McGovern's Bar

Cool spot to hang, or stop by for a quick drink. The bartender was really sweet and my margaritas was good. They had the football game on, so that was a major plus. I would definitely come back if I'm ever in the neighborhood.

Definitely a very casual laid back dive bar! It seems like a lot of locals visit here and the crowd isn't super rowdy, something I'm all for! They don't have food that I know of but so have light snacks in a vending machine. depending on the bartender you can ask for cocktails but beer and easy drinks are a no brainer. It felt super affordable, and big plus that it was so clean. The bar itself is large and very spacious, I'd gladly come back!

Dark and divey -- but clean, with friendly, attentive staff. Great craft beer selection!

Date: Saturday, October 1st, 2022Time: around 6pm and then again a little after 12 midnightParty of: 2 for the first visit, then 3 for the secondWe got to the area early for dinner and decided to grab a quick drink. Since it was so early, the bar wasn't really busy. We easily grabbed two stools towards the back. I got a Jameson neat and my friend grabbed a Jameson and ginger. Price for both was $16. The bartender was super sweet and attentive when needed. I enjoyed the chill vibe as I'm old. It's nice to be able to have a convo without yelling. Plus, they were playing music from the late 90s and early 2000s. Totally my jam! After dinner, another friend joined us and we came back. I had a fair amount to drink by then, so my recollection of that is a little hazy. But I do remember liking the vibe more before dinner. It was much busier here after midnight.We did notice they do whiskey flights, so may come back to check that out if in the area again.

I thought I knew downtown San Mateo, but every time I think I do, I run into something I haven't seen. I must have walked by McGovern's a hundred times without noticing. My loss. It is a great old school bar. A former worker and I walked by and then decided to grab a beer before dinner last Friday after work. The place bigger than it looks from the outside. There booths and tables a long bar as well. It was still early (5:30-ish) and there were only a few people in the place. It was an opportune time to have a couple of pints of Stella before rocking some North Beach Pizza. We were also happy to learn that it was still Happy Hour. I love joints that still have Happy Hours. The beer was cold and the price ($4) was right. The bartender was on point and served us right away. He's good dude.It was a great way kick off the weekend. I noticed stage area for live music and I can imagine it gets pretty lively when a band gets going. Nice. My buddy and I agreed that we'd go back and maybe have more than one pint next time. It is a good spot.

No nonsense bar. Cash only. Great place for pre- or post- dinner drinks. Very chill and laid back.

This bar that I was referred to was pretty unique. Had some time to kill before dinner so came in to have a beer or two. This is a pretty big bar and has plenty of seating and entertainment. I couldn't decide on where to sit so the up by the bartender was where it would be. Oh did I mention it was a Irish Bar, yeah awesomeness. Plenty of bar seats and booths and tables you would easily get a seat anytime of day or night. Plenty of TV's and entertainment like Air Hockey, billiard table and a coupe video games. Oh wait I can't forget the enormous Jenna blocks as it made me jumped a few times from it crashing down. Back to the bar. With many beers in tap and a good shelf of liquor, one would be happy with many choices to choose from. But I gotta say my best or favorite is that they have the oddballs here too, especially a variety of sours and local breweries. Prices was good and service was great. Great place to come and unwind after work or a good stop for your bar hopping night.

After reading the reviews about how horrible and rude the service was, we decided to go and form our own opinion. The reviews were spot on, the female bartender was condescending and I even witnessed her rolling her eyes at a customer. What McGoverns fails to realize is that without customers, you have no clients and without clients you have no business. I'm a small business owner myself and would never treat our clients so horribly. Read the other reviews, the owner needs to fire his existing bartenders and hire folks that want to work. If you chose to be a bartender, know that you are in a service industry. I will never step foot in this place again and will tell all of my friends to beware, this place is a joke and the bartenders are in desperate need of customer service training. Very unprofessional. These bartenders will ruin this establishments reputation.

As I stood at the bar waiting to be served there was only one bartender so I was being patient. She kept jumping over me serving ppl on either side of me. Then four guys literally just walked in the place, walk up to the bar and she serves them before me. That's when I said something and she gets flip with me and tells me I haven't been waiting long. Finally she makes my drink and I tell her to drink it and walked out. Never will I step back in that place again. When you read the reviews it's one bad review after another about the bartenders. My question is where's the owner does he/she not read the reviews???? Seem like no one gives a damn. Way better options out there where ppl respect you and appreciate your business. This place is a joke

Very poor service to me and my friends she looked at us as thugs we didn't feel welcomed or feel good to stay.