Weak drinks, bad service. Gin and tonic tasted like tonic with a splash of gin. If you want overpriced "virgin" drinks come here. read more

This place is great if your in the party mood. Their specialty cocktails could use some work as I have tried most and they are simply okay. I feel it's almost like a college bar with really loud music, tight quarters (hard to hold a conversation without getting judged in the back or spilt on. read more

This place is definitely the best bar in Redwood City. It's a cross between your local dive and some LA "mixology" lounge. It has great cocktails, an awesome vibe, and excellent outdoor seating. It's always humming on a Friday or Saturday night and the drinks are reasonably priced for the Bay Area. The bar tenders are on it and they are polite and know how to make a great cocktail. If you're looking for small bites to nibble on while you drink, you've come to the wrong place! No food. However, the rest of the experience certainly makes up for it! read more

More popular for happy hours but also great choice of before/after dinner on weekends. Drinks are nice, staff is very helpful.

Great fun bar in downtown Redwood City. Fun atmosphere and love the entertainment. Especially love how it is open to the outside. The bartenders are courteous especially Nancy who can make whatever drink you come up with. The fireplace place is a great place to sit on a cold winter evening read more

Great vibe stiff drinks and friendly regulars. I'm not from town but it sure feels like it when I visit Blacksmith.

Prime location, and my drink (signature Margarita with black salt rim) was fine, but it wasn't exactly a welcoming atmosphere. The muscular bartender seemed annoyed to be working (as did is bar help), spoke with just one patron (aside from processing drinks) and never said Thank You, or Goodbye when I left, despite my own Thank Yous, generous tip and best effort to seem friendly. Most people come to bars to be at least somewhat social, but this was just a drink-processing machine, and I could have made myself a much better margarita for $12. They do have 3 TV monitors, but all were showing the same game (while the ALCS was running simultaneous to several college football games), so I wouldn't exactly call this a sports bar either. read more

Really high quality drinks. Great for after work. Gets pretty slammed with 20 somethings at night. Which can be either just what you're looking for or a little too much. Cheers read more

The head bartender is very rude. The chubby man claims that he fired a former bartender that we liked. He's been there for awhile. I wish I had his name & I'd include int his post. This place is over priced and you'll find drinks thrown on your tab that you didn't pay for. I've had three other people mentioned this to me. The women bartenders are great and generally speaking, Blacksmith is a good spot except for this individual and the drinks are over priced. We enjoy Quinto Sol & other places in Redwood City. I'd probably skip this joint. read more

Finally a great bar in downtown Redwood City. Great selection of craft brews including the coveted Grapefruit Sculpin. Renowned spirits and competent bartenders to create the perfect classic cocktail or something new to perk you right up. John was our abartender while out and about for my buddies 50th birthday and did not disappoint. Great service and great atmosphere. Will definitely return. Thank you John! I frequently visit blacksmith. I work in the service industry and am very aware of the average joe that posts "I used to work in the service industry" to me me? Arrogance. Neil took care of my group tonight and provided, exceptional, and memorable service without a second thought. Thank you Neil and blacksmith for awarding us with a great night! read more

Good drinks! Nice vibe! Great plave for a group to meet for drinks. Outside area is good place for drinks and people watching.

Great place to have some beer. But I had a bad experience when ordering cocktails, I had to wait at the counter for at least 15 minutes until the bartender finally taking my order. read more

Great drinks and GREAT DJ who knows his early electronics. Amazing. Im coming back next Saturday!

This place is great. We came here with a few friends and drank (and some dancing) the night away. Absolutely love the selection of liquor and cocktails, and amazing selection of Whiskey! What really sells this place is the bartenders. Amazing service, extremely funny, and great to talk with while they take in our drink orders. Although it was my first time here, there were many many people coming in and saying hi to the bartenders, who knew each other by name! Easily would become "my spot" if I lived closer. read more

Fun bar that is open til 1am in Redwood City. It is "the bar to go to", but because of that it is crowded, and takes forever to get a drink on Friday/Saturday night. Has a good looking bar crowd, and dance music Friday/Saturday. It has an outside patio that gives you a good view of Broadway. It is right in downtown, so it is great to go to after dinner or after a movie. Wish they would bring back trivia though. read more

