Molotov's

Came in to show our friend a day in the city and the bartender was not very welcoming. Asked her if we were not in the right place considering it’s a girls group hanging out. She ignored us but eventually got her to tell us her name was Dana. Dana was not a welcoming person.

Quite possibly the strongest, cheapest drinks in the city. Fun bartenders, great music, and they have retro gaming consoles to play at the bar!

Really great place, perfect staff and a good price. However the silence in-between music is my personal nightmare. The rest is amazing

Didn’t leave a review last time I was at this place because I wanted to give it a second chance. My second experience was just as bad — this place has the most unnecessarily rude bouncer I’ve ever seen. Both of my experiences with this dude were awful

Nice place. Friendly staff and good drinks.

Amazing happy hour specials - try The Bums Choice. Friendly bartenders, great music and movies and sports on the 2 tvs. Cheers!

This place is tight… two pinball machines, one pool table and a couple tv’s for nba finals… bartender is super chill.. drinks are $6. During happy hour (3-7)… oh ya… dog friendly

Used to be an awesome punk bar now more of a queer place full awful Ding songs🤢

Let me be clear.This is a place that you go if you want to play pool and you wanna play good pool and you wanna battle all night and you wanna have manners.... This is also a place where if your dog is extremely well-behaved.They will be allowed to be inside.No service animal certificate is needed as long as everyone has a cordial agreement... Unwritten rule..... Do not play music unless it is something of the era of Rock steady ska Reggae or punk of the generation x specific era. Trust me, you don't want to play anything else because that's what this bar is about. You want to be privileged enough to be allowed to be in such a bar.

On Friday May 17 I went out with friends and an older lady (BAR TENDER) with glasses kicked us out for no reason and was saying we were taking too long in the bathroom and causing us of using drugs.

I went out with friends to celebrate our graduation and the female bartender with square glasses was ignorant. She appeared to be upset and rolled her eyes at one of my friends while we were sitting at the bar. A little later that night we were kicked out because she became upset while we were using the bathroom and she had to wait in line. She accused us of doing drugs and made irrelevant accusations. If she's a reflection of this establishment, I'd highly recommend to stay away.

This place is racist! The bartender at this site is incredibly rude to say the least. My friends and I went this past Friday evening (05/10/24) for the first time to celebrate finishing our masters program and the middle aged white woman with glasses bartender who was serving us ran into my friends in the bathroom and banged on the door while saying something along the lines "I have to piss and I work here...some people are not even using the bathroom". My friends got out of the bathroom and told her they were actually using the restroom. She didn't like their response and as retaliation told the bouncer that my friends were doing drugs in the bathroom. The bouncer then escorted my friends out of this establishment . My friends were wrongfully accused, harassed and ill treated because of this employee and to clarify my friends have never even done drugs. I can see that others share in this ill experience and the owner does something about the lack of quality service that was provided that night.

They were incredible before Covid, managed to get through the pandemic, and are back as strong as ever!!! I could compliment the staff, the best price around, the setting and the music, but I don't really need you to stand in front of me! Don't forget to tip the incredible bartenders.

Easily the best bar we have found in SF. Kick ass jukebox, no nonsense bartenders, cheap drinks and a pool table. What an awesome place! Props to Corey and Stephanie, my two favorite bartenders there! People have said this is the last bastion of old SF, if that's the case I was born a generation too late. Love Molotovs!

Great ambiance. Good drink and place to chill. The bartender is great, she made a virgin margarita on request cause I don't drink but wanted to fit in lol (thanks babes). It's also pet friendly if you wanna bring your dog!!

The staff are horrendous. I paid $ for my beer and the bartender stared at me angrily for no reason. It was weird. I also got less change from another bartender and when I asked for my change back he asked me to F* off

EXTREMELY UNWELCOMING AND UNPLEASANT STAFF!!!! Was harrassed loudly by the security person at the door, the bartender, and several patrons consecutively in the 15 minutes my partner and I were in the space. WITHOUT EVEN CHECKING MY ID AND VERIFYING THAT I WAS OF AGE, I was yelled at made a spectacle of by the staff and the patrons for looking younger than they expect.

