The grounds are beautiful but if you've never been here before, finding the place could potentially be a bit challenging. I'd been to the State park before (before it became a hotel and bar) so I had a bit of an idea of where this cute little speakeasy bar might be, plus we also wanted to walk around & see "everything" before having our drinks. I will say that I would have ended up here much sooner (I've been wanting to go check it out for the past year or maybe even 1.5 years) but the fact that you either have to have a Discover Pass or pay $10 per car for parking, was what delayed me in making it to this bar. I truly feel that the Tonsorium Bar should validate parking and then they'd have a lot more customers. I already knew that the food and drinks at the bar were going to be pricey, and didn't want to pay the $10 parking fee on top of that. I finally found a friend who had a Discover Pass and who also wanted to check out the bar, so I did eventually make it! Once inside the building you need to find stairs and go downstairs. If you see an old barber chair, you know you've found the bar! They had live music when we went (and it was really good too), not too loud, not too quiet, just the perfect volume. The staff uniforms seem to be a green dress shirt or blouse, and all the servers & the bartender were nice and helpful. The fries were very good but a bit pricey ($9 seems a bit much for fries) and I enjoyed my cocktail. They also had quite a few items on their non-alcoholic menu (nice for those who don't drink or the designated driver) but I wish they would get some non-alcoholic rum as that is my favorite, and sadly that was one of the few things they didn't have. If you are vegetarian or vegan, you will probably love this place, as they have a lot of foods on the happy hour menu as well as the dinner menu to accommodate. Foods seemed to come from the restaurant upstairs and it was nice to see them bring the foods past us and get an idea of what all the menu items looked like. I kind of wished I'd gotten the steak salad, as that one looked really appetizing when they brought it out. Since this bar is "downstairs" there isn't really a view of the grounds, like the bar upstairs has, but this is definitely the "popular" bar, probably cause of it's cozy feel and speakeasy vibes. Looking forward to coming back when the weather gets warmer and maybe combining a walk/mini-hike around the grounds with a trip to the bar. read more

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Food menu is limited, expensive, slow, and not good at all. We live across the street and have been coming here a few times a month for years. The place wasn't busy so didn't understand why the food took so long. Then we had some rude employee come to our table and said he called animal control because of our dog. We had checked on the dog a few times while we waited over an hour for a salad and flat bread. That was the last straw. Never going back again. read more

Such a cool basement bar - feels like a speakeasy and is in an old barber shop. The mixologists know their stuff! read more

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Best kept secret of the property. Good service, live music, small intimate setting with a full menu. Definitely a must-try! read more

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Now the Tonsorium Bar is a very special and unique bar and resturant combined. My husband and I have enjoyed going to the Tonsorium Bar at the Lodge at St Edwards Park since the day it opened. We were hoping for a place like this close to home. Now our wishes have come true. The many delightful dishes, appetizers and deserts are always delicious, as well wines and special drinks are very interesting. Kathy, Connie, Linzie are our favorite wait staff. They always are very caring and meet our needs and wishes. Also with great variety of live guitar music Wednesday through Friday this place is unbeatable And the music is not loud or to soft, it's just right. Oh in the late spring and summer they have a patio with tables, chairs and umbrellas to enjoy the sun while enjoying your favorite drinks and delicious food. read more

Incredible atmosphere. Friendly staff. Good prices. Killer brussel sprouts. Loved this place

Happened in by chance after checking out the building post construction. The inside is very beautiful and this spot is well furnished/designed to be cozy. We ordered a burger, bread plate, dozen oysters, and brussel sprouts. My husband tried a whiskey highball and we ordered a couple Shirley temples for the kids. Overall drinks were good. Food was also good but a bit heavy handed with the sauces and on the salty side. Otherwise, had exceptional service and a wonderful experience with the kids. It is a bit pricey but we knew that going in. read more

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Excellent decor (there's a unicorn head behind the bar!) and service. My husband had the pitch-black Manhattan and said it was one of the best he's ever had! We had the Artisan American cheese plate and it was ok - while most of the cheeses were excellent there was a side of old raspberries and the juice ran underneath most of the cheeses. Raisins were weird/ unappealing being on the stem but tasted ok. Really wish it had honey and a few pieces of bread instead of just the crackers. We enjoyed it though! read more

The Tonsorium Bar - Artisan American Cheese plate - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Kenmore, Washington

Gorgeous bar with a really nice ambience and fantastic staff (shoutout to Kathy Jo and the male bartender whose name we didn't catch). We happened to be the only guests that night and they made us feel right at home. Food and drinks were both great - they have a rotating menu and use primarily local ingredients so everything tasted fresh. The wagyu burger is a solid choice if you can't decide what to get. The staff told us that on some nights they even have live Spanish guitar music - we will be back! read more

