The Milk Bar

Went to milk bar on a sunday night for a fun comedy show + drinks. Comedy show started at roughly 7:30 pm, tickets are free but they do ask for $10-20 in donations (cash or venmo!)

Quite an enjoyable night overall :))

Definitely not a fan of the drinks here, but the comedy show isn't bad. There is a cover of $20/pp.

Small and intimate setting. You can bring outside food in :)

Thanks!

I almost never write negative reviews, but I don't know what else can be said. We visited The Milk Bar to see our friend's band perform on a Friday night. Since we arrived early, a comedy show was still going on so we decided to grab drinks at the bar. The place was relatively busy and consistently getting busier, but there was only one bartender (who looked visibly stressed), so getting an order in was a challenge.

I also have to mention that as soon as we walked in, we were hit with an awful smell - very clearly the smell of vomit. I don't know if someone had thrown up earlier in the night, but it had definitely not been cleaned up sufficiently. Every single person walking into the bar commented on it, and it was just wafting through the entire space. The floors were also sticky and the bathrooms were far from clean.

The drink prices were fair but one beer that my friend ordered was completely skunked - literally tasted nothing resembling a Bud Lite. Unfortunately, we couldn't even exchange it due to the understaffed bar. Once the show actually began, they added a second bartender, but even that wasn't nearly enough to keep up with demand.

As a music venue, I had no issue with the place. Their sound setup seemed sophisticated and the show was a blast. I also really liked the photobooth near the entrance - such a cute touch! But overall, between the smell, hygiene issues, and staffing shortage, I don't plan on returning.

Went to milk bar for a fun comedy show and had a great time! Strong drinks and friendly people in a large space. Can't wait to go there again!

It's a Wednesday night at the bar. I do not intend to get wasted, haven't drank anything except a Vietnamese coffee that isn't working so I decide to take a quick nap upright at the table. I even paid for my ticket to see my boyfriend play with his band at 8:30-9pm. I just got off a full time shift and have been studying for school until 4am the night before. The gaurd came up to me and told me if I want to sleep then I should just go home. Again, I haven't drank a thing. I even did some school work while I was here. Two other friends witnessed this. Well now I am going to drink a bit and relax but the interaction was completely unnecessary. Who knows, maybe he might kick me out so I'll just kill the bad vibes with kindness. Leave hardworking band supporters alone! And don't take it out on the band either I hope. Great bar otherwise, my mom's been coming here since way back too. I hope to leave a better review next time.
Time stamp: April 24, 2024

FREE THE LITTLE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is great bar that's always hosting the hottest events (hot for sf standards, so like an LA 6 and sf 10) there's comedy, good bands, great vibes.

HOWEVER......I know there is a little man that is trapped in the air vent whose only job is to throw up every 3-5 minutes. The place reeks of fresh vomit and this is the only explanation. Please help spread the word to FREE THE LITTLE VOMIT MAN! He deserves to puke in an Uber like the rest of us!

But seriously can y'all fix the puke smell? It's so bad lol.

Ugh. I went to the comedy night on Friday Feb 9th with my partner. I wanted to take him out on a fun date & I planned to pay for everything. I got tickets beforehand and at no point do they tell you there is a 2 drink minimum per person. At the door they make you pay upfront for 4 drinks, like why not just include it in the ticket price instead of surprising people? My partner is sober so I would have appreciated transparency. That's already bad enough but the door guy disregarded me entirely when I tried to pay and was just staring at my partner & judging him for not paying. I literally had to say, "HeLLOo can you stop glaring at him please?? I'm trying to pay." What an outdated & misogynistic way of handling that situation, made me extremely uncomfortable and made my partner feel bad for no reason. Gross. Will not be coming back.

I just visited the Milk Bar on Haight st. for their free comedy show. My friends and I went on a Thursday evening, and we bought two drinks tickets at the door ($20 total, required for the show). We saw 4-5 different acts,all of which were funny. Each speaker held their own in front of our small audience. Afterwards the bar hosts karaoke. It was not a particularly busy night for us, but I saw some reviews for much more popular evenings. I niche event that costs you less than a few for two bar drinks, I recommend!

Charge for events that don't even occur! When we walked in they didn't even check ID or ticket proof. Dj didn't start until 11 30 even though it said event was at 10pm. Event did not play music that was advertised on flyer
Guy with bushy hair was friendly and gave strong drinks
Guy with buzz cut was rude

Comedy show was fantastic! Well... mostly fantastic. I'm the easy to please audience member, so I was laughing the whole time but some of those laughs were just to fill the silence ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The drinks were fairly priced, but very standard. "Haight Debates" is a fantastic concept, I will probably be coming back for the Tuesday night show in the future!