Decent full bar dive bar in Lower Haight. Drinks go for about $6 and are strong! They have a juke box that's connected to the internet so PLENTY of songs to pick from. Pool tables inside, bar seating, outdoor seating and small tables inside as well. Nothing too fancy. But a good spot to go!

Drinks are strong and cheap (even cheaper for happy hour) which pairs great with loud music. Entertainment consists of a pool table that sits in the back and pinball machine in the front. Low-key punk vibe with a lot of character but CASH ONLY.

Only place open past 8:30 on St Patrick's Day '21! Only place to actually discount their Guinness! Patio, lights, tables, Margaritas, banter ...I even saw old friends from preCOVID kicking it here which was an unexpected blast. 5 Stars!

Epic people watching here. Came in while our tattoo artist across the street at Idle Hand drew up our stuff. Bartender was friendly and both of our drinks were $5 for happy hour. They had a pool table and pinball machines inside. Minus one star for a funky old beer smell

Oh Molotovs. This is one of my favorite dice bars in San Francisco. Tons of local characters including some resident dogs. A great place to grab a cheap drink and they have a good beer selection. The place is dark which adds to the ambiance. They have a pool table and usually some strange media on the tv. I often come in "just for one" and sure enough find myself leaving hours later. They are cash only but they have an atm onsite.

Lets be honest. I bareley remember being here. I do remember the Sailor Jerry and Coke I had was very, very strong. I only had one though. I remember that it was not that busy in here for a Saturday night. And I took a bunch a photos. That's about all I remember.

Didn't check out the yelp page til we walked in. It was busy so we decided just to check it out. But, Never again! The vibe was off and the place was really old and dirty. There was a dog seating at the bar on his own barstool. Hahaha. This must be a dog friendly there was at least 5 medium to large size dogs just chillin inside.

I go here often, mainly because I like to down three double bloody mary's and this is a place where they will not look down at me for doing so. They are strong and not half bad. It is a dog bar, if these reviews were not obvious. The jukebox has a few songs all of which are BANGERS, so I don't wanna hear any complaints. Gets crowded at night, so day time is where it is at if your pace is on the slow/chill side. Overall great place to drink a beer with your dog by your side!

Bloody Mary Review - No matter what my purpose is for visiting San Francisco, I always manage to find myself enjoying a round of pool, strange conversation, and red wine spiked bloody mary at Molotov's. Why? (1) Any respectable drunken bar crawl will enevitably take you past Molotov's, (2) I can't pass up a good deal and (3) it's got hella good dive bar vibes. Why go? Red wine spiked bloodys. | Price: $5

Everyone complaining about the staff has zero sense of humor, no comprehension of a real dive bar, and seems to be very sheltered. "A scary-looking crowd"?? If you consider dogs and a bearded local old man playing chess by himself scary. I come to this bar BECAUSE of the staff. If you stop acting like an entitled infant, you'd find they are all genuine people and interesting to talk to. Anyone complaining about them has clearly never worked a service job and probably never tips- Are you expecting a personal, motherly cheerleader when you order a drink from a local dive bar, from bartenders with decades of experience, who have seen hundreds of people in all states of inebriation come and go? Do you need freshly imported orchid flowers and a bartender who thinks he's a chemist and performs fancy tricks for you? Then go somewhere in the FiDi or Marina. Even better, Vegas. This is a dive bar. If you want pretentious, fake staff that sucks up to everyone (guess what- they're only being "nice" to get a bigger tip from you. as much as you want to feel special), if you want your hand to be held, if you misunderstand a remark and instead of talking it out with the staff, you post a passive aggressive whiny yelp review, go to touristy bars and sterile lounges in SF. There are PLENTY. I've frequented this bar for years because it DOESN'T feel like a manufactured zoo with mute bartenders numbly serving person #57 of the night like a factory line until their shift finally ends, complete with perfectly placed dime-a-dozen modern "fancy" or "nice" interior design. That is NOT a dive bar. I've come here with friends but this is also a great dive you can come to alone and unwind, maybe pet a dog. Nobody is frontin and tryin to act cool and secretly judge one another. Everyone is here relaxing from a hard work day with alcohol, a pool table, and classic tunes. In the real world, not everyone will act like your mommy or daddy. Don't expect a local dive bar to be a daycare center. Don't immediately be shocked and outraged because a bartender isn't politically correct. Also this bar is not racist.. As a minority I can confirm after years of patronage vs. the one guy who came here once... who happens to be white. Overall, Molotov's is an authentic, refreshingly unpretentious, truly local dive bar- complete with unpretentious prices. Sometimes, sheltered people wander in and expect it to be a fancy Vegas lounge located in The Wynn Encore. Ideally, Yelp should be a place one can find intelligent, well-rounded reviews and not a place to snitch because your feelings were hurt- leading to an emotionally biased review. Leave Molotov's alone. How can anyone think a bar that has CUTE DOGS as REGULARS is offensive and scummy? The dogs are relaxed... and you should be too.

