The Rock Steady

Oakland, United States

3.9

Closed now

9 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 888-477-9288
Website:
www.therock-steady.com
Address:
1741 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA, 94612
b/t 18th St & 17th St
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 mi19th St Oakland
0.2 mi19th Street Oakland
0.3 miCity Center
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Takes Reservations
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Hipster
Music
Background
Good For Dancing
Yes
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Coat Check
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
No

Today

Today 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Closed now
Local time (Oakland) 15:40 Saturday, 21 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Tuesday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Wednesday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Thursday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Friday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Saturday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am
Sunday 5:00 pm – 2:00 am

Description

History

Established in 2014.

The Rock Steady has undergone renovations this past year and recently relaunched in June 2014. This latest addition to the Uptown Oakland bar scene has a neighborhood feel serving up craft cocktails and local beers on tap.

Now open 7 days a week from 5pm until 2am we look forward to serving the locals for years to come. Come check us out.

Small bar menu coming soon.

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9 reviews of The Rock Steady

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Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I made the pilgrimage across the bay last night to catch Two Gallants at The New Parish which was a great show may I add. Anyways got there a little early so stopped in at The Rock Steady for a few pre show drinks. What a beautiful job they’ve done renovating this bar. The space is great, cocktails cheap and very well executed. $ 8 for a Laphroaig based cocktail can’t be bad at that. Bartender was very pleasant and keen to strike up conversation. Great addition to the uptown neighborhood. I’ll definitely make a point of stopping back here next time I’m in Oakland.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Drink prices were fare, and the bartender was very nice. You can order food from next door and they’ll bring it over, but that staff was not very helpful. the bar is very small but intimate. I would come back if I was in the area :)
Place rating: 4
Fremont, CA
Stumbled upon this spot by accident when we found out a show we were attending at the New Parish was cancelled. Really cool little bar— warm, welcoming, eclectic décor with friendly, attendant bartenders and a very chill crowd! This also happened to be the same night they had a Brazilian drum corp coming in to perform out back so we ended up staying for the entertainment as well! Just writing this review is reminding me I need to hit up The Rock Steady again soon!
Place rating: 4
Arlington, VA
Cute little joint. Shares back porch with the New Parish and has doorway into Hibiscus. Bonus points for a quality martini and a cute little space.
Place rating: 4
Oakland, CA
The Rock Steady is the bar next to Hisbiscus and the New Parish. It’s owned by Hisbiscus but operated separtely.
Happy Hours are 5-​?, drafts are $ 3, jameson whiskey (5), combination (7)
–beers come in plastic cups, probably 16 ounces.
not sure of mixed drinks, lots of choices to choose from.
draft availability
–stella
–oaktown (porter?)
–shock top
–lager? or mispour, thought it should be a dark beer.
on draft:
–seems all drinks served in plastic, saves labor, hurts environment.
Place rating: 3
Vallejo, CA
This could be a great place if the bartender was better. I ordered a very simple drink … a kamikaze… she didn’t know how to make it! My friend ordered the sangria and it tasted weird too. Maybe she was having an off night. I should have got a beer instead, can’t mess that up!
I do like that it was a nice place to start our night before the show at The New Parish, so
I will give it another try sometime, I like the bar wish the bartender was not as frazzled and made better drinks.
Place rating: 3
Alameda County, CA
This place has been through some changes. As far as I know, it started as a bar as a part of the Hibiscus restaurant. After the Hibiscus became the Hibiscus Café, the bar split off and now has the name Rock Steady. Nevertheless, there’s still a double doorway between the Rock Steady and the Hibiscus Café so you can get some good Southern eats at the Rock Steady.
Comfortable, trendy bar. I think it has access to a back patio that is also used by the New Parish. It’s all very confusing to me. Adequate street parking. On the border of real questionable neighborhoods.
Place rating: 3
Knoxville, TN
Who serves neat scotch in a plactic cup? At least give it to me in a rocks glass or better yet a nosing glass. I have a feeling the bartendar, who was really nice by the way, is new to the game and probably didn’t know better.
With that said, the place seems cool to me. Had a nice live band playing on an early Saturday evening. They serve food which looked and smelled good too. I’ll give this place another try but I’ll probaby stick with draft beer. Wanna say they had 3 taps: Trumer Pils, Arrogant Bastard? and one other.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Great place for happy hour on Tuesdays!!! Bar tender girl is awesome and makes great drinks!