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Dad Watson's (Fremont)

3601 Fremont Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-6505
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Categories: Restaurant

Restaurant Details

  • A part of Oregon's McMenamins empire, Dad Watson's has the usual big burgers, big booths and tables, and big pints of beloved beer, like the Terminator Stout. While Oregon must endure Starbucks, we can enjoy McMenamins, a far more relaxed and less viral corporation.
  • Features: Bar/Happy Hour, Cheap Eats and Good for Groups
  • Cuisine: Burger Joint and Pub Grub
  • Serving Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30 am-1 am; Friday-Sat 11 am-2 am; Sun 11:30 am-midnight
  • Price Range: $

Bar Details

  • Another cozy McMenamin's spot. Remember to get the cajun tater tots and the Ruby beer.
  • Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30 am-1 am, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-2 am, Sun 11:30 am-midnight. Happy Hours Daily 4-6 pm, Sun-Thurs 10 pm-midnight
  • Happy Hour: Daily 3-6 pm, 10 pm-midnight ($3.25 wells, $3.25 pints, $2-$4 food menu).
  • Features: Full Menu, Happy Hour, Outdoor Seating and Free Wi-Fi
  • Scene: Pub
 
 

Average Rating:
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
Reviews/Comments (8) RSS

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8

love it

I love McMenamin's places. I love their happy hour. Nothing like cajun tots, cheap wells and beer to make me happy. And I like the environment: mellow and fun.
Posted by cuthberb on November 5, 2010 at 10:32 AM · Report
noodles' girl 7

had to summon the barkeep each time to get a drink

This place was dead due to the Block Party. I guess they felt too pained that it took practically waving a flag to get some help. I remembered why I don't go to this chain anymore.
Posted by noodles' girl on August 10, 2010 at 2:38 PM · Report
6

Good stuff

Great happy hour, but good god the service is SO SLOW. Be prepared to wait. And wait. If they could speed things up I would be in there way more often. Great brewer's salad and beers though.
Posted by Foodie on January 7, 2008 at 12:58 PM · Report
5

good food / beer

don't know why people had bad experiences with the food. i've had nothing but good. good burgers, good sandwiches, good burrito. the happy hour is great too, excellent prices. beer is very tasty as well. i enjoy this place, and is a good "let's get a late night snack" place, as well as grabbing a burger the cajun tots are unbeatable.
Posted by John on November 2, 2007 at 4:20 PM · Report
4

I'm with Tooty

The cooked food here is simply inexcusable. The salads seem to be fine, but I have never had a cooked item that was above mediocre (crunchy undercooked rice in a gumbo seasoned with excessive amounts of salt, undercooked fish at the center of the fish and chips). I want to like the place as it's convenient and has good beer and nice booths, after four or five tries I have sworn off the food as an option.
Posted by gnossos on September 24, 2007 at 11:28 PM · Report
3

I'm totally fucking sure

It took 30 minutes for our food to arrive. My burger was not merely cold, but FROZEN in the center. It was the first and only time I ever told a waiter "actually, everything sucked" after being asked how was everything.
Posted by Tooty on July 30, 2007 at 8:48 PM · Report
2

Excellent nosh, tragically hip waitresses

Dad Watson’s isn’t the same as my hometown McMenamin’s, but it’s got the same solid beers on tap. Asking for the nitro of the day is worthwhile, because the craft brewers know what they’re doing. I avoid the back patio because I’m not enthused about eating in a smoke-filled parking lot. The service, pretty standard for the McMenamin’s chain, seemed to favor the tragically hip over an empty glass. Expect to plunk down around $15 for two beers and a burger – not the cheapest, but not the most expensive, either. Three pints of the porter on nitro combined with a custom McMenamin’s burger – bleu cheese on grilled onions and Swiss over a thick burger on an onion roll, salad and side of tater tots – were perfect. While my waitress of the night seemed to buy into the idea that if you serve food as a gig in Seattle, one must have more piercings and tattoos than exposed unmarked flesh and hair greased directly from the deep fryer in the back, it fits more comfortably than your average saccharine Red Robin perkfest. The interior of the pub is done in the old wooden style with a long bar designed apparently to occupy floor space; but succeeded only in giving the bartender and wait staff a place to talk with their friends; of which that night there were more than a few. But all in all, a good place to hole up with a friend over good, solid beer.
Posted by zymyrgy on July 20, 2007 at 8:47 PM · Report
1

good pub

It is basic, but tasty, tasty beer. Take it out on the porch on a nice day and eat the fish and chips.
Posted by maura on May 23, 2007 at 3:13 PM · Report

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