Amazing time her! Great waiter, great food, great ambiance. I love Oddfellows and this is equally as good just more cozy and bar feel. read more

Smith Rocks For Brunch. I've never had to wait, unlike down the hill. I was a little bit taken aback that I could only order from the brunch menu, but it all turned out tasty and OMG THE CHEESE GRITS. After a few trips, I have to say that the poutine is getting even better: less salty and more toasted cheesy. Mmmmmmm. Serious cravings. Burgers are generally overcooked, but I guess that is better than one of the alternatives*. Pork sandwich and all varieties of fries are tasty. Service is still a little hit-or-miss, but friendly and not criminally bad. I do wish the menu was about 5 items larger. *RAW FOOD WILL KILL YOU read more

Bacon and Cheddar burger with sweet potato fries?! Yes please!!! Smith has an amazing burger and fries!!! I must also say that the mac n cheese is sooooo good as well, has a little bit of a pepper flavor to it which is amazing!!! I love the atmosphere here, it also serves as a bar so everytime Ive gone it you cam just tell people are enjoying themselves. I did rate it a 4 only becasue many times there is a long wait and if its too crowded at the bar your food will take forever to come out! Prices are good here, not super cheap but average for a bar. Definately give this place a try if youre craving a burger. read more

Well, Smith, aren't you a sexy little hole in the wall? Our friend told us to meet him here, so off we went. This place is kind of off the beaten path, and the interior has a pretty unique look to it. Dark, wood-y, stuffed animals on the walls...it looks kind of like a fancy hunters lodge. We didn't eat any food but we all ordered a beer. I had the Ruby Red, which had a nice flavor/aftertaste. It wasn't overly crowded, so we sat and talked and drank our beers at a leisurely pace. Our waitress was attentive and checked on us several times before giving us the check. The bartender even called a cab for my husband and I, since we didn't have a car during our stay in Seattle (and the area is kind of desolate, in terms of being able to flag down a cab). Seems like a nice group of people and a really cool bar. The cocktails looked pretty amazing as well (though I'm not sure what half the ingredients in them are!)...there seems to be a lot of things to try on this menu and we will definitely come back, one day. read more

Went at around 7PM on a Sunday and it was surprisingly crowded. Wanted a Black Maple Hill bourbon but they were out, the waiter suggested Rowan's Creek which was delicious. Ate their Charcuterie which consisted of pheasant and something else, both of which were pleasantly soft and tasty. Also ate their burger + cheddar & bacon. The burger was amazing; very juicy but the buns were capable of holding it in. I couldn't taste the bacon too much but it added a crispiness to it that I enjoyed. Very hip inside, animals on the wall and paintings of old dudes. I had some great pork belly here, but I think it might have been a special. read more

I love this place and am adding it to my list of reasons why I will never move from Capitol Hill, like EVER. Atmosphere - The place is dark enough to be cozy, yet large enough to be accommodating. The whole situation with the stuffed dead animals makes it a bit macabre which I kind of like so long as it's not in my home and the portraits of questionable artistic quality round this out to have a sort of British gentlemen's club meets PNW feel. Food - We had apps and salad and they were great. The Poutine with short rib was excellent, the rapini and Kale salad came with a perfectly poached egg on it and an amazing dressing, the brussel sprouts were good but could do with less bacon and more char and the crab cake fritters were fabulous. Drink - Drinks were great! The mojito is of such high quality that even when I ordered it without syrup/sugar it was fabulous. My husband had the daiquiri which was also excellent. The beer selection wasn't the greatest for our taste but they do have quite a large selection with a lot of them on tap. We will have to come back and sample the entrees and brunch in the near future. read more

Poutine. It is the reason why I can never move to Canada. And now it's in my neighborhood. Great! (Should we start calling me "Fatty" now, or should we wait a couple of months?) Despite this transgression, I am a big fan of the comfortable, musty, communal thing going on at Smith... This is what a neighborhood bar should be. Hell, it's even chock full of my neighbors! And people who work in the neighborhood! And no one from Bellevue! HOORAY! read more

Best Brunch I've had in a while (and it was actually 3 months ago I had it). Funny waiter. Stranger decor. Great food. And very good bloody mary. For breakfast in the early afternoon, that's really all I want. read more

