Very friendly staff! We stopped in after a day of urban hiking. We just had refreshments with chips and salsa. The menu says homemade chips and salsa, but it's really chips and homemade salsa. Lol. The salsa was not great at all. The beer was cold! That's a big plus. The margaritas were... okay. A good spot to take a break! The staff made our experience better! read more

West End Pub - Chips and homemade salsa - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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I tried to handle this privately before posting, but after being ignored and disrespected, people need to know. I called twice on two separate days asking to speak with management and never received a call back. When I called again today, the woman who answered claimed she was the manager. As I was explaining the situation--our treatment and the issues with the food--she was dismissive and then hung up on me mid-sentence. Completely unprofessional. The food itself was unacceptable. The ham on my turkey club sandwich was undercooked and the cheese wasn't even melted. For the amount I paid, the quality was nowhere near acceptable. What made the situation worse was how we were treated. As Black customers, the service we received felt noticeably different--cold, inattentive, and unwelcoming. That experience, combined with being ignored by management and then hung up on, is beyond frustrating. I spent $56.00 here and received poor food, poor service, and zero accountability. I will not be returning, and I strongly suggest others think twice before spending their money here. read more

Good service and something for everyone be it food or beverage.Deceiving from the street,this place is big...200 capacity.Huge back room for large groups with TV's all over and a shuffle board.Front of house are two pool tables..which is great if you're a keen player.Not a lot of waiting time in between games.Servers are very attentive.Good local pub. read more

Tots are good but french dip is nasty. Server didn't even ask me why I didn't eat it. Go there for beer/drinks but stay away from the food. You can always get taco bell on the way home. read more

Great service, always a friendly neighborhood atmosphere! Although their menu has changed (As we all know the price of food has gone way up) they are still doing their best to provide a good quality menu at an affordable price. read more

They advertise NFL Sunday ticket but the don't have it. Definitely needs more than one bartender also.

Nice bar with friendly staff, lots of good choices on the menu and beers were nice. Large area for groups to enjoy. Close to the Seattle Center. read more

Tried the western smash burger it left a lot to be desired the tots that I heard were delicious were over fried the salad was OK service good read more

West End Pub - Smash burger, 4 meat salad - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Great place for a party! The far back room has space that is perfect for your company get-together. We did a send-off for one of our old teammates and it was perfect! Drinks are stiff and cheap. (Service is better at the bar). read more

West End Pub - Lauren's Retirement party - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Great for sports watching and small area groupings. Friendly wait staff and very eclectic crowd. Fun!

Used to be great, now not so much. Retired after about 18 months. Completely new menu and apathetic waitstaff. I read more rent Yelps and thought wow, people are complaining but it can't be on West End. Boy was I wrong. Poor menu, wait staff ignoring us (never checked on us once after delivering food and never asked if we wanted refills), and so-so food. We agreed that we will no longer return. Very sad as the place used to be great! read more

If you have a Time Machine and go back to previous management this was the ports bar to go to. Now it is a shell of its former self. I'm surprised as other establishments owned by this group like The Parkway are excellent. The difference is obvious. The bar/restaurant manager and staff don't care I waited 20 minutes before any server came over and after dropped off menu and drink she disappeared. I had to flag down a different server after sitting another 15 minutes to order. And they weren't busy and the morning game crowd had cleared out (Seahawk game over. But it's a sports bar so what about the games you ask. The manager came out 10 minutes after start of afternoon NFL games to reset and just took his time not caring. They never changed the sound from morning TV so sound was the rodeo. Unacceptable for a sports bar. Go to the Loose Wheel or anywhere but here for a quality sports viewing experience read more

We have gone to West End Pub for their Pub Salad for many years; but, no more. They have quit putting prime rib on the salad and instead put shredded roast beef. Even the pieces of chicken weren't the same. The waitress said not enough patrons ordered prime rib, so they ended up with too much waste. How about ordering prime rib chunks from Food Services just for salads? read more

