Wasn't sure what beer we wanted to order so we asked for a taster. Was told that the owner now charges 75 cents for one. Servers giving away to many. Cheapskate alert.
The food looked great coming out but looks can be deceiving. Got a decent amount of fish and chips for the price but they were overcooked. Heard raves about the prime rib so tried it on the PR sandwich. It was mostly bread and lacked flavor.
Cleanliness and service were non-issues. Lots of TV's and a casual, welcoming atmosphere. A good place to go to meet friends and play some pool.
Awful customer service. They wouldn't serve my sober friends almost immediately after we arrived. They said we "appeared "intoxicated". No idea why they thought that. We were actually just starting our evening out. Awful judgement and embarrassing customer service. I will never come to this place again.
Review Source:I attended a little party here with one of the girls and wasn't impressed with much of anything. Starving for a snack, one of the regulars suggested the steak with the blue cheese. It was the happy hour version, so I guess I shouldn't have expected much. It was a new york strip, so I thought it would be okay. It was horrible. It was so tough, I felt like I was gonna end up with carpal tunnel syndrome from trying to cut it. I gave up. I'm giving two stars because the staff was nice and they have plenty of TVs, but if I ever go back to that place, I'll stick to more of the traditional bar food.
Review Source:Came here on a whim because we found that they were showing the UFC fight for $10 a seat.
Garden Salad with Ranch was loaded with way too much black olives and their corn cobbettes are just baby corn used in Asian stir-fry. Â It was really good and everything was fresh except the cobbettes which I'm sure came from a can.
DH had the spicy chicken quesadilla which isn't your normal wimpy quesadilla.  Serving size is HUGE and packed  with filling.  The chicken was moist, but it wasn't spicy whatsoever.
Amazing service!! Â The girls were incredibly helpful and nice. Â Will definitely come back!
I love the West End! It is so comfortable & feels so safe that bringing friends & family there doesn't even take a second thought from me. The staff is warm & friendly with the service being great!
You have to try something from the menu because I've never had a bad meal there & then get ready to sing your heart out when it comes to Karaoke time ;)
We had a sixteen person "dinner" meeting there Nov. 18, 2011. Â I'd never been there, but I liked their Yelp reviews. Â I called a couple days in advance to reserve some space; they gave us two eight person tables, in the side room up against the front windows.
When I got there at 500pm it was pretty deserted and very quiet; by the time we left around 700pm it was almost full and pretty noisy, a little too much for a casual conversation - but hey, it's a pub! Â In the very back is a pool table room with no stereo speakers, a couple tables; that probably would be a better place if you want to talk. Â
I had one of the burgers, which was very good. Â Other people had burgers, salads, appetizers, etc; everyone seemed happy with their meals. Â Our one waitress was very professional, did an excellent job.
I live in Maple Valley; if I lived anywhere near here I'd stop by frequently, this place had a good "vibe". Â Clean throughout, some limited on-site parking outside if you get there before they're packed.
So no, it's not Canlis, but I thought they were perfect at what they do, so I gave them 5 stars. Â Look forward to going back!
I'm very much a fan of the West End. Â Part of that has to do with living 8 blocks from there but we'll disregard that for a minute. Â Plenty of tv's and if you're like me and don't really care for most sports except for football you'll be in luck. Â There's almost always a football game of some kind on whether it's highlights or whatever the NFL network is playing. Â It's very laid back, and is the sort of place you can go to hang out and actually have a conversation. Â I've tried most everything on the menu and a I'm a fan of most of it. Â If you want to eat mostly healthy, it's possible. Â If you want to eat pub food that's also definitely an option. Â That's pretty much it for now.
Review Source:You'd be surprised how many sports bars get the concept totally wrong. Â The West End has it right.
First off, lots of screens, most of them flat panel LCDs or Plasmas (good picture quality) of 40 inches or bigger. Â Plus in another room there's a projection system that comes in around 70 inches. Â But, they do do that annoying sports bar thing of playing the local team (Seawahks) on 80% of the monitors while allocating just a couple to out-of-town. Â Want to be able to track all your fantasy players by glancing between monitors? Â You're probably out of luck. Â The Packers may be on but the Vikings are probably in the other room while the Jets are somewhere 180 degrees behind you.
