Stumbled upon Kennedy's after the fireworks at the pier. In an effort to kill some time, the sign outside - 33 beers on tap - immediately drew us in. I'll be honest - the space is odd...ceilings are low and the decor is...confused? But in any case, we had a great time here. We discovered that it was attached to an Indian restaurant, and I immediately wanted to eat. Funny how that happens. So, you can order Indian food at the counter or have a more "formal" sit down meal. The menu has Indian staples and also random bar food like fries (aka curry chips), chicken tenders, fried onion (think bloomin onion), and others. Everything was relatively cheap. We snacked on curry chips and the naan (yum). Drinks aren't terribly expensive, they have happy hour specials (I think Guinness is $2) and the crowd is pretty diverse and low key. Foosball seemed to be the big game of the night. I dig it and would definitely go back.
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Ameer N.
bimbo's concert starting in about 2 hrs, let's get some food and drinks before the show starts, oh wow -indian food and beer. i'm there. so we cruise in, the place is packed. it's so packed that we have to sit in a separate room, where a birthday party or similar event is going on. we wait a bit, then we wait a bit more. the menu has plenty beer selection, and i was impressed with the array of beers in the binder menu. the service was slow, too slow. our food came out 45-50 mins after we ordered it. we were a bit nervous since our show's start time was getting closer and closer. one okra dish we got was disappointing. the other dish was excellent, i we gobbled it right up!
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Swati K.
I took a couple of friends there for a birthday dinner thinking it would be a great idea to combine 100s of beers with Indian food. The beers were great!!! The Indian food on the other hand lacked indian-ness. The pakoras were bland, the dosas were soggy and cold and the biriyani and the wait staff needed a bit of spice. Everything we ordered was disappointing. I advice anyone against going there for the food....especially if you're Indian.
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Jeff G.
What a cool bar! Half irish pub / half indian restaurant. They have tons of beers on tap, as well as quite a good selection of unique bottles in their fridge. They also have pool and foosball tables, which are the funnest things to have in a bar. They have cheap pitchers on weeknights, and it's a great place to come after a game. We go there after volleyball games during the week sometimes. I'd definitely recommend the naan bread... really good and really cheap!
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rhiannon g.
Great place to go if you're in the neighborhood and it's late and 1. you're hungry for some fairly good greatly priced Indian food or 2. you're with friends and like pool and table soccer. It has a cooky interior with a random series of rooms and spaces, where everything seems a little outdated, and maybe broken, but rather than feeling gross and dirty it feels more comfortable and homey especially if you're college age.
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Jill D.
I'm not feeling well. I have a cold. It's Starla's birthday and I have to go to Kennedy's to celebrate another year she isn't dead. My excitement level is about -5 at this point and I'm convinced that I will come to Kennedy's, eat some Indian food, drink some Chai tea and then quickly bail out after spending a little requisite time with the guest of honor. That wasn't exactly how the evening unfolded. Ed M. and I ended up creating history! But FIRST here's a word from our sponsors at Kennedy's! Kennedy's has some of the best Indian food at the most reasonable prices you will find. Portions are extremely generous and they feature bar snacks in addition to the traditional Indian fare. Drinks must be purchased at their separate bar but can be brought to the tables to be enjoyed with your meal. On the outskirts of the dining area there is fun for the whole (21 and over) family as a wide variety of games such as air hockey, pool and other bar classics abound. For our slaves to the cancer sticks there is a charming outdoor patio to indulge your carcinogen enhanced tobacco product of choice. So next time it's yo' birfday Shortie, choose Kennedy's! Where Irish and Indian blend to create the perfect Hapa Haole experience. And now back to the Jill S. and Ed M. beauty infomercial! I created a new and exciting beauty product as tested and approved by the fabulous Ed M. That's right bitchez! Ed M. and I are going to be marketing our cure-all for winter dry skin that also GUARANTEES that hot chicks will be ALL over your face. Men, pay attention! Our secret: Blot chicken nuggets on your skin. You'll have hot chicks all over your face (get it?!) AND you'll have a light layer of oil to protect your skin from those frigid temps. Best of all, you'll have a delicious snack that no one will want to bum a taste of! Who ever said you can't have beauty AND fried goodness obviously wasn't putting their thinking cap on! So come on down to our sponsor Kennedy's and get your order of super moisturizing, guaranteed-hot-chicks-all-over-your-face, appetite satisfying chicken nuggets. Only $4.50 (not including tax and tip) and comes with a FREE glass of ice water! If that's not "useful" then you aren't "funny" or "cool".
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Chesty L.
This is the official bar for my coworkers and I. It's a nice place to socialize with many interesting characters coming in and out. The place is almost dingy, never short of decorations all over the walls, and lots of wood trim. It feels very homey and warm. Being a chain-smoker, I usually sit outside in front with my beers chatting away. However, there are a couple of pool tables, foosball, air hockey, a jukebox, a few tvs playing sports channels, and an arcade hunting game inside for you to mess with if those are your things. People tending bar are always cool. They usually have my favorite, Hoegaarden, although when they're out they always help and suggest something similar. Seems like a pretty diverse crowd. I'm not one to party much, but I enjoy bars where I can people-watch the groups that don't appear to be of the beautiful-peoples' caste, if that makes any sense. But that's not to say "those" sort of people don't come in. :P - 1 star because the women's bathroom, although creative in some attempts at decoration, is frequently a bit shabby. Come here for good BEER and some nice chatty folks.
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Bonita C.
Hm...... I didn't enjoy it much because I came here with expectations of smoking some good hookah that night and eating some yummy food at the same time. I ordered some sort of naan and curry dish. It was pretty good. We have to carry it out ourselves and that was kinda a hassle because I had also ordered tea, and it kept spilling on the tray -___-. We were really confused as to where to order food first because the guy at the front kept pointing at the direction of the bar and he was just really confusing.. To make matters worst, we find out that hookah is roughly 20 bucks and they give you only two shitty quick lights charcoal. That shit will last you literally only 20 minutes. NOT worth it. I was expecting good hookah more than food, and this place did not cater to my wish........ ugh, any hookah place that limit your charcoal for the bowl is a waste of time.
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Janney B.
Came here last night after watching Colbie Caillet and the Kooks across the street. Hadn't eaten dinner, was a little tipsy, and jonesing for some Nan. The Indian food was surprisingly good and VERY inexpensive. Whenever food is too cheap, I always start wondering if short-cuts were made. But I will trust that these curry fries came from happy potatoes on an organic potato farm down south. Unfortunately, my nan (or is it naan?) experience was slightly ruined when things got a little "Kooky." Yep, that's right, the Kooks decided to grace us with their presence. Message to the Kooks: Hannah Montana called, she wants her tiny jeans back. P.S. Next time you kick me out of the Ladies room for not being a blow-snorting groupie, you should at least buy my square-butt a drink. That's it, I've decided that you are no longer on my MySpace playlist. Yeah, I said it. And ooh la, they were such a good band to me And ooh la, drugs just chewed them up, and spat them out And ooh la, rehab sounds like a good idea to me And ooh la, drugs just chewed them up, and spat them out
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Celeste M.
After a nice game of tennis down at Joe DiMaggio Playground, my man treated me to dinner at Kennedy's. I know he'll probably hate me for saying this, but I think it was a victory dinner since I won, 6-2 :-)! I had the Goan Fish (fish cooked in a spicy coconut sauce). I like coconut so the sauce was perfect, but I wasn't diggin' the fish -- I guess I was expecting fresh fish fillets. Instead, the fish fillets, probably cod, was battered and possible fried before it was dunked into a pot of yellow/brown-colored coconut sauce. It tasted okay, a bit over-cooked, I think. Ian had the Roghan Josh (cubes of lamb in a spicy curry). The boy loves lamb so he liked his dish very much. With our entrees we ordered plain rice and garlic naan. Also a beer each -- Racer 5 for me and Sierra Nevada for him. Great dinner overall, but I definitely enjoyed the company more than the restaurant/pub... I'll be back, probably for Happy Hour :-)! - 5p-7p Happy hour, Guiness for $2 - 30 beers on tap + more bottles: can't choose, try the Kriek Lambic - Foosball - Pool - 10 big screen TV's - Video Games - Hooka - Juke box - Free Wi-Fi
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raymond c.
This review is for takeout. I used Groupon and I didn't get the 18% gratuity on my check. The cashier was please to take my Groupon. I placed two orders: a Kabob Wrap and Fish Masala. Both are very tasty. I planned to have lunch and dinner but I ended up eating them all at once. I'll go back just for the food and maybe for a $3 Guinness at happy hour.
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Tedi O.
i gave Kennedy's 4 stars because of it's location. It's always a pain in my back side tryin to get my drunkin ass home late at night. it seems that all the taxi cabs have other drunkin people from the fisherman's wharf/pier 39 area in them and the 30 Stockton is a joke at one in the morning. so i pretty much WALK ALL the way home. No fun. besides the location it's seriously a rad bar. you cant beat HOW MUCH beer they have there! Ive never been to a bar that had THIS MUCH BEER. they have Foosball tables, air hockey, pool tables, an OKAY jukebox, an out door patio to take a smoke break, you can bring your beer outside with ya (which is trusting of the bar i must say!) and a freakin Indian restaurant in the middle of the bar!! that's what gets me every time!! you cant beat that. honestly. take the chance of possibly walking home because you WILL come back again!
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V M.
The food at Kennedy's was oh-so-yummy! I had the Channa Masala (Garbanzo beans in a curry-type sauce), Bhindi Masala, and the Vegetable Biryani (Basmati rice with vegetables and spices)...I kinda wasn't really in the mood to have any meat but I did try my friend's Chicken Tandoori. My Vegetable Biryani was kinda spicy and that combined with the Channa Masala and Bhindi Masala made it even spicier! I had to drink tons of water! Ok....it wasn't that spicy but it was getting there! I looked around the place and they had air hockey so my friend and I went to play. It was kinda hard playing air hockey with a skirt and knee high boots, but what are you gonna do? LoL....needless to say, he beat me. =( Service was pretty good and prices were decent...I enjoyed my night out...just wish I wasn't wearing what I was wearing. I was freezing!!!! I would soooooo come back next time!
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Tony G.
Ugh, NOPE. Flavorless and made me feel sick. Tofu dish was spicy and flavorless, and while another dish I got was okay, it was disgustingly greasy.
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Kenny G.
I've been going here for years. Good for some Indian food and a beer. Lots of beers to choose from. The staff is always friendly and you can be sure to have a good time here.
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Mick G.
Colourful dive. Very cheap booze. Best Indian food in the City... and not too wimpy in the spicyness, unlike almost every other Indian around....
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Kristal K.
If I were management, I would definitely look into reevaluating their staff and what customer service means to their establishment. If it were at all possible, I'd rate this place a ZERO. Although the 69+ beer selection and food was quite delicious, the service was really a deal breaker - the guy tending the bar was full of attitude, uncooperative and wasn't willing to talk or listen to resolve the issue we had with billing on my boyfriend's credit card. This little brown bartender is way too full of sass for me/us to want to come back. It would have been an awesome place to bring groups of friends and an awesome stop for the tour groups I bring around North Beach, but definitely not anymore. Way to lose current and groups of future patrons, bruh. Think of all the business/money/tips you could have brought in if you had just been NICE... honestly.
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Nicolas H.
Huge Selection of good beer at prices as they should be, Pool, Foosball, Jukebox and decent Indian food all in one identity challenged bar/restaraunt/game room. Gets close to akwardly quiet when the jukebox isn't on... Update: Have tasted several different menu items, all of them very good. You can't go wrong with the Chicken Tikka Masala or Samosa. The Garlic Nan has lots of garlic and is great when its piping hot. A pleasant surprise was the Paneer Pakora (deep fried cheese). Recently tried the Sheekh Kabab Masala Dosa (a crepe stuffed with spiced ground lamb and potatoes) which was the biggest crepe I have ever seen. Two of us tried to tackle the beast but didn't come close to finishing it. Next time I'm going to try one of the rolls (meat and other items rolled in Nan)...
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Aaron S.
Indian food, 20+ beers on tap, and they're serving food 'till 1am... What more do I have to say? This is one of my favorite Indian places in San Francisco not so much for the food but for the whole package. The crowd at the bar is fun and non-pretentious and they have lots of really good micro-brews. The attached Indian restaurant isn't the best of the best but it is pretty good. The bottom line is that the ability to sit up at midnight eating good Indian food at a place with excellent beer, an air hockey table, and a cool jukebox is a luxury that I'm eternally grateful to have.
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Trevor J.
Crazy beer selection? Check. Out-of-this world Indian food? Check (No, I wasn't drunk while eating it. It's amazing). Confusing sports bar/Irish pub/Indian restaurant decor? Check. Big Game Hunter video game in the back? Check. Kennedy's rules.
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Alex S.
Went here with friends the other night before going to Cobb's. Irish Curry House? Okay sure, I've had some damn good curry in the UK. Not so at Kennedy's. I believe this is the worst meal I've had at a restaurant in the past couple of years if not longer. I'm usually pretty easy going when it comes to food. But the food here was bordering on inedible. Maybe it was an off night but others around us seemed to be having the same experience. Kennedy's, you don't mind if I poo on you do you? Oh you like that? Mmmhmm, I thought so.
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Margarita M.
An idea I would've never thought of. An Irish pub meets Pakistani food is brilliant. My boyfriend and I were seated upon arrival. The server took our order, but the food took a while to arrive (20 minutes). I ordered the Chicken Masala Dosa which is ENORMOUS! This dish should be shared between 2-3 people. I took home leftovers to last me breakfast, lunch, and dinner the next day. I found it rather odd that I got the papadums after I got my main entree, but it was fine with me. I picked on it as I ate my dosa. The coconut sauce that is served with the dosa is my favorite of all the sauces. It also goes well with the mint chutney. I washed it down with a Lagunitas Maximus IPA. I was stuffed and satisfied. I would definitely go back to try other dishes. As far as hard liquor, they don't have it there. But they do have a considerable amount of beer to chose from. Aside from the food and service, this place would be great before a show at Cobb's Comedy Club or for happy hour. There are many things to do with a large group, billiards, video games, foosball table, and great beer. I did minus one star because our food took so long to arrive at our table. I suggest you come here with good company and for the great food.
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Elizabeth Z.
There's nothing better than some Irish beer and spicy curry! We always sit outside, which allows us to be loud and obnoxious. I love the decor, even if it is a bit kitschy. The bartenders are always good for a laugh, they are so friendly and recommend exactly what you might be looking for. LOVE this place!
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Alyssa W.
I was so confused the first time i came here! i was not prepared for an Indian restaurant literally INSIDE an Irish bar. i guess i just thought people were exaggerating! Really good dosas and the deep fried onion appetizer (not sure what it's called) is fantastic. i love the concept, but i generally have more fun coming here when i'm already on my way to drunk. Maybe it's the d-bags playing pool and the weird groups of people that I've run into that annoy me when i'm sober and trying to savor my dosa...i tend to be (slightly) more tolerant when buzzed...
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Jay H.
Okay, I know absolutely jack shit about Indian food. I know I like brown lamb stuff, orange chicken stuff, naan and now....fried cheese w/ green dipping stuff!!!! Fried cheese and beer....SOOOO can't hate on that!
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Liri R.
My favorite thing about this place is the air hockey table. Its metal so when the puck ricochets off the side it makes a ting sound that is... uh bad ass. Second favorite thing: the food. My favorite place to get Indian. It's not fancy it's good. Consistently. Third favorite: the beer selection. Extensive. I always get a Smithwicks but I appreciate that they appreciate beer and have plus or minus 100 different ones. And they deliver. Beer too. BONUS!
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Tanya B.
A review for this place really depends on whether one is reviewing the bar or the restaurant, so I'll break mine into three: Bar - Killer happy hour (5pm - 7pm and 11-11:30 pm - $2 Guinness and Buy One Get One Drafts). Fun spot to play pool or fusball (table soccer), jukebox and video games. Great beer list at good prices. Beer menu is so long you could get lost in it--that's a good thing ; ) Restaurant - Really, really cheap decent Indian food, and you still get to enjoy the plethora of beers. Service is usually shoddy...as in, they're way too busy to return to the table until you're craning your neck for your check. If you want a particular sauce, let them know when they're taking your order, as they usually won't return. Chicken Kapora are tasty little nuggets of goodness as a snack ($4.50). Wraps/Rolls are delicious, huge and filling for only ~$5-6. Best deal on the menu. Takeout - Decent. Can sometimes take a bit of time, so either 1) Don't order when you're starving OR 2) Don't be lazy like us and just walk down and order the food to go. It's awesome that they deliver their great beers to your doorstep, but the last we ordered, they forgot my beer (mm, Saison Dupont Farmhouse Ale). It was an $8 beer, so I called them back. A half hour later, just about finished with my meal, my coveted beer arrived with a container of rice for my troubles. I would have preferred 2 Saisons ; ) Overall - Bathrooms--women's at least--are just gross. One is usually not flushing and the strange, Fraggel Rock-like appearance freaks me out (even though I loved the show). Great for happy hour and drinking good beer over a game of pool. Staff is friendly, but always seem to be a little too overwhelmed (restaurant). Food is ok, but won't rock your world. If you're in the mood for some really good Indian, go elsewhere. Scrumdiddlyumptious beers.
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Natasha C.
If it wasn't for Brahma (spelling unsure) but what I am sure of is that this man has a heart of gold and the business is worth it to venture for his amazing hospitality and great beer selection. There has been 2 times when he wasn't there the server (I'm about to throw a fit) was HORRIBLE, our food didn't come out until an hour and it was cold but now that I know when she works and if she is there and Brahma isn't, I will walk out. Otherwise, good pub food with great beer and decent ambiance. It's far enough from the mainstream common tourist grounds of North Beach with occasional high sockers but decent place for a decent drink and nibbles.
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Chris N.
What I do: I come in about 6ish for the food to go. I like the chicken tandori or the cable car delight. This is a great place to go for happy hour micro-beers or guiness. I usually have 1-2 while I wait. The food here is so so but its quick and easy for me. I'm sure there is better Indian in the city.
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Tak K.
As a person who likes Indian style of curry, not just Japanese style, this place is great since I cannot drink alcohol much. But the $2 beer offer is definitely enticing for many people. I went there for a gathering, and the group was able to accommodate varying number of people with ease, as at that time of the night there were enough tables to connect. The curries themselves were pretty good for $10 per person. They had enough taste and spice for their distinctive tastes but not too spicy for most people could eat without much problem. In addition to the food and table, there were lots of arcade games and a pool table. That helped divert other people's attention and keep it fresh.
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Joseph A.
Soapy beer glass and greasy Indian food.
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Alex S.
the food was below average. we saw at least two mice running on the restaurant floor and climbing up the racks with dirty dishes right in the area where customers sit. this was our only visit there (September, 2012) and I think one time is more than enough. I have reported this place to Department of Public Health of San Francisco. As other people have mentioned here, they do add tips to the check without telling you, so I think many people will pay the tips twice without realizing it.
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Slasha S.
Kennedys is a great place to go when you want to have a lot of fun. There's an awesome juke box, cheap beer and wine, pool tables, air hockey, a smoking patio, fuse ball, an indian food place right in the center, and a trillion great people to meet. I've had some very memorable (actually in most cases I remembered very little) nights here! Definitely one of the most fun hangouts in the city.
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Nick F.
Irish pub and Indian restaurant on the outskirts of Italian North Beach. Eclectic to say the least, but welcome to San Francisco! The food is pretty decent and the prices are affordable. It's a pretty diverse crowd as you might suspect from the variety of diversions offered under one roof. Most notably - home to the SF Foos gang and their biweekly foosball tournaments.
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Anjee C.
I ordered for delivery from this place once a few weeks ago. Thought it was decent, arrived in time, so I ordered from here again today. BIG MISTAKE! The delivery was 2 hours late, which resulted in cold food. Management/staff didn't even bother to call and tell me the order would be late - I had to call (3 times). Actually, they didn't even bother answering the third time I called to check on my order. They didn't even apologize for being late! The cable car chicken was dry and crumbly (real appetizing). It's supposed to come with a creamy sauce - no sauce, just dry tandoori chicken. My co-worker ordered the tikka masala, which was pretty salty. Somehow, cold vegetable pakoras came with the order. If you've ever eaten a pakora, you know it's not good cold (or microwaved). NASTY. These people have no customer service skills and are basically down right rude! Will NOT be ordering from here again.
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May Y.
I enjoy this place (READ: NOT A FINE DINING EXPERIENE!)--laid back, good food, good people, decent prices! And who doesn't love an Indian restaurant in the middle of a bar?!!?!! I don't remember the names of the dishes I order since I try to try diff stuf each time i go, but their naan is solid (plain and garlic, it's thicker kinda crispy) and this spinach lamb dish was boooomb. The bar has a huge variety of beers, both bottled and on tap, and the bartenders are always super nice, so theyll give you solid suggestions if you're feeling adventurous. One afternoon, a few coworkers and I stopped by to relax after some volunteer work, and the bartender (sorry! Forgot the name!) totally kept giving us those buy one get one free beer coins, and immediately let us redeem them. I has just discovered my love for the fruity lambic beers so he let me try all the flavors, and even recommended that I hit up trader joes around the corner to stock up! How nice is that?!? The only reason I dock a star is cuz the service at the Indian restaurant is spotty. A few times i went, the waiter asked me and my friends for our beer orders about FIVE times. And it wasnt like we were ordering anything crazy! Just write it down! But he'd come back and ask again! And then this other time, we had to go get the waiter to take our order, to get our check, and to pay. Then the other times it was fine, but unfortunately it's just not consistent. Try it out!
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john h.
Irish bar and curry house? Over 50 beers on tap, 5 of them Belgium Ales (Trappist no less) with claims of over 125 beers available counting bottle selection. Happy hour prices on all beers. Where in SF can you get a Begium for $5?? Let alone a choice of 5 different ones? On the edge of North Beach with serious bar competition this place beats them all hands down. Skip the Trappist bar around the corner. This place has twice the ambiance with none of the attitude or high prices! Great appetizers with prices to match. Stop by Kennedys. Have a few beers and some curry puffs. You will not be disappointed!
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Roz V.
Food: Exceptional! Ordered the Shrimp Biryani and Fish Vindaloo, very spicy! I've also had the Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan. The food is so flavorful and soooo good! Service: They are a bit slow on taking your order and bringing the check. After placing our order, our food came in about 20 minutes. Atmosphere: It's quite a concept they have there! There's the Irish Pub area, Sports area with pool tables, foose ball and I think a couple of video games and in between is the Curry House. Very casual, laid back and a great place for a late night bite with a few friends! We walked in about 10/10:30 pm. I would recommend this place to friends and family!
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Annie T.
Irish pub and Indian Restaurant you ask? Yes. And, surprisingly, the food is pretty damn good. The chef specializes in South Indian cuisine, which I was informed by the waiter is different from what most Indian restaurants serve. Also, they have Indian imported beer for CHEAP. It's good and pairs well with the Indian fare. Once you're done eating, walk 20 feet and shoot some pool, grab another beer, or watch a game on TV. Bartenders are friendly.
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lazslo t.
Kennedy's is down the street from the San Francisco Art Institute so I've spent a few nights here with some colleagues. Their many draft beers effectively washed away the tears of boredom after sitting through countless droll and tedious lectures by European conceptual artists. I've not eaten any of the food but none of my compatriots have ever been rushed to the hospital with botulism after having a curry so I figure it's safe enough. The beer maidens are actually legitimate bartenders and not just there to look good which unfortunately is a rarity in many bars these days. Sure, a good looking girl will draw a crowd of irritating guys to a bar who are going to throw money at her in a vain attempt to impress but that's not going to force her to actually learn how to bar-tend. The music in this place is atrocious. I think they have a jukebox where you can download whatever song you want for like 2 dollars. What a rip-off. A jukebox should cost one dollar for 3 plays. As one would expect, the douche-bag backwards baseball hat crowd have as little refinement in musical taste as they do in casual wear. Fuck them for being in my city. Face your hats properly, stop smoking so much pot, listen to some music that wasn't made on a computer, pull your pants up, and start wearing condoms so I won't have to see more of you. Straighten up and fly right you fucking fucks. And now a word from our sponsor.
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Radha S.
This place sucks! Reasons: 1. You know an Indian place sucks if there aren't any Indian people there!!! 2. I don't typically like to sit on garden chairs and eat on patio furniture INSIDE an establishment. 3. The food was barely edible let alone I couldn't figure out what was what. 4. Their bathrooms are disgusting, I walked in and straight out. Never go here to eat!
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Reggie R.
Friend and I were craving Indian food and since we were in the city why not hit up happy hour, Kennedy's it is. Ordered Tandoori mixed grill, all was good expect for the EXTRA DRY tandoori chicken. Follow me here, I had two draft beers and my friend had two draft beers = four beers. Keep in mind it's happy hour and it's buy one get one free, right? I asked for the check and it's $50+, kinda high. I usually don't closely look over checks, but there is something not right. We were charged for SIX beers when we should have been only charged for two. I let the bartender who was serving us know about being overcharged, she blames the other bartender, who never served us. Check was fixed, paid and we're out of there. I was there in November 08 with a large group and I'm glad we kept a count of pitchers we ordered because when the bill came we were once again overcharged. Okay, it happens once it's a mistake, it happens twice makes you say hmmm. Check, double check your tab!
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Ryan O.
Might seem a bit random at first, but this place is truly top notch, especially for the price. The Indian food is pretty decent (especially the veggie roll) and very moderately priced. It's also available until really late at night, hard to argue with that. On the bar side, no liquor, but a really good selection of beers on tap. Go for happy hour (4-7pm?) for some great prices on pints of Guiness and such. Decent outdoor seating area out front and pretty nice deck in back, plus you can buy any of number of knockoff World B. Free Jerseys for less than $5 from the weird sporting goods store that seems to be part of the building! Extra starts for having the best diversions of any lower end bar in the City, nice air hockey table, pool tables, and Buck Hunter (very important). Great place to waste a day or two in North Beach, once you get a buzz, head next door to the International to get some hard liquor on the cheap.
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Maggie L.
I won't lie, when I first walked into this place, I was very confused about the part Indian restaurant and part bar set up. I also won't lie about the dark, empty dining room looking a little shady when I first got a peek inside. Once we sat down, and more folks started showing up for dinner, my impression began to change. The food is surprising good. The lamb fried rice we ordered was full of flavor. You can really taste all the different spices in there. They don't skim on the lamb either. You can find a piece in every bite. The naan was perfect, not too crunchy, and not too soggy. We also had the chicken curry. The chicken was so moist, pieces of meat just teared off with the slight touch of the fork. Some of the best curry I've tasted. We took some leftovers home, and the food was still good two days later! They also had a wide selection of beer. I was impressed. I'm not sure how it is like to hang out at the bar portion, but it looks fun. They have a few pool tables, an air hockey table, a few old school video games and some big TVs. The server told us they deliver for free around the neighborhood and are opened till close to 2am on the weekends! Score... and Score! This will become one of my regular spots.
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Cate T.
This was the closest place to my hotel in San Francisco with Indian food. I should have stayed FAR away from here. The Indian food was not very indian at all. These people don't know how to make Indian food. I must've come in on a really god-awful-SLOW night, too. There weren't many people and the place just felt... grimy without a pulse of folks there. If I come back to San Francisco, I'm not going here.
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Stanley K.
Four stars for patio seating. It was certainly a nice day this past Saturday. Immediately after the yelp elite event, approximately 20 yelpers gathered around sharing some good laughs, good company, and lots and lots of beer. We managed to pick fights with a couple of kids, watch Rommy and Omar do the worm on the cable car tracks, pound massive amounts of pitchers, yelled at some people riding the cable cars, and exchanged our experiences during times of intoxication and stupidy. Four stars for what? Four stars for Kennedy's! Cheers!
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Dave A.
If you want a casual place to get some decent food, have some beers, and relax for a bit this is a good bet. First off the beer. The tap head is ample, about 25 beers on tap, the cooler gets even better with at least another 30 unique brews in there. What speaks bounds is that everything out of the tap was good, the kegs tasted fresh and the tap lines clean, in other words you are getting good beer here in every sense of the word. The Ayinger Hef and the Lagunitas Censored were both notable. Food however was what made this place a win for us. We ordered up a triple threat of Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Vindaloo, and Palak Paneer, and Garlic Naan. All three were spiced well and of good consistency (no one wants watery of bland curry). The marsala was typical and didn't stand out against anyone elses, still good though. The vindaloo was just spicy enough and made it the star of the meal with moist tender pieces of chicken and good chunks of potato. The palak paneer was also very good, again well spiced a good consistency, not to mushy, the spinach and cheese cubes of this vegetarian dish actually appealed to my carnivorous tendencies. Our bartender (I think the name was Alana) was very friendly on a slow Sunday afternoon recommending some good beer and the vindaloo, and the clientele seemed equally affable as I would expect in a pub. The decor is lacking, stark overhead fluorescent, dimly illuminating a dark interior of painted wood and vinyl seats. Dusty too. Definitely not a first date kinda place, but more your local pint kinda mentality.The kind where you go for the food drink and company, not the ambiance. Affordability wise, our tab for 3 curries, 2 naan, rice, and 11 pints was $55, and so I give them 4 stars for the amalgamation of good beer, good food, and good price, apart nothing special, but together and great pub they make! TIP: the 5-7 happy hour is awesome; 2 for 1 draft beers (buy one beer, get a token for a second free one) and $2 Guinness.
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Mike V.
Rule 1: Kingfisher. There is nothing better with indian food. Not to seem like a prick, but I'm not sure if I've ever been to a real irish pub that DIDN'T have curry, or more specifically curry chips. Although San Francisco is decidedly lacking in irish pubs (if you say O'Reilly's counts, you're dead to me) But to be fair, after my favorite Irish Chef and secret boyfriend Ron left Durty Nelly's, I've found no better curry to go with my Guinness than at Kennedy's. And who doesn't like air hockey with your pakoras? Great pub food too (not to take away from the indian food) but it's not to be missed. And I think they are still doing free pool on Wednesday's right?
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Stacey C.
Since I eat loads of curry when in the UK this really didn't strike me as an odd combo. Good beer, decent curry and jovial servers. I would do this again.
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Shay F.
When I was first told that we were going to be getting Indian food at an Irish Pub, I think my expectations of the place plummeted. Irish pub? Indian food? Uh. What? As I stepped in through the double doors and took my first judgmental glances of the place, my confidence in the food didn't rise. To the left was a rowdy crowd watching football, and the dining room wasn't really hopping. We ordered the chicken tikka masala, the naan, an eggplant dish, and the lamb - topped off with a pitcher of Anchor Steam, and I immediately forgot all of my reservations. The food was piping hot and tasty, the beer was cold, and the staff was nice. The garlic naan was also very tasty, without an overwhelming taste of garlic. It pairs really nicely with the chicken tikka masala - and if you're a fan of this dish, this place doesn't disappoint! The chicken is tender and sauce is addicting. We stuffed ourselves until we were full and happy, and luckily had a trek up the hill to walk off all the naan, rice, and chicken tikka masala. Though the decor is nothing to really look at, stop by when you're in the mood to throw one back with friends, watch the game - and oh yes, eat some good Indian food.
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Chad H.
An interesting place... its an Irish pub that serves Indian food along side bar staples like mozzarella sticks. The food and drinks are good enough and they have some nice pool tables. Standard bar I guess.
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John S.
It took 20 minutes to place an order for 2 people. After being placed on hold 3 times, they told me that the could not take credit card bc the order was processed as cash. After redoing the order 2 more times, I had to repeat my credit card number 5 times. The order took over an hour for delivery when they said 30 minutes. Hire someone that is fluent in English - this is ridiculous.
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Alex M.
We have always wanted to try this place and it was delicious! We ordered takeout, and it came quick and everything was hot. We ordered samosas, garlic nan, chicken tikki masala, palek paneer, and tandori chicken and everything was wonderful. This place is super good!
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Mike L.
Worst Masala Dosa ever, if it could be called that. Home fries inside a folded over soggy crepe, bordering on pancake. Maybe that's how they're served in Ireland? Huge portion of the slop though. Not a bad atmosphere and others in my party seemed to enjoy their (non-Dosa) dishes well enough, thus three stars. Go to Saravana Bhavan if you want good dosas. Worth the trip to Sunnyvale.
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John-Mark I.
Food is good. Service can be very slow is you sit down to eat. Important Note: one of my friends found a sharp piece of plastic in her rice. The week before she found a piece of glass. The owner said that it wasn't from their kitchen, but had come from the imported food. - her response was "who cares it's still in my food". He offered to replace the food, but not comp it. She decided not to take the risk and didn't eat anything that night. I have never had that experience, but I was there when she found the sharp plastic piece. I have had pretty good experiences there but since the incident, have not gone back.
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Miles R.
I came here at around 7PM on a weeknight. I just wanted to have dinner and a good beer or two. I like the mix of a good beer list and indian food. I got bhindi masala and tofu curry with a few fixins (naan, rice, raita). I also ordered a Trappe Tripel. I was given a Trappe Quadrupel within a few minutes...not complaining - I hadn't had either of them, but most wait staff would at least ask or let me know. The first table I was seated at come with a bright light positioned inches from my face. After we switched tables to a booth near the pool tables, we found the cushions of the booth far too soft, but we stayed anyway. The first real problem was the wait for food: It took over 50 minutes after ordering for our food to come out. The second problem was a $5 "service charge" attached to a bill. When I asked about this, the owner plaid dumb, asking me to explain how to you say "gratuity" in english. Anyone owning a restaurant should understand the concept of a tip, and that it is something provided at the discretion of the customer - not mandated in the bill (we had a party of 2, not 6 for those of you about to object). The food itself can be given 3. The rice was traditional east asian rice, not Indian or I'd consider upping that rating. The two dishes I got (tofu curry and bhindi masala) were spicier than you usually get and well prepared, for which I'll give 4 stars. The long wait and bad billing practices outweigh the good though, and makes me give this 2 stars, and really I think 1.5 would be more appropriate.
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Reed L.
It immediately gets a star because it's an Irish pub AND curry house. It gets another star because the food is delicious! I had the foresight to print out their 15% off coupon but the food was so inexpensive that it only saved me about a buck. Still, if I were going out with a group of friends and we wanted to go crazy, the discount might be more meaningful. The coupon can be found here: kennedyscurry.com/images… For the record, I got the tofu roll and an order of nan. It was absolutely delicious. It gets another star because of the amazing selection of beer - although I stuck to the Guinness for $2 a pint. Which brings us to the next star - amazingly low prices! 2 for 1 specials, cheap Guinness and coupons for already reasonably priced food means that you can afford to splurge a few shekels on foosball, pool, air hockey and the juke box. The only reason that it didn't get 5 stars was because they don't serve any hard alcohol - I didn't so much mind but some of my friends were pretty put off by that - and because they seemed a little understaffed behind the bar. The layout of the bar also wasn't particularly conducive to quick service. The bartenders were very nice and quick with the drinks once you got their attention but sometimes it was a battle. They also knew how to pull a good draught of Guinness. I'll definitely be going back!
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Sheri N.
i like the concept, but i didn't care much for the food. granted, we only got a bunch of appetizers. but appetizers are the hardest of all courses to mess up -- it's that easy it should be tasty. the curry sauce for curry chips was a let down for me. maybe i'll give it another go for an entree, or not.
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Jenn A.
Boddington's on tap - sadness the keg was run dry!!! Fat Tire on tap - ok, not Boddington's but that's cool Guinness - Happy Hour - 2 bucks a pint poured slow and right, if you're special as they pull the tap, you'll get a wee shamrock shape in your foam. Now that is awesome! Happy Hour - you buy a regularly priced beer, you get a gold little chip and you can use it anytime to get a free beer. Great that you get the free beer, dangerous because your two beers can easily become 4 beers and so on. Definitely makings for 'three sheets to the wind!" To offset the beers had some of the Indian food. Tasty, large, and delicious samosas - unreal size so tasty with lots of dipping sauce choices Didn't try anything else, but the restaurant always had a steady stream of customers. I got a coupla of free tokens in my pocket, so I'll be back.
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Michael M.
If you have ever been in the situation where you cannot decide between grabbing a pint of some really great microbrews, or grabbing some tasty Indian/Pakistani food for hellla cheap... then you need to visit your local Irish Pub/Indian food restaurant. It helps to combine these two seemingly unconnected businesses in one building because drunk people do not like to walk long distances. More fun facts! every day from 5 to 7 is happy hour, aka, buy one beer, get a token for a free beer. Or you can just go ahead with the 2 dollar Guinness and no tokens... Irish people, who invented the myth (or truth) about leprechauns, have found an ingenious way to keep patrons coming back to their pubs: use gold or gold like shiny objects to lure them in. These tokens (reminiscent of boardwalk/arcade tokens) can be stored in a giant black kettle for later use, or redeemed instantly for further inebriation. Even more fun stuff: once a month, usually on the 15th of every month, you can purchase as many of these tokens as you want for $2.50 to be used later at any time. This is a steal man, its like fixing the interest rates on your student loans... $2.50 anytime beers means on non happy-hour Sundays when you really need some tasty Indian and at least a beer, but you are poor, you can dip down into your black pot and fashion yourself a pretty swell Sunday. Just beware, kids often try to steal pots of gold... best to confuse them with high fructosey corn-syrup laden lucky charms to send them into diabetic comas whilst you slip away to KENNEDY'S IRISH PUB!!! Note: Downsides: they upped the price on the pool tables, sometimes this place gets really crowded and load, and its kinda dark inside... but, on the flip side, they have foosball, and you can even buy a couple of pitchers and play beirut: if you ask the bar tenders, they can loan you pingpong balls, red plastic cups, and a plank of plywood for the foosball tables... nothing says alcoholism than a strong desire to return to the college days of beirut in a bar/indian food restaurant. p.p.s. I highly recommend the curry fries: Steak cut french fries with an assortment of chutneys and curries and dipping sauces upon request. The assorted pakoras are also yummy and cheap!
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Mary F.
I'm so hot for racial integration so an Irish Pub & Curry house is almost too much for me to handle. Lot's of beers on tap, I mean a lot. Actual Irish guys.... they get a bit handsy but all in good fun right? Pretty good Indian food, but when you're drunk at midnight ANY Indian food taste like holy delicious Jesus Juice. The service was a bit on and off. You can tell that the Pub and Curry House are 2 separate entities. There was a special Naan that strangely tasted like Chex mix and I had a really good and spicy chicken naan roll with salad. There was one strange thing about the beer though. I got a Hefeweizen that was perfectly good... but over time began to get opaque.... freakishly so. My beer became impenetrable to light. At which point someone commented that I was drinking a Bukakenwiezen. Thanks guys, real mature
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Catherine O.
I am still awed at the fact that this is an Irish Pub with Indian food. Unfortunately I didn't have the food, but I have heard that it is pretty good. I shall return for it, but for now..a review of my experience will do. A nice selection of beers..i believe 33 on tap! Great for beer lovers. Hard times if you are a hard alcohol drinker, because they only offer beer and wine. Environment: Not a bad hang out spot. Pool tables, foosball, and old classic rock with an occasional side of hip hop/r&b music continually playing. Hang out inside, or you can bring your drink out to the front patio and chill out here. The sink in the bathroom was interesting. One toilet was clogged when I went, nothing poopy to complain about though. Service: It was mediocre. Not fantastic, but not extremely horrible. Remember there is a $15 minimum if you use a card. There is an atm outside if you're wondering. parking blows around here, what's new? yeahhh i still need to try that curry, maybe it's irish curry! maybe it's a heaving mound of love. who knows...kennedy's i shall return someday!
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Camille H.
A party of 7 of us ended up here late last night. We walked in, ordered beers, received them, and found a table and seats. All within 10 minutes. Good for groups? check. Fast service? check. Room to spare? check. Also, there were more options for beer, on tap and in bottles, then I've seen almost anywhere else. I got a Leffe. So far not too bad. Now I'm settled with my beer, looking around, taking it all in. And what I took in was a lot of guys that...well...were lacking in the looks and social charm area. Maybe it was the time of night. Maybe it was this particular night. Maybe every other night Kennedy's has every been open it is brimming with decent-looking guys... In any case, I'd still go back. For the beer (2 stars), the pool tables (1 star), and definitely to give the food a try. ======= 2/20/08 Just went here again. Apparently this is THE place to be if you are into foosball. They have really intense tournaments!
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Katya V.
It was a real mistake having dinner here tonight. The food was edible, but not great. The service was easily the worst I've ever had. The waiter, Das according to the check, hastily took our order and never returned. It was dropped of by an other employee. When we finally spotted Das and asked him a question we had about a dish, he barked something a waked off. We decided that we are better off packing up the food and eating it at home. I went to the counter to pay and was ignored for some time before I got the check with the service charge already added. I spent some time at the DMV today and I am not sure which experience was worse, but it might be Kennedy's.
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michal M.
Very good indian food and a pub with a very healthy beer selection. What more could you want? How about a funky decor and some bar games and pinball machines? Still not satisfied? Southern and Northern Indian food, a sexy waitress and tvs to watch the game. It was a strange and yet wonderful mix all around.
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Wendy L.
As you walk through the door of Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House, one eyebrow is probably, most definitely, raised. Why yes. It is a huge Guinness sign next to a huge Ganesh statue. Can't say I don't like a dancing elephant who knows his beer. You may be dubious, but the food is amazingly good. Ten times better than Naan and Curry, and with a restaurant.com coupon, better than affordable. Two friends and I split an order of lamb sag, chicken tikka masala, chicken korma, plain naan, garlic naan, and plain rice. It was more than enough. The curries came out in pretty deep dishes, and the meat were in hefty chunks. We each took home plenty of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. So if you can stop staring at the environment around you and ignore their disgusting bathroom, you will not be disappointed.
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Nina W.
I can't go here anymore. The bad smell is just too much.
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Mindy L.
Kennedy's kicks ASS! It's an Irish pub that has an Indian restaurant inside, which serves up delicious curries, dosas & other delights until 1:00 in the morning! DO NOT expect good service. It doesn't even really upset me. The food is delicious, and inexpensive, and there's a pool table about 5 steps away. I sort of think of it as an Indian cafeteria right next to my pool table... It's all just part of the Kennedy's experience. They have two pool tables, two foosball tables, and a couple of arcade games. There are a few television sets up on the walls. I've seen the olympics, football, poker, etc on there. The whole set up feels a bit like a cabin... thrown together, homey, casual & comfortable. Sort of like there was a shipwreck, and they took all the old planks, boards and driftwood, and patched up an old building with it. And then... put an Indian place right in the middle, complete with saris. They have more than 25 beers on tap, and 100+ beers available total. The crowd is fairly young, and a lot of people like to come here after work, whether they're 9-5ers, or restaurant workers, etc... It's a nice vibe. Great place to hang out, have a drink, and a bite to eat after work.
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Buster L.
First and last time! I went with three friends prior to an 8pm show at Cobb's. We had an hour and a half to eat before the show...more than enough time to grab a bite at a place that's practically across the street from the venue. We ordered a good array of food - appetizers, curry, breads, lassi, etc. Due to special dietary needs I really could only order tandoori so I chose fish. The service is so slow and the staff is inattentive. Most of the food took FOREVER to arrive...and my Tandoori fish NEVER arrived! My friends started eating and I waited for my fish. After asking the staff three times where my fish was the message finally got through that something was missing from our order but it took another lifetime and we had to leave to make the show. Other tables were receiving their tandoori food making it all the more frustrating - if the waiter forgot to put in the order in the kitchen or the kitchen screwed up, just tell us! Come out and apologize, offer an appetizer, but say something, anything! We were ready to pay by the time the tandoori fish arrived. We immediately refused it and told them that it took way too long - 45 minutes - and we had to leave. Since I couldn't eat anything else at the table I pretty much starved. One of the other reviewers wrote about the hidden charge. Luckily one of our party saw it BEFORE we paid. We hadn't intended to tip much if anything at all but they added it in themselves. What a slimy way to guarantee gratuity for themselves for atrocious service. I can understand adding gratuity to tables of 6 or more (in better restaurants with good service), but there were 4 of us and only 3 ate dinner. They told us they took 10% off for the fish, but what good is that when they automatically tacked on 18%?!?! That's 8% more tip than they deserved. It was an unfortunate choice to stop at Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House. At first glance it seemed kind of cool that an Irish pub and Indian food were in the same place but the novelty turned sour very quickly. Shame...the pub side will suffer too as we will never go back there again to give the pub a shot. Thank goodness SF has an abundance of good food places to help erase this bad experience.
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Devin G.
Irish pub and a curry house...what more could you want? Beers? They have a TON, both on draft and in bottle (no hard alcohol)...plus they're on a bit of a Belgian ale kick as of late, so there's a bunch of really good strong beers on tap in addition to the regular brews. The food? Awesome. There's really only a couple things here that I ever get to eat here, but they do them well: the Sheekh Kabab Masala Dosa and the Chicken Vindaloo, along with some rice and garlic naan. The dosa is literally the size of your head, and the vindaloo is nice and spicy. (If you ask them, they will make it extra spicy and will have your eyes watering and your nose running in no time). Note, as some of the other reviewers have noted, service is pretty spotty a lot of the time...luckily they also do free delivery for orders over $20. The decor? They have everything. A couple of pool tables, a foosball table, an air hockey table, Big Buck Hunter, and plenty of TV's. And if the weather's nice outside, there's a patio out back for you to eat and drink on. In general, the place is huge, so you're hardly ever going to run into too big a crowd, except for right near the bar itself (which is a little annoying when all you want is a beer, but the servers are pretty on top of things and keep the line moving).
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Michelle S.
The only question about Kennedy's is: before or after the show? I tacked on the extra star for location. Depending on my next visit it is likely to lose one for lack of parking! Been here three times now and left happy and freezing every time. I like to pick up a beer at the bar and find a seat in the dining area. Then try to pick out something from the novel of a menu. Veggie somosa is big and tasty with just the right amount of filling! Pakora is only so so. Pretty sure I shared the Baigan Bharatha once and I am pretty sure it was amazing. Skip the tomato soup! It's hot and sounds like a good idea when you are freezing in the dining area but even the cilantro can't save it. Service is just alright. They kinda give you the stink eye and I'm not sure why. Maybe that is just how they look. Eh, who cares about the stink eye it's wonderfully cheap and pretty damn good! Ladies, bring your coat in...brrr. Oh and there is pool, foos, air hockey and a jukebox for those who wanna play something.
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Nicolai T.
Food was pretty good. But losing 2 stars for having a special that was 15% off that night, and then adding a service charge(making it cost more than without the special) until we complained. Beware service charges on your receipts.
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C M.
This place is okay--a really bright Indian restaurant with mediocre (for SF) on one side, a dark Irish pub through a door in the middle of the wall. We had the tandoori chicken, which was dry and burnt. The lamb saag was not good. Fine for a pint but avoid the food. Then again, if I had chips with curry (appropriate to a night of drinking), I may have fared better.
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MissNance R.
Without a proper chaperone, yesterday could have been another lost weekend whose depths have not been seen since the Cinco De Mayo Air event. My plus one for the Elite event knew that I needed to take a breather between the fabulous Sex and the City brunch at the W and the after-party at Kennedy's. "Whoa there tiger," she said. "You've already had four bloody marys and it's only 1 pm." "And the problem would be?" I replied. She rolled her eyes, and I knew that she needn't remind me of the aftermath of previous Yelp events to which she's the recipient of a phone call resembling the lines of this: "I'm in Florida/Vegas/Costa Rica/the MUNI bus yard and I forgot where I live." But I digress. My plus one and I sagely spaced things out between events, choosing to take a leisurely stroll from SOMA to North Beach, where we arrived at Kennedy's. Now they have a business model we can all get behind. They recognize their strengths and realize their limitations. For example, we Irish know we excel at one thing. Drinking. So the Kennedy component of the pub serves the drink -- $2 Guinness, $5 PBR pitchers. (Or free Amstel pitchers if it's your birthday - thanks Drue!). Savvily, they aren't afraid to admit cooking is a shortcoming. They leave that to their Indian counterparts. Irish beer, Indian food. Lordy, gordy what a brilliant concept and beautiful friendship! If that's not a lesson in international relations, I don't know what is.
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Luc S.
Elana is the best hostess/bartender in North Beach! She looks gorgeous, even before you get drunk!
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Josua P.
How do you marry an Irish bar with an Indian restaurant? Hell if I know but this shit works! A marriage like this is like Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson. Huh? Divorced? Seriously? But they seemed so right for each other. Oh well. There's a huge selection of beers but more importantly they have air hockey tables. Also known as the sport of kings if, you know, kings ruled over bowling alleys and Chuck E. Cheeses. Whatever, I managed to beat my older brother. Thanks beer! If air hockey isn't your thing there are also Foosball and pool tables and the one angry dude playing "Big Buck Hunter" by himself just a little too intensely. In addition to the Indian food there are also a selection of typical bar food items. After seeing a sad little plate of chicken nuggets cruise past our table all I could think was, "Damn, that fool must be DRUNK." I personally would have a hard time not ordering of the Indian menu but I understand that putting down some chicken Vindaloo at midnight after a few pints is a recipe for gastric turmoil the next morning (a side effect I am currently experiencing.) That being said, the food is totally solid. No watered down version of pub food this is a legitimate restaurant. The food is nice and spicy (thankfully I had Stella to put out the flames), the riata is tangy and isn't too watery and the dosa was of comical proportions. So I think a better question to ask is not how do you marry an Irish bar with an Indian restaurant but how do you NOT?
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josie z.
How have I never reviewed my FAVORITE bar in SF?? If you haven't been, or you're on the fence about going -- GO! It is an experience no Yelp review can accurately capture.
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lois j.
4 stars for the irish bar, but 2 stars for the indian restaurant... and they really are 2 separate entities strangely squeezed into one space. an irish pub serving indian food would actually be quite appropriate - and in fact i would go back for the bar, which is sort of divey but does have 60+ taps with an impressive breadth (unfortunately they seemed to be out of more than a few of them, however, on the night we were there...?) and also serves a limited indian pub food menu. our mistake was that we went for dinner. the indian restaurant unceremoniously dropped inside the pub is tacky in decor, way too brightly lit, nearly empty, and sort of uncomfortable. service, despite a serious lack of customers was stiff, unfriendly, and very slow, and the food was really quite bland and unremarkable. there is *much* better indian food to be had in sf, or pretty much anywhere. and yes, beware the "service charge" innocuously slipped onto your bill!
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Seung Hyun Y.
The chill spot for young adults and old farts alike hahaha I came here with a few buds during happy hour, curry and beer make a great combo when you're hungry and need a break from a week's worth of crap. green curry totally gave me a sweat, like having sex in humid weather.
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Jessica J.
One of my top 5 favorite bars in SF. If I could, I'd give it 6 stars. Check out their 11:00pm happy hour! Great beer selection, good Indian food (though you won't really care about the quality after a few strong beers) and tons of awesome games. This place is always busy, but never crowded.
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Lisa B.
What do you get when you mix a bunch of pre-lubricated Yelpers, a gorgeous, sunny day, an outside deck, pitchers of beer and a couple of dogs? Umm...I don't know either, but it was definitely going down at Kennedy's after the Elite event at the XYZ Lounge. Among the events that transpired: - Once again, I dumped a whole glass of beer on myself - The worm was performed by Omar and Chewie on the cable car tracks on the street below - Kia spanked me in front of everyone (including some non-Yelpers who were probably freaking out) using both a leather dog leash AND her hand (and I liked it) - Ed and I sang the "Elbows up, side to side" song a few times - A couple of kids came up the stairs to the porch and demanded that we pay them a few dollars to go away; we promptly scared them into retreat (I think I offered to give them a hug, that was enough to send them running) - SOMEONE pulled their pants down - not saying who, you know who you are Yep, just a normal Saturday afternoon.
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Jai D.
Ok, this is not the curry house you take a any one of the following: First date You Mom (unless she rocks) Your boss However, it is the place to stagger into with friends who are hankering for tasty curry and a couple more pints. Oh, yes in deed Kennedy's is the home of the after hours revelry where the punters join the local North Beach crowds and eventually gets along. This institution of beverages and tantalizing delights has been around since... well since a far back as I can remember. =) So, "What do they have for the good stuff", you ask? first of all and extensive international beer list and one of the only Guinness taps which is certified by the Guinness brewery tasting bureau. The full bar is fair priced, but be warned if you try ordering an apple or chocolate martini as they just might kick you out on your butt out of spite. As for the food, my friend. It is more of a southern India taste as it is lighter than and not as spicy as its northern brethren, but still full of flavor. Price you say, it is fair. So, drop by and order the lamb with a side of home made mango chutney and a pint of cold Guinness for me! Cheers!
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Christina C.
A total of four of us had dinner here. I feel the dishes are overpriced. I ordered a chicken tiki masala for $10, for $10 you ONLY get a small iron bowl of curry sauce and a couple of cubes of chicken. Thats it. rice is $2 extra and nan is $1.50 extra....$13.50 for dinner in what everyone is posting as a "dive" kind of place of a rip off. The food is enjoyable. The Vegetable samosa is $4 and the size of a baseball (you get 2) The spinach curry is unique, it has a spiced flavor and comes with cheese. Well I thought it was cheese or tofu. We ordered a bottle of wine for $16, the bartender seemed annoyed when we asked for a wine list... I think its because she had to rinse off the list a few times (ew) The whole set of up of the 'dinning' room and back room area is confusing. In the front there is a "Place your order here" sign. If you pay up front you have to sit in the back behind the doors. if you sit in the 'dinning' room area you'll get a waiter. The guy up front taking orders is slow. overall, I've had better Indian food for less money. But the whole pub/curry house combo is different and at the most meant to be checked out
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Omid T.
THIS REVIEW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER I An Iranian-Japanese guy walks into an Irish pub serving Indian food in the Italian district of San Francisco He hangs out with his Irish-Scottish gal and some internet impresarios, imploring the inanity of the ill-conceived imperialistic incursion in Iraq, the infinite instability in Israel, and imminent implosion in Indonesia, all while listening to some Icelandic imp named Bjork inundating the speakers After imbibing in more $2 Guinness, invigorating IPA and inexpensive pitchers of Pabst, they inebriatedly indulge increasingly important issues, like incorporating the name of each individual country whose name begins with an I into a single conversation. In doing so, it was immediately indisputable that such an insane endeavor would be impossible in intellectually infertile, inbred, ignorant, intolerant inland enclaves like Indiana, Idaho, and Iowa. Perhaps in the not insignificant state of Illinois Only in our inordinately impressive city could we ingrain such interactivity among the indigenous and international in our daily existence.
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Cindy R.
I love Dosa, but I don't always love trekking to the Mission and waiting for a table. I made it my mission last week to find another south Indian restaurant in the city. Low an behold, Kennedy's is my place! I went into the experience with low expectations. I mean how good could the food really be at a run-down Irish bar? I was pleasantly surprised! Quite pleased in fact. We had the masala dosa, tomato and onion uttapam and some northern style potato/cauliflower dish. All were very good. I think I might have even liked the food a wee bit better than Dosa. The portions were HUGE and about half the price of Dosa. Add in the 30 beers on tap and the chance to play air hockey after you eat and you've got a serious winner! PS: They serve a full menu until 1am if the craving strikes you.
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Brian S.
$2 Guinness pints from 5pm-7pm. I wish I were there right now... oh wait, I am. However, that's all I've had so far. When I get a chance to sample some indian food and some other drinks I may reevaluate it, but based on that happy hour special I am sold.
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Amy W.
It never fails that whenever I mention Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House, people go "What?" :) My favorite hang out in San Francisco!!! Where else can you go to get a foosball fix (3 Tornado foosball tables plus monthly tournaments), good Indian food and a pint of Guinness for $2 (Happy Hour)??? Plus you can't beat their drink token specials where you can buy $2.50 drink tokens from the 15th-20th of every month and redeem them for any pint and select bottles. Did I also mention their BOGO drink special, too? Wow! Who knew drinking could be so affordable in SF? My fave foods from the restaurant are the Cable Car Chicken, Aloo Gobi, Tandoori Naan and Garlic Naan. The fried chicken appetizer is always a distraction. You can smell the goodness from across the bar! As for dessert, the Kheer is quite good. Their website offers a 15% off coupon. Lots of beer to choose from plus a decent selection of wine. They also have a Century Club if your liver can handle all that beer. (Don't worry, it's at your own pace.) No hard alcohol but for those of you not interested in a beery taste, try a Belgium Lambic in multiple flavors. And plenty of room to roam around with 2 outside areas (out back and in front) and lots of space indoors.
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Esther K.
This is one of those random places that you end up going to because no one knows where else to go. There's a lot of different beers -- the happy hour specials are really good. You buy one and get a token for a free beer. Otherwise, you can get a $2 Guinness, which is ridiculous. My friends and I go here a lot when we want to drink and don't want to deal with the North Beach crowds. AND, they have Indian food. I was skeptical but tried the vegetable samosas -- they are soo good. Spiced perfectly and giant. The rest of the Indian food isn't that great -- the tandoori chicken is really dry and hard to swallow and all the curries are super salty. The pakoris are really tasteless too and the curry fries are disappointing -- just a bunch of fries with a bowl of bland curry. So just stick to beer and vegetable samosas and you'll be so happy you won't notice that you're sitting on picnic furniture inside the biggest dump ever.
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Robert V.
What can I say that hasn't already been said? I love the red carpet.
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Dayna V.
This is one of the quirkiest and most delightful places that I have been in SF... and that's saying a lot in this city. I honestly wasn't expecting much from the food, but it was very good indeed. We got great service and I loved the college bar atmosphere. If you play foosball, this is your spot. And they serve food late. This is a huge bonus in this sleepy city.
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Roman H.
Fantastic divey bar meets surprisingly good Indian cuisine. The pakoras rival my Grandma's (except she always added serrano chiles) and their dosa is the size of my arm. They have so many beers available that it's overwhelming. If you're going to eat here, this is a place to go with at least four people. You hang out, have some drinks, then FEAST. Granted, the service is bad, but this place isn't really a restaurant. It's a pub. Don't sit there and wait for them to get to you. Get aggressive. It's just a shame this place is all the way in North Beach.
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Rocco B.
I hate Indian food, and dislike the smell of curry, so I was apprehensive about visiting Kennedy's. It wasn't curry-smelly at all, and they had alternative fried food (shrimp, zucchini, etc). You can buy tokens in advance during certain days of the month. So it ends up being $2.50 for a fancy pint. Pretty good, no? At happy hour, you get a pint and a token for $5 as well. Lots of games, air hockey, etc. The ONLY thing Kennedy's is missing is a Shuffleboard.
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Scott S.
Turn the heat on! This is an unusual place worth checking out! I won't bother repeating what many of the other Yelpers have written in their reviews. Cheap drinks, games, Juke Box, decent food, etc... If you are sensitive to the cold like I am, you might want to check this place out on a warmer night in the city! I never took off my jacket and my hands were cold when I left. I like this place but won't come back here on a cold night. I understand it is important to watch your costs but my god, crank up the heat!!!
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Alison P.
Met up with friends for a drink at Kennedy's. I'd never been there before and was pleasantly surprised both by the combination of an irish pub and curry house as well as the quirky collection of regulars. The bar was the best part. The waitresses were friendly and chatty, though I noticed they seemed to prefer chatting to the male patrons. The beers were cheap because it was happy hour and I was very happy to people watch while waiting for my friends. When they did arrive we got ourselves seated in the restaurant because the pool table area was completely full. What can I say? Not the best service or food. Our friend Adrien, who was visiting from France, and is an aspiring actor, was bound and determined to make our waitress crack a smile. he managed to wrangle a slight smirk but then just succeeded in embarrassing himself. I asked the waitress which dish had a coconut sauce and she recommended the fish dish. I asked for mild heat. When it finally arrived it wasn't mild and there wasn't even a hint of coconut in that sauce. And forget getting anything brought to your table in a timely fashion. Normally the condiments brought to your table in an indian restaurant include a sweet chutney sauce. We waited until our meal was practically over before getting any even though I asked for it when the condiments were initially brought over. Even after going up myself to personally bring it back to the table I was told to go sit down, they'd be bringing it. The poppadom's weren't good at all - hard, not light and crispy, and they tasted of fennel. Not what I expected nor wanted. The samosas were huge and they were tasty. But again, no sweet chutney to enjoy them with. Ladies, when the time comes to use the toilet, prepare yourself! It's clean and well stocked with TP but the strangely painted sink shaped like a half-shell looked like walt disney had thrown up all over a vagina and left a disturbing visual in my brain. If I were basing my review solely on the pub portion, this establishment would rate 4 stars. I don't know why they bother with the restaurant at all. They don't even serve curry chips, which are what you eat in ireland if you want a little indian. I'll be back for the suds but the curries are duds.
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Dave U.
This place is off the hook!! Best Happy Hour around!! The token system is great. Buy a drink at happy hour and receive a token good for a free drink at anytime!! Are you kidding?! I keep a growing pile in my apt. for those occasions when I'm broke but still require my daily dose of beer!! The bartenders are hella nice and put up with my shit!! Who could ask for anything more? They have a good jukebox and don't mind turning it up when I request through my drunken slur. I'm very lucky to live so close to this great bar!!
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Manu G.
Been wanting to try this place for a while, and finally got the chance with a friend in from out of town. OK, it is what it is - a dive. BUT, surprisingly decent Indian food! (I should know) We had the Madras Fish Masala, Chicken Tikka Masala (a must anytime you have Indian food) and the Muttar Paneer with plenty of naan. All very tasty. The naan was on the thin & crispy side (I prefer it softer and more doughy). But good spice and flavor. Service...well, it's slow. Ambience: bland decor and FREEZING! (seriously, shut the windows and get a heater!!) Pool tables, air hockey, a fun place. Plus, $3 Guinness pints that night! First time I've had Guinness with Indian food - it's BRILLIANT! Totally cheap, exactly what we wanted that night. Nice...
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A J.
When I first heard about a pub called "Kennedy's" which serves Indian food, I was quite intrigued, to say the least. So yesterday evening after a long day of work, a friend and I decided to check it out. Both of us felt like kicking back with some beer and pakora. You walk in, and inside looks like an Indian wedding tent. I was half expecting a musician on a shehnai ... The surprising thing is: not only does this place serve Indian food, it serves _South_ Indian food. There aren't too many places in SF which make a dosa, let alone a good one. I ordered Chicken Do-Piaza ; my friend ordered a shrimp dosa. The chicken was more like "chicken makhani" than "chicken do-piaza", so -1 star for that. The shrimp dosa looked authentic. The heating was pretty much ineffective, so another -1 for that. But a big +1 for Rosie the terrier, the local mascot. What a cute dog. All in all: this is a great place if you'd like to have some Indian food (I recommend the bhajji with some Stella) and shoot some pool. I can definitely see myself coming back more often.
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Will C.
I love this place because why? The hot ass girls of course? Oo yeah the girls were hot too but, NO. The hot ass bartenders? Again, Oo yeah but No, not that either. Err.......the hot ass guys? No! I'm not gay. I love this place because it has a restaurant area AND a bar area! Now that's just crazy where there is a restaurant area AND a bar area. Everywhere I go, it's either a bar or a restaurant and I have seen neither 2 co exist at the same time. We were bored one night so we decided to look for a place to eat and drink after the movies. So, one of my friend decided to eat at this curry house and O yeah it was good. I took a bite of their chicken curry and it was the best curry i've ever had. The fried cheese was delicious also, and I just couldn't stop eating the curry. I wasn't even hungry, which kinda sucks for me cause I felt bad afterwards. After we left, I told myself that I will be back there soon. The next time I went there was just to drink and maybe munch on some chicken curry again. I walked up to the bar, scoped the area and saw a few girls all talking in a circle. As I ordered my drink I heard one chick say: "If I something something something, it would be him" and pointed at me. I didn't really hear what she said between "If I" and "it would be him" because it was really loud, but i'd like to think it was something good. But she could've been saying anything through the noisey bar area. Heck, she could've even said "If I had a booger, and needed someone to wipe it on, it would be him". But I'd like to think she said something more "you know" and less about boogers.
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Pirate B.
This restaurant sucks! My date's food was yummie, but my food off the special menu was terrible. The room was so cold the servers were wearing coats, and after they served us they disappeared into the kitchen. They did not brink out our nan, and even though they were too busy in the kitchen to come out so I could remind them of our nan, they still tried to charge us for it. Warning---DO NOT GO HERE!!!! Spend your money on some other over priced North Beach restaurant.
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Craig T.
Don't really know how to say this............O.K. I got it! DON'T EAT HERE!! I repeat!!DON'T EAT HERE!! Been here about 7-8 times in the last couple of months(To play pool). One of the few spots you can walk into semi-late night and play pool without sitting around for an hour to play!! Here's my problem here.You walk into the place around 11 or 12 and it's never crowded.You start playing pool and start smelling the food thats cooking!!Your buzzed,your high(Well I alway's am),it's late and your like "I'm ordering something"!! The place does cook up until closing sooo how cool is that?NOT COOL AT ALL!! Have ate here 4 times and everytime the following morning I had to make at least 3 trips to the bathroom!! First couple of times I thought it was just the fact that putting curry food on top of alcohol was the problem.Last two times I ate something different and it was the same out come!! A total next morning bathroom fest!! Tried fish and chips that we're tasty and cheap,tried chicken nuggets that we're o.k.,tried fried cheese sticks that we're good, tried the Salad which was HORRIBLE,tried the curry chicken that SUCKED!! Bartenders not all that friendly or talkative!! Food service is SLOW!! My damn clothes went out of style before I got my food!! Apparently the owners are there taking food orders and boy is this married couple something!! She is what I call "The Dragon Lady".Impossible to get a smile out of her!! I told her she needs to smile more and she gave me the "Death Stare".Like talking to cement!!He's no better!! No expression,no smile, no NOTHING!! Juke box rocks,the game room rocks but thats about it!Might want to mention that it's one of the few spots in the City where it just seems the crowd keeps to themselfs!! Don't go here to meet new friends!!NOT HAPPENING!! I will continue to play pool here but I will NEVER eat here again unless I witness them changing the grease or oil they cook with!! 3 stars is higher then I should go but I feel generous today!!
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isis n.
This is for the delivery service and the food. pros - ordered at 8.45pm sat - arrived 9.20pm. not bad, they'd estimated 30-45mins - the eggplant curry was tasty - the lamb biriyani was pretty good not the best I've ever had, but the spice was right - about medium cons - the dahi vada was bland - the tandoori chicken was dry and bland - minor but annoying enough to note: the containers that the curries came in were extremely tight and hard to open without creating a small mess. Overall, I'd give them a go again but only if I can't find a better Indian delivery near by as I felt like the food could be a hit or miss.
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G W.
Ok. This is a great place! Met some friends here for dinner and it was a superb experience. It is what the name says, half irish pub / half indian restaurant. Beers a lot of em! Food really good. Ambiance out of this world. They even have Buck Hunter and pool tables. Great ice breaker place.
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Simon Y.
What more could you want late night, then value priced beer (pitchers!) and cheap eats? Kennedy's is without a doubt a unique to SF joint. Curry, Beer, Hooka, and multiple table games would never survive outside of a place like SF. The crowd is what makes up any bar/pub, and this one is widely mixed. You'll find older, younger, tweaker, and anything in between at this place. Most importantly though, everybody is pretty laid back and unobtrusive. The bartenders are great and definitely know their beer. Beer: Their fridge is well stocked to make most beer aficionados happy. Standard varieties are there and it ranges all the way to Chimay and other imported goodness. The taps range from Pabst all the way to Birra Moretti. They've got many on tap beers and of course you can get guiness. The nail in the coffin for me was when I found out they sell "beer tokens" from the 15th through the 20th of the month. Each token costs $2.50 and will get you almost any beer! Four tokens gets you any pitcher! Not to mention, they'll let you use your credit card to buy all of the tokens. Jeeze...talk about cooking bacon in duck fat...it doesn't get any better. Food: It's your standard curry variety, with everything tasting above average. No, it's not the best curry I've had. It is pretty damn tasty though. They offer a nice variety of bar food like fish & chips, cheese sticks, and buffalo wings. My favorite thing is the chicken pekora and most others agree that it's hard to pass up while soaking a beer. Smokers seem to love this place as you can go outside and drink your brews. Whether it's on the patio deck or out front, there is no policing of outdoor boozin...until you step off property, that is. There is tons of seating for groups, whether you are eating or just socializing. Now, it's not a posh lounge or classic pub interior, but there is plenty of room to move about. One must play at least some form of table game at this place. The only thing this place is missing is shuffleboard. It's got air hockey, 2 pool tables, and a foosball table. Just pray that the change machine isn't out of quarters and you will have endless fun.
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VL K.
I give this place 4 stars because it is the most ridiculous establishment. Where else can you play foozball and air hockey, get drunk on 2-for-1 delicious beers, and THEN eat some pretty solid indian food? Kennedy's. Also, their 2-for-1 beers is better than most. Not only do they have an excellent draught selection, but when you buy beer before 7pm they give you a coin that can be redeemed all night. so, if you are strategic, you can have 2 beers before 7, and then use the coins for 2 more free beers anytime. (the food is only 3 stars, but the bar and experience is 5)
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Angie R.
Holy Marina meat market, Batman! I stepped into this joint and wondered where North Beach had gone. I was just there a minute ago, I swear! The bar was so crowded with squealing girlie girls in skinny jeans and frat boy drink-offs that I couldn't get a beverage. (Not that I needed one at that point, honestly.) To be fair, this may be a much cooler place to hang out on a weeknight, or for Happy Hour. But I can tell you I won't be back on a Friday night.
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Lisa T.
Kennedy's, you can't seem to make up your mind. You are clearly confused. I can't think of two things that seemingly go together LESS gracefully than Indian food and Irish pub fare. Likewise, I'm a bit confused about you. I really don't know if I like you or not. I like you during happy hour, when you have $2 Guinness. I like when your Indian food cures my hangover, even though it doesn't go so well with the Guinness... I like when the weather is nice and your patio is bathed in sunshine and I can chill out there with friends and scare the cable car tourists away... I don't like when it's NOT happy hour, and the beer is pricey, and it's NOT a nice day, and it's kinda dark and smelly inside (not in the good way), which doesn't go so well with the Indian food... BU-UT... Last time I was here I had the former experience. And it was good enough to make me spend a good six hours on that patio, all before sundown. On not a lot of sleep, coming off a wicked hangover. Tipping point! Four stars, dudes. Identity crisis and all.
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Victoria D.
An Indian restaurant + bar. Seemingly an unlikely duo, but for some reason it works. From what I observed, India Curry House seems like a great place to get drunk with a big group of friends. Nothing wrong with that, right? The bar area is equipped with air hockey and pool tables and I think I may have seen an arcade game and/or pinball machine. The food was okay and about what I had expected. My main issue with this place is that I think I received some of the worst service I've ever experienced at a restaurant. My friend and I had to wait at least an hour for our food. Luckily the wait wasn't so bad since we were thoroughly entertained by the group of 20-somethings who started singing "Lady in Red" in drunken harmony when it played over the speakers. When I went to inquire about the whereabouts of my order, I was brushed off at the register. I was about to head back to my table when another woman that was waiting for her food stopped one of the server girls. The server went into the kitchen and came out and said that the woman's food was being prepared and would be served shortly. Seconds later when I asked THE SAME SERVER about my order she replied, "Sorry, I don't work here." I think normally my immediate response would've been to smack her upside the head or punch her right in her big, lying mouth, but unfortunately I think my reflexes were stunted by my shock at how she had just straight up lied in my face. Luckily my friend that I was with happens to have the most calming and soothing demeanor and he stopped me from sticking my leg out to trip the lying server when she walked by our table with a tray of food (that wasn't ours). Our food was (not surprisingly) cold when it finally arrived over an hour after I had ordered it. Tips given = ZERO. +1 star for seeming like a fun place despite the terrible service. +1 star for its location (right across the street from Bimbo's 365 club).
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Brad C.
May I recommend a book? Its called "Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates." Like most Tom Robbins books, its a roller coaster of a read. Stay with me. To quote the back cover, the main character Switters is "a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government, a pacifist who carries a gun, a vegetarian who sops up gravy, a cyberwhiz who hates computers..." You may see where this is going. I bring this up to ask the question: Why is everyone so scared of contradiction these days?? As Robbins explains, "Reality is contradictory. And it's paradoxical. If there's any one word -- if you had to pick one word to describe the nature of the universe -- I think that word would be paradox. That's true at the subatomic level, right through sociological, psychological, philosophical levels on up to cosmic levels." He may have forgotten the gastronomic level. It baffled me in the last American presidential election how flip flopping and self contradiction became such a damaging accusation. First of all, the world is complex and an inability to change and adapt is both limiting and self destructive. Second, anyone who says they will not "flip flop" is basically committing themselves to closed-mindedness and continuity - even should external forces demand flexibility and change. Given the choice between open-minded adaptability with a willingness to learn, change and evolve vs. a blind stay-the-course consistency, I have to choose the former. And I probably don't have to point out how history has illustrated this in recent years. But an Indian restaurant in a divey Irish Pub? Isnt that pushing it? Why not ponder these questions over a cold draft Guinness, a game of pool, and a plate of dosa? Sound paradoxical? Perhaps that makes Kennedy's a microcosm of the nature of the universe itself. Or perhaps it just makes for tasty food, good beer selection and a refreshing homey feel. So throw on your flip-flops and stroll down to Kennedy's. Oh, and pick up a copy of "fierce invalids" on your way. You can thank me later.
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Kate K.
Have I really not written a review of Kennedy's yet? Okay - let's keep it really simple - the five reasons I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kennedy's: 5. They carry Rolling Rock in a bottle & no one looks at me strangely when I order it. Not to mention, during happy hour they give me a token for every Rolling Rock I order, so every other beer is free... DOUBLE THE DRINKING POWER ON THE SAME BUDGET! 4. They have bounce house seats by the janky pool tables, janky air-hockey tables which I always win on and a big pink clamshell sink in the Ladies that give the place ultimate character. 3. There are two patios for nicer days - off the back one you can see a cracked out Golden Gate Bridge which is just dying for photo ops. 2. BEST INDIAN/PAKISTANI FOOD IN THE CITY 1. Because I always, always, ALWAYS laugh my ass off to the point of wheezing, snorting and tears whenever I am at Kennedy's... that may actually have more to do with who I choose to hang out with than the bar - but, I associate the two - so it gets to be a positive attribute for the bar. Last Monday I spent one of the best evenings I have had in a while on the back patio with my friends Drue, Christopher, Jennifer, Nadja, Rommy O' Shea, Matthew, Sav "The Indian Iron Chef," Michelle, Stacy, Carla... and, several other people... I have not laughed so hard since the LAST time I was at Kennedy's with Drue, Christopher, Menzie and Molly-dolly R... and, I imagine I won't laugh as hard until the next time I am there... lurverly!
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Drue C.
KENNEDY'S I. Thesis: This place can only have one of two ratings; 1 star or 5 stars. I am giving it 5 as I feel it is well deserved in it's inherent ability to amaze anyone who enters this establishment II. Games A. Air Hockey 1. Pucks are a strange foam material 2. Railing is coming apart 3. Parts of the goals are so dented the pucks do not drop 4. Missing mallet on second table, rendering play impossible B. Pool 1. Warped tables 2. Torn felt 3. Games cost $1.50 4. Cue sticks f**ked up! C. Foozball 1. No name manufacturer of table 2. Headless men III. Alcohol and food A. Alcohol 1. $5 for all drafts 2. Happy hour - Guinness/Beamish $2.00 4-8PM 7 days a week 3. Purchase ahead beer tokens 15th-20th each month for $2.50 4. 100+ beers to choose from and if you try at least 100 you get half off beer for life! B. Food 1. Complete curry house menu/restaurant in the middle of the bar 2. Take out available 3. Described on their website as a "fine dining experience" IV. Decor A. Jerry Garcia Shrine 1. Yes, I said Jerry Garcia Shrine 2. Worth noting, this shrine used to have the works...candles etc. but has been downsized to expand the bar B. Floors and Furniture 1. Carpets as old as your great grandmother, and STICKY 2. Booths not attached to base, pieced together shoddily 3. Exposed corroding piping 4. Everything has been painted over at least 25 times 5. Plenty of outdoor seating for "smoking" (refer to Jerry Garcia shrine for clarification) C. Bathrooms 1. No hot water 2. No soap 3. Hand Dryers powerful enough to take a layer of skin off 4. Toilet paper, ummm, on a good day V. Television and music A. Television 1. Yes, they have several 2. All tuned to BET, no volume but closed captioned B. Music 1. Eclectic mix, mostly 80s-90's rock VI. Conclusion A. Not for the faint of heart B. This place has "character" C. Roomy, good for a large party D. Still torn on whether it is a 1 star or 5 star place
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Stacy F.
Just came back from spending happy hour with Yelpers from this place. It's not fair!! Any place is better with Yelpers. The deal: during happy hour you buy a pint for $5 and they give you a token worth another pint... FREE. So what you do is keep buying drinks during happy hour and accumulate tokens. When Happy Hour is over you cash in your tokens...sweeeet! right.
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Laura D.
This place has more than 30 beers on tap...30 BEERS!!! I would like to start at one end of the bar and drink a pint of every beer they carry. Sounds like a a challenge and I'm always up for a challenge. I had a couple of good Newcastles here, and just a bite of naan which was average. Everyone's food looked really good though. The curry looked pretty creamy and tasty. Anyways, I would like to go back there and eat next time. Man, I love Indian food.
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David H.
The Indian food here is very bland and overly salty. The only reason I order food from here is that they deliver after midnight.
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Rashmi N.
A birthday and a shared love for air hockey led us to Kennedy's. Though we had already had dinner the claims of Indian food co-mingled with Irish pub-ishness were so curious we just had to come take a look. There was a wide selection of beers and a variety of people. The place itself is enormous and is a maze of large rooms. Some rooms contain video games, others pool tables, still another had an air hockey table in a very sad state (unfortunate as this was the purpose of our visit). There is indeed an Indian restaurant in the middle of the place along with a large patio space. If you don't make Kennedy's your mecca of air hockey, this is a fun place to hang out and you can choose to have privacy in one of the many quiet corners or hob-nob it up with the diversity of peeps.
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Ka C.
Dive bar combined with Indian food = Kennedys. They have a big seating area in the back for folks that want to dine. Pool table, games towards the front. I've been here a bunch of times and it's the food that is the stand out. It's surprisingly tasty and well made. Standard indian dishes like tikki masala, spinach with cheese are my go to dishes. HUGE selection of beers, so if you like beer (which i do), you will like Kennedys.
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Cody E.
My first four trips to Kennedy's were great- I love the combo of spicy Indian food with a nice pint of beer. Loved the atmosphere, prices, and specials. But my mind changed last night after a trip went sour on account of the bartender, Sally. After a seemingly innocent misunderstanding regarding the functionality of a foosball table (it was as silly as it sounds), the bartender proceeded to scream at me and my party for well over 15 minutes, ending in a threat that we "better watch out," as if she was going to sick her cronies on us or something. Really scary stuff. We had tipped them for beers, bought food, and even offered to buy her a drink because we had somehow inadvertently offended her, but instead spend the better part of our time being berated by a member of their own staff. Long story short, what was once among me and my friends' favorites, we're never going back again.
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Shannon K.
The food was pretty good. However, I am giving the decor and the service each one star. The waitstaff was aloof and abrasive. Our water, nor the sodas, came with any ice. When the bill came, I noticed a "Service Charge" on it. I asked the waiter what it was, and he claimed it was the tip. The amount was 20% (+) of the bill. The nonexistent service was some of the worst I have received at a restaurant. Since the waiter was standing and talking to a man at another table for about 10 minutes, I took the bill up front. I told the cashier that we should not be charged 20%(+) for terrible service. He removed the charge, and I tipped them accordingly. I think they put this on the bill to be sneaky, and hope that customers won't see it. We will not return to this establishment.
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Sus... B.
Getting out here is a pain in the ass, but I never regret it once I'm done with the trek. Great pub food and even better Indian food, this is another place that fascinates me due to its multicuisinal (probably not a word) tendencies -- the same interest I have in Chinese food and donut places. I especially love the South Indian food, though many of the portions are too big for one person, especially the masala dosas. The back patio is relatively spacious, and usually a nice respite from the inside if it's a weekend or major drinking holiday night. Pinball, pool tables, foosball and air hockey abound...also, the most powerful hand dryer I've ever experienced exists in the ladies' bathroom here, and can be quite entertaining when you're buzzed and want to pretend you're in a wind tunnel or experiencing 5Gs. Beer selection is really extensive, they also sell wines and even raspberry lambic (though for that last one at $8 I'd head to Trader Joe's and get a bunch there for way cheaper). Sake shots are always fun. Oh, and regarding the bartenders, let's just say there's eye candy behind the bar for all. The bar was recently expanded, and there were murmurings of them possibly applying for a liquor license the last time I was there, so stay tuned...
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Keith M.
All you need are a few good friend, and a simple place to hang out with them. Back in my high school days, my good friend and I would go down to this pool hall in Woburn, Massachussets; a predominatly white suburb of Boston (though my friend didn't appear to be 100% aware of this.) The white paint of the tiny second floor pool hall was faded white, greyed from the years of cigarette smoke and chipped in places. The carpet, where not missing was in equally bad shape. The vending machine served Coke, Sprite, and Coors, and the owner had a sign "Beware of Dog. Not responsible for personal injury" referring to the large Doberman he had chained to his desk with a choke collar. Those were some of the best days of my high school life. A lot of things have changed since then. My friends and I have seperated to the four corners of the Earth. We've grown older, found jobs, and can now drink legally (not that it stopped us before.) Stepping into Kennedy's with my new group of friends, it's as if I'm stepping back in time. The dim lighting, faded paint and worn pool tables. The rugged carpet and mis-sized bench cushions make me more comfortable than some posh lounge set ever could. The television blaring BET to a primarily caucasian crowd. 3.000 miles away but it feels like home.
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R M.
I love Kennedy's for: A) The beer selection on tap ("tastes so good brings a tear to yo eye") that makes you sing early 90's Warrant refrains. B) Indian/ Pakistani food (that does me just right) C) Pool tables (I suck but, I'm competitive so A and B are there to placate me when I'm feeling low from sucking at C) I was forced to look at my beloved Kennedy's through new eyes this weekend. After hyping this place to a friend we entered and he stated flatly, "I'm not eating here". I suppose it does look a little shabby, and its true neither of the pool tables have ALL of the balls. But, I've decided that the friend in question is just a pussy (can i write pussy in a review? oh wait, yea I can, I've done it before). I feel bad that he missed out on the true theme of Kennedy's---INTEGRATION. Curried, Pilsner, Pool playing goodness join forces for a joyful evening. Its as easy as A,B,C.
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Bob E.
I honestly don't remember much of about this place the night of my birthday last week. Could it be because of the fact that i was already slaughtered going into the Pub itself or could it be from being AC SLAUGHTERED 4 hours earlier before we got to the city in the first place and started bar-hopping throughout the night. Language Lingo Check: Slaughtered = gone, wasted, DUNZO, trashed, super drunk. AC SLAUGHTERED (derived from AC SLATER from saved by the bell)= SUPER DUNZO, SUPER WASTED. example: I just wasn't slaughtered last night, i was AC SLAUGHTERED last night. I remember bits and pieces of Kennedy's. A few that stick to my mind are the long ass stairs that you had to go up to get to the second floor of that place. Another, was the funny ass writing people wrote all over the wall of the bathroom which i admired when i was releasing my 40oz to freedom at the piss stall. And i think the last part i remember of that joint was this token that my friend gave me when i told him to order me a beer. Both my friend and the bartender lady told me to put this gold "Irish" token in the center of what looked like a bunch of circles, somewhat similar to a dart board; on the bar counter. Then i received my beer. MMMMM good stuff. After that everything was just a blur and I'm surprised i woke up and made it to work in the morning hella hungover and smelling like booze at work. Very bad. LOL. And of course my friends managed to take advantage of me when i passed out by sending me text pics in the morning of me getting penis' and all kinds of other writing on my face the previous night. Good thing i took a shower in the morning because if i didn't BART commuters would....A) not wanna sit next to smelly drunk party animal & B) laugh when they see a bunch of cocks drawn all over my face and hands. Overall, it was a cool bar-hopping night for my b-day last week. I decided to review this place because it's what i really kinda remember the most about that night. I enjoyed the place and had it been packed that night i think i would've given it a fantastic 5 stars but since it was a Wednesday night...eh, 3 out of 5 stars ain't too shabby for a hole in the wall joint. Word. Great place. Check it out.
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P T.
***BEWARE of hidden charge*** I got a Groupon special $10 for $20. Husband & I was in the area and decided to use our groupon. The setup is a bit odd. Right in front of entrance is bar, to the left there are pool tables & to the right of the pool area is the dining area. Food was ok and portion is good. No one to flag for bill so i went to he counter to pay. Bill came out to $25.56 + tips after deducting $20 from Groupon coupon. Grabbed a togo menu. As we were driving home, hubby & I find the total $45+ higher than expected. Since I grabbed a menu, I started to do the math. The numbers didn't add up, even IF the heineken was $5. I decided to check yelp to see if anyone had a similar issue and came across Ed M. Review on 5/13/11 about the hidden service charge or aka 18% gratuity. Sure enough when I re-calculate my tab w/18% it was very to my total. Could have informed me gratuity was added so I wouldn't left more. That's just SHADDY!! For that reason I would not return. We ordered the following: Chicken Tikka Masala $11.95 Chicken Makhni $12.95 2 garlic naan @ 2.95 each = $5.90 Chai Tea $1.50 1 heineken - price unknown
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Chelsea R.
I don't care what anyone says, I effing love this place. Sure, it might not be your classic "first date joint," but hell, if you brought me here for the first time, I'd be so smitten (and likely so drunk), that we'd be well beyond first-date protocol by the end of the night. For those of you who haven't been, Kennedy's is essentially a dingy Indian restaurant sandwiched into the back corner of an even dingier Irish pub. You enter into the pub, head towards the back past the pool tables, step through an open doorway, and voila, find yourself in the land of real (albeit faded) tablecloths and steaming plates of naan and curry dishes. The lighting is terrible, the silverware might not be clean, but the food is cheap and not half bad. Plus, you can order from a huge selection of beers from the bar to enjoy with your meal, all for a measly $15 a pitcher. Not half bad, my friend. The crowd is usually pretty mixed, but is sure to include both some real cheapskates and some real alcoholics, which tends to keep things entertaining. And make sure you check out the bathrooms. Can't speak for the men's (yet), but the ladies is pretty trippy, especially with half a pitcher in you already.
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matthew r.
When you hear about a bar with friendly bartenders and an impressive selection of beers it's something. When someone tells you about a place with pool tables and air hockey and ample patio space for warm days you should buy that person a beer. When you discover a great casual indian/pakistani restaurant, you're in luck. It's not often that you find all of these things in the same establishment. I am in Drues debt for introducing me to Kennedys. Real quick, here's the rundown: I didn't count, but there were around 20 beers on tap. The bartender on weekday afternoon is a friendly young english woman who evidently knows a great deal about medieval torture and execution techniques. They have an unusual incentive/loyalty system involving tokens; During happy hour, you receive a token good for a free beer with each beer you order, and from the 15th to the 20th of each month you can buy tokens to redeem later. Inevitably you will put these tokens in your pocket and find them the next day and come back for a few more beers. By restaurant standards, the indian food is very good. As pub food it's fantastic. The air dryer in the mens bathroom will do an excellent job of hand-drying and mild exfoliating. The back patio has a staircase that leads down onto taylor street, in case you feel like breakdancing and you need some space.
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Jessica B.
I have now been to Kennedy's 2x. The first time was for drinks for a friend's birthday. Cheap beers and lots of room to just hang out. The music's not so loud you can't hear people talk. Perfect for a chill evening. Plus they give you a token for a free beer if you order 3 beers in 30 minutes. The second time was to eat the Indian food. Here's the reason I give it 3 stars: THE SERVICE IS AWFUL. I will not go to Kennedy's to eat in again. I had to get my own water (someone mentioned that this is what you are supposed to do but I saw the busboy get water for 3 other tables), go and ask the ONE waiter to take our order, our food took forever, I had to ask for the check, and I had to walk it to the counter to pay. Awful. However, the food is REALLY good! Best Indian I've had in SF so far. And they deliver to the Marina until 3am so forget eating in, delivery it is. I'll only go back to Kennedy's to frequent the bar, but I am excited for late night Indian being delivered to my door.
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Lindsay T.
I don't think I've yet professed my love for this place.
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J. N.
What is not to love about an Irish Pub with Indian food? $2 Guinness? Impossible! We had a really good time in the bar. Met some great, outgoing people, including a crew of fishermen waiting for the oil spill to be cleaned up. The bartenders were all very friendly and good. Beer was cold, cheap, and tasty. The clientele was really mixed. We had an excellent time - a great find.
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Kris O.
Indian food, pool tables, $2 Guiness for happy hour, and PBR. This is like heaven, except for the bathroom. I have issues with strange bathrooms.
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William M.
Found this place thru Waiters on Wheels. Great, fresh tasting food. The onion bhaji was so tasty, navratan korma excellent, bhindi masala perfectly spiced. And the dosa!!! Took me back to Chennai in taste memory.
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Jessica C.
Kennedy's holds so many memories for me! I remember stumbling upon it by accident months before I moved to the city and was AMAZED- two dozen great beers are on tap and during the happy hour they all are $4, plus you get a token that can be used on any beer, draft OR bottle. The bottled beer selection is fantastic, especially if you like Belgians (mmmm Delirium Tremens). The air hockey table may be semi-broken, but it is still damn fun. The jukebox has one of the best selections of tunes I've experienced in the entire city, even though it usually takes forever to get to my songs. The Indian food isn't fantastic, but does its job if people are too lazy to head somewhere else. Overall- Kennedy's is a must-try if you like good beer with a great bartenders, atmosphere and people. You won't be disappointed.
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Phenix A.
Restaurant smells like smoke and is not the cleanest. Order and pay first, then try to find a table without oil... Hey, it is a bar after all. My wife and I were regretting not getting "to go" and were fearing that the food would not be the best based on the atmosphere. Food came: lamb vindaloo "very spicy" Spinach pakora Garlic naan Turns out that the food was tasty and as spicy as ordered! Very relieved and delighted. Also, no digestive issues the next day. One additional note: the pakora comes in sizable, heaping baskets. The two of us could not even come close to finishing it all!
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Shannon V.
I don't like to go out in North Beach, (disclaimer, I don't really like to go out at all. I like to do antisocial things that involve my sofa and my DVD player and this dude who lives at my house, which I didn't intend to sound porn-y but what am I gonna do now?), do you still remember what I said before I started that long, boring, possibly TMI parenthetical aside? I don't like to go out in North Beach. But if I did, I would come here and act like my depth perception doesn't suck and may even beat you at air hockey.
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Alexander O.
I actually like the bar, so if you are just looking for a local place to grab a beer for a good price (happy hour), then this is a good place, especially if enjoy a very large selection of beers on tap and you'd like some tasty Indian food with your drink. The bartenders are very cool, will give you sample of beers and take care of your order (far better than the actual wait-staff will). BUT if you are going for a pleasant restaurant experience, then really go somewhere else. We've been here twice now, and while we actually like the food a lot (tandori chicken was very good the first time, but slightly overcooked the second) the service is just so bad, and I mean god awful bad, that I can't recommend eating here. We had read the reviews, and were expecting bad service, so our expectations were already really low, but seriously they somehow managed to go even lower. In our two experiences, here is what you can expect: 1. You will wait for a few minutes before being seated, even though there will be lots of open tables. 2. After being seated, you will wait a few minutes before they remember to give you a menu. 3. You will get water at some point, but don't expect to ever get a refill. 4. You will wait for a long time before someone comes to get your order, in fact, you'll probably have to flag someone down, at which point you'll realize you've either had your order taken well after someone who was seated after you were, or well before someone who was seated before you. 5. The drink you ordered will not arrive for roughly 10 minutes, and when you finish it, that fact will not be noticed and you'll need to flag someone down for more. 6. Your food will be delivered to your table at some point, but most assuredly not at the same time the food ordered by the other people at your table arrives. 7. Once your food arrives and the waiter has left, you may realize that no utensils or plates have come along with it. 8. You'll either have to flag someone down to ask for a check, or it will arrive before your last dish has, but either way, no one will check on how you are doing, how your food was or whether you'd like anything else (like a water or drink refill). It's actually kind of fun to marvel at how bad the service is. It makes me sad to give this place such a low rating becuase the food is actually pretty good, and I for one don't mind dingy hole-in-the-wall restaurants with good food and not-so-good service, but people expecting any kind of nice dining experience deserved to be warned. I just don't think they have a qualified wait-staff, because both times we've gone here it really hasn't been that busy. All that said, it is worth noting that you can order food for delivery, which is pretty good, and the happy hour is quite reasonable. Even during non-happy hours, you'll find good prices, a huge selection of beers on tap and a knowledgeable and very friendly bartender to help you. Bottom line: Order food for delivery or from the bar, enjoy the great selection of beer, but avoid actually dinning at the restaurant.
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Valerie G.
It's pretty much impossible to not like this place. 1.good beer selection 2.good beer selection with cheap prices 3.pretty good Indian food 4.pretty good Indian food right next to the bar with good beer selection and cheap prices I could go on.... I can't help but wonder if it's and Indian restaurant with a pub in it or a pub with an Indian restaurant. I often find myself musing about this chicken/egg conundrum after many $2 Guinness...
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Matthew H.
The Rockin' Irish Pub/Curry House: We were looking for a festive spot to celebrate Saint Patty's day, but wanted to avoid the clusterf^ck of tourists and drunkards that we witnessed lining Green Street. Accordingly, we came to Kennedy's. As always, Kennedy's definitely hit the spot. The bartenders at Kennedy's are friendly, efficient, and really know their beer (of which Kennedy's offers a nice selection). The space is large and perfectly accomodating for large groups. Additionally, on a nice night you can enjoy the outdoor patio while you throw back a $2 Guiness and a basket of french fries with curry sauce. Also, if you are into playing games when you drink they have an airhockey table, pool tables, and a few video games.
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Chris S.
Pretty laid back bar. Decent indian food. Awesome games to play! Can't really go wrong here. It's low key, fun and pretty large.
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Lillyth Q.
I eat here all the time. Although they do not have any *officially* Gluten Free (GF) foods, I am the proverbial "Canary in a Coal Mine" when it comes to GF eating - I know (painfully & violently) within 10 minutes whether or not something contains gluten (I am sensitive even beyond the USDA standard of 20 ppm). That being said, while according to the owner, the things we cannot eat are: Nan (duh), anything deep fried, any fish dished (all battered), uttapam, and anything tandoori (due to the porousness of the clay oven) -- I cannot vouch for everything on the menu, but here is a list of dishes I can vouch for: (*DISCLAIMER* - my recommendation is based solely on my own personal, subjective, lack of a gluten reaction - the GF status of these dishes have not been confirmed by any outside source) Aloo Tikki -- Potato Patties with authentic Indian spices (*currently my favorite*) Navratan Korma -- Vegetables with nuts in rich cream sauce Mattar Paneer -- Peas and homemade cheese in curry sauce Palak Paneer -- Spinach blended with rich spices and cheese cubes Chicken Tikka Masala -- Chicken Tikka cooked in creamy tomato sauce Chicken Sagwala -- Chicken cooked with spinach and spices Lamb Pasanda -- Lamb cooked in mild creamy tomato sauce Lamb Sagwala -- Lamb cooked with spinach in special sauce Kennedy's is know for it's beer selections, and they even carry gluten free beer! They also have the next best thing for Celiacs: cider. My two favorites are the Woodchuck Dry (the most *beer-like* of the ciders, and the Dry Fox BLACK CURRANT cider (not on the online beer list -they just got it in & it comes in a bottle - NOT FROM THE TAP). Both of those can be found on the second or third shelf from the bottom of the left hand side of the cooler, if you are ordering by the cash register in the bar. I hope you all like it as much as I do!
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Julie G.
Wacky combination. We came here before going to Cobb's comedy club. The indian food was bland. The mixed drinks tasted funny. Best to stick to the beer or wine. Glad I came to just check it out but I don't think I'd come back. I've kinda out grown this scene. I need something a little more upscale and clean.
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mai L.
Kennedy's Irish Pub Curry House is a kool place! How many place can you see Irish Bar and Indian Restaurant together? They have good Indian Food here and beers with nice prices. I would definitely recommend here with few clues: 1. There are waiters in its Indian Restaurant but it's more toward "help yourself". If you sit down and all other waiters are busy. You can walk to the counter and order. 2. If you want beers, just directly walk to the Irish Bar (20 sec walk) and order them. It's a pretty short walk. The price of their beers is pretty good. 3. Their Nan and Curry are good as well. 4. Don't go there if you expect to be served on everything or those who hate walking. I will surely go next time!
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Briony D.
This is my favorite place for a get together casual night out. The decor leaves a lot to be desired, but the atmosphere is great. The food: I particularly like the samosas, dal and malai kofta. Air hockey, pool and foosball tables for a bit of fun. In short, a bit of everything. And with $2 Guinness during happy hour, how can you go past it?
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Ryan S.
Beer, food and fun defines Kennedy's. Their happy hour is one of the best in the City, a lot of beer on tap for half price. By the time you're drunk it will be time to sit down for some great Indian food. If I were to rate the Indian food separate from the bar I would give it 3.5 stars, which is damn good. If you have saved enough coins from happy hour, then go back for more drinks and some games. This place is great for groups. The only downside is that the restaurant is way under staffed, which is obvious when you are waiting around for service. You can easily compensate for this by having more drinks as you wait until you no longer give a hoot about the service.
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Jeani H.
My life is now complete. I can have dosa delivered to my door! Since my 'hood can kind of be a wasteland of good, cheap vegan grub, I was super excited to find this out! I was also, like many peeps, very skeptical of an Indian resto housed inside an Irish pub, but hey, it seems to work for them. Besides, South Indian food and drinks are two of my favorite things! The dosa itself is quite good. There is only one veggie variety, the marsala, which is flavorful and satisfying. One important aspect of a South Indian resto is its coconut sauce, and people, this place does deliver some fine coconut sauce. They even have a daal coconut sauce that is so fantastic you will want to slather it on everything, I mean everything! They should bottle that stuff. Oh, another marker of a good South Indian resto is it's sambar, and this place has nice spicy rich daal soup that automatically comes with your dosa. That means if you order the marsala dosa, you have a totally complete meal for under $10 bucks. Not many places in the city you can do that. Anyway, Uddupam is also nice. It's ginormous, as are all portions here. The curries are pretty good, not amazing, but some do use tofu, which is kind of fun. If you're a veggie kid and live in the Nob Hill/Russian Hill/North Beach area, you will want this resto in your bag of vegan tricks! With their help, you too can achieve the dream that is dosa delivered to your door!
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Abendigo R.
Great spot to pound a couple cold ones before a show at Bimbo's. If you're in the neighborhood for a bar before a show, look no further. This place is right across the street. Happy hour rocks here. It's a very fun place, if you like loud expats, Celtic antics, a little hobnobbing, a beer selection to die for, ambiance that's got edge as well as humor and comfort. And the bartenders are hilarious and super-nice. They'll take care of you. Trust me, they know just what the heck their doing. And they'll make sure you have a good time, as long as you're not a dunce with an attitude problem. You can be a dunce, trust me, that's encouraged here. Just lose the attitude.
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M S.
- Cheap Guinness? . . . . check. - Good Indian food? . . . . check. - Air Hockey? . . . . . . . . . . check. - Pool? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check. What more could you want? Its not in my neighborhood, but its good enough to get me to venture out of
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Blissful G.
What did I do after our 3 hour lunch at French Laundry? I took off my heels, threw on my chucks and went to Kennedy's--a pool bar/curry house--for an air hockey tournament with friends. No, we were not here to eat. But, this was and still is a favorite hangout. Blaring 80s music out of the jukebox, erotic photo hunt at the bar and plenty of cheap beer. A perfect contrast to our elegant lunch earlier and still as seedy and fun as it ever was.
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matt l.
I love this place, I think I have always loved it but somehow I forgot. Maybe I should stop hiding under my desk and sniffing the office whiteout, maybe. I won't go into too much detail because it's all been covered. This is the perfect place to start a evening or afternoon, great food and lots of cold beers.
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Pete M.
Decent Indian food. You do get a lot. Staff was friendly and I felt compelled to eat everything on the table. Did I mention you get a lot of food? Beer selection is one of the largest around. The dining room is kinda dingy. I fell through the cushion on the booth seat twice....before I drank. When I was there, they were having technical difficulties with the TV & audio. I offered to take a look as I've convinced myself and their staff that I know what I'm doing. I fixed the problem and they gave me and my friend two rounds of beers for it. That was a nice touch and it made me want to return. It also made me forget that my leg was sore from the busted seat cushion.
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Roxmarie G.
You can come to Kennedy's for a full evening of dining, pool, and bar hopping all in the same place, except there are enough rooms, anterooms, and cubbies for you to be able to feel like you've been to several different places. The open-air (but indoor) indian restaurant in the center is very pleasant, the pool room has plenty enough tables, and the little bar out near Columbus street is nice and cozy like a real dive should be. I was last at Kennedy's for a birthday party and it was perfect - people could arrive and depart when they wanted to and we didn't need to location-hop.
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alexa c.
This is a VERY interesting establishment. An Indian restaurant inside an Irish Pub??? A little bizarre methinks. I've been wanting to check this place out for quite some time after reading several conflicting reviews on Yelp. My first impression upon entering the space was that it more or less resembled an adult 'Boys & Girls Club'. Bar to the right, restaurant to the left equipped with pool tables and juke boxes. Seems like a fun enough place to hang for a few drinks. The restaurant portion is a disaster. It appeared that most people were placing orders for take out. It was very unclear as to whether we were supposed to order, have a seat and wait for our food to be delivered or if we should have a seat and wait for table service. We were told to have a seat and someone would take our order. We did, they didn't. After waiting about 10 minutes, we decided it wasn't worth it and we left. I was disappointed, I really wanted some samosas. We came back after the show at Bimbo's across the street ( I was REALLY determined to get some somosas!). We decided to order out. The order took some time, this place is open late which tends to attract late night boozers looking for some sustenance. By the time our food came out, I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. Food was good, prices reasonable, bar was fun and entertaining. Service is non-existent.
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Brent F.
The place isn't that great, but it's hard to ignore because of its location.
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Eric G.
Indian, Irish... hey both start with the same letter so why not? But Kennedy's is more than a mere restaurant and bar. They also have video games, air hockey, and -- get this -- clean bathrooms.
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Sarah K.
Literally the worst service I have ever gotten anywhere in my life. I asked our extremely rude waiter 3 times, quite adamantly, if I could speak to the manager; each time he said 'yes' then walked away, never brought the manager. The other staff was aware of what was going on, but they all ignored the situation. They overcharged us, but we were so ready to leave that we paid the inflated bill and walked out. I wouldn't go back if they paid me.
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Julie H.
If this review was just for the beer, or the quality of food, it would be a different story, and I'd probably be giving them 3 stars - maybe even 4. Their happy hour, for the beers along the back wall, is great (free beer tokens, anyone?), although the service is a little slow. I went in as part of a group of 4. After a few beers during happy hour, we grabbed a table in the Indian restaurant section of the bar. We promptly received menus, and after a few minutes trying to get the waiter's attention, placed our orders. There were 2 orders of naan, 4 entrees, and a soup. Fast forward 45 minutes. We've received one water refill (which we had to ask for), and no food. We ask what's up. The soup and one order of naan come out. 15 minutes. Nothing. One entree comes. Another 15 minutes. Nothing. We ask again, what's going on? 2 more entrees come. Another 15 minutes. My boyfriend goes up to the counter to talk to the manager (?) and is able to get us a free round of drinks. We order Chimay. This is ridiculous. Finally, the 4th entree comes out. And the 2nd order of naan. Really? Naan at the END of the meal? REALLY? I asked if there was a problem in the kitchen, and was told, yeah, this was a really big order, and we're really busy. We were a table of FOUR and there were maybe 4 other tables of people in this place. It was not even 20% full. Ridiculous. We sat down shortly after happy hour ended at 7pm, and did not leave until well after 10. Unacceptable. You are an Indian restaurant in a bar. Do not take 3 hours. Just don't do it. As far as the food goes, it was fine, but please note that I am not picky when it comes to Indian food, especially after a few beers. Specifics below.... Naan: Our table got plain and cauliflower-filled naan, both good. I actually really liked the cauliflower one. Oh, we also got a side of rice. It was rice, what more do you want? So plain I almost forgot to mention it. Soup: The tomato soup tasted like a packet of Kraft Mac'n'Cheese sauce had been mixed into a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup. Not exactly what I was expecting, but did I finish it? You bet I did. I'd been waiting for my food for almost an hour and who knew how long it would be before we got the rest of our food. Oh, and I was a little drunk. Kraft & Campbell's? Yes, please. Note - the menu description says the soup comes "garnished with cilantro." No, it doesn't. I quite like cilantro, and I asked the waitress when she brought it if I could get some. She motioned to the naan, smiled, and left. What? Now for the entrees..... Chicken Tikka Masala - not like tikka masala I've ever had anywhere else, but surprisingly tasty. I kept stealing the extra sauce from this dish and putting it on everything else because it was very flavorful. But, I repeat, not like tikka masala I've ever had anywhere else, so if you're expecting the smooth & creamy tomatoey sauce, think again. It was on the chunky side and a little less vibrant a color than what I'm used to. Aloo Gobhi - This cauliflower and potato dish was meh. I've had way better. It was on the oily side, and the spice seemed a little harsh, not really a cohesive flavor to the dish. Masala Dosa - My sister got this, and really enjoyed it. I tried a bite, and it was fine. It is a HUGE portion size, with 2 giant crepes and a bowl of soup? thin sauce? I'm not really sure about that part of the meal, but it was more or less ignored... Chicken Vindaloo - This is the only thing I didn't taste, but my boyfriend finished it. He said it had a nice heat and flavor to it. I rarely feel the need to comment on service, but this place was the worst. Nobody would give us a straight answer on what was taking so long, and when the food arrived, it was clear that the delay was not due to the outstanding quality of food preparation. This is not gourmet, people. This is your average Indian takeout, served by people who don't necessarily speak English, with a complete disregard for your time and the fact that when people go out to eat together, it is because they want to EAT TOGETHER. Not watch each other eat while they wait for their meals to come. Terrible.
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Ashley Z.
Great place to chill, good service and fun to hang out. Dont forget to get your token they forgot to give me mine. I have come twice now. It's like going back to the college dorms to have drinks. I will come again on an uneventful night.
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Ash C.
Probably the most random hang-out spot in SF...no joke. Only in SF can you have a half-Irish bar, half-Indian restaurants, blocks from an Italian district, and inches from seafood. Their draft selection is pretty cool, and I've never seen this place get toooo crowded. I had their food once, and it was mediocre, so I would eat before coming here. The downside to this place is that it gets boring pretty quickly. I've never stayed more than an hour and a half. I usually head up to North Beach after I've had enough.
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Johnny C.
I never knew about this spot until GoLightly took me here. She pointed out, "This side's the bar and that side is an Indian restaurant." GIT OUTTTT!!! There's a really nice friendly, dive atmosphere about Kennedy's. I wouldn't call it home or anything, but kudos for the curry and Guiness. I witnessed a great retort from the jovial bartender who was trying to fend off a woman offering $12 dollars for one last beer. Though how he heard her slurred words I will never know. Sounded like she had 50 Bearded Papa Cream Puffs in her mouth. After she stumbled into the pool table and whined for a last pint, he pointed to the door with "You seem like a nice girl, why don't you go home and go to bed." Nice! Translation: "Hey Drunky, Yer makin' a foo' of yer self. I'll take your money tomorrow." Funky characters and atmosphere. Worth a stop in. 3 Sir Charles Barkley's
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Pedro, aka Burgundy M.
This review is based on the overall experience of Kennedy's, and not solely on the cuisine. For that alone, I would give them 2.5 stars, though they do serve up a couple of 3+ dishes. The reason I love Kennedy's is the fact that they have $2 Guinness, in a true British Pint no less. This would merit 5 stars on its own, however they recently cut back the hours that they serve this wonderful brew (for $2) to a minuscule window of 5:00-7:00, and again from 11:00-11:30, making for a frenzied jaunt over there to catch the last few rays of happy hour light. Luckily this is 7 days a week, so you're bound to catch it at some point. Another point to note is that Kennedy's sells $2.50 drink tokens around mid month, for a 5 day period, meaning you can go in whenever you like and spend a mere $2.50 on any pint or bottle in the house! With at least 20 beers on tap, and another 50 or so in bottle, they cover a lot of ground. You won't find any great Bavarian beers here, but you will find tons of local micro-brews, many great imports, and a few oddballs to boot. They also have air hockey, video games, pool, and tvs, which about sums up the seriousness of the Indian cuisine. Certainly good to fill the stomach along with several Guinness(es?), but not worth the trip on its own. Prices are $+ per person, but not really under $10, so I opted for $$. Oh, and great bartenders!
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Summit S.
Irish Pub and Indian food....and if you get enough curry you might, in the words of Miss Corningstone smell like a used diaper filled with Indian food. I wish I discovered this place in my earlier twenties. Foosball, pool, air hockey, a cool juke box and every freakin beer imaginable on tap! No hard liquor but the place next door has margaritas that you can bring over.... For obvious reasons this place attracts the neighborhood drunks, who, if you don't ignore, will start to get all emo, hug you, and yes, pet your hair followed by pulling it really hard; yea, it happened to my friend. I thought it was hilarious, especially after I told him to stop being friendly to creepy drunks at the bar! As for the food, the tikka rolls are good; not too big and not too small. They also give you an abundance of rice with an entree orders. The curry sauce wasn't very good; it tasked like it came out of a box of curry mix.
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Vickie B.
Drue C. had it right, this is a 1 star or 5 star place. I'm picking the middle ground, however, and saying a firm 4 stars mostly due to the ecclectic nature of the joint. 4 star qualities: Yummy Nut/Spice naan. Who knew it was sweet? Dosa's bigger than your head. Everything Drue C. said, really. This place has character. You'll read the flaws I point out below (ahem, service), but in honesty, it's a neat little place that has a great feeling. You can have a beer, order a Desi dish and play air hockey. Bonus for the interesting bathroom. 3 star qualities: Shrimp masala simply neutral. Not subpar, but not fantastic. Samosa - yummy but not rock-your-socks amazing. 2 star qualities: Service. Ouch. This place was really hurting. On a Tuesday night, I feel there should not be lag time in ordering, getting food, paying and leaving. We chose Kennedy's because it was straight across the street from Bimbos, the venue we had tickets for that night. We had an hour to kill, so let's grab a pint and some indian. Seating went well, as did ordering, but we didn't see out Samosas for 25 minutes, our entrees for another 15 and our check an additional 15 minutes. This increased out dining experience from that of 30 minutes in and out to a complete hour experience. It looked as if we weren't alone in this service issue. People with take out were confused, the cashier was having difficulty keeping orders straight, and while I was standing there to pay, she took the check to my compadres at the table, who then brought it to me at the counter. I gave her my card at the counter, and instead of returning it to me where I stood, she took it back to the table. A little too spacey for me. Though atmosphere will make me go back.
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Lauren V.
indian food + cheap beer + air hockey = Kennedy's. I went here for the first time last night with a group of friends and I was pretty much in seventh heaven. Got there just in time for the 2 for 1 happy hour special so we loaded up. T hen we ordered the food - don't go here if you're in a rush, but do go here if you want tasty dishes and good conversation. We had porpura (fried spinach), chicken tikka masala, lamb kabobs, and of course naan and rice. and i liked it all! the naan wasn't too crispy so you could pick up your food, and best of all, none of it was too spicy for me to eat! then we hung out, drank beers, played pool and played airhockey. couldn't really as for more - except for a better music selection because there was some depressing shit playing for a while!
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Saquib P.
Food good. Ordered chicken vindaloo (okay), chicken tikka masala (good) and samosas (large, good). Service was okay - self serve. Would be a good place to go for games - couple of tvs around. Some pool tables around too. Can get pitchers of beer.
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I. O.
This review isn't about fights with the bouncer, indigestion 'cos you witlessly mixed certain foods (Guinness + vindaloo + weak innards = asking for trouble). Nor is it about not liking the pooltables or dive-y tempo of this place. No. This review is about Kennedy's Biryani. A lil' background. Biryani is an Indian/Pakistani dish made from basmati rice cooked in a mixture of spices, vegetables, [meat] and yogurt. The spices/veggies can include turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, mint, ginger, onions and garlic, while the meat (if there is any) is usually chicken, beef or lamb. I rolled into Kennedy's after work to meetup wiff some friends for a bite/beer and I certainly wasn't expecting much at all. Until a Kilimanjaro of lamb Biryani was put in front of me. Cha-ching!! The texture was just right (soggy Biryani is a no-no) and it was expertly spiced, with many little nuances dancing on your palate. This is especially difficult to pull off correctly with the panoply of taste sensations in the recipe!! Plus there were nice little additions like raisins and walnuts cooked into the rice. I was floored and elated. 5 Stars fast!!!!
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Hardeep S.
Coming from the east coast, this was a very interesting indian restaurant...i can def. say that I have never been to an indian restaurant/irish pub combo..the atmosphere was pretty chill..they had a nice size bar, games to play such as pool and air hockey..the indian food was decent..nothing to cry at home about but good...the beer selection was awesome if you are into trying different types of beer from around the country/world...however, they were out of alot of the ones I wanted to try but I will let them by on that one since there was a bar crawl that day..overall good experience..
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amanda b.
Awesome divey place to go if you are with a group of friends and aren't really concerned about the scene or crowd. Last time we went I don't even remember there being other people there. The decor sort of reminds me of this seed bar we went to in Vegas that was not on the strip. The food is great, they have a wide selection of beer, and there are pool tables. Victory.
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Steven R.
Excellent bar, easily. Go here. An incredibly good selection of beers, its pretty roomy and decent prices. I wouldn't count on being able to play foosball as people are usually playing it or draping belongings all over it. The crowd is usually just average too although you can see some unbelievably bad outfits on some people who come by this place which makes for some good people watching. Then there is the smart idea of putting a take out Indian restaurant in the middle of the place which, if you have enough beers, will likely be patronizing before getting a cab home.
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Coco D.
I was mercilessly ridiculed for suggesting we drink here when my friends found out that this place doesn't even serve booze. Also, I think the rumor that SFAI kids hang out here is false. It was chode-bot central. And there was no whiskey. I don't know which is worse. Approach with caution.
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Andy A.
My first introduction to Kennedy's was something like, "A what that serves what?". That's right. An Irish pub that serves Indian food. If that's not enough to get you to at least poke your head in the door, I shall continue. The front of the place is pretty much the "pub" aspect. They only serve beer and wine but what they lack in booze they make up in curry! Now I know what you're thinking because I thought it too, "Andy, the food must be lame." Wrong you are! It's quite good food as far as Indian cuisine goes. I had some delicious Chicken Tiki masala there. So hats off to the curry conductors. When you're done with dinner, play some foosball and take the time to sit and enjoy a hookah! Yes I said hookah! Totally weird but fun.
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Britney K.
My boyfriend found this place while hunting for a good bar that has a foosball table...and a tornado at that. We made the trek from his place in the mission to get to Kennedys and it was totally worth it. After a good solid hour of foosball we had a seat at the bar and drank a few red chimays (finally a place that has it!) and ate samosas. We had a really great time. The bartenders were cool and the crowd was entertaining to be around. Ill definitly be back!
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Rada I.
All I have to say is... CELEBRATOR made me do it! A Friday night dinner with me and the boys was already off to an odd start. Enter: the most bizarre combination of an Irish Pub and Indian Food? I LOVE IT ALREADY. Thanks to Brad C. I was introduced to this amazing establishment. We sat at a big round table and TRIED to figure out what we want to eat and drink. After a million hours, our lovely little waitress...I'm going to call her Christy... took our order of dishes and drinks. STARVING we wait and wait, finally get our drinks. That's when I was introduced to CELEBRATOR. Brad C. had unraveled the power of the white horse... the beer that is. This somewhat funky tasting beer had a charming little white horse figurine attached to neck of the bottle. His name... Celebrator. OF COURSE, we ALL had to have one. We summoned Christy to order another round of drinks. Shyly, she approached us. Christy than began to inform us that she lost the napkin on which she wrote our order. We're not mad, we're not. It's OK, Christy. Just bring food and CELEBRATORS! When they arrived, the lovely array of Indian curries and delicious dishes, alongside our precious white horses, WE HAD NO COMPLAINTS. We ate and drank and took our celebrators and attached them around our necks. The rest of the night, sheer mayhem, of course. If this doesn't make sense, it's because Celebrator wrote it.
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Kristen S.
$2 pints. 'Nuff said.
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Andrew T.
this place is fucking hilarious. the first time i went here was before a damon wayans comedy show across the street. everyone was there having drinks. i walked to the bathroom and saw a frigging indian restaurant in the bar. WTF?:!?!?! I thought i was high, but realized i hadnt smoked in a couple years. after that day, this place became a regular for me. $2 guiness? i mean COME ON!!! plasma's, foozball, pool, and fabulous SIMOSA'S! the bartenders are super friendly and the atmosphere was great. again, this is an IRISH PUB/INDIAN RESTAURANT. the posters before me weren't joking. p.s., i still have a ton of tokens. u guys know what im a talking about!!!
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Jason R.
This place ain't as cheap as it used to be.
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Nealey H.
The food was great, and cheap. We ordered 1 appetizer, 2 entrees and a dessert and had enough food for 4 people. We didn't even begin to eat everything that was put in front of us. And everything tasted great! The beer is very reasonably priced as well. Cheaper than a lot of bars in that area of town. The only downside is the service is slow. The 2 guys serving we very nice, but they need more people working. Don't go there is you are in a hurry or have plans in an hour. But if you have two hours to sit and chat with friends it is great. There is also pool, foosball and air hockey and lots of bar food for snacking. We will definitely be going back!
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Tak-seng L.
So...this place is kinda crazy! An Irish dive bar surrounds an Indian restaurant...so strange to see Indian decor next to the video game "Big Buck Hunter" and Budweiser embossed lamp shades over the foosball tables. My initial impression when we walked on was more like "holy shit!" My lasting impression is...meh. The food was really good, both northern and southern Indian dishes. My Bhindi Masala (okra) was really good and a nice size portion. However, for 11$ i'd think it'd come with at least rice but not here. You have to pay for rice extra or you can order roti or naan of course. For what we ordered the price was a little high but not horrible. The ambiance, for my fellow fine dining snobs, was really unfortunate. I LOVE Indian decor but placed in the middle of a dive bar and upon a structure that looks like a barn...well, it just wasn't happenin' for me. Would I go back? No. Would I hang out at the bar? No. Not my kinda scene. I might go if I was going with a big group to get trashed but that's about it. So while some people would (and have) rated it really high, I just can't. Sorry Kennedy's :(
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Becky B.
Irish bar with Indian food? Yeahhhh! I've been there several times, in small and large groups and always had a great time. Yes, they have Guinness!
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Jennifer D.
Four stars just because it is so incredibly unique. This is an Irish pub + an Indian restaurant + Chinese owner. How cool is that? I got a Guinness at the bar and went to eat chicken tikka masala at the sit down tables. You just can't go wrong here.
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Tolga E.
This bizarre experience is brought to you by Rice-a-Roni, which encourages you to have your own "only in San Francisco" experience. A dive bar that thinks it's a proper Irish pub. An Indian restaurant that thinks it's actually authentic. An odd location halfway between the North Beach tourists and the Fisherman's Wharf tourists on Columbus. Tourists that think they are lost (and actually are). That's what this place is about. Everyone here sweeps away these contradictions to enjoy the mish-mash of cultural identities. That just about rolls up San Francisco into a nutshell! (see...) But, in all honesty, the beer selection is solid and inexpensive. They have darts and pool. They have decent Indian food of a large variety which is also inexpensive. The crowd, if it exists, is not overly obnoxious and somewhat muted for North Beach. I like all these things. Cheap indian food and cheap beer in a divey contradicted place which basks in it's identity crisis. Good times.
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Daniel C.
Waiters are really friendly on this restaurant, one time we asked for "Micheladas" (weird mexican drink with beer, lemon , salt and spicy sauce) and they were happy to give us all the ingredients without paying extra. Food is good, above what I'm used to here in the bay. I work on a software company so I have a lot of indian peers, ergo I eat a lot of Indian food. There's also a huge selection of Draft and bottleled beer, however not a huge/fancy list of wine. Moreover this restaurant/pub has a nice terrace which I recommend on sunny sundays. If you are afraid of the sun the bartender is hot as well. Ciao! 4 stars... very good but not Awesome
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Sophia C.
The best combo since PB&J . Huge bar and plenty of pool tables and such. But damn it we came for the food because we HUNGRY. I couldn't believe how huge the portions were. I ordered a wrap with curry potatoes and chicken. That sucker could feed three easily. I shared with 2 others and still came away with leftovers. Open late for you party animals
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Fen Z.
This place has decent Indian food, and there's the kitsch of dining somewhere that provides Guinness and Chicken Sag at the same time, but I had a sad experience with the service here. I really hate watching managers yell at waiters and waitresses, and this one was particularly bad. He yelled at our server for bringing an order that we ordered, but he was convinced we didn't order.
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dan d.
Superior Indian food at a fair price. The garlic naan bread is especially excellent. Rice isn't included with the family style entered but the $2 serving of plain rice will be enough for 2-3 people. The set up is a little confusing.... either you eat in the restaurant and you walk over to the bar and pay for your drinks separately, or you pay for your food up front and sit in the bar area.
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Andrew N.
I live across the street from this place so I go there at least once a week, the service can range from horrid to average, but the food is sooooo fucking good!! They open til like 1am (or is it 2?) so that's another great plus! I usually go there before 8pm to get in their $2 happy hour, grab a black & tan and then head over to the restaurant to order some takeout... The service could be bad even when you order takeout! One time they totally forgot about our order and we waited right in front of their cash register for like 20 minutes and then we asked where our food was and they were like, oh, give me 5 minutes, and they got it ready in 5... but the shit is sooo good that we don't care about the horrible service... one during the heat wave this past summer it was extremely hot in there and their beer wasn't even cold, pretty nasty stuff, but I guess that's how it is when you have heat waves in SF...
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Keane L.
Locals know that Kennedy's has one of the best happy hours in the city. From 5-7 p.m. and 11-11:30 p.m. every day (excluding many special events like Fleet Week or St. Patrick's Day), you'll get two-for-one draft beers. Combined with a fairly decent Indian restaurant and an active jukebox, you've got a whole afternoon ahead of you. Kennedy's is part of what I like to call the "triangle of happy hours," which includes International Cafe and 901 Columbus Caffè.
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Jim Z.
We went to Kennedy's before going to a comedy show last night. I broke a lot of rules; no going to North Beach, no going to stand up comedy shows, and no eating bad food. Kennedy's is cheap and the food really reflects the price. The only thing that made the food seem halfway decent was comparing it to the service which is about as bad as it gets. Since we just went out to Dosa the previous night we avoided the Southern Indian menu altogether and stuck with the old stand by's of samosas, chicken tikka masala, rogan josh, tandoori, etc. The curries arrived cold, the naan tasted like store bought pita bread, and the samosa were oil logged. We had to keep reminding ourselves that this place is really more of a bar that serves cheap Indian food on the side. On the up side, the imported beer list is huge. Three different kinds of Chimay on the list definitely got it one extra star in my rating. Typical of North Beach, parking sucks and getting a cab over there is a huge pain. Do yourself a favor and go to Indian Oven for Northern Indian or Dosa for Southern India and stay away from Kennedy's and North Beach in general.
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Aaron G.
Since I'm staying right next door to Kennedy's I have spent many a night there. First off I'll say that on the Indian side the food is scrumcious, late night or otherwise. The chicken roll is like an awesome Indian burrito. But instead of tortilla you have nan and instead of frijoles you have garbanzos. The sauces are delightfully tangy and spicey. You get two kinds and you can keep your mouth entertained by switching them up with each bite. The curry fries are good too. The bartenders on the Irish side are hot and friendly. Nary will your glass be empty here my friends. Nor will your eyes wander far from the lovely beer maidens.
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Joe G.
By far my favorite place to get a drink...or 12. I live in the Western Addition area of the city, and find myself traveling all the way over to North Beach just to get a Guinness poured for me by either Max or Sally. These two make my nights with their appreciation of cheese 80's metal, a good brew, and film trivia (weird combo, I know). Their food is delicious and moderately priced. The place is VERY big and offers parking. There are two pool tables, two air hockey tables, DEER HUNTER, darts, and three smoking areas. Great happy hour prices, and again, I can't stress how awesome Max and Sally are.
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The Hangry Chef O.
this place never fails to make my tummy happy and full. after ordering takeout from this place numerous times, i finally hit this place with my roomies. parking was a little hard to find even on a thursday night, but it was worth it. we ordered SO MUCH food- tofu pakora, spinach pakora, cheese tikka dosa, chicken tikka masala, paneer makhani, palak paneer and a bucket full of naan. they were all absolutely delicious and my roomies agreed with me- one is super indian and she was happy with the food as well. if a real indian person likes kennedy's indian food, you know they are good. we were kinda scared about the bill because we ordered so much food but it only ended up being $63 AND we all had plenty of leftovers. man, i love this place :)
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andrew l.
Waste some time here with friends! I'll try the Indian Cuisine eventually. While you wait 2 hours for your songs to come up on the "Internet" jukebox, have some happy hour Guiness. Add to that some popcorn shrimp and fries complimented by some curry sauce, good times are to be had by all! $1.50 will get you a round of pool with your chums, while .50 cents will achieve you an air hockey match. Don't play the hunting game though, it sucks. I was trying to play so I can put "ASS" or "POO" up on the score board, but I lost. Tried shooting the deer in the face/ass/flank/angus beef/nuggets, but still they persist on living, and I on losing. It must be rigged! All good though, the toilet flush is sounds like a jet leaving a runway, and in a matter of seconds, the air dryer will have your hands moistureless like the Mojave in mid May(I don't really know the moisture content of the Mojave in mid May, so yeah.....). So the lesson to learn today is: Wash your hands after every visit to the restroom 8) 1. wash hands with glee after every wee, 2. if you drop a deuce, make sure your hands don't smell like pooz.......
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Brett L.
I won't pretend. This place isn't that good. I was tempted to get my ass directly next door to the convenience store to score a couple of 40s and a jumbo bag of fritos. I was with my friend from Brazil, though, and we were there to see Rogue Wave at Bimbo's, so I "treated" him to some curry and pints. Wow. We had some shoddy service and watery curry. I had to cram my way to the bar and drag my own drinks back to the table (they don't serve alcohol to you, but you can walk 5 feet away and get it yourself). The whole experience was a bit like being surrounded by people having a much better time than you with looks on their faces that say "man, I'm glad I'm not eating that watery curry". Hmmm... I think that's exactly what was happening. Next time: 40s and fritos.
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Christopher S.
The food is ok at best, I eat here every once in a while for convenience, but for the most part I go less and less. They take a long time for simple dishes or wraps. The quality is inconsistent, and it feels as if most of the food has been sitting for too long by the time it gets to you. The bar is good with some good drink deals though.
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s a.
This place left me feeling bewildered, excited, and stuffed! It is a place that doesn't make sense when you 1st walk in (Irish pub, blaring gangster rap music, and then an Indian restaurant!?) , but it is a cool place. Whether you want to grab a beer and play some pool, or stop by for the indian food, I think you'll be satisfied. Don't come here looking for nice decor, and top notch service-its not that kind of place. But if you want good food and a beer-this is your spot. I ordered the chicken roll, vegetable samosa, gulab jamun and chai. Being Indian, I always have a high standard, but this place was GOOD. Particulary the chai--it so hard to find authentic, Indian chai- but this place was right on the money! And cheap! All that food cost me a total of $13.70! Divey, basic atmosphere, but good food.
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Susan L.
I just went to Kennedy's for my first time for a friend's going away party. He's a fan of dive bars that don't attract the crowds so his friends can have plenty of room to chill out. Good tactic most times, but this time it didn't seem to fly. I appreciated how big the place was but for a Friday night, damn it was EMPTY. After a couple hours of playing pool and foosball with my friends, I was antsy to mingle around but no one was there. :( Also, the decor was pretty depressing. I felt like I was in a friend's basement that hadn't been renovated since the 70s. Props for the good beer selection but that's all I got.
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Be N.
The Naan-Curry wrap and a 2-buck Guinness are decent bar fare for the weary art student or wide-eyed Bimbo's ticket holder. Brahma did a good job in turning this place around in the late 90's. Back in my SFAI days, Kennedy's and the (Korean) International were all we had in terms of convenient pubs... well barring the 40's and such out on the painting studio balcony. Free Wednesday pool nights don't hurt either (if in fact that's still on). Like most Asian beers, Kingfisher tastes like watered-down Miller, so stick with the Celtic brew and try some pakoras. It might not be the best Indian food you'll ever taste since Indian fare is not a strong point of San Francisco, but Kennedy's is worth a shot.
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Curt W.
Favorite place to meet up before going out - One of the only bars that stocks Shiner Bock, among probably 100 other bottled beers. Kennedy's wins.
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Inga R.
An Irish pub and curry = good time for one and all. The tavern portion is a nice shade of dark with a nice shrine wall and tunes. The tenders are quite friendly and are quick to refill my soon to be empty glass. In the middle/back you can grab a full sit down Indian meal (or have it at the bar!) and top it off with some kingfisher. The place also has air hockey, games and pool so its hard to get bored.
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Laura B.
I tried this place earlier this week based on my roommate's recommendation and I'm already a fan. My friend and I started off with two draft beers followed by the Paneer Pakora, Garlic Naan, Chicken Korma, and Lamb Sagwala. All the dishes were quite tasty. The Paneer Pakora was greasy and yummy served with two sauces, great bar food. The Garlic Naan was nice and garlicky but a tad dry. I'm sure I'd get it again but I've had better naan other places. The meat in both entrees was very tender and juicy. The Korma had a nice runny sauce perfect for drizzling over rice or for dipping naan in. FYI: one $2 order of rice is huge, very sufficient for 2 entrees. The Sagwala was thick and filling, not as ideal for dipping but still good for loading on a piece of naan. We had leftovers to spare which I'd like to add, heated up very nicely for a 2nd meal. The service we less than stellar in speed although no one was rude. I'd say the food here is 5 star worthy but the service drops it down to 4. Thankfully I was in no big hurry so it didn't bother me much. I've heard great things about their delivery service although I'm yet to try it myself. The setting is quirky and unusual. The restaurant is literally situated in the middle of the bar. I didn't spend time in the bar itself but I'm anxious to go back and try out some pool or foosball. All in all the place is funky but in a fun positive way.
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Felipe Giovanni I.
was up in the City last weekend and went to kennedy's on two recomendations, and it didn't dissapoint. spend an entire afternoon nursing a hangover at the bar, watching football, drinking Chimay $6 i think, which is great, and eating curry and chips. by the time i had left i was once again drunk, full of indian food, and incredibly tired. All in all, was a good place, its very big, so theres room for groups, has a good feel to it, and is unique in being an Irish pub/curry house. only in SF i guess. i kept thinking how awsome that place would be to duck away into on a rainy day to suck down suds and keep warm. if your in the north beach area, check it out.
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Brian S.
