Blacksmith

This place is so cool and they have such great music on the weekendsDuring the holiday season, they have a hot thoties. Totally recommend this for the cold season.The staff is extremely efficient with getting drinks together quickly, especially when they're busy I don't believe that they serve food The only area of opportunity for this place is for the amount of drinks that they're serving. There's only two bathrooms. So expect to stand in a long line.

I really love this bar. It might be the open air bar seating by the front, or the bartenders ability to make a great French 75. Easily my favorite drink spot in Redwood City. Whenever the hubs and I are able to get away for a date night, we always come here first (or last) to grab a cocktail.The bartenders are really knowledgeable about cocktails, and I've never had a poorly made drink. I always try to grab seating in that window bar up front that opens to the street if it's warm. It's so fun to sit up there and people watch while having an excellent cocktail. They also have a small outdoor patio outside that window with seating. In the warm weather, the outside seats always get taken quickly! Like Nighthawk, this place does get busier later at night, but I find the service to be more consistent here.

~ Shoutout SAM for being so uninviting ~ (Bigger guy with glasses and a half beard mustache thing he's growing)Hopefully he didn't just pomas that name because when I asked him the first 2 times, you definitely can see the wheels trying to crank but wasn't turning, Lol! Came here after dinner to grab some drinks with a girlfriend and the bartender SAM was so rude the second we walked in. We asked if we could try 2 types of beer (bc I never order my drink myself, I always have my bf order it for me).We asked to try a cider & a IPA beer and he was really hesitant bc as he was saying "if you don't like then why try it." Um sir.. if I don't try it, how can I commit to a full size drink?.. Sam then aggressively puts & pushes the cup of an IPA sample to me because he saw me walk away (he thought I was leaving) I was just taking snap shots for Yelp while waiting for him to make his rounds. I tried it and I liked it! It was literally exactly what I wanted. So for him to assume that I didn't even like it is was not very nice. He just met me like 2 minutes ago and there are different IPAs. Is it a crime to want a little sip of it before buying a full cup? - then proceeds to ask us for our ID's again AFTER giving us two filled sample cups of Cider and IPA.. He then proceeds to say our ID's were fake and that my passport is fake because I was born in an early year than everyone there (everyone there was looked around 35-70) Well anyways, I'm glad he refused our service because: 1. He was EXTREMELY RUDE from the start - not welcoming us in (okay whatever he's busy) but giving our drink and then checking our ID AFTER is kinda crazy... what if I actually wasn't old enough? Smh Sam Be more careful Sam!!! ! Don't serve drinks and then accuse customers that their ID is fake !2. The vibes in the place was definitely not it. It was weird from the beginning but we thought why not. Definitely trusting my gut next time. Thanks Sam! I'm glad you thought we were younger than we actually are ;) but no need to be so rude yk - If you want good service this is NOT the place. I've never met such a rude bartender - ambiance is mid compared to what I'm used to but just thought we'd stop by and continue our catch-up here.

Went in on a week night around dinner time and it wasn't too busy but we just went for a drink before dinner. The bartender wasn't too busy but he was very slow. Very very slow to come to serve me. The bar had empty seats and he didn't clean the seats so it was a little unwelcoming and made me feel like I shouldn't have been at the bar. Once served though I was happy. The drink was really good so I was happy there. It was loud so it's not exactly a chatting spot but it's a bar- it's been here for awhile and there's a reason for that.

Bouncer Is a tool who couldn't remember carding me less then 2 minutes ago and carded me again. Worker slammed into my back as he was walking by with no worry or sense of an apology. This is the bar you go to when you first start going to bars because you don't know better. Loud music expensive drinks, uncomfortable bar. This is where I would tell people I don't like to go to when asked for a bar recommendation.

Even though it was St Patrick's Day and the bar was slammed, we had incredible service and drinks. I didn't get our first bartenders name who made us our first two drinks but he was so awesome. You could see the care he put into each cocktail. Even on the waters he brought us, he put a lemon and a lime wedge on it. Even when he refilled the waters he put a FRESH lemon and lime wedge. Those details do not go unnoticed. Thank you! Liz was standing in front of where we were seated and we had great conversations with her. Even though she was super busy making drinks, she talked to us for a while and was so friendly and professional. The drink prices were very good, especially for the quality and the location of the bar (right in downtown Redwood City). Overall, ambiance was so fun with a DJ putting on some great music and people all around enjoying themselves.

Friendly service, good drinks, and nice atmosphere. Very chill place, love the music here. I think having a printed menu to review drink options would be a great addition!

A friend recommended this place to me. It was a lot of fun to find somewhere that had a DJ with people doing non-stop dancing on a Friday, and Saturday considering how much the consequences of Covid had killed the nightlife in so many other places. Some people there were even dressed up as opposed to the usual hoodies, just got out of bed look that is unfortunately all too common nowadays.I came back on a Monday night just to see what it was like the rest of the week, and I really felt welcome by the bartender, Darcy and everyone there. For the first time in a long time I didn't feel invisible in the crowd.

I love this place. Been coming here for a few years now. Prices are average but the ambiance is cool. They have bar seating and a lounge area with couches. There's also a large open space which I am assuming it must be for dancing? Not sure. It's great on a hot evening since you can sit in their outdoor area and people watch. They even have nice overhead heat lamps for cool/cold nights. And the best part that keeps me coming is their Old Fashioned. That's the only drink I ever had there and I swear it's probably the best. The way they make it is nice to watch as they light the orange peel on fire. Service has always been quick no matter how busy they are.

Older dude salt and pepper hair spikes drinks. Be careful with that guy. I went there with some folks after work had literally one drink from him and got wasted off that one drink. Thank god things were okay but yeaaa you should never be that messed up off of one drink. My guess was he put some fet or her in it or maybe like a sleeping pill. Either way be careful. You've been warned.