Baxter's Sports Bar

I'm giving Baxter's in Mill Creek four stars (Yay! I'm a fan rating) because for what it is, it's great! My husband and I were looking for a neighborhood bar that would afford us a full bar, decent food and the option of going there during football season should a Packer game not be televised locally (hub's from Wisconsin and a huge Pack fan)We were attended to by Patty, the bartender, who makes a great Martini and Manhattan's ... talked with us and gave us a little background on the place, just a fun person to be around. The couple we met who were also sitting at the bar had been there before and knew a lot of the local people - were also a kick to talk to and visit with. The bar is large, to be sure - but I'm thinking it probably fills up during televised sports events, especially when the home teams play. We liked it for what it is, a non-fancy, easy-to-go-to place to have a drink and something to eat. We'll be returning for sure.

Thank you Ed and the staff at Peabos for a fun night for our Shorecrest all class reunion. The service was excellent as well as the drinks and food. The staff was friendly and very attentive. You guys did a great job!

Not sure why people are bashing on Baxters. It's classic hole-in-the-wall dive bar with no fancy promotions or gimicks. I've lived in Mill Creek for over 20-years and Baxters has been there for as long as I can remember! I came for a UFC pay-per-view and surprisingly, there were still seats 45-minutes into the event.. lucky us! No cover, reasonably priced beer on draft a TON of TV screens including 3 projectors. There really isn't a bad spot in the house if you're trying to catch a big game or fight. I'll defintely be coming here for future fights - can't beat free cover!Food isn't anything special and overpriced in my opinion. If you're looking for a "poppin" bar scene I'd go elsewhere.

It was just what me and my buddy needed. A night out with no girls. No Kids. An awesome Digital JukeBox where u can search any Damn song u want. And then we just enjoyed some average ol' Pool Tables. Good Sticks w/ some broken chalk that still worked. Jeneanne was awesome and i left my cell charger there as well... I called when i got home 2 hours later and it was still plugged in. It will be there tomorrow for me in a safe place:) If u have some time u need for yourself or a couple buddies, Male or Female. Head here.

This place is NO longer Baxters. The new name is PEABO's Sports. Came here for the first time to watch the WFC fight. We got here a little late but there was still room to sit. So many TV's so it doesn't matter where you sit, you will still be able to watch. Great service even when while they were busy. Only two servers but they were both great! Place is big with Lots of Tv's. Crowd was ok no crazies. We did not order food but everything looked and smelled amazing. We will definitely be coming back for football games!

I wasn't too impress with this place! The guy behind the bar was super slow! We had to go up from our table to make our orders! We just ordered two bacon cheese burgers! I sub my fries for onion rings! Patty was really cooked! Onion rings were not really great! Friends fries we're tasteless! Bring that the name of this bar was Peobos instead of Baxters was suspicious anyway! How I got here?! Well my friend is a San Diego Chargers Football Fan! I'm a Oakland Raiders Fan! He told me about this place were Raiders Fans hang out to watch the game! RAIDERS WON, by the way! 37-29! Anyway the company was good, met some Raiders fans! Like any hole in the wall bar, nothing to special but what bar is?!

Place is just dirty and depressing. It's dark, damp, and cold. Bartender is awesome, and if you are looking to ruin your liver, this is your spot! Drinks are poured so strong, don't light a cigarette while holding your drink for fear of spontaneous combustion! Know going in that you aren't going to leave the place sober, in all probability you will be the only person in there, and it's a total dive with the clientele to match. Keep all that in mind, and you might have a decent time. Remember, when all else fails, drink more!

Made it to Baxter's this evening, as the snow first began falling here, for a first date.There aren't very many places in the Northend to meet up to start an evening, and certainly not many bars. The other half of the duo of the evening used to hang out here many years ago, so from his traveling point, he knew where it was.It was sooo dead while we were here. Not suprising for the area, even on a Saturday, or in this weather,Compared to any Seattle dive bar, this place is huge. Wrap around bar, booths, seperated seating areas, bars and stools along every wall, and three fully partioned off pool tables, darts, video games, jukebox, and a scattering of those table video game things (find the picture/whatever).We tried the shooting video game, played a few games of pool, messed around with the jukebox (which is really way too expensive).I had a few rum and cokes. The first sip of the first one and I thought I was going to catch fire. It was lovely. The bartendress was quick to point out they use higher level booze on tap than most bars, and then spit out a list of brand names for each. I don't care what it was, honestly, cause lady knows how to make a drink.We tried the nachos, chicken strips and fries as part of our evening from the basic menu here. Nothing superb, all very basic bar food, but it was all good. The chicken strips were some of the better I've had in a bar, and the fries were the 'skin on' type and good. They host karaoke, live bands, and run the gamet for featuring sports games on quite a few big screen TVs. For the evening though, after a few hours of the above activities, we opted to walk around the area outside in the snow to keep the evening going. We'd run out of things to do in a bar with barely a soul in it and the atmosphere of 'big empty sports bar' didn't really lend itself to intimate conversation.I'd be interested in checking out Baxter's again for karaoke or to see a show. I can imagine it's also a good time when it's a lively night.

The only good time to go to Baxter's is on Friday or Saturday nights. They have cover bands that play every weekend which is always fun for just some laid back, humorous entertainment with friends! There is always some pretty interesting people to chat with and people watching is always good! Okay, so if you are looking for a fancy bar with fancy drinks, this isn't the place. Its pretty much a homey dive bar but if you are looking for some friendly people or laid back night with a few friends you can make a good night out of Baxter's! Bar snobs beware, this place will not fulfill your needs.

Quick caveat. This was once my neighborhood bar. I've been going to Baxter's for years but had pretty much abandoned it a couple years ago because the poor service and adversarial attitude drove me away.The new owners are working hard to change the attitude of the bar and of their staff and largely succeeding. New TVs have been installed or upgraded. New Sheetrock and paint has brightened up the place and they are rotating beer taps more often so there is a greater selection.Food has improved too. We started watching the Seahawk games here and they have game specials that were pretty good. With so many TVs they section off parts of the bar to different groups. If your team is playing they have a TV showing the game.As others have mentioned they do live music on the weekends and do have a large dance floor for a bar. They have also started doing comedy shows. I think they are once a month on Thursdays but am not sure.UFC is also their really big draw. With 20 plus TVs you can watch the fights from any where in the place and last I heard they were no longer charging a cover. (I haven't seen a fight there in 10 months. My newish GF hates UFC):(They still got some room for improvement but the direction they are currently going makes me optimistic.