Nettle pesto and proccutio flat bread with blue cheese and back truffle sauce. Awesome! Also had the smoked Rosemary old fashioned. Great spot! read more

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Finally got to try the new bar at The Lodge and loved it! The first time we went they were closed (they had the wrong hours listed on their website but they are fixed now). Glad we tried again and even got in for Happy Hour! Our first two drinks were our favorites (the Brown Derby & Sage and the Garden Tipple. Well-balanced for mine and the Tipple was so refreshing! Our second round was good but nothing special. I could barely taste the smoked rosemary syrup in the Confessor's Old Fashioned, but it was still good. One of the other highlights were the Alaskan Halibut & potato fritters. So good! The potatoes were creamy and there were lots of chunks of halibut mixed in. Nice and crispy and went great with the squeezed lemon and remoulade. Definitely recommend checking this place out. read more

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I stopped in for a beverage and light dinner after spending the afternoon at the Vita Nova Spa. I ordered the elderberry cider and the prawn cocktail. The cider was really delicious, though kind of spendy. The prawn cocktail was meh. Excellent cocktail sauce with plenty of horseradish. However, the prawns were no bigger than my thumb, and were very chewy...which means they were overcooked. Overcooking prawns for a prawn cocktail is unforgivable. They cannot hide in a cioppino or sauce, they are all alone on top of the bed of greens, waiting to be dredged in cocktail sauce. Poor poor chewy prawns, I really expected more. read more

The whole St. Edwards hotel building is worth a visit, and The Tonsorium Bar is one of most unique features. Along with its historical use, this renovated area of the hotel is a warm and friendly retreat, with a pleasant outlook on the grounds. We enjoyed a light meal and good drinks at the bar top with friendly servers. read more

We had a really unfortunate customer experience today. It's super hot and we'd just been on a hike, so stopped with our dog to have drinks and something to eat on the patio, which was pretty empty. We sat and waited for awhile, but the heat was crazy and the tables were oddly placed so that they were out of reach of the shade of nearby umbrellas. We adjusted the a table enough to put our heads in the shade. Then the server came out and reprimanded us for moving the table "We can't have you moving tables". We explained that it was too hot and we needed the shade, but she just moved them back. Because of the dog we couldn't eat indoors (learned that previously which is understandable given laws related to animals) so had to leave. I'd suggest that the lodge work on the patio set up so that if they're going to provide umbrella's they do so in a way that they're at least functional and provide shade for the tables (can be adjusted with sun movement). I don't think I would have minded, except the server was so testy about it. We eat in the restaurant and bar often and other servers have been lovely. read more

Connie our server was the worst server I've ever had. The "dinner" menu was terrible as well. The portions were not dinner sized especially for the price. The location is beautiful it's to bad this restaurant is so terrible managed. read more

Very friendly and attentive service. Drinks are absolutely delicious. Great vibe, comfortable seating. Food is not quite worth the prices (arancini burnt, cheese plate is mids) but they just opened and I think they'll get there. read more

Me and my friend came here and Kathy was an AMAZING bar tender. The drink I got was so yummy. It was with home made eggnog. I would Defintley come here again. The furnishings and vibe was awesome read more

A group of 6 of us stopped in after a short hike around the park. After speaking with the lovely bartender at the Heritage Bar, due to our group size he felt that heading downstairs would be a better fit for seating. When we got down, there was an 8 top seated in the foyer area outside the bar, 2 couples at tables and about 5 people seated in the back by the windows. There were 2 small 3 tops in the middle so we started to move some chairs together. At this point a staff member ran over, and told us we couldn't be moving chairs and due to our size she would need to get more chairs from another location. We then waited while she moved some chairs from a nearby conference room. The reason was that she couldn't "just have an empty table with no chairs." Unfortunately, she was very unwelcoming and seemed irritated that we had arrived to the point where we actually considered leaving but felt bad because she had gone to grab us 3 more chairs. Our questions regarding the Happy hour drinks were met with one word answers, and we were strictly informed that it ended at 5pm sharp (for reference we did arrive at 4:45 but were pleasantly surprised it was Happy Hour). The group seated at the back of the restaurant then had more people join, and they pulled over 3 more chairs from the tables next to them without the process that we had gone through. We all ordered a glass of wine and left. I'd like to have learned a little more about the menu and the cocktails, maybe gotten a bite to eat but after that experience maybe we will stick to the bar upstairs next time. read more