"GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!" It's A COMET! [Grab your PBR & run for your life...to the STAGE! But grab a hot dog outside first a the dog stand if you are gonna be drinking, SRSLY!] :D SITREP I LOVE this place!!! So I must give my warning: "DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!" NO. That is not a command with the KLAXON HORN alert indicating that a SUB is SUBMERGING, but rather the heads-up that we have entered the "DIVE BAR" ZONE And in all fairness, the first question you might ask yourselves - or more likely, your FRIENDS will ask you - "How the hell did we end up here?!?" I don't know. It could have been a NUMBER of reasons: * Perhaps the reservation list at TANGO or TABLE 219 tapped out and you couldn't get in...? (I look perturbed at my roommate...) * Maybe there was too long of a line at NEIGHBORS DISCO...? (okay....maybe this ISN'T so bad......)...? * Or your friends did not get you in on the guest list at THE MERCURY.... (dagnapit! The worlds gonna end now....IN THE BLAZE OF A COMET!) THE SET-UP Whatever the reason, THE COMET is like that #2 (or #3 OR #4) choice... waiting for you to notice it. To give it a glance. To walk over and hear you say with candid (desperate) certainty, "Hey Baby, my plans sorta kinda fell thru, and I noticed you standing here. Mind if I hang with you?" And with a fluttering eyelash and winsome smooch, you are in the door, taking in the grime, the wood, the surly security, but the genuinely fun crowd and kick-ass music! So the COMET truly becomes the delicious lemonade when all you thought you had were some sour lemons....a stale lime.... and some other truly bad citrus). THE MUSIC And WHAT a delicious dirty, divy, deviant setting to listen to hungry bands and wailing rock songs! And all the while whettin your whistle with stalwart beer PBR....in the freakin can! Hahaha! It doesn't get any better (worse?) than this! The band line-ups are great. Each night I spend here I don't get disappointed listening to mainly new music from artists who are REALLY striking out to make an impression. And the enthusiastic audience always admires the energetic output of a sincere performer. SERENDIPITY One night I was here, I actually ran into (and, YES, hung out with) RACHEL HAYWIRE of all people - that extremely talented promoter of self promotion and internet-music babe. I hear what my friends have to say about her music-promotions and album-releases, but for the record, I had a blast trading quips and PBRs with the spriteful little vixen! (In fact that whole weekend was full of "Rachel" sightings...at the Rebar, Noc Noc, Pioneer Square, giving me a ride home...yeah...TOTALLY random crap...) But that's the COMET for ya: Great music. Awesome drinks. Cheap Girls... (wait.....wait..... "Awesome Music. Cheap Drinks. Great Girls...?" Naw, right the first time), Great music, Awesome drinks, and Cheap Girls! Woo! THE LOWDOWN "For a good time, call"....no no no....JUST SHOW UP! They'll love you for it! And you'll love them for it! [And grab a hot dog from the boys & gals at the Comet Dog stand outside!] read more

best bloody mary in town !! grab ur scarf and cat the booth by hovering. perhaps the croat lads will join .. read more

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Haters gonna hate! We live in NY but came to visit home for the holidays. We came in wanting to hate this place! We had been Comet regulars for yearssssss! And Seattlelites don't like change! We came here our second night back into town. We went with my brother since, we were rarely without our drinking buddy when we lived in Seattle and it just wouldn't be the same if we didn't go with him I was more than happy to see two nice pool tables. More seating and wooden booths, long picnic tables, tons of nooks and crannies. And the rad "Slats" mural on the wall made out of beer bottlecaps. And dis my eyes deceive me but yes an Elvira pinball machine is definitely now located at the Comet Tavern. And we were more than pleased that you could actually get food now and it is food from Lost Lake nonetheless. Lost Lake definitely knows about brunch and classic greasy dinner faves like, tater tots. The boys played some pool games. The bartender was super chipper which creeped me out a little. However, we still decided on having a little reunion party during our visit. When we returned for the party we took over the two large picnic tables. Everyone could order from the bar which is perfect when hanging out in a large group. Who likes to deal with stupid groups tabs at the end of the night. At one point one of my friends said she would be right back and mumbled something about pie. She came back with two slices of ridiculously delicious pie! There was no real legit pie shop before we moved and now it looks like Seattle officially has a pie shop to be reckoned with. Lost Lake works with A La Mode to sell their pies in the shop. And this is a collaboration that works beautifully. She got one slice of key lime and a slice of pumpkin. And I was seriously impressed. As I have mentioned many times, I am a baker and I know my shit. And these pies alone were worth having the party. I guess it was also pretty rad to see many of our friend's beautiful faces come out, drink up and chow down! At the end of the day, should we not be happy that we still have the Comet? And we can come back years later and it will still be there to greet us. It's not like the brother who lives on the couch in the dirty basement at your parents but more the brother who joined a band and went on tour. He kinda has his shit together and it's working for him. read more

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Advertises as a sports bar but when I asked for the mariners game to be turned on the bartender refused.

