International House of Fine Wine & Spirits

So, please do yourself a favor and do not go to this place … So, I had the misfortune of visiting this place… I bought a big bottle of water and two beers; and paid for it. I didn’t really bother to ask the price before paying. cos you know, it is just two beers and one bottle of water. how much it can possibly cost? Well, it costs me 15.49 $. Apparently, they must be doing this to everyone who they think are tourists (who has less chance to visit their shop or San Francisco again). Well, we have been living in the city for quite some time and the same bottle of water costs only 1.75 $ in other grocery stores a few blocks away, which I had to pay 5 $ at this place… I am never going back. you should do the same.

They get 2 stars for having a decent selection of beer. It’s unfortunate that the beer is more of a museum artifact that should just stay in the coolers.
$ 24 for a six pack of Lagunitas? Really??? Isn’t that stuff like… made here in the Bay? It would be cheaper for me to take a fucking cab ride to the brewery. It wouldn’t be so much a shock if these douchebags would put a price on anything. It’s common etiquette that if you don’t price your six packs, they should be normal prices as though they were found on Earth.
Then smart ass behind the counter says, «go for the $ 17.99 six pack». What would that be? Coors Light?
See ya!
Nevermind, I came back to change to a one star because now I’m beerless.

Great selection but liquor was very overpriced. They also had a lot of snacks and gum as well as medicine and other necessities. Scissors, toothbrush, etc. If you forgot to pack any necessities, this is a convenient place to go.

I literally just left this liquor store empty handed and all I wanted was a coke. The staff was blatantly racist. Asian lady that showed her true colors when all I asked is if they had a card minimum. And she says «No we don’t take EBT». I’ll never support a business like this and then i told her I had a debit card and she was like «we only take credit» she seriously didn’t want my business or my money wasn’t good enough. I can’t even get a coke without insults.

$ 51 for a bottle of cheap wine, 2 bags of chips and 2 ice creams. What. The. F*^%. They definitely take advantage of the drunk and tourists. Avoid this place at all costs.

Aside from the eye-​popping, exorbitant downtown SF prices, this place has most of what you are looking for, especially if you are looking for six packs of Sierra Nevada or Lagunitas IPA. The people here are friendly enough, even if they were too absorbed by the NBA Finals Warriors/​Cavs games to pay me much attention. I understand. Look, I was going to pay $ 9 for a single bottle of Lagunitas IPA at my hotel. I might as well pay $ 18 for six beers…

The wine selection in this establishment is enormous, and so are the prices. Yikes. Whatever wine you are looking for, this place will sure have, and much more. If you’re looking for a certain bottle and you’re not able to find anywhere else, check out this place.

$ 9 for 2 oz cans of red bull.
That is a 2x markup over standard retail.
Granted, they re in the heard of Union Square but gsh. Really?
Nice lady at the cash register. Clean. Large selection of basic liquor store stuff. Just expensive.

They just tried to charge me 11 99 plus tax for a pack of cigarettes when they cost 799 normally at the same store. Maybe they didn’t like the fact that I was with my boyfriend.

Holy shit, what a ripoff. Avoid this place at all costs. I was charged $ 39 for two six packs. I said, «$ 39, is that right?» To which the jerk behind the counter responded «yea, $ 17.99 a six pack plus tax». As if that’s somehow a reasonable price and it was ridiculous for me to be skeptical.
Do not go here for any reason, the prices are just silly.

DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS STORE! They will overcharge you for EVERYTHING. TWO items that in a NORMAL store should have cost no more than $ 10, they attempted to charge me over $ 17. RIDICULOUS. They gouge you on all their prices. DO NOT PATRONIZE… DO NOT PATRONIZE… DO NOT PATRONIZE!!! And FYI, I actually confronted the clerk about their overpricing and informed him that they were ROBBING people. Anyone else with a similar experience? Let’s ALL go to the BBB to lodge price-​gouging complaints. It’s time these bastards get put out of business.

The owners/​clerks are extremely rude. Hey, I moved here from Manhattan (yes, that’s NYC, the Big Apple, land of overpriced everything). This place makes Manhattan seem downright dirt cheap.
Yes, they have a wide selection… but a regular old Lindt chocolate bar should NOT cost $ 7… they are no more than $ 3.50 ANYWHERE else in the city. THIEVES. I’ve been in a few times, as it is convenient for me, and the prices change from day to day depending on their whims. They should be put out of business. Next stop for me… the Better Business Bureau to lodge a complaint of price gouging. Shame… it’s right across the street from my office. I don’t CARE that you’re in Union Square. This does NOT give you the right to gouge your customers. FOR SHAME.

