McMenamins Tavern on the Square

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   OpenTable Diner

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Some of our food was delivered to another table. Waited 45 minutes for it to come. Meanwhile, everyone else at our table had finished. Drink orders were forgotten. Noise level from nearby tables was magnified under gazebos. Special requests for seating were not even considered when we checked in

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   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Fantastic as always! Service, staff, and food were all fabulous. Thank you for welcoming the four-legged family members. Great food, value, and atmosphere.

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   DirkTheDaring

   Hawaii

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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   We had been fans because the food was good and they have this great outdoor seating area. However, the last 2 times we ate there the service was so slow as to be painful. It was well over and hour and a quarter from the time we arrived to when we received our meals (both times). They were friendly enough, but the kitchen must be overloaded. I know from their website they are short-staffed, like everyone else, but I won't be eating there again until there is some evidence they have managed to hire enough people. Last night they had live music outside and for once I was glad that they had to seat us inside. It was LOUD! Fortunately we had a large table pretty isolated from most others and by the fireplace, which, if you don't mind the run on sentence, was needed as they had the air conditioner set to "stun". Food was a mixed bag last night. My pizza was good, my daughter's was so so (after they remade it because they realized they had made it wrong, so she got hers even later than the rest of us), and the third was fine. My brother's hamburger and fries had apparently been sitting under the heat lamp waiting for the pizzas. The burger was dried out and fries cold. My wife's salad was not much more than a pile of lettuce and missing the toasted hazelnuts (the best part, right?) The salmon was forgettable. On the place side, we ordered bread and french fries as we sat down and the fries came reasonably soon and were hot and excellent. The bread was forgettable. They must be doing well as the parking lot was full up and it took a while to find a spot. Ultimately, it will be awhile before we return, we'll keep an eye on the reviews and if they show improvement we'll be back. Two more (related) things. The menu on Open Table bore little resemblance to the menu we got at the restaurant, be for warned! And their own website is so hard to navigate that I never found their actual menu, although my wife, smarter than me, did.

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   Jess

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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   Ambiance is awesome. Food was good but service was slow and a mistake was made on the order. Price was also high.

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   KKandKK

   Seattle

   166 reviews

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   5.0

   166 reviews

   Dined on August 6, 2022

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   We had a delicious dinner - Tom Kah clams to start (delicious broth, came with sourdough bread to soak it up!), shrimp & grits, and the salmon. Good cocktail, beer & wine selections. The dessert menu looked good, too, but no room for dessert tonight. The restaurant was busy but once seated, didn't feel crowded. We need to come here more often.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Seattle

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 4, 2022

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   Long wait for appetizer and then the wrong food was brought out. Another long wait for correct order. We were headed to Seattle to see a show and received almost no attention from our server, had to stop at the counter to ask for our check. Our check was wrong when it was calculated- too much by $30. I only give it a 3 becasue the food was very good and atmosphere very nice. I would try it again but would hope for a different server.

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   DeniseH

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 3, 2022

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   The fish and chips were soggy. I expected excellent for the price.

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   Dawnthemom

   Seattle

   19 reviews

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   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on August 2, 2022

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   We had EXCELLENT service!

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   NaomieW

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 1, 2022

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   Great food. We ate outside and it was lovely

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    Shamysharr

    Seattle

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 1, 2022

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    Made reservations for dinner and was seated quickly. Not very crowded at all which was nice. Server was kind and in training. Ordered chowder and truffles fries to which both arrived lukewarm. The servers were apologetic and had new ones made which was a total improvement. Overall, the experience was fun, not sure we’d go again but glad we did.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

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    Food and service were great. However, they really need to put directional signage from parking lot to various venue’s on site. Theres no way of knowing the whereabouts of any one spot without just happening upon it or stopping in to one of the wrong venues and asking for a map.

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2022

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    Our service was wonderful. He knew the menu well and went out of his way to keep our allergy family safe.

