Gold Dust Lounge

12/13/11

Cute bar- terrible waitress

by DarthyMacDougall at Citysearch

I thought the bar was cozy and cute, albeit kind of crammed. I had heard bad things about the waitstaff, and sure enough, a dark-haired waitress made some snarky insult in my ear as she walked by me for no apparent reason. I will not go back solely because of this.

07/24/10

The Wild Wild West

by Casi C , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

You know when you're watching old western movies and the cowboy romps into a saloon, walks past a piano, sits on a swivel stool, and orders himself a cold brew from the old guy behind the counter. Well that's this place, except it's in Union Square and not in the wild wild west. OK, I guess technically we are in the west and it is pretty wild here, but you know what I mean!

I love the style of this place, the people, and the great jazz band that played at the end of the night. Plus, you can't beat $3 draft beers and $3 glasses of champagne! This is a great after work spot to enjoy a great atmosphere with with some great (cheap) drinks.

• Pros: cheap drinks
• Cons: a bit small

11/26/09

WORST SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO

by FITO at Citysearch

THE WAITER WAS VERY RUDE AND INTRUDING. IRISH COFFE IS MADE WITH COFFE NOT WITH WATER. THE WAITER STOOD WAITING FOR A TIP AND WE DIDENT GIVE HER TIP BECAUSE A DOG COULD DO HER JOB BETTER. MUSIC WAS GOOD AND DECORATION WAS VERY WELL DONE.

• Pros: DECORATION
• Cons: SERVICE & IRISH COFFE

08/27/09

I'd give it a negative 1 if I can

by sflocal10 at Citysearch

This place is one of the worst experience I have had in SF and I've lived here for over 16 years. I was there with a few friends after shopping in union square. I've been here before for the cheap drinks. We were having a great time when they had a shift change and this one dark haired bartender (who says his name is Jason after I inquired about his name 5 times, but I doubt it) started serving drinks. He was ok at first, neither friendly nor rude, but at one point referred to us as 'horny girls" because we were dancing to the band that was playing that night. When I confronted him about that, he claims to said that since i was kissing my bf then I must be horny! He was so rude that I asked to speak with the manager and he said that he was the manager. When I asked for his name, he blantantly refused to give me his name. We had just dropped a lot of money in this place and the guy didn't even bother to give us a name? He was definitely rude and somewhat misogynistic. I would definitely stay away from this place unless you have a thing for rude, obnoxious, misogynistic bartenders. There are plently of places in this city where you can get a margarita or glass of champagne for $3.50.

Aside from the rude bartender, this place is full of tourists and riffraffs. There were several people there with missing teeth! Go to the mission for dive bars and elsewhere for cheap drinks.

• Pros: Cheap drinks
• Cons: They don't care about customer service

01/18/09

Always good for some great people watching and talking & $2.95 margaritas you can't afford NOT to drink! :)

by KelleeJo at Citysearch

After reading so many reviews slamming the old bartender and bad service, I had to add my experience. I have only seen the guy a few times - and yes, he does ignore people. It is definitely a tourist bar with people from everywhere - which is fun for me to chat with others from Austrailia, Europe, etc. However, the really cute (and much younger than Chuck) bartender, Denny, is oh so worth it. He is super sweet to the ladies and doesn't ignore anyone. It's not in his nature for him to be rude. The cocktail waitresses are great. Just talk to them, be friendly and they are more than friendly back. They love to find out where people are from. It is definitely a tourist magnet - which is why I love it. We have even made life-long friends in there! Its a great bar with all walks of life! Mid-week at 4pm is great to watch the happyhour corporate crowd rock the place until about 7pm. I keep track of how many drinks I have by Go have a drink! When you can get a margarita or glass of champagne for $2.95 --- you can't afford NOT to drink it! They'd get 5 starts if there was food....

• Pros: Denny, the Bartender
• Cons: the bathroom...