Dahlia Lounge

Came by on a Thursday evening with a group of five close to closing. The owner, Rob, was in the process of cleaning the bar up, as I'm sure last call had probably been given, but was very welcoming and kind enough to still let us order a round of cocktails. Despite being the only one working and a number of the ingredients packed away, Rob expeditiously, prepared each of the cocktails we ordered with a high level of attention and care.

Reggae - Jamaican rum, Zaya rum, coconut, orgeat, lime, pineapple, Jamaican bitters - strong and delicious tiki cocktail. I'm in my rum era and this drink was definitely for me. Not overly strong in flavor and not overly sweet either. Great presentation.

Been to Dahlia a number of times and it's definitely a go to bar for me. Three different rooms with three different aesthetic styles. Friendly staff, good live DJ music, and dope vibes.

When it comes to lounges, I try to be as understandable and respectful as I can with the bartenders. I understand they deal with many energy throughout the day. That is something I consider before ordering a drink up in front.

Was over here during a show for the homies. Ambience is sick, love it down here actually.

Bartender ruined the night for me though. Brother with the glasses. Much love man, you probably had a rough day or week, I get it, we all get those days too. But it don't cost much to be patient and understanding with others during your rough days. Throughout the night, I struggled with my voice because of the day before, so I couldn't speak up. The bartender didn't hesitate but to be rude and misunderstanding. I kept trying to get his attention through my phone notes (best way to communicate with him that night), but paid no attention. And when he would, he would just come through with a negative energy. Couldn't keep his cool together. Wish I could say the opposite about that experience, but I can't make this up. Yup, the night got weird after that.

Came by on Sunday for Cinco De Mayo around 5-6pm for an hour-ish and vibes were overall chill but the DRINKS were the highlight!!!

First round of drinks, I wanted to try some of the fun ones on the menu. I got the Purple Rain which had such cute presentation, you poured the "Purple" syrup on top of the drink for that rain effect. It was not to sweet, but not too strong.

Then, we saw some people next to us enjoying margaritas that had those mini Don Julio 1942 shots in them...I curiously asked them what they got. Me expecting these drinks to be like $40 each, I was shocked to hear them say "These were $20 each!" WOW. So worth it.

We weren't able to stay for the live band, but I must say these were some of the best drinks I've had and that margarita made the whole day worth it. This place is on the smaller side, street parking for the most part, and located next to a brewery as well so keep that in mind!

I recently celebrated my birthday here! It's a newer tequila lounge that just opened up in the mission district. There's two parts to the lounge - the front area is where they play more Hispanic music and their bottom room played hip hop and throwbacks! Which was my groups vibe - we had a lot of fun dancing and enjoying their variety of tequila infused cocktails.

I worked with the owner Rob on arranging bottle service and a table section for my group since we were such a large party (around 30 people) and the process was very smooth!

I had to officially check out Dahlia's after visiting for a yelp elite event. Great vibes and good atmosphere. The DJ was grooving and knew exactly how to keep the vibes going. I got two margaritas which rounded out to $30 dollars. They were very very good!

Overall, I love that the bar is black owned and they are staying true to themselves. Good R&B nights in SF are hit and miss but Dahlias knows how right do it. I for sure plan on going back soon.

My gf and I went in on a Sunday evening and it was great. They had a live band performing and the cocktails were delicious

This place is cool. Came here for a couple of drinks after dinner on a Friday night around ~10pm.

It wasn't so full and we got a table. They have a DJ and were playing good electronic music. Their cocktails were good too.

Later on in the night, the lounge seems to turn more into a club vibe and you can buy bottles/tables. The music changed to more hip hop which is not really my vibe and it got crowded in there. But by that time we had already had a couple of drinks and we decided to leave.

Check this place out if you like a good cocktail bar with a good vibe and some music!

This is a nice establishment, the music was good but the vibes didn't do it for me. Luckily I was able to get a table for my group but looking around, it was a lot of young f*ckboy energy. I also witnessed a bouncer on Friday, May 31, 2024, be very disrespectful to a young woman, saying how men don't want her. Yes, she was wildin out, yelling cuz she was upset about being kicked out and being disrespected. I don't know the situation but I think as an extension of the establishment, you should be professional and not cuss out some young woman. It felt like a ghetto spot that I may not want to come back to in the future.

Ambiance, ambiance, ambiance! This place sure hits the target. Came in for a quick drink while waiting for our Uber. Bartender was very friendly with great conversation. Came on a Wednesday evening so the vibes were very laid back. Def a place to check out for a date night.

Drink favorites: purple rain, reggae (strong tropical cocktail, comes in a fun tiki cup) - in general I think they have a good range of cocktails but they lean on the stronger side
Service: good, quick
Vibes: it's quite grungy and gilded which I didn't expect from the name of the bar but i like it! Not too busy when I went