I went to the Admiral Pub on Saturday for lunch. I haven't been there for a meal in years, but I recently moved back to West Seattle and since I used to work at the Admiral Pub (many, many years ago), I was looking forward to some good bar food in a place I used to love. Unfortunately, I was really disappointed by the experience. They had a small poker tournament taking place in the back, but it was winding down when I got there. There were probably about 25 customers in the entire place, most of whom were in the back at the poker tables. There were two servers plus the cook/bartender - plenty of staff for the crowd. The waitress who was working the dining room area didn't acknowledge us for several minutes. Finally, as she was walking towards the kitchen after taking another table's order, she asked us if we wanted menus. We said yes and she literally threw three menus down on our table (there were only two of us). I asked if I could have a coke as she was rushing off and she mumbled "yeah" over her shoulder. She didn't ask my friend if she wanted anything and a few minutes later she dropped off my coke and walked away before we could order a drink for my friend - let alone place our lunch order. Finally, the other server came up to us and took our order, which included an appetizer (cheese sticks) and two entrees (burger and fish & chips). Twenty minutes later, after no further visits from any servers, the cook brought out the fish & chips and burger. I said, "um, we had cheese sticks". He looked at me and said in an extremely patronizing tone, "well, I can only carry TWO things at once". Then he came back a minute later with the cheese sticks. Ok several problems here: 1. The cheese sticks were an appetizer and as such, we expected them to come out first. Naturally, when our entrees were brought out first, it appeared to us as though our appetizers had been forgotten. Not a stupid question - no need for a sarcastic, rude response from the staff. 2. Even if my question WAS a stupid one and even if it was the busiest day in the history of that business (which I assure you it wasn't), I was a CUSTOMER. Good customer service sometimes means patiently answering stupid questions. 3. Although it's been a while since I waited tables and although I was not a career waitress, I certainly remember being able to carry more than two dishes at once. The Admiral Pub actually has these amazing implements called TRAYS that allow a server to carry multiple items AT THE SAME TIME. I actually saw one of the servers carrying one of these (not to our table, obviously, but I did see her with one), so I know they were available. My roommate and I were dumbstruck by the cook's attitude and we were just totally disenchanted by the service the rest of the staff provided. The food was mediocre - typical bar food, nothing to write home about and there are definitely friendlier places to eat in the area. We will definitely not be back and won't recommend the Admiral Pub to any of our friends either. Sad - it used to be a great local pub. read more

Cheap drinks and plenty of seats, what more could you want for a bar? I've yet to try the food but I'm sure it's just fine, but it's hard to beat $5-$6 craft beers and a seating area big enough for my girlfriend and I to find a corner to sit and drink. read more

This place used to be one of the better places to go play some pool, have something tasty to eat, drink a few beers. Gotta say, it could use some up grading. The food was barely eatable, we did not enjoy our exchange with the cook - he appeared to be under the influence of something and gave off a creepy vibe. Our bartender/waitress was very pleasant. We will not be going back, will not recommend to others. read more

There's nothing terribly wrong with the Admiral Pub, a typical neighborhood bar; darts, pool, a lot of sports on a lot of TVS and a decent selection of beers on tap, but there's only one thing truly great here - the beef tacos. I've had a friend try to get me here for these tacos for a long time. I've been dubious, but he's been insistent and finally wore me down. What a surprise! Such beefy, Mexican goodness coming out of a tiny kitchen in this humdrum tavern. A golden, corn tortilla packed full of sauteed beef (I'm assuming skirt steak), cilantro. queso fresco and a modest a modest amount of sauce. Just simply, perfection. These are much more substantial than your basic taco truck tacos, so an order of three is going to do ya. Oh, you'll want to eat a fourth, but that just might be too much of a good thing. read more

The pitchers are small but they over-price and the music selection sucks. The first one I blame the bar and the second I blame the patrons for their horrible musical selection. Jeesh. read more

The Mariners are ina historic season and they have a horrible solo acoustic guitar singer.... embarrassing this is my hang out

Love this place. The drinks are good and the atmosphere is fun. The only thing I didn't like was that one of the bartenders was being very persistent in hitting on my sister. She told him that she wasn't interested and knows he has a GF, but he denied it. That is just kind of scummy and rude. read more

Your average local hole-in-the-wall dive bar. West Seattle doesn't have much to offer. I went on a Saturday night to see the Rocky Horror Picture show across the street and stopped here to kill some time before the show. The main "drag" in West Seattle looked like a ghost town and the Admiral Pub was the only place in site. read more

