As Anthony Bourdain once said, North Beach’s legendary Comstock Saloon may serve craft cocktails, but it’s still a “a no-nonsense, old school bar.” But when the going gets tough, even old-school bars have to embrace technology sometimes. That’s why for the first time since before the pandemic, the historically popular bar and restaurant is looking into taking online reservations again.
” He said that a challenge they face is that most people know the 116-year-old San Francisco institution as a cocktail bar, and not a restaurant — so dinner can be slow. It’s also been slower than usual recently. “For instance, last September was a record month for us in sales, and that record held all the way through the holiday season,” Raglin said. “… Unfortunately that did not happen this year. I just got my PNL from our accounting firm, and the news wasn’t good.