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    MOGR

    Seattle

    25 reviews

    4.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on July 20, 2022

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    We were slow to order but never got any water refills and the salads seemed to take a long time, despite not being super busy… good salads. Breakfast menu looked great too. Nice & quiet- great decor

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    CasseyW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2022

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    Great customer service, good food and beautiful atmosphere 👌

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 15, 2022

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    Food was mediocre and barely warm. Atmosphere was slightly old and dirty looking, tables was sticky. Parking lot was packed and no available handicapped parking for 2 disabled guests in my party. Bad experience

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    AnniefromBothell

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2022

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    McMenamins is one of our favorite restaurants, especially when we can sit on the patio and listen to the live music, which we did last night. The service was excellent!!! They appeared fully staffed. Excellent food as always. It was so wonderful to see people/families out enjoying our good weather.

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    Nauntie

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 10, 2022

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    Breakfast menu given was different than online menu. Thought $11.00 was a little much for 2 pancakes. Why do restaurants serve ice cold butter with pancakes? Would it be too much to maybe have some whippet butter?

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    PETERK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 9, 2022

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    Not your best performance. Seemed overwhelmed. Extra characters.

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    VanessaM

    Seattle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 4, 2022

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    We stayed at the Anderson School for the 3 day weekend and made breakfast reservations both mornings. The Tavern on the Square is still as lovely as I had remembered from our first visit in 2016, and has beautiful light coming through the many stained glass windows and classical music playing in the background. Our servers on both days were very friendly and attentive. The only real disappointment was the food, with most dishes being over $16 and bigger portions, there wasn’t much in the lighter range. I am also sad that the beignets that I loved so much on previous visits were very disappointing - for one, they weren’t even on the breakfast menu and I wouldn’t have even known they were offered if I hadn’t said something to our server the first day and she let me know that they’re only on the dessert menu. And then when I did get a chance to order them on our next visit, they were smaller and frankly not very good (two of the four were hard and crunchy on one end, like the dough had been stale or didn’t get a chance to rise). As one of the main things that I looked forward to on our stay, it really was a let down that they weren’t as good as I’d remembered.

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    JenniferS

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 4, 2022

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    The tavern must be very understaffed. Despite making a reservation and tables being empty, we were told we had to wait. It took our server forever to bring water and drinks. The wait for food was even longer. When we attempted to dine again for breakfast the next day (we were hotel guests) we were told there was a 40-45 min wait despite tons of outside tables completely empty and many inside tables also empty. Extremely disappointing. Won’t be back to eat until they get their staffing sorted out (unless you sit at the bar).

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    Barney

    Seattle

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2022

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    We had reservations on the patio for lunch at 12:30 and were seated promptly. NO ONE came to our table for 30 minutes and then only because we asked a waiteress if they could help us. She said she was not our waitress. Finally another waitress came to our table and took our order. Our food arrived at 2:00 PM, once again we had to find our waitress and ask when our food would arrive. We had to ask for our water to be refilled several times and it wasn't. We asked for more ketchup which came when our meal was over. Our waitress apologized and said we could have a free dessert since our experience was so poor. The dessert was fine but did not make up for the poor experience of the meal.

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    Stacia

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 27, 2022

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    Lovely venue, service was inattentive. Food was delicious, though we did have to keep asking for missing elements of our meals. It took over 2 hours, as often our server was no where to be found.

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 25, 2022

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    Friends birthday

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    obiwong

    Seattle

    60 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    60 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2022

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    Came here for lunch on a rare, beautiful, sunny day. It is a lovely, renovated old school house with a lovely campus and lots to see. We initially requested outdoor dining, but it was a little to noisy so we went inside. I think they were understaffed as we waited almost 45 minutes before our food arrived. I had fish and chips which were excellent. The fish was juicy, flaky and tender and the crust was crispy. My wife had the black bean burger. She asked for the sauce on the side but it came with the sauce on it. We wiped it off. Nice selection of wines by the glass, including "Taps for Ten" dollars. Good value on the wine.

