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Norton's Vault - CLOSED
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500 Sacramento St(between Sansome St & Leidesdorff St)
San Francisco, CA 94111
Neighborhood: Financial District
(415) 291-7215
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Wed, Thu
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
107 reviews for Norton's Vault
Review Highlights
"Just a great comfy spot for lunch or after work."
(in 26 reviews)
"I would highly recommend this for work lunch or happy hour."
(in 23 reviews)
"It's a terrific place for lunch in the FiDi."
(in 19 reviews)
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107 reviews in English
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Review from Meagan H.
Updated - 8/5/2010 1 Check-in Here
Sad day for me... apparently this bar is closed and re-opening as "Irish Times" in the 3rd week of August.
I hope they still have cheap nachos and Lauranne.Listed in: Back to the Grind in the…, Fave Drinks w/ Fwends
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6/9/2009
This is our weekly (sometimes more) after work spot. Our usual waitress Lauranne (sorry if I… Read more »
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Review from Luis C.
8/6/2010 1 photo
CLOSED due to ownership change and remodel, the concept remains the same: pub grub and after work happy hour bar spot. Not sure if the new owners are connected to The Irish Times bar in LA.
Similar to Harrington's Bar, The Royal Exchange, and Murphy's Pub - I've had lunch with & w/o coworkers at all those spots, never stayed for drinks. The menu (comfort food + burgers) was decent, but of the ones listed I'd say that Harrington's is a better choice for lunch, but not by much.Listed in: CLOSED, out of business,…, FiDi lunch spots
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Review from Fannie S.
4/27/2010
Every once in a while...you need a place like this. No frills. No uppity service, especially in this area.
Food = typical pub fare. We enjoyed their quesadilla, tacos, buffalo wings and nachos--$5/each--happy hour!
We also had some of their $5 drinks....margarita was strong; my sister's girl scout cookie was omnom but totally her style, and our friend's manhattan was not the best...but oh well.
Drinks = full bar, but not too much of the high end stuff. They're more of a pub...you know, beers.
Service = friendly. I'm a fan of redheads too. :)
Prices = reasonable (even if it is not happy hour)Listed in: Happy Hour Hurrah
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Review from Joe C.
San Francisco, CA
8/12/2008
Norton's has a good beer selection, comfortable seating, a few big flat panel TVs, and much better than average pub food. 4 stars. Now . . . here . . . begins . . . my rant . . .
Five dollars for a single pint of beer? When did this become the going rate downtown? FIVE DOLLARS??? A standard keg of beer holds almost 60 liters. Accounting for spillage, that's a good 120 pints or better from each keg. That means that each keg of beer for which the bar paid somewhere between $100 and $150 is producing gross revenues of at least $600. That's a 500% markup! This is not right, my people, not right at all. I'm sorry to take it out on Norton's because it's a good place and every other bar in the Financial District charges as much, but I'm sick of it. This is why I prefer to drink in the Haight. Or at home.
FIVE DOLLARS PER PINT?!?!?!?! No, my friends, that is not right.Listed in: Bars At Which I've Never Puked
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Review from Adrienne g.
San Francisco, CA
10/29/2009
Norton's Vault is an a-ok spot for a quick Pubby lunch.....American style. You'll find no Fish n Chips or Sheppard's Pie here, only good greasy American Burgers & sandwiches
Coworkers chose this spot for a welcome back celebration - something laid back & casual
Couple folks got Club Sandwiches & 1 got the Burger... all claimed yummy
I got the Grilled Cheese w/ Garlic Fries. The sandwich came w/ tomato & now I like tomato on my grilled cheese but there was too much - which caused the sandwich to become soggy
It was on Sourdough & creamy-cheesy good.....just less tomato would be excellent
Onto those garlic fries.....shoestring potatoes that have been fried from here until Sunday but it made them crunchy & good....the garlic? Whew-lawdy there were glops & glops of the stuff & while really good & not too, too overpowering, I was still tasting the stuff the next morning.....and this is after multiple mints & TWO teeth brushings
Waitstaff was nice & we got our food in good time.....would come back when looking for good greasy grubListed in: Grilled Cheese
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Review from Geri K.
