Waitstaff is fabulous.Drinks are delicious.Great happy hour.It was a packed Friday night, which made it a little bit loud, so hard to converse.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kelsey H.
Fun and comfortable lounge! My sister and I stopped in for a pre dinner beverage, it's centrally located so quick and easy walk to many places. We had beauty school dropout cocktails, delicious and refreshing. Very pleased to see mocktail/NA offerings too! Friendly service and very cool vibe,
Tina Martin
Bartender was great! Drinks were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathryn Goldsmith
Fabulous place. Came here in the evening and had Dan as our server. Could not ask for a better server. Seriously. He’s the best. We had the blue cheese dip w/chips (10/10) as a starter and it was so tasty. Then we had the BLT salad (9/10) and hot stuffed dates (9/10). I wish the non-date ingredients were increased a bit so we could taste them more but overall very flavorful. Excellent quality and decent prices. The drinks were fantastic as well. I had a Dark Matter (10/10) and my partner had a nonalcoholic negroni (9/10). Very dynamic, both a good blend of bitter and sweet without being too sweet. Highly recommend!Dietary restrictions: Have some GF options but they do warn about cross-contamination.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah Daniels
Super delicious drinks and food. It's not a big place, and their kitchen is small, so there may be a wait sometimes. Sip your strong and tasty cocktails and enjoy the chill atmosphere. Definitely try the specials as they are usually great. Good for dates too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Casper
Came here with my Husband and our dog (patio) and everyone was super sweet and accommodating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lizz Rossi
Sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful evening. Ordered off the Happy Hour menu. There are no wrong choices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica G
Wow, this is just truly how you dine in Bellingham. First you just start with wonderful seating options, whether indoor or outdoor you’re in a cozy spot. Then you have the service, each moment feeling like you’re the best most vip customer they have ever gotten, even while you see them delivering the same service to others. But you won’t be jealous because they will explain the menu, drinks and food, to your taste. Any question, they’ll answer and do it honestly.Then the food. Oh geez. The menu seems small but it is so not when it come out and is set in front of you. I feel like you always get approached with such a myriad of flavors, textures, and ideas they may sound odd but end up so amazing. Like this is a place where you add braised greens to your dish to be an adult and you end up fighting over your share plate for the greens because they are so unbelievably yummy.So obviously. Overall a great place for a drink or 3, a date, a small cheese bite, or full on dinner. Great ambiance. Great food. Great people. Great drinks. Just can’t miss here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charcuterie and Cheese Board
Brian C.
I was so excited to finally try this place! It had been on my list for a while. The space is ok; a DIY repurposed store with artsy paint, velvet curtains, exposed plumbing and random tables and chairs.Charming and fun, yes. But the staff is roaringly loud, banging (like literally hammering) on the counters, the coffee grinder I think, maybe a dishwasher..?..., breaking glasses and yelling and laughing with each other over the already loud music. Very odd. It's like they want to draw attention to the fact that there's some big inside joke you're not privy to, or they're trying to drive the customers out so they can go home early and bang things and cackle there instead. I dunno.Aside from this somewhat alarming display, the table service was pleasant but ill- informed. The waitress did not know the specifics of the menu, the specials, the basic liquors used. There was a lot of unnecessary back-and-forth to ask questions of the loud cackles and bangers at the bar.Drinks were excellent, well-balanced and yummy. Food...not so much. The menu contains an apology for their small kitchen; take it to heart and just get small food. The apps and salad were tasty enough, but the mains were just bits of things on mounds of polenta-esque corn grits - which can be fabulous, done right, but these lacked in flavor, generosity and appearance. The "mama li'l's slaw" was just cabbage, will little if any tang or spice.I might slip in for a drink on a pub crawl (great neighborhood for such activities), and maybe order those prosciutto wrapped dates with goat cheese or the warm pistachios... but that's about it. The crazy noise and sketch service will keep me away.
The food is good. The atmosphere is loud and active. Lots of college age people, which is typical for Bellingham. We were brought a couple of different items than we ordered, but they were just salads, so we ate them anyway and didn't bother with trying to exchange. Restaurants are understaffed like everyone. I'll probably go there again.
Joshua P.
One of our favorite places in downtown Bellingham. Perfect for a date night... They're happy hour is incredible. And all of their food has that farm to table flare to it.Their handmade cocktails are ridiculous...And we always have super kind servers... I can't think of one time that I've been there where the service wasn't great. Super kind and caring people.
Whitaker Sherk
Fabulous experience. Peter in particular - his drinks are absolutely amazing. We got an espresso martini (off the menu) and it was the best I’ve ever had. Will definitely be coming back.
Connie F.
I had a very disappointing experience this weekend. I visited The Temple Bar with a group of 8 other women. We ordered one drink each and were enjoying ourselves. Everyone was having a great time. I asked to order another drink and was told our party was cut off because we had been overserved. We each had one drink and most hadn't even finished that one. One of the women tried to explain that loud women are not necessarily drunk women. They didn't ask us to quiet down or anything, they asked to leave and gave us our bill. We were a group of women in our 40's and 50's, mature and educated and having a great time. We were all shocked at the service we received. We will not be back.
Kellin Bonilla
Really great happy hour, which runs all night on Sundays! $20 gets you a bottle of wine and nice lil cheese plate. I also really enjoyed their house beet hummus, which is served with focaccia. The galettes were disappointing, but everything else was really good.Service is friendly but not intrusive. The space is beautiful, tastefully decorated and has great natural lighting. A lovely spot for a date for sure!I’ll definitely be back to try the desserts. They sounded delicious.
