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OMG. Best pub I have ever been to IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. And I've been to a few in several different countries of the world, including Ireland itself! But never have I experienced the care and hospitality that I've received here. All of these stars can be pretty much attributed to Josh, the bartender that works there. It was my first night in Seattle and I was sitting in the bar by myself... talked to some of the super friendly patrons, and then Josh came out. He started a nice chat with me and then tried to serve me some water I didn't even ask for, and ended up spilling half of it on the bar. As he cleaned it, he said it was because I made him nervous. Sooo cute. We kept talking and I was asking him about some other places in the area, and while he answered my questions, he kept saying I should come back to Kells. I said I would, and he immediately pulled out a pen and wrote down on a piece of paper. "Please Admit Sam. Josh." He gave it to me and told me to show it to the bouncers outside when I came back. I'm like OMG. So I leave, go to Fado's a few blocks down (Fado review to come later!) then when I got sick of Fado's I decided to go back to Kells. I showed the bouncers the paper he wrote me, got in without a problem, muscled my way back up to the bar and Josh was there with his bright smile, and asked me what I wanted. I ordered a bottle of magners, and he gave it to me and didn't even charge me for it. He also kept introducing me to his friends and even though Kells was PACKED, he kept taking time out to talk to me. For example, he had to deal with a rude customer, and afterwards he asked me how I liked the way he dealt with him! Hahahaha. He asked my opinion about what music to play and everything! Then I noticed some of Josh's other friends or people he knew there came and started talking to them and he was just as sweet and attentive to them as he was with me! All of his friends told me that he was the type who would give the shirt off his back for anyone! That made me like him more because I knew he wasn't being nice just to impress me, but he really cares about his friends and customers and really knows how to make people feel good. He is probably the nicest person I have ever met in my LIFE. I hope and pray that maybe they'll transfer him to the Kells in San Francisco! Haha!
Food was good! Had the seafood pasty and a side of fries! Pasty was fantastically baked, light and crunchy! fries were seasoned and needed no ketchup! Thank you Kells, thank you Josh so much for making my time in Seattle special. I will definitely be there again and everytime I am in Seattle. Please, Kells, give Josh a raise! He deserves it!
Best Bloody Mary I've had in bar, hands down. Just the right amount of horseradish, tangy tomato juice, and jumbo olives.
Price is a little steep because it's more than a little touristy, but I will pay for a good bloody.
The food is good-hearty and greasy just the way my tummy likes it.
The draughts are a little pricey and the appetizers are measly - skip it unless you like the atmosphere and want to nurse a beer during a game.
I had high hopes for this place, the interior was cozy and clean with that rich wood finish found in lots of old buildings - it was extra cute all decked out for the holidays. But the charm ended there. Our waitress was a space cadet, and came back no less than four times to tell us it was happy hour, to ask us if we were having lunch (and then informing us that they weren't serving it), to show us the happy hour menu (we were holding it) and then to take our order.
We grabbed two Hoegarden's, which were cold and extremely tasty served with an ample lemon wedge. We ordered the baked brie, fruit and Irish soda bread appetizer - it was a bit of a joke. Maybe I should have stuck with the Irish mainstays, then maybe the food would have been better (of course that was my initial plan, but they weren't serving any of it at the moment). The fruit was ok, the soda bread was soda bread and the brie was hidden in croissant dough. There was one strawberry, three slices of kiwi, cantaloupe, pineapple, and three slices of the smallest orange ever - all to accompany four small slices of Irish soda bread and a piece of brie one inch by three inches... all for the bargain price of 10 dollars!! I've been to cash and carry (that land of 27 limes for less than four bucks) this 'dish' was not expensive. I believe in profits to make a living, but more than x2 and I'm going to start having a problem - unless you've done something spectacular with the ingredients (then I'll sit down, shut up and hope I can afford to come back for more) - but this my friends, was something to scream about. Eek!
We asked for the check and toddled down to the Pike Place Brewery, where a Pint, sampler and two dinners were $43. If I had been dead set on an Irish pub I would have gone to Fado and skipped the fleecing.
The good: Their oysters are big, delicious, moderately priced on the regular menu and a steal on the happy hour menu. Cool atmosphere and live music. Historic setting and Post Alley location makes it a good place to take out-of-towners.
The bad: Staff has been rude on more than one occasion. Most of the food on the menu is neither appetizing (Irish nachos? Really?) or just plain unimpressive, even for bar food.
But really, they get an extra star for the oysters.
