Excellent experience, the hot dogs are really decent but the atmosphere is great and the owner is wonderful. I would recommend adding this as a location on your bar crawls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rocky Butler
Came for karaoke but stayed for the vibes. This place attached to an ice cream joint for it's other half and you can get to both from either door. I would recommend planning early if you want a table inside because it's mostly standing room only and outside seating. They have local brews and if you don't want to wait in the line you can order on the app and wait at your table.
reisa newmark
******updated my review after becoming educated that el capitans does not in fact push AI ads but it was just a musician performing there that isn’t otherwise affiliated
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Finley Pikula
It is SO cozy in here. The staff is so nice and the food is yummy. We went on a choir trip, and they handled us swarming them so well. I’ll visit every time I come to town :3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wyatt Mary
The service could be improved, not sure if the server was new. We had a 2 for 1 coupon and was still charged full price for both. The owner and karaoke host killed it!! This is a Bellingham staple and will keep going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sanford Ohren
Gosh! We've lived here for 20 years and we had never heard of El Capitan's before this post! I'm guessing that's a (the) main reason it's now up for sale: Can't go someplace that we've never heard of. I'll bet that many (most?) Bellinghamsters are in the same ignorance boat. Aargh!
Michael
El Capitan's is warm, welcoming, awesomely quirky. A real downtown Bellingham gem. I'm so appreciative of the worker's and owners, it really shows through and through. Watching the world go by eating a gourmet hot dog, sipping cold beverage inside or outside seating areas is relaxing.
Danny
don’t forget to carry an ibuprofen on you if you ever plan on entreating this shabby, icky establishment to your undeserved business. make sure you have already cultivated a personal friendship with the staff if you want to be served within a 20 minute timeframe, even if there are no other customers there. this is especially important because you will be waiting at least 20 more minutes while they microwave a pretzel out of a costco package, being visually and sonically assaulted by their outrageously offensive party-bus-esque lighting setup and their god-awful surf rock pandora station. i personally would simply avoid this restaurant altogether.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ray Rhein
This place is a local favorite. I suggest anything on the menu. It has such a great vibe and the staff are amazing! Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emmy Gladney
Not only is the food at this place amazing--including a WIDE variety of options--the team at El Capitan is unbeatable. We so loved the joint that we decided to host our wedding after party at El Capitan. We were able to work directly with the owner, Marc Ravais, to coordinate one of their BOMB karaoke DJs for the party, and Marc himself bartended for us in the back pirate-themed party and dining room. Our guests had a fantastic time, and Marc made it all SO EASY!
We can't wait to be back to Bham to dine and party at El Capitan!
I love this place. It's THE local late night stop. Unpretentious and welcoming to all. Perfect place to grab a quick bite and some good beer on tap. Plus they're going to be featuring my girlfriend's newest art installation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meredith LMH
Great little place. The Wednesday evening entertainment has been great. I love a rooter in a glass bottle and theirs hits the spot. Kind and delightful staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tom Dom
My favorite place in Bellingham. Love that the owner is involved and obviously cares about his operation. Get a frigate of heliotrope!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Albert Snow
Great Friday night Blues 💙
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alex Musatov
Hot dogs so good we had to make it a stop on our wedding day!
Excellent experience, the hot dogs are really decent but the atmosphere is great and the owner is wonderful. I would recommend adding this as a location on your bar crawls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Came for karaoke but stayed for the vibes. This place attached to an ice cream joint for it's other half and you can get to both from either door. I would recommend planning early if you want a table inside because it's mostly standing room only and outside seating. They have local brews and if you don't want to wait in the line you can order on the app and wait at your table.
******updated my review after becoming educated that el capitans does not in fact push AI ads but it was just a musician performing there that isn’t otherwise affiliated
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
It is SO cozy in here. The staff is so nice and the food is yummy. We went on a choir trip, and they handled us swarming them so well. I’ll visit every time I come to town :3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service could be improved, not sure if the server was new. We had a 2 for 1 coupon and was still charged full price for both.
The owner and karaoke host killed it!! This is a Bellingham staple and will keep going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Gosh! We've lived here for 20 years and we had never heard of El Capitan's before this post! I'm guessing that's a (the) main reason it's now up for sale: Can't go someplace that we've never heard of. I'll bet that many (most?) Bellinghamsters are in the same ignorance boat. Aargh!
El Capitan's is warm, welcoming, awesomely quirky. A real downtown Bellingham gem. I'm so appreciative of the worker's and owners, it really shows through and through. Watching the world go by eating a gourmet hot dog, sipping cold beverage inside or outside seating areas is relaxing.
don’t forget to carry an ibuprofen on you if you ever plan on entreating this shabby, icky establishment to your undeserved business. make sure you have already cultivated a personal friendship with the staff if you want to be served within a 20 minute timeframe, even if there are no other customers there. this is especially important because you will be waiting at least 20 more minutes while they microwave a pretzel out of a costco package, being visually and sonically assaulted by their outrageously offensive party-bus-esque lighting setup and their god-awful surf rock pandora station. i personally would simply avoid this restaurant altogether.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place is a local favorite. I suggest anything on the menu. It has such a great vibe and the staff are amazing! Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not only is the food at this place amazing--including a WIDE variety of options--the team at El Capitan is unbeatable. We so loved the joint that we decided to host our wedding after party at El Capitan. We were able to work directly with the owner, Marc Ravais, to coordinate one of their BOMB karaoke DJs for the party, and Marc himself bartended for us in the back pirate-themed party and dining room. Our guests had a fantastic time, and Marc made it all SO EASY!
We can't wait to be back to Bham to dine and party at El Capitan!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I love this place. It's THE local late night stop. Unpretentious and welcoming to all. Perfect place to grab a quick bite and some good beer on tap. Plus they're going to be featuring my girlfriend's newest art installation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little place. The Wednesday evening entertainment has been great. I love a rooter in a glass bottle and theirs hits the spot. Kind and delightful staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
My favorite place in Bellingham. Love that the owner is involved and obviously cares about his operation. Get a frigate of heliotrope!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Friday night Blues 💙
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hot dogs so good we had to make it a stop on our wedding day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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