Date night! Movie was trash, but let's talk about the food. We were an hour or so early to our showing and decided to sit the bar here and I was blown away. First things first. There are SO MANY KETO choices. Thinks made with alternative sweetener, drinks made with zero calorie mixers. I was in heaven. I wish I was hungrier so I could have tried more. I'm obsessed with Brussels and this had a lovely mustardy sauce that made they even better. The spicy tuna was yummy. Definitely has a kick but it was delicious. Not a huge serving, so don't expect to walk away full. Hubby got the chicken skewers and those came with amazing (yet a bit salty) green beans, and he got a side of fries. Can't speak to those, but they smelled Devine. Definitely did not disappoint and it was nice that what we didn't finish in time we could take to the movie theater. read more

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Went to a movie there with my son tonight. Movie was about to start and our server hadn't come by our seats. I guess I assumed they would. He ended up showing right before. My sons soda and candy came super quick. My warm IPA followed but no popcorn. I pressed the call button, they forgot. Popcorn arrived shortly thereafter. Thinking it was a fluke I ordered a second beer. Warm again. The automatic 18% gratuity only contributes to the lack of service and quality here. Do better read more

Dear iPic, I very much appreciate your entire setup and I have fond memories of going to the bar before the movie pre-COVID. I very much enjoy the setup - the large television screens, the wrap around bar top, numerous high top tables, and a great fireplace. You have great servers. They're very friendly and attentive. The food is good - I'm especially fond of the Buffalo chicken spring rolls. I think they have great heat, are very filling, and perfect to eat at the bar because they're a bit messy to eat in a darken movie theater. But can we talk about your cocktails? I am uncertain what happened but where once you had refreshing cocktails now they are so sugary I'm fairly certain I'll end up being diabetic if I continue drinking them. I've never had a Moscow mule that sickening sweet before. I was shocked how syrupy the sangria was. And it isn't just the sweetness - my friend ordered the Bloody Mary the first time back and said it felt like he was chewing through pepper instead of being able to drink a cocktail. We have gone here three times since you reopened hoping each time things will improve. They haven't. Now I know it wasn't always like this, so I'm going to take a break for a month or two and see once operations warms up again if the cocktails improve. I'm not sure if they're being pre-batched like this or what but I hope it's revisited because I honestly enjoyed the experience in the past. read more

I soooo miss the old school IPIC. When it was busy and buzzing, everything was top of the line. Now it feels so forgotten, and it seems like every employee hates their job. No smiles or anything. Don't bother arriving early to sit at the bar because you will not be looked at or served. Please take me back 10 years when IPIC was new and cared about their guests and giving exceptional service! N read more

Only have Bid Light. Beer tap has been broke for two months. Last time coming to this dump.

We had drinks here the other night before our movie and it's a pretty nice little bar area with lots of comfy areas to squirrel away while sipping a cocktail and watching the Seahawks play. The husband and I were anxiously awaiting our plush comfy seats to watch Fantastic Beasts. We decided to start up the libations early and the bartender was super friendly and even indulged my indecisiveness by letting me sample the Malbec and Cab, decisions decisions. We sipped our drinks and observed the sports fans cheering and jumping excitedly as the game went on. There are several large TVs with lots of spread out seating so not everyone has to cram together. So it makes for a great location to meet up with friends for sports games, or in our case, just to people watch and marvel about how worked up everyone gets. There's also snack options available so you pretty much have no reason to ever leave.. until your movie is ready and the siren call of Jude Law pulls you away. read more

This is so far one of the most stylish bars in the area and is located at Redmond Town Center (iPic Theater). I enjoy have drinks and appetizers with friends whenever I am in the area. Below are the list of the pros and cons for this place: PROS It has one of the best fries Very comfortable booths Great place to watch games since they have very nice big flat screen TVs scattering around the room Staff is very friendly CONS Menu changes often and we never know which food will be gone. Food is a little pricey Drinks are often weak Don't have happy hour I can't forget to mention that my current favorite dish there is the fish and chips. There are three very thick pieces of fish in a very light breading coat. It's just sooo tasty!!! I hope they keep it at the menu for a long time. Definitely recommended bar to come and e got the movies and watch games with family and friends. read more

