Streamline Tavern

I am quite shocked that this place has so many great reviews. On our visit to Seattle, we were wandering around town and decided to drop in to the Streamline Tavern due to the overwhelmingly great Unilocal reviews in addition to the one dollar sign– I am a sucker for a good deal. It was a Saturday evening and at 6:30pm there were some people enjoying drinks and conversation, but it was not incredibly busy. We were surprised to see that we had made it just in time for happy hour. I claimed the table while my friends ordered drinks. While they were ordering drinks, I got a bad feeling about the bartender. She appeared to be rude, giving them fake half smiles. I wasn’t sure if she was acting this way because we weren’t locals (it was clear that most people in the bar were) or if it was because she didn’t like foreigners (I was with a German and two Finns). In any case, we sat down and were excited to see games about the place. We decided to play a game of chess. At about 6:55pm we realized we were practically out of beverages and Happy Hour was about to end, so my boyfriend went to the bar to order a pitcher of beer. The bartender then proceeded to tell him he had to wait while she wiped glasses down. I decided I would give it a go at the bar. The bartender chatted with the woman next to me before taking her order (clearly a local) and by the time she came back to me she informed me Happy Hour had ended. I then informed her that it was because she was wasting time chatting with the woman next to me and again she put on her condescending smile and said, «Yeah.» When she asked if I still wanted the beer, I declined and we received our checks. We proceeded to finish our game of chess, however. Once our game ended we walked down the street to McMenamin’s where prices weren’t that different and we enjoyed more beer and food.
The prices weren’t bad and the games were cool (only reason I gave this place two stars), but service sucked.

Still feeling a bit of a hangover from last night’s visit to the Streamline, so an opportune moment to review one of Seattle’s best dive bars.
Actually, if you are from the Midwest (Wisconsin in particular), you should feel at home here. Actually feels more like a neighborhood tavern than a dive bar to me. Low key atmosphere, lots of regulars and cheap drinks. They’ve also got a pool table and Euchre nights. Now they just need a decent Friday fish fry.

Nice little bar — nice atmosphere — friendly staff. Tasty food — will be back — easy access to Seattle center

This is a great bar to go to after you’ve been drinking. A great way to end the night.

great local pub, bar. good pub food. good atmosphere

Awesome neighborhood bar. Great/​friendly service, non-​pompous staff. An all-​around people’s bar where anyone at anytime can go and make new friends easily. I live in lower queen anne area and this is one of my favorites.

I found this place after living in the neighborhood for two weeks. Walking home from dinner, my dive-​bar sensor went off when I passed the Streamline Tavern sign. Stepping inside gives you the full effect. Various sources of dim lighting highlight a few booths alongside a giant island bar. Comfortably crowded with regulars for a Monday night but still plenty of open seats. I snagged a bar stool next to the old-​school jukebox. I’ll visit again just to flip through that, at least.
The service is excellent and the crowd is warm. I love neighborhood dive bars and this one fits the bill perfectly. Can’t wait to try out the pool table.

Shitty Effin dive bar! BOTTOM SHELF anything! Also get your own water cause cause if you ask the bartender they will deny. 2 stars cause the first girl was nice. If you are over 21 don’t go YUCK!!!

I have something really important I need to get off my chest. We were just at Streamline, sitting at a booth. We really enjoyed our meal. The bartender even gave us a free ¾ pitcher because the keg blew in the middle of pouring it.
But here’s the thing. The bartender let us know they were changing shifts, so I went up and left a (generous) tip on the bar. But he didn’t see it, and I felt awkward hovering around the bar, so I sat back down. And then when he finally came to pick up the tip, he looked at some jerks at the corner of the bar like they had left it! And they just took the credit for it!
So then I’m left sitting in the corner like an idiot. And then the kindly turtlenecked bartender comes by and clears our table, clearly looking for a tip that he didn’t realize he had already received! I mean, I get it being disappointed that we didn’t leave a tip since he had been so, so kind to us, but we had! And what am I supposed to do? Tell him, hey, that tip you got earlier, that was me? No, I can’t do that!
This was a very upsetting situation for me. We considered leaving another tip, but then he would definitely think that we hadn’t left a tip originally and we’d look like late-​tipping jerks AND only get credit for half the tip we had left! I mean, there was no good solution. It was terrible.
Ok, and then it gets worse. Because we sent another member of our party to go talk to the friendly guy in the kitchen and see if he could explain the situation to the bartender. He decides that the best way to do that is to tip the guy. But then the bartender sees us tip the kitchen guy when he thinks we didn’t tip him! My friend was so flustered that he just hightailed it out of there and we ended up looking like even bigger jerks.
This whole ordeal was obviously very upsetting. The food and service were both admirable, but I’m afraid I can’t possibly ever return out of shame. SHAME WHICH I DO NOT DESERVE.

