Have lived in Kitsap County for 24 years, this is my first visit to this location. Very cool neighborhood establishment. Stopped in for dinner/drinks before going to a show at the Admiral Theatre. Limited menu but it has something got everyone, no vegetation option. We sat in a booth, waitress was friendly and attentive. Nice range of beer, ordered a hazy IPA. I ordered the wedge salad and my friends ordered the fried chicken sandwich. My salad came out before my friends. It was not your typical iceberg wedge, it was created with romaine lettuce, bacon, blue cheese crumbles, small tomatoes. It was delicious. It was the perfect portion. My friend's fried chicken sandwich was AMAZING! The batter in the chicken was sweet and crispy. One had shoe sting fries and the other tator tots. The fries were crisp, the tator tots were tasteless. As we were leaving the evening entertainment was coming in. There is a stage in the back where entertainment performs. There are also TV's in strategic locations where you can watch the scheduled football game. Seahawks were on. This place is small but cozy, divey, great neighborhood bar to get a bite to eat. There were families there with kids. Look forward to going back! read more

The Manette - Fried chicken sandwich - American Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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Drag Brunch with Hannah was amazing! Great time for all of us! Food was yummy too!! Can't wait for the next one to happen!

Terrible drinks and the fried food tasted like oil was very old. Ordered an espresso martini it was like it came from a bottle pre mixed and looked that way as well. read more

ate at the Manetre Sallon for brunch today. it was delicious worth trying. Maddy and angel were great the service was excellent. would recommend and will go back. 10/10 read more

They have a pretty crazy wing deal on Thursday (12 wings and a beer for $11) and the food is decent by all means. Jello shots, late night bar... Very underrated if you ask me. read more

Just moved to the area and we were super lucky to settle in Manette. Couldn't have asked for a better local neighborhood, especially considering what the rest of Bremerton has to offer... The Manette is a fantastic spot in an already fantastic neighborhood. Reasonably priced food and cold drinks, prompt and friendly service, and excellent specials... can't complain! We recently stopped in for wings night - a dozen wings and a beer for 10 bucks each - perfection! read more

Absolutely 5 stars for the Manette last night. It was my first time here and I felt like I was treated like a friend, almost! I was having a hard time choosing from the tap list the server/bartender was giving me so she let me come over and sample beer after the one I ended up choosing ran out until I found one I liked! It was a pretty decent selection, I landed on the 7 seas IPA. I'm diving more into IPAs and this was super refreshing and citrusy without being too bitter. Both women working were super nice and attentive. I was at a table with a few other folks and our drinks never made it to empty before we were asked if we wanted a refill! Their menu is limited, simple bar food. The Saturday special is a steak Mac n cheese for $12 so I got that. It was really cheesy! Super yummy with hunks of steak and like, did I say cheesy yet? Yum! Others at the tables got salads which looked really good, too. I'd be back for the great service alone, it's a bonus the food was good! Fun music choices too. read more

Great place to eat, hear live music and enjoy a well poured drink. The staff is very friendly and professional, they really elevate the atmosphere. read more

Awesome dive bar on the main drag of Manette. The staff are like family, which makes since given that this seems like a second living room for the neighborhood. Jamison, Angie, Johnny, and Ali are all friendly and will quickly learn what your regular order looks like. Music nights are always fun, but trivia every third Thursday takes the cake. Try their burger! read more

One of my favorite places in Kitsap County. Live music. Good service. Great place for a few bevs and some live music.

