Faith & Spirits

Came by on a Friday night for some drinks. We stopped by around 6pm and F&S was mostly empty, which we actually preferred because there was ample seating and tables. Lots of tables were reserved starting at 9pm, presumably when the live piano entertainment begins. F&S has a daily HH where select cocktails are $13 from 4:30-7pm. We ordered the Gold Rush, marg, and espresso martini, all of which were solid. Service for the most part was good but there were a few misses. For example, when we first arrived, we waited at the bar to order drinks. We were largely ignored for over 5 minutes despite F&S being mostly empty. Later, a server came by to check on us, and we ordered a second round of drinks. We waited over 15 minutes but our drinks never came. Ultimately, I went to the bar to check in, and our drink order never got placed. We also had to correct our bill at the end of the night to receive HH pricing. Overall a cute, vibey spot with comfortable seating.

This is a fun spot on piano night. The dueling pianos players are super funny, talented, and a treat to watch. Cocktails were solid, but the show is what makes this a 5/5. Check it out after grabbing a nice dinner in the area.

Came here on a Friday evening for a friend's birthday for some dueling piano action. It's been awhile since I've been to dueling pianos in general. Last time I went, you would write in a song and put down cash (minimum $5) and put it on the piano. Now they have a Venmo code, so you can Venmo them the amount with your song request. We had reserved seats right in front of the pianos! Travis and Dave are so talented! Apparently, they have live music Wednesday thru Saturday (karaoke on Wednesdays), so if you're looking for some live entertainment, definitely the place to be! They also have a vast collection of cocktails to choose from. I got the Mr. Boombastic, which was like a banana-y old-fashioned. Quite interesting! Overall, we had a great time and I would definitely stop by again if I happen to be in the area on those nights. Keep up the faith and spirits!

A must visit in San Carlos if you enjoy craft drinks and live evening music entertainment. Some nights they have an awesome FLAIR mixologist. Fridays and Saturdays belongs to the piano players. A sing-along or not evening. Weeknights can be a surprise and on my visit, there was a sultry group of 4 laying down the jazzy tunes. In and outdoor seating. A place to dress up if you like. If not, go as you please.Great servers that are observant on busy weekends to make sure your next round of libations are ordered. There is also a friendly host that will seat you. Reservations are recommended for special seats.

Came here to celebrate my husband's birthday. We wanted to find a local dueling piano bar and who knew there was one here in San Carlos as we didn't want to drive all the way into SF. Good thing I made reservations months before as we had a booth close to the pianos.They have dueling pianos on Friday and Saturday nights between 9pm and midnight and reservations are highly recommended as they fill up fast.That night there were at least 4 birthdays as they were all called up in front of the pianos and it was fun to sing along.So they take request but you have to tip the piano players. The more you tip (I think the highest was one person tipped $20 and another tipped $40) but that is not the average, the sooner they play your song. Their pianos have special instrumental sounds added (like drums) to add to the music. This is definitely an adult show as one of the piano players is a great singer and piano player but every other word was an "F" or "Shxx" and I'm not used to hearing such vulgar language on a repetitive basis for hours. I took it as pure entertainment and enjoyed the show.Beers are around $10 and mixed drinks average $15 or so. All in all, we enjoyed the show and stayed the entire evening. It was definitely a party night for everyone who attended.

Amazing place! Great service and ambiance. I feel that I could hang out here all night if they didn't have a closing time. I ordered a Pina Colada style cocktail and it was made to perfection! Hope to come back soon. Highly recommend this bar!

A fantastic bar and lounge. The bartender really knew her stuff. The happy hour drinks were awesome. Loved the wings. Great ambiance. Amazing lounge music over the loud speakers. Some nights they have dueling pianos or broadcast football games or other fun events. We had a margarita on the rocks with black sea salt ("Tommy's Margarita"), a Corpse Reviver gin cocktail, an espresso martini and a pineapple daquiri. We enjoyed each drink very much. Would totally come here again.

Fun piano bar and a place to go to after dinner. They have both inside and outside seating with a variety of drinks. Drinks are okay, nothing special but it does get very lively both Friday and Saturday night.

So much fun on the weekends!!! The piano players are consistently great! This bar has changed the nightlife vibe of San Carlos overall. The people in the crowd are typically in their 30s-50s. The espresso martinis are the best! They also make a great old fashioned.

I meant to update my review earlier this week. I must be getting old and crotchety - especially since Nye's Polonaise piano bar closed down years ago in Minneapolis (and far deeper shames abound). I need to lighten the hell up!This is a fantastic place. The guys at the benches have wonderfully witty comedic timing (even when they're forced to pander to drunk white rapping females who are moving to London lol). These two are also insanely insanely talented musicians AND singers. Martuni's won't get you double piano action, and it's not fair to compare the Big 4 to a lively and young FUN gig on the Peninsula. I mean it, I really do. I also mistakenly referred to the Fox, when I meant to write the 'Little Fox Theater,' but that's still not fair to compare apples to Guacamole. The liveliness and talent of F&S is only one reason for my updated stars...The other reason involves a snafu getting my Visa card back from the bar. It was just a mixup between waitresses, because we were trying to be sneaky and pick up the bill after our friends gave their credit card for our tab. I am changing my review to a 5 star because of you Garrett!It's been a crazy week, and I didn't realize that my Visa card was missing until Monday. It didn't matter, because Garrett went out of his way to reassure me that my Visa was in safe hands! I had left a voicemail, and written an urgent email, because I needed to finalize payment for a family event that night (Monday). Garrett called me within minutes!!! Not only that, but he offered to go into work early on Tuesday, so that I could pick it up while I was in the area - hallelujah Garrett!Now, should my card be charged 6 months from now, for a very large alcohol order hand-delivered to F&S, then I MAY have to UPDATE my update, but I'm highly doubting that will happen (fingers crossed, bc I don't like to tempt fate with such comments). Great place, completely livens up the peninsula - I think Stanford University must be pretty jealous actually (I haven't seen anything that lively there since before Covid). Bravo, and forgive my geriatric ways! :)Your entire crew is so talented, and upon further examination, it would be a pretty lame piano bar if they were to break into Nat King Cole on a hot Saturday night packed with drunk fun people. I get it! I guess I miss my snooty- but-not-snooty alcoholic piano bar in S.F.This is a SUPER fun place to have on the boring peninsula lol... sorry, I am such an a-hole... we will go back, I will dedicate top 40 songs, and have a laugh and enjoy the night with your amazing LAVENDER Gimlets!!!