Definitely the best on a street of bad. The barkeep is money and popcorn ad pool table are huge. Sometimes a goober crowd but its a respectable joint for a Giants game and its was rocking when the Sox took the series. read more

Just a bar, in front of a Bus Stop. The bartenders are bitchy, well at least when I was there. The drinks were average, def a beer place. I'd say if your a dude looking to slam some beers with some more dudes and talk S%^&$ about sports and how the Giants are better than the Cardinals, then I'd say this is the place for you. However I'm just a girl who drinks Vodka Tonics, and is still bitter about Pujos leaving the Cardinals...so Bus Stop could possibly lead to a bar fight with a Giants Fan. read more

It's hazy, but I believed I stopped in here once with Nish to do a shot of Jagermeister or Dr. McGillicuddy or some other such nonsense shot just to make us all the more drunk. Yup. That sounds about right. read more

Forgettable. I will only come here if I have to. The line is never long, but it always takes a long time. I get that the place isn't that big, but still - I feel like there's always room in the back that the bouncer can't see. You can play pool in the back room or sit at tables in the room adjacent to the bar. It's very much a guy's bar... and that's not always my scene. No real complaints except for the line. read more

Great daily drink specials, chill atmosphere, and a killer jukebox. Seems like a good place to hang out and watch games during football or baseball season. read more

here is what i did at the bus stop: went inside took a jager bomb danced around for 5 minutes left it seemed like it would be a fun place to chill! read more

I'm not sure why I haven't reviewed this place yet. Ron and Jason are my favorite! It's one of the only places on Union street that I frequent. Great drinks, great people, and TV's everywhere! read more

This is a nice little bar on Union. I've been here a few times to watch the Dallas Cowboy games with friends. This places tends to be either really crowded (clausterphobic crowded to seating available bare). The crowd is usally friendly and rowdy depending on which games are on the screen, the drink prices are pretty good and there is always something on special on anyday that you are there. Parking is practically impossible here, I recommend taking a cab and the bathroom is one stall and tiny! ( I mean itsy bitsy teeny weeny, might need to suck it in or depending on your body stucture you might need to walk over to another establishment tiny.... and if you think you can grab your girlfriends for a quick gossip session in the bathroom..FORGET ABOUT IT, just go and enjoy your time by yourself, oh and no real room for anyone to hold your hairback either so make sure you can hold your alcohol or leave before you get to that point in the night or day) read more

As the sign says "Bus Stop" Just swing on by for a quick drink and move on... NEXT...

Thanks for actually serving until 2am. Good bar, just a little too packed most of the times I've stopped by. Don't go out of your way, but if you're walking by and it looks decent, check it out. read more

What can you say about a sports bar? Well its crowded. Loud. Smelly. Wet and Drunk. So yeah. Perfect. I was able to watch 6 games at the same time because of where i was standing. I like that. I like this place. read more

I wish the staff was more professional. Whether you work at a bar or in an office you can be courteous.

We go here to watch UGA games during the fall. It's super crowded but they have TVs mounted near the ceiling, so it's easy to see. You can get a bucket of beers for $18.50. Main complaint is that they charged everyone different prices. They charged me and another girl $18.50 each, they charged my boyfriend $18.00, and they charged our guy friend $16.00. Seems ridiculous to charge girls more than guys. read more

Any place with sports, pool, and buckets of beer is a place I can call home.

A neighborhood favorite! Great beer on tap and I love the monthly cocktail specials. Gets very packed & no matter how you try the door guy will not let you in. No matter what you say! A fun place if you are able to get there early. read more

pool tables, tvs, and beer. your basic sports bar with action varying from surfing, wrestling, baseball, football, and even soccer. a reasonable place for a post bowling league drink, but not really a place i would think of going any other night. i will say that it was reasonably full on a monday though. on this particular night, i overheard a conversation about the worst medical emergencies people had heard about. it was kind of disturbing as you might imagine...lots of dismemberment coupled with objects going places they don't belong under any circumstances. read more

My fellow Southerners and I gather here to watch SEC sports. The staff is very accommodating for our impromptu gatherings. I like the fact that they'll let you bring food in from neighborhood restaurants. I'm sure that it can get crowded during peak times, but honestly I'm rarely there during peak times since it seems like only the 11 am CDT games are televised...aka 9am PDT. Woohoo...drinkin' and watchin' football at 9 am on a Saturday, now that's hardcore and definately Southern. read more

OK. I'm not really sure what to make of this bar. First off, i'll say that the drinks are cheap. Then...i'll say...the crowd is Very interesting. Here's a rundown of the characters on a Friday night 1) A visibly strung out middle age guy was hitting on my friend when i first walked into the bar. He had coke on his upper lips. WHY my friend would still chat with him is beyond me 2) There were quite a few OLD people sitting at the bar, visibly Drunk off their arses. When i say Old, i mean, these were 70-80 year old folks. 3) One of these women stumbled out around 9p and almost got run over by the MUNI. She then hit on a middle age man and proceeded to hang on to him like a koala on an eucalyptus tree 4) Another one of these Men, helped his equally drunk, old friend out of the bar to catch a cab...only to stumble right back to the bar for Another drink. It was painful to watch 5) Then, Coke guy came back and proceeded to tell us that he has 7 GFs and wanted to know if we were 'interested". GROSSSSSSS Needless to say...i'll only return if i'm looking for entertainment on a very Slow week. Interesting read more

Stopped in here for a quick beer, definitely a cool little place. I especially admired how they had Arrogant Bastard on tap... you don't see too many places with obscure micro-brews on tap these days. Stone ftw. read more

Best local bar on Union Street. It's more of a casual sports bar than a dive bar. Always get good service and they have good prices. It can get a little crazy on big games, which can be fun or not fun depending on your perspective. read more

I came here to use the bathroom and grab a drink, but they don't take CCs...booo! So, I left and went to Bar None.