Came in for the weekly Thursday special- a dozen wings and a beer for $10 and went home full and happy! Good selection of wing marinades to choose from- we got the "sexy" which was a Parmesan/garlic coating and the Honey Siracha which was surprisingly not packing heat. The beers were cold and the wings were crisp. Can't beat the price and friendly staff. Will definitely be retuning! read more

Nice quaint place that looked grungy yet santitary. I have pretty high standards. The band was alive and the people were friendly. They have a wide selection of alcohol for a small bar. Neat little nook of the place for a Navy town read more

The Manette - Cute little small navy town venue/bar - American Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

I dropped in only once, mistaking The Manette for a cafe, but it is a bar that serves fried bar food. I found it to be a dark and gloomy place with clientele who appear to be downtrodden or deeply depressed. I imagined a lonesome patron bursting into a tragic ballad of all dreams of glory faded, of youth spent doing little, becoming less. But nothing so artful occurred. There was only that aura of tragedy, a scent of miasma. Every neighborhood needs a bar that caters to the down and out. To be able to see people coming and going, to feel less alone even when companionless, to know that if you had a heart attack and fell over unconscious someone would probably call 911 -- whereas if you stayed home you'd be rotting before anyone noticed you were gone. Well, it's not like sobriety is all it's cracked up to be, and a body shouldn't drink alone. So yes, The Manette, "where nobody knows your name," could well be your home away from home during these last months of your life. read more

This waitress was friendly and great at her job. There was lots of social distancing in place. The food was really good and priced well. I will definitely go back. read more

Very disappointed in this venue as a venue for Battle of the Bands. They do not have AC. They will charge you $5 to sit in a hot room which wreaks of cigarette smoke because the bouncer decided it was completely fine for people to be smoking next to the entrance. The bouncer was more concerned that I was trying to talk to him while holding a glass of water, than he was of the guy standing next to the door smoking, which is actually against the law. The only nice thing was that the bar maidens gave me lots of water with lots of ice to help cool me down. They were nice too. It's too bad they have to work in a place like that. They deserve to work in better working conditions. If there was a separate rating system for the bar ladies, I would give them 5 stars because they were so nice to me. read more

Looking back on my old review, i realized that as time has gone by, my feelings about this bar have changed. Maybe we just got off on the wrong foot. Bad first impressions can sometimes hold you back from moving on. Well....this place isn't all bad, actually...a lot of the workers here are really nice people, and are great bar tenders. The booze is priced fairly and they have some pretty good events held here. They have everything from art shows to punk shows and they have a pretty decent stage set up for such. I very drunkenly karaoke'd from it the other night...VERY drunkenly. I'm pretty stoked that i didn't fall off the stage, actually. I can't speak for their food, since i have only ever drank here. Doesn't seem the kind of place to have much vegan fair, so i haven't bothered. Since it's in my neighbor hood i have found myself here more often since I warmed up to it. It's a good place to have a beer, shoot some pool and shake your tail feather(and possibly talk others into shaking their money maker with you....this is my specialty....i have no shame) read more

I like The Manette! Not only because it's within stumbling distance, but because there's always something going on. Drink specials are usually pretty good, overall the food is fair to middling considering bar fare. I gotta say I'm a social being and enjoy the rowdy weekends (with a variety of live music), but also dig the Taco Tuesdays and Open Mic Wednesdays...just wish they were open on Sundays, that would be sweeeeeeeeeet! read more

It was Friday night party time and we were feeling indecisive. We needed something that'd be open late, preferably with live music. I had written the address of The Manette down weeks ago when looking for some place chic to go and drink vodka because The Sidebar was supposed to do that. However...where is the sidebar? Anyway, The Manette is a large bar and its layout is pretty friendly. I was unimpressed overall though. My partner ordered the "sexy" fries, which smelled garlicky and good, but tasted like french fries. I ordered one, then another, Stoli dirty martini with olives. The first martini was worth the $8.50 price tag (he even gave me three olives), but the second was made by a different bar tender who said the following when she handed it to me: "I wasn't sure how much olive juice to put in, so I hope it's not too dirty.... or.... too light!" Insert put off, perceived, "tee-hee" here. I was tempted to send it back and request something she "knew how to make," but after taking a few sips and putting my air-quote fingers "aside" I decided that the first martini had given me a strong enough happy buzz to delay any ill effects of the second martini. I've become a cheap date. The Manette is middle of the road. The interior is pretty nice, and it's conveniently located, but it's lacking any kind of special something in my book. read more

