The Yard Cafe - Seattle

Wonderful place to meet up with friends, go on a fun date, or even work on your computer or read at the bar. All vibes here are great, lots of different nooks to sit in, outdoor areas, and delicious FRESH and creative food. Great cocktails, nice service, good neighborhood staple.

It's nice to be able to walk to a restaurant in my neighborhood. Good food, outside tables and good service.

One of my favorite local spots. Great food, great drinks, and the service staff are always *so* friendly.

Been here before and it’s been fine, but went tonight and realized there were about two dozen ants in the bottom of my glass of root beer. It happens, but when I told an employee they just said “oh, that’s no good” and handed the glass to the bartender to dump it. Later on I asked my waitress if she could make sure it got passed on to management so they could check the root beer tap and she told me the person I had talked to was the manager. She also mentioned it was probably too late to do anything, because we already paid. I’ve worked in service and I know that’s not true, but again it’s fine that’s not what bothered me. I was just pretty taken aback that the manager never apologized or indicated they would do something about it. You’d think a customer saying hey there’s tons of bugs in my glass would be something they’d want to make sure didn’t pop up in a google review. Unfortunately they lost two customers and it did, in fact, wind up on google.

Happy hour is great. An excellent bean dip. Cheeseburger came with a fantastic salad. My friend who is gluten-free, was able to request lettuce wrap instead of a bun for her cheeseburger. Solid beer, options and lots of open air seating with picnic style tables, as well as having great ventilation for indoors. Each time I’ve been there I’ve seen kids able to sit with their parents and enjoy.Parking: Lot next to restaurant accommodates free parking for some guests. Otherwise street parking.Wheelchair accessibility: Great ramp.