Nice experience to be had even in lockdown. Not the full wine tasting but you buy your wine and drink it and remember to old days

I really enjoy this place. The wine is good, the food is great and there is plenty of parking. The view of the city and generally the look of the surrounding area is surreal. There are usually a lot of kids here, so if thats not your thing... fyi.

Its a pretty view. But it gets cold and they do not have heaters so bring a jacket!

Always a great place to end the day sipping wine, relaxing with views of the city and snacking on some food.

Good food, both from the Rock Wall food window and from food trucks they park out front. Large wine selection by the glass, and you can buy bottles to go. Plus, a nice view of the bay and you can stroll down the street and go to two breweries and two distilleries for tastings too!

Decent selection of wine and good service. The view is excellent!

You dont have to travel far to find a great winery in the middle of the Bay Area. Situated in Alameda, Rock Wall Wine Company offers great wines and views of San Francisco. Plus, you can enjoy some delicious food from Scolaris on the side. Theres plenty of places to sit outside and inside under a tented dome. And theres plenty of parking, too.

Their wine selection is great. The quality is a top notch and the service is great. Their staffs were welcoming and surely know how to handle their customer well.

The wine is tasty and the food is absolutely delectable! I had the salmon goat cheese pizza with the Parmesan truffle fries. The crust was so crisp. I wish this place was closer to me.(We were under the red umbrellas so the lighting is not great. I will definitely be returning to have this pizza again!)

Visited before CoVID. Expensive wine but a lovely view and spacious, comfortable outdoor lounging

Great burgers and wine

The view was nice and relaxing. Great selection of wines and loved their pizza. Staffs were personable and kind. Awesome experience for first timers like me. I will visit again for sure.

We attended an annual event here last weekend and I’d have to say this was by far the most disappointing one weve ever had. As someone who has worked in the event planning space for years, this had to be the most sub par service I’ve ever seen for such a pricey per person cost. The bartenders were rude, the food served was cold, underwhelming, and ran out quickly, there was no water service at the table, they ran out of beer & their very below average wine well before the event ended. The atmosphere can best be described as a warehouse with some barrels and string lights thrown up. Don’t let the photos on their gallery/website mislead you. There was no effort put into lighting or decor, at least not for this particular event.Our entire group of 160 patrons were thoroughly disappointed and felt that we did not receive the experience that was promised. The price point definitely did not match the service. I would not recommend for large, group events, especially if you prefer a formal atmosphere.

We had our wedding at Rock Wall in September and it turned out to be far better than we expected. Working with the event coordinator Genevieve was an absolute dream, she was very accommodating and was transparent throughout the whole process. On the day of all the staff was incredibly nice and friendly and the bar manager Phaedra was so lovely! We got so many compliments about the venue and how beautiful everything was. I hope to never get married again but if I do, this will be the place to host it.The only knock I would say is that they have a HARD stop at midnight. When the lights came on at 12 we were very abruptly and forcefully asked to leave the premise which left everyone scrambling to grab their things at the end. So I would recommend ending 15-20 mins early so you dont have people literally yelling in your ear to get the heck out.But those views more than made up for everything...thank you Rock Wall!

This is a very welcoming, inclusive spot where friends can meet, taste wine and enjoy delicious food. What’s not to like??

I love the wine the views the food. It’s just a beautiful place to unwind talk and get away. The view of SF is breathtaking. So romantic and chill.

I love love love this place. If you havent been you are just missing out. This has one of the best views of San Francisco. Wine is great. Food is exceptional. Enjoy. Kid friendly too.

Love Rock Wall - join Club Viva, its the best deal around.

The wines they served were not good. For example, the zinfandel did not have any spice and the chardonnay was like water. Im surprised this place has such good reviews.I would not recommend them for a celebration. We booked with them for three hours, but they stopped serving our party an hour into the event. When we asked the manager, they said that they could not serve alcohol after a certain time. It seems dishonest for the management to take your money for three hours but only give you an hours worth of service. Did we get a refund? Nope.We were also told we could not have children at our event, but there were multiple children

Their wine selection is great and the food is absolutely delectable!

