Packed on a Friday night, you'll probably struggle to find a place to sit down unless you're lucky enough to find a group of drunk, bubbly Seattleites crawl out the door, leaving behind a table of empty glasses and night-long memories. I got a Moscow Mule, and it was pretty good! The line to get booze was quick and efficient, and I can't complain about no cover charges. I'll re-emphasize that this place can get really busy! read more

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Why are there full beer takes/ and co2 tanks in the bathroom... f$@$ gross....... doesn't seem sanitary at all... besides that cool vibe of the place... awesome bouncers, drink the can beer read more

Montana - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love their Moscow mules! A bit pricey but worth it for Rachel's Ginger Beer. Other pros: dog friendly and can pick up a pizza next door and bring it in. A little outdoor seating but their bar back needs to bring the drinks across the sidewalk due to city law nonsense so I always feel bad about that. Fun drag Bingo on Tuesdays!!!! read more

Their pickle backs.. are a thing... I think the whiskey shut down my liver for a day or so and I think the pickle juice they served was actually just ocean water from the bay. But the vibe was right and the staff was cool. Also a big fan of big buck hunter and the surrounding bars! read more

We were walking along exploring and found this bar advertising $2 happy hour Olympia beer. We've never tried it, but we were looking for a local cheap beer. The public parklet patio is a nice place to chill. read more

Montana - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

If you live on the eastside avoid this place. Everyone else will love this great dive. Fernet on tap, cheapish beers. Ugly as hell interior is great. Service is not very good. The parklet out front is the best. Last time I got a beer and a shot. Guy in the parklet making burgers. Pretty cool. read more

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It was a little quiet when we went there given it was a Sunday afternoon. The service was decent and drinks were good. My friend loves this place! Can't wait to go back again when this place is in full swing. read more

I used to love this bar until the bouncer rejected a completely valid ID. I didnt want to call the cops and have them verify but there makes no sense as to why he rejected it. read more

Picklebacks!!! My new favorite drink and this bar just flat out rocks!! I have been here a few times and can easily see myself coming here a few times a week. Came here a few weeks ago for the first time and so glad I did. Everything about this place is awesome. It's divey, has awesome drinks and the servers are great. What more could you ask for. If this wasn't enough, the music is always good here. It's a mix of hip hop and old school rap which I love. They bottle and sell their own pickle brine which I have depleted about 4 bottles thus far. You can bring in empty bottles and have them refilled at a discount. If you're a fan of not tasting the alcohol, definitely try a pickleback. You will be amazed. It sounds weird, but my friend who hates whiskey, loves these and I'm trying my best to convert others to the glory that is picklebacks. Anyways, this place is good to roll solo or in groups. I am forever grateful to my friend who took me here. I will definitely be coming back!! read more

Montana - Picklebacks!! Whiskey shot with a shot of Montana's homemade pickle brine. A bucket or shot full of win! - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

3 stars for outdoor drinking capabilities. I'm an appreciater of a great Moscow mule... This one did not meet the bar. Maybe I should have asked for vodka in mine, the mix was sweet like an overly sweetened tart lemonade which provided a fairly small buzz. My vodka red bull I had next elevated me appropriately thank god. They also serve in glasses vs the traditional copper mugs. If your raving about the world class mule, I would think the drinks would be served standard style. Something about the copper cold fusion that makes them amazing. Atmosphere was good. Bathtoom clean. Go somewhere else for your mule fix. read more

Montana - No copper mug. Maybe no alcohol - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I LOVE Montana! Pros: + PICKLEBACKS PICKLEBACKS PICKLEBACKS!!!! + Fair priced well drinks + Moscow mules are made with RGB and are fantastic + Average tempered bartenders + Photobooth! + Atmosphere is great! Montana themed stuff on every wall, always something to look at Cons: + Would not recommend for large groups because it can fill up fast, lots of seating near the front, but dark/loud/dingy seating towards the back Overall, this is one of my favorite dives on The Hill. Non-pretentious, average to nice staff, good music, and lots of things to keep your eyes entertained. read more

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Rachel's Ginger Beer makes for the best Moscow Mules and other specialty drinks! I love supporting local businesses, and I'm really glad Kedai Makan is now next door so I can support several at once. Right now the space is very cozy and can get cramped really quickly. With the expansion next door, I'm sure it will still be cozy as it's a really popular place. read more

Montana - Moscow Mules FTW! - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The bouncer was very rude to me and my friend. Seemed to be profiling us and refused to let us in the bar.

