Cafe Colonial

3 stars for atmosphere 2 stars for the food… there were whole garlic cloves in my garlic fries and they were way too green and spicy. The chicken bbq flatbread was ok but the food was cold, and took about 25 minutes just for those 2 items, $ 14 later.
They have game stations on the tables and a cool hole in the wall bar atmosphere, just wouldn’t come here for the food…

Came here for an brunch event special. This place is a total dive. You practically stick to the ground when you try to walk around. The tables were filthy. The back room where the food was served was freezing cold.

I just came here to see my friend perform which was great I think.
It is kind cool how there is a bar and a theater room all in one. Little nook hole in the wall kinda place which is pretty cool I think.
Arcade games, N64 is a nice little touch.
The only downside is that the people there are pierced and tatooed up the ying yang.
But, if your into that more power to ya.

A chill place with video games — My band was playing next door and after we finished we came in here to have a few beers and chill. Everyone was super friendly and we ended up talking with the staff until closing. The back is filled with video game systems going all the way back to Atari! And they’re free to play! The kitchen was closed before we could order food but still, cool place

Impressive beer selection, yummy appetizers (NOT for those on a diet!), friendly staff! Crowd is hip, lively, and totally without pretentions!
Different nights, such as board games, trivia and my personal favorite — «Classic Gaming» make this place a must for nerds, geeks, and gamers ranging from nostalgic to hardcore!

«Trivia or Death!»
SITREP
Thanks to the Good Folks at Café Colonial, I got to enjoy an evening of Trash Film Orgy’s (TFO) «Trivia or Death!» night! What a HOOT!
THE SETUP
But first things first: in the front room of Café Colonial is an outstanding bar serving up the best, reasonably priced drinks and some great art on exhibit!
*DRINKS
I got my standard Jack & Coke for $ 5 and it put the *kick* I needed in mah pants (for viewing the movie next door in the Colonial Theater — «The RE-​Animator!» Good times, good times…)
*ART EXHIBITION
In the front room is also some great wall space to display art exhibitions. And these pieces were very nice.
«TRIVIA OR DEATH»
But In the backroom of Café Colonial is where all the crazy action was hap’nin!
*The Mad Scientist (actually our very own Unilocaler Extraordinaire William B.!) was leading a team of TFO nurses in the game’s delivery.
*The TFO nurses strapped me into their caption and I was shotgunned with some of the most (delightfully) inane questions, which I finally got wrong — and THEN… I was electrocuted!
THE LOWDOWN
For some goods times and great drinks, come to Café Colonial. It may *SHOCK* you how much fun you can have on occasion!

Went here to eat before seeing a show next door. The food was excellent. We ordered the colonial fries which are fries covered in cheese bacon and chicken pieces. Some of the best covered fries I have ever had and my husband thought so too. We also ordered the wester burger. It was huge and also very very good. Staff was friendly. my only complaint would be they only have beer and wine for alcohol.

Awsome spot to see local talent and bands perform and enduldge on some great bar food. This place has cheap drinks and a great staff. Open during shows only. Various hours can be confusing. Favorite on the menu are the triple F burger and fry bread pizza. Also has a few vegan options too.

Loud music, cheap beer on tap and in bottles? Yes please.
If this is your scene, then you’ll have a great time. It’s definitely not for everyone.
Heads up, they sell ear plugs. I mean… yea.

I’ve only been to Café Colonial during shows so I can’t review it as a restaurant. As a bar and a musical venue, C.C. is perfectly servicable. The cover is never very much (it’s been $ 5 every time I’ve gone so far), the drinks are cheap and the bartenders are friendly and funny. There’s usually cool local art hanging on the walls of the bar.
The back room where they have the shows is kinda small which limits the size of the events, you could probably fit the band and 20-​ish people comfortably. But hey, sometimes that’s all the space you need for a dive bar punk show! Keep the music blasting and the PBR flowing, Café Colonial, I’ll be back!

