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Scarlet Lounge

4.6 (66 reviews)
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
Sat 2:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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Divey
Casual
Juke Box
Moderate noise

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Ending the work week!
Andrew T.

Great margaritas at this neighborhood bar. They have a darker and more relaxed atmosphere, but the energy is always high and people are always friendly here since this is a true bar. It's actually a great sports bar too since they always have the 49ers or Warriors on. They have a couple TVs, so it's a nice place to catch a game when you don't want to watch at home. I really enjoy their margaritas, the bar tenders make great drinks and treat their customers like they're family!

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Jamie J.

Came here on a Sunday of a long three day weekend with a party of two. We were wanting to grab a drink to pass the time as we waited for our table at Burma Superstar to be ready. Originally we were trying to grab a drink at the place nextdoor but they were having a comedy show that required tickets and the owners recommended we check out Scarlet Lounge...and so glad we did! My boyfriend and I got two dirty vodka martinis ($10 each). They were tasty! Bartenders and staff were super friendly. And the vibes and ambiance were great. Will definitely be back if we are in the area.

Paloma
Ellen C.

We came across the Scarlet Lounge after a dinner nearby. The setting seemed intimate and the walls were covered with hilarious posters. The drinks were pretty reasonably priced. I ordered a Paloma and it was quite strong.

Mimosa - It was done Well!
Adam S.

What a terrific little bar on Clement Street. If you are looking for a low-key spot that draws a good mix of locals and offers the opportunity for some good craft cocktails, this would be a spot to bookmark. Since leaving Downtown for "Avenue Life", the Inner Richmond has become "Going into Town". It's a simpler time, I guess. So, off to Clement Street to shop, browse, hit the Farmer's Market or grab a bite to eat. This is a bar for all seasons. This hits all the boxes for me. Casual but Classy. Intimate but not claustrophobic. Nice Cocktails but no pretension. Open by 12pm on Saturday and 10am on Sunday, and not full of derelicts. Oh yeah... And they have a solid Tap List and serve a BACON Bloody Mary. It's not rock your world as Bloody's go, but the addition of Bacon gives it a 4-star floor. I've met great patrons with a lot of SF history. I've had great conversations with the Bartenders, repeatedly. And, I'd comfortably walk in anytime.

Gin & Tonic, Fort Point Westfalia, and a Jameson on the rocks
Elena N.

My group of three was actually headed to another bar, but got side tracked when we saw Scarlet Lounge. We decided to check it out on Friday, May 26th around 7:45pm. It wasn't really busy, so we managed to find a table past the bar to the left against the wall. We started out with a Gin & Tonic, Fort Point Westfalia, and a Jameson on the rocks. If you know me, I got the Jameson on the rocks. Another friend joined us a little bit later and we got another round: Gin & Tonic, Jameson on the rocks, Red Seal and I think an Absolut Citron on the rocks? (I just know it was some kind of flavored vodka.) I paid for this round, so with tip, the total ended up being $39. (Not sure what each drink cost as I didn't get an itemized receipt.) The lounge is dark and red, hence the name. I don't know how long Scarlet Lounge has been around, but it has a pretty new feel. Feels like the tables, chairs, booths, etc, are all new. It has a sexy vibe due to all the red, but it's also very low key. In my older age, I prefer more laid back bars as I hate dealing with crowded places. Had a good time exploring a new spot. If in the neighborhood, this would definitely be in my bar rotation.

Menu & Scarlet- with vodka instead of gin
Tanesha J B.

Nice, intimate, full bar with movies playing. Bar stools and lounge tables. Not too loud so you can enjoy a nice convo. I had the Scarlet Drink but switch gin for vodka.

Great drinks nos , handsome bar tender
Natasha W.

Absolutely love this place, as a visitor to the area and when you are a little homesick and looking for a place with hospitality, ambience and that local feel this is your place . Very grateful to be given a seat at this bar !

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Very chill. I could not figure out the scene. There were much older people there, which I liked, but they were playing Taylor Swift....? Double-yoo tee-eff?maybe the mixed messages keeps out the riff-raff, which I like...

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Back at scarlet lounge ..years ago ..use the jukebox app and drink coca cola ..beer is cheap by the way ..

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I rarely if ever leave reviews. This bar makes you feel like you belong, great vibes, great drinks. Get the Moscow Mule

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Fun place with a nice mellow vibe and awesome bartender. Give it a shot and see where the locals go.

