Last time I was here, the service we got was, well... we didn't get any. So, bad I suppose. Well, I love this place's atmosphere, food, and ales too good for some disappointing CS experiences to keep me away, and guess what else I discovered I love about them, this time? Their coffee. My band mates got their usual pints, and I went the caffeine route. My latte was so delicious, I actually ordered another. I guess they roast it themselves, just like they distill their own whiskey, brew their own beer, and stuff their own burgers. So back up to 4 stars they go, for the robust, yet smooth and smokey coffee that they will sell you by the pound for the standard $13-ish dollars. I don't think I can ever get them back up to five stars without a complete revamp of their customer service policies ("make sure you tend to patrons within five minutes" would be a good start), but for the consumables and aura alone, there's hardly better American-style fare for these prices. read more

I had a great experience here, the food was good, the drinks were strong and tasty, and the customer service was fantastic! Thank you to our servers Benji and Joshua, y'all were great! read more

This place felt a little like a dive-bar, which I can fully appreciate. However, we sat at the counter and the area had an unappealing odor. I don't think the odor was coming from my friend...but I didn't ask. So, for better or worse I think of this place as 'kinda smelly'. The server was friendly and attentive, my friend and I enjoyed our drinks and then headed over to Key Arena. I'll be happy to come back and try some food and sit in a different area. read more

So I have been to this particular location only once. But I have also been to Dad Watson's and McMenamins in Portland as well. The food and beer is the same at all locations. Yes, they have tots. Thats about it though. The burgers are bland, and I was not impressed with any of their beers, and I have tried at least 3 of them. My boyfriend seems to like them, for unknown reasons. So we keep trying new locations. This is the first one we went to, cuz it looked super cute from the outside. Nothing in this place is memorable. Its edible, and I wouldn't say I had bad service or bad food any of the times I have been here, but overall, no need to ever go back. read more

Service ***** Food **** drinks **** Located in Queen Anne neighborhood, Seattle WA. We were quickly acknowledge & we chose our seats, so we sat in a booth, by the window. My husband got a view of the homerun derby on t.v. I had the ahi burger (served seared & raw, with sesame slaw?) chose salad as my side, the other had the dark star burger with a veg patty and the half adult got chicken tenders. All our meals are good. In addition, we had the truffle fries as an appetizer - it absolutely delicious, and it was served with truffle aioli (mayo). Our server was very good in following up & was enthusiastic of their products. I enjoyed their black cherry cider & the hubby had the belgium ale. The menu recently changed. There are more vegetarian friendly sandwiches than I had seen at the other McNemanin' s locations. Thus, my review. I am not sure about parking since we walked from our hotel. read more

I love beer. I have never been too impressed with the food here, as I find it a bit boring EXCEPT the tots. Any restaurant with tots is good in my book. This place gets four stars because of their beer and their service. They have a late night happy hour, and our waitress didn't even get annoyed when we got there at 9:55 and asked her to come back in five minutes when HH started. She was sweet and attentive all evening and I have never had a bad service experience here. Also, did I mention I love beer? The porter is really really good and I like the Ruby as well, although it's kind of a sissy beer (it tastes like juice). I have been to many a McMenamins, and I will keep going for that porter and those tots. God, those tots. read more

Hammerhead Ale, years of waiting to finally have one and I thought it was worth the wait. Diablo ckn sandwich add pickled jalapeños w/tots hit the spot. Staff was solid and by far the best spot I hit while in Seattle. Not hopping with people, just a low key spot with a friendly staff. read more

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Mac 'n cheese? Tater tots?? This place makes me happy. Happy Hour 4-6pm everyday with lots of delicious sounding choices! But I opted for the mac 'n cheese off the regular menu because I realized I'd never had it at a restaurant before. It was insanely amazing. Mega cheesy with awesome breadcrumbs all over the top. The tater tots hit the spot for an appetizer - it'd been ages since I'd had them! Service was friendly, but, as Riss J. put it, it was spotty. Our food came out really quickly, but after we were served, our waiter disappeared for a while. He reappeared with the bill later on, but we waited probably 15-20 minutes before he came back to run the cards. Luckily we were immersed in fabulous conversation, otherwise it would have really bothered me. I definitely want to go back to this place and try out some of the other food (and the happy hour choices!). read more

