The Spar

2121 N 30th St, Tacoma
(253) 627-8215

Recent Reviews

Phillip Davis

Went in for some burgers and had hands down the best burger i have had in years! I got the mushroom swiss and added onions, jalapeños and the egg. Completely demolished that burger. The service was great and they had live music!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jay Garrett

I love this place! The Staff is the Best!Great live music! The regular patrons are friendly and chill! Good food and a wide selection of beers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: The Basic, Spar Chips, Mediterranean Plate

Dagster Blaster

Have frequented weekly for music and dancing. They have some great acts. Unfortunately they set seating up so you can’t dance. I’ve asked staff to reserve at least some space on the floor but they showed no interest. So, have decided to frequent other venues.

Brandon Martin

Been sitting here for twenty five mins. At the bar and not even an acknowledgement.

Tabitha K.

Food was good, service was good. The only issue was the drunk female customer sitting at the bar drinking alcoholic beverages questioning me regarding my service dog. I have a trained service dog whom I take everywhere with me and have never been questioned until this incident. If anything I felt the bar manager should've been the one asking me questions regarding my service dog. I felt the drunk customer was out of line questioning me and I almost changed my mind regarding eating in this restaurant but because my friends were already there, I stayed. I commented to the female customer, that I know how to read signs and my service dog is a professionally trained service animal! Not sure if I want to return to this restaurant again! Especially if the employees and management allow drunk customers to harass customers with service dogs!

Juli B.

Was on time to pick up my order, Fish and chips were greasy, fries soggy, and one bite of coleslaw was $3.79 times 2 orders. Was kept waiting 15 minutes longer than what I was told on the phone, blood sugar crashed... won't be back anytime soon, disappointed.

Heather K.

The food was decent, but service was really slow. They were a bit busy and not sure if they had many waiters available so might be why. Nice little older style pub.

Elizabeth M.

I loved working here 25 years ago. Huge part of my life. However, I ordered tonight and went to pick up and asked to pay after 10 minutes. After 15 minutes I asked a regular what was up. They shrugged. I figured my food was cold and soggy and looked longingly (memories of this yummy food) as I gave up and left. The whole place was about half full with four staff . I called to let them know and The Spar was not answering. Makes me so sad. I loved this place .

Tad Gaulke

The last two times I’ve eaten here it’s been horrible. I’m never coming back. ??

Larry Regula

Great music ! Nice dive bar feel!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spar Chips, Beer Battered Alaskan Cod, Fish and Chips

Mike Dethlefsen

Never a dull moment, you have entertainment in every direction of the establishment. I'm talking about people watching, but they do have concerts there as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Dip, Fries

Andrew Ohme

Cob Salad. Very tasty

Gabe Toma

Busy place witch is understandable since they have live bands that are drawing crowd. Food is great and fresh, and the service is good on a very tight and crowded room.Reasonable prices and good beer selection.Highly recommend if you like live music...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kathy S

Our food was OK. Halibut was excellent, house chips were soggy. Service was terrible, staff did not come by the table, we had to go to the bar to order, it was the worst. Will not be returning.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Hand Breaded Halibut

Amber Miller

Look the food was decent and the wait staff was great. With that said, I probably will not be back. It was comical how awful the gluten-free bun was here. Two bites in and it had completely disintegrated around my fingers and I was left holding bun crumbs and my chicken grilled patty on one side and pickles on the other. It was lunch time but the place was not very crowded at first glance. You walk in in the kitchens on your right and some seating on the left. The bar is in the back and that seems to be where everybody prefers to sit but it's out of sight from the door and I wondered slowly to the back before I realized who was even working there other than the people in the kitchen. It was just confusing not knowing or being able to see where anybody was from the door. Lastly, they upcharge for everything. Getting a side salad instead of fries was an upcharge Even though the fries have gluten on them. The bun was enough charge which I'm used to but then paying for a credit card was also an upcharge of 4%.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

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