KILL TIME WITH A COCKTAIL IN HAND. Arrived early before my first IPic Theater experience. Didn't want to spoil the appetite as we'd be served in the theater but looking for something to sip and much on beforehand. Why not knock a few cocktails to make the experience a bit more interesting!!! PRICKLY PEAR HONEY RITA - Camarena Tequila, Local Honey, Prickly Pear, Hand Squeezed Lime, Fleur de Sel Rim. This cocktail was bright pink, sweet, and gives a nice calm buzz. CALAMARI - I wasn't sure how I felt about the calamari as it wasn't the typical calamari body pieces I'm use to. The calamari was cut in strips instead of rings and their wasn't much flavor. The only flavor was in the batter and dipping it with the sauce it came with. RED VELVET BREAD PUDDING - Decadent bread pudding made with moist red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting. This dessert is pretty filling and the portion is pretty large, good enough to share with one or two other people - literally. It is very moist just as bread pudding is suppose to be. To have a red velvet bread pudding was a great experience. It is a sweet dessert and the cream cheese frosting drizzled on top and around the plate made me have foodgasm. Will I be back? YES. Until the next review... read more

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tip: if you are going to watch a movie and plan on ordering food to eat during the movie, you can avoid the long wait and order in the bar and pick up the food yourself in the take out window to bring back to your seat. great spot to grab a drink or apps before the movie or hang out after work. the place gets busy on Fridays and Sat so be sure to get there a bit early to grab a table (especially if you have a bigger party). we usually get the turkey sliders or chicken kabobs. there trio sliders pretty juicy and you can't go wrong with the choice. they have savory dessert drinks and a full bar with spirits, wine and beer. service is usually pretty on target and there is a washroom conventienty located next to the bar so you don't have to walk all the way to the theater. in addition to coming here for personal purposes, I've booked events here and also attended social events. catering dept manager follows up and the food is good too. read more

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After sitting in an empty lounge on a Saturday night, it took us 8 minutes to be acknowledged. After about 5 minutes, we started a timer on our iPhone. The comical thing about it is that there were three employees behind the bar just chit-chattin. Eventually we started counting all the waitresses that walked past our table without even saying hello, or offering to take our drink order. We got to six before a waitress came running to our table in a mad dash. "I'm so sorry, how long have you been waiting here", she noticed our timer on the table and said "you've been waiting 3 minutes?!" Not really, it was much longer. She apologized and sent the manager over who comped our drink order. Apparently someone was supposed to covering her table. I appreciated the effort to make it right. read more

**Update 9/12/2014** This place is as great - or perhaps even better - than ever! I don't know how that's possible, but it is! My husband and I re-visited Salt yesterday for a "football party" in the bar. The ambiance is the same (which we love! With comfortable tables and "booth"-like areas against a wall, many flat screen tv's all over, a fireplace and an elongated central bar). The services is as awesome as ever (we had Alissa as our server last night. Couldn't be nicer!). Unbeknownst to me, this lounge is open late (an anomaly here in sleepy Redmond!), to midnight or later, 7 days a week. There is a new manager, Cody, who we met, and who was incredibly friendly and genuinely interested in customers' feedback. And there's a new chef here, too (dang it, if I can't remember his name!). He too was very interested in getting all our input on the foods and new menu selections. And the food! It was great the last time we were here, but they've added some dishes that are really fantastic! My husband lives - literally LIVES - for wings, and this place has some of the absolute best wings, hands-down! They are plump and moist and come with three different sauces. Hubby said all 3 were fabulous, but he preferred the salt and vinegar option (which was surprising as, before he tasted them, he thought this would be his least favorite type). There's also a ginger sesame sauce, and a third kind (I don't recall what). Some of the dishes offered, I've had in the iPic theater: the Thai Coconut Shrimp (love it!), the Angus Burger Trio sliders (hubby's a huge fan!), and the tater tots (always a good stand-by). I'm dying to try their new lobster roll. One thing to mention (and this is an awesome deal): in the Salt bar on game days, for every game during football season, they're showing football on the tv's and serving up $2 draft beers and these incredible wings for 50 cents each. Yes, you read that right. FIFTY CENTS EACH. My husband has already marked our calendar to return for football games here! Seriously, how can you beat that? read more