I started going to the Sidebar when they introduced the small plates. I'm now there 2-3 days a week. I always get the Amberly Lemonade (I like the way the manager makes it) and whichever new small plate they have that week. When I'm being especially bad I also get the Sexy Tots. The roasted beet goat cheese salad was absolutely delicious. This week are steak bites, which I cannot get enough of! Adrian, the cook, is amazing!!! The bartender is always friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed. Usually on the weekend I head over to The Manette Saloon upstairs once The Sidebar has closed to catch the rest of the live bands. Plus they have a couple of pool tables and there are always interesting people to talk to. read more

Good selection of beers on tap. The drink specials rock most of the time. Live music on Friday nights and I think Saturday's too. Watch out for navy types and bremelos. The place seems to pick up at around 9:00 when the bands start. I haven't tried the food here but it looked good. I'm going to repeat what Pacie said "pay cash". The 10 dollar minimum and surcharge sucks. read more

The Manette Saloon & Sidebar offers happy hour specials ending at 7pm according to their chalkboard behind the bar. Be warned that the Manette runs on "bar time" all the time. So don't expect to be able to order a happy hour special much after 6:30pm. The backstory? After waiting in line I placed my order for a slider special and pointed at the chalkboard. The server/bar tender asks me if I want the pulled pork slider. I ask if that is the happy hour burger special and she tells me that they're no longer serving happy hour. So instead of saying that they're no longer serving happy hour she goes with a subtle upsell instead. I look at my watch, then phone, it's 6:42pm. I point this out to her and she says that she uses her clock. Nope, they don't bend on that either, it doesn't matter that the customer just walked and that "bar time" only makes sense when you're trying to get drunk customers out the door before 2am. Normally I would post a gripe as a review but this isn't an isolated incident--I had forgotten that they did this same thing to a couple of months ago as well. This time I decided that I wouldn't do what I did last time, I didn't order something else, nor did I order the pitchers to drink with my friends, nor did I tip the 20% that I usually leave. I just left. And posted a review this time, obviously. If you do go don't have high expectations of the food. It's typical bar food, nothing more, nothing less. The beers are fine, but that's pretty standard for the Pacific Northwest these days. Just don't forget that it's "bar time" all the time there. (Note, this is a repost as The Manette has two listings on Yelp) read more

Good beer choices, and good bar food. Just the usual fried stuff, but it really hits the spot. This place has some character, and a nice side bar attached if you want a more quiet atmosphere. The music can be a bit too loud on the weekends, but I guess that's pretty common. Also, the only game is one pool table. Though they do have a huge projector screen downstairs. They let my buddy and I hook up his old Atari on it. It was pretty funny to see Pong and other classics on a ~120 inch screen. All in all, a fun bar. read more

I've got a lot of really great memories of this place, all the way back when it was the old Eastside Tavern. My band played there so many times and I can remember it being packed from front to back, with a crowd out front, and the whole place singing along with me. Happy times. Nowadays I don't go to the Manette unless a friends' band is playing. I don't know half the crowd anymore, haven't seen it stuffed to the rafters like in the old days, but the drinks are always good, the bartenders friendly and the food pretty darn tasty. read more

Been coming to this joint since it was the Eastside. It's less of a dive now, but has the dark, gloomy vibe that makes it 100% my kind of place. And booze, it's hard to go wrong. read more

This bar is the most perfect dive bar. I love it. Good drinks good price good bartenders... It's fun. The group of people that go to this bar rock....actually have individuality and personality Get away from the annoying crowds like those at the old town bistro. read more

I have really tried to like this place since I live within two blocks of it. The food is decent and they have a good beer selection. The employees I have met are fun people. The atmosphere, I can't get past the weird fiefdom(vibe) that seems to unfold every single time I go in there. We were starting to think it was us until I spoke with some of my neighbors... Conclusion, the owners are rude and cater to their clique. read more

Watch your change in this place; I just had a $13.00 can of Rainier. Called the bartender out, got nothing but lip. I know when I've been scammed, don't let it happen to you. read more