Delicious food. Good selection of beers. Chill atmosphere. What more could you ask for? Brunch is highly, highly recommended. Pitchers of mimosas?-- hell yeah! Their menu rotates, but you really can't go wrong with anything. The french toast is amazing. I have had the grilled gruyere (sp?) sandwich multiple times- not once have I been disappointed. Their burgers are amazing. Anything on the brunch menu involving duck is recommended. Their sweet potato fries are delicious... I think you get the point. Negatives- there is a price you pay for good food. Their dishes aren't exactly low cal... read more

It has been several months since I've been to Smith, and I think I'm having stuffed bird/creepy portrait withdrawal. Once you have a booth or a shared table, the overall experience here is positive. I have never eaten here, but those of my bar companions who have seemed to enjoy the strange menu selection. I was usually content with sharing bottles of reasonably priced house red and hanging out amidst the taxidermy exhibit and Capitol Hill clientele. I'm knocking a star off because there is no real standing room if you have to wait for a table or if you'd rather linger by the bar. I like the option to mingle. read more

Not sure how I feel about the gastropub scene in general but Smith was an OK experience. A bar first and foremost with several small dishes for you to munch on. Wouldn't call it an actual dinner place... unless you were feeling peckish or wanted to order several items. Went here with 7 other people (3 of which live in Capitol Hill as well). Beer was good and reasonably priced. We learned that the "Rabbit salad" did indeed include "real rabbit" much to the dismay of my veggie friend (she though it may have been a salad that a rabbit would eat...) The sweet potato fries were very good. The mac 'n cheese with summer peppers is a recommended pick. Very cheesy and the peppers give it a spicy kick that I'm surprised isn't copied more. I'd say this place is fine for drinks and grazing. Would go somewhere else for food though. read more

Not too bad, not too bad... The hostess was friendly and efficient. I loved the slightly dark yet warm ambiance: communal tables, paintings and taxdermic animals (mostly birds) on the wall, a super lively bar, and cloth napkins! I loved the grilled cheese and fried green tomatoes. I wish they had sliced the bread a bit thicker, but it was still delicious with gooey-ooey Gruyere cheese and sweet onion jam. The fried green tomatoes came out piping hot (Don't burn yourself!) and crunchy (mmm cornmeal crust...) I must say the sweet corn and Dungeness crab salad was a bit of let down. It sounded very tasty on the menu. I do not like overly dressed salads, but this one was surprisingly bland, watery and had only a very small amount of crab meat. I would have called it sweet corn and butter lettuce salad instead. I'd like to go back and try their brunch! read more

New favorite neighborhood bar. The food is quality as are the drinks. I had a wonderful gin and lavender cocktail that was to die for, the mussels were also uber top notch. Make sure to ask for extra bread to sop up the garlic-y goodness. Was here on a Friday night and it was busy but the line for a table wasnt obscene, despite the fact that there were some very large parties there. I sat in the bar while waiting for the rest of my party to arrive and the bartenders were great and sociable. I think my top favorite bit about this place is that you can order a jar of seasonal pickled veggies. Heck yes! :) Going back to this place for sure. Its nice to be on the hill at a bar that isnt swamped with hipsters. The atmosphere here is great, a little east coast with the local Seattle love. Just go! Stop reading all these 5 star reviews, and just get there :) read more

This place has every hipster cliché you can think of and the seating was too close together. The food was mediocre at best and the beer selection lacking. The only reason I didn't leave for somewhere else was being limited on time. Staff was nice read more

Decent selection on the menu, nice vibe, good drinks. Food is a bit on the salty side. Everything was super salty. Burger, fries, Mac and cheese, steak, everythinggggg. read more

Poutine and Swedish Meatballs are two must-orders. Savory gravy over the yum yum soft fries, with cheese totally melted on top, it's such a comfort. Meatballs are immersed with thick juice, in a way that it interestingly uses the sweetness of braised cabbage, which at first makes me think of onion. Same here, savory and a bit sweet~ Steamed Penn Cove Mussels. Ok, if you'r a seafood or shellfish fan, order this!!! It will never be wrong. Served with two slices of toast that were kinda burned on purpose, crispy and enjoyable! Dip it in the juice! Butternut squash risotto, well... i'm not a fan of milky/creamy flavor so... it was fine. read more

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Awesome brunch spot, love the brisket sandwiches perfect with bloody mary. Staff is pleasant and the place has great vibes, perfect when the weather is nice and the front windows are open! read more