Irish pub? Curry house? Huh? i discovered Kennedy'd when up from L.A. for a few nights and staying at the little hotel across the street. Gazed upon the semi-divey exterior and inviting happy hour sign until the last night in town. I finally looked it up on Yelp and, seeing mostly positive reviews, I thought, what the hell, give it a try. Loved it so much I almost extended my trip. It could, in fact, quite possibly my new favorite bar in California. Now that could be because of my initial low expectations, or (more likely) because the place is just so freaking awesome. Imagine a phenomenal beer selection with a bunch of eclectic microbrews on tap (including my personal fave, Stone IPA), friendly customers who are happy to strike up a conversation with out of towners, and bartenders to whom you can trust your beer-sampling fate (kudos to the young but supremely knowledgable Josh). And if the beer isn't enough, your standard bar snacks menu is wonderful indian curries and wraps. Wow!
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Caryn K.
Beer and good Indian food. What more can you want? Foosball, too? No way! Believe it. A big pub. With really good Indian food. *And* a decently kept Tornado table. Go to Kennedy's. Love it.
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Wakako U.
I love that they take up so much space for this odd indian restaurant - irish pub - cheap arcade in space deprived sf. They have air hockey!! They also have tvs scattered around the restaurant for sports watching. They have goan curry. WOW. I really enjoy goan cuisine and I dont know that many places offer goan curry. Samosas are humongous. The biggest samosas I've ever seen. They also have bar food like jalapeno peppers, popcorn shrim, buffalo wings, etc and $2 happy hour Guiness to wash it down. They have the volcano hand blowers in the bathroom so you can quickly dry your hands after you wash them in a big seashell sink. AND, drum roll.... they serve steak fries with curry sauce. Now, it's not great, but good for them for thinking of french fries.
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Beth G.
Kennedy's is my favorite bar in the area. My son Matt and his roommate Connor took my husband and I there when I came to visit and I had a blast. The food was delicious, the bartenders Joey and ALanna were the best and most friendly bartenders I've ever met and even the owner came out of his way to say hi. I definatley recxommend this place to anyone visiting SF or looking for a large selection of beer and good food.
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Pascal C.
The service was horrible. We waited to be seated (like the sign said) and a busboy told us we could seat ourselves. Our waiter was some rude old asian woman with no manners and told us to go to the bar to get our own drinks. So we left and got drinks at the bar and asked them to bring our food to us. They brought the food out to the table we had already left. But! The food was delicious, the beer selection unbelievable. And every bar game you wanna play. (Don't play the video games or air hockey, IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOREVER AND IS JUST THERE TO STEAL YOUR MONEY) If you like cheap drinks and awesome samosas, with being able to ignore the dive bar quality bathrooms and everything then this is the place for you. i know ill be back.
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Kim H.
I love this place. Where else can you go for a Guinness, great Indian food (although expensive), hookah, a game of buck hunt and pool? If you are looking for some fancy-pants place, this ain't it!
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Sam Y.
irish pub and beer? my irish buddy sean patrick o'flannery would turn over in his grave if he were dead. irish pub and curry owned by chinese people? what the hizzle? they had a ton of beer selection. i think its a beer and wine kind of spot no hard liquor. what kind of irish joint is that? oh and you get drink tokens. what??? and also why are people around there so rude?? i learned a new term in sf. snarky. someone told me they aren't rude there they are snarky. well im not sure what it means but yeah i agree! some of the workers were snarks, or snizarks as i call them, and so were some of the patrons. dude! place is really big and has the bar side and the indian curry food side. its really large and has a lot of foos ball which is a good thing. a lot of other people like it and maybe its cuz im new to sf and haven't gotten into the whole snizarkiness, or adapted to that culture. but someone did throw a free drink token at me! and i did get flipped off by drunk people. so it all evens out. cept i used my token to buy someone else a drink. dizam!
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Cheep p.
I brought a Groupon wanting to try this Indian restaurant. I order to go tiki masala, plain nan bread and this fish dish with potato. The flavors were bland, cheap and low quality. The chicken pieces were too big and chunky. Only best thing about the food was the nan bread. My expectation of the Indian were not met and I was not satisfied. Will not come here again.
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Jordana F.
OK so this place is actually an Irish pub that sells Indian food. I didn't actually get to try the food, but Indian food and beer makes perfect sense. The beer selection is pretty extensive so if you want something out of the norm, you're probably in luck if you stop by kennedy's. Also, if you want to play air hockey or Foose ball, you're in luck again if you stop by. If you want to see a sink that looks like an oyster shell, you're in luck again! Everyone we talked to in this bar was super friendly. One guy let me have a slice of his pizza even (and it was damn good) so I would definitely recommend checking this pub out if you're in the area.
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Jay M.
Me and my wife were here last night. I will review the bar and restaurant separately. Irish Bar: Great selection of beers. They have bunch of draft beers to choose from which is priced at $4-$5. They also have few Belgian beers. Ofcourse they are a bit pricey but if you want to have some of the best beers then its worth it. The bartender was happy to change the TV channels per your like. Crowd was also good. 5 Stars Indian Restaurant: Food quantity is good for the reasonable price. We ordered Sev Puri but got mix of sev with onions & tomatoes. Also it was dry. There wasn't any puri as they served it like this dish like Bhel. We also ordered Veg Pakora. They weren't oily so that's good but they were fried so much that we couldn't figure what vegetable we are eating. Veg Uttapam was great and it came with big bowl of Sambhar stew. 3 Stars Don't go to this place with an expectation of having authentic great Indian food. Just go enjoy the nice beers, some sports and if you are hungry (and hesitate to go any further to find food) then their Indian restaurant is your place.
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Karan A.
Terrible food and mind boggling customer service. We announced a groupon as soon as we placed our order but still got the check without the $25 groupon deduction. Anyway, we noticed that and sent the check back. Funnily, the total was still roughly the same!? Thankfully we noticed that they had just now put an 18% "service charge" for the food! I would happily pay a 20% tip if you offer good service, but I wouldn't want to give you an extra penny if you try to cheat me out of it, and I will leave you a bad yelp review. And the food was exceptionally bad. Spicy, and greasy. Never again!
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Pratibha S.
I was at this place last weekend and I gave it a three start because nothing was bad but nothing was great either. I could see the bar counter as soon as I entered the place and we had some good beer and bar snacks. They have a medium sized dining hall where they serve only Indian food and since I am an Indian I was surprised as some of their dishes were not really what it is supposed to be! When I ordered sev puri(which is a delicious Indian street food), I was expecting the fillings in a crispy puri, that's how it is supposed to be but they served us some other Indian snack marinated in some not so Indian sauce! Vegetable pakoras were too oily and I thought they were fried more than necessary. Although their sauces/chatnies were not so India, I did like the combination especially their yogurt sauce. I was glad that my main course was delicious. We ordered an onion tomato uttapam which was huge, good enough for two people. I loved every bite of the uttapam dipped in delicious sambhar. This place is good if you are in a group as they have a Foosball table and some other games at the back of dining room so you can always have a fun Friday here when in doubt.
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Henry L.
Pretty chill neighborhood bar Came here to watch the fooseball tournament on a weekday night. The place was packed! And seem to be very well run. There was a hostess running a "trivia night" game--she had a lot of material, and seemed very professional Inside the bar, you'll also find a curry house, which serves pretty amazing curry. The hot naan and rice is perfect comfort food after a night of beer and fooseball Apparently the SF foosebal community hangs out here a lot--they have 5+ fooseball tables, and a lot of them are pros who bring their own tape. Some of them are professional fooseballers I think Overall, a cool place to chill out and get some nice curry
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Shannon B.
Great beer. Unbelievably crappy service. The bar tender just called one of us a mother-effer. So not cool. Thank God for the beer.
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Travelmeister T.
Love, love, love this place. Fantastic selection of beer on tap. Happy hour is half price! But the real reason for going here is the awesome Indian food! Huge menu, so many different dishes, reasonably priced, large portions, and great taste. This is the best Indian I've had outside England and Ireland (I confess, I haven't yet been to India). The decor here is eclectic ... But it works. There's video games, air hockey, pool tables, a nice pub, and the large restaurant. If you like Indian food you won't be disappointed. And they have a private parking lot in back of the restaurant!
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Sami A.
This is the most dirtiest bar I've EVER been too. This is my first bar in San Fran. And it was so bad
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Deb H.
I'm a huge fan of Kennedy's at lunch. I get it delivered to my office, and I always have leftovers for days. Delivery has always been in the stated time frame and the food is always still hot when I get it.
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saba m.
I just found half a cockroach in my takeout. Which was a paneer dosa--it was in the sambar. See pic. :( :/ :( :/ tinyurl.com/ovwm8zf Wish I saw the health code violations before ordering.
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Natasha B.
I ordered off of eat24 here, and they didn't get my order. That's fine. I will assume that it's not the restaurants fault. However, once I finally got my food, it was undercooked and greasy. I really wish I could get my $9 back. I ordered the dosa, and it came put basically raw. They gave me a huge tub of sambar, but it doesn't matter bevause I didn't have anything to eat with it. I really wish this place was good because I live nearby, but unfortunately, it's just a trap for drunk people.
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Luis G.
They've got a cockroach problem that they don't appear to be addressing very well. I smacked a cockroach on their bar and the bartender didn't even pretend to be shocked.
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Andrew M.
I absolutely love the Indian food at this place. I am not a huge fan of the whole Irish pub scene, so I pretty much always get my food to-go. I order food here easily 2-4 times per week. If you are looking to try something a little more adventurous than the standard Tandoori items I recommend the Chicken Vindaloo (excuse any spelling mistakes). They also have delightfully crispy naan.
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Alex Z.
The beer selection is great. Loved the quirky atmosphere. Don't piss off the bartender or she'll call you a mother****er.
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Naomi M.
You don't go for the food. You go for the beer and airhockey. (But they seriously need to clean the table).
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Victor L.
This review is not for the restaurant, but for the pub. First off, be warned that this place only serves beer and wine. My friends wanted to come here after dinner, so we did just that. The lounge area is very relaxed, offering a few tables for people to mingle. There are two pool tables in close proximity to the tables, so be careful not to get poked in the eyes by the cue sticks. If it were busy, playing pool would be really hard because there would be no walk room. The only thing I like about this place is the air hockey table, and other table games that they offer. I would say it deserves +3 stars for just that. I have yet to come to a bar that offers different games like these. It is a cool way to challenge friends, and to figure out who pays for drinks next! On a side note, the bathroom smells really, really bad.
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Leena B.
Ummm...I'm going to give them an extra star for creativity I like the idea of being able to munch on Indian food while drinking a lot of whiskey or beer. Sounds awesome! Indian spicy chicken wings coupled with drinking? Amazing idea! AND they have pool and air hockey. I'm not sure how the air hockey works, I'm sure there are coins involved. So I tend to be an Indian food snob...but here is everything I ordered: Desi "County" Curry - the actual curry and spices were excellent but instead of using bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks, they used chicken wings. Like the ones you order from the bar. That was a bit odd... Poories - they are HUGE. Not like the small and puffy ones but the big and not puffy ones. Bhindi - They put every single spice in the world in this so it's your typical Indian restaurant food...but honestly, less is more in my opinion. "Dhal Soup" - All I wanted was yellow dhal and rice, just like at home, but they only had dhal makhani (sorry for any misspellings)... and so I got this dhal soup and I think what they meant to say was that it was sambar (with the typical South Indian sambar powder). I blame my South Indian grandmother for my snobbish attitude...she was a damn good cook... I definitely want to come back for the dosa and chaat. I think those are more their specialties. I've also heard their chicken tikka masala is good as well. It's a perfect pub with standard Indian food, beer and some fun games. And honestly, when I'm drinking, all I want is typical restaurant Indian food, spicy and crazy enough to go with my beer and whiskey!
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Spence P.
Decided to try this place today since it's right by my house. I got the chicken curry and it's great. Cooked well, spicy, and flavorful. They have a ton of great beers on tap for a reasonable price too. Overall, a very interesting place -- it's half Indian-themed and half Irish-themed. Weird, but I dig it. I was actually pretty surprised the rating on this place is as low as it is. Maybe people don't like things spicy?
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Michelle T.
Decided one day why not try to use eat 24 and order me up some Indian food. I ordered: -chicken tikka masala, chicken pieces were too big -mango lassi, a little too thick but the taste is perfect -samosas, one of the best I've ever had -garlic naan, great super fluffy and delicious
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Lily W.
Kennedy's is a perfect juxtaposition (word of the day!) of Indian food with an Irish pub. You can see the merger in things like their curry fries (yummm). I first came here years ago when my friends and I needed food before a Giants game. One of my friends (Over 6 foot tall dude who eats like a vacuum) came earlier and...didn't order food. Which was odd to me. 3 of us got food, and...ate about half before all of us pushed the food away due to full-ness. Enter the friend for clean up duty. Well played man...well played. Since then, the food has gotten slightly smaller in portion. Meaning, you can now order just one item for yourself (with an order of naan), and be pleasantly full. Not sure how I feel about this. I kind of miss the Goliath portions. On one side is the Irish pub. Decent space, with a nice happy hour. Buy one get one, until 7PM. They give you a coin to get the booze with, which is nice. No warm beers! If you start on the pub side, you can move over to the restaurant side. Just need to indicate to the staff in the restaurant. There's also pool table, air hockey, and other things to play whilst there. I feel like folks who don't like this place are just unaware of what to expect. Service...IS a bit slow. But...its Indian food and beers. I'm not really expecting 5-star service. The space IS a bit grungy. Again...Indian food and PUB. Really. Fix your expectations before walking in.
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Micky S.
Spoiler alert: this place sucks. To make this short I will just list the reasons why. 1. Beer is watered down. 2. Customer service is not good. 3. They got our to go order wrong. 4.The rice had fruit pits and chicken bone pieces. PUBLIC SERVICE; Be very cautious when you eat their rice unless you want to see your dentist. 5. The food that was given to us was not good. If you come across this place go somewhere else. There is much better Indian food in this area. Hope this review helps.
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Teraneh J.
Good food, but unimpressed with the poor service. Another pet peeve of mine is when you have to pay extra for rice/naan. The entree should come with at least one of the two! Have to recommend the korma and paneer makhani- but make sure you order take-out.
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augie j.
Bartender is a jerk. Just cause I'm not one of his locals it doesn't mean he ha to be a dick!
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Rishikesh T.
I came here with a friend because he's part Irish and I'm Indian, so it seemed like a great place for us to have lunch. For 1pm, it wasn't very crowded so we sat down near the front and took a look at the menu. Now, I follow a strict Low-Carb/Keto diet and I'm also vegetarian so I kind of know what options are best for me at Indian restaurants. Paneer is always a must for the high fat content and so I settled on the Paneer Makhani with cautious optimism that they could make it with no sugar (usually Asian curries, including Indian ones, have tons of sugar to taste). After checking with the chef, the waitress informed me that I could get it without sugar and so I ordered! My friend got another paneer dish with veggies (and sugar!). The food arrived timely; I doubt we waited more than 15 minutes, and we got to eating. My paneer was soft, yet well cooked, and the sauce was exactly as spicy as I liked. I tried a little of my friend's dish and it was awesome to realize that I had indeed been served a curry with no sugar (since I could taste the sugar in his). To top it all off, we had a groupon for the place ($25 of food for $10), so we each ended up spending around $10 for a great, filling meal! Content, we left the restaurant as more people were crowding in to catch the NFL playoff game (Ravens @ Pats).
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Kim I.
If you love spending time with cockroaches then you will love this place! The one by us came to visit 3 times before we finally said enough is enough. Thank God we only had beer! I'm surprised they can stay in business! Disgusting!!!!!
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Jason B.
Excellent food. Those complaining about the service have clearly never worked in the service industry.
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Teresa D.
This place is pretty sweet. I had the chicken curry and asked for it spicy and it was perfect! At some places when I ask for spicy it barely has a kick, maybe cuz I'm a white girl or something, not so here. I can't believe they have dosa -- your typical Indian restaurant doesn't have this delicious dish. I didn't try theirs but will when I go back to SF, and play some of the many games. The bartender was nice and kept my beer glass full, overall a really fun vibe and great time!
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victor b.
Hola, This place is like that one skittles(or starburst) commercial. Anyways, the place is very spacious with some outdoor sitting. Plenty of pool tables and some foosball tables too! And that stupid claw machine . Anyways it took a while for anyone to notice us, but after that we got seated and the menus were brought. The food came out fast and was very yummy! On thing I didn't like was that the people attending the curry house were not to tentative to us, especially since we were the only ones there. Didn't get to go into the pub side but I got to see a glimpse and it seemed very quaint and upbeat.
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Carolyn N.
This place is great!!! I went here for lunch today. It was empty at 1pm, but that's OK! That just means that I rented the whole place out for lunch. *wink!* I ordered the chicken thaili for $10 and it was delicious! The naan was cooked to perfection and the curry was spicy and amazeballs! I am def coming back again! On top of that, they accepted my groupon for the price that I paid for it from 2011! Wish I came here then and discovered this gem!
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P D.
So sad to report that the chefs have changed and everything we ordered today was terrible :( The service sucked too. Don't know what is wrong with this place, but I hope they fix it soon. We were regulars, but we probably will not order from here again/ take anyone here again... it was that disappointing.
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Mitch L.
The bar side of this place has good beer, the restaurant side is mediocre and extremely slow. Poor service all around. I ordered a chicken wrap and waited an hour for my food and they weren't even busy. I'd do her order way ahead of time or avoid this place like the plague.
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Mie Z.
Food was ok, samosas were super oily, it's usually my favorite appetizer, but couldn't finish it due to the amount of oil on it.
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Will H.
Been here many times. The food is consistently good with modestly large portions. Definitely on the spicier end which makes the large beer selection a treat. Service is hit or miss; generally good but have had some not so good service as well. They stopped bringing the wafers and spices unless you request so be sure to request it...it's a great free appetizer with three different sauces to choose from.
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Andy G.
Great food, great atmosphere, great service!! The curry is amazing. They have a wide selection of beers on tap and in the bottle. Also games abound; they have pool tables, Foosball and air hockey. Go there and you won't be sorry.
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Olivia D.
An Irish Pub with Indian food... okay, why not?? Only in SF! Food was sooo good, and the prices are even better! I work nearby and wanted to get something other than wharf food... The bartender was super friendly which is alwaysss a plus.
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Monika S.
You will love this place if you have a pallet for good Indian food and great beer! Their beers on tap are amazing and the people at the bar are friendly and knowledgeable about the beer they sell. Right next door is an amazing Indian Restaurant with delicious authentic Indian food. This place is reasonably priced and great casual fun!
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Shannon D.
Great music, good beer, amazing food and super friendly service. This was our first stop on our recent visit to the city. I laughed when I saw an Irish Pub that served Indian food... I had to go. I love both! And to my surprise, the food was amazing. We came in pretty early and it was slow. Just a few other people at the bar. The bartender was really friendly and was able to serve the few guests around the place while also keeping up our conversation about the city. As a bartender, I know he doesn't give a crap what we're doing or what we think of certain events going on about the city, but he was really good at pretending. :) This is going to be a must stop any time we visit SF. AND, to top it all off...you can get this amazing food until 1 a.m.!
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Suck p.
" Why you got to be so rude, I'm human too..." In my opinion the dude who took our order is so rude. The guy who took our order was being a dick. I am never going back. He said, "I'm very busy right now, so are you going to pay for that. Are you buying the food. I don't have time for this."
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Steven W.
I wish that it was possible to review the pub and the restaurant separately, as it is difficult to fairly review both given that they have such different services. First the Curry House: The food is pretty good. It's hard to screw up chicken tikka, but the south indian vegetarian items are superb. The Utthappam is perfect as is the Dhai Vada. You'd think a dish as simple as idli sambar would be impossible to screw up, yet many places struggle with it. This restaurant nailed it perfectly. Our idli's were freshly made and that really helped. i could see if the idli had been sitting around for a while where it would be not so nice, but that's not what happened. The service was good. Our waiter was having a bad day-but so was I. We worked it out together over the Idli's. If I was just reviewing the resturant, this'd be four stars. Now for Kennedy's Irish pub. There are some things to like here. The tap wall is really well selected and I enjoyed my pint of Brother Thelonious, 'Twere a good tap.The bar is not too badly laid out, and they have darts and billards. They also have Houblon Chouffe, Franziskaner Hefeweizen, and Tricerahops on tap among many other brands. if things had gone differently I'd be going back and working my way through the tap wall, slowly and enjoyably. Regrettably the afternoon bartender was significantly hostile. There were a whopping two customers present and she was really put out that she had to serve beer instead of texting/calling her peeps about that major thing that so and so said to her last weekend and how dare we try to interfere. I wasn't interfering I was trying to drink my (expletive deleted) beer. Anyhow, assuming you can avoid ordering from this woman (she's from texas) you'll prolly be fine. If you are there in the afternoon, good luck my friend.
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Amit J.
This has to be the most disappointing Indian restaurant in the entire city. The pub has a good selection of beers, but everything else is way downhill from there. The staff is confused and take a very long time to take orders and serve and get your check. The menus, tables, floor, toilets are all sticky and filthy. The food.. I don't think it's fresh at all. Our friends told us they experienced upset stomachs after eating here. This week we went in and ordered chicken biryani - it had an assortment of frozen veggies inside it and the whole thing looked like a lump of fried rice and not biryani at all. The chicken was strangely mushy and inedible. The restaurant also charges a 'service fee' and we were a group of only two. Go to this place for the beers but stay clear of any food unless you have a premium health care plan that you want to stress test.
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Wendi K.
This place says it is called "India Curry House". Ordered from Eat24 and delivery said 45-60 min. Its been almost TWO hours. Heard they have horrible health alerts too. I called and they are clueless and rude. This place should be shutdown.
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Jordan S.
We wandered in here one day late night. Who knew you could combine an Irish bar with an indian restaurant? However, it totally works. I got a vegetarian curry dish that was delicious. Everyone is friendly and are very customer service oriented. Although I didn't really get to experience the Irish bar, I will definitely try it out the next time we go.
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Chelsey M.
Kennedy's is a neighborhood favorite that really has it all. Want to drink a variety of different craft beers? Eat delicious Indian food? Watch the game? Play pool, or even cards against humanity with friends? Kennedy's is the place to be. It has so much character, as well as social, fun, knowledgable bartenders. Some favorite food staples: Chicken or paneer vindaloo Chicken or paneer ticki masala Vegetable samosas Vegetable Pakora
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Brandon D.
Ive been here probably about a dozen times through the years. The food is very low quality, most of it is microwaved. That is pretty much my biggest problem with this place is the terrible food and the cockroaches i always see when im there. The beer selection is great but many of the beers on tap that are less popular are old, the taps here need to be cleaned more often. However, I do love all the space including the back patio.
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Ali C.
Overall, fun spot to hang out, having a drink, eat some Indian food, and play some games. The place is pretty spacious; It's much bigger than it looks outside. They have a full restaurant in there. The food was pretty good. My favorites were the chicken tikka and crab curry. The chicken tikka masala was also decent. Some of the other curries were a bit sweet (Stir fry vegetables) or super spicy (garbanzo beans). For fun, they have 2 pool tables, foosball, and air hockey. The place could use some updating though to look nicer, particularly the bathrooms.
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Matt G.
Kennedy's stinks of Indian food, beer, sweat and.. life generally. It's a dive bar people! If you're not prepared for that experience go elsewhere. However, if you enjoy beer (and cheap beer at that - it's 2 for 1 at Happy Hour) and tasty Indian food (we're talking take-out level food here, not a cordon-bleu 'North-Indian-Cuisine' dining experience. I don't like sitting in the restaurant - the service is terrible. Much better to order your food and sit at the bar and chat to the locals, or whoever else has landed there for the evening. I would recommend the panneer, the wraps. If you're not sure where your next meal is coming from and want quantity of food the biryani would feed a hungry battalion of the Bengali Lancers. Bartenders are friendly once you get them talking, despite the sign telling you to go Yelp if you're unhappy. Be polite and don't be in a huge hurry and it'll be a positive experience. Be aware though - barring the fact that they have Guinness on tap, this place is as Irish as the Taj Majal.
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Anthony B.
This became our nightly last stop for amazing greasy food and cheap beers on our vacation. Indian food and Irish pub.Strange mix, great results. $6 Hop Henge PINTS! $6 for a 9.3% beer. After paying $9 for a dogfishead and $5 for a bud light at a bar down the street this place was exactly what we were looking for. Match them up with amazing (Drunk) Veggie Pakoras and Fried Paneer and you can't beat it. It is strange seeing the stark white tablecloths of the indian restaurant while you are sliding past pool tables toward the restroom. In fact the drunkest of us asked us how we crashed that wedding last night??? The bartenders were cute and were willing to play music the patrons requested. It's a shame the patrons had crappy taste in music... Also they let dogs in, which I'm ok with. This bar was a godsend for us staying at the wharf. Please also keep in mind these memories are severely influenced by alcohol.
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Dawn D.
Couldn't get anyone to take our order. Banner said they had plate specials but then was told that was only lunch hours. After a bug in the glasses and being ignored we left.
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Liana T.
Do not expect a classy, Pacific Heights joint. When we first walked up to the place there was a small group hanging out in front, aka Friday night revelers. There are two doors. If you want the more "elegant" entrance, use the north door. But the place consists of various rooms including outdoor patio. Be forewarned: there are pool and other gaming tables. Some loud singing, too. But whatever you might encounter, you're also going to enjoy.... --a great choice of draft beer. Guinness is my fave, and it's only $3 from 5-7 PM. --filling and tasty Indian dishes: we chose eggplant dish, peas and farmer's cheese dish, and lamb curry, garlic and onion naan. Large portions enough for 2nd night. --perfect chai and lovely dessert called kheer Decor: pleasant Service: decent and helpful Prices: reasonable ($50 for 2, before tip) A big plus: the place stays open until 1 AM! What are you waiting for?
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Colin H.
do not order delivery if you are hungry, ive been waiting two hours still nothing. not the first time!!
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Eleanor E.
"Meh. I've experienced better." Decor: First of all when you walk in you dont even know where to go, the host stand is a little ways away from the door behind the first wooden pillar. Once you walk in and are welcomed to sit wherever you want, you see some divey looking bar to your right, the main seating area that looks completely neutral and boring, and on your far left is the Taj Mahal. The decor is on the inconsistent side for my tastes, didnt really give me the experience of being in an Irish Pub/Curry House (which is a pretty tough concept to begin with). Service: The service was absolutely terrible. We sat down and scoped out the area, there were two other small parties and a large party in the Taj Mahal section. It took them about 20 minutes to just greet us. I ordered a Purple Haze and the waiter came back saying he didnt have any, (so much for 200+ beers) then after we had decided to try a different drink he had run back with the Purple Haze I originally wanted. He opened it and poured it in a glass for me, head wasnt too high and the beer wasn't cold enough (in my opinion, restaurants typically serve cold-ass beers.) We ordered, and we had to flag someone down for just about everything; water refills, ordering more food, the check. No one really checked in on us or made sure we were okay. Food: Kitchen kinda has it down. The chicken tikki masala was really good, we also ordered a lamb dish, some bread and rice. The chicken masala had 8 pcs of chicken and the lamb dish only had 4 pcs and the rest was just sauce, not to mention i found a cluster of spice paste in my sauce. Gross. Flagged someone down and got another order made, ended up taking that to go. So glad we got the groupon, there was no way we would have paid full price for that dining experience.
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Beth K.
I used to love this place, but they have seriously gone down hill. Not necessarily the quality of food or drink, but some of their staff is lacking customer service and class. For example, 20 min before closing one of the staff climbed on our pool table to turn off the lights and pushed all our balls into the pockets. This was when the game was almost done. Then proceeded to turn off all the lights BEFORE closing and was rude when I wanted to provide feedback after observing some really rude conversations that a staff member had with multiple customers. It was rude, poor customer service, and I hope they can retain customers with staff that treat customers like a nuisance. I'm extremely disappointed and I hope this place reflects on the staff it has and turns itself around.
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Ruben V.
I ordered food to go and while we waited we decided to have a beer at their bar. Both of our beers tasted watered down. Their service did not seem friendly. When we got home our order was wrong. To top it off the food did not taste very good. I was very disappointed.
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Pauly T.
Back for seconds little house dine in ;)
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Emma B.
We stumbled upon this place while wandering around North Beach, actually in search of another Irish bar in the neighborhood. Since we had been walking for a while and my Florida legs have not quite yet adapted to the San Francisco lifestyle, I needed a break - and a beer. We were pleasantly surprised to find that not only was Kennedy's a bar with an impressive beer list but apparently also an Indian restaurant?! Very odd combo, but I was game. It actually is a pretty large space inside. We didn't explore it all but there was a separate large dining room and another room with a pool table. I believe there was a back outside patio as well. We sat at the bar and Joey was our awesome bartender. We chatted with him for a while about the area and our search to find an apartment there and he was super helpful and friendly. He let us try several samples of their many beers on tap, but I settled with a Strongbow. We were starving and I had been craving curry so we ordered the chicken tikka masala and garlic naan. We were glad we split it because it was a ton of food! I don't know if I could say it's the best curry I've ever had but it definitely hit the spot. We did have to order rice separate, which seems odd since curry is generally served with rice, but that didn't really matter to me. TL;DR: Irish bar + Indian food = awesomeness
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Kevin E.
Good Juke box, random people walking by, great bartenders, and always a good convo with the Patrons. And the happy hour is pretty good. Buy one get one free. I find kennedys when im here. Its not a touristy spot so its not 12 bucks a beer.
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Leah B.
An Irish pub with Indian food. I know it sounds weird, and it is. However, they have a huge selection of beers, 2 for 1 for happy hour. They have a large bar, TVs, pool, big buck hunter and shuffleboard. As for the food, it is actually pretty good for cheap Indian food. They offer restaurant.com gift certificates, so you can get a deal if you dine in. I love the garlic naan, samasos with dipping sauce, shrimp vinaloo, saag paneer and chicken tikka masala. Also enough for left overs.
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Robert C.
Awesome beer selection for reasonable price. Good Indian food and fun atmosphere
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Zaarah A.
Concept sounds cool however here is where they messed up big time: 1. Refused to seat us because they didn't allow my service dog in the restaurant, made us sit near restrooms in bar section ...not fair. 2. As an Indian who is obsessed with chicken tikka masala I can tell you this was certainly NOT anything close to the dish. It was not palatable at all. The cream was curdled and the base was clearly canned tomato. It was an awful experience.
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PJ T.
mix of indian and irish... wow ... who knew?
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Judge Y.
This place rocks! The food is great they have a mix of Indian cuisine, and traditional bar snacks(wings,fries,cheese sticks etc. A lot of beer to choose from, and a great location. perfect place to get your night started or finish your night off. Located between the Broadway strip and pier 39/fishermans warf. Elana,Joey and Savanna are Rockstars behind the bar too.
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John B.
Great beer selection, bartenders are all awesome people. Beer bar only but so many selections 69 beers on tap. Take all the beer away and you have an awesome Indian food restaurant. Their chicken tikka Marsala is amazing and the naan bread with garlic to die for. Big patio out back and another one up front" great place and always my favorite.
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Brandi W.
The pub itself is a pretty cool dive, but the food was very "meh". I appreciate the fact that they have vegan options, but the vegetable biriyani was very bland and looked more like Chinese fried rice than an Indian dish. The vegetables look like they came from a package of frozen peas and carrots, and there was hardly any flavor but salt. The samosas and pakoras were tasty, although how can you go wrong with deep frying something? My friends and I feasted like kings, but I feel like it wasn't up to par with some of the other Indian restaurants I've been to. I wish I had saved my money and/or visited an entirely vegan establishment, but I was SO hungry. Oh, and apparently they add a 18% service charge. I don't understand why, since we only had a party of four. That was lame. Would I be back? Probably not, based on the food and the restrooms (yuck).
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C S.
Not sure what to think about this. Looks like a very open culture pub, not much Irish though. The Indian ood was ok and the beers can in time and tasted fine. The place seems to get a lot locals which makes it more like a home pub. I would surely visit the next time are in the area.
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Tracey T.
I've lived in California for 13 years and this could be the best curry I've had here this place is awesome an Irish bar that sells curry perfect and the bar tender was brilliant, when next in the city we will definitely be back
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Lucas T.
The food came out so quick it was clear that it was leftover from a buffet and just reheated. Chicken was moist but the texture was just off. Rice was dry and in clumps. The garlic naan was absolutely delicious. Can't beat $3 Guinness at Happy Hour.
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Jeff O.
Absolutely the best chicken curry I've ever had! Atmosphere was fun , beers were great and service was excellent. Funky cool delicious goodness. Wil definitely come again when I'm in town.
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Alittle G.
I love this place. Its a serious dive, but a good one. The food is spanking fantastic. They have streetfood bites. They have dhosas. They have all sorts of tasty, spicy, buttery delicious just cooked curries and other amazing dishes. The sad part is that you want to order everything, but you can't because your stomach will explode. Come with a big group and do family style to get your fix. This is not your steam table buffet, its the real deal. As an added plus, there is an air hockey table, 2 pool tables, and a great selection of beers on tap. Throw in some 1970's chairs around a conference table, and you get the vibe. Go here before or after a Bimbo's show, or just to grab a bite.
(5)
Chetan M.
Very good ambience unlike most of the other Indian restaurants- very spacious. Food is amazing and quantity is also good. My favorite is sev puri and biryani
(5)
Ashwin V.
Surprisingly good Indian food, and delivery is nice too.
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Kevin B.
An Irish pub that serves...Indian food...in North Beach... If nothing else, they'll never worry about competition. This pub has a fun and slightly lowbrow (but that's the point) atmosphere, they even take a few knocks at Yelp around the bar. The beer selection is the high point, and they host a fair number of games and trivia throughout the evening, and thanks to their plentiful space, never overlapped or distracted from one another. The chicken tikka masala was...decent, but I've had better. The portions were huge, but if quality matters more than quantity to you, you won't walk away amazed. There was a Groupon for discounted food, though they insisted that you order above the maximum or they wouldn't honor the deal. (Seems a mite shady, and considering their buffalo wings were cold and bland, I wouldn't have ordered them under normal circumstances.) If you're coming for game night or trivia, or you just want a quick beer, pop into Kennedy's. The beer selection is what saved this place from a two-star rating, that, and they host some fun events. But I wouldn't stay for the food.
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Jando S.
An Irish pub that serves Indian food. Dreams really do come true. I must admit, I haven't seen too many places like Kennedy's. An Indian owned establishment in North Beach, this place is the perfect spot to grab a pint and a samosa. If there's one thing that's true, the very notion of Irish and Indian combined in pub fashion is simply brilliant. As a bar, Kennedy's works. Everything from a killer $3 beer happy hour to huge beer selection, the place seems like an ideal spot to get one's drink on. Throw in some foosball / pool / air hockeys, beer pong tournaments, an internet jukebox and some creative Indian bar food, and a good time is to be had by all. Speaking of food, Kennedy's has a full on Indian fare menu. The prices are reasonable and there is no shortage of variety. I've only had their curry chips ($3), samosas (2 for $5), chicken tikka masala ($11), and palak paneer ($11) and everything was only sub-par. I've heard their veggie dishes are the among the more stellar selections of the menu, so it seems like that'll be my choice the next time around. And there will definitely be a next time. More Indian food, more happy hour only means more fun in SF.
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Jennifer P.
I would give this place 4 stars for the food, but the service is 1 star, so I'm generously giving them 3 stars. The inside of the place is very interesting... part Irish pub, part Indian restaurant. I thought it was totally random that there were foosball tables with a poster of the Taj Mahal hanging next to them. Never seen anything like it, but I'm always down for a unique experience. We walked in and the entire dining room was being run by one waiter. He seemed flustered and I actually felt bad for him. Why is this place so understaffed? He never really said much and seemed confused when we ordered. I KNOW Indian food. I believe I was Indian in a past life... I even regularly watch Bollywood films! I was super excited to order the Pani Puri as I have not had it since I left LA. It did not disappoint, although I found the price to be a little high; the prices are a bit high on everything here. I love South Indian food, so I ordered the Paneer Masala Dosa. I found it to be a tad dry, but still pretty good. I was impressed with the size of the bowl of Sambar that came with it. My boyfriend ordered the Madras curry, which they noted was spicy, and yes, it was definitely spicy. The food itself wasn't bad, but the service brought the whole experience down and I was also shocked at the fact that when I got my wine, the top of the glass had a sharp point sticking out which I could have sliced my lip open with if I hadn't been paying attention. I can't believe a restaurant would let a glass be sent out like that! I'm sure we will go back and give it a second chance, but the moral of the story is that this place is overpriced for what it is. I am still on my quest to find the best Indian food in SF, but this will do if I am in the area and craving some curry.
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Timothy K.
Average Indian. Probably quantity over quality (but that seems the American way). Big beer selection. I would eat here for convenience only.
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Stephanie Y.
Not really sure what to think of this place. It says Irish on the outside, they sell Indian food, there's Jesus/Mary pictures on the wall and stained glass plus pool tables and air hockey tables. My coworkers and I come here sometimes for our indian food fix. We usually get the tikka masala, paneer ... others I don't remember how to spell. The only thing that hasn't satisfied me is the lamb vindaloo (sp?).
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Dinesh B.
If 'dirty and stinky' had a face, this restaurant would be it. If you're a least bit concerned about hygiene, please don't even look there.
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Eileen C.
During a long days walk around San Francisco, my brother and I saw this place and I was feeling like eating a good spicy meal....boy did I get exactly that! My brother said that Indian Samosa's are really good so we ordered some to go. I honestly gave this place 3stars ONLY because I didn't eat anything else from this Indian restaurant. But 3stars just for their veggie samosa's have got to tell you something! Would I go back: bring on the spice!
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Jimmas M.
Got the chicken biryani and it was amazing. The food is authentic and the atmosphere reminded me of an awesome hostel in London. Good vibes
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Casey S.
Great for happy hour and getting a big group of people together to play pool or foosball. The food is good, but on the expensive side. They charge extra for sides of bread and rice.
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Jasmin B.
I've been to this place one other time and I have to give a breakdown of my stars: - 1 star for creativity. I mean, where else can you combine a pub and Indian food in SF?! The bar is one side, the restaurant another, and there's two sections for pool and games around the place. - 3 stars for food. The food here is actually really tasty and very authentic to the kind you could expect from other established Indian restaurants. When my boyfriend and I went this time, we had onion bhajia (which was on point!), chicken biriyani (very flavorful but can be a bit spicy for those who aren't used to it), and mango lassis (the boyfriend liked it better than Viks because it is more creamy in texture). - Minus -1 star for service. The waiter came to take our order and then just LEFT after we ordered our bhajias! I was in mid-sentence! My boyfriend had to flag him down (which took 5 minutes, and there were only two other tables who had already received their food) so we could order the rest of our meal! Super unprofessional. The place is located on the far end of North Beach and has both street parking and limited parking in the back. I'm sure it can get pretty crowded here during game days, but both times I came here (Wednesday afternoon and Friday night) it was fairly quiet. Bottom line: Good food, great selection of beers for the bar side, but may not be the best for families.
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Katie R.
This place was pretty surprising. I went with a few friends before we went to A show across the street. I thought it was going to be bad food since it was in a bar. To my surprise the food was delicious and had very good portions. I wish we would have stayed a little longer to get more drinks but we had a show to catch.
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Matthew S.
Having been going to Kennedy's for many many years. They have great beer selection and sometimes offer really good pitcher specials. They always have local games on, the back deck is a great place for weekend afternoons and the food is fantastic as well.
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C W.
Chicken Tikka Masala. Whole wheat naan. BOMB every time.
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Kyle K.
Good beer selection. Great happy hour.
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Kelly T.
Mediocre curry/Indian food. Great beer selection! Start with a pitcher of beer, then order some food. For crispy bar snacks, try the vegetable pakora. The food is Indian-style bar food. Be sure to order rice or naan if you want it with your dish, it's extra. The food is overpriced, the beer is average. Come here for the fun atmosphere, not the food (although it is passable, and gets better the more you drink). There are pool tables, foosball, air hockey, and a juke box. A large back deck to smoke, if that's your thing. Seat yourself in the outer bar area and order at the cash register for fastest service.
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Evan L.
Cool place. Indian food, games, pool, sports games. Odd though, I thought it would be super busy on a Friday night but its not. So its easy to get drinks and grab a table. I would come here again.
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R P.
With a name like this, how could you not stop and have a peek inside? Samosas AND a huge selections of beers on tap! Oh hell yes! Was walking to North beach and came upon this place. Was thirsty and a little hungry so decided to stop and have a beer and a snack. Ordered some samosas and some deep fried chicken appetizer (don't remember the name) got the buzzer thingy, walked over to the bar, had to make a selection from the huge selection of beers on tap, got our drinks and headed up to the deck outside to get some sun. The place was pretty empty when we got there so our food was ready in less than 10 minutes. The deep fried chicken order was just average, the samosas were pretty damn good. I don't know squat about Indian food but I know what I like and I like these samosas. One dipping sauce for each of the orders that where really really good. No idea about the crowd & service at night but if I'm in the area again I'll give them another try for sure!
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A K.
Indian food for those who don't know good Indian food; much much better options are available in SF, even late night! Tried Chicken Masala Dosa; chicken was probably the same one they use in wraps, did not belong in dosa!.... and lentil soup that's traditionally served with dosa was not close to being sambhar, it tasted more like a north-Indian daal, little more tamarind would help! Had an expired groupon (without which I wouldn't have tried this place), it clearly said I could still use paid part of the deal ($12), showed it to the server who confidently told me- "we will give you $10 for this", after explaining to him that it's not up to him to decide that, he talked with someone and agreed to do me a 'favor' by saying he'll give me $2 this time but they do a lot of such deals and only pay $10 for expired ones (clearly stated policy, or how much was actually paid etc is not important to them). Made up for his 'generosity' by adding 18% service charge for ONE PERSON! Not going back! [Pub/dive bar part of the establishment seems alright, some folks seemed to be having a good time with beer and trivia games]
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Dennis L.
I've been here a few times and each time was the same experience. Upon entering you're greeted by the bar, once you look behind there the selection is only beer, even gluten free beer, so any cocktails or shots you'll have to go elsewhere. The Indian food side of the house brings good variety. The menu has variety and the food is good, only getting the bill requires a bit of a wait for some reason busy or not.
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Hiroshi K.
This is a Irish bar and Indian restaurant. The fish and chips were below average. The serving was generous, but the fish tasted dry and the meat was a little chewy. The chips were good. I also tried the curry chips. They were good. It consisted of a basket of chips and a small cup of curry dipping sauce. The curry sauce was ok, but it had a weak flavor and it did not seem to improve the flavor of the chips. I noticed that they had balsamic vinegar and salt as condiments. Putting that on the chips made it taste great. I would order the chips only and skip the curry. The chips were well made and the correct size (i.e., must be larger than steak fries). I believed the strength of this restaurant was the Indian food. The chicken tikka Marsala was excellent. The sauce was flavorful and the meat was tender. The nan bread was good and warm. Gulab Jamun was very good. It looked like a couple of cake donut holes covered with syrup. It was served hot and it was sweet. I enjoyed it. The long grain rice they serve with the Indian food was average. It was a generous serving, it will fill up your stomach. But I recommend ordering the nan instead; Their lentil soup was OK. I would come back again just for the Indian food. Stay away from their pub menu, except for the chips.
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Avram K.
The Indian place inside Kennedy's has gotten way better. I ordered a chicken wrap the other night and it was some of the best Indian in the city. It's a total surprise. The guiness is usually pretty good. And the people can be pretty cool also.
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Omid A.
I'm a big fan of indian food but this was awful experience. Horrible service. Bad food and food poisoning after.
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Trina R.
It's an Irish pub with a great selection of beers and a curry house with decent dive bar Indian food. When you're catch'n a buzz and in the mood for something different it doesn't get better than that. There is no table service. You have to go to the bar to get your beers and walk up to a cashier to order your food, but they will help you bring it to your table. For being in the city it was very reasonably priced. We got 2 orders of vegetable samosas, Onion bhaji, Paneer Pakora, Paneer Masala Dosa, chaat (can't remember what kind but it was awesome), and one other item. All of the food was only around $40! It was my sister's birthday so they also brought her out Galub Jamun, which are cheese balls deep fried in honey syrup, with a candle on the house! The staff was awesome and totally friendly. The place itself it just cool. It's a good size, with cozy bar, dining area, other eating areas with pool tables and air hockey and a patio. You can just hang out all night. By the way, they only accept cash at the bar, but have an ATM on site. You can use your credit/debit card to purchase food.
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ABC Z.
Over-priced Indian food with no rice with the curry order... R u serious? I had the food for to go and the $13 curry only had a couple of pieces of chicken with thick curry sauce I'm not sure if I'll try this place again
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Alexander E.
It's pretty safe to say that only San Francisco would have an Irish Pub and an Indian restaurant all under one roof. I first came across Kennedy's back when I worked in Fisherman's Wharf. Who can say no to $2 Guiness pints? I always stayed clear of the food because I have no knowledge of Indian food and the menu looked pretty intimidating. I no longer work in the city, but a LivingSocial deal brought me back to Kennedy's. I almost forgot about my voucher and rushed down on the night of its expiration date. I studied the menu over and cross referenced with pictures people have posted, but I still didn't know what to order. I was hoping the server could give me a few recommendations on what a first timer could order. I made my way inside and the hostess led us to our table. It was quite odd that he was also our server and his overly strong accent made for no small talk. In my opinion, I think his English skills made him a little uncomfortable with taking orders, which makes me question his position in the restaurant. I scanned the menu and decided on ordering the buffalo wings, naan bread, and the shrimp masala dosa, which is a rice and lentil crepe stuffed with spicy potatoes and marinated jumo shrimp. The food came out quickly and portions were generous. The wings were tasty and the highlight of the meal. The naan resembles pita bread and went great with my masala dosa. I believe all food orders come accompanied with their curry, which had a good taste to it. Unfortunately, the masala dosa was dissapointing and tasted more like an omlette than anything else. It got to a point where I was after the shrimp and leaving the rest behind. Also, our server never came back to check on us and never offered a refill, which I definitely needed with their spicy food. I ended up paying $32 for the three items, a soft drink, and a beer. A little pricey for the quality of the food, but thankfully my LivingSocial voucher knocked it down to $12. Overall, I'm sure Kennedy's is great, but only if you know what you're ordering. I'll come back to Kennedy's again, but won't go out of my way for it. Ambiance: 3 Stars (out of 5) Food: 3 Stars (out of 5) Service: 2 Stars (out of 5) Price: $ (out of 4) Overall: 3 Stars (out of 5)
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Jim M.
Worst bar in San Francisco and the entire SF Bay Area for that matter. If you want to be treated like garbage and sit at a bar that has the occasional roach walk by or actually on your beverage, then this is the right place for you. The staff is rude, sarcastic and under the grand delusion that they are the only bar in the city so you'll get service when they feel like it
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Kipper S.
Upon discovering Kennedy's I made a plan to have a big night and end it with beer and Indian food. How often can you walk into a bar with a tremendous amount of beers on tap where you can get a dosa and bhel puri? Needless to say I accomplished my mission with flying colors. Great selection of California micro brews, and friendly bar tenders. Very nice patio for smokers as well. The food may not have been the greatest, but for my aims, the food was an after thought. I was their for the experience and the combination of beers and chaat.
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Nicole N.
It's a place that's easy enough to have something to say about it. I've been to this place enough to feel like I have a solid opinion developed. The first time I went here I was confused and now when I go I am just accepting of the slexyness to be had here. Let me tell you about the disorienting aspects first and then maybe we'll get to the good stuff. I wouldn't say there are things that are sour about this bar (and especially because I like sour things I don't want to use that word..speaking of which, NocNoc in the Haight always seems to have a sour beer available I'm pretty much guaranteed to like). I wouldn't say things are pushing it, even. Just a little disorienting for the sake of being confusing and, well, disorienting. Not in a "WOA did you see that over there?" Or "Isn't it weird humans have ears?" kinda disorienting way, just in a more....."I don't get it" sort of way. But then, I'm not super into playing pool and watching televisions at bars, so maybe it's me with the issue. Anyway, for your reference, there's lots of standing room, and in my experience, sitting down to have a drink is somewhat disastrous because there's not a lot of comfortable places to sit and it's hard to hear each other at that. There's a decent smoking section outside that makes this place look poppin'. So you walk in past that patio, a big huge atm, and into the actual bar area and theres a kick ass selection of beer. I highly recommend the Heretic Red Ale. The Red beers here are always good. It's dim lit, it can take a while to get a drink. The bartenders have never done me wrong though, they are working quick, sometimes it's just crowded. TVs all around with sports on. This place is pretty good for big groups, there is a little something for everyone looking to be somewhat rowdy. There's barstools around the bar and then in the back there's some large round tables besides the pool tables and a TV, last time I was here on Friday they were playing 300. Between the bar and this back area is a spot to order Indian food. There's also this funny room with lounge seating opposite the spot to order food, although it is more brightly lit than anywhere else. I think people sleep behind the bench seats sometimes - there's a ratchet mess behind them full of junk. I've only had the food once and I still haven't sat specifically in the designated dining area that is also a part of Kennedy's. I split an order of fried shrimp and smosas (erm...not my choice..) which were kinda dry but got the job done as far as bulky fried drunky food goes. The orders were pretty big, we ended up sharing with our table. Nothing about this place is sexy, but there's plenty of sloppy (more slexy: slutty/sexy than sexy). It's an interesting neighborhood, and, as other people mentioned, the ingenuity of indian food + irish pub is kind of striking. I've only met really standard characters here, standard in that bro-y sort of way, but what can one expect in North Beach? Oh, and my friend was standing in the smoking patio smoking a j and someone who works there (owner? maybe?) was standing there and sort of gestured for him to gtfo. I liked how he was chill about it but still held his ground. I've been other places where friends just get kicked out. Probably my fav thing about this place is a sort of a kitschy point about it: during Happy Hour it's buy one get one free beers and the "free" beer you get in exchange for a token they give you for your next beer. I just love that you can gift the token or pace yourself or get another one right away. Or save the token and come back some other time. Or keep the damn token for posterity. The Happy Hour Deal is rad.
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Sean D.
Their beers are overpriced. If you can understand that from the jump you're golden. However, they have a great happy hour and their Indian food is dynamite. It's a local pub/eatery that myself and my coworkers frequently visit. They regularly change their beers which is great and their Indian food is actually delicious. This would easily get five stars if I wasn't paying 6 dollars for a beer. People are always friendly and in a touristy part of the city this spot is a gem. You'll actually get local who work in the area or people who love around there. I rarely run into tourist who are visiting and from someone who works in the area it's a welcome relief. Great spot.
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Rana K.
I wish I could give 0 star to this place as I believe 1 star is way too much for this place. Last night a group of my friend and I went there to have late dinner. There was not a single soul to guide us to tables even though there was a big sign says"please wait to be seated" We found our way to tables and waited and waited again. After a while my friend had to go and find someone to bring us menu. That "someone" apparently was the only one working in the restaurant and before you know it he would disappeared from your eyes. Long story short again we waited for him to come back and take our order, guess what he never did. Again we had to go back in finding him texting/talking on his phone. This happened 3 times( for menus, appetizers, and main orders). After bringing the food he/no one else never asked us if we needed any thing. So as you may think we decided to show our frustration by leaving him not generous tips. Guess what?! Tip was included in our bill for 18%. This was by far the worst place I've been too not to mention it's like whole in wall, old, dirty, horrible .
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Theresa L.
I love that they serve Indian food at an Irish bar! I ordered the vegetable wrap and ate in the bar while enjoying an IPA. So good!! Great location and great service!
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Jon L.
Kennedy's has a sweet and varied selection of beers, both on tap and in bottles. They also have a great happy hour deal and the staff are helpful if you don't quite know what you are looking for. After a few beers it's a good idea to eat something. Luckily there's a restaurant inside with some decent dishes to soak up the suds. It's a cool place to visit once in a while.
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Ashley S.
We came here for dinner after a long day walking around the city. We sat at the bar and ordered the Tikka Masala with naan to split. I thought it was really weird that it didn't come with rice- I don't think I've been anywhere that makes you order it separately. Everything was delicious though. They have tons of beers on tap, and the bartender was very friendly and helpful in offering suggestions.
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luke h.
stunning vindaloo ordered extra spicy. with curry chips and garlic naan made for a special meal , accompanied with ice cold trumer pils , a pure smash
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Joe P.
Small divey spot, with an Indian restaurant growing out of its middle. WTF? Anyhoo, its a solid choice for the beer list, happy hour specials, and location right across from bimbo's.
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Kaity J.
2012 Drunkcathlon: San Fran Edition. Review #8 Drink requirement: Order any 2 IPAs Lots and lots and lots of beer. No liquor. Fine with me! They have so much great stuff on tap. The space was pretty crowded on a Saturday afternoon so we ended up kind of standing in the middle of a room Cash only.
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Siutico S.
The place stinks, people are rude, but it has great personality and attitude. Nice neighborhood atmosphere. Great selection of beers and good Indian food.
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Tina A.
Omg foosball and air hockey for $1! Indian food in big portions! Dosa skeesh kabab lamb was huge and pretty flavorful, with lots of spices without being spicy (if that makes sense). Lentil soup was plain. Enough to share between 2 people. Aloo was lightly stuffed not thick like i was hoping. service was not the best. they do not come by to often No paper towels in the bathroom so good luck trying not to get your hands dirty opening the door to get out overall - good food at a good value and fun games to play for cheap!
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Krista L.
Worst wings I've ever had. Chill spot though. It's funny, family restaurant on one side, bar/ lounge/ pool tables on the other.
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Amit V.
Been here at least 10 times for drinks/pool and eaten here at least five times(although I try to avoid eating here whenever possible). The Good: Good selection of beer. The Chicken Tikka Masala and the Goan Fish Curry are pretty good. Fun atmosphere - pool tables, foosball machine, trivia night ... The Bad: Don't come here for the food. Overall, it's far below average for an SF Indian restaurant (Shalimar, Pakwan, Chaat Cafe, etc). The coconut chutney with the South Indian offerings is disgusting. The Ugly: They do not have soap in the bathroom - ever. I complained to the manager the last time I was there, and he said they never refill the soap in the bathroom. When I refused to pay for my meal ('cause I wasn't about to eat finger food with dirty hands), he said I could wash my hands in the kitchen sink. ===== Update 5/2014: Went back recently for beer and appetizers. Both were great, the waiter was super nice, and the bathroom finally had soap! This last experience was a 4 or 5-star experience, so increasing my average review score. Strongly recommending coming here for drinks, but if you're primarily looking for a meal, I'd still recommend elsewhere.
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John W.
Took me a moment to wrap my head around an Indian food restaurant inside of an Irish pub but this is SF so let it be..I live for the diversity Once I got beyond that I was pretty impressed with the food. Bold flavors and smells arrived on our sizzling cast iron plates. They were steaming and spattering with much excitement. We had the Chicken Tikki and Tandoori along with the baked flat bread. The dishes were served with an excellent yogurt sauce and your standard "green" sauce. Service and Atmosphere were a tad lacking. It was an slow time of day (3:30) and was quite slow. Our waiter whom was initially quite helpful and informative with all our questions sort of disappeared half way through our meal and left us waiting for the check at the end for quite some time. We half jokingly started commenting that "he must have went home!" Fortunately, we were in no rush but that did knock a star off otherwise 4-Star food.
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Misha T.
Curry and beer is a reliable combination as Kennedy's shows but I wouldn't say that the curry or beer there is particularly impressive. Still with some tikka masala and a pint it's hard to go wrong.
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Amy J.
I always thought it was funny that a curry house is named Kennedy's but calls itself an Irish pub. Oh well, this is a go to spot when I'm in North Beach and hanging out with Angelo F and Theron L. The food is tasty and filling. Who can forget the levels of spiciness when you order? Not a lot of places let you choose the spiciness of your dishes. That said, we stopped in expecting to do trivia but we ended up feasting instead. And boy what a feast it was. We ordered the Cable Car special which is a creamier version of Chicken Tikka Masala, Aloo Gobi, a lentil dish, naan and a few others I can't remember. (Ask Theron because he did most of the ordering.) We also got a bottle of wine and some other beverages. Prices are about what you would pay anywhere else. Just remember if you're paying for your drinks by credit card, there is a $15 minimum. The owners here are friendly and helpful. We got really awesome service as well. The jukebox was also playing some good stuff. They must've known I would be stopping in. Other SF Yelpers later joined in on the fun - "Hi Keane L and Daisy S." Thanks for an impromptu meet up.
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May T.
Apparently whatever you do you still get crappy service. Dropped by a few days ago to get a snack to go, the same server was rude and dropped our bag on to the table like it's trash to go. I'm Asian so there's no culture misunderstanding bs. He's rude, period.
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Karen M.
I have been going to Kennedy's for years and love every aspect. Cheap pitchers, TVs with sports and news, foosball AND pool, and the icing is that you can order amazing Indian dishes before 1am. Can be dive-y but have seen a few suits play a mean foosball match. This place is for everyone.
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Evelyn L.
The food was ok, but the service was not so great. The food took a while even though we came in around 10pm and the waiter was not friendly. We also didn't feel good after all.
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Mindy S.
Went back to Kennedy's last week during another SF trip, still love the great beer selection, awesome late-night Indian food offerings, and no-nonsense service. I wish their bathrooms were less awful, but I still love Kennedy's!
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Kaylie L.
SWEET LORDS OF ALL THAT IS DELICIOUS! This place is AMAZING! The food is spectacular and comes out quickly, not to mention the fantastic selection of beers. Mmmd M...beer and curry. My husband and I have gone many many times, between 5pm-9pm on weekends, and we're seated quickly each time. The only thing that isn't so great is that it's hard to get service once you've been helped initially. Also, one time we waited for our check for almost 30 minutes, got up to pay and the guy asked if we wanted to be seated...we'd been there for over an hour already sooo...yeah. Whatever, the food and beer selection makes it all worth it. Go. Go now.
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Monica M.
I think I am in friend love with this place. It doesn't take itself too seriously, full of awesomeness, basically always a good time. I wouldn't take any "ladies who lunch" here, but I'm pretty sure it can clean up nice too - when it feels like it. List of Evidence of Awesome - The NeverEnding Story on TV - Awesome tunes - Friendly Dogs - Friendly People - Delicious Gigantic Samosas - Delicious Beers (Barley Wine on Tap for the cheap -What?) - A spartan middle school-like bathroom with a giant sculptural clam-shell sink - Air hockey and other fun games Tip: Even if you're ordering food, sit at the bar. The restaurant area seemed like the awkward group amongst the fun.
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Mary Jane D.
Where else other than San Francisco would their be an Irish Indian Pub fushion curry house open at midnight? I don't know but this place is great. I came here around 2 years ago, no idea why I'm just rating now. I'll update soon when I come back, but all I can remember is the live atmosphere and the spicy ass curry that I fell in love with.
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Kelsey J.
Food was good. Great selection of beers but the service was AWFUL. Super rude server, and unfortunately 18% gratuity was included (on a party of two?). Maybe that's why he has so bad. When I asked for sauce and salt and pepper he literally "ughh" ed me. Get the Groupon, get some decent Indian food and good beers, just don't expect even mediocre service.
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Gloria H.
Took advantage of a Groupon deal here. While we enjoyed the food and beer, we don't appreciate being billed a service charge of 15% - which we believe is a result of using Groupon. What we had: Ninkasi double IPA - $5 Magic Hat - $5 Lamb Vindaloo - $11.95 - asked for extra spicy, it was very thick. Madras chicken - $11.95 - this is supposed to be the spiciest dish on the menu. It was good and the gravy was great for dipping the naan or with the rice plain rice - $2 plan naan - $1.5 dal soup - $2.95 - this time it was better than last. piping hot, a little spicy and creamy
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Maria R.
Indian cuisine is not my favorite cuisine, but this restaurant serves really good Indian food. I was pleasantly surprised considering it's a pub as well. I remember trying to get here a couple of years ago during the Giants run to the World Series but it was full to the rafters. This past weekend we took a visiting friend here for dinner after a day of sightseeing in the city. It was very late and we were very hungry so we ordered more food than we could actually ingest. We had 2 more dinners of left overs since then. Anyway, the food we ordered were all good. For three people we had: vegetable pakora - okay dal soup (2) - i don't eat this, but my dining companions swore it was good. lamb korma - fantastic, i actually enjoyed it. tandoori mixed grill - the chicken is superb, so moist, so delicious, the best tandoori chicken i've ever had so far. na'an - okay masala dosa - okay (personally i like Vik's chaat house's dosa better mango lassi - so thick, prefers a bit thinner in consistency. The service is okay, the bathroom needs sprucing up a bit, one stall was not working, the liquid soap dispenser is not working, there is no paper to dry hands, the dryer is not working either.
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Vincente B.
I used to come here when my friend, curry, used to live across the street. It's still just as good!
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Tom Y.
We stopped in between lunch and and dinner time. The place is divided into a cozy "Irish" bar and a large, distinctly different, "Indian" dining room. The dining room was mostly empty but, we were very hungry and decided to give it a try. Good selection of beers, we ordered three drafts. For lunch, we had tandoori chicken with naan and curry chicken with rice. All our choices were quite good and the portions were large. The naan (bread) was freshly made and some of the best i've ever tasted. While we didn't get to experience the Irish pub and the $3.00 Happy hour Guinness drafts, we found the Indian food to be surprisingly good. Given the size of the room and the bar games around the perimeter, i'll bet its a hopping place from happy hour til closing. I'm giving it four stars compared to other "Irish pub/curry houses"
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john c.
with the many low reviews, i really do not know what to expect. just used my groupon and i am happily surprised. both chicken tikka marsala and lamb vandoloo are tasty. the nann can be a bit warmer. the setting in a bar is indeed a bit odd but then again, i came for the food and quite happy how they turned out. there were not many customers by 2pm but the waiters are both quite attentive.
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Tiffany S.
came here for the fist time with a large group and it was pretty fun. Pretty good first impression due to the excellent beer selection. At the time I went, they had Rogue Hazelnut Ale on TAP, Ninkasi Tricerahop, and a nice selection of sours as well. What's better than good beer and indian food? Ordered a bunch of different dishes and ate family style- Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Biryani, Vegetable Curry, and a couple orders of naan. Food was pretty decent, and I really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. I would definitely come back again with a group :)
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Jon L.
In a continuation of #lameness from the new owners (see previous review), I think Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House just needs to stop offering any kind of offers, Groupon and such, if they're not willing to honor them in good sport. Ordered carry-out from the restaurant and because I used a Groupon, they tacked on a 20% service charge to my order. This 20% included the server punching in my order and then passing it to me when it was ready. Only investment bankers receiving government bailout money have it easier. On the flipside the food was better this time and I'm still a fan of the bar which is the only saving grace about Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House. The family manning the restaurant listen up - penny wise, pound foolish. Nobody takes you serious now and you're just turning the place into a shrine of lameness.
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Kate W.
food is still good and they remodeled and cleaned it up a bit but our service was HORRIBLE. the worst i've ever gotten there: 1. waiter was offended that we weren't ready to order yet (i was w/ 2 foreign friends that weren't familiar with many menu items, and it's a huge menu!) 2. he seemed annoyed that not all of us ordered drinks other than water. 3. he never said "thank you" or "youre welcome". 4. he sloppily poured the water refills and spilled all over the table, and then later spilled on our naan. 5. i asked for extra rice and he just walked away. later on i had to ask for a box, though it was obvious i needed one and again he walked away without saying anything. i like the new look of this place and i still love the food, but i'm sad to see the service has declined.
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Staci B.
My shrimp tandoori wrap was so good I wanted to marry it. I loved this place. An indian restaurant open to 1am, with a juke box, pool tables and full bar??? I was in curry heaven. New York NEEDS a place like this.
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Jessica C.
So...while trying to be thrifty in planning our trip to SF, I was routinely checking Groupon/LivingSocial for a good deal on food. Well, I found a $12 for $25 for Kennedy's. Sure, I don't drink beer nor had I ever tried Indian food, but I decided to go with it anyway... Well...I mean..it wasn't TERRIBLE but I was just not a fan. I ordered the chicken tikka masala and it was perhaps too much for me as a first timer. =/ My favorite part of the meal was the garlic naan and rice. :( I also did think that my boyfriend's dish (tandoori chicken) was a lot better. My biggest issue I guess was with our waiter. He was just so...awkward. Cold and not really welcoming whatsoever. On top of that they added some type of service charge for our Groupon...But because the service was so bad we just said EFF it, and decided to leave THAT as the tip. Nothing extra. That's what happens when you try to be sneaky and add things like that. Oh, well.
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Denis A.
Lots of beer on tap, great selection! I purchased two groupons $12/ each for two $25 vouchers in food and drink fare. Be prepared for a divey feel to the dining experience since the bar is pretty much the restaurant, not a problem! My dinner was excellent, I had the Tandoori mixed grill which was fabulous. OK to order your drinks to go, so huge plus. Street parking available (+) Variety of beers on tap (+) Great service (+)
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Fannie S.
Food = good. I had the palak paneer (spinach, cheese, spices) which was delicious, and I had some basmati rice with it. It's standard run-of-the-mill palak paneer. I also tried a few bites of the lamb dosa (huge in size) full of flavor, and came with this delicious sambar (lentil soup). I was impressed with the sambar--full of flavor, spices and piping hot. Quality seems to be hit or miss with them... some of the potatoes inside the dosa was harder than rocks (probably scraped from the bottom of the pan if the color and texture was anything to go by.) Service = okay. Refilled the water once. Did not really check on us though. Dropped off the bill at the end. Prices = moderate. You can leave here for $10.00 for a meal. Or I suppose you could drink your meal at the bar (or order drinks for the table). Decor = feels like an Irish pub in the beginning (dark, lively music, beer bottles and beer taps).....which becomes a colorful faux open area eatery, in the back area. Plenty of seating. Decor is a mish mash of every medium of art--sculptures, murals and paintings. Very eclectic. Bathroom = dated. Uhm, the sink = seashell....an art project gone crazy. It's kind of revolting to wash one's hands at the sink. Something about the brown plaster and the shiny sheen of the shell and then water running down and into the drain of the 'sink'.......gah! Overall, I'll be back for some quick eats.
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Daisy S.
Since my last review I've become a little more acquainted with their selection of wraps. If you're hungry and aren't planning on sharing dishes with friends, I suggest getting a wrap. They are sufficiently filling and fantastically delicious. I've have the chicken wrap (love) and the kebab wrap (adore) and most recently the tofu wrap (yum). Be warned that the kebab is quite spicy but if you're used to spicy food it's no big deal.
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Liss B.
Interesting bar and restaurant. We just had drinks here, but the guy next to me ordered some food that looked pretty good. Nice bartender and cool music. Only con was people outside smoking and it blowing into the bar through the open door.
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Jiten O.
Worst service ever at the food side. The guy who's manager at the Indian food counter is a rude guy. The food's decent though not truly authentic but that manager really pissed all my friends off. Me and all my friends won't go there ever again.
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Donna S.
Eh. Bottom end of Indian food that I've ever had: --Veggie samosa--solid. Chutneys not so great though --Potato vindaloo--eh. --Chicken tikka masala--eh. --Naan--very good --Beer--out of my first choice, otherwise nice selection --Rice-white, nothing special --Service: ok. English not first language, hard to understand but fine. Atmosphere is strange. The place is HUGE. What the hell was this before? It just felt kind of dirty and haphazard. The food gave us wicked heartburn after, not usually a problem with us and Indian food.
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Jen R.
I was prepared for a fight after reading some of the other reviews which described problems using their Groupon. However, the dining experience was seamless. The food was tasty, if a wee bit overpriced, and service was fast and just fine. We were expecting 18% gratuity to be added to our bill but there was none, so we tipped generously for the good service and yummy food. The veggie pakora were tasty but the texture was not quite spot on, veggie biryani was an Indian-style Chinese fried rice that I wouldn't order again. However, the chicken tandoori was delicious, and the chat was super yummy. The beer prices were a bit steep ($7) for entirely mediocre Belgian-style ales. All in all, we were pleased, and plan to go back.
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Katie W.
Kennedy's has that musty old man bar smell. I belong in this smell. I'm not classy - but I pretend trashy like no one can. (Because sometimes - I am NOT pretending! shhh...) After dinner it was a toss up of where to go, and since we just ate, I wanted to eat some more - enter Kennedy's. A Guinness and the promise of naan, what else do you need? It's harsh and dirty, perfect for a dark beer, ludicrously loud conversation and whipping out a pen with which, to draw, of course. On me...apparently... Sure, I had a Michael Jackson glove on, but did I REALLY need the faux Michael Jackson autograph on my left boob? Well, hell yes I did. Throw away your pretentious attitude, you faker- and get in here. The music is hair bands. The drinks are ALL on tap and they even designate for you where you should NOT shit. Not so much here. Not so much there. and certainly not HERE. Really, there's a sign.
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Kristy S.
The bartender was great. The customers were awesome. The guitar player was enjoyable. What more can I say? We had a great time at this bar while visiting San Francisco! The pours were heavy and the price was reasonable. Will definitely visit again if we are ever on the west coast! Great time!
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Rosavida C.
THE BEEEEEEER. THE FOOOOOD. That's all you need to know. It should be enough to compensate for the weirdness of the rest of the place beyond the restaurant, specifically the bathrooms.
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Christina C.
A unique Indian pub bar combo which is what SF is all about...... Abnormal. But the curry and beer did surprise me and I would return for a game to watch and a relaxed atmosphere.
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Heather R.
Food is good and interesting combinations. We got the grill mix plate. The strawberry ale was tasty. Place is full of games: pool, foos ball, pinball tables, etc. Great for parties.
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Mark D.
First, I must say that, once again, Grubhub proved to be a very professional service with an eye towards customer service. While the restaurant provided a slight discount, Grubhub sent me a credit for the remaining cost of the order. They were also very helpful in contacting the restaurant and updating me on the process. The order was logged at 4:28 PM. The delivery person arrived at 7:04 PM. Yes, that is a 2 hour and 36 minute delivery time. The estimated delivery time was 5:22 PM. After about two hours, I used the real time customer service on Grubhub's site. They contacted the restaurant. They were told the driver was having a difficult time finding my place. I do not know how this could be the case. I live near California and Stockton. They are on Columbus. It is ten minute drive. I don't know how anyone who does deliveries in San Francisco can not find California and Stockton. As for the food, it was all cold. Well, except for the drinks. They were warm. Once I nuked it, the vindaloo wasn't a bad one. It could use more zip. The samosa was soft. When initially made, it may have been crisp. The flavor was very bland. The rice was hard and lumpy. The naan was probably very good when it was made. It was still decent. tinyurl.com/68fas5u The food was pretty well packed. The portion was a double size. I am not sure if this was a mistake. But I received two full plastic containers of vindaloo. They do have what is probably the most extensive beer list of any restaurant that delivers. The absurd delivery time pretty much put a kibosh on the entire experience. When prepared, the food was all probably better than when it finally arrived.
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Dave C.
Dinner here does not disappoint, portions are of a generous size and are extremely tasty. Staff were friendly and attentive. Very reasonable price for the exceptional quality if the good, a return visit is in order
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Paolo D.
I love Kennedy's. Where else can you get Mango Lassi in a Samuel Adams Octoberfest beer mug? Seriously though, Kennedy's has some good Indian food. On this most recent visit, I had their Chicken Tikka Masala with rice, and of course, the Mango Lassi. My cousins also ordered some Paneer (fried cheese), Curry Fries, and Keema Naan. Everything was fantastic. We left Kennedy's satisfied, albeit with a very heavy feeling from all the good food we just ate.
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Siam E.
Good when you can actually get service. Food is super spicy, which I love but my bowels hate. Try the coconut porter--it's a wonderful accompaniment to the curry. Best bet with Kennedy's is to have the food delivered rather than actually going to the restaurant. They deliver beer!
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Minerva L.
it's not the BEST indian food i'd ever had but the garlic naan was amazing. the regular naan was eh.. the chicken curry was ok along with the spinach pakora...it was fried but was too greasy. the other dishes were good.aloo gobe was bit on the greasy side.. rice was almost like regular rice. though i came here with co workers, and we did family style..15 people around $182 bucks with tips..not too bad..we were def full. i think the veggie dishes were a lot better than the meat ones..
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Paul C.
Kennedy's will be forever tied to my wedding. My Irish mother-in-law spied this place the day before our wedding and suggested we continue our party there--which we did until around 2:30am. That was six years ago and to this day I still love Kennedy's. Let's talk Indian food. It's no Indian Oven or Rotee but I'm a fan. The put some extra spice on their tandoori shrimp which is nice, and their palak paneer isn't mind blowing but salad. They also do dosas which you can't get at every Indian restaurant. It's reasonably priced as well. But it's really about the beer and people right? I like Kennedy's because it's a mix of hipsters, bikers, tourists and other people who live in the area. Their bartenders are awesome too--nice but not too nice. Filled with suggestions and armed with a good bottle selection to supplement the already pretty great draft brews. Happy Hour: They have a set of I think about 20 beers which are buy-one-get-a-token-for-another-one-free. There are some solid beers here like Trumer, but their happy hour beers are a bit light for my tastes--no porters or stouts in the mix. They do have a great selection of darker beers on tap though, including St. Bernardus Abt 12. And like I mentioned their bottled selection is fantastic. I think they started a trivia night on Tuesdays as well!
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Isabelle L.
This is an Indian/Irish Pub. The Indian Restaurant is in the middle and you can order food from there if u stay in the pub. It is kind of weird, but i guess they are doing pretty good business. the draft beer is around 3 to 4 dollars and it is pretty cheap for the price in San Francisco. I like the place has fuss ball, pool and hockey machines to play with when you are drunk. There is a patio outside and it is quiet pretty nice.
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George S.
I'll not darken this doorway again. Add this place to the ever-expanding list that can't seem to do business in a straightforward way. I caught them trying to shortchange me - something I have absolutely NO patience for and which seems to be a growing practice in this city. There was no apology of course - this is 2012 after all. Also - adding an 18% gratuity pretty much ensures non-attentive service. Restaurant owners will never understand this apparently.
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Nancy H.
live in the neighborhood and always wanted to try the Indian food. I finally did, first via take out then second time is actually walking in. The food is not bad at all--better than expected. The shrimp biryani is actually quite good--they give giant shrimp and don't skimp. We also had the Mattar Paneer and was impressed that the cheese wasn't rock hard, but nice and soft. I would do take out more than walk in because the service was slow and the noise level high due to the bar and well, eating to the noise of an air hockey machine is not my idea of having dinner time ambience. I am just happy to have access to decent Indian food nearby.
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Brad R.
Best of both worlds having amazing Indian food attached to an Irish bar that pours 60 different beers. I showed up around 11pm having just checked into our hotel after flying into SFO. I was looking for a late night meal and some beers to start the vacation off right. Nothing like a huge meal and some micro brews at midnight to tell the body we're on vacation. I grabbed a few coldies from the liquor store down the street (Lagunitas Hop Stupid, Blue Moon, Heretic Imperial Red) and then headed to the Indian food restaurant for some take out. The place was under construction but the sign out front said 60+ beers and the lights were on so I headed in. A bit of a dive but that's alright in my book. The place was divided into a seedy dark bar on the right, Indian food restaurant straight ahead and toward the back, then pool tables and TVs on the left. It's like an Irish guy and Indian guy were college roommates and decided to open the perfect pub. Too funny. Strange but I liked it. I walked up to the Indian restaurant counter, grabbed a menu, and was greeted by a little Asian guy that took my order. I got the Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Vindaloo, rice, and 2 orders of garlic nan bread. Told the guy I would be 10 feet away drinking at the bar when it was done. He made it clear that if I want my food, "you come here in 10 minutes and it be done". There was no, hey buddy, your food's ready coming from him. OK, I get it. It's your house, your rules. Off to grab a few beers while I wait. Bar was decently packed for a Tuesday night at midnight. Service was good having a friendly bartender provide me the list of beers. Good selection of local micros and Belgians. Everything from Speakeasy, Bear Republic, Chimay, Ommegang, Ninkasi, Stone, to even some PBR for the too cool for school hipsters. I asked for a 3philosophers but they were out. I could have got a Hennepin but opted for a favorite Matilda from Goose Island. Descent prices $5 for a 12oz bottle. I could have seen them charging $7 but hey, lucky me. I washed that down with ease as I took in the scenery. Dimly lit bar, dirty taps, lots of stickers saying we are rude cause you are stupid... The fun sort of shit I like to read while sitting at a bar. They have a large fridge behind the bar with 50 some odd various bottles, 22s, and cans to keep your attention. They also serve pitchers which is something I miss. Haven't had a pitcher of beer since college. Guess I'm too much of a beer snob. While I was seated there I spy a new favorite, the Gubna (imperial IPA) from Oskar Blues. Best damn beer in a car. Fricking amazing. So of course I had to get one. Time check. It's been 8 minutes. Food was supposed to be ready in 10. Screw it, I got time. I'd rather spend a couple extra minutes drinking than waiting. Gubna was awesome. Man I love this beer. Polished her off in a few coveted sips and I was off to snatch my food. Packaged up and ready to go I saw my food in a nice brown paper bag with handles. Guy at the register didn't recognize me as I reached for the bag so I had to verify my order. Guess all us white guys look alike. Any hoo I was sober enough to recall what I ordered as so the guy granted me access to my food. I grabbed a few napkins for the road and borrowed a pint glass as I'm not going back to the room to drink my beers from plastic hotel room cups. Did I mention I was a beer snob. Clepto too I guess. Amplified by the buzz of Matilda and the Gubna. Long story short, the food was awesome. I don't get quality Indian food like that very often. A little pricy though. If you were following along Tikka Masala, Lamb Vindaloo, rice, garlic nan = $40. Seems pricy when it is served in plastic soup bowls and foil. Whatever. Forget appearance, it all depends on what the tongue and stomach have to say. Awesome. Would definitely go back.
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Harriet W.
My boyfriend had a Groupon for this place and originally intended to come here with his coworker for lunch, but their offices moved all the way to Palo Alto. So instead, he came here with me. This was actually my first time eating Indian food, so I can't really compare this with anything else. Unfamiliar with all the foods, I let my boyfriend do all the ordering. I don't remember the name of the dishes, but we had naan, a curry and a fried rice plate. My boyfriend even had to show me how to put the things together to eat it, how embarrassing. haha So anyway, the curry with meat chunks on the naan topped with the white sauce was delicious. It was a mess to eat, but it was delicious :9 I usually don't like spicy food, but this was an exception. The fried rice plate however, was just okay, nothing really special about it. Overall pretty good experience, but it's not really something I'd be craving to go back to [although I wouldn't mind coming again, of course :) ]
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John F.
NOTE: They have a mandatory 18% tip for completely non-tip worthy service! I am curious how this place maintains the rating it does. I have never been so disappointed in a restaurant before in my life. A couple friends and I headed here on a Friday night for dinner. I tried to call early and ask if I needed reservations for food, the guy on the phone was unintelligible. We showed up and sat at our table. We waited for around 15 minutes for the guy to come take our order. Happy to find that this place has Kilkenny (my favourite beer) on tap, I order that. After another 15 minutes, we get our beers. Completely, 100% flat. I had to get up to ask them if there was something wrong with their taps. Our server got angry at me and told me to speak to the bar staff. They tried to tell me that "Nitrogen beer isn't as carbonated". While true, nitrogen beers are not supposed to be as flat as orange juice! To top this off, I've been drinking this particular beer since I was 19 (6 years!). I know what this beer is supposed to be like. I tried Guinness, but it was extremely old and also completely flat. When we finally get to food orders, the guy was more interested in texting someone than taking our order, paying practically no attention to our order and ignoring questions as complex as "Does the garlic naan have cilantro like it says on the menu?" The food was at best mediocre. My chicken wasn't cut up very well, which resulted in a bunch of fat and tendens being in the meat. Every single interaction had to be initiated by me going up and walking to the front of the restaurant because after waiting an eternity. When we get the bill, there is a mandatory 18% tip, labeled "service charge". What?!?! This is ludicrous. There was no service! They had the gaul to ask for yet more tip on the credit car receipts. This place is a total scam. I'm not one to exaggerate poor service for a review, but this is with out question, the worst experience I've had at a restaurant. I hope for their owners that they improve, but I will not be going back to verify.
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Marc S.
Finally got around to using a Google Offer for here. Started off bad with unfriendly cashier manning the counter of my to-go order. Also, was charged a mandatory gratuity even though it was a to-go order. Not stated on the offer. Waited very long for food and finally went up and it was sitting there. Guy just was going to let me sit there forever and I was clearly visible to him at a nearby table not doing anything. As for the food, it was actually very good. It seems pricey, but the size of their items are larger than normal Indian places. I got the Mixed Tandoori Grill and an order of Naan. With the scam gratuity charge, it was $23, but good for 2 people. And I found all the meats: chicken, lamb, shrimp to be very tasty, though afterwards a bit salty and had my drinking a lot of water during the night. Naan was ok. Service lowers a star or maybe even 2, but it's worth checking out.
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Shirleyanne A.
I'm Yelping on behalf of my friend who had an awful experience at Kennedy's. She was eating dinner in the restaurant area (right next to the foosball tables) and suddenly this UNDERAGE MINOR reaches over the divider and STEALS her iPhone! Luckily her BF was fast like Flash Gordon and he caught the kid trying to steal her iPhone and he tried to run out the backdoor which thankfully was locked (or stuck). Flash Gordon grabbed the kids backpack and demanded my friend's cellphone back. During the tussle, my friend asked the restaurant server (skinny young Indian dude) to call the cops. Server said "YOU call the cops!!!!". What kind of customer service allows UNDERAGE minors to the bar who happen to be thieves? WTF! This establishment gets ZERO stars in my book. I'm never eating there again because I don't want to have to worry about thieves! This is North Beach and not friggin' Richmond (California)! One star is awarded to the super awesome bartender (I think his name is Joey) who offered my friend a free drink for the drama they experienced while dining at this godforsaken establishment. He's always been my favorite bartender at Kennedy's because he's always cheerful and gets my drink fast.
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Kelly O.
Though the song may have been long forgotten, the melody remains... Instead of focusing on Kennedy's as a great bar (killer beer selection) and restaurant (impressive scope of Indian fare AND bar snacks) packed with amusements galore (billiards, air hockey, etc) -- all reason enough to posse up here -- I would like instead divulge my ever-increasing interest in Skipper Kent's, the restaurant and "tiki" bar Kennedy's used to be. The wandering eye can glimpse evidence of Skipper Kent's scattered all around the Kennedy's premises: the nautical artifacts embedded within the bar, the rope detail lining the walls, the giant clam shell sink basin in the ladies' room, the planks and pilings lining the wall flanking the pool tables and more -- see for yourself what you can find! Scoping Kennedy's for evidence of Skipper Kent's is a task any self-respecting urban archeologist would delight in undertaking, however diminishing the returns may seem to the uninitiated. At any rate, Kennedy's is a great place to while away a sunny afternoon (especially during Fleet Week: HELLLLOOO sailors!).
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Ching L.
Only place I know that is an Irish pub with Indian food served by a Chinese guy! The food is not the best indian food but it's still pretty good. Come here for the happy hour & dinner and stay for the trivia.
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Erin J.
Walked by and was lured in by the smell. Clearly a local joint. Good food, interesting atmosphere (Irish, Indian sports bar?). Worth the trip.
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George K.
You can call this a fusion restaurant. It has an Indian and Irish touch both combined. The food is mostly Indian and is good so far as I've tried, especially the appetizers. The mix of Indian food with a Western-ish Ambiance makes this place extra-ordinary, plus the location. They got few pool tables, a medium size dining area, TV screens, patio and they also play good music, yeah! The beer! Oh yes, they got a lot of varieties and pretty good I would say. Indian food and Irish bar - If that doesn't set the mood straight for you, I don't know what does! Been here just once, so lets see if the next time would be better or worse, so giving 4 stars, But a really good hangout joint. :)
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Maple S.
To hell to anyone that gives this place less than 5 stars!
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Jason B.
I salute you. For naming your Indian restaurant in an Italian part of town in honor of a former President because of his work bringing people together. For not settling with the standard tandoori options and offering tofu as well. For making the tofu outstanding. The spices were perfect. The grilled onions and peppers complemented perfectly. The Indian clay oven made the magic happen. The naan bread brought it all together. For hiring friendly staff and keeping your prices reasonable. I salute you for a job very unexpectedly well done.
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Sebastien R.
Awesome beer, good food, and a nice deck. Makes working in north beach feel a little less douchy
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Kevin L.
Great South Indian food is not something that one can take for granted, not even 'round these worldly parts. I had delightful utthapam here, and the idly sambar, bindi masala, baigan bharta, ooooh, I could go on. And I rarely stick around the bar side very long, but they have ultra cheap pints available mid-day, $2 guinness last I checked, and they have RACER5 on tap. Perfect for a pre- or post- Bimbo's dine. OH, almost forgot to mention, be good to the servers on the curryhouse side. Once they establish a fondness for you, they'll start bestowing vouchers upon you. Last time I went, the nice feller gave me a coupon that had this delightful Indian gentleman's face on it. Good for 15% of my next bout of delicious discource.
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Charlie O.
Irish Pub, very cool. Curry House, also cool. Both under the same roof...? Well, it works. Don't ask me how, don't ask me why, but it works. Late night food cravings satisfied by Naan, Masala and Paneer instead of pizza? Done. Great selection of beers (both on tap and bottle). If the Giants win, it's happy 'half-hour' (tough one this year) and they have games. Foosball, pool, air hockey and some video make-money thingy.
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Dwigt S.
Maybe I'm too easily impressed, but a place that has an Irish Pub, curry, and pool and air hockey tables under one roof is a keeper. This would've had a perfect score, but for the slow service.
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Jose R.
I entered the place at 11:30 place looked empty so i thought they were closed then i saw the little asian female server she was arguing with another costomer about using 2 groupons on 1 order. I also wanted to use my groupon for 25 bucks after about 25 mins of watching them argue i finally get seated and ordered the chicken tika masala, garlic naan, curry chips, rice and a coke. The meal was ok. Now heres where i was pissed at this place(some blame went to me but i was a lil high at the time so i didnt notice it at the time ... Say no to drugs) i got my bill thinking it should be under 25 but instead later i found out my food was 24 bucks (pretty pricey) but they also charged a service charge of 3.50 so they charge you a tip automatically. Place got nerves doin that after how long i had to wait i payed and left. This place looks cool but i wouldnt come back place sucks with service doubt anybody knows what there doing. Theres tons of indian places to eat in sf i would stay away from this place though
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Pete J.
One of the ideal places in this city to go out for "A Drink", get completely carried away, & wind up having to be dragged home at closing time. And you best make sure you have enough money for the cab ride home. It's a doozy. Minus one star for not having any Kenny Loggins on the juke.
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Gladys C.
How can you not give this place 5 stars? It's a irish pub with an Indian restaurant called India Curry House with pool tables and air hockey. Oh, did I mention the buy 1 get 1 free beer? What more do you need? The place is small and dark and feels like a bar which a section for the restaurant. My friend and I order: -Samosa -lamb korma: lamb cooked in mild spiced cream, served with rice -Nan It was a generous amount of food - we were full and finished the meal satisfied. I also had a chai tea which was very delicious. Fun times - definitely a fun place to hang out.
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Jess R.
i missed my big brother and his rockin' fiance, plus i don't have any family closer than them, so i hopped a plane to SF for the holidays. they picked me up from the bart station (is it "the bart" or just "bart"?...i'm from out of town, don't hate on me) and tell me that we're gonna go have indian food for dinner...at an irish pub. a little weird, but i'm into adventuring, so whatever. the pub/restaurant (pubstaurant?) was only a few blocks from their apartment, so we walked over, and up the stairs into the place. the little man told us to sit anywhere, so i picked the giant round table right in the middle of the place. i figured we'd get enough food to fill up the space :) so yeah,i couldn't believe how incredibly long the wait was. i mean, they came and took our order immediately, but i think we waited nearly 30 minutes for our food. i know, i'm impatient. but i was SO hungry! on the plus side, the food was really good. plenty of options for my bro's vegan lady and for us, the meat loving duo. we had this tofu curry thing that was so spicy it hurt, but man was it good. prices are reasonable, service is good, and definitely get the garlic naan. and um yeah, that's about it!
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Alex T.
Tasty Indian curry dishes, friendly and helpful employees, a fun place to hang out to people watch, and the best place in San Francisco for a three table, Tornado foosball tournaments by the SFfoos Group on Yahoo.
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Po L.
One of these things don't belong..... is it the Indian Restaurant in a Irish Pub or the other way around. This place has a lot of charm and the Indian food isn't half bad. First time I've seen this combination. Give it a shot if you have never been or have one to wash down the Sag.
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Goumada S.
I first visited this restaurant in 2002 and had a great meal there. I recently visited again and it was just as good as I remembered it to be. The meat is of good quality and the sauce is not greasy and just the right amount of spicy. I hope it's not another seven years before I can visit again! =)
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Janina U.
Hey, so you're riding on the MUNI and it isn't so bad for a Saturday night. You've got room to spread your legs and lounge while you listen to your latest tunes. Then in comes this person carrying a plastic bag passing you by, and WHAM! what the hell is that? Is that.. Is that INDIAN FOOD? UH-UH! She did not just go there! Yeah, well that was me tonight. Not the one listening to the tunes, but the one stinking up the whole bus. I was, however tuned to my iPod and slightly overheard a gay couple talking about different types of food to eat and which they liked. I wouldn't be surprised if the convo was started about because of me. Haha, I am reminded of my childhood Indian friend who'd always apologize upon us entering her house. "I'm sorry guys. My mom's cooking. Ma! Ma, turn the freaking blower on!" I was in the area and decided to get some Indian food to-go. I remember this one place across Bimbo's and thought, why the hell not. Now, I know why the hell I should not go there again. I guess this place received good reviews for its pub side, but for the Indian food? BLECKKK.. I've had better. Even tho, I love Indian food, and I don't think I'll ever be quite the connoisseur distinguishing the very best of the best, I know when Indian food's gone bad. Bad Dosa! Bad, Bad! The samosas were dry and way too over starched. I've had better chicken in Chicken Vindaloo, not huge flavorless cubes perhaps from frozen chicken. The nan was too flat and not the finger-licking good, god, I need to order more to wipe every last ounce of chutney-good. Eh. I should have known better. A pub and Indian food?? Something's gotta give. I think I would come back for the cheap beers I've been reading about. But, I'm still on that quest for great Indian food in SF!
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Aaron G.
This place....ummm what can you say about this place, lol. It has a shit load of beer, so stars for that. The food, not so great. I mean if you're drunk, and need some grease then you're set. Fries and curry aren't bad, not as good as Irish Bank though. If you enjoy playing air hockey, pool, video games or foozball, then hell you're set. So not a bad place, although it does mix a sports bar, indian restaurant, regular bar and arcade together. I guess that comes out to be Kennedys.
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andy g.
Last September me and a dozen Brit's followed our favourite band, The Wedding Present on their west coast tour. We all pretty much agreed that Kennedy's was one of the highlights of the trip. After a morning at Alcatraz we were all famished and in need of a pint or two or three or more. And this place certainly catered for all of our needs. Being Brit's we all love a drink and a curry and were pretty chuffed to find a satellite jukebox so we could delight the locals with the sounds of the Wedding Present. We also had a great time with the pool tables and foosball, a good laugh all round. We had a great time, the food was brilliant as well, there aren't many places in the US where you can buy chips (fries) with your curry, it was just like being back in the UK. The locals were friendly and the barstaff were great and not to mention fit as fook. We even found time to get a sailor drunk and he showed us his tattoo's in return. Hey, when in Frisco........ Any Brit worth their salt should check this place out after a visit to the Island or the Wharf and the prices were very reasonable, especially for SF.
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Susie B.
How many times have you walked into an Irish pub, sat down at the bar, and thought to yourself how great the place would be if only they served Indian fare? Yeah, it never would have occured to me either, but somebody at Kennedy's figured out that the combo works really well. Plus, the happy hour specials are great. A glass of anything on tap for 4 bucks, plus you get a token for a free drink for later. (Happy "hour" is 7 days a week from 4-8pm.) Kennedy's is great when your group of friends can't decide on a place to go. It offers pool, tasty food, TVs, outdoor and indoor seating, and booze.
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Brandon R.
Person who answers phone orders cannot hear or understand English. Therefore your order arrives wrong and an hour and a half late. Too bad.
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Zhenya S.
The bar is great, but the Indian food is average at best. Of course, it's always nice to get some tandoori after midnight. Cheap beer can make up for the quality of the food.
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Pflip W.
This place is awesome. the best irish pub & curry house i've ever been too.. a very large space, cool table games, very good indian food, it's $5 for a beer, but they do have quite a selection. sometimes they have deals on pitchers too. it's a good reason to take the cable car if you have your muni pass (or if you don't) because it's right at the taylor stop down by the bay.i forgot to mention they have a small outdoor area too.
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Kim N.
Definitely a whack munge of an establishment. I really thought it was too weird at first (took several encounters before I actually tried it), but I can't argue with Guinness! I've never had the Indian food but it sounds like I should. As others have noted, good place to get the drink on before you hit Bimbo's across the way.
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william b.
the beer selection is definitely the best thing about kennedys.
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Charley C.
This dive bar reminds me of my school days in New York trying to get served without ID. But the added bonus of Kennedy's is the indian food. Genius, pure genius. They gotta be making a killing. Anyhow, I had the food last night while sober ,and was pleased to discover that it actually was great food. The other times I've been pretty off my rocker and just gobbled it down. But yes, the food is damn good. The jasmine rice is so fluffy! Pitchers of beer and playing pool while eating Indian cuisine is just an experience that can't be missed.
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mike k.
HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! the food is good though...im still mad...ive never had service like this before
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Janinius B.
Dingy, funky interior. Maybe it would be cool as a dive bar. Food-wise it is yucky. Portions are large. Service is extremely lack luster. They burned our chicken drumettes beyond recognition and then informed us that is how they have to cook them because they start out frozen, um okay. The Indian food was okay. If I were forced to eat here again I would only order off that side of the menu. Do not get those chicken drumettes unless you are wasted and even cardboard sounds appetizing.
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Tien H.
Ate myself into a food coma here last week.
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Tom H.
Hadn't been here in about 4 years until yesterday afternoon, when I rolled in to meet some friends. Place was pretty empty, so when I got to the bar and asked for a Guinness , the bar tender said, "It's close enough to happy hour, you can have that Guinness at half-price". I thought that was pretty great in and of itself because happy hour was still an hour away, but when I came back with my token for my second beer, he refused my it and said, "this one's on the house"! Then, one of the other bartenders gave one of my friends some free coupons for the food, which we were happy to use. I don't know if they are desperately trying to get new patrons or what, but I'll tell you this: free beer will work. (if only the chips n' curry were spicier...)
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Sarah R.
$2 pints of Guiness or Beamish plus (PLUS!!) buy one, get one free (with a token) of all other brews during daily Happy Hour(s) . That pretty much warrants a four-star place to my husband. The food is decent - try the chicken pakora and naan while watching a game or playing pool. This is decidedly an unpretentious place and some of the regulars are a bit unique, but it makes for a great dive bar. The kicker is the woman's bathroom. Where else can you find a massive gilded seashell sink in San Francisco? Seriously, where else?
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chelsea b.
This place is odd but the food is yummy and the beer list is huge! 4 stars for flavor minus one star for little to no atmosphere. What a hodgepodge. Indian food meets a sports bar. Normally I wouldn't dream of wandering into an establishment like this (two extremeley different genres in one establishment usually = subpar quality for both) but since it's right across the street from Bimbo's I figured I'd give it a whirl. I was quite surprised by the vast beer selection and the seemingly traditional Indian menu. Not knowing too much about beer, I played it safe and went for a Hef. For my entree I picked a shrimp Dosa which was HUMONGOUS! It's like a giant Indian soft taco that falls off both ends of the plate AND they serve it with soup. Who can eat all that!?! Size aside, the shrimp were fresh, the spiciness was perfect for a fire eater like me, and the lentil soup was decent. The only downside was that my friend and I were the only ones inside at 6pm. Ambiance downer in my opinon. It just felt weird. Next time there's a show at bimbos and I need a place to chill before a show, I may wind up here again but it's definitely not a destination location.
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S. G.
i didn't try the food. just the beers. lots of selections in a cool atmosphere if your in a group. low-key and a cool place to tuck into.
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Michele F.
This review is long over due. I love Kennedy's! I don't know if it is all the beer, or their delicious veggie wraps that I am constantly craving. There are so few places where you can get Irish pub, Indian food, and pool/foosball action all in one. It is like a dream come true. I can not seem to help coming here when I am in the area, and it ways seems like I do the same exact thing. Pitcher of beer, samosas and veggie wrap, and a game of pool. Take a group of friend and chill. The food is reasonable and very tasty, and the beer is plentiful. Perfect harmony.
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Marie C.
This review refers solely to the restaurant aspect of the place, as I've heard the bar/bartenders are pretty cool. I've been here two times now with the same group of people, usually after a night of drinking but not too late (perhaps 10 pm or so). The first time we came here the food was great but the service was pretty bad. The guy bringing us our food was on his cellphone every time he came to the table so he never asked us if we needed anything else and we couldn't track him down when we needed our check. It was fairly annoying but nothing horrible, and like I said, good food. The second and last time we came here several things went wrong: 1. One person in our party ordered a wine that they were apparently out of, resulting in them first trying to bring him a beer, and when he said he didn't order beer they told him they were out of his wine. He then asked if they had either of two other wines. The waiter disappeared to check and then came back and continued taking orders around the table as though nothing had happened. When my friend asked him if he found out if either of the wines were available the server just said "Yeah, it's coming", didn't tell him which one it was, and according to my friend the wine he was served was neither of the ones he asked about. 2. We ordered both veggie pakora and chicken pakora. When they brought them out I asked which was which because a few of the people at the table were vegetarians. The server (a different guy this time) said "I don't know" and walked away. 3. Three of us finished eating by the time a fourth member of our party got his order. 4. The fifth member of our party never got a single thing he ordered (he had placed an order for naan, an appetizer, and an entree), despite reminding them about his order. During the meal we all shared our food with him because we figured his was just coming late as well, but he never got anything and we were there for at least an hour. The food here isn't bad but their completely horrible service makes it not worth dealing with them again.
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craig m.
i didn't really get to have the whole experience here (didn't drink any beer/play pool, etc), but the food was pretty damn tasty and considering i was one of two non-desi folks their that usually is a good indicator of authenticity. one of the few places in the bay area you can get south indian food and without the yuppie'ishness of Dosa in the mission. their sambar, chutneys, and dosa were all very good. the channa masala was very good as well and nice naan. one star off for being just a little too dim and the service could be a little better.
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Caitlin B.
Good food, DARK atmosphere. The waitress (we've gotten the same one each time we've gone) doesn't write your order down. She stares into your eyes as you order. If you disrupt her concentration, by adding something to your order after she has already taken it and has moved on to someone else in your party, she will get totally thrown off, flustered actually, and have to start over again. MOST of the time she gets everything right. The beer selection is good. The "chips" with curry sauce (instead of ketchup) is a nice American accompaniment to Indian cuisine. If it's really busy in the place, you will not be attended in a timely manner. I think this is a given for every restaurant. So get your drinks first and even order a starter at the counter before you take a seat. There's nothing wrong with waiting if you enjoy your company. If you go solo, you can always people-watch. There seem to be quite a few hipsters at this place... hanging out by the jute box. Wearing skinny ties... Interesting. And the hand-dryer is the lady's room is the most effective I've ever encountered. Nothing can compare.
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Bridgette A.
I had wanted to try Kennedy's for a couple reasons. 1- It's just so close to my school. 2- What is better than an Irish pub AND curry house?!?! One day this summer, my friends and I wound up craving Indian food during summer school, so off to Kennedy's we went! We just wanted takeout, because we had to get back to class. It took 10-15 minutes to get 2 of our 3 orders... and the other one took an additional 10 minutes. That part was not fun... and we were late to class because of it. The food was okay, but not great. It was kind of expensive and kind of oily, and I just wasn't the biggest fan. I would go back out of convenience, but I would not go out of my way to eat here. I am definitely picky with my Indian food, but I am just not a huge fan of this place.
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Tyler J.
I usually go to Kennedy's on Thursday nights after Rogue trivia. Why? Because we get there for their 11-11:30pm happy hour, play titty touch (aka "what's the difference") or pool or foosball and sometimes even eat some Indian food. I've never had it sober, but it's pretty great at the end of the night.
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Brian H.
Decent Indian food, decently priced beer, pool tables, air hockey, and redneck Buck Hunter. Does life get any better than this? I submit that it does not.
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lexi m.
Hands down my favorite bar in the city. Cheap and delicious Indian food, foosball, $2 guinness poured to perfection, you can't ask for more. The bartenders are so nice too! Shout out to Jenny for the best four leaf guinness clover and for being so friendly!
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Nish N.
The perfect spot to hang out before a show at Bimbo's. They have the best (perhaps only) South Indian food in the city. Go with the dosas, you will be very happy. They have $7 pitchers of Kingfisher beer, 'nuff said.
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shari d.
I went to Kennedy's on St. Patty's Day. Not the best of days to judge a Irish pub on because it was crazy packed . The night consisted of : 1) Protecting the seats we was saving for friends who were braving the bar . 2) Protecting the food we ordered from a intoxicated, and apparently ravenous, man who 'just wanted a sliver off the end" of our stuffed dosa. (To give him some credit though he did say he had washed his hands.) 3) Protecting our clothing form people who's motor skills had started to fail after several hours of drinking. Despite the beer stealing, shortage of toilet paper and the couple who took PDA to a whole new level (some people might consider this a plus point), I had a good time. I guess it mainly had to do with the people I was with: A bunch of tipsy Lankans singing 'bila' in a Irish pub that serves Indian food...
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Dan C.
ah... Kennedy's... Where the Raffs meet the Riffs. This is a funky joint. The owner has a way of giving you an evil eye. Their indian food is pretty good, actually. Great variety of beer, mostly in bottles. Kennedy's is the spot for those who have to park at the wharf to get to North Beach, and on the way they decide that it's too friggin far to walk so they just stop there, the first bar they come to. I'm giving Kennedy's 4 stars because every year, they make Thanksgiving dinner to help out the homeless., and that gets points. But watch out for the evil eye...
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Nanceee P.
Despite the negative reviews, I must say that this place is definitely worth checking out if you're ever in San Francisco and looking for GREAT, AFFORDABLE AND SATISFYING Indian food. After unsuccessfully finding a nice stand-out place for indian on Lombard, we decided to drive a block or two up to see if we find anything. Then, out of nowhere, we both saw this place with there multi colored exterior, indian paintings, and the big sign that read INDIAN CUISINE. That was good enough as for stand-out to us, so we decided to give it a try. I must admit, it was weird at first to walk into what seemed like a bar with pool tables, air hockey and foosball tables, but once we sat ourselves in the dining area and got our menus, nothing else really mattered. HUGE selection of beers on tap and bottle (i recommend the poppy jasper ale). VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN SELECTION is very generous. Between my friend and i, we ordered the aloo tikki(spiced potato patties) and curry chips (HUGE basket of fries w/side of curry dipping sauce) the channa masala (garbanzo beans with spiced sauce) with regular naan and poori. All I can say is, even though it may not sound like much, we were STUFFED! The only thing i resent about this place is not taking my leftovers. Also, upon requesting some Sriracha sauce ( YES! THEY HAVE IT HERE TOO!) they generously gave us the whole bottle to ourselves. DEFINITELY worth trying!
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Cynthia D.
My sister and I were in the mood for Indian Food and wanted to use our Restaurant.com gift certificate, so we decided on this place mainly because of the weird mixture of Irish and Indian. I live in NJ, and as far as I know, all Indian restaurants look the same. Unfortunately, we didn't have time for the bar section, but I did order a beer! Anyway, I've also been to India and I find myself always comparing the food here to there. So far, nothing beats the paneer makhani that I first fell in love with in India, but we ordered it at this Curry House and my sister found herself admiring the sauce and dissecting it to the core. It was pretty darn good! It was really cool having a raspberry wheat beer and mango lassi along with our delicious samosas and my sister's HUGE shrimp dosa. I did order an okra dish which was....eh....alright. Not enough spice for me. Hearing bar music instead of the typical Indian music was different too, although I wished it wasn't so loud (I guess I should have expected it, being at a bar). Probably our only complaint was the service. No one checked up on us while we were eating and it took forever just to ask for a bag to take our leftover food in. I'd love to go back whenever I am in town and experience both sides of Kennedy's. Definitely a place worth checking out. It may be sort of a dive, but sometimes those type of places stick in your mind more than any of those hoity toity places.
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omar b.
so it took some serious meditation to decide on how i wanted to share my recollection of the XYZ after-party-- so you wanna hear it...hear it go- * kicked it in the patio with a list of the coolest, hawtest yelpers-- basking in the sun, drinking beer and eating monster samosas- if Sav is digging it then the Indian food must be decent flickr.com/photos/tvham/… * a bunch of bebe's kids threw cigarette buds on me and called me gay...Stan and Basi saved me from a good ass whoopin' flickr.com/photos/tavall… * tested Ed's sexuality and well..he is very straight flickr.com/photos/tavall… * spent way too much time choppin it up with Chewie and well... flickr.com/photos/tvham/… HUGE ass pitchers of choice beer selections for like 12 bones. DOPE! And well in the end... flickr.com/photos/zomgle… Hi BELLA!!!!
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Kali E.
An Irish pub in an Indian restaurant in Little Italy. (Or is that an Indian restaurant in an Irish pub in Little Italy?) That alone made it worth checking out. How you rate this place can only be determined by what you were after when coming here to begin with. If you're looking for super-great Indian food, than this place will be disappointing. The food is decent, but nothing to write home about. On the less-common side, they have dosas and bhindi masala (but they use frozen okra, apparently, though), as well as many of your other usual Indian standards. But, if you're coming for a Guinness or Smythwick's (both on tap), a round of pool, and a time out with 20 or so of your closest friends, it's a good spot for that. The Indian food makes a nice change from the usual bar fare, and there are enough pool tables, chairs, and space to accommodate a larger group. If you're looking for something more intimate, this may not be the place for you.
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Renae C.
potato naan and beer! they lose 2 stars because ironically they are racist. well, maybe subconsciously racist. there were a bunch of cool caucasian doods in line for the bar behind my cute chinese boyfriend, and guess who got served first? that's right, cool caucasian doods got served first. i'm sure it wasn't intended to happen that way. sometimes asian people can seem invisible. with our ninja like reflexes and all. on the restaurant side, there were asian (maybe vietnamese), servers. it's kind of a strange scenario they got. irish pub/indian restaurant, served by friendly asian servers. and the food is deeeeelicious. but prepare yourself for some stank breath and the farts afterwards. it will happen! it may not be a good idea for a first date.
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jen b.
irish pub, indian food, asian staff, games & sports tv. the beer was great. the indian food was okay. (the samosas were good, the vegetable korma was a little "different") the staff was lax. overall, i'd come here again. plus it's just a cool place.
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Sharon M.
It's ok, I was looking for a different bar that cab dropped us off here. They have an impressive amount of bottle micro brews and a generous amount on tap as well. I'm a total beer snob although they had a variety of beer but is by far not the best in SF. I took off one star for not being impressed by the beer selection and another for the overpowering smell of curry. I know this pub is also a curry joint but damn that smell was strong it was hard to enjoy my beer.
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Eileen P.
Awesome beers and a chill place to hang out with friends. The bartenders were friendly and efficient - didn't have to wait too long for another round. That's a good thing y'know.
(4)
Braden B.
200+ beers and up to 33 beers on tap makes my taste buds do a little dance. Rogue Dead Guy Ale and Blue Moon and Black and Tans for hours! For the beer lover, and the occasional foozball player, or even the serious, professional fooz players, and/or air hockey fanatics, this place has it all. Next time I'll attempt the curry after some pulls on the tap.
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H T.
this place is totally random, but i love it. i came here w/ a bunch of friends last night, and it was fun. i got there early and started off w/ some beer. they have a ton of beer here, and i got a framboise lambic ale, and wakako got a blue moon...two beers for $10. we then sat down and ordered food. i tried the veggie roll, shrimp vindaloo, roti, and sambar vada. everything was really good. the shrimp vindaloo was not as spicy as i would have liked, but they were generous w/ the large prawns. i would definitely come back again for the mixed crowd, good times, and good food and beer.
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Samantha M.
This review is about the PUB only, I haven't yet tried the Indian food there, kind of scared to, after reading some of these reviews. I was at a couch surfing meeting in the back room where they were serving some special wines. I would like to note that waiters came in and kept delivering us fries (which were good... I mean, really, how can you mess that up?) so that made it nice. There was an older dj there and we REALLY got on well since we've the same taste in music... he played Tori Amos, Portishead, Bjork (at my request) and Radiohead, all in that order. Those just happened to be 4 of my most favorite bands/singers in the universe, especially the latter two. Anyway, I loved his taste in music and he made the night a bit more special, especially when he comped my friend and I a free drink (probably because we only ordered sodas, but still it was free!). The only thing I don't like about this place is they only serve beer and wine, and even though they have a lot of imports, they didn't carry a lot of stuff I've seen in England, Ireland, or Scotland, when I was there. Yet and still they have an amazing strawberry beer that was sweet enough so it did not make me gag, like the usual gross, sour beer. I will be back again to try the food, if I'm brave enough!
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Shawna S.
Surprisingly good Indian food and $2 Guinness...how can you really go wrong? It's a big space and has a pretty good jukebox. Minus one star for the lighting.
(4)
Shelley G.
I love this place! It's the best Irish bar/ Indian Restaurant in the city. Just wish it was closer to my house... Now that my North Beach friends are moving away, I'll have to make more of an effort to get there. We went there last night for their moving away party, and sat out on the back deck in the middle of November, drinking Guinness and eating Dosas. It was glorious!
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Caroline S.
yummyummy indian fare in a irish pub!? what? yeah, go figure. but it works. its me and boys fave spot for low key causal eats. we start out by getting wine/beer at the bar and walking over to the dining area. call us creatures of habit but somehow always order the samosas, cable car deelite (or sometimes the chicken tikki masala), sometimes the saag paneer and of course naan. he gets the naan with meat inside and loves it. and then you can play pool or ice hockey afterwards! kinda ghetto and strange, but we love it.
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PJ M.
who woulda thunk.... irish pub & indian food... one of the most formidable combos ive seen yet. the indian food isn't the best in the city, but for the $ its great and I order it all the time when i'm too lazy to cook unless you're boozing at Kennedy's or playing pool, i'd take advantage of the FREE delivery. the restaurant service is pretty bad and it feels like you're eating on the plastic covered couch in grandma's living room (well, if my grandma was indian)
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Adam M.
This place is amazing (this review is primarily for the Indian restaurant...not as much the bar). Don't come here if you expect good service (order and pay at the counter). Come here if you want very authentic Indian food at a reasonable price - and if you want a unique dining experience. Leave it to Indians to combine an Indian restaurant and an Irish pub. I love the transition between the two environments - the bar was relatively crowded and small. Pretty standard (but they DID have Shiner Bock, a favorite from TX). Then walk ten steps and you are in a much more open restaurant environment decorated sparsely and cheesily in a way that only Indians can pull off in such a wonderful way. If you want to play bar games (darts, arcade, pool, air hockey) you are in a more in the restaurant than the bar. A more open environment with more space and less noise (easier to talk). I spent four months in India and I love Indian food. This place delivers (but not quite as spicy as I usually like...they don't do Veg Kolhapuri). We ordered the Lamb Rogan Josh (the table's favorite), Chicken Tikka, Tandoori Chicken, Palak Paneer, Aloo Gobi, and Baingan Bhartha. All were excellent. The Nan is better than the Roti. Next time I am going to go for a Biryani.
(5)
Jay W.
"Kennedy's India Curry House and Irish Pub" nuff said. OK, I really spent way way way too much time here back in the days of living in North Beach. They had this thing called Century Club: You drink 100 different beers and you join the club and save 50 cents on bottled beers and like half off on the food. I did it in under 2 weeks....and I went to vegas for one of the weekends. When I did it they only had like 103 different beers so you pretty much had to have 1 of everything....and there was some nasty stuff. Now I think you've got some flexibility. My final night I had like 17 beers...and I had saved the various Chimay and other 15% alcohol Belgian Ales for last so I was an incredibly sloppy mess. They pour probably the worst tasting Guinness in the city, but it''s only $2 so who can complain? Now it's just beer and wine (which explains why they have like 130 different beers, but you can always pop next door to the Nash (International Sports Lounge) for a quick Patron and then get back to your Air Hockey...or you could just leave. But the food is really pretty good and they serve late. I had a lot of fun times here...and despite the fact that I now go in like twice a year my picture is still up on the wall somewhere...or it was last time I checked. It was the first place I ever saw an internet jukebox, they've got pinball machines and air hockey and a pretty awesome back patio where you can smoke. Not a bad way to waste a sunny afternoon. The crowd is very much hippie/bike messengerish...you can't spend an hour in the place without hearing some Phish on the sound system and there are quite a few folks obviously still mourning Jerry's passing. Also, it's impossible to be underdressed....which is a plus in dive bars.
(5)
Jessica T.
The best Indian I have had in the city yet. I had veggie pastry appetizers, garlic nam bread, and tofu curry. It was amazing. Everything was spiced well and the portions were huge. We had leftovers that we gladly took home to enjoy the next day. Bonus: It's open late so after a good round of Trivia at Rogue Brewery - wonder down the street for a very tasty treat.
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I M.
Indian food and Irish Bar. What more can one ask for? They have an AYCE buffet during lunch (it's not great, but it's not bad.. and it's only $6.50). Air Hockey, video games, and a few pool tables. The place is huge, there's an enclosed smoking area as well as a patio out back. The surley bartenders are my favorite, and were always happy to give me a little 'bonus wine' when I attended many an afterwork happy hour. 2 for 1 beers during happy hour. (They'll give you a token when you order a beer. Keep that token. It gets you the next beer free). Guiness is super cheap (2.00??) and pitchers of PBR are $5.00. I miss going to Kennedy's. The little strip of Columbus (between North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf) has some really great happy hour deals.
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Anita L.
Absolutely LOVE this place! Perfect to grab a pint (our favorite is Caffrey's on tap) on a warm summer's afternoon. You can sit outside around the back side of the pub. The lunch buffet is really great as well. For a few bucks, you can have a great Indian meal as well as try some of the best selection of beer around. Parking can suck at times though.
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Laura H.
The first time we went here, it was great! Great beer, great food, great service. We were so excited to return and enjoy it all over again. With an impromptu night in North Beach, we decided we go there again to hang out and watch the Giants game. We took our seats at the bar and waited and waited and waited. The bartender looked our way once and it appeared he was going to take our order but then someone cut in front of us and he was occupied with them for a good ten minutes. The other bartender wouldn't even come down to our end of the bar until we actually stood up and waved our arms to get his attention. He then proceeded to tell us (several times) that it was the other guy's first night on the job and that we needed to cut him some slack ... and then walked away without taking our order either. We walked out and went up the street to O'Reilly's Irish Pub and enjoyed the game with even better service. We're not sure we'll be returning to Kennedy's if the customers are going to be treated like crap.
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Renelly M.
Went here the other night with some co-workers and I had a blast. Enough said :)
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Elizabeth M.
I love Indian food, and I personally think it's pretty hard to mess up. So the fact that this place has tasty food should be a given. Chicken tikka masala and chicken curry were both delicious! The major points go to the foosball, air hockey and Big Buck Hunter machine. It doesn't get better than that! I used to have to go to Buckshot or the Presidio bowling alley to find my favorite game, but no more!
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vlad k.
St. Patrick's day gets really crazy in north beach. People will take pretty much any excuse they have to drink copious amounts of liquor, so tons of people come out to celebrate their non-Irish roots. We decided to try out this place called Kennedy's. this place is a very bizarre combination of an Irish bar and an Indian restaurant. I really have no clue who could have come up with that idea. I know curry is crazy popular in the UK (apparently curry beat out fish and chips as the most popular food last year), but I don't think the Irish have ever been associated with it. Really though, if you think about it, it's a great combo. Beer goes great with Indian food and there's nothing like having a restaurant right there inside the bar in case you get hungry after a bunch of drinks. If we thought that north beach was crazy outside, it was even more nuts inside the bar. The place was completely packed and there was practically no space to walk through. Li and I waited for what seemed to be ages at the bar to order our drinks. The place had run out of pitchers, and the bar tenders seemed to be getting pissed at the constant barrage of drink orders, but luckily eventually fresh pitchers were brought out and li and I got served. I stumbled and almost dropped a whole pitcher when my foot got caught in someone's sweater on the way to my table, but luckily I kept my balance. The staff forgot to bring our food out to us and so our food was pretty cold by the time we went back to the counter to see why our food wasn't brought to us. Oh well, what can you expect on such a hectic night? The food was pretty good though... at least the chicken tikka masala was. Overall, I think this place was a good place to start the night if you're hungry. Or maybe if just some people you're with are hungry... that way whoever wants to eat can eat, while others can start drinking. Plus, the place is right across the street from Bimbo's so it would make a great place to have a pre-concert drink/snack. The place is also really big so (other than st Patrick's day) there's plenty of space for tons of people to hang out. They have a pool table, air hockey table, and a foosball table plus an outdoor smoking area too, so basically you can eat, drink, smoke, and play games all in one place. Not bad! (my resolution this year is to visit 50 new bars in SF. read about it at: fiftybars.thisisvlad.com )
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Umang D.
Ok so me and some friends had heard of this place from other ppl and we went there when we couldnt get into a club cause not everyone was over 21. I had heard about the concept...an irish bar, with an INDIAN restaurant in it! I was like wtf?? but i was ready to give it a try. We were the only indian people there lol though its probably more so because it was midnight or later. When we were deciding on what to eat, a fight broke out outside, and went onto the streets! I was excited and watched, and called the police though the thought to do it came alot later. We ordered some food, though they were apparently closed for food, and the waiter explained it wouldnt normally be a problem but there were police outside and they had to abide by the rules. But the waiter made an exception and said you just can't take the food outside. The food was good! I forgot now what we had, but it was worth the price fo sho. And then we played foosball with random people, and just hung out. We also brought along this mafia-like game, and we played there for like an hour, and noone said anything, which was awesome! Overall, a great place to go especially if you like indian food. And it was a random adventure I will not forget anytime soon. It was pretty cold inside tho...they should turn up the heater.
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Mark W.
What an unusual place. Irish bar with an indian restaurant in it ? Sounds weird but it is a cool place. Big bar, lots of seating, friendly bartenders, good selection, bar games, patio, and did I mention an indian restaurant ! I go to Kennedy's for two things, the samosas and to black out. The rest of the food is good, but always gives me the squirts the next day. As a bar, totally worth checking out, you won't be dissapointed.
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Candice L.
Kennedy's gets 5 stars for concept, 2 stars for execution, and a strike b/c they don't have a full bar. That being said, it is the perfect place if you need to watch an important game, while drinking and eating on the cheap, immediately before you go see a show at Bimbo's. Expect the wait time for food to be about double what they quote, but employees are clearly working hard to deal with the crush of hungry beer drinkers. As for the food, I was disappointed with my dosa, definitely not the best that I've had or even something I would put in my usual rotation. The potatoes in the center were cold. We also got CTM ($9.95) a veggie dish ($7.95) that escapes my memory. Throw in some naan, rice, and fried zucchini and you get more than enough food for three that spans the gap between bar food and something with some spice. It should be noted that sopping up sauce and eating curry with naan and your fingers can be entertaining when intoxicated. Kennedy's also gets points for having satellite coverage for some of the harder to find games.
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J.C. H.
The only place in the world you can eat Indian food (really good Chicken Vindaloo) at the bar and have a choice of over 20 something draft beers at 2 for 1 price during happy hour! I go with the Racer 5 IPA (haven't found any other bar in the city that serves it yet) I live right next door and hit this up at least twice a week. Definitely worth your time
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Jeanne L.
Odd combination of pub + Indian restaurant. Somehow it works though. Chicken wrap is great. They have a wide selection of beer. They even have Great White Ale (my fav) which isn't offered at too many places. There are a few pool tables which makes me dance in my pants. The establishment is huge. Gets busy. Great for a late night snack.
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sanjee w.
Completely unexpected but actually some of the tastes Indian food I've had anywhere. The complementary curry that comes with the dosa was the best I've had anywhere. The chicken korma was ... drool... creamy tasty goodness. the ground lamb and potato dosa... so good. Very good service. Really quirky Irish pub / game room / sports bar atmosphere.
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Amy A.
Once, a really really drunk guy tried to fight me and six of my girlfriends, here--all at the same time. Thank god, for him, his friends broke it up. I suppose this is what happens in bars that advertise $5 pitchers of PBR.
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Angelina M.
my new local watering hole. right up the street from work, huge selection of beer. and they have hard apple cider! yum yum yum. i also love their cheese sticks and nuggets. i wish there was more space in the bar though. it is layed out a little funny but i suppose thats part of the charm. happy hour is also bangin.
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Anita C.
$2 Guinness till 8pm nuf said. Update: The appetizers were yummy.
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julie q.
I love this place! Never have the two combined been such a great idea. The imperialism of an English pub and the wonderfulness of Indian food. Once you get past the crabby lady you have to order from at the window you get very good food. Warning: DO NOT come here for ambiance. It is purely for the food and the beer! Fun games (pool, video games, etc) good for a group of people to go while waiting to get into Cobb's Comedy Club.
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Camille A.
They have air hockey. If that is not a good enough reason to go somewhere I do not know what is. This is a well known place and really almost everything everyone else wrote is true. It is by far not the cleanest establishment but it is a bar. And they have a outdoor patio. They serve food, I haven't tried it yet though. $6 pitchers. Like I said they have air hockey.
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Inna R.
I used to like this Bar BUT when my friend turned 21 we went there and they made up this big bullshit story that she has to wait one WHOLE day and come back in order for her to get beer! WTF once your 21 at midnight your 21!!!!!
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shawn p.
I give this place a four for variety. They have everything. You can dine on their Indian fanfare, drink, play pool, air hockey or just relax out on the back patio. A great place to go for the indecisive.
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Brandon B.
Just when I think that this place could be cool, I realize how much it pretty much sucks and get accosted by a weird guy with a mustache. He kinda reminded of the Unabomber. Everytime I go here, there's some crazy, smelly, rude people hanging out. The only time it seems even marginally acceptable is before a big show at Bimbo's when all the hipsters take over. It's really part of the weird stable of trashy North Beach bars that cater to a crowd that lives in the trailer parks unbeknownest to me that exist in the city. Oh yeah, Lost and Found, The Saloon, Kennedy's, and LaRocca's all seem to mysteriously draw a crowd of people that look like they just strolled in from Lake County or Tracy or some shit. I don't know, the bar staff is actually pretty cool people, but the bar's just not my thing. It looks like people think the food is decent, but I haven't had the guts to try it yet.
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Jenny L.
09.29.11 Indian food and Irish pub mixed in one. Not sure where else you can smell spilled beer and curry, but if that's what you're looking for, Kennedy's has you covered. Maybe if you're feeling an identity crisis... $15 pitchers of Boddington's. Don't try to make foosball bets with these; it's dangerous and causes two pitchers to be consumed rather quickly. Three foosball tables, an air hockey table, and multiple pool tables. You can find kids (children and adult alike) running around the gaming area on a given night.
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Jenna P.
I have probably dined in and eaten out 15+ times. I've eaten here more then any other restaurant in San Francisco. Love the groupons/ living socials. However, worst customer service ever! When they answer they don't even ask you to hold, they just put the phone off the hook. And when they answer they play a game saying "hello" about five times, pretending not to hear you. It's really pathetic. I wish the owner would take charge and train is staff proper phone etiquette and table side manner. I order the vegetable samosa, lamb vindaloo, and chicken biryani. I love the food, I prefer Kennedy's to Naan N Curry (too bland), Shamilar (too oily), Darbar (food poison). The food is so good, but the customer service needs training.
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D M.
Four stars is only for the food not the service. The food was amazing, authentic, and I was pleasently surprised to find they have a good selection of south indian food. The food was served fast and the beer selection (thanks to the pub) was extensive. Sadly, the host who also turned out to be the waiter, had to be pulled away from his cell phone each time we needed something. We stood in front of him for almost 2 minutes as he ignored us for his text-a-thon before we finally spoke up. He continued to ignore us for a minute longer before finally showing us a table, never smiling or making eye contact, He was most inconvienced to then also be forced to take our order and deliver our food and beer. This is one of the few places in SF that has Magic Hat (Vermont) on tap, and as I said, the south Indian food was excellent. I would have given it 5 stars if not for the service.
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Donna H.
It does not take 1 hour and 10 minutes for an ordered of frozen pre-made fries/poppers/ and cheesesticks to fry. After 40 minutes of waiting I sauntered over to ask the waitress to check on my order (and I didn't interrupt her or anything while she was serving other people), but she just shooed me away saying 'not yet'. The least she could do was help me check since she was headed back toward the kitchen. I mean I figured they were busy, but not too busy for one basket of fried shit. I'm relatively patient, but this proved to be too much.. I went back to sit down and waited another 10 minutes.. and then I noticed the girl who ordered while I was up checking on my order, and they gave her a fucking basket of those fries/poppers/cheesesticks. OH HELL NO. She waited 10 minutes for her order, and they SHOOED me away when I came by 40 minutes later to CHECK on my one order. FUCK you very much bitchass waitress. Finally after staring them down, they had 3 people checking to see what the fuck was up with my order. When I finally get my damn order, I don't even get an apology for their fuck-up. You screwed up. Admit it. 2 stars for the rest of the bar.
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Minks M.
Unique in serving Indian food along with excellent beer outside India, this experience was fantastic. Go here for the pool or the beer
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Brian C.
Curry was good, even for a novice Indian eater like myself. Garlic nan was amazing. Don't bother ordering a pitcher of beer, there is a reason there is no price on the menu for it ($26? ouch)
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David B.
Tasty food and reasonably priced beers from around the world. With so many different rooms you can always find a nook to hang out with your friends. Games include air hockey, foozeball, and pool.
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Phill R.
I've always enjoyed coming here but tonight was a drastic change from the usual fare. Kennedy's charm lies in the fact that its half Irish bar half Indian curry house. Food has always been amazing and so I was disappointed tonight to find it sub-par. It was nothing I couldn't have purchased from Safeway. I think the main factor that made tonight a disaster is the guy who works as a sort of host. Describing him as a host is a far stretch of the word. To simply bark a semi interpretable "over there" at is when we ask for a table should have made us walk out. Most places would have shown us to the table and informed us someone would be with us shortly. Not barked and waved us off as insignificant flies. To actually place an order .... That was a chore in itself. If a restaurant is jam packed busy I understand staff may take longer in seeing to you. Kennedy's was empty tonight. So other than playing solitaire, sudoku and the odd round of draw something I honestly don't know what they were doing. It took even longer for the food which I assume came via the Himalayas on elephant back. Its sad because I've always liked this place but the a-hole who acts as a host should have made us turn back and go for our first choice.... In n out. Ill most likely come back because I like to believe this is a one off. PS. Reading most of the reviews here all mention the abysmal service. I that's the case then reflect that in your "star" allocation. Regardless of how tasty the food was if the service was and actually IS abysmal then don't mislead by allocating 5 stars.
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Brock B.
This place was cool. I only had drinks. I think they serve food but not positive. Drink prices were great and pretty good selection of beers on tap.
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Melissa W.
I was here with a party of four on a Saturday night. The food was excellent! The atmosphere was an interesting mix of Irish pub meets Indian restaurant. There were people playing pool and drinking beer, while tables around them were gobbling up naan. The one thing that really stood out was the server. He was horrible! It was the worst service I have ever received! It was so bad that my entire dinner party thought a gag was being played on us. For over an hour we attempted to give the waiter our order! The waiter would stand, pad and pen ready, and as soon as we started to give it, he would walk away! Mid sentence! I think by the time he actually took it, we were all stammering anticipating he would walk off again. Besides the stress of just giving the waiter our order, his table service was frightening. He came by several times refilling our waters - splashing more on the table than our glasses - all the while he talked on his cell with great gusto! By this point of our dinner, we were looking was for the Candid Camera crew directing this gag. But there was no crew or gag. After all our food arrived perfectly unharmed by the miracle service of the kitchen staff, the waiter gave us our bill. The bill where the waiter added in an 18% tip as if we were a large party of six or more. Unbelievable! Maybe he knew we were planning on not tipping him after all his stunts? Luckily the bad service did not harm the food and the waiter's behavior was so bad, it was comical. I give the food five stars but the service by the waiter no stars. Or maybe I can give the waiter three stars for his floor show entertainment? Nah. I seriously hope who ever owns Kennedy's hires new wait staff.
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Jason G.
Wow, the yelp reviews on this restaurant are all over the place. The wife and I met some friends here for a going-away event. We were hanging out in the bar area, but needed dinner, so we ordered from the cashier and waited in the bar for it to arrive. The food took about 30 minutes to show, which is kinda slow, but they were pretty busy so I wasn't all that concerned about it. We were excited to see that they had Dosas (we don't see much Southern Indian food on the peninsula) so we ordered the Paneer Dosa and the Lamb Saag. The dosa was pretty good, but not fantastic. The saag, otoh, was fantastic. Spicy, flavorful saag and tender lamb that was integrated in the dish, not just added as an afterthought. The dosa came with a bowl of samber soup, which was a nice surprise. It was spicy enough that my wife couldn't really bear it, but I thought it was wonderful. Lots of heat and flavor. The food was good enough that I've been trying to manufacture excuses in my mind for heading up to SF sometime soon, just so we can eat here again.
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Monica N.
RUDE!!!! And then I get an email from someone from their establishment saying that I'm a complainer.... I have every right to complain when you order $300 worth of food and can't eat the majority of it and have to buy lunch anyways!!!! It's only right for them to give back our money!!!! I give credit where credit is due and in this case.. They don't even deserve a star and got one by default.....
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Mark S. I.
+5 jillion for having very generous Groupon, ScoutMob, etc. offerings. It's hard to beat $15 for $30 worth of quality Indian Grub. +3 for having good, above average, serviceable Indian Grub that you'd want to spend $30 on. Tandoori, Samosas, Chicken Tikka
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Billy L.
Bimbos patrons do yourselves a favor and avoid this place before the show. The worst Indian food ever. Servers were completely uninterested in serving. You're paying a 25% premium to eat chicken that tastes like marinated rocks.
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Tony S.
Excellent draft & bottled beer selection. Friendly & knowledgeable staff. Indian food smelled really good. Other patrons were polite and seemed to be having fun time too. It can get pretty cigarette-smokey by bar area entrance door. But, we moved closer to the pool tables/Curry House and it was fine. We'd come back again.
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Gina R.
The happy hour is a great deal, you pay $5 and get a token for another beer and you can use it up to 9pm I think. The samosas are always good, but for some reason the rest of the food is not so good. The fish masala is VERY dry. I think I ordered delivery once and we got a really dry hunk of fish and the lentil donut that was also very dry. So don't order delivery. Their veggie curries are hit and miss, can be either very bland or very spicy. So it is an inconsistent place but the beer selection is awesome.
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Hill A.
I went here for dinner late Sunday night. I was excited about the prospect of an Irish bar that serves Indian food-- how strange! The person I was with ordered several dishes, and I ordered soup (since I had a cold) and chai tea (which was one of the few beverages listed on the food menu). The waiter said there was no chai tea, so I asked for any other kind of tea. He said there was no tea, so I asked for a cup of hot water for my throat. He said no... That they refused to make any hot water, and he was really snarky the entire time. His attitude seemed unnecessary. Meanwhile there were several customers romping around. It was pretty happening for a Sunday. So it's not like we were inconveniencing the place with our order, though the waiter made us feel that way. The kitchen was still open for another hour. The food was pretty good but the rude waiter kind of ruined the vibe.
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Cath M.