Convenient pre-movie drinks and dinner spot. Our order consisted of Fajitas, Nacho Bites, Margherita Pizza, Truffle Fries, Death by Chocolate, Cosmos and a Mimosa. Overall, the prices are reasonable given the location and quality is on par. Service was top notch. read more

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Nice large bar to grab a drink or some food before your movie. The bartender was super cool- wish I knew his name. He made some very nice margaritas! I was very bummed they don't serve hot wings anymore. We ended up getting some overpriced nachos, that were soggy and just plain sucked. I would come back here for an early movie, but I imagine they get super packed later in the evening. For the price- hit up someone else before your movie. read more

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I have been to iPic on a few occasions and had a great experience. Tonight my husband and I purchased tickets with a gift card we have been saving for a date night and decided to go early to get a drink at the bar, I sat down AT THE BAR, not at a table, where no one even made eye contact with me or let me know that they would "be right with me" for over 10 minutes. Once a bartender finally did ask what we wanted he was very short, did not offer water, and immediately brought us the check without asking if we wanted anything else. Having worked in the service industry I consider myself very patient, and understanding of bartenders but there were 4 people behind the bar and at least 3-4 waitresses that I saw. The bar was not full my any means. Very disappointed and will definitely be staying in Seattle for our movie dates from now on. read more

Tater Tots - Yesss Please! My husband and I came here for a Yelp Event about two weeks ago. I was under the impression that we'd get a drink and some kind of sample appetizer before seeing a complimentary movie. Boy was I wrong. Food - We got to choose one appetizer and two entrees! We got the mozzerlla sticks for our appetizer. They were fried perfectly crispy and we ate them with ranch - duh. Yummy. For our meals, my husband got the steak quesadillas. They were delicious. I got the angus beef sliders. There were three sliders, with bacon and tomato. They were tasty and a little greasy, which made it all the more yummy. I ordered a side of TATER TOTS to ensure artery clogging. I am in love with tater tots. Mmmmm.... Drinks - We each got two drink tickets for the event and could order any well drinks or some of their specialty drinks listed for the event. I order The Zombie. It was a sweet citrus-y drink with rum. It came with a little cup of rum sitting on top. Sweet goodness. My hubs got a Mojito I believe and a Zombie. They also had a free tray of summer drinks going around when we first got there, so we had TONS of free drinks. Before I got to the movie I was stuffed full of Salt Food Goodness. I enjoy the food. The atmosphere is super cool and modern. Love the decor. Bathrooms are pretty (I notice these things). Servers were awesome!!! Friendly and attentive. I'm not sure if we'd come here too often on our own because it is a little pricey. We did eat here before when we came to see a movie and haven't been disappointed. Great food - whouda thunk for a movie theater! Haha ;) read more

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This has become one of the most excellent movie theater experiences I have had. I like to come out even if it's not to see the movie. The bar experience is accommodating. I get the feeling the management is maybe grasping a bit of the regular fare. Having some credit type of gains. It is my comment that the price of the food is to high. However I see tellers about the food not being good. It is pretty good as a gourmet type of food you can bring in the theater with you. Perhaps it is because I am going for the diet of lactose intolerance these options have been stable at this restaurant. If the new management ruins the whole experience by cutting back on human resources and instilling a hard type of atmosphere it will be a shame. Right now you can step out for air, sit politely, stop in, leave and come back from another venue, or get the full treatment. The full treatment being seats in the theater with service from the bar and kitchen. I hope that it's not the young bar staff causing people to act foolish. Perhaps all the screaming from highschool is what we have to look forward too. The film industry ruling here so more of the same. People now. The service is impressive the way it rolls people all the way through. read more