The Manette is my local watering hole. Things you need to know, decent beer on tap, bartenders pour a good drink what else do you need. Not a bad place to see a band either. If billiards is your thing they have a coin-op on the Manette side and a couple other tables in the Side Car side. read more

I like this little place. It is a little martini bar right down the street from my house and has a very intimate setting. I had been there once and just had drinks and I knew I wanted to come back and try the food. I'm glad I did. We ordered the sliders, chicken skewers with peanut sauce, and crab stuffed mushrooms. All very good but the sliders were my favorite. I will definitely go here again and recommend it to anyone who is interested in having a couple drinks and some munchies at a hip little place in Bremerton. read more

I usually hate to be negative to hard working businesses.. but this is a disappointment. We used to come here after work a couple days a week to have drinks and food.. Even for Thanksgiving dinner, which Adrian did a great job. We knew most of the staff, but after Leighanne, a main bartender, was let go with no reason, and no notice, we decided not to come back. Whenever I expressed my disapproval, the owner reprimanded me immaturely. She's twice my age! Bad business in a small town with better options.. We chose Toro lounge, which has better food and drink options for the price, or even brem bar and grill.. read more

Really cute space...they have a great happy hour and a lot of impressive Martini's to choose from. They have good wines as well and it looks like their food menu is impressive. We didn't stay for food because we had reservations across the street, but I will definitely be back to try it! I had a dirty martini which was excellent and the blue cheese stuffed olives really added to it! :) read more

I don't know what changed or if anything really did change, but I've been enjoying The Manette much more than I used to. I've managed to see some interesting things happening here which keep me coming in despite no longer drinking. Thursdays are the best Kareoke night around town and the recent art local art shows and comedy shows give this place a new life. The place actually sounds much better as well. Manette has always suffered from the hallway effect when seeing bands here (as in, it feels like I'm listening to a band in a echo filled hallway), and it still does, but it sounds better even if it is still hard to make out vocals when bands are playing. As someone who has played here on the occassion, the staff has always treated bands right when playing here and that makes them one of the most solid venues around. read more

Karaoke on Thursday night: ladies night, discount drinks, "no country allowed". Was fun, entertaining regulars and pretty good singers. KJ was a little annoying, didn't know his collection well and didn't really keep good track of the order of singers. However the bartender was stellar, very attentive and fast. We ordered chicken strips and fries because they were only doing fried food at that point and they were excellent...almost home-made excellent. Enjoyable atmosphere. Even though we live 30 miles away, we will likely go back in spite of the KJ. read more

Wednesday night is a bargain. Choose the flat iron steak for a very nicely seasoned tender steak $8 with mash potato or salad. About 4 oz. of meat cooked as you ordered it. Johnny is a warm and helpful waiter. Stay for the band...a few of the locals that sit in later are really excellent. Older fun loud crowd. All good! read more

We come here before going to the Admiral. Good wine & snacks. Sliders & sexy fries are my favorets. Attended a fun wine tasting party hear about a month ago. Always Chearful. read more

Best LIVE music venue in kitsap for original local and touring acts. Best club PA in the county. It's loud - as rock and roll should be!

The drinks here are pretty good but nothing special. The nachos absolutely suck. It's like they took some store bought tortilla chips and threw some crap on it with cheese and threw it in the microwave for 45 seconds. I am not exaggerating. The "sexy" fries and tots are good but they're just tots and fries with parmesan and whatever. Don't come here for the food. Come here for a good drink and a decent atmosphere read more

I don't enjoy going to the Manette. I think paying a cover in Bremerton is ridiculous. Yes, it's weekends, but those are the only days I go out. Yes, it's for bands, but it's so damn loud in there that I end up standing outside in the cold with the smokers to keep my ears from ringing. Maybe I'm just getting crotchety in my late 20s. Plus, I hate paying over $9 for a pitcher of a domestic draft. read more

Awesome food. Great staff. Very attentive. Steve on the grill killing it! Come here as often as you can. You won't be disappointed!

Fun place, good live music, one of the best in Kitsap County.