I thought my sister was high when she kept saying she wanted to get curry across the street from Bimbo's and me in my head: "what? its a pub!?" Then after we've had enough of the 80's... we crossed the street and entered the bar and sat inside an Indian restaurant. Only in SF! We ordered a lot but I got my usual: - Mixed Vegetable Pakora = this was good to pop in the mouth as long as you've allowed for it to cool down! Don't burn your tongue/mouth! - chicken tikka masala = this has got some kick to it. definitely not tame but thankfully it was just enough spice for me to handle. - plain naan = delicious! it was fluffy... moist... really the highlight of my night! Service was slow and constantly missing in action. We waited awhile to get our food orders... and my first time to not ever get a refill on my chai tea... and took forever to get our bill. Good food... still used to House of Curry service and prices. Good to know this exist just in case I go hungry at 3 am in the middle of North Beach!
(3)
Zoran L.
I love Indian food and hesitated to try Kennedy's because there are so many poor reviews written. Well, I've realized the poor reviews are from people that either ... (a) shouldn't be yelping or (b) come here with expectations of heavily creamed servings of Chicken Tikka Masala (which btw wasn't created in India) This place is strange. The pub and restaurants are two different worlds, but who cares...I highly recommend it. I walked into the restaurant and placed a carry-out order then went into the 'other' room for a couple of pints while waiting for my food. The spice level was perfect and they got it right for each dish. Medium had just enough heat to give the dish substance and hot was perfect for giving you that slow lasting burn. The Chicken Makhani is very good. It was loaded with tandoori chicken and they used a great combination of spices in the sauce. It wasn't as buttery or creamed as other restaurants make it. The Roghan Josh (or Lamb Curry) is also very good. One of the better lamb curries I've had in a while. The lamb was very tender and had good peppery flavor. Just like the Makhani, it wasn't creamy...also making this more authentic. Overall, I thought the service was great. They made the food to order and I had cold beer in front of me while I waited. I rarely go into this part of town...but will more often now that I've discovered this place. It's definitely worth trying.
(5)
Rachel E.
Stop #3 on the crawl... Beer selection is pretty good here, they even have lambic which is fruity beer, and the non-beer fans were happy! They also have wine here but it's not a full bar. For the record, this did not count against them in my review, just want to make it clear to others. We were also pretty hungry so we ordered the veggie samosas (bland) and fish and chips (fish part was pretty gross, fries were good but pretty hard to ruin those...) 2 other people in the group ordered food as well but no one said it was good. The verdict seemed to be fine, or just ok. The main issue we had was that the bartender would disappear for long periods of time to go outside and smoke. And he was the only one behind the bar. I've actually eaten at this restaurant one other time although I didn't remember until I walked through to the bathroom, and I remember it being better, so maybe things have gone downhill? On that note, the bathroom is gross.
(2)
Anika K.
Very good food at a reasonable price... nice laid-back bar atmosphere, and (very important), tasty gulab jamun. The description ("fried cheese balls". not totally flattering, eh?) doesn't do it justice, I promise. The mango lassi is a bit on the sweet side, garlic naan is a tad over-garlicked, and though the chai is really good, they charge you for it (!!). Other than those minor details, the dosas, idli, and shrimp in spinach sauce were great. Palak paneer is generous with the paneer - another rare thing. Give the kulchi bread a try, you'll be glad you did. Mmmm... good indian food and cheap beer. I like this place!
(4)
Inbae L.
Must say that it was the oddest combination of all... Irish pub and Indian restaurant. My theory is that the owner is Irish and his wife Indian, and they wanted to run a joint with a little bit of both culture. We only stayed for a round, and a Hoegaarden for $5 wasn't bad either. I haven't gotten a chance to try its food, so next time I swing by I'll make sure I get more of a wholesome experience.
(3)
melissa h.
Last year after the Sean Lennon and Vincent Gallo show they rolled up here and got some food to go!!
(5)
Nicole A.
Yes. Just yes. Nothing not to love. I'm picky about Indian food, and I've had a hard time finding really aromatic, flavorful Indian food that reflects the kind of time and care I expect. This is far from the best I've had, but totally passable and yummy. Plus they have a decent beer selection and an air hockey table.
(4)
Hoa S.
Revolting. I am new to SF and was recommended this place. We ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala and some lamb dish. It was watered down, flavors were all wrong and who shreds the chicken in CTM?! Lamb was chewy - NOT okay. The service was poor as well. I will never go back.
(1)
Mark L.
Great place -the best of both worlds. If you like spicy curry, they have many many excellent dishes & appetizers- esp the spinach pakoras. Great selection of beer from the Irish pub to wash it all down with. Optional are hookahs with flavored tobacco (split a pipe with three-five people). I used to come here quite often for office parties in the late 90's- hope they stay in business longtemps! (update, 11-08) - As this was my first yelp review. I am GLAD to see this place has as many as it has now! and that the folks rate them well- for the most part.
(5)
Seamus M.
My actor friend was getting married so that meant a bachelor party, organized by his friends from the 'burg. Let's just say the attractions on Broadway were not all that attractive. So I brought the boys to Kennedy's a friend from college tends bar here and I knew he would hook us up. The curry and samosas went great a cold beer. The party turned out great and everyone went home feed a little drunk and happy.
(5)
Tommy P.
If I'm not at home between the hours of 9pm and 2am on a weekday, I'm probably at my favorite watering hold in the city, Kennedy's. Place is huge with two outdoor smoking, chill out areas (one in front and one up on the patio), they have a pool tables, foosball, air hockey, a jukebox, etc. so plenty of stuff to keep you entertained. They don't serve mixed drinks, but that's ok with me because I'm mostly a beer guy anyways, and for the beer guy or gal they over 130 DIFFERENT BEERS to choose from, gotta love that. In addition to all this goodness they have a restaurant built right into this beast of a bar that will bring awesome indian food or pub grub to you while you sit at the bar. We have a winner!!
(5)
Alex R.
Enigma, thats what I think it is. Who would have thought an Irish Pub/Curry house would have amazing indian food? Not me, as I sit in the dining room waiting for food I figured would be a pretty lame excuse for indian food, I looked around, its like a big open warehouse. Ok the oddness doesn't stop there, in the mens room they have the craziest hand dryer in the world. I mean seriously, this thing blows so hard that it makes you skin ripple. Totally sweet! I give this place high marks, curry that is about the best I have had, and its right down the street. The service kinda sucked though. That is my only complaint. Definately going back, Cheers, and have some Beers.
(5)
Cully W.
Frankenbar. A beautiful monster: cheap beer, great jukebox, pool, video arcade, outdoor seating, a ton of elbow room, and your choice of Indian or pub food. The pitiful Golden Gate Bridge recreation off the outside deck is an often overlooked gem.
(5)
Nicole G.
good beer, good curry, foozeball = yay (^-^)
(3)
Erin O.
Love love love. What is better than going to a pub and then turning around and being able to order Indian food? That fella working the counter was a bit flirty, but that doesn't hurt. The other great thing is how spacious the bar is, never once did I feel suffocated, judged- just welcomed with open arms. I don't have a lot of reason to make it out to North Beach often, but Kennedy's makes me want to.
(5)
Marcus R.
In my version of Heaven is Kennedy's. You combine an Irish pub with Indian food and they have an outdoor deck. My favorite place in San Francisco.
(5)
Jessica K.
All I need is air hockey..(maybe after a few repairs), Indian food and beers at a bar that gives you tokens for a rainy pre-payday later-date outing. I love this place on so many levels.
(5)
Today Y.
If i were judging the food alone, i'd give 2 stars - If i were judging for a quirky, almost always entertaining environment, 5. So it gets 4 for the (weighted) average. This place is always an enjoyable place to hang out and drink or just be goofy and chatty. There are always people to watch, and odd things to see. Sometimes it's a drunk Irish kid yelling "c*nt" in your friend's ear for no apparent reason (and then getting to try to prevent a fight), or gambling quarters in a dice game with the bartender, or getting in a political discussion, or watching an old guy roll around on old-school roller skates, or just munching garlic naan while talking about nothing, there's always an interesting time to be had. In sum: Perfect place to get drunk and into trouble, but not the place to go if you're looking for *quality* or sophistication or peace. But regardless, ya gotta enjoy the mix of the pool table/irish bar room, with the indian restaurant and draped cieling, with the juke boxes blaring odd mixtures of all sorts of rock and whatever else.
(4)
Lauren F.
I've been coming to this place since I moved to the city. I usually hate going to North Beach because its SOOOOO far away from my house, and the cabs are usually SOOOOO expensive, and its just a hassle. It takes alot to get me out there. But, Kennedy's always draws me in. Maybe its the cheap pitchers of countless beers. They have a great selection of foreign bottles as well. Peche Lambic bottle and Blue Moon draft being my personal new favorites. Maybe its the 2 pool tables or the air hockey. Maybe its the fact that the place is a combo Irish Pub and Curry House. That's the weirdest combination for an establishment, but there it works. You want bar food like fried zucchini? They've got it. You want a Dosa or Chicken Tikka Masala? They've got that too! Hell, get em both! I came here for my 28th birthday dinner. They were able to accommodate 15 of us well. We gorged on pretty tasty Indian food, and then proceeded to get wrecked drinking countless pitchers when more of my friends showed up. There is a patio in the back as well good for the occasional cigarette. This place is mellow. Good people, an interesting group. Many come from restaurants in the area for an after dinner drink or many. I know this was one of my haunts when i worked at the Hard Rock Cafe. Most are pretty friendly and the bartenders are all CRAZY! It makes a much more interesting evening that way. It also helps to have one of the CRAZY bartenders as a good friend. See Max. He will treat you right.
(4)
Heidi L.
the good: palek paneer- good tikki masala- sauce was good, but chicken was kinda dry lamb jalfrezi- yum, big chunks tons of lamb too the bad: curry fries- curry dipping sauce was totally watery fried shrimp- looked like little morsels of "you know what" all the glasses of wine are $4.75 and over 200 types of beer pool tables electronic jukebox
(3)
S R.
It was one of THE most weirdest places I've experienced.. my eyes told me I was somewhere in San Francisco but my taste buds were convinced I was in Bombay..!! We had the pakodas (veggie fritters) to start with and they were AWESOME! what made them even better were the chutneys..! We were filled up on the pakodas and beer so we thought we'd have something light.. so got the veggie roll and the kebaab roll... nothing light about them.. portions were HUGE...I absolutely enjoyed the veggie roll which had chick peas in it... that was so different from what I'm used to but so YUMMM! Their spice levels aren't for the faint hearted... they were exactly how Indian food should be..! Can't wait to go back and try more off their menu..!
(5)
will h.
Nothing like a great deal for happy hour, then followed by Indian food served by Asian waiters. This place has character!
(4)
Don H.
It's passably good Indian food (though nothing to write home about), but you can get it with a huge selection on on-tap beer! Open late, too.
(3)
sole a.
yes, irish pub and indian restaurant together at last. if you're picturing a $10 pitcher and whole mess of curry fries and naan you're right. and guess what - it is pretty good. i'm not going to go all out and say it is th ebest indian food ever but it is the best indian food i've ever ordered in a pub. so that is something. to top it off there is a good juke box and plenty of room (not a big fan of the super crowded hip bars where you have to stand and look cool and focus all your attention on not spilling your drink.
(5)
n b.
A happening little spot. A bit on the divey side, but full of charisma and life! Fun for groups who are laid back and ready to play foosball or pool and drink a beer from their ginormo selection. Maybe have some curry to go with that Guinness? Who knew? Irish and Indian. (Shrug) Beats me, but I still like it. The service can be a little shoddy, but you're probably not goin' there for that. I'm a fan of hearing Pour Some Sugar On Me, while sipping on a beer and watching others get completely intoxicated.
(3)
Mary B.
Absolutely LOVED this place. Wandered in on a whim Saturday afternoon and immediately struck up a game of beer pong with the awesome batender (Ilana? Elana? Shes the cute brunette with a tattoo on her shoulder) and her friend from So Cal. Proceeded to get intensely hammered on 5 dollar pitchers, running back from the jukebox(playing every lame 80's "sing-a-long-song" known to man) to the patio(it was a beautiful day) The drink tokens thing is an ingenius idea, as well as the double your drinks happy hour. They carry no hard alcohol, but are extremely friendly with the bar next door, where they will send you if your looking for a shot. Amazing beer selection. Indian food restaurant smack dab in the middle of the bar. Bathrooms are fun (good graffti in the stalls, mermaid shell sink, they have installed a leaf-blower of a hand dryer...might stop by the next time I jump into a pool with all my clothes on, Id be dry in minutes) General good times to be had at this colorful, spunky bar.
(5)
Jeremy G.
If you stick with the Chana Masala and an order of Samosas you won't be disappointed! The veggie roll is good too (like an Indian burrito) but I've had some very poorly made ones as well so I don't get it too often. The adjoining Irish Pub makes for an eclectic mix that is purely SF.
(4)
Andrew K.
Fun concept - retro environment - good masala dosas. Something to experience and worth another shot.
(3)
Steve l.
I hate this area, and this kind of douche bag bar is why. So, I'm only here because I'm seeing a show at Bimbo's, which is like every three or four months, so this spot is easy just to pre drink cheap at, but the patrons are so Bakersfield, backwards baseball caps, baggy jean wearing morons. I guess if you are pining for the jock vomit filled bars of your useless college years at Indiana State, then welcome back Kotter, because this place is so horrible. The food is bar food as it is in any bar in any city, but, oh my, they have curry?!! who the fuck would eat curry from an Irish Pub when you have forty thousand authentic curry houses in the city, thats like going to Ploy II Thai house and getting bangers and mash!! so, whatever, the drinks are whatever, but priced fair. Bartenders are uninterested and stale, reflecting the dull look in the eyes of girls who fuck these date-rapey assholes. Seriously, people give the TL and the Marina a hard time, but without a doubt North Beach is the lamest area in SF, and there is very little redeeming qualities in it outside a couple of restaurants. Even Bimbo's sucks with the neighborhood's stupid noise ordinance Bimbo's plays the volume of their bands at 'hush.' So, if you feel like discussing the merits of hunting, patriotism, Miller Hi-Life with bridge and tunnel frat boys in a sports bar, then Kennedy's is for you, but personally you could have just stayed in Chico and had the same experience without bringing your stench of failure into this beautiful city!!
(2)
Elle Q.
What can I say? I love this place. I've never eaten the food here, but I'm immensely impressed with the beer selection here. They have a great happy hour with two-for-one draft beers (YAY!) and it's within walking distance from where I work. Added bonus for the fact that those two-for-one beers are dispensed using tokens, which you can actually save up and redeem later. I just keep 'em in my wallet, and even on a slow day when I don't make any money at work, I can STILL go have a beer to wind down. Love it. Ample seating, and a pub-like setting that just feels like home to me make this a great place to hang out with a friend or three and wind down over a pint (or three) after a long day at work.
(5)
Lauren M.
I dig this place. It's kinda weird that there's an Indian restaurant inside of an Irish dive bar, but whatever. The food is pretty decent and its fairly priced. They have a great happy hour, two for one using tokens. Same idea as Colubus Cafe. But you can use these tokens at any hour of the day, not just at happy hour. They have pool tables and a fusbol table and air hockey and other video games. They also have a back porch area for the smokers. They probably have over 100 beers, on tap and in bottles. They have some sake too, but no hard alcohol. The International is next door if you need your hard fix. Lynne and Sally are the best bartenders ever!
(4)
Bernadette D.
Kennedy's is the shit. They have THE best Indian food I've ever eaten and a bar full of any beer I could ever want. They have $2 bottles, pool tables, games, and lots of space to just chill. If you want a good, inexpensive meal and a place to drink after, then go to Kennedy's.
(5)
gee t.
I was just here las night and it was such an experience that I had to yelp about it right away! While the outside is rather unassuming, the moment you step into Kennedy's its a splash of character. Aside from having an incredible beer selection, who doesn't love indian food in the middle of the night?! the fact they keep the kitchen open until 1 (with a full menu btw) makes me throw caution out the window and order some yummy indian food with my beer. Kennedy's definately isn't for the faint of heart, or stomache.
(5)
L R.
found this place while stumbling through SF my first trip there a few years ago...went there recently and it is the same fantastic place as it was before!
(5)
M P.
irish pub, indian food(?), south indian cooks, asian wait staff(?), two air hockey tables(?), one arcade golf machine, expansive belgian beer selection(?), outdoor seating (in front and in back), two dollar guinness, cabin-like interior(?)... some things are better left unexplained.
(4)
HowieHardcor e.
Experience of the K-hole may include distortions in bodily awareness, such as the feeling that one's body is being tugged, or is gliding on silk, flying, or has grown very large or distended. Patrons of the K-Hole have reported the sensation of their soul leaving their human body. Patrons may experience worlds or dimensions that are ineffable, all the while being completely unaware of their individual identities or the external world. Patrons have reported intense hallucinations including visual hallucinations, perceptions of falling, fast and gradual movement and flying, 'seeing god', feeling connected to other patrons, objects and the cosmos, experiencing psychic connections, and shared hallucinations and thoughts with adjacent users. Patrons may feel as though their perceptions are located so deep inside the mind that the real world seems distant (hence the use of a "hole" to describe the experience). Some patrons may not remember this part of the experience after regaining consciousness, in the same way that a person may forget a dream.
(5)
Ed B.
Always brief stops. No booze. Again, I should give this place another chance. Again, no booze.
(3)
Danielle P.
Went here last Friday night after a lame friend of a friend birthday party. We came here mostly for late night snacking, but I have to say the beer selection was fantastic. The samosas were HUGE. I tend to like them a bit smaller so you get lower filling to fried ratio. Chicken pagora was good, but it was really the ranch sauce that made it. The curry dip for their fries was HORRIBLE. It seriously tasted like they took some powdered curry and added twice as much water as necessary. Eww. Anyway, the place seemed really empty in certain areas since it's so huge. I could see this place being really fun for St. Patrick's Day or something, but I probably wouldn't go here regularly.
(3)
Scott L.
I only spent a little time here to have a pitcher of beer with chicken pagora, chips and curry, and samosas. The curry sauce was terrible but they made up for it by giving us some ranch sauce and ketchup for the chips. Everything else was good considering the weird combination Irish pub/curry house.
(3)
ITesh J.
An interesting hybrid --- Irish pub slash Indian restaurant slash pool hall. Not the ideal spot for a romantic dinner but great for casual dinning with friends. Food was good and playing air hockey after dinner worked for me.
(4)
sandra t.
We used to really enjoy this place even given the slow service. We were there this week and have to say it will be our last visit. Our food was ordered ahead of two tables that came in after us. We waited for an hour while watching everyone who came in after us be served. After waiting so long to not even receive our appetizers or soup, we asked what was going on. We were served ten minutes later and the appetizers were cold. There was a brief apology but not attempt was made to remedy the situation and we won't be back. On another note, there was an indian family who had ordered just after us and did receive food before us....they told us they canceled the rest of their order because the food was lacking...
(1)
Jessi C.
I order this place through my work, so the price isn't such a concern for me ($10 for a vegetarian entree- I recognize that for most people, this is extremely reasonable, but I'm used to my Darbar $6 palak paneer). Anyway, I think this place is pretty ok. I've never been to the physical location, but their food is incredibly solid and it always brightens up my evening!
(4)
Steve S.
i have an abiding hatred of bars that are beer & wine only. well, hatred is a strong term, but really what is the point? i asked a guy last night at kennedy's why people even bothered going there, especially when there is a full bar and pool tables at the place next store. his response? "i usually get free drinks here. also garlic naan" i guess that should be their slogan. me, i'll go elsewhere.
(3)
Manali K.
This is a primo example of great concept, poor delivery. I love good beer, and I love tasty Indian food. Im also of the opinion, that nothing goes better with a spicy indian dish than a cold beer, and vice versa. I was also very impressed with the extensive beer selection, and was looking forward to tossing back a few with my chicken curry. Lets start off with the bad service first. We found a table in the back, and it took forever for the waitress to come find us. Even though it was an Indian restaurant of all places, for some strange reason my friends and I felt a bit discriminated against- we got to the area first, and we were the last to get our orders taken. The ordering process was hilarious, she forgot everything my friends and I ordered and we had to repeat it twice. And then, horror of horrors, I was brought a WARM, non carbonated Boddingtons. It tasted like the dregs at the bottom of the keg, that had been sitting there for a week. Luckily, the bartender was sweet enough to replace it with a cold, fresh one, but the initial sips were gross enough to leave a bad aftertaste in our mouth. I was too scared to complain to the waitstaff as our food had been delayed long enough. Finally they brought the grub. And, like my experience with the beer, it was less than stellar. My chicken curry lacked spice and tasted like it had been watered down. The currry with the curry fries (supposedly their specialty), tasted like typical curry sauce, with half a cup of water added to it. I was craving ketchup, mustard, anything at this point to g with the fries. Everything tasted like it had been watered down and modified for a "non ethnic" audience. The result was bland, flavor lacking Indian food, which is a travesty in itself. The naan was not bad, and I was starving, so in any case, I ended up eating a fair share of food despite my dissatisfaction with the flavoring. Anyways....I have read some of the other reviews of this place, and maybe I shouldnt have expected much in regards to the food- it is a BAR afterall, not a fine dining establishment. But for a place that is supposed to specialize in beer, i never should have gotten a warm, flat Boddingtons. Anyways, i guess if you are only coming here to shoot pool and drink Stella (the second, fresh beer they brought me), it probably isn't a bad place. But, with all the places to see in the City, I would skip this place and head to the Tenderloin for Indo/Pak food, and then maybe hit up one of the many other pubs in the mission, haight, you name it for pool and air hockey. And if you avoid north beach for that, its even better because you also avoid the general annoyances of tourists, awful parking, and nasty food.
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Jenz y.
far enough up columbus to not be overflowing with the B&T crowd. getting pitchers versus pints is a better deal, and they still allow you to smoke outside under the awnings. it's across from bimbo's, so a pre- or post-show drink is possible. i've always been curious about the curry aspect, so hopefully i can add to this review when i eat some!
(4)
Mingus R.
The name says it all. Irish Pub and Curry House. There's just something about Samosas and $2 Guinness. It never occurred to me that they didn't sell liquor until N.L.Y.L.S mentioned it. Multiple pool tables, Ghetto Hockey and a deck for when the weather is cooperating. You will usually find me here before or after a show at Bimbo's.
(4)
Hen A.
hearing kennedy's in past....never been....at last a chance and visit.....pondering at first ...words left and right to and....irish pub and curry house?....nontheless enter and ready.....rustic wooden structure....wooden mountain lodge feel....serious foosball, pool and hunting game entertaining....enough of description...need to rush....twenty minutes to happy hour ending....five pm to seven pm only.....dozen guinness draughts.....$two each...$twenty-four tab...fine irish bargain!...(note: other special...buy one draft...get one free)....back to guinness draught.....outdoor table stocked up full....pssh....stare all you want......finishing guinness not a problem.....three sheets two minute rule followed..allow guinness to properly fizzle and set......gulp of dark liquids....chatting amongst friends...one by one....guinness complete...more to orders...chicken pakora....deep fried battered chicken scraps....tasting similar to mc chicken nuggets....two dipping saucing...minty green or sweet brown....coming for genniuss....food just side to gunniuss indulgence...
(4)
Mark A.
Great food, highly recommend this place. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala and was really surprised. I ordered take out so can't speak much to the inside dining environment. If you order online for take out or delivery you can save 10% on your order.
(4)
Kate B.
Awful service! They add service charge, so the guy did not care whatsoever. The food was just OK, overpriced for the quality even with groupon. Will NOT be back. No wonder the place was empty with no customers.
(1)
Kristina W.
Considering that this is an Indian restaurant inside of an Irish pub....you would think that the food is on par with what you would expect drunk people to find satisfactory at 1 am. Surprisingly, however, it is actually really good! Not "high end" by any means, but very flavorful and delicious. You won't find any surprises, everything tastes as it should (or at least the way I am used to it tasting at most Indian restaurants in SF). We love to come here for hearty portions and good prices very close to our apartment. Also, they offer free delivery very late!
(4)
S Y.
Mediocre food. Good beer.
(2)
I B.
Good place to hangout with friends with varieties of Draft beers. I like the way of food service outside the dinner place. Pool, Fuss ball and movies with choices of music on Juke box is awesome in this place. May be the customer service seems different than in the other Restaurant; it is not that bad as other peoples are saying here. Treat good, get treated better service;I guess. Five star food. Service 4 star. place 5 star +. I liked Crab curry with Naan. If you try fried chicken with draft beer to start with: it is a.awesome combination. Never the less; it is really cheap. You better avoid the restrooms. If not, go to the accessible one.
(5)
Theron L.
The owner has been making some improvements here. There is a better beer selection, they have belgian beers on tap now and they've added a more interesting selection of bottled beers. The food is still great. All practical matters aside, the experiences I have here typically range between being home for the holidays and falling down the rabbit hole. If Lewis Carroll lived today, this is where he would have done his best work.
(5)
Evan L.
Yet another horrible coupon experience, this time using a Google Offer. - They asked me to prove that my Google Offer on my phone wasn't already used - Restaurant charged me an 18% "service charge" on a takeout order, claiming it was a fee for using a coupon - Cashier claims that Google didn't load the T&Cs on the coupon, and was trying to "screw them over" - When questioned about it, the bartender rudely said - "gratuity, service charge, whatever you want it to be - doesn't sound like you're leaving more" Absolutely unacceptable, and no amount of good food will make up for the surly attitude and unethical business practices.
(1)
Erin W.
came here tonight for takeout because i had bought a groupon deal. huge disappointment. if you actually like indian food and are in sf, this is not the place to go. we ordered chicken tikka masala, paneer makhani, rice, and naan. the curries were greasy, grainy, and flavorless. the chicken was terrible. the paneer was not fresh and tasted like spongey nothingness. we ate a few bites and threw them out. don't go here. don't buy the groupon. it's a waste of money. if you are looking for good indian food in san francisco, go to indian oven.
(1)
Manny R.
This place might be Irish and Indian but it has San Francisco written all over it. Where else can you get Good beer and Indian food in the same place, play some pool and hang out with locals? If you are dining with two or more make sure you order the tandoori mixed meats grill it comes with chicken, lamb and shrimp deliciously seasoned and all the meets are cooked juicy not dry, In the front under appetizers they have a basil or cilantro lime chutney that you can order for an extra dollar get some of that as it is great to eat with the meats.
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Cathy K.
When I first heard Kennedy's + Indian, I did a double take. Walking in, I was in Wonderland. It reminded me of my youth at Chuck E. Cheese (minus the animatronic singing heads) with its sections of video games (including Buck Hunter) & 'the claw' toy grabber, air hockey, foosball, pool tables. The decor was accurately advertised - part Irish pub (in the front area), and Indian in the main dining area - I like the high wooden ceiling with sky light. 3 rooms branch off of this: 1) pool tables 2) games 3) "the overflow" - reminds me of a lodge living room complete with random cash register, ironing board and vacuum cleaner, high tables with chairs and couch. Overall, the food was pretty good. We had: - Naan - Garlic Naan - this will *really* keep the vampires away - Vegetable Pakora - bit greasy, but tasty - Baigan Bharatha (tandoori roasted eggplant in homemade sauce) - Fish Masala (fish cooked in a spicy sauce) - fish was a bit overcooked In addition to Indian food, their menu offers: - 'Bar Snacks' - an array of fried foods including Fish & Chips. - A very extensive selection of domestic & imported beers - I'm impressed. Service was a bit slow and there were hardly any diners. As it got later, the dining room was packed with weekend revelers. The bathrooms ~ they are fine, but remind me of a cross between Trainspotting & Litttle Mermaid. Location - across the street from Bimbo's 365 supper club - Kennedy's is a convenient place to stop in for a drink or a bite to eat pre-show. A good hang out for groups.
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Taffany H.
Kennedy's fit right into one of those DSMIV diagnoses for some sort of multiple personality disorder--but in a good way. Get this, it's an Irish bar, you get tokens if you buy pitchers of beer, with juke box playing Journey's in the background--and all the while, you can also get a pretty decent meal composed of Indian curries and all the Naan and basmati rice to go with your Stella Artois--if you choose. I came here with a friend who was in town visiting for the weekend and met up with his cousin and some cool dudes at Kennedy's for the first time this weekend and holy cow, if a bar can have a multiple personality disorder, Kennedy would be a textbook case of it. I'm telling ya, meeting some cool new friends while having a mini identity crisis issue at the Kennedy's just can't get any better than this.
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Chloe B.
Bad experience all around. We also had a Groupon like some other people mentioned here. I was planning to tip on the full value of the meal, but when I got my check I saw that a "service charge" was already included. I asked the server as he was walking by what it was for, and he didn't even stop to tell me. He kept walking and kind of said over his shoulder, "Gratuity." I couldn't quite understand him so I had to coax him back to my table to say it again. He was actually totally rude. Worst server I've had in a while. When he came over to my table for my credit card, I was like, "Can I have a box for my foo..." and before I could even finish he was gone. If they hadn't already included about 18% gratuity for him, I would have given him like 10%. He sucked. And SO SHADY that they don't point out that they already include the tip when they give you the bill. I'm sure they WANT you to not notice. Plus, the food was horrible. There is so much good Indian food in SF. Don't bother with this place. Stuff was too greasy, stuff was too dry. Not good flavor. Just bad. Also, the ambiance is horrible. It's nice if you want to go to a bar I guess, but not a restaurant. We were sitting right next to the pool tables and it was really loud. And the floor kept sagging every time someone walked by us which made our whole table wobble. Worst restaurant experience I've had all around in a long time.
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Cindy T.
Went there for lunch today and first impression of it was that it was dreary.. There's not a lot of light which gives it a slightly sad feel. Service is meh but portions are quite large. The naan was yummy but the food isn't something is rave about. There's a good beer selection and pool and air hockey as well. Bathrooms were grimey- toilet didn't have a handle...just an open top where you were supposed to figure out how to flush.
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Megan L.
The food was kind of bland but the waitstaff is the worst. Playing on their phones and bringing over wrong orders. There is an 18% tip they charge you no matter what. Terrible service.
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Justin P.
69 great beers on tap and a ton more bottles in the fridge at good prices. The Indian food was tasty and most importantly didn't make me crap my pants while standing around for hours in Bimbo's across the street. They get an extra star just for that! I'll definitely go back next time I'm in North Beach.
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Heidi D.
I've been coming here since I lived in SF and now I come once in a while when I visit from LA. Good Indian food and nice beer selection.
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Chris C.
I don't know why restaurants bother with Groupon. As every time a 1/2 way decent restaurant does a Groupon it gets deluged with these stupid 1 star reviews that inevitably start with "I had a Groupon." All these reviews are really saying is "I'm a Cheap Asshat." This is a good place, spacious, with a good Happy Hour ($3 Guinness Pints from 5-7.) The service won't wow you, but the food is reasonably decent. There's no where else that I know of in the city where you can drink Guinness, eat Indian Food, and play Air Hockey. That's worth a star all by itself.
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MJ D.
After dealing with the owner he never followed through with his promises to make things right. After the second event, he 86ed me for my previous review. It's a great spot, just crappy people.
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Alan H.
Came here with a Groupon type coupon. Ive actually been meaning to come here because I work in the area. Placed a to go order which was made fairly quickly. When I went to pay they added on a 15% "service charge". After asking for awhile what the the charge entailed, they were unable to give me any explanation. Just said it was standard with the coupon. I asked for them to show me on the coupon where it said it was included... and he couldnt. I ended up disputing the charge with the coupon company, and disputing it on my credit card statement. Obviously they dont understand good customer service. The purpose of the coupon is to get repeat customers, but all they want is a quick buck. 10 minutes later after getting home, my food wasn't even hot and it tasted bland. Not sure whats worse, the bland taste of the food in my mouth, or the horrible dishonest customer service/business practices that were left in my mouth. Dont go here... there are much better Indian places in the city!!
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Lisa Y.
Came here with a groupon. I had purchased two groupons. When we got here, the lights/power was out. the food was merely ok, i guess. The beer was way over-priced, comparing it to served beers in the area (north beach is expensive, and I'm not comparing it to buying a bottle at trader joe's and taking it home...it was over priced for the AREA and being SERVED) the waiter took my iphone and voided BOTH my groupons, and even with the discount (only one of them was applied to the purchase) we STILL ended up paying more than we would have had we gone to our favorite Indian food place in the haight and paid full price. I had to contact groupon to get the other groupon unvoided, and even still, I haven't been back to redeem it. Basically, this place is over hyped and extremely unprofessional. I gave it 1 star because I guess it deserved at least one for the guy out on the patio practicing his banjo...that was pretty cool.
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Christine B.
Drawn in by the "over 100 beers" sign, we walked into Kennedy's expecting your run of the mill bar. Instead, upon entering you're greeted by the most delicious smell of curry. Having just come from dinner, I was a little bummed that I would not be able to experience the "Curry House" portion of this establishment. With that said....AWESOME beer selection ($5 tap). If you can't find a seat up at the small bar, walk on over to the Curry House side where more seats are available near the pool tables. It was a Wednesday night, so I was astounded by how crowded this place was. I loved the vibe...college party meets a dive curry pub meets only in San Francisco. And apparently they have late night Indian food delivery (till 1 a.m. weekdays, 3 a.m. weekends). Met some interesting people. Drank some delicious beers. Left with the scent of curry on my clothes. Go to this place...it's pretty fab.
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Karla g.
I really enjoyed the food. I ordered their curry fries and the chicken tikka masala. I had no idea it was so popular on yelp but all of the hype is justified. The chicken was tender, the sauce was thick and had just the right amount of spiciness to go with the aromatic flavor. The ambiance was fun and they had good music playing for the bar and the people playing pool. I suggest a visit to the ladies room to read some really funny messages on the bathroom walls. The only part that disappointed me was that they only serve beer and wine... I was really in the mood for a martini.
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Binh D.
3.5 stars but since this place is so random and the portions are huge a 4 is deserved. Food: Apps and entrees were good. Very huge portions. Ambiance: Irish bar/ Indian restaurant/ Pool Hall random but cool. All types of people. Service: A little slow and unorganized at first, but they were friendly. Price: More then fair for the quality and amount. Overall: If you're in the area and want some easy and cheap Indian I strongly recommend Curry House.
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Sierra P.
Great service!! Nice bartenders and quick to get us drinks. Love the no bs attitude. "We promise not to be rude, if you promise not to be stupid" is posted on the wall.
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Kina M.
Can I give this place more stars? No? Okay. Kennedy's is amazing! Indian curry and good beer are my two favorite things when it comes to food/beverage, so to see the two coexisting in perfect harmony together makes me so happy. So many more infinite bonus points for being close to work too, there's nothing like coming to Kennedy's after a long, hard day! :) The food is amazing and yes, it is kind of pricey, but it is worth every penny. I have asked a few times for the kitchen to make my dish extra spicy and it came out with the perfect amount of spice, which is really really rare. The only thing I am not too much a fan of is the vegetable curry with the steamed veggies....don't get me wrong, it was GOOD, just not as good as some of the other things I've had here. (chicken tikka, bharta, garlic naan, etc...) Their beer is amazing and very reasonably priced. I like how during happy hour they give you a token for each beer you buy to redeem another one later, so instead of having to double fist two beers I can take my time with one and not worry about tabs or change later! WIN!!!!!!!!
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Andrew A.
Eccentric, I love this place. It's got so many beers on tap and even more bottles. It's got pool tables and air hockey and random arcade games, It has an outdoor patio overlooking the cable cars. And in the middle of all this is an Indian restaurant and the food is sooo good. The prices are good for the food and the Happy hour which is a much more than an hour, keeps me around maybe too long. The service in the restaurant is not always good, sometimes they just don't seem to care at all, but I expect that now and know what I' getting into, on the other hand the bartenders are all cool people and keep you happy and entertained if you need that.
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Aaron G.
Have been going to this place for 15 years. Food is always excellent and it still has a decent happy hour. Only in SF could they mash up an Indian restaurant and an Irish pub under one roof. Truly unique.
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Elizabeth C.
I'm not a big fan of Indian food in general, but this place has it going on. Over sixty beers on tap, an extensive food menu, pool tables, tvs, and tons of space. Six of us dined together and ordered a variety of dishes to share. We had a couple of restaurant.com coupons, which decreased the cost of the bill, but the prices are already reasonable. For the amount of food we consumed $15 per person was a steal. This is what we ordered: * Vegetable Pakora * Vegetable Samosa * Chicken Tikka Masala * Chicken Curry * Chicken Korma * Lamb Sagwala * Tandoori Chicken * Naan- garlic & regular * Sheekh Kabab Masala Dosa * Steamed rice Everything was fantastic. Good heat, texture, and flavors. Shawn who is a big foodie was really impressed and said it was the best chicken korma he has ever had. Everyone was beyond satisfied & full by the end of the meal & we had enough leftover for four to-go containers. My faves were the veggie pakora-mixed veggies deep fried in chickpea batter, the garlic naan & the chicken tikka masala. Great place to go watch a game, have a couple of beers, and eat some delish Indian food or even order for delivery. For the full review please visit: consumingcolumbus.blogsp…
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Loosey B.
This place sucks!!! Believe the reviewers who warn about the lousy service. We tried this place because they did a Groupon offer. Waste of money. They add an 18% tip and the waiter wasn't worth 8% much less 18! If I could have written a minus tip, I would have. The food was nothing special, but it was the service that really deserves the 1 star. Avoid this place. Thank goodness I will never have to go back. There was only one waiter and he was useless. Took ages to order our food, then when he brought it out he'd forgotten our drinks and the rice to go with the curry. I could go on, but you get the idea.
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Lee H.
The one star is for the service and how the restaurant dealt with it when I whipped out a Google Offers coupon. The food was 2.5 stars at best. Middle-of-the-road Indian. I get that this place isn't about service, but it's not as if the food is amazing or cheap. It makes sense to me if bad service is offset by amazingly delicious food that's really cheap like at a lot of Chinese restaurants. However, this place had the triad of bad service and mediocre food that's pretty pricey for Indian. As an example, the lamb dish that I got was $14.95. It wasn't a particularly big serving, and it wasn't a Thali meal meaning it didn't come with Naan, rice, soup, raita, or anything. Had to buy naan separately. Back to why the place is getting one star. The guy taking the order barely said a word to me and kept looking at his paperwork while I was trying to order. Even if a place isn't service oriented, you'd figure that you'd get a positive greeting while ordering at least. When I told him that I had a Google Offers coupon, he looked exasperated. Isn't the whole point of Google Offers and Groupon deals to bring people in to try your restaurant and hope that they come back as a regular customer? Wouldn't you want to treat them well and give them a great experience instead of acting as if you're just a liability or annoyance to them? Why even bother to use these discount promotions if you're just going to alienate people with your attitude towards the coupon customers and treat them as if they didn't want you there? It doesn't end there. I ordered more than what my purchased coupon was worth, so I owed them some extra cash. The guy types some stuff into the register, prints out a receipt, tears it off, and puts it in the cash register. Just when he turns to tell me what I owe him, I asked him for a copy of the receipt. Another exasperated look. He prints out another copy, writes some stuff on the receipt, and says $6.11. So I pay the man and take my receipt. As I check my receipt, it turns out he only deducted $17.95 from the overall price of my order. Why's this an issue? My coupon was for $20. Turns out what he was writing was subtracting the additional $2.05 that I was to receive for my coupon. You tell me....what do you think he would've told me if I hadn't asked for the receipt? To boot, there was an extra 5% charge added to the bill that said "SF Fees". I'm assuming that this was for the San Francisco health benefits requirement. I support the practice of providing health care to employees in the service industry. My issue with restaurants that specifically list this is that they're essentially indicating that they're against the concept of employers paying health care for employees in the service industry and using the receipts as a medium of advocating against it. The service industry is full of costs of operating a restaurant that gets folded into the price of menu items. What other reason to call out the health care costs specifically than to try to garner public sympathy for the restaurant owners that are against the concept. You don't ever see a line item on your bill that says sewage fees or trash fees do you? Off my soap box. Needless to say, I'm not a fan of Kennedy's. Won't be spending anymore dollars here. If they keep treating customers this way, they won't have to worry about providing health care for employees anymore. They won't have a business or employees.
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Ann L.
We went to India Curry House after going to Angel Island. It's in the outskirts of North Beach, not that far from Pier 39. They have both Northern & Southern Indian food. I had an Entertainment Book coupon suppose to get a FREE entree after buying one. I picked: Chicken Tikka Masala $10.95 - it's just a small bowl of big chunky chicken meat w/ orange cream sauce. Just ok, chicken is really dry, thick, & boring to eat. Sauce just there & boring. Lamb w/ spinach curry $11.95 - the meat was boring to eat, spinach & sauce was spicy & tasty. Rice - extra, don't know how they write it up, but on the bill it's $2. Garlic naan $2.5 - for 4 slices. It was fine, nothing special about it. Mango lassi $2.5 ea - Huge beer glass full of mango lassi w/ ice. It was tasty enough. They only took off $10 when it should have been $10.95 & put in service charge - bogus. Our total was $30.66, we paid cash & got out of there. I'll probably not come back. Pool tables & foz ball available. Bathrooms behind the pool tables. Women's had a shell sink & art work - 2 stalls, 1 sink.
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bah h.
Do not come here to make use of their Groupon offer. You will be hit with a 9 dollar service charge, which negates most of your discount and makes the whole thing pointless. I asked the server what the charge was for, and he explicitly said "that's what we're charging all the groupon people." I had a table of only 2, it wasn't a large party, and I think we were nothing but courteous. I recently read that restaurants make only 25-50% of the money that a groupon costs, and I know that must hurt their bottom line, but these kind of deceptive tactics aren't appreciated. It's exactly what makes me NOT want to come back again and again. I'll happily change my review if the company wants to contact me and other Groupon users with an explanation. The meal was pretty good. I eat alot of Indian food and know what to look for, and for Indian food at 11:30 PM, it was not bad at all. We had the chana masala, lamb vidaloo, chicken biryani and lots of naan and chapati. Everything was about a 7.5 out of 10, except the lamb which was a 8.5 because it was just wonderfully tender and juicy. The beer selection is a stone's throw away from being excellent, with many world class choices available - this is a wonderful and rare thing, as Indian restaurants tend to have horrible beer lists. The server had relatively poor English, and this was problematic when I ordered one Ninkasi DIPA, and two ended up being brought to the table. Knowing that the poor guy would probably have to pay for it himself if I corrected him, I just took both and shared with a friend. This would of been fine if they hadn't bent me over with the 9 dollar service charge. I also would of liked to have a different beer, as when there's a list that large to choose from, having the same beer twice is just silly. The friend I ate with had a bit of an upset stomach, I was alright though. Oh yeah, they have a jukebox which has a minimum 5 dollar buy in, what's up with that? On the upside, it was playing Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin for the majority of our meal, which was pretty great!
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russ h.
I got sick. I had the Seekah kebab naan wrap. My girlfriend is Pakistani and I can handle curry & lots of spice. This food was just bad. I am one of the other 1-star reviewers here.
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Lisa C.
I got treated so rudely by the little freak who is the "host" there. Apparently, his service is so bad they tack on an 18% gratuity so that you can't stiff him, as he rightfully deserves. I won't be back. This guy treats you like you're a scumbag, especially if you are using a GROUPON. I too had him try to make rules about how much I had to spend, or what could and could not be ordered. It doesn't say any such thing on the groupon at all. Since I work at the SFDPH, I looked up their public health rating. If the bad food, bad service doesn't put you off, maybe this will. This link shows you how their name is different than what is painted on the outside, an effort to hide their bad score, perhaps... but the address is correct. dph-extranet2.sfdph.org:… :: and this link takes you to the review itself, if you don't feel like following it from the above link. dph-extranet2.sfdph.org:… Oh yeah, Angry little fucker taking orders...maybe you should figure that every now and then, you're going to get an employee of the SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH coming in there, and you should have been nicer, just a little bit. IN case you're having trouble deciphering this...they scored a 67% not too long ago,, and managed to bring it up to a 79%, but on September of last year, they had RODENTS, HIGH RISK, and evidently placed some traps around for the inspector who returned the following day, probably in hopes of closing this shit-house down forever. Also, their two major other infractions were improper cleanliness of food-contact surfaces, and improper food storage temperatures. Sounds like they deserve five stars still for "the food?"
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The H.
Well, what do you expect from an Irish pub/Indian restaurant in an Italian district? I bought a Groupon for this place because it was a pretty good deal and I can't resist weird combinations. I didn't have any expectations though, so the two stars isn't to suggest I was disappointed. The Indian part was loud and clear, but the Irish pub part was lacking. Limited Irish drinks, no Irish food, no shamrocks or anything Irish in their decorating, no Irish music....what the hell. They had an extensive beer list, but no Irish cream or whiskey or any other non-beer classics....Pretty weak for an Irish pub. The waiters speak so little english that it's difficult to order any Irish beer besides Guinness because they don't understand. The food wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. My dumplings were not cooked very evenly at all. Some parts were cooked just perfectly and were delicious, and other parts of the dumplings were so rock hard that they were inedible. It was pretty strange and I don't know how they managed to screw them up like that. Anyway, I'm glad I went once so my curiosity is satisfied, but once was enough. By the way, there IS a sketchy service charge if you use a Groupon, as other yelpers have mentioned. Our waiter said this was meant to cover tip when we asked, since a lot of Grouponers tip on the discounted price and not the full bill. That's understandable, but they should really make that clear on the bill as I'm sure many people end up tipping twice because of it.
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Katie R.
Yes, it's an Irish Pub AND an Indian restaurant. The decor alone is worth a trip inside - it's kind of crazy. The food is pretty good at great prices (especially the Indian appetizers). I agree with the other reviewers, though - the service can be terrible. We had to proactively flag someone down every time we needed something. Also, unless you want a ton of food to take home, go with a group and share about half as many mains and you have people.
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LL B.
DO NOT GO HERE! I rarely post on yelp but had to write this review because this is the WORST restaurant experience I've ever had. I went to a holiday party here and we had a private room with 30 people. After stepping out briefly we came back and 4 people's things had been stolen: a backpack with laptop, purse, two jackets, another bag- over $1,000 worth of belongings. When we asked the manager if he had seen anything he just said it wasn't his staff and walked away. When I called back the next day to ask about it I asked to speak to the manager and they first told me they didn't have a manager. When I asked again about it they said that he would be in at 6 pm. I called back at 6 PM and they told me that the manager wasn't coming in today and hung up on me. Don't go here unless you want $1000 worth of your stuff to be stolen and then treated terribly if you ask about it.
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Bryan C.
Plenty of good beers on draft and good music. We didn't try the food but it looked good.
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Brandi G.
Meals are consistently good. Their shrimp and chicken wraps are delish and filling enough for two! Curry dishes, even the vegan ones, are yum yum in my tum tum. Awesome Indian food and no tummy troubles is a wonderful thing!
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Doug B.
I've been here a few times now and their veggie dishes are good but oily. My favorite breads are the onion kulcha and kabuli naan (nutty-fruity). I do takeout personally - but they have tons of beers. Good place to go with a group; feels like the weekend every night.
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Sunil R.
As an Indian guy, I can tell you that the food here is outstanding. You would not think it given that it's next to an Irish pub, but this place is phenomenal. It is quite divey and not for the highbrow crowd. This is my go to spot for a guys night.
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Jessica C.
Wut? Irish Pub & Indian Curry house? This place definitely has an identity crisis. I was seriously confused when my friend decided this was where he wanted to have his bday. But confusion begone this place is cool. Where else can you get a bar with pool and foosball and then yummy Indian food. Not only that, but parking was plentiful when I went and they had happy hour beer specials. Not bad.
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Nari L.
Honestly, I was really disappointed. This place is probably the worst Indian curry I have ever had. We ordered the Chicken Makhani and it was bland with very little flavor. It was spicy though. But what's the point of being spicy when there's no flavor? I've had chicken makhani so many times that I know what it tastes like. The beer selection here is great so I give it an extra star. If it wasn't for the beer selection, I would give it a 1.
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Michael S.
Quite the combo -- indian and beer right? This place is random. We had a huge group (14) for Friday night so I thought... Kennedy's would be a great location since it's right next to Cobb's where we were headed after dinner. The beer selection was great and the food was decent for the price point ($20 per person). The problem was the service was impersonal and the location they gave us in the back was cold and there was no music. Lame. It was like we were in Kennedy's prison. At least make an effort to make that area more comfortable. All the liveliness that Kennedy's was destroyed by this back area being so unfriendly. I'll try again, maybe they'll fix up this area after this review.
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Rohit J.
They have many beers on tap or otherwise. Bar tenders were not very friendly, but they were not rude either. They have pool tables, they have restaurant seating space, a small seating space for bar and a small standing space outside as well. Basically, you can go there for any purpose, whether it is to hang out or eat dinner or just to get drunk.
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Trevor W.
Got a Groupon so decided to venture into the city to check this place out. It was a pretty cold gloomy day so we decided a good curry was needed to warm us up. Well first impression of the place was that it was very cold, so cold in fact that we had to sit with our coats on throughout the meal. The space is very large with high ceilings so I imagine it woul cost a lot to heat .....so no heating! Cleanliness, the place was not very clean... visible dust all over the place and the tables had spots of food on them.... sure they had been wiped but needed a good clean! My wife went to the toilet and said the sink was disgusting, I have experienced a lot of questionable "bar restrooms" and guess this place has a "bar restroom" although the folks eating get to enjoy the same experience. Service, the service is pretty bad... the one server is not very freindly and when we needed service she was visitbly avoiding eye contact so that she did not have to attend to us. The place only had 3 tables going at the time so she was hardly busy. Food, the food is actually decent, not great but average for Indian food. They did add a service fee to our bill of 20% which is something it sounds like they do with the Groupon clientele, I do not mind this so much and assumed this was a way of ensuring people tip on the full amount... that said the service certtainly was not at the 20% level. Doubt we will return.
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Marc A.
Like others I have to agree the service here is less than stellar but if you were working in North Beach aka "where Marina kids go when they grow up" you would be in a bad mood most of the time as well. Service aside, the food here is fast food curry that fits in well with the blaring juke box, the pool balls banging and the air hockey table clacking all at once as you eat your biryani and naan. Bonus star for the 300 beers on the menu that only add to the strangeness of this place. Enjoy!
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John D.
It's all about the Wraps.. however, that buffet can't be messed with either.. overall, just a great place to take an out-of-towner for that once in a life time experience. Or, if you are daring.. a place to solo to and get obliterated at. Why? Because, being a beer bar.. near pier 39 and NB.. you never quite know what you will end up finding, or gong home with for that matter. That's why I suggest one consults the "Fortune Teller" before entering.
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Kevin P.
I came here with family for some food and beer. I had just eaten so just beer for me. The beer selection was great on paper but they had run out of a couple of our selections. The food was OK. I tried a little bit of chicken tikka masala. It was a little spicy but good with my naan. I'd come back here for a beer.
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Meg W.
I wanted to surprise my curry loving Irish boyfriend with this brilliant combination bar/restaurant after he treated me to a weekend out of town (ha, I made out on that one...) Oh, he was surprised alright. Surprised we'd have to work so hard to get a beer, or any service for that matter. We walked into the bar just as a guy walked out to smoke. Nothing odd there. Two other people were seated at the bar, but no bartender. After about ten minutes of wondering about the bartender, I asked the adjoining restaurant staff if there WAS a bartender. They pointed outside at the guy we passed when walking in. I asked if somebody else could help us. Nope. I ended up having to ask the "bartender" if he would mind terribly tending the bar. He had much more interest in smoking and iPhoning outside. Which he went right back to doing after getting us two beers.
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Briana C.
Looked great but after 10mins of no service and reading a couple of reviews hinting at this, we walked out. Funny that there was a sign saying, "If you don't like it- go Yelp about it."
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Try E.
Indian food and 69 beers on tap? Today is just my day, everything is going great. They got garlic naan, lamb with spinach, awesome. I washed it all down with some ipa they had on tap. Good place. Good indian food, awesome beer, friendly bartenders, and patrons. Recommended!
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Mariam Z.
I don't get it..but you know what, that's what's appealing about this place. The combo of a dive bar..oh sorry, Irish pub and Indian restaurant. I can't say much about the restaurant since I didn't sit down and eat anything but samosas... those were good though! My company had a quick 2 hour private party in the back, so the beers on tap were all free for us (well, until our CFO paid up at the end). Mainly, what I was happy for was my pint of Guiness and a few pitchers of New Castle shared with my LA team. The pub is small but has a side room with more seating, pool tables and foosball. It's almost inconvenient walking through the place cause you're either going through a game of pool or walking in between people eating at the restaurant. In the end, drinks were passed around & the friendly locals who brought their little frenchies inside for me to play with, made this experience great.
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Emil M.
Lots of different beers available.
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Elliott B.
Yum. I visit Kennedy's every trip to San Francisco. This place has excellent food, for low prices. Also, it's a great place to hang out with a large group, as it's almost always empty when I've visited. It's kind of strange actually, that the restaurant is so huge. They have air hockey, billiards, a jukebox... Lots of beers on tap. Keep in mind that if you sit far away from the counter, the waiters may ignore you. I recommend the tofu curry wrap.
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Jim K.
EXAMINE YOUR BILL CLOSELY!!! The evening staff has started tacking on a 20% service charge on all orders when the owner is away. The first time we noticed it and asked, they just said "we added the tip" (for our party of two). The next time, we brought out of town guests and they did it again. We complained and they took it off. That time they said "they add the service charge on everyone's bill because everyone has a Groupon." (We didn't see anyone with a Groupon.) We're big fans of of the food at Kennedy's and we will keep coming back for that, but this bill stuff is downright sleazy. The service is not that good. They've been in business for a while so I don't know why they're stooping so low on billing when they have good food. Eat here . . . but watch your bill!
(2)
Danny C.
The kitchen takes quite a while, even when it's not packed, but you can't argue with the amount of food. The spices definitely need some ramping up. The barkeep is pretty nice, though, on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
(4)
Joanne G.
An Irish Pub complete with pool tables, bicycle rentals, random San Francisco tourist paraphernalia (see back parking lot), AND an Indian/Pakistani restaurant, all on the same site. This really shouldn't work, but it somehow it manages. The tikka masala and chicken tandoori were tasty, garlic naan on par with Shalimar and the like, and veggie samosas good too. And everything went down really well with a cold bottle of apple lambic! Service: not as bad as expected.
(4)
Jamie C.
Who would've thought you'd ever see an irish spot mixed with indian cuisine. Gone here for friend slash coworkers' last day. I just got hired a week ago too :(. Anyway this place was a pleasant surprise. I ordered the chicken curry with a side of roti. Average. 15 dollar minimum for ordering at the bar, so bring cashzilla. I left with no beer :( Inside looks dark, like a warehouse. It's cool though.
(3)
Carlos A.
We've had our scrabble group here for a couple of weeks now and the owner offered to buy us scrabble boards and move us to a larger space. Thank you for helping us fee welcome! I think good owners help build community and he took a big step towards doing this with us.
(4)
Keith S.
On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stayed at the hotel right across the street from this place and had a chance during my stay to partake in both the Irish Pub and Curry House aspects of this establishment. As far as the bar goes, they have a ton of beers on tap and the bartender was very friendly and willing to help me find some new things to try. She was also equally helpful the night before when I arrived drunk, looking for a quick drink after a long walk home from Bourbon and Branch. I wouldn't quite call it a dive bar, but it is close. However, the beers are cheap plentiful and cold, so it worked perfectly well for me. The following night my wife and I had a late night snack at the Curry house. All of the usual dishes we order at other Indian restaurants were done very well here. The house pickles were overly salty and very strange, other than that we enjoyed the Chicken Tika Masala, plain naan, garlic naan, and papadum. Prices were very reasonable at the restaurant as well so no complaints there. I'm not sure if it's one business or two, but you can order draught beers from the bar on your restaurant tab for what that's worth. Additionally there are pool tables between the bar and the restaurant if that's your thing. For a low key beer or a late meal in the North Beach/Fisherman's Wharf area, this place fits the bill!
(4)
Layla L.
The people who work here are complete jackasses! I'm glad their liquor license got suspended, now maybe they'll close down... I put in a dollar to play air hockey and the machine didn't turn on so i politely asked the guy if he could turn it on.. he was like.. its part of the bar (as in, it's not his problem?!).. but the bar is part of the restaurant so i was like um... ok... can you turn it on? he flipped a few switches and was like no, then i was said, well can i please have my dollar back and he ... and i QUOTE said "PFF!" really loudly (as in, yeah right!)... HOW RUDE!!!! and then he just ignored me... i wouldve let him have a piece of my mind but i was with a guest i had just met and didn't want to make a bad impression. bottom line: I will NEVER be back here. I seriously hope they close down F*K them!
(1)
Scott L.
It's not every Indian joint that plays Metallica over dinner. It was not at all what I was expecting, but I think it kind of sums up Kennedy's. If you're looking for your run of the mill Indian joint playing Bollywood music, this isn't the place. Kennedy's does have some pretty decent Indian food, a good beer selection, and interesting events like trvia on Tuesdays. The Curry Fries were good and something you won't find many other places. I also had the Vindaloo and it was quite good. I thought the prices were reasonable and the fact that we had a Groupon didn't hurt either. I could see going back here for Happy Hour.
(3)
Lola K.
Found this place one night on a hunt for Indian food in SF. I have never seen this combination of pub and Indian restaurant but whatever. The bar seems fun, the crown was casual and not rowdy. Some were hanging at the bar and a bunch of people were in the foosball area. The Indian food part is in the middle of the venue (random). Anyways this review comes because after my first time there (good food, questionable service), I went back for more late night Indian food (I crave it at odd hours). There was 1 guy who was talking a phone order that took him 15 minutes, then he seemed flustered while I placed my order and couldn't find things on the screen and had to keep erasing and re-entering the order. He was extremely rude! He literally slammed our *4 people* plates on the table, constantly reached over us mid-eating to pour our waters instead of walking around 1 extra 12 inch step and snarked at everything. Needless to say, I'm sorry I will not be back nor recommending the place for Indian food. I'd rather go to the Naan and Curry place near Union Square. As for you rude guy...calm down bro!
(2)
Alex F.
We attend Kennedy's pretty frequently. There are some pretty mixed reviews about this place on Yelp so I want to clear them up once and for all. The service here HAS IMPROVED greatly! Their food has always been excellent and fitting to any palate. They also serve the largest selection of draft beers I've ever seen in a local pub. Ever since I started writing on yelp, I made it my goal to uncover the true best restaurants and bars all over, Kennedy's fits into the top 10.
(5)
Brandon C.
Not at all what it used to be. When I was here 5 years ago, the place was great - good food and good atmosphere. Now, they have obviously falled on hard times or really just don't give a rat's ass anymore. And by Rat's ass I suggest you read the SF dept of health review before you come. Don't look up Kennedy's, you have to look up the address because they have a different official name. The soup we recieved was inedible, the server looked like he'd rather be in Gitmo than working at the resturant. They have furnature and pool tables just slopily piled up as you enter, and if you peak in the kitchen you can see it is filthy filthy. They we out of Guiness. There is a photo of the owner, I assume, smiling with Robin Williams, but those days are obviously long past. I think it's time to call in Gordon Ramsey or Robert Irvine to get these folks back on track.
(1)
Novalina N.
This is by far the "strangest" Indian restaurant in the city. I kinda braved myself to come here the first time since the exterior didn't look too friendly and the "irish pub" sign kinda throws me off. Butter chicken is creamy and have plenty of sauce. It took me 2 orders of naan to finish it. They used tandoori chicken for the chicken chunks, so the chicken isn't dry but then the sauce doesn't really soak into the chicken either. Chicken biryani is delicious and their pakora is very good, plus they gave a ton for 5 bucks. Service is a bit disorganized compare to most restaurants, so you need to go to the cashier if you want to change/add something to your order. The waiter is pretty attentive refilling water, although the restaurant part was almost empty when I was there. I can't imagine if this place is full, probably need to refill the water by myself.
(3)
Kristen J.
This place isn't too bad overall but fairly average as far as everything goes. Our server seemed pretty overwhelmed with all the tables he had and I felt for him... up until the 25 minute mark waiting for our check, that is. The food was fairly cheap in price and definitely decent for the cost. The chai tea was really good and definitely a sizable cup for the low price. I was expecting a smaller size cup but was pleasantly surprised. We ordered bar food mostly so I can't say much for the Indian fare but what we got was flavorful and fresh. Like I mentioned before, the waiter took well over 20 minutes to bring us our check and it was getting pretty late. I dont know what smoking laws are in Cali but the place also smelled heavily of smoke like someone was smoking inside. We were pretty far in the back too so it wasn't just wafting in an open door. Groupon got us in here but we will not be back.
(3)
Dan R.
False advertising! I went in for the $3 pint of Guinness advertised outside and was charged double. The bartender then pointed out the smudged tiny print at the bottom of the sign saying 5-7pm. Bullshit!!
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Dare A.
What happens when you get Indian food from a conjoined Irish pub/Indian restaurant? Answer: disaster...so was my experience at this restaurant. Ordered Chicken Korma and makhani and both lacked the usual flavorful taste of Indian food. If I could use musical terms, the taste was flat. I wouldn't go back there again.
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Soma C.
Came here on a groupon deal and was disappointed - maybe the fact that there was vomit splattered next to the door was part of the problem. Inside the floors were all carpeted. The food was ok but nothing spectacular, and prices were higher than comparable Indian restaurants elsewhere in the city. I didn't feel like it was very hygienic there.
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Jessica L.
So many beers, so random and dive-y - good bar overall. Yes, the other side is an Indian restaurant and the food is totally decent. Spicy food + beer = yum. I encourage you to try out some of the unique beers from their extensive list as well find a seat and pick some jukebox items. This is down away from the bridge and tunnel riff-raff in North Beach.
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Eve C.
It's not fancy and it doesn't pretend to be. Dig up all the change and grab a beer...it's time for some drunken air hockey and foosball. I have yet to try the food but will definitely make it a priority to do so before forgetting to.
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Dorna M.
This review is based mostly on Kennedy's customer service inside the restaurant. The concept of a curry house inside an Irish Bar is what drew me to purchase the Groupon for this place; it is uniquely San Francisco and I was very pleased by the food. The Giants winning gave a great energy at the bar, and they had some fun games around the property. All that being said, the poor customer service my friend and I received was enough to completely turn me off from ever returning again. First, the host seemed annoyed that we wanted to put off ordering food until after we had a few beers. It took him too long to figure out exactly why we were there, and the fact that he didn't smile, show any expression made us feel automatically unwelcome. He took us to our table (which, by the way..was one of two tables actually being used at the time, the restaurant was almost empty) and basically threw the menus at us. Cool. Again, tried rushing us to order, even though it was only 8pm, and just looked so annoyed at us. This improper table side manner and pathetic look on his face persisted all throughout the night. Later, we tried ordering another appetizer, and instead he brought us the check. Did we say we wanted it? No. We told him we wanted to order more food, he rolled his eyes and again, threw us a menu. Thirty minutes later when we actually decided we were ready for the bill, we noticed there was an automatic service charge (ended up being $6) for just the TWO of us. Are they allowed to do that? It made sense all of a sudden, he treated us this rudely because he would receive his 18%. I feel undermined, and cheated from the experience we would've had , after reading many raving reviews about this place. Bottom line, if you just swing by the bar and stay there, I am almost positive you will have a better experience then we had at the restaurant. Kennedy's: Please do something about the embarrassing front-end service, before calling yourself a restaurant.
(1)
Oleg H.
I'm at the Irish pub! im at the Curry house! I'M AT THE COMBINATION IRISH PUB AND CURRY HOUSE!!! Kennedy's has all the requirements for the optimal pub/bar experience. Patio, great beer selection, tasty Indian food on the premises (i've only ordered their delicious appetizers), and almost always enough space to hang out, and perfect loudness level hear what people have to say, in other words - not a clusterf*&k. Also there's foosball (amongst other bar games) if you're into that sort of thing. Draw backs? I cant think of any except that its not close to my house - so Kennedys - its time to open a 2nd location in the sunset. One more thing, they got hookahs and a hookah room.
(5)
Michael H.
The food is awesome. I agree with the other Yelpers; their service isn't the best. It might be a language issue. Who cares though? I wasn't there to make friends with thew waiter. I highly recommend the lamb korma.
(4)
Alison M.
Kennedy's is an Indian restaurant inside an Irish bar. The concept is bizarre and so are the decorations but this place is awesome. Its a huge building, all wood complete with high ceilings, tapestries and bright colors. You could go just for the decor, but the food is also really good. I'm no Indian food expert and neither was anyone I was with so we kinda picked some dishes at random, but everything we ordered was very tasty. The lamb curry was amazing and a little spicy. Writing about it makes me want some. The samosas were huge and the 2 sauces that went with them were so good. We got two types of naan, and a #50. I'd order them all again.
(4)
Vinit M.
Went on a Sat. night for dinner with few friends. Bought a Groupon and needed to use up. Pros: - Fusion of things, lots of things going on - The Matar Paneer was good but bit salty Cons: - Terrible service - Waiter kept rushing us for ordering food - He would show attitude if we asked him to come back as we need some time to decide - Did not give us the right amount of naan bread (1 instead of 2 for a party of 4 people) - When asked to provide more naan bread the waiter snapped at us and said it should have come with the order - Had to convince the staff that we didn't get what we ordered Asked for the manager and he "was on vacation", asked for the owner and one waiter said he is around while another said "I could write a note for the owner". Terrible service and would not recommend visiting.
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Leo C.
Kennedy's used to be really good, but it looks like there's been an ownership change that's really shaking things up for the worse in terms of service. Seems like at least the food didn't change too much, although the horrendous service sure does make me not want to go back again. Here is the list of what went wrong (mostly with the service): - Sat down, waited a long time before a server came to help. We ordered our beers, and waited at least 10 minutes - I ended up going up to the cash register and asking for it again. - Waited for food - we ordered... first 2 items came at a decent speed. But the third item (tandoori chicken) never came. What happened? The server forgot to enter the order. She was very aloof and ambivalent about the whole thing. "Would you like me to enter it now?" - Empty beer glasses/plates never picked up - as we ventured into our second beers, the server just left the empties around. - Charged for the wrong amount - at the end, the check came out wrong. As I was walking up to the cashier, someone else was already yelling at her... so I had to wait. Apparently the guy had been waiting for his beers for 20 minutes. So she hands him the warm beers that have been sitting out... bad form. Overall, a Very aloof wait staff really screwed up the experience to the point where I stopped getting upset and just had to laugh at the whole thing... the one redeeming factor was that the server wasn't bitchy. She was just aloof. Regardless of her intent, the impact was very negative. There you have it folks. I hope the new owners figure it out and put a manager in charge at all times. I'm not going back to Kennedy's again.
(1)
Nicholas H.
Walking into the place with a Groupon months after the deal, being excited the whole time about finally getting here, I see a bar, pool tables, people hanging out, and dining tables. The decor looks great for the vibe, and I'm insanely hungry. Looking at the menu I was surprised to see a South Indian menu as most Indian restaurants carry north Indian food. I lived in South India for 6 months so it made me particularly happy to see dosa, thali, and paratha on the menu as opposed to "Tikka Masala" in big bold letters on the front like with most Americanized north Indian food. The beer selection is incredible as well. Now most north Indian restaurants say they serve paratha but really it's just roti or naan. In North India, paratha isn't the most amazing thing in the world, but in Tamil Nadu, it's one of the best bread-like substances known to man. Unfortunately the Paneer Paratha here is $15 or $16 and they were kind enough to warn me that it's 4 small pieces. We also ordered egg masala dosa. The dipping sauce for the dosa was an exact replica of South Indian flavor, which was delightful. The other sauces were decent. But the paratha was naan with cheese inside, it wasn't paratha, and for $15 this was a mind-blowing ripoff considering how inexpensive the rest of their breads menu was. It didn't even taste like anything special. Service was pretty lacking as well. Before finishing the meal, I got sick from the food and spent 10 minutes in the restroom. I felt so bad for my date having to wait for me! When we got back to my place, she got sick for an hour. If you have good beer, great vibe, good menu, decent food, but you make my date and I sick - you fail health code, you fail at making people happy, and you fail to get any stars. I wouldn't go here again for the food, it was decent but there's way better for less $. I'd perchance visit the bar again. But I'll never go to a place that gets its customers sick unless it's exceedingly rare - so I'll have to check some other reviews here to see if it's worth stepping foot in again.
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Yan E.
Order anything to eat; it will be good. If you really want to know, we overordered as a table of 8: 2 orders of Vegetable samosa, fish and chips (great fish), palak paneer, chicken tikka masala, a lamb dish (it was deliciously spicy), chicken biryani (yum), naan, another naan, chicken masala dosa, another dosa (their dosas come with large bowls of lentil soup), and utthappam. Portions are fairly large so maybe order half or two-thirds the number of people you're with. Service is ok; my friends had refill their water themselves. Even so, the food is so good that I woke up the next morning wanting more despite a still full stomach.
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Martin R.
Irish Pub and Curry House. I'd give 5 stars if only rating creativity of concept. Great for happy hour. Order the Guinness. And the Veggie Wrap
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Miss T.
- HORRENDOUS, EXTREMELY RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE - I preface this review by saying that I am a good customer to serve. I am polite, patient, gracious, and tip well. I understand that people have bad days, and that sometimes it can be hard to be "on" at work
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Rica H.
Well I went to Kennedy's last night armed with a Groupon. The Groupon deal was 2 days ago and they weren't prepared for the onslaught, apparently. We arrived around 8:30 on a Thursday and the place was packed. They seated us in their "banquet room" which is apparently under renovation -- or maybe just used for storage? There were bins of dirty linens and actual black garbage bags lying around the back wall. I kept an eye out on the main dining room and got reseated as soon as a table opened up, so at least there was that. There was a language barrier with the busboy/water-filler, who didn't really understand our request to be reseated, but with some pointing, it worked out. We ordered beer and food (omg! that beer selection!). Our beers came out, but mine looked in no way like the Oatmeal Stout I'd ordered. I questioned the server, who took it back to the bar, and returned insisting that it was correct. No way was it. I've never seen an Oatmeal Stout that was pale and clear before. The boyfriend took it back to the bar, and they replaced it, apologizing for the confusion and explaining about the Groupon rush. All this was annoying, true, but I can understand that they were not prepared for the power of Groupon. When our food came out, though, it made up for these annoyances. I ordered Baigan Bhartha (tandoori eggplant) and it was spectacular. Probably the best Baigan Bhartha I've ever had. After dinner, we took beers to the back where the games are. My fella, blessed boy, won me a teddy bear in the claw machine. We went head-to-head at air hockey. And then retired to the Irish bar at the front of the house for more delicious beers. I'd go back. It's fun, good food, great beers. Just don't expect a 5-star dining experience.
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Chelsea S.
Terrible happy hour advertising. They put their sign out super early and the hours are listed at the very bottom and you can barely see them. Gets you on the door to spend money...
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Social B.
I'd like to see Tabitha Take Over! Cause this place needs it! Poor ownership by Brahma makes this place a tragic story. So much culture, fun and atmosphere in its potential, but it will never rise to that level with a manager who hangs up on you, and doesn't always honor Groupons / certificates.
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Allison B.
If you are the most exceedingly patient person on the planet, give Kennedy's a try. If you expect to at least be acknowledged after sitting at your table for over 30 minutes - let alone place your order - you're better off somewhere else. Wish I could comment on the grub, but we bolted after realizing that not a *single* table had food on it. In other words, every table in the establishment was either waiting to place their orders or for their food. Not a fun realization to have in a restaurant when you're hungry. I might have even been willing to throw them a bone based on the fact that there was probably a lot of Groupon traffic, but the place didn't even have a busy vibe. Either they're extremely short staffed or their service is overly nonchalant - either way it results in a bad experience for customers. Based on other reviews it looks like the bar is good, but definitely avoid the restaurant.
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Tim E.
OK, I cannot believe it has taken me so long to try this place. They have curries on their menu that you simply don't find out of India, or Blighty. Chicken Madras for example, is very difficult to find on an Indian menu in the U.S, and this one is awesome! Just for good measure, they have Dosas on the menu....Double Awsome! Their amazing food, coupled with the fact that they have a large beer selection, AIR HOCKEY, pool, and other parlor games makes this a prime target for my next 10 birthday celebrations. Seriously, this place is my version of Chuck e Cheeses. They even serve food until 2AM! I just wish I didn't live on the other side of town. I can't wait to return and explore more of their menu.
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Kimberly S.
Love this place! I've been there three times now and each time is better. Foods: chicken pakora: really good chicken that comes with those brown and green sauces samosas: enormous. as big as a person's hand-ish. they come in two's and that one order can easily be split between 4-6 people shrimp sagwala: my favorite! you get about a dozen shrimp in this dish and the spinach is really flavorful and wonderful baingan bartha: a tasty eggplant dish... probably not my favorite, but something i'd likely order again and again chicken tikka masala: this keeps getting better and has Huge chunks of chicken in it goa fish: coconut sauce that didn't really taste coconut-y... big pieces of snapper inside tandoori lamb: good if you like lamb, i don't garlic naan: lots of garlic on top plain naan: just that, plain cauliflower naan: eh. rice: good, but naan n curry's is better beer: huge selection, and $2 guiness during happy hour Each time I go, I have a certificate from restaurant.com . It's $25 off a meal when you spend at least $45... I think it ends up being around $30-$40 after tax and tip. I always end up with enough leftovers for another 3-5 meals. (Oh, and the curries are even BETTER as leftovers!)
(5)
Charles A.
My cousin and I walked in about 30 minutes before the Advertised time of shutting down the kitchen. After walking up with a friendly smile to request a table for 2 at the reception booth, both people behind the booth looked at us like we had just ruined their night. Extremely rude service to the point where you're almost in disbelief. I Walked out and will never walk in again.
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Lisa T.
What a complete and utter crap-hole. If this is Indian, then all I can say is "Pakistan Zindabad." The interior looks like the leftovers of yesterday's garage sale. The waitress didn't know what a "non-alcoholic" beverage was. And the food, the food. The chicken was PINK inside. And the prices! How did each of us end up spending TWENTY DOLLARS for such slop. Please, please go anywhere else but this horrible Indian restaurant (which we suspect is not even owned by Indians).
(1)
Mark B.
What a pub - it's a dive in some respects but 200 beers, Indian restaurant attached and great music...
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Blake C.
I love Kennedy's. There, I said it. The buy-one-get-one happy hour is AMAZING... great selection of all sorts of draft beers: buy one and get a token for a free beer good to redeem at ANY TIME. Nice. The non-buy-one-get-one selection is even more huge and amazing. The Indian food is pretty bitchin' as well. I like their biryani and saag paneer a lot. Great pakoras also. The service is usually top notch and their are two pool tables, an AIR HOCKEY TABLE and three of those foosball tables or whatever that thing is called that I am horrible at. My only complaint with Kennedy's would be with some of the crowd that I have been noticing more and more here... you know the type, they ride the 45 bus into that scary nether-region by where all the millionaires keep their boats... lots of perfume or lots of frat guy style aggression... they creep into North Beach and Polk Gulch and put "Enter Sandman" on the jukebox and say rude things to pretty much everyone they encounter. I could do without those guys, but I keep coming back to Kennedy's because it's an awesome place.
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Michael B.
As an Indian restaurant: I don't know As an Irish bar: just really weird, and in a bad way. - the bartenders were weird - it was really empty (at least when I went) - really far away from everything, so it feels lonely
(1)
Record S.
Rotten service, No wonder no one was here. Lazy LAZY hostess she should have done something other then stand at the podium and yell to us. POOH POOH learn to hire service oriented people!
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Alfredo R.
In search of a place in town that had a foosball table, I found Kennedy's. I had no idea it was so much more than just a place to play. (Foosball, pool, air hockey and a sweet deer hunting arcade game) So many beers on tap. 2 for one deals during happy hour are great. I'm pretty sure they still do that. The Indian food they serve is delish too. The samosas are as big as your face and the garlic naan goes good with the tikka masala. I have yet to venture too much further on the menu, besides that and the bar food. But I'm sure its all pretty tasty as well. There was one time we went and the wait staff in the restaurant forgot to bring out our meal. They brought the samosas...then the bill, completely skipping the main course. We let them know and they apologized, then brought our food out. I think the lady that forgot our food no longer works there. But oh well. I still love it.
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Melissa H.
I'm Irish. My boyfriend is Indian. When we saw this place on Groupon we thought it was a dream come true. We bought the coupon (worth $25). Cut to a few days ago. We noticed that Kennedy's was having an IPA/Indian Food pairing for SF Beer Week. $20/person for 4 courses and beer. Sweet! We wanted to see if we could use our Groupon for that event, so we called the restaurant. They said that would be no problem! Awesome! My boyfriend called again to ask about details, do we need a reservation for the event? They say no, seating two people will be no problem, no wait. Again, everything sounds great! 7:40pm. We get to the restaurant. They seat us. We ask for the IPA/Indian Food pairing and show them our Groupon coupon. The waiter tells us we can't do the pairing in the main restaurant. There is a separate room for the pairing. Okay... so we get up and go to the room. The room is full and we stand around waiting for someone to explain what we should do. Finally we are told that we can put our names in and wait ~10-15 minutes. We do this. They suggest we wait at the bar. 8:00pm Now we are at the bar... and I knew there was a Belgian ale tasting (also for SF Beer Week) going on. $10/10 tastes. So we want to do that. Oh but they aren't doing the tasting anymore, because the glasses are being used for the pairing event. Okay... but why can't they use regular glasses? Or wine glasses? There are plenty, and we can share... No. Not gonna happen. So we order a beer each. $11 down. 8:15pm Boyfriend goes to check if they are ready to seat us. The room is still full... He asks if it's going to be much longer. They tell him 10 more minutes... and they will come get us at the bar, they are seating the room as a whole. So we have to wait for everyone to clear out. Um... so why couldn't we have made a reservation?? 8:45pm No one has come to get us. We are hungry to say the least. Boyfriend goes to check again. Some people have left. 10 more min. (Are we on camera? Is this an episode of Seinfeld? 9:00pm We both get up from the bar and go to hover by the room. Other couples are doing the same. It seems like they were never going to come get us from the bar anyway. We might have to fight for a table. Judging from their inability to estimate time, I just don't believe they have enough space for everyone waiting. And we've been here the longest... 9:05pm The place is cleared and they are setting places. Everyone just floods the room and starts sitting anywhere they want. Chaos. We're small and speedy. We get a table. 9:10pm Waitress comes over. We pull out the Groupon again because you are supposed to present it before the meal. "You can't use that." Wait. What? "This isn't our event, it's the brewery's." Ummm... okay? But I specifically asked on the phone if I could use it FOR THIS EVENT. "Well the person on the phone was wrong." I have never asked for the manager before. But maybe since the only thing I have in my stomach since noon is one of their beers.... I ask for the manager. He comes over. "Sorry there is nothing I can do". I try to reason with them. We've bought beer there. Count that in the Groupon. We bought the coupon $12 for $25... so they are losing $13 no matter what. This doesn't make sense. We've waited 1.5 hours... the place is a disorganized mess... The manager tells us to order from the menu. F*** we could have done that AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO. I'm not spending any more money here. We get up and leave. I contact Groupon to get my money back. Fine. I only saved $1. I don't care. I hate them that much. Now I learn that Groupon still gave them the $12. So really Groupon is losing money. WTF. This frustrates me to no end. They got $12 for free. We spent $11 to have a miserable experience at the worst restaurant/bar I've ever been in. Craving better service... we spend the rest of the night at Hooters. And it's a lot classier.
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Kyle L.
Food is good, but expensive. Server was kinda rude and not paying attention.
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Madigan M.
I LOVE the food. The vegetable pakora, malai kofta, and kabuli nann are my favorites. But the service is so TERRIBLE that it's actually hilarious. We waited awhile to get our order taken. I really really wanted another cup of Chai. After again waiting for our bill at the end of the meal I had to yell for a box as the mysterious, angry at the world little man sped by. There was only 1 other couple in the restaurant, and we were a party of 3. I also was looking forward to some rice pudding but this dude was just not about to let me have anything else. I actually don't know how this guy still works there? I mean, as a server, I know all the money you make is in the tips, and he surely got a boogy in place of a buck. Five stars for the food and eccentricity of the place. Minus a star for that bizarre "server".
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Reid R.
Food was decent, but felt scammed when I got home and noticed that my bill INCLUDED a service charge of 15 percent. With the 15% percent tip that I added, that's a 30% tip.. Definitely not what I'd leave for the rather hardsell service. Of course, that's probably authentic India style. Automatically adding a mandatory tip is not standard in San Francisco, so I think that addition should be made more obvious on the bill. I could have saved $25 by pouring my own water at Naan n Curry, where the food is better and cheaper. The two stars is for an excellent beer selection.
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Meghan P.
Kennedy's Irish Pub already had an A in my book which is a hard mark for a bar to get when they only serve beer and wine... last night, when a cute little dog was allowed into Kennedy's, they totally deserved their A. What a random concept: a bar with pool tables and fooseball and an Indian food restaurant... makes you go "hummmm..." but it works. The Indian food is alright especially when you order something simple like naan. I love the wide variety of beers on tap. Our pitcher of Great White was really yummy and even included the necessary orange slice garnishes. It was a great place for us to all meet up before hitting up the Tainted Love show at Bimbo's. It's right near Cobb's too for pre or post show entertainment!
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olivier g.
I love Kennedy's. Anyone complaining about groupons or coupons or gratuity fees needs to calm down. I am a regular and i don't run into problems like that because I just order food the regular way. The bartenders are Awesome. My fellow regulars are Awesome. the food (indian and bar snacks) are fantastic. the wooden walls make me feel like i'm in the hull of a ship. which i love. hipsters should stay away though. Don't miss -tricerahops -lagunitas sumpin sumpin -chick tikka masala see you at the pool table
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Kat X.
Congrats Kennedy's, you win three awards: 1. Possibly the worst Indian food in SF 2. Surely the most expensive Indian food in SF 3. Absolutely the worst service in SF The ONLY good thing about this place is that the beer selection was good. That being said, the server was rude, they add a 18% gratuity to your bill regardless of your party size, and despite having a groupon for $25, it STILL came out to almost $30 a person for three people. There are lots of great restaurants in North Beach, but this is NOT one of them.
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Trish S.
As a desi from Vancouver, believe me I know Indian food. This place has it. My personal favorite is the chicken biryani! Ambiance is chill: tshirt, jeans, & flip flops. Though theres nothing fancy about this place, its a good place to play pool, eat good food, and kick back...
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Lucinda L.
After searching for the perfect dinner destination, we enjoyed some very wonderful Indian food at Kennedy's. With that said, the service was absolutely lousy. I can't remember a worse experience. The staff was shorthanded and really didn't seem to care. I might consider take out from Kennedy's - but I won't return for a seated dinner.
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michael m.
I was at Kennedy's on July 28th, 2011. I had a good experience. My nephew didn't like it because even though he asked to run a tab he was intending to pay with cash. He told the bartender that he wanted the bill but the guy ran it thru the credit machine for approval. Me? I enjoyed the beer and the food. I didn't even get sick like others had mentioned on here so that was a plus.
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Monica S.
Have no idea about the food, because we were completely ignored. Had to go seek someone out for our drink orders. Finished our drinks, paid the tab and left because still no one came to take our order.
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David S.
The good parts: the beer selection and the Indian food are awesome. When we went to the bar we were amazed by all the selection, and their BOGO happy hour special is bomb. And once we started eating I don't know if I have had much better Indian food. The bad parts: the service is terrible. I was forewarned upon entering this establishment that the service would be bad, and apparently this didn't stop me from getting upset by it. The waiters came by only twice the whole meal, once to pick up the order and once to deliver our food. The rest of the time they would just walk by ignoring us if we asked for water or tried to grab their attention. I love Indian food, and especially the spicy kind, but I needed a little more agua and was scarce to find it.
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Todd G.
There are many reasons why I call Kennedy's my local. -They have one of the best beer selections in the city covering a range of styles. -The bartenders have always treated me well and are knowledgeable with new beer suggestions. -The food is great, ample, and authentic. - Two for one drafts during happy hour is a hell of deal. They give you a token to redeem for your second beer that can be used anytime the bar is open. Even on another day outside of happy hour. Overall, it's always a fun place to spend time with friends over beer and curry. Check it out!
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Lxs S.
Food good, service sucks, end of story.
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Eric L.
Irish Pub, connected to an Indian food restaurant, fantastic. This is always something I've imagined to exist across the pond in the UK. Apparently my understanding of the UK is limited solely to Formula 1 and my favourite TV show Top Gear. So Kennedy's is a cool spot, I first visited this place after Blue Light, after Yelp's Eastside West Elite event. I forgot all the food I got to taste but it was all very delicious (the garlic naan was really good!). The space was very interesting, and Kennedy's also has an outdoor patio area where people smoke hookah, and other things as well. I recently made a triumphant return to Kennedy's for Santacon, and even during the day, it was every bit as great as I remember it. I did feel a little sorry for the sole bartender here that was probably a bit overwhelmed by the legions of drunk raging Santa's. C'est la vie.
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Kelly P.
Service is horrible; the staff isn't really friendly and I'm pretty sure they don't understand English very well. I came here on a Sat afternoon and no one was here.. We still waited at least 40 mins for our sun-par food. The Sheeka Kabab Masala Dosa was not warm and didn't have much flavor, though it was huge. The garlic naan is good, but also not warm. The Rogan Josh is decent, some of the meat was better cooked than the other pieces. The side of garlic was super watered down. I wouldn't come here again. The bar seems to be poppin' though.
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Laura J.
The description of this place piqued our interest, so we tried it for our last night in SF. The food was pretty good, but not great. I had the Malai Kofta and hubby had the Chicken Tikka Tandoori. His chicken was better than my Malai. We had dinner in the dining room, which seemed to be weird for the staff. They sat us fine, and brought food fine, but then the to go orders started coming in, and also a crowd in the side room, that seemed to take over. We waited a while to get the check, then again to process the card. Overall, an interesting place. We don't drink beer...maybe that would have helped our experience.
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Liss D.
This place is both an Irish pub and an Indian food restaurant. Confusing? Very. Fun? Kinda. Good? No, not really. This one star goes to the dysentery masala I apparently ordered. It wasn't that great when I ate it, and it was an absolute nightmare at 2am.
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Rohini M.
Unpalatable food and service! Waiter and chef refused to accommodate any substitutions to the Thaali meal, even for extra $$$'s. Chicken dishes all looked alike!! We were the only customers for lunch today!
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Pam S.
You know, sometimes it's interesting to be single. Being single brings about lots of adventures. For one, I can stay out as long as I want, even though I will probably fall asleep around 9 p.m. no matter where I am. Second, I can be my usual flirty self, with hopefully the select few actually taking me seriously. Third, I can drink what I want and eat what I want, with my only repercussion being a hangover and/or weight gain. Fourth and finally, I can openly check out the merchandise at all the events that I get to go to courtesy of UYE's, DYL's, etc., etc. Wow, were there some stellar specimens on display this evening. And this is excluding those running for president, those with me watching those running for president, and those who showed up later to join our group. Oh no, I am talking about the top three hotties of the evening. I am calling people magazine about these guys. 1) Did I miss the memo that heroin chic is back in? If the love child of Renton from Trainspotting and any of the lesser known big hair bands lead singer actually existed, he was here tonight. All 5'10", 130 lbs. of him. I like guys who can throw me around a little bit, not me them. 2) I must have also missed the memo that there was going to be a exhibitionism baptism, because there was some guy (with flowing silver hair, I might add), wearing white pajama type things and a trench coat. We saw him coming up the street, and boy did I want to anoint him. 3) In keeping with the religious theme, there was also a gentleman channeling some sort of bishop, wearing black and red with numerous necklaces. Or he was a vampire. I was unsure. Although these handsome devils piqued my interest, my gaze was turned elsewhere that night. Sorry fellas. Kennedy's is certainly an interesting place. They have some traditional pub food and a quite extensive Indian menu. As I had a stressful day and did not need an assault on my gastrointestinal area, I opted for mozzarella sticks, chicken nuggets and tomato soup. That soup was really good, with some cilantro thrown in, although the fried food was nothing exciting. This place is interesting, the staff was really sweet, and they have pool tables. They need to do something about the door and a stall door to/in the ladies' restroom, although I'm sure any of my new BF's above would have liked to see me piddle, I'm not going to give away the milk for free. I might be back, I might not.
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Bryant N.
Irish Pub and Curry House at the same place? I wasn't sure what to expect. It was definitely a very eclectic place. Went came here for dinner and they either had bad service or were under staff when I went; and I went on a Saturday so I would guess it is the former...It took them awhile to take our orders and beers. However the indian food was pretty good, so they redeemed themselves somewhat. My favorite would probably be the Chicken Tikka Masala. The rest of the restaurant/pub, people were just hanging out, shooting pool, playing foosball, and scrabble. Didn't stay very long after dinner but it seemed like it would be a fun place to grab a couple of beers and hang out. And they have a very decent size beer selection.
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Joe W.
Excellent joint to go hang out, have a really good beer and perhaps get your Indian food craving satisfied. Delish beers, without a doubt. And even though we were visiting from that far-away neighborhood known as SoMa, we weren't treated like outsiders. Yes, there was a large base of regulars and yes, we attended on a night when there was a trivia game being played. We were still treated quite nicely by the attentive bar staff. The beer selection is impressive. You can't go wrong here.
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Gary E.
When I attended an evening of refreshing libations and cheeky shennanigans at Kennedy's, I experienced: 1) Pints of Pipeline Porter in proper 20oz glasses, not heathen wee American ones. 2) Chips and curry - while not the best I've had, chips and curry nonetheless. 3) A cute barmaid who gave me free pinty-pints. 4) A deer-hunting video game, which is rather fun after skulling a half dozen of the afforementioned pints. 5) A proper bar fight, which ended in bloodshed and me hurting my knuckles. Hooray!
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Utsav M.
I have been living in SF for the past 4 months now and have been pleasantly surprised by what this city has to offer for food, but today was a nightmarish experiece. 2 of my buddies are down with stomach pain and I am writing this review promising to never go to kennedy's indian curry place again. I am an indian by the way. Things we ordered 1) fish masala - the fish was clearly stale 2) lamb rogangosh - the lamb was not cooked properly 3) seekh kebab masala dosa - the menu clearly stated that it has ground lamb and we confirmed it before ordering but we got the dosa with chunks of lamb When we complained about these things the person was very rude and only after grumbling did he remove the dosa and said thta you ca order something else in its place. We then ordered the chicken kebab dosa which we did not eat as it was not palatable. The food was average at best. People in general go there for the pub and not for the food and hence this place has more positive reviews than negative, but judging it on food quality. i give it a D- compared to all the other indian places I have been to in SF.
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Rishi S.
GREAT Happy hour specials (ends up being buy 1 get 1 free). Awesome selection of beers on tap. The Indian food is below average, but goes well with getting drunk. Eclectic kind of place with a eclectic kind of crowd. Be careful coming here after work with your bags. My co-worker had his laptop stolen.
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Zain D.
Food: Their tandoori paneer was perfectly seasoned, grilled and paired (with grilled onions and peppers). The veg biryani was delicious as well. Price: Their prices are pretty standard for Indian food. The tandoori paneer is pretty pricey, around $12. The veg biryani is more reasonable at $8. Place: They have a bar, which I can't vouch for but it seems to be popular. They have pool tables, flat screen TVs and an outdoor patio. It's pretty chilled place to eat.
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Mike T.
I LOVE this place and plan to go back, but it will be hard for me to ever give this place more than 3 stars due to the God awful restaurant service and the mediocre food. If you are simply looking for fairly inexpensive Indian food, $10.95 for Chicken Dosa, THIS IS YOUR place. This IS what we were looking for otherwise I would have graded them even worse. Servers are emotionless, take forever to take orders, take forever to bring food, forget items, and generally bring no value add. I think the clientele would be happier if they just waited in line upon arrival to get their order and then seated themselves. The brilliance of this place is of course the combined Irish Pub with its insane 200? number of beers selection. Add that to foosball tables, an air hockey table, and a couple other random games and you find yourself in an environment to chill or get crazy whatever your desire. I was really disappointed that a supposed Irish Pub doesn't serve liqour...only beer and wine. But they were nice enough about it and told me where I could buy it or another bar nearby where I could get it served. Coolio!
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Janos Z.
The food is passable, though nothing special. The venue itself is a large, airy space with not much character or thought put into layout. So far, we're talking maybe 3 stars. Then there's the service: it was slow, inattentive, and delivered with a combination of sullenness and resentment. Seriously, the waitstaff seemed like they were annoyed there was another customer to take care of. And it wasn't just one guy -- it was all of them. I don't know if they're upset with management or something, but they treated me with such poor service and disdain that I walked out of there very unhappy (let me add that I didn't do anything to warrant this -- I wasn't rowdy, I wasn't belligerent: nothing). I'd never, ever go back there and would advise anyone reading this to look elsewhere -- there are plenty of better options to choose from in North Beach. I'm a nice guy, I usually tip over 20%, and I understand and respect the hard and thankless work of servers in restaurants -- and yet, given how terrible the service was, I did something I've never done in my life before: I left no tip for those jerks. They should all be fired.
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Ricky N.
Really odd place! Never would have expected Indian cuisine inside a place named "Kennedy's Irish Pub". Atmosphere was nifty and unique. Food was very tasty and reasonably priced. Would definitely consider returning when back in SF. Super long beer list.
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Brenden D.
WARNING: KEEP TRACK OF YOUR OWN BAR TAB & DON'T GET SCREWED I was having a pretty awesome time here last night with some friends, enjoying happy hour and the large selection of beers on tap, until a friend of my got his check. He'd only had 2 beers, but was charged for 3. Not a huge deal under normal circumstances, mistakes happen! So we brought it to the bartender's attention to have it fixed. This particular bartender, a chubby asian who wore a NY fitted cap, was SO rude when we brought it up. I didn't expect to be confronted with a combative attitude and my friend was basically YELLED at and told he was wrong. After trying to explain the problem, he still wasn't connecting the dots and refused to listen any of us. I laid down cash for his tab (what he actually ordered) and we left without tipping him. I would like to say I'll be back, but I don't like to patron bars that employ assholes.
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Stefanie L.
I like this place so much that it actually makes me want to go to Bimbo's 365 Club more often. And I already want to go to Bimbo's more often anyway. Nice work, weird Irish/Indian combo establishment! Seriously though, awesome beer selection. I'm not one for insisting on draught brews, so I was thoroughly impressed by the number of bottles they stocked, among which was my beloved 1554. The music selection was pretty great, too, as was the hilarious fact that "Signs" was playing on the various flat-screens strewn about the premises. I didn't actually try the "Indian" part of this restaurant, but I'm assuming it'll satisfy whatever chicken tikka masala craving I may have the next time I go to Bimbo's. Or, who knows? I may return to Kennedy's for its individual merits.
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Emily S.
If we are going to get food delivered- it'll probably be Kennedy's. You can't beat the price or the portions. We usually stick with one entree and a few sides and have leftovers for the next day.
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Lou S.
Food was really good....pretty authentic Indian food. Portions were huge, good value. Chicken Tikka and Lamb Rogan Josh were off the hook tasty!!!
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Robert S.
First off, I like the food and they have a big beer selection. Secondly, this place offers tons of online coupons which is great. I think they have clever ways to gain extra money out of people though. I could be wrong, but I've been here a bunch of times and I think the prices have gone up recently. They charge an auto 18% gratuity even if you are a party of 2 and it just says service charge so If you're not paying attention you may add a tip rit on top of that. That's BS. No free soda refills. All of this penny pinching leads to you not getting a good deal when you come in with a or without a coupon.
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Tom Y.
Can't comment on the food at this place, because I have only come here to get my drink on especially before a concert at Bimbos. During happy hour Guiness is only $2 a pint, and the other beers/ciders on tap are buy one get one free for $5. But unlike other places where they give you both drinks at one time, they give your drink and than some drink tokens so you can go back and get your drink on. The problem at this place that they are trying to rectify is they don't sell hard liquor here, so you have take your pick, beer, pool, foosball and food here with more TVs or you can go down to International's next door. They do hookah here too but I haven't tried it yet, and I guess there is a new ordnance since I was there last that you can't drink outside on there patio anymore.
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Jeremia F.
Interesting food menu, an Irish pub with Indian food. I didn't have food here but I'm sure it is great. What I really enjoyed was the huge selection of beers at great prices.
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Michael C.
This place was really hard to judge to be quite honest. You enter into the joint and it feels like a college frat house posing as an irish bar. Then you try walking around to the center and it turns into a Indian restaurant?!? I think the night that I came here with some buddies, the place was severely understaffed. There were about 8 large groups of diners and only one waiter! Needless to say, we came in an earlier wave and were served relatively quickly. The food was okay in my book. It actually could have been better along with the timely ness of the service. The waiter was great and very pleasant, but you could tell that management was not expecting the complete rush of people that weekend night, which is bad on their part. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if I will coming back here again after this slow service, and underwhelming food. :-/
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Sarah S.
Easily the worst dining experience I've ever had, and that's saying something since both the company and the food were good, well the company was awesome, the food was okay/good. * The waitress was either non-existent or rude the entire time * No one we asked for help or for an indication on where our food was (which took approximately 30 min for the first 4 people, and an hour for the last two people) was remotely helpful or apologetic. Once the food actually came, it was pretty tasty, but who cares at this point? *The owner/manager/surly man came over to glare at our table after we asked yet another person how it was possible that the last two people at our table STILL didn't have their food....when we explained how long we'd been waiting, he stared blankly at us and turned away. *Had I taken my friends advice, I would have insisted on a partial refund, which we would have deserved. But, in reading these other reviews, I'm not sure it would have mattered at all. *I left zero tip and a note of explanation... Do NOT go here. I don't care how many beers this place has on tap, it's just not worth it.
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Corey P.
Pretty cool place and very friendly staff....food was awesome
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Jay A.
This is some great Indian food! The Pub side is kinda funky but I like it and they definately have many good beers on tap. The food can be taken on the pub side or over in a more "restaurant" setting on the north side. You can also get their food to go. One of the best dishes I've enjoyed here is the lamb korma, just thinking about it as I write this makes my mouth water. Portions are decent and the pricing seems fair. Very casual on the pub side and they have three TVs following the sporting events of the day and you can actually see the game. I like this place and their food. Parking can be a challenge at times (duh!).
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Paul K.
Groan fish was overlooked. Problem with check. Waiter insisted he was right but he wasn't. Expect 20% service fee (tip).
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Rachel C.
I agree with a number of the other reviewers . . . . I was befuddled by the Irish Pub India Curry House combo. I tried to make sense of it in my head. I can't. Food was good; not spectacular, but good. And lots of it. Service was ok; a little slow, but ok and friendly. Prices were extremely reasonable . . . actually it was cheap! Will I return . . . . you bet! Any time I'm needing a challenge and want to try again to figure out WHY an Irish / Indian combo. Seems so unlikely!
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Joey S.
I know... you're a dedicated reader of my semi-bloggy yelp posts. So here goes the non-happy hour review: This place is not a bad place if you have a large group of people. There is ample room for pool, air hockey, foosball... and variety of beer on tap. But remember, none of grandpa's medicine (hard liquor)... so just pacify yourself with $2 sake shots on the late nite. Still the best taps in town.
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Kiristen R.
2 reviews. One for the bar and one for the restaurant. Husband says that I'm generous with 2 stars but I like the bar and DETEST the restaurant. All the stars go to the bar. The bar - Grungy but cool enough. Decent service. Excellent beer selection. I'll keep going. The restaurant - Food good, service fucking horrible! HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! Did I mention that it is horrible? Goodness, it is horrible. I went after 9pm on a Friday night. Had to wait a bit to be seated not because their weren't any tables ready but because the hostess was also taking phone orders, running food from the kitchen and seating people. After we were seated we waited for about 10 minutes for our order to be taken. In that time, I walked to the bar, bought my own drinks and sat back down. After we ordered we didn't see the waitress for a good 30 minutes. I think that it was longer than that. When I flagged down the waitress she said, "Oh I guess that you want your food." Seriously??? In that time, husband had already gone to the bar to order more drinks. The food finally came out about 40 - 45 minutes after we'd ordered. The only saving grace, the food was good. I'll only food from the bar going forward. After eating, it took awhile to flag down another waiter, the previous waitress had disappeared. We asked for boxes, waited about 5 minutes, no boxes. Waiter was at the front counter taking food orders on the phone, fixing some massive screw up with the bar and its food orders and running all the checks from the restaurant. I asked for boxes again and sat back down. So 10 minutes after asking for boxes I decided to go to the counter and pay there. That took another 5 - 10 minutes!!! So after getting my own drinks twice, waiting 40ish minutes for food, never getting to-go boxes and having to get up from the table to pay my bill I decided that the service deserved NO TIP! Even though I feel completely justified in my decision, I still feel uncomfortable about not leaving a tip but c'mon I was pretty much my own server, my own hungry frustrated server. I've left a 0% tip only once before in my life because the server was a complete a-hole, biznitch. This was the 2nd time. Seriously horrible horrible. I'll go back for the bar. They have good stuff. No more restaurant!!
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Steve B.
This review is for the restaurant ("Curry House") and not the bar as were with a private party in the back dining room. - The food was edible, but not at all amazing. The chicken tikka had an odd artificial smokey taste to it - almost like it was pre-processed somehow. I actually thought it might have been turkey, not chicken and started as one of those pre-roasted breasts. - The service for our group was non-existant. The servers kept no record of who ordered what, so everything was "actioned off" to a group of 20+ people. It was complete chaos. Water was never refilled, even after asking when the food was delivered. Indian food is spicy people! Certainly didn't stop the 18% service fee, which apparently is charged to all parties, not just large groups. - Back dining room was freezing. Literally 10-15 colder than the restaurant. Waiter brought a space heater in - which did nothing to help. Restrooms were bar quality at best - no paper towels and walls that had been painted over seemingly dozens of times. Clear/open windows next to urinals are a bad idea, especially with apartments directly across the street.
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Annie H.
It was my first time here after years of riding the 30 bus and passing it by..lol. My friends and I ordered, chicken tikka masala, chicken curry, curry chips, buffalo wings, tandoori shrimp, garlic naan, and regular naan, and a pitcher of beer. It was one expensive dinner. I love their naan, it's so good! The Chicken curry and tikka masala is pretty good too. I also liked their buffalo wings...but it's not that special. Do not get their tandoori shrimp. It's not worth it and it's not that good tasting. They have table hockey, shooting arcade games, foosball, and pool tables their. But you gotta pay about one dollar...I think.
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Desmond H.
I thought I walked into an Irish Pub... CLEANLINESS: 3/5 SERVICE: 1/5 FOOD: 3/5 + Naan + Tandoori chicken + Chicken curry + Samosa + Fried zuchinis Went here the other day and thought it was an Irish Pub. Little did we know, they also serve Indian food! We get to enjoy beers AND eat authentic Indian cuisines. The food itself was not too bad. The Samosa's were huge and crispy. The Tandoori Chicken was alright, nothing that made me want more. The chicken curry was also mediocre. I think my favorite would have to be the Samosa. The fried zuchinis with the dipping sauce was pretty good too. As for the service, it was terrible. The waiter pretty much threw the dishes onto our table and made a clunking noise. Then we had to distribute the utensils ourselves. During our dinner, it was hard to get ahold of the waiter at times and he seemed really moody. I didn't really get a 'welcoming' feeling.
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Farhan K.
The food at India Curry House is ok at best. I went there tonight a couple of friends and they all felt the same. The service wasn't that good either but we figured it out exactly why. If you notice, every check has this extra charge called "service charge" of 20% that is added automatically. But the worst part is that we found thru another friend (who knows a waiter workin there) that the owner gives a fraction of the 20% tips to the waiters. That is pretty unfair. They have a mandatory 20% tip, which doesn't even get to the waiters. There are plenty of better restaurants out there in the city. Look for alternatives.
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Ian M.
There are some serious dualities going on in this place and if I had approached it from a different perspective, it would have gotten the opposite end of the spectrum. Duality 1: It's an Irish-Indian joint. I happen to have an Irish-Cambodian roommate and am probably more comfortable with Eurasian stylings than most, but if you had suggested this combo to me I would have winced. Nevertheless, they mostly pull it off, because of Duality 2. Duality 2: This is not one business, this is two businesses under the same roof. There's an Irish bar and a good one, with some really good happy hour deals - $2 Guinness pints and 2/$5 on everything else - you get a token for the second one which means that with enough effort during happy hour, you can drink on the cheap well into the night. I had four beers last night for $16 and I tipped on each one. Beat that. There's also an Indian restaurant, and the food we had from them - essentially the deep-fried combo platter - was pretty good. I was able to keep my socks on while tasting the curry sauces, but they were tasty. Samosas and other foods I didn't try all drew positive reviews from my companions. Duality 3: I must emphasize that this is a distinct bar and restaurant under one roof, and there's not much border between them. Had I been here for an intimate dinner with someone and had to clamor over the cacophany of colliding billiards balls and bar talk, I might be on the 2-star side of things. Hell, had I been the couple behind us listening to us talk over their dinner, I might have left. But from the bar side, where I was, it's all good. Open gaming tables - pool and foosball, with super cheap beer and a great selection of both draught and bottles? Yes please. Sweet nothings by candlelight and neon beer signs? Prolly not.
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Alyssa A.
I often stop by here after a long night at work with some coworkers. Pretty good Indian food, for being attached to a bar, too. Melody was an awesome bartender, really chill, upbeat, and could definitely hold her own when dealing with drunk youngins trying to talk up their A-game, tatoos, and tolerance for pain... Really, guys, you think we want to talk about your "bad-ass" muscles and American flag tatoos all night?!?! I think not... What makes this place is the HUGE selection of draft beers. Many, I had not heard of before, so Melody gave me a little tasting of all the new Belgian beers they carry. Deeeelicious. I had come with a guy friend, and the drunks still kept buying us rounds. Thanks, but, not really for continuously interrupting our conversation. I love this place, but bring your own friends, not a great place to meet people, or at least, for first impressions..
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Jamie S.
Wow, quite possibly the worst food experience I've had that didn't make me horribly ill. 4pm-ish The waitress barely spoke english, manager (?) just stood around and scowled, it was library quiet. The curry was ridiculously salty, white rice came in a giant dish that If I were to guess just got topped off between tables. ~J
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Fatima N.
I mean this review is based off of the restaurant. Douchebags. We ordered some food.This place was right acrosss the st from our hotel.me and my brother in law walk in and say "we want lamb kabob CHUNKS" after saying chunks twice the guy takes our 40$ order and we wait about 30 min. thast all good. we walk across the st in the rain and the order is wrong. they have ground beef instead of chunks.which we had a wee bit and it tasted gross.so at this point my brother in law walks down and back to the restaurant. After waiting 30min for him to come back i get a little worried so i run down there to see what happens. i see my brother in law standing there with no food.apparently the owner and the cooks forgot to make the kabob chunks and asked my brother in law to wait another 15-20 min. he was rude and it was such a waste of time. he gave us a refund on our kabob order only and we left. even tho the rest of the food was cold we prob wont go back there.
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Dusty B.
I loved this place the first time I came here two years ago. Just revisted and fell in love all over again. Delicious, savory Indian with all of the fixings. A wide array of draft beers both local and from far off shores. Friendly staff and interesting fellow patrons. Great prices too.
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Eric G.
An arcade, in a dive bar, within an indian restaurant, which is in an Irish pub. Wearing all of these distinctive hats, you would think they would not be able to do any of them well. I can vouch for the fact that this is a great place to play pool and listen to a juke box. it is also, a fantastic place to get indian food, indeed one of the best I have had in the city. whew... it is also a great place to watch a game and drink on of the many decent beers they have on tap or one of the impressive selection of craft beers they have in the bottle. This bar also has some of the best bar food in town in my opinion. My only complaint is that it tends to funnel in a good number of jock types who can get rowdy and rude. They will usually stick to the bar areas so dont be afraid to have a nice dinner in the dining room. If you do encounter one of these Jock types, pat him on the back, call him "Bro", and tell him your favorite fighting style. He may mistake you for his own and buy you a rolling rock... FREE ROLLING ROCK!
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Sergio P.
This is an interesting place where the food is not the greatest but that is not what you go there for.
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Susan D.
This place is wild! It's an Irish Pub/ Indian Restaurant/ Billiards Arcade. haha. No, I'm not kidding. The great things, other than those combination of things... is that the food is actually good and it's open until 2am! My bf and I stumbled upon Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House after leaving the Cobb Comedy Club. It was late, we were hungry and after checking Yelp mobile... decided to check it out. We're going to Cobb again this weekend and if we're hungry after the show, we'll probably eat there again. This time though... we're bringing quarters and/or cash for the games!! Oh yeah, service is not so hot... bad actually. Not because they're rude but just because nobody is paying attention I think. And prices are higher than you typically pay if you live in S. Bay. See ya there!
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Luna P.
Oh my God! This place was a joke! My friend and I went because of a Groupon I had received as a gift. We went on a Sunday afternoon thinking it wouldn't be too crowded. We were right, and that didn't matter! The service was RIDICULOUS!!! There were at most 6 people in the entire restaurant at the time we were there. There were several waiter persons. We gave our order to one and 20 mins later we were still waiting for a drinks and appetizers. We finally got our drinks and appetizers and were done and waiting another 30 mins for our main course. We gave up waiting to get more water and ended up refilling our own glasses. When our dishes did come they were luke warm and several dishes where missing. We finally gave up and asked for our check which of course had the dishes on that we never received. After discussion with the manager they were removed. The food is not good enough to put yourself through the "effort" of trying to get service. There are better curry houses in the city with a lot better service. Avoid this location like the plague!!!
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Jessica K.
This is one of the oddest places I have ever visited and for San Francisco that is saying a lot. You walk in to this dark, run down building (we entered through the pub) and you see a bar with an amazing amount of beer taps, I think the sign outside advertised 60 of them? We continued on into the light and there is a courtyard type section for the Indian food restaurant, separated by railing. Around which is the bar with pool tables, video games, rock music, etc. A girl brought us menus and the wait began. I must say after a day of seeing the sights, staring at menus for half an hour before even getting water was not very fun.The girl disappeared into the back and was not seen again until almost the end of our visit. The boyfriend disappeared to the pub side and came back with two beers. He was told they don't have a list of what was on tap and the bartender told him to look at the taps to figure it out. Well he doesn't know my boyfriend because that resulted in a 20 minute Q&A session about most of their beers. By the time he got back we still had not been acknowledged by anyone. Though the rock music and the lively bar around us made the wait more fun. The restaurant was about half full and there were two unhappy tables next to us. It was hard to tell what was going on but I think one table had their order messed up and the other table got all their food except one person's item and they were not happy with the proposed wait time and ended up walking out leaving their food on the table. It did not appear that the female manager was doing anything to make either of these tables happy. Once we finally managed to get our order taken the food didn't take that long and was very delicious. I had the chicken tikka masala (great sauce!) and we also tried the kima naan that was stuffed with ground lamb. Equally delicious. When the bill came they had added some surcharge we didn't understand but it was not worth waiting another half hour for the cranky female manager to grace us with her presence to explain it so we threw our cash on the table and left. This place is probably better for beers and a fun night out but I would skip the restaurant unless you have eaten a good meal beforehand to endure the wait.
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Nathan P.
Delivers late into the night, excellent Kashmiri naan, doesn't skimp on meat in saag or tikka masala dishes, very solid food all around.
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Brian E.
This place encompasses so many loves of mine that I can't give it any less than 5 stars. Even if the service for the food is hit-or-miss. Even if one of the foosball tables is broken. Even if I had to watch three separate couples simultaneously making out on the bench seats as if nobody was watching. They have a single air hockey table. I love air hockey. The table is in good repair and it is very fast. The red puck makes it hard to track against the glare of the metal table, but then again, so does a lot of great belgian beer. They've got about 35 beers on tap here and then maybe 50 more in bottles on their beer menu. Many of the draft beers they have are hard to find. LOVE! The Indian food is not the greatest, but it is decent and it is cheap. It is also in the same place as all of the other glorious things. I guess I didn't really care about the service. It is what I would expect from such a frankenstein of a place. I won't ever be able to come here and not have some. Also... Ray, the guy who lives in front of the jukebox is 100% rad. Air Hockey Pool Tables Foosball Lots of Good Beer Decent Indian Food DO IT!
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L E.
I love Indian food and my coworkers would always order take out from here. Finally we went there for a group lunch. Food was delicious but service was ok. I think the waitress was new or something because she spent 15 minutes trying to split the bill. I had the chicken tikka masala and mango lasse and it was great! My coworkers order the lunch combo plates and all praised how good it was. I will be back!
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Russ R.
That lamb vindaloo was absolutely amazing. The sauce was thick, the spiciness was exactly the way I ordered it, and the lamb was really tender. I had half with the naan and the other half over the vegetable biryani and loved every bit. I particularly liked the cashews in the biryani. My roommates said their chicken tikka masala was great. This is our new go-to Indian place.
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keith g.
Decent food, all the basics of indian down. Must Have Nots: Curry fries. Very bad. They do their "chips" in an english style with the fries tasting more like a mashed potato and the curry sauce is too thin. I like the consistency of ketchup, the curry sauce is the consistency of water. Not very good. Also their vegetable pakora is a fried mess. It doesn't have much flavor, and usually comes out too fried. No chewiness at all. On the other hand, their chicken tikka masala and lamb dishes are very nice as is thier Naans.
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Ken L.
This review is as a bar, not so much as a restaurant. This is my type of scene. Multiple things to keep you entertained (juke box, pool, foosball, video games, air hockey) plus a ton of beer on tap, with specials on Guinness (one of my favorite beers). And if you get hungry, head to the indian restaurant inside the bar. Not sure I'd recommend this if you're looking for a great dining experience, but definitely good for bar food. Beer and naan? Great!
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Jeani L.
I went in on a random Saturday afternoon for a drink and some lunch. Worst mistake of my life. We were seated right away, but the server didn't come over to our table to take our order for about 15 minutes. The place wasn't even half full, but since there WAS only 1 person serving the entire place, she was probably overwhelmed. Or... maybe it was because she felt the great need to chit chat with the bartender even though she saw us come in, because... she seated us! No joke, she was the ONLY person working there. Wow. On top of all that, we waited about an hour for our food, which was awful. I got a chicken curry. If you could call it that. It was tasteless. The rice came in this really battered old wood box that gave me a constant fear of obtaining splinters. It made my rice taste like wood. After our meal, we had to physically get up and find the server to get our check. As a final insult, she added an 18% gratuity. FOR A PARTY OF TWO! We asked if it was a mistake, and she simply told us that it's "company policy." No wonder the service sucked. DON'T COME HERE. For anything.
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Karen C.
This review is for the food only: We needed a quick bite before a show at Cobbs, up the street. We arrived just before 6pm, having about 45 minutes to eat. We waited a while for someone to notice us, then gave up and flagged down the waitress. I ordered the chicken masala dosa and he ordered the chicken biryani. We also got an order of spinach pakoras. The dosa came out after about 20 minutes. It was pretty good, not great, but at least it was flavorful. Then, we waited 20 more minutes for the biryani which was terrible. The chicken in it was okay, but the rice might has well have been Rice-a-Roni, and the veggies in it were clearly a can of mixed veg (peas, carrots, corn, green beans). Ugh. The spinach pakoras came with two minutes to spare. These were actually the best of all. Each spinach leaf was battered, and the dish was served with the usual tamarind and mint sauces. I can't say I ever want to return to Kennedy's, since we're not big drinkers and the food wasn't good enough to inspire a return trip. But if we do return, we know what to get and what to avoid, at least!
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Jaime L.
Curry and Beer all in one?! HOT DAMN! I wasn't hungry (I had just eaten..and yes. I EAT), but I was in the mood for continuing my buzz so I stepped inside and decided to try out a Stella. You would think that, with 33 beers on tap that I would think of something a little more interesting, but I didn't. I just wanted a damn lager. So I took my beer outside and enjoyed the weather in all its wonderfulness along with a few cigarettes. Now, I might be just remarking upon *one pint* of beer, but there was the rest of the atmosphere that gave it 4 stars and will have me going back. There are pool tables. There is an air hockey machine. Their bathroom's have a clam waterfall for a sink (thank goodness the toilets were normal). The hand dryers felt like it could move a pickup truck it blasted so hard, but yet so soft. I'm going to head back this way again. What a great place to get completely smashed.
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Vanessa J.
Oh, Kennedy's. Keep on keepin' on with your identity confused self. If you dont have a chuckle when you walk into this place, you have a cold heart. One part Irish pub, one part Indian restaurant, this place satisfies two of my most basic human desires: a long list of beers on tap to choose from and piping-hot curry on foggy San Francisco evenings. This is the perfect place for any occasion- whether it's a pre-bar tummy coating feast or dinner with friends from out of town. Plus, this place has saved me from late night "must get food NOW" emergencies more than once. They serve until 1am! While the curries always hit the spot, the Dosas are most certainly not to be overlooked. They're twice the size of my head and filled with a hefty mound of meat and potatoes and veggies. And hey, they're gluten-free too! Imagine that. The soup that accompanies it is spicy, aromatic, and downright satisfying. And to top it all off, Kennedy's brings a spicy solution to the age-old question of "what should we order for delivery? Thai....agaaaain?" Yep, you read that right: Indian. Delivery. Amazing, truly amazing.
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Chris B.
Not really an Irish pub (IMHO), but don't let that stop you from coming here. Beer selection was very good - 100+ selection. BUT - no hard liquor?! How can you be an Irish pub without Irish whisky? I digress. Indian food was actually pretty darn good. (Copious amounts of alcohol that day for a wedding could perhaps had swayed my opinion of such.) Prices are... decent. I remember the garlic naan being a "hell yeah!" enlightenment but I remember the lamb being a tad dry/overcooked. Pool tables = good. Ginormous souvenir shop. And I mean big. Perhaps this place really caters to them touristy-people. All in all, it was not a "this sucks" experience.
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Lily K.
Enjoyed the experience here. Went with some friends around 7ish on a Wednesday night. All of us were extremely hungry. The beer list was phenomenal. It was rather hard to make a decision because there were so many ales I love that I cannot normally find in stores. The food choices were great. I don't know a whole lot about Indian food. I split a meal with a friend. We had a dosa of some sort, garlic naan, and a main dish that I cannot remember for the life of me. All the food was great. The three things we ordered were enough to stuff the two of us completely. The garlic naan was excellent. Friends ordered the fries, which had a spice of some sort on them. They tasted wonderful. Only drawback, service was a bit slow for us very hungry people, but it was not horrible. I enjoyed my experience here and would definitely go back again. We went on a quieter night, not certain how it fairs on a busy night.
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Paul P.
Great local spot - fantastic beer selection and the food is pretty good, too. Bartenders are friendly (for the most part), and the crowd is as interesting mix of locals, tourists, and regulars. If you're in North Beach and have a hankering for great beer and better-than-decent Indian eats, stop by.
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Jennie K.
Before I started dating my +1, we used to joke that we were ebony and ivory. He likes corporate law; I am living the Law & Order lifestyle. He talks to his mom once a month; I talk to mine a few times per day. He reads about computers and business; I prefer to be whisked away to historical lands. Kennedy's is the same: irish pub plus indian food. Not much in common except for British colonialism, but who's complaining? On the occasions I've been here, I have ogled sailors, people-watched at a memorial (I dig that they held it here), sat outside in the back-patio sunshine, drank $7 Belgian beers (Kwak - it's delicious but pricey), and enjoyed the 2-for-1 happy hour special (5-7pm). It's a fun, unpretentious place to drink either the familiar or the unusual, and on a sunny day in North Beach, you might even be able to avoid the flocks of dudebros.
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Jena H.
Most overrated joint in the city. If you NEED a place to get buzzed while playing pool while munching on mediocre Indian food with a big group of people, Kennedy's works. Don't come here for dinner. The service is flat-out crappy and it's freezing in there.
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Rachelle T.
This place is weird - in a good way. Part of this place looks like a chill, dive-like bar that has pool, fooseball and tvs. The other section is a decent sized Indian restaurant. Together, it is a pretty large space. This place is more like an international location: Irish pub serving Indian food by Chinese people. Exactly, weird. Our table had Cable Car Delight (like Butter Chicken), Chicken Curry, Shrimp Masala (same sauce as the Chicken Curry), Chicken Biryani (like Indian fried rice with nuts). The food was pretty good. The garlic naan was a little too garlicky, so go with the plain. Topping it off was their huuuuge beer menu. They had many types of bottled beer, but on tap is my favorite - Lost Coast's Great White! Hooray! Great place for friends and to hang out, so don't expect anything fancy.
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cc c.
its not irish went in there for cheap guiness $3 glass seems small,does not look like a pint I think its $3 until 8.30pm the curry part has expanded,did not try curry lots screens, price guiness cant be beat
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Bill B.
The food was excellent and the beer variety was impressive. Their policy around happy hour and half-price beer tokens was a bit confusing as a newcomer, but eventually made sense and was revealed as a smashing good deal on beer. However, the fact that I could have brewed a batch in the time I spent waiting in the line at the bar was souring. More efficient layout and more staffing would solve the problems. Pool, air hockey, and foosball are all available, which is great. Getting there from the financial district took a little doing, though. TRIVIA: The Irish/Indian combination is not actually as odd as it appears. Following the British Raj, Indian cuisine rapidly developed as a common option in England, where there are now over 8000 Indian restaurants.
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Jennifer G.
A curry house engulfed by arcade games while sharing the same roof as an Irish pub could easily be a total miss. Except the food is really awesome! We had the pakoras, tikka masala, chicken curry, chicken vindaloo and naan. Note: the pakoras are huge with one can be split by two people! Kennedy's is like dipping your french fries in your frosty - it seems so wrong but tastes so right!
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Paul W.
Irish pub and Indian Food!? Two of my favorite things. The guy who thought of that is a genius. Plus the beer selection blows away what you would typically find at an Irish joint. Lots of good CA brews and even some great Belgians! I accidentally ventured here one night while wandering. I just got on the bus to take a ride and immediately hopped off when I saw this place. Luckily it was happy hour and the specials were awesome! They give you coins for freebie beers that you can even use after happy hour ends. Another genius idea. The bartenders were friendly and actually gave good beer recommendations. I tried this Amber that I had never heard of called Poppy something and it was frickin delicious. I'm amazed I had never heard of it. I tried the Indian food too and it was decent. Got Tikka Masala and it was a little weak on the spice but had lots of big chunks of tasty chicken. All in all this place really cheered me up and I ended up having a great night.
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Denise C.
Irish Pub and Curry House?!?! CRAZY! I loved it. The Indian menu is long and the prices are decent. I got chicken and some potato bread. I thought the food was good. The pub looks nice, didn't get a drink.
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claire s.
Another genius combination. God I love San Francisco... Try their Tofu roll in the appetizer section - very delicious and economic!
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Artem A.
I spent a summer living a minute away from this place, so it became the default drop-in when other plans fell through. It was also the place to get change for the laundromat :) They have Foosball and 2 pool tables in playable condition .. definitely a plus for a casual easy going night. The beer selection is wide, and the naan and curry are tasty. I do agree about the service, sometimes it's a little tough to get attention in the main dining area.. but don't let it discourage you. This place is definitely worth checking out if you haven't been.. I mean seriously "indian restaraunt + irish pub?"
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Jennifer K.
It's a bar that service Indian food. Weird for the US, but if you are from the UK it makes sense (apparently). My scrabble group meets here for beer, scrabble, and occasionally food. The food is average, but the beer is good. They have drink chips - 2 for 1- if you arrive early in the evening (prior to 6). Their beer selection really good.
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Kerrie L.
I hate planning things for other people - I'm always concerned that they're not going to like whatever it is we do. I think I might have some issues with responsibility. So...against my better judgment, I took it upon myself to plan the get together for our almost-the-end-of-finals-last-hurrah. I enlisted the help of some fabulous yelpers via talk thread and decided to take 16 people to Kennedy's. People were in the mood for Indian, alcohol was a nice option, and the foosball and pool would make for nice distractions while we waited for our food. Okay first, when we walked in, we found the place *cold*! Like literally freezing. I kept my fleece *and* coat on the entire time. Then, we had such a big group (with additional people trickling in over time), it was difficult to coordinate ordering. ...which was the beginning of the end for service. I could feel the daggers the waitress was mentally throwing at us when we were taking a really long time to order. And to add to her mounting hatred toward us, we changed our minds several times about how we wanted to divide the bill. I believe as a directly result, the second order of naan took for-freaking-ever to come out. A few of us were waiting for it because we wanted hot bread to eat with our last bits of food, but when it finally came out, it was already cold. Weirdly too, just as Gur E said, the regular food got cold fast as well. The food tasted really good though, a few people were really happy with it. Other plusses: the pool tables (although a little too close for comfort for the people sitting nearby) and the awesome condition of the foosball table. So different from what we're used to - the poles actually slide, and the players aren't held together with duct tape! I'd like to come back under different circumstances, when people are more into playing pool and drinking than sitting down to dinner. Maybe then I wouldn't care so much about all the responsibility I'm assuming when I plan these things.
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Karen S.
This is my favorite Indian restaurant in the city, but seriously, my experience last night is making me think twice of not wanting to go back for a while. There were only a few tables eating when my boyfriend and I came here for dinner last night. We got seated behind another couple, all the way in the corner (I'm assuming because the lady wanted to fill up the "tables for 2" before seating anyone at the other tables). After we sat, we probably waited a good 5 minutes before the lady came and brought us menus. We had already been looking at the menus while we were waiting to be seated, so we told her we already knew what we would like. She told us "okay" and then went to another table..then came back around 5 minutes later AGAIN to take our order. She came back rather quickly with water (thank goodness) and that's it. DIDN'T SEE HER AGAIN UNTIL THE BILL. I don't know what the worst part was: 1. The lady gave silverware and plates to the table right next to us and failed to ever bring us any. I went to the table myself and prepared our plates and utensils and brought them back. Or... 2. The man who brought out our food, clearly saw that we had no forks, spoons, plates, or napkins, and yet failed to bring us any after setting the food down. If you go here, please remember to keep reminding them to bring you your silverware and plates, otherwise you will leave angry and unsatisfied. The only good thing they have going for them is the food and the Irish pub in the same building!
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Alice C.
This is a place I keep on going back. I review everything in context. This is your dive bar/Indian Food/sports bar, so let me break it down for you. Dive bar, there are pool tables, air hockey, red neck arcade, and old furniture, draft selection is excellent, up there within the city. Drinks are cheap, and they have late night happy hour, which means they give you a token when you buy a beer between 11:30 and midnight, and you can redeem the token for another beer later or now..... great deal. Lighting is quite terrible, floor are decently clean, not a place to bring your first date. Indian Food, all right, how did a Irish Pub ended up with an Indian restaurant? I don't know, but let me tell you, they serve till 2am, so you can get some pretty decent Indian food, or your typical bar food all at the same place. Warning, they are slow and the service is.... let's just say keep your expectation low and you will enjoy their food. Price is great. Sports Bar, yub they got a few TV runing. =D It is a crazy place to get drunk and have a good time with your friends.
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Angeline K.
"You are traveling to another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop: The Twilight Zone." Yes, it was a Twlight Zone kind of evening. An Indian restaurant and Irish pub all in one? Talk about RANDOM. One of my friends suggested we go here for dinner. We order four dishes, two orders of rice, and two orders of naan for our group of five. A Chinese lady takes our order. A Chinese lady. At an Indian restaurant. And Irish pub. Shortly thereafter, we get one dish, our two orders of naan, and one order of rice. We grub on that and carry on with our conversation, when we realize that a lot of time has passed and we haven't received the rest of our order. Then a man (who just so happens to be the only Indian person working at this Indian restaurant) comes up to our table and gives us the check. We are like uh.... we have like four more dishes left that haven't come out yet. So he picks up the check and goes, "Oh, did you want to order more food?" WTF?! No apologizes and no acknowledgments for the little snafu. Turns out, the lady who took our order (and read our order back to us, btw) didn't even put any of those dishes in for us. Yeah, like one dish and two orders of naan would be enough to feed the five of us. How that happened I have no idea. Maybe she thought we were all fat and it was her way of telling us we needed to shed a few? Anyway, the food here was so average and certainly not the wait. Definitely have had better Indian food elsewhere. Part of me wants to five-star this joint just for the memorable experience. Indian restaurant + Irish pub + sea themed bathroom with seashell sink = eruption of awesome. And the kicker? While we were eating, a bride and groom still clad in their wedding gown and tux come in with their bridal party and some wedding guests, start playing pool and downing beers on the Irish pub side. Now if that isn't the best thing EVAR...
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Frank A.
Surprisingly the Indian restaurant inside an Irish bar works. The food was good and a great selection of beet. Was there with a large group and we were quickly accommodated. The only issue is that the waiter was really slow and seemed like he was just itching to leave.
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Mari C.
Hmmm... there's something fishy going on here. I think just by reading the title (Irish Pub slash Curry House: a logical combination) and seeing the deserted-carnivalesque decorating scheme, a lot of red lights should have been going off in my head. But I had been seeing too many green lights at other bars so when our taxicab of seven arrived at the spot, I strolled in like No Big Deal. Not only did they include Irish drafts alongside their chicken tikka masala, but they also offered copious fried and BBQ options. Huh... melting pot indeed. This is not a restaurant. This is an amusement park filled with beer and palek-paneer. I had a pretty good time overall, but were it not for the pool tables, air hockey, arcade games, and fortune telling machines, this place would definitely get a 1 *. Don't go here for dinner unless you're already properly schnockered. Heed advice of Drunken Master!
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Sonya D.
I first passed by this place a couple years ago and noticed that they had $1.50 Guinness's, but never actually went in and purchased one. Years later, my coworker suggested we go here for lunch. I'm thinking Kennedy's Pub? Um...couldn't really imagine the food to be to promising, but she was raving about the veggie wrap for $5. Well sure why not. The first time we went I got their veggie biryani. OMG. It was amazingly good. I mean seriously now, who knew? It came with a side sauce which cut the spicy kick perfectly. Plus the portion was huge...I gave half to my coworker, and couldn't even finish the other half. The second time we went I took her advice and ordered the veggie wrap. $5 later, I'm shoving this massive, and I mean massive (gigantic, huge, large, monster sized) wrap/burrito thing in my mouth, while nicely coating each bite with their mint chutney and plum side sauces. Wow. So satisfying and hella cheap. I somehow finished the whole thing...yea don't judge. Technically, I could share it with someone and pay only $2.50 for lunch. The inside of this place is also awesome. There's the first side which is a divey Irish pub, and the other side that is an Indian restaurant. Oh, SF and their fusion places! Love it. There are also games and an all around when-it's busy-everyone-would-be-having-an-awesome-time kind of vibe. The odd part about my two encounters here have been that the food is seriously really good. I've been to high rated Indian restaurants, and I must say, that this place totally rocks...maybe even more than some of those other spots. Classic.
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Mauricio S.
Plus: Decent flavors and more than adequate portions. However, I wouldn't eat here late at night given the unknown time food has been cooking for. Freshness is questionable. Minus: Service is spotty and everything sold separately. Feel nickel and dimed by having to buy rice and naan separately, but then again this is SF.
(3)
Sital P.
Food: Excellent! Ordered Chips and Curry Sauce (tasty), Chicken Makhani (not too spicy, asked for extra spicy, but good flavor), papad and naans. I would return with a bigger group to try more, but yes, portions are on the larger side. Service: Slow as hell. Don't come here if you're in a rush or have a show to catch...Arrived at 7p, had 8p tickets at Cobb's, ordered right away...didn't get food until 8p. And, call me crazy....but appetizers are supposed to come out BEFORE your dinner, not all at the same time, an hour after you get there...just sayin' Price: Just under $40 including tip and 2 beers, that's completely reasonable in my book. SO, food good, would return. Service, don't have high expectations.
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Amy D.