Amazing service! I come just for the bar, not for the movies. Rachel is truly the best!!! read more

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**** Update****** I just wanted to give my review an update because the people at Ipic offered me free tickets as an apology for my terrible experience at the Salt Lounge. This was a few months ago. To this date they did not add any tickets to my account. If you get this option from them if you had a bad experience I would not hold your breath for the tickets to show up under your Ipic account. Just another jab and crappy service from this establishment. ***Previous Review**** Terrible overly priced drinks!!! We went here last weekend and hung out here while waiting for our movie. I had a violet infused mojito which came with more mint leaves than actual liquid (they weren't even muddled they were just tossed at the bottom of the glass.) Basically, for $15 i bought a sprig or two of mint leaves. After that horrible concoction I decided to play it safe and order a rum and coke, the drink was basically clear when they put it in front of me and they had used cheap rum. It was so terrible I couldn't even finish it. For the price I was paying I was expecting better quality. In all honesty I would recommend only ordering beer at this place, if you want good tasting and affordable drinks go over to Claim Jumpers, Desert Fire, or even Red Robin and walk over to your movie. read more

Happy hour review... What happy hour? Last I checked Happy hour meant discounted prices on drinks or apps for a certain time period usually before a dinner rush. Well that doesn't apply here. Unless it is Tuesday. When you come in and look at the menu there are two prices regular (overpriced) and Tuesday member specials. So... there isn't a happy hour unless it is Tuesday and you are a member of Ipic? Yep that is what I am saying. So unless it is Tuesday and you are a member and plan on going to Ipic you can probably skip this place if you were thinking of going to a Happy hour. Walk across the shopping center and you have Spazzo and Matt's which offer terrific happy hour options. Heck even Claim Jumpers has a happy hour. I like trying new places which is why I ended up here. And I tried and since I am not a member and I don't often go to Happy hour on Tuesday I probably won't be back. Only thing I can say they have going for them is the bar stools are incredibly comfortable. read more

My fiancée and I have been to "Cinebarre's" in Portland and Seattle, but iPic in Redmond is by far the most impressive. There is a complete bar with varied wine and beer selections along with a very comprehensive and inventive cocktail menu. The thing that I was most impressed by though were the seats! So incredibly comfortable. We got the last seats on an opening showing of a premier weekend. Even in the front row we were comfortable and weren't straining our eyes sitting too Close as we would have at a regular theater. read more

Wow! I am very impressed with this place, not only do they have spectacular service but the place is absolutely beautiful. Looks very classy The menu is great! And the drinks even better. If you get a chance to come here, try the lemon chicken satay. I replaced the asparagus with the tater tots, and by far the best tater tots I've ever had. The drink I got was called El (e...?) Margarita, and I had them make it spicy, and it was so good! It was a great recommendation on the food and drink by our server. In the theater the seats recline, there's blankets and pillows provided for you, and free popcorn. This place puts Cinetopia in Portland and Vancouver to absolute shame with everything they offer you for the price of the tickets. Love Love! read more

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Drinks are pretty good. Not much out of the ordinary in terms of beers on tap. You can probably guess what they'd have if you've been to other bars in the PNW. Just one nitro (you know who). Check out their barrel aged Manhattan! (If you can.) read more

Salt lounge is a nice place to grab a bite to eat before the movie. I wish they would update the menu more. Its been the same food for quite awhile. I got the turkey sliders which were really good and flavorful. I was torn between them and the Chinois Chicken Salad wraps which is an appetizer...then the table behind us go them and I was totally envious. Next time I will get those! They are definitely big enough for an entree though! I recommend getting there at least an hour before your movie starts. We were seeing a 7:25 movie and got there a little after 6pm. By 6:45 the lounge was pretty full and the service was a slower and not as good. read more

