2/5 Isabel R. 4 years ago on Google
Ugh,
truly
conflicted
about
this
rating,
for
a
year
had
rated
as
a
5/5
stars
but
had
to
revise
after
this
week's
occurrences.
I
have
lived
two
blocks
away
from
the
plough
and
the
stars
for
the
past
2
years
and
have
thoroughly
enjoyed
this
classic
Irish
bar
with
its
weekly
Irish
music
offerings.
I
frequented
Thursday
night
set
dancing,
weekend
band
offerings
and
even
brought
family
here
when
they
visited
the
city
to
show
them
the
local
spirited
"dive
bar".
The
environment
was
always
warm
and
welcoming
albeit
laid
back
and
unpretentious.
As
a
young
20
something
new
to
alcohol,
I
even
discovered
my
adoration
for
Guinness
at
this
bar!
Which
regretfully
brings
me
to
the
events
of
this
past
weekend.
The
opportunity
for
a
night
cap
of
Guinness-y
goodness
arose
after
a
long
day
visiting
Folsom
Street
fair.
I
thought
to
stop
in
for
a
beer
following
dinner
with
my
new
girlfriend,
a
great
opportunity
to
show
her
more
of
my
neighborhood.
We
were
dressed
appropriately,
almost
entirely
covered
up
by
the
evening
due
to
the
chilly
SF
air,
with
a
little
glitter
and
a
leather
necklaces
being
the
only
potential
signs
of
the
raucous
event
we
had
just
enjoyed
(however,
any
attire
that
sufficiently
covers
genitals
shouldn't
even
be
an
issue
in
2019
San
Francisco?!?)
We
had
absolutely
no
trouble
in
the
same
dress
at
dinner
on
the
same
block,
we
were
treated
with
the
respect
of
patrons
that
one
would
expect!
However,
it
seems
that
the
antiquated
character
of
the
bar
was
also
reflected
in
attitude.
Although
a
bar
cannot
be
held
accountable
for
actions
of
customers,
the
bar
tenders
should
be
respectful
without
exception.
Which
is
why
it
saddened
me
to
hear
the
bar
tender
negging
and
jeering
with
the
other
men
at
the
bar
after
we
rejected
one
man's
drunken
approach.
We
were
mocked
and
ridiculed
while
our
order
for
two
Guinness
was
neglected.
We
left
promptly
and
unfortunately
will
not
be
back
soon.
In
the
words
of
my
girlfriend,
"I
didn't
come
all
the
way
to
San
Francisco
to
be
treated
like
this!"
A
sour
finish
to
an
otherwise
beautifully
accepting
and
affirming
day.
The
female
bar
tender
that
worked
(works?)
here
has
always
been
fantastic,
keep
her
around
to
temper
the
delusion
that
luck
of
the
Irish
does
not
mean
"getting
lucky".
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