I love this place. The wine is delicious and the company even better. Staff is knowledgeable and kind with plenty of room to roam around.

Great place for good food and great views

Disclaimer: I dont drink alcohol. The burger was good and the views were awesome. The setting is a retired Navy base. This restaurant was very relaxing. Good place to enjoy lunch at a picnic table on the tarmac.

After you pay you find out that on a week day with very few patrons hear you wait 30 minutes for a cheese plate to go with your wine. Don’t come here unless you want to pay to drink wine and not even have a cracker to go with it. Also, three hunks of cheese cost you $18.

I joined as a member because I love it that much. Fantastic wines, fantastic view of the Bay, geodesic half dome, good food, what else do you need?

Such a cool venue. Ive been in the Bay for decades and this place has THE most amazing view of the Bay Bridge and City. Wine is priced well and their neighboring eatery has tasty/affordable eats too. Seating is mainly outdoors and can be breezy so be sure to bring a jacket if youre going around sunset

The impossible burger is really awesome - cant believe its not meet! There is an amazing view of San francisco and nice breath from the sea. Very good for lunch or outside dinner.

Damned good experience. Super friendly staff, and great variety of wines.

Company Dinner. Was a nice affair. Thanks to the event staff.

Great service, good wine and great sunsets

Excited to chill at Rock Wall today and enjoy music n wine! Happy Mothers Day Everyone!

I hate this place. Bad service, extremely overpriced everything, the wine kinda sucks. Also extremely family unfriendly, I only come because I have family members that cant seem to be able to get outside of the island to meet.

I LOVE this winery. The wine is spectacular and the staff are knowledgeable, personable, and fun! Great food too!

Loved it, absolutely beautiful location and views. Plus the wine is really great and friendly staff.

Great wine. Amazing view. Wonderful food from Scolaris. This place is a fun and unique Bay Area experience.

Great wine and food and maybe the best place in the Bay Area to relax with family and friends outdoors.

Great views of the San Francisco skyline, Scolaris food with table service.

Beautiful views of SF Bay and Alameda Naval strip. That being said their wine is lackluster, I thought I was clever being able to identify all of the flavors listed in their wines but realized its because the wine isnt complex and often times tastes like it was flavored with adjuncts. The tasting is worth it if you want to hang out but personally I dont think the wine is worth the price in stores. Come for the experience, not the wine.

Great place to relax and enjoy a glass of wine and see the San Francisco skyline.

Did a tasting, staff was great the wine was delicious. Left with the red blend and dessert wine.

Andrew was a great server! Learned a lot about each wine we were poured. Would come back with friends for a relaxed weekend wine tasting.

Fun venue with beautiful view on the city and the Bay Bridge. Wines are ok, but fun to bring out-of-town folks to wow them

A Rock Wall member. Love this place. Million dollar view of S.F.

For us locals, a great place to be a wine club member. Can have a free glass of wine and a fine lunch with views of SF anytime you want!

Rock Wall is so great for wine and a wonderful view. All kinds of people- young and old. Places for all. Wonderful food available at Scolari. Great benefits from being a wine club member.

Love this place; always fun and relaxing, and a fantastic view of the City. The wine club is reasonable and the chance to people watch is hard to pass up. An Alameda institution.

Lets hang at Rock Wall! Its a great place to kick it and sip on some good wine! They have a lot of community events and theyll give you a free glass as a souvenir!The place is amazing! It is huge and when I mean huge, I mean your jaws will drop once you step inside. Great decor with the wine barrels and the people are extremely nice! Take a FREE tour and you can taste wine straight from a barrel (its HELLA good!).

Beautiful establishment. Good wine, good view.

Review from 2015: Good membershipToday: Membership terms have changed. It has gotten much more expensive, and they changed their policies around how couple memberships work. Or they changed the communication and implementation, but it is effectively the same.Location is still great (although the once-clean dome is now visibly grimey), fantastic view, great outdoor area, kid-friendly without being annoying. But the rising expense plus changed member conditions led me to cancel.

