Tempest Bar & Box Kitchen

I checked out Tempest Bar & Box Kitchen on a Thursday around 10 p.m. with some friends after finding it on Google as one of the top-rated spots in the area. The photos looked great, and I was excited to try it out. Unfortunately, our experience didn’t quite match the expectations — and to be fair, this is just based on the specific time we visited. When we arrived, there didn’t seem to be any floor staff managing the tables. Almost every open table was dirty, with leftover food, debris, and empty glasses. We genuinely couldn’t find a clean place to sit, which was a bit surprising given that the space itself looks really cool and has a great vibe. We ended up heading to the bar where there were only two available seats for our group of four, so we made it work with two sitting and two standing. The bartender seemed friendly but was clearly very busy. Despite waiting for close to 10 minutes, we weren’t able to get service — even though the venue itself wasn’t particularly busy at the time, with only a couple of tables occupied (though the bar area was full). At that point, we decided to leave. That said, I do want to highlight that the aesthetic of the bar is really nice — it has

Hell of a Bar... Courtney and Dallas made it even more so. Great drinks, great selection great new friends...get there, you won't regret it. They also serve some killer grub till midnight YUMM Tell um Teddy sent ya 🙏

Came here on a whim. I'm glad I did. I love Dive bars. Cheap and tasty drinks and a decent menu where the kitchen is open until 12am. Plenty of seating an no cover charge. They have a pool table and televisions (For sports viewing). Not quite rowdy crowd and the bartenders are pleasant. All are welcome!

Nice bar, lovely people, but on my birthday I ordered a simple "Long Island Icetea" and was extremely disappointed!

This is a dive bar’s dive bar—the kind of place that smells like beer and stories. Even if you think it’s not your vibe, go once for the people-watching alone. It’s a wild mix of locals, tourists, wealthy eccentrics, and people who may or may not live there. The pool table’s the main attraction, cold beer flows, tunes are solid. Don’t eat beforehand—there’s a magical hole-in-the-wall kitchen next door and you can bring the food in. No frills, no fuss, just absolute peak San Francisco madness. I loved it.