Phoenix, AZ
7/26/2010
Went around 7 or 8 p.m. on July 21, in case management is taking note, and the bartender was rude to the point of practically sneering at us. I have rarely felt less welcome at a bar and will never go back, which I am sure won't hurt Surly Bartender's feelings. We did nothing to provoke this treatment and it baffles me why someone like this is in the service industry.
Other than the terrible service, the bar was divey, smelly and played bad 80s music. No redeeming factors. -
Review from Julia G.
2/2/2010
Yikes! A couple of coworkers and I came here for lunch today and I ordered the Chicken Chipotle Wrap special. Please believe that there was nothing special about it! Unless "special" means "laying in a puddle of grease."
Every bite I took grease dripped out on to the plate, the counter and tragically on my blouse. The french fries were over cooked and way too crunchy. The whole meal was really just a mess...literally, I left a huge mess from all that fat dripping out of the tortilla. EW -
Review from Adam T.
Oakland, CA
7/6/2010
Not that great, honestly. Was here watching the Netherlands/Uruguay World Cup match with the office. Food wasn't that good (sorry to say, but it was all pretty flavorless - even the dijon mayo, which promised so much more than it achieved) and one of the two waitresses serving us was pretty freaking surly (the other one was great, but there's no real way to differentiate between the two in a single review).
Not gonna go back, frankly. And I don't consider that a real loss to my selection of restaurants in the area. -
Review from Tien N.
3/1/2007
Men are simple.
There are essentially two things that will make us happy after a long day at work--food and booze--and this place provides and excels in both areas.
Like the caveman hunting down the hyena, the modern SF biz man's senses are fully heightened when booze, burgers, and buffalo wings are set out.
The high egos and testosterone are released to their fullest after a few beers from this place's fine selection, bringing out the primitive, yelling loud-mouthed side of even the most mild-mannered of men here.
It's the transformation of Lord Greystoke back into Tarzan really. -
Review from Eddie H.
New York, NY
4/7/2007
A few weeks ago, I popped my head in here to see if I wanted to watch the USC basketball game before the MR around 5pm on a weekday after work.
After a quick walk around, I grabbed a table and sat down (this place was packed so don't think you can find a seat or table as quickly as I did. I have a knack for finding parking spots, open tables, etc., but when it comes to women, it seems all the ones I hit on are all married, divorced, engaged, in a LTR, or are lesbian).
Back to Nortons Vault. This place has 4 televisions (but only 2 cable boxes, so you can only have 2 different channels on at once).
The place is crawling with men in suits and women looking oh so classy in their work attire.
The bar is long, so getting a drink is usually a non issue. Lines for the bathroom were short or non-existent which is pretty rare given it was packed that day. The food, well I didn't try but it's a happy hour spot for drinks, not a restaurant, so don't expect much here.
If I have to find a spot to meet up with friends in FiDi for drinks after work, this is definitely the spot. -
Review from j d.
San Francisco, CA
1/7/2007
I have to relay a funny story that happened here a few years ago.. And why I NEVER go back into Norton's Vault.
It started like any other happy-hour-roving-12-person-deep-evening might.. We had made a pit-stop before Norton's but we dipped into here thinking it would be a great spot. Well, within a matter of 20 minutes the following events unfolded.
For starters, like a few other old-school SF bars, Nortons does have a great antique wooden bar top.. so don't get excited or a little too happy and jovially put your drink down hard.. like many people do, or sometimes mimic characters doing in movies. I made this mistake and was immediately reprimanded by the bartender..Essentially that if I did it again, I was "outta there" OK.. cool. Sorry!! I can respect that. I had done it without thinking and you know, sometimes you're just really full of energy and ready to get that groove on. My mistake.
I take off to the restroom. Come back to my group. No big deal. Actually on the way back to my group this time, I stopped back by the bar for another drink, apologized to the bartender, he said not to worry about it, that he just gets in trouble as well, etc.. so we were all good I thought. WRONG
Well a few minutes later, OK, so WHAT! I had to pee again.. I go to the bathroom again.. this time I'm waiting outside the door to get in, and this guy comes up to me, like RIGHT in my face and proceeds:
"Let me ask you a question; do you have a problem" what? "Do you have a problem? Do you spit on the wall in your bathroom at home" HUH? "do you spit on the wall in your bathroom at home" NO. Why would I do that "Then why would you spit on the wall here"
I said, look, I don't know what you are talking about, I didn't spit on the wall here.
