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Step Into the Roaring Twenties: Unleash Your Inner Flapper at the East Bay’s Hottest Speakeasy!

Published by brandonNovember 18, 2023January 17, 2024

Tired of the same “dinner and a movie” date every weekend? Thinking about throwing a fun, themed party but want to make it one your friends will never forget? Or are you looking for something special for your next girls’ night out?

Well, look no further than Trophy Club, the East Bay’s speakeasy bar hidden in plain sight! During Prohibition, speakeasies varied widely from modest basements to fancy jazz clubs, but what they all had in common was exclusivity. Only those “in the know” could find them or gain access, often with a password. The hottest East Bay speakeasy continues that tradition of exclusivity by offering a smaller, more private, intimate space tucked away from the noise and crowds within the mini-golf pub Tipsy Putt.

What’s So Special About Trophy Club?

The Roaring ’20s were all about opulence, luxury, and style. Keeping with that theme, at Trophy Club, we focus on creative, elevated cocktails curated from a substantial liquor selection, fruit garnishes dehydrated in-house, barrel-aged liquors, and aromatics. Our bartenders handcraft a variety of seasonal cocktails as well as favorites from bygone eras, like Mai Tais, Old Fashioneds, Sidecars, or Garibaldis.

If you’re looking to take it up a notch, though, they’ll be glad to create a drink especially for you for a truly one-of-a-kind experience. If cocktails aren’t your thing, we’re also proud to serve all local beer, as well as wine and champagne.

It’s not just the drinks, either. You’ll never go hungry at Trophy Club. Any selection from our delicious tapas menu will pair perfectly with your favorite cocktail.

Finally, the ambiance and decor help provide a truly immersive experience. Pass through the hidden entrance, and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Velvet seating, low lighting, gold accents, craft cocktails, and tasteful jazz come together to create a luxurious experience in our 1920s-style lounge.

Make the Most of Your Speakeasy-Themed Night

You don’t have to worry about the decor, ambiance, food, or drinks. Trophy Club takes care of all of that for you, but here are a few ways to make the night even more fun and memorable:

Pick a Theme

You can go classic and glamorous like The Great Gatsby or take the gangster/bootlegger route.

Dress the Part

Half the fun of a themed party is dressing up. Glamour, high fashion, and art deco are the way to go. For ladies, pick a flapper dress with beautiful beading and fun fringe, a cloche hat or beaded headband, a feather boa, and long, white gloves that will prepare you for dancing the night away. For the gentlemen, three-piece suits and bowties will do the trick. You could choose tuxedos for a more classic theme or a dark, pinstriped, double-breasted suit and fedora for a gangster look. Costume shops and thrift stores are great resources.

Learn the Charleston

Named after Charleston, South Carolina, the Charleston was a wildly popular dance in the 1920s partly because it worked well with the lively jazz popular at the time. Whether you’re dancing alone or with a partner, the Charleston is just what you need to spice up your speakeasy-themed night.

Set the Tone With Invitations

If you invite friends to join you, you can’t go wrong with striking gold and black invitations. Stick with the sharp lines and geometric shapes of Art Deco for the most authentic look. If you’re feeling particularly creative, you could go with invitations made to look like newspapers of the time. You could include a story or an ad about a speakeasy bar that was shut down and then write in your details about meeting up at a new place: Trophy Club.

Keep Them in the Dark

Passwords, secrecy, mystery, and hidden entrances can all be part of the fun for your speakeasy-themed night. You could make the venue hard to find and lead your guests on a scavenger hunt through the city with pictures or clues that will eventually lead them to the Trophy Club. Create a password or membership card just for your party and provide it to your guests beforehand.

Plan a Private Event

For groups of 10 to 50, you can even plan a private event at Trophy Club. Aside from our fantastic ambiance, what can you expect when you reserve the space for you and your guests?

Drinks: With the help of our bartenders, you can curate the drink menu for your event, choosing from seasonal craft cocktails, beer, wine, and champagne or a unique, signature cocktail creation. As the host, you even have the option to name the cocktail and decide on the spirit, color, and tasting profile. We can hand guests your signature cocktail as they enter. If you prefer, wine and champagne packages are also available.
Food: If you want Trophy Club to cater your event, we offer tasteful cheese boards and charcuterie selections for groups of 10 to 15. Of course, your guests are always welcome to order from our tapas menu, or for an even more distinctive experience, we can design a custom menu to go along with your drink choices. For larger groups (20 to 50 guests), we do recommend using Tipsy Putt’s catering menu, which is served buffet style.

“Trophy Club” Is Your Password to an Unforgettable Evening

For a one-time fee, you can become a member of this premier East Bay speakeasy for life. As a member, you will enjoy special priority access, drink and merchandise benefits, member events, and unlimited mini-golf at all Tipsy Putt locations. Benefits never expire. Since our menus change regularly, you’ll always have a new experience whenever you visit. Check us out tonight.

Whether you keep your party simple and let us do all the work or plan the night yourself, Trophy Club has everything you need for a fun night with friends that everyone will be raving about for months. Contact us to schedule your party today!