Pasties, soup and a Guinness? That's what I call a meal. Well, I didn't plan thoroughly my meals in reference to time and I ended up being full still when dinner time hit. We wondered about Pike's Place and walked by this cozy little Irish pub and decided to humour our Irish compatriot and chow and chug there.
I ordered the Corned Beef Pasty because if i'm not that hungry, I want to at least my "badness" in food if it's a smaller portion. It had diced up corned beef, shredded cabbage, and swiss cheese inside. The accompanying sauce was a stone ground mustard sauce. Each pasty came with complementary soup of the day. I got vegetable.
My friend got the Steak and kidney pie pasty and it looked tasty too. He did the eye roll and didn't offer to share. Selfish bugger. The irish got the chicken pasty which had chicken and mushroom with a tarragon sauce.
Friendly environment. Our waitress was lovely and delightful. Not a bad laid back spot.
I'm a fan more for the atmosphere and drinks. Well I guess you can't forget about the music they play live there as well. Great place to go and let loose and sing some good old Irish songs. I have been there to eat dinner as well. Not that bad of a place to have some good food. I also have been in the upstairs for a private birthday party. Very cool to see the upstairs and have a drink and meal. They took care of whatever you needed for food and drinks. That food I had for the b-day party was super good as well. I would tell you to make it to Kells at least once!
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub is a fantastic place to go. I've been here several times and I have always had a great time. The food is great, if you like Irish pub food, the selection of beer is great, and the bartenders/staff are awesome. I've been here on Sunday afternoons, weekend nights, and for happy hour. I've never been disappointed with Kells. If you want to go to Kells for St. Patrick's Day, good luck. You have to purchase tickets well before the day as they are usually overbooked and overcrowded. In the summer, Kells is great because there is outdoor seating in which you can see West Seattle and the boats that come into Seattle, and you can always count on Kells to have live bands on the weekends. I believe there is a cover charge on the weekend nights after 9pm but it's pretty cheap for Seattle. Kells is a must visit restaurant/bar.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub is a relaxing atmosphere with friendly staff. They have a great lunch menu with an array of patsies. Patsies are savory stuffed pastries. I thought patsies were a British speciality, but apparently it's Irish too!
Kells served it up quite epicure with Irish soda bread and split pea soup. The patsies are for those that want to enjoy beer with lunch or have a small appetite. Sumptuous and impressive.
*Please allow a 1 star margin of error due to travel narcosis.
Freshly arrived, I wandered downtown Seattle 11pmish Thursday finding so signs of nightlife until spying a gaggle of smokers on a waterfront alley. I maneuvered to the bar only to be tapped on the shoulder by some dude who said I had cut ahead. It worked out well, however, as he bought me a Guinness. They serve it much colder than is proper but to hell with tradition, I'm an American and the colder the better. I stopped in again Friday night and it was quite lively with some kick-ass live music.
The fact that this lovely Celtic bar is right down on Post Alley so close to Pike's Market already gives it street cred. I mean really. Really good Guinness this close to a body of water makes me miss Galway immediately!
Let's get it out of the way now. Yes, you could eat better food elsewhere. The question is can you find a better all around game somewhere else? I mean pub/live music/social scene/restaurant....I don't know in this town.
The staff each time I have gone (lucky for me) have been jaw dropping pretty ladies. Equally pleasing is that they were also very helpful, intelligent and competent. You can't get that sort of trifecta most days let alone each time you go unless someone is paying attention!!
I'd recommend Kells to anyone who knows and appreciates a great bar and a good restaurant!
I am torn. My head wants to give it 2 stars but my heart says 3. Or maybe my heart says 2 and my head says 3. At any rate, I really HAVE experienced better but I wind up here fairly consistently when I'm roving between bars in the neighborhood so really, it must be A-OK.
They don't have pitchers, pints are overpriced and the food is "meh" at distinctly higher than "meh" prices.
However, I dropped my phone here one time and didn't notice and the bartender had it for me when I came back an hour later and wasn't a jerk about it. The outside tables are fun for people watching on summer nights and while I think that Kells is trying too hard to be "authetic", I do enjoy the live music because really - who doesn't like a fiddle?
I was quite confused, and utterly amused.