Love this establishment. It had to move from the old location due to circumstances outside their control, but what a neat place to relocate to. Great crowd. Relaxed, fun, inexpensive, friendly bartenders… come check it out for sure. I’ll be back!

It’s a classic provided you enjoy a good pour, friendly staff, (sneaky if you don’t know it’s there) amazing food, peanuts, juke box, pool table, pin ball and there is a reasonable amount of seats! Call it a dive, call it a neighborhood bar, call you what you will. It may take a couple times but you’ll end up calling the Streamline «home».

This is your typical dive bar, good drinks, very good prices, and friendly service.

Nice new location

One of the best dives in Seattle!
This place used to be located on Mercer a few blocks away, but nearly went the way of the dodo bird, due to land sale/​redevelopment (A recurring theme in this city these days). Thankfully, they found a new home in the neighborhood, and the new Streamline is even better than the old one!
Same feel as the old location, as they transferred much of the old interior over to this spot (including the island bar counter, tiled floors, and weathered, old booth seats/​tables), along with the same old pool table and jukebox. In addition to retaining the vibe of the old spot, and continuing their tradition of cheap booze and a laid back environment, they now also have pinball, and serve food! Great happy hour as well, from 4 – 7 pm daily.
If you’re looking for a quality dive, this place delivers in spades. Stop on in!

If you are not a regular don’t bother coming here. You will be treated like second class customers. The bartender did not greet or acknowledge us while we sat at the bar. We had to get up to order our drinks each time while the regular customers were served (they all seemed to know the bartenders by name). The upside of this place is the location and cheap drinks.

Streamline is a diamond in the rough among Queen Anne’s overpriced and over-​classed restaurants. This gem has incredibly friendly and fun staff, who recognize customers and make everyone feel comfortable. Great happy hour from 4 – 7 everyday and incredible and well priced grub on Thursdays (tacos for $ 1) and Sundays (sliders and fries). Free peanuts, great tunes, and drinks. We love this place.

This is a great dive in LQA. Cheap drinks and free peanuts. There are no TVs, no frills and no thrills. Designed, that is, ‘streamlined’ for the most proficient drinkers.
For those whose true talents lay in drinking — this bar is a must.

Nitty gritty little dive bar. Bartender is a great old gal & the ambience is very Seattle — ish, an array of plaid shirted hipsters, a random golden retriever, TV playing a mariners game, Rainer posters and other realist still life beer paintings. Highly recommend ! Btw: happy hour is 4 – 7 everyday !

I was not a regular at the old Streamline on Mercer, but I had enjoyed it on several occasions. Last night, I met up with two friends who WERE regulars at the old spot, and who both were extremely pleased with the new venue. Apparently, the Streamline moved much of it’s original bar equipment, furniture and décor to Roy St. and captured the exact same Streamline vibe in a very different type of building. The regulars were pleased, and that says a lot. Unfortunately, they still don’t serve food (though a bowl of peanuts was a nice touch). Outside food deliveries were recommended by the bartender instead.

The new streamline is the old jibu. But sooo so much better. I loved the old streamline and this is almost it, and if I have to take it: then this will work.
The same bar. The same peanuts. The same servers. The same worn STREAMLINE TAVERN sign outside. What’s not to love?
Great prices– good beer– chill, laid back patronage. Again, seriously? What’s. Not. To. Love? This is streamline.