Fiddler’s Inn Pub & Restaurant

Hands down the best aesthetics of any bar I’ve ever been in. Warm, cozy, and woodsy while the dull murmur of the other patrons fills the gaps. The outdoor beer garden is pleasant and features long pick-​nick tables and a few Adirondack chairs.
There is a solid revolving beer list and the bar staff are more than happy to explain what everything is and what their current favorites are. The pizza is great and comes out surprisingly fast. Also this is one of only a few places to offer a Muffaletta sandwich in town.
Then provided you’re not full from pizza, beer, or one of the great daily specials… there’s the Chocolate Chip Cookie Boat. Prepare your pancreas for its journey to Valhalla and wave goodbye.
Whether you’re looking for a quiet lunch or step up from your typical night out, this is a great little place to bring a few friends, or to just hang out on your own.

Nice beer list, decent food and great service… Cool patio that lets dogs run around. Come here…

Fiddler’s Inn carries that «Cheers» feel… where everybody knows your name!
So here’s what stood out (pros and cons):
— Extraordinary service from a woman that appears to be the «mama» of the joint. Lively, energetic, helpful and personable
— Beer & Wine. No hard alcohol. Learned this after being shot down when ordering a moscow mule. Darn.
— Good vibes. Family-​like atmosphere in a way… and the restaurant really does seem like something nestled in a spot away from the big city.
— Flavorful pizza.

I love this place. The beer list is original and ever changing, the atmosphere is open and fun. Great little neighborhood spot.

If you are biking on the Burke Gilman, as we were, it is worth peddling up 95^th for the reward of getting to the Fiddler’s Inn. Very charming and small, with a nice selection of beers on tap. Careful down the hill on your way back to the trail!

My wife and I took in the place on one of our Urban Hike on the recommendation of a friend. I cannot believe I had never stumbled in here before (actually I can — it is tucked away in a pretty hidden part of Seattle).
It is a good as advertised: Simple food made well; Good Beer on the chalk-​board; Good cider as well; Emphasis on regional offerings. Very pleasant patio for sunny days.
I was a little shocked when I got an email from my AA-​Rewards Network to «rate my dine» with them, because in my mind, that usually means that they need to drum up business in a hurry — like the last stop before GroupOn and oblivion. I would be terribly disappointed should this place close. It is one of the more charming neighborhood pubs than I’ve seen in Seattle. The staff are friendly, the locals seem to like it, and it has been something of an institution in the space for at least 10 years as far as I can tell, and perhaps much longer.
I hereby resolve to try to make the effort to get out there more often.

You wouldn’t guess by looking at the outside that this is a great place! Good food (not pub food) and there’s usually some meat being smoked on the BBQ. It gets a local restaurant crowd more than a pub crowd. It’s kind of loud. Good beer selection. I’m glad it’s in out neighborhood! Yum!

Fun little bar and pizza place, we just happened to stumble upon after a party in Lake Shitty. Nice hole in the wall welcoming place. They have Tuesday Hot wing night, trivia nights last Tuesday of the month, wIth Trivial Dave the HOST MASTER!
Fun local people are friendly at the newbies like me coming in to check out the just happened upon joint!

Lucky for me, this is the neighborhood bar. The beer selection is well-​curated but often IPA heavy. If that’s your thing, great, but I usually shoot for one of their alternatives (typically there’s a good one available). Despite that, the ambiance is exactly what I like in a neighborhood spot: wooden and worn. There are tables outside for the good days, and plenty of beer inside for the bad ones. Generally a good selection, and a great atmosphere. Either way it’s down the street, so they’ve got me hooked.
PS If the conversation dies down, there are a handful of old board games in the cabinet by the back door. Not a bad way to pass the time.

I have not been to the Fiddler since 1999 and now I remember why… I went to meet my girlfriend there today who had been waiting 45 minutes for BLT and salad when I arrived. When I went to order the Rueben/​The Special (lunch rush was long over it was 2pm) I was told it will take at least 45 minutes… I opted for a bowl of soup. then 10 minutes later the BLT arrived… Not going back anytime soon and if I do it will be for a liquid lunch.

It’s a fun, homey little pub with table service, even. There’s apparently a lot of competitions about who can drink what beers and you mark it off on tickets. It’s a lucky thing I don’t live within two thousand miles.
It wasn’t that crowded when I was there, but it was the day after Christmas.

I really want to like this place more than I do, but the problem I have with it is the quality of their food. Don’t get me wrong, the food is good, there is a great beer selection to choose from and the environment of the restaurant is warm and inviting. But, I’m never truly satisfied with the meal I order. This place has become a great spot to grab a couple beers before or after dinner.

This place has a great beer selection, especially if you are an IPA fan. The ambiance is great, lots of wood, lots of windows and thus daylight. Service isn’t particularly fast or kind, but they have their own kind of charm. so far so good, but by god do they need to update their menu, or at least update the sourcing of ingredients. Everything here seems to come from a bag or a box… so much potential, but the food is so mediocre.

This place is great. The food is good, especially the pizza, and the beer selection is stellar. The servers are polite and attentive. It’s a place I would frequent more but there is only so much beer and pizza one should eat in a month!

The beer and wine selection is awesome here but there is no full bar. The food is generally good for pub food but if you are gluten free or have any other dietary restaraints, there may not be too many options for you.
One issue I have is that there are only a few handwritten menus available so if they are all in use when you come in, you either have to walk up to the bar to get what you want or wait for the other guests to be finished.