I do not know why, but the staff like to lurk by the bar cleaning out each other's ears with napkins (or whatever exactly it was I saw them doing) instead of standing by your table long enough to ascertain whether you are finished ordering. Well, perhaps I overgeneralize. I have been there on two occasions only. Perhaps it is mere chance that on those two occasions, two different servers rushed to the table quite a while after we first occupied it, gasped out a query about beer, and then rushed away again before we had a chance to ask for our little snack. Now, usually I don't care much whether I am served well or badly, but for the same reason that in a movie with an idiotic plot and bad acting, my attention drifts away from what the characters are saying to whether that curious object visible in the lower left-hand corner of the screen might or might not plausibly be found there, in McMenamins it is the service on which I start to dwell. For the beer is adequate but by no means remarkable, and the food menu makes the idea of not ordering anything glow with the light of inspiration. And then, when one oneself has ordered nothing but commences nevertheless to pick at one's companions' food, the quality of said food makes one's eyes start misting over with yearning after the three-day-old odds and ends stored in various small plastic containers in the corners of one's fridge. And then one finishes one's beer and bolts home. read more

After the clusterf*** of finding an entrance to Bumbershoot, seeing a show for point 5, looking at the redick prices at the beer garden, then trying to find an EXIT to Bumbershoot, the posse and I headed to Mcmenamins for food, and beer. Since last time around I only had tots, I am glad to review the food. My smoked mozzarella sandwich was the BOMB. Good shit I say. BUT, our service was slower than molasses in Alaska and we were all getting ready to eat the crumbs in the tot basket we devoured until our lunch came. (OK maybe it was just me) The server was a bit douchey too, can't put my finger on it, but something was douchey. As we left, Mel made a full tummy noise, followed shortly after by a belch from me. They filled us up, but I was disappointed. read more

I'm a McMenamins fan, but this location left me a little disappointed. The food was good, but not really that great. It's been better at their other locations. hmmm...how should I put this? The service was SSSSSLLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWW. We waited at least 30 minutes from the time we ordered to when we got our food. I've never waited that long at any McMenamins before, ever. Parking here also sucks, so be prepared. If you're walking around queen anne, a good option. I'll have to try it again to see if this was just a one-time thing. I really like McMenamins, so I don't enjoy giving this low of a review :( I was disappointed. read more

Twas the 12 bars of Christmas and all through Queen Anne, Stomachs were stirring, for which no one is a fan. We stumbled along to bar number eleven, And McMenamins arose like a sign from heaven. We sat in the booth and scouted the menu, One dollar tatter tots? My goodness, how could you? The baskets arrived to the table piping hot, With a little cajun spice dusted on each little tot. With ranch and a brew these jewels were divine, And all 'round faces lit up with new shine. Alas the time came and we had to leave, But boy and girls don't fret, just stick some tots in your sleeve! read more

I can't believe I've not Yelped this place! I've been here many a time (I'm a McMenamin's Lover---especially their hotels). So this is an option for drinks and food in Queen Anne. It's sort of set away from the hubbub of alot of the other bars in QA, but this is what makes this a good option. I've had burgers, tots, and other items here and they were decent. The brews are decent as well. And as always, there's the unique (creepy?) McMenamin's art throughout. If it's too crowded (or you're finding a crowd you're not feelin'), we've generally found this McMenamin's as a salvation. read more

