The Lumber Yard Bar

9630 16th Ave SW, Seattle
(206) 466-5278

Recent Reviews

Jonathan Mathews

FUN AND FRIENDLY BAR . NICE BARTENDERS . COOL THEMED NIGHTS AND DJS . GREAT HAPPY HOURS AND FOOD

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brad Day

Nice place but the most innatentive bartenders. Ever. Mgr...I couldn't find where to respond to your follow up question so hopefully you'll find it here. It was our first time (2 of us for a birthday).We arrived at 1:45, looked around, browsed the menu, sat at the draft pour station. The gal working chatted a few minutes, explained the menu, then went to the other end of the bar to mix drinks. Took 20 minutes to get her attention away from mixing specials and pouring her own multiple cups of coffee. Finally got her attention to pull draughts for us. Each refill, we had to wave her down, never once checked on us to offer refills or just to check how things were. Needless to say,it reflected in her loss of tips, of which we are usually very generous. We both work food service and know how it is. We'll be back, anyway. There is no place in Port Orchard to go.

Dakota M.

10/10 if you haven't gone to a Sunday bear social! The people are amazing! I stayed in the corner most of the day as I was a little shy but the people were amazing!! Very welcoming!!

vince packard

Wood Morning Drag Brunch was AWESOME! I highly reccomend this drag show. The hostess and talent were pleasantly surprising and very good. If you like drag shows in Seattle, this needs to be on your list.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Chandler Sean Spears

So glad this place is back, and their new building is even better than the last one. Happy to see all the different kinds of events. My friends and I had a great time at the bear social on Sunday :)

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Richard Detert

Came in to have a nice drink and a bite to eat…ordered a burger and tots and my partner ordered the meatball meal. We also ordered a vodka soda and greyhound, bartender told us they were doubles. Doubles they were not! I watched them make the drinks, and would say not even singles. When the food did come, tots were warm and my cheese burger was cold! I could not believe it, my partner said it feels like it sat there for ten minutes before they brought it out, the cheese was so cold that you could peel it off in one piece……I should have said something but I was hungry…to top it off, when we paid the bill, we were charge $22 for the drinks. So disappointing, spent almost $90 for a burger, meatballs and drinks. The place was not even busy. I will not be back, even for a gay bar, worse to feel taken advantage of. Service was nice and friendly, too bad.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Shae Woodcox

Came here on 1/13 and the bartender took it upon himself to treat his self with additional monies from my bank account. Please make sure you check your account after leaving this establishment.

Lily Phoenix

My favorite local queer bar!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tracy Canlas

Went here to watch the second episode of Rupaul’s drag race (my first time ever watching it - totally enjoyed) with a few friends. I loved how there was a drag commentary before the episode started and also during the commercial breaks. thought it was a cute neighborhood bar. There’s parking spots available, but you just need to be lucky.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Cliff B.

Let me start by saying I like this bar and all the events they put on. My biggest issue is with how much they charge for drinks. Three drinks here cost me $42.93 plus tip. The same three drinks at Diesel would cost $30.00. Yeah, I know they "claim" to pour doubles, but compared to the Diesel or even The Cuff, their drinks are pretty weak. Definitely not worth the extra charge!

Craig J.

Service is poor. All but one bartender is welcoming. Automatically serves you a double without asking, which is dangerous and a questionable practice. Quite a few places within walking distance that are welcoming and are better than this.

Claudia V

We had a great time and it’s our local bar which makes it even cooler. Last night we watched a movie and had a 4 course meal. I brought my 3 AFAB friends and husband and we had a gay ol time. Everyone working there was super warm and welcoming. It would be great to see more females at this bar.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Jimmy Romero

Loving the Bear socials on Sundays. Come find a bunch of friendly bears :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julian G.

Updating my previous review: Now I know, LY defaults to double shots in their cocktails so if you want a single just be sure to ask for that. After my experience last night, management reached out to me and did more than enough on their end to ensure I had a good taste in my mouth with LY and I did. The drinks are strong here, beware lol. Great space, great music, could use an extra bartender or 2 on Sundays as it is quite packed.

Dominic R.

Never have I ever heard of a bar automatically charging you for a double when you never ordered one. Imagine staring a tab and ordering your regular cocktail, only to find out that they charge and pour you doubles for every drink poured. I can understand if signs were displayed stating this policy, but it's not displayed anywhere. BEWARE: make sure you ask for a single shot or else their default and standard is to pour and charge you for a double. This seems like an unethical business practice and should be illegal. I was also charged for 6 extra drinks on my tab today and had the rudest bartender to deal with. Lesson learned: close your tab after every round you order.

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