Being packed on a Tuesday night is always a good sign. Salt is perfect for a pre movie cocktail or bottle of wine or bubbles to share with friends. I haven't tried too many of the food available, but their spring rolls, or variation of a spring roll, was excellent and all the plates being passed around us looked mouthwatering. Perfect spot to catch a football or basketball game too. read more

Servers are knowledgeable. Unfortunately when someone in the group has no idea what they like, the server's job is only that much more difficult. One thing I love is the seasonal beverages. Also, one thing I hate is seasonal beverages. Sometimes a (very delicious) beverage is taken away (seasonally) to make room for more great drinks. Keeps me on my toes. I consider it good. Once when I was here, we were scheduled for one of the last movies and the waitress was very obviously pissed at us for coming in an hour before our movie started to grab a few drinks. She must have hoped to go home early or something. She did not have a pleasant demeanor. Most recently the server we had was pleasant and fun. read more

I rarely give 5 Stars, so you know the Salt Lounge blew me away. My fUnemployed self was treated like a VIP. The food was excellent. Lauren, Crystal, the guy in the suit, etc gave me some of the best customer service. I was bummed that the Ice Wine only came by the bottle; not glass ... understandable. Check them out, watch a movie at iPic =0p... read more

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This place is awesome. Came here with my dad for a Thursday Night Football Yelp Elite event, and we both had an awesome time. There is a ton of comfortable seating at and around the bar, and I counted seven flatscreen TV's that were showing the game. The food was excellent as well. Three different kinds of chicken wings were served, Buffalo, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Thai Ginger & Jamaican Jerk. The wings were perfectly cooked, and the flavors were all uniquely delicious. They also served jumbo shrimp, as well as a salad that I can't remember much about. Probably because I was too busy scarfing down wings. Last but not least, the desserts here are also very, very good. In terms of hard liquor, they were serving four "Football Signature Cocktails." The 12th Man-hattan (Jim Beam, Aperol, Vermouth) was very good, while the Sherman Temple of Boom (Orange vodka, grenadine, Blue Curacao w/ Red Bull) left a bit to be desired. We didn't try the Emerald City (Midori, Coconut Rum, Pineapple juice, Blue Curacao) or the Hawk-tini (Pear vodka, Apple Pucker, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liquor, Muddle Limes and Lemons). Salt has one excellent beer special during game time: $2 Pyramid Hefeweizen drafts. I love Pyramid Hef, so I was really excited about that. They have six other beers on draft (Bud Light, Pike IPA, Mac & Jacks, Manny's, Stella, and Guinness) for $6/pint. In sum, if you're looking for an awesome place to watch Thursday Night Football, the games on Sunday, or Monday Night Football, you need to check this place out. read more

This review is for the service. This is the second time I've had lousy service here while waiting for an IPic movie. The first time, we had a corporate event where they completely ran out of food on the buffet just a few minutes into the event. This time, we were meeting for drinks before a movie. The service was okay, a bit slow, but then when we tried to pay, it literally took 40 minutes just to pay the bill. We tried to pay at the cashier or bar but kept being told our server had to process the order herself. We asked if we could pay after the movie so we wouldn't miss it but were told no. We literally missed the first 15 minutes of the film even though we started trying to pay 20 minutes before even the previews started. Food is average at best, though cocktails are reasonably good. read more

I attended a corporate lunch here and was very impressed. We had a reserved section for our group, which made it quiet enough that we could hang out and chat with one another. We had a buffet-style lunch with salad, burger sliders, fries, coconut shrimp, pizza, and beef skewers. The food was amazing. The coconut shrimp were by far my favorite. I could have eaten a dozen of those all by myself. After lunch, we went to a movie in the iPic. Great experience. I am sure my work group will do this type of outing at the iPic again. read more

