Natoma Cabana — Restaurant in San Francisco

This joint is a blast. It's tucked around the corner off of second street with a random green arrow as a sign (when you hear someone talking about the green arrow bar this is what they mean). 'A' level cocktails - draft beer and wine lists are ok but the cocktails are more of their focus so no big deal. Bartenders are solid and service is quick. There are cabana style lounge couches all over the place and a cool upstairs area that can be rented out for small (~50 people) parties. My favorite part of the overall experience is as the night goes on they slowly dim the lights and turn up the music, so before you know it that quick beer you went out for after work turns into a late night watching the random dance party while you convince the out of town guy that somehow found this place that he really hasn't lived until he's dropped his weekly meal stipend on shot of Pappy Van...

Their drinks are pretty good and I really like their vibe, but they play the music SO LOUD that unless you want to be within a few centimeters of the person you’re talking to, you’re going to be yelling the whole night. If you’re going on a date and want some forced intimacy, this is the place for you. If you’re at a work event and don’t want to have to press your face up against your coworkers face just to hear them, maybe find a quieter bar that isn’t also trying to double as a club. After about 2 hours of yelling to a small group of 5, I was hoarse the next day. So RIP your voice box if you’re planning to be there with a bigger group and actually want to talk...

Pretty cool hipster environment and I liked the two tier structure. It's a really convenient location for both Bart and Caltrain as well as working or living downtown. However, the outside looks like a fairly bad neighborhood and the staff was very neglectful. They seemed pretty content with serving their friends first and any one else after. Additionally, they certainly had ignoring people down to a science. SUPER long wait time to get a drink. Also it was already loud enough and the staff turned up the music which made it a...