Went there on their 10th Anniversary Party on Saturday and had a good time. I remember back in the day when it was an old man bar. They had drink specials and it was packed, nuts to butts. Grabbed a few doubles with my friends so we would have to go back as quick and sat outside. They had the sidewalk and a parking spot filled up with tables and chairs for the event. The weather was nice and I was in shorts sleeves and I was fine. Finished our drinks and ran off to get food. Stiff drinks, cool bartenders and a good time. I recommend. read more

I was looking for food but they do not serve food . The bartender was really nice he was helpful. The place was nice and the decor was really interesting. Lots of pictures and collections. read more

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I really enjoyed my time at the Dubliner. When I travel, I always look for dark bars that when I enter, heads turn. I picked a great one. As I entered the locals were bellied up and quickly looked as I sat at the bar. It wasn't but seconds after sitting the fabulous bar keep grabbed me a beer and I was well on my way to making new friends. After about two beers, I knew almost every local at the bar, I got to hear stories of the neighborhood (most locals had grown up in the area), and I left feeling like I would miss them all. Super friendly, welcoming, and buzzing bar (good buzzing, not overwhelmed buzzing). Cash is always best as you have to meet the $15.00 minimum to use a card. If you are in the neighborhood and looking for some social interaction, you will find good people and good drinks here. read more

The Dubliner - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

Hard working, incredibly friendly bartenders. Great pours. Uplifting environment. Wow, I'll be back often.

Really nice bartender Jim gave us a history of the place and gave us a heads up on trivia night--which turned out to be a blast! Friendly and fun. read more

The bartender/owner was friendly, there were four of us and just came in to have a beer or two. Beer lines were definitely clean and you could notice it in the Guinness that he poured. Best one I've had outside of Ireland. John the bartender/owner made sure we were taken care of. Very knowledgeable about what he was serving and even some of the breweries. read more

Awesome Irish bar in West Portal! Always easy get there by train or to park. Festive and decorative for holidays and sporting events. They have a pool table upstairs and the jukebox is always playing music just loud enough so you can still have a conversation at the bar. Drink specials post all the time and Otto behind the bar always makes me feel very welcome. She is fun and friendly and talkative to all that come in. She's even so kind as to offer awesome Irish food treats once in a while. A good place to meet up friends or meet the locals. Love it! read more

The Dubliner - Always makes me laugh - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great neighborhood bar! Good vibes and drinks. Numerous TV's showing different sports events Pool table upstairs... highly recommend read more

Nice divey bar to pull up and watch sports at! Stevie the bartender was great and attentive, never once was my glass empty! Unfortunately, there is no food service here BUT there's a bomb sando spot a couple of blocks down the road that we ordered from and we were able to eat them in the bar as we enjoyed watching some football. Solid drinks and even better service 5/5, I'll be back!! read more

This is the most inviting and fun bar in the city. The staff is exquisite and the prices are the most fair this city has to offer. Otto has the charisma and personality that will have you coming back for more. Kenny's jokes kept me laughing until i was buried in my coffin. The way John was shaking the cocktails had me thinking maybe he should shake something else. Conor was very polite and made us feel at home, he is a true urban poet. Mikey has the swagger and attentiveness. Dabin gives the feeling that you're in a warm place you can call home. I was worried walking in here that I wouldn't make friends, but little did I know I found a community of true San Franciscans looking to discuss art, mathematics and scientific advances. This place offers 10+ TVs, a pool table, cocktails, beer and shot specials. There are 7 days in a week, and if you are present during attendance, it will be the best day of the week. Don't sleep on the Dubliner West Portal. While my nights have been foggy, my mornings have been even foggier. read more

After having dinner nearby, our group of eight stopped by The Dubliner for one more drink. We walked in on Saturday, February 25th around 9:30pm. It wasn't too busy as there were only a few people sitting along the bar. They have a larger table in the back, so the girls headed there to sit down. The boys and I stayed at the bar to order some beers. I got a Stella Artois. They have a good amount of TVs scattered throughout. Luckily, I was able to catch the end of a Warriors game. The feel is a little divey, but still comfy and clean. The bartender was really nice and patient as it took a while for the five of us to figure out what we wanted to drink. Good bar to catch a game while sipping on a few drinks. read more

The Dubliner - Stella Artois - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

What a great bar! Not just a local spot, a destination bar with great drinks, jukebox in the form of AMI Music, clean bathrooms, low priced drinks and pool. This bar is so much more than it's amenities, the people behind the bar provide kind and friendly banter and plenty of hospitality. Was happily surprised by this truly quaint Irish style bar. What makes it Irish? The non judge mental and roaring good time. A must visit for a drink and a super cool place to hang out and immediately feel like one of the regulars, even though it's your first time. I always say it's about the people and this place doesn't disappoint. They think it's about the people too!! read more