Beaucoup points to the bartenders for keeping up with the crowd. When a DYL was called, and happy hour started at 6pm, I thought I was late. But like the bumper sticker says, "I may be slow, but I'm ahead of you." It was fun to sit in the back with my $3 PBR draft and watch the crowd drift in. By 8 pm all of Yelpdom was here, and the bartenders rose to the challenge. It's not just beer, it's a full bar, and the background music politely stayed in the background. Highlights of the evening included making friends with a cat, playing sloppy drunk pool with an equally sloppy drunk pool player (dude, if that woman hadn't given you "the signal" you could have beat me in another five minutes), free beers (Yelpers tend to be generous), lots of conversation with people I vaguely recognized and could look up later, and being shown by a rock star how to quietly slip out during a lull in the action. It's a neighborhood bar. I'll go back if you do.

In college I had a close friend who refused to wear anything but black (camouflage on occasion) and would always make me listen to Danzig on repeat. Sometimes, he'd leave his black patched clothing in the dryer, and I'd pile them up and bring them to him. He'd furrow his eyebrows. Him: "How do you know this stuff is mine?" I'd shrug. "Uh...I've seen you wear nothing but this stuff for months now, and come on, who else wears all black on this floor? Plus I can still smell last night's beer run on them... Although, I gotta say the white socks did throw me for a little bit..." He'd grunt and grab the pile from me. Him: "Uh...yeah....well...I can recognize your laundry too!" Me: "oh yeah?!" Him: "All of your stuff smells like a French prostitute...all that perfume you put on....yuck!" Me: "whatever...So why do you wear all black?" Him: "Duh...it's slimming!....Why do you reek of a brothel?" Me: "To remind you of your MOM!!!! Ooooooo Oh snap!" He'd shake his head real slow. His friends would bite their lips. Him: "Nice try....you're getting there...just work a little bit on the delivery...maybe next time...." I was constantly trying to come up with some killer line that would blow him away. But it always fell flat. Sometimes miserably so, and I'd be teased for hours afterwards. Eventually I gave up. Instead of trying to impress him with my sardonic wit, we would stick to things we both could appreciate like Cristina Aguilera and classics like Can't Hardly Wait. Molotov's reminded me of my old friend: black clothes, loud punk music, and a hint of attitude. (oversimplified for effect...because of course he was more than just clothes, music, and attitude) You either like it, or you don't. But...that is its charm. And if you get attitude, shrug it off. Don't take it personally. Molotov's is the kind of place where people chug away their woes. There's music blaring and there's always someone lingering at the bar, just waiting to stir up some trouble. Each time I've passed by there are numerous people stumbling out, swearing as they press their body-weight up against the wall, fumbling in their pockets for loose cigarette cash. It's not really my scene. But, I can't deny that they do serve up a good hard drink...(I've had exceptional service here) ...and sometimes that's all you need. A hard drink.