One room had t-shirt and jeans required, and the other room required button up facconable shirts with pleated khaki's? ohhhhh and noted that I may have been the only asian, I mean minority in that place. I must admit that it was quite amusing that I did enjoy the questions that included,"Did your friend bring you here?" and,"are you old enough to be here?" and the best one of all,"so you're telling me you like celtic music, and that's why you're here?" I cannot tell you how welcomed I felt in this place, and will be coming here again.. -- sarcasm --- I don't know, maybe I expected it to be a bit different, and much more fun, without a million questions of why I shouldn't have been there....and maybe it's because we are in seattle, "diversity city" but I guess I am wrong..... btw, this was in both rooms...
Dear kells,
I am sorry you will be missing my sweet asian ass there, but I don't think you'll be missing me that much.
love, Nina the asian girl that drank the black and tan :)
I went here for lunch with a friend who's seven months pregnant, so I'm approaching this from a slightly different angle than many of the reviews posted. That makes it OK to add a 113th review of the place, right?
I've been to Seattle twice--seven years apart--and both times my friend Michele took me to Kells. "I love the seafood pasty," she told me. Apparently. I don't remember what I got in 2002, but last weekend, I got the chicken pasty. It was delicious--a well-balanced mix of chicken and mushrooms baked in a crisp flaky pastry and set in a creamy sauce. It came with soup and of course soda bread. It wasn't very much food compared to most meals out, but considering how rich it was, it was probably just the right amount.
Btw, don't be scared of ordering a pasty because of the name. I felt ridiculous ordering such a dish, but the waitress told us that she does indeed pronounce it like a certain item used to cover naughty bits. I looked it up later, and you actually should pronounce it so it rhymes with "nasty" (coincidentally), but hey, if the waitress there says it incorrectly day in and day out, you can, too.
Great location, obviously. Nice to sit outside on a warm day.
But $5.50 for a micro pint? Come on guys, we're in a recession.
Had lunch here. You can get a cheap solid Irish lunch here.
Authentic, clean, nice place.
I didn't know what a "patsie" is either. It's like a small calzone. They're inexpensive and GOOD here. This is also another quality place near the market to get good cheap eats.
They build a good Guinness here too.
I approve.
I came to Kell's with high expectations, after months of hearing my co-worker rave about this place. I left unimpressed.
Sure, it's in a great location but for a Saturday night it was kinda ho-hum. Crowd was old(er) & quiet (for a bar), the band mediocre, and the prices were a bit ridiculous for food. Probably somewhere I'd go for a quick beer or Irish Car Bomb after work but this isn't a place I'll take friends out for a night of drunken debauchery.
Kells has Mannys and good beef and vegetable pasty treats.
I'll never complain if anyone I'm with wants to hang out there before 9pm, when suddenly there's a cover charge and the music turns up to 11 and it becomes a club.
As a club it just isn't my scene.
If I was into inebriated frat boys, I'd be knee deep in drunken but regrettable debauchery. If I was into middle aged gentlemen, I'd be inundated with supposed suave high end beer drinkers. Needless to say neither of these types are appealing to me. Kell's on a Friday night is about as diverse as the audience at a Casey Treat sermon.
Kell's isn't the place to go for an intimate conversation, a night out for a few drinks in a comfortable environment. If you want to pretend you are in an authentic Irish pub this isn't the place for you either. Rather if you want to get the wrong idea of an authentic Irish bar this is the place for you.
Kell's finest point is the beer. The live music wasn't half bad either but I'm partial to the fiddle. It was oddly erotic to witness the guitar player of the band give birthday spankings to a drunk birthday girl. Those slaps sure did reverberate through the bar.
I would rather visit Kell's on a weekday to avoid the sausage fest. If only it was a crowd of boys that I'd be interested in.
My first thought of this place before going in was "Wow! This place is insanely busy for such a HUGE capacity!" However I must say the cover charge for everyone(5 bucks) was kind of uncool given the fact I had to wait forever to get any of my drinks.
After getting inside the main floor was extremely packed, also to the point I thought they were over occupied! Then we went upstairs to another bar which was not as congested as the ones below, but there was still a wait just not as bad as it would've been. As far as drink prices go I don't know because my friend paid for them but I must say that the crowd is filled with young people, not very diverse in ethnicity mostly caucasian(95%) which made me feel rather uncomfortable. The worse part of the night is when we finally got a table large enough for my group, some random guy comes and sit down to talk to me! OMFG! Are you fcuking serious?! (What an ackward moment even though my girlfriend was sitting right next to me) We exchanged a few words and I casual ignored the guy then his friend walks on by and whisper something in his ear then the friend comes and sits right next to me! UHH...........Ok? I don't really swing that way but I didn't want to be rude so I just continued watching couple ladies in front of me dance or in actuality jump up and down and bob their head.(?)