West End Pub - Pub Salad and Prime Rib dinner - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Waitress was...off putting. Very short in responses, didn't see her smile once. The place is old, classic dive bar vibes. Smash burger was pretty good at least. read more

West End Pub - Smash burger - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Haven't given a one star in awhile. But this place truly deserves it. I'm usually very understanding and I try to give benefit of the doubt, but when staff literally are flat out disrespectful, it's hard for me to understand in tough times how they can afford to be like that and lose potential business. I walked in a pretty busy bar with the bartenders paying no attention to anyone coming in. I can understand, it's a Thursday night. And I come here because it's one of the few places playing nfl game. However, no matter how long I waited none of them looked my way even though I was obviously looking at them waiting to order. I wasn't walking in just to stand. I walked to other side of the bar where there was just one bartender near the lottery tickets?? I asked if I could sit there and he just quickly said yes. Eventually he realized I might order something, and asked if I wanted to order something albeit pretty rudely. Eventually, he I guess forgot I ordered a cider and started waiting on other tables, meanwhile I'm just waiting for a damn cider. Another bartender who I never even saw yet asks if ordered something and I say a cider. He can also see that the other guy should've got my cider quick instead of going to all the other tables. Then this guy grabs me my cider finally, and when I ask what kind it is, he has absolutely no idea.... What?!! I was kinda fed up and wanted to cash out after my one cider, and when I said I wanted to cash out, the bartender couldn't hear me? One foot away... He looks at me like he's waiting for something, and I tell him the other bartender already took my card info... I'm so fed up I literally tell him I don't get how they're not on the same page and literally confused me, like who the heck is my main bartender lol! I went to beer star after, my main place and I should've just came here. Train your staff, and I hope you're not going here if you expect a good time. As usual, I will share this on google and Facebook as well so people are warned. read more

The biggest disappointment is they don't have prime rib anymore that they had for a good 25 years. the menu is completely changed, and now it's just okay! read more

I really enjoy coming to the West End! If you want great service, great food, great drinks, and a community environment with lots of laughs, come to the West End Tacoma! read more

I've been coming here since I turned 21. I'm 30 now. Over the past six months the service has turned to absolute garbage. Specifically since a certain employee has started. The black dude that works I think has some favorites or he's just rude? We always get skipped over when he's checking tables and when he does check on us, he seems super annoyed. I always tip well so I'm not sure what the nuisance is. Honestly fire him, he sucks. read more

We used to come here for the pub steak and the Cobb salad quit a bit! We used to go there a lot! Last month we "gave it another try" for the pub steak and it was bad quality. Back in the day it was melt in the mouth and so good! Told myself I won't be back. Today, we went to "give another try" lo and behold, it was horrible. Since they changed management and cooks, the food quality has gone down. Sad. Will never go back nor will I recommend this dive bar. The steak was low quality, rubbery and just not the same. The breadstick was hard, the only thing decent in the plate was the loaded potato. Drinks were good. Heavy pour: that stayed the same. read more

My husband went recently after we moved from Tacoma years ago and they sold ownership. He said the steak was half the size, but still good (same cook). He said the service was so horrible he won't be back. read more

This place was a one of a few recommendations I received to watch the NFC championship game. Glad I went here. This place is huge! I sat where I thought was the main dining room but it was just one of a few rooms. Most of the customers were here also so the ambiance was great to watch the game. Everyone that works here are friendly and service was fine. We had a few workers checking in on us to make sure we were good. The food is your typical bar food. It was decent. I had the turkey bacon sandwich with tots and my husband had the mushroom burger with fries. Both were good. I will definitely come here again for game days. Lots of screens to watch the game in every room they have. They even have a game room . The ambiance is great, local customers. One note though, on busy days expect to wait a little longer for your food, but it's all good. This is a local business and one I would highly recommend and support. read more