Most random place you'll ever come across! I've been here a few times for drinks, but just tried their food for the first time the other night. The selection of booze is great; lots of beers to choose from. Their selection of food is as random as their name. They offered jalapeno poppers and fried cheese along with Indian food. I opted for the chicken vindaloo and some naan. It was pretty great! The place also offers some pool tables and music. It's a pretty decent place to hang on a Friday night. Very low key!
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Rox M.
I rather had a bomb azz time here! Me & my crew of two others stumbled upon this Pub/Curry House after a long day of urban hiking, riding a glass elevator, and probably being out in the sun too long. The service was decent....and so was my mango lassi and Aloo Ghobi. My friends were satisfied with their orders as well. The women's restroom was a trip.....including the clam-inspired sink. We finished off our visit with 2 rounds of air hockey. All in all, good food & enjoyable fun in a rather unexpectedly unique enviro.....
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Joaquin C.
The good: 1) The food is fine. 2) Lots of beer selection. 3) Games! Air hockey, video games, pool, etc. The one really bad thing is that the service is inattentive and very slow. They should just switch to a buffet format for lunch and dinner if they don't want to hire and manage decent table staff. I live in the neighborhood and often attend shows at Bimbo's. There aren't a lot of dining choices nearby. Most of the North Beach restaurants are 10 minutes away by foot or more. Let's not talk about the Wharf restaurants. After my last weekend's experience with their breathtakingly poor service, I can no longer patronize the restaurants. I had invited two friends to join me and I am embarrassed that I did so. The next time that we go to a Bimbo's show, I may just order out and have people over.
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dobie g.
Well, I ordered one order of chicken nuggets and two bottles (under the "big bottles" section of their menu) beer -- two bottles of the impressive Vieille Provision Saison Dupont Farmhouseale -- I'd never even heard of it! I was sooo excited to try this beer :) The delivery man shows up, tells me to 'be careful', and hands me a paper bag of disappointment. Two 12oz'ers of Hennepin.... uhhh where's my BIG bottle of farmhouse ale?! It's not even from the same brewer! I asked for 'assorted sauces' with the chicken nuggets but they only gave me two kinds -- ranch and marinara. Where's the honey mustard? the barbacue? I'll stick with Carl's Jr for now.
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Leeseuh K.
Irish Pub review: Deserves a 3.5 stars, but I rounded up! On our way to our friend's hotel we spotted a sign for 5-7pm Happy Hour, $2 Guinness and OF COURSE we walked in!! They also have buy 1 get 1 pint free for any beer on tap, a great selection of beer on tap and you can probably find something you like! However, my friend felt that they diluted or watered down the Guinness hence the minus one star! Maybe if he had enough, he won't be able to taste the difference! haha...We shall go there and try it again, since I have a token left! Tip: Every time you order a beer you get a token for a free beer so you should let them know you want to use it towards your friend's beer! Otherwise, they charge you the full amount. I had a cider and it was $5 bucks!
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Andrea K.
All I can say is YUM! Everything I have ever had here has been delisssh. ONe of my favorite things to get here is the chicken tika masala-the chicken is so moist and the sauce is so rich in flavor it makes my mouth water just writing this review. Ok, I will admit the inside of this place is pretty funky. Half of it is an Irish pub, and the other half an Indian restaurant, but I think it adds character in a funny sort of way. Not somewhere I would go out for a "nice" dinner per say, but perfect for beer and a meal with friends. As for service, not the best, but then again, for a casual place like this I don't expect much more. Plus, by the time the food arrives, that is enough to make me happy :)
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Sue L.
Holy Moly Guacamole and CURRY! An Irish pub with over 200 selections of beers AND an Indian restaurant??? After a long night spent at Alcatraz and being turned down by Fog City Diner because they could not accommodate a group of 20, we walked all the way from the Pier to Kennedy's for a late night dinner. May I suggest, if you ever decide go to Kennedy's, make sure you take Guri and Theron with you. Why? Guri knows his Indian food and will order the best dishes spiced to the perfect heat for the entire group. And Theron, well, he's tried over 100 beers and counting so he belongs to their elite club and gets 15% discounted automatically. For $12 each, we all went home with bellies full of curry. I was so stuffed, I wanted someone had to roll me into the cab. My 2 favorite dishes were the Curry French Fries and Cable Car Delight. The french fries were perfectly crispy and stayed that way throughout the entire dinner--a good measure of french fry perfection. The Cable Car Delight, which is basically tandoori chicken in a creamier curry sauce was absolutely delectable... All in all...a perfect meal after an escape from Alcatraz...
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Jason D.
I've been going to Kennedy's for a couple of years now. I love how different of a place it is (half irish pub half curry house). Such an odd couple. No hard liquor served. But happy hour is cool. 2 Stellas (or almost any beer) for $5. This place is serious about its foosball. No spinning noobs. The restaurant is great too. American/Indian bar bites and full Indian dishes. Can't go wrong here. Give it a try.
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Jake M.
I love you Joey! Best Bartender ever. Beer and wine only, but shit, who cares.
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Tazo N.
If you only care about taste of food and nothing else, this is the place for you, but dont expect people to behave good or greet you are at least pay attention to you, none of this will happen. No one will come to you to take your order, no one will assit you where to sit, finally you will have food when they think you need. The most worse and useless management of an indian restaurent you will ever see in US.
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Vandana N.
I'd been here before but only to the bar... the beer selection is great, and the bartenders have always been friendly enough. A groupon nudged us in the direction of trying the food this time, and frankly, it was not very good. We ate in the bar area, eschewing the overly bright restaurant area in favor of the bar, Steven Segal's "under siege", and a basketball game. The food is overpriced for what it is - for a couple of bucks more, you could get an outstanding dosa at DOSA restaurant, and for a couple of bucks less, you could do the same at Udupi Palace, so DEFINITELY avoid the dosas here. The lamb sagwala was lackluster as well. We'll be back, but not for the food.
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Joshua L.
My wife and I have been here a few times, and whenever we've had food, opted to share a shrimp masala dosa. It's a giant crepe stuffed with shrimp, potato, spices, and other goodies. Very filling and delicious, and a good value for the price. The bar side has a healthy selection of beer, including my favorite New Belgium's 1554, so that's a big plus. Not sure why people are confused about there being Indian food in an Irish pub. It seemed like every other pub I've been to in Ireland carried a selection of Indian curry dishes. The only thing missing is a couple dozen light up Carlsberg signs. My only complaint would be to either fix the blown speakers connected to the jukebox, or just turn it off. It's distracting hearing rhythmic old man fart sounds whenever the bass-line in a song picks up.
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Andrew L.
Pretty good food, but unfortunately catches some of the douche overspill from other places in the area. Liked the dosa quite a bit, but had to order beers 3 times because they were out of each one I wanted.
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Xia F.
Just like a kid in a candy store I start drooling each time I walk in the door and see the phenomenal selection of beer on tap and bottled and know its two for the price of one. Samosas are the biggest I've ever seen-delicious. Soup they server with every meal, not my thing-caution. Patio when sunny is my favorite spot. Could sit out there for the rest of my divey* days. *Divey: (adjective) Description for one period of time a person spends at dive bars.
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JT P.
Great bar. Indian restaurant = DUD. Rude host. Ordered lamb korma - decent. Eggplant bartha- decent. Chips n curry - did not receive curry sauce . When I approached the host he pointed to my lamb korma and said "it's the same sauce" and walked off. I waited for him to return and asked for my CURRY sauce which is not (like korma) nut based. With reluctance he brought me a mediocre curry sauce. Next time I'll have my drinks and grab food elsewhere.
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James W.
great place to order Indian Food delivery in the city. I've never actually eaten inside the restaurant, but from take-out, I can tell you its a pretty ridiculous place. That aside, the food is pretty damn good. Recommend in particular: Cable Car Delight. I know, it sounds like something you'd order at a Tenderloin Thai Massage parlor, but its even better and so much more sanitary. It's similar to the Chicken Tikka Masala but more buttery. The taste is perfect and the chicken is tender. Samosas: they are gigantic and delicious. nuff said. Should be noted that sometimes I feel like some of their chicken with other dishes comes out a little dry, but not for the above mentioned cable car delight. If you go with the naan, curries, rice, and samosas, you can't go wrong. Also want to make a plug for their honesty and flexibility, which I really appreciate. One night, due to a mixup, they forgot to give me my samosas (I called a 2nd time to add on samosas to the order). I called back and they said "sorry about that, just tell us next time and we'll add it on." I called back like a month later for my next order and told them the situation. They added it on, no questions asked! There are a lot of great Indian places in the city, but this is up there with the best of them. Also, their cable car delight is something pretty special.
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Helene K.
I just now tried to type out the review, but I accidentally clicked ahead and my review got erased when I clicked the back button... Anyway, I digress. In short: atmosphere is not so conducive to long, relaxing conversations. They seem to cater more towards the crowd who goes here for the pub aspect. I find that rather disappointing since the food was really good; I had the Lamb Vindaloo with naan on the side. Really great deal--every meal comes with rice unless otherwise specified. Naan is rather cheap, too. Service was okay, but they were quick, and the food was fresh. A tip to those who haven't visited yet: go to their website and get the 15% off coupon (print it out). They took $2 off my meal which was cool. Oh, and btw, the bathrooms are not the best, but they're relatively clean. They need to remodel the toilets though....both toilet top lids were off of the toilet for some reason. And last note: Others have mentioned, but there are multiple entryways but just one spot has the "Please Wait to Be Seated" (the Columbus entrance). If you enter through the Francisco @ Taylor side, walk through the billiard room to the front. I think they need a sign indicating this, since others might get confused.
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Jessica W.
Let's just say I saw a mouse scurry across the floor during a recent meal. Disgusting.
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Phillip J F.
Very cool bar, lots of great beers on tap, cool deck on the back to smoke ...now i cant comment on the indian food but the bar food is pretty good, chicken wings are decent, laid back crowd for the most part
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Dave N.
This place is unique. It's an Irish pub. And it's an Indian restaurant. As an Irish pub, it only serves beer and wine in a relatively small portion of the building. The rest of the oddly shaped, spacious building is occupied by pool tables and communal seating. There is also an Indian restaurant inside this high-ceilinged place that seemingly has a lot of seating for dining in. What people may be surprised at is the fact that this is some of the BEST Indian food in the city anywhere. And yes, I have been to Shalimar and Pakwan. Though I think that Kennedy's online claim of being SF's "#1 Irish Pub" is specious-- they serve beer and wine only-- it's a good pub. And an even better Indian restaurant. And though the restaurant has online claims of being "vegan friendly" (?), we've had some AWESOME chicken tikka masala and lamb sagwala there. The flavors are a bit more subdued and less spicy than a Shalimar or Pakwan. And the prices aren't cheap. But in return they give you well seasoned, tasty, generous portions of pure goodness. The portions of meat in each are generous, making each dish hearty and flavorful. And they serve the full menu till really late. I can only imagine how good this must taste late at night after an evening of drinking. I love this place. Have loved it for years.
(5)
Autumn K.
I started a joke That started the whole world crying But i didn't see... That the joke was on me Yes. I started a joke. That started the crowd at XYZ moving. To Kennedy's. But the joke was on me. And on the staff of Kennedy's, who looked close to tears when we were done with them. I blasted about 30 people and we ended up with a million drunk and disorderly Yelpers slumped all over the patios and generally causing trouble at an otherwise quiet bar. What a freaking showing!!! I know some of you don't even know that I planned that shit, but man did I feel good knowing that I set the wheels in motion!!! Kennedy's is huge. There are lots of seating options for when you're drunk and bored with the friends you're sitting with:Two outdoor patios, pool tables, several bars inside... The bathrooms rock and so do I!!!! Say it, betches!!!!!!! AK rocks for getting everyone to go to Kennedy's. You can thank me now that you know!!! Pitchers of beer are good. I didn't buy anything but cigarettes so no comment on drink prices (but I think pitchers of PBR are really cheap...I may have had some) The regulars at the bar were less than charming but they backed off after I threatened them with my pink pocketknife. We'll be back in full force. Thanks, Yelpers for making it one hell of an afternoon. And don't forget who was behind it all! A to the mother fuc*in' K!!!
(5)
phil h.
I have one word to sum up Kennedy's - friendly. Dog friendly, smoker friendly, dozens of drunk Yelpers in the afternoon friendly...there are few better places to drink away a Saturday afternoon and watch Chewie and Omar do the worm than the back deck at Kennedy's. And the fact that the awesome bartender gave me a big ass bucket of water for our dogs? Yup, five stars.
(5)
Sonia A.
Before I went, I was visioning a place a typical, cool SF Irish pub, with a cleaning looking Indian restaurant. Boy, was I wrong! The pub area was literally a size of a small hole, and didn't look anywhere near a pub. Then comes the restaurant. Ok, I am Indian, so I can say this, the food was definitely subpar, you want real Indian food? Go to Dosa or Urdupi in the Mission, enuff said on that. To top that off, the service was bad, the waiter could barely speak english, and hard checked up on us; And oh, the place was divey, random chairs, worn out walls and carpet, cheesy Indian photos on the wall....I was really embrassed to be Indian while I was in there while eating with my Japanese friends. The only saving grace was the music, the place dropped some beats at around midnight. So if I was drunk and didn't care, wanting another round of beers before I called it a night while wanting to shake my tail feather for a bit....I'd go there, but that would be my limit.
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Swetha G.
Kennedy's rocks! My procrastinating ass has only taken 3 years to say it out loud. Seriously, I've frequented Kennedy's so many times my mom would be offended (she makes the BEST South Indian food!). Whether you're going there for beer, delicious (and cheap!) Indian food, or to play pool, you will have fun. The place is totally chill and the service is friendly, and did I mention cheap?!!, you won't be disappointed. Oh yeah, they also have wonderful tokens at the bar (whoops! hope I didn't shout that!) for free beer! I just got two freebees from the very nice bartender lady tonight (which was the tipping point in me writing this review FINALLY). I say Kennedy's just keeps getting better and better!
(5)
Laura H.
Probably one of the most random places in sf. Curry, bar games and a wide selection of beer... pretty fine establishment. I can't vouch for the food (it was a hazy night), but I can vouch for the beer and bar games. I think this place is great for large groups, the space is... well spacious. There's pool, foozball and video games to keep a big crows entertained, along with the vast selection of beer at a reasonable price. That said, this place kinda lacks that jena se qua element as although I've enjoyed myself there, I've never been the one to request going there.
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Michelle K.
Best Indian food in the city. I literally go here everytime I come up. It's cheap and delish! Chicken Tikka Masala and Tandoori chicken are my fav''s with Garlic Naan!!! I'm not an ethnic eater, but I will grub down on this stuff anyday!
(5)
Jennifer B.
"What's a guy like you doing in a place like this?" was the line I wanted to give the perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect (quadruple distilled) Three Philsopher's beer. Expect life-altering and thoughtfully selected beer in the most unapologetically kitschy, ungainly, homely, sad-faced bar this side of North Beach(/the Mississippi). No one's putting on any airs with that wedding rental plastic furniture or the homemade seashell sink in the ladies' room with the corner store hardware. I have no desire to spend any length of time here, but I'll savor a fancy beer on the falling down porch again soon, perhaps before a Bimbo's show.
(3)
Alison T.
The bar's cool, happy hour had some cheap beers, but the last time I was there, they were out of A LOT of beers, so that was disappointing. I like this place cause they stay open late and they deliver. This review's concern is the food, which ranges from Amazingly AWESOME!! to mediocre. Still this is my favorite place for Indian food in all of SF for one reason... the PANEER MAKHANI. Paneer Makhani, has the most cryptic descriptions. I think it says something like "homemade cheese in exotic sauce" For that description alone you should order it. But this is seriously by far my favorite curry! And it doesn't even have meat in it and I still love it. What it does have is well-sized cubes of Indian cheese (paneer) which tastes nothing like a traditional Western cheese. It's cheese that lacks rennet and doesn't melt. It's flavored with raisins, pine nuts, and a whole slew of exotic spices that is indescribable. You simply have to try it, I order this curry EVERY TIME I go, it doesn't matter who I take, I hafta get it, hence: YOU ALL MUST TRY THE PANEER MAKHANi!!! Other things I've had Palak Paneer (spinach with paneer cheese) it was tasty, but mild by Indian food standards. I would never order again, because if you're gonna get a veggie dish, get the Paneer Makhani! Chicken Tikka Masala - the previous fave before I met Makhani, is good here as well. huge chunks of chicken (altho I personally prefer more curry less meat) I'd say this dish is standard Korma Curry - I thought it was pretty good. Strong peanuty flavor, but watch out, I think Kormas have the reputation of being less spicy, at Kennedy's it packed quite a kick and this is from someone who can more than handle her spice. Chicken Tandoori - I'm not a fan of Chicken tandoori to begin with and still not a fan. I think it's dry and flavorless compared to other dishes. Kennedy's was no exception, definitely mediocre. If you're gonna tray tandoori anything, try the... Tandoori Shrimp - they are awesome! Huge shrimps well-spiced served in a sizzling platter loaded with onions and peppers. My only issue with the dish is that the veggies are essentially raw when they arrive and either burn or stay raw... a better cooking method is needed for sure. So the shrimps get a huge thumbs up from me, but the veggies on the platter... huge thumb down. Chicken Pakora - huge portions, but way too much batter Papadoms - I'm not a fan of papadoms in general, but my friend who loves them (and who's also from the UK so she knows her Indian food) said they were some of the best she had ever had. She was also the one who said the Korma was too spicy. DOWNSIDE: $$$ When compared to other Indian restaurants, I think Kennedy's is a little on the pricey side. When I make an order to go, I buy my naan elsewhere or make my own rice to save on costs. SERVICE kinda sucks, when the place is busy the waitresses are slow and they make A LOT of mistakes. I never actually order the Palak Paneer, it was given to me by mistake in place of the Paneer Makhani, now that made me mad! I was a little insulted when the owner one time, made a comment about how because I was Chinese I wouldn't be able to take the heat. He even added that if I were Korean I'd be better suited for spicy food. But I was only mildly insulted, as he was an older Asian man and I have old Asian parents who also make weird racist comments every once in awhile. If I leave you with one thing, I think you'll know what it is. Try the Paneer Makhani, you won't be disappointed. If you've got two people for lunch, split the Paneer Makhani, an order of naan, and an order of rice... maybe an appetizer depending on how much you eat, you're golden!
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John R.
I don't know what's going on behind the scenes at the curry house, but it's in a serious decline. Over the last few months, I've ordered my 3 favorite items (the Cable Car Delight, the kebab wrap, and the kebab dosa), and every one of them has seen a major drop in quality. The tomato cream sauce in the cable car delight (by far my favorite dish there) used to be smooth and creamy, with a great flavor. Not anymore. The sauce used to be a beautiful bright orange color. Now it's a duller brown color, and looks like it's separated or something. All you can taste in the sauce anymore are chunks of cardamom shells. The kebab wrap used to be filled with a delicious minced tandoori lamb. Now, it's just cubes of lamb that look at taste like they've been boiled. This used to be my favorite place in the city. It's really hard to express my dismay at its decline.
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Kristy M.
Top 5 Reasons Why Kennedy's Rocks: 1. Strictly a Local's bar 2. It's an Irish Pub but they boast a highly rated Indian Restaurant in the middle (the Kabuli Naan is like a pop tart on bread) 3. A Game Room with: * Two pool tables * Three Tornado Foosball (table soccer) tables (weekly foosball tournaments on Thursday's @ 8pm) * Internet Juke Box * Pelican Puck Off video game * Megatouch Aurora Ion 2008 game console * Big Buck Hunter video game (no clue what those last 3 are, but at least you have options!!) 4. A large assortment of flavored tobacco for those hookah lovers out there 5. Happy Hour: 5pm - 7pm and 11pm - 11:30pm 7 Days a week * Guinness: $2.00 - All other drafts: Buy One get one free!
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Kater C.
Probably the WORST service I have ever experienced. You'd think a waiter would be pleased to see a large party ready to eat and drink, apparently not. We felt unwelcome from the start and ordering anything was like pulling teeth. I mean it seemed like waiting on us was physically painful for our server and he didn't even try to hide his distain. We ordered a round of beers and two porters came out instead of one porter and one red ale. When we informed them of the mistake they took the 2nd porter to the bar only for our waiter to return with it 20 seconds later. He informed us that it was the red ale and plunked it down on the table, turned on his heel and ran away. Umm, no sir that was NOT a red ale... funny thing was we ordered that same red ale later in the evening it came out (gasp) red and not black! We never saw our waiter again after the food appeared, well not until an hour later when he dropped the check and was offended when I asked to keep the menu for the beer selection- relax dude, we had already ordered our past three rounds directly from the bar since you never came back. I truly do not know what we did to offend the waitstaff, but from reading yelp we were not alone. I am not naive enough to expect stellar service from a pub, but this place doesn't even try to pretend to like you- not even a fake smile or a single "thank you"- Offensive. Food was OK. Everything tasted good and though I enjoyed the food, nothing blew me away, at least not enough to suggest this place to anyone considering the service. The beer selection and bartender were great. If I had just visited the bar I would probably give this place 4 stars (they were out of a few things we tried to order but luckily there were many others to choose from and the bartender was friendly and good at recommending substitutes).
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Aaron H.
Why not also sushi, or spaghetti? I respect a place for going out on a limb to try something different (plus 1 star), but there's a reason most places choose one speciality and stick to it; if you can't do each well, don't bother. That's essentially what Kennedy's suffers...not just an identity crisis, but being a jack of, um, two trades, but master of neither. How it works is about 85% of the place is devoted to your typical bar/pub scenery, then in the middle of everything are about a half dozen family-size tables with gleaming white dressings. Present are mirrors with etched and painted brand names, wood covering everything, and a set of billiard tables. Missing are the heavenly aromas found in any good Indian restaurant. Present are people of all degrees of sobriety stumbling to avoid your table between the bar and the restrooms. Missing are staff devoted to serving seated customers with appetites. Our party of five (not the old tv show) was quickly seated, and orders taken in decent measure; the first server even recited everything for accuracy. Although they have pages devoted to it in the menu, if you want alcohol at the table, you are instructed to get your lazy arse to the bar and DIY. Fast forward about 15 minutes and all of the food has been delivered. Except mine, and one of our iced teas. I patiently waited for another 20 minutes watching everyone else resolve their hunger while I attempted conversation, having the only empty mouth at the table. Once everyone was about 2/3 finished, we had to flag someone to ask which airport my precious korma cargo had been diverted to, and where that (probably now melted) iced tea went. Another five minutes of starvation passed and my food finally arrives, just in time for everyone else to be nearly finished. That iced tea never showed up, except on the bill. So how was it? Cold. Peculiar, but after such a long wait, the vegetables were also undercooked. The usual rich, heavy korma flavours were just kind of absent, which seemed to be a running theme for my visit. The naan was stiff and brittle, but at least they brought enough, unlike the korma dish which was the size of a typical breakfast cereal bowl, and cost a whopping ten bucks; more if you want meat in it. On the plus side, the servers were quite nice, and for a pub, it wasn't too loud or rowdy, even on a Saturday night when idiots are out parading around for St. Patty's day (plus 1 star). Everything felt pretty clean...at least as much as a place clad in so much dark, dingy wood (and also that "drunk people vibe" that bars have) can be. Bottom line: go for the pub, but go somewhere else for the Indian cuisine. Over-priced/under-portioned, spotty service, and mediocre food will probably keep me from coming back. But it gives me a great idea for a new eatery: balut and gelato. Google it.
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kim j.
As good as it gets Harps and two baseball games on a Sunday afternoon
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Kelly O.
Major props for late delivery. Everything I've had has been quite good, a bit pricey but portions are huge. The one thing is it tends to be spicier then expected so watch out. Though I haven't tried they have hookah as well. Hoping to try some of the dosa's soon.
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Kenzie P.
Kennedy's, I love you. Most of the stars are for the food. The eggplant dish is like crack, I seriously can't get enough. Not quite sure how to describe the interior. It is beyond crazy. This place has everything, it is like a fun house for grown ups. Pool tables, air hockey, arcade games, etc., etc. And a bar! Its so hard to decide what they are going for, but I'm addicted, and I'll never stop going back! Part of the confusion is that it is an Irish bar AND curry house... there's an article near the cash register that explains the name at least. Such a weird place, so worth it. I don't know anyone that doesn't love it.
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Vickie B.
Sadly the reviewers are correct. We bought a groupon. We noticed that the reviews on both the food and the customer service had gone down since we made our purchase. With careful research, we decided to order carryout choosing only the meals that "did not make people ill". We went to pick up our meal, were given a total, presented our groupon and then were presented a new total considerably higher prior to discount. We walked out. We always tip on the prediscounted meal but to be given a higher price for using groupon seems to be a violation of the spirit of groupon and simple ethics. I would avoid the place.
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Sheila T.
My sister and brother in law were in town for a visit and my sister wanted Indian food, but she wanted it to be close to where she was visiting in North Beach. Indian food in North Beach? Yes, Yes, Yes, and a good place too. There's a large beer selection along with Foosball tables etc. We all, including my sister who is the worlds pickiest eater, enjoyed our dinner and were entertained by the eclectic atmosphere of the Irish/Indian pub. My sister said only in San Francisco would a place like this exist, and she wants to come back the next time she's in town.
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Trusty J.
I had great hopes this would be a curry place like we have in the North of England. The pub is not half bad, but the Indian food is of dubious quality. Far better curries can be had at so many other Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi places throughout town. Also, the crowd can get a bit rough at times.
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claudia y.
i had dinner here and i didnt think it was all that bad at all. its more of a self serve model so there isnt much for service. the place is huge and there is outdoor seating. where can i bring my dog. eat and drink all at once time? well .. home of course. besides home? kennedys! it was very nice of two people to move from the big table to a smaller table to make room for our group. we got two pitchers while waiting for our food. we did have to all go into the bar to get carded which was a drag. but agai self service ... we got naan. rice. chicken masala. spinach and cheese. veggies. all were pretty good.
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Joseph F.
After reading a bunch of the other reviews I really think that yelp should break this into 2 seperate places. In all honesty I view the indian food as a completely different establishment (that suffers from our incessant noise and drinking). That being said, I'm keeping my review strictly to the bar aspect of this place. Picture yourself poor, destitute, tired, and sober. With only 10 dollars in your pocket, you desperately need to drink and you just can't drink anymore liquor. Where to go? Kennedy's!!! STick with PBR and you'll get so damn drunk it's not even funny... actually I take that back. It's hilarious! I always feel bad about the people in the adjoining indian resteraunt... specially the ones who aren't drunk and wandering over there from the bar; but hey! don't go to a bar for a quiet curry meal... they deliver for a reason. Anyway.. grab a pitcher or 3 and have a seat! the place is big enough to not get over crowded. Every bar has a pool table so I won't comment (about how AWESOME pool is!) but I gotta give some props for the foosball and airhockey they got goin on. I consider myself a foosball extrordinaire; if you see me around please challenge me to a game! All in all an AWESOME dive bar. Cheap ass drinks, awesome atmospheere, and enough games to keep you entertained on the off chance you can't do so on your own (for all you boring people!)
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Elena C.
This place has great vibes in it. Walk in a pure Irish Pub with pool tables, air-hockey and foozball tables as well as few racing simulators, close by to Fisherman's Wharf. The choice of beers is great, I would recommend trying local brews, and don't hesitate taking a canned beer, they're great, too! The interesting part of this place is a mix of Irish pub kind of place with Indian restaurant. Food is great! I would say delicious. The only thing spoils the thing is service. Well, I read reviews on Yelp in advance and was ready for a poor service, otherwise I would have probably gone angry and impatient. Service was unbelievably slow, and server didn't know anything on the menu. I asked her few questions about items on the menu, and her answers didn't make any sense, I felt like I knew more about them than she did. So I decided to stay on a safe side and order something I was sure in... After we ordered beer and food, about 15 passed till we finally got our beers (of course after additional reminder to a busboy who ran by). Since then server-girl disappeared, and busboy was pretty much doing all her job for her, he tried really hard, and we were almost ready to forget them the long wait time, but then the busboy screwed everything up by bringing someone else's beer to our table and when he realized the mistake said "oh fuck!", grabbed the beer and left. We were like "What he hell just happened?" Anyhow, this place is great as an Irish Pub, we even played some air hockey. They also have a patio which is pretty cool. But for food, it's great, but be ready to wait....... for a long time..... Oh, and by the way, they charged us 18% service fee (really? for 2 people with $40 bill? unforgivable!)
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Liz A.
LOVE This place! Been coming here since I was a kid. It's funky and comfortable, and awesome, a homey dive. Tons and tons of beer on tap. Late night 2 for 1 Happy Hour. Special Pool on Tuesdays. And when you get good and drunk, there is a pretty decent Indian restaurant inside, that will drop off your order anywhere in the bar. Just remember, they only do beer and wine... and hard cider.
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Jenny L.
The service might be slow and unfriendly, but the food definitely warms you up considering you're seated near their cold room. Imagine an Irish pub with a sports bar, foosball, and a curry house. The food tastes solid and is reasonably priced. If you're looking for a late night meal after Cobb's Comedy Club, this place hits the spot with its naan, dosas, curries, and exotic appetizers, such as onion bhaji and curry fried egg. Parking can be difficult, but there are a few local garages within walking distance if you don't mind the cold.
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Anne Marie B.
every time i have indian food and beer, it's like i've created the densest mixture of stomach contents I could think of, and feel the pain of carrying around so much excess weight for the rest of the night. so why do i keep doing it? obviously because it's delicious. maybe i'll learn to scale back and not stuff myself to the brim with the food? fat chance. so until i learn, i'll keep indulging. but i'm not a huge fan of indian beers. they're decent, but not my fav. so kennedy's, thank you for allowing me to have my indian food and drink my beer in one stop. an indian restaurant/irish pub is a marriage between two of life's staples. it makes me wonder what other crazy cultural food/drink combinations san francisco will surprise me with next. ok, so maybe the food isn't completely authentic. so what. it tastes good. and if you're not in the mood for too much of it, you can switch back to fried cheese and chicken tenders. but at the end of the night when you're ready for your fourth meal, you don't have to go somewhere else to get it. i see nothing but win-win in this scenario.
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Gil S.
This vast urban shanty of a bar and restaurant is ugly, it's nasty, and it feels like the whole thing could fall down in the next stiff wind. The curries may or may not pass inspection but the greasy tasteless appetizers, ordered at kitchen counter from an uncomprehending cantankerous East Asian staff, get a condemnation notice. The place has not been painted in a long time and when it was, the paint job sucked. Bathroom panels are warped and separating behind the urinals. God only knows what evil lurks in those dark slivers. The sink, no soap no towels, dribbles an incessant stream of cold water, the stub of a handle won't turn it on or off. The huge interior, room after dark empty room of ceiling streamers, promo posters, and broken down games, looks like a gritty cop movie just before the shooting begins. Dusty shutters on a never-used front patio counter are painted with a notice that it was once voted best Indian food in San Francisco. Beneath the back deck, a folding table hawking trolley-car souvenirs and a rack of handmade clothing in a pay lot. Not sure what's Irish about it beyond the name. Behind the bar, ten or twelve pages of promotions, rules and advertisements (they are looking for a bicycle rental specialist, for example). The bartender is friendly enough but the cooler is broken down and the two beers on special are fresh out, eliminating 75% of the selection. And customer after cstomer she repeatedly "forgets" to offer the happy hour discount / two for one beer tokens. All of this could be charming if there were any meaning or sincerity to it. Some dive bars are planned, others have character, yet others represent an authentic indifference. This one is just a dive, no more.
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Rod M.
Dirty and definitely not Irish, but fun
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Ayaaki O.
Don't let mixed reviews fool you it is worth the wait. Get the Samosas while you wait and try out a Matilda beer. I promise you you will enjoy Kennedys.
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Grace K.
Having spent almost a full week in Dublin, Ireland - I have two memories that will last forever. 1. A pint of Guinness in Dublin is simply AMAZING. Creamy, filling, less calories than you would think based on taste, and always so, so good. 2. I had the best damn Indian food on the planet in Dublin, Ireland. I don't think it will ever be beat except by homemade cooking. So, after a night at Cobb's Comedy Club watching the hilarious Kims of Comedy, we strolled up the street to Kennedy's Irish Pub. As I approached, I noticed a sign that at first looked completely out of place: "Indian Food - Dinner served until 1 AM". Indian food? Irish Pub? What the.... And then..... OF COURSE, this makes perfect sense based on #2 above. So, we ordered a pint of Arrogant Bastard (good stuff, strong) and a pint of the delicious Hawaiian Coffee Stout they had on tap (I do drink something other than Guinness, really) from the friendly and pleasant female bartender. I should note that they had a REALLY large selection of beers on tap and bottle - - - rivaling Monk's Kettle and Zeitgeist as my "beer joint" of choice. It's an odd place - - strange layout combined with a bar-side, restaurant-side, and a playland-side to the place with poole tables, and other play things. Seated at the restaurant part with our beers in hand, we ordered the lamb vindaloo, homemade cheese curry dish, and a lamb kebab dish. The cashier who took our order was nice enough but all other servers left a lot to be desired as far as friendliness, but that's okay - I'm here for the food! As usual, I requested "SUPER SPICY" as I do (and fail to accomplish) at all Indian restaurants, except the one in Dublin. (Indian Aroma in San Francisco HAS hit the mark once or twice.) As I'm sipping on my beer, the food arrived. It looked good. It smelled right. And the spiciness BLEW MY MIND. Envision me, as a cartoon character. You'd have seen my flip-top head fly open and black smoke fly out of it, and flames coming out of my mouth. Rob has NEVER seen me squirm due to spice, it's happened so rarely in my entire lifespan, but he witnessed it last night as I chowed down on the cheese curry and lamb vindaloo. He never even took a bite, and stuck to his Lamb Kebabs. Right now, some 12 hours later, my ulcer has been revived with a vengeance, my stomach is rather uncomfortable, and I feel like I'm still burning up inside, but this makes me happy, in a sickeningly perverse kind of way. As usual, eating something truly spicy takes off about 7 lbs of stress out of my system. Some of you work out to sweat and relieve stress - I eat spicy food (and sweat to relieve stress). What of it? I noticed a banner on their wall declaring that the deliver until 1 AM. (To which I only had one thing to say: "GET OUT!") I might as well put myself on a stomach transplant list now.
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M R.
One of my favorite bars, tons of beer on tap. Arcade games, air hockey, juke box are always a bonus at dive bars. Perfect place to have a few beers on tap, chill and watch the game, but I would skip the restaraunt-part entirely. Drink here, eat somewhere else. Ambiance: 4/5 Drinks: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Food: 1/5
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Ed M.
PATRON BEWARE!!! 1st let me say that food was not bad at all but there service was horrible. 2nd it took almost 15 mins for them to come take our drink or food order. 3rd at the end of the meal when i was paying i noticed the bill to be a little higher then i expected. I checked the bill and noticed a $12.25 service charge. I asked the worker what that was for and he said that because i was using a Groupon coupon they charge a service fee. I reread the Groupon that i had top to bottom and did not anything to that effect. I thought that was rather strange so i asked to speak to the manager and he said it was because they automatically add 18% tip to the bill, he showed me a take out menu that had it on the back page at the very bottom and not very clearly. I went to go look at the Dine-In menu, he was not to happy about that to see if it was there, nothing was there. As he had already ran my credit card and that according to him he did not know how to issue a refund he gave me the 12.25 back in cash. Just so you know there where 2 other patrons there that where experiencing the same thing as i was.
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David V.
Admittedly I haven't been here in a couple of years, but when I lived in SF it was my favorite hangout. The last time I went back, it was pretty much the same so I'll just assume it hasn't changed too much. Craft beers at reasonable prices? Check. Bar snacks? Check. Jukebox with "make mine first" option? Check. (nothing like breaking up some hippie's Grateful Dead marathon with a little Snoop Dogg) Air hockey and video games? Check. Bartenders friendly enough to let you grab some afterparty materials next door and keep them (unopened) at your table in the bar? Check. I don't like Indian food, but those I know who do say it's surprisingly good here. There's no mention here of the Jerry Garcia shrine, full of flowers, candles and a goofy little poem. Is the shrine still maintained in the corner by that ornery old hippie? If you're going to San Francisco, be sure not to put these flowers in your hair, or the grumpy old hippie will flip you off. Not so peaceful...
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Aly K.
The food here is pretty good, but a bit over priced. Was very shocked when my boyfriend and I placed an order for take out. We were charged a $3.00 "convenience fee". This was not because we used a credit card to pay. When we asked what this was about the guy at the counter said, "I don't know, the manager made it up". I asked to speak to the manager but of course, he was not avail. I continued to ask him about the extra charge and he said, "Oh, well sometimes Indian people don't tip so we have to charge extra". I then said to him, "So what, you charge extra for non-Indian people because some other people don't tip...FOR TAKE OUT?!?!" He just laughed and said he didn't know. The whole customer service turned me off. However the bar side has great beers on tap.
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Eli B.
Kennedy's is like a bad acid trip...but I've never done acid so I can only speculate. I just don't get this place at all! I tried to rationalize it and my head almost exploded. I'm pretty sure it's the only place you can drink a mango lassi in a German beer stein and eat a naan while your friends drink Belgian beer at the divey Irish(?) bar or play pool. Oh and did I mention it looks like a hunting lodge? And there's a Jerry Garcia poster on the wall? WHAAAAAAAAAAAT THE HAY-LL?!!!
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Todd S.
When I lived in North Beach, this was a standby for a couple of reasons: $4 Guiness on tap - and a great place to start a boy's night out with Irish car bombs Indian sit-in or takeout that the cabbies come to - that's how I first discovered the back kitchen It's a somewhat odd combination but makes me think of the London curry houses I frequented when I jumped across the pond. Worth a visit, especially if you like Guiness and Chicken Tikka Masala...
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Fräulein J.
How can you NOT love a place where you pay $5 for a pint of draft beer....and you get a token for a free beer in return!? Buy one get one free on a Saturday night?? $2.50 beers? Seriously? I don't care if hookers were giving BJ's to homeless guys in the corner while Gavin Newsom was falling off the wagon and doing a line off a stripper's stomach on the pool table. I EFFING LOVE THIS PLACE. On second thought - if that sh*t actually went on, I'd probably give this joint 5 stars. Cheers!
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Joe A.
You should go here simply because there's probably nowhere else like it in the city...the only other "WTF" combo I can think of right now is Nick's Crispy Tacos and Club Rouge, which still cracks me up. The beers on tap here are good and decently priced (esp during HH), plus there's foosball, music, decent Indian food, and the wonderful world of North Beach just outside the door.
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Jon T.
A lot of people complain about the service here. I'll admit, it's not totally enthusiastic. But for me, the great food and beer more than make up for it. Happy hour deals (5-7, 11pm) get you delicious beer, real cheap. And if you order the right Indian dishes, you'll not have to pay too much to eat well either. The portions are pretty big, especially for the hand-sized samosas. I personally love the veggie pakora and tofu curry dish. If you're catching a show across the street, you owe it to yourself to come here.
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jessica b.
So I've been coming to Kennedy's for over 5 years. I used to make my friends treck there on foot during grad school with the promise "its only like 3 blocks". I could never remember that it was kind of out in FIshermans Wharf. There were complants, and then we got there and mayhem ensued, all was forgotten. Its amazing. And Ghetto. And Glorious. It's got Fusbol, Air Hockey, a gazillion beers, and Indian food. Ummm, how can you go wrong? The Channa Masala is great, but save going to the bathroom until you get home. This place does not pride itself on clean toilets. -1 star for making me hover over the toilet and having a fear of leaving the bathroom dirtier after having washed my hands.
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Zac G.
Kennedy's although I miss the old days of $5 Pitchers of Pabst Blue Ribbon, I have to admit that your vision of creating an Irish pub that caters to both our love for drink and utter distaste for bland Irish food Is nothing short of BRILLIANT!! Me and the two Irish guys from the Guinness commercials agree: You're the best! Around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you down You're the Best! Around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you down You're the Best! Around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own Saint Patty's Day is right around the corner and I hope the dude who plays bagpipes shows up. Cuz that dude is AWESOME!
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Melinda L.
3.25 stars You would never think of a restaurant that serves Indian food AND have bar and pool table in there, too. Very, very interesting. BUT, the food was pretty good. Our waiter seemed out of place at the restaurant, since it was a bar hang out kind of joint, and he seemed lost when taking our orders. He was this traditional old Indian man. Should I call that authentic or just weird? Anyway...I ordered the chicken sagwala dish, which was a chicken and spinach dish made with a rich, curry spicy sauce. It tasted excellent with an amazing amount of flavor. I also ordered some garlic naan bread, which was fantastic. The funny thing was I had asked the waiter that the order was for a single serve (me) and if I could get a single order of everything else. However, he brought out enough food to feed a family! Either there was some miscommunication there or he was trying to make a bigger meal ticket for me. Who knows, but it was kind of uncool. I also got to try some jalapeno poppers, zucchini sticks and fries with curry sauce. Great appetizers. Kennedy's gets a 3.25 stars for a mistake in my order and slow service.
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Charles M.
I purchased the grouping which seemed like a good idea. When I got there I was told I had to.spend 30 $ to use my groupon. Had a dispute then was able to order... The dinner menu is very expensive.for very small portions of food. I was not allowed to use the grouping on beer though it states"food AND drink". All in all the amount of people dining reflected the the types of experiences other customers must have had ( it was empty).. Now the bar was a nice establishment.with good.prices and service. My suggestion... Close down the restaurant.. Expand the bar, oh and if its an Irish pub get a liquor license and sell whiskey, not just advertise Guinness. alternatively just change the name.
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Jess C.
Really, really, really random place. I liked the atmosphere, but I was too chicken to try the Indian food, something about Indian food from an Irish bar turns me off, but I heard from some regulars that it's pretty good. Great tap beer selection, no booze, which is kind of blasphemy for an establishment that calls itself an Irish bar, but that's just my opinion.
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Jenny O.
One of my favorite night-time haunts in SF. It is certainly quite unique: an Irish pub and an Indian restaurant in one! The place is pretty spacious, and there are 3 foosball tables, an air hockey table, some pool tables, and a few arcade games. One of the reasons my boyfriend and I go so regularly is because of the foosball. The SF Foos group runs tournaments every other Thursday evening. Registration is at 7:30pm and the tourney starts at 8pm (though to be honest it usually starts later, hehe). Never fear, the tournament is open to all levels, so even if you're not a regular fooser, you're welcome to participate. Buy-in is usually $5. You can also regularly find someone from SF Foos playing there on a Friday or Saturday night. I believe they're going to start a league on Wednesday evenings in the near future too. The second reason I go so regularly is for the food. The Indian food there is pretty good, and they have both Norhern and Southern Indian dishes. I usually get one of these dishes: chicken biryani, chicken korma, garlic naan, samosas, or paneer paratha. And of course, a mango lassi. Even better, they serve food until 1am. That is a huge plus for me since I work graveyards, and I think their food is better than the 24-hour Naan & Curry in SF (though it's also a little further from work). They do not serve hard liquor. They do, however, have a large selection of beer. Though I've never been a big fan of beer, I do enjoy their Belgian lambics which are fruit-flavored. Parking is also usually pretty easy to find nearby if you look a couple of blocks down if all the spots on Columbus are taken.
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Marina M.
Indian food, beer pub, patio. I hung out with Norm McDonald there too. Chicken pakora, tandoori, biryani, naan. International Bar next door with booze. XOXO
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Marieke V.
This place is awesome. Like fun land for adults. The Indian food is great, and they also have delicious bar snacks like buffalo wings, and fried mushrooms. I really like the sauce they give you to dip your french fries in! I did experience a little attitude and slow service a few times when I was in there, but that's ok. The pool tables are always fun, and sometimes they're open so you don't have to pay, which is very nice. I love the back patio on a sunny day. I always meet some nice people!
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Shannon Z.
Mmmm....The drinks are cheap, the Indian food is cheap, they sell cheap AND your favorite, fried pub food. But more importantly, they sell Lambic! Yay! Lambic for all! This is a great place for groups and parties, the space has lots of nooks and tables hidden in various rooms.
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Alex S.
The food here is very, very good... But there is a catch, as there always seems to be. The service here is attrocious. I have been here twice now and both times have been blown away by the terrible service. Yes, it is great to have an amazing selection of beer, but if it takes 20 min, is it still worth it? If it wasn't for the constant libations, this establishment's service would make it too painful to frequent. If you can tolerate awful service, this place has good beer and good Indian food. Choose your battles wisely.
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Courtney B.
In order to provide Yelpers with a fair assessment of Kennedy's- despite severe hesitancy on my part- I gave them a couple chances to actually make food this time. It was only fair since my last review left me starving with a shittay attitude- I don't do well when i'm not fed people!- and for my first Yelp review ever, I dished out an undeserved 1 star. I say undeserved since they gave 0 service and 0 food that time around, if Yelp so allowed I would've rated them a 0. Fast forward a couple months, with a few more Kennedy's experiences under my belt, I've confirmed they are much better at serving you when you are not actually there. The best experience I've had was getting food delivered- granted I had to pay a little extra for them walking across the street to my apt- but it got there the fastest and was accurate. The time I picked it up I had to wait a few, but I left with food so that's always a +. My roommates and I did attempt to go in and eat once and watch the Cal game, but yet again gave shittay service (shocker!), and weren't even showing the Cal game...I gave Kennedy's a chance in person and they gave me nada again. Boo times 2. At least I can say I've eaten at Kennedy's since my last review! The only dish I've enjoyed is the Chicken Tikka Masala- best over rice with Naan (reg or Garlic) to dip in the creamy sauce. Pass on the Tandori Mixed Grill, unless you're down with a smörgsbord of über dry meat. Vegetable Samosas are big and decent. As for the Curry Chips, you might as well bake some steak fries from Safeway in your own oven. Same difference. On Yelp I've only doled out a dejected 1-star rating once, and now am about to give my first 2-star review....both to Kennedy's. If I didn't live across the street, I'd never go back. I hope someday to lavish a couple more stars upon my local North Beach random pub/restaurant, but I've lost steam in their ability to provide service more than anything. Fix that and they'll fix my bitter belly...just not holding my breath, or appetite.
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Matthew M.
Its like your parents are away and they left a lot of indian food and a bar in the basement. Arcade games, air hockey, phoose ball. Do your remember those parties you had in high school at your friends house and thier house was a split level. You would go downstairs and party in the rec room. Take that, make it huge and wandering, mature it and you have Kennedys. Great place to kick it meet new people and have a drink. Just make sure to clean up before my parents get home.
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Rajendra S.
The food at this place was almost like eating street food in India. I thought it was pretty on point. Only thing missing was that it was not as spicy as I wanted it to be and that it was obviously cooked inside. If you want a late night fix of indian food, check this place out in North Beach.
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Chelsea P.
KENNEDY'S KICKS ASS SO HARD. OMFG!@#$%^&*()_+ No really, this place is amazing. Half restaurant, half bar, not like a pub because the sides seem more separate than incorporated, but trust, they are under the same roof and pair very wonderfully together. Food is served late and is de-fucking-licious. Their beer selection rivals few. The bathrooms scream character. The antics and shenanigans that go down in this building are irreparable. I feel like I've been missing out of something so good for so long. When the city is cold, dark and lonely, there seems to be a party going on in here, or at least some loud people talking and laughing over a pitcher, a spicy mini boat of lamb vindaloo, some steaming doughy garlic naan and a game of foosball. I've only been here a handful of times over the past month, but I've already blown through about half of the menu. I'm pretty much making this place a weekly.
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Kiran S.
The food is good but not great. The fries (chips) would be the exception. The atmosphere was just odd. That was expected though, a Pub and Curry house? I think my experience was on the stranger side, as we were the only two people in the restaurant with one person at the pool tables.
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Matt C.
This place has a crazy atmosphere, I am not quite sure what they were thinking when they designed it. Having said that, I love this place. The food is good, and they have a great happy hour (basically buy one get one free.) Only two complaints: 1) Service is average and a little slow 2) While they have every beer in the world listed on their menu, it seems like they are often out of most of them.
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Michael H.
Im gonna go out on a limb here and simply say ... Guinness + Chicken Tikka Masala !!! Guinness + Chicken Tikka Masala !!! Guinness + Chicken Tikka Masala !!! Its like:- -Fred & Ginger -Lennon & McCartney -Posh & Becks -Peanut Butter & Jelly -Amy Winehouse & Heroin -OJ & Bloody Socks -Saddam & (no) WMDs -Richard Gere & Hamsters -Iggy Pop & Transparent Pants -Michael Phelps & Water -Bush & Low Approval Ratings -JMC & Minature Cellphones -MikeyU & Vodka -P.A.U.L & chemtrails -Serbelle & Sex Yup! Made for each other! So far, after six years in the States, this is the closest I have come to that "british curry taste". Top that off with a frothy creamy pint of that black water of life and its a match made in heaven. Go here. Now. I implore you!
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Chelsey O.
Irish pub and curry house? WTF? But I like both so whatever. Yay! Place was fun, pool tables and lot's of room. It can seem pretty intimidating at first with how it's dimly lit and lots of creepster looking guys but you'll get comfortable pretty quick. The guys are that bad and I don't even like guys, typical dive bar crowd. Good time though, great neighborhood. I can't complain.
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Tim W.
I wouldn't say that this is the best "Irish Pub" but this place is great. Been coming here for years, for the cheap beer, GREAT Pub Indian Food, and atmosphere (including a great jukebox). Always a stop off on North Beach Pub crawls! Don't Change.
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aileen c.
After being pleased with the in-restaurant meal last week, decided to take them up on their free delivery service last night for dinner. The ORDERING: Ordering online was easy and convenient. No chance for misunderstood phone orders ("ah shoot i thought i said i wanted dosas, not samosas"), and they have a 10% off coupon for first time patrons. Pretty good stuff. Was mildly, but not seriously disappointed to discover they don't deliver bottled beer from their hefty restaurant stash. I'm sure there are laws against that kind of thing, but a girl can dream can't she? The DELIVERY: The food arrived after an hour or so. She peered into the apartment as my sugar mama was signing the check, which I thought was weird at first, but then she asked whether "that guy lived here anymore". I guess my friend's previous roommate used to order from there. The FOOD: Small portions. Way smaller than the restaurant. Also, about 1/3 as much rice as the restaurant offering! Way lame. We ordered: chicken tikka masala, lamb vindaloo, and rice. Total was $24. The chicken was also wayyyy salty. Lamb was great though, very tender, and also just spicy enough for me (although I am a bit of a pansy when it comes to spicy food). Last time we ordered the Chicken Korma and Lamb Sagwala...Would probably get those next time. --- I'd recommend eating at the restaurant, rather than getting delivery. You get beer, and more food. But if you have to have your vindaloo and don't want to put on jeans (though you could probably eat there in PJs)...and you live within their service range (soma, north beach, financial district)...this is hard to beat. Plus they say they deliver until 1am. Good for rockband parties.
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Michelle N.
I came here only because I heard they had 3 foosball tables in great condition. The rumors are true! 3 Tornados! I had a pretty great time here. I don't know what Kennedy's is trying to be but it's interesting! Bar? Sports bar? Indian restaurant? Irish pub? It did have that great dive bar atmosphere and a variety of people though. Bar flies, hipsters, college bros, lesbians, etc. The foosballers here are a bit intense and take their games quite seriously. That didn't stop me from kicking some ass and winning a pitcher of beer ;) The only, ONLY, downside to Kennedy's is that they only serve beer. Although I like my beer, it'd be nice to have some cocktails as well. Especially since I keep betting drinks and winning in foosball buhahaha It's also got a nice little patio area. I didn't try any of their Indian food though. I wasn't drunk enough.
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Dave C.
3 fooseball tables, great draft beer selection, sports, indian food. This place rules. However no one is playing on the three foose tables... Nevertheless i shall come here tom. and represent berlin kicker in a tourney. Either that or get my overconfident ass kicked
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Lisa B.
This place is vegan-friendly, and sooo delicious. Tonight I had the Aloo Chana Sag (potatoes, chickpeas and spinach in a mild but very flavorful sauce) with some really good long-grain rice, and an Eel River Organic Amber draft. Only about $15, and very filling and satisfying. Service is great, atmosphere is great.
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Jonathan T.
I have been going to Kennedy's for like five years. My most recent visit there will be my last. Some friends and I were next door at the Int'l Sports Club watching the Giants game during the final Sunday of Fleet Week. This would have been October 10, and game three of the 2010 National League Division Series. Recall that the Giants staged a surprise, two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth to take a 2-1 series lead. I don't even like baseball, or the Giants, but all these details are seared into my brain because of what happened next. Following the win, my compatriots and I weaved next door to Kennedy's for happy hour. "Happy hour at 7pm on a Sunday?" you ask. Correct: Kennedy's at that time was sporting a sign above the bar which said "Two-for-one drafts for thirty minutes after a Giants win." I am positive about this because I spent the entire previous Friday night in Kennedy's, staring at that sign and wishing the Giants would win so I could get me some tokens. Which, of course, they didn't, losing 5-4 at home in game two. What happened next truly makes the blood run cold. The bartender refused to honor the sign! Even though it was a universal fact that a) the Giants had won and b) that was ten minutes ago and c) by generally accepted laws of signage, we were entitled to some half-off beers. No amount of arguing, wildly gesticulating, browbeating, or reminding him of the hundreds of dollars we contribute annually to the Kennedy's GDP would change his mind. He said the rules were different for Fleet Week, and this came straight from the owner. So there you have it: Kennedy's totally stiffed us so they could rip off tourists. (Tourists beware! Go eat at one of the many other excellent Indian pubs around town.) Someone in our party may or may not have stolen a ketchup bottle in protest. Still, that is small compensation for having my five-year love affair with Kennedy's shattered into a thousand small, lightly-fried pieces.
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Paolo S.
My cousin and I were staying at the Sheraton nearby and just happened to spot the place. We were a little bit skeptical at first because we were the only ones there. We weren't disappointed. The food was great. The place was a little shabby looking but the food was delicious.
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Dan A.
I tried this place via recommendation of a local. My girlfriend and I were looking for a chill neighborhood bar that had a solid beer selection. This place is definitely unique; a bar/Indian restaurant didn't sound like what I had in mind. Carpeted bars are NEVER a good thing and add to that musty smell a splash of curry and voila, you've got yourself a nasty smelling bar with one hell of a beer selection! I didn't try the indian food but as for the beer selection; it was phenomenal! I'd recommend this place as a stop along Columbus St. if you're looking to try some good new beers on tap. Next time I'm visiting San Francisco I'm sure I'll be back in there.
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Kevin H.
Thought I'd make a review for one of my group of friends favorite happy hour places to go to. One Sentence - "An Irish Pub with great selection of beer that serves Indian food, that is served by Chinese." (Always gets my friends laughing when I mention it) TOKENS! - During happy hour up to 7pm on weekdays, you can buy one get one free (a token to redeem) beers out of the $5 beers on tap. They used to allow you to get the Belgian beers with the token, but since people were being cheap and shady by buying Bud Light and using their token for a Belgian beer, they changed the rules. I almost always have a leftover token to bring for the next visit! All About the Food - Indian food and beer is always a great combo! we were able to use a coupon someone found where you spend at least $45 and get $25 off! So for the 5 of us we spent $25 on $50 worth of food! $5 each!!!! Tandoori chicken, Chicken Masala and Garlic Naan are always a must! We also tried the Fish Masala today, which was surprisingly great! We all agreed it was better than the Chicken Masala. I've had better quality indian food, but when you have great quality and cheap beer (over 42 beers on tap) with it, its s0o0o0o0o good! ENVIRONMENT - it's pretty dark. dim lights, but thats how most bars are. There's plenty of seating always, even on a friday night. The bathrooms are kinda dirty and shady looking, but oh welps. Got a fooseball table, 2 pool tables, air hockey, a jukebox, a few tvs showing games, and friendly bartenders who will give you their honest opinion. Would be a 5 star if we could still get the Belgian beers with the tokens....Still one of our favorite hangouts, PLUS Fisherman's Wharf is right next door to make your drunken walk down the street, stopping by In n Out for a burger or by Ghirraldelli Square for some dessert.
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Anthony C.
What a funny yet awesome place! An Irish pub with an Indian restaurant on the inside? My head exploded at the thought. This was the second stop on my happy hour tour of North Beach, and I'll admit: the sign advertising $2 pints of Guinness is what brought us in. High five on the super-cheap pints! And if Guinness isn't your choice of poison, during HH all pints are basically BOGO. Woooo! The bartenders are pretty cool too. My brothers and I even got hooked up with a pitcher as our freebie because they didn't feel like pouring us individual glasses. We were compelled to buy some bar snacks, because deep fried food is essential eats on such a venture. We went for the fried onion thingamabobber. Its kinda like a blooming onion, only the slices are all separate (which means more batter!) It is served with several chutneys, of which I liked the tamarind flavored one the most. Warning though: you should eat those quickly, because once they get cold, the onion becomes a little gross. So decent food, very cheap beer, and good service. Yeah, I'll come back.
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Ken L.
Funky place right? Irish bar and Indian curry house? I've only had the beer, and that was standard. Atmosphere is okay. I came here before and after the John Spencer Blues Explosion show at Bimbo's.
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Ieesha M.
Came here for happy hour with co-workers on a Tuesday evening. It wasn't too crowded and unlike some of the more trendy spots in the fi-di, we were seated right away. The name of this place threw me off, but a quick history lesson from a colleague about the Indian/Irish connection quelled my curiosity. I liked how everyone in this place was super friendly- and they had cool beer names like "the Hugh Hefnerwiesen". Our waitress was so cute and she had the sweetest little accent. She was fairly attentive and made sure our drinks were never empty. I also liked the bartender for two reasons: 1. He was cute (I'm single, btw, if you're reading this ;p) 2. He had a bomb ass iPod playlist of music. I swear it was like every artist I love. I guess some people do still have good taste in music! Fun Fact: one waitress told me that everyone who works there makes a playlist and they rotate music throughout the night. I think it's a very cool and personal touch to add to the atmosphere of the place.
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Kim V.
Service was ridiculous; the staff were like zombies. Only good thing about this place is they have a great beer selection for great prices. Keema Naan - Way too salty Kabuli Naan - Just the right amount of sweetness Dal - Pretty bland Lamb Vindaloo - Is it even vindaloo if it's not spicy? Lamb was tender though. Tandoori Chicken - Good flavor but the chicken was very very dry.
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Jim D.
Love the concept of this bar! I can honestly say I've never seen a bar in the States that combines two completely different worlds into one establishment. Can't say I was a big fan of the place. The inside leaves very little to be desired. It's a bit dingy, a tad too dark, and way too old looking. All appropriate elements for a dive bar but in a bad way. It's a decently sized place but boy, was it empty for a Saturday night! Service was really good, but probably 'cause we were the only ones at the bar for the most part. Jenny, our bartender, was cool and made a cute little shamrock design on the head of my Guinness. I love personal touches like that! The really great aspect of this place is the extensive beer selection. It's huge and pretty inexpensive on top of that. I can easily see people coming here to get hammered after a bad day. The food was decent at best. I ordered the chicken vindaloo and it nearly melted my tongue off. Super spicy!! You've been warned. Overall, I'd come back here on a different night to see maybe a different crowd (or any crowd for that matter!), although I suspect Saturday night is already a popular night. Hmm, I'm on the fence about Kennedy's...
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Ali R.
Hey Kennedy.... I really like you. **bats eyes shyly** Why? Cause I'm projecting. I admire your full embracement of your dual personalities. So what if you're an Irish pub and you also serve amazing Indian food? And, I happen to like that you are in North Beach and don't have fist fights every night. Just like I love that I wear makeup and play football, that I am completely tone def but LOVE to sing at the top of my lungs. And just cause I'm white doesn't mean I can't have a huge booty. So you and me Kennedy, we'll get along just fine. **skips away holding hands into the sunset**
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Nuri K.
I wouldn't come here just to drink, for that would be a waste of the great variety of Indian food at your hands at Kennedy's. The food is more expensive than would be at just any old restaurant, but I suppose it's worth it to pay a buck or two more per item to have it at an Irish pub. The fare is spicier than the average Indian restaurant. Favorites include the chana masala and navratan korma, both creamy in different ways but similarly fiery. This is probably about the most I'd pay for Indian at this quality, and only in SF, where I can wash it all down with pitchers of Hoegaarden. I will admit that there are places that serve better and cheaper food, but this is the only place I go to that doesn't put the bhangra on blast.
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David K.
This place is incredible. The food is not particularly noteworthy although it deserves credit for having food. It's beer and wine only so not spectacular mixed drinks that you can't live without. So why does it deserves 5-stars of awesome? Well, it's simple: Air Hockey, Darts, Pool, video games, and a big patio out back. Seriously, don't expect this place to be more than it is... but for what it is, it rules.
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Tiff W.
Sooo good, this place too my indian food virginity. i was a bratty freshmen back then, telling my parents that i refused to eat indian food. however, the garlic naan and all the other delicious goodies changed my mind quickly. this place has the best mango lassie (spelling?) I've tried it at several different places and this was one of the best!
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Christian G.
Brilliant idea to put an Irish pub and Indian restaurant together. You can either hang out in the outer shell which is Irish pub or sit down and have Indian food in the inner core. This combo makes for a good night while in San Francisco.
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Nicole C.
Food til 1am, YES! Indian food, Irish Pub, and pool all under one roof, YES! Super low profile and hella cheap. Its got character and fun :) The paneer dosa is my favorite...
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Ella C.
I enjoy the combination of an Irish Pub and Curry House. They have HAPPY HOUR at 11pm - 1130pm, with $2 Guinness and buy one get one free for their other draft beers. They serve food until 1am, I believe, and its pretty good - their roti is great!
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Natasha P.
My ex co-workers and I used to dig the fish and chips, but I didn't get to drink here until a couple weeks ago. It was a Thursday night and I was out with my boy Brian and after 4 Stellas, 2 games of pool (BTW, I completely suck), and last minute fun on the jukebox, I left Kennedy's with an ear to ear grin. I'm going back for some hookah fun hopefully sometime in the next couple weeks.
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Ryan D.
As an Irish Pub, it's decent - great selection of beers both bottled and on tap, however no Bulmers/Magners, and no hard alcohol. I'm aware that this is because of licensing, but the efficient-drunk in me that resorts to liquor when crunched for time is still upset. Happy hours offer great deals though, and the crowd/ambiance is perfect for both angry and happy drinking. Sad drinking... maybe not. As to the restaurant - if you eat in, 2 stars. If you take-out, 4 - 5 stars. Rehashing some of the other comments on the board, the service is atrocious. I mean really. What's convenient is that there's a great place for angry drinking within the restaurant itself (see above) so that eases the pain, but I honestly don't know what any of the wait staff there does. Grouponers also beware - they ding you with the 18% service charge. I haven't tried fighting it yet, but it is bothersome. I have one of their well-priced drinks, and it's not so bothersome anymore. The food itself is fantastic. As a caveat, I don't know the first thing about Indian food. At least what's authentic/not. But I do know that of all the Indian restaurants in which I've eaten, this one ranks up in the top 3 or 4, for two reasons - 1) they know how to cook dosa, well, and don't charge $20 for it. 2) They respect Whitey's desire to have the food spicy enough to make you regret it for a week. It's either out of respect, or because they don't give a fork (prob the latter) but either way it's nice not to be babied. Unfortunately this place is going the way of the Marina Rat, raising prices and allowing Don't Stop Believing on the juke box 24/7, but I suppose the ratty chairs and broken tables had to go eventually. It's still a great place to watch a game too - plenty of HD tvs, lots of seating/never too crowded, and who doesn't like copious amounts of beer and indian food while watching Broncos/Jets and other worthless match-ups on Thursday night football. Bottom line, the place is great if you know how to work it. If you want food, go in, place a take-out order, and drink a lot. I promise you'll have a good time. If you just want to drink, then you're set.
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LC L.
A ton of beer, pool, and air hockey. How can you beat that? What a nice little spot in North Beach!
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Albert H.
What a mixed bag of experiences here. All of the drafts on the back wall were out of service. Server was this mangled, low IQ girl with decoratively intended mutilations on her arm, who seemed more interested in what was on the TV than serving patrons. Indian cuisine was fair, especially compared to the many good options in S.F. Novel theme, and maybe worth another try.
We were starving before a show at Bimbo's and thought we'd try the place across the street. I naturally assumed it would be Irish pub food, but was pleasantly surprised that it was Indian. Strange to have an Indian place in the Irish Pub themed space, but, whatever, not a big deal. We went last night, 12/8/2011, the service was as bad as possible. After waiting what seemed like forever, the waiter took our food order and bolted without taking our drink orders. He didn't even ask. I had to flag someone down to try to order drinks seeing as the waiter was then no where to be found for a long time again. He didn't check on us, my boyfriend ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, the flavors were good, however, it was too spicy for him. We wanted to order an additional dish so he could eat, but the waiter never came back. I ordered the Tofu curry. It was delicious! The curry was awesome, spicy, just how I like it. We also got the garlic na'an, which had good flavor, but was moist to the point of bordering on soggy, which I'd never experienced with na'an before, it would have been very good had it not been oddly over moist. The waiter was not friendly, not helpful, and it was not a crazy busy night, he just didn't seem to care. I used to be a server, tip minimum 18% for decent service, 20% for good service and 25% and up for supreme service. I had to go up to the counter to get our ticket and pay seeing as the waiter still hadn't come back. I had cash with me, and waited a bit to see if he'd come to at least see if we needed boxes for the full dish that my boyfriend could not eat. He never did, so I instead left a detailed note telling him why I was not tipping. He didn't seem like the type that would learn from the experience. He should NOT be a waiter and management should put a little more thought into their service staff to better serve their customers.
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S S.
The Indian food is decent at Kennedy's though the Baingan (Eggplant) Bertha was too sweet for me. The service though is intolerably slow. No one came after our food was served to ask if we wanted anything or really, to do anything. We had to repeatedly get up to ask for things, including the check. And this isn't even the worst thing. What was most shocking is that one of the servers took half-drunk water glasses from tables and dumped them back into the water pitcher! Absolutely disgusting - we won't be returning.
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gwynnie p.
good good good cheap cheap cheap big big big. one bottle of pinot grigio, one sierra nevada, one order fried zucchini sticks, one order buffalo wings, one huge ass chicken masala dosa (feeds 5) total bill $43. skip the american bar food snacks, they're pretty rotten. i have no idea what a dosa is supposed to taste like but Kennedy's version is good and big. in this winchester mystery house of a pub you'll find foosball, pool, video games, 2 outdoor seating areas, a garishly overlit ladies room with a sink you must see to believe and an air stream hand dryer you must experience to understand, all wrapped up with a thin veneer of crayzee.
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LaSha G.
Luckily, this turned out to be the least crowded Irish Pub in the city on St. Patty's day weekend, but the service here is laughable. I felt like there was a hidden camera somewhere in the place, watching as our group wandered to and fro trying to figure out where to order food, where to sit, who was a waitress and who wasn't, etc. It was like a game, where nobody let me in on the rules beforehand. Understaffed and chaotic are two pretty accurate descriptions of our dining experience here, but once we finally did get someone to take our order and got a few pitchers of beers, the experience was enjoyable. The beer selection was extensive. The Cable Car chicken curry and the navratan korma were really very tasty. The regular chicken curry and uttapanam were ok, but didn't really do it for me. There was plenty of space, we got a pool table with no problem, the table hockey game was open all night, and there was never a long wait at the bar. I actually like this place, but I couldn't in good conscience give it higher than 3 stars because of the customer service.
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Y K.
Chicken tikka roll, tofu roll... kheer... I don't care much of the rest of the menu. happy hour is fantastic. Between 10 and 10:30 you get $2 guiness of $5 drafts, the latter being by one get a token - good for redemption anytime on a draft beer. PS. this place delivers all day and late into the night; they will even deliver bottled beer right to your doorstep!
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Tena A.
I came in by myself for a spicy chicken tika masala and naan bread. That is the only reason why I gave this place two stars is because the food was actually really good. Other than the food, service here was horrible! Only one waiter and all though the place was nearly empty he took forever(15 min) to get my order. After i ate i had to look for him to get my bill, and on the bill i got charge $2.50 for service fee! Wth is a service fee? I asked him and he said its company policy or some bull crap. So he just made $2.50 tip on one customer and he didnt need to do anything! Is this service charge crap even legal???
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Peter G.
Food taste good, and the portions are large. The beer selection is huge. Also, they have Great White, which is one my favorite beers. The decor is pretty heady, and there are tons of games to keep you entertained. This ia great place for dining with large group that isn't in a rush. Not a great place to come if you are hungry or in a rush. I get put off by the extremely slow service. You nearly have to shake the servers to get their attention. Also it can get really cold sitting in the big eating area. I don't think they have proper insulation or heat. Overall, its okay and good food. The atmosphere caters to specific scenarios and needs.
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Berna T.
Firstly...."Irish Pub & Curry House"....what?!?! I was so confused. Then I stepped inside and was more confused. Cause I don't think I've ever been somewhere that served samosas with my beer on tap. Good thing they have drink specials between 5-7pm...but other than that, it's kind of out of the way for me on most days and not really my scene.
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steve w.
Kennedy's is one of our regular happy hour spots in the city. Irish pub and Indian restaurant in one? how can you go wrong? Especially with a great happy hour. $5 for 2 beers or $2 Guiness. With over 20 beers on tap there's something for everyone. The indian food is pretty good too. It's not the best i've had but in combination with great beer it passes the test. Samosas are pretty good, the tikka masala and naan were also good. I would pass on the curry chips as the fries are a little soggy and the curry sauce is watered down. The atmosphere is very chill with pool tables/foosball/arcades. Nice place to just lounge and hang out. There's some seating outside on the deck which is really nice if its not too cold or raining. Street parking is pretty easy to find if you're driving here. Overall, Kennedy's is a great place to get great happy hour priced beers and some good indian food. Kennedy's is one of my favorite places to chill in the city.
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Tracy S.
Definitely enjoying this place! Been there a few times now and my only disappointment last time was that they ran out of Smithwicks...but hey, that happens - I could have had something to do with it the last time I was there. There happy hours from 11-11:30p at night - are fantastic! Foosball, hunting games, Indian food, serious air hockey...this place is fantastic!
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Renee N.
Such bad service tonight I don't think I really want to go back. Everyone was apologetic but still. Sat for 20 minutes while the one waitress avoided us, the waiter was stuck taking orders at the to-go/bar window, and the old dude wandered by mumbling but being of no assistance. Finally I ordered directly from the window and eventually our food came out. Food is good, beer selection is good, but they clearly need to hire some additional staff.
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Chris H.
Ordered at 7:45 on a Saturday, follow up phone calls at 8:45, 9:00 and 9:15 all insisted our food was with the driver and at that point I just gave up. I'd give it zero for nothing happening, but we got some hilarious laughs out of them saying Chestnut street was close to Battery!
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Jennifer D.
Great indian food in a really unexpected place. They also have an amazing selection of beer from the bar. My favorite is the chicken tandoori which has no curry and is served on a skillet and it is so delicious.
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Melissa L.
Great back patio(if you don't mind the view of the projects across the street), great beer selection(every time I walk in I am delighted to see that they have one of my faves on tap, and I am a total beer snob), and AIR HOCKEY! However, the Indian food here is mediocre and the the service at the food counter is even worse. Luckily the bartenders make up for it.
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Brijesh K.
You get Masala Dosa and Whiskey over here. Literally. So if you have grown up in India and found the "Channel V" adds of "Quick Gum Murugan" funny, this is your chance to have a first hand experience of place that serves "Oru Masala Dosa, Oru Whiskey". You wont find pot bellied South Indian Clint Eastwood lookalikes here. But I guarantee that you will at least crack a smile when you first walk into this establishment. The whole fusion of an Udipi place and an Irish pub will make you smile. The service is amazingly unprofessional. Its not the best. But you won't get terribly upset. Its the same feeling you get when you visit Goa and you walk into a restaurant. You get the feeling that the service is bad not but they really have no clue about it. So you tend to forgive You must go there and order the right things or you may not end up liking the food. But the "right things" are really good. Some of them include Palak Paneer, Garlic Naan, Idli Sambhar, Vada Sambhar. The dosa can be cold. The chai is good. It can be served cold, but you just have to tell them to serve you hot chai and they will oblige. The collection of beer is pretty good. Just make sure you don't get overly upset about asking for clean plates, napkins, water, hot food etc and you'll like this place. The fundamentals (the food taste and the willingness to serve) are strong.
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Kai F.
Awesome service/ bartenders. Indian cuisine with your beer, yes please. Pool tables, foosball, a few video games and the best air hockey table in the city, sign me up. Sound system could be better if I'm paying per song. Deck for puffing too. If you're seeing a show at the Bimbo across the street, leave during an intermission / act change, grab a beer, play game of choice, loser buys shots, return to the Bimbo, boogie on.
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balthazar b.
I've eaten here over the years and noticed the staff recently has changed. Ate here before a Cobbs show on 11/14/08 ordered curry chips which were plain fries with a curry dip which was seriously almost pure water with brown color. I found ketchup and used that instead of the "curry dip." Ordered the fish goan which none of us ate. The fish was awful, chewy, very fishy tasting and had more of the consistency of rat meat. Lucky for us they removed it from the check. Also ordered some veggy dish which tasted like creamed corn. We didn't eat that either. The beer was good though. Never going to eat there again.
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madan s.
Let me add some perspective to all the glowing reviews here. This place sucks balls. I'm a south indian, so I think I'm a pretty good judge of how south indian food should taste. The dosa I ordered was more carbon than flour, and it crumbled as soon as i bit into it. The sambar tasted like something put together by someone who has no time for anything, and does not care if the world knows it. There was a fist size lump of something that I thought was a potato, but I wouldn't bet on it. The chai however, was excellent, hence one star. The service was atrocious. The women who were sitting around looking bored were rather gruff, and there was only one waitress who gave something closely approximating a smile when she took my order. Not that I care too much about this sort of thing, but for a good review, either the food ought to be good, or the service. It's hard to fail at both. I would not recommend this place to my enemies.
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Allegra F.
I think that this place can be exactly what you are looking for or leave you wanting a little more in the service department. My best experience with this place is late night, drinking lots of tasty beers and realizing that while yes, bar food is always tasty a friend SAMOSA sounds even better. Not having to leave the establishment? Even better! My okay expierience with this place is I'm super hungry and can't wait to eat my tasty meal. Oh wait, I am waiting. And waiting. And analyzing the window artwork because I have been waiting so long oh look here comes all of our food at once. Great! Appetizers and main course together as god intended. Anyway, if I were less hungry I wouldn't mind. In fact one of my favorite Indian places is renown for its leisurely service. The food is okay but I have not had the chance to try enough to make a solid claim one way or another. Worth checking out just remember extra patience needed when dealing with the drunk clientele and the leisurely service.
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Sandy C.
Only in America can you find an Irish Pub, high tech Internet video jukebox, arcade games, air hockey, pool tables, and an Indian restaurant that serves until 2 am all under one roof. You gotta love that! I laugh every time I go here. It's a great place to grab food before a show at Bimbo's and if you like beer, there are over a hundred of different beers for you to try from Raspberry Lambic's to Chimay to your traditional Fat Tire. Must try on the menu: Chicken Roll (surprisingly really good) with Sliced chicken tikka, garbanzo beans, and spices rolled in traditional naan Lamb Biryani (I've never had this anywhere else) with Basmati rice with with lamb and spices "It's not where you go, it's what you order"
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Alexis B.
Good for the wasted... that is it. I've been here twice and neither time I was wasted. But the first time I thought "Whatever, I'll come back if I must". Well tonight was that long awaited must. I thought "I remember they had Blue Moon. Yum!" No more :( And for the rest of it, the food is alright, nothing amazing, although definitely hefty portions. But the service is crap. Let's count the ways - Had to ask for the tea that was ordered three times - Asked the waiter if a certain dish was spicy (yes I know it is Indian) and he said no. Clearly he eats chili peppers all day without blinking. - We got our food and then no one paid attention to us for the rest of the evening. We had to flag the dude down twice to ask for the tea (see point 1) and then for the check. Now I know this isn't a high class establishment or anything but seriously, how hard is it to service 3 tables? Are you running the bar too? No you aren't! You are just running the restaurant and doing a shit job at it too. I was with a couple of people from New York so something tells me we didn't tip. And in the end I don't particularly care. I doubt I'll be back soon. The only reason I would come back is if they get Blue Moon back on tap or I am wasted.
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David M.
good food, good prices and who's going to complain about a combo Indian restaurant/Irish Pub? It's the best of both worlds, although I warn not to eat too beastly if you plan on knocking back a few beers at the bar after dinner. Samosas are the largest I've ever seen- one order comes with two of them, which could easily be shared by four people.
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Daniel S.
This review is for the Indian Curry House food only. The adjoining Irish bar is fine and frankly should split off from its neighbor with food like this and serve up its own fare. The only reason we used to go here was because it was open late after a night of drinking in our early 20's back in the days. Even then it wasn't that palatable but the layer of liquor in the belly and spices in the food may of disinfected the pre-cooked reheated concoctions they pass off as Indian cuisine. But not all the time as I don't know anyone who hasn't gotten sick there! It only happened to me once, but that was enough. With gems like Dosa and Aslam's Rasoi, don't bother to eat here unless its midnight, your in your 20's and your belly is full of liquor. It must be the luck of the Irish that they continue to be in business. While I like the staff, nice guys, all I will say about the owner is I'm not surprised the food tastes this way.
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Kev M.
Local beer bar that has an Indian restaurant squeezed inside the place. Lots of beers on tap. No booze. Decent prices. Foozball. This is a grungy, old, dirty beer dive and feels and smells old and beer-soaked. And has the aroma of the Indian spices mixed in with all that funk. Sometimes that's what you're looking for. Video games too.
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Nicole K.
Most random place ever! It's an Indian restaurant, an Irish Bar, a dance club, and pool hall all rolled into one wild place! This is the best Indian food I have ever had but quite possibly the worst service I have ever encountered (There was one waiter for about 10 tables). We promptly got our wine, beer, and Curry fries. However, we got the rest of our meal in shifts. My food arrived first, Prawns Korma with rice. My husband's meal, Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan Kabuli arrived ten minutes later after we reminded the waiter about it! We would have given this restaurant five stars, if it wasn't for the strange table service. All in all, this is a fun place to go with friends and we adore the vast menu. We left happy and full to face our long walk up the hill back to our hotel.
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Jenna T.
Ok I love this place. It was my 3rd time having Indian food and I loved it sooo much. This place was open late which was convenient after bar hopping on a Friday night. I don't remember what we ordered but it was divine. As we were leaving we saw a drunk girl trying to eat naan by herself but dropped everything on the table instead. Go check this place out!
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james c.
My wife and I had a midday snack - Dosa and parkora. We used a Living Social coupon, our waiter tried to charge us the full rice which he made good. The problem was the food - the dose filling had an odd taste, we only ate half. For the rest of the day and through the evening we both felt sick- upset stomachs, gas. DON'T GO! Frankly the south bay has much better Indian food and it's cheaper.
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Emy s.
I have to give this place two different ratings because I have different opinions of the pub and the restaurant. The pub- 3 stars: pretty cool...they have a good beer selection, good hapy hours, the bartenders are friendly, and they have lots of stuff to do (pool and games). I especially like their electronic games where it's actually portable. You can take them off their base, take it and play at your table! The indian restaurant- 1 star: There's a sign that says "please wait to be seated" and no one comes up to you to seat you, so you have to go to the cashier, and tell them, and after that, they just pointed us in a direction and we just guessed where they were telling us to sit. Then, when you want to order, you have to go back to the cashier. Wierd.... Not only that, but the food was really oily and acidy. Excuse me for the gory details, but when I burped later, it buuuuuurrrnned. Ewwww. I think the only reason why this place still has business is because it's INSIDE the bar, and it makes money off the people who have the drunken munchies. If this is the case, I would just rather go get some naan-n-curry or roti, and take it to Yancy's cuz it's way closer to my place, they have fun entertainment and you can bring in food from outside.
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Kelly K.
the people working here (excluding the bar) are so rude. i had a $10 for $25 groupon and came with a friend. we ordered 2 bottled beers, naan, rice and chicken tikka marsala. the food was brought out before the beer. we got the beer and it was very warm. we complained to the server and he said all the beers are like that. i asked for ice to get my beer somewhat cold. when it was time to pay, i showed the server my groupon. the total was $28.48 meaning i had to pay $3.48...which was ok.. he takes my check and brings back a revised copy with a new balance of $5. he said he gave me 10% off for the warm beer but since i had a groupon, he removed the discount. whaat? why?
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Stephanie R.
Let me start off by saying... I totally dig dive bars! And this one tops my list! I love the fact that at 2 am you can eat some decent (not great) curry and drink cheap 5 dollar pitchers of Pabst's blue ribbon while listening to a jukebox full of sweet tunes and playing pool or air hockey all night long. A definite must on a long list of dive bars!
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M R.
I had a groupon, but I was surprised that ordering 2 chicken dishes and 2 naan's was over $30. I concur with other yelpers, skip the chiken tikka masala. The chicken breast is dry and the sauce is too runny without much flavor. You do get large chunks of chicken, but it's mostly sauce. I also had the chicken jalfrezi (with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions) and that was spicy as I asked. The naan was good. I know it's a beer place, but I paid 6 bucks for a tiny 4 oz glass of cheap wine. Times are tough these days, but that's ridiculous. I've been here after seeing shows at Bimbos, and it's a lively bar. It's great that you can get Indian food til 1am. I went at lunch and there was only one other table there, so I didn't have to wait too long for my food.
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Thel D.
Foosball Pool Video Games Projection room Hooka 30 beers on tap and even more bottles Lots of TV's 2 Patios And Indian food This place offers everything... but atmosphere!
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Satyan P.
Remember that episode of "Family Guy" where they revealed the origin of Reese's peanut butter cups? Basically some guy eating peanut butter is driving really fast and crashes head on with some guy eating chocolate. As they both go flying through their windshields, their respective snacks unite in a glorious blend of taste and innovation. And with their bloody bodies strewn across their car hoods, they can only agonize over the fact that "he got peanut butter in my chocolate" and vice versa. Officer Reese's, seeing the potential of their serendipitous concoction, kills the drivers, and goes on to become the creator of the world's greatest candy. Kennedy's reminds me of that. Except replace the chocolate with Indian food and replace the peanut butter with an Irish Pub. And replace Officer Reese's with a foosball table. ...something to think about
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Jen K.
This place bring to mind three letters: WTF? I came here with co-workers Friday and was a bit perplexed by the joint. An Irish pub, Indian food, what looks to be a souvenir shop....it's an interesting mix to say the least. For a Friday happy hour there was ONE bartender working. She was great and funny, but she needed more help. The line went out the door. Beers seemed to be priced ok. A friend got some munchies and he had no complaints on the food. The outside seating was good, since it was very hot inside. It's a "standard" neighborhood bar (as far as Irish/Indian fusion can be). As long as you're having fun with friends then its all good anyways. I'm sure all go back with co-workers again.
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Caitlyn K.
The Irish pub with foosball and air hockey is great. 4 stars. But the Indian Curry House portion is 1 star, primarily for the worse customer service outside of Chinatown. Since I can't give a 2.5 rating, I'd rather round down to 2 (since I was ignored by 3 different cashiers/workers inches from my waiting to order self as if I was a cast from Sixth Sense).
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Toma W.
Kennedy's has definitely made an improvement. If you read my previous review, it describes about the dingy bathrooms. I think they have taken my words into consideration and cleaned up the bathrooms a bit. I think the Ladies room has been remodeled! Food is still good! I have had the Samosas, the Briyanis, and the Pathapong! Try them out! I guarantee you these dishes are great. Not flavorful as Naan N Curry but def more selection on the type of food there. From appitizers to main courses! Entertainment is great as always. Everytime I'm there I have to clean up the foosball tables to prolong their condition. Which is ok, since I play in their foosball tournaments. Bartenders are great as usual. ...and Brahma, the owner is great as usual too! haha
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Bernie L.
2 stars literally means "Meh. I've experienced better." and I have... AT KENNEDY'S. I went again last night... and i was sorely disappointed. I mean, I know i shouldn't expect too much from the food... and really, it was decent. The lamb was a bit cold, but the eggplant was tasty. The food wasn't the problem. The main reason i really like Kennedy's is because it's one of the better places in SF to get a guinness (and you can glean from my previous review). Last night, when i went, and had a craving for a nice, hearty, luke-warm pint of guinness... instead, all I got was disappointment (and a little bit of indigestion). My guinness was too cold, too flat, and too bland. BOO! don't get me wrong, it was probably just yesterday, and I still like them... but only as a friend.
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Dave J.
When I had friends going to the Art Institute, I use to come here quite a bit, but that was 6 or 7 years ago. I have very good memories of that time, as well as of the curry fries. It seems like the quality of the sevice has gone down in the past few years, in favor of unwanted gimickry (hookas, and cowboy hats?). Also not a fan of the change to the buy one get one free token business they have happening at happy hour. Also, I know people like the internet juke boxes, but I think those things fucking suck. It just lets bros and douche bags make you listen to the horrible popular music they're jammin' to at the moment. I much prefer the juke box that helps define the character of the bar, where the music is really is the soundtrack of the space. For example: the all opera juke at Tosca, the punk jukes at luck 13's or zeitgeist, or the juke at the basque hotel filled with downtempo, 90's trip-hop and D&B. I just feel like as the propriator of a bar you should take ownership the the sonic space as well as the physical one. I mean you wouldn't just let whatever random asshole who came into your business just redecorate your shit at their own whim. Or would you? Ok, tangent over. the things I do like are: Tandori rolls (yum!), curry fries, big buck hunter, swell back patio, and cheap pitchers of PBR.
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Tammy C.
Late evening Indian food at an Irish pub, yeah, how bad could that be to add a couple inches to your waist?! This place is not small and without pretentious service (almost bland) but who cares, we were here to eat. Good and simple Indian food-- aloo paratha was good, chicken vindaloo was great, lamb sagwala was not bad. And they have a pretty extensive list of beer (import and domestic.)
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Julian H.
We had a great time and some great Indian food here. On the plus side, Kennedy's has great big TVs on the wall and yummy fried mushrooms. There are a few drawbacks. The lighting in the main dining room is very bad. They use flood lamps, the kind used to illuminate outdoor spaces. Somehow it still manages to feel dark. Our server knew very little English. And the bartender, who was strangely distracted yet energetic, tried to overcharge me. The bathrooms are scary.
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Carlyna R.
Chuck E. Cheese for adults. Basically. Irish pub + Indian food + Air Hockey + Pool + outdoor patio + $5 pitcher of PBR + $2 Guinness. It really doesn't get any better than this. I want to give this place a hug.
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Lynsey C.
Over the past two years, Kennedy's has become somewhat of a sanctuary for me. No matter what night of the week, or what time of day, I know I can walk in and find someone I know to hang out with. This place is a huge hang out for local young people who work in the wharf either serving, bartending or retail sales. So much so in fact, you can actually feel "shift change" time when the lunch servers feel they've been drinking too long and the night crew starts to wander in after closing. So what's so great about this place? Many things...we'll start with the basics. Lots of huge tables and chairs both indoors and outside on their patio to relax and have some grub and brews. They have two pool tables, and air hockey table and a few video games I believe. There's a great juke box, but watch out, the bartenders are not to fond of any top forty pop or hard core hip hop...so stick to rock and roll and maybe some Johnny Cash style country when making your selections. Lastly, they have TWO amazing happy hours...one from 5pm-7pm and one again for a quick power-thirty from 11pm-11:30pm. During this time ALL beers on draft are buy one get one free (and BTW they have too many beers on hand to even count). The even better part is, you don't have to drink or even order your "free" beer at the time of purchase...they give you a token to come back to the bar later or even on a different day and time if you so desire. Genius! Lay-away happy hour. Oh yeah...I forgot, it's ALSO a pretty good Indian restaurant. They even serve until 1am so when those late night brew munchies kick-in, they have you covered. The restaurant specializes in both northern and southern Indian food and also serves American bar appetizers for those less adventurous types. I typically get the the chicken roll with spicy chicken and chickpeas wrapped in Naan with the creamy mint sauce. It's cheap and I can barely finish it myself. Do yourself a favor, escape the wharf and the hub-bub of North Beach trendy cafes and bars...wander down Columbus and have a pint or two at Kennedy's. You won't be disapointed.
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Jess D.
This is by far my favorite bar in the city to bring groups of friends to. The bartenders are rad, the food is scrumptious, and they have 3 foosball tables! Oh, and they have a jukebox. LOVE
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Kristina A.
Kennedy's is an odd place, but a good one. It's both an Irish pub and an Indian restaurant. The food is just aight for me and there's no hard liquor but they more than make up for it with a fantastic selection of quality and random beers from all over the world both on draft and in bottles. There's also a pool table and tons and tons of seating. I'd be more down to hang out here more often but it's in kind of far north in the city to become a regular haunt for me and I usually only end up here when hanging out with my North Beach peeps.
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Tiffany w.
Great beer on tap but the food is the showstopper! Once you get over the decadence of the decor, the humorous nature of the seashell sink bassins, and the smell of stale beer near the bar, you can fully prepare yourself for outrageous taste and beautiful portions! The tikki masala chicken was delicious! The rice served separate on it's on and the beautiful garlic naan left to wipeup the leftover sauce on your plate as well as the serving bowl! Delicious!
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Sam T.
What the? Irish Pub... Curry House? They serve mainly beer? I wanted a shot of Jamesons! Ok, go with a pint of Guinness. They got Indian food? I'm buzzed... lets get some appetizers. Buffalo wings were good... could of been spicier!!! Chicken Pakoara was ok. Vegetable Samosa looks yummy... So good my friend put one in her purse to go... love it! Crunch crunch... onion fritters. Yes... keep greasing me up! Dude... this stuff makes good drunk food. Spacious Couple of foosball tables. Pool Did I say beer? Lots of beer! Wait a freaking minute!!! You have raspberry lambic?? Yes... gotta love the framboise. I love you guys! And it's not the beer talking!
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Rob M.
Just got back from Kennedy's. Right up the street from my hotel. it took the valet longer to get my car than to drive there. I also tipped the valet more. Details on that to come. So i'm starving at 1030pm on a Wed night. I remember hearing about Kennedy's on Restaurant.com and wanted to try it out. I mean... an Indian restaurant... and...an Irish Bar. I figured the decor alone would be worth it. parking was easy enough, not very busy. I go in, grab a seat and the "no english"-speaking busboy (a grown man, not a boy, and didnt really bus anything) brought me a water...which tasted metallic. Sorry, I'm a water snob. Ice Tea Please! of course he had no clue what I said and i waited for my.....hmmm well i'm not sure who it was i waited for.. because after 15 minutes i wasnt sure I was even getting any service. So I sat and twittered random thoughts.. Finally I guess the person who served me seemed to be a manager or owner. Came and took my order... ice tea, chicken curry, nan, and the nan with spices, kabuli or maybe kabuki think? oh and a side of rice. I guess I could go to the menu on their website and check, but quite frankly I'm so full from eating the meal that took only 4-5 minutes to come out!!! that Im ready for bed. total bill price came to around $23. ok i feel awful, but I didn't tip. I usually tip 20% no matter what. sometimes i'll tip 15%... but seriously, this service was ridiculously awful. I asked for a refill of my ice tea before i left....the busboy/busman told me to ask the waitress - who i had not even seen all night.. lol so i decided to pack up what was left of my food (about half!) and stuff it into my undersized hotel room refrigerator. The food... was very good. I had 4/5 spicy. yum. came out.. 4/5. the regular nan was meh, ok. but good with the curry... the kabukiman!!(haha if you get it) nan was good! oh and... i forgot to order my restaurant.com certificate before going to this place.. doh! my $23 order would have come out to $10 (less if you can find the 30%-50% coupons - google it ;) ) ok, im still feeling full... an hour later almost. time for sleep
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laura f.
Indian curry house on one side... tons of beers on the other? FABULOUS! lamb is good, as is tikka masala. rice is fluffy, and naan is like a warm pillow. also helps i live right across the st. HURRAY!
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Jocelyn L.
"Hands down most bizarre place for Indian food...but it works!"
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Sean C.
awesome lamb kabob wrap and great draft beer selection. Just moved into the neighborhood and this is my new place. comfortable dive bar feel. great food. great beer.
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neil c.
First things first, let's talk samosas: Their samosas are giant. By that I mean they are bigger than big. If you said "hey, these are big samosas" you'd be fooling yourself. Giant is the best word to describe these. They are also tasty, and cheap. But I believe with all my heart and gut that no mortal should try to conquer both in an order. That is too much for the human digestive system to deal with. You will be burping them up for a good 16 hours. On to the rest: The food here is pretty tasty. And well priced. The beer selection is tasty, and decently priced (5 bucks a pint for stuff I bother drinking, but good happy hour specials) - although the happy hour line is pretty slow. It is big, and has foosball. There is plenty of seating for hanging out. Basically it comes down to this - by all means, go to Kennedy's. Early and often, even. But beware the samosas - if you must have them, eat one, and have your friend eat the other one.
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Jonathan L.
This place is a dive. Food is mediocre, nothing to brag about. The chai tea was good. It is ok if you want something quick or plan to drink heavily, but like king of thai, you can get much better food elsewhere...
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Parker W.
What a a bizarre mix. Definitely not fusion, just irish bar AND indian restaurant. Even pool tables! Service was ok and finding our waitress for the check took a while. As long as you're not in a rush, this seems ilke a great place. My girlfriend and I agree they have the best Malai Kofta we've ever had. I had a lamb dish which was delicious. High quality lamb. Everything had just the right amount of spice. And huge portions! Really this place is a a great find and worth a visit. Oh and my friends' guinness came with a shamrock design 'poured' into the head. Fancy!
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Nevin C.
5 stars for the food and awesome beer selection, 3 for the food service. Kennedy's is a pretty interesting place, in case you had a need for a late-night indian food fix. Beers are buy-one-get-one-free during their happy "hour" (5-7pm, and 11-11:30pm). They serve dosas and vadas in addition to a good selection of curries, and I'd say it's better than average for Indian/South Indian food in SF (probably on par with places south bay). They do need to improve their service attentiveness though -- we had to go fetch the waiter again and again for various things. But the food made up for the "eenh" service.
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Jessica K.
This is certainly quite the interesting combo-an Irish/Indian restaurant and pub in Little Italy. But we had to try it-after all, they take call ahead orders and in a word, that's "awesome." We ordered a Chicken Vindaloo and a Ghobi Aloo (sp?) And both came out within minutes of us finding great parking on a Sunday, getting sat and adjusted to the setting of foosball tables, dart boards, pool tables and BEER. Lots and lots of beer everywhere. The food was excellent, and the naan? Oh my friggin' god is the garlic naan some righteous stuff. Imagine they just unpeeled a clove of garlic and decided it would be a great idea to shove it around flatbread and call it a day. That's garlic naan. Spewing with raw garlic. Not for wussies and not for someone on a first date. What are you doing taking someone to a curryh house for a first date anyhow? Shame on you! The beer selection is also vast? Did I mention like triple digit beers? I could die of alcohol poisoning before I get through of all it. The really sweet owner who also tends the register and serves you and pours beer and all that just didn't know when to stop. I'm coming in again for happy hour and maybe some late night Indian food. Kitchen's open till 1:30. Awesome. Can you say "awesome?"
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Yang N.
Come here to play Foosball and for drinks with friends a lot. Still suck at Foosball majorly and don't really see myself ever getting good, but that's off tangent. Kennedy is really chill in the sense that it's never really crowded and they have this awesomely delicious German beer (lambic) which i gulp down like i drink juice. At 8 dollars a bottle, it's a little pricy, so the most i get to drink is 2.
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J K.
This place went from 4 stars to 5, and now down to 3. I don't know if it's the recession or something, but am I just imagining that restaurants are skimping on ingredients and watering sh*t down? I was going to Kennedy's pretty regularly for a while, but not so much this year. I recently went back with a largish group, and the food was still decent, but not as flavorful and rich as it had been. My curries were watered-down, and the dosa used to be delicious but it was just so-so this time.
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Merrilee T.
I've been here so many times, and I am finally reviewing it. This is a bar I love to go to. Tons of beers, cool bartenders, and never too loud or too crowded. A past roommate of mine is from New Delhi, and he warned me to never eat here, but after 11 solid hours of drinking on Sunday we needed a meal. Obviously my taste buds weren't as discerning as usual (I had chugged many, many lite beers this day), but I thought the food was tasty. We had the cable car special, the lamb korma, and some garlic naan. Keane got a huge dosa, holy crap it was falling off the plate on both sides. It's not cheap, but really, we probably would have eaten anything at that point. Service was appallingly slow, amplified by the fact that I had serious drunk munchies. Anyway, this isn't a place I would go just to sit down and eat, but I am back time and time again for the bar.
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Hannah J.
Let's not get into the "why" behind the story here, but for some somewhat inexplicable reason, I ended up at Kennedy's on Christmas Eve. There is nothing like a few sexy Santa's Helpers, a pool table, and kadahi vegetables to get you in the holiday spirit. Our to-go order arrived promptly, and was dirt cheap and delicious. On other nights, when I've actually stayed around for beer and naan, I've been a happy camper, too.
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Pancake ..
Awesome beer selection, yummy indian food, great casual atmosphere that makes me a little nostalgic of Boston. Can't wait to go back and play games there.
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Matthew S.
How can you not love a place that serves both Indian curry, and something like 30 beers on Tap?! On top of this, the place has tons of room for you and your friends, and not to mention, an awesome happy hour.
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Greg D.
For quite some time, this was my unofficial headquarters on weekends because of the 2 dollar guiness and the great indian food. I don't go out to North Beach as much as I used to but when I do, I end up here for at least a couple of drinks. The indian food is also really good, and you can have a great dinner with a friend for a very reasonable price. And the 2 for 1 beers at Happy Hour are great too!
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Sami P.
What's not to love about $2 pints and an ecclectic food menu? The drink selection is fantastic, and friend was happy because he was able to order cassis lambic, buffalo wings, and curry steak fries as his birthday dinner. Good Indian food, the naan was fantastic and hot and yummy. The server was patient with our indecisive party, and when i forgot my glasses on the table, ran after me to give them back despite the rain and cold cold outside. Minus one star because the room was cold, and we had to order the drinks separately from the food.
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Amy W.
i have very mixed thoughts about this place .... its not somewhere you would take someone to wow them , and its not somewhere you would go if you want a consistant experience with the food. But having said that .. it is somewhere you can go just to chill, drink lager and if you are not in a rush .... eat an 'interesting curry'. Im a korma person .. and the korma here is not like anything else i have tasted .. but it does seem to be getting better each time i have it ... or maybe my taste buds are just dying! ..... what i do really like about this place is people watching and the fact that it is a curry house in an irish bar ... quirky!
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Francis K.
$5 pabst pitchers. $2 pints of guiness. Realy good Indian food. What. More. Do. You. Want. ?
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Debbie Y.
No wait on a Saturday night in North Beach! It's so random and weird but so cool at the same time. You can totally make a night out of it..have some naan, curry, and then beer and then play air hockey or pool and have hookah and watch ultimate fighting on the plasma, whatever you feel like. Completely random.
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Angela K.
I had the beet salad and crab cakes. Neither thrilled me. I might give it another try but with so many other good restaurants in the area, why?
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Pax G.
Where else can you find an Irish pub, spacious Indian restaurant, and game room together under the same roof? I love North Beach. The masala dosa, garlic naan, and "mangotini" were all tasty, and I enjoyed beating my husband in air hockey even though the hockey table surface was in rather poor condition. Huge, cavernous place - real estate value must be worth a fortune. Fun night.
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Irene F.
Sweet spot. We had a great time here, between cheap beer, photo hunt, foos ball and air hockey. Didn't get to try the food but it looked awesome, and I have a feeling we will be back soon for both food and air hockey! Great little hang out spot, hoping to notch it up to 5 stars after hitting it for dinner!
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Mark P.
latest Update: 8/11/2009 ok, I gave Kennedy's another shot for my birthday dinner last month because i love the casual vibe and i have to say that food quality is back to "pretty good". one tip: most of their chicken dishes come with dark meat (with the sole exception of the chicken tikka masala i believe). if you like white meat chicken like i do, order the tandori chicken (dry baked or barbequed chicken breast) along with whatever chicken dish you like and you can put the white meat chicken in yourself to the dark meat chicken dish - for the tasty sauce. my favorite is still the sagwala. the naans are good too. service is still non-existent: just treat it like an order at the counter kind of place and you wont be disappointed with the lack of service. its all about setting expectations at the right level. still a great vibe. Update: 1/17/2008 This food quality at Kennedy's had gone downhill like bode miller. very disappointing. it used to be my *favorite* hangout and dinner place but the food is really poor quality now so i dont go anymore. bummer! Initial post: 8/3/2007 Kennedy's is my go-to place for casual dining in the marina-russian hill-north beach area. indian food is good, but not great. service can be anywhere from friendly to disinterested and is never that prompt but somehow you dont really care. it is come as you are and that means kick back, relax and express yourself. no-one is trying to impress, which is pretty refreshing. crowd is a good mix of bikers, salty locals, indie types, yuppies and some tourists and everyone seems to get along. $2 guiness all the time and $5 pitchers of some kind of cheap beer. i dont know what it is, but this place just feels like home.
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Geronimo G.
Good beer selection, good curry selection. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of Irish and Indian. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of ordering food from a little window inside. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of sharing space with a proper Indian family eating dinner while getting wasted and playing pool. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of playing darts with only one dart, and maybe deciding that it's more fun to try to hit the coconuts in the corona poster than the dart board. I don't remember what happened after that.
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Cary Elizabeth L.
Really strange combination: Irish pub/Indian restaurant, but it's still a pretty fun dive bar.
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Dpb T.
solid spot.... and the xtra star for the following: -animated barkeeps slingin a wide variety of beer -ample space (including patio seating) -air hockey and pool and last but not least for rockin a curry house in a pub
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Eric L.
A large group of us got thrown out of there once because the belligerently drunk bouncer started a fight after a guy in our group closed the front door when his girlfriend got cold. This was approximately 10 minutes after the same bouncer started mad dogging another patron for standing too close to a pool table which was not in use. It could've been a decent dive with a nice beer selection, but needless to say, I won't go back.
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David S.
I've only arrived here when drunk, so I don't remember all the much... 2*'s.
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omar k.
i went in to this bar with some friends and was starved, so i start to order and i'm confronted with delightful options: dosa, naan, curries... fantastic! the indian guy taking my order was pretty funny. he started speaking to me in urdu.. he guessed that i spoke urdu (i don't.. well, i speak very very little.. i'm only half-indian) and started saying all the dish names in urdu. i managed to follow him on a few, and then sheepishly said that my urdu was horrible. BUT i redeemed myself with a "shukria" (thank you) when he brought out the food. that made him smile. the dosa was quite good, but what really stood out were the games and laid back nature of the place. we played pool, foosball, air hockey.. and would've played darts if we weren't so tired. great fun!
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Amber B.
Times like this I really wish there were 2 different rating thingies per establishment. I would give 1 star to the Indian restaurant in Kennedy's for the WORST SERVICE EVER AWARD and I would give 5 stars to the actual bar and it's pool tables, great beer selection, token policy (get there at happy hour and you buy one beer, get the next one free...with yo token), and side room full of games like air hockey, etc. So, I'm giving this place a 3 to average it out. Let's rewind to what I was saying about the Indian place. Pluses: The food is good and cheap (if you get the chicken roll or bar staples), you'll never ever EVER find yourself waiting for a table to open up b/c it never gets packed (this should be a sign), mood is nice with it all darkish and candles lit on the tables, and well, the bar is RIGHT THERE so you can walk your drink over and sit on down to order. Negatives: When you do sit down to order in the Indian "restaurant", good luck getting them to actually come over and take your order. The waiter/waitress will literally ignore your pleas of hunger for as long as possible (god forbid they have to work or something), and even when you call for the waitress, you might get a nod of acknowledgment and have to watch her slowly continue to wipe off a table before they come over to you. Then when they finally do, they have trouble understanding you and vice versa (FYI-- don't complicate the order by asking them to leave out the tomatoes or something-- you'd have better luck asking the employees at McDonalds). Frustrating for all parties, I'm sure. Then there's a waiting game again for your food...as you look around at an empty floor of tables. Hmm...at least if it was packed you'd know why you have to wait so long. I have to suffocate bad thoughts from entering my mind of what they might be doing with my food. Back to the main bar and pool tables-- good times all around. There are a lot of tourists that come in though and they are obnoxious sometimes. There's usually a drunk older gay Irish dude named Patrick with red hair that chills there and likes to rope you into conversation that goes south pretty fast. The jukebox isn't all that bad unless you get some country lovers in there. There's even a back patio to go out on as well that's right off of the game room. Oh, and the bathrooms are duurty and never have soap... Damn...why did I even give this place a generous 3 stars?! They must put some kind of love-drug in my Guinness or Newcastle for me to still like going there.
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Adam M.
I like to go out every now and then and get a drink with some friends in North Beach. But when I do go out and drink I don't like to pay ten to twenty dollars to pack into some sweaty dungeon and wait a half hour for the beefcake bartender dude to finally acknowledge my existence. I don't like to have to protect my beer from the hammered sluts that are stumbling around 2.5 inches from me. Basically I don't like the mission or the marina. What I do like is a chill low lit semi dive bar with a nice atmosphere friendly bartenders and an overall chill vibe. If that is what you are into then Kennedy's calls to you. They serve only beer and wine. If you want hard A then you have to go to International next door. They have an amazing beer selection. There is a huge row of beers on tap and a huge fridge with all kinds of bottles. They even have Kingfisher, an Indian beer that I fell in love with while in India. Oh ya, did I mention that they are also an Indian restaurant that serves food till 1 AM?! Thanks to Jenny and all the wonderful bar staff there. I've known you guys since the day I turned 21.
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Josephine H.
A bit off the beaten path but still a great place to hang out. Huge, huge selection of beer on tap. Pitchers are pretty reasonable so load up on a couple if you're with a group of friends. Plenty of places to sit and chill but watch out for the middle section, this joint is also an indian restaurant by day...and I guess by night. That's right, indian food and a bar - all in one. It's got a cool vibe to it: Buck Hunter video games, darts, pool but then you enter the curry part and everything goes a bit strange. Be forewarned, you may leave smelling like curry and have an upset tummy from the samosas...
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Hratch P.
I clearly remember moving into the neighborhood, stumbling onto Kennedy's and thinking to myself "No way in hell would I eat Indian food at an Irish bar!" Well, a few weeks past, my curiosity got the better of me, and there we were with my roommate ordering curry and beer, watching the NCAA basketball finals, and preparing ourselves for the all-night pilgrimage to the porcelain gods. Oddly enough the food was pretty good, nobody got sick and the prices were very reasonable. Being the (beer-)friendly neighbors we are we've been back a few times since and even managed to get the history behind this unconventional hybrid of a place, or at least the story current management likes to tell. In case any of you are as curious as I was: Turns out the curry house and the Irish bar were separate back in the day until the owner of the curry house got an inspiration, bought out the bar, tore down some walls and created Kennedy's as it stands today. Then apparently about a year ago the original chefs left forcing them to bring in some substitutes and compromising the food quality. The original cooks have since returned and the quality of food has rebounded so if you have not been there fore a while and are craving South Indian give Kennedy's another shot.
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Tamar N.
Great vibe, but what the hell is an Indian restaurant doing in the middle of this bar? I'm confused. Full, but confused.
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julie M.
awful. simply awful. was it the gal's first day? no worries, there were plenty of others with her. the appetizer came with the entree. It was greasy, cold and a big fat nothing. the only reason i didn't send it back was because I was on a groupon.. Could go on and on, but suffive to say that this is a good place to have a beer... period.
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Tara G.
Talk about random... a spectacle of a bar with a curry restaurant right smack in the middle?? I thought I had stumbled across some sort of circus side show: bar with no bar-stools, clientele with no persona, fun games with no contestants, lone eerie dude at the restaurant "check-in" counter with a Last of the Mohican's hairdo. The bar kinda sucked so we ordered some naan and such, which was pretty decent, but I couldn't shake the strangeness of the whole scene. I hear they have a great Guinness deal and maybe a day trip would shine some much needed light on the peculiarity of the place but I'd say it's perfect if you're looking for something, um, different.
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Margaret S.
HORRIFIC SERVICE. I wish there was an option to give zero stars. I ordered, was quoted 45 - 60 minutes. At 60 minutes I called and was told it would be delivered any minute. At 75 minutes I called again and was told by the same individual that the delivery woman would be there any minute, and that she was Chinese and couldn't read the signs in English, so thats why it was late, but he'd told her to deliver to us first. At 90 minutes I called back again and a woman answered. She told me that it would be another 15-20 minutes, the delivery MAN had a lot of deliveries to make, they were busy, and that even though my card had already been run, they would give me a 15% disount. I told her that the other individual had told me that the delivery person was a woman, and she said that was not true. I then asked to speak with a manager and she hung up on me. I called back and she answered again and hung up on me again. I called again and the first individual answered and told us that when the delivery person came, to send him away. Have ordered before once from here and the food was good, but they screwed up the order that time too. These people don't know what they are doing, are unbelievably rude, and are not worth the effort. Call Mehfil on 2nd and Folsom - better food and nicer people.
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Michael H.
jenny r. and brahma swami. family for so many years and so much love. always fun, always real, always there for the whole neighborhood. much, much love.
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Toisha T.
the good: the samosas were so big, hot and delicious! the dosas are HUGE too!! the pakora was not so great, would def. not get it again. the chicken tikka masala, vindaloo, nan and channa masala were also very good. it took forever, however, to get rice so my dish wasn't really hot by the time i got to eat it. the bad: dude, where's the free papadam? the service was horrid. the waitress was just downright rude. the ugly: the bathrooms def. leave something to be desired, that something being a clean bathroom, but it is mostly a bar so, eh?
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Jess S.
You've gotta love a place that's 1/3 Irish pub, 1/3 curry house, and 1/3 Swiss chalet! Our basic rule is *don't go when hungry*. The service is really slow! But we go anyway. And go. And go. I can't help going back! A few tips for newcomers: 1. Try some of the South Indian dishes, even though you've never heard of them. My favorite is the Dhai Vada - two warm fried lentil cakes in a cool spiced yogurt soup. And there's always plenty of leftover yogurt to use for cooling a spicy vindaloo or veggie biryani. Yum! 2. Depending on who your server is, you might need to walk yourself over to the bar to get your beers. I recommend it anyway, since it gives you something to do to pass the time while you wait for your food. If you're there during Happy Hour, you'll get a token good for a free beer. Plan for two rounds! 3. Don't expect to order appetizers to help stave off starvation while waiting for your entrees. Most of the time, my appetizers have arrived with all the other dishes. Except the pappadams. I love the pappadams. Enjoy! See you there!
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Mike C.
Went there on St. Patty's night. A good crowd, not as packed as a place like O'Reilly's. The line for booze was about 10 minutes long though...yes they actually had a roped off line. I guess it makes more sense that way, otherwise you just end up with a clusterf....I'd go back again, place is pretty large, much bigger then it seems from the outside.
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ellyk E.
I'm not sure if it's every Wednesday night, but pool was free last night (which was a Weds). It wasn't crowded, my friends and I had the table all night. Cheap pitchers, good curry, pool, gun games, air hockey and a very random crowd are all components of a fun-filled night. AND I got my favorite hoody there for $10. It has Kennedy's plastered all over the back, but it's so comfy that I don't care.
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Yasmine G.
Spent 7 hours here with the coworkers one day...probably the only happy 7-hour i've ever been to. The 2-for-1 drinks, Indian chaat, pool tables, outdoor patio -- one hour turns into seven really quickly.
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Mark D.
Is this a pub in an Indian Restaurant (with Chinese staff), or an Indian Restaurant (with Chinese staff) in an Irish pub? You decide. Either way, this place is great and their staff is hillarious. Their happy hour prices made all of us wonder...how the hell is this place staying afloat? You tell me. Anyway, great place for some Indian food and Guinness (it goes really good together), as well as a game on either of their three pool tables, air hockey table, or video games.
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Robin H.
i visited kennedy's on 1/31/09 w/ my brother and the boyfriend. i was really exctited to try this place as i love irish pubs and indian food (perfect combo right?). we entered through the restaurant, at around 6:30pm and were able to find a table easily. the room was freezing and badly lit. no one greeted or brought us menus for at least 15 minutes which was a little disconcerting. we noticed a drink special on the board when we entered, $2 guinness (woo!). we had a long time to decide on what we wanted to order as the waitress didn't come around for another while. here is what we ordered: vegetable samosas, a couple orders of naan, some rice, baigan bharatha (very different texture than the norm and a few to many green onions), aloo gobhi (very average), chicken tikka, and lamb vindaloo, and a round of guiness. the food was all good but overpriced for what it was, we did however end up taking home a small to-go box of baigan and the tikka (which served as a good midnight snack for my bro), also no one came to refill our water once. while we were eating, we noticed a sign advertising a $5 pitcher of PBR and tried to flag someone down. finally a guy who worked there walked by and we asked him if we could order the pitcher. he didn't understand what we were saying, but acted like he kind of maybe did (?) he was either telling us he would get it for us or would get someone who could understand what we wanted... but no one showed up nor did any beer. After the check finally showed up, no one came by to pick it up so we had to go up to the pickup counter and pay. the service here was almost non-existant and the bill was very high for what we got. its a cool looking building and concept ( pub & curry) which made me truly wish the experience could have been better. I will probably come back here but just for the drink specials and a samosa or two.
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katharine s.
Kennedy's is really weird. I probably wouldnt have gone there but It's so close to my old school, and sometimes getting drunk really helps to further your higher education. The food there is actually good, I know it looks scary, but dont be afraid.
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Giacomo O.
I don't think people give this place enough credit for the many services that these guys provide. They're a bonafied conglomerate...like GE or Altria. They have an Irish Pub, Curry House, T-Shirt Stand (in back), paid parking lot (back), mail slots, you can book travel accommodations, they sell flowers, they have Pool, Air Hockey, Foosball, Juke Box, Big Screen HD TV's, Video Games and an ATM machine. What more do you want people? They were also recently featured on Eye on The Bay. Keep an eye out for the dapper fellow with thick glasses. If you blink you might miss him....but you won't miss him blinking.
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Megha S.
I love this place! It's totally unpretentious, you're able to play pool, and drink some King Fisher or Taj Mahal while munching on pakoras! How cool is an Irish pub and desi restaurant in one? Great place to go after a long night out...to have some more drinks or sober up on some desi food and soups.
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hugh k.
Great, great Indian food, but the worst service we've ever experienced. The grungy atmosphere and air hockey is very cool.
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Chris M.
Okay, so when I heard there was an Irish pub and curry house, I laughed my ass off. I mean, seriously? Despite my skepticism, I could wait to go and I got the opportunity this past week. I must say that it was a GREAT experience. I didn't opt for Guiness, but rather Kingfisher, which was pretty good. The food was fantastic as well. The garlic nan is, well, hella garlic, which is always good. When we were there, there was an annoying crowd of frat boys playing pool, but luckily they didn't kill the experience too much.
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Lynn B.
Pretty standard when all elements are separate. Pretty cool when you consider the place takes up a block, is comprised of great beer, great beer specials, good Indian food, humorous staff, a patio, pool tables and a more diverse crowd than you can find in the rest of North Beach combined.
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Jill k.
210 reviews eh? with that in mind, i'm pretty sure every single thing has been said, so here are my four stars for yummy indian food, and i'll be on my way!
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Sasha P.
may the bird of pukeadise come and sit next to you with tons o' tattoos. service is stellar in this creme del la creme indian cuisine establishment. what more could you have...curry, cable cars, dirty patio dining tables, killer game room (tits!) and air hockey, however it is the great place to take the kids. the patio dining is an offering of fun and phatty friends ready to convince you that you made the right decision to eat here - dont drink the kool-aid though....
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Leroid D.
Like everyone says... "India Curry House and Irish Pub all under one roof." When you're strolling down Columbus on a weekend night, stop by Kennedy's. Good atmosphere. Great samosas. Beer specials and air hockey!
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T L.
good food and nice environment. french fries are good but the fried spinach was good (until i got home) but i would deff go back and try more stuff on the menu. there is a great selection of beer and happy hours $2 guinness. pool tables air hockey and shoot the dear game.
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Taylor P.
When I first moved to California, I was amazed at the array of restaurants that combined fares. Chinese food and pizza and my favorite Indian food with a bar attached. Now sure, most Indian places serve beer, but nowhere else in San Francisco, can you find an Indian restaurant attached to an Irish pub, replete with PBR pitchers and the cheapest Guinness prices in North Beach. What also makes this little dive such a pearl in the sea of neighborhood haunts is the fact that it is often a hangout for International travelers, many of whom stay at nearby hostels and wander into the eclectic scene for a bite to eat and drink. Pitchers of PBR for you hipster kids are only five bucks. Happy hour Guinness prices are two bucks a pint, and you certainly cannot beat that with the slap of a crispy piece of naan bread. Drink up!
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Malika K.
I love it! Indian food at an Irish pub..go figure! You can't go wrong with Kennedy's. Just a really cool chill spot to hang. They have a Jukebox and pool tables and cute boys oh my!
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Rudro S.
Great place for a meal before a show at Bimbo's or any other time. Super cheap beer and basic Indian curries make quite a combo. Now with South Indian food (dosas and such) too!
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ida r.
terrible food made by unhappy people and a bar staff that seems terrified of their boss. this place does have cheap beer which my friends and i liked, but we felt so sorry for the staff and my friend said her beer tasted like the lines had never been cleaned. Next door there's a smaller bar with less tap beer options (more turnover) and the staff seems much happier to be there. As a lifelong service industry employee the relationship between management and staff is important to me and the gossip about the owner of this place (braka?) is enough to turn me off.
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milos d.
i had the lamb vindaloo and it was awesome. also, this place has a great beer selection. unfortunately they were out of many beers and the place was a little too dirty.
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Max M.
Gotta love any place that is both an Irish Pub, AND an Indian Cuisine restaurant (which is open daily until 1 am) I work down in that area, so this place is absolutely perfect for me. Pitchers of Urquell for $10, and $2 pints of Guiness before 8pm (or is it 10pm). Not to mention (which I never forget to mention) a superb outdoor patio. Definitely a place worth checking out. Only thing you should not go here for is a singles scene. Out of the question.
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Randall F.
This is two separate reviews. Firstly, the food: This is probably the best all-around Indian restaurant I have been to. Not only do these guys do it all (Dosas, Tandoori, Samosas and veggie). The food is great and much less oil than Naan and Curry. The naan is the best I have ever had, just perfect, like the perfect pizza crust!. The tandoori was also perfect. Big boneless (and gristle free) cubes of lamb and chicken. Suculent tandoori prawns (not overcooked or overseasoned). Cottage cheese cubes rich and creamy. The eggplant curry was just great! Now for the other part: If you are looking for an intimate setting to eat Indian food, ......
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Andrew C.
PBR Pitchers + Chicken Vindaloo = Indigestion, but in a really fun, good way.
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Joanna S.
I have had a lot of experiences in San Francisco. I have to say that an Irish pub that serves awesome indian food is definitely a first though. The curry fries were excellent, my dosa was enough to feed an army, and the naan was warm and fresh out of the oven. Oh yeah, and the beer ain't bad either....
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Peter Z.
What could possibly be better than a 2 for 1 happy hour special featuring anything on tap? Reasonably-priced pitchers! And just when you don't think life gets any better, you throw in decent Indian food on top of it all. I'd be willing to put up with a number of bad things just for those range of features mentioned above, but the truth is, there really isn't anything bad about this place at all other than the fact that it's in North Beach and parking can be a major pain....But with those kinds of deals, who's going to drive there anyway?
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Pelegfn R.
Some colleagues and I happened upon this place while in SF for training. When we walked in the back door near noon time the place was completely empty and seemed very strange. We hadn't noticed that it was a "pub" and curry house, just that it was an Indian restaurant. We were very skeptical but ordered lunch any way. The veggie rice byrani, palak paneer, aloo paratha and chicken curry were outstanding. The food was so good we came back the next day for lunch. We ordered Aloo gorabhi (?), chicken tika masala, and another veggie dish. All excellent. This is some of the best east Indian food I've ever had!
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Miranda S.
I never thought that $2 Guinness and Indian food would be found in one place, but this is it! And you may think because it's a combo Irish/Indian joint, can the food be that good? Yessss! We had the dosas and chicken biryani and both exceeded my expectation of this peculiar place. The service can be a bit slow, especially before a sold out Bimbo's show like last night's Flaming Lips, but it's definitely worth checking out! And did I mention that there's also air hockey??
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mandy f.
If you plan on going here before a show at Bimbo's, come early. We went before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show and waited a while for the waitress to take our order, even longer for the food, and twice as long to get the check. Decent food, good location (across the street from a great music venue), but poor service. I'll prolly be back though just because of the location.
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Kuldeep T.
This was the only place, where you would South Indian food a few years back in SF. They have huge mendu wadas, and idlis. They are a meal on their own. The downside is they have only 2 varieties of veggie dosas. They do have north Indian food too, and it is pretty decent.
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Jan W.
If I could think of my perfect bar, it would be a place with cheap beer, games (pool tables, videos games, and air hockey) and great Indian food -- you say it doesn't exist? Well, it does. Kennedy's, North Beach, look it up.
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miriam b.
Kind of an oxymoronic kinda curry and keger place. Went because of a film club gathering, but kinda creepy...Try going with a group of 10 after Bimbos or something like that. Can't quite get a warm and yummy aesthetic here, but more of a lukewarm hey this place is doable for a beer.......maybe.
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Rich B.
irish bar, plasma tvs and great indian food is all anyone really needs in life, but under 1 roof around the corner from my apt is heaven!
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M S.
I guess this place is a popular local hangout in North Beach. It's an ok place if you have a hankering for beers (they only serve beer and wine). Interesting that they have an Indian restaurant (owned by chinese) right smack dab in the middle of this pub. Atmosphere is divey, and indian food is not that good. I guess if you're drunk and need a quick fix, it would do the job.
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Susan S.
As far as I'm concerned, you can't go wrong with Guinness and curry. Whoever opened this place was a genius. And if you aren't up for the happy hour pints of Guinness at $2 each, you can buy some other beer at 2 for 1. The atmosphere is divey, which adds to the appeal. If it's nice out, you can sit on the terrace. Life is good!
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Megan K.
What a great find! Just a few blocks away from Cobbs Comedy Club, so we stopped here for dinner before the show. We were just in time to take advantage of the $2 Guinness between 5 and 7. The Irish food ends with Guinness (not such a bad thing) with a menu of Indian food. There's a variety of both northern and southern-style Indian dishes. Prices are cheap, portions are large, table service is aloof with do-it-yourself plates and table settings. I got a tasty shrimp tandoori, my friend got a huge masala dosa that he eagerly enjoyed. My husband's lamb vindaloo was enjoyable, but lacking in heat, as was the eggplant dish of another friend. My friends ordered a curry roll expecting an appetizer, only to find it meal-sized, but tasty. Definitely a good spot to try before the show. With its pool tables and full bar, I think it could be an excellent post-show or fun bar destination, so I'll have to return at a later hour sometime.
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bloopie s.
The smell is enough to draw you into this place. I remember when I used to live in russian hill, i'd walk by kennedy's on the way to trader joes and my mouth would water because the Indian food smelled so good. i swore that they had an indian food smell spray that they sprayed down the whole block. the food is actually alright...not the best....but definitely tasty and the beer is great. Good chill place to enjoy a nice night and a game of pool.
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Christopher J.
i dont think you are allowed to hate this place. even if the curries are somewhat unidentifiable, i can get two racer 5's for the price of one, play a game of darts, make obnoxious comments about dimwitted sport jockeys pissed off 'cuz their team didnt make the play offs and eat muthaf--kin' aloo vindaloo and paratha? proof that a utopia is unattainable. and thats allright.
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Jen Y.
$2 Guinnesses during happy hour, air hockey, and a decent curry. What more can you ask for in a neighborhood dive bar?
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Dan T.
Another place I would have to call an instituition, not a great one but a pretty good one. I started going there years ago when I was helping a friend start up a tour business on the wharf. I was immediately attracted to their $2 guinness all the time and would drop by after work. Things change and guinness is still $2 from 4-8pm happy hour now. Happy hour is good ,2 for 1, they give you a token you can use anytime. If you drink PBR they have cheap pitchers regularly ( I am not a hater but to me drinking PBR is not living, I do not eat at Mc'D's either, its about the good stuff not the LCD) Kennedys has survived for all these years on 3 tenets : cheap beer, indian food and large assortment of games (including my personal favorite air hockey). The crowd is a bizarre amalgm (in no order on any given night) of art institute students, european and middle america tourists straggling in from the wharf, bimbo's concert overflow crowd, post dead, post phish neo-scrungers, with a smattering of drug dealing and unique x factor crowd or people who just like cheap drinks. Nights can be cool here but there is a lameness factor at times, I stopped going for a while because I did not find it very interesting. Things have their cycles and I was going to give it 3 stars but I like a few of the present bartenders (they went thru a few obnoxious chicks in the past) so 4 stars it is. The food has its moments, but pretty up and down overall, go with friends and have some drinks and a few laughs...........
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Jessica H.
I've gone to Kennedy's a ton for the bar scene but had the food for the first time last night. I wasn't overly impressed but it wasn't half bad.....i mean, what do you expect from an Irish pub serving Indian food. We had the chicken tikka masala and lamb vindaloo but they also have an assortment of bar foods that were pretty much all fried. It was $10 per en tree (including rice) but the drink prices made up for it. Their happy hour (5-7) is buy one get one free but instead of giving you a free beer they give you a token that you can cash in any time. It's pretty cool because even if you only want one beer then, you can still save your free beer for another night. Just don't try to put the tokens in the air hockey tables like we did, apparently we looked like we knew what we were doing so the bar tender didn't explain the token concept to us, moral of the story, we're dumb asses. Happy hour specials also include $2 Guinness and $5 pitchers of PBR. There is also a happy hour every time the giants win a game. They have a smoking patio for the smokers and i don't think I've ever sat out there for more than five minutes without someone offering me a joint......fun times.
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John B.
The notion of an Irish pub that has pool, foosball, darts, a wide selection of beers on tap, AND serves Indian food sounded like a dream come true, so I had to try it. I was there around 1pm on a weekday and there was hardly anyone in there. The chicken wrap I had was pretty good. I would definitely go there again. The only reason I took off a star is because aside from the name, the place didn't seem all that Irish to me. It seemed more like an Indian restaurant with a decent bar next to it. There were hookas behind the bar and the place smelled like incense.
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Mark R.
The combination Irish pub/Indian place sounding intriguing, and I came for a good time. While the food (when it came) was decent, the service was unfortunately the worst I've ever experienced in over 10 years in the city. Our main courses came in a reasonable time (30 minutes) - the appetizer arrived an hour later, and was cold. The Naan arrived with the appetizer, a full 30 minutes after we finished eating. I'm not normally inclined to write reviews, but when the owner was incredibly rude to our party about the food being so late, I had to share the story. I won't ever be back, and I have to recommend that the place be avoided (unless you're just going for drinks and the play pool or air hockey).
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Sarah T.
Great happy hour (are you kidding, 4-8pm in this city?), food served late and an all you can eat buffet at lunch. The drawbacks include raunchy smell, middle of the road indian food, and it's proximity to my school...
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Swarup B.
what is there NOT to like about this place... a vast array of beers on tap, a pretty darn good guiness, decent indian food (dosas are alright but the CTM is not bad!), and air....wait for it.....HOCKEY! a great place to kick off a north beach pub crawl... (oooh that's a good idea for a yelp list!)
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Joy Y.
okay had to try this place out...I mean come on who doesn't love the idea of an Indian restaurant and an Irish pub in one? and after the great reviews on Yelp I just had to try it out for myself. ...and you know what? it does have great food, and the pure size of the location makes it a great place for a large group to chill for the evening (and it even works if you have picky eaters as they have standard pub food on their menu) ... I'll definitely be back for the dosa's and beer =)
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David C.
Great place to get curry and beer! So this place is interesting, its a curry restaurant smack in the middle of an irish bar, Kennedy's. The place sports pool tables, air hockey, fooseball and such. The chicken vindaloo is pretty good and they have ok south Indian dosas. You can't beat pitchers of Kingfisher beer at $7, but they have quality beers as well such as Hoegaarden and Lagunitas. Good place to grab a drink and some grub before heading out in the North Beach or Marina areas...
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Sharlene C.
okay, the food is ample and delicious. i had the chicken masala dosa. yum and YUM! it was ginormous. seriously friends share this puppy. unfortunately the service was eh. i was seated quickly and they let me lounge as i waited for a friend. extra star for having nfl network to help me passs the time. i had one waitress that did not smile and grabbed the check before we paid. classy. NOT! go for the food, but try to avoid the female waitress. the male waiters are much more friendly.
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Dean E.
any place that serves pbr pitchers is tops on my list. and when don't irish pubs and curry houses mix?
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Trevor D.
Good bar to sit on the patio and have some pitchers of dark beer. Wish they served hard alcohol though.
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Address :1040 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94133
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dinner, Late Night Parking : Street Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : No Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Divey Noise Level : Average Music : Juke Box Good For Dancing : No Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only Happy Hour : Yes Best Nights : Thu, Fri, Sat Coat Check : No Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only Outdoor Seating : Yes Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
India is the birth place of Chicken Tikka Masala and Curries. Indian foods are prepared with a blend of finely mixed spices quite popular across the region. The spices develop the rich taste in Indian food enough to boggle your mind. The ever-increasing fan base of Indian food around the New York city is steadily increasing because of the large number of Indians who traveled to the land of dreams. The Indians also brought their very own vibrant, colorful, and aromatic authentic dishes for the people in the West. While most of the Indian population is Vegetarian, Indian food is great for people who are looking for vegan or vegetarian food option. If you are a Meat lover, don't get disappointed yet. Indian food also boasts of some popular non-vegetarian dishes too. Few examples are the famous Butter Chicken, Mutton Biryani and Tandoori Chicken are enough to satisfy your taste buds.
Indian food has gained reputation all over the world especially in the United States. You can find many places serving the appetizing Indian food across all major cities in the US. India is a diverse country with different food culture originated from different parts of the country. While the Northern region boasts tandoori dishes and korma offering royal taste, the Western Ghats offers sea foods that is made in naturally sweet tender coconut milk. The South Indian food servers a quality of different dishes made from rice accompanied with spicy chutneys, curries and famous sambhar. Also, the Indian sweets are a delight to relish. If you ever want to have a burst of sugar syrup in mouth, don't forget to try few Bengali Sweets. Be it spicy, tangy, or sweet flavor, you can find everything in the Indian cuisine. Be assured that the melody of spices will surely bring delight to you.
Yee-Shing W.
Stumbled upon Kennedy's after the fireworks at the pier. In an effort to kill some time, the sign outside - 33 beers on tap - immediately drew us in. I'll be honest - the space is odd...ceilings are low and the decor is...confused? But in any case, we had a great time here. We discovered that it was attached to an Indian restaurant, and I immediately wanted to eat. Funny how that happens. So, you can order Indian food at the counter or have a more "formal" sit down meal. The menu has Indian staples and also random bar food like fries (aka curry chips), chicken tenders, fried onion (think bloomin onion), and others. Everything was relatively cheap. We snacked on curry chips and the naan (yum). Drinks aren't terribly expensive, they have happy hour specials (I think Guinness is $2) and the crowd is pretty diverse and low key. Foosball seemed to be the big game of the night. I dig it and would definitely go back.