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Good little neighborhood bar, friendly staff, strong pours, vibrant patrons.

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One of the fist bars I came to when arriving in S.F. Really nice people the bar lady is great , forgot her name but she is great

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Small, but stylish neighborhood bar. Decent service. Decent prices. Couple of tvs. A few tables in the back. A dozen beers on tap.

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Continues to be lovely. Excellent bloody Mary's, with or without the bacon. Great stop before or after the other shopping.

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Really great bar, friendly bartenders, good crowd, clean. Love coming here!

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Lore Speakeasy and Escape Room

4.5
(95 reviews)
2.7 mi

The craft cocktails are fantastic and designed to mimmic Asian dishes…read more Korean Cold Noodles ($19) Probably the most unique cocktail, and equally as delicious. Pandan Vieux Carré ($22) By far my favorite cocktail of the night - very well balanced, spirit forward but also bright and silky. A5 Wagyu & Black Truffle Old Fashioned ($25) This was also fantastic, rich and buttery old fashioned with truffle accents. The A5 Wagyu is sourced from the Niku Steakhouse local butcher shop! Ube Cheesecake ($19) Wonderful dessert cocktail to finish the night. We didn't have time to try the Escape Room connected to the Speakeasy, but we'll be back! There are two rooms, one in the front with a puzzle theme, and another in the back with a Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings) vibe. Staff was friendly and took time to explain the clever menu to us!

Lore's Wonderland escape room was a fun and delightfully whimsical experience. **This review is…read moremainly for the escape room, as we did not order any additional drinks outside of the escape room.** THE SPACE // Lore Speakeasy and Escape Room has cool themed decor everywhere, from the dimly-lit speakeasy/bar room in front, to the Middle Earth/Lord of the Rings-themed board game room, to the individual bathrooms, and of course the escape room's multiple Alice in Wonderland-themed rooms. Clearly a lot of effort went into building these rooms and evoking a certain vibe for each. THE ESCAPE ROOM // The puzzles in the escape room varied in difficulty - some required us to think a bit more, some required our observational skills to work harder, and others required a light level of physical skill/movement. We were perplexed a few times but never got stuck for too long, as the White Rabbit (played by Phoenix, the live actor/puzzle master) would jump in occasionally to provide clues over the speaker or in person. It took us about 1 hr 20 min to finish the entire escape room; I thought the pacing was good. THE [ESCAPE ROOM] DRINKS // Lore's escape room experience comes with "a flight of themed cocktails or mocktails, including "potion"-style drinks that are integrated into the experience as you progress", per the website. We got to choose one cocktail/mocktail option (Korean Cold Noodles) from a list on the website, and the other two drinks are pre-selected to supposedly fit into the Wonderland theme, with the flavors described online as "berry" and "peach". You can get both cocktail and mocktails for your party, in case some people want alcohol and others don't. We all enjoyed the flavor of the Korean Cold Noodles cocktail, which was refreshing and surprisingly a bit minty in the mocktail version. However, we didn't like the two other two pre-selected themed drinks as much. The "berry" drink gave us cherry cough syrup vibes, and the cocktail version of it was quite strong. The "peach" mocktail drink reminded me of canned fruit syrup; we also were missing the two cocktail versions, though we decided not to ask for them as the mocktail version already was less than impressive. One other missed expectation here was the size of the drinks that we received in the escape room. We were expecting full-sized cocktails, like what they serve in the speakeasy in front. Instead, we found out that the drinks are served in small "vials". Given the size of the drinks in the escape room, combined with us not even enjoying two out of the three drinks, I would preferred to go through the escape room without the drinks at all, and likely pay a bit less for the escape room then. OVERALL // I'd still recommend the escape room as a good one-time experience with a date/friends/family. Just don't expect too much from the included themed drinks! The speakeasy drinks on the main menu do sound unique/tasty, so I might come back again to try those sometime.

