I think perhaps they should work on their Decor or the fengshui of the restaurant it's awkward to get to the bar because they have that railing there so you're barely able to squeeze past anybody to get your seat pulled out to pull up to the bar. You have no room. it's not clear which audience that they want to serve. They're in the heart of an area with young people but it seems like it's more like a retirement type resort. it's like a bunch of retired people coming here. there's not enough young people coming into the restaurant and by Young I mean people under 50 years old. The bartenders are always standing around saying how slow it is and every time I've come in during happy hour it's been empty I've also been the only black person in there every time that I've gone. I always spend almost $100 there even if it's happy hour and I think I'm just over it. Unless they're making the alcohol themselves from scratch. I don't think it should be that expensive and for the small portion of food you get on some of the plates it's not worth 100 something dollars.every time i go I leave a tip I never get a thank you or anything for it. once you pay and leave the tip it's like you were never there. I tried it but I'm done. Also I thought that the McMenamins bought beautiful old buildings I'm not sure what this one is. And I know that they want to keep everything in the family but it would be nice if they had some more diverse staff. Just because it's in Capitol Hill doesn't mean that everyone working there has to be a stereotype of piercings and flannel it wouldl be nice if they had a mix of employees that represented the community that they were serving. I prefer male bartenders I don't want the bartenders just standing there staring at me watching me eat and drink if they're not going to talk and make conversation it's just awkward so I think I'm done this time I'm not going back. They're a friendly place but there needs to be more energy brought into this place the happy hour needs to have more stuff on it and it needs to be more affordable options and I need to make it more comfortable to stay for awhile. But I'm done I still have to get groceries and I spent $100 there and I'm going to have to eat again
Susan
The best burger and Tots so far !!!! Chowder was so good !!! Holiday Drinks the bomb!! Definitely my top place for food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brad Gerttula
Funky typical Mcmenamins, chill. Almost $28 for tenders and tots seems a bit much.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Emily Lancaster
Great place with a very cool vibe inside. Only got drinks during their happy hour but the bartenders were nice and the drinks were good. Loved the TriPPPy cider!
Amber Charnoff
I loved the overall vibe of this place! I only had appetizers for food, but it was really good! Also, my waitress was so kind. They were doing a special promo of adding Halloween candy with their drinks and mine had candy corn. She noticed I had picked them off and then apologized profusely for assuming I could eat them (I was really not upset) and then swapped them out for something I could have. So sweet! And my drink was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Gately
Fine. Basically. Service always seems like they can take it or leave it, they can take or leave you, is what I mean. Indifferent at best
Carmen C Prieto
I was greeted by the amazing, Patrick. At first, my stay here was pretty ok. Service was alright by the bartender. I was asked to turn down my volume once I started speaking in Spanish. I thought this place would've been inclusive to all. However, that was not the case. Patrick was attentive and kind. If you are Latino/Hispanic this is probably not the place for you. Patrick, works in the kitchen, but was great! Thank you Patrick for making me feel welcome to Seattle.
Thomas Meade
It's not the best McMenamins in their real estate portfolio, but decent enough. Good ambiance overall, a bit overpriced. Love their passport program and glad I visited.
Shelley Carr
Not bad, not amazing, just okay. We got burgers and a beer after seeing a movie and sat on their tiny outdoor patio. The burgers were nicely seasoned but a bit thin, and a bit on the overcooked side. The waitress did ask us if medium was okay, we both asked for rarer than that and got something more rare but not true “rare” or “medium rare “. That said, the Cajun tots are delicious, very crunchy and nicely seasoned. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend the spot as something unmissable but it’s decent food for decent prices and it’s easy to get in on a Saturday evening.
As always with McMenamins, the service is good (friendly, but not fast), the food is good, and the atmosphere is great.
Will ToLead
It's been a while since we've eaten here, and we were in the immediate area so stopped in on Sunday. Service was excellent! The food, however, was average with the tuna salad sandwich being mostly bread, which is very disappointing given the prices of all the menu items being on the high side. Kicking myself for not going to the Honey Hole instead. Pretty sure we'll never be back
Gabriel Zellmer
Bring back the truffle aioli and I will bring back my team for weekly lunches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Adam “Mighty Ant” Niemeyer
McMenamins…always a great experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lauren
Sat at the bar for 20 mins and couldn’t get service. Wasted 20 mins of my life and finally gave up and left without a single employee acknowledge us. Hire more staff!