(4)Ameer N.
bimbo's concert starting in about 2 hrs, let's get some food and drinks before the show starts, oh wow -indian food and beer. i'm there. so we cruise in, the place is packed. it's so packed that we have to sit in a separate room, where a birthday party or similar event is going on. we wait a bit, then we wait a bit more. the menu has plenty beer selection, and i was impressed with the array of beers in the binder menu. the service was slow, too slow. our food came out 45-50 mins after we ordered it. we were a bit nervous since our show's start time was getting closer and closer. one okra dish we got was disappointing. the other dish was excellent, i we gobbled it right up!
(3)Swati K.
I took a couple of friends there for a birthday dinner thinking it would be a great idea to combine 100s of beers with Indian food. The beers were great!!! The Indian food on the other hand lacked indian-ness. The pakoras were bland, the dosas were soggy and cold and the biriyani and the wait staff needed a bit of spice. Everything we ordered was disappointing. I advice anyone against going there for the food....especially if you're Indian.
(1)Jeff G.
What a cool bar! Half irish pub / half indian restaurant. They have tons of beers on tap, as well as quite a good selection of unique bottles in their fridge. They also have pool and foosball tables, which are the funnest things to have in a bar. They have cheap pitchers on weeknights, and it's a great place to come after a game. We go there after volleyball games during the week sometimes. I'd definitely recommend the naan bread... really good and really cheap!
(4)rhiannon g.
Great place to go if you're in the neighborhood and it's late and 1. you're hungry for some fairly good greatly priced Indian food or 2. you're with friends and like pool and table soccer. It has a cooky interior with a random series of rooms and spaces, where everything seems a little outdated, and maybe broken, but rather than feeling gross and dirty it feels more comfortable and homey especially if you're college age.
(3)Jill D.
I'm not feeling well. I have a cold. It's Starla's birthday and I have to go to Kennedy's to celebrate another year she isn't dead. My excitement level is about -5 at this point and I'm convinced that I will come to Kennedy's, eat some Indian food, drink some Chai tea and then quickly bail out after spending a little requisite time with the guest of honor. That wasn't exactly how the evening unfolded. Ed M. and I ended up creating history! But FIRST here's a word from our sponsors at Kennedy's! Kennedy's has some of the best Indian food at the most reasonable prices you will find. Portions are extremely generous and they feature bar snacks in addition to the traditional Indian fare. Drinks must be purchased at their separate bar but can be brought to the tables to be enjoyed with your meal. On the outskirts of the dining area there is fun for the whole (21 and over) family as a wide variety of games such as air hockey, pool and other bar classics abound. For our slaves to the cancer sticks there is a charming outdoor patio to indulge your carcinogen enhanced tobacco product of choice. So next time it's yo' birfday Shortie, choose Kennedy's! Where Irish and Indian blend to create the perfect Hapa Haole experience. And now back to the Jill S. and Ed M. beauty infomercial! I created a new and exciting beauty product as tested and approved by the fabulous Ed M. That's right bitchez! Ed M. and I are going to be marketing our cure-all for winter dry skin that also GUARANTEES that hot chicks will be ALL over your face. Men, pay attention! Our secret: Blot chicken nuggets on your skin. You'll have hot chicks all over your face (get it?!) AND you'll have a light layer of oil to protect your skin from those frigid temps. Best of all, you'll have a delicious snack that no one will want to bum a taste of! Who ever said you can't have beauty AND fried goodness obviously wasn't putting their thinking cap on! So come on down to our sponsor Kennedy's and get your order of super moisturizing, guaranteed-hot-chicks-all-over-your-face, appetite satisfying chicken nuggets. Only $4.50 (not including tax and tip) and comes with a FREE glass of ice water! If that's not "useful" then you aren't "funny" or "cool".
(5)Chesty L.
This is the official bar for my coworkers and I. It's a nice place to socialize with many interesting characters coming in and out. The place is almost dingy, never short of decorations all over the walls, and lots of wood trim. It feels very homey and warm. Being a chain-smoker, I usually sit outside in front with my beers chatting away. However, there are a couple of pool tables, foosball, air hockey, a jukebox, a few tvs playing sports channels, and an arcade hunting game inside for you to mess with if those are your things. People tending bar are always cool. They usually have my favorite, Hoegaarden, although when they're out they always help and suggest something similar. Seems like a pretty diverse crowd. I'm not one to party much, but I enjoy bars where I can people-watch the groups that don't appear to be of the beautiful-peoples' caste, if that makes any sense. But that's not to say "those" sort of people don't come in. :P - 1 star because the women's bathroom, although creative in some attempts at decoration, is frequently a bit shabby. Come here for good BEER and some nice chatty folks.
(4)Bonita C.
Hm...... I didn't enjoy it much because I came here with expectations of smoking some good hookah that night and eating some yummy food at the same time. I ordered some sort of naan and curry dish. It was pretty good. We have to carry it out ourselves and that was kinda a hassle because I had also ordered tea, and it kept spilling on the tray -___-. We were really confused as to where to order food first because the guy at the front kept pointing at the direction of the bar and he was just really confusing.. To make matters worst, we find out that hookah is roughly 20 bucks and they give you only two shitty quick lights charcoal. That shit will last you literally only 20 minutes. NOT worth it. I was expecting good hookah more than food, and this place did not cater to my wish........ ugh, any hookah place that limit your charcoal for the bowl is a waste of time.
(3)Janney B.
Came here last night after watching Colbie Caillet and the Kooks across the street. Hadn't eaten dinner, was a little tipsy, and jonesing for some Nan. The Indian food was surprisingly good and VERY inexpensive. Whenever food is too cheap, I always start wondering if short-cuts were made. But I will trust that these curry fries came from happy potatoes on an organic potato farm down south. Unfortunately, my nan (or is it naan?) experience was slightly ruined when things got a little "Kooky." Yep, that's right, the Kooks decided to grace us with their presence. Message to the Kooks: Hannah Montana called, she wants her tiny jeans back. P.S. Next time you kick me out of the Ladies room for not being a blow-snorting groupie, you should at least buy my square-butt a drink. That's it, I've decided that you are no longer on my MySpace playlist. Yeah, I said it. And ooh la, they were such a good band to me And ooh la, drugs just chewed them up, and spat them out And ooh la, rehab sounds like a good idea to me And ooh la, drugs just chewed them up, and spat them out
(3)Celeste M.
After a nice game of tennis down at Joe DiMaggio Playground, my man treated me to dinner at Kennedy's. I know he'll probably hate me for saying this, but I think it was a victory dinner since I won, 6-2 :-)! I had the Goan Fish (fish cooked in a spicy coconut sauce). I like coconut so the sauce was perfect, but I wasn't diggin' the fish -- I guess I was expecting fresh fish fillets. Instead, the fish fillets, probably cod, was battered and possible fried before it was dunked into a pot of yellow/brown-colored coconut sauce. It tasted okay, a bit over-cooked, I think. Ian had the Roghan Josh (cubes of lamb in a spicy curry). The boy loves lamb so he liked his dish very much. With our entrees we ordered plain rice and garlic naan. Also a beer each -- Racer 5 for me and Sierra Nevada for him. Great dinner overall, but I definitely enjoyed the company more than the restaurant/pub... I'll be back, probably for Happy Hour :-)! - 5p-7p Happy hour, Guiness for $2 - 30 beers on tap + more bottles: can't choose, try the Kriek Lambic - Foosball - Pool - 10 big screen TV's - Video Games - Hooka - Juke box - Free Wi-Fi
(3)raymond c.
This review is for takeout. I used Groupon and I didn't get the 18% gratuity on my check. The cashier was please to take my Groupon. I placed two orders: a Kabob Wrap and Fish Masala. Both are very tasty. I planned to have lunch and dinner but I ended up eating them all at once. I'll go back just for the food and maybe for a $3 Guinness at happy hour.
(4)Tedi O.
i gave Kennedy's 4 stars because of it's location. It's always a pain in my back side tryin to get my drunkin ass home late at night. it seems that all the taxi cabs have other drunkin people from the fisherman's wharf/pier 39 area in them and the 30 Stockton is a joke at one in the morning. so i pretty much WALK ALL the way home. No fun. besides the location it's seriously a rad bar. you cant beat HOW MUCH beer they have there! Ive never been to a bar that had THIS MUCH BEER. they have Foosball tables, air hockey, pool tables, an OKAY jukebox, an out door patio to take a smoke break, you can bring your beer outside with ya (which is trusting of the bar i must say!) and a freakin Indian restaurant in the middle of the bar!! that's what gets me every time!! you cant beat that. honestly. take the chance of possibly walking home because you WILL come back again!
(4)V M.
The food at Kennedy's was oh-so-yummy! I had the Channa Masala (Garbanzo beans in a curry-type sauce), Bhindi Masala, and the Vegetable Biryani (Basmati rice with vegetables and spices)...I kinda wasn't really in the mood to have any meat but I did try my friend's Chicken Tandoori. My Vegetable Biryani was kinda spicy and that combined with the Channa Masala and Bhindi Masala made it even spicier! I had to drink tons of water! Ok....it wasn't that spicy but it was getting there! I looked around the place and they had air hockey so my friend and I went to play. It was kinda hard playing air hockey with a skirt and knee high boots, but what are you gonna do? LoL....needless to say, he beat me. =( Service was pretty good and prices were decent...I enjoyed my night out...just wish I wasn't wearing what I was wearing. I was freezing!!!! I would soooooo come back next time!
(4)Tony G.
Ugh, NOPE. Flavorless and made me feel sick. Tofu dish was spicy and flavorless, and while another dish I got was okay, it was disgustingly greasy.
(2)Kenny G.
I've been going here for years. Good for some Indian food and a beer. Lots of beers to choose from. The staff is always friendly and you can be sure to have a good time here.
(4)Mick G.
Colourful dive. Very cheap booze. Best Indian food in the City... and not too wimpy in the spicyness, unlike almost every other Indian around....
(4)Kristal K.
If I were management, I would definitely look into reevaluating their staff and what customer service means to their establishment. If it were at all possible, I'd rate this place a ZERO. Although the 69+ beer selection and food was quite delicious, the service was really a deal breaker - the guy tending the bar was full of attitude, uncooperative and wasn't willing to talk or listen to resolve the issue we had with billing on my boyfriend's credit card. This little brown bartender is way too full of sass for me/us to want to come back. It would have been an awesome place to bring groups of friends and an awesome stop for the tour groups I bring around North Beach, but definitely not anymore. Way to lose current and groups of future patrons, bruh. Think of all the business/money/tips you could have brought in if you had just been NICE... honestly.
(1)Nicolas H.
Huge Selection of good beer at prices as they should be, Pool, Foosball, Jukebox and decent Indian food all in one identity challenged bar/restaraunt/game room. Gets close to akwardly quiet when the jukebox isn't on... Update: Have tasted several different menu items, all of them very good. You can't go wrong with the Chicken Tikka Masala or Samosa. The Garlic Nan has lots of garlic and is great when its piping hot. A pleasant surprise was the Paneer Pakora (deep fried cheese). Recently tried the Sheekh Kabab Masala Dosa (a crepe stuffed with spiced ground lamb and potatoes) which was the biggest crepe I have ever seen. Two of us tried to tackle the beast but didn't come close to finishing it. Next time I'm going to try one of the rolls (meat and other items rolled in Nan)...
(5)Aaron S.
Indian food, 20+ beers on tap, and they're serving food 'till 1am... What more do I have to say? This is one of my favorite Indian places in San Francisco not so much for the food but for the whole package. The crowd at the bar is fun and non-pretentious and they have lots of really good micro-brews. The attached Indian restaurant isn't the best of the best but it is pretty good. The bottom line is that the ability to sit up at midnight eating good Indian food at a place with excellent beer, an air hockey table, and a cool jukebox is a luxury that I'm eternally grateful to have.
(4)Trevor J.
Crazy beer selection? Check. Out-of-this world Indian food? Check (No, I wasn't drunk while eating it. It's amazing). Confusing sports bar/Irish pub/Indian restaurant decor? Check. Big Game Hunter video game in the back? Check. Kennedy's rules.
(4)Alex S.
Went here with friends the other night before going to Cobb's. Irish Curry House? Okay sure, I've had some damn good curry in the UK. Not so at Kennedy's. I believe this is the worst meal I've had at a restaurant in the past couple of years if not longer. I'm usually pretty easy going when it comes to food. But the food here was bordering on inedible. Maybe it was an off night but others around us seemed to be having the same experience. Kennedy's, you don't mind if I poo on you do you? Oh you like that? Mmmhmm, I thought so.
(1)Margarita M.
An idea I would've never thought of. An Irish pub meets Pakistani food is brilliant. My boyfriend and I were seated upon arrival. The server took our order, but the food took a while to arrive (20 minutes). I ordered the Chicken Masala Dosa which is ENORMOUS! This dish should be shared between 2-3 people. I took home leftovers to last me breakfast, lunch, and dinner the next day. I found it rather odd that I got the papadums after I got my main entree, but it was fine with me. I picked on it as I ate my dosa. The coconut sauce that is served with the dosa is my favorite of all the sauces. It also goes well with the mint chutney. I washed it down with a Lagunitas Maximus IPA. I was stuffed and satisfied. I would definitely go back to try other dishes. As far as hard liquor, they don't have it there. But they do have a considerable amount of beer to chose from. Aside from the food and service, this place would be great before a show at Cobb's Comedy Club or for happy hour. There are many things to do with a large group, billiards, video games, foosball table, and great beer. I did minus one star because our food took so long to arrive at our table. I suggest you come here with good company and for the great food.
(4)Elizabeth Z.
There's nothing better than some Irish beer and spicy curry! We always sit outside, which allows us to be loud and obnoxious. I love the decor, even if it is a bit kitschy. The bartenders are always good for a laugh, they are so friendly and recommend exactly what you might be looking for. LOVE this place!
(5)Alyssa W.
I was so confused the first time i came here! i was not prepared for an Indian restaurant literally INSIDE an Irish bar. i guess i just thought people were exaggerating! Really good dosas and the deep fried onion appetizer (not sure what it's called) is fantastic. i love the concept, but i generally have more fun coming here when i'm already on my way to drunk. Maybe it's the d-bags playing pool and the weird groups of people that I've run into that annoy me when i'm sober and trying to savor my dosa...i tend to be (slightly) more tolerant when buzzed...
(4)Jay H.
Okay, I know absolutely jack shit about Indian food. I know I like brown lamb stuff, orange chicken stuff, naan and now....fried cheese w/ green dipping stuff!!!! Fried cheese and beer....SOOOO can't hate on that!
(4)Liri R.
My favorite thing about this place is the air hockey table. Its metal so when the puck ricochets off the side it makes a ting sound that is... uh bad ass. Second favorite thing: the food. My favorite place to get Indian. It's not fancy it's good. Consistently. Third favorite: the beer selection. Extensive. I always get a Smithwicks but I appreciate that they appreciate beer and have plus or minus 100 different ones. And they deliver. Beer too. BONUS!
(5)Tanya B.
A review for this place really depends on whether one is reviewing the bar or the restaurant, so I'll break mine into three: Bar - Killer happy hour (5pm - 7pm and 11-11:30 pm - $2 Guinness and Buy One Get One Drafts). Fun spot to play pool or fusball (table soccer), jukebox and video games. Great beer list at good prices. Beer menu is so long you could get lost in it--that's a good thing ; ) Restaurant - Really, really cheap decent Indian food, and you still get to enjoy the plethora of beers. Service is usually shoddy...as in, they're way too busy to return to the table until you're craning your neck for your check. If you want a particular sauce, let them know when they're taking your order, as they usually won't return. Chicken Kapora are tasty little nuggets of goodness as a snack ($4.50). Wraps/Rolls are delicious, huge and filling for only ~$5-6. Best deal on the menu. Takeout - Decent. Can sometimes take a bit of time, so either 1) Don't order when you're starving OR 2) Don't be lazy like us and just walk down and order the food to go. It's awesome that they deliver their great beers to your doorstep, but the last we ordered, they forgot my beer (mm, Saison Dupont Farmhouse Ale). It was an $8 beer, so I called them back. A half hour later, just about finished with my meal, my coveted beer arrived with a container of rice for my troubles. I would have preferred 2 Saisons ; ) Overall - Bathrooms--women's at least--are just gross. One is usually not flushing and the strange, Fraggel Rock-like appearance freaks me out (even though I loved the show). Great for happy hour and drinking good beer over a game of pool. Staff is friendly, but always seem to be a little too overwhelmed (restaurant). Food is ok, but won't rock your world. If you're in the mood for some really good Indian, go elsewhere. Scrumdiddlyumptious beers.
(3)Natasha C.
If it wasn't for Brahma (spelling unsure) but what I am sure of is that this man has a heart of gold and the business is worth it to venture for his amazing hospitality and great beer selection. There has been 2 times when he wasn't there the server (I'm about to throw a fit) was HORRIBLE, our food didn't come out until an hour and it was cold but now that I know when she works and if she is there and Brahma isn't, I will walk out. Otherwise, good pub food with great beer and decent ambiance. It's far enough from the mainstream common tourist grounds of North Beach with occasional high sockers but decent place for a decent drink and nibbles.
(4)Chris N.
What I do: I come in about 6ish for the food to go. I like the chicken tandori or the cable car delight. This is a great place to go for happy hour micro-beers or guiness. I usually have 1-2 while I wait. The food here is so so but its quick and easy for me. I'm sure there is better Indian in the city.
(3)Tak K.
As a person who likes Indian style of curry, not just Japanese style, this place is great since I cannot drink alcohol much. But the $2 beer offer is definitely enticing for many people. I went there for a gathering, and the group was able to accommodate varying number of people with ease, as at that time of the night there were enough tables to connect. The curries themselves were pretty good for $10 per person. They had enough taste and spice for their distinctive tastes but not too spicy for most people could eat without much problem. In addition to the food and table, there were lots of arcade games and a pool table. That helped divert other people's attention and keep it fresh.
(4)Joseph A.
Soapy beer glass and greasy Indian food.
(2)Alex S.
the food was below average. we saw at least two mice running on the restaurant floor and climbing up the racks with dirty dishes right in the area where customers sit. this was our only visit there (September, 2012) and I think one time is more than enough. I have reported this place to Department of Public Health of San Francisco. As other people have mentioned here, they do add tips to the check without telling you, so I think many people will pay the tips twice without realizing it.
(1)Slasha S.
Kennedys is a great place to go when you want to have a lot of fun. There's an awesome juke box, cheap beer and wine, pool tables, air hockey, a smoking patio, fuse ball, an indian food place right in the center, and a trillion great people to meet. I've had some very memorable (actually in most cases I remembered very little) nights here! Definitely one of the most fun hangouts in the city.
(5)Nick F.
Irish pub and Indian restaurant on the outskirts of Italian North Beach. Eclectic to say the least, but welcome to San Francisco! The food is pretty decent and the prices are affordable. It's a pretty diverse crowd as you might suspect from the variety of diversions offered under one roof. Most notably - home to the SF Foos gang and their biweekly foosball tournaments.
(4)Anjee C.
I ordered for delivery from this place once a few weeks ago. Thought it was decent, arrived in time, so I ordered from here again today. BIG MISTAKE! The delivery was 2 hours late, which resulted in cold food. Management/staff didn't even bother to call and tell me the order would be late - I had to call (3 times). Actually, they didn't even bother answering the third time I called to check on my order. They didn't even apologize for being late! The cable car chicken was dry and crumbly (real appetizing). It's supposed to come with a creamy sauce - no sauce, just dry tandoori chicken. My co-worker ordered the tikka masala, which was pretty salty. Somehow, cold vegetable pakoras came with the order. If you've ever eaten a pakora, you know it's not good cold (or microwaved). NASTY. These people have no customer service skills and are basically down right rude! Will NOT be ordering from here again.
(1)May Y.
I enjoy this place (READ: NOT A FINE DINING EXPERIENE!)--laid back, good food, good people, decent prices! And who doesn't love an Indian restaurant in the middle of a bar?!!?!! I don't remember the names of the dishes I order since I try to try diff stuf each time i go, but their naan is solid (plain and garlic, it's thicker kinda crispy) and this spinach lamb dish was boooomb. The bar has a huge variety of beers, both bottled and on tap, and the bartenders are always super nice, so theyll give you solid suggestions if you're feeling adventurous. One afternoon, a few coworkers and I stopped by to relax after some volunteer work, and the bartender (sorry! Forgot the name!) totally kept giving us those buy one get one free beer coins, and immediately let us redeem them. I has just discovered my love for the fruity lambic beers so he let me try all the flavors, and even recommended that I hit up trader joes around the corner to stock up! How nice is that?!? The only reason I dock a star is cuz the service at the Indian restaurant is spotty. A few times i went, the waiter asked me and my friends for our beer orders about FIVE times. And it wasnt like we were ordering anything crazy! Just write it down! But he'd come back and ask again! And then this other time, we had to go get the waiter to take our order, to get our check, and to pay. Then the other times it was fine, but unfortunately it's just not consistent. Try it out!
(4)john h.
Irish bar and curry house? Over 50 beers on tap, 5 of them Belgium Ales (Trappist no less) with claims of over 125 beers available counting bottle selection. Happy hour prices on all beers. Where in SF can you get a Begium for $5?? Let alone a choice of 5 different ones? On the edge of North Beach with serious bar competition this place beats them all hands down. Skip the Trappist bar around the corner. This place has twice the ambiance with none of the attitude or high prices! Great appetizers with prices to match. Stop by Kennedys. Have a few beers and some curry puffs. You will not be disappointed!
(4)Roz V.
Food: Exceptional! Ordered the Shrimp Biryani and Fish Vindaloo, very spicy! I've also had the Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan. The food is so flavorful and soooo good! Service: They are a bit slow on taking your order and bringing the check. After placing our order, our food came in about 20 minutes. Atmosphere: It's quite a concept they have there! There's the Irish Pub area, Sports area with pool tables, foose ball and I think a couple of video games and in between is the Curry House. Very casual, laid back and a great place for a late night bite with a few friends! We walked in about 10/10:30 pm. I would recommend this place to friends and family!
(4)Annie T.
Irish pub and Indian Restaurant you ask? Yes. And, surprisingly, the food is pretty damn good. The chef specializes in South Indian cuisine, which I was informed by the waiter is different from what most Indian restaurants serve. Also, they have Indian imported beer for CHEAP. It's good and pairs well with the Indian fare. Once you're done eating, walk 20 feet and shoot some pool, grab another beer, or watch a game on TV. Bartenders are friendly.
(4)lazslo t.
Kennedy's is down the street from the San Francisco Art Institute so I've spent a few nights here with some colleagues. Their many draft beers effectively washed away the tears of boredom after sitting through countless droll and tedious lectures by European conceptual artists. I've not eaten any of the food but none of my compatriots have ever been rushed to the hospital with botulism after having a curry so I figure it's safe enough. The beer maidens are actually legitimate bartenders and not just there to look good which unfortunately is a rarity in many bars these days. Sure, a good looking girl will draw a crowd of irritating guys to a bar who are going to throw money at her in a vain attempt to impress but that's not going to force her to actually learn how to bar-tend. The music in this place is atrocious. I think they have a jukebox where you can download whatever song you want for like 2 dollars. What a rip-off. A jukebox should cost one dollar for 3 plays. As one would expect, the douche-bag backwards baseball hat crowd have as little refinement in musical taste as they do in casual wear. Fuck them for being in my city. Face your hats properly, stop smoking so much pot, listen to some music that wasn't made on a computer, pull your pants up, and start wearing condoms so I won't have to see more of you. Straighten up and fly right you fucking fucks. And now a word from our sponsor.
(3)Radha S.
This place sucks! Reasons: 1. You know an Indian place sucks if there aren't any Indian people there!!! 2. I don't typically like to sit on garden chairs and eat on patio furniture INSIDE an establishment. 3. The food was barely edible let alone I couldn't figure out what was what. 4. Their bathrooms are disgusting, I walked in and straight out. Never go here to eat!
(1)Reggie R.
Friend and I were craving Indian food and since we were in the city why not hit up happy hour, Kennedy's it is. Ordered Tandoori mixed grill, all was good expect for the EXTRA DRY tandoori chicken. Follow me here, I had two draft beers and my friend had two draft beers = four beers. Keep in mind it's happy hour and it's buy one get one free, right? I asked for the check and it's $50+, kinda high. I usually don't closely look over checks, but there is something not right. We were charged for SIX beers when we should have been only charged for two. I let the bartender who was serving us know about being overcharged, she blames the other bartender, who never served us. Check was fixed, paid and we're out of there. I was there in November 08 with a large group and I'm glad we kept a count of pitchers we ordered because when the bill came we were once again overcharged. Okay, it happens once it's a mistake, it happens twice makes you say hmmm. Check, double check your tab!
(2)Ryan O.
Might seem a bit random at first, but this place is truly top notch, especially for the price. The Indian food is pretty decent (especially the veggie roll) and very moderately priced. It's also available until really late at night, hard to argue with that. On the bar side, no liquor, but a really good selection of beers on tap. Go for happy hour (4-7pm?) for some great prices on pints of Guiness and such. Decent outdoor seating area out front and pretty nice deck in back, plus you can buy any of number of knockoff World B. Free Jerseys for less than $5 from the weird sporting goods store that seems to be part of the building! Extra starts for having the best diversions of any lower end bar in the City, nice air hockey table, pool tables, and Buck Hunter (very important). Great place to waste a day or two in North Beach, once you get a buzz, head next door to the International to get some hard liquor on the cheap.
(4)Maggie L.
I won't lie, when I first walked into this place, I was very confused about the part Indian restaurant and part bar set up. I also won't lie about the dark, empty dining room looking a little shady when I first got a peek inside. Once we sat down, and more folks started showing up for dinner, my impression began to change. The food is surprising good. The lamb fried rice we ordered was full of flavor. You can really taste all the different spices in there. They don't skim on the lamb either. You can find a piece in every bite. The naan was perfect, not too crunchy, and not too soggy. We also had the chicken curry. The chicken was so moist, pieces of meat just teared off with the slight touch of the fork. Some of the best curry I've tasted. We took some leftovers home, and the food was still good two days later! They also had a wide selection of beer. I was impressed. I'm not sure how it is like to hang out at the bar portion, but it looks fun. They have a few pool tables, an air hockey table, a few old school video games and some big TVs. The server told us they deliver for free around the neighborhood and are opened till close to 2am on the weekends! Score... and Score! This will become one of my regular spots.
(4)Cate T.
This was the closest place to my hotel in San Francisco with Indian food. I should have stayed FAR away from here. The Indian food was not very indian at all. These people don't know how to make Indian food. I must've come in on a really god-awful-SLOW night, too. There weren't many people and the place just felt... grimy without a pulse of folks there. If I come back to San Francisco, I'm not going here.
(1)Stanley K.
Four stars for patio seating. It was certainly a nice day this past Saturday. Immediately after the yelp elite event, approximately 20 yelpers gathered around sharing some good laughs, good company, and lots and lots of beer. We managed to pick fights with a couple of kids, watch Rommy and Omar do the worm on the cable car tracks, pound massive amounts of pitchers, yelled at some people riding the cable cars, and exchanged our experiences during times of intoxication and stupidy. Four stars for what? Four stars for Kennedy's! Cheers!
(4)Dave A.
If you want a casual place to get some decent food, have some beers, and relax for a bit this is a good bet. First off the beer. The tap head is ample, about 25 beers on tap, the cooler gets even better with at least another 30 unique brews in there. What speaks bounds is that everything out of the tap was good, the kegs tasted fresh and the tap lines clean, in other words you are getting good beer here in every sense of the word. The Ayinger Hef and the Lagunitas Censored were both notable. Food however was what made this place a win for us. We ordered up a triple threat of Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Vindaloo, and Palak Paneer, and Garlic Naan. All three were spiced well and of good consistency (no one wants watery of bland curry). The marsala was typical and didn't stand out against anyone elses, still good though. The vindaloo was just spicy enough and made it the star of the meal with moist tender pieces of chicken and good chunks of potato. The palak paneer was also very good, again well spiced a good consistency, not to mushy, the spinach and cheese cubes of this vegetarian dish actually appealed to my carnivorous tendencies. Our bartender (I think the name was Alana) was very friendly on a slow Sunday afternoon recommending some good beer and the vindaloo, and the clientele seemed equally affable as I would expect in a pub. The decor is lacking, stark overhead fluorescent, dimly illuminating a dark interior of painted wood and vinyl seats. Dusty too. Definitely not a first date kinda place, but more your local pint kinda mentality.The kind where you go for the food drink and company, not the ambiance. Affordability wise, our tab for 3 curries, 2 naan, rice, and 11 pints was $55, and so I give them 4 stars for the amalgamation of good beer, good food, and good price, apart nothing special, but together and great pub they make! TIP: the 5-7 happy hour is awesome; 2 for 1 draft beers (buy one beer, get a token for a second free one) and $2 Guinness.
(4)Mike V.
Rule 1: Kingfisher. There is nothing better with indian food. Not to seem like a prick, but I'm not sure if I've ever been to a real irish pub that DIDN'T have curry, or more specifically curry chips. Although San Francisco is decidedly lacking in irish pubs (if you say O'Reilly's counts, you're dead to me) But to be fair, after my favorite Irish Chef and secret boyfriend Ron left Durty Nelly's, I've found no better curry to go with my Guinness than at Kennedy's. And who doesn't like air hockey with your pakoras? Great pub food too (not to take away from the indian food) but it's not to be missed. And I think they are still doing free pool on Wednesday's right?
(5)Stacey C.
Since I eat loads of curry when in the UK this really didn't strike me as an odd combo. Good beer, decent curry and jovial servers. I would do this again.
(3)Shay F.
When I was first told that we were going to be getting Indian food at an Irish Pub, I think my expectations of the place plummeted. Irish pub? Indian food? Uh. What? As I stepped in through the double doors and took my first judgmental glances of the place, my confidence in the food didn't rise. To the left was a rowdy crowd watching football, and the dining room wasn't really hopping. We ordered the chicken tikka masala, the naan, an eggplant dish, and the lamb - topped off with a pitcher of Anchor Steam, and I immediately forgot all of my reservations. The food was piping hot and tasty, the beer was cold, and the staff was nice. The garlic naan was also very tasty, without an overwhelming taste of garlic. It pairs really nicely with the chicken tikka masala - and if you're a fan of this dish, this place doesn't disappoint! The chicken is tender and sauce is addicting. We stuffed ourselves until we were full and happy, and luckily had a trek up the hill to walk off all the naan, rice, and chicken tikka masala. Though the decor is nothing to really look at, stop by when you're in the mood to throw one back with friends, watch the game - and oh yes, eat some good Indian food.
(4)Chad H.
An interesting place... its an Irish pub that serves Indian food along side bar staples like mozzarella sticks. The food and drinks are good enough and they have some nice pool tables. Standard bar I guess.
(3)John S.
It took 20 minutes to place an order for 2 people. After being placed on hold 3 times, they told me that the could not take credit card bc the order was processed as cash. After redoing the order 2 more times, I had to repeat my credit card number 5 times. The order took over an hour for delivery when they said 30 minutes. Hire someone that is fluent in English - this is ridiculous.
(1)Alex M.
We have always wanted to try this place and it was delicious! We ordered takeout, and it came quick and everything was hot. We ordered samosas, garlic nan, chicken tikki masala, palek paneer, and tandori chicken and everything was wonderful. This place is super good!
(4)Mike L.
Worst Masala Dosa ever, if it could be called that. Home fries inside a folded over soggy crepe, bordering on pancake. Maybe that's how they're served in Ireland? Huge portion of the slop though. Not a bad atmosphere and others in my party seemed to enjoy their (non-Dosa) dishes well enough, thus three stars. Go to Saravana Bhavan if you want good dosas. Worth the trip to Sunnyvale.
(3)John-Mark I.
Food is good. Service can be very slow is you sit down to eat. Important Note: one of my friends found a sharp piece of plastic in her rice. The week before she found a piece of glass. The owner said that it wasn't from their kitchen, but had come from the imported food. - her response was "who cares it's still in my food". He offered to replace the food, but not comp it. She decided not to take the risk and didn't eat anything that night. I have never had that experience, but I was there when she found the sharp plastic piece. I have had pretty good experiences there but since the incident, have not gone back.
(2)Miles R.
I came here at around 7PM on a weeknight. I just wanted to have dinner and a good beer or two. I like the mix of a good beer list and indian food. I got bhindi masala and tofu curry with a few fixins (naan, rice, raita). I also ordered a Trappe Tripel. I was given a Trappe Quadrupel within a few minutes...not complaining - I hadn't had either of them, but most wait staff would at least ask or let me know. The first table I was seated at come with a bright light positioned inches from my face. After we switched tables to a booth near the pool tables, we found the cushions of the booth far too soft, but we stayed anyway. The first real problem was the wait for food: It took over 50 minutes after ordering for our food to come out. The second problem was a $5 "service charge" attached to a bill. When I asked about this, the owner plaid dumb, asking me to explain how to you say "gratuity" in english. Anyone owning a restaurant should understand the concept of a tip, and that it is something provided at the discretion of the customer - not mandated in the bill (we had a party of 2, not 6 for those of you about to object). The food itself can be given 3. The rice was traditional east asian rice, not Indian or I'd consider upping that rating. The two dishes I got (tofu curry and bhindi masala) were spicier than you usually get and well prepared, for which I'll give 4 stars. The long wait and bad billing practices outweigh the good though, and makes me give this 2 stars, and really I think 1.5 would be more appropriate.
(2)Reed L.
It immediately gets a star because it's an Irish pub AND curry house. It gets another star because the food is delicious! I had the foresight to print out their 15% off coupon but the food was so inexpensive that it only saved me about a buck. Still, if I were going out with a group of friends and we wanted to go crazy, the discount might be more meaningful. The coupon can be found here: kennedyscurry.com/images… For the record, I got the tofu roll and an order of nan. It was absolutely delicious. It gets another star because of the amazing selection of beer - although I stuck to the Guinness for $2 a pint. Which brings us to the next star - amazingly low prices! 2 for 1 specials, cheap Guinness and coupons for already reasonably priced food means that you can afford to splurge a few shekels on foosball, pool, air hockey and the juke box. The only reason that it didn't get 5 stars was because they don't serve any hard alcohol - I didn't so much mind but some of my friends were pretty put off by that - and because they seemed a little understaffed behind the bar. The layout of the bar also wasn't particularly conducive to quick service. The bartenders were very nice and quick with the drinks once you got their attention but sometimes it was a battle. They also knew how to pull a good draught of Guinness. I'll definitely be going back!
(4)Sheri N.
i like the concept, but i didn't care much for the food. granted, we only got a bunch of appetizers. but appetizers are the hardest of all courses to mess up -- it's that easy it should be tasty. the curry sauce for curry chips was a let down for me. maybe i'll give it another go for an entree, or not.
(2)Jenn A.
Boddington's on tap - sadness the keg was run dry!!! Fat Tire on tap - ok, not Boddington's but that's cool Guinness - Happy Hour - 2 bucks a pint poured slow and right, if you're special as they pull the tap, you'll get a wee shamrock shape in your foam. Now that is awesome! Happy Hour - you buy a regularly priced beer, you get a gold little chip and you can use it anytime to get a free beer. Great that you get the free beer, dangerous because your two beers can easily become 4 beers and so on. Definitely makings for 'three sheets to the wind!" To offset the beers had some of the Indian food. Tasty, large, and delicious samosas - unreal size so tasty with lots of dipping sauce choices Didn't try anything else, but the restaurant always had a steady stream of customers. I got a coupla of free tokens in my pocket, so I'll be back.
(4)Michael M.
If you have ever been in the situation where you cannot decide between grabbing a pint of some really great microbrews, or grabbing some tasty Indian/Pakistani food for hellla cheap... then you need to visit your local Irish Pub/Indian food restaurant. It helps to combine these two seemingly unconnected businesses in one building because drunk people do not like to walk long distances. More fun facts! every day from 5 to 7 is happy hour, aka, buy one beer, get a token for a free beer. Or you can just go ahead with the 2 dollar Guinness and no tokens... Irish people, who invented the myth (or truth) about leprechauns, have found an ingenious way to keep patrons coming back to their pubs: use gold or gold like shiny objects to lure them in. These tokens (reminiscent of boardwalk/arcade tokens) can be stored in a giant black kettle for later use, or redeemed instantly for further inebriation. Even more fun stuff: once a month, usually on the 15th of every month, you can purchase as many of these tokens as you want for $2.50 to be used later at any time. This is a steal man, its like fixing the interest rates on your student loans... $2.50 anytime beers means on non happy-hour Sundays when you really need some tasty Indian and at least a beer, but you are poor, you can dip down into your black pot and fashion yourself a pretty swell Sunday. Just beware, kids often try to steal pots of gold... best to confuse them with high fructosey corn-syrup laden lucky charms to send them into diabetic comas whilst you slip away to KENNEDY'S IRISH PUB!!! Note: Downsides: they upped the price on the pool tables, sometimes this place gets really crowded and load, and its kinda dark inside... but, on the flip side, they have foosball, and you can even buy a couple of pitchers and play beirut: if you ask the bar tenders, they can loan you pingpong balls, red plastic cups, and a plank of plywood for the foosball tables... nothing says alcoholism than a strong desire to return to the college days of beirut in a bar/indian food restaurant. p.p.s. I highly recommend the curry fries: Steak cut french fries with an assortment of chutneys and curries and dipping sauces upon request. The assorted pakoras are also yummy and cheap!
(4)Mary F.
I'm so hot for racial integration so an Irish Pub & Curry house is almost too much for me to handle. Lot's of beers on tap, I mean a lot. Actual Irish guys.... they get a bit handsy but all in good fun right? Pretty good Indian food, but when you're drunk at midnight ANY Indian food taste like holy delicious Jesus Juice. The service was a bit on and off. You can tell that the Pub and Curry House are 2 separate entities. There was a special Naan that strangely tasted like Chex mix and I had a really good and spicy chicken naan roll with salad. There was one strange thing about the beer though. I got a Hefeweizen that was perfectly good... but over time began to get opaque.... freakishly so. My beer became impenetrable to light. At which point someone commented that I was drinking a Bukakenwiezen. Thanks guys, real mature
(4)Catherine O.
I am still awed at the fact that this is an Irish Pub with Indian food. Unfortunately I didn't have the food, but I have heard that it is pretty good. I shall return for it, but for now..a review of my experience will do. A nice selection of beers..i believe 33 on tap! Great for beer lovers. Hard times if you are a hard alcohol drinker, because they only offer beer and wine. Environment: Not a bad hang out spot. Pool tables, foosball, and old classic rock with an occasional side of hip hop/r&b music continually playing. Hang out inside, or you can bring your drink out to the front patio and chill out here. The sink in the bathroom was interesting. One toilet was clogged when I went, nothing poopy to complain about though. Service: It was mediocre. Not fantastic, but not extremely horrible. Remember there is a $15 minimum if you use a card. There is an atm outside if you're wondering. parking blows around here, what's new? yeahhh i still need to try that curry, maybe it's irish curry! maybe it's a heaving mound of love. who knows...kennedy's i shall return someday!
(3)Camille H.
A party of 7 of us ended up here late last night. We walked in, ordered beers, received them, and found a table and seats. All within 10 minutes. Good for groups? check. Fast service? check. Room to spare? check. Also, there were more options for beer, on tap and in bottles, then I've seen almost anywhere else. I got a Leffe. So far not too bad. Now I'm settled with my beer, looking around, taking it all in. And what I took in was a lot of guys that...well...were lacking in the looks and social charm area. Maybe it was the time of night. Maybe it was this particular night. Maybe every other night Kennedy's has every been open it is brimming with decent-looking guys... In any case, I'd still go back. For the beer (2 stars), the pool tables (1 star), and definitely to give the food a try. ======= 2/20/08 Just went here again. Apparently this is THE place to be if you are into foosball. They have really intense tournaments!
(3)Katya V.
It was a real mistake having dinner here tonight. The food was edible, but not great. The service was easily the worst I've ever had. The waiter, Das according to the check, hastily took our order and never returned. It was dropped of by an other employee. When we finally spotted Das and asked him a question we had about a dish, he barked something a waked off. We decided that we are better off packing up the food and eating it at home. I went to the counter to pay and was ignored for some time before I got the check with the service charge already added. I spent some time at the DMV today and I am not sure which experience was worse, but it might be Kennedy's.
(1)michal M.
Very good indian food and a pub with a very healthy beer selection. What more could you want? How about a funky decor and some bar games and pinball machines? Still not satisfied? Southern and Northern Indian food, a sexy waitress and tvs to watch the game. It was a strange and yet wonderful mix all around.
(4)Wendy L.
As you walk through the door of Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House, one eyebrow is probably, most definitely, raised. Why yes. It is a huge Guinness sign next to a huge Ganesh statue. Can't say I don't like a dancing elephant who knows his beer. You may be dubious, but the food is amazingly good. Ten times better than Naan and Curry, and with a restaurant.com coupon, better than affordable. Two friends and I split an order of lamb sag, chicken tikka masala, chicken korma, plain naan, garlic naan, and plain rice. It was more than enough. The curries came out in pretty deep dishes, and the meat were in hefty chunks. We each took home plenty of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. So if you can stop staring at the environment around you and ignore their disgusting bathroom, you will not be disappointed.
(4)Nina W.
I can't go here anymore. The bad smell is just too much.
(1)Mindy L.
Kennedy's kicks ASS! It's an Irish pub that has an Indian restaurant inside, which serves up delicious curries, dosas & other delights until 1:00 in the morning! DO NOT expect good service. It doesn't even really upset me. The food is delicious, and inexpensive, and there's a pool table about 5 steps away. I sort of think of it as an Indian cafeteria right next to my pool table... It's all just part of the Kennedy's experience. They have two pool tables, two foosball tables, and a couple of arcade games. There are a few television sets up on the walls. I've seen the olympics, football, poker, etc on there. The whole set up feels a bit like a cabin... thrown together, homey, casual & comfortable. Sort of like there was a shipwreck, and they took all the old planks, boards and driftwood, and patched up an old building with it. And then... put an Indian place right in the middle, complete with saris. They have more than 25 beers on tap, and 100+ beers available total. The crowd is fairly young, and a lot of people like to come here after work, whether they're 9-5ers, or restaurant workers, etc... It's a nice vibe. Great place to hang out, have a drink, and a bite to eat after work.
(4)Buster L.
First and last time! I went with three friends prior to an 8pm show at Cobb's. We had an hour and a half to eat before the show...more than enough time to grab a bite at a place that's practically across the street from the venue. We ordered a good array of food - appetizers, curry, breads, lassi, etc. Due to special dietary needs I really could only order tandoori so I chose fish. The service is so slow and the staff is inattentive. Most of the food took FOREVER to arrive...and my Tandoori fish NEVER arrived! My friends started eating and I waited for my fish. After asking the staff three times where my fish was the message finally got through that something was missing from our order but it took another lifetime and we had to leave to make the show. Other tables were receiving their tandoori food making it all the more frustrating - if the waiter forgot to put in the order in the kitchen or the kitchen screwed up, just tell us! Come out and apologize, offer an appetizer, but say something, anything! We were ready to pay by the time the tandoori fish arrived. We immediately refused it and told them that it took way too long - 45 minutes - and we had to leave. Since I couldn't eat anything else at the table I pretty much starved. One of the other reviewers wrote about the hidden charge. Luckily one of our party saw it BEFORE we paid. We hadn't intended to tip much if anything at all but they added it in themselves. What a slimy way to guarantee gratuity for themselves for atrocious service. I can understand adding gratuity to tables of 6 or more (in better restaurants with good service), but there were 4 of us and only 3 ate dinner. They told us they took 10% off for the fish, but what good is that when they automatically tacked on 18%?!?! That's 8% more tip than they deserved. It was an unfortunate choice to stop at Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House. At first glance it seemed kind of cool that an Irish pub and Indian food were in the same place but the novelty turned sour very quickly. Shame...the pub side will suffer too as we will never go back there again to give the pub a shot. Thank goodness SF has an abundance of good food places to help erase this bad experience.
(1)Devin G.
Irish pub and a curry house...what more could you want? Beers? They have a TON, both on draft and in bottle (no hard alcohol)...plus they're on a bit of a Belgian ale kick as of late, so there's a bunch of really good strong beers on tap in addition to the regular brews. The food? Awesome. There's really only a couple things here that I ever get to eat here, but they do them well: the Sheekh Kabab Masala Dosa and the Chicken Vindaloo, along with some rice and garlic naan. The dosa is literally the size of your head, and the vindaloo is nice and spicy. (If you ask them, they will make it extra spicy and will have your eyes watering and your nose running in no time). Note, as some of the other reviewers have noted, service is pretty spotty a lot of the time...luckily they also do free delivery for orders over $20. The decor? They have everything. A couple of pool tables, a foosball table, an air hockey table, Big Buck Hunter, and plenty of TV's. And if the weather's nice outside, there's a patio out back for you to eat and drink on. In general, the place is huge, so you're hardly ever going to run into too big a crowd, except for right near the bar itself (which is a little annoying when all you want is a beer, but the servers are pretty on top of things and keep the line moving).
(5)Michelle S.
The only question about Kennedy's is: before or after the show? I tacked on the extra star for location. Depending on my next visit it is likely to lose one for lack of parking! Been here three times now and left happy and freezing every time. I like to pick up a beer at the bar and find a seat in the dining area. Then try to pick out something from the novel of a menu. Veggie somosa is big and tasty with just the right amount of filling! Pakora is only so so. Pretty sure I shared the Baigan Bharatha once and I am pretty sure it was amazing. Skip the tomato soup! It's hot and sounds like a good idea when you are freezing in the dining area but even the cilantro can't save it. Service is just alright. They kinda give you the stink eye and I'm not sure why. Maybe that is just how they look. Eh, who cares about the stink eye it's wonderfully cheap and pretty damn good! Ladies, bring your coat in...brrr. Oh and there is pool, foos, air hockey and a jukebox for those who wanna play something.
(4)Nicolai T.
Food was pretty good. But losing 2 stars for having a special that was 15% off that night, and then adding a service charge(making it cost more than without the special) until we complained. Beware service charges on your receipts.
(2)C M.
This place is okay--a really bright Indian restaurant with mediocre (for SF) on one side, a dark Irish pub through a door in the middle of the wall. We had the tandoori chicken, which was dry and burnt. The lamb saag was not good. Fine for a pint but avoid the food. Then again, if I had chips with curry (appropriate to a night of drinking), I may have fared better.
(1)MissNance R.
Without a proper chaperone, yesterday could have been another lost weekend whose depths have not been seen since the Cinco De Mayo Air event. My plus one for the Elite event knew that I needed to take a breather between the fabulous Sex and the City brunch at the W and the after-party at Kennedy's. "Whoa there tiger," she said. "You've already had four bloody marys and it's only 1 pm." "And the problem would be?" I replied. She rolled her eyes, and I knew that she needn't remind me of the aftermath of previous Yelp events to which she's the recipient of a phone call resembling the lines of this: "I'm in Florida/Vegas/Costa Rica/the MUNI bus yard and I forgot where I live." But I digress. My plus one and I sagely spaced things out between events, choosing to take a leisurely stroll from SOMA to North Beach, where we arrived at Kennedy's. Now they have a business model we can all get behind. They recognize their strengths and realize their limitations. For example, we Irish know we excel at one thing. Drinking. So the Kennedy component of the pub serves the drink -- $2 Guinness, $5 PBR pitchers. (Or free Amstel pitchers if it's your birthday - thanks Drue!). Savvily, they aren't afraid to admit cooking is a shortcoming. They leave that to their Indian counterparts. Irish beer, Indian food. Lordy, gordy what a brilliant concept and beautiful friendship! If that's not a lesson in international relations, I don't know what is.
(5)Luc S.
Elana is the best hostess/bartender in North Beach! She looks gorgeous, even before you get drunk!
(5)Josua P.
How do you marry an Irish bar with an Indian restaurant? Hell if I know but this shit works! A marriage like this is like Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson. Huh? Divorced? Seriously? But they seemed so right for each other. Oh well. There's a huge selection of beers but more importantly they have air hockey tables. Also known as the sport of kings if, you know, kings ruled over bowling alleys and Chuck E. Cheeses. Whatever, I managed to beat my older brother. Thanks beer! If air hockey isn't your thing there are also Foosball and pool tables and the one angry dude playing "Big Buck Hunter" by himself just a little too intensely. In addition to the Indian food there are also a selection of typical bar food items. After seeing a sad little plate of chicken nuggets cruise past our table all I could think was, "Damn, that fool must be DRUNK." I personally would have a hard time not ordering of the Indian menu but I understand that putting down some chicken Vindaloo at midnight after a few pints is a recipe for gastric turmoil the next morning (a side effect I am currently experiencing.) That being said, the food is totally solid. No watered down version of pub food this is a legitimate restaurant. The food is nice and spicy (thankfully I had Stella to put out the flames), the riata is tangy and isn't too watery and the dosa was of comical proportions. So I think a better question to ask is not how do you marry an Irish bar with an Indian restaurant but how do you NOT?
(5)josie z.
How have I never reviewed my FAVORITE bar in SF?? If you haven't been, or you're on the fence about going -- GO! It is an experience no Yelp review can accurately capture.
(5)lois j.
4 stars for the irish bar, but 2 stars for the indian restaurant... and they really are 2 separate entities strangely squeezed into one space. an irish pub serving indian food would actually be quite appropriate - and in fact i would go back for the bar, which is sort of divey but does have 60+ taps with an impressive breadth (unfortunately they seemed to be out of more than a few of them, however, on the night we were there...?) and also serves a limited indian pub food menu. our mistake was that we went for dinner. the indian restaurant unceremoniously dropped inside the pub is tacky in decor, way too brightly lit, nearly empty, and sort of uncomfortable. service, despite a serious lack of customers was stiff, unfriendly, and very slow, and the food was really quite bland and unremarkable. there is *much* better indian food to be had in sf, or pretty much anywhere. and yes, beware the "service charge" innocuously slipped onto your bill!
(3)Seung Hyun Y.
The chill spot for young adults and old farts alike hahaha I came here with a few buds during happy hour, curry and beer make a great combo when you're hungry and need a break from a week's worth of crap. green curry totally gave me a sweat, like having sex in humid weather.
(4)Jessica J.
One of my top 5 favorite bars in SF. If I could, I'd give it 6 stars. Check out their 11:00pm happy hour! Great beer selection, good Indian food (though you won't really care about the quality after a few strong beers) and tons of awesome games. This place is always busy, but never crowded.
(5)Lisa B.
What do you get when you mix a bunch of pre-lubricated Yelpers, a gorgeous, sunny day, an outside deck, pitchers of beer and a couple of dogs? Umm...I don't know either, but it was definitely going down at Kennedy's after the Elite event at the XYZ Lounge. Among the events that transpired: - Once again, I dumped a whole glass of beer on myself - The worm was performed by Omar and Chewie on the cable car tracks on the street below - Kia spanked me in front of everyone (including some non-Yelpers who were probably freaking out) using both a leather dog leash AND her hand (and I liked it) - Ed and I sang the "Elbows up, side to side" song a few times - A couple of kids came up the stairs to the porch and demanded that we pay them a few dollars to go away; we promptly scared them into retreat (I think I offered to give them a hug, that was enough to send them running) - SOMEONE pulled their pants down - not saying who, you know who you are Yep, just a normal Saturday afternoon.
(5)Jai D.
Ok, this is not the curry house you take a any one of the following: First date You Mom (unless she rocks) Your boss However, it is the place to stagger into with friends who are hankering for tasty curry and a couple more pints. Oh, yes in deed Kennedy's is the home of the after hours revelry where the punters join the local North Beach crowds and eventually gets along. This institution of beverages and tantalizing delights has been around since... well since a far back as I can remember. =) So, "What do they have for the good stuff", you ask? first of all and extensive international beer list and one of the only Guinness taps which is certified by the Guinness brewery tasting bureau. The full bar is fair priced, but be warned if you try ordering an apple or chocolate martini as they just might kick you out on your butt out of spite. As for the food, my friend. It is more of a southern India taste as it is lighter than and not as spicy as its northern brethren, but still full of flavor. Price you say, it is fair. So, drop by and order the lamb with a side of home made mango chutney and a pint of cold Guinness for me! Cheers!
(3)Christina C.
A total of four of us had dinner here. I feel the dishes are overpriced. I ordered a chicken tiki masala for $10, for $10 you ONLY get a small iron bowl of curry sauce and a couple of cubes of chicken. Thats it. rice is $2 extra and nan is $1.50 extra....$13.50 for dinner in what everyone is posting as a "dive" kind of place of a rip off. The food is enjoyable. The Vegetable samosa is $4 and the size of a baseball (you get 2) The spinach curry is unique, it has a spiced flavor and comes with cheese. Well I thought it was cheese or tofu. We ordered a bottle of wine for $16, the bartender seemed annoyed when we asked for a wine list... I think its because she had to rinse off the list a few times (ew) The whole set of up of the 'dinning' room and back room area is confusing. In the front there is a "Place your order here" sign. If you pay up front you have to sit in the back behind the doors. if you sit in the 'dinning' room area you'll get a waiter. The guy up front taking orders is slow. overall, I've had better Indian food for less money. But the whole pub/curry house combo is different and at the most meant to be checked out
(2)Omid T.
THIS REVIEW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER I An Iranian-Japanese guy walks into an Irish pub serving Indian food in the Italian district of San Francisco He hangs out with his Irish-Scottish gal and some internet impresarios, imploring the inanity of the ill-conceived imperialistic incursion in Iraq, the infinite instability in Israel, and imminent implosion in Indonesia, all while listening to some Icelandic imp named Bjork inundating the speakers After imbibing in more $2 Guinness, invigorating IPA and inexpensive pitchers of Pabst, they inebriatedly indulge increasingly important issues, like incorporating the name of each individual country whose name begins with an I into a single conversation. In doing so, it was immediately indisputable that such an insane endeavor would be impossible in intellectually infertile, inbred, ignorant, intolerant inland enclaves like Indiana, Idaho, and Iowa. Perhaps in the not insignificant state of Illinois Only in our inordinately impressive city could we ingrain such interactivity among the indigenous and international in our daily existence.
(4)Cindy R.
I love Dosa, but I don't always love trekking to the Mission and waiting for a table. I made it my mission last week to find another south Indian restaurant in the city. Low an behold, Kennedy's is my place! I went into the experience with low expectations. I mean how good could the food really be at a run-down Irish bar? I was pleasantly surprised! Quite pleased in fact. We had the masala dosa, tomato and onion uttapam and some northern style potato/cauliflower dish. All were very good. I think I might have even liked the food a wee bit better than Dosa. The portions were HUGE and about half the price of Dosa. Add in the 30 beers on tap and the chance to play air hockey after you eat and you've got a serious winner! PS: They serve a full menu until 1am if the craving strikes you.
(4)Brian S.
$2 Guinness pints from 5pm-7pm. I wish I were there right now... oh wait, I am. However, that's all I've had so far. When I get a chance to sample some indian food and some other drinks I may reevaluate it, but based on that happy hour special I am sold.
(5)Amy W.
It never fails that whenever I mention Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House, people go "What?" :) My favorite hang out in San Francisco!!! Where else can you go to get a foosball fix (3 Tornado foosball tables plus monthly tournaments), good Indian food and a pint of Guinness for $2 (Happy Hour)??? Plus you can't beat their drink token specials where you can buy $2.50 drink tokens from the 15th-20th of every month and redeem them for any pint and select bottles. Did I also mention their BOGO drink special, too? Wow! Who knew drinking could be so affordable in SF? My fave foods from the restaurant are the Cable Car Chicken, Aloo Gobi, Tandoori Naan and Garlic Naan. The fried chicken appetizer is always a distraction. You can smell the goodness from across the bar! As for dessert, the Kheer is quite good. Their website offers a 15% off coupon. Lots of beer to choose from plus a decent selection of wine. They also have a Century Club if your liver can handle all that beer. (Don't worry, it's at your own pace.) No hard alcohol but for those of you not interested in a beery taste, try a Belgium Lambic in multiple flavors. And plenty of room to roam around with 2 outside areas (out back and in front) and lots of space indoors.
(5)Esther K.
This is one of those random places that you end up going to because no one knows where else to go. There's a lot of different beers -- the happy hour specials are really good. You buy one and get a token for a free beer. Otherwise, you can get a $2 Guinness, which is ridiculous. My friends and I go here a lot when we want to drink and don't want to deal with the North Beach crowds. AND, they have Indian food. I was skeptical but tried the vegetable samosas -- they are soo good. Spiced perfectly and giant. The rest of the Indian food isn't that great -- the tandoori chicken is really dry and hard to swallow and all the curries are super salty. The pakoris are really tasteless too and the curry fries are disappointing -- just a bunch of fries with a bowl of bland curry. So just stick to beer and vegetable samosas and you'll be so happy you won't notice that you're sitting on picnic furniture inside the biggest dump ever.
(3)Robert V.
What can I say that hasn't already been said? I love the red carpet.
(4)Dayna V.
This is one of the quirkiest and most delightful places that I have been in SF... and that's saying a lot in this city. I honestly wasn't expecting much from the food, but it was very good indeed. We got great service and I loved the college bar atmosphere. If you play foosball, this is your spot. And they serve food late. This is a huge bonus in this sleepy city.
(4)Roman H.
Fantastic divey bar meets surprisingly good Indian cuisine. The pakoras rival my Grandma's (except she always added serrano chiles) and their dosa is the size of my arm. They have so many beers available that it's overwhelming. If you're going to eat here, this is a place to go with at least four people. You hang out, have some drinks, then FEAST. Granted, the service is bad, but this place isn't really a restaurant. It's a pub. Don't sit there and wait for them to get to you. Get aggressive. It's just a shame this place is all the way in North Beach.
(4)Rocco B.
I hate Indian food, and dislike the smell of curry, so I was apprehensive about visiting Kennedy's. It wasn't curry-smelly at all, and they had alternative fried food (shrimp, zucchini, etc). You can buy tokens in advance during certain days of the month. So it ends up being $2.50 for a fancy pint. Pretty good, no? At happy hour, you get a pint and a token for $5 as well. Lots of games, air hockey, etc. The ONLY thing Kennedy's is missing is a Shuffleboard.
(5)Scott S.
Turn the heat on! This is an unusual place worth checking out! I won't bother repeating what many of the other Yelpers have written in their reviews. Cheap drinks, games, Juke Box, decent food, etc... If you are sensitive to the cold like I am, you might want to check this place out on a warmer night in the city! I never took off my jacket and my hands were cold when I left. I like this place but won't come back here on a cold night. I understand it is important to watch your costs but my god, crank up the heat!!!
(3)Alison P.
Met up with friends for a drink at Kennedy's. I'd never been there before and was pleasantly surprised both by the combination of an irish pub and curry house as well as the quirky collection of regulars. The bar was the best part. The waitresses were friendly and chatty, though I noticed they seemed to prefer chatting to the male patrons. The beers were cheap because it was happy hour and I was very happy to people watch while waiting for my friends. When they did arrive we got ourselves seated in the restaurant because the pool table area was completely full. What can I say? Not the best service or food. Our friend Adrien, who was visiting from France, and is an aspiring actor, was bound and determined to make our waitress crack a smile. he managed to wrangle a slight smirk but then just succeeded in embarrassing himself. I asked the waitress which dish had a coconut sauce and she recommended the fish dish. I asked for mild heat. When it finally arrived it wasn't mild and there wasn't even a hint of coconut in that sauce. And forget getting anything brought to your table in a timely fashion. Normally the condiments brought to your table in an indian restaurant include a sweet chutney sauce. We waited until our meal was practically over before getting any even though I asked for it when the condiments were initially brought over. Even after going up myself to personally bring it back to the table I was told to go sit down, they'd be bringing it. The poppadom's weren't good at all - hard, not light and crispy, and they tasted of fennel. Not what I expected nor wanted. The samosas were huge and they were tasty. But again, no sweet chutney to enjoy them with. Ladies, when the time comes to use the toilet, prepare yourself! It's clean and well stocked with TP but the strangely painted sink shaped like a half-shell looked like walt disney had thrown up all over a vagina and left a disturbing visual in my brain. If I were basing my review solely on the pub portion, this establishment would rate 4 stars. I don't know why they bother with the restaurant at all. They don't even serve curry chips, which are what you eat in ireland if you want a little indian. I'll be back for the suds but the curries are duds.
(2)Dave U.
This place is off the hook!! Best Happy Hour around!! The token system is great. Buy a drink at happy hour and receive a token good for a free drink at anytime!! Are you kidding?! I keep a growing pile in my apt. for those occasions when I'm broke but still require my daily dose of beer!! The bartenders are hella nice and put up with my shit!! Who could ask for anything more? They have a good jukebox and don't mind turning it up when I request through my drunken slur. I'm very lucky to live so close to this great bar!!
(5)Manu G.
Been wanting to try this place for a while, and finally got the chance with a friend in from out of town. OK, it is what it is - a dive. BUT, surprisingly decent Indian food! (I should know) We had the Madras Fish Masala, Chicken Tikka Masala (a must anytime you have Indian food) and the Muttar Paneer with plenty of naan. All very tasty. The naan was on the thin & crispy side (I prefer it softer and more doughy). But good spice and flavor. Service...well, it's slow. Ambience: bland decor and FREEZING! (seriously, shut the windows and get a heater!!) Pool tables, air hockey, a fun place. Plus, $3 Guinness pints that night! First time I've had Guinness with Indian food - it's BRILLIANT! Totally cheap, exactly what we wanted that night. Nice...
(4)A J.
When I first heard about a pub called "Kennedy's" which serves Indian food, I was quite intrigued, to say the least. So yesterday evening after a long day of work, a friend and I decided to check it out. Both of us felt like kicking back with some beer and pakora. You walk in, and inside looks like an Indian wedding tent. I was half expecting a musician on a shehnai ... The surprising thing is: not only does this place serve Indian food, it serves _South_ Indian food. There aren't too many places in SF which make a dosa, let alone a good one. I ordered Chicken Do-Piaza ; my friend ordered a shrimp dosa. The chicken was more like "chicken makhani" than "chicken do-piaza", so -1 star for that. The shrimp dosa looked authentic. The heating was pretty much ineffective, so another -1 for that. But a big +1 for Rosie the terrier, the local mascot. What a cute dog. All in all: this is a great place if you'd like to have some Indian food (I recommend the bhajji with some Stella) and shoot some pool. I can definitely see myself coming back more often.
(4)Will C.
I love this place because why? The hot ass girls of course? Oo yeah the girls were hot too but, NO. The hot ass bartenders? Again, Oo yeah but No, not that either. Err.......the hot ass guys? No! I'm not gay. I love this place because it has a restaurant area AND a bar area! Now that's just crazy where there is a restaurant area AND a bar area. Everywhere I go, it's either a bar or a restaurant and I have seen neither 2 co exist at the same time. We were bored one night so we decided to look for a place to eat and drink after the movies. So, one of my friend decided to eat at this curry house and O yeah it was good. I took a bite of their chicken curry and it was the best curry i've ever had. The fried cheese was delicious also, and I just couldn't stop eating the curry. I wasn't even hungry, which kinda sucks for me cause I felt bad afterwards. After we left, I told myself that I will be back there soon. The next time I went there was just to drink and maybe munch on some chicken curry again. I walked up to the bar, scoped the area and saw a few girls all talking in a circle. As I ordered my drink I heard one chick say: "If I something something something, it would be him" and pointed at me. I didn't really hear what she said between "If I" and "it would be him" because it was really loud, but i'd like to think it was something good. But she could've been saying anything through the noisey bar area. Heck, she could've even said "If I had a booger, and needed someone to wipe it on, it would be him". But I'd like to think she said something more "you know" and less about boogers.
(4)Pirate B.
This restaurant sucks! My date's food was yummie, but my food off the special menu was terrible. The room was so cold the servers were wearing coats, and after they served us they disappeared into the kitchen. They did not brink out our nan, and even though they were too busy in the kitchen to come out so I could remind them of our nan, they still tried to charge us for it. Warning---DO NOT GO HERE!!!! Spend your money on some other over priced North Beach restaurant.
(1)Craig T.
Don't really know how to say this............O.K. I got it! DON'T EAT HERE!! I repeat!!DON'T EAT HERE!! Been here about 7-8 times in the last couple of months(To play pool). One of the few spots you can walk into semi-late night and play pool without sitting around for an hour to play!! Here's my problem here.You walk into the place around 11 or 12 and it's never crowded.You start playing pool and start smelling the food thats cooking!!Your buzzed,your high(Well I alway's am),it's late and your like "I'm ordering something"!! The place does cook up until closing sooo how cool is that?NOT COOL AT ALL!! Have ate here 4 times and everytime the following morning I had to make at least 3 trips to the bathroom!! First couple of times I thought it was just the fact that putting curry food on top of alcohol was the problem.Last two times I ate something different and it was the same out come!! A total next morning bathroom fest!! Tried fish and chips that we're tasty and cheap,tried chicken nuggets that we're o.k.,tried fried cheese sticks that we're good, tried the Salad which was HORRIBLE,tried the curry chicken that SUCKED!! Bartenders not all that friendly or talkative!! Food service is SLOW!! My damn clothes went out of style before I got my food!! Apparently the owners are there taking food orders and boy is this married couple something!! She is what I call "The Dragon Lady".Impossible to get a smile out of her!! I told her she needs to smile more and she gave me the "Death Stare".Like talking to cement!!He's no better!! No expression,no smile, no NOTHING!! Juke box rocks,the game room rocks but thats about it!Might want to mention that it's one of the few spots in the City where it just seems the crowd keeps to themselfs!! Don't go here to meet new friends!!NOT HAPPENING!! I will continue to play pool here but I will NEVER eat here again unless I witness them changing the grease or oil they cook with!! 3 stars is higher then I should go but I feel generous today!!
(3)isis n.
This is for the delivery service and the food. pros - ordered at 8.45pm sat - arrived 9.20pm. not bad, they'd estimated 30-45mins - the eggplant curry was tasty - the lamb biriyani was pretty good not the best I've ever had, but the spice was right - about medium cons - the dahi vada was bland - the tandoori chicken was dry and bland - minor but annoying enough to note: the containers that the curries came in were extremely tight and hard to open without creating a small mess. Overall, I'd give them a go again but only if I can't find a better Indian delivery near by as I felt like the food could be a hit or miss.
(3)G W.
Ok. This is a great place! Met some friends here for dinner and it was a superb experience. It is what the name says, half irish pub / half indian restaurant. Beers a lot of em! Food really good. Ambiance out of this world. They even have Buck Hunter and pool tables. Great ice breaker place.
(5)Simon Y.
What more could you want late night, then value priced beer (pitchers!) and cheap eats? Kennedy's is without a doubt a unique to SF joint. Curry, Beer, Hooka, and multiple table games would never survive outside of a place like SF. The crowd is what makes up any bar/pub, and this one is widely mixed. You'll find older, younger, tweaker, and anything in between at this place. Most importantly though, everybody is pretty laid back and unobtrusive. The bartenders are great and definitely know their beer. Beer: Their fridge is well stocked to make most beer aficionados happy. Standard varieties are there and it ranges all the way to Chimay and other imported goodness. The taps range from Pabst all the way to Birra Moretti. They've got many on tap beers and of course you can get guiness. The nail in the coffin for me was when I found out they sell "beer tokens" from the 15th through the 20th of the month. Each token costs $2.50 and will get you almost any beer! Four tokens gets you any pitcher! Not to mention, they'll let you use your credit card to buy all of the tokens. Jeeze...talk about cooking bacon in duck fat...it doesn't get any better. Food: It's your standard curry variety, with everything tasting above average. No, it's not the best curry I've had. It is pretty damn tasty though. They offer a nice variety of bar food like fish & chips, cheese sticks, and buffalo wings. My favorite thing is the chicken pekora and most others agree that it's hard to pass up while soaking a beer. Smokers seem to love this place as you can go outside and drink your brews. Whether it's on the patio deck or out front, there is no policing of outdoor boozin...until you step off property, that is. There is tons of seating for groups, whether you are eating or just socializing. Now, it's not a posh lounge or classic pub interior, but there is plenty of room to move about. One must play at least some form of table game at this place. The only thing this place is missing is shuffleboard. It's got air hockey, 2 pool tables, and a foosball table. Just pray that the change machine isn't out of quarters and you will have endless fun.
(5)VL K.
I give this place 4 stars because it is the most ridiculous establishment. Where else can you play foozball and air hockey, get drunk on 2-for-1 delicious beers, and THEN eat some pretty solid indian food? Kennedy's. Also, their 2-for-1 beers is better than most. Not only do they have an excellent draught selection, but when you buy beer before 7pm they give you a coin that can be redeemed all night. so, if you are strategic, you can have 2 beers before 7, and then use the coins for 2 more free beers anytime. (the food is only 3 stars, but the bar and experience is 5)
(4)Angie R.
Holy Marina meat market, Batman! I stepped into this joint and wondered where North Beach had gone. I was just there a minute ago, I swear! The bar was so crowded with squealing girlie girls in skinny jeans and frat boy drink-offs that I couldn't get a beverage. (Not that I needed one at that point, honestly.) To be fair, this may be a much cooler place to hang out on a weeknight, or for Happy Hour. But I can tell you I won't be back on a Friday night.
(2)Lisa T.
Kennedy's, you can't seem to make up your mind. You are clearly confused. I can't think of two things that seemingly go together LESS gracefully than Indian food and Irish pub fare. Likewise, I'm a bit confused about you. I really don't know if I like you or not. I like you during happy hour, when you have $2 Guinness. I like when your Indian food cures my hangover, even though it doesn't go so well with the Guinness... I like when the weather is nice and your patio is bathed in sunshine and I can chill out there with friends and scare the cable car tourists away... I don't like when it's NOT happy hour, and the beer is pricey, and it's NOT a nice day, and it's kinda dark and smelly inside (not in the good way), which doesn't go so well with the Indian food... BU-UT... Last time I was here I had the former experience. And it was good enough to make me spend a good six hours on that patio, all before sundown. On not a lot of sleep, coming off a wicked hangover. Tipping point! Four stars, dudes. Identity crisis and all.
(4)Victoria D.
An Indian restaurant + bar. Seemingly an unlikely duo, but for some reason it works. From what I observed, India Curry House seems like a great place to get drunk with a big group of friends. Nothing wrong with that, right? The bar area is equipped with air hockey and pool tables and I think I may have seen an arcade game and/or pinball machine. The food was okay and about what I had expected. My main issue with this place is that I think I received some of the worst service I've ever experienced at a restaurant. My friend and I had to wait at least an hour for our food. Luckily the wait wasn't so bad since we were thoroughly entertained by the group of 20-somethings who started singing "Lady in Red" in drunken harmony when it played over the speakers. When I went to inquire about the whereabouts of my order, I was brushed off at the register. I was about to head back to my table when another woman that was waiting for her food stopped one of the server girls. The server went into the kitchen and came out and said that the woman's food was being prepared and would be served shortly. Seconds later when I asked THE SAME SERVER about my order she replied, "Sorry, I don't work here." I think normally my immediate response would've been to smack her upside the head or punch her right in her big, lying mouth, but unfortunately I think my reflexes were stunted by my shock at how she had just straight up lied in my face. Luckily my friend that I was with happens to have the most calming and soothing demeanor and he stopped me from sticking my leg out to trip the lying server when she walked by our table with a tray of food (that wasn't ours). Our food was (not surprisingly) cold when it finally arrived over an hour after I had ordered it. Tips given = ZERO. +1 star for seeming like a fun place despite the terrible service. +1 star for its location (right across the street from Bimbo's 365 club).
(2)Brad C.
May I recommend a book? Its called "Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates." Like most Tom Robbins books, its a roller coaster of a read. Stay with me. To quote the back cover, the main character Switters is "a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government, a pacifist who carries a gun, a vegetarian who sops up gravy, a cyberwhiz who hates computers..." You may see where this is going. I bring this up to ask the question: Why is everyone so scared of contradiction these days?? As Robbins explains, "Reality is contradictory. And it's paradoxical. If there's any one word -- if you had to pick one word to describe the nature of the universe -- I think that word would be paradox. That's true at the subatomic level, right through sociological, psychological, philosophical levels on up to cosmic levels." He may have forgotten the gastronomic level. It baffled me in the last American presidential election how flip flopping and self contradiction became such a damaging accusation. First of all, the world is complex and an inability to change and adapt is both limiting and self destructive. Second, anyone who says they will not "flip flop" is basically committing themselves to closed-mindedness and continuity - even should external forces demand flexibility and change. Given the choice between open-minded adaptability with a willingness to learn, change and evolve vs. a blind stay-the-course consistency, I have to choose the former. And I probably don't have to point out how history has illustrated this in recent years. But an Indian restaurant in a divey Irish Pub? Isnt that pushing it? Why not ponder these questions over a cold draft Guinness, a game of pool, and a plate of dosa? Sound paradoxical? Perhaps that makes Kennedy's a microcosm of the nature of the universe itself. Or perhaps it just makes for tasty food, good beer selection and a refreshing homey feel. So throw on your flip-flops and stroll down to Kennedy's. Oh, and pick up a copy of "fierce invalids" on your way. You can thank me later.
(4)Kate K.
Have I really not written a review of Kennedy's yet? Okay - let's keep it really simple - the five reasons I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kennedy's: 5. They carry Rolling Rock in a bottle & no one looks at me strangely when I order it. Not to mention, during happy hour they give me a token for every Rolling Rock I order, so every other beer is free... DOUBLE THE DRINKING POWER ON THE SAME BUDGET! 4. They have bounce house seats by the janky pool tables, janky air-hockey tables which I always win on and a big pink clamshell sink in the Ladies that give the place ultimate character. 3. There are two patios for nicer days - off the back one you can see a cracked out Golden Gate Bridge which is just dying for photo ops. 2. BEST INDIAN/PAKISTANI FOOD IN THE CITY 1. Because I always, always, ALWAYS laugh my ass off to the point of wheezing, snorting and tears whenever I am at Kennedy's... that may actually have more to do with who I choose to hang out with than the bar - but, I associate the two - so it gets to be a positive attribute for the bar. Last Monday I spent one of the best evenings I have had in a while on the back patio with my friends Drue, Christopher, Jennifer, Nadja, Rommy O' Shea, Matthew, Sav "The Indian Iron Chef," Michelle, Stacy, Carla... and, several other people... I have not laughed so hard since the LAST time I was at Kennedy's with Drue, Christopher, Menzie and Molly-dolly R... and, I imagine I won't laugh as hard until the next time I am there... lurverly!
(5)Drue C.
KENNEDY'S I. Thesis: This place can only have one of two ratings; 1 star or 5 stars. I am giving it 5 as I feel it is well deserved in it's inherent ability to amaze anyone who enters this establishment II. Games A. Air Hockey 1. Pucks are a strange foam material 2. Railing is coming apart 3. Parts of the goals are so dented the pucks do not drop 4. Missing mallet on second table, rendering play impossible B. Pool 1. Warped tables 2. Torn felt 3. Games cost $1.50 4. Cue sticks f**ked up! C. Foozball 1. No name manufacturer of table 2. Headless men III. Alcohol and food A. Alcohol 1. $5 for all drafts 2. Happy hour - Guinness/Beamish $2.00 4-8PM 7 days a week 3. Purchase ahead beer tokens 15th-20th each month for $2.50 4. 100+ beers to choose from and if you try at least 100 you get half off beer for life! B. Food 1. Complete curry house menu/restaurant in the middle of the bar 2. Take out available 3. Described on their website as a "fine dining experience" IV. Decor A. Jerry Garcia Shrine 1. Yes, I said Jerry Garcia Shrine 2. Worth noting, this shrine used to have the works...candles etc. but has been downsized to expand the bar B. Floors and Furniture 1. Carpets as old as your great grandmother, and STICKY 2. Booths not attached to base, pieced together shoddily 3. Exposed corroding piping 4. Everything has been painted over at least 25 times 5. Plenty of outdoor seating for "smoking" (refer to Jerry Garcia shrine for clarification) C. Bathrooms 1. No hot water 2. No soap 3. Hand Dryers powerful enough to take a layer of skin off 4. Toilet paper, ummm, on a good day V. Television and music A. Television 1. Yes, they have several 2. All tuned to BET, no volume but closed captioned B. Music 1. Eclectic mix, mostly 80s-90's rock VI. Conclusion A. Not for the faint of heart B. This place has "character" C. Roomy, good for a large party D. Still torn on whether it is a 1 star or 5 star place
(5)Stacy F.
Just came back from spending happy hour with Yelpers from this place. It's not fair!! Any place is better with Yelpers. The deal: during happy hour you buy a pint for $5 and they give you a token worth another pint... FREE. So what you do is keep buying drinks during happy hour and accumulate tokens. When Happy Hour is over you cash in your tokens...sweeeet! right.
(4)Laura D.
This place has more than 30 beers on tap...30 BEERS!!! I would like to start at one end of the bar and drink a pint of every beer they carry. Sounds like a a challenge and I'm always up for a challenge. I had a couple of good Newcastles here, and just a bite of naan which was average. Everyone's food looked really good though. The curry looked pretty creamy and tasty. Anyways, I would like to go back there and eat next time. Man, I love Indian food.
(4)David H.
The Indian food here is very bland and overly salty. The only reason I order food from here is that they deliver after midnight.
(2)Rashmi N.
A birthday and a shared love for air hockey led us to Kennedy's. Though we had already had dinner the claims of Indian food co-mingled with Irish pub-ishness were so curious we just had to come take a look. There was a wide selection of beers and a variety of people. The place itself is enormous and is a maze of large rooms. Some rooms contain video games, others pool tables, still another had an air hockey table in a very sad state (unfortunate as this was the purpose of our visit). There is indeed an Indian restaurant in the middle of the place along with a large patio space. If you don't make Kennedy's your mecca of air hockey, this is a fun place to hang out and you can choose to have privacy in one of the many quiet corners or hob-nob it up with the diversity of peeps.
(4)Ka C.
Dive bar combined with Indian food = Kennedys. They have a big seating area in the back for folks that want to dine. Pool table, games towards the front. I've been here a bunch of times and it's the food that is the stand out. It's surprisingly tasty and well made. Standard indian dishes like tikki masala, spinach with cheese are my go to dishes. HUGE selection of beers, so if you like beer (which i do), you will like Kennedys.
(3)Cody E.
My first four trips to Kennedy's were great- I love the combo of spicy Indian food with a nice pint of beer. Loved the atmosphere, prices, and specials. But my mind changed last night after a trip went sour on account of the bartender, Sally. After a seemingly innocent misunderstanding regarding the functionality of a foosball table (it was as silly as it sounds), the bartender proceeded to scream at me and my party for well over 15 minutes, ending in a threat that we "better watch out," as if she was going to sick her cronies on us or something. Really scary stuff. We had tipped them for beers, bought food, and even offered to buy her a drink because we had somehow inadvertently offended her, but instead spend the better part of our time being berated by a member of their own staff. Long story short, what was once among me and my friends' favorites, we're never going back again.
(1)Shannon K.
The food was pretty good. However, I am giving the decor and the service each one star. The waitstaff was aloof and abrasive. Our water, nor the sodas, came with any ice. When the bill came, I noticed a "Service Charge" on it. I asked the waiter what it was, and he claimed it was the tip. The amount was 20% (+) of the bill. The nonexistent service was some of the worst I have received at a restaurant. Since the waiter was standing and talking to a man at another table for about 10 minutes, I took the bill up front. I told the cashier that we should not be charged 20%(+) for terrible service. He removed the charge, and I tipped them accordingly. I think they put this on the bill to be sneaky, and hope that customers won't see it. We will not return to this establishment.
(3)Sus... B.
Getting out here is a pain in the ass, but I never regret it once I'm done with the trek. Great pub food and even better Indian food, this is another place that fascinates me due to its multicuisinal (probably not a word) tendencies -- the same interest I have in Chinese food and donut places. I especially love the South Indian food, though many of the portions are too big for one person, especially the masala dosas. The back patio is relatively spacious, and usually a nice respite from the inside if it's a weekend or major drinking holiday night. Pinball, pool tables, foosball and air hockey abound...also, the most powerful hand dryer I've ever experienced exists in the ladies' bathroom here, and can be quite entertaining when you're buzzed and want to pretend you're in a wind tunnel or experiencing 5Gs. Beer selection is really extensive, they also sell wines and even raspberry lambic (though for that last one at $8 I'd head to Trader Joe's and get a bunch there for way cheaper). Sake shots are always fun. Oh, and regarding the bartenders, let's just say there's eye candy behind the bar for all. The bar was recently expanded, and there were murmurings of them possibly applying for a liquor license the last time I was there, so stay tuned...
(5)Keith M.
All you need are a few good friend, and a simple place to hang out with them. Back in my high school days, my good friend and I would go down to this pool hall in Woburn, Massachussets; a predominatly white suburb of Boston (though my friend didn't appear to be 100% aware of this.) The white paint of the tiny second floor pool hall was faded white, greyed from the years of cigarette smoke and chipped in places. The carpet, where not missing was in equally bad shape. The vending machine served Coke, Sprite, and Coors, and the owner had a sign "Beware of Dog. Not responsible for personal injury" referring to the large Doberman he had chained to his desk with a choke collar. Those were some of the best days of my high school life. A lot of things have changed since then. My friends and I have seperated to the four corners of the Earth. We've grown older, found jobs, and can now drink legally (not that it stopped us before.) Stepping into Kennedy's with my new group of friends, it's as if I'm stepping back in time. The dim lighting, faded paint and worn pool tables. The rugged carpet and mis-sized bench cushions make me more comfortable than some posh lounge set ever could. The television blaring BET to a primarily caucasian crowd. 3.000 miles away but it feels like home.
(5)R M.
I love Kennedy's for: A) The beer selection on tap ("tastes so good brings a tear to yo eye") that makes you sing early 90's Warrant refrains. B) Indian/ Pakistani food (that does me just right) C) Pool tables (I suck but, I'm competitive so A and B are there to placate me when I'm feeling low from sucking at C) I was forced to look at my beloved Kennedy's through new eyes this weekend. After hyping this place to a friend we entered and he stated flatly, "I'm not eating here". I suppose it does look a little shabby, and its true neither of the pool tables have ALL of the balls. But, I've decided that the friend in question is just a pussy (can i write pussy in a review? oh wait, yea I can, I've done it before). I feel bad that he missed out on the true theme of Kennedy's---INTEGRATION. Curried, Pilsner, Pool playing goodness join forces for a joyful evening. Its as easy as A,B,C.
(4)Bob E.
I honestly don't remember much of about this place the night of my birthday last week. Could it be because of the fact that i was already slaughtered going into the Pub itself or could it be from being AC SLAUGHTERED 4 hours earlier before we got to the city in the first place and started bar-hopping throughout the night. Language Lingo Check: Slaughtered = gone, wasted, DUNZO, trashed, super drunk. AC SLAUGHTERED (derived from AC SLATER from saved by the bell)= SUPER DUNZO, SUPER WASTED. example: I just wasn't slaughtered last night, i was AC SLAUGHTERED last night. I remember bits and pieces of Kennedy's. A few that stick to my mind are the long ass stairs that you had to go up to get to the second floor of that place. Another, was the funny ass writing people wrote all over the wall of the bathroom which i admired when i was releasing my 40oz to freedom at the piss stall. And i think the last part i remember of that joint was this token that my friend gave me when i told him to order me a beer. Both my friend and the bartender lady told me to put this gold "Irish" token in the center of what looked like a bunch of circles, somewhat similar to a dart board; on the bar counter. Then i received my beer. MMMMM good stuff. After that everything was just a blur and I'm surprised i woke up and made it to work in the morning hella hungover and smelling like booze at work. Very bad. LOL. And of course my friends managed to take advantage of me when i passed out by sending me text pics in the morning of me getting penis' and all kinds of other writing on my face the previous night. Good thing i took a shower in the morning because if i didn't BART commuters would....A) not wanna sit next to smelly drunk party animal & B) laugh when they see a bunch of cocks drawn all over my face and hands. Overall, it was a cool bar-hopping night for my b-day last week. I decided to review this place because it's what i really kinda remember the most about that night. I enjoyed the place and had it been packed that night i think i would've given it a fantastic 5 stars but since it was a Wednesday night...eh, 3 out of 5 stars ain't too shabby for a hole in the wall joint. Word. Great place. Check it out.
(3)P T.
***BEWARE of hidden charge*** I got a Groupon special $10 for $20. Husband & I was in the area and decided to use our groupon. The setup is a bit odd. Right in front of entrance is bar, to the left there are pool tables & to the right of the pool area is the dining area. Food was ok and portion is good. No one to flag for bill so i went to he counter to pay. Bill came out to $25.56 + tips after deducting $20 from Groupon coupon. Grabbed a togo menu. As we were driving home, hubby & I find the total $45+ higher than expected. Since I grabbed a menu, I started to do the math. The numbers didn't add up, even IF the heineken was $5. I decided to check yelp to see if anyone had a similar issue and came across Ed M. Review on 5/13/11 about the hidden service charge or aka 18% gratuity. Sure enough when I re-calculate my tab w/18% it was very to my total. Could have informed me gratuity was added so I wouldn't left more. That's just SHADDY!! For that reason I would not return. We ordered the following: Chicken Tikka Masala $11.95 Chicken Makhni $12.95 2 garlic naan @ 2.95 each = $5.90 Chai Tea $1.50 1 heineken - price unknown
(1)Chelsea R.
I don't care what anyone says, I effing love this place. Sure, it might not be your classic "first date joint," but hell, if you brought me here for the first time, I'd be so smitten (and likely so drunk), that we'd be well beyond first-date protocol by the end of the night. For those of you who haven't been, Kennedy's is essentially a dingy Indian restaurant sandwiched into the back corner of an even dingier Irish pub. You enter into the pub, head towards the back past the pool tables, step through an open doorway, and voila, find yourself in the land of real (albeit faded) tablecloths and steaming plates of naan and curry dishes. The lighting is terrible, the silverware might not be clean, but the food is cheap and not half bad. Plus, you can order from a huge selection of beers from the bar to enjoy with your meal, all for a measly $15 a pitcher. Not half bad, my friend. The crowd is usually pretty mixed, but is sure to include both some real cheapskates and some real alcoholics, which tends to keep things entertaining. And make sure you check out the bathrooms. Can't speak for the men's (yet), but the ladies is pretty trippy, especially with half a pitcher in you already.
(4)matthew r.
When you hear about a bar with friendly bartenders and an impressive selection of beers it's something. When someone tells you about a place with pool tables and air hockey and ample patio space for warm days you should buy that person a beer. When you discover a great casual indian/pakistani restaurant, you're in luck. It's not often that you find all of these things in the same establishment. I am in Drues debt for introducing me to Kennedys. Real quick, here's the rundown: I didn't count, but there were around 20 beers on tap. The bartender on weekday afternoon is a friendly young english woman who evidently knows a great deal about medieval torture and execution techniques. They have an unusual incentive/loyalty system involving tokens; During happy hour, you receive a token good for a free beer with each beer you order, and from the 15th to the 20th of each month you can buy tokens to redeem later. Inevitably you will put these tokens in your pocket and find them the next day and come back for a few more beers. By restaurant standards, the indian food is very good. As pub food it's fantastic. The air dryer in the mens bathroom will do an excellent job of hand-drying and mild exfoliating. The back patio has a staircase that leads down onto taylor street, in case you feel like breakdancing and you need some space.
(4)Jessica B.
I have now been to Kennedy's 2x. The first time was for drinks for a friend's birthday. Cheap beers and lots of room to just hang out. The music's not so loud you can't hear people talk. Perfect for a chill evening. Plus they give you a token for a free beer if you order 3 beers in 30 minutes. The second time was to eat the Indian food. Here's the reason I give it 3 stars: THE SERVICE IS AWFUL. I will not go to Kennedy's to eat in again. I had to get my own water (someone mentioned that this is what you are supposed to do but I saw the busboy get water for 3 other tables), go and ask the ONE waiter to take our order, our food took forever, I had to ask for the check, and I had to walk it to the counter to pay. Awful. However, the food is REALLY good! Best Indian I've had in SF so far. And they deliver to the Marina until 3am so forget eating in, delivery it is. I'll only go back to Kennedy's to frequent the bar, but I am excited for late night Indian being delivered to my door.
(3)Lindsay T.
I don't think I've yet professed my love for this place.
(5)J. N.
What is not to love about an Irish Pub with Indian food? $2 Guinness? Impossible! We had a really good time in the bar. Met some great, outgoing people, including a crew of fishermen waiting for the oil spill to be cleaned up. The bartenders were all very friendly and good. Beer was cold, cheap, and tasty. The clientele was really mixed. We had an excellent time - a great find.
(4)Kris O.
Indian food, pool tables, $2 Guiness for happy hour, and PBR. This is like heaven, except for the bathroom. I have issues with strange bathrooms.
(4)William M.
Found this place thru Waiters on Wheels. Great, fresh tasting food. The onion bhaji was so tasty, navratan korma excellent, bhindi masala perfectly spiced. And the dosa!!! Took me back to Chennai in taste memory.
(4)Jessica C.
Kennedy's holds so many memories for me! I remember stumbling upon it by accident months before I moved to the city and was AMAZED- two dozen great beers are on tap and during the happy hour they all are $4, plus you get a token that can be used on any beer, draft OR bottle. The bottled beer selection is fantastic, especially if you like Belgians (mmmm Delirium Tremens). The air hockey table may be semi-broken, but it is still damn fun. The jukebox has one of the best selections of tunes I've experienced in the entire city, even though it usually takes forever to get to my songs. The Indian food isn't fantastic, but does its job if people are too lazy to head somewhere else. Overall- Kennedy's is a must-try if you like good beer with a great bartenders, atmosphere and people. You won't be disappointed.
(5)Phenix A.
Restaurant smells like smoke and is not the cleanest. Order and pay first, then try to find a table without oil... Hey, it is a bar after all. My wife and I were regretting not getting "to go" and were fearing that the food would not be the best based on the atmosphere. Food came: lamb vindaloo "very spicy" Spinach pakora Garlic naan Turns out that the food was tasty and as spicy as ordered! Very relieved and delighted. Also, no digestive issues the next day. One additional note: the pakora comes in sizable, heaping baskets. The two of us could not even come close to finishing it all!
(4)Shannon V.
I don't like to go out in North Beach, (disclaimer, I don't really like to go out at all. I like to do antisocial things that involve my sofa and my DVD player and this dude who lives at my house, which I didn't intend to sound porn-y but what am I gonna do now?), do you still remember what I said before I started that long, boring, possibly TMI parenthetical aside? I don't like to go out in North Beach. But if I did, I would come here and act like my depth perception doesn't suck and may even beat you at air hockey.
(4)Alexander O.
I actually like the bar, so if you are just looking for a local place to grab a beer for a good price (happy hour), then this is a good place, especially if enjoy a very large selection of beers on tap and you'd like some tasty Indian food with your drink. The bartenders are very cool, will give you sample of beers and take care of your order (far better than the actual wait-staff will). BUT if you are going for a pleasant restaurant experience, then really go somewhere else. We've been here twice now, and while we actually like the food a lot (tandori chicken was very good the first time, but slightly overcooked the second) the service is just so bad, and I mean god awful bad, that I can't recommend eating here. We had read the reviews, and were expecting bad service, so our expectations were already really low, but seriously they somehow managed to go even lower. In our two experiences, here is what you can expect: 1. You will wait for a few minutes before being seated, even though there will be lots of open tables. 2. After being seated, you will wait a few minutes before they remember to give you a menu. 3. You will get water at some point, but don't expect to ever get a refill. 4. You will wait for a long time before someone comes to get your order, in fact, you'll probably have to flag someone down, at which point you'll realize you've either had your order taken well after someone who was seated after you were, or well before someone who was seated before you. 5. The drink you ordered will not arrive for roughly 10 minutes, and when you finish it, that fact will not be noticed and you'll need to flag someone down for more. 6. Your food will be delivered to your table at some point, but most assuredly not at the same time the food ordered by the other people at your table arrives. 7. Once your food arrives and the waiter has left, you may realize that no utensils or plates have come along with it. 8. You'll either have to flag someone down to ask for a check, or it will arrive before your last dish has, but either way, no one will check on how you are doing, how your food was or whether you'd like anything else (like a water or drink refill). It's actually kind of fun to marvel at how bad the service is. It makes me sad to give this place such a low rating becuase the food is actually pretty good, and I for one don't mind dingy hole-in-the-wall restaurants with good food and not-so-good service, but people expecting any kind of nice dining experience deserved to be warned. I just don't think they have a qualified wait-staff, because both times we've gone here it really hasn't been that busy. All that said, it is worth noting that you can order food for delivery, which is pretty good, and the happy hour is quite reasonable. Even during non-happy hours, you'll find good prices, a huge selection of beers on tap and a knowledgeable and very friendly bartender to help you. Bottom line: Order food for delivery or from the bar, enjoy the great selection of beer, but avoid actually dinning at the restaurant.
(3)Valerie G.
It's pretty much impossible to not like this place. 1.good beer selection 2.good beer selection with cheap prices 3.pretty good Indian food 4.pretty good Indian food right next to the bar with good beer selection and cheap prices I could go on.... I can't help but wonder if it's and Indian restaurant with a pub in it or a pub with an Indian restaurant. I often find myself musing about this chicken/egg conundrum after many $2 Guinness...
(4)Matthew H.
The Rockin' Irish Pub/Curry House: We were looking for a festive spot to celebrate Saint Patty's day, but wanted to avoid the clusterf^ck of tourists and drunkards that we witnessed lining Green Street. Accordingly, we came to Kennedy's. As always, Kennedy's definitely hit the spot. The bartenders at Kennedy's are friendly, efficient, and really know their beer (of which Kennedy's offers a nice selection). The space is large and perfectly accomodating for large groups. Additionally, on a nice night you can enjoy the outdoor patio while you throw back a $2 Guiness and a basket of french fries with curry sauce. Also, if you are into playing games when you drink they have an airhockey table, pool tables, and a few video games.
(4)Chris S.
Pretty laid back bar. Decent indian food. Awesome games to play! Can't really go wrong here. It's low key, fun and pretty large.
(3)Lillyth Q.
I eat here all the time. Although they do not have any *officially* Gluten Free (GF) foods, I am the proverbial "Canary in a Coal Mine" when it comes to GF eating - I know (painfully & violently) within 10 minutes whether or not something contains gluten (I am sensitive even beyond the USDA standard of 20 ppm). That being said, while according to the owner, the things we cannot eat are: Nan (duh), anything deep fried, any fish dished (all battered), uttapam, and anything tandoori (due to the porousness of the clay oven) -- I cannot vouch for everything on the menu, but here is a list of dishes I can vouch for: (*DISCLAIMER* - my recommendation is based solely on my own personal, subjective, lack of a gluten reaction - the GF status of these dishes have not been confirmed by any outside source) Aloo Tikki -- Potato Patties with authentic Indian spices (*currently my favorite*) Navratan Korma -- Vegetables with nuts in rich cream sauce Mattar Paneer -- Peas and homemade cheese in curry sauce Palak Paneer -- Spinach blended with rich spices and cheese cubes Chicken Tikka Masala -- Chicken Tikka cooked in creamy tomato sauce Chicken Sagwala -- Chicken cooked with spinach and spices Lamb Pasanda -- Lamb cooked in mild creamy tomato sauce Lamb Sagwala -- Lamb cooked with spinach in special sauce Kennedy's is know for it's beer selections, and they even carry gluten free beer! They also have the next best thing for Celiacs: cider. My two favorites are the Woodchuck Dry (the most *beer-like* of the ciders, and the Dry Fox BLACK CURRANT cider (not on the online beer list -they just got it in & it comes in a bottle - NOT FROM THE TAP). Both of those can be found on the second or third shelf from the bottom of the left hand side of the cooler, if you are ordering by the cash register in the bar. I hope you all like it as much as I do!
(5)Julie G.
Wacky combination. We came here before going to Cobb's comedy club. The indian food was bland. The mixed drinks tasted funny. Best to stick to the beer or wine. Glad I came to just check it out but I don't think I'd come back. I've kinda out grown this scene. I need something a little more upscale and clean.
(2)mai L.
Kennedy's Irish Pub Curry House is a kool place! How many place can you see Irish Bar and Indian Restaurant together? They have good Indian Food here and beers with nice prices. I would definitely recommend here with few clues: 1. There are waiters in its Indian Restaurant but it's more toward "help yourself". If you sit down and all other waiters are busy. You can walk to the counter and order. 2. If you want beers, just directly walk to the Irish Bar (20 sec walk) and order them. It's a pretty short walk. The price of their beers is pretty good. 3. Their Nan and Curry are good as well. 4. Don't go there if you expect to be served on everything or those who hate walking. I will surely go next time!
(4)Briony D.
This is my favorite place for a get together casual night out. The decor leaves a lot to be desired, but the atmosphere is great. The food: I particularly like the samosas, dal and malai kofta. Air hockey, pool and foosball tables for a bit of fun. In short, a bit of everything. And with $2 Guinness during happy hour, how can you go past it?
(4)Ryan S.
Beer, food and fun defines Kennedy's. Their happy hour is one of the best in the City, a lot of beer on tap for half price. By the time you're drunk it will be time to sit down for some great Indian food. If I were to rate the Indian food separate from the bar I would give it 3.5 stars, which is damn good. If you have saved enough coins from happy hour, then go back for more drinks and some games. This place is great for groups. The only downside is that the restaurant is way under staffed, which is obvious when you are waiting around for service. You can easily compensate for this by having more drinks as you wait until you no longer give a hoot about the service.
(4)Jeani H.
My life is now complete. I can have dosa delivered to my door! Since my 'hood can kind of be a wasteland of good, cheap vegan grub, I was super excited to find this out! I was also, like many peeps, very skeptical of an Indian resto housed inside an Irish pub, but hey, it seems to work for them. Besides, South Indian food and drinks are two of my favorite things! The dosa itself is quite good. There is only one veggie variety, the marsala, which is flavorful and satisfying. One important aspect of a South Indian resto is its coconut sauce, and people, this place does deliver some fine coconut sauce. They even have a daal coconut sauce that is so fantastic you will want to slather it on everything, I mean everything! They should bottle that stuff. Oh, another marker of a good South Indian resto is it's sambar, and this place has nice spicy rich daal soup that automatically comes with your dosa. That means if you order the marsala dosa, you have a totally complete meal for under $10 bucks. Not many places in the city you can do that. Anyway, Uddupam is also nice. It's ginormous, as are all portions here. The curries are pretty good, not amazing, but some do use tofu, which is kind of fun. If you're a veggie kid and live in the Nob Hill/Russian Hill/North Beach area, you will want this resto in your bag of vegan tricks! With their help, you too can achieve the dream that is dosa delivered to your door!
(4)Abendigo R.
Great spot to pound a couple cold ones before a show at Bimbo's. If you're in the neighborhood for a bar before a show, look no further. This place is right across the street. Happy hour rocks here. It's a very fun place, if you like loud expats, Celtic antics, a little hobnobbing, a beer selection to die for, ambiance that's got edge as well as humor and comfort. And the bartenders are hilarious and super-nice. They'll take care of you. Trust me, they know just what the heck their doing. And they'll make sure you have a good time, as long as you're not a dunce with an attitude problem. You can be a dunce, trust me, that's encouraged here. Just lose the attitude.
(5)M S.
- Cheap Guinness? . . . . check. - Good Indian food? . . . . check. - Air Hockey? . . . . . . . . . . check. - Pool? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check. What more could you want? Its not in my neighborhood, but its good enough to get me to venture out of
(5)Blissful G.
What did I do after our 3 hour lunch at French Laundry? I took off my heels, threw on my chucks and went to Kennedy's--a pool bar/curry house--for an air hockey tournament with friends. No, we were not here to eat. But, this was and still is a favorite hangout. Blaring 80s music out of the jukebox, erotic photo hunt at the bar and plenty of cheap beer. A perfect contrast to our elegant lunch earlier and still as seedy and fun as it ever was.
(1)matt l.
I love this place, I think I have always loved it but somehow I forgot. Maybe I should stop hiding under my desk and sniffing the office whiteout, maybe. I won't go into too much detail because it's all been covered. This is the perfect place to start a evening or afternoon, great food and lots of cold beers.
(5)Pete M.
Decent Indian food. You do get a lot. Staff was friendly and I felt compelled to eat everything on the table. Did I mention you get a lot of food? Beer selection is one of the largest around. The dining room is kinda dingy. I fell through the cushion on the booth seat twice....before I drank. When I was there, they were having technical difficulties with the TV & audio. I offered to take a look as I've convinced myself and their staff that I know what I'm doing. I fixed the problem and they gave me and my friend two rounds of beers for it. That was a nice touch and it made me want to return. It also made me forget that my leg was sore from the busted seat cushion.
(3)Roxmarie G.
You can come to Kennedy's for a full evening of dining, pool, and bar hopping all in the same place, except there are enough rooms, anterooms, and cubbies for you to be able to feel like you've been to several different places. The open-air (but indoor) indian restaurant in the center is very pleasant, the pool room has plenty enough tables, and the little bar out near Columbus street is nice and cozy like a real dive should be. I was last at Kennedy's for a birthday party and it was perfect - people could arrive and depart when they wanted to and we didn't need to location-hop.
(4)alexa c.
This is a VERY interesting establishment. An Indian restaurant inside an Irish Pub??? A little bizarre methinks. I've been wanting to check this place out for quite some time after reading several conflicting reviews on Yelp. My first impression upon entering the space was that it more or less resembled an adult 'Boys & Girls Club'. Bar to the right, restaurant to the left equipped with pool tables and juke boxes. Seems like a fun enough place to hang for a few drinks. The restaurant portion is a disaster. It appeared that most people were placing orders for take out. It was very unclear as to whether we were supposed to order, have a seat and wait for our food to be delivered or if we should have a seat and wait for table service. We were told to have a seat and someone would take our order. We did, they didn't. After waiting about 10 minutes, we decided it wasn't worth it and we left. I was disappointed, I really wanted some samosas. We came back after the show at Bimbo's across the street ( I was REALLY determined to get some somosas!). We decided to order out. The order took some time, this place is open late which tends to attract late night boozers looking for some sustenance. By the time our food came out, I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. Food was good, prices reasonable, bar was fun and entertaining. Service is non-existent.
(2)Brent F.
The place isn't that great, but it's hard to ignore because of its location.
(2)Eric G.
Indian, Irish... hey both start with the same letter so why not? But Kennedy's is more than a mere restaurant and bar. They also have video games, air hockey, and -- get this -- clean bathrooms.
(5)Sarah K.
Literally the worst service I have ever gotten anywhere in my life. I asked our extremely rude waiter 3 times, quite adamantly, if I could speak to the manager; each time he said 'yes' then walked away, never brought the manager. The other staff was aware of what was going on, but they all ignored the situation. They overcharged us, but we were so ready to leave that we paid the inflated bill and walked out. I wouldn't go back if they paid me.
(1)Julie H.
If this review was just for the beer, or the quality of food, it would be a different story, and I'd probably be giving them 3 stars - maybe even 4. Their happy hour, for the beers along the back wall, is great (free beer tokens, anyone?), although the service is a little slow. I went in as part of a group of 4. After a few beers during happy hour, we grabbed a table in the Indian restaurant section of the bar. We promptly received menus, and after a few minutes trying to get the waiter's attention, placed our orders. There were 2 orders of naan, 4 entrees, and a soup. Fast forward 45 minutes. We've received one water refill (which we had to ask for), and no food. We ask what's up. The soup and one order of naan come out. 15 minutes. Nothing. One entree comes. Another 15 minutes. Nothing. We ask again, what's going on? 2 more entrees come. Another 15 minutes. My boyfriend goes up to the counter to talk to the manager (?) and is able to get us a free round of drinks. We order Chimay. This is ridiculous. Finally, the 4th entree comes out. And the 2nd order of naan. Really? Naan at the END of the meal? REALLY? I asked if there was a problem in the kitchen, and was told, yeah, this was a really big order, and we're really busy. We were a table of FOUR and there were maybe 4 other tables of people in this place. It was not even 20% full. Ridiculous. We sat down shortly after happy hour ended at 7pm, and did not leave until well after 10. Unacceptable. You are an Indian restaurant in a bar. Do not take 3 hours. Just don't do it. As far as the food goes, it was fine, but please note that I am not picky when it comes to Indian food, especially after a few beers. Specifics below.... Naan: Our table got plain and cauliflower-filled naan, both good. I actually really liked the cauliflower one. Oh, we also got a side of rice. It was rice, what more do you want? So plain I almost forgot to mention it. Soup: The tomato soup tasted like a packet of Kraft Mac'n'Cheese sauce had been mixed into a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup. Not exactly what I was expecting, but did I finish it? You bet I did. I'd been waiting for my food for almost an hour and who knew how long it would be before we got the rest of our food. Oh, and I was a little drunk. Kraft & Campbell's? Yes, please. Note - the menu description says the soup comes "garnished with cilantro." No, it doesn't. I quite like cilantro, and I asked the waitress when she brought it if I could get some. She motioned to the naan, smiled, and left. What? Now for the entrees..... Chicken Tikka Masala - not like tikka masala I've ever had anywhere else, but surprisingly tasty. I kept stealing the extra sauce from this dish and putting it on everything else because it was very flavorful. But, I repeat, not like tikka masala I've ever had anywhere else, so if you're expecting the smooth & creamy tomatoey sauce, think again. It was on the chunky side and a little less vibrant a color than what I'm used to. Aloo Gobhi - This cauliflower and potato dish was meh. I've had way better. It was on the oily side, and the spice seemed a little harsh, not really a cohesive flavor to the dish. Masala Dosa - My sister got this, and really enjoyed it. I tried a bite, and it was fine. It is a HUGE portion size, with 2 giant crepes and a bowl of soup? thin sauce? I'm not really sure about that part of the meal, but it was more or less ignored... Chicken Vindaloo - This is the only thing I didn't taste, but my boyfriend finished it. He said it had a nice heat and flavor to it. I rarely feel the need to comment on service, but this place was the worst. Nobody would give us a straight answer on what was taking so long, and when the food arrived, it was clear that the delay was not due to the outstanding quality of food preparation. This is not gourmet, people. This is your average Indian takeout, served by people who don't necessarily speak English, with a complete disregard for your time and the fact that when people go out to eat together, it is because they want to EAT TOGETHER. Not watch each other eat while they wait for their meals to come. Terrible.
(1)Ashley Z.
Great place to chill, good service and fun to hang out. Dont forget to get your token they forgot to give me mine. I have come twice now. It's like going back to the college dorms to have drinks. I will come again on an uneventful night.
(3)Ash C.
Probably the most random hang-out spot in SF...no joke. Only in SF can you have a half-Irish bar, half-Indian restaurants, blocks from an Italian district, and inches from seafood. Their draft selection is pretty cool, and I've never seen this place get toooo crowded. I had their food once, and it was mediocre, so I would eat before coming here. The downside to this place is that it gets boring pretty quickly. I've never stayed more than an hour and a half. I usually head up to North Beach after I've had enough.
(3)Johnny C.
I never knew about this spot until GoLightly took me here. She pointed out, "This side's the bar and that side is an Indian restaurant." GIT OUTTTT!!! There's a really nice friendly, dive atmosphere about Kennedy's. I wouldn't call it home or anything, but kudos for the curry and Guiness. I witnessed a great retort from the jovial bartender who was trying to fend off a woman offering $12 dollars for one last beer. Though how he heard her slurred words I will never know. Sounded like she had 50 Bearded Papa Cream Puffs in her mouth. After she stumbled into the pool table and whined for a last pint, he pointed to the door with "You seem like a nice girl, why don't you go home and go to bed." Nice! Translation: "Hey Drunky, Yer makin' a foo' of yer self. I'll take your money tomorrow." Funky characters and atmosphere. Worth a stop in. 3 Sir Charles Barkley's
(3)Pedro, aka Burgundy M.
This review is based on the overall experience of Kennedy's, and not solely on the cuisine. For that alone, I would give them 2.5 stars, though they do serve up a couple of 3+ dishes. The reason I love Kennedy's is the fact that they have $2 Guinness, in a true British Pint no less. This would merit 5 stars on its own, however they recently cut back the hours that they serve this wonderful brew (for $2) to a minuscule window of 5:00-7:00, and again from 11:00-11:30, making for a frenzied jaunt over there to catch the last few rays of happy hour light. Luckily this is 7 days a week, so you're bound to catch it at some point. Another point to note is that Kennedy's sells $2.50 drink tokens around mid month, for a 5 day period, meaning you can go in whenever you like and spend a mere $2.50 on any pint or bottle in the house! With at least 20 beers on tap, and another 50 or so in bottle, they cover a lot of ground. You won't find any great Bavarian beers here, but you will find tons of local micro-brews, many great imports, and a few oddballs to boot. They also have air hockey, video games, pool, and tvs, which about sums up the seriousness of the Indian cuisine. Certainly good to fill the stomach along with several Guinness(es?), but not worth the trip on its own. Prices are $+ per person, but not really under $10, so I opted for $$. Oh, and great bartenders!
(4)Summit S.
Irish Pub and Indian food....and if you get enough curry you might, in the words of Miss Corningstone smell like a used diaper filled with Indian food. I wish I discovered this place in my earlier twenties. Foosball, pool, air hockey, a cool juke box and every freakin beer imaginable on tap! No hard liquor but the place next door has margaritas that you can bring over.... For obvious reasons this place attracts the neighborhood drunks, who, if you don't ignore, will start to get all emo, hug you, and yes, pet your hair followed by pulling it really hard; yea, it happened to my friend. I thought it was hilarious, especially after I told him to stop being friendly to creepy drunks at the bar! As for the food, the tikka rolls are good; not too big and not too small. They also give you an abundance of rice with an entree orders. The curry sauce wasn't very good; it tasked like it came out of a box of curry mix.
(4)Vickie B.
Drue C. had it right, this is a 1 star or 5 star place. I'm picking the middle ground, however, and saying a firm 4 stars mostly due to the ecclectic nature of the joint. 4 star qualities: Yummy Nut/Spice naan. Who knew it was sweet? Dosa's bigger than your head. Everything Drue C. said, really. This place has character. You'll read the flaws I point out below (ahem, service), but in honesty, it's a neat little place that has a great feeling. You can have a beer, order a Desi dish and play air hockey. Bonus for the interesting bathroom. 3 star qualities: Shrimp masala simply neutral. Not subpar, but not fantastic. Samosa - yummy but not rock-your-socks amazing. 2 star qualities: Service. Ouch. This place was really hurting. On a Tuesday night, I feel there should not be lag time in ordering, getting food, paying and leaving. We chose Kennedy's because it was straight across the street from Bimbos, the venue we had tickets for that night. We had an hour to kill, so let's grab a pint and some indian. Seating went well, as did ordering, but we didn't see out Samosas for 25 minutes, our entrees for another 15 and our check an additional 15 minutes. This increased out dining experience from that of 30 minutes in and out to a complete hour experience. It looked as if we weren't alone in this service issue. People with take out were confused, the cashier was having difficulty keeping orders straight, and while I was standing there to pay, she took the check to my compadres at the table, who then brought it to me at the counter. I gave her my card at the counter, and instead of returning it to me where I stood, she took it back to the table. A little too spacey for me. Though atmosphere will make me go back.
(4)Lauren V.
indian food + cheap beer + air hockey = Kennedy's. I went here for the first time last night with a group of friends and I was pretty much in seventh heaven. Got there just in time for the 2 for 1 happy hour special so we loaded up. T hen we ordered the food - don't go here if you're in a rush, but do go here if you want tasty dishes and good conversation. We had porpura (fried spinach), chicken tikka masala, lamb kabobs, and of course naan and rice. and i liked it all! the naan wasn't too crispy so you could pick up your food, and best of all, none of it was too spicy for me to eat! then we hung out, drank beers, played pool and played airhockey. couldn't really as for more - except for a better music selection because there was some depressing shit playing for a while!
(4)Saquib P.
Food good. Ordered chicken vindaloo (okay), chicken tikka masala (good) and samosas (large, good). Service was okay - self serve. Would be a good place to go for games - couple of tvs around. Some pool tables around too. Can get pitchers of beer.
(4)I. O.
This review isn't about fights with the bouncer, indigestion 'cos you witlessly mixed certain foods (Guinness + vindaloo + weak innards = asking for trouble). Nor is it about not liking the pooltables or dive-y tempo of this place. No. This review is about Kennedy's Biryani. A lil' background. Biryani is an Indian/Pakistani dish made from basmati rice cooked in a mixture of spices, vegetables, [meat] and yogurt. The spices/veggies can include turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, mint, ginger, onions and garlic, while the meat (if there is any) is usually chicken, beef or lamb. I rolled into Kennedy's after work to meetup wiff some friends for a bite/beer and I certainly wasn't expecting much at all. Until a Kilimanjaro of lamb Biryani was put in front of me. Cha-ching!! The texture was just right (soggy Biryani is a no-no) and it was expertly spiced, with many little nuances dancing on your palate. This is especially difficult to pull off correctly with the panoply of taste sensations in the recipe!! Plus there were nice little additions like raisins and walnuts cooked into the rice. I was floored and elated. 5 Stars fast!!!!
(5)Hardeep S.
Coming from the east coast, this was a very interesting indian restaurant...i can def. say that I have never been to an indian restaurant/irish pub combo..the atmosphere was pretty chill..they had a nice size bar, games to play such as pool and air hockey..the indian food was decent..nothing to cry at home about but good...the beer selection was awesome if you are into trying different types of beer from around the country/world...however, they were out of alot of the ones I wanted to try but I will let them by on that one since there was a bar crawl that day..overall good experience..
(3)amanda b.
Awesome divey place to go if you are with a group of friends and aren't really concerned about the scene or crowd. Last time we went I don't even remember there being other people there. The decor sort of reminds me of this seed bar we went to in Vegas that was not on the strip. The food is great, they have a wide selection of beer, and there are pool tables. Victory.
(4)Steven R.
Excellent bar, easily. Go here. An incredibly good selection of beers, its pretty roomy and decent prices. I wouldn't count on being able to play foosball as people are usually playing it or draping belongings all over it. The crowd is usually just average too although you can see some unbelievably bad outfits on some people who come by this place which makes for some good people watching. Then there is the smart idea of putting a take out Indian restaurant in the middle of the place which, if you have enough beers, will likely be patronizing before getting a cab home.
(4)Coco D.
I was mercilessly ridiculed for suggesting we drink here when my friends found out that this place doesn't even serve booze. Also, I think the rumor that SFAI kids hang out here is false. It was chode-bot central. And there was no whiskey. I don't know which is worse. Approach with caution.
(2)Andy A.
My first introduction to Kennedy's was something like, "A what that serves what?". That's right. An Irish pub that serves Indian food. If that's not enough to get you to at least poke your head in the door, I shall continue. The front of the place is pretty much the "pub" aspect. They only serve beer and wine but what they lack in booze they make up in curry! Now I know what you're thinking because I thought it too, "Andy, the food must be lame." Wrong you are! It's quite good food as far as Indian cuisine goes. I had some delicious Chicken Tiki masala there. So hats off to the curry conductors. When you're done with dinner, play some foosball and take the time to sit and enjoy a hookah! Yes I said hookah! Totally weird but fun.
(3)Britney K.
My boyfriend found this place while hunting for a good bar that has a foosball table...and a tornado at that. We made the trek from his place in the mission to get to Kennedys and it was totally worth it. After a good solid hour of foosball we had a seat at the bar and drank a few red chimays (finally a place that has it!) and ate samosas. We had a really great time. The bartenders were cool and the crowd was entertaining to be around. Ill definitly be back!
(5)Rada I.
All I have to say is... CELEBRATOR made me do it! A Friday night dinner with me and the boys was already off to an odd start. Enter: the most bizarre combination of an Irish Pub and Indian Food? I LOVE IT ALREADY. Thanks to Brad C. I was introduced to this amazing establishment. We sat at a big round table and TRIED to figure out what we want to eat and drink. After a million hours, our lovely little waitress...I'm going to call her Christy... took our order of dishes and drinks. STARVING we wait and wait, finally get our drinks. That's when I was introduced to CELEBRATOR. Brad C. had unraveled the power of the white horse... the beer that is. This somewhat funky tasting beer had a charming little white horse figurine attached to neck of the bottle. His name... Celebrator. OF COURSE, we ALL had to have one. We summoned Christy to order another round of drinks. Shyly, she approached us. Christy than began to inform us that she lost the napkin on which she wrote our order. We're not mad, we're not. It's OK, Christy. Just bring food and CELEBRATORS! When they arrived, the lovely array of Indian curries and delicious dishes, alongside our precious white horses, WE HAD NO COMPLAINTS. We ate and drank and took our celebrators and attached them around our necks. The rest of the night, sheer mayhem, of course. If this doesn't make sense, it's because Celebrator wrote it.
(5)Kristen S.
$2 pints. 'Nuff said.
(4)Andrew T.
this place is fucking hilarious. the first time i went here was before a damon wayans comedy show across the street. everyone was there having drinks. i walked to the bathroom and saw a frigging indian restaurant in the bar. WTF?:!?!?! I thought i was high, but realized i hadnt smoked in a couple years. after that day, this place became a regular for me. $2 guiness? i mean COME ON!!! plasma's, foozball, pool, and fabulous SIMOSA'S! the bartenders are super friendly and the atmosphere was great. again, this is an IRISH PUB/INDIAN RESTAURANT. the posters before me weren't joking. p.s., i still have a ton of tokens. u guys know what im a talking about!!!
(5)Jason R.
This place ain't as cheap as it used to be.
(3)Nealey H.
The food was great, and cheap. We ordered 1 appetizer, 2 entrees and a dessert and had enough food for 4 people. We didn't even begin to eat everything that was put in front of us. And everything tasted great! The beer is very reasonably priced as well. Cheaper than a lot of bars in that area of town. The only downside is the service is slow. The 2 guys serving we very nice, but they need more people working. Don't go there is you are in a hurry or have plans in an hour. But if you have two hours to sit and chat with friends it is great. There is also pool, foosball and air hockey and lots of bar food for snacking. We will definitely be going back!
(4)Tak-seng L.
So...this place is kinda crazy! An Irish dive bar surrounds an Indian restaurant...so strange to see Indian decor next to the video game "Big Buck Hunter" and Budweiser embossed lamp shades over the foosball tables. My initial impression when we walked on was more like "holy shit!" My lasting impression is...meh. The food was really good, both northern and southern Indian dishes. My Bhindi Masala (okra) was really good and a nice size portion. However, for 11$ i'd think it'd come with at least rice but not here. You have to pay for rice extra or you can order roti or naan of course. For what we ordered the price was a little high but not horrible. The ambiance, for my fellow fine dining snobs, was really unfortunate. I LOVE Indian decor but placed in the middle of a dive bar and upon a structure that looks like a barn...well, it just wasn't happenin' for me. Would I go back? No. Would I hang out at the bar? No. Not my kinda scene. I might go if I was going with a big group to get trashed but that's about it. So while some people would (and have) rated it really high, I just can't. Sorry Kennedy's :(
(2)Becky B.
Irish bar with Indian food? Yeahhhh! I've been there several times, in small and large groups and always had a great time. Yes, they have Guinness!
(4)Jennifer D.
Four stars just because it is so incredibly unique. This is an Irish pub + an Indian restaurant + Chinese owner. How cool is that? I got a Guinness at the bar and went to eat chicken tikka masala at the sit down tables. You just can't go wrong here.
(4)Tolga E.
This bizarre experience is brought to you by Rice-a-Roni, which encourages you to have your own "only in San Francisco" experience. A dive bar that thinks it's a proper Irish pub. An Indian restaurant that thinks it's actually authentic. An odd location halfway between the North Beach tourists and the Fisherman's Wharf tourists on Columbus. Tourists that think they are lost (and actually are). That's what this place is about. Everyone here sweeps away these contradictions to enjoy the mish-mash of cultural identities. That just about rolls up San Francisco into a nutshell! (see...) But, in all honesty, the beer selection is solid and inexpensive. They have darts and pool. They have decent Indian food of a large variety which is also inexpensive. The crowd, if it exists, is not overly obnoxious and somewhat muted for North Beach. I like all these things. Cheap indian food and cheap beer in a divey contradicted place which basks in it's identity crisis. Good times.
(3)Daniel C.
Waiters are really friendly on this restaurant, one time we asked for "Micheladas" (weird mexican drink with beer, lemon , salt and spicy sauce) and they were happy to give us all the ingredients without paying extra. Food is good, above what I'm used to here in the bay. I work on a software company so I have a lot of indian peers, ergo I eat a lot of Indian food. There's also a huge selection of Draft and bottleled beer, however not a huge/fancy list of wine. Moreover this restaurant/pub has a nice terrace which I recommend on sunny sundays. If you are afraid of the sun the bartender is hot as well. Ciao! 4 stars... very good but not Awesome
(4)Sophia C.
The best combo since PB&J . Huge bar and plenty of pool tables and such. But damn it we came for the food because we HUNGRY. I couldn't believe how huge the portions were. I ordered a wrap with curry potatoes and chicken. That sucker could feed three easily. I shared with 2 others and still came away with leftovers. Open late for you party animals
(3)Fen Z.
This place has decent Indian food, and there's the kitsch of dining somewhere that provides Guinness and Chicken Sag at the same time, but I had a sad experience with the service here. I really hate watching managers yell at waiters and waitresses, and this one was particularly bad. He yelled at our server for bringing an order that we ordered, but he was convinced we didn't order.
(3)dan d.
Superior Indian food at a fair price. The garlic naan bread is especially excellent. Rice isn't included with the family style entered but the $2 serving of plain rice will be enough for 2-3 people. The set up is a little confusing.... either you eat in the restaurant and you walk over to the bar and pay for your drinks separately, or you pay for your food up front and sit in the bar area.
(4)Andrew N.
I live across the street from this place so I go there at least once a week, the service can range from horrid to average, but the food is sooooo fucking good!! They open til like 1am (or is it 2?) so that's another great plus! I usually go there before 8pm to get in their $2 happy hour, grab a black & tan and then head over to the restaurant to order some takeout... The service could be bad even when you order takeout! One time they totally forgot about our order and we waited right in front of their cash register for like 20 minutes and then we asked where our food was and they were like, oh, give me 5 minutes, and they got it ready in 5... but the shit is sooo good that we don't care about the horrible service... one during the heat wave this past summer it was extremely hot in there and their beer wasn't even cold, pretty nasty stuff, but I guess that's how it is when you have heat waves in SF...
(5)Keane L.
Locals know that Kennedy's has one of the best happy hours in the city. From 5-7 p.m. and 11-11:30 p.m. every day (excluding many special events like Fleet Week or St. Patrick's Day), you'll get two-for-one draft beers. Combined with a fairly decent Indian restaurant and an active jukebox, you've got a whole afternoon ahead of you. Kennedy's is part of what I like to call the "triangle of happy hours," which includes International Cafe and 901 Columbus Caffè.
(5)Jim Z.
We went to Kennedy's before going to a comedy show last night. I broke a lot of rules; no going to North Beach, no going to stand up comedy shows, and no eating bad food. Kennedy's is cheap and the food really reflects the price. The only thing that made the food seem halfway decent was comparing it to the service which is about as bad as it gets. Since we just went out to Dosa the previous night we avoided the Southern Indian menu altogether and stuck with the old stand by's of samosas, chicken tikka masala, rogan josh, tandoori, etc. The curries arrived cold, the naan tasted like store bought pita bread, and the samosa were oil logged. We had to keep reminding ourselves that this place is really more of a bar that serves cheap Indian food on the side. On the up side, the imported beer list is huge. Three different kinds of Chimay on the list definitely got it one extra star in my rating. Typical of North Beach, parking sucks and getting a cab over there is a huge pain. Do yourself a favor and go to Indian Oven for Northern Indian or Dosa for Southern India and stay away from Kennedy's and North Beach in general.
(2)Aaron G.
Since I'm staying right next door to Kennedy's I have spent many a night there. First off I'll say that on the Indian side the food is scrumcious, late night or otherwise. The chicken roll is like an awesome Indian burrito. But instead of tortilla you have nan and instead of frijoles you have garbanzos. The sauces are delightfully tangy and spicey. You get two kinds and you can keep your mouth entertained by switching them up with each bite. The curry fries are good too. The bartenders on the Irish side are hot and friendly. Nary will your glass be empty here my friends. Nor will your eyes wander far from the lovely beer maidens.
(4)Joe G.
By far my favorite place to get a drink...or 12. I live in the Western Addition area of the city, and find myself traveling all the way over to North Beach just to get a Guinness poured for me by either Max or Sally. These two make my nights with their appreciation of cheese 80's metal, a good brew, and film trivia (weird combo, I know). Their food is delicious and moderately priced. The place is VERY big and offers parking. There are two pool tables, two air hockey tables, DEER HUNTER, darts, and three smoking areas. Great happy hour prices, and again, I can't stress how awesome Max and Sally are.
(5)The Hangry Chef O.
this place never fails to make my tummy happy and full. after ordering takeout from this place numerous times, i finally hit this place with my roomies. parking was a little hard to find even on a thursday night, but it was worth it. we ordered SO MUCH food- tofu pakora, spinach pakora, cheese tikka dosa, chicken tikka masala, paneer makhani, palak paneer and a bucket full of naan. they were all absolutely delicious and my roomies agreed with me- one is super indian and she was happy with the food as well. if a real indian person likes kennedy's indian food, you know they are good. we were kinda scared about the bill because we ordered so much food but it only ended up being $63 AND we all had plenty of leftovers. man, i love this place :)
(5)andrew l.
Waste some time here with friends! I'll try the Indian Cuisine eventually. While you wait 2 hours for your songs to come up on the "Internet" jukebox, have some happy hour Guiness. Add to that some popcorn shrimp and fries complimented by some curry sauce, good times are to be had by all! $1.50 will get you a round of pool with your chums, while .50 cents will achieve you an air hockey match. Don't play the hunting game though, it sucks. I was trying to play so I can put "ASS" or "POO" up on the score board, but I lost. Tried shooting the deer in the face/ass/flank/angus beef/nuggets, but still they persist on living, and I on losing. It must be rigged! All good though, the toilet flush is sounds like a jet leaving a runway, and in a matter of seconds, the air dryer will have your hands moistureless like the Mojave in mid May(I don't really know the moisture content of the Mojave in mid May, so yeah.....). So the lesson to learn today is: Wash your hands after every visit to the restroom 8) 1. wash hands with glee after every wee, 2. if you drop a deuce, make sure your hands don't smell like pooz.......
(4)Brett L.
I won't pretend. This place isn't that good. I was tempted to get my ass directly next door to the convenience store to score a couple of 40s and a jumbo bag of fritos. I was with my friend from Brazil, though, and we were there to see Rogue Wave at Bimbo's, so I "treated" him to some curry and pints. Wow. We had some shoddy service and watery curry. I had to cram my way to the bar and drag my own drinks back to the table (they don't serve alcohol to you, but you can walk 5 feet away and get it yourself). The whole experience was a bit like being surrounded by people having a much better time than you with looks on their faces that say "man, I'm glad I'm not eating that watery curry". Hmmm... I think that's exactly what was happening. Next time: 40s and fritos.
(2)Christopher S.
The food is ok at best, I eat here every once in a while for convenience, but for the most part I go less and less. They take a long time for simple dishes or wraps. The quality is inconsistent, and it feels as if most of the food has been sitting for too long by the time it gets to you. The bar is good with some good drink deals though.
(2)s a.
This place left me feeling bewildered, excited, and stuffed! It is a place that doesn't make sense when you 1st walk in (Irish pub, blaring gangster rap music, and then an Indian restaurant!?) , but it is a cool place. Whether you want to grab a beer and play some pool, or stop by for the indian food, I think you'll be satisfied. Don't come here looking for nice decor, and top notch service-its not that kind of place. But if you want good food and a beer-this is your spot. I ordered the chicken roll, vegetable samosa, gulab jamun and chai. Being Indian, I always have a high standard, but this place was GOOD. Particulary the chai--it so hard to find authentic, Indian chai- but this place was right on the money! And cheap! All that food cost me a total of $13.70! Divey, basic atmosphere, but good food.
(4)Susan L.
I just went to Kennedy's for my first time for a friend's going away party. He's a fan of dive bars that don't attract the crowds so his friends can have plenty of room to chill out. Good tactic most times, but this time it didn't seem to fly. I appreciated how big the place was but for a Friday night, damn it was EMPTY. After a couple hours of playing pool and foosball with my friends, I was antsy to mingle around but no one was there. :( Also, the decor was pretty depressing. I felt like I was in a friend's basement that hadn't been renovated since the 70s. Props for the good beer selection but that's all I got.
(3)Be N.
The Naan-Curry wrap and a 2-buck Guinness are decent bar fare for the weary art student or wide-eyed Bimbo's ticket holder. Brahma did a good job in turning this place around in the late 90's. Back in my SFAI days, Kennedy's and the (Korean) International were all we had in terms of convenient pubs... well barring the 40's and such out on the painting studio balcony. Free Wednesday pool nights don't hurt either (if in fact that's still on). Like most Asian beers, Kingfisher tastes like watered-down Miller, so stick with the Celtic brew and try some pakoras. It might not be the best Indian food you'll ever taste since Indian fare is not a strong point of San Francisco, but Kennedy's is worth a shot.
(3)Curt W.
Favorite place to meet up before going out - One of the only bars that stocks Shiner Bock, among probably 100 other bottled beers. Kennedy's wins.
(4)Inga R.
An Irish pub and curry = good time for one and all. The tavern portion is a nice shade of dark with a nice shrine wall and tunes. The tenders are quite friendly and are quick to refill my soon to be empty glass. In the middle/back you can grab a full sit down Indian meal (or have it at the bar!) and top it off with some kingfisher. The place also has air hockey, games and pool so its hard to get bored.
(4)Laura B.
I tried this place earlier this week based on my roommate's recommendation and I'm already a fan. My friend and I started off with two draft beers followed by the Paneer Pakora, Garlic Naan, Chicken Korma, and Lamb Sagwala. All the dishes were quite tasty. The Paneer Pakora was greasy and yummy served with two sauces, great bar food. The Garlic Naan was nice and garlicky but a tad dry. I'm sure I'd get it again but I've had better naan other places. The meat in both entrees was very tender and juicy. The Korma had a nice runny sauce perfect for drizzling over rice or for dipping naan in. FYI: one $2 order of rice is huge, very sufficient for 2 entrees. The Sagwala was thick and filling, not as ideal for dipping but still good for loading on a piece of naan. We had leftovers to spare which I'd like to add, heated up very nicely for a 2nd meal. The service we less than stellar in speed although no one was rude. I'd say the food here is 5 star worthy but the service drops it down to 4. Thankfully I was in no big hurry so it didn't bother me much. I've heard great things about their delivery service although I'm yet to try it myself. The setting is quirky and unusual. The restaurant is literally situated in the middle of the bar. I didn't spend time in the bar itself but I'm anxious to go back and try out some pool or foosball. All in all the place is funky but in a fun positive way.
(4)Felipe Giovanni I.
was up in the City last weekend and went to kennedy's on two recomendations, and it didn't dissapoint. spend an entire afternoon nursing a hangover at the bar, watching football, drinking Chimay $6 i think, which is great, and eating curry and chips. by the time i had left i was once again drunk, full of indian food, and incredibly tired. All in all, was a good place, its very big, so theres room for groups, has a good feel to it, and is unique in being an Irish pub/curry house. only in SF i guess. i kept thinking how awsome that place would be to duck away into on a rainy day to suck down suds and keep warm. if your in the north beach area, check it out.
(4)Brian S.