We began to go back and forth about how I supposedly spit on the wall (now mind you had I been SUPER wasted, maybe I had or would have, but I had 3 drinks at this time, so I know at what capacity level I was operating at and know full well there had been no SPITTING of any sort on ANY walls). What exacerbated this conversational spat was that he then began to tell me that I should just admit it and be a MAN because he had me on tape. Video TAPE! In a bathroom.
::::insert chuckle here ::::Oh yeah? well then if you have it, then SHOW ME the tape. Produce the evidence then. he could not. He would not. He refused. He simply kept repeating himself like a broken-45 that he had me on tape, that I should just admit it, that I was just mad cus I had gotten in trouble about slammin my drink down, and that I had been a dirty bastard and spat on his bathroom wall. All in the while that he had captured this on video tape and now had evidence of this vile act and wanted an apology. I refused. I said, you can keep your "supposed" video evidence, even though I know full well you are full of bullshit and there is no video camera in the bathroom or there better DAMN well not be one in accordance with public laws that I was aware of.
I grabbed my 12 - 15 person entourage, we all exchanged a nice round of "FAWK yOU's" to the guy and left.
:::wiping hands now :::that's my one and only and LAST Norton's Vault experience.
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Review from Bill P.
Oakland, CA
11/6/2007
I didn't care that although the bar was clearly dead when I first sat down, I was completely ignored while you chatted away with the other bartender.
I didn't care that the beer glass was tepid as well as the temperature of the beer.
I didn't care the burger I ordered came well done with practically no juice. At least you burned all the e-coli off.
I didn't care after the food was served to me by a different person in the restaurant you didn't bother to ask me how my overcooked burger tasted. In fact you didn't talk again till the bill was ready.
I didn't care that after I finished my beer and my meal I had to wait almost 10 minutes for any acknowledgement as to what I wished to do next.
I didn't care I stil tipped your sorry ass 20% because I figured anyone with your demeanor certainly needed it.
I didn't care that bathroom smelled like vomit.
However the thing I couldn't stand was when I saw the other server/bartender drinking god damned Starbucks. Who wants to support an overrated / bloated company like that?Listed in: Why I'll Die of High…
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Review from Sparkely K.
Silicon Valley, CA
5/24/2008
One of the best bars I've ever been to. Nice clean cut crowd (saw one of my friends there while waiting for colleagues to show up), comfortable, really helpful staff, and great location.
And let me tell you, they make some some KILLER STRONG drinks. Two Lemon Drops and I was well past buzzed; my head was spinning a bit on the train ride home. The two LD's were heavy on the 'drop' and had just a splash of 'lemon' - I could not have had another without assistance getting home, getting cleaned up, and getting in to bed. I'm moving rather slowly today as a result.
We also had nice finger food and it was a great time had by all. I'll definitely be back. -
Review from Gretchen T.
San Francisco, CA
12/10/2006
Searching for the perfect FiDi happy hour?
Need a place where the bartender lets you bring your bike inside and shares stories of surviving Market Street on two wheels?
Craving warm olives on your Mediterranean plate?
Do you love a pint pulled the right way?
Want to watch some football on the tellie and make fun of drunk stockbrokers?
Nortons Vault can fill these and all of your other desires! Love, low-interest rates, tax breaks, nice in-laws, huge bonuses--all can be found here, folks! -
Review from Ali o.
San Francisco, CA
12/20/2006
Me likey! The food is delicious and reasonable for a lunch place in the FiDi. I had the Tuna Melt (it was a special) and it was delicious. Their side salads include dressings that are thick enough that they won't spread all over the plate and are choc-a-boc with mixed greens and lots of veggies .
Beer is, of course, tasty and the service is good too. I would highly recommend this for work lunch or happy hour. -
Review from Allan R.
Scottsdale, AZ
2/13/2007
Good bar to have around the corner from work. Nothing special but always perfect to unwind after work, never too busy and not filled with a bunch of office wonks. Their wings and onion rings are a perfect compliment to their good array of beers on tap. Good for big groups and the bartenders are cool and can make a stiff drink. (usually good for a free drink or two, if you get the right bartender)
Giving it four stars, probably a three star place but good service goes a long way in my book. Plus some of their food sucks and there is a weird smell in there, almost like they buried Emperor Norton under the bar. Not pervasive but lingers, oh well. -
Review from Jon L.
