The Rake At Admiral Maltings - Alameda

I would return for the beer but not the food. The tater tots were not crispy or hot and tasted as though they were made hours ahead of time. Also ordered the brisket sandwich which came with chips and a pickle. The brisket was tender but didn’t taste like it was seasoned at all. The sandwich had spinach, red onion, peppers, an orange sauce and was a bit odd. The flavors didn’t go well with the brisket and left me wishing there was barbecue sauce and a more traditional BBQ flavor profile.The service was friendly, prompt and welcoming.Loved the atmosphere, plenty of outdoor seating at colorful picnic tables and a fair amount of indoor seating as well. We arrived on a Sunday around 3pm, lots of places to sit.Kid friendly, there were lots of families with babies or school age children.

Awesome place, good seating options, and whoever is curating their beer list knows their stuff. The vibe is way more chill than their sort of chaotic neighbors.Food is also excellent. Hoping that they do a brined chicken or fried chicken sandwich (but the chicken salad sandwich is amazing anyway)Mad props to the staff, they the best.

UPDATED:It 's amazing how quickly The Rake made positive changes per below comments (no longer relevant . My wife and I can 't wait to come back and enjoy the good people, atmosphere, food and drink. Thanks Rake team!Well, I really want to like the Rake. The folks that work there are cool and friendly and the have great beer. My wife and I go often to support them as we 're sure it 's been difficult with covid, then the road construction out front. We also like that the have food and offer wine. But, there are couple key things that seriously bother us, thus only three stars.1. Many of the signs are unfriendly with exclamation marks after them. For example, when you walk in the front door, it doesn 't say Welcome! it says, The Rake Food Only! (see attached . There are so many better ways of saying saying this... (i.e. please, thank you, etc. Is that really the main point you have for your customers when the walk in the door?2. The quality of the audio and sound of music. It sounds like the speaker is from a tiny am radio, really grading. Trust me Rake folks, having good sounding stereo, good music makes a HUGE difference on the quality or experience for your customers. It 's better to play nothing then low quality sound, but great music would elevate the entire experience!I 'd love to change this review to five stars, and if we see some positive changes, we will.

The Rake is my go-to spot whenever I'm in Alameda. The beer selection is always top notch, the food is great and the staff are always helpful.Food: 5/5

I was very exciting about this place, and I love to support local business. The staffs are friendly and giving us a beer sample, and I can test the freshness of the beer. One of the biggest con are the foods, normally the brewery should have delivery a great food goes along with the great ? beer. I order pull pork sandwich and tater tots, and tater tots is not crispy at all, tastes like it’s soaked in the water. I had to return it. The staff is nice enough to let us return it.Again, come here for good beer, but make sure you had a decent food before you come.