This is a fairly nice bar with lots of space. Lots of the typical trappings associated with a pub, pool tables, games, tv's, food & beer. As I don't tend to spend much time in bars anymore, all of that is fairly well wasted on me. What I want is good food, and fast service, and with any luck, enough lack of intrusive noise to read, or at the very least, go on some daydream thought excursions. Fortunately during the day the noise level is not too bad. Having been here three times now the food seems pretty good. In fact my only problem is that the service each time (due I can only imagine because of the cook) is slow as molasses. This was all the more surprising because there didn't appear to be anyone ahead of me. So if you don't have any pressing appointments this is your place. read more

A year later, and many fish in chip dinners later, the Admiral Pub is still my favorite. And that includes Florida, all over Washington, five star restaurants and dives! read more

Jeff F said it perfectly, this bar is solid. It's a sports bar with tv's at every angle and plenty of bar games. The best part about this place is the happy hour Steak Bites (they also serve full steaks) which is high quality meat that comes raw with a hot stone to cook it on. read more

Great food and that $20 steak deal is unbeatable!! Service is friendly but slow. overall good experience for pub food.

This place smells so bad, the clientele seemed friendly but way over served. With the lack of costumers I could see the bartender never wanting to cut someone off, just to have bodies in the building. I love sports but this is not the place id want to watch the game. I don't think I could handle the smell for that long. read more

The Admiral is a gem of a dive bar. The food is actually very delicious for bar food (try the crispy chicken sandwich or the fried mac and cheese). They have a large selection of beer on-tap and Buzztime trivia on the tvs. read more

Awesome customer service, friendly, drinks poured fair, etc.... Love this place, meet Adelle and be HAPPY!!! :o) read more

GREATEST PLACE!! As advertised.... fun place!! Fair prices, great service, sweet jukebox, pool, Golden Tee, darts... Wicked Great!! I look forward to every time I visit the Admiral Pub, love going there!! Hope you check it out!! read more

This was (was) a great place for a good burger, those excellent fries with skin on them, cold beer and happy lunch time football hubbub. We went there today 14 Sep 13) and wow - it blew. The bartender lady got our order nice and fast and then went outside for 5 minutes. The cook asked if we'd seen her. Outside. She came back for a sec to find a new customer waiting patiently for service. She took a call and yelled they should call back in one minute on her cell and went back out the back door. And again. And again. And again. She was definitely not on the clock today. Who knows what was going on out there but customer service was not on her mind. We might have had another drink but the vibe was harshed. The food was finally delivered by the cook - who apologized for the massive delay. My burger was cold. The slacker bartender lady asked how the food was on one of her trips back in the bar - I said it was cold. She laughed. She comped the food like it was the cook's fault. I don't think so. Get off the back porch Admiral Pub - the customers want an attentive nurse. C'mon. Manager person: fix this! The bar is too cool to have total slackers working there. read more

I usually hit up this bar when Jose is working. With skeeball, darts, billiards, poker and a nice jukebox, this place is pretty fun. Haven't ever tried the food. read more

Great atmosphere and staff. Good location. You HAVE to try the Mac n cheese bites. Incredible. Everything is reasonably priced. Check it out. ! read more

Seriously, f**k this place. I showed up for a late solo lunch at the bar lured by the promise of excellent tacos described below. The weaselly looking bartendress was only interested in serving regulars. As an outsider I was treated like I had sh*t on my face. I was eventually (begrudgingly) served beer and tacos. The tacos were not even good -- very meaty but bland, like a dry hamburger stuffed into taco shells with minimal accompaniment. The food was served to me by the cook who did seem like a really nice guy. He obviously felt bad for me, you know . . . for being so stupid to expect service at this bar. The bitter passive-aggressive weirdo bartender tried to warm up a little toward the end, but I wasn't having it. Lunch should not be the occasion for such bitterness. Rattle your tin cup at your regulars skeezer. read more

Had nachos that tasted like moldy cheese and looked like they were made in a dorm microwave, top that off by being molested by the drunkest local at 6pm I won't be headed back. read more

A good friend of mine decided to have his birthday party here over the past weekend. This was hands down the worst bar experience I've had in many years. It took an average of 15-25 minutes to be served a drink. The bartenders tried to play it off like they were slammed the whole time, but in fact they were just talking with friends and when they did decide to work it was at about 1/3 the speed I'm used to seeing. The clientele was far from what you'd expect given the location. At one point I had a conversation with a friend of mine interrupted by a man trying to openly sell me drugs. I was expecting a neighborhood pub feel and this place seemed more like a trashy Pioneer Square club scene. In the end I could have tolerated the unfortunate scene and unsavory company if it were for such god awful service. I understand that sometimes things get busy, but the only reason they were busy is because instead of doing their job and handling people in a timely manner, they were standing around chatting with people or no where to be found. I would strongly discourage anyone from spending their money with this establishment. read more