Warning: Utterly shallow and prurient review follows. I did not end up here by accident on Friday. No, no, no, no, NO...I was in pure stalking mode. See, a little birdy had told me that the insanely hot bartender from Lucky 13 is one of the new owners of Molotov's. As soon as I heard that, I made immediate plans to visit. Sure enough, come 8:30 or so, in walked Mark and out walked my dignity. I instantly regressed 30 years and became a giggling, ogling 15-year-old girl. A drunk, giggling, ogling 15-year-old girl. Drunk off the generously-poured and quickly-served shots, drunk off the unbelievable handsomeness that is Mark. *composes self* Okay, let me make myself useful for a minute: Fast service, pool table, decent ladies room, inclusive vibe, dog friendly, right across the street from Ali Baba's Cave (for post-booze gyros). P.S. Eye candy too.

Did a little daytime 4th of July action here. ....bought a round of beers ( PBR, Blue Moon, Lagunitas IPA) $8 ?? Great prices! .....saw the sign outside that read : FREE BBQ!....Hot Dogs, Cheeseburgers, with all the fixings....FREE. watched the Giants lose in extra innings to the Brewers.... I battled the king of the Pool Hall. The bartender was a cool mellow punk looking dude ( reminded me of a member of ' The Explosion' The crowd was diverse, punks, yuppies, preppy women, dude who looked like Andy Dick, foreign women. I'm definitely into it.

They purposefully block a ton of music on the jukebox. Categories not available are hip-hop, house, EDM. Basically anything a lot of people in SF might want.

One of the many bars along Haight street and it's great that it's not usually super crowded (at least the couple times I've been). Happy hour runs from open to 7pm so you can get some beers for ~$3. They also have a pool table that is $5 for 3 games. The table seems smaller than standard size, but it was still fun. Remember to bring cash, it's a cash only bar!

The bartender was chill and friendly, and I shook her hand. Happy hour beers rock. Had a deep conversation about sexuality with a friend here one time. Happy hour beers rock. There are no yuppies here. These are all good things.

Molotovs doesn't need your Yelp reviews. And no it's doesn't take Apple Pay.

Can you give a dive bar 5 stars? Do they want 5 stars? You know what I hate though-- hear me out-- I hate a bar that tries to be a dive bar but is just a generic piece of trash. Even worse is a shit bar that tries to be a dive bar but has no locals and overpriced drinks. This place... is not that. It's a dive bar that knows it's a dive bar and is genuinely a dive bar in all its glory. Go here for cheap beer, pin ball, bring your dog and a meal (who the hell cares) and get lit. Pay cash. Classic.

Got here on Halloween and we wanted a safe place to chill after a long night. This place was warm and Martin the bartender and own does a great job of making you feel welcome and taken care of. Looking forward to coming back to this neighborhood bar with a pool table. Cash only but so homey

It was many years ago. I am sure the staff has changed. Maybe the owner has changed. But if they are still deliberately showing seriously ethically questionable videos on their television screens (this went on for over 30 minutes), it's why I never went back. It is a memory I have never been able to shake, and it compelled me to see if the bar was still in existence. Maybe now I can let it go, like Elsa. I've been carrying it a long time.

Don't come in here unless you've had at least 2-5 body parts pierced. Usually there's a bar dog who's the coolest and most friendly person in the place. Bar staff are just a touch less gruff than Toronado's. As a cab driver said "man, it's a slow death in there." An Bodrain come baaaack!!

Dark and dingy but legit, good peeps and dog friendly. Best prices on beer in town.

Great place, like "everyone is friendly". Just stopped to charge my phone, use the restroom but stayed. Bought some beers, played some pinball and everyone or close too just wants to chill.exchanging tabs and just wanted to "get away" from the craziness.

I fucking love this dive bar. Any dive bar, really, but this one in particular has cheap, strong drinks, good bartenders, loud music to my liking, PINBALL (always extra points in my book), and is generally devoid of "bros" of any kind (Marina or otherwise). When all the other dives in town are dying and making way for bougie "lounges" (rest in peace, Kimo's) serving $14 cocktails and people who will buy them because they don't know any better, I'm glad i can count on good ol' Molotov's to just be a straight up good place to have a bullshit-free Friday night and a strong drink. One of the first places i went to as soon as i turned 21, still drinking here at almost 33 years old and I'm thrilled it's still around. Please never close!!!!

some things never change. Remember when the lower haight, in the late 90s, was said to be the "next mission"? well, the mission has remained the mission and the lower haight remains its grungy best. here, dogs run free, there's pinball machines, nasty graffiti covered bathrooms, and you can get pleasantly and cheaply plastered amid the 20-something punks. Neither mad dog or Toronado serve hard liquor, so you'll have to go to Molotov's for your fix.