I have never had poutine, so I'm not well-versed as to what it should be/taste/look like. But, I thoroughly enjoyed the poutine I had at Smith. I got the poutine with sweet potato fries (really, sweet potato fries are one of the best inventions ever!). I also got the chicken "pot pie". It was not a pie!! Pies should have crust covering the stuffing from ALL angles! The stuffing was on the bottom and a layer of flaky crust was laid on top. I took offense to that, and was unable to enjoy it. We got a table no problem Thursday night around 9pm. Evidently, my friend said it's much more crowded earlier in the evening. Parking is a bitch tho, so be sure to allot extra time for that. read more

I've come here so often that I can't believe I haven't written a review yet! At any rate, Smith is good stuff. I wasn't there for the window-smashing debacle, but I've been in on better days and I've not been disappointed. It's a good spot to come for dinner or just for drinks, and I've never been disappointed with the food or their beer selection (I just discovered - seriously - the delight that is Hamm's... judge me if you will). I don't eat a lot of meat, but allegedly there was a time when the burgers weren't so fantastic during the week, only on the weekends with the "good chef," but the problem seems to have righted itself. Same with the supposedly "too salty" fries - in my opinion, fries can NEVER be too salty. I love their olives, the mac & cheese (with or without cauliflower), the poutine (although I can't say how it compares to the real Canadian stuff...), the fries... yum. Plus, there are dead animals on the walls! What more could you ask for?! Short version: good, chill place, not too expensive, and it's good. Nice beer/wine selection, too. read more

The grilled greyere and onion jam sandwich with bacon is so good!! It's one of the best things I've ever eaten. (Hmm.. many of the best things I've ever eaten have bacon in them.) I have no idea what onion jam is, but it is sweet and savory. The slices of bacon were thick and smokey. I only wished there was more cheese. The sandwich was served with a side salad, which would have been better if it wasn't over-dressed; bypass this problem by asking for the dressing on the side! The service was great; our waitress was kind enough to split up the check for the 6 of us. My friends also ordered french toast and eggs benedict. Heard great reviews, except that the french toast was a little hard to cut up because it's a french baguette. read more

Small bar with good food you can enjoy while the animals and random pics on the walls watch. Odd though that an order of brushetta is one piece with more salad than brushetta. :-p Really not that bad of a place. read more

A pleasantly minimalistic menu and fantastic ambience, as long as you don't mind the dead animals much. Drinks: As a whiskey fan I was intrigued by their Linda's Blended Bourbon, tried it as an Old Fashioned, and was not disappointed - great spice. Food: Absolutely, without question get the sweet potato fries that are served with a stone-ground aioli. Hell, even their regular fries are delicious paired with ketchup. The mac and cheese is comforting but bends towards being very creamy (so don't expect any crunch from bread crumbs and the like). The Smith burger has good potential, but the one time I tried it my request for medium rare arrived nearly as rare as steak tartare, so you may want to round up on your heating preference. HH 4-6, every day I think. A $5 Old Fashioned is an excellent deal, but stay away from the corn fritters- way too dry with too little sauce. If hungry, opt for the charcuterie instead- simple and delightful. And the service? Usually pretty darn good, but you can occasionally feel forgotten. read more

Excellent burger. Son had pork shank; loved it! Husband had pork loin, delicious! Daughter had brisket sandwich, delicious. Mixture of mustard & sauerkraut hit the spot. Wonderful meal, great service! read more

Cool place, lotsa dead animals hung up on the walls. I had the poutine and a beer. Poutine wasn't bad I've never had it before but for fries coated in gravy and meat I thought it was decent. Lighting is not that great at the bar, hard to get them Instagram pics to turn out well. Overall I think the atmosphere is great and I would totally go back for more. read more

DISCLAIMER: My people are French Canadian, and we know our Poutine. I believe that the owners of Smith are really Quebecois operatives. That is all. Smith is my ace in the whole - seriously. I always have a great time when I go to Smith - and every newbie that comes with me is a solid convert by the time they leave. My favorite thing about this joint is the consistently ingenuity behind the ever revolving menu. You don't have to spend a ton of cash here to get really interesting - and dare I say it - thought provoking food. I also like the fact that this is a "regular person" joint - not overrun by yuppies or gangs of tight panted 22 year olds. Go Smith, go Smith, go Smith.... ::Cabbage Patch:: read more

