Seattle Reviews | Havana Social Club

My next Seattle review is of Havana Social Club, a hot spot located in downtown Seattle, Washington at 1010 E Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122.

I made my way to Havana on a Saturday night for a buddies 30th birthday party, and I must say the experience was fantastic. Located on Pike Street downtown, Havana Social Club screams fun from the moment you enter the door (the entrance, by the way, is through a gate and a parking lot - it isn't right off the street and might be easy to miss if you've never been there before). The space is amazing. High ceilings, soft lighting, great music, and pretty people highlight this nightclub.

Because it was my buddies birthday, and because they like to have a plan, we reserved the only private space at Havana - a fairly small upstairs room that looks out on the rest of the club. You can see from the picture the view you get not only of the D.J., but of the entire bar. I will mention, though, that even though it was supposed to be private upstairs, there wasn't anyone with a list or anything - if you ever want to party crash upstairs you could probably do it. But if you ever want a more intimate gathering, try the upstairs here.

As for service, the drinks were served quickly and poured strong. I ordered from the waitresses running around upstairs and from the bartenders down that the main bar and wasn't disappointed. We got our drinks in minutes no matter who we ordered from, and they were very tasty. There was one run in with a waitress that I wasn't crazy about - she pushed my friend, spilling her entire drink - but I let it go because it was crazy packed and I don't think the waitress was trying to be rude.

In the end, if you want to have a good time, enjoy a downtown Seattle nightclub, dance the night away, look at pretty people, and drink great drinks, Havana Social Club is a great place to check out. I'd highly recommend dancing the night away here. But make sure you catch a cab home. You don't need to fork over the dough for a Seattle DUI attorney.

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Seattle Washington Bowling Alley and Bar Review | The Garage

By the title of this post you are probably asking yourself, how can you put bowling alley and bar in the same Seattle bar and nightclub review? Well, if you've ever been to the Garage, Seattle's hottest bowling alley slash bar slash pool room, you will know exactly why. As this initial picture suggests, the Garage is a great place to have some beers and throw a heavy ball at some pins.

We decided to rock out the Garage on a Saturday night after watching the Huskies lose yet another game. After going to Murphy's Irish Pub in Wallingford a few days earlier, we needed something to get the heart racing a little. What better to get you all pumped up than to do a little bowling? Little did I know the Garage would provide just what the doctor ordered.


Located at 1134 Broadway Ave in Seattle, just east of what I would consider to be downtown Seattle (east of I-5), the Garage is a beast of a place teeming with pool tables, bowling alleys, food, drinks, and tons of fun people. From the outside it looks pretty cool - like a bowling alley should look, and though the inside is clean, it looks the way the lead guitarist from an alternative/rock band would decorate it (Mike McCready, the lead guitarist of Pearl Jam, owns the place - if you don't consider what they do to be alternative/rock music, don't get mad, I was just doing my best on the fly). It's a little beat up, casual but with an air of "I meant to do this on purpose." I thought it was great.

Once we got inside we immediately wanted to start bowling... and found out there was a 3 1/2 hour wait! As with almost everything in life, however, money talks. Fifty bucks got us literally to the front of the line (I highly recommend trying this - when they say three and a half hours, they are not kidding). Once in an alley, though, you can bowl to your hearts content. There were four of us, and we bowled for about two hours. While bowling there was a waitress coming around all the time. She brought us all the food and drinks we could handle, and if that wasn't enough, there was a bar just kitty corner to our alley. I was in heaven.

One of my primary indications of how good a Seattle bar is (aside from how much fun I actually have) is how long it takes to get a drink. It isn't good for the bar or the patrons if it takes forever to get a drink. Thankfully, the Garage had beverages out quickly, cold and ready to drink.

And one other thing I wanted to mention about this place - the music. It wasn't live, but while we were bowling at least 15 songs came on where all my friends and I looked at each other and said "this song is amazing!" We are late 20s early 30 somethings to give you some context, and the jams were coming from all genres of music.

If you couldn't tell, my review of Seattle bar and bowling alley the Garage is a favorable one. If you don't have anything to do on any night of the week, don't hesitate to head down there and get a couple frames in. It won't disappoint!

*All images on this site come from the Garage website.

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Seattle Washington Bar Review | Murphy's Irish Pub

Murphy's Irish Pub - Seattle Washington Bars

I finally made it up to Seattle for good last Thursday. And with no day job, a looming weekend, and a University of Washington football game over with (another loss) it was out to the bars. Because my new place is in Wallingford, it only made sense to check out what the local bars had to offer. Since I review Seattle bars and nightclubs here, I thought I'd let you know what I thought of the place.

Murphy's Irish Pub , located at 1928 N. 45th St, is a neat little bar located at N 45th and Meridian. As the name suggests, Murphy's is decked out as an Irish pub. You can get a Guinness on tap with no problem and then throw a game of darts - the real kind, not those plastic jobs that always break.

When you walk in the door you are likely going to be greeted by the bartender, who on this particular night was a younger guy who invited us in like old friends. After ordering a couple of pitchers of beer and getting some darts, we settled in. On a Saturday night around midnight the place was pretty busy but not packed. The crowd had a "towny" feel - very laid back.

Murphy's sells food too. We didn't have any this night, but I've heard it's pretty good. I've inserted a link if you want to take a look at the menu. As you'd suspect, it's generally Irish fare. The prices are decent. I'll let you know when I get up there for lunch or dinner.

Another great thing about Murphy's is it's live music. Although they didn't have any the night I was there, it looks like they have a pretty diverse lineup. And a good beer and a good band are always a great combination. They have a calendar with the lineups of their shows - I highly recommend checking it out.

As for my overall rating, I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. If you are looking for a place to have a couple beers and sit and talk with friends (or make some new friends), this is the place for you. It doesn't have the flair and energy of a dance club, but that's because it's an Irish Pub. At Irish Pubs you drink beer and tell outlandish tales. Next time you need a Seattle Pub to hand out in, try Murphy's Irish Pub, it will not disappoint.

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