The Farmer Restaurant

Originally built in 1864 by John Kottinger as a “house of entertainment,” The Farmers Hotel included a general store. As it does today, it sat alongside the Arroyo del Valle at the North end of Main Street and was the first hotel in Pleasanton.

After burning down in 1898, it was rebuilt by new owner Henry Reimers. It had 14 rooms, a dining room, bar & electricity! Renovated after a minor fire in 1915, It was renamed The Riverside Hotel and in 1934 it officially became The Pleasanton Hotel. In the 1960s, it stopped taking overnight guests & the upstairs rooms were converted to private offices.

The Farmer Restaurant owes its name to the original Farmers Hotel & the current owner’s Elegant Farmer Restaurant in Jack London Square/Oakland during the 60's - 80"s.