We found one of the best kept dining 'secrets' in Marin county via KQED 'Midnight eats' . We read multiple reviews on Petes before taking a chance and decided to bring our 90 year old Father in Law for his belated birthday dinner. Well, we were not sure what we were in for...but we all had a BLAST!The food is delicious, the weeknight specials were recited by the super friendly female bar-back (what ELSE do you serve?), and our server was attentive and on-point. The place is laid back in an industrial area of San Rafael, NOT PRETENTIOUS, and super casual (wear jeans and a tee!). After all, you can eat at the bar or at the few tables scattered around (its dark in there like a Vegas lounge). There is one side for eating/drinking; the other is for cards/poker games. Lighting is dim, but the service is warm, friendly and neighborly. My FIL dug into the Prime Rib Special (thursdays only) and within the hour, he polished off the entire plate of food. The slab meat filled the plate along with creamed spinach, baked potato and was delicious, melt-in-your-mouth. Our compliments to the Chef and kitchen staff! My sisters in Law had 2 burgers and raved about the fries/Onion rings, and were thrilled. The meal was great and one of the BEST VALUES IN MARIN COUNTY. Dad was impressed, and it was a 90th birthday to remember. Thank you Petes and the friendly down-to-earth staff.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wesley R.
do you want to have a super Duper unbelievable delicious prime rib sandwich on a Friday afternoon come to peace 881 club or come Thursday night for the full primary dinner for like less than 30 bucks that's half the price that anywhere else you would go and it's delicious and the bartenders are awesome and on Friday they use the leftover prime to make the real thin slice prime rib sandwiches. They're like 17 bucks. They were double.
stephanie
Love it ! Thursday night Prime Rib Dinner night. Really busy, food really good, service was great even while they were extremely busy. Love that place. Good time good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Rushworth
Just has lunch here and the Wednesday special was delicious! They take their food and drinks seriously. Great spot! Easy parking and quick service this place delivers!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pat O.
My rating would be higher except for the manager, KK. She's rarely there but when she comes in she makes rude comments to the customers. Today she was there for about an hour. She told the bartender that the owners both want the front door open. I commented that it would be too cold due to the breeze coming through. She said she'd close the back door. I said it was still too cold. The other customer agreed with me. The bartender told KK when the front door is opened the glare was too much and he couldn't see anything. KK didn't care, she said the customers complain about everything. I pay a lot of money at Pete's every week. I love the place. But when KK shows up the atmosphere changes. Her comment was that 'people here always complain about everything.' I go to Petes to eat and have drinks with friends frequently. The manager, KK, is always complaining that the 'customers' complain too much. I've seen her throw someone out because he wanted his tip to go to the trainee. KK told him that it's not how things worked. She would be taking the tip. The customer was adamant the tip go to the trainee. the customer was 86ed. KK is rarely at the bar and she always complains people are being rude to her when they are just making simple comments. She said to someone earlier today that she was out crabbing. I honestly believe that if she wants to be a crabber instead of a manager, she should look into that as a new career. The food is great at Petes as are the bartenders. What needs to go is the bar manager. She's just NEVER around to see what's really happening. She shows up to decorate for whatever holiday ther3 happens to be. If the owners know she's never around then there's even more of a problem.
El G.
Service from the bartenders is great as they're both polite and attentive. Food has been well cooked and worth the their reasonable prices. The poker is a funny time as it is a mix of several socioeconomic classes coming together to play cards. There are a handful of characters who are loud, arrogant and braggadocios, but they are in the minority as most players are just there to have fun. Tournaments twice a week are well run and fun. I hear a rumor of new furniture? Great place.
Lillian Piol
We wanted to check out the Prime Rib Special on Thursdays. It actually was pretty good and half the price of going into the City and paying double+ at House of Prime Rib.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Interlock9999
Great crew, fun environment for adults. Food is grubbing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deanna Desin
The French dip sandwich only served on Friday's is outstanding. Melts in you mouth! Served with Wonderful sides, and my favorite Tater Tots cooked crispy delicious! Fun place for groups wanting excellent lunch choices, great drinks, and a delightful bartender/server extraordinaire!! Oh and those chicken wings, going back for those!
Bartenders is friendly. Drinks and food are good. Got a pool table and hold'em poker mini tournament.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Texas Burger
Kris A
With Pete's, what you see if what you get. Less of a sports bar and more of a dive bar with tvs and poker tables. If that's your vibe, you'll love it. I was ok with the vibe, but the service was pretty bad and that made it sort of a lousy place to hang out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
David Mairs
Cold PBR on tap, and great food to go with it.Hot soup, a cup or a bowl, always delicious.Plus it's a good place to hang out with friends.The best dive bar I've ever known.
