The Royal Cuckoo

Tbh, the best cocktail spot in the city by far. Good ambiance, good music , chill , friendly staff , STRONG drinks that are GREAT, a spacious patio for smoking whatever you want - it's got it all.

It's dark in here, and there are dead animals hanging from the walls, but records spinning and divine libations make it Eater's go-to in the Outer Mission/Bernal nabe.

Good date spot / a place to have a conversation. Dimly lit with chill vinly music playing in the background. Surprisingly strong and good gin & tonic .

Dimly lit, sexy, hodgepodge of mid-century thrift store lamps, paintings , & furniture accented with shades of red. A strong small batch spirits selection .

Groovy little joint with live organ music (usually with accompaniment) and nuvaux-dive vibes. Be cool and keep $5 in your hand for when the band comes round with the cash vase.

I love this dive bar lovers type dive. They have a fantastic whisk{e}y list plus an extensive cocktail list . I’d never leave this place if I lived closer.

Great ambiance, dim lighting , awesome drinks, cool patio - one of my favorite bars in San Francisco

A dark and divey bar with awesome bartenders ,delicious cocktails and one of my favorite whisk(e)y elections in the city .

Organ-based live bands ! And the cutest patio out the back. Decent cocktails . Intimate and old, quirky vibe. Cash only .

Royal Cuckoo is a gem in the Mission with live organ player , vinyl spinning and delicious drinks from the bar . Enjoy chips instead of pretzels with your drink from time to time and have a great time.

Fantastic cocktails and liquor selection are enough to make this an awesome bar , but add Hammond organ and old-school music on vinyl and you won't want to leave...

Love this bar . Good drinks, service, decor, music (they play records when there's not a live organ or sax player) and they have a back patio most are unaware.

A cozy little Bernal cocktail den; good for first dates, post-dinner friend drinks, and listening to organ solos.

Strong cocktails , cozy atmosphere , small back patio , good vinyl collection and sometimes there's live music , sit on a bench and people-watch

Favorite bar in SF because of how awesome the environment is. The live organ player on the weekends is my personal favorite.

Try the signature cocktails !

Phenomenal cocktails and a great funk library on vinyl . You really can't go wrong here.

Awesome bar with good records vibes. Sort of like a David lynch film spot. ????????

Live organ and harmonica on a Wednesday night. Dim lighting . Small patio in the back. Cash only .

Get The Royal Last Word but w/ Rye . Sit on the back patio . Enjoy the awesome vinyl collection

Great back patio . Amazing classic drinks . Cool atmosphere.

Great cocktail list and live jazz . There is a Hammond organ built in to the bar

I personally enjoyed the interior versus the exterior but if you have a thing against taxidermy steer clear. Cash only joint.

Awesome spot (minus the hipsters and the over reliance on bitters to make their specialty cocktails )

SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST NEW BERNAL HEIGHTS BARGreeted by a harmonica-toting bouncer who then passes you to a blind & drunk organ player… Read more

Love the atmosphere, the live music and the back patio .

delicious cocktails and excellent music (live or vinyl )

Best gin & tonics around. The red margarita is really good, too.

A cosy bar with a nice outside area and a large liquor cabinet.

Excellent boozy drinks , cosy atmosphere and a live band

The ambiance is ????????

If you don't visit the smoking patio in back when it's open, you're missing out on life.

Across from Knockout where you can pregame. Great drinks and decor.

Where else do you know in sf that has live electric organ music on Saturday nights (1 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more

Unique and unusual selection or products and liquors .

Great Back Patio

Great bar with interesting ambience and occasionally a live. The cocktails though were disappointing

Good whiskey and a cozy place to drink it

Awesome place to have a drink, talk and have

Patio ! The drinks fantastic too ;)

Nice atmoshere but limited choice of cocktails

Live jazz Thursday through Sunday

A bar quiet enough to talk in and get seats in. On a Friday night. Please don't tell.

The doorman is the blues singer , gotta love it. The rusty nail will oxidize you.

Slightly older crowd but nice vibe

Best Negroni in SF. Yeah, I said it.

The Bitter Cup is absolutely delicious.

If David Lynch opened a bar , it would be like this.

Decent enough dive bar , dark and not too crowded .

Kinda awesome. Eclectic and mellow.