We went here for the first time recently. It's a sports bar with a million TVs and communal tables (similar to Terry's Office Tavern). We got a burger and a veggie burger. One with fries, one with tots. Both were surprisingly good! The veggie patty was Molly's Kitchen which was similar to Impossible or Beyond. Also very impressive was that there was no upcharge for the veggie patty like there is at most places. Service was a bit disorganized, but it all worked out. The Bloody Mary's were odd. We couldn't put our finger on why, but a guess would be too much steak sauce in the mix. Anyway, after avoiding this place for a dozen years we were pleasantly surprised! We'll go back in the future. 11/22/2021- We returned for another lunch. The deli sandwich was very good. Really good roll! My wife really enjoyed it. I ordered Buffalo wings. The wings were large (I barely finished them and that's not usually a problem for me)! The wings were super-crispy! My only complaint is that they didn't have enough sauce. read more

West End Pub - Bloody Mary's!! - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Ive been going to westend pub for 20 years to enjoy their pubs salads, but after today i will no longer go there. The portions have been cut in half and there is no longer steak in it, instead it looks and tastes like leftover shredded potroast. It was a good run while it lasted but no longer a place i will go. read more

West End Pub - Pub salad - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I've gone here for thirty-five years , and the food was always great. Now it is not .The drinks and the service and the atmosphere are still good. However, I just gave the food one more try like I had been over the last year, and it was so horrible that I threw it out after a couple of bites. It was so good in the old days, But the new owner has decided to change the menu. And it was a really nice pub and grub. Now it's just a nice pub. read more

Food is good for a pub! Love all the tvs but the staff can be rude at times. We asked them if they could put the Seahawks game on a tv and before we asked the bartender said "I have like 10 other things to do what do you want" like totally uncalled for... not the first time we've experienced a rude vibe from one of the staff members. Maybe because we don't come in often like others, we noticed they favor the locals more, we do live down the road and walk there biweekly usually for a game or for dinner. But still no way to treat a paying customer. read more

I am so happy that the Westend is open again. I sure have missed it. Since covid and all the new changes I appreciate all they have in place such as touch-less menus and all rules/guidelines posted at each table. Food is amazing as usual and service is top notch. What are you waiting for? read more

West End Pub - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Came back in today after a very long hiatus due to poor food quality. The menu is not impressive at all. Limited items and a huge price increase. Shrinkflation is in full effect at the West End. I ordered a burger slider with fries. The slider is the smallest I've ever seen. Not much bigger than a fifty cent piece for $5 and the fries are separate. $3 for those. My husband ordered three different sliders along with fries too. All of his sliders were micro small and they took some fries off his plate and put them on mine. We paid for two fries but only got one serving. All three of his sliders were super dry. We also ordered an Italian beef dip to go or something like that. It serves as their "French dip" and it was $18. I opened the box before we left and was shocked at how tiny it was. There was also maybe 8-10 fries in the box and about 1/4 cup of au jus. I asked the cook why the sandwich was so tiny and he said because I cut it in half. Clearly they don't care. We were also charged a to go fee and a fee for asking for ranch dressing. If you want wings, don't get them here. You will pay $25 for 12 wings. Go elsewhere. $65 for a bunch of crap and left hungry and disappointed!! RIP WEST END PUB! You were great back in the day but now you're just a memory!! read more

Casey and Isaiah are the best!! Best atmosphere and drinks! Love that there is a pool table as well!