I stopped in with a couple friends a few weekends ago for lunch. I had been here a few times years ago and always enjoyed their beer sitting at the bar. It was busy, but not packed. We found a table no problem. A table we sat and waited at.... And waited.... We finally got up and grabbed some menus... And waited some more. It was over 25 minutes before the waiter finally came over. We ordered food and drinks and waited some more. Drinks finally came and we waited again. It was an hour after we got there we finally got our food... And mine was wrong. Not wanting to wait another hour I ate it since it was close enough to what I ordered.You can see directly into the kitchen from where we were sitting. I'm not exactly sure why it took so long or what went wrong. When we were finally done we had to get up and ask for the check. What was supposed to be a quick lunch, turned into 2 hours! On the plus side, my mushroom burger (instead of the blue cheese burger I ordered) was tasty enough. The tater tots were crisp and well cooked if not exactly spectacular. Another plus was the Sleepy Hollow Nut Brown seasonal beer. It was fresh and tasty! Moral of the story is go for the beer but sit at the bar so you don't have to wait so long. Just as I did when I went here before. read more

Food was good, HOWEVER I tipped the waitress 15% on my debit and when I looked online at my bank account found she had taken 20% .. I confirmed this by looking at my receipt I will never go back to a place you can not trust... read more

My friend and I went to McMenamin's because Solo was having repairs done. We ordered the hummus and pita (eh, what I would consider stereotypical "bar" food) and chips with pico de gallo (chips were colorful, but stale). The servers were really attentive and weren't pushy to make us leave or order more drinks (we nursed one round). It was enjoyable. I can't speak to the quality of the beer because I think all beer tastes like pee. read more

Good beers, TERRIBLE service, "meh" food. I came here one night before attending the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Not being overly familiar with the area, I came with my girlfriend not really having high expectations, but just a nice meal. It's kind of what you would expect from a place that reminds you of Cheers... boy, was I off with this place. As a former server (and one who took pride in ensuring patrons had a good experience), I feel like there are bare minimum standards for wait staff - Ya know, things like, "please, thank you's, how is everything?" to start. Apparently, the McMenamins staff doesn't follow this line of thought. In addition to this: - We asked for our soups before the meal - they came with the meal. - Never came back to check on us after they served our food. - They never brought us silverware - I had to go ask the bartender for them. - If I never flagged down the server, it was clear he would never come check on us or see if he can do the small things, like refill our water. I rarely get flustered while eating out because I get it; I've been a server - it's not as easy as people think it is. But the service at McMenamins was inexcusable. Add this to mediocre food, I have no intention of coming back here. read more

I hate to give a McMenamins joint less than four stars but sheesh... Didn't read the Yelp entry on the Queen Anne location until I got home, but my experience pretty much jibes with theme of a lot of the comments here: great beer, lousy service. The menu looked promising, but seeing as it took 10 minutes for my Terminator to arrive and the staff was snapping at each other and looking like they'd been beaten, I decided to pass. Maybe I'll wait til I get to Portland again. read more

I came here Friday night after seeing a play for a few beers. I sat for about 45 minutes before the bar tender even acknowledged that we were there. She said something about being busy then walked away. At that point, we did the same. Now I know that people call in sick and stuff happens, but at least let us know you see us and will get to us as soon as you can. A little polite honesty works much better then in-polite hostility. I see this place has gotten a lot of good reviews so I'll probably try it again, but this time I was sorely disappointed. read more

Full disclosure - My husband worked here for a while so I would often go sit at the bar while he worked and we sometimes came in for beers on his off days. I always got great service, and I never heard major complaints while I was there. Even if my husband hadn't worked there, I think I would still enjoy this place. Everything was made fresh that day - soups, the spinach dip (excellent!), all made from scratch each morning. The burgers are handpacked and the fries are fresh cut. The chicken fingers and tator tots are good, as is the fresh made hummus plate. If you want to sample a beer, just ask and they will bring you a few sips to try for free. The porter is fantastic, the terminator stout and hammerhead are also great. Ask what beers are on nitro - they are generally excellent. This isn't haute cuisine by any means, but it is good basic pub fare made fresh, and the beers are all great. read more

I was in town visiting and joined a Christmas pub crawl with some friends. This bar happened to be on the list. This place is super cute. As soon as I stepped in, I felt like I was at home. If I lived in the area, this would totally be one of my go-to/regular bars. They had a good selection of beer and their tater tots were delicious. Score! read more