It's OK overall. The food prices on happy hour and special events are reasonable and tasty! My favorite items would be the flatbread here. The Tuesday beer and wine specials make it a place where anyone can come check out before attending a movie. The service is a bit here and there. When this establishment gets busy, it looks like they have extra bar tenders but not enough wait staff. I have attended several group meetings here as well as hung out with just one person. I have to say the company you bring will change the dynamic of your experience. On standard days and prices, it is rather high but the place does feel classy and clean. After all, the movies do count on concession to pay rent! And alcohol pays the best! ;) But they should note: More people, more money. Perhaps balancing how much things are will bring more people rather than over charging the small amount of people that do visit before an event. People seemed to have fun in the groups and when I asked about the drink quality and foods, they were all thumbs up so I'm happy hosting here. read more

Omg. The blackberry lemondrop Just... omigod. Times 10. The food is another story- but the bar shells out consistently stellar delicious drinks. read more

Worst service ever, from the top down. Our server ignored us for 15 minutes. Tried to flag down the Manager for a frickin' menu who looked me IN THE EYE and kept walking. No slam on out server... This one foes straight to Management of to Redmond theater. read more

The Bar at IPIC Theaters - Lounges Near Me - Redmond, Washington

My boyfriend and I always hang out at Salt before movies at the iPic. We like their food and in our experience the bartenders pour great (strong) drinks! Their Happy Hour menu is fantastic, too! The steak nachos are AMAZING, especially for $6! Drinks start at $4 and we usually pick up food here to bring into our movie because you can't get the HH menu inside the theatre. The staff is friendly, but we came in once and it was pretty dead but didn't receive any service until I went up to the bar. They were very apologetic and were awesome after that, so I just assumed it was a fluke. read more

Best Bartenders Ever!!! Also, great happy hour on Monday and Sunday nights! Redmond doesn't have many cool, swanky bars that have a fun atmosphere, but at Salt you can chill at the bar, have some good drinks, and also decide if you want to see a movie at the luxurious ipic cinema that is connected to Salt. read more

VERY WEAK DRINKS $13 is a lot for a martini but I'm willing to pay that if it's a good one and I can enjoy it with a movie. That's not the case here. I don't know what they put in my martini but it sure as heck wasn't vodka because I didn't feel anything. read more

The menu prices are fairly high, but it's gourmet cooking. The meals have a beautiful presentation, and the flavors of everything are so unique and creative. The drinks are unique and add something new to the palate. I'd recommend ordering all at once - we were the only table there one day yet it still took some time for the bartender to whip up his concoction. Great ambiance, comfortable, very clean, and everyone was very friendly! Plus, get a membership (free) and go on Tuesdays - everything is a little cheaper!!! read more

Great place to watch the game, and the concept is totally amazing but the service is lame. I visit from Olathe once a month and my girlfriend dragged me here to experience it. If this place had good service it would rock. read more

After the movie we went to the bar for light after dinner food & drinks. We ordered a glass of Sauvignon blanc, a Mac & Jack, Angus trio burger and Nacho bites. We liked the overall experience and ambiance. It is definitely a nice place. and will come back. That said one of the nachos was burnt and we had to wait quite a long time even though it was far from busy. I am not a cheap guy but think we paid little too much ($50) with regards what we had in our plate and the overall dinner experience. read more

To be honest, the food wasn't the problem here but the horrible aervice made it taste bitter. Starting from the hostess, to the server and bartender, all treated us like they wanted to end their shift right away. After this poor service, we decided to return the movie tickets because we felt so offended. read more

My girlfriend and I planned a nice evening out to catch a movie at iPic, it had been quite a while since we had been there and most everything has changed. It's now called the salt lounge. We decided that we would get some appetizers because it was still happy hour. I ordered the coconut shrimp and grilled cheese sandwiches, the food wasn't terrible but for the price it just isn't worth it. The drinks are extremely overpriced and our waitress had to be tracked down in order to pay our bill so we weren't late for our movie. When I asked for the bill so we could head to the theater, she apologized and said we looked " very cozy and didn't want to bother us". IPic itself is always a fun time but I would suggest taking advantage of the other bars and restaurants in the area for food and drinks. read more