The view is cool, but the winery itself was a little confusing. There were like 10 people behind the counter with only two other people in the room that were already being helped and still no one came up to me to help. I ended up just ordering a glass of wine - I had the grenache. It was good. The food from the attached restaurant/food truck was great.

On the old Naval Base in Alameda, it is very unassuming from the outside. Get over the lack of curb appeal and step inside to a newer wine tasting room with an amazing view. You look right out right to San Francisco and the bay bridge. I have been to many wineries and this place is probably my favorite as of now. The wine is the winner here. Every taste we had was great. They all could speak for themselves while being different enough from the last. I will be going back very soon because it truly is a great place with amazing wines!!!

Best place to bring your family friends great view of San Francisco great food couple games to play outside you wont be disappointed

Join the club! Great wine with an excellent view. Bring food or eat before as the separate restaurant takes forever (2-stars).

I like that there are different areas to socialize depending on what you want to do. If you want to stay inside you can get a table inside the dome or the tasting room. And if youre lucky and its not too windy you can lounge outside and play ladder ball or hula hoop. When we came for my birthday they were really accommodating and made it easy to bring a large group of friends. I also love that they have one of my fave spots, Scolaris right there so you can get some food to go along with your glass of wine.

Super enjoyable experience, good wine, amazing view

The wine great and the food was good. Its easy to get to and there was lots of space to enjoy your wine.

Being a member, my wife and I always enjoy our time at the wall although its very seldom I get there, she has a host of family and friends that are always at the ready! lol The food is great too!!

Incredibly interesting and delicious food, friendly staff, lots of room and a beautiful view!!

The wine was good and the service was great! The two downfalls were the kids running around and the level of noise in the building. I will probably come back.

Love this place. Great wine, great food, great service. Just wish my fellow wine lovers would be as friendly as when Rock Wall was an intimate gathering place.

They have an amazing patio/outdoor space for hanging out on. Their staff was very nice and not too pushy. Late harvest Zinfandel was great and another Zin that happened to be out but not on the tasting menu happened to make it to our tasting and we walked with a case. A very positive experience.I will definitely be back.

We were at Rock Wall for a special tasting event. The staff couldnt have been nicer. The view of the bay and Bay Bridge was great. We enjoyed a tour of the historic hanger which houses the winery. You can order food from Scolaris on site and they will deliver it where you are sitting. We enjoyed the wine and environment.

Unique experience, good views relaxed atmosphere. Get your food ordered, then your tasting.

I love Rockwall. The wine is excellent, bug the best is having a drink with that beautiful view!

I have not had a bad wine here. The Brut Noir is one of my favorites at the wine maker is an absolute genius with Zinfandel.

Nice views, fine wine, but beware the food options close before 6pm and they dont allow delivery.Management is not customer friendly here, but the staff is nice.

The views are awesome. Wine not bad either.. fun place.

Great food. And the Wine is a great selection. Need more shade in summer sun and one walk-up to place food orders.

Rock Wall Winery is fun. An East Bay Tasting Room in Alameda - the Sparkling Wines were really good. Grab bites from Scolari in front of the tasting room and head over to the dome or grab a seat along the water. Amazing views into the city for a relaxing afternoon.

Nice place to spend some time with family and friends in front of an awesome view

Awesome atmosphere good wine and good food! can even bring the kids along. They also have a very awesome geodesic sphere that brings indoors outdoors with awesome view of San Fransico, Marin and Treasure Island on a sunny clear day.

What a lovely hidden gem right in my backyard. The wine tasting events are so much fun!! If you live in the East Bay you must keep your eye on the happenings at this place!

Great place, easy to get a spot for a tasting and lots of attention. I wish they took more time to explain where their wines came from and the difference between them, but overall great atmosphere and people.

Great view of the Bay. Perhaps that is what I am actually paying for with the sandwich prices. Food was great but took 40 min.

Great wines, great ambiance with an amazing view of San Francisco.

Rockwall has nice wine and scolaris can be tasty. However, I wish there was more indoor seating that allowed people to appreciate the view. It can get very windy when you are seating outside.

Not as cool as Id expect for a place people flock to out in the middle of nowhere. Just a dome with terrible acoustics where the only option is wine. But, Im sure the wine is good or whatever.

