fiddler's inn

everything is pretty good.. i've only been in when its fairly crowded. i remember this "pub" when it was just a bar and we used to come in after softball games. the food and beer is all good. sometimes the ambiance feels a bit aloof with a hippy wannabe/hipster/yuppie all rolled into one vibe. i'm not that old, but i miss the good old days where one guy at the bar would talk to another guy at the other end of the bar, even if they didn't know each other. its more a reflection of what seattle has become i suppose and the same could be said of the wedgwood inn up the road.

great neighborhood pub. this is one of the sister pubs to the latona pub, a favorite of mine, which is what lured me up to wedgewood to give fiddler's a try. walking in the door my first impression was that this is a rustic and comfortable pub and a great place for locals to hang. my second impression was one of surprise, because it has two screens that were playing the huskie-byu football game and the place sounded like a sports bar--which was not what i was looking for. fortunately there was only about 4 minutes left to play and half the bar left when uw lost. if it was a warm night we would have eaten outside-but being labor day weekend, it was cloudy--as you'd expect. my third impression, again a surprise, was that while fiddler's has some great beer and a few wines, it doesn't have a full bar--like latona pub.
that said, we enjoyed our chicken coconut curry soup, chicken quesadilla. and potstickers. the place has a good vibe and service was also good.

i likes it. order the pizza, it's worth the wait.

hippies use side door. this bar was non-smoking before non-smoking was cool (or the law). the food is excellent and the beer selection is local and solid. set aside some time and check out the fiddler up in ravenna. it's also the closest bar to where i work.