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California Billiards

Restaurant Bar Pool hall

Relaxed hangout with lots of pool tables plus darts & foosball, as well as pub grub & draft beer. People often mention tables, pool, great, table, friendly, play, Great, time, beer, games,


Address

40510 Albrae St, Fremont, CA 94538

Website

www.californiabilliards.com

Contact

(510) 668-1670

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (695 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: (Easter), 11:30 AM to 1 AM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 11:30 AM to 1 AM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM to 1 AM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM to 1 AM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM to 1 AM
  • Friday: 11:30 AM to 1 AM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM to 1 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: tables (15) pool (13) great (8) table (8) friendly (8) play (8) Great (7) time (7) beer (6) games (6)
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  • 4/5 Kunal P. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place with a lot of pool tables. They have 2 sizes on pool tables. Whichever you are comfortable playing on. Also decent collection of beers on tap. We also ordered fries with beer battered shrimp and the shrimp was really really well cooked. Great in taste as well. All in all a great place to hang out for couple of hours, or even more.
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 jiefeng x. 2 years ago on Google
    Very bad attitude and unfair employees! Won’t give you table if you are alone, even though you are the 1st in the waiting list. Charge you extra fees when you hands table late for 1 minute. Not willing to give you table during busy hours even if you have membership which they claimed free for all day. Worst place i ever seen, never go there again!!!!!!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lucky L. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow! Classic & historic pool hall. It has moved around a lot over the decades, and now resides in Fremont on 40510 Albrae Street. Originally, in San Jose at a few different locations, with lots of great players & history. I remember when it was on Steven's Creek Boulevard in San Jose. Met came by there in 1988 being escorted by Cole Dickson for money games. Harry "Hollywood" Sims was the house pro, and World Billiards Champion. True to its heritage it is huge. The food is good, and the place is clean. World renowned for One Pocket, but certainly you can find a match, friendly or competitive, in any game. They have large money tournaments, and top players visit regularly. Another thing that impressed us is their sponsoring of a youth pool league. We need more and more of that for the next generation, and California Billiards is setting the example. They also have an agreement with the local Holiday Inn hotel with really good rates, and advertise it on their website. The table rates are affordable, and if you are committed become a member for deep savings. If you need lessons, they reference Bob Jewett. If you don't know Bob Jewett is a long time great player, and one of the finest billiards instructors in the world. A definite must visit when in Fremont, CA.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicole T. 2 years ago on Google
    I was surprised how great this pool hall is! It can get busy on Fridays and Saturdays and you may have to wait upwards of 45 minutes for table, but there's plenty of Foosball and pinball and video games to play along with other things to do while you wait including drink and eat. Food is just like normal bar food, but the club sandwich looked amazing! I enjoy the beverage prices here and friendly staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Akasha T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great prices, well kept equipment, open and spacious feeling inside. No creeps or shady men to make me feel unsafe. Nearby players are friendly, staff are friendly and helpful. Larger than the Mtn. View location. I miss Ladies' Night.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best pool halls in the Bay Area. Quality equipment in great condition. Well spaced out. Bar box and snooker tables as well. Food and drinks on site. Tournaments as leagues available as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aj L. 1 year ago on Google
    Many tables available in two different sizes depending on your skill level. Cheap too my friend and I spent about an hour here, played two games and it was about $11. There is also a bar with plenty options.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D K. 8 months ago on Google
    This place is exactly what Fremont needs more of! Reasonably priced clean and fun place to hang out. Bar food and drinks are great too. Played billiards and listened to music from their jukebox. they have darts, foosball, and video games as well.

  • 5/5 Humberto R. 1 year ago on Google
    Cal Billiards, a spot for fun and play, A gathering place for friends both night and day. With tables so smooth, and cues so fine, It's the perfect place, to enjoy some time. The atmosphere is warm, with a friendly vibe, The staff are always helpful, and by your side. The drinks are cold, and snacks so sweet, It's the perfect place, for a night complete. For billiards enthusiasts, it's a dream come true, With tables that are well-maintained, and always anew. For novices, it's a chance to learn and grow, With tips and tricks, they'll be pros in tow. So come to the Cal Billiards, with friends in tow, For a night of fun, that you'll surely know. With billiards, drinks, and snacks galore, It's the perfect place, to enjoy and more.

  • 5/5 Eugene R. 1 year ago on Google
    Probably the best place if you are looking for a pool or darts. Great party place. Beer is always cold and fresh. They put beer mugs into the freezer:) I would probably add one more star if I can for that:) It is more likely beer and play place not sure about the kitchen. So I will not leave any comments. Beer is pretty affordable... Place is huge, I believe more than 10 pool tables. And very popular. So might spend some time to get a table.

  • 5/5 Barney C. 10 months ago on Google
    Really nice place to play electric darts games,play pool, or get a drink or beer 🍻 and relax. Great atmosphere.

  • 4/5 vicente p. 10 months ago on Google
    Always a good time. Nice that is has plenty of parking, decent bar food, and obviously a bar as well all on now place

  • 4/5 Donna W. 11 months ago on Google
    one guy that checked us in he was amazing he got us our drinks, set us up with our liquor as we were drinking a picture of beer and I was drinking something else he set us up our table multitask well. Very friendly nice atmosphere there was a jukebox plenty of room plenty of tables didn't have to wait for me a parking it was all in all a good day

  • 5/5 Nasir K. 1 year ago on Google
    The best place to play Billiard 🎱 and Snooker in CA is that I can not forget my time being there and playing snooker with friends and family on the weekends, they will be open till 1:00 AM after midnight.

  • 5/5 Chris S. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome pool hall! Plenty of space, friendly staff. Great tables and rails, would definitely recomend and will be returning!

  • 4/5 greg s. 1 year ago on Google
    Large space with a ton of tables and some other activities like foosball and darts. The beer selection is somewhat lack luster buts it's not a bar so that's to be expected. It gets super crowded so prepare to put your name on the list and wait a while when it's busy.

  • 4/5 H V. 1 year ago on Google
    A clean place that offers multiple poor tables, darts, foosball and other arcade games. It’s for the prices. They do offer food and beers. The staff were very friendly. This place is open for late hours and was pretty lively.

  • 5/5 Gerardo Gustavo Jiménez S. 1 year ago on Google
    Pro: Great place to play a while, clean and relaxing atmosphere. Con: in weekends afternoons, you need to wait for a table, around 30min.

  • 5/5 sean c. 1 year ago on Google
    Expensive staff is great! How ever someone is targeting rental cars snd breaking into them this night we left nothing in our tental car and the doors unlocked and the small back window was broken to pull the back seat down to get into the trunck. This is the third time, so we wont be.btinginh ours card here again.

  • 5/5 Ajay L. 2 years ago on Google
    With close to 30 pool tables and 2 snooker tables, this place is great for cueists. They have decent food available even late at night. Great place to spend time and it can be packed during weekends.

  • 4/5 Rahul S. 1 year ago on Google
    Surprised to find this spot. Huge space with 20+ pool, billiards tables and open till 1am. Have a good selection of beers on tap as well. The only knock off would be the cleanliness of the place (seems like self service bussing) but glasses and trays were left behind. The actual pool tables quality was really good and will definitely be back to play more. Pricing was super reasonable as well...


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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