Tiernan's
(415) 673-9700
685 Beach St
San Francisco,
CA
94109
37.8067
-122.4203
Neighborhoods: Russian Hill, Northeast
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In Short
This friendly pub offers an international beer list (20 on draft and another 20 by the bottle) and a menu of pub grub favorites. Irish-inflected dishes include shepherd's pie, mussels steamed in a Guinness broth and bangers and beans. Tourists line the bar and crowd tables by day, and live music amps up the atmosphere by night. Musicians play everything from acoustic to rock to traditional Irish seven nights a week.
User Reviews
ScottClearford
February 08, 2009
The long and short of this story is basically poor service with a flippant attitude from the bar tenders. I even called the owner, Susan Tiernan, who's business card is displayed right next to the bar. No call back. I'm just shocked people can run a bar/restaurant these days with lousy service. My prediction is this place will be out-of-business before the end of 2009. Walk down the street and grab your beer from Fiddler's Green instead.
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JoesPizza
December 30, 2008
Arrive at after 9 pm and the kitchen was closed. Beer selection poor. Attitude poor. Got there just in time to hear the Band play two songs but then they took an 1 hour break. That's when we left.
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bjaquez
March 17, 2008
I had a very bad experience here! I would not recommend this place to anyone! We stopped in last weekend, not because of any recommendation or urge to eat an Irish Pub dish, because we wanted to quickly get out of the cold. We had parked nearby and came in off the street. The regular menu on the table. The waitress was sour. I ordered from the menu and was then told I could not order from it, and must order from a special Saint Patrick's Day Menu (still two days away). "Why is this menu still on the table if we can not order from it?" I asked. It had the beer list in the back. Okay, I guess that makes some sense. The drinks were really short. We were served wine in plastic cups that were about 1/4 full. And, the wine was 6 dollars or so a glass, but you could buy a bottle for $25. I would rather pay more, and a least feel like I was served a regular glass in a glass. I asked the bartender to just send us over the remainder bottle and was told I would have to pay $12 and another $25. (I would never drink that much) The bartender was also very rude, after chatting and passing me up for 5 minutes, I called for his attention, at which he seemed offended. I was very embarrassed. He accused me of trying to cheat him. Wow! We paid for drinks, did not finish them... just left. Never again will I visit your pub. I am currently a high school teacher of 20 plus years. I just thought you would appreciate the feedback. While in college, I worked in a very nice restaurant in Pasadena. I am well aware of what would be standard practice and how to treat customers. While looking for your address online I found a place does reviews. It seems I am not the only person with a negative experience. Check out other reviews. BTW, we went down the street and had a wonderful dinner, great wine and perfect service. The next day our food and service at the Fisherman's Grotto was the best!
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The Extras:
Tiernan's also offers catering services.
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Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Group Dining, Dine At The Bar, Bar Scene