Best wine in the East Bay. Beats many Napa wineries too!

Amazing wine. Amazing view. Amazing staff. Amazing food. Ive been addicted since the first day I was introduced to Rock Wall.

I love going to Rockwall. The view is fabulous, and having Scolaris on site is always a plus.The wine list is always changing, but they will always give you a sample to make sure you like it. Bring a jacket, because the fog can role in quickly.

First time going to a summer sip-nic and it was awesome. You really cant complain when youre being served free alcohol and food... I went with a bunch of friends and everyone had a fun time. The only downside really was the lines for some of the foods were really long....the alcohol helped with the wait time.People reading these reviews are probably reading to see how the event was so that they can attend the next one and Im pretty sure food/wine/beer changes every year so I wont go into specifics. Lets just say theres a LARGE variety of both. The entire event was well organized, clean, and had a friendly atmosphere.I would definitely recommend going if you have the opportunity.

This is a really fun place to try and buy wines from grapes grown locally. The winery ownes one vinyard and sources grapes from a few others, Napa, Contra Costa County, Sonoma to name a few. They purchase plots and have direct input on how the grapes are to be handled. They use 200 year old French Oak barrels to age their wine. Its the first time Ive experienced a dry wine that didnt completely dehydrate my mouth! All the reds, white and dessert wines we tried were impressive. Made us want barbaque and chocolates! The folks working there seem to really know and love their jobs. We got to spend a little time with the Master Wine Maker, Shauna, who was gracious in giving us a tour and some really fun facts.This could easily be a date night destination (food and drinks!), event venu (spectacular vistas) and an educational opprotunity.

Awesome patio with a nice view of the bay bridge. It gets crowded and feels a little like they are just funneling you through. Patio is shared with Scolaris, so you can get food too. Great date spot.

Its been said before but the view is amazing!

The winery is a hidden urban gem with beautiful views, excellent wine and delicious food. The special events are fun and the wine club benefits are exceptional.

Beautiful.

Great wine. Great food. Great view. Great atmosphere

Fab view of city. Great place for wine and lunch.

Great views!

Great for socializing, friendly staff, great view

To be completely honest, the view is way better than the wine.

Definitely not disappointed. Great wine! Dope views!! Highly recommended!!!!!

Love this place on a hot day. Usually go to happy hour with friends where drinks are 50% off and you can find a place outside with a nice picnic table and no music.

Great place to relax, grab some yummy food/wine and look across the bay to SF.BBQ chicken wings, buffalo fries and the cannoli were great!

Good wine, excellent view and location. Good for groups.

Great space, good wine, incredible views.

Great views, delicious wine.

We were in Alameda visiting some other venues and came across the 1st Open House for Rock Wall Winery. Went up to the desk to register - had our medium-sized dog with us. Asked if we were able to take her in with us (too hot to leave her in the car) and were given the ok. Lots of very friendly folks at the check-in. Proceeded to pay our $60.00 and went in to a very large space with a band just firing up and friendly people at the glass table. We were immediately confronted by a stern man, (Dwayne??) who told us that the dog, who was on a 6 inch lead, was not allowed due to some endangered species of bird out on the bay. Huh? We were NOT allowed in!, he said. So we went back to get a refund. People were asking us where we were going???????? We told them that we were kicked out. The people at the registration were not happy with this. Then Dwayne(??) came running up to tell us that, yes, it was confirmed, we were not allowed in because of the birds. Told twice that we had to leave! Seems to me that the noise of the band would have been more damaging to the birds than a dog on a 6 inch leash. Make it clear, people, why you dont allow dogs. Most of us dog-friendly people understand health codes. BUT the thing about the birds is bull - especially when I have taken her out on the island in many, many spots that get me MUCH closer to the birds than in a closed space at Rock Wall. Sorry, you just lost 2 customers and all of our friends who love the dog - Olive, by the way. A beuatiful black standard Poodle. Evidently smarter than most of the chiefs at the winery. We will not visit you again.

Great wines, wonderful view what more could you ask for?

Good wine and serves great food. You cant beat the patio on a sunny day or the wine dome on a rainy one.