Yelp wants me to review this place because I apparently checked in here. I don't remember. I think this is the bar where this cougar hit on my friend dressed like an elf in lederhosen. That was pretty hilarious. The drinks were cheap - but cash only. Lots of drunk Santas running around the night I was here (though it was still only 6:30 or so) ... but they ran out of a lot of beers so we had to move on.

It's a neat dive bar with a great atmosphere and some extremely friendly regulars. Music, pool table, drinks, and even a few friendly dogs, this ia neat place to hang out for a bit and relax. Music can get a bit loud so if you're looking to have conversations, you'll have to yell a bit to be heard.

This bar is what it is. Cheap beer & drinks, pinball, jukebox, a personality for sure. Been coming here for over 15 years, and while it is good to see one place in the hood keeping to its roots - customers still need to be warn of the strong territorial aspect of the regulars. I've witnessed and heard many stories of the locals aggressively pushing folks out they don't like, violently at times. First hand witnessed someone getting pushed off a pin ball machine by 6 people, then immediately taken outside and assaulted (broken cheek bone in the end). The bar does nothing to prevent this behavior, the bar has zero security, no cameras, etc...again, all part of the allure. Enjoy your CLs with some of SF's finest here, and watch your back...

Terrible bar. Only positive aspects are that its pretty cheap and has decent pinball games and a pool table. Bad atmosphere, bad crowd, did not satisfy any of my dive bar cravings.

Great dive bar where we will enjoy fond memories for a long time to come. We had fun guessing the playing card written on the under side of the PBR bottle caps, and for those into craft beer, they offer a great selection. Thanks for a fun time, bartender Stephanie!

Fuck my life (FML), one of the best bars in San Francisco and a regular watering hole of mine. Would've gotten married here, if the wife was cool with it. Where the shit do I start expressing my love? I'll keep it eazy breezy: The bombs: - Dope decor. Stickers all over. - Nice and dark, so I don't have to see your fugly face. - Sick music selection, let the locals work their magic. Keep your Taylor Swift at home, techie bros/bras. - Friendly bar staff, keepin' it simple. Get a Pabst (guess the cap) and Powers. No flirtinis served here, go see that mixologist down the street. - Dog friendly (CHILL DOGS ONLY!!) - Can bring food inside. No, I'm not talking about eating a fucking 3 course meal. Simple sandwich is fine. The facts: - Cash only - Pool table - Pinball - Close the bottom door after yourself Here's some suggestions: - Come early (or anytime on weekdays) you can hang out with the regulars. Be respectful and easy going. - Come later (after 8 on weekends) to visit the techie/yuppie zoo. No admission cost!

Great dive bar, cheap drinks and there's always dogs inside!!!! What more could you want? There's pin ball machines inside and once I was here when a tamales lady came in! Tamales are definitely a game changer when you're drunk. Watch out cause this place is cash only. Well drinks will run you about $3-$5 and beers are anywhere from $3-$7

What's that? Beer for ~$2? YES. I'm in. Love that this place has a great juke box, good vibes, and a bunch of friendly regulars -- including the cute four-legged kind that jump up to sit on the bar stools. It's great for mid-week drinks after work and, I'm sure, pretty lively on the weekends. (I've not yet tried it outside Monday-Thursday.) If you're fussy about getting dog floof on your clothes or old, sticky seats it's probably not for you. If you're into a spot of pinball and affordable drinks, you'll be into it.

It's awkward to be the only one in corduroy when everyone else is sporting leather, to carry a briefcase when everyone else is packing a switchblade, to order a martini when everyone else is chasing shots of whiskey with cans of Pabst, and apparently the locals don't see the humor in meek-looking me walking up to a table of seven thuggish hooligans and demanding that they vacate their seats immediately, else risk vexing me to the extent to which I might resort to fisticuffs. Great Jukebox though.