My first burger in YEARS was enjoyed here, and it was well worth it. I would have enjoyed a few veggie options tho. But if you head to a bar that is decored with hunted animals heads, it slightly makes sense. read more

Smith - Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Every time I've been here, the place was always packed but even so I have no complaints about the service. Good beer selection, awesome menu (unless you don't eat meat). One thing about Smith though... I experienced something that I can only refer to as bear jealousy. Most the dudes (and some dames) appear to be in various stages or facial hair forestation. I felt quite insignificant with my grown up peachfuzz. Not a bad thing though. Like I said, I'm jealous read more

This place has great potential, but it's got a few shortcomings that are holding it back from the four stars that I think it can easily make if they just got their act together. Big upside: They have a fantastic beer list, and I love the dark open random interior and layout. It's not too fancy and not too divey. The food that I've had there has been decent, and they've got poutine! Their regular fries are pretty good too, but you've got to go with the poutine. Room for improvement: Their food service sucks. Granted, it's an excuse to stare at their waitresses more (yes, they have a good looking bunch and I am willing to say that I enjoy that... in a completely family friendly sort of way), but it shouldn't take half an hour to get a burger or 10 minutes to get a drink.... especially after teasing me with their good selection of beers on tap. Side note - if you want some of their more tasty brunch items, I've had them run out of these items later in the day. )-: End result - if you order from the bar or you're just there for drinks, it's great. If you're starving and waiting for food will just agitate you, then you should go somewhere else first before coming here for some poutine and a few rounds. Bike parking: Right outside, but it's usually packed. For some reason I've biked here before even though I'm a 5 minute walk away. Hmm... read more

I love any place that serves sweet pototo fries!!! Smiths also does not dissappoint with any of their food or drinks. Tried their lamb, tried their fries with gravy and cheese, and their mac n'c heese. Have to say oh what generous portions they serve!!! Should make the aver person smile if you bring friends to catch up. Of places in capital hill, parking is located in the back but it's "pay per number of hours" you park places. So first time on this street and pleasant enough that I'd like to go back. read more

Great place. Cool atmosphere, solid food, great bar and good people. After going here with a big group, they split up the check. I thought I had a billing issue and emailed them. They responded quickly explaining the deal (ended up just being a processing error when they slide the cards and was never charged). They were very responsive and great about it. Point being, some restaurants are black holes and just a pain in the ass to deal with. Smith is friendly proactive and responsive. read more

Great meal, great service. Deciding what to order is hard when everything looks good. I went with a good old fashioned cheeseburger and it exceeded my expectations. It was a 1/2lb of nicely seasoned burger cooked perfectly to order. What sealed the deal was the bun, believe it or not. It just had this great fresh bouncy/chewy consistency that held up well and held my burger together. The roasted squash w/ hazelnuts and sage was tasty too, albeit a bit too sweet. Maybe a little less brown sugar and it'll be perfect. read more

Smooth and dark is usually how I describe my chocolate. Smith, however, has brought this to life. The place is lighted by candlelight which makes it feel intimate- great for small groups of loved ones and dates. The menu is perfectly representative of the PNW. And, their cocktail drinks are heavily portioned towards liquor while still tasting refreshing and unique. Thank you Smith for bringing classy back with a PNW flair! Go to treat yourself and a loved one to an intimate evening by candlelight in a laid back classy upper Cap Hill venue. read more

It was hard for me to figure out a score for Smiths. Their food is quality, thought definitely goes in to what they make, and I will never go back. The meal, and I mean everything, was so saturated in butter and grease I felt terrible the rest of the day. Not interested. read more

I have been here a few times, and could not say much special about the place. It is very promising, with a lot of asthetic charm, but the service, crowd, and drinks fall short. If you are into beer it may not make a difference, but the mixed and well drinks are not consistently made. No real waiting staff ever, so you have to fight crowd at bar for a while every time you want a drink. Not sure about food. Last time I was here the place was laced with a vomit smell, and it was only 10pm! It smelled like bleach and vomit ... I understand these things happen, but who the hell wants to drink with that scent constantly lingering up your nostrils? ayyye read more