This was our pre-T-Birds hockey game hangout this past season. We went here about 6 or 7 times and had good service all but one time. That one time was weird because the server was nice, friendly, and attentive, but really slow. We couldn't figure out why our beers were taking so long because it wasn't busy at all. We missed the opening face off and the first goal because the check took so long to get the table. The food is good, but forgettable. The wings and tots are good and the stuffed burger looks interesting, but I never had it. We liked the happy hour menu as the prices were good. I'm kind of a sucker for their particular style of decor. I've stayed at a few of their hotes and visited a few of their other pubs. I dig on the kooky art and commitment to making every place different while retaining the feel of a McMenamin's. I've gotten the feeling at every place that they treat their employees well and it's a fun place to work. That goes a long way in my book. (Whatever a "book" is.) read more

Ok, don't throw stuff at me but I'm vegan, I'm not into beer/alcohol*, and I'm here to review this place. Ready? First, bonus point for actually having the word "vegan" on the menu, though just the once. And now I have to take away the bonus point for failing to really earn it...the 3 "bowls" look vegan-friendly but not all are (I forget which, and it doesn't say); the veggie patty contains cheese so cannot be vegan [sadface]; the Portobello sandwich is pretty darn boring, especially once you remove the cheese; and the Grateful Veg Plate (vegan if you remove the unmentioned feta cheese), for which I was indeed grateful, is very tasty but seems a bit overpriced to me at $14.25 (and a little heavy on the pickling). (Maybe it's a Seattle thing to have pricey pub food and serve ahi/steak, too. I'm no pub expert.) I don't have anything in particular to say about the tater tots. *shrug* *I did try the Ruby and didn't hate it (that's a compliment coming from me). read more

McMenamins on Roy has to be one of the best, chill places to grab a beer and some great pub eats. We've been going there for the last 6 years and every visit has been a great experience. The service is also efficient, friendly and fun. I love this place! =) (Julia Z.'s comment below is completely inaccurate, McMenamins has always been a smoke free establishment.) read more

I have been here over a dozen times. Happy hour is OK, cider good when they have it. Do NOT pass on the Cajun tater tots. The salads are good, one time a stellar waitress gave me a second tiny dish of honey pecans when I said I liked them. I give it three stars for the other dozen wait people and the prices, which are inflated with regard to the quality of the sandwiches. read more

I am not a beer drinker, so perhaps that puts me at a disadvantage at this place. But I've been cold sober when I've eaten the food during some six visits, and I will be frank and tell you that it's about the worst I've eaten in any Seattle restaurant. I see some people mention that the tater-tots are good...huh? Who judges a restaurant by tater tots? The servers are very very nice but no matter when you go in there...you will wait at least a half hour for your dismal food....including the worst clam chowder I've ever eaten, the worst tuna sandwich ever, the worst chicken salad...and some of the most gruesome salad dressings ever...plopped on top of yesterday's mixed greens. As I review what I've written here so far, I don't think I've given you a realistic picture of the place...it's WAY worse than I've made it sound! FOLLOW UP: I have received the nicest message from the owner/manager of the place who is genuinely concerned about my culinary misadventures and I shared with her in a little more detail why I thought the food was so lacking. I eat most every meal in restaurants and I give three thumbs up for any restaurant which cares enough about how they are doing to follow up on a gripe. I will return here despite my one-star review because the service and servers are wonderful and the management is engaged and cares about what's going on...and I hope the food will get better! read more

I'll start by saying that I love funny looking paintings of funny looking people on funny looking walls. McMenamins in Seattle, provided me with my fix of strange portraits. I can only hope they are replicas of actual people. McMenamins dishes out a nice meal for a reasonable price. On your must-try list: cajun tater tots, sweet potato fries, and chicken enchiladas. All the beer is brewed in-house, and it was also quite tasty. I had the "1900 bitter" and it was delicious and smooth. Our server was also quite friendly, and I'd go back to this place again and again if I lived in Seattle. read more

