Ivy Room

The Ivy Room is better than ever. The bar is inviting and functional. The staff friendly and professional. I had a great time there for the first time in over a decade. Great job!

Very nice place with excellent music, atmosphere, pleasant people and good artists.
I just visited the Western Skyline night and I really enjoyed it.

Had a great time in this bar/​venue with live music! The owners are great people with great personality to boot. Not to mention their other bartenders that work that bar. Such a wonderful experience and they are surrounded by a sweet town with charm and color… love it there.

I love this venue! Ivy Room is back and better than ever. Great sound system and yummy bevvies.

New fabulous owners Summer and Loni!
Bringing Music back to Albany
Great atmosphere! Great stage! And seating area! Pool table!

Awesome spot under new management with awesome live music and fun bar crew! Great bar seats with locals and opening up to cozy room to dance or chill. And right here in Albany, walked to a number of other places close by for great food.

Such an amazing spot owned by two stellar women! This venue provides wonderful live music, strong drinks, and plenty of seating. There are also three TV’s to catch up on sports, a kick ass jukebox, and a brand new pool table! Love coming to this bar to hang out and catch up with friends.

My best friend and I spent part of our new years eve here and we had the best time! Great service & drinks, live music and pool! We’ll definitely be back :)

The interior has been renovated and looks great. The music selection was good too. However, their specialty drink menu disappeared! That was my sole reason for coming here. They had the best specialty cocktails anywhere. Their flaming margaritas were the best.

Went down here after eating some hot ass curry at the indian place next door. Really I wouldn’t have kept up on or really known if my friend Karlee hadn’t promoted it on her FB. Ive been a fan of Karlee for like 9 years now. She pours heavy shots, is nice to look at and keeps the place dialed in line. She has been working around drunks a long time. Her friend and owner of this place is called Summer, Im sure Ive crossed paths with her once in a while in San Francisco. But honestly San Francisco too rowdy for me these days. nowadays I just like to go kick back and this seems like a good place to do it. I hear a kitchen may be coming. That could be good. or it could be bad. you never know lmao. same story with live music. could be cool if its a laid back act with a laid back vibe, but if not, bah humbug. Also, they dont have Bud Light or Pitchers. Bad times. they did have PBR which got the job done. Also they have quite an extensive line of booze. If they dont have it, you dont want it. Go check it out. You’ll be glad you did.

Great to see the Ivy Room back, and the new owners did the place right.
I’ve stopped here a couple of times since they opened and I was greeted warmly by the friendly bartenders /​owners Lani and Summer. I’m impressed by the remodel, where everything from the soft lighting at just the right level to the cozy leather booths and classy CD jukebox make you feel right at home. Somehow the place feels much more spacious than it ever did.
This place now feels like an authentic small blues/​jazz club complete with cocktail tables, a stage, professional sonic treatment blended into the décor, a layout that flows nicely between bar and stage areas, and of course the pool table.
They had a band playing on the packed opening night — a prohibition jazz trio with some serious chops that bodes well for the quality level of the music they will bring here.

Chill, cozy, clean, and beautiful space. Friendly owner who seems to have even more plans in the works for this spot. And, cool, friendly barmaid… Hope she starts working there more.
Love the cozy window seats and booths. There’s one pool table, two flatscreens, nice CD jukebox, and a stage for live bands. With all of that going on, this place maintains such a warm, relaxing atmosphere. Can’t wait to see some live music here, soon!

The renovation of this San Pablo Ave. legendary bar came out amazing.