Tipsea

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Tipsea
6.6

Tipsea is located in Berkeley (United States). Featured in the gay bars category, it has a rating of 6.6. Check all the details here.

Features and services of Tipsea

Service options

  • Delivery
  • On-site services
  • Takeaway
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great cocktails

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Food
  • Food at bar
  • Happy-hour drinks
  • Spirits
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Seating

Amenities

  • Toilet

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Parking

  • Free of charge street parking
  • Paid street parking

Tipsea is in position 4 out of 4 in gay bars in Berkeley

Customer Reviews

★★★★★
★★★★★

Tipsea has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 based on over 184 reviews on Google

Jocelyn Brooks

I found this spot on Google because I really wanted a tasty lunch and drink, but I wanted to try somewhere different. It was about 4 pm when I arrived and it was not packed. All patrons were at the bar, so I sat there as well. The bartender, Hayley, greeted me warmly. They have Happy Hour from 2 pm to 5 pm daily. I ordered the Bacon Cheeseburger meal and it came with fries. I ordered that from the regular menu. It was $17 (I think) Hayley reccomended the Blackberry margarita when I asked what flavors could she make the marg. Oh.. she also Guava was good too. I ordered that from the Happy Hour menu. It was $10 with $1 extra for the flavor. They make their burgers medium well automatically. They have a special sauce that taste like tikki sauce. I got it in the side because I was unsure if I would like it. However, I wound up putting it on my burger lol. They made my bacon crispy, not burnt. Exactly how I requested for it. The fries were good too. The drink...soooo yummy. I had 2 lol. Hayley was very accomodating, friendly and warm. She is in the pics. I told her that I will come back when she is working, so I can bring my wife because they have $1 oysters and she would love that. Also, I think she would like the overall vibe and tasty drinks. I reccomend this spot for anyone looking for a cute and quaint spot to eat good food and get their libation on. They have a full bar and other food items in their menu for all types of patrons.

Jocelyn Brooks ☆ 5/5
Jasmine Chung

Their drink menu is SO fun! There are honestly so many good selections that you'll want one of each (pls be responsible). The bartenders are friendly, speedy, and artists creating these yummy cocktails. My favorites were Caught in the Riptide and The Baltic Pearl. Their hamburgers looked really good but we just got a side of fries extra crispy. Amazing compliment to the drinks with an ambiance like you're by the water. So looking forward to being back one day!

Jasmine Chung ☆ 5/5
Alexis Godfrey

Great spot for cocktails and small bites. I enjoyed their menu it’s very creative and they play good music too! Love it here and will definitely be coming back 🙂

Alexis Godfrey ☆ 5/5
William Dickenson

I’ve been walking by this place for a number of weeks in the morning and always wondered what the vibe was when the sun went down. Or some of you for my generation when the street lights went out. This place is wonderful, super friendly, super local grade 5 amazing drinks and food. This is a must come by. Check it out for yourself. Don’t trust my review

William Dickenson ☆ 5/5
Sara Branson

I came a few nights in a row last month because I’m friends with some folks that work there! 🙂 On my third visit, Friday 10/10 I was KICKED OUT by one of the bartenders because she was mad I came with my man? I didn’t know the girl. She was hella rude. Morally incorrect to deny service from a paying customer. A Berkeley student at that. Crazy audacity. Girl’s name was Sam. Be on the look out for her & be sure not to bring an attractive man, or she’ll crash out on you LOL

Sara Branson ☆ 1/5
Ash

I really wanted to like this place since it looks very cute on the outside but unfortunately due to the poor service and rude staff I will not be returning. We were a party of four and very patient with staff since it was somewhat busy but our bartender/server (person with black hair in a ponytail and dark makeup) was incredibly rude and their service was lackluster considering the price of food and drinks. We arrived later at night, however since the establishment is open late we thought it would be fine. We were told to sit down and waited about 20-30 minutes just to see a menu, and were only given one menu for the whole table. When our server was finally ready to take our order, they were incredibly rude and condescending the whole time. At the table our server announced they were out of the majority of their menu and that they were also out of many mixers that really should be stocked at a bar (no cranberry juice or orange juice?). I ordered a fried chicken sandwich and a drink, and waited 30 minutes for our table to get our drinks. I would’ve understood if it was super busy but there were maybe 7-10 other people in the bar and most of them were not consistently ordering drinks or food. Our food took forever to come out and I was not given my sandwich. I wanted to ask our server if there was an update on my sandwich as I would’ve been fine waiting longer but our server did not return to our table for the rest of the night. Once again, I would understand if the bar was slammed but it really was not that busy in terms of people actually ordering drinks. I never even got my order besides my drink. When it came to settle the bill, our server acted like we were trying to pull one over on them when we wanted to split the tab, and made us walk all the way back to our table to "make sure" everyone was paying right even though the other folks at our table were staying and had a card on tab. When it came to tipping, the server stared at us in an uncomfortable way with the card reader visible while we were choosing which tip to pay which made me feel weird, and made me feel like I had to tip more even though I received very mediocre service. The drinks were okay but really nothing worthwhile considering how lousy the service was. We will not be returning and I will not be recommending this spot to people I know.

Ash ☆ 1/5
Bo Bosboom-Wight

Came here because we were early for dinner and had high ratings. It did not disappoint. Apart from the amazing drinks, the bartender was super knowledgeable and told us all about some of her favorite mezcals. We are really into it lately, and we’re happy to find the crazy selection here. Came back after dinner with our friends, and asked for a mocktail cause I had to drive. They put as much, if not more, care into my drink. It looked and tasted amazing! I heard the food is incredible and a little famous online. Can’t wait to come back. Thank you so much!

Bo Bosboom-Wight ☆ 5/5

Information about Tipsea

Address

Tipsea is located at 2327 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704, United States

Phone

The phone number of Tipsea is +1 510-705-1185

Website

The website of Tipsea is: tipseabar.com

Business Hours

Monday: 14:00–02:00
Tuesday: 14:00–02:00
Wednesday: 14:00–02:00
Thursday: 14:00–02:00
Friday: 14:00–02:00
Saturday: 14:00–02:00
Sunday: 14:00–02:00

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