I've been to this location a few times and continue to be completely underwhelmed. I love McMenamins Kennedy School in Portland because it was quirky and charming. Their food selection was good and the servers seemed warm and inviting. This location is dull, without personality and the servers seem completely oblivious to your existence. Their beer is always good but this location seems to be out more times than not...Pretty poor for a joint that supposed to be known for their beers....I'm a fan of McMenamins, just not of this location. read more

Met some friends here tonight and it was good. We arrived around 10:15pm and there was a wait list for tables. I actually appreciated that they took a wait list rather than that they made everyone hover over tables that looked like they might be finising. Once we got seated, I discovered that they had happy hour! That was a nice surprise. I had a glass of red wine and my finace had a glass of white. It was a bummer that they were sold out of cider which is what both of us really wanted. As far as food goes, the tater tots were really delcious. Definitely something to get if you go here. The cheeseburger was also really good. The mac and cheese was not so good. It definitely has a lot of blue cheese, and I'm not a big fan of that. Overall - good place - we'd definitely come back. read more

For our last meal in Seattle before traveling back home, we choose to dine at this rather fine and quirky pub! The Tots are fantastic! The Aztec Salad w tofu was huge and delicious. I had plenty leftover for lunch the next day. We loved the dedicated gluten free fryer and all of the vegetarian options. The beer selections ...out of this world! read more

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If there is one thing I can say about McMenanins it is that they sure are consistent. The service is always around 1 star (let's just say good luck) The ambiance is a 5. Very cool. And the food is a solid 3. Nothing here to write home about, but nothing terrible either. Would be a 4, but $10-$12 for fairly simple sandwich or burger is just slightly on the steep side. Would be a 3 overall if the service wasn't borderline non-existent. read more

I stopped in here for a bite to eat before catching The Dark Side of Oz @ the SIFF. I had the Club Sandwich and really liked it. Not that it's easy to mess up a club but the bread was good and the turkey was good & I would totally eat it again. The fries were pretty damn tasty. Nice and squishy like I like them and they really had a potato taste to them. When I asked our waitress for help on what beer to try she suggested I try the ruby mixed with the cider which was really yummy. I don't think it was worth $6 but I did like it. My friend had the fish & chips and they happily substituted tater tots instead of chips at her request. She liked her meal as well. Not saying this place has the best food but definitely pretty good bar type food, lots of variety on the menu so it's easy to find something for just about everyone. read more

Went to McMenamins for a quick and cheap happy hour after enjoying a night of opera. My feet were hurting in heels so we couldn't go to Pesos and instead settled on this place. Decor is strange yet a good conversation piece. We sat in a booth where on my left was a painting of a woman holding her purse and a face that stood out of the wall (in a 3D effect). Place was dimly lit so I had a bit of trouble looking at the menu. Eats were cheap, but the food was mediocre. Hubby got the burger which was bland. Garlic fries were more garlic and less fry. Cajun tots were the best. Tried their Black Rabbit red and wasn't a fan. I guess I'll have to search around for better pub eats. read more

A couple friends and I wandered here after the Seattle International Beer Festival (aka drunk and starving). While it admittedly wasn't our first choice (everything else on the street was closed, oddly), it hit the spot. Their nitro stout was good, but not as good as the special nitro stout I had earlier this year at their Lincoln City, OR location. (Sigh.) I had a burger that was filling, delicious, and cheap, our waitress was very friendly, and their clean restrooms were a welcome respite from the beer festival Honey Buckets. A reliably good time. read more

