Nodding Donkey

1514-1518 W University Way, Ellensburg
(509) 925-1957

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Devon Wharton

Unique and chill vibe. Different in all the right ways. Great experience

M B

I love this place but”””””. I came with some friends to have a drink and relax, But the other people that come here are “VERY RACIST” so if your not white I don’t I recommend it

Jeremiah Eberhardt

Week night croud is fun and tender very tender lol 😆

johnny moncion

Great place to eat and have some drinks . Not bad

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Buzzard

Great little

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Snarling Maiden

Dog friendly! Karaoke with Jeff is the bomb! Go & see for yourself how truly fun this place is!! I had a blast!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marie Choi

Delicious food and wonderful atmosphere ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Potato Fries

Kristin Fisher

Terrible slow service outside. Horribly long wait for takeout, which was lukewarm when we opened it at home. Chili burger had NO CHEESE OR ONIONS! So I paid 18 dollars for a patty and some canned chili with grease oozing out. Sweet potato fries cost extra and were cold and limp. Never again.

Melissa Haney

Wow what can I say? There is tooo much to say about this wonderful place. It's a home away from home..people who do not care who you are, what you wear, what you make, what you dont..they just treat you like family..from the bartenders to the servers from the atmosphere to the music..and Sat karaoke nights..traditional now..I love all of you amazing people..thank you for giving us a home a way from home

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Walker

Such a relief to find this hidden, dog-friendly oasis on a long trip on a hot day in the high desert! We had trouble finding a restaurant in Ellensburg that would allow our two furry girls. This place let both our dogs and our teen sit on the patio (minors can't go into the bar inside but can sit on the patio and use the indoor bathroom on the restaurant side). The back side of the restaurant and bar have a big, lovely deck and grassy, willow-shaded yard and even a trickle of a creek... picnic tables in the grass, too. Had a few nice beers on tap and classic diner burger/sandwich/fry/tot fare. They even had fry sauce! Service was really friendly. Will stop here again, even when the dogs aren't with us.

Kid-friendliness: Minors allowed on the restaurant side and on the deck on the bar side. Dogs allowed on deck and in the yard.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Tator Tots

Melissa Castillo

Every single person that works at this place is genuinely phenomenal and it is a vibe that just screams ..HOME out of your home..so so so cool 😎 love it there

Michael n Melissa Haney

Wow what can I say? There is tooo much to say about this wonderful place. It's a home away from home..people who do not care who you are, what you wear, what you make, what you dont..they just treat you like family..from the bartenders to the servers from the atmosphere to the music..and Sat karaoke nights..traditional now..I love all of you amazing people..thank you for giving us a home a way from home

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chase Brewer

Really really friendly spot. Very local. Bartenders are excellent and it is really hard to find customer service like this now days.Atmosphere is dark with a rodeo mentality. Sports on TV.Huge food menu, nothing is a blow your socks off meal but the food is really good and priced accordingly. Staff is outstanding.

William R Warren Jr

Great food (ask about the du jour), great staff, dawg friendly with a resident cat, big-screen sports everywhere you look, pull tabs if that's your deal, right next door to the pot shop, if *that* is: what's not to like? Trainspotters: the tracks run right by the outdoor seating. Very nice when it's not 12°F outside!

William H. Groepler

Website stated open until 11pm. After work I stopped in at 9pm for Taco Tuesday and a couple of drinks. Was told by blonde lady behind bar before I sat down that kitchen's closed and her till has been counted so she can't even make me a quick drink. Funny thing was she still had patrons drinking comfortably at the bar. If she had closed, why was the open sign still on and entrance unlocked?I've never been denied service so rudely. 1⭐ for outside decor. Really looks like a friendly establishment from outside though. If you've never been here before, make sure you and friends arrive way before 9pm.

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