Monday 13th of April 2009 04:42:43 PM

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The 74th Street Ale House has been a craft beer place since the early days and we were glad to see it’s still going strong on our recent visit on a Sunday afternoon. It has a great neighborhood feel, full of happy customers, many eating but others just enjoying good beer and conversation.

It’s a very comfortable place with an old-fashioned look. On the right is a long bar with diner stools and the rest of the space is filled with tables and Queen Anne style chairs. The lower part of the bar back (under the taps) is a series of old-time ice-box doors. The floor is covered with dark red carpet and the walls are a similar color with wooden wainscoting. There are lots of windows in front and a small space for outdoor tables on the sidewalk. Fans run overhead. Classic British pub signs and black & white photos of British pubs are the decorations.

The selection of craft beers is quite decent. There are 16 taps altogether: Guinness, Blackthorne cider, Fuller’s ESB, and Harp but all the rest from Seattle craft breweries.

This pub is known for food but we didn’t try anything (even though the “pork posole rojo” special sounded quite good).

Friday 23rd of May 2008 12:56:46 AM

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This is a very nice neighborhood pub. It specializes in English beers. There are always a number of taps from across the pond in addition to a number of local Northwest microbrews. It is a non smoking establishment,as all bars are in Washington. The food is pretty good for Pubfare. I would highly recommend this establishment. It is always crowded and can be hard to find a table in this small pub. However, it is worth the wait.