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Cool Middle Earth themed room with lots of seating! Plenty of board games available to play as well
Cool Middle Earth themed room with lots of seating! Plenty of board games available to play as well
Our Pineapple Cake cocktail is an ode to Taiwan.
Our Pineapple Cake cocktail is an ode to Taiwan.
Borscht: Gin, beets, apple, citrus, dill, egg white ($20) + Korean Cold Noodles w/ brandy, pear, pineapples, cucumber, sesame ($19)

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Borscht: Gin, beets, apple, citrus, dill, egg white ($20) + Korean Cold Noodles w/ brandy, pear, pineapples, cucumber, sesame ($19)
The Beehive

The Beehive

4.3
(455 reviews)
2.8 mi
$$

Love what + how they do it. It's a neighborhood bar that…read morejust feels right. Food wise I'm drawn to a few favorites like the stellar pork belly banh mi slider, fries and the chicken bites. It's a thoughtful menu w something for everyone. Had a Paper Plane which the bar man furiously shook to an icy froth on the top. Soooo good. Went on St Pat Saturday and was looking for a non frat crew vibe and was really pleased I remembered BH was close by.

Cool bar with bites in the Mission District. We got there shortly after it opened at 4pm on Friday…read moreafternoon. I was craving a refreshing craft cocktail and got one with the Green Emmanuelle. I liked the cardamom in the Beauty Mark as well that my partner ordered. We ordered shishito peppers and mushroom bahn mi sliders. The mushroom bahn mi sliders were amazing - the quality fillings and taste of the soft bun - I was unexpectedly hit with a bite of spice from maybe jalapeño seeds left but didn't sour my experience. The shishito peppers ended up being extremely spicy as well, those are usually just a few spicy and not the majority. The roasted lemon and salt was a wonderful combo but just too spicy to eat. However, the server very kindly removed it from our bill without us asking. We order the crostini because we were still hungry and that was an absolute hit. Delicious med-soft crostini with luscious berries and sweet honey. I didn't care my hands got sticky as it was soooo good! Great experience, I would be weary if the peppers as I'm a bit spice-intolerant but everything else was spot-on.

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Terrene

Terrene

4.1
(208 reviews)
3.9 mi
$$

The food is very good - we've been here twice and had great food all around…read more Our first visit we had some trouble with the service, feeling rushed thru for what is a pretty expensive dinner, but the team there contacted us after (we had a reservation so they had our email) and they made it right by inviting us back as guest of Rob, the Bev Mgr. The 2nd visit the service was impeccable, everything went exactly as we had hoped. We will be back. We can recommend the scallops and the Salmon, the chicken was very tasty. Also, for the food, I recommend the dips and the fresh pitas, so good. We'll be back just for that. Reminds me of the old Berkeley restaurant years ago, Holy Land (IYKYK). Mmmm. Thanks!

We each ordered the sunrise sandwich - one with bacon and one with sausage. The sausage was super…read morethin and dry. The bacon was fine. The sandwich comes with a small dressed salad and three tomato halves. It was nice. The potatoes served with the sandwich were roasted but served cold and dry. Like they were left over from the night before. Randy enjoyed his mocha. We shared a very dry, flavorless except for the two small bits of jam in them, "cheese" danish. Definitely skip this $7 item that you could get at a circle k for $1.50 and it would taste fresher. You order when you walk in and someone delivers your order and then you're left to fend for yourself. We were able to locate some ketchup for the potatoes on our own. Nobody ever checked on us. This is the second place on this visit that's charging an extra 5% fee so that their employees can have a living wage and health insurance, which absolutely, every employee should have. With the prices they charge, they should already be able to do that, though. I read an article about this fee with many different names and I would rather pay a bit higher of a price and know the employees were taken care of than be surprised by this fee later. Two sandwich breakfasts, a mocha and a danish on top of tax and their healthy sf fee was $63. Steep for the quality we got. Won't be back.

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Terrene Lounge
Terrene Lounge
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Cavaña

Cavaña

3.9
(547 reviews)
4.1 mi
$$$
Live music
Rooftop seating

Came here to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday and the vibes were absolutely insane. This place…read morehas such a fun energy! They play Cuban music that immediately gets everyone in the mood, and you can tell it's a spot people genuinely love coming back to. Heads up though: it's a small space, so it can get pretty packed. Only downside was the drink service was slow, especially with how busy it gets. We were patient because the drinks themselves were great once they arrived; well worth the wait, just budget extra time if you're in a group. Perfect spot for a celebration with friends if you don't mind a cozy, lively crowd and don't need drinks in a hurry. We had such a great night!