Irish pub? Curry house? Huh? i discovered Kennedy'd when up from L.A. for a few nights and staying at the little hotel across the street. Gazed upon the semi-divey exterior and inviting happy hour sign until the last night in town. I finally looked it up on Yelp and, seeing mostly positive reviews, I thought, what the hell, give it a try. Loved it so much I almost extended my trip. It could, in fact, quite possibly my new favorite bar in California. Now that could be because of my initial low expectations, or (more likely) because the place is just so freaking awesome. Imagine a phenomenal beer selection with a bunch of eclectic microbrews on tap (including my personal fave, Stone IPA), friendly customers who are happy to strike up a conversation with out of towners, and bartenders to whom you can trust your beer-sampling fate (kudos to the young but supremely knowledgable Josh). And if the beer isn't enough, your standard bar snacks menu is wonderful indian curries and wraps. Wow!
(5)Caryn K.
Beer and good Indian food. What more can you want? Foosball, too? No way! Believe it. A big pub. With really good Indian food. *And* a decently kept Tornado table. Go to Kennedy's. Love it.
(4)Wakako U.
I love that they take up so much space for this odd indian restaurant - irish pub - cheap arcade in space deprived sf. They have air hockey!! They also have tvs scattered around the restaurant for sports watching. They have goan curry. WOW. I really enjoy goan cuisine and I dont know that many places offer goan curry. Samosas are humongous. The biggest samosas I've ever seen. They also have bar food like jalapeno peppers, popcorn shrim, buffalo wings, etc and $2 happy hour Guiness to wash it down. They have the volcano hand blowers in the bathroom so you can quickly dry your hands after you wash them in a big seashell sink. AND, drum roll.... they serve steak fries with curry sauce. Now, it's not great, but good for them for thinking of french fries.
(4)Beth G.
Kennedy's is my favorite bar in the area. My son Matt and his roommate Connor took my husband and I there when I came to visit and I had a blast. The food was delicious, the bartenders Joey and ALanna were the best and most friendly bartenders I've ever met and even the owner came out of his way to say hi. I definatley recxommend this place to anyone visiting SF or looking for a large selection of beer and good food.
(5)Pascal C.
The service was horrible. We waited to be seated (like the sign said) and a busboy told us we could seat ourselves. Our waiter was some rude old asian woman with no manners and told us to go to the bar to get our own drinks. So we left and got drinks at the bar and asked them to bring our food to us. They brought the food out to the table we had already left. But! The food was delicious, the beer selection unbelievable. And every bar game you wanna play. (Don't play the video games or air hockey, IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOREVER AND IS JUST THERE TO STEAL YOUR MONEY) If you like cheap drinks and awesome samosas, with being able to ignore the dive bar quality bathrooms and everything then this is the place for you. i know ill be back.
(4)Kim H.
I love this place. Where else can you go for a Guinness, great Indian food (although expensive), hookah, a game of buck hunt and pool? If you are looking for some fancy-pants place, this ain't it!
(5)Sam Y.
irish pub and beer? my irish buddy sean patrick o'flannery would turn over in his grave if he were dead. irish pub and curry owned by chinese people? what the hizzle? they had a ton of beer selection. i think its a beer and wine kind of spot no hard liquor. what kind of irish joint is that? oh and you get drink tokens. what??? and also why are people around there so rude?? i learned a new term in sf. snarky. someone told me they aren't rude there they are snarky. well im not sure what it means but yeah i agree! some of the workers were snarks, or snizarks as i call them, and so were some of the patrons. dude! place is really big and has the bar side and the indian curry food side. its really large and has a lot of foos ball which is a good thing. a lot of other people like it and maybe its cuz im new to sf and haven't gotten into the whole snizarkiness, or adapted to that culture. but someone did throw a free drink token at me! and i did get flipped off by drunk people. so it all evens out. cept i used my token to buy someone else a drink. dizam!
(3)Cheep p.
I brought a Groupon wanting to try this Indian restaurant. I order to go tiki masala, plain nan bread and this fish dish with potato. The flavors were bland, cheap and low quality. The chicken pieces were too big and chunky. Only best thing about the food was the nan bread. My expectation of the Indian were not met and I was not satisfied. Will not come here again.
(1)Jordana F.
OK so this place is actually an Irish pub that sells Indian food. I didn't actually get to try the food, but Indian food and beer makes perfect sense. The beer selection is pretty extensive so if you want something out of the norm, you're probably in luck if you stop by kennedy's. Also, if you want to play air hockey or Foose ball, you're in luck again if you stop by. If you want to see a sink that looks like an oyster shell, you're in luck again! Everyone we talked to in this bar was super friendly. One guy let me have a slice of his pizza even (and it was damn good) so I would definitely recommend checking this pub out if you're in the area.
(4)Jay M.
Me and my wife were here last night. I will review the bar and restaurant separately. Irish Bar: Great selection of beers. They have bunch of draft beers to choose from which is priced at $4-$5. They also have few Belgian beers. Ofcourse they are a bit pricey but if you want to have some of the best beers then its worth it. The bartender was happy to change the TV channels per your like. Crowd was also good. 5 Stars Indian Restaurant: Food quantity is good for the reasonable price. We ordered Sev Puri but got mix of sev with onions & tomatoes. Also it was dry. There wasn't any puri as they served it like this dish like Bhel. We also ordered Veg Pakora. They weren't oily so that's good but they were fried so much that we couldn't figure what vegetable we are eating. Veg Uttapam was great and it came with big bowl of Sambhar stew. 3 Stars Don't go to this place with an expectation of having authentic great Indian food. Just go enjoy the nice beers, some sports and if you are hungry (and hesitate to go any further to find food) then their Indian restaurant is your place.
(4)Karan A.
Terrible food and mind boggling customer service. We announced a groupon as soon as we placed our order but still got the check without the $25 groupon deduction. Anyway, we noticed that and sent the check back. Funnily, the total was still roughly the same!? Thankfully we noticed that they had just now put an 18% "service charge" for the food! I would happily pay a 20% tip if you offer good service, but I wouldn't want to give you an extra penny if you try to cheat me out of it, and I will leave you a bad yelp review. And the food was exceptionally bad. Spicy, and greasy. Never again!
(1)Pratibha S.
I was at this place last weekend and I gave it a three start because nothing was bad but nothing was great either. I could see the bar counter as soon as I entered the place and we had some good beer and bar snacks. They have a medium sized dining hall where they serve only Indian food and since I am an Indian I was surprised as some of their dishes were not really what it is supposed to be! When I ordered sev puri(which is a delicious Indian street food), I was expecting the fillings in a crispy puri, that's how it is supposed to be but they served us some other Indian snack marinated in some not so Indian sauce! Vegetable pakoras were too oily and I thought they were fried more than necessary. Although their sauces/chatnies were not so India, I did like the combination especially their yogurt sauce. I was glad that my main course was delicious. We ordered an onion tomato uttapam which was huge, good enough for two people. I loved every bite of the uttapam dipped in delicious sambhar. This place is good if you are in a group as they have a Foosball table and some other games at the back of dining room so you can always have a fun Friday here when in doubt.
(3)Henry L.
Pretty chill neighborhood bar Came here to watch the fooseball tournament on a weekday night. The place was packed! And seem to be very well run. There was a hostess running a "trivia night" game--she had a lot of material, and seemed very professional Inside the bar, you'll also find a curry house, which serves pretty amazing curry. The hot naan and rice is perfect comfort food after a night of beer and fooseball Apparently the SF foosebal community hangs out here a lot--they have 5+ fooseball tables, and a lot of them are pros who bring their own tape. Some of them are professional fooseballers I think Overall, a cool place to chill out and get some nice curry
(4)Shannon B.
Great beer. Unbelievably crappy service. The bar tender just called one of us a mother-effer. So not cool. Thank God for the beer.
(1)Travelmeister T.
Love, love, love this place. Fantastic selection of beer on tap. Happy hour is half price! But the real reason for going here is the awesome Indian food! Huge menu, so many different dishes, reasonably priced, large portions, and great taste. This is the best Indian I've had outside England and Ireland (I confess, I haven't yet been to India). The decor here is eclectic ... But it works. There's video games, air hockey, pool tables, a nice pub, and the large restaurant. If you like Indian food you won't be disappointed. And they have a private parking lot in back of the restaurant!
(5)Sami A.
This is the most dirtiest bar I've EVER been too. This is my first bar in San Fran. And it was so bad
(1)Deb H.
I'm a huge fan of Kennedy's at lunch. I get it delivered to my office, and I always have leftovers for days. Delivery has always been in the stated time frame and the food is always still hot when I get it.
(4)saba m.
I just found half a cockroach in my takeout. Which was a paneer dosa--it was in the sambar. See pic. :( :/ :( :/ tinyurl.com/ovwm8zf Wish I saw the health code violations before ordering.
(1)Natasha B.
I ordered off of eat24 here, and they didn't get my order. That's fine. I will assume that it's not the restaurants fault. However, once I finally got my food, it was undercooked and greasy. I really wish I could get my $9 back. I ordered the dosa, and it came put basically raw. They gave me a huge tub of sambar, but it doesn't matter bevause I didn't have anything to eat with it. I really wish this place was good because I live nearby, but unfortunately, it's just a trap for drunk people.
(1)Luis G.
They've got a cockroach problem that they don't appear to be addressing very well. I smacked a cockroach on their bar and the bartender didn't even pretend to be shocked.
(1)Andrew M.
I absolutely love the Indian food at this place. I am not a huge fan of the whole Irish pub scene, so I pretty much always get my food to-go. I order food here easily 2-4 times per week. If you are looking to try something a little more adventurous than the standard Tandoori items I recommend the Chicken Vindaloo (excuse any spelling mistakes). They also have delightfully crispy naan.
(5)Alex Z.
The beer selection is great. Loved the quirky atmosphere. Don't piss off the bartender or she'll call you a mother****er.
(1)Naomi M.
You don't go for the food. You go for the beer and airhockey. (But they seriously need to clean the table).
(4)Victor L.
This review is not for the restaurant, but for the pub. First off, be warned that this place only serves beer and wine. My friends wanted to come here after dinner, so we did just that. The lounge area is very relaxed, offering a few tables for people to mingle. There are two pool tables in close proximity to the tables, so be careful not to get poked in the eyes by the cue sticks. If it were busy, playing pool would be really hard because there would be no walk room. The only thing I like about this place is the air hockey table, and other table games that they offer. I would say it deserves +3 stars for just that. I have yet to come to a bar that offers different games like these. It is a cool way to challenge friends, and to figure out who pays for drinks next! On a side note, the bathroom smells really, really bad.
(4)Leena B.
Ummm...I'm going to give them an extra star for creativity I like the idea of being able to munch on Indian food while drinking a lot of whiskey or beer. Sounds awesome! Indian spicy chicken wings coupled with drinking? Amazing idea! AND they have pool and air hockey. I'm not sure how the air hockey works, I'm sure there are coins involved. So I tend to be an Indian food snob...but here is everything I ordered: Desi "County" Curry - the actual curry and spices were excellent but instead of using bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks, they used chicken wings. Like the ones you order from the bar. That was a bit odd... Poories - they are HUGE. Not like the small and puffy ones but the big and not puffy ones. Bhindi - They put every single spice in the world in this so it's your typical Indian restaurant food...but honestly, less is more in my opinion. "Dhal Soup" - All I wanted was yellow dhal and rice, just like at home, but they only had dhal makhani (sorry for any misspellings)... and so I got this dhal soup and I think what they meant to say was that it was sambar (with the typical South Indian sambar powder). I blame my South Indian grandmother for my snobbish attitude...she was a damn good cook... I definitely want to come back for the dosa and chaat. I think those are more their specialties. I've also heard their chicken tikka masala is good as well. It's a perfect pub with standard Indian food, beer and some fun games. And honestly, when I'm drinking, all I want is typical restaurant Indian food, spicy and crazy enough to go with my beer and whiskey!
(3)Spence P.
Decided to try this place today since it's right by my house. I got the chicken curry and it's great. Cooked well, spicy, and flavorful. They have a ton of great beers on tap for a reasonable price too. Overall, a very interesting place -- it's half Indian-themed and half Irish-themed. Weird, but I dig it. I was actually pretty surprised the rating on this place is as low as it is. Maybe people don't like things spicy?
(5)Michelle T.
Decided one day why not try to use eat 24 and order me up some Indian food. I ordered: -chicken tikka masala, chicken pieces were too big -mango lassi, a little too thick but the taste is perfect -samosas, one of the best I've ever had -garlic naan, great super fluffy and delicious
(3)Lily W.
Kennedy's is a perfect juxtaposition (word of the day!) of Indian food with an Irish pub. You can see the merger in things like their curry fries (yummm). I first came here years ago when my friends and I needed food before a Giants game. One of my friends (Over 6 foot tall dude who eats like a vacuum) came earlier and...didn't order food. Which was odd to me. 3 of us got food, and...ate about half before all of us pushed the food away due to full-ness. Enter the friend for clean up duty. Well played man...well played. Since then, the food has gotten slightly smaller in portion. Meaning, you can now order just one item for yourself (with an order of naan), and be pleasantly full. Not sure how I feel about this. I kind of miss the Goliath portions. On one side is the Irish pub. Decent space, with a nice happy hour. Buy one get one, until 7PM. They give you a coin to get the booze with, which is nice. No warm beers! If you start on the pub side, you can move over to the restaurant side. Just need to indicate to the staff in the restaurant. There's also pool table, air hockey, and other things to play whilst there. I feel like folks who don't like this place are just unaware of what to expect. Service...IS a bit slow. But...its Indian food and beers. I'm not really expecting 5-star service. The space IS a bit grungy. Again...Indian food and PUB. Really. Fix your expectations before walking in.
(4)Micky S.
Spoiler alert: this place sucks. To make this short I will just list the reasons why. 1. Beer is watered down. 2. Customer service is not good. 3. They got our to go order wrong. 4.The rice had fruit pits and chicken bone pieces. PUBLIC SERVICE; Be very cautious when you eat their rice unless you want to see your dentist. 5. The food that was given to us was not good. If you come across this place go somewhere else. There is much better Indian food in this area. Hope this review helps.
(1)Teraneh J.
Good food, but unimpressed with the poor service. Another pet peeve of mine is when you have to pay extra for rice/naan. The entree should come with at least one of the two! Have to recommend the korma and paneer makhani- but make sure you order take-out.
(2)augie j.
Bartender is a jerk. Just cause I'm not one of his locals it doesn't mean he ha to be a dick!
(1)Rishikesh T.
I came here with a friend because he's part Irish and I'm Indian, so it seemed like a great place for us to have lunch. For 1pm, it wasn't very crowded so we sat down near the front and took a look at the menu. Now, I follow a strict Low-Carb/Keto diet and I'm also vegetarian so I kind of know what options are best for me at Indian restaurants. Paneer is always a must for the high fat content and so I settled on the Paneer Makhani with cautious optimism that they could make it with no sugar (usually Asian curries, including Indian ones, have tons of sugar to taste). After checking with the chef, the waitress informed me that I could get it without sugar and so I ordered! My friend got another paneer dish with veggies (and sugar!). The food arrived timely; I doubt we waited more than 15 minutes, and we got to eating. My paneer was soft, yet well cooked, and the sauce was exactly as spicy as I liked. I tried a little of my friend's dish and it was awesome to realize that I had indeed been served a curry with no sugar (since I could taste the sugar in his). To top it all off, we had a groupon for the place ($25 of food for $10), so we each ended up spending around $10 for a great, filling meal! Content, we left the restaurant as more people were crowding in to catch the NFL playoff game (Ravens @ Pats).
(5)Kim I.
If you love spending time with cockroaches then you will love this place! The one by us came to visit 3 times before we finally said enough is enough. Thank God we only had beer! I'm surprised they can stay in business! Disgusting!!!!!
(1)Jason B.
Excellent food. Those complaining about the service have clearly never worked in the service industry.
(5)Teresa D.
This place is pretty sweet. I had the chicken curry and asked for it spicy and it was perfect! At some places when I ask for spicy it barely has a kick, maybe cuz I'm a white girl or something, not so here. I can't believe they have dosa -- your typical Indian restaurant doesn't have this delicious dish. I didn't try theirs but will when I go back to SF, and play some of the many games. The bartender was nice and kept my beer glass full, overall a really fun vibe and great time!
(5)victor b.
Hola, This place is like that one skittles(or starburst) commercial. Anyways, the place is very spacious with some outdoor sitting. Plenty of pool tables and some foosball tables too! And that stupid claw machine . Anyways it took a while for anyone to notice us, but after that we got seated and the menus were brought. The food came out fast and was very yummy! On thing I didn't like was that the people attending the curry house were not to tentative to us, especially since we were the only ones there. Didn't get to go into the pub side but I got to see a glimpse and it seemed very quaint and upbeat.
(4)Carolyn N.
This place is great!!! I went here for lunch today. It was empty at 1pm, but that's OK! That just means that I rented the whole place out for lunch. *wink!* I ordered the chicken thaili for $10 and it was delicious! The naan was cooked to perfection and the curry was spicy and amazeballs! I am def coming back again! On top of that, they accepted my groupon for the price that I paid for it from 2011! Wish I came here then and discovered this gem!
(5)P D.
So sad to report that the chefs have changed and everything we ordered today was terrible :( The service sucked too. Don't know what is wrong with this place, but I hope they fix it soon. We were regulars, but we probably will not order from here again/ take anyone here again... it was that disappointing.
(2)Mitch L.
The bar side of this place has good beer, the restaurant side is mediocre and extremely slow. Poor service all around. I ordered a chicken wrap and waited an hour for my food and they weren't even busy. I'd do her order way ahead of time or avoid this place like the plague.
(2)Mie Z.
Food was ok, samosas were super oily, it's usually my favorite appetizer, but couldn't finish it due to the amount of oil on it.
(3)Will H.
Been here many times. The food is consistently good with modestly large portions. Definitely on the spicier end which makes the large beer selection a treat. Service is hit or miss; generally good but have had some not so good service as well. They stopped bringing the wafers and spices unless you request so be sure to request it...it's a great free appetizer with three different sauces to choose from.
(4)Andy G.
Great food, great atmosphere, great service!! The curry is amazing. They have a wide selection of beers on tap and in the bottle. Also games abound; they have pool tables, Foosball and air hockey. Go there and you won't be sorry.
(5)Olivia D.
An Irish Pub with Indian food... okay, why not?? Only in SF! Food was sooo good, and the prices are even better! I work nearby and wanted to get something other than wharf food... The bartender was super friendly which is alwaysss a plus.
(4)Monika S.
You will love this place if you have a pallet for good Indian food and great beer! Their beers on tap are amazing and the people at the bar are friendly and knowledgeable about the beer they sell. Right next door is an amazing Indian Restaurant with delicious authentic Indian food. This place is reasonably priced and great casual fun!
(5)Shannon D.
Great music, good beer, amazing food and super friendly service. This was our first stop on our recent visit to the city. I laughed when I saw an Irish Pub that served Indian food... I had to go. I love both! And to my surprise, the food was amazing. We came in pretty early and it was slow. Just a few other people at the bar. The bartender was really friendly and was able to serve the few guests around the place while also keeping up our conversation about the city. As a bartender, I know he doesn't give a crap what we're doing or what we think of certain events going on about the city, but he was really good at pretending. :) This is going to be a must stop any time we visit SF. AND, to top it all off...you can get this amazing food until 1 a.m.!
(5)Suck p.
" Why you got to be so rude, I'm human too..." In my opinion the dude who took our order is so rude. The guy who took our order was being a dick. I am never going back. He said, "I'm very busy right now, so are you going to pay for that. Are you buying the food. I don't have time for this."
(1)Steven W.
I wish that it was possible to review the pub and the restaurant separately, as it is difficult to fairly review both given that they have such different services. First the Curry House: The food is pretty good. It's hard to screw up chicken tikka, but the south indian vegetarian items are superb. The Utthappam is perfect as is the Dhai Vada. You'd think a dish as simple as idli sambar would be impossible to screw up, yet many places struggle with it. This restaurant nailed it perfectly. Our idli's were freshly made and that really helped. i could see if the idli had been sitting around for a while where it would be not so nice, but that's not what happened. The service was good. Our waiter was having a bad day-but so was I. We worked it out together over the Idli's. If I was just reviewing the resturant, this'd be four stars. Now for Kennedy's Irish pub. There are some things to like here. The tap wall is really well selected and I enjoyed my pint of Brother Thelonious, 'Twere a good tap.The bar is not too badly laid out, and they have darts and billards. They also have Houblon Chouffe, Franziskaner Hefeweizen, and Tricerahops on tap among many other brands. if things had gone differently I'd be going back and working my way through the tap wall, slowly and enjoyably. Regrettably the afternoon bartender was significantly hostile. There were a whopping two customers present and she was really put out that she had to serve beer instead of texting/calling her peeps about that major thing that so and so said to her last weekend and how dare we try to interfere. I wasn't interfering I was trying to drink my (expletive deleted) beer. Anyhow, assuming you can avoid ordering from this woman (she's from texas) you'll prolly be fine. If you are there in the afternoon, good luck my friend.
(3)Amit J.
This has to be the most disappointing Indian restaurant in the entire city. The pub has a good selection of beers, but everything else is way downhill from there. The staff is confused and take a very long time to take orders and serve and get your check. The menus, tables, floor, toilets are all sticky and filthy. The food.. I don't think it's fresh at all. Our friends told us they experienced upset stomachs after eating here. This week we went in and ordered chicken biryani - it had an assortment of frozen veggies inside it and the whole thing looked like a lump of fried rice and not biryani at all. The chicken was strangely mushy and inedible. The restaurant also charges a 'service fee' and we were a group of only two. Go to this place for the beers but stay clear of any food unless you have a premium health care plan that you want to stress test.
(2)Wendi K.
This place says it is called "India Curry House". Ordered from Eat24 and delivery said 45-60 min. Its been almost TWO hours. Heard they have horrible health alerts too. I called and they are clueless and rude. This place should be shutdown.
(1)Jordan S.
We wandered in here one day late night. Who knew you could combine an Irish bar with an indian restaurant? However, it totally works. I got a vegetarian curry dish that was delicious. Everyone is friendly and are very customer service oriented. Although I didn't really get to experience the Irish bar, I will definitely try it out the next time we go.
(4)Chelsey M.
Kennedy's is a neighborhood favorite that really has it all. Want to drink a variety of different craft beers? Eat delicious Indian food? Watch the game? Play pool, or even cards against humanity with friends? Kennedy's is the place to be. It has so much character, as well as social, fun, knowledgable bartenders. Some favorite food staples: Chicken or paneer vindaloo Chicken or paneer ticki masala Vegetable samosas Vegetable Pakora
(5)Brandon D.
Ive been here probably about a dozen times through the years. The food is very low quality, most of it is microwaved. That is pretty much my biggest problem with this place is the terrible food and the cockroaches i always see when im there. The beer selection is great but many of the beers on tap that are less popular are old, the taps here need to be cleaned more often. However, I do love all the space including the back patio.
(2)Ali C.
Overall, fun spot to hang out, having a drink, eat some Indian food, and play some games. The place is pretty spacious; It's much bigger than it looks outside. They have a full restaurant in there. The food was pretty good. My favorites were the chicken tikka and crab curry. The chicken tikka masala was also decent. Some of the other curries were a bit sweet (Stir fry vegetables) or super spicy (garbanzo beans). For fun, they have 2 pool tables, foosball, and air hockey. The place could use some updating though to look nicer, particularly the bathrooms.
(3)Matt G.
Kennedy's stinks of Indian food, beer, sweat and.. life generally. It's a dive bar people! If you're not prepared for that experience go elsewhere. However, if you enjoy beer (and cheap beer at that - it's 2 for 1 at Happy Hour) and tasty Indian food (we're talking take-out level food here, not a cordon-bleu 'North-Indian-Cuisine' dining experience. I don't like sitting in the restaurant - the service is terrible. Much better to order your food and sit at the bar and chat to the locals, or whoever else has landed there for the evening. I would recommend the panneer, the wraps. If you're not sure where your next meal is coming from and want quantity of food the biryani would feed a hungry battalion of the Bengali Lancers. Bartenders are friendly once you get them talking, despite the sign telling you to go Yelp if you're unhappy. Be polite and don't be in a huge hurry and it'll be a positive experience. Be aware though - barring the fact that they have Guinness on tap, this place is as Irish as the Taj Majal.
(4)Anthony B.
This became our nightly last stop for amazing greasy food and cheap beers on our vacation. Indian food and Irish pub.Strange mix, great results. $6 Hop Henge PINTS! $6 for a 9.3% beer. After paying $9 for a dogfishead and $5 for a bud light at a bar down the street this place was exactly what we were looking for. Match them up with amazing (Drunk) Veggie Pakoras and Fried Paneer and you can't beat it. It is strange seeing the stark white tablecloths of the indian restaurant while you are sliding past pool tables toward the restroom. In fact the drunkest of us asked us how we crashed that wedding last night??? The bartenders were cute and were willing to play music the patrons requested. It's a shame the patrons had crappy taste in music... Also they let dogs in, which I'm ok with. This bar was a godsend for us staying at the wharf. Please also keep in mind these memories are severely influenced by alcohol.
(5)Dawn D.
Couldn't get anyone to take our order. Banner said they had plate specials but then was told that was only lunch hours. After a bug in the glasses and being ignored we left.
(1)Liana T.
Do not expect a classy, Pacific Heights joint. When we first walked up to the place there was a small group hanging out in front, aka Friday night revelers. There are two doors. If you want the more "elegant" entrance, use the north door. But the place consists of various rooms including outdoor patio. Be forewarned: there are pool and other gaming tables. Some loud singing, too. But whatever you might encounter, you're also going to enjoy.... --a great choice of draft beer. Guinness is my fave, and it's only $3 from 5-7 PM. --filling and tasty Indian dishes: we chose eggplant dish, peas and farmer's cheese dish, and lamb curry, garlic and onion naan. Large portions enough for 2nd night. --perfect chai and lovely dessert called kheer Decor: pleasant Service: decent and helpful Prices: reasonable ($50 for 2, before tip) A big plus: the place stays open until 1 AM! What are you waiting for?
(5)Colin H.
do not order delivery if you are hungry, ive been waiting two hours still nothing. not the first time!!
(1)Eleanor E.
"Meh. I've experienced better." Decor: First of all when you walk in you dont even know where to go, the host stand is a little ways away from the door behind the first wooden pillar. Once you walk in and are welcomed to sit wherever you want, you see some divey looking bar to your right, the main seating area that looks completely neutral and boring, and on your far left is the Taj Mahal. The decor is on the inconsistent side for my tastes, didnt really give me the experience of being in an Irish Pub/Curry House (which is a pretty tough concept to begin with). Service: The service was absolutely terrible. We sat down and scoped out the area, there were two other small parties and a large party in the Taj Mahal section. It took them about 20 minutes to just greet us. I ordered a Purple Haze and the waiter came back saying he didnt have any, (so much for 200+ beers) then after we had decided to try a different drink he had run back with the Purple Haze I originally wanted. He opened it and poured it in a glass for me, head wasnt too high and the beer wasn't cold enough (in my opinion, restaurants typically serve cold-ass beers.) We ordered, and we had to flag someone down for just about everything; water refills, ordering more food, the check. No one really checked in on us or made sure we were okay. Food: Kitchen kinda has it down. The chicken tikki masala was really good, we also ordered a lamb dish, some bread and rice. The chicken masala had 8 pcs of chicken and the lamb dish only had 4 pcs and the rest was just sauce, not to mention i found a cluster of spice paste in my sauce. Gross. Flagged someone down and got another order made, ended up taking that to go. So glad we got the groupon, there was no way we would have paid full price for that dining experience.
(2)Beth K.
I used to love this place, but they have seriously gone down hill. Not necessarily the quality of food or drink, but some of their staff is lacking customer service and class. For example, 20 min before closing one of the staff climbed on our pool table to turn off the lights and pushed all our balls into the pockets. This was when the game was almost done. Then proceeded to turn off all the lights BEFORE closing and was rude when I wanted to provide feedback after observing some really rude conversations that a staff member had with multiple customers. It was rude, poor customer service, and I hope they can retain customers with staff that treat customers like a nuisance. I'm extremely disappointed and I hope this place reflects on the staff it has and turns itself around.
(1)Ruben V.
I ordered food to go and while we waited we decided to have a beer at their bar. Both of our beers tasted watered down. Their service did not seem friendly. When we got home our order was wrong. To top it off the food did not taste very good. I was very disappointed.
(1)Pauly T.
Back for seconds little house dine in ;)
(5)Emma B.
We stumbled upon this place while wandering around North Beach, actually in search of another Irish bar in the neighborhood. Since we had been walking for a while and my Florida legs have not quite yet adapted to the San Francisco lifestyle, I needed a break - and a beer. We were pleasantly surprised to find that not only was Kennedy's a bar with an impressive beer list but apparently also an Indian restaurant?! Very odd combo, but I was game. It actually is a pretty large space inside. We didn't explore it all but there was a separate large dining room and another room with a pool table. I believe there was a back outside patio as well. We sat at the bar and Joey was our awesome bartender. We chatted with him for a while about the area and our search to find an apartment there and he was super helpful and friendly. He let us try several samples of their many beers on tap, but I settled with a Strongbow. We were starving and I had been craving curry so we ordered the chicken tikka masala and garlic naan. We were glad we split it because it was a ton of food! I don't know if I could say it's the best curry I've ever had but it definitely hit the spot. We did have to order rice separate, which seems odd since curry is generally served with rice, but that didn't really matter to me. TL;DR: Irish bar + Indian food = awesomeness
(4)Kevin E.
Good Juke box, random people walking by, great bartenders, and always a good convo with the Patrons. And the happy hour is pretty good. Buy one get one free. I find kennedys when im here. Its not a touristy spot so its not 12 bucks a beer.
(5)Leah B.
An Irish pub with Indian food. I know it sounds weird, and it is. However, they have a huge selection of beers, 2 for 1 for happy hour. They have a large bar, TVs, pool, big buck hunter and shuffleboard. As for the food, it is actually pretty good for cheap Indian food. They offer restaurant.com gift certificates, so you can get a deal if you dine in. I love the garlic naan, samasos with dipping sauce, shrimp vinaloo, saag paneer and chicken tikka masala. Also enough for left overs.
(4)Robert C.
Awesome beer selection for reasonable price. Good Indian food and fun atmosphere
(5)Zaarah A.
Concept sounds cool however here is where they messed up big time: 1. Refused to seat us because they didn't allow my service dog in the restaurant, made us sit near restrooms in bar section ...not fair. 2. As an Indian who is obsessed with chicken tikka masala I can tell you this was certainly NOT anything close to the dish. It was not palatable at all. The cream was curdled and the base was clearly canned tomato. It was an awful experience.
(1)PJ T.
mix of indian and irish... wow ... who knew?
(5)Judge Y.
This place rocks! The food is great they have a mix of Indian cuisine, and traditional bar snacks(wings,fries,cheese sticks etc. A lot of beer to choose from, and a great location. perfect place to get your night started or finish your night off. Located between the Broadway strip and pier 39/fishermans warf. Elana,Joey and Savanna are Rockstars behind the bar too.
(5)John B.
Great beer selection, bartenders are all awesome people. Beer bar only but so many selections 69 beers on tap. Take all the beer away and you have an awesome Indian food restaurant. Their chicken tikka Marsala is amazing and the naan bread with garlic to die for. Big patio out back and another one up front" great place and always my favorite.
(5)Brandi W.
The pub itself is a pretty cool dive, but the food was very "meh". I appreciate the fact that they have vegan options, but the vegetable biriyani was very bland and looked more like Chinese fried rice than an Indian dish. The vegetables look like they came from a package of frozen peas and carrots, and there was hardly any flavor but salt. The samosas and pakoras were tasty, although how can you go wrong with deep frying something? My friends and I feasted like kings, but I feel like it wasn't up to par with some of the other Indian restaurants I've been to. I wish I had saved my money and/or visited an entirely vegan establishment, but I was SO hungry. Oh, and apparently they add a 18% service charge. I don't understand why, since we only had a party of four. That was lame. Would I be back? Probably not, based on the food and the restrooms (yuck).
(2)C S.
Not sure what to think about this. Looks like a very open culture pub, not much Irish though. The Indian ood was ok and the beers can in time and tasted fine. The place seems to get a lot locals which makes it more like a home pub. I would surely visit the next time are in the area.
(3)Tracey T.
I've lived in California for 13 years and this could be the best curry I've had here this place is awesome an Irish bar that sells curry perfect and the bar tender was brilliant, when next in the city we will definitely be back
(5)Lucas T.
The food came out so quick it was clear that it was leftover from a buffet and just reheated. Chicken was moist but the texture was just off. Rice was dry and in clumps. The garlic naan was absolutely delicious. Can't beat $3 Guinness at Happy Hour.
(1)Jeff O.
Absolutely the best chicken curry I've ever had! Atmosphere was fun , beers were great and service was excellent. Funky cool delicious goodness. Wil definitely come again when I'm in town.
(5)Alittle G.
I love this place. Its a serious dive, but a good one. The food is spanking fantastic. They have streetfood bites. They have dhosas. They have all sorts of tasty, spicy, buttery delicious just cooked curries and other amazing dishes. The sad part is that you want to order everything, but you can't because your stomach will explode. Come with a big group and do family style to get your fix. This is not your steam table buffet, its the real deal. As an added plus, there is an air hockey table, 2 pool tables, and a great selection of beers on tap. Throw in some 1970's chairs around a conference table, and you get the vibe. Go here before or after a Bimbo's show, or just to grab a bite.
(5)Chetan M.
Very good ambience unlike most of the other Indian restaurants- very spacious. Food is amazing and quantity is also good. My favorite is sev puri and biryani
(5)Ashwin V.
Surprisingly good Indian food, and delivery is nice too.
(5)Kevin B.
An Irish pub that serves...Indian food...in North Beach... If nothing else, they'll never worry about competition. This pub has a fun and slightly lowbrow (but that's the point) atmosphere, they even take a few knocks at Yelp around the bar. The beer selection is the high point, and they host a fair number of games and trivia throughout the evening, and thanks to their plentiful space, never overlapped or distracted from one another. The chicken tikka masala was...decent, but I've had better. The portions were huge, but if quality matters more than quantity to you, you won't walk away amazed. There was a Groupon for discounted food, though they insisted that you order above the maximum or they wouldn't honor the deal. (Seems a mite shady, and considering their buffalo wings were cold and bland, I wouldn't have ordered them under normal circumstances.) If you're coming for game night or trivia, or you just want a quick beer, pop into Kennedy's. The beer selection is what saved this place from a two-star rating, that, and they host some fun events. But I wouldn't stay for the food.
(3)Jando S.
An Irish pub that serves Indian food. Dreams really do come true. I must admit, I haven't seen too many places like Kennedy's. An Indian owned establishment in North Beach, this place is the perfect spot to grab a pint and a samosa. If there's one thing that's true, the very notion of Irish and Indian combined in pub fashion is simply brilliant. As a bar, Kennedy's works. Everything from a killer $3 beer happy hour to huge beer selection, the place seems like an ideal spot to get one's drink on. Throw in some foosball / pool / air hockeys, beer pong tournaments, an internet jukebox and some creative Indian bar food, and a good time is to be had by all. Speaking of food, Kennedy's has a full on Indian fare menu. The prices are reasonable and there is no shortage of variety. I've only had their curry chips ($3), samosas (2 for $5), chicken tikka masala ($11), and palak paneer ($11) and everything was only sub-par. I've heard their veggie dishes are the among the more stellar selections of the menu, so it seems like that'll be my choice the next time around. And there will definitely be a next time. More Indian food, more happy hour only means more fun in SF.
(3)Jennifer P.
I would give this place 4 stars for the food, but the service is 1 star, so I'm generously giving them 3 stars. The inside of the place is very interesting... part Irish pub, part Indian restaurant. I thought it was totally random that there were foosball tables with a poster of the Taj Mahal hanging next to them. Never seen anything like it, but I'm always down for a unique experience. We walked in and the entire dining room was being run by one waiter. He seemed flustered and I actually felt bad for him. Why is this place so understaffed? He never really said much and seemed confused when we ordered. I KNOW Indian food. I believe I was Indian in a past life... I even regularly watch Bollywood films! I was super excited to order the Pani Puri as I have not had it since I left LA. It did not disappoint, although I found the price to be a little high; the prices are a bit high on everything here. I love South Indian food, so I ordered the Paneer Masala Dosa. I found it to be a tad dry, but still pretty good. I was impressed with the size of the bowl of Sambar that came with it. My boyfriend ordered the Madras curry, which they noted was spicy, and yes, it was definitely spicy. The food itself wasn't bad, but the service brought the whole experience down and I was also shocked at the fact that when I got my wine, the top of the glass had a sharp point sticking out which I could have sliced my lip open with if I hadn't been paying attention. I can't believe a restaurant would let a glass be sent out like that! I'm sure we will go back and give it a second chance, but the moral of the story is that this place is overpriced for what it is. I am still on my quest to find the best Indian food in SF, but this will do if I am in the area and craving some curry.
(3)Timothy K.
Average Indian. Probably quantity over quality (but that seems the American way). Big beer selection. I would eat here for convenience only.
(3)Stephanie Y.
Not really sure what to think of this place. It says Irish on the outside, they sell Indian food, there's Jesus/Mary pictures on the wall and stained glass plus pool tables and air hockey tables. My coworkers and I come here sometimes for our indian food fix. We usually get the tikka masala, paneer ... others I don't remember how to spell. The only thing that hasn't satisfied me is the lamb vindaloo (sp?).
(3)Dinesh B.
If 'dirty and stinky' had a face, this restaurant would be it. If you're a least bit concerned about hygiene, please don't even look there.
(1)Eileen C.
During a long days walk around San Francisco, my brother and I saw this place and I was feeling like eating a good spicy meal....boy did I get exactly that! My brother said that Indian Samosa's are really good so we ordered some to go. I honestly gave this place 3stars ONLY because I didn't eat anything else from this Indian restaurant. But 3stars just for their veggie samosa's have got to tell you something! Would I go back: bring on the spice!
(3)Jimmas M.
Got the chicken biryani and it was amazing. The food is authentic and the atmosphere reminded me of an awesome hostel in London. Good vibes
(5)Casey S.
Great for happy hour and getting a big group of people together to play pool or foosball. The food is good, but on the expensive side. They charge extra for sides of bread and rice.
(3)Jasmin B.
I've been to this place one other time and I have to give a breakdown of my stars: - 1 star for creativity. I mean, where else can you combine a pub and Indian food in SF?! The bar is one side, the restaurant another, and there's two sections for pool and games around the place. - 3 stars for food. The food here is actually really tasty and very authentic to the kind you could expect from other established Indian restaurants. When my boyfriend and I went this time, we had onion bhajia (which was on point!), chicken biriyani (very flavorful but can be a bit spicy for those who aren't used to it), and mango lassis (the boyfriend liked it better than Viks because it is more creamy in texture). - Minus -1 star for service. The waiter came to take our order and then just LEFT after we ordered our bhajias! I was in mid-sentence! My boyfriend had to flag him down (which took 5 minutes, and there were only two other tables who had already received their food) so we could order the rest of our meal! Super unprofessional. The place is located on the far end of North Beach and has both street parking and limited parking in the back. I'm sure it can get pretty crowded here during game days, but both times I came here (Wednesday afternoon and Friday night) it was fairly quiet. Bottom line: Good food, great selection of beers for the bar side, but may not be the best for families.
(3)Katie R.
This place was pretty surprising. I went with a few friends before we went to A show across the street. I thought it was going to be bad food since it was in a bar. To my surprise the food was delicious and had very good portions. I wish we would have stayed a little longer to get more drinks but we had a show to catch.
(4)Matthew S.
Having been going to Kennedy's for many many years. They have great beer selection and sometimes offer really good pitcher specials. They always have local games on, the back deck is a great place for weekend afternoons and the food is fantastic as well.
(5)C W.
Chicken Tikka Masala. Whole wheat naan. BOMB every time.
(5)Kyle K.
Good beer selection. Great happy hour.
(4)Kelly T.
Mediocre curry/Indian food. Great beer selection! Start with a pitcher of beer, then order some food. For crispy bar snacks, try the vegetable pakora. The food is Indian-style bar food. Be sure to order rice or naan if you want it with your dish, it's extra. The food is overpriced, the beer is average. Come here for the fun atmosphere, not the food (although it is passable, and gets better the more you drink). There are pool tables, foosball, air hockey, and a juke box. A large back deck to smoke, if that's your thing. Seat yourself in the outer bar area and order at the cash register for fastest service.
(3)Evan L.
Cool place. Indian food, games, pool, sports games. Odd though, I thought it would be super busy on a Friday night but its not. So its easy to get drinks and grab a table. I would come here again.
(4)R P.
With a name like this, how could you not stop and have a peek inside? Samosas AND a huge selections of beers on tap! Oh hell yes! Was walking to North beach and came upon this place. Was thirsty and a little hungry so decided to stop and have a beer and a snack. Ordered some samosas and some deep fried chicken appetizer (don't remember the name) got the buzzer thingy, walked over to the bar, had to make a selection from the huge selection of beers on tap, got our drinks and headed up to the deck outside to get some sun. The place was pretty empty when we got there so our food was ready in less than 10 minutes. The deep fried chicken order was just average, the samosas were pretty damn good. I don't know squat about Indian food but I know what I like and I like these samosas. One dipping sauce for each of the orders that where really really good. No idea about the crowd & service at night but if I'm in the area again I'll give them another try for sure!
(4)A K.
Indian food for those who don't know good Indian food; much much better options are available in SF, even late night! Tried Chicken Masala Dosa; chicken was probably the same one they use in wraps, did not belong in dosa!.... and lentil soup that's traditionally served with dosa was not close to being sambhar, it tasted more like a north-Indian daal, little more tamarind would help! Had an expired groupon (without which I wouldn't have tried this place), it clearly said I could still use paid part of the deal ($12), showed it to the server who confidently told me- "we will give you $10 for this", after explaining to him that it's not up to him to decide that, he talked with someone and agreed to do me a 'favor' by saying he'll give me $2 this time but they do a lot of such deals and only pay $10 for expired ones (clearly stated policy, or how much was actually paid etc is not important to them). Made up for his 'generosity' by adding 18% service charge for ONE PERSON! Not going back! [Pub/dive bar part of the establishment seems alright, some folks seemed to be having a good time with beer and trivia games]
(2)Dennis L.
I've been here a few times and each time was the same experience. Upon entering you're greeted by the bar, once you look behind there the selection is only beer, even gluten free beer, so any cocktails or shots you'll have to go elsewhere. The Indian food side of the house brings good variety. The menu has variety and the food is good, only getting the bill requires a bit of a wait for some reason busy or not.
(3)Hiroshi K.
This is a Irish bar and Indian restaurant. The fish and chips were below average. The serving was generous, but the fish tasted dry and the meat was a little chewy. The chips were good. I also tried the curry chips. They were good. It consisted of a basket of chips and a small cup of curry dipping sauce. The curry sauce was ok, but it had a weak flavor and it did not seem to improve the flavor of the chips. I noticed that they had balsamic vinegar and salt as condiments. Putting that on the chips made it taste great. I would order the chips only and skip the curry. The chips were well made and the correct size (i.e., must be larger than steak fries). I believed the strength of this restaurant was the Indian food. The chicken tikka Marsala was excellent. The sauce was flavorful and the meat was tender. The nan bread was good and warm. Gulab Jamun was very good. It looked like a couple of cake donut holes covered with syrup. It was served hot and it was sweet. I enjoyed it. The long grain rice they serve with the Indian food was average. It was a generous serving, it will fill up your stomach. But I recommend ordering the nan instead; Their lentil soup was OK. I would come back again just for the Indian food. Stay away from their pub menu, except for the chips.
(3)Avram K.
The Indian place inside Kennedy's has gotten way better. I ordered a chicken wrap the other night and it was some of the best Indian in the city. It's a total surprise. The guiness is usually pretty good. And the people can be pretty cool also.
(5)Omid A.
I'm a big fan of indian food but this was awful experience. Horrible service. Bad food and food poisoning after.
(1)Trina R.
It's an Irish pub with a great selection of beers and a curry house with decent dive bar Indian food. When you're catch'n a buzz and in the mood for something different it doesn't get better than that. There is no table service. You have to go to the bar to get your beers and walk up to a cashier to order your food, but they will help you bring it to your table. For being in the city it was very reasonably priced. We got 2 orders of vegetable samosas, Onion bhaji, Paneer Pakora, Paneer Masala Dosa, chaat (can't remember what kind but it was awesome), and one other item. All of the food was only around $40! It was my sister's birthday so they also brought her out Galub Jamun, which are cheese balls deep fried in honey syrup, with a candle on the house! The staff was awesome and totally friendly. The place itself it just cool. It's a good size, with cozy bar, dining area, other eating areas with pool tables and air hockey and a patio. You can just hang out all night. By the way, they only accept cash at the bar, but have an ATM on site. You can use your credit/debit card to purchase food.
(4)ABC Z.
Over-priced Indian food with no rice with the curry order... R u serious? I had the food for to go and the $13 curry only had a couple of pieces of chicken with thick curry sauce I'm not sure if I'll try this place again
(3)Alexander E.
It's pretty safe to say that only San Francisco would have an Irish Pub and an Indian restaurant all under one roof. I first came across Kennedy's back when I worked in Fisherman's Wharf. Who can say no to $2 Guiness pints? I always stayed clear of the food because I have no knowledge of Indian food and the menu looked pretty intimidating. I no longer work in the city, but a LivingSocial deal brought me back to Kennedy's. I almost forgot about my voucher and rushed down on the night of its expiration date. I studied the menu over and cross referenced with pictures people have posted, but I still didn't know what to order. I was hoping the server could give me a few recommendations on what a first timer could order. I made my way inside and the hostess led us to our table. It was quite odd that he was also our server and his overly strong accent made for no small talk. In my opinion, I think his English skills made him a little uncomfortable with taking orders, which makes me question his position in the restaurant. I scanned the menu and decided on ordering the buffalo wings, naan bread, and the shrimp masala dosa, which is a rice and lentil crepe stuffed with spicy potatoes and marinated jumo shrimp. The food came out quickly and portions were generous. The wings were tasty and the highlight of the meal. The naan resembles pita bread and went great with my masala dosa. I believe all food orders come accompanied with their curry, which had a good taste to it. Unfortunately, the masala dosa was dissapointing and tasted more like an omlette than anything else. It got to a point where I was after the shrimp and leaving the rest behind. Also, our server never came back to check on us and never offered a refill, which I definitely needed with their spicy food. I ended up paying $32 for the three items, a soft drink, and a beer. A little pricey for the quality of the food, but thankfully my LivingSocial voucher knocked it down to $12. Overall, I'm sure Kennedy's is great, but only if you know what you're ordering. I'll come back to Kennedy's again, but won't go out of my way for it. Ambiance: 3 Stars (out of 5) Food: 3 Stars (out of 5) Service: 2 Stars (out of 5) Price: $ (out of 4) Overall: 3 Stars (out of 5)
(3)Jim M.
Worst bar in San Francisco and the entire SF Bay Area for that matter. If you want to be treated like garbage and sit at a bar that has the occasional roach walk by or actually on your beverage, then this is the right place for you. The staff is rude, sarcastic and under the grand delusion that they are the only bar in the city so you'll get service when they feel like it
(1)Kipper S.
Upon discovering Kennedy's I made a plan to have a big night and end it with beer and Indian food. How often can you walk into a bar with a tremendous amount of beers on tap where you can get a dosa and bhel puri? Needless to say I accomplished my mission with flying colors. Great selection of California micro brews, and friendly bar tenders. Very nice patio for smokers as well. The food may not have been the greatest, but for my aims, the food was an after thought. I was their for the experience and the combination of beers and chaat.
(4)Nicole N.
It's a place that's easy enough to have something to say about it. I've been to this place enough to feel like I have a solid opinion developed. The first time I went here I was confused and now when I go I am just accepting of the slexyness to be had here. Let me tell you about the disorienting aspects first and then maybe we'll get to the good stuff. I wouldn't say there are things that are sour about this bar (and especially because I like sour things I don't want to use that word..speaking of which, NocNoc in the Haight always seems to have a sour beer available I'm pretty much guaranteed to like). I wouldn't say things are pushing it, even. Just a little disorienting for the sake of being confusing and, well, disorienting. Not in a "WOA did you see that over there?" Or "Isn't it weird humans have ears?" kinda disorienting way, just in a more....."I don't get it" sort of way. But then, I'm not super into playing pool and watching televisions at bars, so maybe it's me with the issue. Anyway, for your reference, there's lots of standing room, and in my experience, sitting down to have a drink is somewhat disastrous because there's not a lot of comfortable places to sit and it's hard to hear each other at that. There's a decent smoking section outside that makes this place look poppin'. So you walk in past that patio, a big huge atm, and into the actual bar area and theres a kick ass selection of beer. I highly recommend the Heretic Red Ale. The Red beers here are always good. It's dim lit, it can take a while to get a drink. The bartenders have never done me wrong though, they are working quick, sometimes it's just crowded. TVs all around with sports on. This place is pretty good for big groups, there is a little something for everyone looking to be somewhat rowdy. There's barstools around the bar and then in the back there's some large round tables besides the pool tables and a TV, last time I was here on Friday they were playing 300. Between the bar and this back area is a spot to order Indian food. There's also this funny room with lounge seating opposite the spot to order food, although it is more brightly lit than anywhere else. I think people sleep behind the bench seats sometimes - there's a ratchet mess behind them full of junk. I've only had the food once and I still haven't sat specifically in the designated dining area that is also a part of Kennedy's. I split an order of fried shrimp and smosas (erm...not my choice..) which were kinda dry but got the job done as far as bulky fried drunky food goes. The orders were pretty big, we ended up sharing with our table. Nothing about this place is sexy, but there's plenty of sloppy (more slexy: slutty/sexy than sexy). It's an interesting neighborhood, and, as other people mentioned, the ingenuity of indian food + irish pub is kind of striking. I've only met really standard characters here, standard in that bro-y sort of way, but what can one expect in North Beach? Oh, and my friend was standing in the smoking patio smoking a j and someone who works there (owner? maybe?) was standing there and sort of gestured for him to gtfo. I liked how he was chill about it but still held his ground. I've been other places where friends just get kicked out. Probably my fav thing about this place is a sort of a kitschy point about it: during Happy Hour it's buy one get one free beers and the "free" beer you get in exchange for a token they give you for your next beer. I just love that you can gift the token or pace yourself or get another one right away. Or save the token and come back some other time. Or keep the damn token for posterity. The Happy Hour Deal is rad.
(3)Sean D.
Their beers are overpriced. If you can understand that from the jump you're golden. However, they have a great happy hour and their Indian food is dynamite. It's a local pub/eatery that myself and my coworkers frequently visit. They regularly change their beers which is great and their Indian food is actually delicious. This would easily get five stars if I wasn't paying 6 dollars for a beer. People are always friendly and in a touristy part of the city this spot is a gem. You'll actually get local who work in the area or people who love around there. I rarely run into tourist who are visiting and from someone who works in the area it's a welcome relief. Great spot.
(4)Rana K.
I wish I could give 0 star to this place as I believe 1 star is way too much for this place. Last night a group of my friend and I went there to have late dinner. There was not a single soul to guide us to tables even though there was a big sign says"please wait to be seated" We found our way to tables and waited and waited again. After a while my friend had to go and find someone to bring us menu. That "someone" apparently was the only one working in the restaurant and before you know it he would disappeared from your eyes. Long story short again we waited for him to come back and take our order, guess what he never did. Again we had to go back in finding him texting/talking on his phone. This happened 3 times( for menus, appetizers, and main orders). After bringing the food he/no one else never asked us if we needed any thing. So as you may think we decided to show our frustration by leaving him not generous tips. Guess what?! Tip was included in our bill for 18%. This was by far the worst place I've been too not to mention it's like whole in wall, old, dirty, horrible .
(1)Theresa L.
I love that they serve Indian food at an Irish bar! I ordered the vegetable wrap and ate in the bar while enjoying an IPA. So good!! Great location and great service!
(5)Jon L.
Kennedy's has a sweet and varied selection of beers, both on tap and in bottles. They also have a great happy hour deal and the staff are helpful if you don't quite know what you are looking for. After a few beers it's a good idea to eat something. Luckily there's a restaurant inside with some decent dishes to soak up the suds. It's a cool place to visit once in a while.
(4)Ashley S.
We came here for dinner after a long day walking around the city. We sat at the bar and ordered the Tikka Masala with naan to split. I thought it was really weird that it didn't come with rice- I don't think I've been anywhere that makes you order it separately. Everything was delicious though. They have tons of beers on tap, and the bartender was very friendly and helpful in offering suggestions.
(4)luke h.
stunning vindaloo ordered extra spicy. with curry chips and garlic naan made for a special meal , accompanied with ice cold trumer pils , a pure smash
(5)Joe P.
Small divey spot, with an Indian restaurant growing out of its middle. WTF? Anyhoo, its a solid choice for the beer list, happy hour specials, and location right across from bimbo's.
(3)Kaity J.
2012 Drunkcathlon: San Fran Edition. Review #8 Drink requirement: Order any 2 IPAs Lots and lots and lots of beer. No liquor. Fine with me! They have so much great stuff on tap. The space was pretty crowded on a Saturday afternoon so we ended up kind of standing in the middle of a room Cash only.
(4)Siutico S.
The place stinks, people are rude, but it has great personality and attitude. Nice neighborhood atmosphere. Great selection of beers and good Indian food.
(4)Tina A.
Omg foosball and air hockey for $1! Indian food in big portions! Dosa skeesh kabab lamb was huge and pretty flavorful, with lots of spices without being spicy (if that makes sense). Lentil soup was plain. Enough to share between 2 people. Aloo was lightly stuffed not thick like i was hoping. service was not the best. they do not come by to often No paper towels in the bathroom so good luck trying not to get your hands dirty opening the door to get out overall - good food at a good value and fun games to play for cheap!
(4)Krista L.
Worst wings I've ever had. Chill spot though. It's funny, family restaurant on one side, bar/ lounge/ pool tables on the other.
(3)Amit V.
Been here at least 10 times for drinks/pool and eaten here at least five times(although I try to avoid eating here whenever possible). The Good: Good selection of beer. The Chicken Tikka Masala and the Goan Fish Curry are pretty good. Fun atmosphere - pool tables, foosball machine, trivia night ... The Bad: Don't come here for the food. Overall, it's far below average for an SF Indian restaurant (Shalimar, Pakwan, Chaat Cafe, etc). The coconut chutney with the South Indian offerings is disgusting. The Ugly: They do not have soap in the bathroom - ever. I complained to the manager the last time I was there, and he said they never refill the soap in the bathroom. When I refused to pay for my meal ('cause I wasn't about to eat finger food with dirty hands), he said I could wash my hands in the kitchen sink. ===== Update 5/2014: Went back recently for beer and appetizers. Both were great, the waiter was super nice, and the bathroom finally had soap! This last experience was a 4 or 5-star experience, so increasing my average review score. Strongly recommending coming here for drinks, but if you're primarily looking for a meal, I'd still recommend elsewhere.
(3)John W.
Took me a moment to wrap my head around an Indian food restaurant inside of an Irish pub but this is SF so let it be..I live for the diversity Once I got beyond that I was pretty impressed with the food. Bold flavors and smells arrived on our sizzling cast iron plates. They were steaming and spattering with much excitement. We had the Chicken Tikki and Tandoori along with the baked flat bread. The dishes were served with an excellent yogurt sauce and your standard "green" sauce. Service and Atmosphere were a tad lacking. It was an slow time of day (3:30) and was quite slow. Our waiter whom was initially quite helpful and informative with all our questions sort of disappeared half way through our meal and left us waiting for the check at the end for quite some time. We half jokingly started commenting that "he must have went home!" Fortunately, we were in no rush but that did knock a star off otherwise 4-Star food.
(3)Misha T.
Curry and beer is a reliable combination as Kennedy's shows but I wouldn't say that the curry or beer there is particularly impressive. Still with some tikka masala and a pint it's hard to go wrong.
(3)Amy J.
I always thought it was funny that a curry house is named Kennedy's but calls itself an Irish pub. Oh well, this is a go to spot when I'm in North Beach and hanging out with Angelo F and Theron L. The food is tasty and filling. Who can forget the levels of spiciness when you order? Not a lot of places let you choose the spiciness of your dishes. That said, we stopped in expecting to do trivia but we ended up feasting instead. And boy what a feast it was. We ordered the Cable Car special which is a creamier version of Chicken Tikka Masala, Aloo Gobi, a lentil dish, naan and a few others I can't remember. (Ask Theron because he did most of the ordering.) We also got a bottle of wine and some other beverages. Prices are about what you would pay anywhere else. Just remember if you're paying for your drinks by credit card, there is a $15 minimum. The owners here are friendly and helpful. We got really awesome service as well. The jukebox was also playing some good stuff. They must've known I would be stopping in. Other SF Yelpers later joined in on the fun - "Hi Keane L and Daisy S." Thanks for an impromptu meet up.
(4)May T.
Apparently whatever you do you still get crappy service. Dropped by a few days ago to get a snack to go, the same server was rude and dropped our bag on to the table like it's trash to go. I'm Asian so there's no culture misunderstanding bs. He's rude, period.
(1)Karen M.
I have been going to Kennedy's for years and love every aspect. Cheap pitchers, TVs with sports and news, foosball AND pool, and the icing is that you can order amazing Indian dishes before 1am. Can be dive-y but have seen a few suits play a mean foosball match. This place is for everyone.
(5)Evelyn L.
The food was ok, but the service was not so great. The food took a while even though we came in around 10pm and the waiter was not friendly. We also didn't feel good after all.
(2)Mindy S.
Went back to Kennedy's last week during another SF trip, still love the great beer selection, awesome late-night Indian food offerings, and no-nonsense service. I wish their bathrooms were less awful, but I still love Kennedy's!
(5)Kaylie L.
SWEET LORDS OF ALL THAT IS DELICIOUS! This place is AMAZING! The food is spectacular and comes out quickly, not to mention the fantastic selection of beers. Mmmd M...beer and curry. My husband and I have gone many many times, between 5pm-9pm on weekends, and we're seated quickly each time. The only thing that isn't so great is that it's hard to get service once you've been helped initially. Also, one time we waited for our check for almost 30 minutes, got up to pay and the guy asked if we wanted to be seated...we'd been there for over an hour already sooo...yeah. Whatever, the food and beer selection makes it all worth it. Go. Go now.
(4)Monica M.
I think I am in friend love with this place. It doesn't take itself too seriously, full of awesomeness, basically always a good time. I wouldn't take any "ladies who lunch" here, but I'm pretty sure it can clean up nice too - when it feels like it. List of Evidence of Awesome - The NeverEnding Story on TV - Awesome tunes - Friendly Dogs - Friendly People - Delicious Gigantic Samosas - Delicious Beers (Barley Wine on Tap for the cheap -What?) - A spartan middle school-like bathroom with a giant sculptural clam-shell sink - Air hockey and other fun games Tip: Even if you're ordering food, sit at the bar. The restaurant area seemed like the awkward group amongst the fun.
(5)Mary Jane D.
Where else other than San Francisco would their be an Irish Indian Pub fushion curry house open at midnight? I don't know but this place is great. I came here around 2 years ago, no idea why I'm just rating now. I'll update soon when I come back, but all I can remember is the live atmosphere and the spicy ass curry that I fell in love with.
(5)Kelsey J.
Food was good. Great selection of beers but the service was AWFUL. Super rude server, and unfortunately 18% gratuity was included (on a party of two?). Maybe that's why he has so bad. When I asked for sauce and salt and pepper he literally "ughh" ed me. Get the Groupon, get some decent Indian food and good beers, just don't expect even mediocre service.
(2)Gloria H.
Took advantage of a Groupon deal here. While we enjoyed the food and beer, we don't appreciate being billed a service charge of 15% - which we believe is a result of using Groupon. What we had: Ninkasi double IPA - $5 Magic Hat - $5 Lamb Vindaloo - $11.95 - asked for extra spicy, it was very thick. Madras chicken - $11.95 - this is supposed to be the spiciest dish on the menu. It was good and the gravy was great for dipping the naan or with the rice plain rice - $2 plan naan - $1.5 dal soup - $2.95 - this time it was better than last. piping hot, a little spicy and creamy
(4)Maria R.
Indian cuisine is not my favorite cuisine, but this restaurant serves really good Indian food. I was pleasantly surprised considering it's a pub as well. I remember trying to get here a couple of years ago during the Giants run to the World Series but it was full to the rafters. This past weekend we took a visiting friend here for dinner after a day of sightseeing in the city. It was very late and we were very hungry so we ordered more food than we could actually ingest. We had 2 more dinners of left overs since then. Anyway, the food we ordered were all good. For three people we had: vegetable pakora - okay dal soup (2) - i don't eat this, but my dining companions swore it was good. lamb korma - fantastic, i actually enjoyed it. tandoori mixed grill - the chicken is superb, so moist, so delicious, the best tandoori chicken i've ever had so far. na'an - okay masala dosa - okay (personally i like Vik's chaat house's dosa better mango lassi - so thick, prefers a bit thinner in consistency. The service is okay, the bathroom needs sprucing up a bit, one stall was not working, the liquid soap dispenser is not working, there is no paper to dry hands, the dryer is not working either.
(3)Vincente B.
I used to come here when my friend, curry, used to live across the street. It's still just as good!
(5)Tom Y.
We stopped in between lunch and and dinner time. The place is divided into a cozy "Irish" bar and a large, distinctly different, "Indian" dining room. The dining room was mostly empty but, we were very hungry and decided to give it a try. Good selection of beers, we ordered three drafts. For lunch, we had tandoori chicken with naan and curry chicken with rice. All our choices were quite good and the portions were large. The naan (bread) was freshly made and some of the best i've ever tasted. While we didn't get to experience the Irish pub and the $3.00 Happy hour Guinness drafts, we found the Indian food to be surprisingly good. Given the size of the room and the bar games around the perimeter, i'll bet its a hopping place from happy hour til closing. I'm giving it four stars compared to other "Irish pub/curry houses"
(4)john c.
with the many low reviews, i really do not know what to expect. just used my groupon and i am happily surprised. both chicken tikka marsala and lamb vandoloo are tasty. the nann can be a bit warmer. the setting in a bar is indeed a bit odd but then again, i came for the food and quite happy how they turned out. there were not many customers by 2pm but the waiters are both quite attentive.
(4)Tiffany S.
came here for the fist time with a large group and it was pretty fun. Pretty good first impression due to the excellent beer selection. At the time I went, they had Rogue Hazelnut Ale on TAP, Ninkasi Tricerahop, and a nice selection of sours as well. What's better than good beer and indian food? Ordered a bunch of different dishes and ate family style- Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Biryani, Vegetable Curry, and a couple orders of naan. Food was pretty decent, and I really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. I would definitely come back again with a group :)
(4)Jon L.
In a continuation of #lameness from the new owners (see previous review), I think Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House just needs to stop offering any kind of offers, Groupon and such, if they're not willing to honor them in good sport. Ordered carry-out from the restaurant and because I used a Groupon, they tacked on a 20% service charge to my order. This 20% included the server punching in my order and then passing it to me when it was ready. Only investment bankers receiving government bailout money have it easier. On the flipside the food was better this time and I'm still a fan of the bar which is the only saving grace about Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House. The family manning the restaurant listen up - penny wise, pound foolish. Nobody takes you serious now and you're just turning the place into a shrine of lameness.
(2)Kate W.
food is still good and they remodeled and cleaned it up a bit but our service was HORRIBLE. the worst i've ever gotten there: 1. waiter was offended that we weren't ready to order yet (i was w/ 2 foreign friends that weren't familiar with many menu items, and it's a huge menu!) 2. he seemed annoyed that not all of us ordered drinks other than water. 3. he never said "thank you" or "youre welcome". 4. he sloppily poured the water refills and spilled all over the table, and then later spilled on our naan. 5. i asked for extra rice and he just walked away. later on i had to ask for a box, though it was obvious i needed one and again he walked away without saying anything. i like the new look of this place and i still love the food, but i'm sad to see the service has declined.
(2)Staci B.
My shrimp tandoori wrap was so good I wanted to marry it. I loved this place. An indian restaurant open to 1am, with a juke box, pool tables and full bar??? I was in curry heaven. New York NEEDS a place like this.
(5)Jessica C.
So...while trying to be thrifty in planning our trip to SF, I was routinely checking Groupon/LivingSocial for a good deal on food. Well, I found a $12 for $25 for Kennedy's. Sure, I don't drink beer nor had I ever tried Indian food, but I decided to go with it anyway... Well...I mean..it wasn't TERRIBLE but I was just not a fan. I ordered the chicken tikka masala and it was perhaps too much for me as a first timer. =/ My favorite part of the meal was the garlic naan and rice. :( I also did think that my boyfriend's dish (tandoori chicken) was a lot better. My biggest issue I guess was with our waiter. He was just so...awkward. Cold and not really welcoming whatsoever. On top of that they added some type of service charge for our Groupon...But because the service was so bad we just said EFF it, and decided to leave THAT as the tip. Nothing extra. That's what happens when you try to be sneaky and add things like that. Oh, well.
(1)Denis A.
Lots of beer on tap, great selection! I purchased two groupons $12/ each for two $25 vouchers in food and drink fare. Be prepared for a divey feel to the dining experience since the bar is pretty much the restaurant, not a problem! My dinner was excellent, I had the Tandoori mixed grill which was fabulous. OK to order your drinks to go, so huge plus. Street parking available (+) Variety of beers on tap (+) Great service (+)
(4)Fannie S.
Food = good. I had the palak paneer (spinach, cheese, spices) which was delicious, and I had some basmati rice with it. It's standard run-of-the-mill palak paneer. I also tried a few bites of the lamb dosa (huge in size) full of flavor, and came with this delicious sambar (lentil soup). I was impressed with the sambar--full of flavor, spices and piping hot. Quality seems to be hit or miss with them... some of the potatoes inside the dosa was harder than rocks (probably scraped from the bottom of the pan if the color and texture was anything to go by.) Service = okay. Refilled the water once. Did not really check on us though. Dropped off the bill at the end. Prices = moderate. You can leave here for $10.00 for a meal. Or I suppose you could drink your meal at the bar (or order drinks for the table). Decor = feels like an Irish pub in the beginning (dark, lively music, beer bottles and beer taps).....which becomes a colorful faux open area eatery, in the back area. Plenty of seating. Decor is a mish mash of every medium of art--sculptures, murals and paintings. Very eclectic. Bathroom = dated. Uhm, the sink = seashell....an art project gone crazy. It's kind of revolting to wash one's hands at the sink. Something about the brown plaster and the shiny sheen of the shell and then water running down and into the drain of the 'sink'.......gah! Overall, I'll be back for some quick eats.
(3)Daisy S.
Since my last review I've become a little more acquainted with their selection of wraps. If you're hungry and aren't planning on sharing dishes with friends, I suggest getting a wrap. They are sufficiently filling and fantastically delicious. I've have the chicken wrap (love) and the kebab wrap (adore) and most recently the tofu wrap (yum). Be warned that the kebab is quite spicy but if you're used to spicy food it's no big deal.
(4)Liss B.
Interesting bar and restaurant. We just had drinks here, but the guy next to me ordered some food that looked pretty good. Nice bartender and cool music. Only con was people outside smoking and it blowing into the bar through the open door.
(4)Jiten O.
Worst service ever at the food side. The guy who's manager at the Indian food counter is a rude guy. The food's decent though not truly authentic but that manager really pissed all my friends off. Me and all my friends won't go there ever again.
(1)Donna S.
Eh. Bottom end of Indian food that I've ever had: --Veggie samosa--solid. Chutneys not so great though --Potato vindaloo--eh. --Chicken tikka masala--eh. --Naan--very good --Beer--out of my first choice, otherwise nice selection --Rice-white, nothing special --Service: ok. English not first language, hard to understand but fine. Atmosphere is strange. The place is HUGE. What the hell was this before? It just felt kind of dirty and haphazard. The food gave us wicked heartburn after, not usually a problem with us and Indian food.
(2)Jen R.
I was prepared for a fight after reading some of the other reviews which described problems using their Groupon. However, the dining experience was seamless. The food was tasty, if a wee bit overpriced, and service was fast and just fine. We were expecting 18% gratuity to be added to our bill but there was none, so we tipped generously for the good service and yummy food. The veggie pakora were tasty but the texture was not quite spot on, veggie biryani was an Indian-style Chinese fried rice that I wouldn't order again. However, the chicken tandoori was delicious, and the chat was super yummy. The beer prices were a bit steep ($7) for entirely mediocre Belgian-style ales. All in all, we were pleased, and plan to go back.
(4)Katie W.
Kennedy's has that musty old man bar smell. I belong in this smell. I'm not classy - but I pretend trashy like no one can. (Because sometimes - I am NOT pretending! shhh...) After dinner it was a toss up of where to go, and since we just ate, I wanted to eat some more - enter Kennedy's. A Guinness and the promise of naan, what else do you need? It's harsh and dirty, perfect for a dark beer, ludicrously loud conversation and whipping out a pen with which, to draw, of course. On me...apparently... Sure, I had a Michael Jackson glove on, but did I REALLY need the faux Michael Jackson autograph on my left boob? Well, hell yes I did. Throw away your pretentious attitude, you faker- and get in here. The music is hair bands. The drinks are ALL on tap and they even designate for you where you should NOT shit. Not so much here. Not so much there. and certainly not HERE. Really, there's a sign.
(3)Kristy S.
The bartender was great. The customers were awesome. The guitar player was enjoyable. What more can I say? We had a great time at this bar while visiting San Francisco! The pours were heavy and the price was reasonable. Will definitely visit again if we are ever on the west coast! Great time!
(5)Rosavida C.
THE BEEEEEEER. THE FOOOOOD. That's all you need to know. It should be enough to compensate for the weirdness of the rest of the place beyond the restaurant, specifically the bathrooms.
(5)Christina C.
A unique Indian pub bar combo which is what SF is all about...... Abnormal. But the curry and beer did surprise me and I would return for a game to watch and a relaxed atmosphere.
(3)Heather R.
Food is good and interesting combinations. We got the grill mix plate. The strawberry ale was tasty. Place is full of games: pool, foos ball, pinball tables, etc. Great for parties.
(4)Mark D.
First, I must say that, once again, Grubhub proved to be a very professional service with an eye towards customer service. While the restaurant provided a slight discount, Grubhub sent me a credit for the remaining cost of the order. They were also very helpful in contacting the restaurant and updating me on the process. The order was logged at 4:28 PM. The delivery person arrived at 7:04 PM. Yes, that is a 2 hour and 36 minute delivery time. The estimated delivery time was 5:22 PM. After about two hours, I used the real time customer service on Grubhub's site. They contacted the restaurant. They were told the driver was having a difficult time finding my place. I do not know how this could be the case. I live near California and Stockton. They are on Columbus. It is ten minute drive. I don't know how anyone who does deliveries in San Francisco can not find California and Stockton. As for the food, it was all cold. Well, except for the drinks. They were warm. Once I nuked it, the vindaloo wasn't a bad one. It could use more zip. The samosa was soft. When initially made, it may have been crisp. The flavor was very bland. The rice was hard and lumpy. The naan was probably very good when it was made. It was still decent. tinyurl.com/68fas5u The food was pretty well packed. The portion was a double size. I am not sure if this was a mistake. But I received two full plastic containers of vindaloo. They do have what is probably the most extensive beer list of any restaurant that delivers. The absurd delivery time pretty much put a kibosh on the entire experience. When prepared, the food was all probably better than when it finally arrived.
(1)Dave C.
Dinner here does not disappoint, portions are of a generous size and are extremely tasty. Staff were friendly and attentive. Very reasonable price for the exceptional quality if the good, a return visit is in order
(4)Paolo D.
I love Kennedy's. Where else can you get Mango Lassi in a Samuel Adams Octoberfest beer mug? Seriously though, Kennedy's has some good Indian food. On this most recent visit, I had their Chicken Tikka Masala with rice, and of course, the Mango Lassi. My cousins also ordered some Paneer (fried cheese), Curry Fries, and Keema Naan. Everything was fantastic. We left Kennedy's satisfied, albeit with a very heavy feeling from all the good food we just ate.
(4)Siam E.
Good when you can actually get service. Food is super spicy, which I love but my bowels hate. Try the coconut porter--it's a wonderful accompaniment to the curry. Best bet with Kennedy's is to have the food delivered rather than actually going to the restaurant. They deliver beer!
(3)Minerva L.
it's not the BEST indian food i'd ever had but the garlic naan was amazing. the regular naan was eh.. the chicken curry was ok along with the spinach pakora...it was fried but was too greasy. the other dishes were good.aloo gobe was bit on the greasy side.. rice was almost like regular rice. though i came here with co workers, and we did family style..15 people around $182 bucks with tips..not too bad..we were def full. i think the veggie dishes were a lot better than the meat ones..
(3)Paul C.
Kennedy's will be forever tied to my wedding. My Irish mother-in-law spied this place the day before our wedding and suggested we continue our party there--which we did until around 2:30am. That was six years ago and to this day I still love Kennedy's. Let's talk Indian food. It's no Indian Oven or Rotee but I'm a fan. The put some extra spice on their tandoori shrimp which is nice, and their palak paneer isn't mind blowing but salad. They also do dosas which you can't get at every Indian restaurant. It's reasonably priced as well. But it's really about the beer and people right? I like Kennedy's because it's a mix of hipsters, bikers, tourists and other people who live in the area. Their bartenders are awesome too--nice but not too nice. Filled with suggestions and armed with a good bottle selection to supplement the already pretty great draft brews. Happy Hour: They have a set of I think about 20 beers which are buy-one-get-a-token-for-another-one-free. There are some solid beers here like Trumer, but their happy hour beers are a bit light for my tastes--no porters or stouts in the mix. They do have a great selection of darker beers on tap though, including St. Bernardus Abt 12. And like I mentioned their bottled selection is fantastic. I think they started a trivia night on Tuesdays as well!
(5)Isabelle L.
This is an Indian/Irish Pub. The Indian Restaurant is in the middle and you can order food from there if u stay in the pub. It is kind of weird, but i guess they are doing pretty good business. the draft beer is around 3 to 4 dollars and it is pretty cheap for the price in San Francisco. I like the place has fuss ball, pool and hockey machines to play with when you are drunk. There is a patio outside and it is quiet pretty nice.
(3)George S.
I'll not darken this doorway again. Add this place to the ever-expanding list that can't seem to do business in a straightforward way. I caught them trying to shortchange me - something I have absolutely NO patience for and which seems to be a growing practice in this city. There was no apology of course - this is 2012 after all. Also - adding an 18% gratuity pretty much ensures non-attentive service. Restaurant owners will never understand this apparently.
(1)Nancy H.
live in the neighborhood and always wanted to try the Indian food. I finally did, first via take out then second time is actually walking in. The food is not bad at all--better than expected. The shrimp biryani is actually quite good--they give giant shrimp and don't skimp. We also had the Mattar Paneer and was impressed that the cheese wasn't rock hard, but nice and soft. I would do take out more than walk in because the service was slow and the noise level high due to the bar and well, eating to the noise of an air hockey machine is not my idea of having dinner time ambience. I am just happy to have access to decent Indian food nearby.
(3)Brad R.
Best of both worlds having amazing Indian food attached to an Irish bar that pours 60 different beers. I showed up around 11pm having just checked into our hotel after flying into SFO. I was looking for a late night meal and some beers to start the vacation off right. Nothing like a huge meal and some micro brews at midnight to tell the body we're on vacation. I grabbed a few coldies from the liquor store down the street (Lagunitas Hop Stupid, Blue Moon, Heretic Imperial Red) and then headed to the Indian food restaurant for some take out. The place was under construction but the sign out front said 60+ beers and the lights were on so I headed in. A bit of a dive but that's alright in my book. The place was divided into a seedy dark bar on the right, Indian food restaurant straight ahead and toward the back, then pool tables and TVs on the left. It's like an Irish guy and Indian guy were college roommates and decided to open the perfect pub. Too funny. Strange but I liked it. I walked up to the Indian restaurant counter, grabbed a menu, and was greeted by a little Asian guy that took my order. I got the Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Vindaloo, rice, and 2 orders of garlic nan bread. Told the guy I would be 10 feet away drinking at the bar when it was done. He made it clear that if I want my food, "you come here in 10 minutes and it be done". There was no, hey buddy, your food's ready coming from him. OK, I get it. It's your house, your rules. Off to grab a few beers while I wait. Bar was decently packed for a Tuesday night at midnight. Service was good having a friendly bartender provide me the list of beers. Good selection of local micros and Belgians. Everything from Speakeasy, Bear Republic, Chimay, Ommegang, Ninkasi, Stone, to even some PBR for the too cool for school hipsters. I asked for a 3philosophers but they were out. I could have got a Hennepin but opted for a favorite Matilda from Goose Island. Descent prices $5 for a 12oz bottle. I could have seen them charging $7 but hey, lucky me. I washed that down with ease as I took in the scenery. Dimly lit bar, dirty taps, lots of stickers saying we are rude cause you are stupid... The fun sort of shit I like to read while sitting at a bar. They have a large fridge behind the bar with 50 some odd various bottles, 22s, and cans to keep your attention. They also serve pitchers which is something I miss. Haven't had a pitcher of beer since college. Guess I'm too much of a beer snob. While I was seated there I spy a new favorite, the Gubna (imperial IPA) from Oskar Blues. Best damn beer in a car. Fricking amazing. So of course I had to get one. Time check. It's been 8 minutes. Food was supposed to be ready in 10. Screw it, I got time. I'd rather spend a couple extra minutes drinking than waiting. Gubna was awesome. Man I love this beer. Polished her off in a few coveted sips and I was off to snatch my food. Packaged up and ready to go I saw my food in a nice brown paper bag with handles. Guy at the register didn't recognize me as I reached for the bag so I had to verify my order. Guess all us white guys look alike. Any hoo I was sober enough to recall what I ordered as so the guy granted me access to my food. I grabbed a few napkins for the road and borrowed a pint glass as I'm not going back to the room to drink my beers from plastic hotel room cups. Did I mention I was a beer snob. Clepto too I guess. Amplified by the buzz of Matilda and the Gubna. Long story short, the food was awesome. I don't get quality Indian food like that very often. A little pricy though. If you were following along Tikka Masala, Lamb Vindaloo, rice, garlic nan = $40. Seems pricy when it is served in plastic soup bowls and foil. Whatever. Forget appearance, it all depends on what the tongue and stomach have to say. Awesome. Would definitely go back.
(5)Harriet W.
My boyfriend had a Groupon for this place and originally intended to come here with his coworker for lunch, but their offices moved all the way to Palo Alto. So instead, he came here with me. This was actually my first time eating Indian food, so I can't really compare this with anything else. Unfamiliar with all the foods, I let my boyfriend do all the ordering. I don't remember the name of the dishes, but we had naan, a curry and a fried rice plate. My boyfriend even had to show me how to put the things together to eat it, how embarrassing. haha So anyway, the curry with meat chunks on the naan topped with the white sauce was delicious. It was a mess to eat, but it was delicious :9 I usually don't like spicy food, but this was an exception. The fried rice plate however, was just okay, nothing really special about it. Overall pretty good experience, but it's not really something I'd be craving to go back to [although I wouldn't mind coming again, of course :) ]
(3)John F.
NOTE: They have a mandatory 18% tip for completely non-tip worthy service! I am curious how this place maintains the rating it does. I have never been so disappointed in a restaurant before in my life. A couple friends and I headed here on a Friday night for dinner. I tried to call early and ask if I needed reservations for food, the guy on the phone was unintelligible. We showed up and sat at our table. We waited for around 15 minutes for the guy to come take our order. Happy to find that this place has Kilkenny (my favourite beer) on tap, I order that. After another 15 minutes, we get our beers. Completely, 100% flat. I had to get up to ask them if there was something wrong with their taps. Our server got angry at me and told me to speak to the bar staff. They tried to tell me that "Nitrogen beer isn't as carbonated". While true, nitrogen beers are not supposed to be as flat as orange juice! To top this off, I've been drinking this particular beer since I was 19 (6 years!). I know what this beer is supposed to be like. I tried Guinness, but it was extremely old and also completely flat. When we finally get to food orders, the guy was more interested in texting someone than taking our order, paying practically no attention to our order and ignoring questions as complex as "Does the garlic naan have cilantro like it says on the menu?" The food was at best mediocre. My chicken wasn't cut up very well, which resulted in a bunch of fat and tendens being in the meat. Every single interaction had to be initiated by me going up and walking to the front of the restaurant because after waiting an eternity. When we get the bill, there is a mandatory 18% tip, labeled "service charge". What?!?! This is ludicrous. There was no service! They had the gaul to ask for yet more tip on the credit car receipts. This place is a total scam. I'm not one to exaggerate poor service for a review, but this is with out question, the worst experience I've had at a restaurant. I hope for their owners that they improve, but I will not be going back to verify.
(1)Marc S.
Finally got around to using a Google Offer for here. Started off bad with unfriendly cashier manning the counter of my to-go order. Also, was charged a mandatory gratuity even though it was a to-go order. Not stated on the offer. Waited very long for food and finally went up and it was sitting there. Guy just was going to let me sit there forever and I was clearly visible to him at a nearby table not doing anything. As for the food, it was actually very good. It seems pricey, but the size of their items are larger than normal Indian places. I got the Mixed Tandoori Grill and an order of Naan. With the scam gratuity charge, it was $23, but good for 2 people. And I found all the meats: chicken, lamb, shrimp to be very tasty, though afterwards a bit salty and had my drinking a lot of water during the night. Naan was ok. Service lowers a star or maybe even 2, but it's worth checking out.
(3)Shirleyanne A.
I'm Yelping on behalf of my friend who had an awful experience at Kennedy's. She was eating dinner in the restaurant area (right next to the foosball tables) and suddenly this UNDERAGE MINOR reaches over the divider and STEALS her iPhone! Luckily her BF was fast like Flash Gordon and he caught the kid trying to steal her iPhone and he tried to run out the backdoor which thankfully was locked (or stuck). Flash Gordon grabbed the kids backpack and demanded my friend's cellphone back. During the tussle, my friend asked the restaurant server (skinny young Indian dude) to call the cops. Server said "YOU call the cops!!!!". What kind of customer service allows UNDERAGE minors to the bar who happen to be thieves? WTF! This establishment gets ZERO stars in my book. I'm never eating there again because I don't want to have to worry about thieves! This is North Beach and not friggin' Richmond (California)! One star is awarded to the super awesome bartender (I think his name is Joey) who offered my friend a free drink for the drama they experienced while dining at this godforsaken establishment. He's always been my favorite bartender at Kennedy's because he's always cheerful and gets my drink fast.
(1)Kelly O.
Though the song may have been long forgotten, the melody remains... Instead of focusing on Kennedy's as a great bar (killer beer selection) and restaurant (impressive scope of Indian fare AND bar snacks) packed with amusements galore (billiards, air hockey, etc) -- all reason enough to posse up here -- I would like instead divulge my ever-increasing interest in Skipper Kent's, the restaurant and "tiki" bar Kennedy's used to be. The wandering eye can glimpse evidence of Skipper Kent's scattered all around the Kennedy's premises: the nautical artifacts embedded within the bar, the rope detail lining the walls, the giant clam shell sink basin in the ladies' room, the planks and pilings lining the wall flanking the pool tables and more -- see for yourself what you can find! Scoping Kennedy's for evidence of Skipper Kent's is a task any self-respecting urban archeologist would delight in undertaking, however diminishing the returns may seem to the uninitiated. At any rate, Kennedy's is a great place to while away a sunny afternoon (especially during Fleet Week: HELLLLOOO sailors!).
(4)Ching L.
Only place I know that is an Irish pub with Indian food served by a Chinese guy! The food is not the best indian food but it's still pretty good. Come here for the happy hour & dinner and stay for the trivia.
(4)Erin J.
Walked by and was lured in by the smell. Clearly a local joint. Good food, interesting atmosphere (Irish, Indian sports bar?). Worth the trip.
(4)George K.
You can call this a fusion restaurant. It has an Indian and Irish touch both combined. The food is mostly Indian and is good so far as I've tried, especially the appetizers. The mix of Indian food with a Western-ish Ambiance makes this place extra-ordinary, plus the location. They got few pool tables, a medium size dining area, TV screens, patio and they also play good music, yeah! The beer! Oh yes, they got a lot of varieties and pretty good I would say. Indian food and Irish bar - If that doesn't set the mood straight for you, I don't know what does! Been here just once, so lets see if the next time would be better or worse, so giving 4 stars, But a really good hangout joint. :)
(4)Maple S.
To hell to anyone that gives this place less than 5 stars!
(5)Jason B.
I salute you. For naming your Indian restaurant in an Italian part of town in honor of a former President because of his work bringing people together. For not settling with the standard tandoori options and offering tofu as well. For making the tofu outstanding. The spices were perfect. The grilled onions and peppers complemented perfectly. The Indian clay oven made the magic happen. The naan bread brought it all together. For hiring friendly staff and keeping your prices reasonable. I salute you for a job very unexpectedly well done.
(4)Sebastien R.
Awesome beer, good food, and a nice deck. Makes working in north beach feel a little less douchy
(5)Kevin L.
Great South Indian food is not something that one can take for granted, not even 'round these worldly parts. I had delightful utthapam here, and the idly sambar, bindi masala, baigan bharta, ooooh, I could go on. And I rarely stick around the bar side very long, but they have ultra cheap pints available mid-day, $2 guinness last I checked, and they have RACER5 on tap. Perfect for a pre- or post- Bimbo's dine. OH, almost forgot to mention, be good to the servers on the curryhouse side. Once they establish a fondness for you, they'll start bestowing vouchers upon you. Last time I went, the nice feller gave me a coupon that had this delightful Indian gentleman's face on it. Good for 15% of my next bout of delicious discource.
(5)Charlie O.
Irish Pub, very cool. Curry House, also cool. Both under the same roof...? Well, it works. Don't ask me how, don't ask me why, but it works. Late night food cravings satisfied by Naan, Masala and Paneer instead of pizza? Done. Great selection of beers (both on tap and bottle). If the Giants win, it's happy 'half-hour' (tough one this year) and they have games. Foosball, pool, air hockey and some video make-money thingy.
(4)Dwigt S.
Maybe I'm too easily impressed, but a place that has an Irish Pub, curry, and pool and air hockey tables under one roof is a keeper. This would've had a perfect score, but for the slow service.
(4)Jose R.
I entered the place at 11:30 place looked empty so i thought they were closed then i saw the little asian female server she was arguing with another costomer about using 2 groupons on 1 order. I also wanted to use my groupon for 25 bucks after about 25 mins of watching them argue i finally get seated and ordered the chicken tika masala, garlic naan, curry chips, rice and a coke. The meal was ok. Now heres where i was pissed at this place(some blame went to me but i was a lil high at the time so i didnt notice it at the time ... Say no to drugs) i got my bill thinking it should be under 25 but instead later i found out my food was 24 bucks (pretty pricey) but they also charged a service charge of 3.50 so they charge you a tip automatically. Place got nerves doin that after how long i had to wait i payed and left. This place looks cool but i wouldnt come back place sucks with service doubt anybody knows what there doing. Theres tons of indian places to eat in sf i would stay away from this place though
(2)Pete J.
One of the ideal places in this city to go out for "A Drink", get completely carried away, & wind up having to be dragged home at closing time. And you best make sure you have enough money for the cab ride home. It's a doozy. Minus one star for not having any Kenny Loggins on the juke.
(4)Gladys C.
How can you not give this place 5 stars? It's a irish pub with an Indian restaurant called India Curry House with pool tables and air hockey. Oh, did I mention the buy 1 get 1 free beer? What more do you need? The place is small and dark and feels like a bar which a section for the restaurant. My friend and I order: -Samosa -lamb korma: lamb cooked in mild spiced cream, served with rice -Nan It was a generous amount of food - we were full and finished the meal satisfied. I also had a chai tea which was very delicious. Fun times - definitely a fun place to hang out.
(5)Jess R.
i missed my big brother and his rockin' fiance, plus i don't have any family closer than them, so i hopped a plane to SF for the holidays. they picked me up from the bart station (is it "the bart" or just "bart"?...i'm from out of town, don't hate on me) and tell me that we're gonna go have indian food for dinner...at an irish pub. a little weird, but i'm into adventuring, so whatever. the pub/restaurant (pubstaurant?) was only a few blocks from their apartment, so we walked over, and up the stairs into the place. the little man told us to sit anywhere, so i picked the giant round table right in the middle of the place. i figured we'd get enough food to fill up the space :) so yeah,i couldn't believe how incredibly long the wait was. i mean, they came and took our order immediately, but i think we waited nearly 30 minutes for our food. i know, i'm impatient. but i was SO hungry! on the plus side, the food was really good. plenty of options for my bro's vegan lady and for us, the meat loving duo. we had this tofu curry thing that was so spicy it hurt, but man was it good. prices are reasonable, service is good, and definitely get the garlic naan. and um yeah, that's about it!
(4)Alex T.
Tasty Indian curry dishes, friendly and helpful employees, a fun place to hang out to people watch, and the best place in San Francisco for a three table, Tornado foosball tournaments by the SFfoos Group on Yahoo.
(5)Po L.
One of these things don't belong..... is it the Indian Restaurant in a Irish Pub or the other way around. This place has a lot of charm and the Indian food isn't half bad. First time I've seen this combination. Give it a shot if you have never been or have one to wash down the Sag.
(4)Goumada S.
I first visited this restaurant in 2002 and had a great meal there. I recently visited again and it was just as good as I remembered it to be. The meat is of good quality and the sauce is not greasy and just the right amount of spicy. I hope it's not another seven years before I can visit again! =)
(4)Janina U.
Hey, so you're riding on the MUNI and it isn't so bad for a Saturday night. You've got room to spread your legs and lounge while you listen to your latest tunes. Then in comes this person carrying a plastic bag passing you by, and WHAM! what the hell is that? Is that.. Is that INDIAN FOOD? UH-UH! She did not just go there! Yeah, well that was me tonight. Not the one listening to the tunes, but the one stinking up the whole bus. I was, however tuned to my iPod and slightly overheard a gay couple talking about different types of food to eat and which they liked. I wouldn't be surprised if the convo was started about because of me. Haha, I am reminded of my childhood Indian friend who'd always apologize upon us entering her house. "I'm sorry guys. My mom's cooking. Ma! Ma, turn the freaking blower on!" I was in the area and decided to get some Indian food to-go. I remember this one place across Bimbo's and thought, why the hell not. Now, I know why the hell I should not go there again. I guess this place received good reviews for its pub side, but for the Indian food? BLECKKK.. I've had better. Even tho, I love Indian food, and I don't think I'll ever be quite the connoisseur distinguishing the very best of the best, I know when Indian food's gone bad. Bad Dosa! Bad, Bad! The samosas were dry and way too over starched. I've had better chicken in Chicken Vindaloo, not huge flavorless cubes perhaps from frozen chicken. The nan was too flat and not the finger-licking good, god, I need to order more to wipe every last ounce of chutney-good. Eh. I should have known better. A pub and Indian food?? Something's gotta give. I think I would come back for the cheap beers I've been reading about. But, I'm still on that quest for great Indian food in SF!
(2)Aaron G.
This place....ummm what can you say about this place, lol. It has a shit load of beer, so stars for that. The food, not so great. I mean if you're drunk, and need some grease then you're set. Fries and curry aren't bad, not as good as Irish Bank though. If you enjoy playing air hockey, pool, video games or foozball, then hell you're set. So not a bad place, although it does mix a sports bar, indian restaurant, regular bar and arcade together. I guess that comes out to be Kennedys.
(3)andy g.
Last September me and a dozen Brit's followed our favourite band, The Wedding Present on their west coast tour. We all pretty much agreed that Kennedy's was one of the highlights of the trip. After a morning at Alcatraz we were all famished and in need of a pint or two or three or more. And this place certainly catered for all of our needs. Being Brit's we all love a drink and a curry and were pretty chuffed to find a satellite jukebox so we could delight the locals with the sounds of the Wedding Present. We also had a great time with the pool tables and foosball, a good laugh all round. We had a great time, the food was brilliant as well, there aren't many places in the US where you can buy chips (fries) with your curry, it was just like being back in the UK. The locals were friendly and the barstaff were great and not to mention fit as fook. We even found time to get a sailor drunk and he showed us his tattoo's in return. Hey, when in Frisco........ Any Brit worth their salt should check this place out after a visit to the Island or the Wharf and the prices were very reasonable, especially for SF.
(4)Susie B.
How many times have you walked into an Irish pub, sat down at the bar, and thought to yourself how great the place would be if only they served Indian fare? Yeah, it never would have occured to me either, but somebody at Kennedy's figured out that the combo works really well. Plus, the happy hour specials are great. A glass of anything on tap for 4 bucks, plus you get a token for a free drink for later. (Happy "hour" is 7 days a week from 4-8pm.) Kennedy's is great when your group of friends can't decide on a place to go. It offers pool, tasty food, TVs, outdoor and indoor seating, and booze.
(5)Brandon R.
Person who answers phone orders cannot hear or understand English. Therefore your order arrives wrong and an hour and a half late. Too bad.
(1)Zhenya S.
The bar is great, but the Indian food is average at best. Of course, it's always nice to get some tandoori after midnight. Cheap beer can make up for the quality of the food.
(3)Pflip W.
This place is awesome. the best irish pub & curry house i've ever been too.. a very large space, cool table games, very good indian food, it's $5 for a beer, but they do have quite a selection. sometimes they have deals on pitchers too. it's a good reason to take the cable car if you have your muni pass (or if you don't) because it's right at the taylor stop down by the bay.i forgot to mention they have a small outdoor area too.
(5)Kim N.
Definitely a whack munge of an establishment. I really thought it was too weird at first (took several encounters before I actually tried it), but I can't argue with Guinness! I've never had the Indian food but it sounds like I should. As others have noted, good place to get the drink on before you hit Bimbo's across the way.
(4)william b.
the beer selection is definitely the best thing about kennedys.
(4)Charley C.
This dive bar reminds me of my school days in New York trying to get served without ID. But the added bonus of Kennedy's is the indian food. Genius, pure genius. They gotta be making a killing. Anyhow, I had the food last night while sober ,and was pleased to discover that it actually was great food. The other times I've been pretty off my rocker and just gobbled it down. But yes, the food is damn good. The jasmine rice is so fluffy! Pitchers of beer and playing pool while eating Indian cuisine is just an experience that can't be missed.
(4)mike k.
HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! the food is good though...im still mad...ive never had service like this before
(1)Janinius B.
Dingy, funky interior. Maybe it would be cool as a dive bar. Food-wise it is yucky. Portions are large. Service is extremely lack luster. They burned our chicken drumettes beyond recognition and then informed us that is how they have to cook them because they start out frozen, um okay. The Indian food was okay. If I were forced to eat here again I would only order off that side of the menu. Do not get those chicken drumettes unless you are wasted and even cardboard sounds appetizing.
(1)Tien H.
Ate myself into a food coma here last week.
(4)Tom H.
Hadn't been here in about 4 years until yesterday afternoon, when I rolled in to meet some friends. Place was pretty empty, so when I got to the bar and asked for a Guinness , the bar tender said, "It's close enough to happy hour, you can have that Guinness at half-price". I thought that was pretty great in and of itself because happy hour was still an hour away, but when I came back with my token for my second beer, he refused my it and said, "this one's on the house"! Then, one of the other bartenders gave one of my friends some free coupons for the food, which we were happy to use. I don't know if they are desperately trying to get new patrons or what, but I'll tell you this: free beer will work. (if only the chips n' curry were spicier...)
(4)Sarah R.
$2 pints of Guiness or Beamish plus (PLUS!!) buy one, get one free (with a token) of all other brews during daily Happy Hour(s) . That pretty much warrants a four-star place to my husband. The food is decent - try the chicken pakora and naan while watching a game or playing pool. This is decidedly an unpretentious place and some of the regulars are a bit unique, but it makes for a great dive bar. The kicker is the woman's bathroom. Where else can you find a massive gilded seashell sink in San Francisco? Seriously, where else?
(4)chelsea b.
This place is odd but the food is yummy and the beer list is huge! 4 stars for flavor minus one star for little to no atmosphere. What a hodgepodge. Indian food meets a sports bar. Normally I wouldn't dream of wandering into an establishment like this (two extremeley different genres in one establishment usually = subpar quality for both) but since it's right across the street from Bimbo's I figured I'd give it a whirl. I was quite surprised by the vast beer selection and the seemingly traditional Indian menu. Not knowing too much about beer, I played it safe and went for a Hef. For my entree I picked a shrimp Dosa which was HUMONGOUS! It's like a giant Indian soft taco that falls off both ends of the plate AND they serve it with soup. Who can eat all that!?! Size aside, the shrimp were fresh, the spiciness was perfect for a fire eater like me, and the lentil soup was decent. The only downside was that my friend and I were the only ones inside at 6pm. Ambiance downer in my opinon. It just felt weird. Next time there's a show at bimbos and I need a place to chill before a show, I may wind up here again but it's definitely not a destination location.
(3)S. G.
i didn't try the food. just the beers. lots of selections in a cool atmosphere if your in a group. low-key and a cool place to tuck into.
(3)Michele F.
This review is long over due. I love Kennedy's! I don't know if it is all the beer, or their delicious veggie wraps that I am constantly craving. There are so few places where you can get Irish pub, Indian food, and pool/foosball action all in one. It is like a dream come true. I can not seem to help coming here when I am in the area, and it ways seems like I do the same exact thing. Pitcher of beer, samosas and veggie wrap, and a game of pool. Take a group of friend and chill. The food is reasonable and very tasty, and the beer is plentiful. Perfect harmony.
(5)Marie C.
This review refers solely to the restaurant aspect of the place, as I've heard the bar/bartenders are pretty cool. I've been here two times now with the same group of people, usually after a night of drinking but not too late (perhaps 10 pm or so). The first time we came here the food was great but the service was pretty bad. The guy bringing us our food was on his cellphone every time he came to the table so he never asked us if we needed anything else and we couldn't track him down when we needed our check. It was fairly annoying but nothing horrible, and like I said, good food. The second and last time we came here several things went wrong: 1. One person in our party ordered a wine that they were apparently out of, resulting in them first trying to bring him a beer, and when he said he didn't order beer they told him they were out of his wine. He then asked if they had either of two other wines. The waiter disappeared to check and then came back and continued taking orders around the table as though nothing had happened. When my friend asked him if he found out if either of the wines were available the server just said "Yeah, it's coming", didn't tell him which one it was, and according to my friend the wine he was served was neither of the ones he asked about. 2. We ordered both veggie pakora and chicken pakora. When they brought them out I asked which was which because a few of the people at the table were vegetarians. The server (a different guy this time) said "I don't know" and walked away. 3. Three of us finished eating by the time a fourth member of our party got his order. 4. The fifth member of our party never got a single thing he ordered (he had placed an order for naan, an appetizer, and an entree), despite reminding them about his order. During the meal we all shared our food with him because we figured his was just coming late as well, but he never got anything and we were there for at least an hour. The food here isn't bad but their completely horrible service makes it not worth dealing with them again.
(1)craig m.
i didn't really get to have the whole experience here (didn't drink any beer/play pool, etc), but the food was pretty damn tasty and considering i was one of two non-desi folks their that usually is a good indicator of authenticity. one of the few places in the bay area you can get south indian food and without the yuppie'ishness of Dosa in the mission. their sambar, chutneys, and dosa were all very good. the channa masala was very good as well and nice naan. one star off for being just a little too dim and the service could be a little better.
(4)Caitlin B.
Good food, DARK atmosphere. The waitress (we've gotten the same one each time we've gone) doesn't write your order down. She stares into your eyes as you order. If you disrupt her concentration, by adding something to your order after she has already taken it and has moved on to someone else in your party, she will get totally thrown off, flustered actually, and have to start over again. MOST of the time she gets everything right. The beer selection is good. The "chips" with curry sauce (instead of ketchup) is a nice American accompaniment to Indian cuisine. If it's really busy in the place, you will not be attended in a timely manner. I think this is a given for every restaurant. So get your drinks first and even order a starter at the counter before you take a seat. There's nothing wrong with waiting if you enjoy your company. If you go solo, you can always people-watch. There seem to be quite a few hipsters at this place... hanging out by the jute box. Wearing skinny ties... Interesting. And the hand-dryer is the lady's room is the most effective I've ever encountered. Nothing can compare.
(4)Bridgette A.
I had wanted to try Kennedy's for a couple reasons. 1- It's just so close to my school. 2- What is better than an Irish pub AND curry house?!?! One day this summer, my friends and I wound up craving Indian food during summer school, so off to Kennedy's we went! We just wanted takeout, because we had to get back to class. It took 10-15 minutes to get 2 of our 3 orders... and the other one took an additional 10 minutes. That part was not fun... and we were late to class because of it. The food was okay, but not great. It was kind of expensive and kind of oily, and I just wasn't the biggest fan. I would go back out of convenience, but I would not go out of my way to eat here. I am definitely picky with my Indian food, but I am just not a huge fan of this place.
(3)Tyler J.
I usually go to Kennedy's on Thursday nights after Rogue trivia. Why? Because we get there for their 11-11:30pm happy hour, play titty touch (aka "what's the difference") or pool or foosball and sometimes even eat some Indian food. I've never had it sober, but it's pretty great at the end of the night.
(4)Brian H.
Decent Indian food, decently priced beer, pool tables, air hockey, and redneck Buck Hunter. Does life get any better than this? I submit that it does not.
(4)lexi m.
Hands down my favorite bar in the city. Cheap and delicious Indian food, foosball, $2 guinness poured to perfection, you can't ask for more. The bartenders are so nice too! Shout out to Jenny for the best four leaf guinness clover and for being so friendly!
(5)Nish N.
The perfect spot to hang out before a show at Bimbo's. They have the best (perhaps only) South Indian food in the city. Go with the dosas, you will be very happy. They have $7 pitchers of Kingfisher beer, 'nuff said.
(5)shari d.
I went to Kennedy's on St. Patty's Day. Not the best of days to judge a Irish pub on because it was crazy packed . The night consisted of : 1) Protecting the seats we was saving for friends who were braving the bar . 2) Protecting the food we ordered from a intoxicated, and apparently ravenous, man who 'just wanted a sliver off the end" of our stuffed dosa. (To give him some credit though he did say he had washed his hands.) 3) Protecting our clothing form people who's motor skills had started to fail after several hours of drinking. Despite the beer stealing, shortage of toilet paper and the couple who took PDA to a whole new level (some people might consider this a plus point), I had a good time. I guess it mainly had to do with the people I was with: A bunch of tipsy Lankans singing 'bila' in a Irish pub that serves Indian food...
(3)Dan C.
ah... Kennedy's... Where the Raffs meet the Riffs. This is a funky joint. The owner has a way of giving you an evil eye. Their indian food is pretty good, actually. Great variety of beer, mostly in bottles. Kennedy's is the spot for those who have to park at the wharf to get to North Beach, and on the way they decide that it's too friggin far to walk so they just stop there, the first bar they come to. I'm giving Kennedy's 4 stars because every year, they make Thanksgiving dinner to help out the homeless., and that gets points. But watch out for the evil eye...
(4)Nanceee P.
Despite the negative reviews, I must say that this place is definitely worth checking out if you're ever in San Francisco and looking for GREAT, AFFORDABLE AND SATISFYING Indian food. After unsuccessfully finding a nice stand-out place for indian on Lombard, we decided to drive a block or two up to see if we find anything. Then, out of nowhere, we both saw this place with there multi colored exterior, indian paintings, and the big sign that read INDIAN CUISINE. That was good enough as for stand-out to us, so we decided to give it a try. I must admit, it was weird at first to walk into what seemed like a bar with pool tables, air hockey and foosball tables, but once we sat ourselves in the dining area and got our menus, nothing else really mattered. HUGE selection of beers on tap and bottle (i recommend the poppy jasper ale). VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN SELECTION is very generous. Between my friend and i, we ordered the aloo tikki(spiced potato patties) and curry chips (HUGE basket of fries w/side of curry dipping sauce) the channa masala (garbanzo beans with spiced sauce) with regular naan and poori. All I can say is, even though it may not sound like much, we were STUFFED! The only thing i resent about this place is not taking my leftovers. Also, upon requesting some Sriracha sauce ( YES! THEY HAVE IT HERE TOO!) they generously gave us the whole bottle to ourselves. DEFINITELY worth trying!
(4)Cynthia D.
My sister and I were in the mood for Indian Food and wanted to use our Restaurant.com gift certificate, so we decided on this place mainly because of the weird mixture of Irish and Indian. I live in NJ, and as far as I know, all Indian restaurants look the same. Unfortunately, we didn't have time for the bar section, but I did order a beer! Anyway, I've also been to India and I find myself always comparing the food here to there. So far, nothing beats the paneer makhani that I first fell in love with in India, but we ordered it at this Curry House and my sister found herself admiring the sauce and dissecting it to the core. It was pretty darn good! It was really cool having a raspberry wheat beer and mango lassi along with our delicious samosas and my sister's HUGE shrimp dosa. I did order an okra dish which was....eh....alright. Not enough spice for me. Hearing bar music instead of the typical Indian music was different too, although I wished it wasn't so loud (I guess I should have expected it, being at a bar). Probably our only complaint was the service. No one checked up on us while we were eating and it took forever just to ask for a bag to take our leftover food in. I'd love to go back whenever I am in town and experience both sides of Kennedy's. Definitely a place worth checking out. It may be sort of a dive, but sometimes those type of places stick in your mind more than any of those hoity toity places.
(4)omar b.
so it took some serious meditation to decide on how i wanted to share my recollection of the XYZ after-party-- so you wanna hear it...hear it go- * kicked it in the patio with a list of the coolest, hawtest yelpers-- basking in the sun, drinking beer and eating monster samosas- if Sav is digging it then the Indian food must be decent flickr.com/photos/tvham/… * a bunch of bebe's kids threw cigarette buds on me and called me gay...Stan and Basi saved me from a good ass whoopin' flickr.com/photos/tavall… * tested Ed's sexuality and well..he is very straight flickr.com/photos/tavall… * spent way too much time choppin it up with Chewie and well... flickr.com/photos/tvham/… HUGE ass pitchers of choice beer selections for like 12 bones. DOPE! And well in the end... flickr.com/photos/zomgle… Hi BELLA!!!!
(5)Kali E.
An Irish pub in an Indian restaurant in Little Italy. (Or is that an Indian restaurant in an Irish pub in Little Italy?) That alone made it worth checking out. How you rate this place can only be determined by what you were after when coming here to begin with. If you're looking for super-great Indian food, than this place will be disappointing. The food is decent, but nothing to write home about. On the less-common side, they have dosas and bhindi masala (but they use frozen okra, apparently, though), as well as many of your other usual Indian standards. But, if you're coming for a Guinness or Smythwick's (both on tap), a round of pool, and a time out with 20 or so of your closest friends, it's a good spot for that. The Indian food makes a nice change from the usual bar fare, and there are enough pool tables, chairs, and space to accommodate a larger group. If you're looking for something more intimate, this may not be the place for you.
(3)Renae C.
potato naan and beer! they lose 2 stars because ironically they are racist. well, maybe subconsciously racist. there were a bunch of cool caucasian doods in line for the bar behind my cute chinese boyfriend, and guess who got served first? that's right, cool caucasian doods got served first. i'm sure it wasn't intended to happen that way. sometimes asian people can seem invisible. with our ninja like reflexes and all. on the restaurant side, there were asian (maybe vietnamese), servers. it's kind of a strange scenario they got. irish pub/indian restaurant, served by friendly asian servers. and the food is deeeeelicious. but prepare yourself for some stank breath and the farts afterwards. it will happen! it may not be a good idea for a first date.
(3)jen b.
irish pub, indian food, asian staff, games & sports tv. the beer was great. the indian food was okay. (the samosas were good, the vegetable korma was a little "different") the staff was lax. overall, i'd come here again. plus it's just a cool place.
(4)Sharon M.
It's ok, I was looking for a different bar that cab dropped us off here. They have an impressive amount of bottle micro brews and a generous amount on tap as well. I'm a total beer snob although they had a variety of beer but is by far not the best in SF. I took off one star for not being impressed by the beer selection and another for the overpowering smell of curry. I know this pub is also a curry joint but damn that smell was strong it was hard to enjoy my beer.
(3)Eileen P.
Awesome beers and a chill place to hang out with friends. The bartenders were friendly and efficient - didn't have to wait too long for another round. That's a good thing y'know.
(4)Braden B.
200+ beers and up to 33 beers on tap makes my taste buds do a little dance. Rogue Dead Guy Ale and Blue Moon and Black and Tans for hours! For the beer lover, and the occasional foozball player, or even the serious, professional fooz players, and/or air hockey fanatics, this place has it all. Next time I'll attempt the curry after some pulls on the tap.
(4)H T.
this place is totally random, but i love it. i came here w/ a bunch of friends last night, and it was fun. i got there early and started off w/ some beer. they have a ton of beer here, and i got a framboise lambic ale, and wakako got a blue moon...two beers for $10. we then sat down and ordered food. i tried the veggie roll, shrimp vindaloo, roti, and sambar vada. everything was really good. the shrimp vindaloo was not as spicy as i would have liked, but they were generous w/ the large prawns. i would definitely come back again for the mixed crowd, good times, and good food and beer.
(4)Samantha M.
This review is about the PUB only, I haven't yet tried the Indian food there, kind of scared to, after reading some of these reviews. I was at a couch surfing meeting in the back room where they were serving some special wines. I would like to note that waiters came in and kept delivering us fries (which were good... I mean, really, how can you mess that up?) so that made it nice. There was an older dj there and we REALLY got on well since we've the same taste in music... he played Tori Amos, Portishead, Bjork (at my request) and Radiohead, all in that order. Those just happened to be 4 of my most favorite bands/singers in the universe, especially the latter two. Anyway, I loved his taste in music and he made the night a bit more special, especially when he comped my friend and I a free drink (probably because we only ordered sodas, but still it was free!). The only thing I don't like about this place is they only serve beer and wine, and even though they have a lot of imports, they didn't carry a lot of stuff I've seen in England, Ireland, or Scotland, when I was there. Yet and still they have an amazing strawberry beer that was sweet enough so it did not make me gag, like the usual gross, sour beer. I will be back again to try the food, if I'm brave enough!
(4)Shawna S.
Surprisingly good Indian food and $2 Guinness...how can you really go wrong? It's a big space and has a pretty good jukebox. Minus one star for the lighting.
(4)Shelley G.
I love this place! It's the best Irish bar/ Indian Restaurant in the city. Just wish it was closer to my house... Now that my North Beach friends are moving away, I'll have to make more of an effort to get there. We went there last night for their moving away party, and sat out on the back deck in the middle of November, drinking Guinness and eating Dosas. It was glorious!
(4)Caroline S.
yummyummy indian fare in a irish pub!? what? yeah, go figure. but it works. its me and boys fave spot for low key causal eats. we start out by getting wine/beer at the bar and walking over to the dining area. call us creatures of habit but somehow always order the samosas, cable car deelite (or sometimes the chicken tikki masala), sometimes the saag paneer and of course naan. he gets the naan with meat inside and loves it. and then you can play pool or ice hockey afterwards! kinda ghetto and strange, but we love it.
(4)PJ M.
who woulda thunk.... irish pub & indian food... one of the most formidable combos ive seen yet. the indian food isn't the best in the city, but for the $ its great and I order it all the time when i'm too lazy to cook unless you're boozing at Kennedy's or playing pool, i'd take advantage of the FREE delivery. the restaurant service is pretty bad and it feels like you're eating on the plastic covered couch in grandma's living room (well, if my grandma was indian)
(4)Adam M.
This place is amazing (this review is primarily for the Indian restaurant...not as much the bar). Don't come here if you expect good service (order and pay at the counter). Come here if you want very authentic Indian food at a reasonable price - and if you want a unique dining experience. Leave it to Indians to combine an Indian restaurant and an Irish pub. I love the transition between the two environments - the bar was relatively crowded and small. Pretty standard (but they DID have Shiner Bock, a favorite from TX). Then walk ten steps and you are in a much more open restaurant environment decorated sparsely and cheesily in a way that only Indians can pull off in such a wonderful way. If you want to play bar games (darts, arcade, pool, air hockey) you are in a more in the restaurant than the bar. A more open environment with more space and less noise (easier to talk). I spent four months in India and I love Indian food. This place delivers (but not quite as spicy as I usually like...they don't do Veg Kolhapuri). We ordered the Lamb Rogan Josh (the table's favorite), Chicken Tikka, Tandoori Chicken, Palak Paneer, Aloo Gobi, and Baingan Bhartha. All were excellent. The Nan is better than the Roti. Next time I am going to go for a Biryani.
(5)Jay W.
"Kennedy's India Curry House and Irish Pub" nuff said. OK, I really spent way way way too much time here back in the days of living in North Beach. They had this thing called Century Club: You drink 100 different beers and you join the club and save 50 cents on bottled beers and like half off on the food. I did it in under 2 weeks....and I went to vegas for one of the weekends. When I did it they only had like 103 different beers so you pretty much had to have 1 of everything....and there was some nasty stuff. Now I think you've got some flexibility. My final night I had like 17 beers...and I had saved the various Chimay and other 15% alcohol Belgian Ales for last so I was an incredibly sloppy mess. They pour probably the worst tasting Guinness in the city, but it''s only $2 so who can complain? Now it's just beer and wine (which explains why they have like 130 different beers, but you can always pop next door to the Nash (International Sports Lounge) for a quick Patron and then get back to your Air Hockey...or you could just leave. But the food is really pretty good and they serve late. I had a lot of fun times here...and despite the fact that I now go in like twice a year my picture is still up on the wall somewhere...or it was last time I checked. It was the first place I ever saw an internet jukebox, they've got pinball machines and air hockey and a pretty awesome back patio where you can smoke. Not a bad way to waste a sunny afternoon. The crowd is very much hippie/bike messengerish...you can't spend an hour in the place without hearing some Phish on the sound system and there are quite a few folks obviously still mourning Jerry's passing. Also, it's impossible to be underdressed....which is a plus in dive bars.
(5)Jessica T.
The best Indian I have had in the city yet. I had veggie pastry appetizers, garlic nam bread, and tofu curry. It was amazing. Everything was spiced well and the portions were huge. We had leftovers that we gladly took home to enjoy the next day. Bonus: It's open late so after a good round of Trivia at Rogue Brewery - wonder down the street for a very tasty treat.
(5)I M.
Indian food and Irish Bar. What more can one ask for? They have an AYCE buffet during lunch (it's not great, but it's not bad.. and it's only $6.50). Air Hockey, video games, and a few pool tables. The place is huge, there's an enclosed smoking area as well as a patio out back. The surley bartenders are my favorite, and were always happy to give me a little 'bonus wine' when I attended many an afterwork happy hour. 2 for 1 beers during happy hour. (They'll give you a token when you order a beer. Keep that token. It gets you the next beer free). Guiness is super cheap (2.00??) and pitchers of PBR are $5.00. I miss going to Kennedy's. The little strip of Columbus (between North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf) has some really great happy hour deals.
(4)Anita L.
Absolutely LOVE this place! Perfect to grab a pint (our favorite is Caffrey's on tap) on a warm summer's afternoon. You can sit outside around the back side of the pub. The lunch buffet is really great as well. For a few bucks, you can have a great Indian meal as well as try some of the best selection of beer around. Parking can suck at times though.
(5)Laura H.
The first time we went here, it was great! Great beer, great food, great service. We were so excited to return and enjoy it all over again. With an impromptu night in North Beach, we decided we go there again to hang out and watch the Giants game. We took our seats at the bar and waited and waited and waited. The bartender looked our way once and it appeared he was going to take our order but then someone cut in front of us and he was occupied with them for a good ten minutes. The other bartender wouldn't even come down to our end of the bar until we actually stood up and waved our arms to get his attention. He then proceeded to tell us (several times) that it was the other guy's first night on the job and that we needed to cut him some slack ... and then walked away without taking our order either. We walked out and went up the street to O'Reilly's Irish Pub and enjoyed the game with even better service. We're not sure we'll be returning to Kennedy's if the customers are going to be treated like crap.
(1)Renelly M.
Went here the other night with some co-workers and I had a blast. Enough said :)
(4)Elizabeth M.
I love Indian food, and I personally think it's pretty hard to mess up. So the fact that this place has tasty food should be a given. Chicken tikka masala and chicken curry were both delicious! The major points go to the foosball, air hockey and Big Buck Hunter machine. It doesn't get better than that! I used to have to go to Buckshot or the Presidio bowling alley to find my favorite game, but no more!
(4)vlad k.
St. Patrick's day gets really crazy in north beach. People will take pretty much any excuse they have to drink copious amounts of liquor, so tons of people come out to celebrate their non-Irish roots. We decided to try out this place called Kennedy's. this place is a very bizarre combination of an Irish bar and an Indian restaurant. I really have no clue who could have come up with that idea. I know curry is crazy popular in the UK (apparently curry beat out fish and chips as the most popular food last year), but I don't think the Irish have ever been associated with it. Really though, if you think about it, it's a great combo. Beer goes great with Indian food and there's nothing like having a restaurant right there inside the bar in case you get hungry after a bunch of drinks. If we thought that north beach was crazy outside, it was even more nuts inside the bar. The place was completely packed and there was practically no space to walk through. Li and I waited for what seemed to be ages at the bar to order our drinks. The place had run out of pitchers, and the bar tenders seemed to be getting pissed at the constant barrage of drink orders, but luckily eventually fresh pitchers were brought out and li and I got served. I stumbled and almost dropped a whole pitcher when my foot got caught in someone's sweater on the way to my table, but luckily I kept my balance. The staff forgot to bring our food out to us and so our food was pretty cold by the time we went back to the counter to see why our food wasn't brought to us. Oh well, what can you expect on such a hectic night? The food was pretty good though... at least the chicken tikka masala was. Overall, I think this place was a good place to start the night if you're hungry. Or maybe if just some people you're with are hungry... that way whoever wants to eat can eat, while others can start drinking. Plus, the place is right across the street from Bimbo's so it would make a great place to have a pre-concert drink/snack. The place is also really big so (other than st Patrick's day) there's plenty of space for tons of people to hang out. They have a pool table, air hockey table, and a foosball table plus an outdoor smoking area too, so basically you can eat, drink, smoke, and play games all in one place. Not bad! (my resolution this year is to visit 50 new bars in SF. read about it at: fiftybars.thisisvlad.com )
(4)Umang D.
Ok so me and some friends had heard of this place from other ppl and we went there when we couldnt get into a club cause not everyone was over 21. I had heard about the concept...an irish bar, with an INDIAN restaurant in it! I was like wtf?? but i was ready to give it a try. We were the only indian people there lol though its probably more so because it was midnight or later. When we were deciding on what to eat, a fight broke out outside, and went onto the streets! I was excited and watched, and called the police though the thought to do it came alot later. We ordered some food, though they were apparently closed for food, and the waiter explained it wouldnt normally be a problem but there were police outside and they had to abide by the rules. But the waiter made an exception and said you just can't take the food outside. The food was good! I forgot now what we had, but it was worth the price fo sho. And then we played foosball with random people, and just hung out. We also brought along this mafia-like game, and we played there for like an hour, and noone said anything, which was awesome! Overall, a great place to go especially if you like indian food. And it was a random adventure I will not forget anytime soon. It was pretty cold inside tho...they should turn up the heater.
(4)Mark W.
What an unusual place. Irish bar with an indian restaurant in it ? Sounds weird but it is a cool place. Big bar, lots of seating, friendly bartenders, good selection, bar games, patio, and did I mention an indian restaurant ! I go to Kennedy's for two things, the samosas and to black out. The rest of the food is good, but always gives me the squirts the next day. As a bar, totally worth checking out, you won't be dissapointed.
(4)Candice L.
Kennedy's gets 5 stars for concept, 2 stars for execution, and a strike b/c they don't have a full bar. That being said, it is the perfect place if you need to watch an important game, while drinking and eating on the cheap, immediately before you go see a show at Bimbo's. Expect the wait time for food to be about double what they quote, but employees are clearly working hard to deal with the crush of hungry beer drinkers. As for the food, I was disappointed with my dosa, definitely not the best that I've had or even something I would put in my usual rotation. The potatoes in the center were cold. We also got CTM ($9.95) a veggie dish ($7.95) that escapes my memory. Throw in some naan, rice, and fried zucchini and you get more than enough food for three that spans the gap between bar food and something with some spice. It should be noted that sopping up sauce and eating curry with naan and your fingers can be entertaining when intoxicated. Kennedy's also gets points for having satellite coverage for some of the harder to find games.
(3)J.C. H.
The only place in the world you can eat Indian food (really good Chicken Vindaloo) at the bar and have a choice of over 20 something draft beers at 2 for 1 price during happy hour! I go with the Racer 5 IPA (haven't found any other bar in the city that serves it yet) I live right next door and hit this up at least twice a week. Definitely worth your time
(5)Jeanne L.
Odd combination of pub + Indian restaurant. Somehow it works though. Chicken wrap is great. They have a wide selection of beer. They even have Great White Ale (my fav) which isn't offered at too many places. There are a few pool tables which makes me dance in my pants. The establishment is huge. Gets busy. Great for a late night snack.
(5)sanjee w.
Completely unexpected but actually some of the tastes Indian food I've had anywhere. The complementary curry that comes with the dosa was the best I've had anywhere. The chicken korma was ... drool... creamy tasty goodness. the ground lamb and potato dosa... so good. Very good service. Really quirky Irish pub / game room / sports bar atmosphere.
(4)Amy A.
Once, a really really drunk guy tried to fight me and six of my girlfriends, here--all at the same time. Thank god, for him, his friends broke it up. I suppose this is what happens in bars that advertise $5 pitchers of PBR.
(3)Angelina M.
my new local watering hole. right up the street from work, huge selection of beer. and they have hard apple cider! yum yum yum. i also love their cheese sticks and nuggets. i wish there was more space in the bar though. it is layed out a little funny but i suppose thats part of the charm. happy hour is also bangin.
(3)Anita C.
$2 Guinness till 8pm nuf said. Update: The appetizers were yummy.
(4)julie q.
I love this place! Never have the two combined been such a great idea. The imperialism of an English pub and the wonderfulness of Indian food. Once you get past the crabby lady you have to order from at the window you get very good food. Warning: DO NOT come here for ambiance. It is purely for the food and the beer! Fun games (pool, video games, etc) good for a group of people to go while waiting to get into Cobb's Comedy Club.
(5)Camille A.
They have air hockey. If that is not a good enough reason to go somewhere I do not know what is. This is a well known place and really almost everything everyone else wrote is true. It is by far not the cleanest establishment but it is a bar. And they have a outdoor patio. They serve food, I haven't tried it yet though. $6 pitchers. Like I said they have air hockey.
(4)Inna R.
I used to like this Bar BUT when my friend turned 21 we went there and they made up this big bullshit story that she has to wait one WHOLE day and come back in order for her to get beer! WTF once your 21 at midnight your 21!!!!!
(1)shawn p.
I give this place a four for variety. They have everything. You can dine on their Indian fanfare, drink, play pool, air hockey or just relax out on the back patio. A great place to go for the indecisive.
(4)Brandon B.
Just when I think that this place could be cool, I realize how much it pretty much sucks and get accosted by a weird guy with a mustache. He kinda reminded of the Unabomber. Everytime I go here, there's some crazy, smelly, rude people hanging out. The only time it seems even marginally acceptable is before a big show at Bimbo's when all the hipsters take over. It's really part of the weird stable of trashy North Beach bars that cater to a crowd that lives in the trailer parks unbeknownest to me that exist in the city. Oh yeah, Lost and Found, The Saloon, Kennedy's, and LaRocca's all seem to mysteriously draw a crowd of people that look like they just strolled in from Lake County or Tracy or some shit. I don't know, the bar staff is actually pretty cool people, but the bar's just not my thing. It looks like people think the food is decent, but I haven't had the guts to try it yet.
(2)Jenny L.
09.29.11 Indian food and Irish pub mixed in one. Not sure where else you can smell spilled beer and curry, but if that's what you're looking for, Kennedy's has you covered. Maybe if you're feeling an identity crisis... $15 pitchers of Boddington's. Don't try to make foosball bets with these; it's dangerous and causes two pitchers to be consumed rather quickly. Three foosball tables, an air hockey table, and multiple pool tables. You can find kids (children and adult alike) running around the gaming area on a given night.
(3)Jenna P.
I have probably dined in and eaten out 15+ times. I've eaten here more then any other restaurant in San Francisco. Love the groupons/ living socials. However, worst customer service ever! When they answer they don't even ask you to hold, they just put the phone off the hook. And when they answer they play a game saying "hello" about five times, pretending not to hear you. It's really pathetic. I wish the owner would take charge and train is staff proper phone etiquette and table side manner. I order the vegetable samosa, lamb vindaloo, and chicken biryani. I love the food, I prefer Kennedy's to Naan N Curry (too bland), Shamilar (too oily), Darbar (food poison). The food is so good, but the customer service needs training.
(4)D M.
Four stars is only for the food not the service. The food was amazing, authentic, and I was pleasently surprised to find they have a good selection of south indian food. The food was served fast and the beer selection (thanks to the pub) was extensive. Sadly, the host who also turned out to be the waiter, had to be pulled away from his cell phone each time we needed something. We stood in front of him for almost 2 minutes as he ignored us for his text-a-thon before we finally spoke up. He continued to ignore us for a minute longer before finally showing us a table, never smiling or making eye contact, He was most inconvienced to then also be forced to take our order and deliver our food and beer. This is one of the few places in SF that has Magic Hat (Vermont) on tap, and as I said, the south Indian food was excellent. I would have given it 5 stars if not for the service.
(4)Donna H.
It does not take 1 hour and 10 minutes for an ordered of frozen pre-made fries/poppers/ and cheesesticks to fry. After 40 minutes of waiting I sauntered over to ask the waitress to check on my order (and I didn't interrupt her or anything while she was serving other people), but she just shooed me away saying 'not yet'. The least she could do was help me check since she was headed back toward the kitchen. I mean I figured they were busy, but not too busy for one basket of fried shit. I'm relatively patient, but this proved to be too much.. I went back to sit down and waited another 10 minutes.. and then I noticed the girl who ordered while I was up checking on my order, and they gave her a fucking basket of those fries/poppers/cheesesticks. OH HELL NO. She waited 10 minutes for her order, and they SHOOED me away when I came by 40 minutes later to CHECK on my one order. FUCK you very much bitchass waitress. Finally after staring them down, they had 3 people checking to see what the fuck was up with my order. When I finally get my damn order, I don't even get an apology for their fuck-up. You screwed up. Admit it. 2 stars for the rest of the bar.
(2)Minks M.
Unique in serving Indian food along with excellent beer outside India, this experience was fantastic. Go here for the pool or the beer
(4)Brian C.
Curry was good, even for a novice Indian eater like myself. Garlic nan was amazing. Don't bother ordering a pitcher of beer, there is a reason there is no price on the menu for it ($26? ouch)
(3)David B.
Tasty food and reasonably priced beers from around the world. With so many different rooms you can always find a nook to hang out with your friends. Games include air hockey, foozeball, and pool.
(5)Phill R.
I've always enjoyed coming here but tonight was a drastic change from the usual fare. Kennedy's charm lies in the fact that its half Irish bar half Indian curry house. Food has always been amazing and so I was disappointed tonight to find it sub-par. It was nothing I couldn't have purchased from Safeway. I think the main factor that made tonight a disaster is the guy who works as a sort of host. Describing him as a host is a far stretch of the word. To simply bark a semi interpretable "over there" at is when we ask for a table should have made us walk out. Most places would have shown us to the table and informed us someone would be with us shortly. Not barked and waved us off as insignificant flies. To actually place an order .... That was a chore in itself. If a restaurant is jam packed busy I understand staff may take longer in seeing to you. Kennedy's was empty tonight. So other than playing solitaire, sudoku and the odd round of draw something I honestly don't know what they were doing. It took even longer for the food which I assume came via the Himalayas on elephant back. Its sad because I've always liked this place but the a-hole who acts as a host should have made us turn back and go for our first choice.... In n out. Ill most likely come back because I like to believe this is a one off. PS. Reading most of the reviews here all mention the abysmal service. I that's the case then reflect that in your "star" allocation. Regardless of how tasty the food was if the service was and actually IS abysmal then don't mislead by allocating 5 stars.
(2)Brock B.
This place was cool. I only had drinks. I think they serve food but not positive. Drink prices were great and pretty good selection of beers on tap.
(3)Melissa W.
I was here with a party of four on a Saturday night. The food was excellent! The atmosphere was an interesting mix of Irish pub meets Indian restaurant. There were people playing pool and drinking beer, while tables around them were gobbling up naan. The one thing that really stood out was the server. He was horrible! It was the worst service I have ever received! It was so bad that my entire dinner party thought a gag was being played on us. For over an hour we attempted to give the waiter our order! The waiter would stand, pad and pen ready, and as soon as we started to give it, he would walk away! Mid sentence! I think by the time he actually took it, we were all stammering anticipating he would walk off again. Besides the stress of just giving the waiter our order, his table service was frightening. He came by several times refilling our waters - splashing more on the table than our glasses - all the while he talked on his cell with great gusto! By this point of our dinner, we were looking was for the Candid Camera crew directing this gag. But there was no crew or gag. After all our food arrived perfectly unharmed by the miracle service of the kitchen staff, the waiter gave us our bill. The bill where the waiter added in an 18% tip as if we were a large party of six or more. Unbelievable! Maybe he knew we were planning on not tipping him after all his stunts? Luckily the bad service did not harm the food and the waiter's behavior was so bad, it was comical. I give the food five stars but the service by the waiter no stars. Or maybe I can give the waiter three stars for his floor show entertainment? Nah. I seriously hope who ever owns Kennedy's hires new wait staff.
(2)Jason G.
Wow, the yelp reviews on this restaurant are all over the place. The wife and I met some friends here for a going-away event. We were hanging out in the bar area, but needed dinner, so we ordered from the cashier and waited in the bar for it to arrive. The food took about 30 minutes to show, which is kinda slow, but they were pretty busy so I wasn't all that concerned about it. We were excited to see that they had Dosas (we don't see much Southern Indian food on the peninsula) so we ordered the Paneer Dosa and the Lamb Saag. The dosa was pretty good, but not fantastic. The saag, otoh, was fantastic. Spicy, flavorful saag and tender lamb that was integrated in the dish, not just added as an afterthought. The dosa came with a bowl of samber soup, which was a nice surprise. It was spicy enough that my wife couldn't really bear it, but I thought it was wonderful. Lots of heat and flavor. The food was good enough that I've been trying to manufacture excuses in my mind for heading up to SF sometime soon, just so we can eat here again.
(4)Monica N.
RUDE!!!! And then I get an email from someone from their establishment saying that I'm a complainer.... I have every right to complain when you order $300 worth of food and can't eat the majority of it and have to buy lunch anyways!!!! It's only right for them to give back our money!!!! I give credit where credit is due and in this case.. They don't even deserve a star and got one by default.....
(1)Mark S. I.
+5 jillion for having very generous Groupon, ScoutMob, etc. offerings. It's hard to beat $15 for $30 worth of quality Indian Grub. +3 for having good, above average, serviceable Indian Grub that you'd want to spend $30 on. Tandoori, Samosas, Chicken Tikka
(4)Billy L.
Bimbos patrons do yourselves a favor and avoid this place before the show. The worst Indian food ever. Servers were completely uninterested in serving. You're paying a 25% premium to eat chicken that tastes like marinated rocks.
(1)Tony S.
Excellent draft & bottled beer selection. Friendly & knowledgeable staff. Indian food smelled really good. Other patrons were polite and seemed to be having fun time too. It can get pretty cigarette-smokey by bar area entrance door. But, we moved closer to the pool tables/Curry House and it was fine. We'd come back again.
(4)Gina R.