Jo K
Stopped here for lunch on our way to Healdsburg. It is a true dive bar. Located on a street full of car repair shops, we were not sure we were at the right place.Service was fast and friendly. We ordered the Texas burger with tater tots and the lumber jack burger with onion rings. Both burgers were what you would expect…..great toasted bun, and just the right amount of grease. The patty was a bit smaller than we expected but agreed the Texas Burger is the way to go.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Cheese Burger
DeAnna Jackson
Prime rib was ok didn't like seasoningWheelchair accessibility: Accessable
You will never find another place like Pete's!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We found one of the best kept dining 'secrets' in Marin county via KQED 'Midnight eats' . We read multiple reviews on Petes before taking a chance and decided to bring our 90 year old Father in Law for his belated birthday dinner. Well, we were not sure what we were in for...but we all had a BLAST!The food is delicious, the weeknight specials were recited by the super friendly female bar-back (what ELSE do you serve?), and our server was attentive and on-point. The place is laid back in an industrial area of San Rafael, NOT PRETENTIOUS, and super casual (wear jeans and a tee!). After all, you can eat at the bar or at the few tables scattered around (its dark in there like a Vegas lounge). There is one side for eating/drinking; the other is for cards/poker games. Lighting is dim, but the service is warm, friendly and neighborly. My FIL dug into the Prime Rib Special (thursdays only) and within the hour, he polished off the entire plate of food. The slab meat filled the plate along with creamed spinach, baked potato and was delicious, melt-in-your-mouth. Our compliments to the Chef and kitchen staff! My sisters in Law had 2 burgers and raved about the fries/Onion rings, and were thrilled. The meal was great and one of the BEST VALUES IN MARIN COUNTY. Dad was impressed, and it was a 90th birthday to remember. Thank you Petes and the friendly down-to-earth staff.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
do you want to have a super Duper unbelievable delicious prime rib sandwich on a Friday afternoon come to peace 881 club or come Thursday night for the full primary dinner for like less than 30 bucks that's half the price that anywhere else you would go and it's delicious and the bartenders are awesome and on Friday they use the leftover prime to make the real thin slice prime rib sandwiches. They're like 17 bucks. They were double.
Love it ! Thursday night Prime Rib Dinner night. Really busy, food really good, service was great even while they were extremely busy. Love that place. Good time good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just has lunch here and the Wednesday special was delicious! They take their food and drinks seriously. Great spot! Easy parking and quick service this place delivers!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
My rating would be higher except for the manager, KK. She's rarely there but when she comes in she makes rude comments to the customers. Today she was there for about an hour. She told the bartender that the owners both want the front door open. I commented that it would be too cold due to the breeze coming through. She said she'd close the back door. I said it was still too cold. The other customer agreed with me. The bartender told KK when the front door is opened the glare was too much and he couldn't see anything. KK didn't care, she said the customers complain about everything. I pay a lot of money at Pete's every week. I love the place. But when KK shows up the atmosphere changes. Her comment was that 'people here always complain about everything.' I go to Petes to eat and have drinks with friends frequently. The manager, KK, is always complaining that the 'customers' complain too much. I've seen her throw someone out because he wanted his tip to go to the trainee. KK told him that it's not how things worked. She would be taking the tip. The customer was adamant the tip go to the trainee. the customer was 86ed. KK is rarely at the bar and she always complains people are being rude to her when they are just making simple comments. She said to someone earlier today that she was out crabbing. I honestly believe that if she wants to be a crabber instead of a manager, she should look into that as a new career. The food is great at Petes as are the bartenders. What needs to go is the bar manager. She's just NEVER around to see what's really happening. She shows up to decorate for whatever holiday ther3 happens to be. If the owners know she's never around then there's even more of a problem.
Service from the bartenders is great as they're both polite and attentive. Food has been well cooked and worth the their reasonable prices. The poker is a funny time as it is a mix of several socioeconomic classes coming together to play cards. There are a handful of characters who are loud, arrogant and braggadocios, but they are in the minority as most players are just there to have fun. Tournaments twice a week are well run and fun. I hear a rumor of new furniture? Great place.
We wanted to check out the Prime Rib Special on Thursdays. It actually was pretty good and half the price of going into the City and paying double+ at House of Prime Rib.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great crew, fun environment for adults. Food is grubbing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The French dip sandwich only served on Friday's is outstanding. Melts in you mouth! Served with Wonderful sides, and my favorite Tater Tots cooked crispy delicious! Fun place for groups wanting excellent lunch choices, great drinks, and a delightful bartender/server extraordinaire!! Oh and those chicken wings, going back for those!
Restaurantji Recommends
Bartenders is friendly. Drinks and food are good. Got a pool table and hold'em poker mini tournament.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Texas Burger
With Pete's, what you see if what you get. Less of a sports bar and more of a dive bar with tvs and poker tables. If that's your vibe, you'll love it. I was ok with the vibe, but the service was pretty bad and that made it sort of a lousy place to hang out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Cold PBR on tap, and great food to go with it.Hot soup, a cup or a bowl, always delicious.Plus it's a good place to hang out with friends.The best dive bar I've ever known.
Stopped here for lunch on our way to Healdsburg. It is a true dive bar. Located on a street full of car repair shops, we were not sure we were at the right place.Service was fast and friendly. We ordered the Texas burger with tater tots and the lumber jack burger with onion rings. Both burgers were what you would expect…..great toasted bun, and just the right amount of grease. The patty was a bit smaller than we expected but agreed the Texas Burger is the way to go.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Cheese Burger
Prime rib was ok didn't like seasoningWheelchair accessibility: Accessable
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Cheese Burger