Pine Lake Ale House

06/30/09

You should go somewhere else

by RegularCupOfJoe at Citysearch

A friend introduced me to the Pine Lake Ale House early this year and it quickly became my regular place to stop every other Monday to sit at the bar to have a drink and dinner. Occasionally a friend and I would stop for a nightcap, so I was not a stranger. The food is typical pub fare, which I like, and was always tasty. They also have my favorite beer, so I was set.

But be warned, the staff is very unfriendly, someone I once brought with me used an even better word - rude. They were often too busy gossiping amongst themselves to refill a drink when asked for one. Trying to make a little small-talk would seem as if you were ruining their day. Even a simple hello to someone working there would often be met with scorn. The only time they were friendly was on your way out the door when you would get a sweet "Thanks, stop again!" as if it would make ammends in those last few last seconds.

I did not feel welcome here, and would rather spend my money somewhere I did. I will not be back again.

• Pros: Good food and beer
• Cons: Most unfriendly place around

01/29/09

The Ale House Sammamish, WA 98074

by kim98074 at Citysearch

VERYYYY average food and service. It is somewhere to go because there is nowhere else to pick from. Stinks inside and is not very clean. When sitting at the bar you can watch how unsanitary the kitchen help is. Soooooooooooo GROSS! Will not dine there again after seeing that.

07/09/08

Great local alehouse

by nwbackpacker at Citysearch

Ignore the review where the reviewer says they were asked to leave because their son was "having a hard time". This is code for "my son was crying or being otherwise offensive and I decided to let everyone else in the restaurant suffer". Parents that let everyone else suffer their crying babies are incredibly annoying. You signed up for the baby, nobody else in the room did, OK?

The food here is decent, but stay close to "normal" food. i.e. the burgers are great, the salads are very decent, and the sandwiches are great too. 4/5 on the food for sure. The service is friendly, quick, and reliable. I've been to this place maybe a dozen or so times in the last 6 months and have not been upset by the service once. I'm pretty picky too.

On Fri and Sat nights, I advise that you not arrive between 5:30 and 7pm - you'll wait for a table. Sammamish is in dire need of more restaurants! During the week you should be fine to get there at any time but you might have a short wait if you get there with everyone else at 6pm.

Beer here is good - nice local rotating selection.

Overall, it's one of my local favorites and I'll continue to go there every week or two.