Great theme, nice looking place. The bar was super mellow when we got there, but it took 5 minutes of sitting at the bar before we were asked what we wanted. It was Cinco de Mayo, so we felt like a margarita. It's a pretty basic drink. Bartender didn't know the tequila selection, was obviously unsure of how to make a margarita, never checks on us after pouring our drinks, drinks taste like water/sugar/lime/salt and are mostly ice. Drinks are empty for 5-10 min before they ever come to check on us. Then stands there watching me sign out the tab. Most attention I got the whole time was when I was tipping and leaving. I wanted to like this place and was excited to try it out, maybe they need some time to catch their rhythm. read more

I loved this place and it's old school charm!! The drinks were fabulous and so was the attentive staff. This one is for your bucket list. I would definitely go back anytime! read more

What a great night..... Blacksmith my favorite place in Redwood City, the cocktail's are just so Delicious..... The environment, all the staff with an AMAZING ATTITUDE AND ATMOSPHERE IS perfect for a hang out with out friends. I Recommend this places if what are you looking is for a FABULOUS TIME....... read more

Good bartender. By good I mean nice! We only ordered beer and wine. Ambience was lovely, aesthetically pleasing environment.

We went there on the Sunday night of Memorial Weekend. We have been looking forward to a visit for several weeks, but had just not gotten around to stopping by. As they say, first impressions are everything and this place failed miserably from the get go. My wife and I took two barstools near dead center of the bar and after way too much time finally had to flag down the bartender to ask if we could order drinks. Barkeep comes over, slides the two glasses from the previous customers to the side and takes our order, no apologies about being busy or anything else to say why we had to wait so long before being greeted. Off he goes but we are sitting there with the bar being wet and puddled from the previous customers. Comes back with the drinks and we have to ask him to wipe down the bar. At this point I am ready to leave and probably should have. The next thing we notice is that there is a line of 10 dirty glasses sitting right in front of us on the bar mats......which never get removed. Finally I have to ask the guy to come over and take away the dirty glasses that he just slid over and did not remove. Really poor service. As to the product? Found the glass of wine that my wife ordered to be a fairly short pour. The cocktails were good and the recipes interesting, however I don't think The Blacksmith comes close to Martins West. Cocktails are $12 vs $10 @ Martins West and their service, selection and quality of drinks don't even come close. read more

Love this place! Bartenders are super friendly and know how to make a drink I do wish they didnt close at 1:30am lol but thats because I wanted to stay there and shake my booty to the music! read more

Brunch review. Pedestrian offerings and quite pricey. No coffee/tea, was charged $9 for a well shot of vodka. Good service but really the only reason to go here is if you want a mediocre chicken and waffles, plastic cheddar, and alarmingly burnt bacon. read more

Very upsetting. Girl in charge went why out if her boundaries while dealing with customer. Not the why to treat people. Someone with some knowledge should be handling this place. Very rude and embarrassing, in front if customers. read more

I was visiting from out of town to see family and happened to come to Blacksmith on Friday night. I had so much fun, I ended up returning on Saturday night too. The bartenders are attentive, fast, and make great old fashioned's. The DJ played great music and the people were so friendly. The bouncer outside is also very cool and chill. Overall, this place is great and the next time I am in RWC I will definitely come back here. read more

Not that good. Service sucked. Girl bartender was more interested in giant game than my empty drink...she doesn't know how to make cocktails btw, either did the guy. Asked for Rittenhouse rye old fashion, he suggested the black smith gimlet?!?!?!?!?! read more

The cocktails were pretty average...most of the crowd was ordering beer so I guess that makes sense. Loud scene but outdoor seating. I'd come here for a drink but don't expect anything particularly special from the menu. read more

Great bar downtown! The bartenders are the absolute best and really add to the relaxed vibe that everyone looks for after work. John really knows his way around a great cocktail. Be sure to order an Old Fashioned from him! read more

Great new bar! We are excited to have a new watering hole in tony Redwood City. Mike and his crew. The renovation of the bar is gorgeous.

