Another day at our favorite neighborhood Alehouse. Ordered the specials: Tuna Nicoise and Mortadella Sandwich. Good selection of rotating beers and some ciders. Generous pours for house red and white wines. All of the staff are so friendly - we love coming here. Noise level average on a busy day. read more

74th Street Ale House - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I had Shepherd's Pot Pie for $24. Shepherd's pie is supposed to be made of lamb. I couldn't taste any lamb; it was mostly ground beef. And shepherd's pie should be solid; this was a watery stew. Pot pie is supposed to have a pie crust on top, baked onto the pot. This had a disk of potatoes submerged in the pot that wasn't toasted under a broiler and didn't cover the surface. And it was tiny; an 8 or 10 ounce ramekin, with some watery stew. So for $24 I got a small bowl of stew and a lot of green leafy salad, not anything resembling either pot pie or shepherd's pie. Waste of money. read more

Good beer and gumbo. This place has been a staple for Greenwood. There are also other delicious dishes. The only challenge is finding parking with all the new construction there. There are a couple of tvs on the wall to catch a game. read more

Classic ale house - decent amount of seats at the bar, as well as tables and TVs - it can get loud (warning). The goat cheese salad with blackened salmon is AWESOME, and another highly recommended one is the black bean burger - one catch is that it comes in pita bread. The servers are friendly and easy to talk to. Overall, very very casual spot for a good time. read more

Update to my review from over 10 years ago: We keep returning for the Reuben, it's just that good! And the wait staff is great now, and the wait time between ordering and your plate in front of you is improved also. Same consistency coming from the kitchen. And if you like hearty soups, you won't be disappointed. read more

A great lunch spot in the neighborhood! They had sports on the TV which was great and the portions were massive. Great spot for a drink and for a meal if that's what you're into. read more

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The service has been consistently terrible recently. The food has always been expensive for what you get. There are way better options up or down the street. read more

This is a great pub with a British vibe and a nice neighborhood feel. The food is much better and more varied than you usually find. They offer 3 weekly specials in addition to the regular menu. A good creative variety of choices. Lots of local beers, ciders, and liquor offerings. Stop and shop at the great bookstore or Ken's Market after. read more

My fave place for a catch up with a friend, or for a solo "journaling bite"-- as was the case today. The women who work there are great- (although sometimes working too hard due to understaffing). Today I had the blackened salmon sandwich with a yummy green side salad. (One thing I don't understand is the need to continue to serve dishes with rounds of uncooked onions, and green chili peppers-- does anyone actually eat these?) I love that they have a little blackboard in the women's room-- see photo below for the enjoyable message seen. Also thank you, Ale House, for still having a "women's room" rather than the trendy "all genders" bathroom. Let's face it, women's rooms are a bit cleaner. read more

74th Street Ale House - Yummy blackened salmon sandwich with green salad. - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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We met up with an old friend at the 74th Street Ale House last night for drinks, dinner, and conversation! While the 74th street ale house may seem unassuming, I always throughly enjoyed the food and atmosphere. I almost always order the Blackened Salmon Sandwich with a side salad, you just can't beat it! The salmon is flavored wonderfully, and is always tender and flaky. The others in my group ordered the Chicken Breast sandwich and the Argentinian Pork Sandwich, respectively. I would say the restaurant is always busy, even on a Wednesday night at 6pm almost all the tables were full, so don't expect the waiter to bring you water unless you request it. However, it all adds to the neighborhood pub frequented by regulars vibe. And if you're looking to linger at your table long after the check arrives-- this is a great place to do it! read more

Every neighborhood deserves a place like this. Cozy and warm. Superlative ales and ciders. Amazing pub food. The blackened salmon sandwich and the pesto pasta is amazing. 5 easy stars! read more

The drinks were horrible. Definitely stick to the beer. The service was rude. I think the bartender intentionally made me the wrong drink, as I asked for an old fashioned and she served it with some sort of soda water. Not very much bourbon/whiskey. It was strange. But I still left a decent tip. But not a good experience. read more

If you want the look and feel of an old English pub, this is it! Cozy, friendly with ciders and beer in abundance. The food here is to die for and the Rueben sandwich is the best in Seattle, actually in all US! We have been going here for 12+ years and will never stop. The service is friendly and welcomCan't say enough about this place. read more

How many places can you say you've frequented for 20 years. Well, I've come to 74th Street Ale House since I moved to Seattle back in 2000. My love for this place started with a weekly trek to have the Reuban Sandwich and I'd have a Snakebite to drink. After a decade my taste changed and I evolved to some of the best iced tea in Seattle and the blue cheese burger with the grilled onions and bell peppers. On top of the great menu they have weekly specials and the homemade soups and gumbo are fantastic. Great place to meet up with friends and have a meal and drink some beers although the do have a full bar too. Mostly a neighborhood place with lots of locals and the staff know more of the regulars as they've worked here for a few decades too. I highly recommend 74th Street Ale House and BTW I just came back from there and had the Gumbo, a Guinness and chased it down with a iced tea to boot. read more

74th Street Ale House - a pasta dish with meat and vegetables - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

very very good food. come in and get whatever the special is. i like to stop by when i have a little extra money to spend and want to treat myself. most of the regulars seem to be old people that give me judgey eyes, but im used to that as a non asian brown person in seattle haha. the employees that i have interacted with have all been very nice, and the wait for food is never very long. read more

I like this place but at $9 a beer and $23 a chicken sandwich it's definitely feeling steep. Would love it if they added a fryer!

