Cellarmaker House of Pizza — Restaurant in Oakland

Have been three times.

First time. was opening weekend. We brought outside food (was used to their old pub on Howard st where outside food is allowed). Realized they have full food menu, but host said outside food was okay and sat us. We were instantly sweated about our food and were told no outside food. We explained we were told it was okay. They let us stay and enjoy our meal and had a few beers.

Second time. Picked up beer to go and was a great and friendly experience.

Third time. Took my son for pizza and beer. We new they closed at 9pm. Got there about 7:45pm and figured we would have enough time. Ordered a couple beers, then ordered food shortly after (maybe 8:15 at the very latest). We drank our beers and ordered another round. By this time it was getting close 9:00 and everyone around us had eaten their food and wrapping up. asked our server to make sure our order was in. He said it was. It came out another 5-10 minutes later. We were enjoying our meal but around 9:15 staff was flashing lights and closing the place down soon after we got our food. It was kind of a bummer. We did our best to be quick and finish up. We’re sympathetic with the staff and know they want to be done for the day, but felt like our food was delayed and then we were rushed to get out of there. Staff was extremely nice though, but did offer to go boxes while we’re clearly still eating, but said “no rush.” Felt like we were getting all the signals to leave although it was only 9:15

Pizza was really good (except the pesto was globbed super lemony. Anyone else get that?)

The beer is what will bring me back. Always have been a fan ever since their beginnings on Howard st. And still love them for...

Heck yeah, a Cellarmaker in the East Bay! Great location, central to Jack London, good bars, and breweries nearby but not a ton of great pizza options like this place. Service is chill because you can order via QR for the table, so good for groups and splitting.

I’ve been to their original location over 3 times now and have always loved their pizza and beer selection, but I was not as pleased with this location. The Detroit-style pepperoni was burned, in hindsight maybe we should have said something, but it just wasn’t edible on the outside since it was way overcooked. It’s usually got a nice burn on the outside of the melty cheese, but this was hard as a rock, I just couldn’t eat the crust. A bummer because that’s typically the best part. The birria was good but the sauce that it came with was insanely spicy. The pizza needed a little bit of spice, so I added a healthy amount, expecting it to be like a typical hot sauce but this thing blew my socks off and nearly ruined the pizza. When I only added the tiniest amount, it was great, but usually when you give that much sauce, you’d expect it to be more medium, not super-hot. Not a big deal, but just a note. The flavor was awesome though, just not well-balanced.

Good beer selection and it would be cool to have some more non-alcoholic options like a non-alch beer, but the hop water was cool to see on the menu and was tasty.

I would still come back and give this place a try but hope they can be more aligned with their...

It's about time I wrote a review...we've been here 4 times now, including the pre-opening March 11, & have loved it every single time. First...as sad as I was that the original Blue Bottle closed here, it was met with astonished glee that it would be Cellarmaker replacing it.

We all know that we don't have to worry if there's going to be a deep, dark, barrel-aged stout on the menu. Yes. The answer is Yes. What's really nice is the eclectic food menu. To fill up it's probably a pizza you want. I adore the bar-style because it's extra thin and crispy. Hubby loves the Detroit style, so we're both happy. There's also sharing plates that we've ordered (I think they change periodically) which have been good as well...

Finally, the service is always GREAT. In this world of ordering via QR codes, they make sure to ask you if you'd like help or want them to order anything for you etc. I sooooo appreciate this. Plus even the newbies are totally into it. Last time I was there a new guy brought me my stout and he had only just learned about the world of stouts when he started working there. Can you imagine? You never knew about stouts and Cellarmaker is where you start? He'll be ruined for life...never ever to be able to drink a Founder's or Prairie or Guiness or any lesser-than.

Anywhoo...you'll be seeing me many more times,...