Beer specials? Yes. Liquor specials? Yes. Friendly service? Yes. Authentic San Francisco bar? Triple yes. In addition, if you're a soccer fan, the Dubliner West Portal is the home of the Peña Athletic Club California, the official supporters' group for Athletic Club de Bilbao of LaLiga. The peña meets at least once a month for games. Whenever Basques from the Bilbao/Bizkaia area come to San Francisco, The Dubliner West Portal has become a must-visit! read more

The Dubliner - The peña out in full force—for a preseason friendly no less! Athletic Club de Bilbao vs. Liverpool FC, August 2017 - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

Another local bar that's not divy and not odorous, with friendly female bartenders, and without barflies. Mostly locals hang here since it's not convenient to get to unless live in the vicinity. There's a number of plasmas/LCDs all around the bar for whatever one wants to watch, though it is very loud to make out what is said even if the place is half-crowded. There's a couch and a jukebox in the back, with an upstairs loft-like section with a pool table. Beers and drinks are a tad pricy. The place is packed, or mostly full, on Wednesday Trivia nights (http://www.brainstormer.com/venueDisplay.aspx?venueID=262&state=ca). The special is Pilsner Urquell on these nights, though there are rotating specials along with that. Usually, there are a dozen or more trivia teams, so it is more difficult to win or place (and there are regulars=teams that always end up among the top five each week). The host is this dude who is very fun and down to earth. Our team won once, so it's possible...though we haven't placed again since then. I like to think we retired at our peak. Milestone: the 300th "Funny" vote's review... read more

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Friendly pub. Environment is comfortable and mellow. There are a few nice watering holes on West Portal so don't miss this one that is a bit further down the strip. Prices are fair and drinks mixed well. This pub is not to big, not to small, but just right. Same with the lighting. Bright enough so see that it's well kept. Me likes. :) read more

Started playing trivia here a year ago. Great way to spend a Monday evening. Starts at 8 and doesn't go to late. Well done questions. Get out of the rut of Monday, Do something fun. read more

Easily the best bar in the area. This new bartender just started but you could've told me he's been here for 20 years and I would've believed you. mike made the best espresso martinis I've had in the city to date. You won't regret coming into this establishment read more

The Dubliner - people sitting at a bar watching televisions - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great neighborhood sports bar. Filled with locks that know the game and teams. Staff that never let your beer get low and always friendly. Definitely a must in the area read more

Truly the definition of PUB! Lots of regulars and plenty to drink. There is enough seating to come here with a large group and a nice area upstairs for playing pool as well. There are at least 4 or 5 televisions in here to watch all the current games airing. Was here to watch game 6 of the ALCS. There was a fair amount of people here when I came in. Most of the folks sat around the bar. Just an overall good atmosphere. The bartenders are very nice and sociable with the patrons. The lady bartender was a hilarious when I was here. I think she is also one of the owners of this establishment as well, not sure though. Come and check out this place on a Friday or Saturday night. #cheers read more

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Fantastic neighborhood bar with a wonderful, diverse crowd. Staff are real, no nonsense pros who keep the atmosphere light, and the night full of laughter. The Monday Night Trivia is a great time, with a great crowd. Definitely worth checking out. read more

The Dubliner - T minus ten minutes to Monday Night Trivia. - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

Amazing craft cocktail called The Ole Razz Matass. A delightful creation by a man named The Moose. Wouldn't give me the recipe but after watching him make it the third time it appears to include Muddled Raspberry, Agave, Fresh Lime, Mezcal, and some strange bottle he kept in his vest that he kept sniffing. DE. LISH. US. Would replace my blood with it if possible. 5 stars. read more

The dubliner is the places to be. It's casual, fun, and just an easy place to be. Now the bartenders they are one of the best parts of the place Otto is a personal favorite but all are great! She's fun and really makes the bar feel fun and safe. She also knows how to make a good drink. You can't go wrong if u the want a good drink and good people. read more

Not good if you're a guy of color. 4 friends walked in there yesterday early in the afternoon. They got the cold shoulder from the bartender who carded them and gave them the 3rd degree. These are guys in their late 20's with CA real id driver's licenses. They ordered beers and sat down. Then the police showed up and went directly to their table and asked what they were up to, said the bartender called because some folks were hassling him. Police left. They finished the beers and left. Will never return. Oh yeah, they were 3 Latinos and one Black. Everyone in the bar was white. Ok bar for white folks I guess. read more

Jim, Auto, and Connor are my favorites! the best bartenders here and also the nicest. they make my experience here better than most. I definitely recommend to come here when any of these bartenders are working, or just in general. This bar is fun and I enjoy it. read more