I've been coming to the westend for over ten years and I have never had such poor service. We were finally served after people who came in after us were served. We never saw our waiter/ bartender again. Our food finally came, we were mostly ignored when our table was in front of the bar. I found out the manager was working the bar so I was even more appalled at the treatment we received. Hats off to the cook or we may never have gotten our food. I was in the restaurant business for 30 Years and have fired people for less than I saw tonight. The blame rests totally on management. read more

We use to love coming here, last night was the last night! They were possibly understaffed but certain customers definitely had the staffs attention while we waited and waited for any type of service! Finally came and took our food order I asked what kind of salsa came with the chips and salsa, he said la Victoria or something similar... I scrunched my face and said no thanks... I ordered tacos, husband pub steak (what he always gets) while we wait we asked the cook to throw in some shrimp ( we were sitting right by the kitchen) ate those, dinner still not up so asked for more shrimp, (just shrimp no fries) finally our food comes out and they gave me chips and salsa with my tacos, I'm thinking it must come with it clearly I said I didn't want it, and didn't touch a single one, my husband steak was soooo tough he couldn't chew it, he sent it back and ordered a burger dip instead, after 20 minutes he asked if the burger dip was started? They hadn't even started it yet, we canceled and got our tab. $32 for those 12 frozen shrimp and $5 for chips and salsa I didn't ask for, a hungry husband and not even tipsy because they only came around once for drinks. Bad service, worse food, and waste of money! It is not what it used to be to be!!! read more

We went there on a Thursday morning for breakfast when they opened at 10:00 a.m. However, it was only after we sat down and ordered coffee did we discover that they don't serve breakfast during the week, only on the weekends! The waitress looked at me like I was an idiot. I specifically checked with their website beforehand to make sure of this. NOWHERE on the website does it state anything to the contrary. First, there is a moving banner on their website that states "Breakfast served 9:00A to 11:30A"; that's ALL it says. Second, on the graphic of their breakfast menu, at the top of the menu, it states, "Breakfast served until 11:30 a.m." Again, no mention of weekends only. Whoever designed their site obviously did a lousy job, and surely West End Pub knows of this, but they apparently don't care to have it changed and corrected. read more

Worst prime rib ever! I asked for rare to medium and got a cold med well. Shoe leather. I should have been told so I could choose another meal. Bread was cold but potato's were warm. So disappointed. Not happy. I don't have high expectations for a bar but this was not even close to being good. My friends steak was cooked liked I wanted though. Not going back. read more

I liked the food here! It is definitely a sports bar. There are at least 15 TVs so if you want to watch a game this would be your spot. They have the typical selection of beers. For dinner I had the reuben. It was good. It had a ton of meat on it, some sandwiches can be all bread but this one wasn't. It came with either fries or a salad. I opted for the fries which were good and had a tasty seasoning. Service was good, and the food was out relatively quickly. I would stop here again sometime! read more

I have been going back and forth past this place on 6th for the past 5 years since I have lived here and never went in here until recently. I did a search on Yelp and was impressed with their average that I figure we should go give it a try. They have breakfast or brunch and had a hash that looked great so that is something I will file into the back of my mind for another time. We went here during lunch and Steve got their wonderful Jack Daniel's Burger. I had a bite of it and it tasted fantastic! The french fries that came with it were excellent as well! I really wanted something lighter than a burger and went with the taco salad. Overall I liked it but the ground hamburger had that taco spice which can get to be a bit much on the saltiness and by the end of my dish it was a bit much but other than that it was pretty good. The vegetables in the salad were fresh. The service was friendly and prompt which is always good. I would indeed come back but I think I'll come back when I am hungrier and get that Jack Daniel's burger because it was very good! read more

Sitting here having our takeout dinner and again EVERYTHING IS FANTASTIC! over and over from prime rib dinners with sides, breadsticks and salad to my chicken bacon melt on sourdough with perfect onion rings and an appetizer of moz sticks its delicious ! Mark and Nicole are wonderful and so is the whole kitchen staff (Rachel is the sweetest) thanks guys for continued great service in this weird world right now read more

Excellent establishment with awesome food and service. Ice cold beer and plenty of pull tabs to choose from. Try the pub steak when you visit. The leftists have come out slandering this place for apparently being racist for having a confederate Seahawks flag. Southern heritage and pride isn't racist last time I checked. Get your heads out of your ass. read more

