Pint Size Lounge

That dude Nate is super cool and really knows his stuff.

Small little hole in the wall. Staff would rather talk to their friends than serve their luke warm beer. No hard Alcohol is the real kiss of death. Doubt any of my friends or I will ever come back to this shack. There are much better bars in San Rafael.

One of the best bars in Marin. Great beer selection, friendly staff, good Juke box, overall chill spot. No hard alcohol, they do however carry wine and sake. It’s got a mission district dive bar feel to it, which is awesome. Cheers.

COOL NEIGHBORHOOD BAR, with great selection of beers & ales, pool table, eclectic mix of music, awesome backyard beer garden. JOHN THE BARTENDER IS GREAT, FRIENDLY AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE BREWS.
None of this pretentious Marin crap here. A great place to hang & drink with friendly, mellow people!!!

Sarah is a great beertender. Shes always working & has good regulars. Shes pleasant behind the bar… I love the the muisc thats playing not loud & tv’s w sports!

After the Mayflower closed two hours early, we Unilocaled for something else and found Pint Size Lounge. Yay! People! Beer! The bar itself is not very big, with room for maybe ten people at most to sit. Tap selection is pretty good for a small spot. Several Lagunitas options, a couple I had not heard of before, Stella, etc. The bartender was friendly and helpful and allowed me to taste a beer or two before I decided. Clientele seemed to be comprised of mostly locals. I made a new friend from Larkspur. Pool tables. Dark. Scary unisex restroom that barely locks, so beware and make sure it is locked! And knock before you enter, just in case. We will definitely come back here next year!

Great beer selection. The bartender was kind enough to offer us samples of a few new ones. If you’re a Lagunitas fan, they have an incredible selection. Cool and spacious bar area. Great place to grab a beer before going out or at the end of the evening.

I love this place I’m here and I’m drinking Lagunitas ale. There is a sales rep giving coupons off beer sales. Come down and get a free glass too.

Great place to grab an after work beer. It’s a little out of place in Marin but so am I. Took us 20 mins to find the dubs game but it was a good time after we did. Cute fun bartenders too.

Great local bar with a great selection of beers on tap

Great place. Clean. Down-​to-​earth people. A Westside gem.
See you there.

Just moved into the area. The Pint Size Lounge is the closest bar to my house. This place reminds me of my hometown in Cleveland. That’s a good thing. Down to earth bartender and clientele. In regards to the 1 star review above. I just met the bartendress in question and witnessed her going way way above and beyond the cs of duty getting a drunk patron home. She personally drove the girl home. 5 stars. Boom.

Love this little secret hidden on the west end of San Rafael. The art alone can keep you entertained while sculling some pints of their small but solid collection of beers on draft. (The clown art work can be scary, so warning to all you coulrophobics!).
They have a pool table and big screen TV to entertain you, or you can hide in one of the dark corners for some privacy. Either way, great entertainment is almost guaranteed and if not, you can commandeer the digital jukebox and watch people’s reactions to your selections (hehehe).

Beer and wine lounge with local color and fantastic rotating artist displays! This is my local «after work» bar — I love the atmosphere and the staff. The red felted pool table is unique and fun too!

Yes, yes, yes! FINALLY!
I bar that is so UNMarin!
I don’t feel weird for wearing leather, having tattoos, and wanting to listen to something other than Top 40 that isn’t ho-​dunk!
Great beers, nice staff, and great vibe.
I’ll be back!

Good beer selection. 50cent sake shots. Jukebox and pool table. Friendly bartender. I’ll check it again next time I’m in San Rafael.
Good vibes from almost all the customers in the bar.

Pint Size is weird — for San Rafael. You get used to going to places like the Mayflower, Flatiron, or (God forbid) Nickel Rose. All «safe» bars, nicely appointed, with stuff going on. Then, I finally — having walked by it dozens of times — popped into the Pint Size to check it out, and was hooked.
Marin has dive bars. Mattuccis, Trevor’s to name a couple — but they’re a different vibe. Always empty, with one or two sad drunks at the bar trying to drown their sorrows. But if you picked the Pint Size up and plopped it down anywhere in the City, be it the Haight or Trendyloin, it wouldn’t be out of place at all. Dark and dingy, the pool table always in action, the jukebox belting out the tunes, and a surprisingly good beer selection.
Cash only, no booze license — just beer and wine — and the place can be quiet. (More indicative of San Rafael nightlife than it it Pint Size, methinks). All in all, this is my new go-​to spot.

Pint sized it is not, and a surprising amount of fun it is (for a San Rafael bar that is). My friends and I were not quite ready to call off our Sunday B-​day BBQ but had polished off the last of the chicken, quinoa and 2-​buck Chuck and were in need of a good ol watering hole. Only problem? It’s 9pm on a Sunday… in San Rafael… buh duh buuuum
We head over to the Mayflower which for no stated reason, is closed. In come Pint Size with it’s nondescript and nameless façade, overshadowed by it’s neon sangria bar neighbors.
Granted, when we first walked in we were the only customers, but as the night progressed, the bar was frequented by more Marin folks in need of a break from the rich life.
The rest can only be described in poem form…
The bar smelled a little like pee,
but made it slightly more «dive bar-​y»
They had some good beers on tap,
and friend even got a Brazilian birthday dance on her lap!
The night was played away with a game of pool,
to which was followed by foosball which is always cool!
Oh little Pint Size,
you might be responsible for my demise!

I’m creating this review based on one night– but one that will forever change my perspective on San Rafael bars.
After a crap pint at Mayflower– my group walked down the street to Pint Size Lounge. Behind the curtained doorway was a small but no-​nonsense bar with a single bartender with a couple regulars hanging out. Bar highlights:
1. Only beer and wine are available– but that’s all I’m looking for– so to us, it was perfect.
2. There was indie hip hop and rock playing alongside fantastic, interesting wall art up that was complimentary to the place (the majority of the clown paintings are on a shelf above the other art). I loved every song Charlie (sp?) was playing on the jukebox. But it wasn’t so loud that you couldn’t talk with your friends though– also nice.
3. Plenty of comfortable seating for any size group. Everyone was pleasant and cool– with groups at the bar and side tables playing pool.
4. There was no one jockeying to be seen, or being a drunken fool. It was perfect for hanging out.
It was EXACTLY the vibe I was going for. Charlie was a fantastic bartender– sweet, accommodating, and knowledgeable. I’m definitely going back on her nights there: D
This bar is a oasis in the Marin bar scene that this former SF resident can escape to. Fantastic!

Perfect little dirty skateboarder lurker bar. Although it isn’t dirty, just some of the locals are, but I like that. I used to come here frequently back in 2000 before I moved, but I’m back!
Nothing has changed except for the owner has a grey hair and a few more creepy clown paintings.
I was bummed to see the patio shut down, but hopefully they will work that out. Music is awesome and selected by the customers, bartenders are friendly, beer is cold and the wine glasses are BIG!
I hope they bring back karaōke night. I’m overdue for turning myself into the town jackass.
Congrats on the awesome turn out yesterday at Summer Fun Day. I think I was hanging around for 5 hours. I’m officially a lurker… again.