Fred's Place - Mountain View, California

Alexander Merrill

New to the area and found Fred’s. I was welcomed in and felt like a regular day 1. The bartenders pour great drinks, the atmosphere is laid back and casual. Red, Sarah, and the rest of the staff introduced me to others which has allowed me to make some great new friends. Highly recommend this place if you like a great “dive” type bar.

Frankie Rodriguez Jr aka Frankie Rod

Bartender wasn't friendly nor welcoming but not rude. Just indifferent. Not much on social skills outside of doing just what's necessary or so it seemed from first impression. Just answered no more than asked and did the bare minimum to serve you. All good if you're not looking for any interaction. Bar itself was clean with lots of televisions on various stations. Decor had a nice touch with collectibles and memorabilia everywhere. Nice outdoor seating area however lots of parking taken up by various stationary vehicles.

Heather Williams-Brakesman (Teresa Lee Beatty)

Stopped in last Thursday to sing karaoke like I should have back in mid 2016 when I had the pleasure of being introduced to two of my, then new BFs, very best friends. The kind who are family, and as such are sorely missed now that they are not with us anymore. I always looked forward to the easy feeling I got when I walked in the door. A round of Guinness for Paul and Pierce, a red headed slut for me, and a mixed drink I can't remember the name of, because I never had the pleasure of buying her one, for April. I loved listening to her sing her heart out, wherever we were drinking cause it was Kareoke night and April was a song bird, the life of whatever space she occupied. Always ready to brighten my day with a smile, the very best hugs, a ear to listen, or to laugh at all the stupid kinsey 5 or 6 references concerning myself and other friends. Just remembered the time I wrote Kinsey 6 on someone's glass with a wax pencil and they kept giving the same glass back to the person for over a week because it didn't come off when they washed it. I got it off easily of course with a napkin, a little elbow grease and a final wipe with a bar towel dipped in hot water. Pierce and I stopped going shortly after that because it was too hard, when Paul wasn't going to be there to lose a pool game to anymore. Anyhow...all that being said...my most recent experience was a mix bag, of mostly positive interactions. Rode my high powered electric kick scooter there from my home a few miles away, only to have it stolen in the last half hour that I was there. Sang a couple random songs that I knew might be simple enough for me to pull them off...still failed but had a good time. Made a couple of new friends, and possibly offended another person because sometimes, I'm far to blunt and forward with my compliments...so if you're that person and reading this, I apologize. I hope you know it was from a place of sincerity. Met the new to me bartenders Red and Sarah (?) who were EXTREMELY helpful, sympathetic, and did their best to make sure I felt heard, and cared for. They made sure I had the contact information I needed to follow up, a drink to settle my nerves, and a safe ride home at a little after 1am. I will forever be grateful for the support they gave, and admired their level headed, confident, and diplomatic way of handling such a tricky situation. They are both to be commended for their customer service, and follow through the next day. I look forward to singing there again soon.
Sorry I am between jobs and was not able to afford a drink, but hopefully my previous and future patronage will make up for my inability to support my favorite bar that night

Vladimir Sidorov

bar tender in mask and a hat have zero motivation to work . very. unfriendly and don’t care about business at all

Taufiq Habib

I’m here for the first time at the dive bar.
It’s pretty cool here we got all Fred serving a whole bunch of people but he’s doing his best.
Love the clientele here. Good prices. Beer at $4.50

Eran Porat

אחלה ספורט בר, אחלה בירה. במקום שולחן ביליארד אחד, קריוקי , אווירה נעימה ואחלה מוזיקה.

Mark Teffeteller

Good vibes and very divey bar. A little older crowd but super friendly staff and really good sports setups

rob kasinow

Great dive bar with TVs, pool table, jukebox, and an outdoor area.

Bartender wasn’t the friendliest, but I’m not there to talk to the bartender anyway