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    Dave

    Seattle

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

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    When the potatoes are the best part of your breakfast, it isn’t one that you will normally recommend.

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    RyanN

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

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    It was a busy day being fathers day. Staff was very nice, attentive and the food was good. People coming in after us with no reservation had a very long wait.

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    SuperGal

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2022

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    We all enjoyed our food! It was amazing! Fast and friendly server too

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    JosephR

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 15, 2022

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    Not very busy and sat in the bar area. Server brought sample of topping we were unsure about. It was excellent.

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    Telemark

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 11, 2022

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    If you want to see beautiful structures , design, and gorgeous gardens, this is for you. If you don't like outdoor smoke, mediocre food and limited parking, go somewhere else

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    2oldLadies

    Seattle

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 9, 2022

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    We sat outside on a rainy day. It’s covered with heaters so it was comfortable and lovely. The service was attentive and allowed us to take our time. We didn’t feel rushed. We each enjoyed our food. I had pancakes and they were perfect!! The only thing that was bothersome was the smoke coming from the fire. Other than that, it was great and we are already planning to return. Thank you

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

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    It’s obvious they were understaffed, but even so, there is a limit to waiting for attention and having to hunt for someone to get a check after 2 hr dinner is kinda absurd

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    SusanH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

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    The truffle fries were wonderful as was the Lemon Zest Creme Brule. Entrees were just Meh........ Service was great, if a little hurried

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    Roserc

    Seattle

    11 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

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    Food had some parts frozen.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 4, 2022

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    Neither of us cared for any of our food. We also sent our Bloody Mary's back. Sad because it's always been good before.

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    davidw

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 2, 2022

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    As always great food and ambience. The food is very good and creative. It would be nice if the menu was expanded or more specials were in place.

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    Mark

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2022

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    Our food this time was sadly, not very good. The fish and chips was undercooked and underseasoned. The fries were cold that came with the burger. The beer was solid, as usual, and our server was very pleasant. Also, the vibe outside was also great, as usual. We used to love coming here to eat when we lived in the area. Happened to be in the neighborhood and thought we would enjoy Anderson School as we remembered it. Just didn't live up to our memory of the place from a couple of years ago.

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    RachelR

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 30, 2022

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    We waited over two hours for our food, which wasn't tasty. Steak dry and overcooked, fish from fish and chips over battered, tomato soup looked and tasted like tomato paste from a can with water added. When I took the leftover soup home I added cream and put some gruyere cheese and fresh herbs and then it was palatable. The waiter did his best, being new, so no fault with him. For the prices not worth it. McMenamins not what it used to be.

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    TroyS

    Seattle

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2022

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    Great food and great service!

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    Marilyn

    Seattle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2022

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    First impression was the parking lot was full, at 5pm on Friday of Memorial Day weekend. We found a nearby spot on the street (because we have a small car). Helpful server, plentiful portions, good value for the price. We ate outside which was pleasant. Lots of dogs if that appeals to you...bring your own! We had the hammerhead boil, a seafood bouillabaisse that came with sourdough and was delicious. Oddly, when we ordered dessert there was a very long wait. We asked the server to check (twice) and she began to pass our table without looking at us. Finally we stopped her and said we'd just skip dessert and to please bring the check. She apologized and surprised us saying the wait was inexcusable, the dessert staff was not busy, and our dessert should have been here before now. She brought the check & was followed immediately by the hostess carrying our dessert. The hostess apologized for the wait and said it was complementary. When she came back with the corrected check she said she had also comped our salads. So kind of a mixed evening, and a surprisingly frustrated server who was caught in the middle between the dessert staff and her customers.

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    Chris

    Seattle

    34 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on May 26, 2022

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    Nice servers but understaffed. Food was soso

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