Tula's Restaurant & Jazz Club
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 443-4221
- Cross Street:
- Blanchard Street
- Hours:
- Sun-Wed 3pm-12am, Thur-Sat 3pm-1am
Editorial Review for Tula's Restaurant & Jazz Club – by Johnny Digital
In Short
Comfortable and open, this street level jazz club is always hopping. Pass by any night of the week, and you're liable to see a local or national talent cranking out the tunes. Along with constant live entertainment, Tula's features a menu focused on Northwest cuisine and, of course, a full bar.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasIn the Neighborhood? Dive into the Rendezvous for a quick one.
Know Before You GoTry to look snappy--jazz fiends generally steer clear of thrift store chic.
User Reviews for Tula's Restaurant & Jazz Club
07/31/2008 Posted by duckyfuzz9
Ok, I'm a huge jazz fan. This place was totally cool. Good service, can't comment on the food, but it looked alright. We were 4 people,each had a drink (2 of which alcoholic) and got out for $20. The band was a big band, the usual group for Sunday nights apparently. The cover was an honor system $5 each into the bands tip jar. HOW COOL. What jazz club has the cover on the honor system? The band was great, however, my only complaint is you shouldn't need a PA system for a big band in a ~1200 sq ft venue. Maybe a solo mic and for the bass... whatever. As far as all these complaints go, if you want to see cramped, try a NYC club. This place was plenty spacious. I thought the atmosphere was nice and lay'd back. The focus of this place is the music as it should be. Great place!
Pros: Music, Atmosphere
Cons: Didn't need to mic the trumpet section
02/04/2008 Posted by tobyone1
I was coming in from Portland, to meet a friend from Nashville, TN. Tula's was to be the pentacle of our evening. Of all Seattle's jazz clubs (probably 10 in all), I couldn't have picked one with a more limited menu or lackluster service. After paying a reasonable cover of $15/person, a snooty Malcolm McDowell-looking host seated us at our table which was two inches from the next table. Our waitress, who failed to introduce herself, brought our menus and poured our water. After checking out the vast selection of 5 red wines, we choiced the chianti... To my amazement the wine came 'pre-corked'. Yes. You read that correctly: pre-corked -- at a downtown seattle jazz club. Just to check, I called one of the thousands of Sheri restaurants the following evening to ask about their wine service policy. Their staff properly presents all wines, and corks at the table. That was the least of it. When I asked how long ago the bottle was opened, the snooty waitress (probably the daughter of the host), responded: "Last week. I went down the street and around the corner." After sipping our ok wine, the waitress came back within 5 minutes and asked abruptly: "Are you guys going to order food?!?", as if it wasn't ok with her if we didn't. We did. My friend and I who were looking forward to some non-fried seafood were vastly disappointed. I had a soupy alfredo pasta with imitation shrimp. My friend settled with a salad. The jazz was excellent. Unfortunately my mind was somewhere else. Like the .99 cents in dimes and pennies I got in change from my $60.01bill. I have always had a system for determining a tip. I start every waiter/waitress at a 20% then they can get more or less determining on their service. Upon entering Tula's I thought I was going to be out 25% in tip. I have never been more insulted or wrong. I certainly hope the waitress needed some change, because 99 cents is all I left her.
Pros: Great jazz
Cons: Cramped tables, limited menu, dreadful service
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