I think the crowd that I saw are either rejects of War Room, Parlors, V Lounge(in Bellevue), and/or Last Supper! It was probably one of my most horrible evening experience and it was entirely due to couple dudes hitting on me it was from the time I was at the door forking up $5/person to the long wait at the bar downstairs then giving up and going upstairs to wait in a shorter line, to people bumping into me making me spill my beer, and cleaniness seems like a huge pro during their morning hours............NOT EVENING TIME! The place was a mess! There were empty beer bottles scattered all over tables everywhere(minimum 5 per table), used beer glasses, floors were sticky, and overall I just think it sucked! Perhaps I will try their lunch next time though
Guinness is a meal, and we have had many meals here since college days @ UW.
I've always liked it here, the diversity of those that wander in from PP, and the regular residents make it cozy.
On the last weekday evening visit we chose dessert between Stout meals - holy Celtic crosses of love, the apple puffy cream thing is heavenly! YOU MUST TRY.
Alas, don't forgo a nibble on the mint leaf.......it helps with Guinness breath, unless your partner likes that sort of thing.
The service was stellar, maybe the killer sunset that evening made everyone chipper.
Now that I am older and attached, I do not stay for the rowdy heathen show. But I have heard that it's great for the singleton females that want some Irish red-breasted whiskey courage in their faces.
One point that blows, the bar next door allows patrons to smoke like chimneys a stone's throw to Kell's entrance...if you are allergic like us, hold yer breath!
I have only been at night. It's too crowded. I never feel like it is worth the cover charge. The live music can be decent. The DJ music is generally so loud that it is difficult to talk even when yelling. The DJ has conspicuously bad taste and a penchant for stopping songs in the middle of a verse or chorus in order to repeat another mediocre song that he or she just played.
Lots of Tall...
Lots of Handsome....
Lots of Soccer Players....
Which makes me question why the heck I am not here more often....
Ohhh and lots of beer. Which quenches the thirst of the three above mentioned attributes of Kells.
BEST BAR IN SEATTLE. In my opinion.
Always great music, in either half. The main half has always had a lot of fun live music, not always my style, but always full of great energy. The right half of the bar is ALWAYS playing great dancing songs...usually by midnight a little dance floor forms at the back of the bar.
I think what I love most about Kell's is that everyone is always so happy and friendly. The bartenders make great drinks at reasonable prices. There are a ton of attractive men. It's got a relaxed vibe, not "uppity" like Belltown tends to be.
Also, the doorman always lets my friends and I in at a discounted price...sometimes free!
AND, last time I was there Lucy Liu was there and we kinda danced together...well. Next to each other. Her hair brushed my arm...it was pretty cool.
The idea of an Irish pub has so much promise, with all that dark wood and live music and floors stained with decades of spilled Guinness, it entices the imagination... but the actual experience was more "ho-hum," as one reviewer put it. If it is true, as many others have written, that Kell's isn't an authentic Irish pub, maybe that's part of the problem.
We went for pre-dinner cocktails and I think I agree with another that Kell's "isn't the place to go for an intimate conversation . . . in a comfortable environment."
There were green alligators *long arm clap* and long-necked geese *one hand up*
Some humpty-backed camels *hunchover* and some chimpanzees *fingers to pits*,
Some cats and rats *cat eyes and whiskers* and elephants *arm trunk*, But sure as you're born *rock baby*
The loveliest of them all was the Unicorn *put beer on forehead*
(now take a drink)
Head to Kell's in Post Alley for a good ole Irish sing-a-long which is never a bad time. Add alcohol and yep everything is funnier. Just try and be unhappy at Kell's doing the actions to the Unicorn song. You simply can't do it. There's a $5 cover and I suggest you get there early for a table. Even if you aren't a big drinker, arrange a designated driver or take a cab. For some reason the Guinness tastes better at Kell's. Makes me wish I was Irish.
*The Unicorn song was written by children's author Shel Silverstein, this song was popularized by the Irish Rovers in the 60's
Maybe it was just the night I went, but I couldn't wait to leave this place last time I went. Lame cover charge. High prices. Loud loud loud. All that and nothing interesting was going on in the bar. The two drinks we had were expensive and took forever to get to us. We would have left if we didn't have to close our tabs. The music was alright but just didn't overcome the lame experience of the night.
