Great tavern, great vibes, supporting up and coming bands

I can't say enough about our favorite surf tavern steps from the sea. Live music almost every night and the best selection of craft beer in Pacifica and beyond! The owner is present most days and nights and he is the kindest person and truly cares about life and his guests.

Great venue for live music. Excellent selection of beer, including non-alcoholic.

Total dive bar absolutely disgusting. I love this place.

This bar kicks butt. Come for the music, stay for the games and vibes and good drinks. A true local holdout but with welcoming vibes. Been here dozens of times for grungy punk shows or daytime beer garden beers. Attended a local fund raiser this past weekend and was reminded why Winters is such an awesome Pacifica establishment

I walked in for the first time, recieved a free drink from the bar. Played pool, shuffle ball, pinball, and ate free popcorn while watching a live band play. After all that I sat outside admired the art pieces along the fence while the sunset. There are plenty of picnic benches and a dog area.

It is a hidden coastal gem, and it is opened! I've heard about it from several people, including the owner, but managed to get there only last week. It was great to see a group of local standup comedians in an outdoor setting. My wife an I enjoyed the evening with interesting people, and we'll be there again for its live music and cool atmosphere.

Perfect kind of bar I love, local, character, hoid selection, dude bartending was great. Will be stopping again this evening on my way back from Half Moon Bay

Excellent venue for live music, both local and also attracts bigger bands. great selection of Beers. Down to earth place. Owners and Manager are awesome folks and you can tell they care about the vibe. You could call it a dive bar, but you'd miss the point. The place has a long history in Pacifica. Just south of San Francisco, Easy drive and you're in a small town atmosphere with killer beers and excellent live music. Please do yourself a favor and go check it out!

Absolutely amazing place. Order the Peruvian food. It can't be beat. Very welcoming staff and wonderful regulars. It's the reason why you go into a place like this. If you're not a jackass, and know how to hold your drink, this is the place. Absolutely love it

Love this place. The staff is super friendly, and recognized me after only a few visits. They have been doing everything by the book for COVID while allowing patrons to have a sense of normalcy for a few hours in their outdoor space. Live music is also a big plus, I hope it continues to come back over the next few months.

I left a short, but glowing review of Winter's on Yelp, but I have to reiterate how much I love this place. Tonight, the power went out. Josh, the bartender, kept the place going as much as possible and the 8 member bluegrass band kept playing. This experience, in addition to the friendly service and the wide array of beer on tap, will keep me coming back for years to come. They have a decent whiskey selection, to boot!

Great intimate venue with great outdoor area. Shuffleboard and all the fixins'

Awesome dive bar with good beer selection and live music.

The perfect roadhouse bar. Live music and divey (in a good way) as they come. Big outdoor patio.

5 starts for free snacks, delicious rotating taps, and a classic atmosphere. They also host live bands regularly - smaller/local acts that draw quality and energy!

Best place to meet new friends

+3

The friendliness and prompt service is as good as, or better than some elegant bars. It is a dive bar. The outdoor dance area is gravel (totallyfine), but I advice flat or low heeled shoes ,not 👠. It's a "you do your thing" kind of bar. Simple, real, locals, relaxed environment. Will be back.

Love the live music vibe and beer

I was here a couple of times back in 1995 during a visit from England to my friends in San Bruno. Great bar, friendly people, and good popcorn and beer. Wish I could visit again. Maybe!

Winters is, hands-down, the best bar in Pacifica for multiple reasons: 1) the atmosphere is welcoming with a come-as-you-are-meets-punk-rock vibe; 2) the drinks are good (I'm not much of a beer drinker, but they have a pretty extensive beer list, including PBR, and they aren't stingy on the liquor/mixed drinks); 3) they have live music pretty much every day/night (and weekly stand-up comedy and open mic), and it's not unheard of for some good punk bands to roll through (Guttermouth, Agent Orange, TSOL, Fang, and the Secretions are a few of the bands I've seen at Winters); 4) there's free shuffleboard (just trade in your ID), a quarter-operated pool table, and 2 pinball machines; 5) the bartenders are friendly; and 6) the decor is eclectic. Plus, Winters is a stone's throw away from my front door, so I dig the convenience. If you're ever heading south on the 1 through Pacifica, be sure to stop by this long-time coastal gem.

This has all the makings of my dream dive bar. Big long bar with stools, a full length shuffle board table, pool table, darts, pinball machine, and a small stage for live bands, and finally tv screens for sports. It has everything in a small space, which is fine because it wasn't busy at all when we popped by. Bar staff were good and helped me charge my phone. Quality place I'd go back to again.