3.5. Totally fine, albeit slightly weird. Sure, there are a bunch of dead animals on the wall, but who cares? That's just a typical living room in the Midwest. Kitsch = fail. The food is served on wood platters, which seems unsanitary as well as impractical. Plates in a restaurant get washed at least once an hour. Do they ever have a chance to dry? The food itself was totally fine -- the french fries are quite delicious, and the burger was tasty. Dry bun. Beet salad and bleu cheese was pretty good. Cuban sandwich was good but unexceptional. The waitress was friendly; service was relatively quick in general. read more

I came here tonight with the boyfriend and some friends. It was a bit busy (Wednesday night) so we ended up waiting about half an hour for a table. That's fine, I kind of expected that and the guy that was helping us get our table was super nice. When we finally got our booth, I ordered the macaroni with gouda & ham and a side of sweet potato fries. The boyfriend got the brick chicken with polenta and creamed corn. One friend got the burger and the others shared an appetizer of salted cod fritters. It took us about an hour before we finally got our food...so we were really hungry by then. I don't understand why it took so long, but it did. The food finally came out after we had finished the pitcher of beer. The boyfriend had ordered an additional pint of beer...but it never came out. Luckily we didn't get charged for it, but it's completely unacceptable that they forgot his beer. My mac & cheese was tasty though, I enjoyed that it wasn't too heavy and the ham pieces were a nice touch. The boyfriend found his chicken to be moist, but he didn't like the burnt skin at all. The sweet potato fries were tasty, I guess...but probably some of the weakest sweet potato fries I've had at a restaurant. Most of the pieces were tiny, so it didn't even feel like I was eating fries...just leftovers. I've been told that this place is usually better...but at this moment while I thought the food was decent enough, the service sucked. I'll definitely give it another shot in hopes that it was just a fluke that it sucked today. I kind of wish we had the waiter who originally sat us at the booth, as he was nice. The girl we ended up with just totally forgot about or something. I do think/hope this was a fluke, but as this was my only experience here...it put a sour taste in my mouth. I mean you should ALWAYS have your A game on...even on a Wednesday night, because you never know when someone's going to Yelp about you. read more

Went to Smith for a casual evening dinner with my girl friends. It has a great, dare I say, hip vibe. But, there's no other way to describe it - while the staff definitely wasn't pretentiously hip, I can't speak for the patrons, as both they and I were too busy stuffing our faces with poutine and cuban sandwiches. A good place to meet up with friends after work, eat, laugh, and contemplate the curvature of space time in the presence of animal carcasses adorning the walls, comfortably worn brown wood tables, and large open windows. I only had a couple items on the menu, so I can't go on endlessly about the food. But, this is a pub environment, so everything on the menu tastes good with a cold beer. read more

I was only here briefly, so the experience was not what I would consider thorough enough to give this place a 5. That said, it was flawless. Great drink selection. Weird walls (not necessarily 'nice', but at least a convo piece). Any place that uses Gruyere as a prefered cheese on a number of their dishes deserves to be remembered. Poutine in the USA? 'Nuff said. read more

Smith is a good option if you're looking for decent food, a nice local beer selection, and random portraits and taxidermy on the wall. Who isn't? We started with a small poutine. It was my first experience with poutine so I'm not sure how a connoisseur would consider it, but it was still quite good. The cheese curds weren't identifiable by the time the plate got to us, as the gravy had melted them, but it was a heart-attack-on-a-plate kind of dish that was easy to appreciate. No complaints. The short rib I could have done without. It really just didn't do anything for me, but was by no means bad. The spatzle on the side was addictive as hell, though. Wifey got the mac & cheese and GOOD LORD get the mac & cheese. I was worried, after the poutine, of a cheese overload, but the dish actually had only a moderate amount. It was baked just right so the pasta had a bit of crispiness but not overdone. I would come back just for that. That and the dead animals on the wall. Smith gets major props for its beer selection. It has more than 10 on draft, almost all of them from the Pac NW, but also from California. Then its bottled selection includes beers from the rest of the US and Europe. read more

I really like Smith and I wish my boyfriend still lived in walking distance. We used to go here for brunch all the time. Kinda a non-traditional menu, but lots of really good items. They serve Stumptown, which is always a plus. We went here last night with friends who had never been before. It does get busy, but we got a table almost right away. I usually drink their beer (good selection), but tonight we had a bottle of wine. Good prices and fast service. I had their Cuban sandwich and it wasnt my favorite, maybe because it wasn't Paseo's. But in general, their fries are great and most of the food I've had in the past I've enjoyed too, especially their burger. read more