The bouncer here is horrible. Spent 5 minutes inspecting my REAL ID and wouldn't say a word to me. For context, im 22 and my ID is vertical. It doesn't expire until 2024 and is therefore still valid. He pulled out a whole magnifying glass.... Funniest part is, he let my friend in with an expired ID. read more

Grab yourself a pickle back and relax here. This place is casual and grungy. No false pretenses about this place what you see is what you expect. Enjoy the outdoor area with your friends or grab a dark corner to escape the crowds. I'm a huge fan of the reasonably priced drinks. read more

My kinda place. Diveyy with gangster rap and hip hop. Packed with people but really fast service. The crowd of people were wonderfully nice. I loved it here. The walls are black and gross, but like a cool gross. There are tags and graffiti all over with some of the best sayings I have seen. Our table had a large tagging of the words "PUSSY FART" right above my friend's head. It was perfect. Only 2 bathrooms. For the whole bar... better not break that seal. By far the most idiotic thing that I have seen in a bar in my 10 years of going out... a stop sign and a chauffeur to take your drink to the smoking area. I know legal this and legal that, but damn, that shit is stupid! And that poor bouncer... being a bouncer is bad enough, but having to babysit a patio so no drunkies walk on city sidewalk with a drink. I hope they pay that man well. And he was nice, if you just read the sings ya jerks. He's just doing his job. read more

I've been sitting on this review for quite a while since my feelings about Montana are still all tangled up with my feelings about The Buck closing. It's a very confusing time for a young lady. Montana does have a hell of a lot of pluses - the ginger beer is delicious, draft carbonated cocktails are a fun idea, the prices are incredibly reasonable, and Rachel is a wonderful bartender. We sat at the bar and chatted her up for hours, getting more and more blasted on tasty cocktails, and she was basically everything you could hope for in a bartender. Friendly, funny, willing to interact, and just a delightful human in general. My one problem with Montana - apart from not being The Buck (I know, I know, but I still miss the hell out of that place) - is that it gets wildly crowded. That is a tiny space. Tiny. And if you're not there at like...5 pm on a Tuesday, you're not getting in. Unless you want to get very intimate with a stranger's body by virtue of being smooshed up into it. And hey, kudos to Montana! It's great to see that a nice business in that space is actually doing well and succeeding. I would not wish different for them. I simply can't/won't go as much as I used to in its previous incarnation, and it's not going to be my neighborhood haunt. Sigh. Is it a worthy replacement for The Buck, though? I think yes. read more

What a sweet bar. When I asked the awesome bartender about the name, they said that the owner was from Montana and that they wanted to have a place like they can find at home. I used to work in a few parts of Montana on assignment, and I have to say that most bars I found myself in aren't NEARLY as cool as our Montana here in Seattle. You gotta love a place that identifies itself as a dive bar when to me, it's not anywhere close to dive category! The downside is that they don't serve food, but they sure made that a plus by partnering with Kedai Makan--allowing food to be brought in from their joint. We didn't even have a chance to finish one drink when Kedai texted us (!) to say that our food was ready and we should weave our way over straightaway. The drinks are ferocious and well-priced. One of my friends is such a regular, I only had to say his name to the bartender and she hooked up his drink. Sorry; no pics inside. Light is so scorned up in here, it's like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat. I'm eager to get on the Moscow Mule train with the rest of the folks. You know that an owner of Kedai is Rachel, of Rachel's Ginger Beer, right? It'll be a buffet table of Malay food from Kedai and Mules all around. read more

I really don't know what to do with this review. It is always so hard for me when every time I make it to one spot or another after a reprieve of any kind, it's up and changed names/owners/layout...again. This little block alone seems knee-deep in those feelings for me. A little post-Elite event moar-drinks time w/ a pair of Ian's and 'XV' brought the "Not The Buck Anymore" onto the list. *sigh* I didn't *not* like it. It's just... you know? The concept, bartender, offerings are all big plusses. Big, big plusses. It's the lay-out and the utilization of what little space they have that just sucks. To work as is, they would have to be no more than marginally successful. Which they have seemingly surpassed. Which means one needs to start drinking at noon or deal with constant risk of being disappointed they're full and resigning yourself to somewhere else or a higher-than-average amount of stranger molestation every time you try and go. You can't please everyone...but the right combination of planetary alignments or arbitrary factors and you CAN find a way to disappoint everyone. I added to my ledger with a Ninja and made him buy me a drink, and, to be honest...I have no idea what he bought me. I only remember it was strong and tasty. It was mid-week and after 10, so we luckily snagged the corner/window booth and were able to sit and chat in likely the one spot that didn't ooze claustrophobic tendencies. I will never discount Montana, but I will have a tough time counting solely on them when hitting the area for a night of drunkening. read more