Sports bar food? Â Theirs is better than average. Â Burgers, check. Â Various fried appetizers? Â Check. Â Couple of salads, check. But thealso have decent bar-b-que ribs and other interesting things that you standard pub doesn't do.
Good service even during busy game times. Â Nice place for sports.
I've only been twice which is still a bit premature to give out the whopping five stars, but honestly, if you can sit down at a bar and eat a perfectly cooked platter of chicken marsala, I don't think any other course of action is appropriate. Â The chicken breast was cooked perfectly, tender and juicy, doused in mushrooms and yummy gravy/sauce (slighlty runny but again, flavor was great) and the mashed potatos were delicious as well. Â Breadstick kinda sucked but who cares, it's a breadstick. Â Buddy got the chicken bacon ranch melt or something to that effect and it was awesome as well and their french fries could very well be my favorite in the city. Â Lots of bar seating, tables, a few games in the back... plenty of beer on tap... Oh, and the largest collection of pull tabs you've ever seen in your life (maybe not true but true for me). Â We'll be back. Â Many times.
Review Source:In the past few months I have spent a LOT of time at the West End Pub & Grill, with teammates from various sports teams.
This is surely not my favorite spot in Tacoma (a sports bar? Heavens no!), but the prices are reasonable, the atmosphere is laid-back, and it's the kind of neighborhood haunt where you're bound to run into someone you know (but had forgotten all about :).
I'd steer clear of the nachos -- a mountain of chips, olives, salsa, jalapeños, unfortunately drizzled with the sort of nacho cheese that oozes out of a machine at the snack counter of a movie theater.
I DO recommend the baked potato, however. For only $2.95 you get a massive potato stuffed with the works. The wings are solid, as are the bacon cheesy fries (though again drizzled with that God-awful nacho cheese). I hear the steaks are good too.
All-in-all not a bad bet for a laid-back dinner and a pint, consumed while watching one of about 20 big-screen TVs peppering the walls.
3.5 stars.
I won't say it's worth visiting from Seattle or something, but as a neighborhood bar, it's a good place for decently priced bar food. It's a total blue-color bar...my partner usually doesn't even change his work outfit (Carhartt, Red Wing) for dinner, which is perfectly OK there. Doesn't mean they'll discriminate you if you look like a hip star though. Â I've seen families with kids enjoying dinner too. Â Service is always attentive and friendly.
They have pretty good food. I won't say the best bar food ever but not bad at all. Â Cheap steak (1/2 # prime rib for $11, and it's not bad). Big, pretty well-made burger (better than the one at Engine #9 for sure. If you don't like well done you need to mention it first). Their home-made potato chips are great. Lots of greasy options like pop-corn shrimp. Soup is usually just OK.
Casual, laid back atmosphere with lots of flat screen TVs. I went in the other day when everybody else was there for the college basket ball game, and even though I had no idea what's going on, I was still enjoying screaming with them.
"Don't you drink!?!" she asked, with surprise that I had ever lived in Tacoma and not been to the West End Pub & Grill.
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"I drink. And I eat," I replied, and prepared to test the four corners of the menu.
The food was exactly what I'd want from a pub: beef based - steak, burgers, dips; with a lot of options for those with a healthier mindset. Of course, at our table we were all about raising our collective cholesterol level. We had one order of bacon cheese fries, onion rings, a massive and delicious prime rib sandwich, and fish and chips. Yes. BACON CHEESE FRIES.
On the beverage side, they have a full bar, house made lemonade, and the usual suspects for a good beer house in the northwest. Rest assured, people - this is a place to get your drink on.
If you find yourself in T-town looking for a good lunch, or a meal before a show - pull up a seat in this spot and enjoy a cold brew, a well crafted cocktail, and service with a smile and side of sass.
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