Locals only almost! Pacifica crowd sure is fun, they love to dance and enjoy live music. The pinball in the back is great, and the ocean is only 2 blocks down from here!

Great people work there. Kinda family like

A great place to just chill and meet new people or old friends. The atmosphere is mostly relaxed though it can get loud for those who are sensitive to noises. Overall a great experience over here.

Amazing staff and awesome bloody marys. They even bought me a shot for my birthday!

Terrific atmospheric dive bar with a surprisingly EXCELLENT draft beer selection (seriously good). Lots of live music, too, and very friendly bartenders. Can't miss place if you like comfortable funk. One of my favorites in the Bay Area. No food, but several restaurants nearby that you can bring in from.

Great atmosphere, nice bartenders, and cool live music including open mic nights! Dive bars not your thing? No worries, come inside and check out the awesome outdoor patio and grab a quick bite from their outside kitchen! A true Pacifica jewel

Decent selection of local brews, laid-back atmosphere.

Great local bar with some of nicest people around. Come in and watch a game on one of the big screens, play some pool, and kick it with awesome people.

Usually it is good and I have a great time. I usually show up with my boyfriend and dog. One night, though, someone was super drunk and decided to pee on someone's bike out in public, was yelling at women, and finally threatened and tried to "fight" me, my boyfriend, AND my dog. I forget his name, but the staff there seemed to know him and took the almost 15 min for anyone to even SAY something to this guy who was harassing us and wouldn't leave us alone. The guy even followed us to our car as we were trying to leave. Was only there long enough to get one drink before WE had to leave because they refused to kick this guy out.

Great staff! Good live music! Free popcorn. Pool,darts,shuffle board.

Absolutely great bar in my opinion. Always has local and not so local bigger bands playing, great tap selection, and overall great vibe. Sea Jay, the owner is usually there having fun listening to music as well. What can I say, he seems to have great taste. The bar also hosts events like the Rock ‘n’ Roll flea market which is always a treat for all your music needs and neat bric-a-brac that the vendors bring in. Usually something for everyone which is fun cause all of us aren’t music nerds!

Great place for drinks and live music! They have live bands almost every night and a great beer tap selection. There's a pool table in the back and an outdoor area thats beer garden style. They do not serve food but there is free popcorn 😋.

Awesome owners Always lots of great talented musicians that play here locally and abroad touring from all over the united state . Live music almost every night. Well staffed and stocked bar with Great Bartenders , always welcoming with fast service. “There is no better place!” If you have been here there is no doubt that you had a great time, truly a gem.

Chill Vibe, Good Beer. Can't wait for a sunny day outside there with great people.

Great bar! Live music, outdoor seating, and a friendly mix of people!

Great dive bar. Had live music and great energy. The band that played was also very friendly. The bartenders were awesome, able to recommend drinks that tasted delicious. Watch out for the cherry gummy bear, the drunkenness will sneak up on you. :P bar staff was great, got me home safe shows that they really care. For that I'm very thankful!

Amazing live music at Winters Tavern today! Loved the outdoor space, drinks and pizza cart outside.

Great place to go my band Lost Puppy Forever played there and we had a blast. Great bar, pinball, outdoor area it was awesome. The bar is decorated with cool Vintage collectables a must see. If you are coming right off the freeway the exit leads you to the bar exit Francisco Blvd. Plus your 3 blocks from the beach Hwy. A great bar that promotes music and great times!

Low profile, easy vibes, great beer and great music!

No food to rate. The venue is awesome. FABULOUS live bands. Views are spectacular. The owner is an awesome guy!! 😎🏄‍♂️🌊

Had a blast ! good staff and best ! of all the live music🤘

Great live music on 1-29. Talented artist. Quaint gem of a place with considerate bartenders and decent on tap selections

Best rotating beer selection! Live music almost every night. Bands come from far and wide to play Winters. An important part of Pacifica's illustrious history and an icon of a continuing tradition of excellence in revelry.

Best live music bar on the planet right now. 10 years of awesome bands and counting. 100+ years of history in Pacifica. Post pandemic outdoor beer garden still going. Bands almost every night plus afternoon bands on the weekend.

Cute little dive bar with live bands. A nice little spot with a small stage and a nice spread of picnic tables outside. Dog friendly, affordable drinks. Friendly staff, quick service. Super fun catching 'Aardvarks' there this past Friday. Will be back!