Great restaurant and great service!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I think perhaps they should work on their Decor or the fengshui of the restaurant it's awkward to get to the bar because they have that railing there so you're barely able to squeeze past anybody to get your seat pulled out to pull up to the bar. You have no room. it's not clear which audience that they want to serve. They're in the heart of an area with young people but it seems like it's more like a retirement type resort. it's like a bunch of retired people coming here. there's not enough young people coming into the restaurant and by Young I mean people under 50 years old. The bartenders are always standing around saying how slow it is and every time I've come in during happy hour it's been empty I've also been the only black person in there every time that I've gone. I always spend almost $100 there even if it's happy hour and I think I'm just over it. Unless they're making the alcohol themselves from scratch. I don't think it should be that expensive and for the small portion of food you get on some of the plates it's not worth 100 something dollars.every time i go I leave a tip I never get a thank you or anything for it. once you pay and leave the tip it's like you were never there. I tried it but I'm done. Also I thought that the McMenamins bought beautiful old buildings I'm not sure what this one is. And I know that they want to keep everything in the family but it would be nice if they had some more diverse staff. Just because it's in Capitol Hill doesn't mean that everyone working there has to be a stereotype of piercings and flannel it wouldl be nice if they had a mix of employees that represented the community that they were serving. I prefer male bartenders I don't want the bartenders just standing there staring at me watching me eat and drink if they're not going to talk and make conversation it's just awkward so I think I'm done this time I'm not going back. They're a friendly place but there needs to be more energy brought into this place the happy hour needs to have more stuff on it and it needs to be more affordable options and I need to make it more comfortable to stay for awhile. But I'm done I still have to get groceries and I spent $100 there and I'm going to have to eat again
The best burger and Tots so far !!!!
Chowder was so good !!!
Holiday Drinks the bomb!!
Definitely my top place for food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Funky typical Mcmenamins, chill. Almost $28 for tenders and tots seems a bit much.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great place with a very cool vibe inside. Only got drinks during their happy hour but the bartenders were nice and the drinks were good. Loved the TriPPPy cider!
I loved the overall vibe of this place! I only had appetizers for food, but it was really good! Also, my waitress was so kind. They were doing a special promo of adding Halloween candy with their drinks and mine had candy corn. She noticed I had picked them off and then apologized profusely for assuming I could eat them (I was really not upset) and then swapped them out for something I could have. So sweet! And my drink was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fine. Basically. Service always seems like they can take it or leave it, they can take or leave you, is what I mean. Indifferent at best
I was greeted by the amazing, Patrick. At first, my stay here was pretty ok. Service was alright by the bartender. I was asked to turn down my volume once I started speaking in Spanish. I thought this place would've been inclusive to all. However, that was not the case. Patrick was attentive and kind. If you are Latino/Hispanic this is probably not the place for you. Patrick, works in the kitchen, but was great! Thank you Patrick for making me feel welcome to Seattle.
It's not the best McMenamins in their real estate portfolio, but decent enough. Good ambiance overall, a bit overpriced. Love their passport program and glad I visited.
Not bad, not amazing, just okay. We got burgers and a beer after seeing a movie and sat on their tiny outdoor patio. The burgers were nicely seasoned but a bit thin, and a bit on the overcooked side. The waitress did ask us if medium was okay, we both asked for rarer than that and got something more rare but not true “rare” or “medium rare “. That said, the Cajun tots are delicious, very crunchy and nicely seasoned. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend the spot as something unmissable but it’s decent food for decent prices and it’s easy to get in on a Saturday evening.
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As always with McMenamins, the service is good (friendly, but not fast), the food is good, and the atmosphere is great.
It's been a while since we've eaten here, and we were in the immediate area so stopped in on Sunday. Service was excellent! The food, however, was average with the tuna salad sandwich being mostly bread, which is very disappointing given the prices of all the menu items being on the high side. Kicking myself for not going to the Honey Hole instead. Pretty sure we'll never be back
Bring back the truffle aioli and I will bring back my team for weekly lunches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
McMenamins…always a great experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat at the bar for 20 mins and couldn’t get service. Wasted 20 mins of my life and finally gave up and left without a single employee acknowledge us. Hire more staff!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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