I was there on a Tuesday for Retro Gaming Night. Great hamburgers and fries that tastes better than In-​N-​Out, in my opinion. Go in for a brew or two and sober up over a couple hours of gaming. Couldn’t ask for a more perfect combination.
The game room set up is spacious and there are plenty spots and controllers available. The? owner/​manger? dude is very helpful and the services at the bar were good. As a bonus there is some great artwork on the walls. Surrealist and grunge art fans should check it out. I wouldn’t mind displaying some of my own work there!
Parking shouldn’t be a problem since there is a nice sized parking lot right by the theater.
Minus one star because there aren’t enough female patrons around for retro gaming night =P but seriously, minus one star for the parking lot which seems dark and sketchy, they are unable to keep a tab open (licensing?), and odd hours (I have to drive all the way back from home rather than stop by from work due to them not being open till 6PM).

Café Colonial is the grungy, edgy, funky, neighborhood bar of my dreams. They posses everything I require of a favored hole-​in-​the-​wall (save for their weird hours…) They serve PBR on draft, the bartenders are super friendly, and they now make their own onion rings (my favorite… score!) All of which is essentially everything you need. The décor vibes with the restaurant in its own funky way and I have never been disappointed in terms of service or quality. This spot was formerly occupied by a sadly ignored café and before that a Mexican restaurant, I am pleased that this spot has grown into itself the way it has.
A choice bit about this spot is that it wholeheartedly supports the local music scene and just for that deserves two thumbs up! While I had seen it’s doors finally open and passed by it daily, I never came here until a friend told me he was to perform here. Despite my doubts (how can they play in such a tiny spot?!) I was pleasantly surprised to see there was indeed a tiny stage with enough room to fit a little over a dozen people (perhaps two dozen if they were squished in) and that the restaurant/​bar is in separate room from the actual show/​stage area. Keep in mind though, despite the service area being in a separate room from the stage, this does not diminish the sound of the performance at all and is still quite loud in the restaurant area. Don’t come looking for a quiet dinner if a show is playing (and I wouldn’t suggest just coming here for dinner anyway without seeing the show, support local music!) It’s usually about $ 5 cover to get in to the show room.
Every time I have been here, one or two ladies are working the bar. The are both very sweet and I am impressed how fast they can turn out a beer when there is a mini rush of people clamoring for their PBR ($ 3) or Crispin ($ 4) between sets. Great job ladies! You make it a fun environment to be in when I just want to get out of the house and get a beer by myself. They have large menu of hamburgers, sandwiches, and hot dogs, plus a few side items and salads. I seen someone get this fluffy fry bread taco ($ 4) and I knew I had to try it! It was pretty good too; fried dough with beef, beans, lettuce, tomato, and cheese, definitely bar food and I will definitely get it again.
I would love to come here during one of their movie nights (Weds or Thurs, I believe) or old school game nights (Tuesdays). I wish their hours were more consistent (They just recently started to stay open till ten but sometimes they are open later? I am not sure) but I know its hard with a limited staff. I also hope that there business continues to grow and they stay this awesome spot that I can walk to, people watch, and chat up the cool bartenders.

For years I passed this place thinking it was yet another empty building collecting dust, but its actually a small café that just has really weird hours. The only time I’ve ever seen them open is when there are events going on at the Colonial Theater next door. That’s actually really convenient because there aren’t many other food options nearby if you’re attending a film festival.
The service is a little bit slow, but very friendly. Prices are cheap and the food is tasty, just like I’d want from any hole in the wall café. I’ve heard they have breakfast sometimes, so it might be fun to return for that.

This is one of those places where you leave in disbelief, wanting to say: «are you kidding me?»
We entered the restaurant with much higher hopes. I was excited about playing some pool, but there is no more pool table available. Ah well. Inside the restaurant is cool; San Francisco cool. It has character, and the lady who served us was friendly enough. We ordered the breakfast burrito and the French toast, coffee and a beermosa, which was beer and orange juice. The beermosa wasn’t bad.
The coffee tasted like a coffee smelling cup of hot water. There isn’t any refills either.
Then we waited for forty minutes for our food. When the food arrived, the cheese inside the burrito wasn’t melted, and the French toast was like cold bread pudding, along with burnt breakfast links. Are you kidding me? There were only two other tables other than us, if we weren’t getting hot food, what was all the wait for?
We sent the burrito back to be reheated, and at that point, since we knew the good want going to be good, the wait was that much harder. I downed my French toast cold, and didn’t send it back.
I honestly don’t know how anyone could think that this was the best breakfast burrito, or that the French toast was even remotely close to what French toast should be. The location is still cool though. Someone please purchase this restaurant and turn it around!