My family and I recently visited Cavaña in SF on Sunday 6/21 at 5:30pm, expecting to enjoy what we…read moreunderstood to be a rooftop restaurant and bar. Unfortunately, our experience started off on the wrong foot before we even made it upstairs. When we arrived, the doorman, a tall, heavyset gentleman, was eating and did not acknowledge us as we approached. I politely asked if the restaurant was open, and instead of simply answering the question, he responded that it wasn't a restaurant but a rooftop bar, adding, "I don't know where you got that misconception." I found the comment unnecessarily dismissive and somewhat condescending. As an educated woman visiting with my husband and our minor daughter, I felt there were more professional ways to clarify the venue's concept. Rather than engage further, I chose to ignore the remark. He then pointed us toward the line, despite there being no one else waiting, and pressed the elevator button with an attitude that made us feel like we were inconveniencing him simply by being there. First impressions matter, and unfortunately this interaction left us feeling unwelcome before we even had the opportunity to experience the venue itself. Hospitality begins at the door, and I hope management provides additional customer service training to ensure future guests are greeted with courtesy and respect.

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Cavaña
Cavaña
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Laureate

Laureate

3.8
(43 reviews)
1.0 mi

I went to the Laureate a couple times last week. It happened to be right next-door to University…read morehigh school in San Francisco where I was watching Nor Cal basketball. I went in before the game the place was somewhat Vibing they had a balcony, fireplace, different seating areas and a bar, and they serve food. It wasn't that busy so the bartender came right over. I think his name was Dominic and he got me an IPA. The first time I went I also tried the deviled eggs (3) and they were cool. I have to say my buddies tried the chips and salsa so it came with some guac salsa and a bowl of chips. It was pretty good too. a , but after the game we came back in the place was still a vibe. It was cool and we are went back a few days later for another game with another buddy and sure enough it was cool this time I had a margarita and the expert Cadillac and he floated something like some triple sec in it and when we inquired about the Grand Marnier with him, he got a little attitude although the female bartender said that when she made Cadillac margaritas, she used grandma Marnie, so that was interesting but other than that, I would recommend a spot.

Laureate Bar honestly surprised me! I came here after dinner for a nightcap and I really enjoyed…read moreit. It's lowkey but stylish and the drinks are actually affordable. My martini ($13) was really good, I especially loved the olives they use here. I like the lounge style seating, there were couches, nooks, and chairs arranged in a very comfortable fashion. There were a decent amount of people inside for a Thursday night, mostly small groups of friends or people on dates. It's a really nice atmosphere, very relaxed and inviting to hangout in. Everyone in the bar was weirdly attractive and dressed well for San Francisco and that added to the vibes for sure too lol. Friendly bartender and good cocktail menu, they also have a kitchen for small bites. I am definitely coming back!

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Laureate
Sexy fireplace
Sexy fireplace
Laureate

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Bar Darling

Bar Darling

4.2
(66 reviews)
1.7 mi

Peacekeeper is one of my favorite bars in the city for the past decade, and when I found out Bar…read moreDarling is part of the same family, I knew I was in the right place. After a park day at the Presidio, we wanted to move the party and we decided on Bar Darling. It was a Saturday afternoon and it was jam packed. Luckily we were able to get some space in the alley way for us to order drinks from our server. We've been on a Friday around 5pm on another day, it wasn't as busy, so definitely a great place to start and maybe end the night. In a time where craft cocktails have gotten really expensive, Bar Darling offers craft cocktails (their signature cocktails) all for $14 each. If you know Peacekeeper, you know there's a lot of thought and imagination that goes into their drinks and it definitely shows here. My favorites were the Mama J (tequila based) and the Jaji (mezcal based). The aesthetic and vibes of this place is 10/10. Definitely great for a group of friends and/or date night!

Such a cute spot! Went on 4th of July weekend so it was super packed. All the drinks sounded really…read moregood on the menu so I was excited but unfortunately was let down a little. The alcohol flavor was just way too present for me, and they felt expensive for what they were. Out of the three I tried, Oh Darling was probably the best tasting. The Mijo Mijo is a tomato basil green bell pepper vodka drink, and it was pretty hard to get down. Similar feelings for Nona's Own which is apple brandy. One thing I did like here were the green tea shots, very very good. Like that they have an indoor and outdoor section, and they even have a pool table!

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Amazing lounge vibes
Amazing lounge vibes
Brand new opening!  Took these right when the bar was getting opened!
Brand new opening! Took these right when the bar was getting opened!
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