I bought a small bottle of liquor three days ago for $ 2 +tax and today it was $ 4 +tax! Ridiculous! Now I know when I visit San Francisco to stay clear of this place! Their prices are EXTREMELY high and the staff is the opposite of pleasant! All in all, STAY AWAY!!! Your money will be better used elsewhere!

AWFUL, this place is way too expensive.
Got a six-​pack of Rolling Rock, didn’t look at the price tag (I believe there was none but I’m not positive). I know this liquor store is located a block from Union Square and I do understand that they might charge a bit more than the corner stores in the Richmond District. But WTF, $ 19.50 !!! For a six-​pack of RR???
I’ve never paid more than $ 10 for a six-​pack of «cheap» beer. I was about to get on a bus and wasn’t really in the mood to discuss their pricing strategy. That’s extortionate!
NEVER AGAIN!!!

OMG. OMG. AWWWWFUL.
Go in there. Look at the price of a bottle. Google it. Recoil in shock when you see that they are charging DOUBLE or TRIPLE what wine stores elsewhere sell. RUN. I beg you to not shop here. I hope they get driven out of business.
ROCK-​STAR TIP: Buy your wine at ENO Wine Bar across the street — in the Westin St. Francis building. They sell AWESOME wines at reasonable retail prices. Bring your bottle up to your room to open and enjoy.
DO NOT SHOP AT THIS RIP OFF JOINT.

I was very upset with my experience with this establishment. We were recommended by Fedex to this location for packing material to bring wine home. We were told by the owner that it was $ 30 to buy a box for six bottles of wine. When I asked her to see the box she responded that she couldn’t leave her post. She expected us to pay $ 30 for a peice of cardboard no questions asked? Outrageous. We left and found another liquor store a block down where we bought two boxes and bubble wrap for $ 12.

So expensive, they are just taking the p*$$!!
Went in to buy two bottles of soda. Whilst waiting at the till to be served, we decided to pick up two of the «nutella to go» things. Y’know the little breadsticks with hazelnut spread?
Was shocked when it was ringed up as $ 17!!! The guy said the nutella things (which are $ 1.99 in Walmart) were $ 5.99 each! soda was $ 2.50.
Erm, no thanks. And you can keep the soda too for being absolute thieves!

Yes it’s expensive. But your a block from union square. Hotel rooms are like 500 bucks a night and Unilocalers want inexpensive food and drink. I think not.
They have a great wine selection. It’s clean and even I would consider buying fruit from this place. Yeah it’s going to be pricey but at least it isn’t expensive and rotten. These guys are trying to make a buck and not cutting corners. I think they get a bad wrap. If you want cheap get in your car and drive to Safeway in Potrero.

The prices are ridiculous — $ 10.99 for a bottle of Ibuprofen.
However, the Palestian man who works here has always been super nice to me and if you WHINE loud enough in the House of WINE, which I did, I got a free Toblerone! SCORE!!!

I don’t even care that I didn’t come here to buy alcohol, what kind of establishment charges TEN DOLLARS for a box of Cheezits?!
Edit: Which I obviously did not buy.

⁰⁄₅ — AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Came in at 2 in the morning with a female friend. Not only were the prices completely outrageous, the beer selection lacking and the settings dim, but the entire staff of 3 male morons completely, shamelessly ogled her despite that A) she’s a human being, and B) I’m fucking standing right next to her. When I brought it up with one of them, all he did was look like a dumb fucking child and say «what?»
Incredibly rude staff. Don’t spend a dollar in here unless it’s a counterfeit hundred, and to hell with Unilocalers who give a shitty store a five star rating just because it happens to be in a shitty neighborhood. It’s a BAD STORE, and it deserves a bad rating, not you coming along and adjusting the curve just because there happens to be a methadone clinic next store. Their service is inexcusable, their prices criminal. Expect a 200−500% markup over normal convenience store prices, and to have your tits stared at by a slovenly piece of shit.
I am not the first in this reel of reviewers who would give a ZERO if possible. FUCK this place.