Great bar for music. Friendly staff and a huge beer garden in the back where you can bring your for dogs. Cheap and strong drinks too.

I had a great night there on a Monday night with Grateful Dead music! And it's so close to a beautiful beach!

Love this place. Such a great bar kind of an extension of my house. Just come as you are dressed and have fun with the games and live music.

This place was great. The vibes were immaculate with the live music and friendly bartenders!

+1

Winters tavern is a great place to grab some next level beers. Cocktails are always on point, live music all the time. Shuffle board, pool table, pinball and even a popcorn machine. What else could you want

Already acclimated for it's vast tap list that rotates frequently. To boot Russian River Brewing has celebrated their 35th birthday with an ale in their honor! Worth the trip for the beer as well as the company of regulars.

Just as described, it's a down 'n' dirty, friendly and pretty small bar featuring live rock, folk & bluegrass bands in a rustic, wood-paneled space. Liked it!

Friendly staff. Craft beer. Live rock, punk, and surf music, Bluegrass Tuesdays. Divey, cozy, never-ending stuff to look at on the walls. Pacifica is only 15 to 20 minutes from any on ramp in San Francisco. A completely hidden gem. Ditch the hipsters and wall-to-wall crowds of tiny SF bars and stretch out a bit here, in this 1890s barn-turned-bar.

This is a quintessential local bar, but much more. The bartender Matt is friendly, attentive, and seems to know everyone by name. They have awesome comedy nights every other Thursday and so many great local bands play here on the weekends. Winters is my favorite spot in Pacifica, hands down.

Grateful Dead night was awesome. Right near the ocean.

Great local dive/gem in the Pacifica, live music pool table and cool real people

I’ve been coming here almost weekly on Friday for the bands! Really good atmosphere! Seating is a bit of a struggle so come early if you want seats! But if you don’t mind standing it’s great! There’s a pool table, wide selection of local and domestic beers Great spot!

Don Frasco

This local dive bar is famous for open mics and live bands. Street parking only. They have numerous craft beers to choose from. Bartenders are friendly and helpful. Atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Great place to watch sports or listen to live music.

+4

Ava Everett

Went for new years at the behest of a friend, had a wonderful time with well made drinks and lots of live music 🎉🎉

Fabian Fernandez

This is a home bar. Service is awesome. Music is great. Can’t wait to come back.

Kelly Waldrip

Great place to see a good live act, or play as a live band. CJ and crew are really about the music. I love Winters!

Marc R. Mowery

Cool vibes. Friendly staff and croud. Ducked in to let traffic die down. Parking is limited but deal with it. Lol As a scuba and surf nut, the i side was right up my ally. Stop in, say hi and vibe. Great spot.

Kate Burodski

Beautiful place to enjoy your night. You can catch live music here almost every night. Huge beer selection and friendly staff. This dive bar is perfect for your fun night with friends!

Becca Gomez Farrell

A total treat to discover this music hall/dive bar in Pacifica. Great music on a Friday night, good drinks, chill but lively vibe.

Amacker Bullwinkle

I had recently heard about this place. It’s a very famous dive bar in Pacifica with a very diverse and fantastic list of live acts that play there. The bar itself is amazing and you could spend all night just looking at the walls and the ceilings 🤣 Everyone there was super friendly. I went because my longtime housemate’s band, Fuzz Attack was playing. Great show. Great atmosphere. No strangers in that place just new friends.

+14

Jose (Jose V)

Stopped in for a quick drink but ended up staying for a good time. What a great atmosphere with a jukebox for music and live bands. Locals seem to fill the place up but they were more than welcoming to a weary traveler. I talked for hours about all things in life. I will go out of my way to Go back again.

John A Ramirez

Great place. We were there on a Tuesday. they had open mic night and got to see a lot of different people sing. Great time!.

Bartholomew Roland

Fun dive bar with personality and a good tap list. The outside tables are a great place to sit.

+1

Samarth Dubey

Went alone after watching a sunset at Pacifica, there were back to back live performances lined up. Great beer and nice people around. The atmosphere is lively and there are many cool art around from surfboards to stickers.

Luke Gibbons

Killer place. Locally owed by a super cool couple. Give this place your money and see some awesome music even on a Wednesday. Live music most any night. Not many places like this left in the bay area

Marcin Wójtowicz

Place full of friendly people, curious about what we do here and where we are from, free shots for newcomers from Poland 🇵🇱 and good live rock! 🎸 Great memories! Greetings from the @lemonadecrew team. Hope to C U again 🙂

Ashley Ann

Went to Winters to watch my friends band play and had an awesome time! It’s got a good vibe, live music, pool table, and the staff was friendly! Krista was my bartender and she was awesome! Super nice, fun, & great attitude. I’ve been to a lot of similar bars traveling with my friends band on tour, and this was one of my favorite stops! Thanks for a fun time! We’ll be back!