Good selection of music on the jukebox, $2 PBR... What's not to like? Chill punk rock dive bar in the lower Haight that doesn't seem to give a shit what you like as long as it's not Google Glass. On the real though, you're probably gonna get your ass beat if you try any of that tech bro shit here. Just no. Stop. Don't. Get your drank on and save the number crunching for work, techwad. Kplzthxbai.

After a full night of bar hopping my friends and I decided to trek on over here for our last coveted hour of drinking. Good thing it was a Thursday because it does tend to get pretty crowded on the weekends. Darkish bar wth a pool table and your typical lower Haight crowd. I would have scored it higher, as I have had some decent evenings here over the years, but they pissed me off. This is a bar, my friends, where people drink! When drinking is taking place people get sloppy...sometimes a drink spills, sometimes a glass breaks. You appoligize and move on. I repeat, this is a bar, not a freakin country club. So, one of my friends dropped a glass, apologized etc, etc. He got lectured as if he had done it on purpose and the dude acted like my friend was one step away from being 86ed. Get real! Low ratings to that dude, and the bar, for crying over spilt milk (or beer....whatever!).

Molotov's is Toronado with less beer snobs, a real liquor license and more Lower Haight hipsters who don't think they're hipsters. We were little more than a travelling Shit Show by the time we stumbled across the street from Noc Noc to Molotov's. Things I CAN say about Molotov's even though I was pretty drunkerly by the time we got there: 1. Drinks are STRONG. I puked a little just from the smell of vodka in my vodka-soda. OK, I didn't. But I wanted to. 2. This is not a good place for a pitstop at the potty. Bathrooms are as bad as Noc Noc's and the line seems to go on forever. 3. This place is large. Good place to take a rowdy bunch if you wish to have your rowdy group's antics go unnoticed. My favorite part of the night was waiting in the bathroom line (which is where I spent most of my time at Molotov's) singing "Don't Stand So Close to Me" to a miniature Joan Jett look-alike who kept insisting I was (you guessed it!) standing too close to her :) That was my night at Molotov's. Suffice it to say that in my old and boringer state of late, I was out of there pretty quickly and never looked back. Not really the place I'd choose for a night out but I know many of my friends feel differently, so I'll probably be back, standing to close to people, waiting in line for the bathroom, and drinking my liver to an early retirement.

I walked into this Bar with my video camera rolling. I also had my crew with me who thought it was a real cool idea to start filming bunch of strangers as they were trying to have good time. I really don't get it!!!! I was a victim of hate crime, like totally!!! my sufferings that night only equal to those of Jesus when he was nailed to the Cross. Yah, I am a total victim.

When I was in college, everyone was reading Noam Chomsky and the Anarchist's Cookbook. And listening to Fugazi, 7 Seconds, and Bad Religion (you know, before they went commercial maannn). So this bar brought me back to junior year, when I changed my major from biology to political science because I wanted to STICK it to the man, man. These days, I prefer to stick it to the man by writing Yelp reviews while I'm at work. And now that the Cold War is over, drinking at Molotov does not seem so iconoclastic. Although going there on a school night seems a bit naughty.

Wow, I haven't been here in ages! On my way home from changing a starter on one of my cars four times yesterday afternoon only to put the original back in the end (the new one turned out to be a defect), I was definitely in need of a drink. Hit Harry's Bar on Fillmore and then for a nice contrast, hit Molotov's, and then Flanahan's. Not only that, but I took the bus. Now that's an interesting cross-section of humanity. The crowd here last night seemed mellower and cooler than usual. Fun, alcohol-fueled enviroment and everyone was having a good time. The bartender working last night, Shae, was really great...so nice and so cool. She was sharp and professional, yet down to earth and made everyone feel welcome. As always, service makes such a difference. Hung out for a bit and was really enjoying the vibe, but had to move on to the next place. Cool dive and nice pool table too. Definitely the one of the best, if not the best, of the bars in the lower Haight.