SF - Anyone actually eat at Pig & Whistle?
There have been a few brief mentions about this British pub on Geary ... very brief.
Looking at the website, pouring Guiness properly seems to be a big thing to them ...
"At the Pig and Whistle the staff are trained to pour Guinness the correct way. From using a 20 ounce Guinness glass to allowing the Stout to sit for a while after pouring 2/3rd's, to topping it off with a nice white creamy head raised just above the rim"
I read that the do beer foam art too ... the top of the beer will have a shamrock on top.
If you answer the question on the website correctly, they will email a coupon for a free pint.
A British breakfast is served till 3 pm ... Bangers, Irish Bacon, Black Pudding, Scrambled Eggs, Baked Beans, and Home Fries, with Toast or English Muffin .. anyone tried it?
The site says there's a weekly special. Any comments on these dishes from the regular menu?
- Steak and Mushroom Pie
- Shepherds Pie
- Banger Roll (on a sesame roll?)
- Burger (they say it is flame-cooked)
- Chicken Masala Curry.(Our own finely seasoned Indian style curry served on a bed of pilaf rice with mango chutney)
- Cornish Pasty
- Curry Fries
- Buffalo Wings
Do they still offer free pool on Sunday morning? What's the crowd like there?
I read that BofA allows parking in the lot after the bank closes. Any truth to that?
What is happy hour at Pig and Whistle all about?
If they get a mention, it is for the fish and chips ... any detail on the F&C?
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/380314#2390308
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/36776#170680
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/18907#61565
The beer battered mushrooms get mentioned too.
Place record
http://www.chow.com/places/9072
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rworange
Sep 20, 2007 03:49PM
We went there quite a while ago--I was excited because I love good fish and chips and having it in a nice pub setting is even better, and feel like those things together are not easy to come by in the city. Unfortunately, the fish and chips were nothing special--as I recall, they were on the greasy side and fairly heavy. I can't remember for the life of me what my husband ate. Both meals were served with a heaping side of attitude from our server. Needless to say, we haven't been back. The beer WAS really good, though.
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"If you answer the question on the website correctly, they will email a coupon for a free pint."
Unrelated to food, I guess they have a passion for asking questions-they have a trivia night with prizes on Wednesday. The atmosphere and banter, I think makes up for average bar food. I seem to order the curry fries and bangers and mash more times than the fish and chips. Ask for a Guinness and you may find a fourleaf clover decorated on top.
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I recently had dinner there for the first time, and thought the food was "okay" but nothing to go out of your way to eat. I had the Shepherds Pie, and a couple of my friends ordered the burger (one LOVED it, and the other HATED it). However, all-in-all it was enjoyable. The happy hour prices were appreciated, and the service was very friendly.
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Never been there.
Funny thing, only the Irish pour Guinness right, the Brits usually muck it up, so hats off to them for that level of care. Also Irish bacon???? Hmmm. Other than tourist joints you'd never hear a real Irishman call their breakfast pork sausages Bangers, so that's very authentic.
Despite their identity crisis/confusion sounds like a place I'd like to try.
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