I’ve been to this place once, and it already feels like olden days to me. Some places just slip over your feet like old slippers, set you down, and make you comfortable. Fiddler’s is such a place. Add to that the fact that I have been meaning to try this place for nearly a quarter-​century and it was probably inevitable.
94^th and 35^th really isn’t an intersection that bustles like mad, but getting here is pretty straightforward, since they’re both major arterials (er, well, 95^th and 35^th both are). There is, in fact, a decent-​sized fire station right across the street from Fiddler’s. Between people parking along the street, and the sirens, living here must get kinda noisy at times.
There are tidily-​kept and very tall hedges shading Fiddler’s back from the street, creating a nice sense of privacy and getaway. There’s a grandfathered old neon sign shaped like a fiddle over the front door on 35^th. You walk in the front door, and it pulls a rope that raises and lowers a little violin back by the kitchen. This does not seem to alert the staff or anything, but maybe it’s some kind of secret signal. In any case, it’s one of those amusing little touches that great neighborhood watering holes accumulate through the years.
And the years really do matter here. Those hedges didn’t just get planted last season. That’s advanced landscaping that can only happen over time. This place has been around since 1980 (I think). Virtually all of that time, they have been a friend to the beer industry, serving kegs from small independent brewers, spreading the word about what’s happening in the craft beer revolution since back when the craft beer revolution was scarcely more than a couple underground splinter cells on the west coast (and a couple other places). Now the revolution has taken down the walls around the multi-​nationals, and soon the castle will be ours. Like a wise old resistance commander, Fiddler’s holds sway over its hot corner, surveying the progress.
They’re still serving beers from the smaller locals breweries, digging up interesting pints you might not get most other places. They have a few bottles, I think, and some wine, I imagine. I focused entirely on the taps. Had a solid gose from NW Peaks – they’ve only done one or two beers better than that. It’s so cool that a style like gose that was almost extinct 10 years ago is now widely brewed in the States (Germany never let up on it completely, but even Germany was producing less and less, and exporting none, as of a decade ago). Now a decent anglo ale brewery like NW Peaks has a solid gose to offer. That’s outside their comfort zone, but they’re rocking it. And guess where you can get a pour? As of last night Fiddler’s (naturally) had it pouring through one of their faucets.
They have pizzas, sandwiches, some mountainous nachos, and other tasty-​looking pug grub on offer. I will be back for some of that for sure. Finally crossed this place off my to-​do list, where it’s been sitting since before I was old enough to drink. Back then, I had a fraternity brother a few years ahead of me who bartended here. I always swore to come in and have a pint when I could. No idea where that guy ended up in life, but I’ll be back in here soon, tipping him or whoever it is behind the bar next time.

The pub itself is cool and had a nice local feel. I think the pizza could use an upgrade. Crust tasted frozen and the sauce was bland. I ordered for pick up so I may have had a different experience then if I had dined in. Staff was friendly on the phone and when I picked up the pizza.

Beer and wine only — but great selection of beers!
Sister pub to Latona and Hopvine, so always happy to support them!
Great pub food selection — mostly pizzas and some killer nachos. Haven’t tried more than that. There’s a nice, protected outdoor patio, but it closes really early because of neighbors (interesting story there — a previous employee moved in, quit, and then now complains about noise. WTF) but the inside is huge, full of beautiful wood and the staff is really friendly!
I like how the ladies bathroom has a chalkboard.
This is conveniently located near Nathan Hale, so after soccer games our whole team can roll up together and have a pitcher!
Wish I lived closer, if bike there every day!

Great divey spot! The staff was great and the ambiance was fun. Great place to grab a beer and a bite of food and relax. Wish I had tried the food but the menu looked delicious. Great beer selection and a great staff!

This place quickly become one of my favorite Seattle alehouses. Of the 3pub trio (Latona Pub, Hopvine Pub, and this one) Fiddler’s Inn is easily my favorite.
PARKING: A few spots on the side, street parking in a residential neighborhood. Of the 3pubs, this is the easiest venue to visit.
OUTSIDE: I normally don’t mention the outside of an establishment, but the landscaping really is worthy of mention. There is a narrow walkway along the north side where you can drag your hand across the pruned Mexican lime shrubs and get a refreshing smell. It looks more like a brunch spot than it is an alehouse.
INSIDE: The décor goes all over the place. The wooden pilings and ceiling is a bit simplified. If you can zone out the rest of the place, it could pass for something you see in a sushi bar. The picnic bar tables greatly contribute to the amount of wood inside, so you’re in for a treat if you like wood.
PATIO: Picnic table seating gives a great opportunity to ask the stranger next to you, «how the heck are you?» I really like the hop vine overhangs and am looking forward to seeing the growth progression. Looking towards the west side of the roof with all of the wooden shingles (the whole building exterior, really) gives a bit of a shack look and has me wanting to ask for jambalaya or grits.
DOGS: Yup, you can bring your other loved one here on the patio.
SERVICE: I don’t get the bad reviews over service. The staff is very friendly. I wouldn’t call it exceptional, but I think the previous reviews are unfair to the overall service I get here.
FOOD: I had their Greek pizza and was very pleased with it. The ingredients are fresh, tasty, and the thin crust did what it should do: hold up. I haven’t had anything else, but will update this review as I try other dishes.
BEER: The selection is great. 11 taps and they seem to be consistent in covering the wide beer spectrum.
I started coming here in the summer. I’m really looking forward to the winter here.