Well GiddyUP Montana! How'd you fit your big self in such a little little space? My brother in law is one of the coolest guys I know. And he's from Montana. Proudly. Sooo you can imagine his head exploding when when hit up the bar on Friday to watch the Montanaaaaaa game and check out all the Montana ~memorabilia.~ License plates, funky glasswear, Fernet on draft, good brrrrr (that's Montanaian for beer, btw). It managed to fit itself into the Buck so don't bring your whole barn with you, ya hear? Up from The Saint (eat nachos before you come here, kiddos), around the corner from La Bette, down from the Elite and Tommy Guns...perfectly located. The Olive pub crawl just got even more awesome. read more

Montana: Pretty much the opposite of the Big Sky state since it's small and dark and filled with hipsters. Also entirely devoid of mountain ranges. I've been here a couple times recently and I'm a fan. There are cocktails on tap, a photo booth, a saddle chair, a small patio, and the bathrooms are pretty clean. The pilsner is good. The music is always fucking awesome. Yes it gets pretty crowded. But I can abide. read more

So yes this place is full of gratifi/writing on walls, yes it's nasty, and yes it can be a lot of other things. However they do have some the best drinks around (strawberry Moscow mule was top of the line and they had over 10 beers on tap) a rowdy crowd (who also have a good taste in music), and is a nice size space. All of that on Tuesday (I can only imagine the weekends here). A place that fits in with capital hill perfectly and a bar that should be visited during an adventure on Capitol Hill (really a 3.5 Star review). read more

Went here to grab a couple of drinks on a night out before getting dinner around the corner at La Bete - except for the fact that it was crowded enough at 6pm that we had to wait to get a seat, I enjoyed it. Good drink & beer selection, nice vibe, still possible to hear yourself even when it was mostly full. You gotta saddle on up (see what I did there) to the bar to order your drinks, and when we went only the upper bar was open, but they have two bars. Not sure it's Montana-esque enough for the name - but what do I know about Montana. Nothing, that's what. Also, you can get food at the Malaysian street food place next door and bring it here because they don't otherwise serve food here. read more

Montana is my new favorite bar in Seattle. I try to get around to all of the new places in town, especially those that are written up glowingly in the Seattle magazines & newspapers. Of all the places I've been lately, Montana was my favorite. The atmosphere is casual and unpretentious, and the staff was awesome. Great beers on tap, and Rachel's Ginger Beer (amazing!). I'll be back all the time. read more

Montana - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Have you ever had one of those dreams where you discover a secret room in a space you're familiar with?? If not, imagine stumbling into a previously unknown room at Linda's with even more graffiti in the bathrooms (even ON the toilet seat) and you have Montana. The walls are black, there are rusty signs on the walls and what looked to be 25 years worth of messages carved into our table. My favorite said "cock block". Blah, blah specialty cocktails. I don't care about these things as I'm a diehard beer and a shot girl, but these guys know how to make a rusty nail and the staff is a rare breed of Capitol Hill hipsters looking all young and beautiful with silly beards and bleached hair who are also genuinely smiley and just attentive enough. What seals the deal is that they allow dogs, and food from their neighbor Kedai Mekan inside. Our waitress even cleared our food mess from Kedai and left us alone long after we had finished eating/drinking and were selfishly enjoying the best seat in the house. read more

Pretty cool, laid back place. Everything kind of evolves around a Montana theme. The beer tap is alright. Not a place I'd go out of my way for but would come back if someone recommended it. Zipzap Zubidy Bop! read more

Montana is a cool newcomer in Capitol Hill, and was our first stop on our bar crawl this weekend. The interior has a rustic feel with logs, Montana plates, and Montana signs. Feels like the place has been around forever even though it opened up a month ago. There are some very interesting cocktails served on "tap", which may not be very common in Montana but the results are very tasty. I tried a whiskey sour which had a great kick, which was accentuated by the carbonation. The blueberry fizz was also tasty. The room is a bit a bit small, but we were able to squeeze into the bar area just fine. Montana has a great vibe with some interesting drinks and definitely worth checking out. read more

My first review of Montana: "hipster balls" lacked substance for yelp and they deleted my post...so I shall elaborate on what I meant by my phrase "hipster balls." The Montana is pretentious and hipster loving and the drinks are average. The service was fine, I believe we just waited in line at the bar. The ambiance was pretty typical for a Cap Hill bar although I felt slightly more underwhelmed here than at other bars in the area. The Montana didn't provide any nugget of reason for me to come back again. Is that better? read more