The Admiral Pub is a very interesting place to say the least. For many years it had been a favorite of the local neighborhood where neighbors would meet neighbors, had definite mixed demographics, good food and kids could actually go there for lunch. The former owners were well respected within the community but unfortunately that has all changed. We wanted to wish the new owners the very best, so walked on up to introduce ourselves and have dinner. We didn't see anyone that looked like an owner, took a table and five minutes later were greeted by a short angry looking young lady that was much more interested in what must have been her friends at the bar than ourselves. We ordered our all time favorite, the patty melt and when the unpleasant one arrived with them, I said that I'd like to meet the owner. To which she sarcastically replied, "so would I!" The paddy melt was definitely a paddy but only that as there was no melt, etc. Walked up to the bar where the unpleasant one was now even more unpleasant as apparently I was disrupting her time with friends and politely asked if perhaps there might be some condiments to put on the patty without the melt. She does not quit talking with her friends but points to the ketchup and mustard sitting on the bar. Several months later, we received a coupon in the mail for a couple of steak dinners that apparently you cooked yourself on a hot rock. What the heck, we gave it a try as it was a novel idea but unfortunately the rock was not hot, steak would not coook and the accompanying baked potatoes were just that and without anything that might resemble butter or sour cream. Brought back memories of the patty melt without the melt so immediately headed for the bar and grabbed the ketchup. Since our experience were not good ones, we did not patronized again for several years until I noticed when eating at Angelina's across the street, a free buffet sign on their reader board during the Seahawk season. Thinking to myself, no paddy melts or steaks that don't cook but free buffet is good. Suffice it to say, if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. The buffet was situated on a side bar where there were also patrons sitting and you would have to reach over them to even get close to the food. Totally unappetizing and a definite must see for the health department. Back to Angelna's! If you are new to the area, the Admiral Pub is easily recognized as you are greeted by 3 large missing tiles around the door, the cracked glass door cigarettes butts all over the sidewalk and a 5 gallon slop bucket. You may also notice either yellow or orange posters on the electrical poles throughout the area which at first glance you think are advertising the pub but in reality that of a hardship with the owner. read more

We've been frequenting the Admiral Pub for a couple of months now and the staff has earned a fifth star. This is THE place for watching Seahawks football or any other time you want a great meal. There are plenty of seating areas so you can keep to yourself or mingle with other NOAD locals (NOAD is for North Admiral - it's going to be a thing). read more

this place is terrible. I saw a customer ask for a drink and they poored about a half a shot of booze in the glass and the customer refused to pay for the week drink and the owner kicked him out for life. So if you dont accept thier week drinks you are 86d. Feel sorry for the guy. Not good for bussiness. They should not bite the hand that feeds them. probably go out of bussiness soon. Me and all my friends will not go there again ever till they get new owners. read more

I used to really like the Admiral, but it's the only place I've ever frequented that became way, way grosser after a remodel. There's a core group of hardcore drinkers who are always there and it just gets super creepy and uncomfortable at times. I cringe to think of how many of them drive home after leaving there falling-down drunk. The bartenders can pour a stiff cocktail and the servers are typically attentive and friendly. The food is good if you stick to the standard pub grub like the fried options. The salsa is amazing and highly recommended if you like spicy things. read more

pretty good atmosphere for a sports bar so would definitely go to watch games etc. service was good, burger was very good and taco was very good; can bring kids if you sit in area off the bar; did not play pool but they have a few tables and other games too. read more

A good atmosphere for a bar, but the food is better than most bars I've gone to. Friendly staff and they usually remember small details about what you ordered last time. read more

They took the steak off the menu. They don't have the oven that heated up the lava stones anymore. That was a staple when we went and we miss it every time we go. Please bring it back! read more

This place could be pretty good with a few modifications. First, get some new bartenders because the ones they have now just sit around behind the bar flirting with each other and talking trash about the customers. Second, play some music in this place because unless someone is putting money into the juke box this place is completely quiet. As a paying customer I expect for place to give me some free music to listen to if nobody is around to pay $5 to hear their couple favorite songs. Third, the need to move their TV's around. They just haven't found a good place to put them, and the ones behind the bar always have a bartender hovering under them so you feel like you're having a starting contest with them and it's really uncomfortable. I used to be a fan of this place until one day of the off duty bartenders started picking on this old guy for no reason, and nobody else working did anything to stop it. They really need a change in employees and this place could be good again. The couple good bartenders they had have since moved on to other West Seattle establishments. Oh a positive note their Chicken Parmesan is pretty good. read more