The Pioneer Cocktail Club

This is the ONLY craft cocktail spot to stop anywhere on Lake Tahoe. The food is top notch and Happy Hour is truly jubilant! We’ve toured the entire drink menu and keep coming back for more. Excellent service, great location, easy parking. Don’t miss it!!

You sit outside. Most seats sit high therefore, not comfortable for osteoarthritis in the hips. Do ask for a lower picnic table if possible.
The waitress are bubbly and attentive to the best of their ability due to covid.
Face coverage required in order to use the restroom.

The street taco is delicious $4.
The Mac n Cheese is not creamy or flavorful, but it does has chunks of ham.

We ate here on our first trip since Covid-19, and it was fantastic. I didn't realize that indoor seating is not an option in California, but learned realy fast when I walked up to the front door! All seating is outside, and masks are enforced. The cocktails were amazing (we had the Paloma and Agave old-fashioned) and the pizza was great. Everything was clean, and the service is enthusiastic. It gets crowded, mostly with the young and fashionable set, but is worth the wait.

Come here for extraordinary well-balanced drinks and the best bar food you’ve ever eaten. Go for happy hour, stick around for dinner, and don't worry about quick service (it isn't). The pizza (we had Hawaiian Punch and Green Meanie) were fantastic. Street tacos were delicious and clearly homemade. Happy hour (3-6pm, M-F) is discounted drinks and a dollar off tacos.