Viking Cocktail Lounge

Great bar. If your passing through town on the freeway and looking to stop for a bit to rest The Viking is perfect. The customers as well as the staff are very friendly and you can leave the car and take a walk to see Downtown Novato.

The bartender was a fantastically nice lady who makes a great white russian. I love the fact that The Viking has 50cent pool tables and all the locals in the bar seemed pretty nice and down to earth.

The only thing that I would have appreciated more is if the Ms. Pacman video game and the Lethal Weapon 3 pinball machine were up and running. They were'nt plugged in and there wasn't any sign of them being in working order. So if those games were working this would definitely be a 5 star.

Seriously? Take that head out of your ass. 50 cent pool, shuffleboard, jukebox, and die at the bar. Everyone's chill. Its not too crowded, you can hear people talk, if you want to. Never like a crowded "club," and the viking is a rare gem of a kick back, down home dive bar.
Where else can you hit the jukebox and have two people come up trying to get you to put on Hank III?