Fiddler's Inn

I agree with the other posters that this is not fast food. When you go, expect to share at least a pitcher or two before your table gets their meals. That's part of the appeal though. It's a small, chill, neighborhood joint. The food and beer selection are fantastic. They have some of the best pizzas in town. They only have one oven- If it's packed and you order a pizza, you have to wait for the tables before you to get their pizzas. Don't go if you're not willing to wait your turn. The wait staff isn't really rude- maybe a little inattentive. I've never had them get offended when I flagged them down politely though. They have lots of fun events- be sure to ask for a calendar. It's a fantastic neighborhood place, just leave yourself a couple of hours to have a chill, relaxing dinner.

Pros: Beer selection, great food

Cons: You have to be in the mood to take your time

Posted 12/18/08

The menu says pizza will be a 35 minute wait but it doesn't state that is true for everything else including hummus. We ordered a cold sandwich and appetizers and didn't get any food for 40 minutes. The hummus was extremely spicy. Not worth the wait!

Pros: Lots of microbrews

Cons: Terrible, slow service

Posted 10/26/08

I have never been some were that you need to beg for some one to bring you a drink...or your food that you ordered 45 minutes before. I keep trying to go, but the service makes it impossible. One time we sat at the bar and the short haired girl was nice to us, but in general they either must hate their job or people in general. I really really want this to be a fun place to go, but i will never go back because of the service.

Pros: beer selection

Cons: service, service, service, service, service, service, service, service, service, service, service

Posted 08/15/07

i love this place as they get good music in the summer and also have a friendly bar and wait stayf. the beer is cheap and they have a ton of micro brew choices. go here to see RAI play...this bar is cool....and placed in an odd little neighborhood.

Posted 10/27/06

Tap for tap, the best beer selection west of the MississippiI mean west of anywhere. Usually a ridiculously good selection of IPAs. Amazingly good food for the walk-in closet sized kitchen and the solo cookhow do they do it? Whens the last time you cooked for 50? Warm atmospherea cross between a ski lodge and a backwoods cabin populated by mostly neighborhood people, many of them among the 'bitterati'. Hard to beat.

Pros: hoppy beers, edamame, atmosphere

Cons: none

Posted 04/08/06

The Fiddler is one of my favorite places to go in Seattle. The beer list is always great and the staff is more knowledgable than any other I've found. The crowd is mostly neighborhood who come for the relaxed atmosphere, great brews and very good pub food. The kitchen is extremely small and therefor slow, so on busy nights be sure to make time if you want food.

Pros: Great Beer, Wonderful Atmosphere, Knowledgable Staff

Cons: Can be noisy, Slow Kitchen

Posted 04/03/06

I've been going to the Fiddler for about five years and I am consistently impressed with the variety of beer that they sell there--so many local and Washington breweries get represented. It's great to have a place to go that doesn't just sell the trendy microbrews. The pizza is very good, too. The food wait can take a while, but there's only one cook, so I guess that's what happens. The staff is lively and friendly.

Pros: awesome beer, friendly staff, comfortable

Cons: food wait, loud

Posted 04/03/06

Good selection of esoteric brews. The pizza is good, if overpriced. Service is spotty, leaning to curiously unfriendly. The crowd is hard to figure, but that's a neighborhood place for you.

Pros: Good beer, Good food

Cons: Expensive, Surly service

Posted 01/26/06

Last night our waitress at the Fiddler's Inn came to our table to yell at a member of our party over an imagined slight (she'd told us they were 'out of coffee' at 9PM , then accused my friend of having disbelieved her), then jabbed a pizza pan at us while berating us at the top of her lungs about how hard her job is. Our server's behavior was inexcusable, and is the sole reason we'll never be back.

Pros: food

Cons: Aggressive server, No employee oversight

Posted 01/23/06

I love the fiddlers inn, it is great for locals to gather after work or for any occasion really. The staff knows you when you come in and you feel welcomed! Everything you could want in a local bar!!!

Pros: easy for locals, good patrons, great beer

Posted 09/22/05

Nice neighbourhood pub with good selection of brews.
Non-smoking inside but has tables outside.
Lively but can be very noisy - deafening even, due to the acoustics of the place - they could do with installing some sound-absorbent panels.
Cheerful staff.

Pros: Lively, Good beer

Posted 07/03/04

I'm sure I just need to give this place another chance. But, when we walked in, we were knocked over by the smell of bleach. Ok, at least they keep it clean. But, it's not what you want to smell while you're ordering lunch. Then, we got hit with major onion fumes. It was as though I was standing over a dozen freshly chopped onions. We ordered pizza. But, it was undercooked, and it took forever to get to us. Their beer selection was pretty good though.

Posted 01/13/03