5/6/2010
Norton's Vault is a bar in the FiDi that looks and feels like, well ... almost every other bar in the FiDi.
The drinks you find here are like the same drinks you expect to find at a FiDi bar. The food they serve here is the typical bar grub you expect to find at a FiDi bar. The people who come here look like the people you expect to find at a FiDi bar.
Yet oddly, Norton's Vault is not a bad place for after work, happy-hour, beers if you get here early and grab a table. It's somewhat airy and it doesn't feel too cramped even when it gets crazy crowded. I guess the elongated layout of the bar and double exits help alleviate the "sardined in a FiDi bar" syndrome.
But other than that, Norton's Vault is just like every other bar in the FiDi I guess... which isn't a bad thing if you need a bar in the FiDi. -
Review from Lauren F.
Oakland, CA
12/5/2006 1 photo
I used to go here every monday and friday after my shift at Gio's. Toby the best bartender in the city actually helped me get the job, so this place became somewhat of a second home and getaway for me. Havent been in too long. need to go back. need to get hugged by the friendliest employee this side of Market!.
I always felt welcome, and the food was pretty killer for a financial district in and out kind of lunch...
i miss jesse. they should re-hire 6-ft-6Listed in: Lunch in the FiDi
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Review from James M.
San Francisco, CA
4/12/2007
Good happy hour spot, with a friendly yet no-nonsense staff, as all ambiguously English/Irish pubs should be. Good mellow alternative when you're not in the mood for the madness that is Harringtons or The Royal Exchange.
Extra star and bonus for being the easiest place to get a seat to watch any European football matches going on during lunch time.
Forza rossoneri! -
Review from Aaron F.
San Francisco, CA
10/15/2007
Great place to go to for a lunch in the FiDi- get in early to grab a table though as it can fill up. Great on a rainy day to sit down and have a cup of soup and a sandwich or burger. After work is even better! The place can get full from 5:00-6:30 but you always feel pretty comfortable as the crowd is friendly and everyone gets along well. Special note* All their tap beer are $4.50 ALL THE TIME. Great way to take the edge off the day ;-)
No matter when you go in there it is for certain that Bill and crew will make you feel like family. -
Review from Stacy T.
4/23/2007
My go to place to unwind after a long day and then hop the 1 California home in a slightly (or not so slightly) buzzed state. It is the perfect combination of alchol and public transportation.
Staff is great!
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Review from Wes T.
1/2/2010
This place is a sophisticated little watering hole. You get the regular mix of FiDi denizens (suits) and just a few tourists for good measure. I think they get lost coming down from Little Italy and just duck in here because the TransAmerican building throws a big scary shadow.
You can get brew on tap (+) and the food aint bad either (+). Pricing reflects FiDi salaries, so be warned. Still though, for a working lunch with colleagues, or just a place to stop in and have a drink with a burger (while soaking up some ambiance), you can't go wrong here. -
Review from Chris M.
San Francisco, CA
7/19/2006
I like this place. I held a Happy Hour there recently and the staff was really nice to my huge group (about 10 people). Thankfully we didn't test that generosity by splitting the bill between 10 credit cards.
It's pretty darn crowded right after work (5PM) but clears out by 7:15 and closes around 8:30 on weekdays.
Oh, I guess it's one of the few bar establishments that serve grilled cheese and tomato (a hit with my vegetarian friends). -
Review from Chris M.
San Francisco, CA
12/28/2007
I don't know this Norton guy but his vault is A-OK with me!
There's a decent selection of beers on tap, the foods are remarkably tasty for bar munchies, and it's typically a good after-5 crowd. The service is pretty excellent and they've got a couple of TVs usually tuned to whatever game's currently on.
I've never tried the lunch fare but did have a burger for dinner once -- it wasn't amazing, but was a lot better than what you'd get at most bars. -
Review from Lizzie C.
San Francisco, CA
9/15/2006
I heart this place!!
The staff is super-nice! One bartender is a fellow Oakland Athletics fan (NL fans stop your snickering- four world titles, remember that) and will put on their games (often they are on before I request them). One kind bartender even got free drinks for my friend and I after we failed miserably at their brainstormer pub quiz (coming in dead last- a nice "booby prize")
The bar is long and the room is spacious so it can be hopping without feeling crowded and sloppy- much more manageable a space than royal exchange too in terms of not bumping into other peeps and spilling drinks and causing a scene. The scene is a good mix of people considering the location- not all suity or fratty suit types- a non-prof worker like myself totes at home.
