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Galway Arms (University District)

5257 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 527-0404

Categories: Bar

Bar Details

  • The Galway is a scrappy north-U-District drinking house with a sense of humor (the restrooms are marked "Pirates" and "Wenches") and live bands nightly. When the music's terrible, escape it in the billiards room. Cheap happy hour grub is served from 4 pm-7 pm daily.
  • Hours: Daily 4 pm-2 am.
  • Happy Hour: Daily 4-7 pm ($3 wells and select drafts, $4.50 food menu).
  • Features: Full Menu, Live Music, Happy Hour and Billiards
  • Scene: Dive, Sports Bar and College Bar
 
 

Average Rating:
  • 3.83000/5 Stars.
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C'mon, it's the galway

Well, i have been going to the galway for about five years now, and i've never had a problem with the change. Maybe a little bit, here and there, but it's still the fucking galway, and they still have $1 PBRs on tuesdays. Most of the people i hang out with there have been regulars for a long time as well, and we bitch about it sometimes, but you still can't beat it.
Posted by slueth on July 2, 2008 at 1:14 AM · Report
5

a dive, but a great dive at that ...

if you are looking for the fewest number of students, the best (and cheapest) happy hour burger in the udistrict, friendly bartenders, and place with some semblance of musical sense, the galway is for you. i've lived in the udistrict as a non-student for years and was miserable before i found this bar. thank fucking god for the galway.
Posted by eb on November 8, 2007 at 2:02 PM · Report
4

Take it from a Regular

When I need a place to drink in the U-District without being surrounded by obnoxious, sloppy drunk frat-things, the Galway is there for me. We've a very pleasant but very insular crowd, and I could see how you might not like it if you aren't a regular. They upgraded the menu recently, and the quality of the live music (mostly punk and metal) is starting to improve.
Posted by Galway regular on September 6, 2007 at 12:51 PM · Report
3

This place sucks

This bar used to be a great Irish bar, small quaint, good music, but now it's as dirty as the punk ave rats that infest the place, and the worst part is the bartenders. If you're not a regular or dressed like you live in London in 1980 you might as well f off for all they care and go across the street to the Irish Immigrant, where they don't treat their customers like crap.
Posted by ezb on August 23, 2007 at 2:04 PM · Report
2

Okay place to hang-out

The food is super greasy, don't order it. The beer selection is okay. Best thing about this place is their selection of pinball. Good, classic Seattle Dive, unpretentious, friendly service, there's worse places you could hang out in the UD.
Posted by Mr.Roosevelt on August 10, 2007 at 5:08 PM · Report
1

good times at the galway

isn't it really odd that there are two irish bars right across the street from each other in the u district? if you're a huge hardcore drunk on a shoestring budget, the galway is for you. i have spent more time and money in this place than i'd care to admit and while it's changed some over the years, it's still pretty solid if you're in that neck of the woods. hit the knarr after you get your buzz on at the galway for a sure ticket to blackout city.
Posted by kinkos on July 16, 2007 at 6:21 PM · Report

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