Fun friendly local place. Hamburger to die for on a baguette with fried onions and peppers kinda like a Philly cheesesteak. We'll be back!

This place is has amazing food, great drink selection and always welcoming staff. It does have an old country feel. Sit down tables and bar seating I was pleasantly surprised in the quality of food for the price. They have different specials each week including soup. Haven't had a special yet that we didn't love Our go to is the goat cheese salad (add blacken chicken), tuna melt, Ruben or gumbo. Don't forget to add your favorite drink! read more

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Was it the most amazing food? No. But did it hit the spot and was very affordable? Absolutely. This place is a great dingy bar with mediocre food. Honestly a great late night bite to eat with an older crowd. Our service was a little interesting and almost seemed not to remember our orders but we got what we wanted lol. Will be back read more

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Having just finished up a fun visit to the Water Lantern Festival at Green Lake, #seattledude and I were hungry and feeling underwhelmed by the food truck options at the festival. (Plus, there was no beer!) So we hopped on Yelp and found the 74th Street Ale House just up the hill in Phinney Ridge. It was pretty crowded on a Saturday evening, but we found a table in the back and quickly ordered a couple of pints. I had one of my faves, a Mac 'n Jacks, which is almost impossible to find on tap closer to home. He had a stout. Good autumn beers for sure! We also split an oyster po' boy sandwich and a goat cheese salad. They even split them for us, at no extra charge, which was super sweet. The food was fresh and delicious, though I felt the goat cheese portion on the (split) salads were pretty small. The po' boys were tasty, and the oysters were fresh and perfectly fried. It was a good meal to top off a cool fall day in the big city. The service was great, too - our waitress was friendly and helpful, not to mention patient as we were pretty indecisive about what to order from their extensive menu. read more

74th Street Ale House - Oyster Po' Boy - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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We came here in 1991, right after our wedding. It hasn't changed in all these years. Such a warm, friendly place to enjoy a bevvie and chat. Love the staff, drinks and food! read more

The soup was actually a gumbo but they called it Andouille Chicken soup. It was gumbo perfection. The cook must be from Louisiana. Love this place. read more

I REALLY had a craving for a Reuben so on our way north from downtown - we started to search for a restaurant to satisfy that need. Tried one that said they served Ruebens - but not today - brunch till 2. Found this place and got a table right away and a great Reuben! Very saucy - some are too dry and have too much bread. They also do red cabbage sauerkraut which was great. Only drawback was that they didn't have fries. The ladies with me both had the gumbo which they said was spicy and tasty. Glad we stopped! read more

Let me say from the start that we've been to the 74th St. Ale House many times; it is one of our favorites. But something happened tonight that's just unacceptable and unprofessional. We ordered and waited. . .and waited for over 30 minutes. Then we started to see people who came in fifteen minutes after us getting served. When I asked the waiter what was going on, he went back to the register and realized he never entered our order. Rather than being super apologetic, or saying, hey, let me rush it--this one's on me, he curtly said sorry, told us we didn't have to pay for a beer we ordered and that was it. Listen, if you make people wait over a half hour and then realize you never entered their order, you've wasted their time and you need to make more of a gesture than that. Again, this is a great restaurant with great food and ambiance, but when a great place makes a big mistake, that have to be great in responding as well. read more

I wouldn't have expected a neighborhood ale house to have many salad selections but was excited to find a few really good ones here! I was in the neighborhood around dinner and decided to grab a mixed green salad to go. I ordered at the bar and waited only about ten minutes before my order was up. The restaurant was very busy when I was there at 6:30 on a Monday night - a good sign for a small neighborhood restaurant! I will definitely come back for a full meal in the future. The bartender who took my order was super friendly and helpful and I look forward to coming back soon! read more

74th Street Ale House - Mixed greens salad - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'll start off with the bang which was the Reuben sandwich! I can confidently say it is probably one of the best Reuben's in the city. If you're a Reuben aficionado then you know there are different styles. This one is a melty version as it is warm and finished off in the oven. It's full of all the flavors of corned beef, rye, and thousand Island. True to its name, I have a nice list of taps, but they also have the standard bar issue for mixed drinks. This place is a dream for a pub lover, but not the dark and dingy, so much as the warm, light, and bright. Three feel is that off a love child from an Irish, an English, and a Scottish rolled into one. The menu selection and the food quality are at a restaurant level but in the easy going casual ambiance off your neighborhood pub. read more