Very much dig the vibes of Comet for the long time. Specifically, I love when I'm lucking enough to roll in when Joon is working at the bar. She has literally raised to the creme of the crop of all Seattle bartenders I have interacted with. Not only is she just on top of her shit, she is fast and friendly and when watching her interact with other customers she treats everyone as a friend. She checks in on her patrons, is attentive, and accommodating... everything you would want from a great bartender. It's apparent that her interactions with her customers come from a genuine place of care and dedication to her job. Every time I walk into the Comet, I cross my fingers that Joon is working. Thank you Comet for being a welcoming place for not only me but my pup, and thank you to Joon for all the good vibes! read more

For 5th consecutive time, I got stopped and held by the entrance prior to entering despite the bar being so empty. What are the coincidence? Unless i am being stereotyped and discriminated based on how I look, what are the odds it happens to me just as I expected it to happen? Last it happen was on 03-02-2024 and I was hoping I won't get held by the entrance. It's like they're testing your patience so you end up going somewhere else. I will be recording my future visits and I have collected enough that this is happening purposely, i will be suing this bar. read more

Reminiscent of the ABC Tavern in Cleveland, OH. It is a pseudo dive bar. These are the places I like. Real dive bars never have decent looking women. These semi-sweet spots are my sweet spots. The beautiful neon sign drew me in. The cheap Hamm's beer kept me posted up like a mail box. Destination of the ride, is to reach is the peak, angelic landscape Takes the physical man behind the hidden gates of space Ultimate escapes as we go at a phenomenal rate As we cruise going into magnitude As we break up into a multitude of molecules Going through a long hollow tube with a scholars view As, we wearing the white garment, passing sound waves That's supersonic, passing the comets, star clusters -Killah Priest read more

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The staff bully their customers- I felt like I was in high school again with the treatment my friend and I experienced. When I appeared to become upset, the bartender then took the soda gun and poured water down his face saying, 'Oh, are you going to cry now...*laughed*... get the F*** out of the bar!' Literally did nothing but try to order a drink. I have no idea how this bar is still open with how they treat their customers. read more

Went to this bar on a whim while my sister was in town, the guy checking ID's at the front was rude didn't say a single word to us so we went inside just wanting a couple green tea shots to end our night and the bartender was so unbelievably unfriendly, spilled half of our drinks on the counter and then proceeded to overcharge us for our drinks and when we had to take a double-take at the check because it was an absurd amount to be charged for 3 drinks he rudely explained the cost and told me to move because I was in the "drinking area". Will never return here. Thanks for ruining a good night! Hire some people who can at least fake smile Jesus Christ. read more

They tried to charge me 16.00 for a Pacifico and a Fremont Lush. Clearly this is not a place to do business with the price gouging. After the bar tender opened our drinks he then said the price was 10$ for the single can of Fremont Lush and 6$ for the single bottle of Pacifico. I said wtf and told him this was way too much and he threw my money at me and told me he didn't set the price. If he didn't try and gouge me I wonder why the owners would run an egregiously overpriced drink. read more

Mike was very rude. I went to to the bar to get a water and there was an open seat so I sat down then he yelled at me to say that the line is over there and pointed behind a guy standing next to me (the line was 1 person long). There was literally one person in line who has already ordered. When I asked for water he then again yelled and said over there and pointed at the end of the bar. Not cool Mike. read more

The Comet is one of my favorite local bars. 1st, anywhere that has skeeball automatically gets 3 stars. They get another star for the chill af bartenders and staff and a final star because every time I visit, I end up meeting dogs who fall on the scale from neat to awesome. JK!!! All dogs are awesome. If I could give more stars I would because Tuesday night bingo and weekend DJ nights - esp DJ Ben Meadow - are just as cool as meeting neat dogs. Oh and one more imaginary star for getting food from lost lake delivered to table. Now that's what I call service v. 1. read more

