Admiral Benbow Room

Used to have fun coming here.... WARNING IF YOU HAVE A VERTICAL ID!!!!! Tried to come here for a friends 21st birthday and apparently because "GETTING A REAL FUCKING ID" wasn't "THE FIRST FUCKING THING YOU DO" we were not allowed to be in the establishment as staff told us word for word. I understand it is a 21+ establishment and that no vertical ID's is managements policy, that's all fine. However NOT being asked POLITELY to leave ruined the night. Friend with vertical ID went up to order drink, was told they wouldn't accept it. He came over to tell us and then was immediately approached by other staff and told "YOUVE GOT TO GET THE FUCK OUT". Word for word. No problem with the policy, just the attitude.

I went in to The Benbow Room this evening to grab a few drinks and met two of the best bartenders, Kat and Heather. I was solo, I just didn't want to stay in this evening and I had the best time ever. I would highly suggest coming here for a comfortable casual evening out in a place that makes you feel like one of the cool kids.

I'm not sure why the low rating... people must be too picky and uptight. My partner and I dropped in on Valentine's Day before our dinner reservations. It was a surprise for me because she knows how much I adore anything and everything pirate related. Benbow delivered. The bartender working that night was super friendly and efficient. Catered to the small number of patrons perfectly. I'm not going to lie- the cocktails we got weren't amazing. While decently strong, they tasted artificial and pre-mixed. Next time we go back, we'll probably stick to their beers which are so affordable. The decor was amaaaazing. It made me so happy. They also had an arcade in the back that I'd love to check out next time. 5 stars mainly because of the theme and the service. I plan to come back pretty regularly!

Fun place for a stiff drink, hot dog, dancing and some pinball. The m doing a slushy daiquiri that's pretty stiff. Fun place!

Cool vibe like imagine being in a disco club / bar in a pirate ship! They even have a 10 foot huge pirate statue inside haha. Admiral Benbow offers draft and bottled/can beers as well as Jell-O shots! You can also get Maono fried chicken at this establishment! It's a fun place to hang out with friends. They also have pull tabs, arcade games and plenty of fun seating either booths, diner or high tops with a barrel tabletop. Super cool concept! Be sure to check it out. Parking is plentiful either at the alley or at Metropolitan Market the next block over. The entrance is off the alley.

Hands down the best slushy drinks I've had since living in Brooklyn. And they're better than what we had there...or in Austin, LA or New Orleans. Truly well crafted drinks with just the right amount of edge.Atmosphere manages to land it by being so deeply West Seattle but with just the right note of grown up. The combination is undeniably hip.Thanks to the incoming bar manager for making this spot a destination. We'll definitely be back!

This place could be so cool but the staff is unnecessarily rude and mean. They used to have a DJ which was so fun but they got rid of him and started playing house music only. My friend went up to one of the bar tenders to ask to make a music request and the bartender said "no beat it!" That was so uncalled for and mean for no reason whatsoever. When are they going to find some staff that understands that going to a bar is supposed to be fun?

I've been to benbow room a few times now and have usually had a great time. Tonight though, I had a horrific experience. I recently turned 21 and went out again with a friend that tuned 21 today. We sat inside and when my friend went to order a drink he was declined due to having a vertical ID. He then came back over to our table to tell us that they won't accept vertical ID's, and as he was telling us the bartender that declined him proceeded to come to our table and scream "you guys need to get the f--- out of here. It's not me, it's management, we cannot accept vertical IDs." I understand that she didn't want to get in trouble by serving us and that totally makes sense, but the immediate rudeness and the disrespect we were met with started to make me shake. We had no clue this was a rule, especially since I had been there a month before. I had just ordered food and was hoping to wait for it but she would not let us wait for our food. As I started to pack up with my friends she screamed from the bar "they aren't f-----g" leaving!!!" It was very unsettling because it seemed like the bartender herself was drunk.Not only did this happen, but I went to the bathroom right after this encounter (before I exited the establishment) to calm my nerves and go to the bathroom. The bartender also happened to be in one of the bathroom stalls when I went in and once she left the stall she was in she proceeded to NOT wash her hands and leave. It was disgusting, and provided yet another reason to make me NEVER want to visit this establishment again. I would not trust this bartender with my drinks. If this woman had approached us calmly or politely I would've had no problem at all, but she approached us by swearing and being verbally agressive to the extreme. I have never written a yelp review but after this encounter, I could not hold back. Please do not visit this establishment, you will be met with incredibly unkind staff who don't wash their hands after they go to the bathroom.

horrible experience here, Danielle is the persons named or at least that's what she said it was. she was really tall, manly and was bombarding us in the bathroom for our IDS while we were using the bathroom. Usually there is a door person who is really cool and knows us personally by name so we assumed he was on break and we'd get carded at the bar. We showed ID and we got approved to be there so Danielle left and we were conversation about how it was a weird experience to get IDs in the bathroom and so aggressively, so she must of been standing at the door listening because she barged in and kicked us out for "locking the door" which we did not do. horrible experience by far. i attached a picture of her for anyone wondering. also the other review mentioning her namealso i've seen a few other people complaining about her so clearly she is a real big issue for benbow at the moment.

This place was awesome. The decor was so fun. Made me think I was in a pirate ship in the future.The staff was super friendly, but not annoying. The drinks were fantastic!Definitely want to go back