The happy hour is a great deal, you pay $5 and get a token for another beer and you can use it up to 9pm I think. The samosas are always good, but for some reason the rest of the food is not so good. The fish masala is VERY dry. I think I ordered delivery once and we got a really dry hunk of fish and the lentil donut that was also very dry. So don't order delivery. Their veggie curries are hit and miss, can be either very bland or very spicy. So it is an inconsistent place but the beer selection is awesome.
(3)Hill A.
I went here for dinner late Sunday night. I was excited about the prospect of an Irish bar that serves Indian food-- how strange! The person I was with ordered several dishes, and I ordered soup (since I had a cold) and chai tea (which was one of the few beverages listed on the food menu). The waiter said there was no chai tea, so I asked for any other kind of tea. He said there was no tea, so I asked for a cup of hot water for my throat. He said no... That they refused to make any hot water, and he was really snarky the entire time. His attitude seemed unnecessary. Meanwhile there were several customers romping around. It was pretty happening for a Sunday. So it's not like we were inconveniencing the place with our order, though the waiter made us feel that way. The kitchen was still open for another hour. The food was pretty good but the rude waiter kind of ruined the vibe.
(2)Cath M.
I thought my sister was high when she kept saying she wanted to get curry across the street from Bimbo's and me in my head: "what? its a pub!?" Then after we've had enough of the 80's... we crossed the street and entered the bar and sat inside an Indian restaurant. Only in SF! We ordered a lot but I got my usual: - Mixed Vegetable Pakora = this was good to pop in the mouth as long as you've allowed for it to cool down! Don't burn your tongue/mouth! - chicken tikka masala = this has got some kick to it. definitely not tame but thankfully it was just enough spice for me to handle. - plain naan = delicious! it was fluffy... moist... really the highlight of my night! Service was slow and constantly missing in action. We waited awhile to get our food orders... and my first time to not ever get a refill on my chai tea... and took forever to get our bill. Good food... still used to House of Curry service and prices. Good to know this exist just in case I go hungry at 3 am in the middle of North Beach!
(3)Zoran L.
I love Indian food and hesitated to try Kennedy's because there are so many poor reviews written. Well, I've realized the poor reviews are from people that either ... (a) shouldn't be yelping or (b) come here with expectations of heavily creamed servings of Chicken Tikka Masala (which btw wasn't created in India) This place is strange. The pub and restaurants are two different worlds, but who cares...I highly recommend it. I walked into the restaurant and placed a carry-out order then went into the 'other' room for a couple of pints while waiting for my food. The spice level was perfect and they got it right for each dish. Medium had just enough heat to give the dish substance and hot was perfect for giving you that slow lasting burn. The Chicken Makhani is very good. It was loaded with tandoori chicken and they used a great combination of spices in the sauce. It wasn't as buttery or creamed as other restaurants make it. The Roghan Josh (or Lamb Curry) is also very good. One of the better lamb curries I've had in a while. The lamb was very tender and had good peppery flavor. Just like the Makhani, it wasn't creamy...also making this more authentic. Overall, I thought the service was great. They made the food to order and I had cold beer in front of me while I waited. I rarely go into this part of town...but will more often now that I've discovered this place. It's definitely worth trying.
(5)Rachel E.
Stop #3 on the crawl... Beer selection is pretty good here, they even have lambic which is fruity beer, and the non-beer fans were happy! They also have wine here but it's not a full bar. For the record, this did not count against them in my review, just want to make it clear to others. We were also pretty hungry so we ordered the veggie samosas (bland) and fish and chips (fish part was pretty gross, fries were good but pretty hard to ruin those...) 2 other people in the group ordered food as well but no one said it was good. The verdict seemed to be fine, or just ok. The main issue we had was that the bartender would disappear for long periods of time to go outside and smoke. And he was the only one behind the bar. I've actually eaten at this restaurant one other time although I didn't remember until I walked through to the bathroom, and I remember it being better, so maybe things have gone downhill? On that note, the bathroom is gross.
(2)Anika K.
Very good food at a reasonable price... nice laid-back bar atmosphere, and (very important), tasty gulab jamun. The description ("fried cheese balls". not totally flattering, eh?) doesn't do it justice, I promise. The mango lassi is a bit on the sweet side, garlic naan is a tad over-garlicked, and though the chai is really good, they charge you for it (!!). Other than those minor details, the dosas, idli, and shrimp in spinach sauce were great. Palak paneer is generous with the paneer - another rare thing. Give the kulchi bread a try, you'll be glad you did. Mmmm... good indian food and cheap beer. I like this place!
(4)Inbae L.
Must say that it was the oddest combination of all... Irish pub and Indian restaurant. My theory is that the owner is Irish and his wife Indian, and they wanted to run a joint with a little bit of both culture. We only stayed for a round, and a Hoegaarden for $5 wasn't bad either. I haven't gotten a chance to try its food, so next time I swing by I'll make sure I get more of a wholesome experience.
(3)melissa h.
Last year after the Sean Lennon and Vincent Gallo show they rolled up here and got some food to go!!
(5)Nicole A.
Yes. Just yes. Nothing not to love. I'm picky about Indian food, and I've had a hard time finding really aromatic, flavorful Indian food that reflects the kind of time and care I expect. This is far from the best I've had, but totally passable and yummy. Plus they have a decent beer selection and an air hockey table.
(4)Hoa S.
Revolting. I am new to SF and was recommended this place. We ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala and some lamb dish. It was watered down, flavors were all wrong and who shreds the chicken in CTM?! Lamb was chewy - NOT okay. The service was poor as well. I will never go back.
(1)Mark L.
Great place -the best of both worlds. If you like spicy curry, they have many many excellent dishes & appetizers- esp the spinach pakoras. Great selection of beer from the Irish pub to wash it all down with. Optional are hookahs with flavored tobacco (split a pipe with three-five people). I used to come here quite often for office parties in the late 90's- hope they stay in business longtemps! (update, 11-08) - As this was my first yelp review. I am GLAD to see this place has as many as it has now! and that the folks rate them well- for the most part.
(5)Seamus M.
My actor friend was getting married so that meant a bachelor party, organized by his friends from the 'burg. Let's just say the attractions on Broadway were not all that attractive. So I brought the boys to Kennedy's a friend from college tends bar here and I knew he would hook us up. The curry and samosas went great a cold beer. The party turned out great and everyone went home feed a little drunk and happy.
(5)Tommy P.
If I'm not at home between the hours of 9pm and 2am on a weekday, I'm probably at my favorite watering hold in the city, Kennedy's. Place is huge with two outdoor smoking, chill out areas (one in front and one up on the patio), they have a pool tables, foosball, air hockey, a jukebox, etc. so plenty of stuff to keep you entertained. They don't serve mixed drinks, but that's ok with me because I'm mostly a beer guy anyways, and for the beer guy or gal they over 130 DIFFERENT BEERS to choose from, gotta love that. In addition to all this goodness they have a restaurant built right into this beast of a bar that will bring awesome indian food or pub grub to you while you sit at the bar. We have a winner!!
(5)Alex R.
Enigma, thats what I think it is. Who would have thought an Irish Pub/Curry house would have amazing indian food? Not me, as I sit in the dining room waiting for food I figured would be a pretty lame excuse for indian food, I looked around, its like a big open warehouse. Ok the oddness doesn't stop there, in the mens room they have the craziest hand dryer in the world. I mean seriously, this thing blows so hard that it makes you skin ripple. Totally sweet! I give this place high marks, curry that is about the best I have had, and its right down the street. The service kinda sucked though. That is my only complaint. Definately going back, Cheers, and have some Beers.
(5)Cully W.
Frankenbar. A beautiful monster: cheap beer, great jukebox, pool, video arcade, outdoor seating, a ton of elbow room, and your choice of Indian or pub food. The pitiful Golden Gate Bridge recreation off the outside deck is an often overlooked gem.
(5)Nicole G.
good beer, good curry, foozeball = yay (^-^)
(3)Erin O.
Love love love. What is better than going to a pub and then turning around and being able to order Indian food? That fella working the counter was a bit flirty, but that doesn't hurt. The other great thing is how spacious the bar is, never once did I feel suffocated, judged- just welcomed with open arms. I don't have a lot of reason to make it out to North Beach often, but Kennedy's makes me want to.
(5)Marcus R.
In my version of Heaven is Kennedy's. You combine an Irish pub with Indian food and they have an outdoor deck. My favorite place in San Francisco.
(5)Jessica K.
All I need is air hockey..(maybe after a few repairs), Indian food and beers at a bar that gives you tokens for a rainy pre-payday later-date outing. I love this place on so many levels.
(5)Today Y.
If i were judging the food alone, i'd give 2 stars - If i were judging for a quirky, almost always entertaining environment, 5. So it gets 4 for the (weighted) average. This place is always an enjoyable place to hang out and drink or just be goofy and chatty. There are always people to watch, and odd things to see. Sometimes it's a drunk Irish kid yelling "c*nt" in your friend's ear for no apparent reason (and then getting to try to prevent a fight), or gambling quarters in a dice game with the bartender, or getting in a political discussion, or watching an old guy roll around on old-school roller skates, or just munching garlic naan while talking about nothing, there's always an interesting time to be had. In sum: Perfect place to get drunk and into trouble, but not the place to go if you're looking for *quality* or sophistication or peace. But regardless, ya gotta enjoy the mix of the pool table/irish bar room, with the indian restaurant and draped cieling, with the juke boxes blaring odd mixtures of all sorts of rock and whatever else.
(4)Lauren F.
I've been coming to this place since I moved to the city. I usually hate going to North Beach because its SOOOOO far away from my house, and the cabs are usually SOOOOO expensive, and its just a hassle. It takes alot to get me out there. But, Kennedy's always draws me in. Maybe its the cheap pitchers of countless beers. They have a great selection of foreign bottles as well. Peche Lambic bottle and Blue Moon draft being my personal new favorites. Maybe its the 2 pool tables or the air hockey. Maybe its the fact that the place is a combo Irish Pub and Curry House. That's the weirdest combination for an establishment, but there it works. You want bar food like fried zucchini? They've got it. You want a Dosa or Chicken Tikka Masala? They've got that too! Hell, get em both! I came here for my 28th birthday dinner. They were able to accommodate 15 of us well. We gorged on pretty tasty Indian food, and then proceeded to get wrecked drinking countless pitchers when more of my friends showed up. There is a patio in the back as well good for the occasional cigarette. This place is mellow. Good people, an interesting group. Many come from restaurants in the area for an after dinner drink or many. I know this was one of my haunts when i worked at the Hard Rock Cafe. Most are pretty friendly and the bartenders are all CRAZY! It makes a much more interesting evening that way. It also helps to have one of the CRAZY bartenders as a good friend. See Max. He will treat you right.
(4)Heidi L.
the good: palek paneer- good tikki masala- sauce was good, but chicken was kinda dry lamb jalfrezi- yum, big chunks tons of lamb too the bad: curry fries- curry dipping sauce was totally watery fried shrimp- looked like little morsels of "you know what" all the glasses of wine are $4.75 and over 200 types of beer pool tables electronic jukebox
(3)S R.
It was one of THE most weirdest places I've experienced.. my eyes told me I was somewhere in San Francisco but my taste buds were convinced I was in Bombay..!! We had the pakodas (veggie fritters) to start with and they were AWESOME! what made them even better were the chutneys..! We were filled up on the pakodas and beer so we thought we'd have something light.. so got the veggie roll and the kebaab roll... nothing light about them.. portions were HUGE...I absolutely enjoyed the veggie roll which had chick peas in it... that was so different from what I'm used to but so YUMMM! Their spice levels aren't for the faint hearted... they were exactly how Indian food should be..! Can't wait to go back and try more off their menu..!
(5)will h.
Nothing like a great deal for happy hour, then followed by Indian food served by Asian waiters. This place has character!
(4)Don H.
It's passably good Indian food (though nothing to write home about), but you can get it with a huge selection on on-tap beer! Open late, too.
(3)sole a.
yes, irish pub and indian restaurant together at last. if you're picturing a $10 pitcher and whole mess of curry fries and naan you're right. and guess what - it is pretty good. i'm not going to go all out and say it is th ebest indian food ever but it is the best indian food i've ever ordered in a pub. so that is something. to top it off there is a good juke box and plenty of room (not a big fan of the super crowded hip bars where you have to stand and look cool and focus all your attention on not spilling your drink.
(5)n b.
A happening little spot. A bit on the divey side, but full of charisma and life! Fun for groups who are laid back and ready to play foosball or pool and drink a beer from their ginormo selection. Maybe have some curry to go with that Guinness? Who knew? Irish and Indian. (Shrug) Beats me, but I still like it. The service can be a little shoddy, but you're probably not goin' there for that. I'm a fan of hearing Pour Some Sugar On Me, while sipping on a beer and watching others get completely intoxicated.
(3)Mary B.
Absolutely LOVED this place. Wandered in on a whim Saturday afternoon and immediately struck up a game of beer pong with the awesome batender (Ilana? Elana? Shes the cute brunette with a tattoo on her shoulder) and her friend from So Cal. Proceeded to get intensely hammered on 5 dollar pitchers, running back from the jukebox(playing every lame 80's "sing-a-long-song" known to man) to the patio(it was a beautiful day) The drink tokens thing is an ingenius idea, as well as the double your drinks happy hour. They carry no hard alcohol, but are extremely friendly with the bar next door, where they will send you if your looking for a shot. Amazing beer selection. Indian food restaurant smack dab in the middle of the bar. Bathrooms are fun (good graffti in the stalls, mermaid shell sink, they have installed a leaf-blower of a hand dryer...might stop by the next time I jump into a pool with all my clothes on, Id be dry in minutes) General good times to be had at this colorful, spunky bar.
(5)Jeremy G.
If you stick with the Chana Masala and an order of Samosas you won't be disappointed! The veggie roll is good too (like an Indian burrito) but I've had some very poorly made ones as well so I don't get it too often. The adjoining Irish Pub makes for an eclectic mix that is purely SF.
(4)Andrew K.
Fun concept - retro environment - good masala dosas. Something to experience and worth another shot.
(3)Steve l.
I hate this area, and this kind of douche bag bar is why. So, I'm only here because I'm seeing a show at Bimbo's, which is like every three or four months, so this spot is easy just to pre drink cheap at, but the patrons are so Bakersfield, backwards baseball caps, baggy jean wearing morons. I guess if you are pining for the jock vomit filled bars of your useless college years at Indiana State, then welcome back Kotter, because this place is so horrible. The food is bar food as it is in any bar in any city, but, oh my, they have curry?!! who the fuck would eat curry from an Irish Pub when you have forty thousand authentic curry houses in the city, thats like going to Ploy II Thai house and getting bangers and mash!! so, whatever, the drinks are whatever, but priced fair. Bartenders are uninterested and stale, reflecting the dull look in the eyes of girls who fuck these date-rapey assholes. Seriously, people give the TL and the Marina a hard time, but without a doubt North Beach is the lamest area in SF, and there is very little redeeming qualities in it outside a couple of restaurants. Even Bimbo's sucks with the neighborhood's stupid noise ordinance Bimbo's plays the volume of their bands at 'hush.' So, if you feel like discussing the merits of hunting, patriotism, Miller Hi-Life with bridge and tunnel frat boys in a sports bar, then Kennedy's is for you, but personally you could have just stayed in Chico and had the same experience without bringing your stench of failure into this beautiful city!!
(2)Elle Q.
What can I say? I love this place. I've never eaten the food here, but I'm immensely impressed with the beer selection here. They have a great happy hour with two-for-one draft beers (YAY!) and it's within walking distance from where I work. Added bonus for the fact that those two-for-one beers are dispensed using tokens, which you can actually save up and redeem later. I just keep 'em in my wallet, and even on a slow day when I don't make any money at work, I can STILL go have a beer to wind down. Love it. Ample seating, and a pub-like setting that just feels like home to me make this a great place to hang out with a friend or three and wind down over a pint (or three) after a long day at work.
(5)Lauren M.
I dig this place. It's kinda weird that there's an Indian restaurant inside of an Irish dive bar, but whatever. The food is pretty decent and its fairly priced. They have a great happy hour, two for one using tokens. Same idea as Colubus Cafe. But you can use these tokens at any hour of the day, not just at happy hour. They have pool tables and a fusbol table and air hockey and other video games. They also have a back porch area for the smokers. They probably have over 100 beers, on tap and in bottles. They have some sake too, but no hard alcohol. The International is next door if you need your hard fix. Lynne and Sally are the best bartenders ever!
(4)Bernadette D.
Kennedy's is the shit. They have THE best Indian food I've ever eaten and a bar full of any beer I could ever want. They have $2 bottles, pool tables, games, and lots of space to just chill. If you want a good, inexpensive meal and a place to drink after, then go to Kennedy's.
(5)gee t.
I was just here las night and it was such an experience that I had to yelp about it right away! While the outside is rather unassuming, the moment you step into Kennedy's its a splash of character. Aside from having an incredible beer selection, who doesn't love indian food in the middle of the night?! the fact they keep the kitchen open until 1 (with a full menu btw) makes me throw caution out the window and order some yummy indian food with my beer. Kennedy's definately isn't for the faint of heart, or stomache.
(5)L R.
found this place while stumbling through SF my first trip there a few years ago...went there recently and it is the same fantastic place as it was before!
(5)M P.
irish pub, indian food(?), south indian cooks, asian wait staff(?), two air hockey tables(?), one arcade golf machine, expansive belgian beer selection(?), outdoor seating (in front and in back), two dollar guinness, cabin-like interior(?)... some things are better left unexplained.
(4)HowieHardcor e.
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(5)Ed B.
Always brief stops. No booze. Again, I should give this place another chance. Again, no booze.
(3)Danielle P.
Went here last Friday night after a lame friend of a friend birthday party. We came here mostly for late night snacking, but I have to say the beer selection was fantastic. The samosas were HUGE. I tend to like them a bit smaller so you get lower filling to fried ratio. Chicken pagora was good, but it was really the ranch sauce that made it. The curry dip for their fries was HORRIBLE. It seriously tasted like they took some powdered curry and added twice as much water as necessary. Eww. Anyway, the place seemed really empty in certain areas since it's so huge. I could see this place being really fun for St. Patrick's Day or something, but I probably wouldn't go here regularly.
(3)Scott L.
I only spent a little time here to have a pitcher of beer with chicken pagora, chips and curry, and samosas. The curry sauce was terrible but they made up for it by giving us some ranch sauce and ketchup for the chips. Everything else was good considering the weird combination Irish pub/curry house.
(3)ITesh J.
An interesting hybrid --- Irish pub slash Indian restaurant slash pool hall. Not the ideal spot for a romantic dinner but great for casual dinning with friends. Food was good and playing air hockey after dinner worked for me.
(4)sandra t.
We used to really enjoy this place even given the slow service. We were there this week and have to say it will be our last visit. Our food was ordered ahead of two tables that came in after us. We waited for an hour while watching everyone who came in after us be served. After waiting so long to not even receive our appetizers or soup, we asked what was going on. We were served ten minutes later and the appetizers were cold. There was a brief apology but not attempt was made to remedy the situation and we won't be back. On another note, there was an indian family who had ordered just after us and did receive food before us....they told us they canceled the rest of their order because the food was lacking...
(1)Jessi C.
I order this place through my work, so the price isn't such a concern for me ($10 for a vegetarian entree- I recognize that for most people, this is extremely reasonable, but I'm used to my Darbar $6 palak paneer). Anyway, I think this place is pretty ok. I've never been to the physical location, but their food is incredibly solid and it always brightens up my evening!
(4)Steve S.
i have an abiding hatred of bars that are beer & wine only. well, hatred is a strong term, but really what is the point? i asked a guy last night at kennedy's why people even bothered going there, especially when there is a full bar and pool tables at the place next store. his response? "i usually get free drinks here. also garlic naan" i guess that should be their slogan. me, i'll go elsewhere.
(3)Manali K.
This is a primo example of great concept, poor delivery. I love good beer, and I love tasty Indian food. Im also of the opinion, that nothing goes better with a spicy indian dish than a cold beer, and vice versa. I was also very impressed with the extensive beer selection, and was looking forward to tossing back a few with my chicken curry. Lets start off with the bad service first. We found a table in the back, and it took forever for the waitress to come find us. Even though it was an Indian restaurant of all places, for some strange reason my friends and I felt a bit discriminated against- we got to the area first, and we were the last to get our orders taken. The ordering process was hilarious, she forgot everything my friends and I ordered and we had to repeat it twice. And then, horror of horrors, I was brought a WARM, non carbonated Boddingtons. It tasted like the dregs at the bottom of the keg, that had been sitting there for a week. Luckily, the bartender was sweet enough to replace it with a cold, fresh one, but the initial sips were gross enough to leave a bad aftertaste in our mouth. I was too scared to complain to the waitstaff as our food had been delayed long enough. Finally they brought the grub. And, like my experience with the beer, it was less than stellar. My chicken curry lacked spice and tasted like it had been watered down. The currry with the curry fries (supposedly their specialty), tasted like typical curry sauce, with half a cup of water added to it. I was craving ketchup, mustard, anything at this point to g with the fries. Everything tasted like it had been watered down and modified for a "non ethnic" audience. The result was bland, flavor lacking Indian food, which is a travesty in itself. The naan was not bad, and I was starving, so in any case, I ended up eating a fair share of food despite my dissatisfaction with the flavoring. Anyways....I have read some of the other reviews of this place, and maybe I shouldnt have expected much in regards to the food- it is a BAR afterall, not a fine dining establishment. But for a place that is supposed to specialize in beer, i never should have gotten a warm, flat Boddingtons. Anyways, i guess if you are only coming here to shoot pool and drink Stella (the second, fresh beer they brought me), it probably isn't a bad place. But, with all the places to see in the City, I would skip this place and head to the Tenderloin for Indo/Pak food, and then maybe hit up one of the many other pubs in the mission, haight, you name it for pool and air hockey. And if you avoid north beach for that, its even better because you also avoid the general annoyances of tourists, awful parking, and nasty food.
(2)Jenz y.
far enough up columbus to not be overflowing with the B&T crowd. getting pitchers versus pints is a better deal, and they still allow you to smoke outside under the awnings. it's across from bimbo's, so a pre- or post-show drink is possible. i've always been curious about the curry aspect, so hopefully i can add to this review when i eat some!
(4)Mingus R.
The name says it all. Irish Pub and Curry House. There's just something about Samosas and $2 Guinness. It never occurred to me that they didn't sell liquor until N.L.Y.L.S mentioned it. Multiple pool tables, Ghetto Hockey and a deck for when the weather is cooperating. You will usually find me here before or after a show at Bimbo's.
(4)Hen A.
hearing kennedy's in past....never been....at last a chance and visit.....pondering at first ...words left and right to and....irish pub and curry house?....nontheless enter and ready.....rustic wooden structure....wooden mountain lodge feel....serious foosball, pool and hunting game entertaining....enough of description...need to rush....twenty minutes to happy hour ending....five pm to seven pm only.....dozen guinness draughts.....$two each...$twenty-four tab...fine irish bargain!...(note: other special...buy one draft...get one free)....back to guinness draught.....outdoor table stocked up full....pssh....stare all you want......finishing guinness not a problem.....three sheets two minute rule followed..allow guinness to properly fizzle and set......gulp of dark liquids....chatting amongst friends...one by one....guinness complete...more to orders...chicken pakora....deep fried battered chicken scraps....tasting similar to mc chicken nuggets....two dipping saucing...minty green or sweet brown....coming for genniuss....food just side to gunniuss indulgence...
(4)Mark A.
Great food, highly recommend this place. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala and was really surprised. I ordered take out so can't speak much to the inside dining environment. If you order online for take out or delivery you can save 10% on your order.
(4)Kate B.
Awful service! They add service charge, so the guy did not care whatsoever. The food was just OK, overpriced for the quality even with groupon. Will NOT be back. No wonder the place was empty with no customers.
(1)Kristina W.
Considering that this is an Indian restaurant inside of an Irish pub....you would think that the food is on par with what you would expect drunk people to find satisfactory at 1 am. Surprisingly, however, it is actually really good! Not "high end" by any means, but very flavorful and delicious. You won't find any surprises, everything tastes as it should (or at least the way I am used to it tasting at most Indian restaurants in SF). We love to come here for hearty portions and good prices very close to our apartment. Also, they offer free delivery very late!
(4)S Y.
Mediocre food. Good beer.
(2)I B.
Good place to hangout with friends with varieties of Draft beers. I like the way of food service outside the dinner place. Pool, Fuss ball and movies with choices of music on Juke box is awesome in this place. May be the customer service seems different than in the other Restaurant; it is not that bad as other peoples are saying here. Treat good, get treated better service;I guess. Five star food. Service 4 star. place 5 star +. I liked Crab curry with Naan. If you try fried chicken with draft beer to start with: it is a.awesome combination. Never the less; it is really cheap. You better avoid the restrooms. If not, go to the accessible one.
(5)Theron L.
The owner has been making some improvements here. There is a better beer selection, they have belgian beers on tap now and they've added a more interesting selection of bottled beers. The food is still great. All practical matters aside, the experiences I have here typically range between being home for the holidays and falling down the rabbit hole. If Lewis Carroll lived today, this is where he would have done his best work.
(5)Evan L.
Yet another horrible coupon experience, this time using a Google Offer. - They asked me to prove that my Google Offer on my phone wasn't already used - Restaurant charged me an 18% "service charge" on a takeout order, claiming it was a fee for using a coupon - Cashier claims that Google didn't load the T&Cs on the coupon, and was trying to "screw them over" - When questioned about it, the bartender rudely said - "gratuity, service charge, whatever you want it to be - doesn't sound like you're leaving more" Absolutely unacceptable, and no amount of good food will make up for the surly attitude and unethical business practices.
(1)Erin W.
came here tonight for takeout because i had bought a groupon deal. huge disappointment. if you actually like indian food and are in sf, this is not the place to go. we ordered chicken tikka masala, paneer makhani, rice, and naan. the curries were greasy, grainy, and flavorless. the chicken was terrible. the paneer was not fresh and tasted like spongey nothingness. we ate a few bites and threw them out. don't go here. don't buy the groupon. it's a waste of money. if you are looking for good indian food in san francisco, go to indian oven.
(1)Manny R.
This place might be Irish and Indian but it has San Francisco written all over it. Where else can you get Good beer and Indian food in the same place, play some pool and hang out with locals? If you are dining with two or more make sure you order the tandoori mixed meats grill it comes with chicken, lamb and shrimp deliciously seasoned and all the meets are cooked juicy not dry, In the front under appetizers they have a basil or cilantro lime chutney that you can order for an extra dollar get some of that as it is great to eat with the meats.
(4)Cathy K.
When I first heard Kennedy's + Indian, I did a double take. Walking in, I was in Wonderland. It reminded me of my youth at Chuck E. Cheese (minus the animatronic singing heads) with its sections of video games (including Buck Hunter) & 'the claw' toy grabber, air hockey, foosball, pool tables. The decor was accurately advertised - part Irish pub (in the front area), and Indian in the main dining area - I like the high wooden ceiling with sky light. 3 rooms branch off of this: 1) pool tables 2) games 3) "the overflow" - reminds me of a lodge living room complete with random cash register, ironing board and vacuum cleaner, high tables with chairs and couch. Overall, the food was pretty good. We had: - Naan - Garlic Naan - this will *really* keep the vampires away - Vegetable Pakora - bit greasy, but tasty - Baigan Bharatha (tandoori roasted eggplant in homemade sauce) - Fish Masala (fish cooked in a spicy sauce) - fish was a bit overcooked In addition to Indian food, their menu offers: - 'Bar Snacks' - an array of fried foods including Fish & Chips. - A very extensive selection of domestic & imported beers - I'm impressed. Service was a bit slow and there were hardly any diners. As it got later, the dining room was packed with weekend revelers. The bathrooms ~ they are fine, but remind me of a cross between Trainspotting & Litttle Mermaid. Location - across the street from Bimbo's 365 supper club - Kennedy's is a convenient place to stop in for a drink or a bite to eat pre-show. A good hang out for groups.
(3)Taffany H.
Kennedy's fit right into one of those DSMIV diagnoses for some sort of multiple personality disorder--but in a good way. Get this, it's an Irish bar, you get tokens if you buy pitchers of beer, with juke box playing Journey's in the background--and all the while, you can also get a pretty decent meal composed of Indian curries and all the Naan and basmati rice to go with your Stella Artois--if you choose. I came here with a friend who was in town visiting for the weekend and met up with his cousin and some cool dudes at Kennedy's for the first time this weekend and holy cow, if a bar can have a multiple personality disorder, Kennedy would be a textbook case of it. I'm telling ya, meeting some cool new friends while having a mini identity crisis issue at the Kennedy's just can't get any better than this.
(4)Chloe B.
Bad experience all around. We also had a Groupon like some other people mentioned here. I was planning to tip on the full value of the meal, but when I got my check I saw that a "service charge" was already included. I asked the server as he was walking by what it was for, and he didn't even stop to tell me. He kept walking and kind of said over his shoulder, "Gratuity." I couldn't quite understand him so I had to coax him back to my table to say it again. He was actually totally rude. Worst server I've had in a while. When he came over to my table for my credit card, I was like, "Can I have a box for my foo..." and before I could even finish he was gone. If they hadn't already included about 18% gratuity for him, I would have given him like 10%. He sucked. And SO SHADY that they don't point out that they already include the tip when they give you the bill. I'm sure they WANT you to not notice. Plus, the food was horrible. There is so much good Indian food in SF. Don't bother with this place. Stuff was too greasy, stuff was too dry. Not good flavor. Just bad. Also, the ambiance is horrible. It's nice if you want to go to a bar I guess, but not a restaurant. We were sitting right next to the pool tables and it was really loud. And the floor kept sagging every time someone walked by us which made our whole table wobble. Worst restaurant experience I've had all around in a long time.
(1)Cindy T.
Went there for lunch today and first impression of it was that it was dreary.. There's not a lot of light which gives it a slightly sad feel. Service is meh but portions are quite large. The naan was yummy but the food isn't something is rave about. There's a good beer selection and pool and air hockey as well. Bathrooms were grimey- toilet didn't have a handle...just an open top where you were supposed to figure out how to flush.
(3)Megan L.
The food was kind of bland but the waitstaff is the worst. Playing on their phones and bringing over wrong orders. There is an 18% tip they charge you no matter what. Terrible service.
(2)Justin P.
69 great beers on tap and a ton more bottles in the fridge at good prices. The Indian food was tasty and most importantly didn't make me crap my pants while standing around for hours in Bimbo's across the street. They get an extra star just for that! I'll definitely go back next time I'm in North Beach.
(5)Heidi D.
I've been coming here since I lived in SF and now I come once in a while when I visit from LA. Good Indian food and nice beer selection.
(4)Chris C.
I don't know why restaurants bother with Groupon. As every time a 1/2 way decent restaurant does a Groupon it gets deluged with these stupid 1 star reviews that inevitably start with "I had a Groupon." All these reviews are really saying is "I'm a Cheap Asshat." This is a good place, spacious, with a good Happy Hour ($3 Guinness Pints from 5-7.) The service won't wow you, but the food is reasonably decent. There's no where else that I know of in the city where you can drink Guinness, eat Indian Food, and play Air Hockey. That's worth a star all by itself.
(4)MJ D.
After dealing with the owner he never followed through with his promises to make things right. After the second event, he 86ed me for my previous review. It's a great spot, just crappy people.
(1)Alan H.
Came here with a Groupon type coupon. Ive actually been meaning to come here because I work in the area. Placed a to go order which was made fairly quickly. When I went to pay they added on a 15% "service charge". After asking for awhile what the the charge entailed, they were unable to give me any explanation. Just said it was standard with the coupon. I asked for them to show me on the coupon where it said it was included... and he couldnt. I ended up disputing the charge with the coupon company, and disputing it on my credit card statement. Obviously they dont understand good customer service. The purpose of the coupon is to get repeat customers, but all they want is a quick buck. 10 minutes later after getting home, my food wasn't even hot and it tasted bland. Not sure whats worse, the bland taste of the food in my mouth, or the horrible dishonest customer service/business practices that were left in my mouth. Dont go here... there are much better Indian places in the city!!
(1)Lisa Y.
Came here with a groupon. I had purchased two groupons. When we got here, the lights/power was out. the food was merely ok, i guess. The beer was way over-priced, comparing it to served beers in the area (north beach is expensive, and I'm not comparing it to buying a bottle at trader joe's and taking it home...it was over priced for the AREA and being SERVED) the waiter took my iphone and voided BOTH my groupons, and even with the discount (only one of them was applied to the purchase) we STILL ended up paying more than we would have had we gone to our favorite Indian food place in the haight and paid full price. I had to contact groupon to get the other groupon unvoided, and even still, I haven't been back to redeem it. Basically, this place is over hyped and extremely unprofessional. I gave it 1 star because I guess it deserved at least one for the guy out on the patio practicing his banjo...that was pretty cool.
(1)Christine B.
Drawn in by the "over 100 beers" sign, we walked into Kennedy's expecting your run of the mill bar. Instead, upon entering you're greeted by the most delicious smell of curry. Having just come from dinner, I was a little bummed that I would not be able to experience the "Curry House" portion of this establishment. With that said....AWESOME beer selection ($5 tap). If you can't find a seat up at the small bar, walk on over to the Curry House side where more seats are available near the pool tables. It was a Wednesday night, so I was astounded by how crowded this place was. I loved the vibe...college party meets a dive curry pub meets only in San Francisco. And apparently they have late night Indian food delivery (till 1 a.m. weekdays, 3 a.m. weekends). Met some interesting people. Drank some delicious beers. Left with the scent of curry on my clothes. Go to this place...it's pretty fab.
(4)Karla g.
I really enjoyed the food. I ordered their curry fries and the chicken tikka masala. I had no idea it was so popular on yelp but all of the hype is justified. The chicken was tender, the sauce was thick and had just the right amount of spiciness to go with the aromatic flavor. The ambiance was fun and they had good music playing for the bar and the people playing pool. I suggest a visit to the ladies room to read some really funny messages on the bathroom walls. The only part that disappointed me was that they only serve beer and wine... I was really in the mood for a martini.
(4)Binh D.
3.5 stars but since this place is so random and the portions are huge a 4 is deserved. Food: Apps and entrees were good. Very huge portions. Ambiance: Irish bar/ Indian restaurant/ Pool Hall random but cool. All types of people. Service: A little slow and unorganized at first, but they were friendly. Price: More then fair for the quality and amount. Overall: If you're in the area and want some easy and cheap Indian I strongly recommend Curry House.
(4)Sierra P.
Great service!! Nice bartenders and quick to get us drinks. Love the no bs attitude. "We promise not to be rude, if you promise not to be stupid" is posted on the wall.
(5)Kina M.
Can I give this place more stars? No? Okay. Kennedy's is amazing! Indian curry and good beer are my two favorite things when it comes to food/beverage, so to see the two coexisting in perfect harmony together makes me so happy. So many more infinite bonus points for being close to work too, there's nothing like coming to Kennedy's after a long, hard day! :) The food is amazing and yes, it is kind of pricey, but it is worth every penny. I have asked a few times for the kitchen to make my dish extra spicy and it came out with the perfect amount of spice, which is really really rare. The only thing I am not too much a fan of is the vegetable curry with the steamed veggies....don't get me wrong, it was GOOD, just not as good as some of the other things I've had here. (chicken tikka, bharta, garlic naan, etc...) Their beer is amazing and very reasonably priced. I like how during happy hour they give you a token for each beer you buy to redeem another one later, so instead of having to double fist two beers I can take my time with one and not worry about tabs or change later! WIN!!!!!!!!
(5)Andrew A.
Eccentric, I love this place. It's got so many beers on tap and even more bottles. It's got pool tables and air hockey and random arcade games, It has an outdoor patio overlooking the cable cars. And in the middle of all this is an Indian restaurant and the food is sooo good. The prices are good for the food and the Happy hour which is a much more than an hour, keeps me around maybe too long. The service in the restaurant is not always good, sometimes they just don't seem to care at all, but I expect that now and know what I' getting into, on the other hand the bartenders are all cool people and keep you happy and entertained if you need that.
(4)Aaron G.
Have been going to this place for 15 years. Food is always excellent and it still has a decent happy hour. Only in SF could they mash up an Indian restaurant and an Irish pub under one roof. Truly unique.
(5)Elizabeth C.
I'm not a big fan of Indian food in general, but this place has it going on. Over sixty beers on tap, an extensive food menu, pool tables, tvs, and tons of space. Six of us dined together and ordered a variety of dishes to share. We had a couple of restaurant.com coupons, which decreased the cost of the bill, but the prices are already reasonable. For the amount of food we consumed $15 per person was a steal. This is what we ordered: * Vegetable Pakora * Vegetable Samosa * Chicken Tikka Masala * Chicken Curry * Chicken Korma * Lamb Sagwala * Tandoori Chicken * Naan- garlic & regular * Sheekh Kabab Masala Dosa * Steamed rice Everything was fantastic. Good heat, texture, and flavors. Shawn who is a big foodie was really impressed and said it was the best chicken korma he has ever had. Everyone was beyond satisfied & full by the end of the meal & we had enough leftover for four to-go containers. My faves were the veggie pakora-mixed veggies deep fried in chickpea batter, the garlic naan & the chicken tikka masala. Great place to go watch a game, have a couple of beers, and eat some delish Indian food or even order for delivery. For the full review please visit: consumingcolumbus.blogsp…
(5)Loosey B.
This place sucks!!! Believe the reviewers who warn about the lousy service. We tried this place because they did a Groupon offer. Waste of money. They add an 18% tip and the waiter wasn't worth 8% much less 18! If I could have written a minus tip, I would have. The food was nothing special, but it was the service that really deserves the 1 star. Avoid this place. Thank goodness I will never have to go back. There was only one waiter and he was useless. Took ages to order our food, then when he brought it out he'd forgotten our drinks and the rice to go with the curry. I could go on, but you get the idea.
(1)Lee H.
The one star is for the service and how the restaurant dealt with it when I whipped out a Google Offers coupon. The food was 2.5 stars at best. Middle-of-the-road Indian. I get that this place isn't about service, but it's not as if the food is amazing or cheap. It makes sense to me if bad service is offset by amazingly delicious food that's really cheap like at a lot of Chinese restaurants. However, this place had the triad of bad service and mediocre food that's pretty pricey for Indian. As an example, the lamb dish that I got was $14.95. It wasn't a particularly big serving, and it wasn't a Thali meal meaning it didn't come with Naan, rice, soup, raita, or anything. Had to buy naan separately. Back to why the place is getting one star. The guy taking the order barely said a word to me and kept looking at his paperwork while I was trying to order. Even if a place isn't service oriented, you'd figure that you'd get a positive greeting while ordering at least. When I told him that I had a Google Offers coupon, he looked exasperated. Isn't the whole point of Google Offers and Groupon deals to bring people in to try your restaurant and hope that they come back as a regular customer? Wouldn't you want to treat them well and give them a great experience instead of acting as if you're just a liability or annoyance to them? Why even bother to use these discount promotions if you're just going to alienate people with your attitude towards the coupon customers and treat them as if they didn't want you there? It doesn't end there. I ordered more than what my purchased coupon was worth, so I owed them some extra cash. The guy types some stuff into the register, prints out a receipt, tears it off, and puts it in the cash register. Just when he turns to tell me what I owe him, I asked him for a copy of the receipt. Another exasperated look. He prints out another copy, writes some stuff on the receipt, and says $6.11. So I pay the man and take my receipt. As I check my receipt, it turns out he only deducted $17.95 from the overall price of my order. Why's this an issue? My coupon was for $20. Turns out what he was writing was subtracting the additional $2.05 that I was to receive for my coupon. You tell me....what do you think he would've told me if I hadn't asked for the receipt? To boot, there was an extra 5% charge added to the bill that said "SF Fees". I'm assuming that this was for the San Francisco health benefits requirement. I support the practice of providing health care to employees in the service industry. My issue with restaurants that specifically list this is that they're essentially indicating that they're against the concept of employers paying health care for employees in the service industry and using the receipts as a medium of advocating against it. The service industry is full of costs of operating a restaurant that gets folded into the price of menu items. What other reason to call out the health care costs specifically than to try to garner public sympathy for the restaurant owners that are against the concept. You don't ever see a line item on your bill that says sewage fees or trash fees do you? Off my soap box. Needless to say, I'm not a fan of Kennedy's. Won't be spending anymore dollars here. If they keep treating customers this way, they won't have to worry about providing health care for employees anymore. They won't have a business or employees.
(1)Ann L.
We went to India Curry House after going to Angel Island. It's in the outskirts of North Beach, not that far from Pier 39. They have both Northern & Southern Indian food. I had an Entertainment Book coupon suppose to get a FREE entree after buying one. I picked: Chicken Tikka Masala $10.95 - it's just a small bowl of big chunky chicken meat w/ orange cream sauce. Just ok, chicken is really dry, thick, & boring to eat. Sauce just there & boring. Lamb w/ spinach curry $11.95 - the meat was boring to eat, spinach & sauce was spicy & tasty. Rice - extra, don't know how they write it up, but on the bill it's $2. Garlic naan $2.5 - for 4 slices. It was fine, nothing special about it. Mango lassi $2.5 ea - Huge beer glass full of mango lassi w/ ice. It was tasty enough. They only took off $10 when it should have been $10.95 & put in service charge - bogus. Our total was $30.66, we paid cash & got out of there. I'll probably not come back. Pool tables & foz ball available. Bathrooms behind the pool tables. Women's had a shell sink & art work - 2 stalls, 1 sink.
(2)bah h.
Do not come here to make use of their Groupon offer. You will be hit with a 9 dollar service charge, which negates most of your discount and makes the whole thing pointless. I asked the server what the charge was for, and he explicitly said "that's what we're charging all the groupon people." I had a table of only 2, it wasn't a large party, and I think we were nothing but courteous. I recently read that restaurants make only 25-50% of the money that a groupon costs, and I know that must hurt their bottom line, but these kind of deceptive tactics aren't appreciated. It's exactly what makes me NOT want to come back again and again. I'll happily change my review if the company wants to contact me and other Groupon users with an explanation. The meal was pretty good. I eat alot of Indian food and know what to look for, and for Indian food at 11:30 PM, it was not bad at all. We had the chana masala, lamb vidaloo, chicken biryani and lots of naan and chapati. Everything was about a 7.5 out of 10, except the lamb which was a 8.5 because it was just wonderfully tender and juicy. The beer selection is a stone's throw away from being excellent, with many world class choices available - this is a wonderful and rare thing, as Indian restaurants tend to have horrible beer lists. The server had relatively poor English, and this was problematic when I ordered one Ninkasi DIPA, and two ended up being brought to the table. Knowing that the poor guy would probably have to pay for it himself if I corrected him, I just took both and shared with a friend. This would of been fine if they hadn't bent me over with the 9 dollar service charge. I also would of liked to have a different beer, as when there's a list that large to choose from, having the same beer twice is just silly. The friend I ate with had a bit of an upset stomach, I was alright though. Oh yeah, they have a jukebox which has a minimum 5 dollar buy in, what's up with that? On the upside, it was playing Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin for the majority of our meal, which was pretty great!
(2)russ h.
I got sick. I had the Seekah kebab naan wrap. My girlfriend is Pakistani and I can handle curry & lots of spice. This food was just bad. I am one of the other 1-star reviewers here.
(1)Lisa C.
I got treated so rudely by the little freak who is the "host" there. Apparently, his service is so bad they tack on an 18% gratuity so that you can't stiff him, as he rightfully deserves. I won't be back. This guy treats you like you're a scumbag, especially if you are using a GROUPON. I too had him try to make rules about how much I had to spend, or what could and could not be ordered. It doesn't say any such thing on the groupon at all. Since I work at the SFDPH, I looked up their public health rating. If the bad food, bad service doesn't put you off, maybe this will. This link shows you how their name is different than what is painted on the outside, an effort to hide their bad score, perhaps... but the address is correct. dph-extranet2.sfdph.org:… :: and this link takes you to the review itself, if you don't feel like following it from the above link. dph-extranet2.sfdph.org:… Oh yeah, Angry little fucker taking orders...maybe you should figure that every now and then, you're going to get an employee of the SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH coming in there, and you should have been nicer, just a little bit. IN case you're having trouble deciphering this...they scored a 67% not too long ago,, and managed to bring it up to a 79%, but on September of last year, they had RODENTS, HIGH RISK, and evidently placed some traps around for the inspector who returned the following day, probably in hopes of closing this shit-house down forever. Also, their two major other infractions were improper cleanliness of food-contact surfaces, and improper food storage temperatures. Sounds like they deserve five stars still for "the food?"
(1)The H.
Well, what do you expect from an Irish pub/Indian restaurant in an Italian district? I bought a Groupon for this place because it was a pretty good deal and I can't resist weird combinations. I didn't have any expectations though, so the two stars isn't to suggest I was disappointed. The Indian part was loud and clear, but the Irish pub part was lacking. Limited Irish drinks, no Irish food, no shamrocks or anything Irish in their decorating, no Irish music....what the hell. They had an extensive beer list, but no Irish cream or whiskey or any other non-beer classics....Pretty weak for an Irish pub. The waiters speak so little english that it's difficult to order any Irish beer besides Guinness because they don't understand. The food wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. My dumplings were not cooked very evenly at all. Some parts were cooked just perfectly and were delicious, and other parts of the dumplings were so rock hard that they were inedible. It was pretty strange and I don't know how they managed to screw them up like that. Anyway, I'm glad I went once so my curiosity is satisfied, but once was enough. By the way, there IS a sketchy service charge if you use a Groupon, as other yelpers have mentioned. Our waiter said this was meant to cover tip when we asked, since a lot of Grouponers tip on the discounted price and not the full bill. That's understandable, but they should really make that clear on the bill as I'm sure many people end up tipping twice because of it.
(2)Katie R.
Yes, it's an Irish Pub AND an Indian restaurant. The decor alone is worth a trip inside - it's kind of crazy. The food is pretty good at great prices (especially the Indian appetizers). I agree with the other reviewers, though - the service can be terrible. We had to proactively flag someone down every time we needed something. Also, unless you want a ton of food to take home, go with a group and share about half as many mains and you have people.
(4)LL B.
DO NOT GO HERE! I rarely post on yelp but had to write this review because this is the WORST restaurant experience I've ever had. I went to a holiday party here and we had a private room with 30 people. After stepping out briefly we came back and 4 people's things had been stolen: a backpack with laptop, purse, two jackets, another bag- over $1,000 worth of belongings. When we asked the manager if he had seen anything he just said it wasn't his staff and walked away. When I called back the next day to ask about it I asked to speak to the manager and they first told me they didn't have a manager. When I asked again about it they said that he would be in at 6 pm. I called back at 6 PM and they told me that the manager wasn't coming in today and hung up on me. Don't go here unless you want $1000 worth of your stuff to be stolen and then treated terribly if you ask about it.
(1)Bryan C.
Plenty of good beers on draft and good music. We didn't try the food but it looked good.
(4)Brandi G.
Meals are consistently good. Their shrimp and chicken wraps are delish and filling enough for two! Curry dishes, even the vegan ones, are yum yum in my tum tum. Awesome Indian food and no tummy troubles is a wonderful thing!
(4)Doug B.
I've been here a few times now and their veggie dishes are good but oily. My favorite breads are the onion kulcha and kabuli naan (nutty-fruity). I do takeout personally - but they have tons of beers. Good place to go with a group; feels like the weekend every night.
(3)Sunil R.
As an Indian guy, I can tell you that the food here is outstanding. You would not think it given that it's next to an Irish pub, but this place is phenomenal. It is quite divey and not for the highbrow crowd. This is my go to spot for a guys night.
(4)Jessica C.
Wut? Irish Pub & Indian Curry house? This place definitely has an identity crisis. I was seriously confused when my friend decided this was where he wanted to have his bday. But confusion begone this place is cool. Where else can you get a bar with pool and foosball and then yummy Indian food. Not only that, but parking was plentiful when I went and they had happy hour beer specials. Not bad.
(4)Nari L.
Honestly, I was really disappointed. This place is probably the worst Indian curry I have ever had. We ordered the Chicken Makhani and it was bland with very little flavor. It was spicy though. But what's the point of being spicy when there's no flavor? I've had chicken makhani so many times that I know what it tastes like. The beer selection here is great so I give it an extra star. If it wasn't for the beer selection, I would give it a 1.
(2)Michael S.
Quite the combo -- indian and beer right? This place is random. We had a huge group (14) for Friday night so I thought... Kennedy's would be a great location since it's right next to Cobb's where we were headed after dinner. The beer selection was great and the food was decent for the price point ($20 per person). The problem was the service was impersonal and the location they gave us in the back was cold and there was no music. Lame. It was like we were in Kennedy's prison. At least make an effort to make that area more comfortable. All the liveliness that Kennedy's was destroyed by this back area being so unfriendly. I'll try again, maybe they'll fix up this area after this review.
(3)Rohit J.
They have many beers on tap or otherwise. Bar tenders were not very friendly, but they were not rude either. They have pool tables, they have restaurant seating space, a small seating space for bar and a small standing space outside as well. Basically, you can go there for any purpose, whether it is to hang out or eat dinner or just to get drunk.
(3)Trevor W.
Got a Groupon so decided to venture into the city to check this place out. It was a pretty cold gloomy day so we decided a good curry was needed to warm us up. Well first impression of the place was that it was very cold, so cold in fact that we had to sit with our coats on throughout the meal. The space is very large with high ceilings so I imagine it woul cost a lot to heat .....so no heating! Cleanliness, the place was not very clean... visible dust all over the place and the tables had spots of food on them.... sure they had been wiped but needed a good clean! My wife went to the toilet and said the sink was disgusting, I have experienced a lot of questionable "bar restrooms" and guess this place has a "bar restroom" although the folks eating get to enjoy the same experience. Service, the service is pretty bad... the one server is not very freindly and when we needed service she was visitbly avoiding eye contact so that she did not have to attend to us. The place only had 3 tables going at the time so she was hardly busy. Food, the food is actually decent, not great but average for Indian food. They did add a service fee to our bill of 20% which is something it sounds like they do with the Groupon clientele, I do not mind this so much and assumed this was a way of ensuring people tip on the full amount... that said the service certtainly was not at the 20% level. Doubt we will return.
(2)Marc A.
Like others I have to agree the service here is less than stellar but if you were working in North Beach aka "where Marina kids go when they grow up" you would be in a bad mood most of the time as well. Service aside, the food here is fast food curry that fits in well with the blaring juke box, the pool balls banging and the air hockey table clacking all at once as you eat your biryani and naan. Bonus star for the 300 beers on the menu that only add to the strangeness of this place. Enjoy!
(3)John D.
It's all about the Wraps.. however, that buffet can't be messed with either.. overall, just a great place to take an out-of-towner for that once in a life time experience. Or, if you are daring.. a place to solo to and get obliterated at. Why? Because, being a beer bar.. near pier 39 and NB.. you never quite know what you will end up finding, or gong home with for that matter. That's why I suggest one consults the "Fortune Teller" before entering.
(4)Kevin P.
I came here with family for some food and beer. I had just eaten so just beer for me. The beer selection was great on paper but they had run out of a couple of our selections. The food was OK. I tried a little bit of chicken tikka masala. It was a little spicy but good with my naan. I'd come back here for a beer.
(3)Meg W.
I wanted to surprise my curry loving Irish boyfriend with this brilliant combination bar/restaurant after he treated me to a weekend out of town (ha, I made out on that one...) Oh, he was surprised alright. Surprised we'd have to work so hard to get a beer, or any service for that matter. We walked into the bar just as a guy walked out to smoke. Nothing odd there. Two other people were seated at the bar, but no bartender. After about ten minutes of wondering about the bartender, I asked the adjoining restaurant staff if there WAS a bartender. They pointed outside at the guy we passed when walking in. I asked if somebody else could help us. Nope. I ended up having to ask the "bartender" if he would mind terribly tending the bar. He had much more interest in smoking and iPhoning outside. Which he went right back to doing after getting us two beers.
(1)Briana C.
Looked great but after 10mins of no service and reading a couple of reviews hinting at this, we walked out. Funny that there was a sign saying, "If you don't like it- go Yelp about it."
(1)Try E.
Indian food and 69 beers on tap? Today is just my day, everything is going great. They got garlic naan, lamb with spinach, awesome. I washed it all down with some ipa they had on tap. Good place. Good indian food, awesome beer, friendly bartenders, and patrons. Recommended!
(4)Mariam Z.
I don't get it..but you know what, that's what's appealing about this place. The combo of a dive bar..oh sorry, Irish pub and Indian restaurant. I can't say much about the restaurant since I didn't sit down and eat anything but samosas... those were good though! My company had a quick 2 hour private party in the back, so the beers on tap were all free for us (well, until our CFO paid up at the end). Mainly, what I was happy for was my pint of Guiness and a few pitchers of New Castle shared with my LA team. The pub is small but has a side room with more seating, pool tables and foosball. It's almost inconvenient walking through the place cause you're either going through a game of pool or walking in between people eating at the restaurant. In the end, drinks were passed around & the friendly locals who brought their little frenchies inside for me to play with, made this experience great.
(3)Emil M.
Lots of different beers available.
(5)Elliott B.
Yum. I visit Kennedy's every trip to San Francisco. This place has excellent food, for low prices. Also, it's a great place to hang out with a large group, as it's almost always empty when I've visited. It's kind of strange actually, that the restaurant is so huge. They have air hockey, billiards, a jukebox... Lots of beers on tap. Keep in mind that if you sit far away from the counter, the waiters may ignore you. I recommend the tofu curry wrap.
(5)Jim K.
EXAMINE YOUR BILL CLOSELY!!! The evening staff has started tacking on a 20% service charge on all orders when the owner is away. The first time we noticed it and asked, they just said "we added the tip" (for our party of two). The next time, we brought out of town guests and they did it again. We complained and they took it off. That time they said "they add the service charge on everyone's bill because everyone has a Groupon." (We didn't see anyone with a Groupon.) We're big fans of of the food at Kennedy's and we will keep coming back for that, but this bill stuff is downright sleazy. The service is not that good. They've been in business for a while so I don't know why they're stooping so low on billing when they have good food. Eat here . . . but watch your bill!
(2)Danny C.
The kitchen takes quite a while, even when it's not packed, but you can't argue with the amount of food. The spices definitely need some ramping up. The barkeep is pretty nice, though, on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
(4)Joanne G.
An Irish Pub complete with pool tables, bicycle rentals, random San Francisco tourist paraphernalia (see back parking lot), AND an Indian/Pakistani restaurant, all on the same site. This really shouldn't work, but it somehow it manages. The tikka masala and chicken tandoori were tasty, garlic naan on par with Shalimar and the like, and veggie samosas good too. And everything went down really well with a cold bottle of apple lambic! Service: not as bad as expected.
(4)Jamie C.
Who would've thought you'd ever see an irish spot mixed with indian cuisine. Gone here for friend slash coworkers' last day. I just got hired a week ago too :(. Anyway this place was a pleasant surprise. I ordered the chicken curry with a side of roti. Average. 15 dollar minimum for ordering at the bar, so bring cashzilla. I left with no beer :( Inside looks dark, like a warehouse. It's cool though.
(3)Carlos A.
We've had our scrabble group here for a couple of weeks now and the owner offered to buy us scrabble boards and move us to a larger space. Thank you for helping us fee welcome! I think good owners help build community and he took a big step towards doing this with us.
(4)Keith S.
On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stayed at the hotel right across the street from this place and had a chance during my stay to partake in both the Irish Pub and Curry House aspects of this establishment. As far as the bar goes, they have a ton of beers on tap and the bartender was very friendly and willing to help me find some new things to try. She was also equally helpful the night before when I arrived drunk, looking for a quick drink after a long walk home from Bourbon and Branch. I wouldn't quite call it a dive bar, but it is close. However, the beers are cheap plentiful and cold, so it worked perfectly well for me. The following night my wife and I had a late night snack at the Curry house. All of the usual dishes we order at other Indian restaurants were done very well here. The house pickles were overly salty and very strange, other than that we enjoyed the Chicken Tika Masala, plain naan, garlic naan, and papadum. Prices were very reasonable at the restaurant as well so no complaints there. I'm not sure if it's one business or two, but you can order draught beers from the bar on your restaurant tab for what that's worth. Additionally there are pool tables between the bar and the restaurant if that's your thing. For a low key beer or a late meal in the North Beach/Fisherman's Wharf area, this place fits the bill!
(4)Layla L.
The people who work here are complete jackasses! I'm glad their liquor license got suspended, now maybe they'll close down... I put in a dollar to play air hockey and the machine didn't turn on so i politely asked the guy if he could turn it on.. he was like.. its part of the bar (as in, it's not his problem?!).. but the bar is part of the restaurant so i was like um... ok... can you turn it on? he flipped a few switches and was like no, then i was said, well can i please have my dollar back and he ... and i QUOTE said "PFF!" really loudly (as in, yeah right!)... HOW RUDE!!!! and then he just ignored me... i wouldve let him have a piece of my mind but i was with a guest i had just met and didn't want to make a bad impression. bottom line: I will NEVER be back here. I seriously hope they close down F*K them!
(1)Scott L.
It's not every Indian joint that plays Metallica over dinner. It was not at all what I was expecting, but I think it kind of sums up Kennedy's. If you're looking for your run of the mill Indian joint playing Bollywood music, this isn't the place. Kennedy's does have some pretty decent Indian food, a good beer selection, and interesting events like trvia on Tuesdays. The Curry Fries were good and something you won't find many other places. I also had the Vindaloo and it was quite good. I thought the prices were reasonable and the fact that we had a Groupon didn't hurt either. I could see going back here for Happy Hour.
(3)Lola K.
Found this place one night on a hunt for Indian food in SF. I have never seen this combination of pub and Indian restaurant but whatever. The bar seems fun, the crown was casual and not rowdy. Some were hanging at the bar and a bunch of people were in the foosball area. The Indian food part is in the middle of the venue (random). Anyways this review comes because after my first time there (good food, questionable service), I went back for more late night Indian food (I crave it at odd hours). There was 1 guy who was talking a phone order that took him 15 minutes, then he seemed flustered while I placed my order and couldn't find things on the screen and had to keep erasing and re-entering the order. He was extremely rude! He literally slammed our *4 people* plates on the table, constantly reached over us mid-eating to pour our waters instead of walking around 1 extra 12 inch step and snarked at everything. Needless to say, I'm sorry I will not be back nor recommending the place for Indian food. I'd rather go to the Naan and Curry place near Union Square. As for you rude guy...calm down bro!
(2)Alex F.
We attend Kennedy's pretty frequently. There are some pretty mixed reviews about this place on Yelp so I want to clear them up once and for all. The service here HAS IMPROVED greatly! Their food has always been excellent and fitting to any palate. They also serve the largest selection of draft beers I've ever seen in a local pub. Ever since I started writing on yelp, I made it my goal to uncover the true best restaurants and bars all over, Kennedy's fits into the top 10.
(5)Brandon C.
Not at all what it used to be. When I was here 5 years ago, the place was great - good food and good atmosphere. Now, they have obviously falled on hard times or really just don't give a rat's ass anymore. And by Rat's ass I suggest you read the SF dept of health review before you come. Don't look up Kennedy's, you have to look up the address because they have a different official name. The soup we recieved was inedible, the server looked like he'd rather be in Gitmo than working at the resturant. They have furnature and pool tables just slopily piled up as you enter, and if you peak in the kitchen you can see it is filthy filthy. They we out of Guiness. There is a photo of the owner, I assume, smiling with Robin Williams, but those days are obviously long past. I think it's time to call in Gordon Ramsey or Robert Irvine to get these folks back on track.
(1)Novalina N.
This is by far the "strangest" Indian restaurant in the city. I kinda braved myself to come here the first time since the exterior didn't look too friendly and the "irish pub" sign kinda throws me off. Butter chicken is creamy and have plenty of sauce. It took me 2 orders of naan to finish it. They used tandoori chicken for the chicken chunks, so the chicken isn't dry but then the sauce doesn't really soak into the chicken either. Chicken biryani is delicious and their pakora is very good, plus they gave a ton for 5 bucks. Service is a bit disorganized compare to most restaurants, so you need to go to the cashier if you want to change/add something to your order. The waiter is pretty attentive refilling water, although the restaurant part was almost empty when I was there. I can't imagine if this place is full, probably need to refill the water by myself.
(3)Kristen J.
This place isn't too bad overall but fairly average as far as everything goes. Our server seemed pretty overwhelmed with all the tables he had and I felt for him... up until the 25 minute mark waiting for our check, that is. The food was fairly cheap in price and definitely decent for the cost. The chai tea was really good and definitely a sizable cup for the low price. I was expecting a smaller size cup but was pleasantly surprised. We ordered bar food mostly so I can't say much for the Indian fare but what we got was flavorful and fresh. Like I mentioned before, the waiter took well over 20 minutes to bring us our check and it was getting pretty late. I dont know what smoking laws are in Cali but the place also smelled heavily of smoke like someone was smoking inside. We were pretty far in the back too so it wasn't just wafting in an open door. Groupon got us in here but we will not be back.
(3)Dan R.
False advertising! I went in for the $3 pint of Guinness advertised outside and was charged double. The bartender then pointed out the smudged tiny print at the bottom of the sign saying 5-7pm. Bullshit!!
(1)Dare A.
What happens when you get Indian food from a conjoined Irish pub/Indian restaurant? Answer: disaster...so was my experience at this restaurant. Ordered Chicken Korma and makhani and both lacked the usual flavorful taste of Indian food. If I could use musical terms, the taste was flat. I wouldn't go back there again.
(2)Soma C.
Came here on a groupon deal and was disappointed - maybe the fact that there was vomit splattered next to the door was part of the problem. Inside the floors were all carpeted. The food was ok but nothing spectacular, and prices were higher than comparable Indian restaurants elsewhere in the city. I didn't feel like it was very hygienic there.
(2)Jessica L.
So many beers, so random and dive-y - good bar overall. Yes, the other side is an Indian restaurant and the food is totally decent. Spicy food + beer = yum. I encourage you to try out some of the unique beers from their extensive list as well find a seat and pick some jukebox items. This is down away from the bridge and tunnel riff-raff in North Beach.
(4)Eve C.
It's not fancy and it doesn't pretend to be. Dig up all the change and grab a beer...it's time for some drunken air hockey and foosball. I have yet to try the food but will definitely make it a priority to do so before forgetting to.
(4)Dorna M.
This review is based mostly on Kennedy's customer service inside the restaurant. The concept of a curry house inside an Irish Bar is what drew me to purchase the Groupon for this place; it is uniquely San Francisco and I was very pleased by the food. The Giants winning gave a great energy at the bar, and they had some fun games around the property. All that being said, the poor customer service my friend and I received was enough to completely turn me off from ever returning again. First, the host seemed annoyed that we wanted to put off ordering food until after we had a few beers. It took him too long to figure out exactly why we were there, and the fact that he didn't smile, show any expression made us feel automatically unwelcome. He took us to our table (which, by the way..was one of two tables actually being used at the time, the restaurant was almost empty) and basically threw the menus at us. Cool. Again, tried rushing us to order, even though it was only 8pm, and just looked so annoyed at us. This improper table side manner and pathetic look on his face persisted all throughout the night. Later, we tried ordering another appetizer, and instead he brought us the check. Did we say we wanted it? No. We told him we wanted to order more food, he rolled his eyes and again, threw us a menu. Thirty minutes later when we actually decided we were ready for the bill, we noticed there was an automatic service charge (ended up being $6) for just the TWO of us. Are they allowed to do that? It made sense all of a sudden, he treated us this rudely because he would receive his 18%. I feel undermined, and cheated from the experience we would've had , after reading many raving reviews about this place. Bottom line, if you just swing by the bar and stay there, I am almost positive you will have a better experience then we had at the restaurant. Kennedy's: Please do something about the embarrassing front-end service, before calling yourself a restaurant.
(1)Oleg H.
I'm at the Irish pub! im at the Curry house! I'M AT THE COMBINATION IRISH PUB AND CURRY HOUSE!!! Kennedy's has all the requirements for the optimal pub/bar experience. Patio, great beer selection, tasty Indian food on the premises (i've only ordered their delicious appetizers), and almost always enough space to hang out, and perfect loudness level hear what people have to say, in other words - not a clusterf*&k. Also there's foosball (amongst other bar games) if you're into that sort of thing. Draw backs? I cant think of any except that its not close to my house - so Kennedys - its time to open a 2nd location in the sunset. One more thing, they got hookahs and a hookah room.
(5)Michael H.
The food is awesome. I agree with the other Yelpers; their service isn't the best. It might be a language issue. Who cares though? I wasn't there to make friends with thew waiter. I highly recommend the lamb korma.
(4)Alison M.
Kennedy's is an Indian restaurant inside an Irish bar. The concept is bizarre and so are the decorations but this place is awesome. Its a huge building, all wood complete with high ceilings, tapestries and bright colors. You could go just for the decor, but the food is also really good. I'm no Indian food expert and neither was anyone I was with so we kinda picked some dishes at random, but everything we ordered was very tasty. The lamb curry was amazing and a little spicy. Writing about it makes me want some. The samosas were huge and the 2 sauces that went with them were so good. We got two types of naan, and a #50. I'd order them all again.
(4)Vinit M.
Went on a Sat. night for dinner with few friends. Bought a Groupon and needed to use up. Pros: - Fusion of things, lots of things going on - The Matar Paneer was good but bit salty Cons: - Terrible service - Waiter kept rushing us for ordering food - He would show attitude if we asked him to come back as we need some time to decide - Did not give us the right amount of naan bread (1 instead of 2 for a party of 4 people) - When asked to provide more naan bread the waiter snapped at us and said it should have come with the order - Had to convince the staff that we didn't get what we ordered Asked for the manager and he "was on vacation", asked for the owner and one waiter said he is around while another said "I could write a note for the owner". Terrible service and would not recommend visiting.
(2)Leo C.
Kennedy's used to be really good, but it looks like there's been an ownership change that's really shaking things up for the worse in terms of service. Seems like at least the food didn't change too much, although the horrendous service sure does make me not want to go back again. Here is the list of what went wrong (mostly with the service): - Sat down, waited a long time before a server came to help. We ordered our beers, and waited at least 10 minutes - I ended up going up to the cash register and asking for it again. - Waited for food - we ordered... first 2 items came at a decent speed. But the third item (tandoori chicken) never came. What happened? The server forgot to enter the order. She was very aloof and ambivalent about the whole thing. "Would you like me to enter it now?" - Empty beer glasses/plates never picked up - as we ventured into our second beers, the server just left the empties around. - Charged for the wrong amount - at the end, the check came out wrong. As I was walking up to the cashier, someone else was already yelling at her... so I had to wait. Apparently the guy had been waiting for his beers for 20 minutes. So she hands him the warm beers that have been sitting out... bad form. Overall, a Very aloof wait staff really screwed up the experience to the point where I stopped getting upset and just had to laugh at the whole thing... the one redeeming factor was that the server wasn't bitchy. She was just aloof. Regardless of her intent, the impact was very negative. There you have it folks. I hope the new owners figure it out and put a manager in charge at all times. I'm not going back to Kennedy's again.
(1)Nicholas H.
Walking into the place with a Groupon months after the deal, being excited the whole time about finally getting here, I see a bar, pool tables, people hanging out, and dining tables. The decor looks great for the vibe, and I'm insanely hungry. Looking at the menu I was surprised to see a South Indian menu as most Indian restaurants carry north Indian food. I lived in South India for 6 months so it made me particularly happy to see dosa, thali, and paratha on the menu as opposed to "Tikka Masala" in big bold letters on the front like with most Americanized north Indian food. The beer selection is incredible as well. Now most north Indian restaurants say they serve paratha but really it's just roti or naan. In North India, paratha isn't the most amazing thing in the world, but in Tamil Nadu, it's one of the best bread-like substances known to man. Unfortunately the Paneer Paratha here is $15 or $16 and they were kind enough to warn me that it's 4 small pieces. We also ordered egg masala dosa. The dipping sauce for the dosa was an exact replica of South Indian flavor, which was delightful. The other sauces were decent. But the paratha was naan with cheese inside, it wasn't paratha, and for $15 this was a mind-blowing ripoff considering how inexpensive the rest of their breads menu was. It didn't even taste like anything special. Service was pretty lacking as well. Before finishing the meal, I got sick from the food and spent 10 minutes in the restroom. I felt so bad for my date having to wait for me! When we got back to my place, she got sick for an hour. If you have good beer, great vibe, good menu, decent food, but you make my date and I sick - you fail health code, you fail at making people happy, and you fail to get any stars. I wouldn't go here again for the food, it was decent but there's way better for less $. I'd perchance visit the bar again. But I'll never go to a place that gets its customers sick unless it's exceedingly rare - so I'll have to check some other reviews here to see if it's worth stepping foot in again.
(1)Yan E.
Order anything to eat; it will be good. If you really want to know, we overordered as a table of 8: 2 orders of Vegetable samosa, fish and chips (great fish), palak paneer, chicken tikka masala, a lamb dish (it was deliciously spicy), chicken biryani (yum), naan, another naan, chicken masala dosa, another dosa (their dosas come with large bowls of lentil soup), and utthappam. Portions are fairly large so maybe order half or two-thirds the number of people you're with. Service is ok; my friends had refill their water themselves. Even so, the food is so good that I woke up the next morning wanting more despite a still full stomach.
(5)Martin R.
Irish Pub and Curry House. I'd give 5 stars if only rating creativity of concept. Great for happy hour. Order the Guinness. And the Veggie Wrap
(4)Miss T.
- HORRENDOUS, EXTREMELY RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE - I preface this review by saying that I am a good customer to serve. I am polite, patient, gracious, and tip well. I understand that people have bad days, and that sometimes it can be hard to be "on" at work
(1)Rica H.
Well I went to Kennedy's last night armed with a Groupon. The Groupon deal was 2 days ago and they weren't prepared for the onslaught, apparently. We arrived around 8:30 on a Thursday and the place was packed. They seated us in their "banquet room" which is apparently under renovation -- or maybe just used for storage? There were bins of dirty linens and actual black garbage bags lying around the back wall. I kept an eye out on the main dining room and got reseated as soon as a table opened up, so at least there was that. There was a language barrier with the busboy/water-filler, who didn't really understand our request to be reseated, but with some pointing, it worked out. We ordered beer and food (omg! that beer selection!). Our beers came out, but mine looked in no way like the Oatmeal Stout I'd ordered. I questioned the server, who took it back to the bar, and returned insisting that it was correct. No way was it. I've never seen an Oatmeal Stout that was pale and clear before. The boyfriend took it back to the bar, and they replaced it, apologizing for the confusion and explaining about the Groupon rush. All this was annoying, true, but I can understand that they were not prepared for the power of Groupon. When our food came out, though, it made up for these annoyances. I ordered Baigan Bhartha (tandoori eggplant) and it was spectacular. Probably the best Baigan Bhartha I've ever had. After dinner, we took beers to the back where the games are. My fella, blessed boy, won me a teddy bear in the claw machine. We went head-to-head at air hockey. And then retired to the Irish bar at the front of the house for more delicious beers. I'd go back. It's fun, good food, great beers. Just don't expect a 5-star dining experience.
(3)Chelsea S.
Terrible happy hour advertising. They put their sign out super early and the hours are listed at the very bottom and you can barely see them. Gets you on the door to spend money...
(1)Social B.
I'd like to see Tabitha Take Over! Cause this place needs it! Poor ownership by Brahma makes this place a tragic story. So much culture, fun and atmosphere in its potential, but it will never rise to that level with a manager who hangs up on you, and doesn't always honor Groupons / certificates.
(1)Allison B.
If you are the most exceedingly patient person on the planet, give Kennedy's a try. If you expect to at least be acknowledged after sitting at your table for over 30 minutes - let alone place your order - you're better off somewhere else. Wish I could comment on the grub, but we bolted after realizing that not a *single* table had food on it. In other words, every table in the establishment was either waiting to place their orders or for their food. Not a fun realization to have in a restaurant when you're hungry. I might have even been willing to throw them a bone based on the fact that there was probably a lot of Groupon traffic, but the place didn't even have a busy vibe. Either they're extremely short staffed or their service is overly nonchalant - either way it results in a bad experience for customers. Based on other reviews it looks like the bar is good, but definitely avoid the restaurant.
(1)Tim E.
OK, I cannot believe it has taken me so long to try this place. They have curries on their menu that you simply don't find out of India, or Blighty. Chicken Madras for example, is very difficult to find on an Indian menu in the U.S, and this one is awesome! Just for good measure, they have Dosas on the menu....Double Awsome! Their amazing food, coupled with the fact that they have a large beer selection, AIR HOCKEY, pool, and other parlor games makes this a prime target for my next 10 birthday celebrations. Seriously, this place is my version of Chuck e Cheeses. They even serve food until 2AM! I just wish I didn't live on the other side of town. I can't wait to return and explore more of their menu.
(5)Kimberly S.
Love this place! I've been there three times now and each time is better. Foods: chicken pakora: really good chicken that comes with those brown and green sauces samosas: enormous. as big as a person's hand-ish. they come in two's and that one order can easily be split between 4-6 people shrimp sagwala: my favorite! you get about a dozen shrimp in this dish and the spinach is really flavorful and wonderful baingan bartha: a tasty eggplant dish... probably not my favorite, but something i'd likely order again and again chicken tikka masala: this keeps getting better and has Huge chunks of chicken in it goa fish: coconut sauce that didn't really taste coconut-y... big pieces of snapper inside tandoori lamb: good if you like lamb, i don't garlic naan: lots of garlic on top plain naan: just that, plain cauliflower naan: eh. rice: good, but naan n curry's is better beer: huge selection, and $2 guiness during happy hour Each time I go, I have a certificate from restaurant.com . It's $25 off a meal when you spend at least $45... I think it ends up being around $30-$40 after tax and tip. I always end up with enough leftovers for another 3-5 meals. (Oh, and the curries are even BETTER as leftovers!)
(5)Charles A.
My cousin and I walked in about 30 minutes before the Advertised time of shutting down the kitchen. After walking up with a friendly smile to request a table for 2 at the reception booth, both people behind the booth looked at us like we had just ruined their night. Extremely rude service to the point where you're almost in disbelief. I Walked out and will never walk in again.
(1)Lisa T.
What a complete and utter crap-hole. If this is Indian, then all I can say is "Pakistan Zindabad." The interior looks like the leftovers of yesterday's garage sale. The waitress didn't know what a "non-alcoholic" beverage was. And the food, the food. The chicken was PINK inside. And the prices! How did each of us end up spending TWENTY DOLLARS for such slop. Please, please go anywhere else but this horrible Indian restaurant (which we suspect is not even owned by Indians).
(1)Mark B.
What a pub - it's a dive in some respects but 200 beers, Indian restaurant attached and great music...
(5)Blake C.
I love Kennedy's. There, I said it. The buy-one-get-one happy hour is AMAZING... great selection of all sorts of draft beers: buy one and get a token for a free beer good to redeem at ANY TIME. Nice. The non-buy-one-get-one selection is even more huge and amazing. The Indian food is pretty bitchin' as well. I like their biryani and saag paneer a lot. Great pakoras also. The service is usually top notch and their are two pool tables, an AIR HOCKEY TABLE and three of those foosball tables or whatever that thing is called that I am horrible at. My only complaint with Kennedy's would be with some of the crowd that I have been noticing more and more here... you know the type, they ride the 45 bus into that scary nether-region by where all the millionaires keep their boats... lots of perfume or lots of frat guy style aggression... they creep into North Beach and Polk Gulch and put "Enter Sandman" on the jukebox and say rude things to pretty much everyone they encounter. I could do without those guys, but I keep coming back to Kennedy's because it's an awesome place.
(4)Michael B.
As an Indian restaurant: I don't know As an Irish bar: just really weird, and in a bad way. - the bartenders were weird - it was really empty (at least when I went) - really far away from everything, so it feels lonely
(1)Record S.
Rotten service, No wonder no one was here. Lazy LAZY hostess she should have done something other then stand at the podium and yell to us. POOH POOH learn to hire service oriented people!
(1)Alfredo R.
In search of a place in town that had a foosball table, I found Kennedy's. I had no idea it was so much more than just a place to play. (Foosball, pool, air hockey and a sweet deer hunting arcade game) So many beers on tap. 2 for one deals during happy hour are great. I'm pretty sure they still do that. The Indian food they serve is delish too. The samosas are as big as your face and the garlic naan goes good with the tikka masala. I have yet to venture too much further on the menu, besides that and the bar food. But I'm sure its all pretty tasty as well. There was one time we went and the wait staff in the restaurant forgot to bring out our meal. They brought the samosas...then the bill, completely skipping the main course. We let them know and they apologized, then brought our food out. I think the lady that forgot our food no longer works there. But oh well. I still love it.
(4)Melissa H.
I'm Irish. My boyfriend is Indian. When we saw this place on Groupon we thought it was a dream come true. We bought the coupon (worth $25). Cut to a few days ago. We noticed that Kennedy's was having an IPA/Indian Food pairing for SF Beer Week. $20/person for 4 courses and beer. Sweet! We wanted to see if we could use our Groupon for that event, so we called the restaurant. They said that would be no problem! Awesome! My boyfriend called again to ask about details, do we need a reservation for the event? They say no, seating two people will be no problem, no wait. Again, everything sounds great! 7:40pm. We get to the restaurant. They seat us. We ask for the IPA/Indian Food pairing and show them our Groupon coupon. The waiter tells us we can't do the pairing in the main restaurant. There is a separate room for the pairing. Okay... so we get up and go to the room. The room is full and we stand around waiting for someone to explain what we should do. Finally we are told that we can put our names in and wait ~10-15 minutes. We do this. They suggest we wait at the bar. 8:00pm Now we are at the bar... and I knew there was a Belgian ale tasting (also for SF Beer Week) going on. $10/10 tastes. So we want to do that. Oh but they aren't doing the tasting anymore, because the glasses are being used for the pairing event. Okay... but why can't they use regular glasses? Or wine glasses? There are plenty, and we can share... No. Not gonna happen. So we order a beer each. $11 down. 8:15pm Boyfriend goes to check if they are ready to seat us. The room is still full... He asks if it's going to be much longer. They tell him 10 more minutes... and they will come get us at the bar, they are seating the room as a whole. So we have to wait for everyone to clear out. Um... so why couldn't we have made a reservation?? 8:45pm No one has come to get us. We are hungry to say the least. Boyfriend goes to check again. Some people have left. 10 more min. (Are we on camera? Is this an episode of Seinfeld? 9:00pm We both get up from the bar and go to hover by the room. Other couples are doing the same. It seems like they were never going to come get us from the bar anyway. We might have to fight for a table. Judging from their inability to estimate time, I just don't believe they have enough space for everyone waiting. And we've been here the longest... 9:05pm The place is cleared and they are setting places. Everyone just floods the room and starts sitting anywhere they want. Chaos. We're small and speedy. We get a table. 9:10pm Waitress comes over. We pull out the Groupon again because you are supposed to present it before the meal. "You can't use that." Wait. What? "This isn't our event, it's the brewery's." Ummm... okay? But I specifically asked on the phone if I could use it FOR THIS EVENT. "Well the person on the phone was wrong." I have never asked for the manager before. But maybe since the only thing I have in my stomach since noon is one of their beers.... I ask for the manager. He comes over. "Sorry there is nothing I can do". I try to reason with them. We've bought beer there. Count that in the Groupon. We bought the coupon $12 for $25... so they are losing $13 no matter what. This doesn't make sense. We've waited 1.5 hours... the place is a disorganized mess... The manager tells us to order from the menu. F*** we could have done that AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO. I'm not spending any more money here. We get up and leave. I contact Groupon to get my money back. Fine. I only saved $1. I don't care. I hate them that much. Now I learn that Groupon still gave them the $12. So really Groupon is losing money. WTF. This frustrates me to no end. They got $12 for free. We spent $11 to have a miserable experience at the worst restaurant/bar I've ever been in. Craving better service... we spend the rest of the night at Hooters. And it's a lot classier.
(1)Kyle L.
Food is good, but expensive. Server was kinda rude and not paying attention.
(5)Madigan M.
I LOVE the food. The vegetable pakora, malai kofta, and kabuli nann are my favorites. But the service is so TERRIBLE that it's actually hilarious. We waited awhile to get our order taken. I really really wanted another cup of Chai. After again waiting for our bill at the end of the meal I had to yell for a box as the mysterious, angry at the world little man sped by. There was only 1 other couple in the restaurant, and we were a party of 3. I also was looking forward to some rice pudding but this dude was just not about to let me have anything else. I actually don't know how this guy still works there? I mean, as a server, I know all the money you make is in the tips, and he surely got a boogy in place of a buck. Five stars for the food and eccentricity of the place. Minus a star for that bizarre "server".
(4)Reid R.
Food was decent, but felt scammed when I got home and noticed that my bill INCLUDED a service charge of 15 percent. With the 15% percent tip that I added, that's a 30% tip.. Definitely not what I'd leave for the rather hardsell service. Of course, that's probably authentic India style. Automatically adding a mandatory tip is not standard in San Francisco, so I think that addition should be made more obvious on the bill. I could have saved $25 by pouring my own water at Naan n Curry, where the food is better and cheaper. The two stars is for an excellent beer selection.
(2)Meghan P.
Kennedy's Irish Pub already had an A in my book which is a hard mark for a bar to get when they only serve beer and wine... last night, when a cute little dog was allowed into Kennedy's, they totally deserved their A. What a random concept: a bar with pool tables and fooseball and an Indian food restaurant... makes you go "hummmm..." but it works. The Indian food is alright especially when you order something simple like naan. I love the wide variety of beers on tap. Our pitcher of Great White was really yummy and even included the necessary orange slice garnishes. It was a great place for us to all meet up before hitting up the Tainted Love show at Bimbo's. It's right near Cobb's too for pre or post show entertainment!
(4)olivier g.
I love Kennedy's. Anyone complaining about groupons or coupons or gratuity fees needs to calm down. I am a regular and i don't run into problems like that because I just order food the regular way. The bartenders are Awesome. My fellow regulars are Awesome. the food (indian and bar snacks) are fantastic. the wooden walls make me feel like i'm in the hull of a ship. which i love. hipsters should stay away though. Don't miss -tricerahops -lagunitas sumpin sumpin -chick tikka masala see you at the pool table
(5)Kat X.
Congrats Kennedy's, you win three awards: 1. Possibly the worst Indian food in SF 2. Surely the most expensive Indian food in SF 3. Absolutely the worst service in SF The ONLY good thing about this place is that the beer selection was good. That being said, the server was rude, they add a 18% gratuity to your bill regardless of your party size, and despite having a groupon for $25, it STILL came out to almost $30 a person for three people. There are lots of great restaurants in North Beach, but this is NOT one of them.
(1)Trish S.
As a desi from Vancouver, believe me I know Indian food. This place has it. My personal favorite is the chicken biryani! Ambiance is chill: tshirt, jeans, & flip flops. Though theres nothing fancy about this place, its a good place to play pool, eat good food, and kick back...
(4)Lucinda L.
After searching for the perfect dinner destination, we enjoyed some very wonderful Indian food at Kennedy's. With that said, the service was absolutely lousy. I can't remember a worse experience. The staff was shorthanded and really didn't seem to care. I might consider take out from Kennedy's - but I won't return for a seated dinner.
(2)michael m.
I was at Kennedy's on July 28th, 2011. I had a good experience. My nephew didn't like it because even though he asked to run a tab he was intending to pay with cash. He told the bartender that he wanted the bill but the guy ran it thru the credit machine for approval. Me? I enjoyed the beer and the food. I didn't even get sick like others had mentioned on here so that was a plus.
(3)Monica S.
Have no idea about the food, because we were completely ignored. Had to go seek someone out for our drink orders. Finished our drinks, paid the tab and left because still no one came to take our order.
(1)David S.
The good parts: the beer selection and the Indian food are awesome. When we went to the bar we were amazed by all the selection, and their BOGO happy hour special is bomb. And once we started eating I don't know if I have had much better Indian food. The bad parts: the service is terrible. I was forewarned upon entering this establishment that the service would be bad, and apparently this didn't stop me from getting upset by it. The waiters came by only twice the whole meal, once to pick up the order and once to deliver our food. The rest of the time they would just walk by ignoring us if we asked for water or tried to grab their attention. I love Indian food, and especially the spicy kind, but I needed a little more agua and was scarce to find it.
(3)Todd G.
There are many reasons why I call Kennedy's my local. -They have one of the best beer selections in the city covering a range of styles. -The bartenders have always treated me well and are knowledgeable with new beer suggestions. -The food is great, ample, and authentic. - Two for one drafts during happy hour is a hell of deal. They give you a token to redeem for your second beer that can be used anytime the bar is open. Even on another day outside of happy hour. Overall, it's always a fun place to spend time with friends over beer and curry. Check it out!
(5)Lxs S.
Food good, service sucks, end of story.
(2)Eric L.
Irish Pub, connected to an Indian food restaurant, fantastic. This is always something I've imagined to exist across the pond in the UK. Apparently my understanding of the UK is limited solely to Formula 1 and my favourite TV show Top Gear. So Kennedy's is a cool spot, I first visited this place after Blue Light, after Yelp's Eastside West Elite event. I forgot all the food I got to taste but it was all very delicious (the garlic naan was really good!). The space was very interesting, and Kennedy's also has an outdoor patio area where people smoke hookah, and other things as well. I recently made a triumphant return to Kennedy's for Santacon, and even during the day, it was every bit as great as I remember it. I did feel a little sorry for the sole bartender here that was probably a bit overwhelmed by the legions of drunk raging Santa's. C'est la vie.
(4)Kelly P.
Service is horrible; the staff isn't really friendly and I'm pretty sure they don't understand English very well. I came here on a Sat afternoon and no one was here.. We still waited at least 40 mins for our sun-par food. The Sheeka Kabab Masala Dosa was not warm and didn't have much flavor, though it was huge. The garlic naan is good, but also not warm. The Rogan Josh is decent, some of the meat was better cooked than the other pieces. The side of garlic was super watered down. I wouldn't come here again. The bar seems to be poppin' though.
(2)Laura J.
The description of this place piqued our interest, so we tried it for our last night in SF. The food was pretty good, but not great. I had the Malai Kofta and hubby had the Chicken Tikka Tandoori. His chicken was better than my Malai. We had dinner in the dining room, which seemed to be weird for the staff. They sat us fine, and brought food fine, but then the to go orders started coming in, and also a crowd in the side room, that seemed to take over. We waited a while to get the check, then again to process the card. Overall, an interesting place. We don't drink beer...maybe that would have helped our experience.
(3)Liss D.
This place is both an Irish pub and an Indian food restaurant. Confusing? Very. Fun? Kinda. Good? No, not really. This one star goes to the dysentery masala I apparently ordered. It wasn't that great when I ate it, and it was an absolute nightmare at 2am.
(1)Rohini M.
Unpalatable food and service! Waiter and chef refused to accommodate any substitutions to the Thaali meal, even for extra $$$'s. Chicken dishes all looked alike!! We were the only customers for lunch today!
(1)Pam S.
You know, sometimes it's interesting to be single. Being single brings about lots of adventures. For one, I can stay out as long as I want, even though I will probably fall asleep around 9 p.m. no matter where I am. Second, I can be my usual flirty self, with hopefully the select few actually taking me seriously. Third, I can drink what I want and eat what I want, with my only repercussion being a hangover and/or weight gain. Fourth and finally, I can openly check out the merchandise at all the events that I get to go to courtesy of UYE's, DYL's, etc., etc. Wow, were there some stellar specimens on display this evening. And this is excluding those running for president, those with me watching those running for president, and those who showed up later to join our group. Oh no, I am talking about the top three hotties of the evening. I am calling people magazine about these guys. 1) Did I miss the memo that heroin chic is back in? If the love child of Renton from Trainspotting and any of the lesser known big hair bands lead singer actually existed, he was here tonight. All 5'10", 130 lbs. of him. I like guys who can throw me around a little bit, not me them. 2) I must have also missed the memo that there was going to be a exhibitionism baptism, because there was some guy (with flowing silver hair, I might add), wearing white pajama type things and a trench coat. We saw him coming up the street, and boy did I want to anoint him. 3) In keeping with the religious theme, there was also a gentleman channeling some sort of bishop, wearing black and red with numerous necklaces. Or he was a vampire. I was unsure. Although these handsome devils piqued my interest, my gaze was turned elsewhere that night. Sorry fellas. Kennedy's is certainly an interesting place. They have some traditional pub food and a quite extensive Indian menu. As I had a stressful day and did not need an assault on my gastrointestinal area, I opted for mozzarella sticks, chicken nuggets and tomato soup. That soup was really good, with some cilantro thrown in, although the fried food was nothing exciting. This place is interesting, the staff was really sweet, and they have pool tables. They need to do something about the door and a stall door to/in the ladies' restroom, although I'm sure any of my new BF's above would have liked to see me piddle, I'm not going to give away the milk for free. I might be back, I might not.
(3)Bryant N.
Irish Pub and Curry House at the same place? I wasn't sure what to expect. It was definitely a very eclectic place. Went came here for dinner and they either had bad service or were under staff when I went; and I went on a Saturday so I would guess it is the former...It took them awhile to take our orders and beers. However the indian food was pretty good, so they redeemed themselves somewhat. My favorite would probably be the Chicken Tikka Masala. The rest of the restaurant/pub, people were just hanging out, shooting pool, playing foosball, and scrabble. Didn't stay very long after dinner but it seemed like it would be a fun place to grab a couple of beers and hang out. And they have a very decent size beer selection.
(3)Joe W.
Excellent joint to go hang out, have a really good beer and perhaps get your Indian food craving satisfied. Delish beers, without a doubt. And even though we were visiting from that far-away neighborhood known as SoMa, we weren't treated like outsiders. Yes, there was a large base of regulars and yes, we attended on a night when there was a trivia game being played. We were still treated quite nicely by the attentive bar staff. The beer selection is impressive. You can't go wrong here.
(4)Gary E.
When I attended an evening of refreshing libations and cheeky shennanigans at Kennedy's, I experienced: 1) Pints of Pipeline Porter in proper 20oz glasses, not heathen wee American ones. 2) Chips and curry - while not the best I've had, chips and curry nonetheless. 3) A cute barmaid who gave me free pinty-pints. 4) A deer-hunting video game, which is rather fun after skulling a half dozen of the afforementioned pints. 5) A proper bar fight, which ended in bloodshed and me hurting my knuckles. Hooray!
(4)Utsav M.
I have been living in SF for the past 4 months now and have been pleasantly surprised by what this city has to offer for food, but today was a nightmarish experiece. 2 of my buddies are down with stomach pain and I am writing this review promising to never go to kennedy's indian curry place again. I am an indian by the way. Things we ordered 1) fish masala - the fish was clearly stale 2) lamb rogangosh - the lamb was not cooked properly 3) seekh kebab masala dosa - the menu clearly stated that it has ground lamb and we confirmed it before ordering but we got the dosa with chunks of lamb When we complained about these things the person was very rude and only after grumbling did he remove the dosa and said thta you ca order something else in its place. We then ordered the chicken kebab dosa which we did not eat as it was not palatable. The food was average at best. People in general go there for the pub and not for the food and hence this place has more positive reviews than negative, but judging it on food quality. i give it a D- compared to all the other indian places I have been to in SF.
(1)Rishi S.
GREAT Happy hour specials (ends up being buy 1 get 1 free). Awesome selection of beers on tap. The Indian food is below average, but goes well with getting drunk. Eclectic kind of place with a eclectic kind of crowd. Be careful coming here after work with your bags. My co-worker had his laptop stolen.
(3)Zain D.
Food: Their tandoori paneer was perfectly seasoned, grilled and paired (with grilled onions and peppers). The veg biryani was delicious as well. Price: Their prices are pretty standard for Indian food. The tandoori paneer is pretty pricey, around $12. The veg biryani is more reasonable at $8. Place: They have a bar, which I can't vouch for but it seems to be popular. They have pool tables, flat screen TVs and an outdoor patio. It's pretty chilled place to eat.
(5)Mike T.
I LOVE this place and plan to go back, but it will be hard for me to ever give this place more than 3 stars due to the God awful restaurant service and the mediocre food. If you are simply looking for fairly inexpensive Indian food, $10.95 for Chicken Dosa, THIS IS YOUR place. This IS what we were looking for otherwise I would have graded them even worse. Servers are emotionless, take forever to take orders, take forever to bring food, forget items, and generally bring no value add. I think the clientele would be happier if they just waited in line upon arrival to get their order and then seated themselves. The brilliance of this place is of course the combined Irish Pub with its insane 200? number of beers selection. Add that to foosball tables, an air hockey table, and a couple other random games and you find yourself in an environment to chill or get crazy whatever your desire. I was really disappointed that a supposed Irish Pub doesn't serve liqour...only beer and wine. But they were nice enough about it and told me where I could buy it or another bar nearby where I could get it served. Coolio!
(3)Janos Z.
The food is passable, though nothing special. The venue itself is a large, airy space with not much character or thought put into layout. So far, we're talking maybe 3 stars. Then there's the service: it was slow, inattentive, and delivered with a combination of sullenness and resentment. Seriously, the waitstaff seemed like they were annoyed there was another customer to take care of. And it wasn't just one guy -- it was all of them. I don't know if they're upset with management or something, but they treated me with such poor service and disdain that I walked out of there very unhappy (let me add that I didn't do anything to warrant this -- I wasn't rowdy, I wasn't belligerent: nothing). I'd never, ever go back there and would advise anyone reading this to look elsewhere -- there are plenty of better options to choose from in North Beach. I'm a nice guy, I usually tip over 20%, and I understand and respect the hard and thankless work of servers in restaurants -- and yet, given how terrible the service was, I did something I've never done in my life before: I left no tip for those jerks. They should all be fired.
(1)Ricky N.
Really odd place! Never would have expected Indian cuisine inside a place named "Kennedy's Irish Pub". Atmosphere was nifty and unique. Food was very tasty and reasonably priced. Would definitely consider returning when back in SF. Super long beer list.
(4)Brenden D.
WARNING: KEEP TRACK OF YOUR OWN BAR TAB & DON'T GET SCREWED I was having a pretty awesome time here last night with some friends, enjoying happy hour and the large selection of beers on tap, until a friend of my got his check. He'd only had 2 beers, but was charged for 3. Not a huge deal under normal circumstances, mistakes happen! So we brought it to the bartender's attention to have it fixed. This particular bartender, a chubby asian who wore a NY fitted cap, was SO rude when we brought it up. I didn't expect to be confronted with a combative attitude and my friend was basically YELLED at and told he was wrong. After trying to explain the problem, he still wasn't connecting the dots and refused to listen any of us. I laid down cash for his tab (what he actually ordered) and we left without tipping him. I would like to say I'll be back, but I don't like to patron bars that employ assholes.
(1)Stefanie L.
I like this place so much that it actually makes me want to go to Bimbo's 365 Club more often. And I already want to go to Bimbo's more often anyway. Nice work, weird Irish/Indian combo establishment! Seriously though, awesome beer selection. I'm not one for insisting on draught brews, so I was thoroughly impressed by the number of bottles they stocked, among which was my beloved 1554. The music selection was pretty great, too, as was the hilarious fact that "Signs" was playing on the various flat-screens strewn about the premises. I didn't actually try the "Indian" part of this restaurant, but I'm assuming it'll satisfy whatever chicken tikka masala craving I may have the next time I go to Bimbo's. Or, who knows? I may return to Kennedy's for its individual merits.
(4)Emily S.
If we are going to get food delivered- it'll probably be Kennedy's. You can't beat the price or the portions. We usually stick with one entree and a few sides and have leftovers for the next day.
(5)Lou S.
Food was really good....pretty authentic Indian food. Portions were huge, good value. Chicken Tikka and Lamb Rogan Josh were off the hook tasty!!!
(4)Robert S.
First off, I like the food and they have a big beer selection. Secondly, this place offers tons of online coupons which is great. I think they have clever ways to gain extra money out of people though. I could be wrong, but I've been here a bunch of times and I think the prices have gone up recently. They charge an auto 18% gratuity even if you are a party of 2 and it just says service charge so If you're not paying attention you may add a tip rit on top of that. That's BS. No free soda refills. All of this penny pinching leads to you not getting a good deal when you come in with a or without a coupon.
(3)Tom Y.
Can't comment on the food at this place, because I have only come here to get my drink on especially before a concert at Bimbos. During happy hour Guiness is only $2 a pint, and the other beers/ciders on tap are buy one get one free for $5. But unlike other places where they give you both drinks at one time, they give your drink and than some drink tokens so you can go back and get your drink on. The problem at this place that they are trying to rectify is they don't sell hard liquor here, so you have take your pick, beer, pool, foosball and food here with more TVs or you can go down to International's next door. They do hookah here too but I haven't tried it yet, and I guess there is a new ordnance since I was there last that you can't drink outside on there patio anymore.
(4)Jeremia F.
Interesting food menu, an Irish pub with Indian food. I didn't have food here but I'm sure it is great. What I really enjoyed was the huge selection of beers at great prices.
(4)Michael C.
This place was really hard to judge to be quite honest. You enter into the joint and it feels like a college frat house posing as an irish bar. Then you try walking around to the center and it turns into a Indian restaurant?!? I think the night that I came here with some buddies, the place was severely understaffed. There were about 8 large groups of diners and only one waiter! Needless to say, we came in an earlier wave and were served relatively quickly. The food was okay in my book. It actually could have been better along with the timely ness of the service. The waiter was great and very pleasant, but you could tell that management was not expecting the complete rush of people that weekend night, which is bad on their part. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if I will coming back here again after this slow service, and underwhelming food. :-/
(3)Sarah S.
Easily the worst dining experience I've ever had, and that's saying something since both the company and the food were good, well the company was awesome, the food was okay/good. * The waitress was either non-existent or rude the entire time * No one we asked for help or for an indication on where our food was (which took approximately 30 min for the first 4 people, and an hour for the last two people) was remotely helpful or apologetic. Once the food actually came, it was pretty tasty, but who cares at this point? *The owner/manager/surly man came over to glare at our table after we asked yet another person how it was possible that the last two people at our table STILL didn't have their food....when we explained how long we'd been waiting, he stared blankly at us and turned away. *Had I taken my friends advice, I would have insisted on a partial refund, which we would have deserved. But, in reading these other reviews, I'm not sure it would have mattered at all. *I left zero tip and a note of explanation... Do NOT go here. I don't care how many beers this place has on tap, it's just not worth it.
(1)Corey P.
Pretty cool place and very friendly staff....food was awesome
(3)Jay A.
This is some great Indian food! The Pub side is kinda funky but I like it and they definately have many good beers on tap. The food can be taken on the pub side or over in a more "restaurant" setting on the north side. You can also get their food to go. One of the best dishes I've enjoyed here is the lamb korma, just thinking about it as I write this makes my mouth water. Portions are decent and the pricing seems fair. Very casual on the pub side and they have three TVs following the sporting events of the day and you can actually see the game. I like this place and their food. Parking can be a challenge at times (duh!).
(4)Paul K.
Groan fish was overlooked. Problem with check. Waiter insisted he was right but he wasn't. Expect 20% service fee (tip).
(1)Rachel C.
I agree with a number of the other reviewers . . . . I was befuddled by the Irish Pub India Curry House combo. I tried to make sense of it in my head. I can't. Food was good; not spectacular, but good. And lots of it. Service was ok; a little slow, but ok and friendly. Prices were extremely reasonable . . . actually it was cheap! Will I return . . . . you bet! Any time I'm needing a challenge and want to try again to figure out WHY an Irish / Indian combo. Seems so unlikely!
(3)Joey S.
I know... you're a dedicated reader of my semi-bloggy yelp posts. So here goes the non-happy hour review: This place is not a bad place if you have a large group of people. There is ample room for pool, air hockey, foosball... and variety of beer on tap. But remember, none of grandpa's medicine (hard liquor)... so just pacify yourself with $2 sake shots on the late nite. Still the best taps in town.
(4)Kiristen R.
2 reviews. One for the bar and one for the restaurant. Husband says that I'm generous with 2 stars but I like the bar and DETEST the restaurant. All the stars go to the bar. The bar - Grungy but cool enough. Decent service. Excellent beer selection. I'll keep going. The restaurant - Food good, service fucking horrible! HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! Did I mention that it is horrible? Goodness, it is horrible. I went after 9pm on a Friday night. Had to wait a bit to be seated not because their weren't any tables ready but because the hostess was also taking phone orders, running food from the kitchen and seating people. After we were seated we waited for about 10 minutes for our order to be taken. In that time, I walked to the bar, bought my own drinks and sat back down. After we ordered we didn't see the waitress for a good 30 minutes. I think that it was longer than that. When I flagged down the waitress she said, "Oh I guess that you want your food." Seriously??? In that time, husband had already gone to the bar to order more drinks. The food finally came out about 40 - 45 minutes after we'd ordered. The only saving grace, the food was good. I'll only food from the bar going forward. After eating, it took awhile to flag down another waiter, the previous waitress had disappeared. We asked for boxes, waited about 5 minutes, no boxes. Waiter was at the front counter taking food orders on the phone, fixing some massive screw up with the bar and its food orders and running all the checks from the restaurant. I asked for boxes again and sat back down. So 10 minutes after asking for boxes I decided to go to the counter and pay there. That took another 5 - 10 minutes!!! So after getting my own drinks twice, waiting 40ish minutes for food, never getting to-go boxes and having to get up from the table to pay my bill I decided that the service deserved NO TIP! Even though I feel completely justified in my decision, I still feel uncomfortable about not leaving a tip but c'mon I was pretty much my own server, my own hungry frustrated server. I've left a 0% tip only once before in my life because the server was a complete a-hole, biznitch. This was the 2nd time. Seriously horrible horrible. I'll go back for the bar. They have good stuff. No more restaurant!!
(2)Steve B.
This review is for the restaurant ("Curry House") and not the bar as were with a private party in the back dining room. - The food was edible, but not at all amazing. The chicken tikka had an odd artificial smokey taste to it - almost like it was pre-processed somehow. I actually thought it might have been turkey, not chicken and started as one of those pre-roasted breasts. - The service for our group was non-existant. The servers kept no record of who ordered what, so everything was "actioned off" to a group of 20+ people. It was complete chaos. Water was never refilled, even after asking when the food was delivered. Indian food is spicy people! Certainly didn't stop the 18% service fee, which apparently is charged to all parties, not just large groups. - Back dining room was freezing. Literally 10-15 colder than the restaurant. Waiter brought a space heater in - which did nothing to help. Restrooms were bar quality at best - no paper towels and walls that had been painted over seemingly dozens of times. Clear/open windows next to urinals are a bad idea, especially with apartments directly across the street.
(2)Annie H.
It was my first time here after years of riding the 30 bus and passing it by..lol. My friends and I ordered, chicken tikka masala, chicken curry, curry chips, buffalo wings, tandoori shrimp, garlic naan, and regular naan, and a pitcher of beer. It was one expensive dinner. I love their naan, it's so good! The Chicken curry and tikka masala is pretty good too. I also liked their buffalo wings...but it's not that special. Do not get their tandoori shrimp. It's not worth it and it's not that good tasting. They have table hockey, shooting arcade games, foosball, and pool tables their. But you gotta pay about one dollar...I think.
(4)Desmond H.
I thought I walked into an Irish Pub... CLEANLINESS: 3/5 SERVICE: 1/5 FOOD: 3/5 + Naan + Tandoori chicken + Chicken curry + Samosa + Fried zuchinis Went here the other day and thought it was an Irish Pub. Little did we know, they also serve Indian food! We get to enjoy beers AND eat authentic Indian cuisines. The food itself was not too bad. The Samosa's were huge and crispy. The Tandoori Chicken was alright, nothing that made me want more. The chicken curry was also mediocre. I think my favorite would have to be the Samosa. The fried zuchinis with the dipping sauce was pretty good too. As for the service, it was terrible. The waiter pretty much threw the dishes onto our table and made a clunking noise. Then we had to distribute the utensils ourselves. During our dinner, it was hard to get ahold of the waiter at times and he seemed really moody. I didn't really get a 'welcoming' feeling.
(2)Farhan K.
The food at India Curry House is ok at best. I went there tonight a couple of friends and they all felt the same. The service wasn't that good either but we figured it out exactly why. If you notice, every check has this extra charge called "service charge" of 20% that is added automatically. But the worst part is that we found thru another friend (who knows a waiter workin there) that the owner gives a fraction of the 20% tips to the waiters. That is pretty unfair. They have a mandatory 20% tip, which doesn't even get to the waiters. There are plenty of better restaurants out there in the city. Look for alternatives.
(1)Ian M.
There are some serious dualities going on in this place and if I had approached it from a different perspective, it would have gotten the opposite end of the spectrum. Duality 1: It's an Irish-Indian joint. I happen to have an Irish-Cambodian roommate and am probably more comfortable with Eurasian stylings than most, but if you had suggested this combo to me I would have winced. Nevertheless, they mostly pull it off, because of Duality 2. Duality 2: This is not one business, this is two businesses under the same roof. There's an Irish bar and a good one, with some really good happy hour deals - $2 Guinness pints and 2/$5 on everything else - you get a token for the second one which means that with enough effort during happy hour, you can drink on the cheap well into the night. I had four beers last night for $16 and I tipped on each one. Beat that. There's also an Indian restaurant, and the food we had from them - essentially the deep-fried combo platter - was pretty good. I was able to keep my socks on while tasting the curry sauces, but they were tasty. Samosas and other foods I didn't try all drew positive reviews from my companions. Duality 3: I must emphasize that this is a distinct bar and restaurant under one roof, and there's not much border between them. Had I been here for an intimate dinner with someone and had to clamor over the cacophany of colliding billiards balls and bar talk, I might be on the 2-star side of things. Hell, had I been the couple behind us listening to us talk over their dinner, I might have left. But from the bar side, where I was, it's all good. Open gaming tables - pool and foosball, with super cheap beer and a great selection of both draught and bottles? Yes please. Sweet nothings by candlelight and neon beer signs? Prolly not.
(4)Alyssa A.
I often stop by here after a long night at work with some coworkers. Pretty good Indian food, for being attached to a bar, too. Melody was an awesome bartender, really chill, upbeat, and could definitely hold her own when dealing with drunk youngins trying to talk up their A-game, tatoos, and tolerance for pain... Really, guys, you think we want to talk about your "bad-ass" muscles and American flag tatoos all night?!?! I think not... What makes this place is the HUGE selection of draft beers. Many, I had not heard of before, so Melody gave me a little tasting of all the new Belgian beers they carry. Deeeelicious. I had come with a guy friend, and the drunks still kept buying us rounds. Thanks, but, not really for continuously interrupting our conversation. I love this place, but bring your own friends, not a great place to meet people, or at least, for first impressions..
(3)Jamie S.
Wow, quite possibly the worst food experience I've had that didn't make me horribly ill. 4pm-ish The waitress barely spoke english, manager (?) just stood around and scowled, it was library quiet. The curry was ridiculously salty, white rice came in a giant dish that If I were to guess just got topped off between tables. ~J
(1)Fatima N.
I mean this review is based off of the restaurant. Douchebags. We ordered some food.This place was right acrosss the st from our hotel.me and my brother in law walk in and say "we want lamb kabob CHUNKS" after saying chunks twice the guy takes our 40$ order and we wait about 30 min. thast all good. we walk across the st in the rain and the order is wrong. they have ground beef instead of chunks.which we had a wee bit and it tasted gross.so at this point my brother in law walks down and back to the restaurant. After waiting 30min for him to come back i get a little worried so i run down there to see what happens. i see my brother in law standing there with no food.apparently the owner and the cooks forgot to make the kabob chunks and asked my brother in law to wait another 15-20 min. he was rude and it was such a waste of time. he gave us a refund on our kabob order only and we left. even tho the rest of the food was cold we prob wont go back there.
(1)Dusty B.
I loved this place the first time I came here two years ago. Just revisted and fell in love all over again. Delicious, savory Indian with all of the fixings. A wide array of draft beers both local and from far off shores. Friendly staff and interesting fellow patrons. Great prices too.
(4)Eric G.
An arcade, in a dive bar, within an indian restaurant, which is in an Irish pub. Wearing all of these distinctive hats, you would think they would not be able to do any of them well. I can vouch for the fact that this is a great place to play pool and listen to a juke box. it is also, a fantastic place to get indian food, indeed one of the best I have had in the city. whew... it is also a great place to watch a game and drink on of the many decent beers they have on tap or one of the impressive selection of craft beers they have in the bottle. This bar also has some of the best bar food in town in my opinion. My only complaint is that it tends to funnel in a good number of jock types who can get rowdy and rude. They will usually stick to the bar areas so dont be afraid to have a nice dinner in the dining room. If you do encounter one of these Jock types, pat him on the back, call him "Bro", and tell him your favorite fighting style. He may mistake you for his own and buy you a rolling rock... FREE ROLLING ROCK!
(4)Sergio P.
This is an interesting place where the food is not the greatest but that is not what you go there for.
(3)Susan D.
This place is wild! It's an Irish Pub/ Indian Restaurant/ Billiards Arcade. haha. No, I'm not kidding. The great things, other than those combination of things... is that the food is actually good and it's open until 2am! My bf and I stumbled upon Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House after leaving the Cobb Comedy Club. It was late, we were hungry and after checking Yelp mobile... decided to check it out. We're going to Cobb again this weekend and if we're hungry after the show, we'll probably eat there again. This time though... we're bringing quarters and/or cash for the games!! Oh yeah, service is not so hot... bad actually. Not because they're rude but just because nobody is paying attention I think. And prices are higher than you typically pay if you live in S. Bay. See ya there!
(4)Luna P.
Oh my God! This place was a joke! My friend and I went because of a Groupon I had received as a gift. We went on a Sunday afternoon thinking it wouldn't be too crowded. We were right, and that didn't matter! The service was RIDICULOUS!!! There were at most 6 people in the entire restaurant at the time we were there. There were several waiter persons. We gave our order to one and 20 mins later we were still waiting for a drinks and appetizers. We finally got our drinks and appetizers and were done and waiting another 30 mins for our main course. We gave up waiting to get more water and ended up refilling our own glasses. When our dishes did come they were luke warm and several dishes where missing. We finally gave up and asked for our check which of course had the dishes on that we never received. After discussion with the manager they were removed. The food is not good enough to put yourself through the "effort" of trying to get service. There are better curry houses in the city with a lot better service. Avoid this location like the plague!!!
(1)Jessica K.
This is one of the oddest places I have ever visited and for San Francisco that is saying a lot. You walk in to this dark, run down building (we entered through the pub) and you see a bar with an amazing amount of beer taps, I think the sign outside advertised 60 of them? We continued on into the light and there is a courtyard type section for the Indian food restaurant, separated by railing. Around which is the bar with pool tables, video games, rock music, etc. A girl brought us menus and the wait began. I must say after a day of seeing the sights, staring at menus for half an hour before even getting water was not very fun.The girl disappeared into the back and was not seen again until almost the end of our visit. The boyfriend disappeared to the pub side and came back with two beers. He was told they don't have a list of what was on tap and the bartender told him to look at the taps to figure it out. Well he doesn't know my boyfriend because that resulted in a 20 minute Q&A session about most of their beers. By the time he got back we still had not been acknowledged by anyone. Though the rock music and the lively bar around us made the wait more fun. The restaurant was about half full and there were two unhappy tables next to us. It was hard to tell what was going on but I think one table had their order messed up and the other table got all their food except one person's item and they were not happy with the proposed wait time and ended up walking out leaving their food on the table. It did not appear that the female manager was doing anything to make either of these tables happy. Once we finally managed to get our order taken the food didn't take that long and was very delicious. I had the chicken tikka masala (great sauce!) and we also tried the kima naan that was stuffed with ground lamb. Equally delicious. When the bill came they had added some surcharge we didn't understand but it was not worth waiting another half hour for the cranky female manager to grace us with her presence to explain it so we threw our cash on the table and left. This place is probably better for beers and a fun night out but I would skip the restaurant unless you have eaten a good meal beforehand to endure the wait.
(2)Nathan P.
Delivers late into the night, excellent Kashmiri naan, doesn't skimp on meat in saag or tikka masala dishes, very solid food all around.
(4)Brian E.
This place encompasses so many loves of mine that I can't give it any less than 5 stars. Even if the service for the food is hit-or-miss. Even if one of the foosball tables is broken. Even if I had to watch three separate couples simultaneously making out on the bench seats as if nobody was watching. They have a single air hockey table. I love air hockey. The table is in good repair and it is very fast. The red puck makes it hard to track against the glare of the metal table, but then again, so does a lot of great belgian beer. They've got about 35 beers on tap here and then maybe 50 more in bottles on their beer menu. Many of the draft beers they have are hard to find. LOVE! The Indian food is not the greatest, but it is decent and it is cheap. It is also in the same place as all of the other glorious things. I guess I didn't really care about the service. It is what I would expect from such a frankenstein of a place. I won't ever be able to come here and not have some. Also... Ray, the guy who lives in front of the jukebox is 100% rad. Air Hockey Pool Tables Foosball Lots of Good Beer Decent Indian Food DO IT!
(5)L E.
I love Indian food and my coworkers would always order take out from here. Finally we went there for a group lunch. Food was delicious but service was ok. I think the waitress was new or something because she spent 15 minutes trying to split the bill. I had the chicken tikka masala and mango lasse and it was great! My coworkers order the lunch combo plates and all praised how good it was. I will be back!
(4)Russ R.
That lamb vindaloo was absolutely amazing. The sauce was thick, the spiciness was exactly the way I ordered it, and the lamb was really tender. I had half with the naan and the other half over the vegetable biryani and loved every bit. I particularly liked the cashews in the biryani. My roommates said their chicken tikka masala was great. This is our new go-to Indian place.
(4)keith g.
Decent food, all the basics of indian down. Must Have Nots: Curry fries. Very bad. They do their "chips" in an english style with the fries tasting more like a mashed potato and the curry sauce is too thin. I like the consistency of ketchup, the curry sauce is the consistency of water. Not very good. Also their vegetable pakora is a fried mess. It doesn't have much flavor, and usually comes out too fried. No chewiness at all. On the other hand, their chicken tikka masala and lamb dishes are very nice as is thier Naans.
(3)Ken L.
This review is as a bar, not so much as a restaurant. This is my type of scene. Multiple things to keep you entertained (juke box, pool, foosball, video games, air hockey) plus a ton of beer on tap, with specials on Guinness (one of my favorite beers). And if you get hungry, head to the indian restaurant inside the bar. Not sure I'd recommend this if you're looking for a great dining experience, but definitely good for bar food. Beer and naan? Great!
(5)Jeani L.
I went in on a random Saturday afternoon for a drink and some lunch. Worst mistake of my life. We were seated right away, but the server didn't come over to our table to take our order for about 15 minutes. The place wasn't even half full, but since there WAS only 1 person serving the entire place, she was probably overwhelmed. Or... maybe it was because she felt the great need to chit chat with the bartender even though she saw us come in, because... she seated us! No joke, she was the ONLY person working there. Wow. On top of all that, we waited about an hour for our food, which was awful. I got a chicken curry. If you could call it that. It was tasteless. The rice came in this really battered old wood box that gave me a constant fear of obtaining splinters. It made my rice taste like wood. After our meal, we had to physically get up and find the server to get our check. As a final insult, she added an 18% gratuity. FOR A PARTY OF TWO! We asked if it was a mistake, and she simply told us that it's "company policy." No wonder the service sucked. DON'T COME HERE. For anything.
(1)Karen C.
This review is for the food only: We needed a quick bite before a show at Cobbs, up the street. We arrived just before 6pm, having about 45 minutes to eat. We waited a while for someone to notice us, then gave up and flagged down the waitress. I ordered the chicken masala dosa and he ordered the chicken biryani. We also got an order of spinach pakoras. The dosa came out after about 20 minutes. It was pretty good, not great, but at least it was flavorful. Then, we waited 20 more minutes for the biryani which was terrible. The chicken in it was okay, but the rice might has well have been Rice-a-Roni, and the veggies in it were clearly a can of mixed veg (peas, carrots, corn, green beans). Ugh. The spinach pakoras came with two minutes to spare. These were actually the best of all. Each spinach leaf was battered, and the dish was served with the usual tamarind and mint sauces. I can't say I ever want to return to Kennedy's, since we're not big drinkers and the food wasn't good enough to inspire a return trip. But if we do return, we know what to get and what to avoid, at least!
(2)Jaime L.
Curry and Beer all in one?! HOT DAMN! I wasn't hungry (I had just eaten..and yes. I EAT), but I was in the mood for continuing my buzz so I stepped inside and decided to try out a Stella. You would think that, with 33 beers on tap that I would think of something a little more interesting, but I didn't. I just wanted a damn lager. So I took my beer outside and enjoyed the weather in all its wonderfulness along with a few cigarettes. Now, I might be just remarking upon *one pint* of beer, but there was the rest of the atmosphere that gave it 4 stars and will have me going back. There are pool tables. There is an air hockey machine. Their bathroom's have a clam waterfall for a sink (thank goodness the toilets were normal). The hand dryers felt like it could move a pickup truck it blasted so hard, but yet so soft. I'm going to head back this way again. What a great place to get completely smashed.
(4)Vanessa J.
Oh, Kennedy's. Keep on keepin' on with your identity confused self. If you dont have a chuckle when you walk into this place, you have a cold heart. One part Irish pub, one part Indian restaurant, this place satisfies two of my most basic human desires: a long list of beers on tap to choose from and piping-hot curry on foggy San Francisco evenings. This is the perfect place for any occasion- whether it's a pre-bar tummy coating feast or dinner with friends from out of town. Plus, this place has saved me from late night "must get food NOW" emergencies more than once. They serve until 1am! While the curries always hit the spot, the Dosas are most certainly not to be overlooked. They're twice the size of my head and filled with a hefty mound of meat and potatoes and veggies. And hey, they're gluten-free too! Imagine that. The soup that accompanies it is spicy, aromatic, and downright satisfying. And to top it all off, Kennedy's brings a spicy solution to the age-old question of "what should we order for delivery? Thai....agaaaain?" Yep, you read that right: Indian. Delivery. Amazing, truly amazing.
(4)Chris B.
Not really an Irish pub (IMHO), but don't let that stop you from coming here. Beer selection was very good - 100+ selection. BUT - no hard liquor?! How can you be an Irish pub without Irish whisky? I digress. Indian food was actually pretty darn good. (Copious amounts of alcohol that day for a wedding could perhaps had swayed my opinion of such.) Prices are... decent. I remember the garlic naan being a "hell yeah!" enlightenment but I remember the lamb being a tad dry/overcooked. Pool tables = good. Ginormous souvenir shop. And I mean big. Perhaps this place really caters to them touristy-people. All in all, it was not a "this sucks" experience.
(3)Lily K.
Enjoyed the experience here. Went with some friends around 7ish on a Wednesday night. All of us were extremely hungry. The beer list was phenomenal. It was rather hard to make a decision because there were so many ales I love that I cannot normally find in stores. The food choices were great. I don't know a whole lot about Indian food. I split a meal with a friend. We had a dosa of some sort, garlic naan, and a main dish that I cannot remember for the life of me. All the food was great. The three things we ordered were enough to stuff the two of us completely. The garlic naan was excellent. Friends ordered the fries, which had a spice of some sort on them. They tasted wonderful. Only drawback, service was a bit slow for us very hungry people, but it was not horrible. I enjoyed my experience here and would definitely go back again. We went on a quieter night, not certain how it fairs on a busy night.
(3)Paul P.
Great local spot - fantastic beer selection and the food is pretty good, too. Bartenders are friendly (for the most part), and the crowd is as interesting mix of locals, tourists, and regulars. If you're in North Beach and have a hankering for great beer and better-than-decent Indian eats, stop by.
(4)Jennie K.
Before I started dating my +1, we used to joke that we were ebony and ivory. He likes corporate law; I am living the Law & Order lifestyle. He talks to his mom once a month; I talk to mine a few times per day. He reads about computers and business; I prefer to be whisked away to historical lands. Kennedy's is the same: irish pub plus indian food. Not much in common except for British colonialism, but who's complaining? On the occasions I've been here, I have ogled sailors, people-watched at a memorial (I dig that they held it here), sat outside in the back-patio sunshine, drank $7 Belgian beers (Kwak - it's delicious but pricey), and enjoyed the 2-for-1 happy hour special (5-7pm). It's a fun, unpretentious place to drink either the familiar or the unusual, and on a sunny day in North Beach, you might even be able to avoid the flocks of dudebros.
(4)Jena H.
Most overrated joint in the city. If you NEED a place to get buzzed while playing pool while munching on mediocre Indian food with a big group of people, Kennedy's works. Don't come here for dinner. The service is flat-out crappy and it's freezing in there.
(2)Rachelle T.
This place is weird - in a good way. Part of this place looks like a chill, dive-like bar that has pool, fooseball and tvs. The other section is a decent sized Indian restaurant. Together, it is a pretty large space. This place is more like an international location: Irish pub serving Indian food by Chinese people. Exactly, weird. Our table had Cable Car Delight (like Butter Chicken), Chicken Curry, Shrimp Masala (same sauce as the Chicken Curry), Chicken Biryani (like Indian fried rice with nuts). The food was pretty good. The garlic naan was a little too garlicky, so go with the plain. Topping it off was their huuuuge beer menu. They had many types of bottled beer, but on tap is my favorite - Lost Coast's Great White! Hooray! Great place for friends and to hang out, so don't expect anything fancy.
(4)cc c.
its not irish went in there for cheap guiness $3 glass seems small,does not look like a pint I think its $3 until 8.30pm the curry part has expanded,did not try curry lots screens, price guiness cant be beat
(4)Bill B.
The food was excellent and the beer variety was impressive. Their policy around happy hour and half-price beer tokens was a bit confusing as a newcomer, but eventually made sense and was revealed as a smashing good deal on beer. However, the fact that I could have brewed a batch in the time I spent waiting in the line at the bar was souring. More efficient layout and more staffing would solve the problems. Pool, air hockey, and foosball are all available, which is great. Getting there from the financial district took a little doing, though. TRIVIA: The Irish/Indian combination is not actually as odd as it appears. Following the British Raj, Indian cuisine rapidly developed as a common option in England, where there are now over 8000 Indian restaurants.
(4)Jennifer G.
A curry house engulfed by arcade games while sharing the same roof as an Irish pub could easily be a total miss. Except the food is really awesome! We had the pakoras, tikka masala, chicken curry, chicken vindaloo and naan. Note: the pakoras are huge with one can be split by two people! Kennedy's is like dipping your french fries in your frosty - it seems so wrong but tastes so right!
(4)Paul W.
Irish pub and Indian Food!? Two of my favorite things. The guy who thought of that is a genius. Plus the beer selection blows away what you would typically find at an Irish joint. Lots of good CA brews and even some great Belgians! I accidentally ventured here one night while wandering. I just got on the bus to take a ride and immediately hopped off when I saw this place. Luckily it was happy hour and the specials were awesome! They give you coins for freebie beers that you can even use after happy hour ends. Another genius idea. The bartenders were friendly and actually gave good beer recommendations. I tried this Amber that I had never heard of called Poppy something and it was frickin delicious. I'm amazed I had never heard of it. I tried the Indian food too and it was decent. Got Tikka Masala and it was a little weak on the spice but had lots of big chunks of tasty chicken. All in all this place really cheered me up and I ended up having a great night.
(4)Denise C.
Irish Pub and Curry House?!?! CRAZY! I loved it. The Indian menu is long and the prices are decent. I got chicken and some potato bread. I thought the food was good. The pub looks nice, didn't get a drink.
(4)claire s.
Another genius combination. God I love San Francisco... Try their Tofu roll in the appetizer section - very delicious and economic!
(4)Artem A.
I spent a summer living a minute away from this place, so it became the default drop-in when other plans fell through. It was also the place to get change for the laundromat :) They have Foosball and 2 pool tables in playable condition .. definitely a plus for a casual easy going night. The beer selection is wide, and the naan and curry are tasty. I do agree about the service, sometimes it's a little tough to get attention in the main dining area.. but don't let it discourage you. This place is definitely worth checking out if you haven't been.. I mean seriously "indian restaraunt + irish pub?"
(4)Jennifer K.
It's a bar that service Indian food. Weird for the US, but if you are from the UK it makes sense (apparently). My scrabble group meets here for beer, scrabble, and occasionally food. The food is average, but the beer is good. They have drink chips - 2 for 1- if you arrive early in the evening (prior to 6). Their beer selection really good.
(3)Kerrie L.
I hate planning things for other people - I'm always concerned that they're not going to like whatever it is we do. I think I might have some issues with responsibility. So...against my better judgment, I took it upon myself to plan the get together for our almost-the-end-of-finals-last-hurrah. I enlisted the help of some fabulous yelpers via talk thread and decided to take 16 people to Kennedy's. People were in the mood for Indian, alcohol was a nice option, and the foosball and pool would make for nice distractions while we waited for our food. Okay first, when we walked in, we found the place *cold*! Like literally freezing. I kept my fleece *and* coat on the entire time. Then, we had such a big group (with additional people trickling in over time), it was difficult to coordinate ordering. ...which was the beginning of the end for service. I could feel the daggers the waitress was mentally throwing at us when we were taking a really long time to order. And to add to her mounting hatred toward us, we changed our minds several times about how we wanted to divide the bill. I believe as a directly result, the second order of naan took for-freaking-ever to come out. A few of us were waiting for it because we wanted hot bread to eat with our last bits of food, but when it finally came out, it was already cold. Weirdly too, just as Gur E said, the regular food got cold fast as well. The food tasted really good though, a few people were really happy with it. Other plusses: the pool tables (although a little too close for comfort for the people sitting nearby) and the awesome condition of the foosball table. So different from what we're used to - the poles actually slide, and the players aren't held together with duct tape! I'd like to come back under different circumstances, when people are more into playing pool and drinking than sitting down to dinner. Maybe then I wouldn't care so much about all the responsibility I'm assuming when I plan these things.
(3)Karen S.
This is my favorite Indian restaurant in the city, but seriously, my experience last night is making me think twice of not wanting to go back for a while. There were only a few tables eating when my boyfriend and I came here for dinner last night. We got seated behind another couple, all the way in the corner (I'm assuming because the lady wanted to fill up the "tables for 2" before seating anyone at the other tables). After we sat, we probably waited a good 5 minutes before the lady came and brought us menus. We had already been looking at the menus while we were waiting to be seated, so we told her we already knew what we would like. She told us "okay" and then went to another table..then came back around 5 minutes later AGAIN to take our order. She came back rather quickly with water (thank goodness) and that's it. DIDN'T SEE HER AGAIN UNTIL THE BILL. I don't know what the worst part was: 1. The lady gave silverware and plates to the table right next to us and failed to ever bring us any. I went to the table myself and prepared our plates and utensils and brought them back. Or... 2. The man who brought out our food, clearly saw that we had no forks, spoons, plates, or napkins, and yet failed to bring us any after setting the food down. If you go here, please remember to keep reminding them to bring you your silverware and plates, otherwise you will leave angry and unsatisfied. The only good thing they have going for them is the food and the Irish pub in the same building!
(2)Alice C.
This is a place I keep on going back. I review everything in context. This is your dive bar/Indian Food/sports bar, so let me break it down for you. Dive bar, there are pool tables, air hockey, red neck arcade, and old furniture, draft selection is excellent, up there within the city. Drinks are cheap, and they have late night happy hour, which means they give you a token when you buy a beer between 11:30 and midnight, and you can redeem the token for another beer later or now..... great deal. Lighting is quite terrible, floor are decently clean, not a place to bring your first date. Indian Food, all right, how did a Irish Pub ended up with an Indian restaurant? I don't know, but let me tell you, they serve till 2am, so you can get some pretty decent Indian food, or your typical bar food all at the same place. Warning, they are slow and the service is.... let's just say keep your expectation low and you will enjoy their food. Price is great. Sports Bar, yub they got a few TV runing. =D It is a crazy place to get drunk and have a good time with your friends.
(4)Angeline K.
"You are traveling to another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop: The Twilight Zone." Yes, it was a Twlight Zone kind of evening. An Indian restaurant and Irish pub all in one? Talk about RANDOM. One of my friends suggested we go here for dinner. We order four dishes, two orders of rice, and two orders of naan for our group of five. A Chinese lady takes our order. A Chinese lady. At an Indian restaurant. And Irish pub. Shortly thereafter, we get one dish, our two orders of naan, and one order of rice. We grub on that and carry on with our conversation, when we realize that a lot of time has passed and we haven't received the rest of our order. Then a man (who just so happens to be the only Indian person working at this Indian restaurant) comes up to our table and gives us the check. We are like uh.... we have like four more dishes left that haven't come out yet. So he picks up the check and goes, "Oh, did you want to order more food?" WTF?! No apologizes and no acknowledgments for the little snafu. Turns out, the lady who took our order (and read our order back to us, btw) didn't even put any of those dishes in for us. Yeah, like one dish and two orders of naan would be enough to feed the five of us. How that happened I have no idea. Maybe she thought we were all fat and it was her way of telling us we needed to shed a few? Anyway, the food here was so average and certainly not the wait. Definitely have had better Indian food elsewhere. Part of me wants to five-star this joint just for the memorable experience. Indian restaurant + Irish pub + sea themed bathroom with seashell sink = eruption of awesome. And the kicker? While we were eating, a bride and groom still clad in their wedding gown and tux come in with their bridal party and some wedding guests, start playing pool and downing beers on the Irish pub side. Now if that isn't the best thing EVAR...
(2)Frank A.
Surprisingly the Indian restaurant inside an Irish bar works. The food was good and a great selection of beet. Was there with a large group and we were quickly accommodated. The only issue is that the waiter was really slow and seemed like he was just itching to leave.
(4)Mari C.
Hmmm... there's something fishy going on here. I think just by reading the title (Irish Pub slash Curry House: a logical combination) and seeing the deserted-carnivalesque decorating scheme, a lot of red lights should have been going off in my head. But I had been seeing too many green lights at other bars so when our taxicab of seven arrived at the spot, I strolled in like No Big Deal. Not only did they include Irish drafts alongside their chicken tikka masala, but they also offered copious fried and BBQ options. Huh... melting pot indeed. This is not a restaurant. This is an amusement park filled with beer and palek-paneer. I had a pretty good time overall, but were it not for the pool tables, air hockey, arcade games, and fortune telling machines, this place would definitely get a 1 *. Don't go here for dinner unless you're already properly schnockered. Heed advice of Drunken Master!
(4)Sonya D.
I first passed by this place a couple years ago and noticed that they had $1.50 Guinness's, but never actually went in and purchased one. Years later, my coworker suggested we go here for lunch. I'm thinking Kennedy's Pub? Um...couldn't really imagine the food to be to promising, but she was raving about the veggie wrap for $5. Well sure why not. The first time we went I got their veggie biryani. OMG. It was amazingly good. I mean seriously now, who knew? It came with a side sauce which cut the spicy kick perfectly. Plus the portion was huge...I gave half to my coworker, and couldn't even finish the other half. The second time we went I took her advice and ordered the veggie wrap. $5 later, I'm shoving this massive, and I mean massive (gigantic, huge, large, monster sized) wrap/burrito thing in my mouth, while nicely coating each bite with their mint chutney and plum side sauces. Wow. So satisfying and hella cheap. I somehow finished the whole thing...yea don't judge. Technically, I could share it with someone and pay only $2.50 for lunch. The inside of this place is also awesome. There's the first side which is a divey Irish pub, and the other side that is an Indian restaurant. Oh, SF and their fusion places! Love it. There are also games and an all around when-it's busy-everyone-would-be-having-an-awesome-time kind of vibe. The odd part about my two encounters here have been that the food is seriously really good. I've been to high rated Indian restaurants, and I must say, that this place totally rocks...maybe even more than some of those other spots. Classic.
