Finnegan's in Novato - Friday October 8th

Finnegan's Bar and Restaurant
877 Grant Ave.
Novato, CA 94945
Happy Hour Everyday 3pm to 7pm

A neighborhood gem- cloaked like an Irish bar but really more like a Sports/family restaurant/Pub GrubSpot for locals & non-locals alike.

The Happy Hour Menu starts @ 3pm & runs until 6pm, 7 days a week. It is a changing menu with drink specials, wine & beer and many enticing appetizers at reduced prices- all very affordable. This week’s appetizer offerings were a corned beef slider or beef slider for $3/each. The Brie plate came with tomato chutney, roasted garlic cloves & French bread for $4. Mussels with smoked jalapeños & onions in a light wine broth served with crusty bread slices for dipping or a pesto flatbread pizza or marinated shrimp skewer for $5/each.

Wine selections are usually Kenwood Yulupa series Merlot or Chardonnay @ $5/each & Black & Tans @ $4.

The bartenders are accommodating & friendly. Finnegan’s has a very nice staff that welcomes you every time your there.  There is a back patio for nice days and evenings.  They have live music Saturday nights, and other activities including karaoke, open mike and trivia nights, as well. Open 365 days a year; this place is a keeper.

On another note: The noise level here is very high and if there is a particularly important game can be deafening. The bar is narrow & long so you tend to be familiar with the other patrons willing or not sometimes.

Overall Group Rating: 9.0 out of 10, pretty good stuff!

Saylor's Restaurant and Bar in Sausalito -Friday October 1st-

Saylor's Restaurant and Bar
2009 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA
Happy Hour Monday -Friday 4:30 to 6:30


Saylor's has a "good old bar".  The bar is clean, lot's of wood, a little bit of natural light but not to much, and some very tall cocktail tables....it's a "good old bar".  It might have seemed smaller than it actually is since we "rolled" 17 deep and quickly took over all the tables.  The staff was awesome thou!  Sometimes when so many people come in at the same time it can slow things down but the service was prompt and friendly:)!
Happy hour drink offerings differ from night to night, but happy hour Margarita's are always $4, and happy hour taco's are always $1.  That's right only a BUCK!!!!!!  Did I mention they are delicious too!  The shredded beef with a hard shell is the best, but you have the choice of soft shell along with chicken or veggie.  Even though the only HH food offering is the $1 taco, you won't be disappointed.  Seriously, you can't afford not to go:)!

Over all group rating 8.2 out of 10