This is definetely a dive bar, so don't expect cleanliness or bathrooms that lock. They do have beer and you can usually find a place to sit. The surroundings are colorful, lots of interesting stuff to look at. I'd never pay money to come here, but its a nice stop off on the hill when doing some bar hopping. There are other bars that I prefer, but I strangely have ended up here a few times, but really I am not sure why this is. Its usually a one drink place and then on to better things. It is usually a place where you can hear yourself talk, perhaps some of the nastiness keeps others away making it less overflowing with noise like some other nearby establishments. read more

The girl bartending here is rude af. I know what good service looks like. We were unaware of the loosely enforced law in Seattle that you must have a passport if you have a foreign ID, and she was literally rude about it. Gave this place a second shot... then she makes a margarita with orange juice and is again, rude. Lost Lake next door, which is owned by the same people is much better :) read more

Last night was my and my boyfriend's first time at Comet Tavern. We will definitely be back! The bartender Sara was so attentive, friendly and informative of the bar and it's deals! I was really impressed cuz she was on it too with the drinks and didn't miss a beat. And the DJ was on point too. It was a really fun night hoppin to multiple bars around the block, but comet tavern made the biggest impression on me because of Sara. Thank you!! Great deals and great service. read more

The review would be better but there's a waitress here who's in need of serious mental health help. She swears and freaks out all while doing nothing to actually WAIT TABLES OR SERVE DRINKS. Seen here pretending to do work. read more

Has the ambiance of a dive bar but prices of a 5 star hotel. I ordered 2 drinks, a rotating cider and an IPA and the total was $21. That's more than other bars nearby like the Unicorn, Captain Black or Rose Temple. Just go to the Unicorn instead. It's much more interesting and prices are reasonable. read more

DIVE BAR DIVE BAR DIVE BAR. I found my new favorite bar in cap hill. They have reasonably priced beer, and a wide list of beer. Know how to make a mean cocktail. Has pinball and pool tables and KICK@SS bar food. Plus an upstairs seating area. And the music varies, from old skool to really ol skool, but doesnt disappoint. read more

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Dive bars. I don't frequent them, I don't even like them but we came in here and sat at the bar where the bartender told me I was too fancy for anything they have. Thank you. I ordered a beer because apparently that's what you order here. Seriously, I've been to some dive bars (years ago while in college) but they can at least make you some form of mixed drinks there and not make you feel bad for ordering not a beer or a shot of hard liquor. Another patron sat down next to us, ordered a shot of vodka and water and the bartender decided his water should go in a shot glass as well but didn't tell him which is which. He sat there doing a smell test instead and hopefully he wasn't that drunk yet to have lost good smelling judgment (I guess if he was he wouldn't care which shot he took first). I felt bad for the guy. What if he took a shot of water first? That would have defeated the purpose of chasing his vodka with water. They weren't very busy the night we came in. There were quite a few open tables, they had someone who manned the door but no cover charge, they played some good tunes, and the place was pretty clean for a bar. Friendliness? Eh... I didn't really feel it from the bartender. She was very robotic. read more

SOOO funny because they present as if they are allies & say no to sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, or general hatefulness, but I tried to bring a cup of water out of the bar for a homeless man and his dog but the bartender would not let me leave with a cup of water. I get that there are maybe liability issues but soooo funny to call yourself all these things and not provide basic necessities to someone outside of your bar. Incredibly ironic :) read more

Points for having the Warriors game on, and more points for having access to the "diner" thru a backside passageway! Good selection of beers, good selection of bar foods. Pool table, great dive place to hang out. read more

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This place starts with a terrible door guy. What a jerk. I understand he has a job but what part of his job includes being just a plain **sshole? Long hair. Asian looking guy. Then we come we come to the male bartender with a hat and chinstrap beard. We are at the busy bar, he's one deep and asks us to get in an imaginary line? Needless to say we were never served at 10 pm after being at the bar for 20 minutes, waiting patiently by either bartender. As we walked out we said to the door guy that we weren't happy with the service. His reply- just to solidify his position as a dumb *uck a**hole. "Then don't ever come back again." Great atmosphere to create repeat business. Really welcoming place. *****the worst I've ever been treated by any establishment ever. Horrible pace that relies on location alone. Put these people in a place that requires an ounce of service and that door guy would be drug around the corner and bloodied. read more

I would highly recommend keeping away from this bar. I thought I would give it a chance since I haven't been here since 2013 but time and time again they prove they have the WORST BAR staff in Seattle. It looks like it's not as disgusting years past but I would recommend going anywhere else! read more

By far the Worst bartending service i met in my life. I got up from my stool to stretch myself. Literally 20 seconds. When i turned back my drinks (half full) were gone. That's my fault since I didn't knew the rule of "cover your drink with a coaster", however - when i asked the bartender if she took my drinks she said "that's what happens when you get up from your seat". What a nice lady! There were other issues with her poor service but honestly i feel like getting deeper in details won't top her bad comment and general poor attitude. Good luck making better tips like that. read more