Really nice cozy spot with awesome drinks!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Waitstaff is fabulous.Drinks are delicious.Great happy hour.It was a packed Friday night, which made it a little bit loud, so hard to converse.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Fun and comfortable lounge! My sister and I stopped in for a pre dinner beverage, it's centrally located so quick and easy walk to many places. We had beauty school dropout cocktails, delicious and refreshing. Very pleased to see mocktail/NA offerings too! Friendly service and very cool vibe,
Bartender was great! Drinks were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fabulous place. Came here in the evening and had Dan as our server. Could not ask for a better server. Seriously. He’s the best. We had the blue cheese dip w/chips (10/10) as a starter and it was so tasty. Then we had the BLT salad (9/10) and hot stuffed dates (9/10). I wish the non-date ingredients were increased a bit so we could taste them more but overall very flavorful. Excellent quality and decent prices. The drinks were fantastic as well. I had a Dark Matter (10/10) and my partner had a nonalcoholic negroni (9/10). Very dynamic, both a good blend of bitter and sweet without being too sweet. Highly recommend!Dietary restrictions: Have some GF options but they do warn about cross-contamination.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super delicious drinks and food. It's not a big place, and their kitchen is small, so there may be a wait sometimes. Sip your strong and tasty cocktails and enjoy the chill atmosphere. Definitely try the specials as they are usually great. Good for dates too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here with my Husband and our dog (patio) and everyone was super sweet and accommodating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful evening. Ordered off the Happy Hour menu. There are no wrong choices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow, this is just truly how you dine in Bellingham. First you just start with wonderful seating options, whether indoor or outdoor you’re in a cozy spot. Then you have the service, each moment feeling like you’re the best most vip customer they have ever gotten, even while you see them delivering the same service to others. But you won’t be jealous because they will explain the menu, drinks and food, to your taste. Any question, they’ll answer and do it honestly.Then the food. Oh geez. The menu seems small but it is so not when it come out and is set in front of you. I feel like you always get approached with such a myriad of flavors, textures, and ideas they may sound odd but end up so amazing. Like this is a place where you add braised greens to your dish to be an adult and you end up fighting over your share plate for the greens because they are so unbelievably yummy.So obviously. Overall a great place for a drink or 3, a date, a small cheese bite, or full on dinner. Great ambiance. Great food. Great people. Great drinks. Just can’t miss here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charcuterie and Cheese Board
I was so excited to finally try this place! It had been on my list for a while. The space is ok; a DIY repurposed store with artsy paint, velvet curtains, exposed plumbing and random tables and chairs.Charming and fun, yes. But the staff is roaringly loud, banging (like literally hammering) on the counters, the coffee grinder I think, maybe a dishwasher..?..., breaking glasses and yelling and laughing with each other over the already loud music. Very odd. It's like they want to draw attention to the fact that there's some big inside joke you're not privy to, or they're trying to drive the customers out so they can go home early and bang things and cackle there instead. I dunno.Aside from this somewhat alarming display, the table service was pleasant but ill- informed. The waitress did not know the specifics of the menu, the specials, the basic liquors used. There was a lot of unnecessary back-and-forth to ask questions of the loud cackles and bangers at the bar.Drinks were excellent, well-balanced and yummy. Food...not so much. The menu contains an apology for their small kitchen; take it to heart and just get small food. The apps and salad were tasty enough, but the mains were just bits of things on mounds of polenta-esque corn grits - which can be fabulous, done right, but these lacked in flavor, generosity and appearance. The "mama li'l's slaw" was just cabbage, will little if any tang or spice.I might slip in for a drink on a pub crawl (great neighborhood for such activities), and maybe order those prosciutto wrapped dates with goat cheese or the warm pistachios... but that's about it. The crazy noise and sketch service will keep me away.
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The food is good. The atmosphere is loud and active. Lots of college age people, which is typical for Bellingham. We were brought a couple of different items than we ordered, but they were just salads, so we ate them anyway and didn't bother with trying to exchange. Restaurants are understaffed like everyone. I'll probably go there again.
One of our favorite places in downtown Bellingham. Perfect for a date night... They're happy hour is incredible. And all of their food has that farm to table flare to it.Their handmade cocktails are ridiculous...And we always have super kind servers... I can't think of one time that I've been there where the service wasn't great. Super kind and caring people.
Fabulous experience. Peter in particular - his drinks are absolutely amazing. We got an espresso martini (off the menu) and it was the best I’ve ever had. Will definitely be coming back.
I had a very disappointing experience this weekend. I visited The Temple Bar with a group of 8 other women. We ordered one drink each and were enjoying ourselves. Everyone was having a great time. I asked to order another drink and was told our party was cut off because we had been overserved. We each had one drink and most hadn't even finished that one. One of the women tried to explain that loud women are not necessarily drunk women. They didn't ask us to quiet down or anything, they asked to leave and gave us our bill. We were a group of women in our 40's and 50's, mature and educated and having a great time. We were all shocked at the service we received. We will not be back.
Really great happy hour, which runs all night on Sundays! $20 gets you a bottle of wine and nice lil cheese plate. I also really enjoyed their house beet hummus, which is served with focaccia. The galettes were disappointing, but everything else was really good.Service is friendly but not intrusive. The space is beautiful, tastefully decorated and has great natural lighting. A lovely spot for a date for sure!I’ll definitely be back to try the desserts. They sounded delicious.