The Little Shamrock

This pub is great!
The drinks were poured heavily (how I love it) and the place was nice and dark during a hot sunny day.
My friend & I played a fun game of backgammon while enjoying drinks.
One star was taken away because it is a cash only bar and the closest atm machine is in what my friends named «rape alley.» It was a creepy place to access money.

I love a good dive bar and The Little Shamrock is just that.
Cash only
Simple drinks
Couches
Board games
But best of all Darts — the dart boards have their own little room in back — with its own sound system that you can plug your phone into and play your own music.

Love this place, it’s perfect for playing games with friends. Cozy old fashioned furniture. One night there was chill live music with a bassoon. They’ve got backgammon tables, tiffany style lamps, cheap drinks, and allow food carry-​ins. Perfect spot for hanging out or cards.

About the place: Cool spot, definitely chill… most people will echo that. Inside the lamps look like TGI Fridays and there’s a bar plus round tables and chairs. There is also a sofa where the bar tenders dog chills. Dart boards in the back room and décor is eclectic.
About the price: CASH ONLY. $ 3 PBR on draft Sunday’s. Not sure about other things but likely the same-​ish.
About the food: Doesn’t serve food.

This was stop number two for the Sunset Pub Crawl on the ClueKeeper app. The bar has plenty of comfortable chairs and couches– a real «living room» feel. It’s full of history as well as local charm and cheap beer.
My group would have stayed here all night, except that we were doing a pub crawl and had more puzzles to solve! I’ll have to come back again for the full experience.

Cheap beer and super chill atmosphere. Only thing that would make this place better is them accepting cards.

Great place to hang out!
There’s four televisions, boardgames, and dart boards in the back.

Crowded dive bar, cash only. Wish they had a more upscale beer selection, but service was quick and the beer was decent.

So cool to learn that this place is real and not the fictional bar in the John Lescroart novels! Next time I’m in town, I’ll definitely check it out.

Perfect place to hang out with friends — couches, tables, multiple bathrooms, very good prices. The works!

Was ignored at the bar for at least ten minutes while the bartender chatted with friends and served people who came up after me. Had a guy friend order for me and he was served in less than two minutes. Not sure what that’s about but since I apparently can’t get what I’m there for I will not be returning.

So great to be able to drink in a place that is over 120 years old.
The hot toddy was great after a long day of walking San Fran.
Love the vibe here.

Came here on a Sunday after the museums in Golden Gate park. I just wanted a place to relax with a pint and charge my batteries (literally and figuratively), and this place was perfect! Cozy, kind of cheesy Irish décor with dirt cheap pints … What else could you want?
Only qualm is that it is cash only

Cash only! Fortunately there’s an ATM right outside but avoid the $ 3.50 fee if you can. Cool place to grab some drinks, talk, and play games. I had an easy time hearing the people I was talking with despite the place being pretty packed.

Little Shamrock and I, we’ve got a good thing going.
Yes, the place has a bit of a musty smell (with the occasional whiff of reefer sprinkled in). And no, the seats and tables don’t feel the cleanest (tip: ditch the cloth, fabric seats for some plain old wooden chairs). However, despite being not nearly as popular as nearby Blackthorn and Yancey’s (possibly/​probably for the aforementioned reasons), Little Shamrock offers nearly just as much.
The area by the bar has a half dozen or so TV’s and tables (including a couple of backgammon tables), as well as a collection of board games you can grab and play. In addition, there’s a little «lounge» area by the bathrooms (it feels like someone’s basement) and a back room with a couple of dartboards, some additional tables, a small TV, and an ATM.
Still not all THAT impressive? You’re right, it’s not. The bartender is really nice though. Oh, and pints of beer are just $ 4. Yeah, that’s right…$ 4! Even if you were to say that’s the only good thing about the place, it still was enough to get me to come back a second time.
Of course, it didn’t hurt much that the Giants won the two World Series games over the weekend that my buddy and I came here to watch. Nope. NOT. AT. ALL.
THREE AND A HALF STARS rounded up for fairly obvious, championship winning reasons. #OrangeOctober
CASH ONLY.

The ladies dominating on a game 7 World Series win!!!
It’s a man’s World Series, but these ladies bring the heat every night. Woot woot!

Since moving from London, I’m always on the hunt for a good pub. Not the fancy type that will sell you fish and chips for $ 25 or call itself a pub simply because they sell some beer. A real pub. No fuss, carpet smelling of good beer, carry more than Budweiser (yuck) kinda place. That being said, Shamrock is just the spot.
Excellent beer selection, chill attitude, old leather-​bound chairs, Tiffany lamps, backgammon tables, and darts. That, plus a delicious Irish coffee with the real cream, and good company, what else could a girl want on a Monday night?!

Come here all the time as I live in the neighborhood. That being said, it’s hard for it to really ever feel like a locals/​regular bar due to all the tourist traffic it gets from the park and its status as the 2^nd oldest bar in San Francisco. $ 2 PBR draft at happy hour, nice folks behind the bar, darts in the back room, and comfortable seating. One thing of note though, there’s a sign in front of one of the barstools towards the back of the bar labeled «Val’s Seat». Val’s a great guy and a long time regular, so unless you want to be viewed as a jerk/​amateur, don’t try to sit there. Oh, and like most decent bars in San Francisco, it’s cash only.

I came here last night with a few friends… a Thursday night. There was not much going on, and this place was not very full at all. We ordered a pitcher of Boddingtons and a greyhound for the lady, then went to the game area.
There are like no complete games left in the stack. The deck of ginormous cards was complete. Then we did what no other person should ever do… play «chatter matters». Opening up chatter matters, the instructions are vague and there are more cards than you know what to do with. I think some of the cards don’t belong. Anyway, we played this game and needed to drink a lot to get this going. This game is barely playable, but I guess you can try with some close friends who you might consider family…
The bathroom is long, but fairly clean.
Beer varies from 3 – 5 dollars a pint. PBR being the only 3 dollar one I think. Fairly inexpensive. I’m not sure when their happy hours are.
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POPCORN:
okay guys, on the Unilocal app, you’ll see that in the tips section, popcorn is mentioned in like 19 (maybe 20) reviews, now that I mentioned it:
THEY DON’T SERVE COMPLEMENTARY POPCORN! but let me repeat that one more time… they DONT serve complementary popcorn.
They sell chips and nuts or something. but as for popcorn, they used to serve it like 3 years ago.
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Overall, it’s alright, chill bartenders, cheap alcohol, lots of room to hang out. I’ll probably stop in once in a while.

My buddy just moved back to town from grad school and it’s always fun talking shop over a beer. The Little Shamrock proved to be a great place to do it in. This bar is over 100 years old and still standing even after a handful of big quakes.
I ordered a more modern snakebite, which was loaded up with a slight cider bias, just the way I like it. There’s plenty of seats available and the bartender is responsive when you place your order. Prices are super great too, and I think everything was about $ 5, but it might have been happy hour.
The location is right at the foot at the park so it’s convenient as a stop in between museum shows. A great place to have a conversation during the afternoon, I bet it’s just as great or boozing with big groups in the evenings.
Food: ⁷⁄₁₀
Service: ⁷⁄₁₀
Price: $
Atmosphere: ⁷⁄₁₀