Comet Tavern is awful. Beware. Gross glasses, watered down beverages. The staff are also very rude. Will NEVER return. would give Less than Zero stars if i could. read more

I've been here so many times and I just now realized they had a yelp page.. -_- It's a fun place to be on a Fri or Sat night. Drinks are always good here. Is beer considered cheap here? I wouldn't know because I never buy my own drinks haha. It can get very crowded but it always helps that I go with a bunch of tall guys so I use them as a guide and a shield when walking and pushing in here.. Haha. Did I mention there's free peanuts? Well there's also free peanut! I somehow always manage to leave with some bits of peanut shells in my hair or peanuts in my bags (no idea how they get there sometimes) read more

Comet has a friendly, hip dive bar ambience, decent beer selection, and promotes an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. Pride flags and signs prohibiting hate speech are clearly visible, which is a good thing but a little odd; did they used to have a problem with this or something? Anyway, they clearly don't anymore, and I enjoyed hanging out here. I arrived at about 10:30 PM, so long past dinnertime. The bar is smallish and there was only one bartender working in the front room, which should really be inexcusable considering how crowded it was. However, I must give kudos to the bartender because he was really, really good. Fast, attentive, and friendly. I never waited more than a couple of minutes to place an order. I had a beer I had never tried before, Double Mountain Red Amber, and it was cold, frothy, and delicious. I also tried the Leavenworth Wheat beer and thought it was pretty good. Tables were pretty dirty and there was no service; we grabbed an empty one but there were glasses from the last group scattered around that were never cleaned off. About 45 minutes after we arrived, the bar switched from glassware to plasticware (maybe because all of their glassware was sitting dirty on the tables?). The crowd was cool. Everyone friendly and in a good mood. This seems like a pretty good spot to swing by on your next outing in the Capitol Hill nightlife. Would definitely return to grab a drink here. read more

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I think it probably has its niche of people who prefer that style of bar. It's a little too crowded for me, they were out of some ingredients and the crowd is kinda 21-23. But totally a hot spot if your a college kid on Capitol Hill read more

PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE! RACIST bouncer I had the WORST experience I've EVER had at a bar here last month! I lived on the hill a few years ago and used to come here regularly. I came back last month to visit & met up with some friends at Comet on a Thurs night. We ordered drinks and food around 11 and there were a few sloppy drunk ppl near the bar. We decided to grab our last round at midnight and one of my friends went to get us shots. He was rudely told by the bartender that he'd been cut off as he was "too drunk." He had only ordered a few drinks and was being polite. My bf ordered the shots for us and brought them back to the table. The big bouncer came over to our table and yelled at my friend and told him to leave the establishment. We left a tip on the table, took our shots and were walking out when the bouncer smacked the shot glass out of my friends hand, while it was by his mouth, brushing his face. The glass hit my foot & I looked up and the bouncer had pulled out his baton threatening the hit my friend (he is a black man). We walked out and I will NEVER go back. What I experienced was true RACISM. It was terrifying for me and I'm sure others around us as well. I don't think this man belongs in a job working with people. Absolutely DISGUSTING treatment!! read more

Do I like The Comet? Can anyone really like The Comet? It's dirty. It's crowded. It's loud. There's money on the ceiling -- taunting all the student-loan-laden patrons. The bathrooms are filthy. But... they serve white-trash beer and the bands are always trying hard, so 4 stars! read more

I'm so incredibly disappointed to write this. I'm traveling from out of town and went to this bar all night we had the same bartender continually tipping him 40% on every tab we had (it was many). My boyfriend went to order green tea shots and it took him 3 tries to get it correct. He simply just didn't tip because we've been tipping all night and we had the SAME bartender every time. The bartender looked at the receipt crumbled it AND THREW IT IN HIS FACE! This is disgusting and disturbing and what an awful representation of this bar. You just do better! read more

Shit-ass bartender charged $10 for a pint at 1:15am when it should cost $7.00. His name me is Paul. When questioned about the spike in price, he said "I'm only the middle man." Avoid this place. read more

Love a good dive bar - stopped in during the weekend & happy we did. Plenty of spacing with plastic dividers. No beers on tap. Decent selection of spirits. read more

Good vibes and always a good time! Bingo nights are fun, and depending on the night and the time, the crowd is relatively laid back and just looking to connect and bond with friends. The bartenders and consistent with their drinks, and the photo booth is great for dates. read more

