The Blarney Stone Bar

The Blarney Stone Bar in San Francisco is a true hidden gem, an English pub vibe with an Irish soul. From the moment you walk in, the warm, laid-back atmosphere pulls you in like an old friend. Guinness on tap? Perfectly poured. Fresh-squeezed grapefruit for palomas, margaritas, and gimlets? A total game-changer.

And then there’s Tori, our bartender, an absolute delight. Down-to-earth, attentive, and full of good vibes, she made the night feel like we were regulars, even if it was our first visit. Her service was seamless, and she added that special touch that turns a good bar into a favorite one.

Whether you're there for the cocktails, the draft beer, or just some solid company, Blarney Stone delivers. We’ll definitely be back, cheers!

Nice Irish bar

One of the best bars in Clairemont. One of the better Irish bars in San Diego. They take their time pouring a Guinness which is exactly what’s needed to make it right.
And the place is packed when there’s live music.

Never left a 1 star review before!

We were a group of 5 people who went in around 1:15am. Bar was empty, and upon walking in the bartender said “what makes you think we are open?” (At this point all 5 of us had not entered the bar we were walking in)

We looked at him in confusion and he asked again “I’m counting cash here and the curtains are drawn, what makes you think it’s ok for you to come here?” (bartender was counting cash on the counter and door was not locked. There was also someone grabbing drinks at the far end of the bar)

I apologized for coming in when they are not open and said we will leave. After apologizing and saying we will leave, I told him the only reason we did walk in was because the sign outside and their google hours say open until 2am - which is why believed they were open. (The sign outside literally said open, had listed their hours open until 2am, and the door was unlocked.) I turned to my group and said we gotta go and we all began to walk out.

At this point I realize this place is advertised as open but I am thinking the bartender might just be ready to call it quits on a slow night. But as we’re leaving the bartender began shouting at us “once you start signing my paychecks I’ll listen to you” as we were walking out. He followed this comment with racially charged slurs directed at (seemingly) members of my group.

I don’t mind if all of your signs/website/google maps info state that you are open and you are in fact not. We walked in, were told it is closed, and we began to leave immediately. The entire interaction lasted less than 60 seconds.

However, it is completely unacceptable to be rude to people, especially with charged and inappropriate subject matter, who were courteous and respectful of your business.

I do not recommend this establishment to anyone for a variety of reasons, chiefly among them the fact that they hire miserable people who have nothing better to do than be rude, uncivil, and discourteous to people.

Great atmosphere! Fantastic bartender!

Great bartender!!

Very nice place and the owner was so friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Three good Irish beers on tap, fresh squeezed grapefruit in your vodka, friendly bartenders, what's not to like? Could use a couple more options for bar snacks.

Atmosphere: 4

The lady bartender with the pony tail could not be more inattentive or rude. Avoid her and have a nice time in a cool Irish pub. She should work in the back of the house where she can’t ignore or offend customers. Definitely a cool vibe just hate that a staff member ruined it for us.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 1

Some of the photos are misleading as they have not had food for at least 6 years. I'm sure many other people like myself have gone there thinking they had food only to find nada Not even any simple bar snacks!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Pretty decent late bar but they have a ridiculous cover charge on nights they expect a crowd

Amazing Guinness! Has gendered single-user bathrooms which hasn't been allowed under the San Francisco health code since 2016.

Friendly bartenders and great selection of beer. This place doesn’t serve food anymore, but they will let you bring in outside food. There are lots of restaurants around too.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Beware kitchen is haunted and abandoned ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Shuffleboard was nice entertainment. No 0 / non alcoholic beers. $9 for a guiness. Pretty empty when we went but sure with people around the atmosphere would be

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3