I think the mixed reviews are due to different expectations.... my husband and I just planned on having a couple beers and listening to some Irish music and Kells fit the bill. We got a table in the main bar area and had good service and a good view of the entertainment. There were several bachelorette parties there but it didn't bother us. It'd be a fun place for a group.
Once every three years my friends and I end up in Seattle for a night of drinking and debauchery and once every three years we end up at Kells. I figured that I would be remiss if I did not write at least a little something about it this time. Here goes.
Of course, Kells is not an authentic Irish pub but that does not bother me the way it might other people. I am not entirely certain why we always end up at Kells but it definitely is not to feel like we are in Ireland. We are in Seattle and we all know that.
I remember the last time we were here we did not stick around for very long. A couple drinks and we were out the door and off to do whatever the hell else we did (I cannot remember and it is not just because it was a long time ago). This time we apparently decided to plant ourselves in this bar and this bar alone. It being a Saturday night and all, the downstairs was absolutely packed. We (and by we I mean all eleven of us) went upstairs where there were only a couple dozen people at around 11 PM. It was a much better environment for our large group though there was not as much happening. Our group membership sort of waxed and waned throughout the night though and as usual I ended up spending much of the night outside with the smokers talking about God knows what.
What little time I did spend inside and upstairs was a pleasant enough experience. Our bartender that night, a man named Fawzi who was apparently of Algerian descent, was making drinks at blinding speed and carrying on as much of a conversation as time would permit (hence how I know he is of Algerian descent); the music was not horrific but was still only generic bar music; and the general atmosphere was pretty relaxed. There were single women of all shapes and sizes so the single members of our group had plenty of choices. Also, there did not seem to be any guys my drunken friends wanted to punch which is always a plus. The only thing that seemed odd was that we were kicked out of the upstairs area around 1:30 AM. It must just be harder to get people out of there so they probably try to herd them out as early as possible.
The last thing I can say is that the drinks were not too expensive. I bought two rounds and my bill only came to about $70. We had been drinking before we arrived though so we easily could have spent more. Anyway, overall I think a good time was had by all.
See you in three years, Kells.
I like a well-poured pint of the black stuff and the bar staff at kells knows what they're about.
Things I like about Kells:
-great import selection on draught
-friendly ownership; Etta always chats a bit with my wife when she's in
-diverse crowd
-atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere (the Kells in SF is great too!)
-outdoor seating with nice views of Elliot Bay
Things I'm not too crazy about:
-tends to attract the rowdies late night
-parking
I wish I could pack this place up and move it to Phoenix.
After spending my entire paycheck here in the summer of '03, I consider this the absolute best bar I've ever been to. Great service, good salads before the drinking, spectacular crowds and Liam (well, not sure if he's still there) and his live music five days a week.
If you visit Seattle, you MUST visit Kells, even if they don't still carry my fav Irish Red on tap.
Not as good as P-Town's.
I first went on my 21st birthday to get some drinks and attention. I really am no fan of alcohol, so I was in it more for the attention. Guess what? I WASN'T carded!
WHAT!? I looked like a large 16 yeard old and I wasn't carded? It was my 21st birthday, make a big deal! Also their menu that was extremely weak. Pasties only... meh.
I came back with a my Japanese language partner a couple years late and it definitely made up for it. I had the Shepherd's pie and loved it as usual. The reason this is 4 stars to Portland's 5, is the atmosphere. The Seattle Kell's just feels like a dark bar. It doesn't have the same comfy and inviting feel of the P-Town Kell's.
Still very worth a visit, though.
Oy vey. I was going to start this review with a snark line "If you're reading this review, you've probably already made this mistake". But I see 88 reviews and an average of 4.5 stars. Really?!!!
I guess locals and tourists alike enjoy Kell's, so I'm sure I missed something the day we visited. I was sure it was a tourist trap, and the service was reminiscent of a place that doesn't worry about enticing locals to return. I was wrong?
The food was overpriced, my crap and shrimps salad was $13 for lunch. My boyfriend's irish soup was $8. Neither were excellent, both were slow-coming, and once I did get my food the fork was conveniently missing.
I don't feel like going into details. It's not worth it- trust me. There are so many better places in PP Market.
"Did you eat paint chips as a kid?"
-Tommy Boy
Well I did at Kell's over the weekend. Yep, floating in my beloved Stoli & Soda with lemon were several chips, flakes swimming around. Luckily they were spotted only after a couple of sips, but that was such a bummer.