I like the selection of beers and the prices are reasonable for anywhere in SF- espesh in the usually overpriced Fi-Di. Food is decent and standard although its nothing to get particularly excited about. Its all about the drinking anyways. Love it! -
Review from Zain K.
4/1/2010
Nothing special, but a solid downtown pub that serves decent drinks and good pub food (I'm a fan of the tri-tip). I disagree with another review here saying that the prices reflect FiDi salaries; things might be a dollar or two more than what you'd pay for them at a pub in, say, San Mateo, but I think they're in line with any other such place in a decent neighborhood anywhere in the city.
Actually, there is one thing that makes Norton's stand out a little: it's the only FiDi bar I can think of that sort of doubles as a sports bar. Not fully, but it's still a good place to catch a game after work, or during the workday (if said game is taking place in Europe or Asia). -
Review from Sam M.
San Francisco, CA
9/18/2007
This place is kind of like that one lifeless, unentertaining friend that you have: you want to say something nice about it, but you can't.
The food (both lunch and happy hour) is disappointingly bland, the service is uninspired, and the crowd is uninteresting.
But I'll still return from time to time, if only for the sake of variety within the FiDi. -
Review from Sherrie D.
Alameda, CA
11/7/2007
Hits the spot and gets the job done. I've only been here for lunch - but the special of the day was the tuna melt - and I tell ya, it was great on a Monday after lonnnnng weekend. Sometimes you just want some pub grub you know? It doesn't always have to be Ahi tuna on crostini!
There was a good amount of seating and the atmosphere was quite pub appropriate. It is dark inside but again it's a pub, isn't that how it's supposed to be?
Service was ok - nothing of note good or bad.
3.5 stars for the food - the sandwich was good but it wasn't THAT good. Extra .5 star for not having that stale beer smell that so many pubs have. -
Review from b g.
San Ramon, CA
10/25/2005
Unpretentious and real. Just a great comfy spot for lunch or after work. Toby is the best bartender in the city.
Ask for the quesadillas with the chicken done up like their buffalo wings. Eye candy varies but always a cool place to just be. -
Review from Angie C.
9/12/2007
Went here based on a recommendation. I heard it was a great place for burgers. It was just average. The burger was fine, but nothing spectacular. I opted for the onion rings instead of fries. I had to pay extra for the rings. The onion rings were just alright too.
The service was decent, but nothing stand out. The building in which Notrons resides is one of the few buildings that survived the Great fire and Earthquake way back when, so that was cool.
Overall, just average for me. -
Review from Sarah K.
San Francisco, CA
10/30/2007
Beer - check!
Big Screen TV - check!
Burger - check!
Football Game - check!
It had everything that I needed and I was utterly content ... until the not so nice bartender came over to turn off the volume to the game and cranked the music ... um, you turned down the game so that we can listen to Styx???!!! are you kidding me???
There were other sports fans that bore witness to this outrage ... we just looked around at each other all dazed and confused, as if Ashton Kutcher himself might jump out from behind the bar and obnoxiously scream out, "yeah, yeah, you been punked, bitchez!!"
One brave man stood up and took control of the situation ... and all was well again with the world.
you get one star back because our server was really great.Listed in: Burger, good.
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Review from Jason B.
5/2/2008
Definitely some above average pub food. For less than $10, got a grilled chicken sandwich with a salad on the side, done up on wheat bread. Everything was customized (no cheese, no dressing, bread swap), and nothing was done wrong. Plus you can phone your order in.
No complaints. -
Review from Nikki M.
10/29/2008
When you are avoiding a creepy financial district party this place provides friendly table service, seats, and tvs. It was pretty empty at 9pm on a weeknight, but I was glad because my companions say it can get pretty douche-y on a Friday night happy hour. If you're a dude (and not an artsy fartsy dude like my husband) it might be a great place to come watch a game since they've got a lot of tvs. We watched Obama (woot!).
Still it's not hip or pretentious and it's one of those bars that if your friends are right, you can make it your own!