Café Colonial has really hit it’s stride. I frequent events here regularly, and while it has always been a great venue to see live music, they struggled in the restaurant area for awhile. They now have a beer and wine license, and the selection is decent and well priced.
The food has gotten substantially better. This is not classy, «farm-​to-​fork» food. This is good, old fashioned diner food. Hot, well made, tasty and cheap. Could I eat here every day? No. Do I make sure to save up some calories for their chili-​cheese fries if I’m going to see a concert, ohhhh yes.
I believe they are open dinner hours, and also now for brunch on Saturdays.

Amazing food and service. I got the breakfast burger and it was AMAZING! Great place for brunch.

One of the best breakfast burritos I have had in a long time!
The deep-​fried hash browns are so crispy and the cheddar has a great bold flavor that makes it complete.
I’ll be coming back!

BEST BREAKFAST BURRITO EVA! I have been searching for the best breakfast burrito in Sacramento since I moved here last year. I finally found it here! I literally vacuumed the whole thing and followed it up with the overnight French toast, which is to die for! Simply the living end.

We came to check this place out because of the rave reviews here, but were mostly disappointed.
The place itself is cool as it is located in the same building as the Colonial Theater, and has the same look and feel. It was freezing cold inside when we went in, but we wore jackets and just left them on. There was a pool table which was a fun way to pass the time while waiting. The women’s room was filthy, smelly, and even had cobwebs.
The waiter was friendly and had a sense of humor and took our drink order right away. There are not a lot of drink choices and the place is waiting for a liquor license. Soda was served in cans with a cup of ice on the side. Most of us just had water, which was never refilled.
We ordered the mozzarella sticks (the word mozzarella is misspelled on the menu) and jalapeño poppers to start. The waiter came back a few minutes later to say they only had enough mozzarella sticks for a half order. We added onion rings to fill out the order. All appetizers were similar to what one would get at Costco, but were cooked well.
I ordered the jalapeño burger with ranch fries: The burger was dry, veggies were fresh, jalapenos were the sliced kind that come in a jar. The only condiment was ketchup. The ranch fries were cooked well, but the «ranch» was just the powder one uses to make ranch dressing. This was sprinkled on the fries and was a bit overpowering.
My boyfriend ordered the Big Kahuna. He said, «I was not impressed; I could not really taste the Teriyaki or the pineapple. He had regular fries. They were cooked well, but otherwise flavorless — not even salted.
Three in our party ordered the Triple F (aka The Ken Fury). This is a bacon cheeseburger with grilled onions on a bun made of 2 grilled cheese sandwiches! Some of the comments were: «It was OK”/ «I wouldn’t order it again”/ «There could have been more cheese on the grilled cheese”/“The exterior of the grilled cheese was undercooked”/“The burger was smaller than the sandwich.»
My brother had the cheese and bacon fries. They were cooked well, but he thought they had too much cheese. The cheese used is like the nacho cheese sauce you can buy in a can or jar.
My son had the chili cheese fries. Again, canned cheese and canned chili as well.
My nephew had the BBQ Chicken sandwich. He liked it a lot. It was a plus to him that it had bacon.
My daughter ordered the BLT. She liked it, but wished that the bread was toasted.
While we made the outing fun, we will not be returning.

The atmosphere is super warm and very friendly! When I went they were playing Louis Armstrong (via Pandora) which just fit so perfectly! The food was so good! I had garlic fries on this awesome plate of golden garlic goodness! Seriously, go eat there! Make the time, talk to the owners, you are going to love it!