But even with this instance over the weekend, when I lived in Seattle I had many a debacherous night in Kell's. Always a story when you leave here. Irish singing of songs even if you aren't Irish, lots of carbombs, too many shots of whisky and so many St. Paddy's Days spent here.
Even paint chips won't keep me away, Kell's.
Met some friends here today for lunch.
Friendly, efficient servers kept my cuppa tea full and let my friends and I linger long after we were done eating. Decent Irish soda bread served pre-meal. My chicken pasty was well nice.
Unfortunately, all lunch entrées are served with the soup-of-the-day. Today's soup was Vegetable Beef. I don't eat beef. I asked if there was an alternative. Was told I could either get the chicken pasty on its own as an appetizer or pay an extra $2 to sub a salad for the soup.
That is really bad practice. There are lots of vegetarians and other non-beef eaters in Seattle. There are people who, like my husband, eat beef, but are allergic to onions (which I'm guessing were in that soup). There are people who just don't like Vegetable Beef Soup. So all these folks end up eating half a meal or spending more $$$ because they don't want to (or can't) eat the soup choice. Surely at least one alternative could be offered as a substitute (at no extra cost) for this large group of potential customers. I know this will keep me from rushing back any time soon.
These are the reasons why I had a great time at the Kells:
1. We snagged table in the live music room
2. which entailed a dude who played Journey and Irish drinking songs.
3. Two of my party were from Boston which meant we knew the words to the Irish drinking songs.
4. Celebrating a special occasion called for several rounds of shots
5. served by a semi-prompt waitress who made us raise our hands if we wanted shots.
6. I was with a group big enough to pretty much ignore the overwhelming presence of drunk dude-bros/tourists
7. but I won't lie, a lot of them were pretty cute
8. but maybe that was because of the shots
9. which also made me think it was appropriate to get up and dance.
So, in summary, the above formula made for a highly entertaining evening at the Kells. I don't know if I would go back if I couldn't fulfill at least 6 out of the 9, but I do enjoy a good rendition of "The Wild Rover."
Brought some out of town guests here for a dinner out. I went to the effort of making reservations..but when I showed up, the staff gave me a weird look and told me they would seat us whenever they could. We ended up getting a spot outside and had the pleasure of one of the blandest meals ever. The soup was overly sour. My chicken was covered in generic too-sweet sauce.
Yuck.
We all made nice faces at each other and discussed how lovely the view was - ie, the teeny tiny sliver of blue that we could see inbetween the alley buildings - because that was the only nice thing about this restaurant.
Pikes Place tourist bar. I doubt anyone else goes here.
If you want to hook up with various out-of-towners on vacation and in heat, this might be a good place to get your action on. A climbing harness is recommended should you chose to indulge and want to find your way out again. Belay on!
Not recommended for any other purpose, and likely not even for the one stated.
::special spot-- this will always be the spot where I see my old friend get drunk for the first time::
Needed a watering hole on a friday night, wandered up and down 1st ave and couldnt find a decent lounge-y bar until it hit me. I wandered by this bar on a tour earlier and it looked promising.
Kell's (same name as a cool spot in sf, which also helps) a nice irish pub with a restaurant attached to it. Lots of tables, big screen tv at the front of the room with some show of masculinity w/ animal skin covered spherical object with sweaty men (... i think it was basketball that night). lots of people, great for people-watching.... spent about 20 mins spying on this couple next to us on a horrible date-- poor saps :(
4 stars, but extra star for having my favorite beer-- smithwick's :) 5 stars =D
I normally do not enjoy Irish pubs, but Kells was a must after dinner for my friend's birthday....and who am I to say no to the birthday boy?
The environment is about the same as most Irish pubs, finding seats were pretty easy. Although I wish this one fat ho bag did not feel the need to take a table for four all to herself when it was damn clear our table next to her had 12 people sitting at a table for 8. Actually some of us had to split up which broke up the group vibe.
Anyway I think we came on our servers first day because she was extremely slow at getting drinks and half the time got them wrong. She was however nice, so I'll give her that. Music was some live Irish band, sounds nice, not my thing. EXTREMELY loud. About 30 minutes into the live band...Sorry Dave...I'm out.
~G
Yup..lots of boys...yummy drinks...and cool Seattle Vibe....liked it! However running into a group of 6 guys I went to High School with, ehh ok --it was actually kinda cool. I even danced here to some Biggie. Was not expecting that. It was crowded, but like I said...lots of boys...and cute ones to boot...l guess I could learn to deal with it.
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