This is the only decent bar in Redwood City. It literally has turned into a BOX hangout which can be quite annoying. The drinks are average and the staff is a little slow on getting drink orders. With nothing else really in the neighborhood I guess this place will be around for awhile. read more

Till I found out the DJ can't play Banda cause the owner does not want it per a blond female waitress and the DJ!!!!! One song!!!!

Meeeh how disappointing. We sat at the bar, just for drinks. Slow slow slow service, practically had to beg for help - yet it wasn't full. Bar tops dirty - again, had to ask for someone to wipe it. Dirty glasses stayed in front of us all evening. With all the negative out, the drinks were nicely prepared, even if on the pricey side. We might try again, as the setting is lovely. read more

I came to The Blacksmith a couple nights ago after having dinner on Broadway and was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this bar. I'm fairly new to exploring the downtown RWC scene, so this was definitely a find for me. I love the open air seating option and the overall modern atmosphere. Great place to grab a beer or cocktail on an otherwise tame weeknight in RWC. read more

Very small place, watered down drinks, and rude bartenders. Looks great from the outside, but is lacking a lot inside. read more

This new bar has a great vibe and will be an incredible hangout for the after work crowd in downtown. Staff is attentive and talented, decor is refined and stylish and music/tvs just right. Solid selection of booze, beers and cocktails sure to please the casual AND the professional drinker ;) read more

Great place to hang out or chill with a bunch of friends. This place, unfortunately, doesn't offer any food though. But not to fret there are a bunch of good restaurants within a stone's throw away. The booze selection is very good with great ambiance and lots of space both inside and outside. The service is very quick. read more

I literally just got back from this place, it was my first and last time there. I cannot believe how rude the bartender was (he was a caucasian male with a pony tail). I waited patiently for half an hour to get 3 Guinness. The guy was serving drinks to two people next to me, made eye contact with me a few times, I even had my credit card up in my hand so he new I was ready to order after he was done with the other two people he was serving. Instead he went ahead and moved done the bar area away from me and began serving other people that had just gotten there. That made me upset and I respectfully asked him to please get my drinks (when he walked back to my area) since I had been waiting there for a long time and it wasn't fair. He immediately looked at me and said he was actually not going to serve anything because I was being rude, I supposed he felt like that because I put him on the spot and I rightfully called him out for not being tentative to a customer, so he proceded to try to make me feel bad. And of course two girls that were next to me that looked like regulars back him up saying that yes I was being rude, of course there is always people trying to get in your business just to get a high out of it, and two cry baby men next to my sister said that she was taking up their space. these are FOLLOWERS and only spoke up when the bartender talked down to me!.. the bartender could have handle that differently and didn't have a right to disrespect me like that, when I was doing NOTHING to disrespect him, I simply complained for taking so ling in getting me 3 beers!!! I was there to celebrate my two friends' birthdays and my 6th year anniversary with my boyfriend and this supposedly "classy" place had nothing about it because a good bartender with communication skills would have being respectful and acknowledge me and let me know that I was going to be taken care of, more so if I am a new face and a new customer bring business to him! Very disappointing to be back in the redwood city area after a while and running into business that have untrained bartenders that do not how to handle people that are respectful. I would give this place a negative star! It completely RUINED my night! read more

This is THE bar in downtown RWC. It's usually busy at night, even Mondays. The drinks are decent (some are a tossup depending on what you like), just be warned that there is no food here. Only cheezits. read more

This spot was awesome place to grab drinks and be with good company after work. Drinks are good but wished they had food here. They served pretzels, pistachios and cheeseitz. Bartenders are not only good looking but super friendly. Will be back again. read more

Was there Friday Sept 7 between 11p-12a. A guy straightup punched a girl - full haymaker - after she objected to him rubbing up on her. The bouncers kicked him out, but no police were called - it was full on assault. And then he just hung out on the sidewalk, which left her pretty much out of options. I assume no police so the city would not find out, but we'll let our city councilwoman know Monday. read more

Perfect outdoor bar stools to hang with your dog. My wife and I chanced upon this place last night and we will def be coming back. Great spot. read more