This review has more to do with the employees than it has to do with ambience, drinks, or food. Nevertheless this is important for all to know. I came here 2 nights ago with some friends to have a couple drinks and incidentally left my brand new North Face gloves on the seat. I noticed pretty much immediately when I got home that I didn't have them on me and called the cafe attached to Comet to inquire about them. The bartender told me that they found them and that I could come pick them up tomorrow. Fast forward to the next day, I came to pick them up but the manager could not find them anywhere. He texted the employees who worked the previous day and discovered one of them had TAKEN THEM HOME. He told me that this person (who I could absolutely put on blast but I won't) thought that these "belonged to his friend"??? What in the actual f*ck? That's the most BS excuse I have ever heard. He was probably going to either 1.) sell them on eBay or 2.) give them to his girlfriend. Then I was told he would bring them back "within the hour" so I go to Little Oddfellows cafe to read some books in the meantime. When I came back 1.5 hrs later they still weren't there and at this time I am absolutely furious. I honestly wouldn't be writing this angry review if it weren't for the fact that literally nobody took the thieving seriously until I was inordinately pissed. He eventually brought them back within the next hour because the manager had to personally call him and demand he come in immediately. I'll say one thing: If you do come here, be careful not to leave anything here. You will 100% see them on eBay. read more

Not a place for enjoying yourself. Terrible service awful drinks. Don't go here! Lots of understaffed nights and plenty of undertrained security. Wouldn't even let anyone back in after A ten minute food outing! Won't go back and won't recommend to friends. You should go to unicorn! It's way more fun and they have an arcade downstairs! The Jell-O shots are only 4 bucks at unicorn and you won't be disappointed there like you would be at comet read more

If you can't even keep your patrons from leaning out the window spraying squirt guns at passerby and drunkenly congregating and making a scene on the street at 3:30pm on a Tuesday your management clearly needs some help. Some of us have real professional responsibilities we have to attend to on week days during business hours and we can't attend those when your drunken imbecile bro customers are drenching us out of the bar window or from the street with squirt guns. Keep your customers in line please. That whole display of action last Tuesday was just embarrassing. Update: someone whom I'm guessing is one of your employees came up to me AT THE WASHINGTON STATE FAIR and started harassing me about how I was the "girl who didn't like fun". Um no, I like fun. I just don't like being drenched by water guns when I have to spend another half day in school working on guests and trying to look professional. I cannot believe the level of unprofessionalism your employees have exhibited in this instance. Truly disgraceful. read more

At the close of Mama's Big Night Out, Ms. Mel and I were drawn across the street from Moe Bar into the presence of The Comet, AKA The Vomit, AKA DLight's Living Room for the whole of the 90s. The seductive sounds of a Fugazi cover beckoning, we stood at the threshold. Me: Dare I enter? Mel: How can they possibly remember? Me: Oh, they remember....fuck it. Let's go. No one BEHIND the bar to remember me - but plenty sitting at the end. Mike, Chris, Don: THERE'S OUR GIRL!!! Where the fuck have you been? Me: Sober! Wow. 7 years later. Wow. read more

Beat. The. Clock. I don't know anywhere else that offers this form of inebriation - and if you do, please tell me, because that represents a fair amount of college drinking nostalgia. Since the change in ownership and remodel there's no more stage, but there are lots of booths, it won't give you Hep B, and the weekday happy hour offers the forementioned beat the clock. I spied three cute pups licking up the peanut shells on the floor while I was there; I'm not sure if it's officially dog friendly but I have a hunch they allow canine buddies during slow hours. I'd also hazard a guess that they don't love people throwing said shells on the floor, but I didn't see any recriminations, so maybe have at it? Bonus: free pool M-F 4-6 and PULL TABS. Add it up: pitchers of cheap shitty beer starting at $4 and escalating in $1 increments every hour till 8 + dogs + pull tabs + using the bathroom is no longer like looking into the filthy, filthy void = win! Meinert & Lajeunesse do it again. read more

You ever have a secret about a place that you can't tell people or the secret will go away? The comet has a secret thing about it and I can't tell you... ever... because I don't want to see it go away. I'm going to challenge you to figure out what that secret is, and then get back to me! The winner gets a date with Tad Hamilton! That said... the Comet is a great small band venue for bands that ROCK!. There's no soft jazz or Um-pa music at this place, but good old fashioned Seattle Rock and Roll! This place is slowly becoming an institution! I might even dare to say that it could fill the Crock hole if someone out there had more then a little ambition! It's certainly got a better location! Dirty in a good way. read more