(4)Mauricio S.
Plus: Decent flavors and more than adequate portions. However, I wouldn't eat here late at night given the unknown time food has been cooking for. Freshness is questionable. Minus: Service is spotty and everything sold separately. Feel nickel and dimed by having to buy rice and naan separately, but then again this is SF.
(3)Sital P.
Food: Excellent! Ordered Chips and Curry Sauce (tasty), Chicken Makhani (not too spicy, asked for extra spicy, but good flavor), papad and naans. I would return with a bigger group to try more, but yes, portions are on the larger side. Service: Slow as hell. Don't come here if you're in a rush or have a show to catch...Arrived at 7p, had 8p tickets at Cobb's, ordered right away...didn't get food until 8p. And, call me crazy....but appetizers are supposed to come out BEFORE your dinner, not all at the same time, an hour after you get there...just sayin' Price: Just under $40 including tip and 2 beers, that's completely reasonable in my book. SO, food good, would return. Service, don't have high expectations.
(4)Amy D.
Most random place you'll ever come across! I've been here a few times for drinks, but just tried their food for the first time the other night. The selection of booze is great; lots of beers to choose from. Their selection of food is as random as their name. They offered jalapeno poppers and fried cheese along with Indian food. I opted for the chicken vindaloo and some naan. It was pretty great! The place also offers some pool tables and music. It's a pretty decent place to hang on a Friday night. Very low key!
(4)Rox M.
I rather had a bomb azz time here! Me & my crew of two others stumbled upon this Pub/Curry House after a long day of urban hiking, riding a glass elevator, and probably being out in the sun too long. The service was decent....and so was my mango lassi and Aloo Ghobi. My friends were satisfied with their orders as well. The women's restroom was a trip.....including the clam-inspired sink. We finished off our visit with 2 rounds of air hockey. All in all, good food & enjoyable fun in a rather unexpectedly unique enviro.....
(4)Joaquin C.
The good: 1) The food is fine. 2) Lots of beer selection. 3) Games! Air hockey, video games, pool, etc. The one really bad thing is that the service is inattentive and very slow. They should just switch to a buffet format for lunch and dinner if they don't want to hire and manage decent table staff. I live in the neighborhood and often attend shows at Bimbo's. There aren't a lot of dining choices nearby. Most of the North Beach restaurants are 10 minutes away by foot or more. Let's not talk about the Wharf restaurants. After my last weekend's experience with their breathtakingly poor service, I can no longer patronize the restaurants. I had invited two friends to join me and I am embarrassed that I did so. The next time that we go to a Bimbo's show, I may just order out and have people over.
(2)dobie g.
Well, I ordered one order of chicken nuggets and two bottles (under the "big bottles" section of their menu) beer -- two bottles of the impressive Vieille Provision Saison Dupont Farmhouseale -- I'd never even heard of it! I was sooo excited to try this beer :) The delivery man shows up, tells me to 'be careful', and hands me a paper bag of disappointment. Two 12oz'ers of Hennepin.... uhhh where's my BIG bottle of farmhouse ale?! It's not even from the same brewer! I asked for 'assorted sauces' with the chicken nuggets but they only gave me two kinds -- ranch and marinara. Where's the honey mustard? the barbacue? I'll stick with Carl's Jr for now.
(2)Leeseuh K.
Irish Pub review: Deserves a 3.5 stars, but I rounded up! On our way to our friend's hotel we spotted a sign for 5-7pm Happy Hour, $2 Guinness and OF COURSE we walked in!! They also have buy 1 get 1 pint free for any beer on tap, a great selection of beer on tap and you can probably find something you like! However, my friend felt that they diluted or watered down the Guinness hence the minus one star! Maybe if he had enough, he won't be able to taste the difference! haha...We shall go there and try it again, since I have a token left! Tip: Every time you order a beer you get a token for a free beer so you should let them know you want to use it towards your friend's beer! Otherwise, they charge you the full amount. I had a cider and it was $5 bucks!
(4)Andrea K.
All I can say is YUM! Everything I have ever had here has been delisssh. ONe of my favorite things to get here is the chicken tika masala-the chicken is so moist and the sauce is so rich in flavor it makes my mouth water just writing this review. Ok, I will admit the inside of this place is pretty funky. Half of it is an Irish pub, and the other half an Indian restaurant, but I think it adds character in a funny sort of way. Not somewhere I would go out for a "nice" dinner per say, but perfect for beer and a meal with friends. As for service, not the best, but then again, for a casual place like this I don't expect much more. Plus, by the time the food arrives, that is enough to make me happy :)
(4)Sue L.
Holy Moly Guacamole and CURRY! An Irish pub with over 200 selections of beers AND an Indian restaurant??? After a long night spent at Alcatraz and being turned down by Fog City Diner because they could not accommodate a group of 20, we walked all the way from the Pier to Kennedy's for a late night dinner. May I suggest, if you ever decide go to Kennedy's, make sure you take Guri and Theron with you. Why? Guri knows his Indian food and will order the best dishes spiced to the perfect heat for the entire group. And Theron, well, he's tried over 100 beers and counting so he belongs to their elite club and gets 15% discounted automatically. For $12 each, we all went home with bellies full of curry. I was so stuffed, I wanted someone had to roll me into the cab. My 2 favorite dishes were the Curry French Fries and Cable Car Delight. The french fries were perfectly crispy and stayed that way throughout the entire dinner--a good measure of french fry perfection. The Cable Car Delight, which is basically tandoori chicken in a creamier curry sauce was absolutely delectable... All in all...a perfect meal after an escape from Alcatraz...
(4)Jason D.
I've been going to Kennedy's for a couple of years now. I love how different of a place it is (half irish pub half curry house). Such an odd couple. No hard liquor served. But happy hour is cool. 2 Stellas (or almost any beer) for $5. This place is serious about its foosball. No spinning noobs. The restaurant is great too. American/Indian bar bites and full Indian dishes. Can't go wrong here. Give it a try.
(4)Jake M.
I love you Joey! Best Bartender ever. Beer and wine only, but shit, who cares.
(5)Tazo N.
If you only care about taste of food and nothing else, this is the place for you, but dont expect people to behave good or greet you are at least pay attention to you, none of this will happen. No one will come to you to take your order, no one will assit you where to sit, finally you will have food when they think you need. The most worse and useless management of an indian restaurent you will ever see in US.
(1)Vandana N.
I'd been here before but only to the bar... the beer selection is great, and the bartenders have always been friendly enough. A groupon nudged us in the direction of trying the food this time, and frankly, it was not very good. We ate in the bar area, eschewing the overly bright restaurant area in favor of the bar, Steven Segal's "under siege", and a basketball game. The food is overpriced for what it is - for a couple of bucks more, you could get an outstanding dosa at DOSA restaurant, and for a couple of bucks less, you could do the same at Udupi Palace, so DEFINITELY avoid the dosas here. The lamb sagwala was lackluster as well. We'll be back, but not for the food.
(3)Joshua L.
My wife and I have been here a few times, and whenever we've had food, opted to share a shrimp masala dosa. It's a giant crepe stuffed with shrimp, potato, spices, and other goodies. Very filling and delicious, and a good value for the price. The bar side has a healthy selection of beer, including my favorite New Belgium's 1554, so that's a big plus. Not sure why people are confused about there being Indian food in an Irish pub. It seemed like every other pub I've been to in Ireland carried a selection of Indian curry dishes. The only thing missing is a couple dozen light up Carlsberg signs. My only complaint would be to either fix the blown speakers connected to the jukebox, or just turn it off. It's distracting hearing rhythmic old man fart sounds whenever the bass-line in a song picks up.
(4)Andrew L.
Pretty good food, but unfortunately catches some of the douche overspill from other places in the area. Liked the dosa quite a bit, but had to order beers 3 times because they were out of each one I wanted.
(3)Xia F.
Just like a kid in a candy store I start drooling each time I walk in the door and see the phenomenal selection of beer on tap and bottled and know its two for the price of one. Samosas are the biggest I've ever seen-delicious. Soup they server with every meal, not my thing-caution. Patio when sunny is my favorite spot. Could sit out there for the rest of my divey* days. *Divey: (adjective) Description for one period of time a person spends at dive bars.
(4)JT P.
Great bar. Indian restaurant = DUD. Rude host. Ordered lamb korma - decent. Eggplant bartha- decent. Chips n curry - did not receive curry sauce . When I approached the host he pointed to my lamb korma and said "it's the same sauce" and walked off. I waited for him to return and asked for my CURRY sauce which is not (like korma) nut based. With reluctance he brought me a mediocre curry sauce. Next time I'll have my drinks and grab food elsewhere.
(1)James W.
great place to order Indian Food delivery in the city. I've never actually eaten inside the restaurant, but from take-out, I can tell you its a pretty ridiculous place. That aside, the food is pretty damn good. Recommend in particular: Cable Car Delight. I know, it sounds like something you'd order at a Tenderloin Thai Massage parlor, but its even better and so much more sanitary. It's similar to the Chicken Tikka Masala but more buttery. The taste is perfect and the chicken is tender. Samosas: they are gigantic and delicious. nuff said. Should be noted that sometimes I feel like some of their chicken with other dishes comes out a little dry, but not for the above mentioned cable car delight. If you go with the naan, curries, rice, and samosas, you can't go wrong. Also want to make a plug for their honesty and flexibility, which I really appreciate. One night, due to a mixup, they forgot to give me my samosas (I called a 2nd time to add on samosas to the order). I called back and they said "sorry about that, just tell us next time and we'll add it on." I called back like a month later for my next order and told them the situation. They added it on, no questions asked! There are a lot of great Indian places in the city, but this is up there with the best of them. Also, their cable car delight is something pretty special.
(3)Helene K.
I just now tried to type out the review, but I accidentally clicked ahead and my review got erased when I clicked the back button... Anyway, I digress. In short: atmosphere is not so conducive to long, relaxing conversations. They seem to cater more towards the crowd who goes here for the pub aspect. I find that rather disappointing since the food was really good; I had the Lamb Vindaloo with naan on the side. Really great deal--every meal comes with rice unless otherwise specified. Naan is rather cheap, too. Service was okay, but they were quick, and the food was fresh. A tip to those who haven't visited yet: go to their website and get the 15% off coupon (print it out). They took $2 off my meal which was cool. Oh, and btw, the bathrooms are not the best, but they're relatively clean. They need to remodel the toilets though....both toilet top lids were off of the toilet for some reason. And last note: Others have mentioned, but there are multiple entryways but just one spot has the "Please Wait to Be Seated" (the Columbus entrance). If you enter through the Francisco @ Taylor side, walk through the billiard room to the front. I think they need a sign indicating this, since others might get confused.
(3)Jessica W.
Let's just say I saw a mouse scurry across the floor during a recent meal. Disgusting.
(1)Phillip J F.
Very cool bar, lots of great beers on tap, cool deck on the back to smoke ...now i cant comment on the indian food but the bar food is pretty good, chicken wings are decent, laid back crowd for the most part
(5)Dave N.
This place is unique. It's an Irish pub. And it's an Indian restaurant. As an Irish pub, it only serves beer and wine in a relatively small portion of the building. The rest of the oddly shaped, spacious building is occupied by pool tables and communal seating. There is also an Indian restaurant inside this high-ceilinged place that seemingly has a lot of seating for dining in. What people may be surprised at is the fact that this is some of the BEST Indian food in the city anywhere. And yes, I have been to Shalimar and Pakwan. Though I think that Kennedy's online claim of being SF's "#1 Irish Pub" is specious-- they serve beer and wine only-- it's a good pub. And an even better Indian restaurant. And though the restaurant has online claims of being "vegan friendly" (?), we've had some AWESOME chicken tikka masala and lamb sagwala there. The flavors are a bit more subdued and less spicy than a Shalimar or Pakwan. And the prices aren't cheap. But in return they give you well seasoned, tasty, generous portions of pure goodness. The portions of meat in each are generous, making each dish hearty and flavorful. And they serve the full menu till really late. I can only imagine how good this must taste late at night after an evening of drinking. I love this place. Have loved it for years.
(5)Autumn K.
I started a joke That started the whole world crying But i didn't see... That the joke was on me Yes. I started a joke. That started the crowd at XYZ moving. To Kennedy's. But the joke was on me. And on the staff of Kennedy's, who looked close to tears when we were done with them. I blasted about 30 people and we ended up with a million drunk and disorderly Yelpers slumped all over the patios and generally causing trouble at an otherwise quiet bar. What a freaking showing!!! I know some of you don't even know that I planned that shit, but man did I feel good knowing that I set the wheels in motion!!! Kennedy's is huge. There are lots of seating options for when you're drunk and bored with the friends you're sitting with:Two outdoor patios, pool tables, several bars inside... The bathrooms rock and so do I!!!! Say it, betches!!!!!!! AK rocks for getting everyone to go to Kennedy's. You can thank me now that you know!!! Pitchers of beer are good. I didn't buy anything but cigarettes so no comment on drink prices (but I think pitchers of PBR are really cheap...I may have had some) The regulars at the bar were less than charming but they backed off after I threatened them with my pink pocketknife. We'll be back in full force. Thanks, Yelpers for making it one hell of an afternoon. And don't forget who was behind it all! A to the mother fuc*in' K!!!
(5)phil h.
I have one word to sum up Kennedy's - friendly. Dog friendly, smoker friendly, dozens of drunk Yelpers in the afternoon friendly...there are few better places to drink away a Saturday afternoon and watch Chewie and Omar do the worm than the back deck at Kennedy's. And the fact that the awesome bartender gave me a big ass bucket of water for our dogs? Yup, five stars.
(5)Sonia A.
Before I went, I was visioning a place a typical, cool SF Irish pub, with a cleaning looking Indian restaurant. Boy, was I wrong! The pub area was literally a size of a small hole, and didn't look anywhere near a pub. Then comes the restaurant. Ok, I am Indian, so I can say this, the food was definitely subpar, you want real Indian food? Go to Dosa or Urdupi in the Mission, enuff said on that. To top that off, the service was bad, the waiter could barely speak english, and hard checked up on us; And oh, the place was divey, random chairs, worn out walls and carpet, cheesy Indian photos on the wall....I was really embrassed to be Indian while I was in there while eating with my Japanese friends. The only saving grace was the music, the place dropped some beats at around midnight. So if I was drunk and didn't care, wanting another round of beers before I called it a night while wanting to shake my tail feather for a bit....I'd go there, but that would be my limit.
(2)Swetha G.
Kennedy's rocks! My procrastinating ass has only taken 3 years to say it out loud. Seriously, I've frequented Kennedy's so many times my mom would be offended (she makes the BEST South Indian food!). Whether you're going there for beer, delicious (and cheap!) Indian food, or to play pool, you will have fun. The place is totally chill and the service is friendly, and did I mention cheap?!!, you won't be disappointed. Oh yeah, they also have wonderful tokens at the bar (whoops! hope I didn't shout that!) for free beer! I just got two freebees from the very nice bartender lady tonight (which was the tipping point in me writing this review FINALLY). I say Kennedy's just keeps getting better and better!
(5)Laura H.
Probably one of the most random places in sf. Curry, bar games and a wide selection of beer... pretty fine establishment. I can't vouch for the food (it was a hazy night), but I can vouch for the beer and bar games. I think this place is great for large groups, the space is... well spacious. There's pool, foozball and video games to keep a big crows entertained, along with the vast selection of beer at a reasonable price. That said, this place kinda lacks that jena se qua element as although I've enjoyed myself there, I've never been the one to request going there.
(3)Michelle K.
Best Indian food in the city. I literally go here everytime I come up. It's cheap and delish! Chicken Tikka Masala and Tandoori chicken are my fav''s with Garlic Naan!!! I'm not an ethnic eater, but I will grub down on this stuff anyday!
(5)Jennifer B.
"What's a guy like you doing in a place like this?" was the line I wanted to give the perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect (quadruple distilled) Three Philsopher's beer. Expect life-altering and thoughtfully selected beer in the most unapologetically kitschy, ungainly, homely, sad-faced bar this side of North Beach(/the Mississippi). No one's putting on any airs with that wedding rental plastic furniture or the homemade seashell sink in the ladies' room with the corner store hardware. I have no desire to spend any length of time here, but I'll savor a fancy beer on the falling down porch again soon, perhaps before a Bimbo's show.
(3)Alison T.
The bar's cool, happy hour had some cheap beers, but the last time I was there, they were out of A LOT of beers, so that was disappointing. I like this place cause they stay open late and they deliver. This review's concern is the food, which ranges from Amazingly AWESOME!! to mediocre. Still this is my favorite place for Indian food in all of SF for one reason... the PANEER MAKHANI. Paneer Makhani, has the most cryptic descriptions. I think it says something like "homemade cheese in exotic sauce" For that description alone you should order it. But this is seriously by far my favorite curry! And it doesn't even have meat in it and I still love it. What it does have is well-sized cubes of Indian cheese (paneer) which tastes nothing like a traditional Western cheese. It's cheese that lacks rennet and doesn't melt. It's flavored with raisins, pine nuts, and a whole slew of exotic spices that is indescribable. You simply have to try it, I order this curry EVERY TIME I go, it doesn't matter who I take, I hafta get it, hence: YOU ALL MUST TRY THE PANEER MAKHANi!!! Other things I've had Palak Paneer (spinach with paneer cheese) it was tasty, but mild by Indian food standards. I would never order again, because if you're gonna get a veggie dish, get the Paneer Makhani! Chicken Tikka Masala - the previous fave before I met Makhani, is good here as well. huge chunks of chicken (altho I personally prefer more curry less meat) I'd say this dish is standard Korma Curry - I thought it was pretty good. Strong peanuty flavor, but watch out, I think Kormas have the reputation of being less spicy, at Kennedy's it packed quite a kick and this is from someone who can more than handle her spice. Chicken Tandoori - I'm not a fan of Chicken tandoori to begin with and still not a fan. I think it's dry and flavorless compared to other dishes. Kennedy's was no exception, definitely mediocre. If you're gonna tray tandoori anything, try the... Tandoori Shrimp - they are awesome! Huge shrimps well-spiced served in a sizzling platter loaded with onions and peppers. My only issue with the dish is that the veggies are essentially raw when they arrive and either burn or stay raw... a better cooking method is needed for sure. So the shrimps get a huge thumbs up from me, but the veggies on the platter... huge thumb down. Chicken Pakora - huge portions, but way too much batter Papadoms - I'm not a fan of papadoms in general, but my friend who loves them (and who's also from the UK so she knows her Indian food) said they were some of the best she had ever had. She was also the one who said the Korma was too spicy. DOWNSIDE: $$$ When compared to other Indian restaurants, I think Kennedy's is a little on the pricey side. When I make an order to go, I buy my naan elsewhere or make my own rice to save on costs. SERVICE kinda sucks, when the place is busy the waitresses are slow and they make A LOT of mistakes. I never actually order the Palak Paneer, it was given to me by mistake in place of the Paneer Makhani, now that made me mad! I was a little insulted when the owner one time, made a comment about how because I was Chinese I wouldn't be able to take the heat. He even added that if I were Korean I'd be better suited for spicy food. But I was only mildly insulted, as he was an older Asian man and I have old Asian parents who also make weird racist comments every once in awhile. If I leave you with one thing, I think you'll know what it is. Try the Paneer Makhani, you won't be disappointed. If you've got two people for lunch, split the Paneer Makhani, an order of naan, and an order of rice... maybe an appetizer depending on how much you eat, you're golden!
(3)John R.
I don't know what's going on behind the scenes at the curry house, but it's in a serious decline. Over the last few months, I've ordered my 3 favorite items (the Cable Car Delight, the kebab wrap, and the kebab dosa), and every one of them has seen a major drop in quality. The tomato cream sauce in the cable car delight (by far my favorite dish there) used to be smooth and creamy, with a great flavor. Not anymore. The sauce used to be a beautiful bright orange color. Now it's a duller brown color, and looks like it's separated or something. All you can taste in the sauce anymore are chunks of cardamom shells. The kebab wrap used to be filled with a delicious minced tandoori lamb. Now, it's just cubes of lamb that look at taste like they've been boiled. This used to be my favorite place in the city. It's really hard to express my dismay at its decline.
(2)Kristy M.
Top 5 Reasons Why Kennedy's Rocks: 1. Strictly a Local's bar 2. It's an Irish Pub but they boast a highly rated Indian Restaurant in the middle (the Kabuli Naan is like a pop tart on bread) 3. A Game Room with: * Two pool tables * Three Tornado Foosball (table soccer) tables (weekly foosball tournaments on Thursday's @ 8pm) * Internet Juke Box * Pelican Puck Off video game * Megatouch Aurora Ion 2008 game console * Big Buck Hunter video game (no clue what those last 3 are, but at least you have options!!) 4. A large assortment of flavored tobacco for those hookah lovers out there 5. Happy Hour: 5pm - 7pm and 11pm - 11:30pm 7 Days a week * Guinness: $2.00 - All other drafts: Buy One get one free!
(5)Kater C.
Probably the WORST service I have ever experienced. You'd think a waiter would be pleased to see a large party ready to eat and drink, apparently not. We felt unwelcome from the start and ordering anything was like pulling teeth. I mean it seemed like waiting on us was physically painful for our server and he didn't even try to hide his distain. We ordered a round of beers and two porters came out instead of one porter and one red ale. When we informed them of the mistake they took the 2nd porter to the bar only for our waiter to return with it 20 seconds later. He informed us that it was the red ale and plunked it down on the table, turned on his heel and ran away. Umm, no sir that was NOT a red ale... funny thing was we ordered that same red ale later in the evening it came out (gasp) red and not black! We never saw our waiter again after the food appeared, well not until an hour later when he dropped the check and was offended when I asked to keep the menu for the beer selection- relax dude, we had already ordered our past three rounds directly from the bar since you never came back. I truly do not know what we did to offend the waitstaff, but from reading yelp we were not alone. I am not naive enough to expect stellar service from a pub, but this place doesn't even try to pretend to like you- not even a fake smile or a single "thank you"- Offensive. Food was OK. Everything tasted good and though I enjoyed the food, nothing blew me away, at least not enough to suggest this place to anyone considering the service. The beer selection and bartender were great. If I had just visited the bar I would probably give this place 4 stars (they were out of a few things we tried to order but luckily there were many others to choose from and the bartender was friendly and good at recommending substitutes).
(1)Aaron H.
Why not also sushi, or spaghetti? I respect a place for going out on a limb to try something different (plus 1 star), but there's a reason most places choose one speciality and stick to it; if you can't do each well, don't bother. That's essentially what Kennedy's suffers...not just an identity crisis, but being a jack of, um, two trades, but master of neither. How it works is about 85% of the place is devoted to your typical bar/pub scenery, then in the middle of everything are about a half dozen family-size tables with gleaming white dressings. Present are mirrors with etched and painted brand names, wood covering everything, and a set of billiard tables. Missing are the heavenly aromas found in any good Indian restaurant. Present are people of all degrees of sobriety stumbling to avoid your table between the bar and the restrooms. Missing are staff devoted to serving seated customers with appetites. Our party of five (not the old tv show) was quickly seated, and orders taken in decent measure; the first server even recited everything for accuracy. Although they have pages devoted to it in the menu, if you want alcohol at the table, you are instructed to get your lazy arse to the bar and DIY. Fast forward about 15 minutes and all of the food has been delivered. Except mine, and one of our iced teas. I patiently waited for another 20 minutes watching everyone else resolve their hunger while I attempted conversation, having the only empty mouth at the table. Once everyone was about 2/3 finished, we had to flag someone to ask which airport my precious korma cargo had been diverted to, and where that (probably now melted) iced tea went. Another five minutes of starvation passed and my food finally arrives, just in time for everyone else to be nearly finished. That iced tea never showed up, except on the bill. So how was it? Cold. Peculiar, but after such a long wait, the vegetables were also undercooked. The usual rich, heavy korma flavours were just kind of absent, which seemed to be a running theme for my visit. The naan was stiff and brittle, but at least they brought enough, unlike the korma dish which was the size of a typical breakfast cereal bowl, and cost a whopping ten bucks; more if you want meat in it. On the plus side, the servers were quite nice, and for a pub, it wasn't too loud or rowdy, even on a Saturday night when idiots are out parading around for St. Patty's day (plus 1 star). Everything felt pretty clean...at least as much as a place clad in so much dark, dingy wood (and also that "drunk people vibe" that bars have) can be. Bottom line: go for the pub, but go somewhere else for the Indian cuisine. Over-priced/under-portioned, spotty service, and mediocre food will probably keep me from coming back. But it gives me a great idea for a new eatery: balut and gelato. Google it.
(2)kim j.
As good as it gets Harps and two baseball games on a Sunday afternoon
(5)Kelly O.
Major props for late delivery. Everything I've had has been quite good, a bit pricey but portions are huge. The one thing is it tends to be spicier then expected so watch out. Though I haven't tried they have hookah as well. Hoping to try some of the dosa's soon.
(4)Kenzie P.
Kennedy's, I love you. Most of the stars are for the food. The eggplant dish is like crack, I seriously can't get enough. Not quite sure how to describe the interior. It is beyond crazy. This place has everything, it is like a fun house for grown ups. Pool tables, air hockey, arcade games, etc., etc. And a bar! Its so hard to decide what they are going for, but I'm addicted, and I'll never stop going back! Part of the confusion is that it is an Irish bar AND curry house... there's an article near the cash register that explains the name at least. Such a weird place, so worth it. I don't know anyone that doesn't love it.
(4)Vickie B.
Sadly the reviewers are correct. We bought a groupon. We noticed that the reviews on both the food and the customer service had gone down since we made our purchase. With careful research, we decided to order carryout choosing only the meals that "did not make people ill". We went to pick up our meal, were given a total, presented our groupon and then were presented a new total considerably higher prior to discount. We walked out. We always tip on the prediscounted meal but to be given a higher price for using groupon seems to be a violation of the spirit of groupon and simple ethics. I would avoid the place.
(1)Sheila T.
My sister and brother in law were in town for a visit and my sister wanted Indian food, but she wanted it to be close to where she was visiting in North Beach. Indian food in North Beach? Yes, Yes, Yes, and a good place too. There's a large beer selection along with Foosball tables etc. We all, including my sister who is the worlds pickiest eater, enjoyed our dinner and were entertained by the eclectic atmosphere of the Irish/Indian pub. My sister said only in San Francisco would a place like this exist, and she wants to come back the next time she's in town.
(4)Trusty J.
I had great hopes this would be a curry place like we have in the North of England. The pub is not half bad, but the Indian food is of dubious quality. Far better curries can be had at so many other Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi places throughout town. Also, the crowd can get a bit rough at times.
(2)claudia y.
i had dinner here and i didnt think it was all that bad at all. its more of a self serve model so there isnt much for service. the place is huge and there is outdoor seating. where can i bring my dog. eat and drink all at once time? well .. home of course. besides home? kennedys! it was very nice of two people to move from the big table to a smaller table to make room for our group. we got two pitchers while waiting for our food. we did have to all go into the bar to get carded which was a drag. but agai self service ... we got naan. rice. chicken masala. spinach and cheese. veggies. all were pretty good.
(4)Joseph F.
After reading a bunch of the other reviews I really think that yelp should break this into 2 seperate places. In all honesty I view the indian food as a completely different establishment (that suffers from our incessant noise and drinking). That being said, I'm keeping my review strictly to the bar aspect of this place. Picture yourself poor, destitute, tired, and sober. With only 10 dollars in your pocket, you desperately need to drink and you just can't drink anymore liquor. Where to go? Kennedy's!!! STick with PBR and you'll get so damn drunk it's not even funny... actually I take that back. It's hilarious! I always feel bad about the people in the adjoining indian resteraunt... specially the ones who aren't drunk and wandering over there from the bar; but hey! don't go to a bar for a quiet curry meal... they deliver for a reason. Anyway.. grab a pitcher or 3 and have a seat! the place is big enough to not get over crowded. Every bar has a pool table so I won't comment (about how AWESOME pool is!) but I gotta give some props for the foosball and airhockey they got goin on. I consider myself a foosball extrordinaire; if you see me around please challenge me to a game! All in all an AWESOME dive bar. Cheap ass drinks, awesome atmospheere, and enough games to keep you entertained on the off chance you can't do so on your own (for all you boring people!)
(4)Elena C.
This place has great vibes in it. Walk in a pure Irish Pub with pool tables, air-hockey and foozball tables as well as few racing simulators, close by to Fisherman's Wharf. The choice of beers is great, I would recommend trying local brews, and don't hesitate taking a canned beer, they're great, too! The interesting part of this place is a mix of Irish pub kind of place with Indian restaurant. Food is great! I would say delicious. The only thing spoils the thing is service. Well, I read reviews on Yelp in advance and was ready for a poor service, otherwise I would have probably gone angry and impatient. Service was unbelievably slow, and server didn't know anything on the menu. I asked her few questions about items on the menu, and her answers didn't make any sense, I felt like I knew more about them than she did. So I decided to stay on a safe side and order something I was sure in... After we ordered beer and food, about 15 passed till we finally got our beers (of course after additional reminder to a busboy who ran by). Since then server-girl disappeared, and busboy was pretty much doing all her job for her, he tried really hard, and we were almost ready to forget them the long wait time, but then the busboy screwed everything up by bringing someone else's beer to our table and when he realized the mistake said "oh fuck!", grabbed the beer and left. We were like "What he hell just happened?" Anyhow, this place is great as an Irish Pub, we even played some air hockey. They also have a patio which is pretty cool. But for food, it's great, but be ready to wait....... for a long time..... Oh, and by the way, they charged us 18% service fee (really? for 2 people with $40 bill? unforgivable!)
(3)Liz A.
LOVE This place! Been coming here since I was a kid. It's funky and comfortable, and awesome, a homey dive. Tons and tons of beer on tap. Late night 2 for 1 Happy Hour. Special Pool on Tuesdays. And when you get good and drunk, there is a pretty decent Indian restaurant inside, that will drop off your order anywhere in the bar. Just remember, they only do beer and wine... and hard cider.
(5)Jenny L.
The service might be slow and unfriendly, but the food definitely warms you up considering you're seated near their cold room. Imagine an Irish pub with a sports bar, foosball, and a curry house. The food tastes solid and is reasonably priced. If you're looking for a late night meal after Cobb's Comedy Club, this place hits the spot with its naan, dosas, curries, and exotic appetizers, such as onion bhaji and curry fried egg. Parking can be difficult, but there are a few local garages within walking distance if you don't mind the cold.
(3)Anne Marie B.
every time i have indian food and beer, it's like i've created the densest mixture of stomach contents I could think of, and feel the pain of carrying around so much excess weight for the rest of the night. so why do i keep doing it? obviously because it's delicious. maybe i'll learn to scale back and not stuff myself to the brim with the food? fat chance. so until i learn, i'll keep indulging. but i'm not a huge fan of indian beers. they're decent, but not my fav. so kennedy's, thank you for allowing me to have my indian food and drink my beer in one stop. an indian restaurant/irish pub is a marriage between two of life's staples. it makes me wonder what other crazy cultural food/drink combinations san francisco will surprise me with next. ok, so maybe the food isn't completely authentic. so what. it tastes good. and if you're not in the mood for too much of it, you can switch back to fried cheese and chicken tenders. but at the end of the night when you're ready for your fourth meal, you don't have to go somewhere else to get it. i see nothing but win-win in this scenario.
(4)Gil S.
This vast urban shanty of a bar and restaurant is ugly, it's nasty, and it feels like the whole thing could fall down in the next stiff wind. The curries may or may not pass inspection but the greasy tasteless appetizers, ordered at kitchen counter from an uncomprehending cantankerous East Asian staff, get a condemnation notice. The place has not been painted in a long time and when it was, the paint job sucked. Bathroom panels are warped and separating behind the urinals. God only knows what evil lurks in those dark slivers. The sink, no soap no towels, dribbles an incessant stream of cold water, the stub of a handle won't turn it on or off. The huge interior, room after dark empty room of ceiling streamers, promo posters, and broken down games, looks like a gritty cop movie just before the shooting begins. Dusty shutters on a never-used front patio counter are painted with a notice that it was once voted best Indian food in San Francisco. Beneath the back deck, a folding table hawking trolley-car souvenirs and a rack of handmade clothing in a pay lot. Not sure what's Irish about it beyond the name. Behind the bar, ten or twelve pages of promotions, rules and advertisements (they are looking for a bicycle rental specialist, for example). The bartender is friendly enough but the cooler is broken down and the two beers on special are fresh out, eliminating 75% of the selection. And customer after cstomer she repeatedly "forgets" to offer the happy hour discount / two for one beer tokens. All of this could be charming if there were any meaning or sincerity to it. Some dive bars are planned, others have character, yet others represent an authentic indifference. This one is just a dive, no more.
(2)Rod M.
Dirty and definitely not Irish, but fun
(2)Ayaaki O.
Don't let mixed reviews fool you it is worth the wait. Get the Samosas while you wait and try out a Matilda beer. I promise you you will enjoy Kennedys.
(5)Grace K.
Having spent almost a full week in Dublin, Ireland - I have two memories that will last forever. 1. A pint of Guinness in Dublin is simply AMAZING. Creamy, filling, less calories than you would think based on taste, and always so, so good. 2. I had the best damn Indian food on the planet in Dublin, Ireland. I don't think it will ever be beat except by homemade cooking. So, after a night at Cobb's Comedy Club watching the hilarious Kims of Comedy, we strolled up the street to Kennedy's Irish Pub. As I approached, I noticed a sign that at first looked completely out of place: "Indian Food - Dinner served until 1 AM". Indian food? Irish Pub? What the.... And then..... OF COURSE, this makes perfect sense based on #2 above. So, we ordered a pint of Arrogant Bastard (good stuff, strong) and a pint of the delicious Hawaiian Coffee Stout they had on tap (I do drink something other than Guinness, really) from the friendly and pleasant female bartender. I should note that they had a REALLY large selection of beers on tap and bottle - - - rivaling Monk's Kettle and Zeitgeist as my "beer joint" of choice. It's an odd place - - strange layout combined with a bar-side, restaurant-side, and a playland-side to the place with poole tables, and other play things. Seated at the restaurant part with our beers in hand, we ordered the lamb vindaloo, homemade cheese curry dish, and a lamb kebab dish. The cashier who took our order was nice enough but all other servers left a lot to be desired as far as friendliness, but that's okay - I'm here for the food! As usual, I requested "SUPER SPICY" as I do (and fail to accomplish) at all Indian restaurants, except the one in Dublin. (Indian Aroma in San Francisco HAS hit the mark once or twice.) As I'm sipping on my beer, the food arrived. It looked good. It smelled right. And the spiciness BLEW MY MIND. Envision me, as a cartoon character. You'd have seen my flip-top head fly open and black smoke fly out of it, and flames coming out of my mouth. Rob has NEVER seen me squirm due to spice, it's happened so rarely in my entire lifespan, but he witnessed it last night as I chowed down on the cheese curry and lamb vindaloo. He never even took a bite, and stuck to his Lamb Kebabs. Right now, some 12 hours later, my ulcer has been revived with a vengeance, my stomach is rather uncomfortable, and I feel like I'm still burning up inside, but this makes me happy, in a sickeningly perverse kind of way. As usual, eating something truly spicy takes off about 7 lbs of stress out of my system. Some of you work out to sweat and relieve stress - I eat spicy food (and sweat to relieve stress). What of it? I noticed a banner on their wall declaring that the deliver until 1 AM. (To which I only had one thing to say: "GET OUT!") I might as well put myself on a stomach transplant list now.
(4)M R.
One of my favorite bars, tons of beer on tap. Arcade games, air hockey, juke box are always a bonus at dive bars. Perfect place to have a few beers on tap, chill and watch the game, but I would skip the restaraunt-part entirely. Drink here, eat somewhere else. Ambiance: 4/5 Drinks: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Food: 1/5
(3)Ed M.
PATRON BEWARE!!! 1st let me say that food was not bad at all but there service was horrible. 2nd it took almost 15 mins for them to come take our drink or food order. 3rd at the end of the meal when i was paying i noticed the bill to be a little higher then i expected. I checked the bill and noticed a $12.25 service charge. I asked the worker what that was for and he said that because i was using a Groupon coupon they charge a service fee. I reread the Groupon that i had top to bottom and did not anything to that effect. I thought that was rather strange so i asked to speak to the manager and he said it was because they automatically add 18% tip to the bill, he showed me a take out menu that had it on the back page at the very bottom and not very clearly. I went to go look at the Dine-In menu, he was not to happy about that to see if it was there, nothing was there. As he had already ran my credit card and that according to him he did not know how to issue a refund he gave me the 12.25 back in cash. Just so you know there where 2 other patrons there that where experiencing the same thing as i was.
(1)David V.
Admittedly I haven't been here in a couple of years, but when I lived in SF it was my favorite hangout. The last time I went back, it was pretty much the same so I'll just assume it hasn't changed too much. Craft beers at reasonable prices? Check. Bar snacks? Check. Jukebox with "make mine first" option? Check. (nothing like breaking up some hippie's Grateful Dead marathon with a little Snoop Dogg) Air hockey and video games? Check. Bartenders friendly enough to let you grab some afterparty materials next door and keep them (unopened) at your table in the bar? Check. I don't like Indian food, but those I know who do say it's surprisingly good here. There's no mention here of the Jerry Garcia shrine, full of flowers, candles and a goofy little poem. Is the shrine still maintained in the corner by that ornery old hippie? If you're going to San Francisco, be sure not to put these flowers in your hair, or the grumpy old hippie will flip you off. Not so peaceful...
(5)Aly K.
The food here is pretty good, but a bit over priced. Was very shocked when my boyfriend and I placed an order for take out. We were charged a $3.00 "convenience fee". This was not because we used a credit card to pay. When we asked what this was about the guy at the counter said, "I don't know, the manager made it up". I asked to speak to the manager but of course, he was not avail. I continued to ask him about the extra charge and he said, "Oh, well sometimes Indian people don't tip so we have to charge extra". I then said to him, "So what, you charge extra for non-Indian people because some other people don't tip...FOR TAKE OUT?!?!" He just laughed and said he didn't know. The whole customer service turned me off. However the bar side has great beers on tap.
(2)Eli B.
Kennedy's is like a bad acid trip...but I've never done acid so I can only speculate. I just don't get this place at all! I tried to rationalize it and my head almost exploded. I'm pretty sure it's the only place you can drink a mango lassi in a German beer stein and eat a naan while your friends drink Belgian beer at the divey Irish(?) bar or play pool. Oh and did I mention it looks like a hunting lodge? And there's a Jerry Garcia poster on the wall? WHAAAAAAAAAAAT THE HAY-LL?!!!
(2)Todd S.
When I lived in North Beach, this was a standby for a couple of reasons: $4 Guiness on tap - and a great place to start a boy's night out with Irish car bombs Indian sit-in or takeout that the cabbies come to - that's how I first discovered the back kitchen It's a somewhat odd combination but makes me think of the London curry houses I frequented when I jumped across the pond. Worth a visit, especially if you like Guiness and Chicken Tikka Masala...
(4)Fräulein J.
How can you NOT love a place where you pay $5 for a pint of draft beer....and you get a token for a free beer in return!? Buy one get one free on a Saturday night?? $2.50 beers? Seriously? I don't care if hookers were giving BJ's to homeless guys in the corner while Gavin Newsom was falling off the wagon and doing a line off a stripper's stomach on the pool table. I EFFING LOVE THIS PLACE. On second thought - if that sh*t actually went on, I'd probably give this joint 5 stars. Cheers!
(4)Joe A.
You should go here simply because there's probably nowhere else like it in the city...the only other "WTF" combo I can think of right now is Nick's Crispy Tacos and Club Rouge, which still cracks me up. The beers on tap here are good and decently priced (esp during HH), plus there's foosball, music, decent Indian food, and the wonderful world of North Beach just outside the door.
(4)Jon T.
A lot of people complain about the service here. I'll admit, it's not totally enthusiastic. But for me, the great food and beer more than make up for it. Happy hour deals (5-7, 11pm) get you delicious beer, real cheap. And if you order the right Indian dishes, you'll not have to pay too much to eat well either. The portions are pretty big, especially for the hand-sized samosas. I personally love the veggie pakora and tofu curry dish. If you're catching a show across the street, you owe it to yourself to come here.
(4)jessica b.
So I've been coming to Kennedy's for over 5 years. I used to make my friends treck there on foot during grad school with the promise "its only like 3 blocks". I could never remember that it was kind of out in FIshermans Wharf. There were complants, and then we got there and mayhem ensued, all was forgotten. Its amazing. And Ghetto. And Glorious. It's got Fusbol, Air Hockey, a gazillion beers, and Indian food. Ummm, how can you go wrong? The Channa Masala is great, but save going to the bathroom until you get home. This place does not pride itself on clean toilets. -1 star for making me hover over the toilet and having a fear of leaving the bathroom dirtier after having washed my hands.
(4)Zac G.
Kennedy's although I miss the old days of $5 Pitchers of Pabst Blue Ribbon, I have to admit that your vision of creating an Irish pub that caters to both our love for drink and utter distaste for bland Irish food Is nothing short of BRILLIANT!! Me and the two Irish guys from the Guinness commercials agree: You're the best! Around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you down You're the Best! Around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you down You're the Best! Around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own Saint Patty's Day is right around the corner and I hope the dude who plays bagpipes shows up. Cuz that dude is AWESOME!
(4)Melinda L.
3.25 stars You would never think of a restaurant that serves Indian food AND have bar and pool table in there, too. Very, very interesting. BUT, the food was pretty good. Our waiter seemed out of place at the restaurant, since it was a bar hang out kind of joint, and he seemed lost when taking our orders. He was this traditional old Indian man. Should I call that authentic or just weird? Anyway...I ordered the chicken sagwala dish, which was a chicken and spinach dish made with a rich, curry spicy sauce. It tasted excellent with an amazing amount of flavor. I also ordered some garlic naan bread, which was fantastic. The funny thing was I had asked the waiter that the order was for a single serve (me) and if I could get a single order of everything else. However, he brought out enough food to feed a family! Either there was some miscommunication there or he was trying to make a bigger meal ticket for me. Who knows, but it was kind of uncool. I also got to try some jalapeno poppers, zucchini sticks and fries with curry sauce. Great appetizers. Kennedy's gets a 3.25 stars for a mistake in my order and slow service.
(3)Charles M.
I purchased the grouping which seemed like a good idea. When I got there I was told I had to.spend 30 $ to use my groupon. Had a dispute then was able to order... The dinner menu is very expensive.for very small portions of food. I was not allowed to use the grouping on beer though it states"food AND drink". All in all the amount of people dining reflected the the types of experiences other customers must have had ( it was empty).. Now the bar was a nice establishment.with good.prices and service. My suggestion... Close down the restaurant.. Expand the bar, oh and if its an Irish pub get a liquor license and sell whiskey, not just advertise Guinness. alternatively just change the name.
(2)Jess C.
Really, really, really random place. I liked the atmosphere, but I was too chicken to try the Indian food, something about Indian food from an Irish bar turns me off, but I heard from some regulars that it's pretty good. Great tap beer selection, no booze, which is kind of blasphemy for an establishment that calls itself an Irish bar, but that's just my opinion.
(3)Jenny O.
One of my favorite night-time haunts in SF. It is certainly quite unique: an Irish pub and an Indian restaurant in one! The place is pretty spacious, and there are 3 foosball tables, an air hockey table, some pool tables, and a few arcade games. One of the reasons my boyfriend and I go so regularly is because of the foosball. The SF Foos group runs tournaments every other Thursday evening. Registration is at 7:30pm and the tourney starts at 8pm (though to be honest it usually starts later, hehe). Never fear, the tournament is open to all levels, so even if you're not a regular fooser, you're welcome to participate. Buy-in is usually $5. You can also regularly find someone from SF Foos playing there on a Friday or Saturday night. I believe they're going to start a league on Wednesday evenings in the near future too. The second reason I go so regularly is for the food. The Indian food there is pretty good, and they have both Norhern and Southern Indian dishes. I usually get one of these dishes: chicken biryani, chicken korma, garlic naan, samosas, or paneer paratha. And of course, a mango lassi. Even better, they serve food until 1am. That is a huge plus for me since I work graveyards, and I think their food is better than the 24-hour Naan & Curry in SF (though it's also a little further from work). They do not serve hard liquor. They do, however, have a large selection of beer. Though I've never been a big fan of beer, I do enjoy their Belgian lambics which are fruit-flavored. Parking is also usually pretty easy to find nearby if you look a couple of blocks down if all the spots on Columbus are taken.
(5)Marina M.
Indian food, beer pub, patio. I hung out with Norm McDonald there too. Chicken pakora, tandoori, biryani, naan. International Bar next door with booze. XOXO
(5)Marieke V.
This place is awesome. Like fun land for adults. The Indian food is great, and they also have delicious bar snacks like buffalo wings, and fried mushrooms. I really like the sauce they give you to dip your french fries in! I did experience a little attitude and slow service a few times when I was in there, but that's ok. The pool tables are always fun, and sometimes they're open so you don't have to pay, which is very nice. I love the back patio on a sunny day. I always meet some nice people!
(4)Shannon Z.
Mmmm....The drinks are cheap, the Indian food is cheap, they sell cheap AND your favorite, fried pub food. But more importantly, they sell Lambic! Yay! Lambic for all! This is a great place for groups and parties, the space has lots of nooks and tables hidden in various rooms.
(4)Alex S.
The food here is very, very good... But there is a catch, as there always seems to be. The service here is attrocious. I have been here twice now and both times have been blown away by the terrible service. Yes, it is great to have an amazing selection of beer, but if it takes 20 min, is it still worth it? If it wasn't for the constant libations, this establishment's service would make it too painful to frequent. If you can tolerate awful service, this place has good beer and good Indian food. Choose your battles wisely.
(2)Courtney B.
In order to provide Yelpers with a fair assessment of Kennedy's- despite severe hesitancy on my part- I gave them a couple chances to actually make food this time. It was only fair since my last review left me starving with a shittay attitude- I don't do well when i'm not fed people!- and for my first Yelp review ever, I dished out an undeserved 1 star. I say undeserved since they gave 0 service and 0 food that time around, if Yelp so allowed I would've rated them a 0. Fast forward a couple months, with a few more Kennedy's experiences under my belt, I've confirmed they are much better at serving you when you are not actually there. The best experience I've had was getting food delivered- granted I had to pay a little extra for them walking across the street to my apt- but it got there the fastest and was accurate. The time I picked it up I had to wait a few, but I left with food so that's always a +. My roommates and I did attempt to go in and eat once and watch the Cal game, but yet again gave shittay service (shocker!), and weren't even showing the Cal game...I gave Kennedy's a chance in person and they gave me nada again. Boo times 2. At least I can say I've eaten at Kennedy's since my last review! The only dish I've enjoyed is the Chicken Tikka Masala- best over rice with Naan (reg or Garlic) to dip in the creamy sauce. Pass on the Tandori Mixed Grill, unless you're down with a smörgsbord of über dry meat. Vegetable Samosas are big and decent. As for the Curry Chips, you might as well bake some steak fries from Safeway in your own oven. Same difference. On Yelp I've only doled out a dejected 1-star rating once, and now am about to give my first 2-star review....both to Kennedy's. If I didn't live across the street, I'd never go back. I hope someday to lavish a couple more stars upon my local North Beach random pub/restaurant, but I've lost steam in their ability to provide service more than anything. Fix that and they'll fix my bitter belly...just not holding my breath, or appetite.
(2)Matthew M.
Its like your parents are away and they left a lot of indian food and a bar in the basement. Arcade games, air hockey, phoose ball. Do your remember those parties you had in high school at your friends house and thier house was a split level. You would go downstairs and party in the rec room. Take that, make it huge and wandering, mature it and you have Kennedys. Great place to kick it meet new people and have a drink. Just make sure to clean up before my parents get home.
(3)Rajendra S.
The food at this place was almost like eating street food in India. I thought it was pretty on point. Only thing missing was that it was not as spicy as I wanted it to be and that it was obviously cooked inside. If you want a late night fix of indian food, check this place out in North Beach.
(3)Chelsea P.
KENNEDY'S KICKS ASS SO HARD. OMFG!@#$%^&*()_+ No really, this place is amazing. Half restaurant, half bar, not like a pub because the sides seem more separate than incorporated, but trust, they are under the same roof and pair very wonderfully together. Food is served late and is de-fucking-licious. Their beer selection rivals few. The bathrooms scream character. The antics and shenanigans that go down in this building are irreparable. I feel like I've been missing out of something so good for so long. When the city is cold, dark and lonely, there seems to be a party going on in here, or at least some loud people talking and laughing over a pitcher, a spicy mini boat of lamb vindaloo, some steaming doughy garlic naan and a game of foosball. I've only been here a handful of times over the past month, but I've already blown through about half of the menu. I'm pretty much making this place a weekly.
(5)Kiran S.
The food is good but not great. The fries (chips) would be the exception. The atmosphere was just odd. That was expected though, a Pub and Curry house? I think my experience was on the stranger side, as we were the only two people in the restaurant with one person at the pool tables.
(3)Matt C.
This place has a crazy atmosphere, I am not quite sure what they were thinking when they designed it. Having said that, I love this place. The food is good, and they have a great happy hour (basically buy one get one free.) Only two complaints: 1) Service is average and a little slow 2) While they have every beer in the world listed on their menu, it seems like they are often out of most of them.
(3)Michael H.
Im gonna go out on a limb here and simply say ... Guinness + Chicken Tikka Masala !!! Guinness + Chicken Tikka Masala !!! Guinness + Chicken Tikka Masala !!! Its like:- -Fred & Ginger -Lennon & McCartney -Posh & Becks -Peanut Butter & Jelly -Amy Winehouse & Heroin -OJ & Bloody Socks -Saddam & (no) WMDs -Richard Gere & Hamsters -Iggy Pop & Transparent Pants -Michael Phelps & Water -Bush & Low Approval Ratings -JMC & Minature Cellphones -MikeyU & Vodka -P.A.U.L & chemtrails -Serbelle & Sex Yup! Made for each other! So far, after six years in the States, this is the closest I have come to that "british curry taste". Top that off with a frothy creamy pint of that black water of life and its a match made in heaven. Go here. Now. I implore you!
(4)Chelsey O.
Irish pub and curry house? WTF? But I like both so whatever. Yay! Place was fun, pool tables and lot's of room. It can seem pretty intimidating at first with how it's dimly lit and lots of creepster looking guys but you'll get comfortable pretty quick. The guys are that bad and I don't even like guys, typical dive bar crowd. Good time though, great neighborhood. I can't complain.
(4)Tim W.
I wouldn't say that this is the best "Irish Pub" but this place is great. Been coming here for years, for the cheap beer, GREAT Pub Indian Food, and atmosphere (including a great jukebox). Always a stop off on North Beach Pub crawls! Don't Change.
(5)aileen c.
After being pleased with the in-restaurant meal last week, decided to take them up on their free delivery service last night for dinner. The ORDERING: Ordering online was easy and convenient. No chance for misunderstood phone orders ("ah shoot i thought i said i wanted dosas, not samosas"), and they have a 10% off coupon for first time patrons. Pretty good stuff. Was mildly, but not seriously disappointed to discover they don't deliver bottled beer from their hefty restaurant stash. I'm sure there are laws against that kind of thing, but a girl can dream can't she? The DELIVERY: The food arrived after an hour or so. She peered into the apartment as my sugar mama was signing the check, which I thought was weird at first, but then she asked whether "that guy lived here anymore". I guess my friend's previous roommate used to order from there. The FOOD: Small portions. Way smaller than the restaurant. Also, about 1/3 as much rice as the restaurant offering! Way lame. We ordered: chicken tikka masala, lamb vindaloo, and rice. Total was $24. The chicken was also wayyyy salty. Lamb was great though, very tender, and also just spicy enough for me (although I am a bit of a pansy when it comes to spicy food). Last time we ordered the Chicken Korma and Lamb Sagwala...Would probably get those next time. --- I'd recommend eating at the restaurant, rather than getting delivery. You get beer, and more food. But if you have to have your vindaloo and don't want to put on jeans (though you could probably eat there in PJs)...and you live within their service range (soma, north beach, financial district)...this is hard to beat. Plus they say they deliver until 1am. Good for rockband parties.
(3)Michelle N.
I came here only because I heard they had 3 foosball tables in great condition. The rumors are true! 3 Tornados! I had a pretty great time here. I don't know what Kennedy's is trying to be but it's interesting! Bar? Sports bar? Indian restaurant? Irish pub? It did have that great dive bar atmosphere and a variety of people though. Bar flies, hipsters, college bros, lesbians, etc. The foosballers here are a bit intense and take their games quite seriously. That didn't stop me from kicking some ass and winning a pitcher of beer ;) The only, ONLY, downside to Kennedy's is that they only serve beer. Although I like my beer, it'd be nice to have some cocktails as well. Especially since I keep betting drinks and winning in foosball buhahaha It's also got a nice little patio area. I didn't try any of their Indian food though. I wasn't drunk enough.
(4)Dave C.
3 fooseball tables, great draft beer selection, sports, indian food. This place rules. However no one is playing on the three foose tables... Nevertheless i shall come here tom. and represent berlin kicker in a tourney. Either that or get my overconfident ass kicked
(5)Lisa B.
This place is vegan-friendly, and sooo delicious. Tonight I had the Aloo Chana Sag (potatoes, chickpeas and spinach in a mild but very flavorful sauce) with some really good long-grain rice, and an Eel River Organic Amber draft. Only about $15, and very filling and satisfying. Service is great, atmosphere is great.
(5)Jonathan T.
I have been going to Kennedy's for like five years. My most recent visit there will be my last. Some friends and I were next door at the Int'l Sports Club watching the Giants game during the final Sunday of Fleet Week. This would have been October 10, and game three of the 2010 National League Division Series. Recall that the Giants staged a surprise, two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth to take a 2-1 series lead. I don't even like baseball, or the Giants, but all these details are seared into my brain because of what happened next. Following the win, my compatriots and I weaved next door to Kennedy's for happy hour. "Happy hour at 7pm on a Sunday?" you ask. Correct: Kennedy's at that time was sporting a sign above the bar which said "Two-for-one drafts for thirty minutes after a Giants win." I am positive about this because I spent the entire previous Friday night in Kennedy's, staring at that sign and wishing the Giants would win so I could get me some tokens. Which, of course, they didn't, losing 5-4 at home in game two. What happened next truly makes the blood run cold. The bartender refused to honor the sign! Even though it was a universal fact that a) the Giants had won and b) that was ten minutes ago and c) by generally accepted laws of signage, we were entitled to some half-off beers. No amount of arguing, wildly gesticulating, browbeating, or reminding him of the hundreds of dollars we contribute annually to the Kennedy's GDP would change his mind. He said the rules were different for Fleet Week, and this came straight from the owner. So there you have it: Kennedy's totally stiffed us so they could rip off tourists. (Tourists beware! Go eat at one of the many other excellent Indian pubs around town.) Someone in our party may or may not have stolen a ketchup bottle in protest. Still, that is small compensation for having my five-year love affair with Kennedy's shattered into a thousand small, lightly-fried pieces.
(1)Paolo S.
My cousin and I were staying at the Sheraton nearby and just happened to spot the place. We were a little bit skeptical at first because we were the only ones there. We weren't disappointed. The food was great. The place was a little shabby looking but the food was delicious.
(3)Dan A.
I tried this place via recommendation of a local. My girlfriend and I were looking for a chill neighborhood bar that had a solid beer selection. This place is definitely unique; a bar/Indian restaurant didn't sound like what I had in mind. Carpeted bars are NEVER a good thing and add to that musty smell a splash of curry and voila, you've got yourself a nasty smelling bar with one hell of a beer selection! I didn't try the indian food but as for the beer selection; it was phenomenal! I'd recommend this place as a stop along Columbus St. if you're looking to try some good new beers on tap. Next time I'm visiting San Francisco I'm sure I'll be back in there.
(3)Kevin H.
Thought I'd make a review for one of my group of friends favorite happy hour places to go to. One Sentence - "An Irish Pub with great selection of beer that serves Indian food, that is served by Chinese." (Always gets my friends laughing when I mention it) TOKENS! - During happy hour up to 7pm on weekdays, you can buy one get one free (a token to redeem) beers out of the $5 beers on tap. They used to allow you to get the Belgian beers with the token, but since people were being cheap and shady by buying Bud Light and using their token for a Belgian beer, they changed the rules. I almost always have a leftover token to bring for the next visit! All About the Food - Indian food and beer is always a great combo! we were able to use a coupon someone found where you spend at least $45 and get $25 off! So for the 5 of us we spent $25 on $50 worth of food! $5 each!!!! Tandoori chicken, Chicken Masala and Garlic Naan are always a must! We also tried the Fish Masala today, which was surprisingly great! We all agreed it was better than the Chicken Masala. I've had better quality indian food, but when you have great quality and cheap beer (over 42 beers on tap) with it, its s0o0o0o0o good! ENVIRONMENT - it's pretty dark. dim lights, but thats how most bars are. There's plenty of seating always, even on a friday night. The bathrooms are kinda dirty and shady looking, but oh welps. Got a fooseball table, 2 pool tables, air hockey, a jukebox, a few tvs showing games, and friendly bartenders who will give you their honest opinion. Would be a 5 star if we could still get the Belgian beers with the tokens....Still one of our favorite hangouts, PLUS Fisherman's Wharf is right next door to make your drunken walk down the street, stopping by In n Out for a burger or by Ghirraldelli Square for some dessert.
(4)Anthony C.
What a funny yet awesome place! An Irish pub with an Indian restaurant on the inside? My head exploded at the thought. This was the second stop on my happy hour tour of North Beach, and I'll admit: the sign advertising $2 pints of Guinness is what brought us in. High five on the super-cheap pints! And if Guinness isn't your choice of poison, during HH all pints are basically BOGO. Woooo! The bartenders are pretty cool too. My brothers and I even got hooked up with a pitcher as our freebie because they didn't feel like pouring us individual glasses. We were compelled to buy some bar snacks, because deep fried food is essential eats on such a venture. We went for the fried onion thingamabobber. Its kinda like a blooming onion, only the slices are all separate (which means more batter!) It is served with several chutneys, of which I liked the tamarind flavored one the most. Warning though: you should eat those quickly, because once they get cold, the onion becomes a little gross. So decent food, very cheap beer, and good service. Yeah, I'll come back.
(4)Ken L.
Funky place right? Irish bar and Indian curry house? I've only had the beer, and that was standard. Atmosphere is okay. I came here before and after the John Spencer Blues Explosion show at Bimbo's.
(3)Ieesha M.
Came here for happy hour with co-workers on a Tuesday evening. It wasn't too crowded and unlike some of the more trendy spots in the fi-di, we were seated right away. The name of this place threw me off, but a quick history lesson from a colleague about the Indian/Irish connection quelled my curiosity. I liked how everyone in this place was super friendly- and they had cool beer names like "the Hugh Hefnerwiesen". Our waitress was so cute and she had the sweetest little accent. She was fairly attentive and made sure our drinks were never empty. I also liked the bartender for two reasons: 1. He was cute (I'm single, btw, if you're reading this ;p) 2. He had a bomb ass iPod playlist of music. I swear it was like every artist I love. I guess some people do still have good taste in music! Fun Fact: one waitress told me that everyone who works there makes a playlist and they rotate music throughout the night. I think it's a very cool and personal touch to add to the atmosphere of the place.
(4)Kim V.
Service was ridiculous; the staff were like zombies. Only good thing about this place is they have a great beer selection for great prices. Keema Naan - Way too salty Kabuli Naan - Just the right amount of sweetness Dal - Pretty bland Lamb Vindaloo - Is it even vindaloo if it's not spicy? Lamb was tender though. Tandoori Chicken - Good flavor but the chicken was very very dry.
(2)Jim D.
Love the concept of this bar! I can honestly say I've never seen a bar in the States that combines two completely different worlds into one establishment. Can't say I was a big fan of the place. The inside leaves very little to be desired. It's a bit dingy, a tad too dark, and way too old looking. All appropriate elements for a dive bar but in a bad way. It's a decently sized place but boy, was it empty for a Saturday night! Service was really good, but probably 'cause we were the only ones at the bar for the most part. Jenny, our bartender, was cool and made a cute little shamrock design on the head of my Guinness. I love personal touches like that! The really great aspect of this place is the extensive beer selection. It's huge and pretty inexpensive on top of that. I can easily see people coming here to get hammered after a bad day. The food was decent at best. I ordered the chicken vindaloo and it nearly melted my tongue off. Super spicy!! You've been warned. Overall, I'd come back here on a different night to see maybe a different crowd (or any crowd for that matter!), although I suspect Saturday night is already a popular night. Hmm, I'm on the fence about Kennedy's...
(3)Ali R.
Hey Kennedy.... I really like you. **bats eyes shyly** Why? Cause I'm projecting. I admire your full embracement of your dual personalities. So what if you're an Irish pub and you also serve amazing Indian food? And, I happen to like that you are in North Beach and don't have fist fights every night. Just like I love that I wear makeup and play football, that I am completely tone def but LOVE to sing at the top of my lungs. And just cause I'm white doesn't mean I can't have a huge booty. So you and me Kennedy, we'll get along just fine. **skips away holding hands into the sunset**
(4)Nuri K.
I wouldn't come here just to drink, for that would be a waste of the great variety of Indian food at your hands at Kennedy's. The food is more expensive than would be at just any old restaurant, but I suppose it's worth it to pay a buck or two more per item to have it at an Irish pub. The fare is spicier than the average Indian restaurant. Favorites include the chana masala and navratan korma, both creamy in different ways but similarly fiery. This is probably about the most I'd pay for Indian at this quality, and only in SF, where I can wash it all down with pitchers of Hoegaarden. I will admit that there are places that serve better and cheaper food, but this is the only place I go to that doesn't put the bhangra on blast.
(4)David K.
This place is incredible. The food is not particularly noteworthy although it deserves credit for having food. It's beer and wine only so not spectacular mixed drinks that you can't live without. So why does it deserves 5-stars of awesome? Well, it's simple: Air Hockey, Darts, Pool, video games, and a big patio out back. Seriously, don't expect this place to be more than it is... but for what it is, it rules.
(5)Tiff W.
Sooo good, this place too my indian food virginity. i was a bratty freshmen back then, telling my parents that i refused to eat indian food. however, the garlic naan and all the other delicious goodies changed my mind quickly. this place has the best mango lassie (spelling?) I've tried it at several different places and this was one of the best!
(5)Christian G.
Brilliant idea to put an Irish pub and Indian restaurant together. You can either hang out in the outer shell which is Irish pub or sit down and have Indian food in the inner core. This combo makes for a good night while in San Francisco.
(5)Nicole C.
Food til 1am, YES! Indian food, Irish Pub, and pool all under one roof, YES! Super low profile and hella cheap. Its got character and fun :) The paneer dosa is my favorite...
(4)Ella C.
I enjoy the combination of an Irish Pub and Curry House. They have HAPPY HOUR at 11pm - 1130pm, with $2 Guinness and buy one get one free for their other draft beers. They serve food until 1am, I believe, and its pretty good - their roti is great!
(4)Natasha P.
My ex co-workers and I used to dig the fish and chips, but I didn't get to drink here until a couple weeks ago. It was a Thursday night and I was out with my boy Brian and after 4 Stellas, 2 games of pool (BTW, I completely suck), and last minute fun on the jukebox, I left Kennedy's with an ear to ear grin. I'm going back for some hookah fun hopefully sometime in the next couple weeks.
(4)Ryan D.
As an Irish Pub, it's decent - great selection of beers both bottled and on tap, however no Bulmers/Magners, and no hard alcohol. I'm aware that this is because of licensing, but the efficient-drunk in me that resorts to liquor when crunched for time is still upset. Happy hours offer great deals though, and the crowd/ambiance is perfect for both angry and happy drinking. Sad drinking... maybe not. As to the restaurant - if you eat in, 2 stars. If you take-out, 4 - 5 stars. Rehashing some of the other comments on the board, the service is atrocious. I mean really. What's convenient is that there's a great place for angry drinking within the restaurant itself (see above) so that eases the pain, but I honestly don't know what any of the wait staff there does. Grouponers also beware - they ding you with the 18% service charge. I haven't tried fighting it yet, but it is bothersome. I have one of their well-priced drinks, and it's not so bothersome anymore. The food itself is fantastic. As a caveat, I don't know the first thing about Indian food. At least what's authentic/not. But I do know that of all the Indian restaurants in which I've eaten, this one ranks up in the top 3 or 4, for two reasons - 1) they know how to cook dosa, well, and don't charge $20 for it. 2) They respect Whitey's desire to have the food spicy enough to make you regret it for a week. It's either out of respect, or because they don't give a fork (prob the latter) but either way it's nice not to be babied. Unfortunately this place is going the way of the Marina Rat, raising prices and allowing Don't Stop Believing on the juke box 24/7, but I suppose the ratty chairs and broken tables had to go eventually. It's still a great place to watch a game too - plenty of HD tvs, lots of seating/never too crowded, and who doesn't like copious amounts of beer and indian food while watching Broncos/Jets and other worthless match-ups on Thursday night football. Bottom line, the place is great if you know how to work it. If you want food, go in, place a take-out order, and drink a lot. I promise you'll have a good time. If you just want to drink, then you're set.
(4)LC L.
A ton of beer, pool, and air hockey. How can you beat that? What a nice little spot in North Beach!
(4)Albert H.
What a mixed bag of experiences here. All of the drafts on the back wall were out of service. Server was this mangled, low IQ girl with decoratively intended mutilations on her arm, who seemed more interested in what was on the TV than serving patrons. Indian cuisine was fair, especially compared to the many good options in S.F. Novel theme, and maybe worth another try.
(3)Robert R.
Scenario: needing a place to end up. Product: The appeal of beer, Indian food, AND games cannot be denied. Prices were fair and the food was actually pretty authentic according to an Indian friend. Atmosphere: There was plenty of seating on the curry side of the house and there are fun games like air hockey. The bar and décor are simple. No fance. No frills. If youre sober you might think you're at a picnic table... A picnic table loaded with naan and curry. Service: The food was hot and fresh, served very quickly. Uniquity: The combo of offerings make this quite possibly the best place to end a night out.
(3)Gabriella M.
We were starving before a show at Bimbo's and thought we'd try the place across the street. I naturally assumed it would be Irish pub food, but was pleasantly surprised that it was Indian. Strange to have an Indian place in the Irish Pub themed space, but, whatever, not a big deal. We went last night, 12/8/2011, the service was as bad as possible. After waiting what seemed like forever, the waiter took our food order and bolted without taking our drink orders. He didn't even ask. I had to flag someone down to try to order drinks seeing as the waiter was then no where to be found for a long time again. He didn't check on us, my boyfriend ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, the flavors were good, however, it was too spicy for him. We wanted to order an additional dish so he could eat, but the waiter never came back. I ordered the Tofu curry. It was delicious! The curry was awesome, spicy, just how I like it. We also got the garlic na'an, which had good flavor, but was moist to the point of bordering on soggy, which I'd never experienced with na'an before, it would have been very good had it not been oddly over moist. The waiter was not friendly, not helpful, and it was not a crazy busy night, he just didn't seem to care. I used to be a server, tip minimum 18% for decent service, 20% for good service and 25% and up for supreme service. I had to go up to the counter to get our ticket and pay seeing as the waiter still hadn't come back. I had cash with me, and waited a bit to see if he'd come to at least see if we needed boxes for the full dish that my boyfriend could not eat. He never did, so I instead left a detailed note telling him why I was not tipping. He didn't seem like the type that would learn from the experience. He should NOT be a waiter and management should put a little more thought into their service staff to better serve their customers.
(3)S S.
The Indian food is decent at Kennedy's though the Baingan (Eggplant) Bertha was too sweet for me. The service though is intolerably slow. No one came after our food was served to ask if we wanted anything or really, to do anything. We had to repeatedly get up to ask for things, including the check. And this isn't even the worst thing. What was most shocking is that one of the servers took half-drunk water glasses from tables and dumped them back into the water pitcher! Absolutely disgusting - we won't be returning.
(2)gwynnie p.
good good good cheap cheap cheap big big big. one bottle of pinot grigio, one sierra nevada, one order fried zucchini sticks, one order buffalo wings, one huge ass chicken masala dosa (feeds 5) total bill $43. skip the american bar food snacks, they're pretty rotten. i have no idea what a dosa is supposed to taste like but Kennedy's version is good and big. in this winchester mystery house of a pub you'll find foosball, pool, video games, 2 outdoor seating areas, a garishly overlit ladies room with a sink you must see to believe and an air stream hand dryer you must experience to understand, all wrapped up with a thin veneer of crayzee.
(4)LaSha G.
Luckily, this turned out to be the least crowded Irish Pub in the city on St. Patty's day weekend, but the service here is laughable. I felt like there was a hidden camera somewhere in the place, watching as our group wandered to and fro trying to figure out where to order food, where to sit, who was a waitress and who wasn't, etc. It was like a game, where nobody let me in on the rules beforehand. Understaffed and chaotic are two pretty accurate descriptions of our dining experience here, but once we finally did get someone to take our order and got a few pitchers of beers, the experience was enjoyable. The beer selection was extensive. The Cable Car chicken curry and the navratan korma were really very tasty. The regular chicken curry and uttapanam were ok, but didn't really do it for me. There was plenty of space, we got a pool table with no problem, the table hockey game was open all night, and there was never a long wait at the bar. I actually like this place, but I couldn't in good conscience give it higher than 3 stars because of the customer service.
(3)Y K.
Chicken tikka roll, tofu roll... kheer... I don't care much of the rest of the menu. happy hour is fantastic. Between 10 and 10:30 you get $2 guiness of $5 drafts, the latter being by one get a token - good for redemption anytime on a draft beer. PS. this place delivers all day and late into the night; they will even deliver bottled beer right to your doorstep!
(3)Tena A.
I came in by myself for a spicy chicken tika masala and naan bread. That is the only reason why I gave this place two stars is because the food was actually really good. Other than the food, service here was horrible! Only one waiter and all though the place was nearly empty he took forever(15 min) to get my order. After i ate i had to look for him to get my bill, and on the bill i got charge $2.50 for service fee! Wth is a service fee? I asked him and he said its company policy or some bull crap. So he just made $2.50 tip on one customer and he didnt need to do anything! Is this service charge crap even legal???
(2)Peter G.
Food taste good, and the portions are large. The beer selection is huge. Also, they have Great White, which is one my favorite beers. The decor is pretty heady, and there are tons of games to keep you entertained. This ia great place for dining with large group that isn't in a rush. Not a great place to come if you are hungry or in a rush. I get put off by the extremely slow service. You nearly have to shake the servers to get their attention. Also it can get really cold sitting in the big eating area. I don't think they have proper insulation or heat. Overall, its okay and good food. The atmosphere caters to specific scenarios and needs.
(3)Berna T.
Firstly...."Irish Pub & Curry House"....what?!?! I was so confused. Then I stepped inside and was more confused. Cause I don't think I've ever been somewhere that served samosas with my beer on tap. Good thing they have drink specials between 5-7pm...but other than that, it's kind of out of the way for me on most days and not really my scene.
(3)steve w.
Kennedy's is one of our regular happy hour spots in the city. Irish pub and Indian restaurant in one? how can you go wrong? Especially with a great happy hour. $5 for 2 beers or $2 Guiness. With over 20 beers on tap there's something for everyone. The indian food is pretty good too. It's not the best i've had but in combination with great beer it passes the test. Samosas are pretty good, the tikka masala and naan were also good. I would pass on the curry chips as the fries are a little soggy and the curry sauce is watered down. The atmosphere is very chill with pool tables/foosball/arcades. Nice place to just lounge and hang out. There's some seating outside on the deck which is really nice if its not too cold or raining. Street parking is pretty easy to find if you're driving here. Overall, Kennedy's is a great place to get great happy hour priced beers and some good indian food. Kennedy's is one of my favorite places to chill in the city.
(4)Tracy S.
Definitely enjoying this place! Been there a few times now and my only disappointment last time was that they ran out of Smithwicks...but hey, that happens - I could have had something to do with it the last time I was there. There happy hours from 11-11:30p at night - are fantastic! Foosball, hunting games, Indian food, serious air hockey...this place is fantastic!
(5)Renee N.
Such bad service tonight I don't think I really want to go back. Everyone was apologetic but still. Sat for 20 minutes while the one waitress avoided us, the waiter was stuck taking orders at the to-go/bar window, and the old dude wandered by mumbling but being of no assistance. Finally I ordered directly from the window and eventually our food came out. Food is good, beer selection is good, but they clearly need to hire some additional staff.
(2)Chris H.
Ordered at 7:45 on a Saturday, follow up phone calls at 8:45, 9:00 and 9:15 all insisted our food was with the driver and at that point I just gave up. I'd give it zero for nothing happening, but we got some hilarious laughs out of them saying Chestnut street was close to Battery!
(1)Jennifer D.
Great indian food in a really unexpected place. They also have an amazing selection of beer from the bar. My favorite is the chicken tandoori which has no curry and is served on a skillet and it is so delicious.
(4)Melissa L.
Great back patio(if you don't mind the view of the projects across the street), great beer selection(every time I walk in I am delighted to see that they have one of my faves on tap, and I am a total beer snob), and AIR HOCKEY! However, the Indian food here is mediocre and the the service at the food counter is even worse. Luckily the bartenders make up for it.
(4)Brijesh K.
You get Masala Dosa and Whiskey over here. Literally. So if you have grown up in India and found the "Channel V" adds of "Quick Gum Murugan" funny, this is your chance to have a first hand experience of place that serves "Oru Masala Dosa, Oru Whiskey". You wont find pot bellied South Indian Clint Eastwood lookalikes here. But I guarantee that you will at least crack a smile when you first walk into this establishment. The whole fusion of an Udipi place and an Irish pub will make you smile. The service is amazingly unprofessional. Its not the best. But you won't get terribly upset. Its the same feeling you get when you visit Goa and you walk into a restaurant. You get the feeling that the service is bad not but they really have no clue about it. So you tend to forgive You must go there and order the right things or you may not end up liking the food. But the "right things" are really good. Some of them include Palak Paneer, Garlic Naan, Idli Sambhar, Vada Sambhar. The dosa can be cold. The chai is good. It can be served cold, but you just have to tell them to serve you hot chai and they will oblige. The collection of beer is pretty good. Just make sure you don't get overly upset about asking for clean plates, napkins, water, hot food etc and you'll like this place. The fundamentals (the food taste and the willingness to serve) are strong.
(3)Kai F.
Awesome service/ bartenders. Indian cuisine with your beer, yes please. Pool tables, foosball, a few video games and the best air hockey table in the city, sign me up. Sound system could be better if I'm paying per song. Deck for puffing too. If you're seeing a show at the Bimbo across the street, leave during an intermission / act change, grab a beer, play game of choice, loser buys shots, return to the Bimbo, boogie on.
(4)balthazar b.
I've eaten here over the years and noticed the staff recently has changed. Ate here before a Cobbs show on 11/14/08 ordered curry chips which were plain fries with a curry dip which was seriously almost pure water with brown color. I found ketchup and used that instead of the "curry dip." Ordered the fish goan which none of us ate. The fish was awful, chewy, very fishy tasting and had more of the consistency of rat meat. Lucky for us they removed it from the check. Also ordered some veggy dish which tasted like creamed corn. We didn't eat that either. The beer was good though. Never going to eat there again.
(1)madan s.
Let me add some perspective to all the glowing reviews here. This place sucks balls. I'm a south indian, so I think I'm a pretty good judge of how south indian food should taste. The dosa I ordered was more carbon than flour, and it crumbled as soon as i bit into it. The sambar tasted like something put together by someone who has no time for anything, and does not care if the world knows it. There was a fist size lump of something that I thought was a potato, but I wouldn't bet on it. The chai however, was excellent, hence one star. The service was atrocious. The women who were sitting around looking bored were rather gruff, and there was only one waitress who gave something closely approximating a smile when she took my order. Not that I care too much about this sort of thing, but for a good review, either the food ought to be good, or the service. It's hard to fail at both. I would not recommend this place to my enemies.
(1)Allegra F.
I think that this place can be exactly what you are looking for or leave you wanting a little more in the service department. My best experience with this place is late night, drinking lots of tasty beers and realizing that while yes, bar food is always tasty a friend SAMOSA sounds even better. Not having to leave the establishment? Even better! My okay expierience with this place is I'm super hungry and can't wait to eat my tasty meal. Oh wait, I am waiting. And waiting. And analyzing the window artwork because I have been waiting so long oh look here comes all of our food at once. Great! Appetizers and main course together as god intended. Anyway, if I were less hungry I wouldn't mind. In fact one of my favorite Indian places is renown for its leisurely service. The food is okay but I have not had the chance to try enough to make a solid claim one way or another. Worth checking out just remember extra patience needed when dealing with the drunk clientele and the leisurely service.
(3)Sandy C.
Only in America can you find an Irish Pub, high tech Internet video jukebox, arcade games, air hockey, pool tables, and an Indian restaurant that serves until 2 am all under one roof. You gotta love that! I laugh every time I go here. It's a great place to grab food before a show at Bimbo's and if you like beer, there are over a hundred of different beers for you to try from Raspberry Lambic's to Chimay to your traditional Fat Tire. Must try on the menu: Chicken Roll (surprisingly really good) with Sliced chicken tikka, garbanzo beans, and spices rolled in traditional naan Lamb Biryani (I've never had this anywhere else) with Basmati rice with with lamb and spices "It's not where you go, it's what you order"
(2)Alexis B.
Good for the wasted... that is it. I've been here twice and neither time I was wasted. But the first time I thought "Whatever, I'll come back if I must". Well tonight was that long awaited must. I thought "I remember they had Blue Moon. Yum!" No more :( And for the rest of it, the food is alright, nothing amazing, although definitely hefty portions. But the service is crap. Let's count the ways - Had to ask for the tea that was ordered three times - Asked the waiter if a certain dish was spicy (yes I know it is Indian) and he said no. Clearly he eats chili peppers all day without blinking. - We got our food and then no one paid attention to us for the rest of the evening. We had to flag the dude down twice to ask for the tea (see point 1) and then for the check. Now I know this isn't a high class establishment or anything but seriously, how hard is it to service 3 tables? Are you running the bar too? No you aren't! You are just running the restaurant and doing a shit job at it too. I was with a couple of people from New York so something tells me we didn't tip. And in the end I don't particularly care. I doubt I'll be back soon. The only reason I would come back is if they get Blue Moon back on tap or I am wasted.
(2)David M.
good food, good prices and who's going to complain about a combo Indian restaurant/Irish Pub? It's the best of both worlds, although I warn not to eat too beastly if you plan on knocking back a few beers at the bar after dinner. Samosas are the largest I've ever seen- one order comes with two of them, which could easily be shared by four people.
(4)Daniel S.
This review is for the Indian Curry House food only. The adjoining Irish bar is fine and frankly should split off from its neighbor with food like this and serve up its own fare. The only reason we used to go here was because it was open late after a night of drinking in our early 20's back in the days. Even then it wasn't that palatable but the layer of liquor in the belly and spices in the food may of disinfected the pre-cooked reheated concoctions they pass off as Indian cuisine. But not all the time as I don't know anyone who hasn't gotten sick there! It only happened to me once, but that was enough. With gems like Dosa and Aslam's Rasoi, don't bother to eat here unless its midnight, your in your 20's and your belly is full of liquor. It must be the luck of the Irish that they continue to be in business. While I like the staff, nice guys, all I will say about the owner is I'm not surprised the food tastes this way.
(1)Kev M.
Local beer bar that has an Indian restaurant squeezed inside the place. Lots of beers on tap. No booze. Decent prices. Foozball. This is a grungy, old, dirty beer dive and feels and smells old and beer-soaked. And has the aroma of the Indian spices mixed in with all that funk. Sometimes that's what you're looking for. Video games too.
(3)Nicole K.
Most random place ever! It's an Indian restaurant, an Irish Bar, a dance club, and pool hall all rolled into one wild place! This is the best Indian food I have ever had but quite possibly the worst service I have ever encountered (There was one waiter for about 10 tables). We promptly got our wine, beer, and Curry fries. However, we got the rest of our meal in shifts. My food arrived first, Prawns Korma with rice. My husband's meal, Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan Kabuli arrived ten minutes later after we reminded the waiter about it! We would have given this restaurant five stars, if it wasn't for the strange table service. All in all, this is a fun place to go with friends and we adore the vast menu. We left happy and full to face our long walk up the hill back to our hotel.
(4)Jenna T.
Ok I love this place. It was my 3rd time having Indian food and I loved it sooo much. This place was open late which was convenient after bar hopping on a Friday night. I don't remember what we ordered but it was divine. As we were leaving we saw a drunk girl trying to eat naan by herself but dropped everything on the table instead. Go check this place out!
(4)james c.
My wife and I had a midday snack - Dosa and parkora. We used a Living Social coupon, our waiter tried to charge us the full rice which he made good. The problem was the food - the dose filling had an odd taste, we only ate half. For the rest of the day and through the evening we both felt sick- upset stomachs, gas. DON'T GO! Frankly the south bay has much better Indian food and it's cheaper.
(1)Emy s.
I have to give this place two different ratings because I have different opinions of the pub and the restaurant. The pub- 3 stars: pretty cool...they have a good beer selection, good hapy hours, the bartenders are friendly, and they have lots of stuff to do (pool and games). I especially like their electronic games where it's actually portable. You can take them off their base, take it and play at your table! The indian restaurant- 1 star: There's a sign that says "please wait to be seated" and no one comes up to you to seat you, so you have to go to the cashier, and tell them, and after that, they just pointed us in a direction and we just guessed where they were telling us to sit. Then, when you want to order, you have to go back to the cashier. Wierd.... Not only that, but the food was really oily and acidy. Excuse me for the gory details, but when I burped later, it buuuuuurrrnned. Ewwww. I think the only reason why this place still has business is because it's INSIDE the bar, and it makes money off the people who have the drunken munchies. If this is the case, I would just rather go get some naan-n-curry or roti, and take it to Yancy's cuz it's way closer to my place, they have fun entertainment and you can bring in food from outside.
(2)Kelly K.
the people working here (excluding the bar) are so rude. i had a $10 for $25 groupon and came with a friend. we ordered 2 bottled beers, naan, rice and chicken tikka marsala. the food was brought out before the beer. we got the beer and it was very warm. we complained to the server and he said all the beers are like that. i asked for ice to get my beer somewhat cold. when it was time to pay, i showed the server my groupon. the total was $28.48 meaning i had to pay $3.48...which was ok.. he takes my check and brings back a revised copy with a new balance of $5. he said he gave me 10% off for the warm beer but since i had a groupon, he removed the discount. whaat? why?
(1)Stephanie R.
Let me start off by saying... I totally dig dive bars! And this one tops my list! I love the fact that at 2 am you can eat some decent (not great) curry and drink cheap 5 dollar pitchers of Pabst's blue ribbon while listening to a jukebox full of sweet tunes and playing pool or air hockey all night long. A definite must on a long list of dive bars!
(5)M R.
I had a groupon, but I was surprised that ordering 2 chicken dishes and 2 naan's was over $30. I concur with other yelpers, skip the chiken tikka masala. The chicken breast is dry and the sauce is too runny without much flavor. You do get large chunks of chicken, but it's mostly sauce. I also had the chicken jalfrezi (with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions) and that was spicy as I asked. The naan was good. I know it's a beer place, but I paid 6 bucks for a tiny 4 oz glass of cheap wine. Times are tough these days, but that's ridiculous. I've been here after seeing shows at Bimbos, and it's a lively bar. It's great that you can get Indian food til 1am. I went at lunch and there was only one other table there, so I didn't have to wait too long for my food.
(3)Thel D.
Foosball Pool Video Games Projection room Hooka 30 beers on tap and even more bottles Lots of TV's 2 Patios And Indian food This place offers everything... but atmosphere!
(2)Satyan P.
Remember that episode of "Family Guy" where they revealed the origin of Reese's peanut butter cups? Basically some guy eating peanut butter is driving really fast and crashes head on with some guy eating chocolate. As they both go flying through their windshields, their respective snacks unite in a glorious blend of taste and innovation. And with their bloody bodies strewn across their car hoods, they can only agonize over the fact that "he got peanut butter in my chocolate" and vice versa. Officer Reese's, seeing the potential of their serendipitous concoction, kills the drivers, and goes on to become the creator of the world's greatest candy. Kennedy's reminds me of that. Except replace the chocolate with Indian food and replace the peanut butter with an Irish Pub. And replace Officer Reese's with a foosball table. ...something to think about
(4)Jen K.
This place bring to mind three letters: WTF? I came here with co-workers Friday and was a bit perplexed by the joint. An Irish pub, Indian food, what looks to be a souvenir shop....it's an interesting mix to say the least. For a Friday happy hour there was ONE bartender working. She was great and funny, but she needed more help. The line went out the door. Beers seemed to be priced ok. A friend got some munchies and he had no complaints on the food. The outside seating was good, since it was very hot inside. It's a "standard" neighborhood bar (as far as Irish/Indian fusion can be). As long as you're having fun with friends then its all good anyways. I'm sure all go back with co-workers again.
(3)Caitlyn K.
The Irish pub with foosball and air hockey is great. 4 stars. But the Indian Curry House portion is 1 star, primarily for the worse customer service outside of Chinatown. Since I can't give a 2.5 rating, I'd rather round down to 2 (since I was ignored by 3 different cashiers/workers inches from my waiting to order self as if I was a cast from Sixth Sense).
(2)Toma W.
Kennedy's has definitely made an improvement. If you read my previous review, it describes about the dingy bathrooms. I think they have taken my words into consideration and cleaned up the bathrooms a bit. I think the Ladies room has been remodeled! Food is still good! I have had the Samosas, the Briyanis, and the Pathapong! Try them out! I guarantee you these dishes are great. Not flavorful as Naan N Curry but def more selection on the type of food there. From appitizers to main courses! Entertainment is great as always. Everytime I'm there I have to clean up the foosball tables to prolong their condition. Which is ok, since I play in their foosball tournaments. Bartenders are great as usual. ...and Brahma, the owner is great as usual too! haha
(5)Bernie L.
2 stars literally means "Meh. I've experienced better." and I have... AT KENNEDY'S. I went again last night... and i was sorely disappointed. I mean, I know i shouldn't expect too much from the food... and really, it was decent. The lamb was a bit cold, but the eggplant was tasty. The food wasn't the problem. The main reason i really like Kennedy's is because it's one of the better places in SF to get a guinness (and you can glean from my previous review). Last night, when i went, and had a craving for a nice, hearty, luke-warm pint of guinness... instead, all I got was disappointment (and a little bit of indigestion). My guinness was too cold, too flat, and too bland. BOO! don't get me wrong, it was probably just yesterday, and I still like them... but only as a friend.
(2)Dave J.
When I had friends going to the Art Institute, I use to come here quite a bit, but that was 6 or 7 years ago. I have very good memories of that time, as well as of the curry fries. It seems like the quality of the sevice has gone down in the past few years, in favor of unwanted gimickry (hookas, and cowboy hats?). Also not a fan of the change to the buy one get one free token business they have happening at happy hour. Also, I know people like the internet juke boxes, but I think those things fucking suck. It just lets bros and douche bags make you listen to the horrible popular music they're jammin' to at the moment. I much prefer the juke box that helps define the character of the bar, where the music is really is the soundtrack of the space. For example: the all opera juke at Tosca, the punk jukes at luck 13's or zeitgeist, or the juke at the basque hotel filled with downtempo, 90's trip-hop and D&B. I just feel like as the propriator of a bar you should take ownership the the sonic space as well as the physical one. I mean you wouldn't just let whatever random asshole who came into your business just redecorate your shit at their own whim. Or would you? Ok, tangent over. the things I do like are: Tandori rolls (yum!), curry fries, big buck hunter, swell back patio, and cheap pitchers of PBR.
(3)Tammy C.
Late evening Indian food at an Irish pub, yeah, how bad could that be to add a couple inches to your waist?! This place is not small and without pretentious service (almost bland) but who cares, we were here to eat. Good and simple Indian food-- aloo paratha was good, chicken vindaloo was great, lamb sagwala was not bad. And they have a pretty extensive list of beer (import and domestic.)
(3)Julian H.
We had a great time and some great Indian food here. On the plus side, Kennedy's has great big TVs on the wall and yummy fried mushrooms. There are a few drawbacks. The lighting in the main dining room is very bad. They use flood lamps, the kind used to illuminate outdoor spaces. Somehow it still manages to feel dark. Our server knew very little English. And the bartender, who was strangely distracted yet energetic, tried to overcharge me. The bathrooms are scary.
(2)Carlyna R.
Chuck E. Cheese for adults. Basically. Irish pub + Indian food + Air Hockey + Pool + outdoor patio + $5 pitcher of PBR + $2 Guinness. It really doesn't get any better than this. I want to give this place a hug.
(5)Lynsey C.
Over the past two years, Kennedy's has become somewhat of a sanctuary for me. No matter what night of the week, or what time of day, I know I can walk in and find someone I know to hang out with. This place is a huge hang out for local young people who work in the wharf either serving, bartending or retail sales. So much so in fact, you can actually feel "shift change" time when the lunch servers feel they've been drinking too long and the night crew starts to wander in after closing. So what's so great about this place? Many things...we'll start with the basics. Lots of huge tables and chairs both indoors and outside on their patio to relax and have some grub and brews. They have two pool tables, and air hockey table and a few video games I believe. There's a great juke box, but watch out, the bartenders are not to fond of any top forty pop or hard core hip hop...so stick to rock and roll and maybe some Johnny Cash style country when making your selections. Lastly, they have TWO amazing happy hours...one from 5pm-7pm and one again for a quick power-thirty from 11pm-11:30pm. During this time ALL beers on draft are buy one get one free (and BTW they have too many beers on hand to even count). The even better part is, you don't have to drink or even order your "free" beer at the time of purchase...they give you a token to come back to the bar later or even on a different day and time if you so desire. Genius! Lay-away happy hour. Oh yeah...I forgot, it's ALSO a pretty good Indian restaurant. They even serve until 1am so when those late night brew munchies kick-in, they have you covered. The restaurant specializes in both northern and southern Indian food and also serves American bar appetizers for those less adventurous types. I typically get the the chicken roll with spicy chicken and chickpeas wrapped in Naan with the creamy mint sauce. It's cheap and I can barely finish it myself. Do yourself a favor, escape the wharf and the hub-bub of North Beach trendy cafes and bars...wander down Columbus and have a pint or two at Kennedy's. You won't be disapointed.
(4)Jess D.
This is by far my favorite bar in the city to bring groups of friends to. The bartenders are rad, the food is scrumptious, and they have 3 foosball tables! Oh, and they have a jukebox. LOVE
(5)Kristina A.
Kennedy's is an odd place, but a good one. It's both an Irish pub and an Indian restaurant. The food is just aight for me and there's no hard liquor but they more than make up for it with a fantastic selection of quality and random beers from all over the world both on draft and in bottles. There's also a pool table and tons and tons of seating. I'd be more down to hang out here more often but it's in kind of far north in the city to become a regular haunt for me and I usually only end up here when hanging out with my North Beach peeps.
(4)Tiffany w.
Great beer on tap but the food is the showstopper! Once you get over the decadence of the decor, the humorous nature of the seashell sink bassins, and the smell of stale beer near the bar, you can fully prepare yourself for outrageous taste and beautiful portions! The tikki masala chicken was delicious! The rice served separate on it's on and the beautiful garlic naan left to wipeup the leftover sauce on your plate as well as the serving bowl! Delicious!
(4)Sam T.
What the? Irish Pub... Curry House? They serve mainly beer? I wanted a shot of Jamesons! Ok, go with a pint of Guinness. They got Indian food? I'm buzzed... lets get some appetizers. Buffalo wings were good... could of been spicier!!! Chicken Pakoara was ok. Vegetable Samosa looks yummy... So good my friend put one in her purse to go... love it! Crunch crunch... onion fritters. Yes... keep greasing me up! Dude... this stuff makes good drunk food. Spacious Couple of foosball tables. Pool Did I say beer? Lots of beer! Wait a freaking minute!!! You have raspberry lambic?? Yes... gotta love the framboise. I love you guys! And it's not the beer talking!
(4)Rob M.
Just got back from Kennedy's. Right up the street from my hotel. it took the valet longer to get my car than to drive there. I also tipped the valet more. Details on that to come. So i'm starving at 1030pm on a Wed night. I remember hearing about Kennedy's on Restaurant.com and wanted to try it out. I mean... an Indian restaurant... and...an Irish Bar. I figured the decor alone would be worth it. parking was easy enough, not very busy. I go in, grab a seat and the "no english"-speaking busboy (a grown man, not a boy, and didnt really bus anything) brought me a water...which tasted metallic. Sorry, I'm a water snob. Ice Tea Please! of course he had no clue what I said and i waited for my.....hmmm well i'm not sure who it was i waited for.. because after 15 minutes i wasnt sure I was even getting any service. So I sat and twittered random thoughts.. Finally I guess the person who served me seemed to be a manager or owner. Came and took my order... ice tea, chicken curry, nan, and the nan with spices, kabuli or maybe kabuki think? oh and a side of rice. I guess I could go to the menu on their website and check, but quite frankly I'm so full from eating the meal that took only 4-5 minutes to come out!!! that Im ready for bed. total bill price came to around $23. ok i feel awful, but I didn't tip. I usually tip 20% no matter what. sometimes i'll tip 15%... but seriously, this service was ridiculously awful. I asked for a refill of my ice tea before i left....the busboy/busman told me to ask the waitress - who i had not even seen all night.. lol so i decided to pack up what was left of my food (about half!) and stuff it into my undersized hotel room refrigerator. The food... was very good. I had 4/5 spicy. yum. came out.. 4/5. the regular nan was meh, ok. but good with the curry... the kabukiman!!(haha if you get it) nan was good! oh and... i forgot to order my restaurant.com certificate before going to this place.. doh! my $23 order would have come out to $10 (less if you can find the 30%-50% coupons - google it ;) ) ok, im still feeling full... an hour later almost. time for sleep
(4)laura f.
Indian curry house on one side... tons of beers on the other? FABULOUS! lamb is good, as is tikka masala. rice is fluffy, and naan is like a warm pillow. also helps i live right across the st. HURRAY!
(4)Jocelyn L.
"Hands down most bizarre place for Indian food...but it works!"
(3)Sean C.
awesome lamb kabob wrap and great draft beer selection. Just moved into the neighborhood and this is my new place. comfortable dive bar feel. great food. great beer.
(4)neil c.
First things first, let's talk samosas: Their samosas are giant. By that I mean they are bigger than big. If you said "hey, these are big samosas" you'd be fooling yourself. Giant is the best word to describe these. They are also tasty, and cheap. But I believe with all my heart and gut that no mortal should try to conquer both in an order. That is too much for the human digestive system to deal with. You will be burping them up for a good 16 hours. On to the rest: The food here is pretty tasty. And well priced. The beer selection is tasty, and decently priced (5 bucks a pint for stuff I bother drinking, but good happy hour specials) - although the happy hour line is pretty slow. It is big, and has foosball. There is plenty of seating for hanging out. Basically it comes down to this - by all means, go to Kennedy's. Early and often, even. But beware the samosas - if you must have them, eat one, and have your friend eat the other one.
(4)Jonathan L.
This place is a dive. Food is mediocre, nothing to brag about. The chai tea was good. It is ok if you want something quick or plan to drink heavily, but like king of thai, you can get much better food elsewhere...
(2)Parker W.
What a a bizarre mix. Definitely not fusion, just irish bar AND indian restaurant. Even pool tables! Service was ok and finding our waitress for the check took a while. As long as you're not in a rush, this seems ilke a great place. My girlfriend and I agree they have the best Malai Kofta we've ever had. I had a lamb dish which was delicious. High quality lamb. Everything had just the right amount of spice. And huge portions! Really this place is a a great find and worth a visit. Oh and my friends' guinness came with a shamrock design 'poured' into the head. Fancy!
(4)Nevin C.
5 stars for the food and awesome beer selection, 3 for the food service. Kennedy's is a pretty interesting place, in case you had a need for a late-night indian food fix. Beers are buy-one-get-one-free during their happy "hour" (5-7pm, and 11-11:30pm). They serve dosas and vadas in addition to a good selection of curries, and I'd say it's better than average for Indian/South Indian food in SF (probably on par with places south bay). They do need to improve their service attentiveness though -- we had to go fetch the waiter again and again for various things. But the food made up for the "eenh" service.
(4)Jessica K.
This is certainly quite the interesting combo-an Irish/Indian restaurant and pub in Little Italy. But we had to try it-after all, they take call ahead orders and in a word, that's "awesome." We ordered a Chicken Vindaloo and a Ghobi Aloo (sp?) And both came out within minutes of us finding great parking on a Sunday, getting sat and adjusted to the setting of foosball tables, dart boards, pool tables and BEER. Lots and lots of beer everywhere. The food was excellent, and the naan? Oh my friggin' god is the garlic naan some righteous stuff. Imagine they just unpeeled a clove of garlic and decided it would be a great idea to shove it around flatbread and call it a day. That's garlic naan. Spewing with raw garlic. Not for wussies and not for someone on a first date. What are you doing taking someone to a curryh house for a first date anyhow? Shame on you! The beer selection is also vast? Did I mention like triple digit beers? I could die of alcohol poisoning before I get through of all it. The really sweet owner who also tends the register and serves you and pours beer and all that just didn't know when to stop. I'm coming in again for happy hour and maybe some late night Indian food. Kitchen's open till 1:30. Awesome. Can you say "awesome?"
(4)Yang N.
Come here to play Foosball and for drinks with friends a lot. Still suck at Foosball majorly and don't really see myself ever getting good, but that's off tangent. Kennedy is really chill in the sense that it's never really crowded and they have this awesomely delicious German beer (lambic) which i gulp down like i drink juice. At 8 dollars a bottle, it's a little pricy, so the most i get to drink is 2.
(3)J K.
This place went from 4 stars to 5, and now down to 3. I don't know if it's the recession or something, but am I just imagining that restaurants are skimping on ingredients and watering sh*t down? I was going to Kennedy's pretty regularly for a while, but not so much this year. I recently went back with a largish group, and the food was still decent, but not as flavorful and rich as it had been. My curries were watered-down, and the dosa used to be delicious but it was just so-so this time.
(3)Merrilee T.
I've been here so many times, and I am finally reviewing it. This is a bar I love to go to. Tons of beers, cool bartenders, and never too loud or too crowded. A past roommate of mine is from New Delhi, and he warned me to never eat here, but after 11 solid hours of drinking on Sunday we needed a meal. Obviously my taste buds weren't as discerning as usual (I had chugged many, many lite beers this day), but I thought the food was tasty. We had the cable car special, the lamb korma, and some garlic naan. Keane got a huge dosa, holy crap it was falling off the plate on both sides. It's not cheap, but really, we probably would have eaten anything at that point. Service was appallingly slow, amplified by the fact that I had serious drunk munchies. Anyway, this isn't a place I would go just to sit down and eat, but I am back time and time again for the bar.
(4)Hannah J.
Let's not get into the "why" behind the story here, but for some somewhat inexplicable reason, I ended up at Kennedy's on Christmas Eve. There is nothing like a few sexy Santa's Helpers, a pool table, and kadahi vegetables to get you in the holiday spirit. Our to-go order arrived promptly, and was dirt cheap and delicious. On other nights, when I've actually stayed around for beer and naan, I've been a happy camper, too.
(5)Pancake ..
Awesome beer selection, yummy indian food, great casual atmosphere that makes me a little nostalgic of Boston. Can't wait to go back and play games there.
(4)Matthew S.
How can you not love a place that serves both Indian curry, and something like 30 beers on Tap?! On top of this, the place has tons of room for you and your friends, and not to mention, an awesome happy hour.
(4)Greg D.
For quite some time, this was my unofficial headquarters on weekends because of the 2 dollar guiness and the great indian food. I don't go out to North Beach as much as I used to but when I do, I end up here for at least a couple of drinks. The indian food is also really good, and you can have a great dinner with a friend for a very reasonable price. And the 2 for 1 beers at Happy Hour are great too!
(5)Sami P.
What's not to love about $2 pints and an ecclectic food menu? The drink selection is fantastic, and friend was happy because he was able to order cassis lambic, buffalo wings, and curry steak fries as his birthday dinner. Good Indian food, the naan was fantastic and hot and yummy. The server was patient with our indecisive party, and when i forgot my glasses on the table, ran after me to give them back despite the rain and cold cold outside. Minus one star because the room was cold, and we had to order the drinks separately from the food.
(4)Amy W.
i have very mixed thoughts about this place .... its not somewhere you would take someone to wow them , and its not somewhere you would go if you want a consistant experience with the food. But having said that .. it is somewhere you can go just to chill, drink lager and if you are not in a rush .... eat an 'interesting curry'. Im a korma person .. and the korma here is not like anything else i have tasted .. but it does seem to be getting better each time i have it ... or maybe my taste buds are just dying! ..... what i do really like about this place is people watching and the fact that it is a curry house in an irish bar ... quirky!
(3)Francis K.
$5 pabst pitchers. $2 pints of guiness. Realy good Indian food. What. More. Do. You. Want. ?
(4)Debbie Y.
No wait on a Saturday night in North Beach! It's so random and weird but so cool at the same time. You can totally make a night out of it..have some naan, curry, and then beer and then play air hockey or pool and have hookah and watch ultimate fighting on the plasma, whatever you feel like. Completely random.
(4)Angela K.
I had the beet salad and crab cakes. Neither thrilled me. I might give it another try but with so many other good restaurants in the area, why?
(2)Pax G.
Where else can you find an Irish pub, spacious Indian restaurant, and game room together under the same roof? I love North Beach. The masala dosa, garlic naan, and "mangotini" were all tasty, and I enjoyed beating my husband in air hockey even though the hockey table surface was in rather poor condition. Huge, cavernous place - real estate value must be worth a fortune. Fun night.
(4)Irene F.
Sweet spot. We had a great time here, between cheap beer, photo hunt, foos ball and air hockey. Didn't get to try the food but it looked awesome, and I have a feeling we will be back soon for both food and air hockey! Great little hang out spot, hoping to notch it up to 5 stars after hitting it for dinner!
(4)Mark P.
latest Update: 8/11/2009 ok, I gave Kennedy's another shot for my birthday dinner last month because i love the casual vibe and i have to say that food quality is back to "pretty good". one tip: most of their chicken dishes come with dark meat (with the sole exception of the chicken tikka masala i believe). if you like white meat chicken like i do, order the tandori chicken (dry baked or barbequed chicken breast) along with whatever chicken dish you like and you can put the white meat chicken in yourself to the dark meat chicken dish - for the tasty sauce. my favorite is still the sagwala. the naans are good too. service is still non-existent: just treat it like an order at the counter kind of place and you wont be disappointed with the lack of service. its all about setting expectations at the right level. still a great vibe. Update: 1/17/2008 This food quality at Kennedy's had gone downhill like bode miller. very disappointing. it used to be my *favorite* hangout and dinner place but the food is really poor quality now so i dont go anymore. bummer! Initial post: 8/3/2007 Kennedy's is my go-to place for casual dining in the marina-russian hill-north beach area. indian food is good, but not great. service can be anywhere from friendly to disinterested and is never that prompt but somehow you dont really care. it is come as you are and that means kick back, relax and express yourself. no-one is trying to impress, which is pretty refreshing. crowd is a good mix of bikers, salty locals, indie types, yuppies and some tourists and everyone seems to get along. $2 guiness all the time and $5 pitchers of some kind of cheap beer. i dont know what it is, but this place just feels like home.
(4)Geronimo G.
Good beer selection, good curry selection. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of Irish and Indian. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of ordering food from a little window inside. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of sharing space with a proper Indian family eating dinner while getting wasted and playing pool. Enjoyable idiosyncrasy of playing darts with only one dart, and maybe deciding that it's more fun to try to hit the coconuts in the corona poster than the dart board. I don't remember what happened after that.
(4)Cary Elizabeth L.
Really strange combination: Irish pub/Indian restaurant, but it's still a pretty fun dive bar.
(4)Dpb T.
solid spot.... and the xtra star for the following: -animated barkeeps slingin a wide variety of beer -ample space (including patio seating) -air hockey and pool and last but not least for rockin a curry house in a pub
(4)Eric L.
A large group of us got thrown out of there once because the belligerently drunk bouncer started a fight after a guy in our group closed the front door when his girlfriend got cold. This was approximately 10 minutes after the same bouncer started mad dogging another patron for standing too close to a pool table which was not in use. It could've been a decent dive with a nice beer selection, but needless to say, I won't go back.
(1)David S.
I've only arrived here when drunk, so I don't remember all the much... 2*'s.
(2)omar k.
i went in to this bar with some friends and was starved, so i start to order and i'm confronted with delightful options: dosa, naan, curries... fantastic! the indian guy taking my order was pretty funny. he started speaking to me in urdu.. he guessed that i spoke urdu (i don't.. well, i speak very very little.. i'm only half-indian) and started saying all the dish names in urdu. i managed to follow him on a few, and then sheepishly said that my urdu was horrible. BUT i redeemed myself with a "shukria" (thank you) when he brought out the food. that made him smile. the dosa was quite good, but what really stood out were the games and laid back nature of the place. we played pool, foosball, air hockey.. and would've played darts if we weren't so tired. great fun!
(5)Amber B.
Times like this I really wish there were 2 different rating thingies per establishment. I would give 1 star to the Indian restaurant in Kennedy's for the WORST SERVICE EVER AWARD and I would give 5 stars to the actual bar and it's pool tables, great beer selection, token policy (get there at happy hour and you buy one beer, get the next one free...with yo token), and side room full of games like air hockey, etc. So, I'm giving this place a 3 to average it out. Let's rewind to what I was saying about the Indian place. Pluses: The food is good and cheap (if you get the chicken roll or bar staples), you'll never ever EVER find yourself waiting for a table to open up b/c it never gets packed (this should be a sign), mood is nice with it all darkish and candles lit on the tables, and well, the bar is RIGHT THERE so you can walk your drink over and sit on down to order. Negatives: When you do sit down to order in the Indian "restaurant", good luck getting them to actually come over and take your order. The waiter/waitress will literally ignore your pleas of hunger for as long as possible (god forbid they have to work or something), and even when you call for the waitress, you might get a nod of acknowledgment and have to watch her slowly continue to wipe off a table before they come over to you. Then when they finally do, they have trouble understanding you and vice versa (FYI-- don't complicate the order by asking them to leave out the tomatoes or something-- you'd have better luck asking the employees at McDonalds). Frustrating for all parties, I'm sure. Then there's a waiting game again for your food...as you look around at an empty floor of tables. Hmm...at least if it was packed you'd know why you have to wait so long. I have to suffocate bad thoughts from entering my mind of what they might be doing with my food. Back to the main bar and pool tables-- good times all around. There are a lot of tourists that come in though and they are obnoxious sometimes. There's usually a drunk older gay Irish dude named Patrick with red hair that chills there and likes to rope you into conversation that goes south pretty fast. The jukebox isn't all that bad unless you get some country lovers in there. There's even a back patio to go out on as well that's right off of the game room. Oh, and the bathrooms are duurty and never have soap... Damn...why did I even give this place a generous 3 stars?! They must put some kind of love-drug in my Guinness or Newcastle for me to still like going there.
(3)Adam M.
I like to go out every now and then and get a drink with some friends in North Beach. But when I do go out and drink I don't like to pay ten to twenty dollars to pack into some sweaty dungeon and wait a half hour for the beefcake bartender dude to finally acknowledge my existence. I don't like to have to protect my beer from the hammered sluts that are stumbling around 2.5 inches from me. Basically I don't like the mission or the marina. What I do like is a chill low lit semi dive bar with a nice atmosphere friendly bartenders and an overall chill vibe. If that is what you are into then Kennedy's calls to you. They serve only beer and wine. If you want hard A then you have to go to International next door. They have an amazing beer selection. There is a huge row of beers on tap and a huge fridge with all kinds of bottles. They even have Kingfisher, an Indian beer that I fell in love with while in India. Oh ya, did I mention that they are also an Indian restaurant that serves food till 1 AM?! Thanks to Jenny and all the wonderful bar staff there. I've known you guys since the day I turned 21.
(5)Josephine H.
A bit off the beaten path but still a great place to hang out. Huge, huge selection of beer on tap. Pitchers are pretty reasonable so load up on a couple if you're with a group of friends. Plenty of places to sit and chill but watch out for the middle section, this joint is also an indian restaurant by day...and I guess by night. That's right, indian food and a bar - all in one. It's got a cool vibe to it: Buck Hunter video games, darts, pool but then you enter the curry part and everything goes a bit strange. Be forewarned, you may leave smelling like curry and have an upset tummy from the samosas...
(2)Hratch P.
I clearly remember moving into the neighborhood, stumbling onto Kennedy's and thinking to myself "No way in hell would I eat Indian food at an Irish bar!" Well, a few weeks past, my curiosity got the better of me, and there we were with my roommate ordering curry and beer, watching the NCAA basketball finals, and preparing ourselves for the all-night pilgrimage to the porcelain gods. Oddly enough the food was pretty good, nobody got sick and the prices were very reasonable. Being the (beer-)friendly neighbors we are we've been back a few times since and even managed to get the history behind this unconventional hybrid of a place, or at least the story current management likes to tell. In case any of you are as curious as I was: Turns out the curry house and the Irish bar were separate back in the day until the owner of the curry house got an inspiration, bought out the bar, tore down some walls and created Kennedy's as it stands today. Then apparently about a year ago the original chefs left forcing them to bring in some substitutes and compromising the food quality. The original cooks have since returned and the quality of food has rebounded so if you have not been there fore a while and are craving South Indian give Kennedy's another shot.
(3)Tamar N.
Great vibe, but what the hell is an Indian restaurant doing in the middle of this bar? I'm confused. Full, but confused.
(4)julie M.
awful. simply awful. was it the gal's first day? no worries, there were plenty of others with her. the appetizer came with the entree. It was greasy, cold and a big fat nothing. the only reason i didn't send it back was because I was on a groupon.. Could go on and on, but suffive to say that this is a good place to have a beer... period.
(1)Tara G.
Talk about random... a spectacle of a bar with a curry restaurant right smack in the middle?? I thought I had stumbled across some sort of circus side show: bar with no bar-stools, clientele with no persona, fun games with no contestants, lone eerie dude at the restaurant "check-in" counter with a Last of the Mohican's hairdo. The bar kinda sucked so we ordered some naan and such, which was pretty decent, but I couldn't shake the strangeness of the whole scene. I hear they have a great Guinness deal and maybe a day trip would shine some much needed light on the peculiarity of the place but I'd say it's perfect if you're looking for something, um, different.
(3)Margaret S.
HORRIFIC SERVICE. I wish there was an option to give zero stars. I ordered, was quoted 45 - 60 minutes. At 60 minutes I called and was told it would be delivered any minute. At 75 minutes I called again and was told by the same individual that the delivery woman would be there any minute, and that she was Chinese and couldn't read the signs in English, so thats why it was late, but he'd told her to deliver to us first. At 90 minutes I called back again and a woman answered. She told me that it would be another 15-20 minutes, the delivery MAN had a lot of deliveries to make, they were busy, and that even though my card had already been run, they would give me a 15% disount. I told her that the other individual had told me that the delivery person was a woman, and she said that was not true. I then asked to speak with a manager and she hung up on me. I called back and she answered again and hung up on me again. I called again and the first individual answered and told us that when the delivery person came, to send him away. Have ordered before once from here and the food was good, but they screwed up the order that time too. These people don't know what they are doing, are unbelievably rude, and are not worth the effort. Call Mehfil on 2nd and Folsom - better food and nicer people.
(1)Michael H.
jenny r. and brahma swami. family for so many years and so much love. always fun, always real, always there for the whole neighborhood. much, much love.
(5)Toisha T.
the good: the samosas were so big, hot and delicious! the dosas are HUGE too!! the pakora was not so great, would def. not get it again. the chicken tikka masala, vindaloo, nan and channa masala were also very good. it took forever, however, to get rice so my dish wasn't really hot by the time i got to eat it. the bad: dude, where's the free papadam? the service was horrid. the waitress was just downright rude. the ugly: the bathrooms def. leave something to be desired, that something being a clean bathroom, but it is mostly a bar so, eh?
(3)Jess S.
You've gotta love a place that's 1/3 Irish pub, 1/3 curry house, and 1/3 Swiss chalet! Our basic rule is *don't go when hungry*. The service is really slow! But we go anyway. And go. And go. I can't help going back! A few tips for newcomers: 1. Try some of the South Indian dishes, even though you've never heard of them. My favorite is the Dhai Vada - two warm fried lentil cakes in a cool spiced yogurt soup. And there's always plenty of leftover yogurt to use for cooling a spicy vindaloo or veggie biryani. Yum! 2. Depending on who your server is, you might need to walk yourself over to the bar to get your beers. I recommend it anyway, since it gives you something to do to pass the time while you wait for your food. If you're there during Happy Hour, you'll get a token good for a free beer. Plan for two rounds! 3. Don't expect to order appetizers to help stave off starvation while waiting for your entrees. Most of the time, my appetizers have arrived with all the other dishes. Except the pappadams. I love the pappadams. Enjoy! See you there!
(3)Mike C.
Went there on St. Patty's night. A good crowd, not as packed as a place like O'Reilly's. The line for booze was about 10 minutes long though...yes they actually had a roped off line. I guess it makes more sense that way, otherwise you just end up with a clusterf....I'd go back again, place is pretty large, much bigger then it seems from the outside.
(2)ellyk E.
I'm not sure if it's every Wednesday night, but pool was free last night (which was a Weds). It wasn't crowded, my friends and I had the table all night. Cheap pitchers, good curry, pool, gun games, air hockey and a very random crowd are all components of a fun-filled night. AND I got my favorite hoody there for $10. It has Kennedy's plastered all over the back, but it's so comfy that I don't care.
(5)Yasmine G.
Spent 7 hours here with the coworkers one day...probably the only happy 7-hour i've ever been to. The 2-for-1 drinks, Indian chaat, pool tables, outdoor patio -- one hour turns into seven really quickly.
(4)Mark D.
Is this a pub in an Indian Restaurant (with Chinese staff), or an Indian Restaurant (with Chinese staff) in an Irish pub? You decide. Either way, this place is great and their staff is hillarious. Their happy hour prices made all of us wonder...how the hell is this place staying afloat? You tell me. Anyway, great place for some Indian food and Guinness (it goes really good together), as well as a game on either of their three pool tables, air hockey table, or video games.
(5)Robin H.
i visited kennedy's on 1/31/09 w/ my brother and the boyfriend. i was really exctited to try this place as i love irish pubs and indian food (perfect combo right?). we entered through the restaurant, at around 6:30pm and were able to find a table easily. the room was freezing and badly lit. no one greeted or brought us menus for at least 15 minutes which was a little disconcerting. we noticed a drink special on the board when we entered, $2 guinness (woo!). we had a long time to decide on what we wanted to order as the waitress didn't come around for another while. here is what we ordered: vegetable samosas, a couple orders of naan, some rice, baigan bharatha (very different texture than the norm and a few to many green onions), aloo gobhi (very average), chicken tikka, and lamb vindaloo, and a round of guiness. the food was all good but overpriced for what it was, we did however end up taking home a small to-go box of baigan and the tikka (which served as a good midnight snack for my bro), also no one came to refill our water once. while we were eating, we noticed a sign advertising a $5 pitcher of PBR and tried to flag someone down. finally a guy who worked there walked by and we asked him if we could order the pitcher. he didn't understand what we were saying, but acted like he kind of maybe did (?) he was either telling us he would get it for us or would get someone who could understand what we wanted... but no one showed up nor did any beer. After the check finally showed up, no one came by to pick it up so we had to go up to the pickup counter and pay. the service here was almost non-existant and the bill was very high for what we got. its a cool looking building and concept ( pub & curry) which made me truly wish the experience could have been better. I will probably come back here but just for the drink specials and a samosa or two.
(2)katharine s.
Kennedy's is really weird. I probably wouldnt have gone there but It's so close to my old school, and sometimes getting drunk really helps to further your higher education. The food there is actually good, I know it looks scary, but dont be afraid.
(3)Giacomo O.
I don't think people give this place enough credit for the many services that these guys provide. They're a bonafied conglomerate...like GE or Altria. They have an Irish Pub, Curry House, T-Shirt Stand (in back), paid parking lot (back), mail slots, you can book travel accommodations, they sell flowers, they have Pool, Air Hockey, Foosball, Juke Box, Big Screen HD TV's, Video Games and an ATM machine. What more do you want people? They were also recently featured on Eye on The Bay. Keep an eye out for the dapper fellow with thick glasses. If you blink you might miss him....but you won't miss him blinking.
(4)Megha S.
I love this place! It's totally unpretentious, you're able to play pool, and drink some King Fisher or Taj Mahal while munching on pakoras! How cool is an Irish pub and desi restaurant in one? Great place to go after a long night out...to have some more drinks or sober up on some desi food and soups.
(5)hugh k.
Great, great Indian food, but the worst service we've ever experienced. The grungy atmosphere and air hockey is very cool.
(2)Chris M.
Okay, so when I heard there was an Irish pub and curry house, I laughed my ass off. I mean, seriously? Despite my skepticism, I could wait to go and I got the opportunity this past week. I must say that it was a GREAT experience. I didn't opt for Guiness, but rather Kingfisher, which was pretty good. The food was fantastic as well. The garlic nan is, well, hella garlic, which is always good. When we were there, there was an annoying crowd of frat boys playing pool, but luckily they didn't kill the experience too much.
(5)Lynn B.
Pretty standard when all elements are separate. Pretty cool when you consider the place takes up a block, is comprised of great beer, great beer specials, good Indian food, humorous staff, a patio, pool tables and a more diverse crowd than you can find in the rest of North Beach combined.
(3)Jill k.
210 reviews eh? with that in mind, i'm pretty sure every single thing has been said, so here are my four stars for yummy indian food, and i'll be on my way!
(4)Sasha P.
may the bird of pukeadise come and sit next to you with tons o' tattoos. service is stellar in this creme del la creme indian cuisine establishment. what more could you have...curry, cable cars, dirty patio dining tables, killer game room (tits!) and air hockey, however it is the great place to take the kids. the patio dining is an offering of fun and phatty friends ready to convince you that you made the right decision to eat here - dont drink the kool-aid though....
(1)Leroid D.
Like everyone says... "India Curry House and Irish Pub all under one roof." When you're strolling down Columbus on a weekend night, stop by Kennedy's. Good atmosphere. Great samosas. Beer specials and air hockey!
(4)T L.
good food and nice environment. french fries are good but the fried spinach was good (until i got home) but i would deff go back and try more stuff on the menu. there is a great selection of beer and happy hours $2 guinness. pool tables air hockey and shoot the dear game.
(4)Taylor P.
When I first moved to California, I was amazed at the array of restaurants that combined fares. Chinese food and pizza and my favorite Indian food with a bar attached. Now sure, most Indian places serve beer, but nowhere else in San Francisco, can you find an Indian restaurant attached to an Irish pub, replete with PBR pitchers and the cheapest Guinness prices in North Beach. What also makes this little dive such a pearl in the sea of neighborhood haunts is the fact that it is often a hangout for International travelers, many of whom stay at nearby hostels and wander into the eclectic scene for a bite to eat and drink. Pitchers of PBR for you hipster kids are only five bucks. Happy hour Guinness prices are two bucks a pint, and you certainly cannot beat that with the slap of a crispy piece of naan bread. Drink up!
(4)Malika K.
I love it! Indian food at an Irish pub..go figure! You can't go wrong with Kennedy's. Just a really cool chill spot to hang. They have a Jukebox and pool tables and cute boys oh my!
(4)Rudro S.
Great place for a meal before a show at Bimbo's or any other time. Super cheap beer and basic Indian curries make quite a combo. Now with South Indian food (dosas and such) too!
(4)ida r.
terrible food made by unhappy people and a bar staff that seems terrified of their boss. this place does have cheap beer which my friends and i liked, but we felt so sorry for the staff and my friend said her beer tasted like the lines had never been cleaned. Next door there's a smaller bar with less tap beer options (more turnover) and the staff seems much happier to be there. As a lifelong service industry employee the relationship between management and staff is important to me and the gossip about the owner of this place (braka?) is enough to turn me off.
(1)milos d.
i had the lamb vindaloo and it was awesome. also, this place has a great beer selection. unfortunately they were out of many beers and the place was a little too dirty.
(4)Max M.
Gotta love any place that is both an Irish Pub, AND an Indian Cuisine restaurant (which is open daily until 1 am) I work down in that area, so this place is absolutely perfect for me. Pitchers of Urquell for $10, and $2 pints of Guiness before 8pm (or is it 10pm). Not to mention (which I never forget to mention) a superb outdoor patio. Definitely a place worth checking out. Only thing you should not go here for is a singles scene. Out of the question.
(4)Randall F.
This is two separate reviews. Firstly, the food: This is probably the best all-around Indian restaurant I have been to. Not only do these guys do it all (Dosas, Tandoori, Samosas and veggie). The food is great and much less oil than Naan and Curry. The naan is the best I have ever had, just perfect, like the perfect pizza crust!. The tandoori was also perfect. Big boneless (and gristle free) cubes of lamb and chicken. Suculent tandoori prawns (not overcooked or overseasoned). Cottage cheese cubes rich and creamy. The eggplant curry was just great! Now for the other part: If you are looking for an intimate setting to eat Indian food, ......
(5)Andrew C.
PBR Pitchers + Chicken Vindaloo = Indigestion, but in a really fun, good way.
(4)Joanna S.
I have had a lot of experiences in San Francisco. I have to say that an Irish pub that serves awesome indian food is definitely a first though. The curry fries were excellent, my dosa was enough to feed an army, and the naan was warm and fresh out of the oven. Oh yeah, and the beer ain't bad either....
(4)Peter Z.
What could possibly be better than a 2 for 1 happy hour special featuring anything on tap? Reasonably-priced pitchers! And just when you don't think life gets any better, you throw in decent Indian food on top of it all. I'd be willing to put up with a number of bad things just for those range of features mentioned above, but the truth is, there really isn't anything bad about this place at all other than the fact that it's in North Beach and parking can be a major pain....But with those kinds of deals, who's going to drive there anyway?
(5)Pelegfn R.
Some colleagues and I happened upon this place while in SF for training. When we walked in the back door near noon time the place was completely empty and seemed very strange. We hadn't noticed that it was a "pub" and curry house, just that it was an Indian restaurant. We were very skeptical but ordered lunch any way. The veggie rice byrani, palak paneer, aloo paratha and chicken curry were outstanding. The food was so good we came back the next day for lunch. We ordered Aloo gorabhi (?), chicken tika masala, and another veggie dish. All excellent. This is some of the best east Indian food I've ever had!
(5)Miranda S.
I never thought that $2 Guinness and Indian food would be found in one place, but this is it! And you may think because it's a combo Irish/Indian joint, can the food be that good? Yessss! We had the dosas and chicken biryani and both exceeded my expectation of this peculiar place. The service can be a bit slow, especially before a sold out Bimbo's show like last night's Flaming Lips, but it's definitely worth checking out! And did I mention that there's also air hockey??
(4)mandy f.
If you plan on going here before a show at Bimbo's, come early. We went before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show and waited a while for the waitress to take our order, even longer for the food, and twice as long to get the check. Decent food, good location (across the street from a great music venue), but poor service. I'll prolly be back though just because of the location.
(2)Kuldeep T.
This was the only place, where you would South Indian food a few years back in SF. They have huge mendu wadas, and idlis. They are a meal on their own. The downside is they have only 2 varieties of veggie dosas. They do have north Indian food too, and it is pretty decent.
(4)Jan W.
If I could think of my perfect bar, it would be a place with cheap beer, games (pool tables, videos games, and air hockey) and great Indian food -- you say it doesn't exist? Well, it does. Kennedy's, North Beach, look it up.
(5)miriam b.
Kind of an oxymoronic kinda curry and keger place. Went because of a film club gathering, but kinda creepy...Try going with a group of 10 after Bimbos or something like that. Can't quite get a warm and yummy aesthetic here, but more of a lukewarm hey this place is doable for a beer.......maybe.
(2)Rich B.
irish bar, plasma tvs and great indian food is all anyone really needs in life, but under 1 roof around the corner from my apt is heaven!
(5)M S.
I guess this place is a popular local hangout in North Beach. It's an ok place if you have a hankering for beers (they only serve beer and wine). Interesting that they have an Indian restaurant (owned by chinese) right smack dab in the middle of this pub. Atmosphere is divey, and indian food is not that good. I guess if you're drunk and need a quick fix, it would do the job.
(2)Susan S.
As far as I'm concerned, you can't go wrong with Guinness and curry. Whoever opened this place was a genius. And if you aren't up for the happy hour pints of Guinness at $2 each, you can buy some other beer at 2 for 1. The atmosphere is divey, which adds to the appeal. If it's nice out, you can sit on the terrace. Life is good!
(4)Megan K.
What a great find! Just a few blocks away from Cobbs Comedy Club, so we stopped here for dinner before the show. We were just in time to take advantage of the $2 Guinness between 5 and 7. The Irish food ends with Guinness (not such a bad thing) with a menu of Indian food. There's a variety of both northern and southern-style Indian dishes. Prices are cheap, portions are large, table service is aloof with do-it-yourself plates and table settings. I got a tasty shrimp tandoori, my friend got a huge masala dosa that he eagerly enjoyed. My husband's lamb vindaloo was enjoyable, but lacking in heat, as was the eggplant dish of another friend. My friends ordered a curry roll expecting an appetizer, only to find it meal-sized, but tasty. Definitely a good spot to try before the show. With its pool tables and full bar, I think it could be an excellent post-show or fun bar destination, so I'll have to return at a later hour sometime.
(4)bloopie s.
The smell is enough to draw you into this place. I remember when I used to live in russian hill, i'd walk by kennedy's on the way to trader joes and my mouth would water because the Indian food smelled so good. i swore that they had an indian food smell spray that they sprayed down the whole block. the food is actually alright...not the best....but definitely tasty and the beer is great. Good chill place to enjoy a nice night and a game of pool.
(5)Christopher J.
i dont think you are allowed to hate this place. even if the curries are somewhat unidentifiable, i can get two racer 5's for the price of one, play a game of darts, make obnoxious comments about dimwitted sport jockeys pissed off 'cuz their team didnt make the play offs and eat muthaf--kin' aloo vindaloo and paratha? proof that a utopia is unattainable. and thats allright.
(4)Jen Y.
$2 Guinnesses during happy hour, air hockey, and a decent curry. What more can you ask for in a neighborhood dive bar?
(4)Dan T.
Another place I would have to call an instituition, not a great one but a pretty good one. I started going there years ago when I was helping a friend start up a tour business on the wharf. I was immediately attracted to their $2 guinness all the time and would drop by after work. Things change and guinness is still $2 from 4-8pm happy hour now. Happy hour is good ,2 for 1, they give you a token you can use anytime. If you drink PBR they have cheap pitchers regularly ( I am not a hater but to me drinking PBR is not living, I do not eat at Mc'D's either, its about the good stuff not the LCD) Kennedys has survived for all these years on 3 tenets : cheap beer, indian food and large assortment of games (including my personal favorite air hockey). The crowd is a bizarre amalgm (in no order on any given night) of art institute students, european and middle america tourists straggling in from the wharf, bimbo's concert overflow crowd, post dead, post phish neo-scrungers, with a smattering of drug dealing and unique x factor crowd or people who just like cheap drinks. Nights can be cool here but there is a lameness factor at times, I stopped going for a while because I did not find it very interesting. Things have their cycles and I was going to give it 3 stars but I like a few of the present bartenders (they went thru a few obnoxious chicks in the past) so 4 stars it is. The food has its moments, but pretty up and down overall, go with friends and have some drinks and a few laughs...........
(4)Jessica H.
I've gone to Kennedy's a ton for the bar scene but had the food for the first time last night. I wasn't overly impressed but it wasn't half bad.....i mean, what do you expect from an Irish pub serving Indian food. We had the chicken tikka masala and lamb vindaloo but they also have an assortment of bar foods that were pretty much all fried. It was $10 per en tree (including rice) but the drink prices made up for it. Their happy hour (5-7) is buy one get one free but instead of giving you a free beer they give you a token that you can cash in any time. It's pretty cool because even if you only want one beer then, you can still save your free beer for another night. Just don't try to put the tokens in the air hockey tables like we did, apparently we looked like we knew what we were doing so the bar tender didn't explain the token concept to us, moral of the story, we're dumb asses. Happy hour specials also include $2 Guinness and $5 pitchers of PBR. There is also a happy hour every time the giants win a game. They have a smoking patio for the smokers and i don't think I've ever sat out there for more than five minutes without someone offering me a joint......fun times.
(5)John B.
The notion of an Irish pub that has pool, foosball, darts, a wide selection of beers on tap, AND serves Indian food sounded like a dream come true, so I had to try it. I was there around 1pm on a weekday and there was hardly anyone in there. The chicken wrap I had was pretty good. I would definitely go there again. The only reason I took off a star is because aside from the name, the place didn't seem all that Irish to me. It seemed more like an Indian restaurant with a decent bar next to it. There were hookas behind the bar and the place smelled like incense.
(4)Mark R.
The combination Irish pub/Indian place sounding intriguing, and I came for a good time. While the food (when it came) was decent, the service was unfortunately the worst I've ever experienced in over 10 years in the city. Our main courses came in a reasonable time (30 minutes) - the appetizer arrived an hour later, and was cold. The Naan arrived with the appetizer, a full 30 minutes after we finished eating. I'm not normally inclined to write reviews, but when the owner was incredibly rude to our party about the food being so late, I had to share the story. I won't ever be back, and I have to recommend that the place be avoided (unless you're just going for drinks and the play pool or air hockey).
(1)Sarah T.
Great happy hour (are you kidding, 4-8pm in this city?), food served late and an all you can eat buffet at lunch. The drawbacks include raunchy smell, middle of the road indian food, and it's proximity to my school...
(3)Swarup B.
what is there NOT to like about this place... a vast array of beers on tap, a pretty darn good guiness, decent indian food (dosas are alright but the CTM is not bad!), and air....wait for it.....HOCKEY! a great place to kick off a north beach pub crawl... (oooh that's a good idea for a yelp list!)
(4)Joy Y.
okay had to try this place out...I mean come on who doesn't love the idea of an Indian restaurant and an Irish pub in one? and after the great reviews on Yelp I just had to try it out for myself. ...and you know what? it does have great food, and the pure size of the location makes it a great place for a large group to chill for the evening (and it even works if you have picky eaters as they have standard pub food on their menu) ... I'll definitely be back for the dosa's and beer =)
(3)David C.
Great place to get curry and beer! So this place is interesting, its a curry restaurant smack in the middle of an irish bar, Kennedy's. The place sports pool tables, air hockey, fooseball and such. The chicken vindaloo is pretty good and they have ok south Indian dosas. You can't beat pitchers of Kingfisher beer at $7, but they have quality beers as well such as Hoegaarden and Lagunitas. Good place to grab a drink and some grub before heading out in the North Beach or Marina areas...
(3)Sharlene C.
okay, the food is ample and delicious. i had the chicken masala dosa. yum and YUM! it was ginormous. seriously friends share this puppy. unfortunately the service was eh. i was seated quickly and they let me lounge as i waited for a friend. extra star for having nfl network to help me passs the time. i had one waitress that did not smile and grabbed the check before we paid. classy. NOT! go for the food, but try to avoid the female waitress. the male waiters are much more friendly.
(3)Dean E.
any place that serves pbr pitchers is tops on my list. and when don't irish pubs and curry houses mix?
(5)Trevor D.
Good bar to sit on the patio and have some pitchers of dark beer. Wish they served hard alcohol though.
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