At night it tends to draw a younger, less rich, crowd than the other bars in the area. Fitting in to that group, means that I like the place. Drink specials too. read more

One of the better bars in the area. when i have to go out in the marina/cow hollow i think this is one of the places i'd rather go.

#1of a four part crawl. Classic bar decor, high ceilings in the two table pool room was pretty classy. The ability to order from local eating restaurants is a useful feature. The daily drink specials are nothing short of cool, e.g. $10 for 6 Tecate's on Mondays. The beer buckets are a first for me to see this side of the border, it's reminiscent of how they do things down in Mexico. Overall, a pleasant experience. read more

I came here looking for food but all I got was airplane-style peanuts and beer ... so I left. There are TVs, a pool table and a decent crowd, so the place looks like it has potential. i just didn't have that much fun when I came here, so I was left unimpressed. And they don't serve food, just peanuts. read more

Bus Stop is a good hangout bar in the Marina. It's a good place to watch the game, hang out with guys and have a good time. The women in this bar are usually pretty cool for Marina standards (compared with the typical i'm an ex-sorority, living off of daddy girl). read more

Fantastic bloody marys and nightly drink specials. Good for early in the night before heading to other bars.

Good drink specials. Lots of good TVs for sports. Decent space. Crowd wasn't my type though... To say the least, I saw 2 'I heart Marina Chicks' T-Shirts while there buried within crowds of popped collars (le sigh!). read more

A nice spot to grab some beers and relax with a group of friends. It does get surprisingly full but that makes it more lively and fun. Went here to catch the Cal game on a sat and the place was full of people from all schools. It really has a nice vibe and cheap beer, really worth a visit! read more

Really cheap drinks, a cute arcade game corner, good amount of seating, and pool tables in the back!

When seniors in college, we had SF pub nights. Buses would drive us up from the Peninsula and deposit us at the Bus Stop, and we were asked to re-board, same place, 2am, after carousing our collegiate selves around Union Street. I always thought it was just so funny that they would drop us off and pick us up at the Bus Stop. So funny. Ha. These days, I most remember the Bus Stop not as my pick-up spot (well, not in the sense I described above), but for the following three reasons: 1. The older gentleman behind the bar is really sweet (sweet?), and makes me liquid cocaine shots when I'm feeling self-abusive. 2. I shot my best game of pool ever here (they have two tables). 3. They have TVs to entertain you sports fanatics, and pretty darn decent nightly drink specials to entertain the rest of us. read more

I like this place. Maybe because most of my time spent in here is during daylight hours and the crowd is good. Great place to stop and grab a beer (or 4) and watch the game. It's also super close to my bff's house so we can stumble on home afterward for a nap before we conquer the City at night! ...Bloody Mary isn't too shabby either. read more

I love this bar, in part because it is conviently located two blocks down from my apartment. The bar tenders are awesome and really friendly and they have great daily drink specials. It's not the typical uppity marina bar and i've always had a great time. read more

This place has some deals on certain nights. MGD high life is 2 bucks on Friday nights which is a deal even though it is MGD. The bartenders are quick and there were 3 of them. read more

I stopped in here for a couple of drinks on my birthday and this place is great! I wish I could come back more often to take advantage of the drink specials, but I don't live in the neighborhood. Anyway, we had great service, enjoyed the music and of course the beverages! read more

Bus Stop is awesome, especially on a weeknight. The bartenders and servers are great and will put on any game you request {even when it's a Sacramento Kings game...trust me}, they pass around Amici's pizza for free, and have cheapo drink specials. AND if you are there for a pub quiz night and do well, you get fun little drink tokens you can take with you to use next time! read more

I went here last week for an Alumni Event to watch a Hockey Game. The happy hour is solid with reasonable prices on drinks. It's also not too crowded (this was on a Friday between 5-8). Pretty friendly service from the staff. Our waitress was pretty attentive, not to mention pretty cute (not factoring her cuteness to the review). They also came around with free Popcorn and Pizza at one point in the night. A good place to go to hang out with friends and watch a game for sure. read more

New to the city or just looking for new friends then check out Bus Stop. Its a place where a mix crowd is drinking spirits while in good spirits! You are going to bump elbows but that is the best way to start small talk. Then before you know it you have joined a birthday party, got new hiking partner or met a common college alumni (Go VOLS). read more

Excellent Bloody Mary's! Great neighborhood bar. Was there for entire football game. Waitress never asked if needed drinks (and she wasn't that busy), had to keep going to the bar, but the bartenders were great, very friendly and helpful. read more

It's a good place to go if you've been biking all afternoon and kinda grimy.