Len Tukwila

Maybe the best lil tavern in the world and i've visited alot all over the globe. Loud rock, unapologetic ambience, fantastic curated beer selection, "bartender's lunch" for free food in slow cooker, honest helpful pro staff and the owner parties like a sasquatch. Interesting mix of local workers, surfers, local kids, and San Francisco punk rock legends co-mingled. Look the big motorcycle skid mark on the floor. Oh did i mention all the pinballs, pool, shuffleboard and endless ephemera all over, plus b&w tvs playing weird oddities? I hope no-one learns about this place but everyone should so they stay in business and keep booking top-shelf bands.

+6

Tim Bull

Great little local bar. Exactly what you would expect from an American bar! Loads of really great whisky's to be had here. And a very large changing selection of beers. Bar lady was very nice and the locals looks like they were enjoying the place. We had a few great games of pool and had an old fashioned whisky! Fab!

Very divey bar in the 80s and 90s. It was revamped by a couple from San Diego. They added micro brews on tap and host live bands. The decor is nice with surfboards and skateboards above. Not a very big place and it is on the darker side inside. Pool table, functioning shuffle board.Newly installed outdoor garden/patio.

Paul, the bartender, is so awesome. We stumbled into this place on a Saturday night because it's one of the few places in Pacifica open late, and we had a blast. Happened to arrive on a night with a great life band and a short chill, fun, and friendly vibe from everyone inside. Great neighbors dive bar. My drink was super strong.

Love the tavern, the bartenders could be friendlier and more attentive, otherwise a chill little eclectic bar in the historic town of Pacifica

Great people, great venue, good vibe. So far it's the best I saw of the San Francisco area all together. I played here back on Sep 7 and coming back on Sat Jan 20. They're decent people and know how to party down at Winters Tavern

Without a doubt this is a quicentennial dive bar. We were there for rock and roll flea market and to enjoy the bands. The trouble with monkees was The last act and honestly, the most fun. The only downside was that the weather was quite chilly and windy and we needed to park several blocks away.

I've only been here as a performer but it was a pretty decent experience. Locals are pretty receptive to bands, drinks are cold, load in is okay. We don't get drink tickets. Fun little stage. This is a dive bar. You know what to expect.

Great dive bar. Plenty of parking in the lot or street. Stage has ample room and a decent sound system. Variety of beer and liquor for your taste. Wine selection is small, but not a wine bar. Lots of other games and activities if you ever get board of the great people watch factor.

Typical American bar. Plenty of beers in draught. No food. Games include pool and skittles. Nothing fancy. Live music on Fri eves.

+1

Great dive bar with awesome selection And good punk bands

Chris Allen (?%er)

Fantastic local watering hole. Live music like no other place in the area multiple good bans in weekends. Dance floor indoors with a huge outdoor area the Bartenders a nice and knowledgeable, especially Krista.

+1

D Chase

Cool dive bar with tons of great music, good selection of beers, and bbq'ing outside. I've been here a few times for live music/fund raisers and they host a good party. Shuffleboard, pool table, video games in the back with enough room on the dance floor if you choose to. Some of the best things about this place are the friendly patrons, no charge for most shows, and it's close to the beach! Some shows are all ages so check their calendar!

Had a great time, but when I left, I got charged $100 more for shots I never bought! My bill came out to $195 instead!!

I came in for dead night ordered a beer I ask one of the beers of what size glass it is thought it'd be less than a pint & it was so I ordered a sour beer thinking it would be a pint I was not told how much it was & is a 12 oz. Professional bartenders should tell you how much it's going to be & if it's going to be less than a pint before they pour it. There is no prices listed.

Eric Iverson

My band played here a few months back, so this review is intended to advise other bands considering playing this dive. There is no sound person. The house PA is a barebones 8 channel mixer with a couple of EQ knobs. There are no stage monitors that I recall seeing or hearing (fortunately we had inner ears). Apparently the bar does offer some kind of payout, but we weren’t told of it or given one. Hell, we weren’t even offered a round of comped drinks. While the bar and venue does seem like a chill and happening place to go in Pacifica, I would not play here again.