Comments on: Remember when Gestalt Haus used to be one of the best bars in the Mission? http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: fineasspimp http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14806 fineasspimp Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:23:16 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14806 that place always sucked.

]]> By: Kevin Montgomery http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14805 Kevin Montgomery Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:34:16 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14805 You can get a refund at the front desk.

]]> By: paul http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14804 paul Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:25:15 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14804 srsly, dude, we know you are vegan. you can stop reminding us.

]]> By: Theresa http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14803 Theresa Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:25:15 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14803 I don’t know, dude. Doesn’t seem like the bathroom has changed all that much. Theirs is good and high up on my “three-beer minimum before I’ll be tipsy enough to consent to peeing here” list.

I can only opt not to imagine what it was like before.

]]> By: Madison http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14802 Madison Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:20:00 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14802 in its heyday Gestalt was the place to be. laid back and friendly! loved rolling in there and throwing my bike on the rack. in fact, murphy was part owner. he was one of the original three guys who opened the place and was the visionary behind the bike-in concept. too bad “bro” didn’t keep that going. true that the only redeeming quality of the current incarnation is the less than disgusting bathroom! check out the new gestalt faifax when out that way – agree with ryan that it totally works…

]]> By: One Who Knows http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14801 One Who Knows Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:56:35 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14801 1) Murphy was never an owner at Gestalt — he just told people he was, to impress them …

2) The “bro” who bought the bar has never owned or run a business before, and is a drug addict (currently in rehab), and couldn’t manage to keep the bar stocked even when he was sober …

(He was also probably the wasted bartender described above …)

3) Leffe used to cost $5 for a 25ml glass, so $20 for a liter would have been the same price — apparently the new bartenders aren’t sober enough to do basic math …

]]> By: Ryan http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14800 Ryan Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:06:20 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14800 Friendly bar tenders, back yard board games and the indoor bike parking were key. But the fairfax location is not bad, works for the area and the clientele they cater to which is bikers.

]]> By: C-LO http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14799 C-LO Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:36:49 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14799 Not a huge fan of the place, but its way better than it used to be. Full of tards and nowhere to sit thanks to the stupid bike rack. Place still isnt that great but at least when my tard-friends want to get a drink there I can actually sit down.

]]> By: olu http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14798 olu Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:24:48 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14798 sounds like heroin more so than alcohol..

]]> By: noesmachosolementeunboracho http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14797 noesmachosolementeunboracho Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:11:40 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14797 This place sucked, currently sucks and will suck for all eternity.

]]> By: Angel http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14796 Angel Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:03:05 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14796 Yes, RIP Gestalt

This was once my favorite bar in the mission. Lots of bike kids, but not too crowded, even on a weekend. The TVs and the dj booth blow. Two factual things with your story: 1) I’m not sure Murphy was ever the owner and 2) the last bartender I had there a few weeks ago was pretty far from sober – falling asleep on his stool, burning sausages, forgetting to charge folks, mixing up beer sausage orders. Wasted.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14795 Jamie Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:54:53 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14795 I too used to be a fan of this bar. I went in last week and found that the prices on their beers had gone up dramatically–some were $6 a pint!

]]> By: troymccluresf http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14794 troymccluresf Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:26:41 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14794 I’m with Clint- on paper, Gestalt is/was awesome, but it always seemed to missing a je ne sais quoi (and seats). The place is okay, but with Kilowatt and Elixir within throwing distance (not to mention Monk’s Kettle) I just don’t really bother with Gestalt.

]]> By: Clint http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14793 Clint Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:46:07 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14793 No I do not remember that because the best bars in the Mission all serve actual booze and have places to sit down once in a while.

The sausages are neat and all, but I’ve never been a fan of this place. Maybe I’ve always gone there at the wrong times, but I’ve always left more annoyed than when I came in.

]]> By: travis http://www.missionmission.org/2009/12/29/remember-when-gestalt-haus-used-to-be-one-of-the-best-bars-in-the-mission/#comment-14792 travis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:23:02 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=9781#comment-14792 If the issue here is serving “some” beer in liter glasses, I’m pretty sure that’s always been policy – they refused to give me a liter of Double Daddy something like two years ago.

but all this other stuff is valid. did the ownership really change before the TVs? that was a mighty long time ago.

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