Baker's

Honestly the perfect neighborhood spot. Great for the nights sitting at the bar, or in the early evening sitting outside on their back patio. Drinks are yummy but their food is also great too! Something cute, something light. Love the rotating themed menus-- which introduce you to new drinks and quirky old movies which you may or may not have seen. Their summer menu with names like "Ruby Rhod" and "Aziz, Light!" reminded me to show my boyfriend The Fifth Element which he loved. Big shoutout to Olive who always serves us when we stop by and is simply the sweetest. Thanks, y'all!

Great food, but entitled service staff. I watched several people at bar top be ignored. When I mentioned it the server they showed no empathy and gave an excuse. I even poured water for another patron later when they were ignoring them. Not impressed.

Great neighborhood bar. They have unique, complex drinks and they revamp the menu on a regular basis so there is almost always something new to try. The service is always prompt and polite. The bar area is cozy and welcoming, a great place to end an evening. I have been here several times and have always been impressed by the drinks, and I will certainly be back!

What a cute spot! There is a long indoor bar, and a garden area out back with plenty of tables. Best for dates or smaller groups, the food menu is small but delicious with the emphasis on the Wizard of Oz themed cocktail menu and the wine selection. My friend and I tried four drinks, both agreeing we liked the Sangria and the Good Witch best. You can tell a lot of thought has gone in to the cocktails - unusual ingredients, fun names and pretty garnishes! We also got olives to snack on, good but a few too many chopped walnuts in the bowl for my taste. Service was friendly and knowledgeable, helping us select the drinks and explaining flavor profiles. Would certainly return to try more of their food & cocktails.

I have been wanting to check this place out for awhile but just hadn't taken the time to make my way up here from my part of Ballard. A neighbor friend and I have been taking weekly walks we decided to walk to this area to check out Molly's Bottle Shop boy was I happy when I realized Baker's was right next door. I've had other friends that have been here and said great things. We loved the bartenders very engaging and helpful. You can tell this is a place neighbors love to hang out it was doing pretty good on a Monday evening. They have a Happy Hour menu that has cocktails and food on it. We split the burger and Brussels sprouts. My friend had the WHITE PORT & TONIC and I had the Stop Naming Nuts off the HH cocktail menu they were $8 a piece. The food we selected was off of the regular menu. The burger was good you have the choice between a salad or bag of chips we went with the salad. The brussel sprouts flavor was good but say crispy and were just a little mushy. But still would order again loved the pickled tomatoes on it and had a nice char which I like. Looking forward to our next visit!!

Would recommend! Ambience: 5/5 (inside and outside!)Food: 4/5 Parking: 5/5Cocktails: 4/5 - not as well balance as they could beService: 5/5

This place is a special treat. I love that I can return to a fresh new menu after a little time passes. The drinks are always just damn good with really deep, rich flavors. Friendly staff, and a bar crammed with interesting hooch from all over. If you see egg nog on the menu, get it. It's homemade and nothing like the stuff on the shelf.

After researching restaurants with patios all over Ballard, this one kept popping up and looked so cute! I wanted to have an outdoor dinner with friends for my birthday. Unfortunately they don't take reservations so just be warned that if you have a big group you might have to wait. Luckily we only waited about 5 minutes before a table was ready for my group of 5!We had a wonderful waitress who was very helpful and even when she made a mistake was totally apologetic and made sure the bill was all squared away!The cocktails here are so creative and delicious. We all loved the names and flavors! I also really liked that they have a low-booze section too for those lighter drinkers.For the food I shared the cheese and meat plates and the fresh baguettes with tomato butter! So good! I also had the lentil croquettes for my main course. Unfortunately the croquettes were not the best. The sauce that came with them was nice and the presentation was beautiful. That being said, I felt like the croquettes themselves needed a bit more flavor or moisture as they seemed a bit on the dry side. The sauce helped a lot but needed some more seasoning as it was pretty mild flavored.For desert, I loved the panna cotta! The coffee flavor was so good. We actually had two birthdays at the table so getting each dessert was perfect to try! The tres leches cake wasn't bad but more dry than I am used to so it depends what you like. All in all everyone had a good time and enjoyed the food. They even accommodated one of my friends who is vegan by removing the ricotta from the broccoli dish. There are vegetarian friendly items on the menu but overall not a lot to choose from. Would love to come back one day to sit in the backyard area again! Even has a cover to keep off the rain but the sides are all open.

Baker's is a solid choice for really it would seem any occasion - meeting up with friends, special get together or a date. This visit was part of a group for a Birthday get together and were able to get 'patio' seating in the back. This along with the other seating arrangements are nice, there is front outdoor seating, indoor bar seating and back seating which is all nice and decently spaced, complete with heat lamps and overhead cover which was great as it rained on and off throughout the visit.The Drinks to start were good. Love the names such as the Glam Rock Ski Suit and "This is an Outrage!". A mezcal drink that hit good after a long day.Appetizers were alright, more fancy than good tasting. The baguette was ok, not badly priced, best part was the smoked tomato butter that accompanies it. The cheese plate I think was a bit much if you get the "all" option. I only really liked the "rogue caveman blue". The meat plate, again, just ok. The "all" option will run $33 for all 5 of the meats. The Coro Salami and nduja were the best to me.The main course I got the Black Pepper Pork Loin. Fairly priced and easily the best part of the visit. Great presentation. nicely cooked and the adds like potatoes, peas and bacon were all spot on. The lingonberry jus gave it a nice color. I had a bite of the burger which was not bad, it comes with chips and they're generous with the Beechers.The waitress was great despite a few oopsies. So that was the only downside. I'd definitely come back for anything more than regular old night out if anything beyond drinks. It was fun time.

Everything tasted pretty good and the service was good, but the portions were so incredibly small, both the food and the drinks. I was kind of expecting it for the food, but the portion was even smaller than I expected. The fact that my drink was tiny was surprising. I hope the price means the staff are paid well.However, to be more clear, the menu should list "small plates" or "appetizers" instead of "dinner" for the food. The plates were barely enough for 2 people to each have a few bites. It's really too bad because everything did taste good, but not good enough to justify the small portions and price (and not even hot, one dish was cold but the time we got it). Sadly we won't be coming back here even though we live close by. PS I don't normally write negative reviews like this but I was so disappointed!