Prices were standard-$7.50 for a Gimlet, $8 for Tequila shots and Kettle Tonics. -
Review from Christopher P.
San Francisco, CA
6/30/2010
I've tried this place a couple of times on the way to focus groups nearby. The burgers are good, if a bit too big, and the onion rings are excellent. Last night I tried the chicken tostada salad (which I'd normally not order, particularly in a semi-Irish pub) at the recommendation of the waitress, and it was very good.
They have several great beers on tap and a couple of TVs tuned to ESPN. Definitely a good place to stop for a beer and a bite to eat if you're in the neighborhood. -
Review from joss h.
San Francisco, CA
9/11/2008
Haven't been here for drinks; I've only ever eaten here for lunch. Back when I ate meat, I would get the Blue Burger - blue cheese, onions, mushrooms, well done, with a side of garlic fries. Good stuff, but holy kickin' breath, Batman.
These days I don't really have time to order a meal and sit down to enjoy it, especially with the s-l-o-o-o-w-w-w service these guys have here. Whether we go at 11:30 or 1:30, an hour just isn't enough time to dine here, and my office is just three small blocks away! Even today, other parties were sitting around wondering why it was taking so long for their check. If the service were a little faster, I would bump this up a star, but it just hasn't happened. At least our servers so far have been polite.
Really, though, I still go for the garlic fries. They're the skinny, kinda shoestring-ish fries that aren't overcooked, but also not soggy and drowning in garlicky doom. Also, I like their iced tea, because it doesn't have a strange taste to it - the kind that makes me wonder if the place ever cleans out the spout that gathers what I could only assume is mold... Ugh.
Like many other pubs, this place gets really loud. I didn't have to yell across the table to have a conversation, but it was close.
Also, the clock above the bar is fast by about 10 minutes... -
Review from Victor B.
San Francisco, CA
10/17/2007
Came here for a nice luncheon and enjoyed myself a pot roast sandwich with coleslawz. The food wasn't great, about a 3 star. a little dry on the sandwich...but the place is a real "looker." nice old fashioned bar and brick wall type of look. nice wait staff as well.
i'd come back for a burger and a brew, maybe, but probably not. -
Review from Allan H.
San Francisco, CA
2/22/2008
Came here tonight for a co-worker's going away party & another co-worker's birthday. Cool & chill place except for the fact that where I was standing (during Happy Hour), I kept getting bumped into whenever someone new would come in or someone would leave. That area is not nearly wide enough to accommodate two way traffic. Drinks were reasonably priced ($4.50 for a Pilsner Urquell) and aside from the constant bumping, it was a good time.
Might come back one day, especially since they were out of Pyramid, Guinness & Stella. What kind of bar runs out of those 3??? I would think you'd have at least a 3-keg setup? This was only at about 5:30pm! (Minus one star for that.) -
Review from Daniel L.
San Francisco, CA
11/14/2008
I came here for lunch with my coworkers and had a great experience. The service was quick, the staff was friendly, and the food was great; that's pretty much all you can ask for lunch in the FiDi. It also seems a quiet and chill bar to come after work to get a drink and watch a game.
I thought the historical background regarding the name of the place was interesting and funny, adding a bit of special character to the place. You can read about it at their website. -
Review from Elizabeth S.
San Diego, CA
4/24/2008
Chill happy hour spot. I came here with a group of friends after work, and found it to be a good way to kick start the evening at $4.50 a Stella. My friends ordered food; chicken tenderloins (yes, not tenders), grilled cheese sandwich, and a side of fries for the table. I snacked on a few of the fries before taking off...perfect for a quick bite to hold me over before dinner.
It got a little loud and rambunctious while we were there, but wasn't overly crowded. Plenty of seating to choose from if you get there early enough in the evening. Efficient and friendly service as well! -
Review from Eric P.
San Mateo, CA
12/2/2009 8 Check-ins Here
The usual group of friends meets up for happy hour at NV practically every Friday. If you are there on Friday between say... 4:30 and 6:30, the odds are that you will find me.
The downside is that it gets crowded on Fridays (and subsequently hot inside) and that drink prices during "happy hour" aren't that much cheaper than normal. I like the food here (nachos and fries), and I hear from friends that lunch is good as well (although I haven't tried it personally).
Several TVs (one in each corner basically) also help pass time when friends haven't arrived =D