UPDATE 5-16-07 the "odd wall display" TV's are gone, and smaller LCD's facing the bar have improved this place's coefficient-of-sports-bar by a two to one margin. ************* "A good businessman does not an interior decorator make." One look inside the latest incarnation of "The Dubliner" bars drives this point home. The wood you face when you're looking at the bar is stained Oreo-cookie dark, while every other panel in the place is a-la-folding-table simulated blonde oak. The result looks more Modesto-California than Dublin-Ireland. Televisions are present, but they're freakishly placed in discussion-unfriendly positions. Two screens sit at the end of the bar, and one-of-two people sitting closest to a TV has to turn their head 180 degrees away from the game to make eye contact with the person behind them. Other TV's are built into an odd wall display above the entrance to the pool table area. They're too small, too high, and too oddly located for anyone to pay attention to. The day crowd usually has a half-dozen middle-aged men watching a game. They're fairly talkative, but interaction between them is stifled by the position of the televisions. Sports fans tend to cramp towards the TV's at the end of the bar, and conversation amongst them can be fairly awkward. The night crowd started off wall-to-wall on opening night, but cooled down immediately thereafter. There was a lull for several months, but last time I popped by it seemed like the Dubliner was becoming a post-event hangout for the mid-40's sportcoat-and-evening-gown crowd. It was around 10 PM, seating was near capacity, and 9-out-of-10 patrons looked just like they'd just gotten back from the Opera. Several *beautiful* women were on hand...and even though most of them wore sizable commitment-rocks on their off-limits fingers, the better part of them were mature enough for a man in his 40's to admire. And come nightfall when the lights get dimmed, the blonde oak paneling doesn't look half as bad. T.K.'s (the previous tenant) was a gritty place that had it's problems...but it had a soul, and one that perished completely during the process of a tragic remodel. The new bar is clean and sterile, but utterly devoid of character and decorative virtue. Sports and decor aside, it's not a bad bar. The night clientele is mature and upscale, surrounding restaurants are plentiful, and the K,L, and M MUNI lines stop within a short walk of the front door. Still, I've come here in search of the West Portal vibe on occasion, but always wound up feeling like a round peg in a odd-shaped hole. I'll pop by periodically to see if it evolves....but for the mean time it's got pretty stiff competition from Portal's Tavern across the street. read more

The Dubliner - In with the new. - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Really fun bar! Bartenders are great. Patrons are great. Local pub that is fun and friendly. You will definitely have a good time here, meet a few new folks, and have a great time. Really like this place. Check it out if you are in West Portal read more

This is my favorite bar in West Portal! It truly is similar to the bar Friends. After a few visits you will have a ton of new friends. Otto is the best bartender I have ever encountered and always have a great time when I stop by. They do alot of customer appreciation nights of BBQ from Sunset 29, trivia night, birthday bashes, etc If you are looking for a bar with a younger crowd in West Portal, this is your spot! read more

The Dubliner - This is Ella's favorite bar!! - Pubs Near Me - San Francisco, California

I go here about once or twice a month with my soccer buddies. The best reason to go is named Kristine and she tends the bar while dispensing carrot sticks and other roughage to the sozzled regulars. Otherwise it has nothing to recommend it. Oh, and they took down the TK's sign so now I have trouble finding it from the street. July update: Kristine's gone, prices still high. Time to find a new hole. They lose one star. read more

Great little bar, with friendly bartenders. Good music. Paid $3 for a beer. Flat screen TVs. Will be back!

The Dubliner is my favorite bar in SF! Great atmosphere, great drinks and the bartenders are amazing!! I highly recommend everyone to go to the Dubliner on Monday nights for trivia! They always have very creative and fun categories for trivia! read more

The Dubliner and the Philosopher are my two favorite bars in the West Portal area. Of the two, the Dubliner is my fave because of the friendly and super cool female bartenders at night that always remember me and take extra good care of me even on rare occasions when I haven't been in for a while. In the daytime, there's an old guy working the bar that is okay, but it's just not the same. Good STRONG reasonably priced drinks. Nice crowd, a little of everything. Great little pool table upstairs too, although it can get a little hot up there in the summertime. With a little luck, you might even get rockstar parking right out front. What more can I say...it works for me. read more

This place is a decent bar. There is a pool table and a couple more tables upstairs. The bartender was really nice and friendly. The decor is pretty cool. They have lots of neat artwork and a lot of tvs to watch sports. There are usually a good amount of people here and it has a fun vibe read more

