Ocean Ale House is a popular neighborhood pub located on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco, California. Known for its casual and bright ambiance, the bar is a favorite spot among locals and tourists alike. The pub boasts a wide selection of American food, beer, and wine, as well as hosting live musical events. Customers can choose to dine-in or takeaway from the bar. Despite being closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, Ocean Ale House is open every other day of the week from noon, with extended hours until 11 PM on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. With a rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars and 501 reviews on Google, customers rave about the excellent service, friendly staff, and delicious food served at this establishment.
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Amenities and More
- Dine-in
- Takeaway
- Credit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Fast service
- Dogs allowed
- Live performances
- Trendy
- Food at bar
- Quiz night
Reviews
We were looking for a good food and beer place after watching a movie at the Regal Stonestown Galleria (that's another review), and Ocean Ale House came up. It was about 3 in the afternoon on a Sunday, so the place was pretty empty, but I can see how it would be very popular during prime time.
Of course, all the reviews rave about the Fried Potatoes ($9), which we can attest to. It was just two of us, and we maybe ate half a serving. Did I mention it's a large serving? I ordered the BLT ($15), which was fantastic. My wife ordered the salmon salad sandwich, which I can't recall the price of, but she thought it was excellent, with plentiful chunks of fish. The service was excellent, with 3 employees periodically checking on us throughout our visit.
Of course, we had to wash it all down with beer, of which they have plenty of from a variety of local craft breweries.
Ambience-wise, it's pretty ordinary, but they are in the middle of expanding, so I'll reserve judgment for now. Besides, with such good food, beer and service, who cares what the place looks like!
Ocean Ale House is the best spot on Ocean Ave! They always have high quality and interesting drafts. Mike is a true gentleman and treats his patrons extremely well. Rare to find such great service these days.
Love the Ale house. The owner is super awesome and that has lead him to hire only super nice and awesome staff. Beer and food selection is awesome. Looking forward to their expansion.
The Grub at Ocean Ale House is excellent 👍. I Love the Fish Tacos...the host Michael and his female cohorts are friendly and gracious. They are expanding and the whole redux will be done in February I think Michael said. They have local Jazz quartets play on a regular basis. It's a lovely place with good food and great staff. Always a pleasure and look forward to the Grand Expansion.
Amazing vibes, great beer selection, staff super friendly, they have live music 🎶. My friend and I stopped by bc we were looking for a coffee and a pastry, so we happened to need to use the restroom but the local businesses didn't have one. So at the end of our exploration around the neighborhood we found this gem. They allowed us to use the restroom (super sweet of them) so we ended up having some beers with a very nice convo!!!
Little hole in the wall with fantastic food and great beer! House cut fries... AMAZING!
Awesome drinks: not only impressive selection of beers, but also craft cocktails and wine. But most importantly jazz almost every day of the week! I highly recommend!
Surprisingly one of the best burgers I’ve had in quite awhile, although you’re going to pay nearly $20 for it. Staff is extremely pleasant, friendly, and very energetic, so take heed if its first thing in the morning for you! 😁
Beer selection is somewhat eclectic, but suffers from the same thing that afflicts all of California; everything is super hoppy or sour and also $8-$10 for a pour (but they are generous pours).
We did not stay for the music but sounds like it is frequent. Nicely unpretentious, the friendliness of the staff stood out, even if it was a bit too energetic for my sleepy self!
Worth a visit and would be a great neighborhood spot to have nearby. Fairly large food menu and I’m going to assume the items we did not try, are likely surprisingly good for pub food.
Location
1314 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112, United States
Hours
- Monday Close
- Tuesday Close
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Wednesday
04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
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Thursday
04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
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Friday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Saturday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Sunday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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