The Alley

4509 California Ave SW, Seattle
(206) 937-1110

Recent Reviews

Jane Quinn

Very cool speakeasy with a hidden entrance that leads to a lowlit, very cool atmosphere!! The bartenders are friendly and talented. Drinks were great. Selection is fantastic. The while experience was just really cool.

Faezeh Ashtiani

It was so fun to come find this place and hang out with friends. It was truly not super easy to find it which made it even more fun!I liked how the cocktails menu had been broken down to different eras and the atmosphere was pretty good.A couple things that could have been better the night we visited was if the service was a bit more faster and if they had a bit more exciting snack food options.But overall a pretty fun night. I would go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Spencer Townsend

Great service, great people, great drinks!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Druscilla Abel

What a fun adventure we had finding this cool place. And once we got there we were treated to an excellent vibe and even better drinks. I tried two different drinks that were both so tasty. They even made a special mocktail for the DD of our party. Overall, a super enjoyable experience. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Zoey Snyder

Very kind bartenders’ keeping an eyes on everybody while serving all in between. Great bar!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Cezanne Lane

Obsessed as always. Amazing New York Sour and great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries

Irvine Mburu

Hella rude. We were bout to give em fat tip but they didn’t let us take over our friends table or even order a drink…. Haters…

Frank Ruiz

Good drinks and great service. The wait isn't that long, maybe 20 minutes or so. It's a really cool place for a couple of drinks. Prices are fine.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Arash Soltani

Love this bar. Very busy but good place to have your drink.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Daryl Isla

Bobbie and Geneva (her first week on the job) manned barkeep professionally. They had three Mezcals at the bar and I enjoyed each one. This is the closest Speakeasy to the airport and I am happy I called an Uber two ways to enjoy their service. Easily comparable to the Asia greats like SpeakLow or Employees Only.My only concern and it’s a justified star removal was the absence of WiFi. You can’t draw the visitor crowd and not have it - a nice man lent me a hotspot to get home. Other solo bar hoppers might get stranded in the rain. It’s also tricky when the menu is only on a QR code and the establishment has no WiFi. I bet some locals also disconnect on purpose and this gets in the way of that. Hope you guys can introduce a temporary access feature or something similar to get to the menu. I may be coming off as entitled and apologize if so, but someone may be in my boat and could be unable to get back to SeaTac since no cabs pass by in front of the bar. Worth putting this out for them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Joseph M

One of West Seattles best hidden gems. It honestly never disappoints. Come here for an awesome drink and a good time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heather A Adams

This is a fun bar that might start as a gimmick, but I could see one coming back here for intimate nights or for a date night. That location is pretty easy to find We parked in paid parking in the parking lot that is behind Seattle escape games. We didn’t try the food but saw it come out and it looked OK. There’s a little wait to get our drink as we sat at the bar and I was surprised that it was busy around the early 530 hour. Definitely bring someone that doesn’t know the secret and they will freak out think they are going into the staff room at a random restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Tiara Rose

Found the best bartender EVER! I never leave reviews & bartenders never stand out enough to encourage me to leave one, but JOSEPH has blown us away! First time at this bar, (we make it a point to visit different bars each time we go out,) but we all thoroughly ENJOYED the experience! Come here, enjoy the welcoming & chill atmosphere & amazing options for drinks that will BLOW you away! ❤️ we came here in a group of 5. we ALL LOVED it & will be back again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Brittany Greene

This was just a small dive bar playing 90s R&B very loudly, which was weird for something claiming to be a 1920s themed speakeasy. We waited a really long time to get service despite nobody else waiting or coming in. All drinks were $20, and my straight bourbon was served in a highball glass overflowing with ice, which was also weird. As a former upscale bartender myself, I expected my drink to be served in a lowball glass with no ice unless requested. It was watery and gross. The old fashioned was also watery and off-tasting. $50 for two bad drinks. Avoid this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kylie W.

Great vibe and amazing, talented bartender. Our drinks were so good! Absolutely worth going here.

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