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Life Hack: Swing by Our Mini Golf Bar for Your Next Party!

Published by brandonOctober 8, 2023June 6, 2026

Remember how much fun you had playing mini golf with your friends and family when you were a kid? Well, at Tipsy Putt, you can feel like a kid again but with the added bonus of adult beverages! When it comes to a mini golf bar combo, we are the only game in town. Literally. It’s the perfect spot to hang out with friends after work or to have a date night.

Looking for a unique venue for your next party? Tipsy Putt has that covered too. Delicious food? Check. Local beer and adult beverages? Check. Themed decor and semi-private rooms or event space? Check. Entertainment that appeals to everyone? Check and check. If you’re interested in having a Tipsy Putt party in the East Bay, we have some tips that will help make it un-fore-gettable!

Don’t Play Hangry

At Tipsy Putt, there’s no reason to play on an empty stomach. We are locally owned and take great pride in offering the best in fresh, casual California Mexican cuisine. We even have several vegetarian options, and our vegan friends can enjoy a potato and soyrizo taco with black bean corn salsa and chipotle vegan aioli.

For parties of 10 or more, you can choose a catering option where the food is served buffet-style. We take care of the setup and cleanup. You can choose from a taco bar, nacho bar, and delicious party salads that serve 10 to 15 people each. Don’t forget about our house-made guac, salsa roja, and pico de gallo that come with our chips and guac bar. For dessert? What could be better than freshly made, warm churros? How about caramel and chocolate sauces for dipping along with your choice of toppings?

If you’re hoping for a quieter atmosphere for your party where you have the whole place to yourself, we do have options for parties in the morning. Our brunch selections include a classic breakfast bar, bagel bar, and fruit salads.

Order From the Bar

Even when you choose the catering option, your guests are also welcome to order from the pub menu. Tipsy Putt is a server-less restaurant, so you don’t have to wait around to order food. Walk right up to the counter (look for the neon taco sign) and order from the touchscreen at the kiosk. You’ll get a text message when your food is ready, and you pick it up at the window. How easy is that?

The only hard part about getting food at Tipsy Putt is deciding what to get! Choose from a range of street tacos or salads, or get food to share. Nachos, pretzels, churros, mini beef birria quesadillas, and our flaming hot elote bowl (fire-roasted corn with chipotle mayo, cotija cheese, cilantro, and topped with Flaming Hot Cheetos) are sure to be a hole in one with your guests.

Get Into the “Spirit” of Competition

When you get thirsty from all the delicious food or want to take the edge off before teeing off, Tipsy Putt is proud to offer locally owned and brewed craft beer, hard cider, wine, and draft cocktails, in addition to non-alcoholic beverages. If you’re looking for something truly unique, check out our hidden-in-plain-sight speakeasy, Trophy Club, before or after your mini-golf game. Your guests can enjoy seasonal, handcrafted cocktails, barrel-aged liquors, aromatics, wines, and champagne, all in an intimate setting.

Enjoy Above Par Games

Even with all the incredible food and drink options, arguably the best part of a Tipsy Putt party in East Bay is the games. While you’re waiting for your tee time or for your food, you can enjoy interactive games like Duffleboard (a tabletop game combining shuffleboard and golf), Cornhole, and 1-2 Putt.

But the star of the show at Tipsy Putt is the challenging mini-golf course. When you host a Tipsy Putt party in the East Bay, you can purchase limitless games as part of your package or pay as you go. Although our mini-golf course is plenty of fun on its own, if you want to mix things up a bit, consider the following tips.

Play By Your Own Rules

Katherine Hepburn once said, “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” Spice up your mini-golf party with some new rules, like:

Make it a team sport. Split the group up into teams and combine their scores. You could even have your own pro-am tournament by pairing the best players with those who might not be quite as competitive.
Add a different challenge for every hole. For instance, on the first hole, everyone has to putt with their non-dominant hand. On the second hole, everyone putts with their eyes closed. You could also try putting backward or through the legs or using the golf club like a pool cue to tap the ball in the hole.
Change the objective. Instead of trying to get the ball in the hole, everyone tries to get as close to the hole as possible without going in. Limit the number of strokes each player gets to two or three.

Include Penalties and Prizes

Raising the stakes is another good way to get everyone’s competitive juices flowing. At the beginning of the round, everyone puts a little money in the pot. Winner takes all! If you don’t want to play for money, you could also incorporate prizes. Most dollar stores have cheap trophies, or you could get a green jacket (just like the Masters!) or green shirt or green hat or clothing of your choice from a thrift or costume store. Have fun with it!

On the opposite end, you could also include penalties. For instance, the person with the highest score has to buy a round of drinks.

Relax and Let Us Do the Heavy Lifting!

Parties should be fun, not stressful. When you make a reservation and plan a par-tee with us, we take care of the details, so you can focus on the fun. Whatever the occasion, we can accommodate parties as small as 6 and as large as 500. Choose from indoor spaces, outdoor spaces, or maybe combine the two, depending on the number of guests. Call or email us today to start planning your Tipsy Putt party in the East Bay.