Montana mule is amazing! I love this place, I love the stickers and the photo booth. This is one of my favorite places on Capitol Hill. I used to work at dick's drive in and would walk to this place after work. read more

Finally! I made it to Montana. Now, I love the actual state (despite its iffy politics and the terrible tourist shops in Red Lodge), so I'm pretty sure I love this bar by default. That said, I was only there for a few minutes on NYE, and I only enjoyed a pickleback, so I am by no means an expert. YET. The pickleback (pickle back?) is a shot of whiskey, followed by a shot of pickle juice. A strange and oddly enticing combo. My friend didn't like the pickle juice part very much, but I loooove pickled things, so I was happy to shoot hers, too. The pickle juice was unexpectedly spicy! But that just made its briny goodness all the better. Also, the bartenders are hot and friendly. And I'm not just saying that because I know at least one of them. read more

Literally just got home from here! It's an awesome atmosphere; if you're looking for a dive bar to catch up with a few friends, this is a perfect spot to go! Only downfall is that it gets pretty busy during the evenings and you might have trouble finding a table. It's right off of Olive so if you're a true city girl(/guy) like me and you don't drive, it's a very convenient location. Bus dropped me off right across the street from the bar from downtown and the bus stop home was another block away. Prices are pretty relative to your average bar. They serve an Irish Cider that's amazing, definitely not your average hard cider. Hmm...what am I missing? Oh the bartender is very friendly and you go up to the bar to order a drink so defeats the hassle of splitting a tab for multiple people in a group. I'll definitely be coming back here soon :). read more

As a first-timer, I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and price. It was in a great location and I'd certainly recommend it for other friends. Bring a sharpie to make your mark on the walls. There were stickers, signatures, designs placed all over the walls. As a group of 7, we found a table and shared the $7.25 pitchers of Oly. I felt like a college student, again, but hey, we all need to reminisce every now an then, right?! Lol read more

Montana - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Awesome dive bar :) They even make moscow mules with rachel's ginger beer and they have some cool cocktails on tap! The crowd this place attracts is always somewhat grungy, but super friendly and welcoming. Everyone is there to have a carefree good time. read more

Their Moscow Mules with Rachel's Ginger Beer and a generous free pour of vodka are $6 during happy hour, $7 otherwise. They are the best damn thing (or two...or three...) you'll drink all week. Oh, and the carvings on the tables and booths will keep you amused as you sip your share of gingery heaven. read more

Definitely my favorite bar in Seattle. With RGB on tap, what's not to love? read more

Montana - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Over the last few years I have come to Montana while on various visits to Seattle, when I was living in San Francisco and Miami. Now that I am living in Seattle full-time again I come to Montana frequently. The atmosphere is casual, cool, fun, and extremely welcoming to everyone. Their Moscow Mule on draft is impossible to beat, and check their rotating drinks too - I haven't had one I didn't enjoy. I love that Capitol Hill bars have become more and more mixed over the years with LGBTQ and Allies spilling out of Neighbor's and R Place. Montana is no exception. The crowd is incredibly diverse and always a ton of fun, and the staff is reflective of the crowd and vibe - diverse, incredibly fun and friendly, and beyond welcoming. They are like friends. I highly recommend this bar. Check out their photobooth too! read more

Montana 2.0 is in biznass and the doubled size has doubled the amazingness. There is now a second bar located in the added space which increases efficiency and helps you get your mules and picklebacks even faster! And it's actually possible to get a booth after 10:30pm now! ... maybe. Also, now that Kedai Mekan has moved in next door you can get your delicious Malaysian bites to accompany your taptails. If that doesn't seal the deal I'm not sure what does. Montana. The best. read more

Amazing ginger beer & moscow mule................SIMPLY AMAZING!!! So good that we came two nights in a row during my 3 nights visit here! It's even more amazing with Kedai Mekan next door which they let you bring into the bar! read more

It's everything you want in a dive bar - cheap drinks, amusing graffiti, good people watching, Rachel's Ginger Beer Moscow Mules (on tap!). The best place to enjoy your Kedai Mekan. read more

Montana - One star yelp review - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Very crowded and very loud whenever I come in, but I love the seating by the front windows. (VERY LIMITED THOUGH!) Can drink outside, but awkward like you're being herded into a pin to drink. Not a fan. Their pickle backs are awesome though. Would pregame here then head to another bar. read more