It is with the utmost dismay that i have to write a review like this, but i cant sit here, and let an issue like this go unspoken of. It is mind blowing the way i was treated when i tried to visit there for UFC246. I walked in the front door and i saw the owner, and i guess the other guy was a manager. I opened my wallet to provide my identification. The owner informed me that i could not get in without a reservation. I was a walk in, and being that i have walked in before, and paid to watch a fight, and then bought a steak, i figured i could do it again. I was unaware of the information on the web sight about seating.... The web sight said nothing about people being turned away.... I offered to pay double for entry just to be able to stand in the corner and watch the fight. They still said no and rudely brushed me off. This was concerning because i was extremely cool about everything when i walked expecting a good time. I begged the guys to let in and they brushed me off quite coldly. They treated me like there was a huge party that i wasn't invited, or welcome to. They never asked me to leave, i walked out the door on my own after realizing they weren't going to let me in even though there was plenty of room in the building. It also didn't help that everyone around was white. The whole thing had a discriminatory feeling, regardless if they meant to make it look like that or not. It looked racist. I felt they had used there discretionary judgment out of discrimination. As i walked out i felt in my gut that something did not seem right. I doubled back and expressed my displeasure to the both of them, standing up for myself. After a brief exchange of unpleasantries with the manager, and the owner, they didn't have to ask me to leave, i walked out the door again for good this time.......... As i was walking outside, and proceeded down the block, the owner ran outside after me. He began to follow and approach me as i proceeded to the public city street away from the bar. The owner was using profanity threatening me, and i began to feel intimidated because i was being confronted by the owner and the manager as if they were going to jump me when i was trying to leave. The owner postured as if he was going to charge at me, and assault me. I cant even lie we were cursing at each other simultaneously, because the owner now escalated the situation by coming outside as if he could just put his hands on me just because he wanted to. You cant violate someones constitutional right just because you don't like something someone says to you. I was trying to back peddle away from everything when security ran out of the bar. I did not see the need to confront these guys being as they weren't even aware of what was going on, they were just told to go outside. Your own security had to pull the owner back in. What kind of owner knowingly exposes himself to liability when running a business walks outside, and intimidates a citizen who was trying to leave? What confidence or entitlement gives him the right to think that he can just walk outside and violate my constitutional rights? This looked like the formation of a hate crime. This is very discouraging, but i had to tell my side of the story. We are going through enough difficult times in this country right now, and it doesn't help our community when people like this conduct their businesses in this manner. This is not how you treat people. I know something isn't right because i went to cheers downtown afterwards and the vibe was completely different, It was welcoming and everybody was cool, and it was packed. Wound up taking a selfie wit some coos ass guys i didn't even know. I felt the difference between the two places. Its a shame that these issues exist in our own city this close. This treatment doesn't even deserve a rating, but i had to put a star to make this post.....There are other reviews from people if you read them complaining of the same thing about this place. PS: I had no drinks prior, was completely sober, and dressed more than appropriate. IMPEACH#45 read more

West End Pub - American Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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It's your local Tacoma bar and grill. Decent beer selections, great pours of whiskey, and fun crowd. It's a great spot for Hawks' games, but also perfect for a late night drink. The bartenders are cool, and will remember you as a regular. The food is ok. Burgers are best in my opinion. But they do offer a huge steak with baked potato that has a tone of fixings on it. Just know this is a local bar. So be chill. read more

i like their food but what brings this to a 3 star review is their SUBSTANTIAL price jump for items on the menu, since 2017. very high prices. $23 is a bit much for prime rib at a tavern/bar. for a real deal on prime rib, check out The Loose Wheel in Tacoma on Wed nights.... $17 and includes potato, salad and bread, and it's GIGANTIC.... just saying. i will say though that the service at the west end is pretty good, like 4 out of 5. and it's always been a fun place to watch UFC fights. for me though i just don't think i can really afford to eat there anymore... :( read more

Slow service -stale flat drafts. Its gone downhill since the last time I was there sad to say