Neighborhood watering hole! I visit it mostly at the lunch hour, and have been very pleasantly surprised by the reuben, the tuna sandwich, and nicoise salad so far! For the sunny days, you can use one of their sidewalk tables or one of the ones inside by the windows. I haven't tried their beers yet ironically but looking forward to that at some point. Friendly staff. read more

Clientele is older white folks. My black boyfriend and I went for the first time. Service was mediocre. One of the bartenders barely spoke to us. Food was just okay. Won't be back. But hey, the pie bar is across the street so the trip wasn't a total waste. read more

This place is a joke. After eavesdropping on my conversation the bartender made some attempt to ridicule me about not being able to make a woman happy? Didn't really make sense but what happened next made less sense. He tried to make me pay for another customers food and physically grabbed me when I refused. I ended up calling the police but then was told to leave. I tried to pay for my meal but they would t let me. So maybe I shouldn't be complaining about a free meal but the service sucked. 10/10 would Not visit again. read more

The food is amazing. The blackened salmon added to the goat cheese salad is incredible. Highly recommend the two together.

A good old fashioned neighborhood bar. Reminds me of a place in an East Coast city. Nice friendly service. Food was very well made. Will go back. read more

Incredible Food , Spirits , GUINNESS.... Need I Say More ? Great People , Fun And Interesting Conversations To Be Had . Parking Can Be Challenging. But It's Worth It read more

74th Street Ale House - Black Eyed Pea & Chorizo Soup WITH A Guinness ! - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Service was amazing that's about it and honestly that may be a overstatement I ordered a Reuben extra meet extra kraut I got neither of those it was like they put 4 pieces of paper thin cornered beef but what ruined it was the "Reuben" was served on burnt toast and not rye bread I am from Ohio pretty damn close to the east coast and here in Seattle they've got not a clue to what a real Rueben is and sadly it was the biggest turn off ever the pesto salad was bland they have a great stout from Ruben's brew house should of taken that as a sign lol read more

We have been customers since our agent took us there in 1995. I come for the gumbo... tonight's gumbo was meh and my salad combo ( grilled goat cheese) the goat cheese was burned on the down side...not to busy tonight so a bit disappointed that the kitchen wasn't up to excellence. I'll still come back but felt it important to let them know so they can make improvements. Thanks. read more

Somewhere between 3 & 4 stars for my first visit, but rounding up for potential. Very much a soup, salad, and burger type of place with full bar. Our group wandered over for a bite to eat after Chez Phinney. Small outdoor patio area is dog friendly. They were pretty busy inside, but our server was on top of it and didn't leave us hanging. She was fantastic with great recommendations from their menu and their bar. The gin martini was excellent. I appreciate that they will sub an Impossible patty for any of their burgers. Unfortunately, I can't eat Impossible products which really limits vegetarian options for me. I went with the black bean pita burger (knife and fork required!), but the raw onion in the house-made pico de gallo really overpowered it. The caesar salad was great. Another friend raves about their soups which rotate (it was a spicy gumbo on our visit). Will willingly return for cocktails and to try something else from their menu. read more

Meh, this was not great. The positives of this were the staff mostly. They Are professional, and exceptionally attentive and friendly. The space was also nice, clean and homey and was able to accommodate the large group I came with. But the food was bad. I had a Cesar Salad with blackened chicken. The salad was very skimpy and bland and the chicken was a bit too spicy. My friends both had the $17 bowl of pasta and were very disappointed. They said it was bland and greasy and just smothered in cheese, something they wow have expected at a Midwestern diner. I also ordered the garlic cheese bread and that was the most disappointing thing of all. It's just shredded white and yellow cheese and microwaved on garlic bread???? Seriously? it was like something I would've made for myself at home after coming back from a night of drinking my early 20s. The beer selection was also not what we'd have expected from an ale house. read more

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Nice and cozy neighborhood pub, but lively enough to not be sleepy. Good beer selection, attentive service and we liked what little food we had. Will return. read more

This little pub proves that you don't need a deep fryer to have great pub food. I've been here something like a bajillion times, but I never wrote a review. Always get me a cold beer and curried cashews to start. Then I decide between the best tuna melt ever or a big salad with soup. Satisfying fare and friendly neighborhood vibe with real regulars are found here. I love this place. God Bless the 74th Street. read more

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This was my first time to this ale house. I feel sure I will not return. I ordered a Cesar salad as my dinner. I assumed I'd get a dinner sized salad. What I got was a tiny plate of lettuce, croutons and a bit of shredded cheese. I would have expected this as a starter plate. When I asked the waitress about the tiny salad she confirmed this was indeed their dinner size. Ridiculous. I ended up ordering another item to make it a meal. I ordered the artichoke hummus pita plate, tiny dish of humus that wasn't very good, tasteless red pepper slices, some Greek olives and bread. Boo. Terribly disappointing. You get one star because the waitress was nice. The good news is that there are a zillion other restaurants options in this area. Skip this place. read more

74th Street Ale House - Pubs Near Me - Seattle, Washington

So disappointed. Bartender was a grouch. Ordered one beer and got another. I won't be back.