I like beer. I like pool. Pool table is free. Wait, what? Yes... free. At least it was last night. And I had one really good run. But overall I was doing much better at knocking all my opponents balls in the holes. Technically he won 2 games and I won 1, BUT I did knock more balls in the holes, so I am telling myself I won. Seems completely fair to me. Plus my mom taught me that girls get to make the rules at stuff like this. This place is definitely a neighborhoody bar with beer and locals who talk to you and beat you at doubles in pool. Once again, I can't believe I live like 5 blocks away and I never come here. I am so going out in West Portal more often. Stumbling home is way more fun than cabbing home. And I got like an extra thousand steps for my pedometer contest. read more

Situated towards the end of the 'portal stroll'. My date and I stopped in here after our Grindhouse double feature. The two cute flirty girl-bartenders gave an excellent pour, and indulged patrons with witty conversation. We had a gush-fest about the recent Pedro Aldomovar film Volver. My drink* (mount gay,ginger ale,lots of lime,dash of bitters) was excellently executed each time. I shall visit again. . . . *ccLisa G. read more

Cute neighborhood bar that gets pretty packed during happy hour and on the weekends. A few tables along the wall and there's an upstairs lounge area. I saw a pool tables upstairs and quickly ran up. "Where do the quarters go? *looks around the table* Wait it's free!? SCORE!" Now to brush up on my skills or lack thereof. A handful of tvs behind the bar to watch the game. Fully stocked bar and drinks specials everyday. Clientele include very cool neighborhood peeps and suits from the financial businesses down the block. Walls are plastered with sport posters of Bay Area sports teams (of course). read more

I live nearby this bar, so it's a handy little place to get a drink. I only frequent bars with clean bathrooms and I have to say, this place does a pretty good job keeping their bathrooms clean. They have a pool room upstairs that is usually unoccupied, and good if you have a group of people with you. The bartenders are nice and if you spend lots of money, they aren't against giving you one or two drinks on the house. That's always a plus! It would be nicer if there were a few more attractive people there and fewer freaky middle-aged guys trying to grope my hair! read more

I would say that this is the nicest bar in West Portal. I visited this bar on a Saturday afternoon with a friend of mine. The bar prtion was all dudes watching sports and talking smack to eachother. We headed upstairs to play pool. (1.00 per game) Its a pub folks, not a wine bar. Although they do serve wine, I don't reccomend it. Stick to beer and mixed drinks. There are 4 bathrooms here, a mens, two unisex and in the very back the cleanest ladies room I have encountered in ANY bar ever. read more

When I first walked into this place it was empty ... Let me clarify, When I first walked into this place I was smiling, then I noticed it was empty and I continued smiling because I was gonna start drinking ... and it was only 2pm on a Monday afternoon. The good ... They have all the traditional bar drinks, no food, a pinball machine, and one of those new internet jukeboxes that can play anything if you pay. The bad ... The new "fake-wood" paneling and shiny decor makes this place "not so irish" feeling. The bartender, with an irish-accent, responded with "Yeah it's been revamped" after I questioned her why the place felt so new. I expected a few more dents in the walls and more teethmarks in the bar wood. And the ugly ... In a grid like fashion they had repetitive sports "greatest moments" pictures hung on the wall illuminated by the standard pool table style green lamps. read more

Decent sized bar with three bathrooms - always a plus in my book when there are ample toilets around! The layout of the bar is pretty awesome with a pool table overlooking the bar and a long bar that extends to the back. I love coming here to hang out with friends; unfortunately, i'm usually the only Asian in the bar which doesn't bother me TOO much considering I am a "banana." Yellow on the outside and white on the inside, but it is a little disconcerting to know that you're the only non-white person there. Also, other than the normal college age white boy group, my group is usually the only group under thirty-five. Not to say this is always a bad thing, but a lot of the patrons at this bar sit by themselves or are "regulars." All in all, this place is a great place to kick back and chill with friends, but don't expect to meet your future soul mate here. read more

Stop #1 on the West Portal Pub Tour... As expected, I spent most of the time here in waiting-for-peeps mode, until Arturo showed up. Luckily I had the 49ers-Raiders exhibition game to keep me company, but I almost made the mistake of cheering at a 49ers touchdown...turns out the Irish dudes in here were Raiders fans. And you don't antagonize Raiders fans. Nevertheless, this is not a Shannon Arms-style, Irish-pool-table-brawl dive. With the wood-paneling, the art-deco GGNRA posters, and the little LCDs, it's actually rather polished (albeit in a soulless type of way), not unlike the Dubliner in Noe Valley. It's also a bit overpriced for being so out of the way (and largely deserted). $5.50 for a Guinness? That's kind of stretching it. Still, the balcony with a pool table was pretty nifty...this could definitely be a good venue for pub quiz. read more