Family Style Italian Dinners and Cocktails
at Unbeatable Prices
Celebrating Forty Years!
Est. August 5, 1983
Dinner Menu
Frequently Asked Questions
Last Updated 8/20/2022
What are your hours?
We are open every day from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Are you still cash only?
Yes, we are still CASH ONLY, but we do have an ATM available inside.
Are you taking reservations?
No, we do not take reservations. We are first come, first served. Your whole party must be present to be seated.
Are you offering take-out meals?
We only offer soup and bread to-go. We do not offer any meals for take out.
Our kitchen is too small to accommodate to-go and dining service.
Do you have outdoor dining?
No, we do not have any outdoor dining. You can enjoy drinks on the porch!
Are you open for lunch?
Right now, we do not have a set date for opening back up for lunch.
Mac’s Old House is Still a Cash Only establishment
No Checks or Credit Cards
No Separate Checks
Sales Tax is added to all items
ATM INSIDE
Phone
(925) 757-9908
Location
3100 E. 18TH ST.
ANTIOCH, CA 94509
Hours
Everyday 4 P.M. - 10 P.M.
The history of Mac’s Old House
Mac’s Old House is a 99-year-old historic treasure in Contra Costa County.
In 1983, the current owner Gary Noe purchased the restaurant, but that is not where the story of Mac’s begins.
The original owner, Floyd “Mac” McKinney, built this old house with his father in 1925. While Mac was still living there, he converted part of his home into a bar. He opened it on St. Patrick’s Day in 1956. 17 years after he opened, he sold it and retired. Mac eventually built the small house that is behind the restaurant and lived there until he died in 1994. 10 years (and a few owners) later, Gary bought the building and opened it on August 5th, 1983. Mac would still come in almost every day for a cocktail and dinner, and he would always sit at the same exact table. Today, his picture and obituary hang above that very spot.
Together, Gary and manager/head chef, Rick Cook transformed Mac’s into the iconic restaurant that it is. In 1969, when Rick was 15 years old, he began working at the restaurant Bertolas in Oakland, and by the time he was 22 he was managing it. Bertolas was a family-style Italian restaurant that was popular for its fairly priced quality food and cocktails. They had multiple locations throughout the Bay Area and were open from 1932 until the 1990s.
Gary envisioned Mac’s to embody the same atmosphere that Bertolas had. The former owner of Bertolas, Louie Pasquinelli, supplied his family recipes (including the famous minestrone soup) and other secrets to Bertolas success. Which included one of his former managers, Rick Cook. Gary hired Rick before even opening and they both got to work to turn Mac’s Old House into the restaurant that it is known as today. Instead of changing the restaurant’s name to Bertolas, they decided to keep it as Mac’s Old House, two reasons being because they loved the beautiful neon sign and because they came to know and love Mac himself.
Mac’s Old House was an immediate success and Gary and Rick have continued to run it together for the past 40 years.