I like McMenamins I've been to many in Portland and to Six Arms a few times but rarely do I get to the McMenamins on Roy. I decided to hit it up Saturday night before going to the Thunderbirds game, it seems a lot of people had the same idea the place was packed, standing room only. But with my stealth eyes I saw two seats at the end of the bar, yes there were trays of dishes sitting in front of it but they could be moved, I wanted to sit and have some tots. We sit down the dishes are moved and menus are placed in front of us. We order drinks and review the menu, it's pointed out that they have mac and cheese and I don't even bother to look any more that's what I'm getting. We start with the Cajun tots which was a good thing because they came quickly and our food took a while. The tots as always were the best, nice and crispy and spicy I could have had the whole basket to myself, OK maybe not. Anyways even with it being super busy sitting at the very end of the bar we still were taken care of, if someone saw our drinks were empty they came and brought us another. After waiting for what seemed like forever our food arrived, my mac and cheese was good very comforting and had a nice cheesiness about it, it was not gourmet by any means nor was it Kraft like but it was good. The boy went with the chicken sandwich and he inhaled it so I think it was good. I say go when it's not so busy and be sure to get the tots and if you're drinking grab a Hammerhead the two go great together. read more

Like many of the other reviewers, I typically enjoy McMenamins (I ADORE their cider), but this particular location doesn't quite do it for me. Their kids menu is a joke; my 4-year-old daughter is used to the chicken fingers from the Mill Creek location and was disappointed that there's literally nothing on the kids menu at this location that she can eat. She can't have dairy, so the mac & cheese and the grilled cheese is out, leaving a corndog as the selection. I personally don't consider corndogs to be food, so that's out. Luckily we were able to order just a chicken breast for her to eat and share some of our food with her. I find their regular menu compared to the other McMenamins to be somewhat lacking as well. Now, our first visit wasn't too bad. The waiter was friendly and helpful, and it was slow in there during lunch time, so we had good service. However, my SIL was served a salad with pink wilted lettuce, and having had a bad food poisoning experience with pink wilted lettuce in the past (elsewhere), she asked for something else. Luckily they were very accommodating, there. On our second visit, a friend found a plastic bread bag-style tie at the bottom of his enchilada. Ummm... yuck. I'm pretty sure plastic that's been heated up in a dish is not particularly healthy. That's after we waited a gazillion years for our food to come out in the first place. They made him another one pretty quickly AND took his enchilada off the bill, but I know that *I* was a little squicked after that. My BBQ chicken salad was also decidedly lame. I have had it before at McMenamins Mill Creek so I was expecting something similar, but it was definitely lacking. The decor is pretty neat in here. They have that going for them at least. read more

This eclectic atmosphere on queen Anne is the perfect brunch spot if your in the neighborhood or just in the mood for a seasonal cocktail The staff was courteous and professional kind and very informative with drink menus our waitress told us so much about the wonderful beer selection we enjoyed a few more rounds (.)＝ located close to the space needle parking can be difficult at times so be prepared my fish and chips was absolutely delicious and the burger was even better than the fish this is a great place to bring your friends and family and it's so cool they have gluten free options serve their own beer and their own cider I'll be back read more

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My friend and I came here just for the beers. It's located right by the Seattle Center, so parking garages and street parking is easy to find. And when we came by, the place was not busy at all, so we were easily able to find a booth in the bar area. What I like most about McMenamins is that they take over old, historical spaces and renovate it, each brewpub has its own theme. And they always have different beers to try. With so many different beers to try, it's nice that they have six-ounce options instead of pints. read more

We stopped in McMenamins to grab a beer and ended up getting a flight. Our server was extremely friendly and helpful, so we trusted her to select the beers she recommended based on our tastes and she was happy to do so. The 3 of us were extremely satisfied with her picks - she nailed it! The vibe was cozy and rustic, with a bit of a dive-y vibe. I absolutely recommend it! read more

Vanilla Stout - Awesome! Smooth with a slight taste of vanilla. Pomegranate Stout- Also really good, with a slight taste of Pomegranate. Atmosphere- Pretty dark english pub feel with lots of booth seating and ample bar space. Food- the food is pretty good with a great selection of typical bar fare. Great quality and quantity and the option to upgrade to sweet potato fries. Downsides: 1. Vanilla Stout is gone. 2. Pomegranate Stout is gone. 3. Food is pretty pricey (about $11-15 AVG.) read more