving break, and I was surprised to find that there actually were attractive women here. Â However...
Dress code for males: Â black t-shirt, white/gray hoodie jacket, and those special baseball caps that you can only wear sideways or backwards. Â
You stay classy, Livermore!
I love this place... So kill me!
The first time I went here with my future best friend I found the place to be a little dead and thought it was one of those "Senior" bars. But on a Friday or Sat night this "joint is jumpin" as I believe my g'pa would've said ;)
From 21 to 51 I believe is the age range. They have tv's, pool table, jukebox, video games, and a shuffleboard... HECK YES!
I def frequent V&E on my personal downtown pub crawls. Top o' the list.
I'll give V&E a star for having a pool table, good jukebox and hella good drinks! they make a killer 7&7! strong & cheap around $4.00.!! But its a DIVE! it also has a stinky odor lingering in there, seems to never go away. I cant describe it, it just smells. It gets packed on occasion it does, but its dumpy. Prepare to get carded up to 40ish! depending on you! The ladies bathroom was clean everytime I used it, so lets bump it up to 1 1/2.
Review Source:I might be convinced to give this place one more try based on other reviews but I have a feeling it's just not my kind of place.
The night I went it was packed, but I thought a good 30% of the customers either weren't carded or had fake IDs. Â The whole vibe just reminded me of my days going to Sigma Chi frat parties at Stanford. Â I had some fun nights back then but I was also only 19 and the beer was free. Â
Maybe I'm just getting too old, but on the night I went to V&E, I felt like I could've had a better time running to the liquor store and hanging out at my place with some friends.
My usual beer stop was closed New Years day. Â Decided to get some Mexican take-out and wandered in to the V&E. Â Place was clean, had several ppl inside, large t.v. with a bowl game (in HD!). Â Lost a star for service being a tad slow. Â Guess the real bartender was out having a smoke. Â Glad to see ownership is requesting that those who do smoke go out the back. Â When ppl were out front on 1st, it made the place seem trashy. Â Perhaps this little neighborhood bar will survive the downtown transformation.
Review Source:Things that this place has:
A common bathroom with a chinese restaurant. A "convenient" location with an adult novelty store and a donut shop within doors of it on either side. A good juke box. Shuffleboard. Porn in the toy claw machine. A patio. Hamm's in a can. Good pours. Memories of that last call before *CENSORED*... Eccentric crowd on good nights. Scary crowd on slow nights (translation= Kristen is the only female).
What this place sadly no longer has:
The popcorn machine. Adult toys in the toy claw machine.
Home sweet home!
A dive bar if you have ever seen one, hence the 5 stars. Â Shuffleboard and dart machine, and a very eclectic mix in the jukebox. Â Used to frequent this place when we played softball in Livmo' at Robertson Park. Â Being sponsored by a bar is a good thing, right? Â
Good place to meet friends for a drink or two, or three...
Porn in the claw machine...need I say more? Â The jukebox is filled with an interesting mix of classic rock and country. Â Pool table, shuffle board, and darts.
It's pretty small, but rarely crowded. Â A nice place to go if you want to be able to hear a conversation or play games. Â The owner's got some great stories to tell! Â They call him Maurice and he's hung out with Tommy Chong.
They card at the bar, so the under-21 crowd can hang out, too.
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