The Comet Tavern

Points for having the Warriors game on, and more points for having access to the «diner» thru a backside passageway!
Good selection of beers, good selection of bar foods. Pool table, great dive place to hang out.

For how busy and small this place is the bartenders keep an amazing pace going for busy lines that form all around the bar. It’s a no bullshit kind of place, mostly about drinking and spending an amazing time with the group of people you came with all together. A top spot for the younger Seattle local crowd who often love to begin at the comet in order to run into others they know before heading out to other Capitol Hill bars

Very bad bar. Bartender was very rude, drinks were not made right, music was not good, and bartender was very very slow. Never coming back.

Loud, super crowded, but fun bar. There’s a lot of room for groups of people to hang out in booths or upstairs, but due to the large amount of people all trying to order from the bartender all at the same time, it was difficult navigating around the bar. Generally there’s plenty of seating for everyone tho. The chili cheese fries was amazing, like sloppy joes on non-​greasy fries. We also ordered tator tots which were crispy but not too special. Drinks are good and relatively cheap. Service is good despite having a bit of a wait to order. But once you get the bartenders attention, you’ll get your order soon after, our food was even delivered to our table.
As long as if you don’t mind only being able to talk to people within elbow’s reach of you, this bar is a fun place to hang out with friends!

It has the old cap hill grunge feel with a little bit of a face lift. Peanuts + great beers on tap– the crowd is generally pretty chill. There is ski ball and other games in the back corner too! Large table booths made out of wood make this place a cap hill classic.
Great spot to grab a beer with friends located in the heart of the Pike/​Pine corridor. Be prepared to smell the wafting hot dogs right outside late night!

Amazing chili cheese fries!!! And only 8 bucks and was so huge!!!
Def will be coming back for more and to try other things.

Nice fun place. The music was what we were looking for. Top 40 hip hop and r&b (think drake and kanye) drinks were ok priced. They had pull tabs which I haven’t seen anywhere but Minnesota so I was pretty excited about that. They also have a skee ball machine, pool tables and some arcade games. The table we sat at wouldn’t stop rocking it was so uneven and our drinks almost spilt several times. Bathrooms were quit dirty but nothing too crazy. Overall the best place we had gone to out of the string of bars we hit in capital hill that night

The security people here are real racist. They would check ID for ppl who have darker skin colors. We asked for their manager however they wouldn’t let us talk about it. I hate racism.

Comet has exactly what I’m looking for in a dive bar… Plenty of seating, 20ish beer taps, good music playing loudly all the time, and bonus activities to entertain you if drinking isn’t enough — pool tables, skeeball, big buck hunter, and pinball. I haven’t been here for live music or late night. But happy hour is fantastic (Budweiser pitchers $ 3, $ 4, $ 5 etc. based on the hour — not exactly sure when it starts and ends). Prices are right and place has a great divey feel to it. Would defjbitely recommend to stop in for happy hour or casual beers (obviously).

I’m not from here, so I when I randomly wandered into to this place with my girls I knew we’d found a super rad dive bar where only the locals go. They actually carried Pabst Blue Ribbon, like Woah! That’s so crazy! People still drink that stuff? How clever. Anyway, this smoking hot girl was behind the bar with long pink and blonde hair. Where do you even get that done?! It’s so trendy. She had so many tattoos and crazy silver studs all over her belt with the most Seattle grunge chic boots I’d ever seen. My mind was completely blown. Who is this alternative Barbie with unparalleled craft cocktail knowledge? I asked her for a Scooby Snack and without even hesitating, she poured me a shot of well whiskey. I laughed and was completely consumed by her charm. Nothing else mattered. She was officially the most legit Seattle bartender I had ever met. I had to know more. When I started asking her questions about her tattoos, she told me I could only ask her 20 questions but I had to pay her $ 20. I only had my Chase Blue Sapphire card on me, but after I went to the ATM, I laid it on the table and was smitten. I asked her what her name was and she said «Sarah.» I only had 19 more questions. I had to choose them carefully. Then out of nowhere, some scary transient homeless guy came in and was trying to sell some random stuff. I was so nervous and uncomfortable but she swooped in and saved the day. She gave him $ 5 and he left. She wasn’t even scared! This was that most legit punk rock Seattle experience I’d ever had. I’ll definitely be going back again soon. This time I’ll totes bring cash. LOL. LMFAO. #soseattle #hotpinkhair #teamsarah

I’ve heard legends of a classic Seattle dive with crazy characters. So I traveled all the way from the distant lands of Ballard to see what all the fuss was about. I was not disappointed. Motörhead crushed my soul upon entering. The amazing beautiful intelligently funny bartender filled my head with historic tales and eye opening facts. One fling of her pink locks and flash of her tats I was hooked. Her abilities to fill my mouth with sweet sweet booze was alarming. This bar and staff are what dreams are made of.

I lived here for a long while and truly enjoyed my breakfasts here. My kiddo was very young then and they weren’t all agro about baby noises (not crying just coos and squeals with delight). I would definitely come again if I ever return to the area.

**1 star re-​review from a 41 yr old male passing in a broken down ’83 Honda.**
Your sign says «the game is alway’s on» Is that possessive, or a plurality?
Never mind: just leave it the way it is and let us focus on that million dollar lease you have on a wannabe dive bar.
Seattle really could have used another nail salon but instead we have the ever-​present bar scheme. This particular one puts new meaning to the saying «rubbing shoe polish into sh**.»
Remind disgruntled employees who complain about the clientele that «these double-​greased douchebags are our business model. They douche, they drink Rainier, they eat tater tots. Now pump them with as much of this triangulation as humanly possible. Those douchebags from Bellevue or San Diego or wherever in the f**k these bipedal turds are secreting from are just like you. The old crowd and the new are indistinguishable from one another. They bought black clothes, they bought the T-​REX records you recommended, they got one of them tattoos that looks like it was administered by the blindest and most crippled prison mate they could muster. These people are your brethren now. Embrace them – you’re as common as the breeze in this town.

What an awesome dive bar! I’d never been here before, and my friend and I went here in the afternoon to play some pool and have a beer. It has a fun, divey vibe, and the perfect place to have a drink and play some pool, or to just cozy up in a booth and have good conversation with a friend in a casual environment.

Reminiscent of the ABC Tavern in Cleveland, OH. It is a pseudo dive bar. These are the places I like. Real dive bars never have decent looking women. These semi-​sweet spots are my sweet spots. The beautiful neon sign drew me in. The cheap Hamm’s beer kept me posted up like a mail box.
Destination of the ride, is to reach is the peak, angelic landscape
Takes the physical man behind the hidden gates of space
Ultimate escapes as we go at a phenomenal rate
As we cruise going into magnitude
As we break up into a multitude of molecules
Going through a long hollow tube with a scholars view
As, we wearing the white garment, passing sound waves
That’s supersonic, passing the comets, star clusters
–Killah Priest

There is a racist piece of shit bartender named Max. I keep hearing this piece of shit has been kicking people out. Plus the place has rats and cockroaches. Bad business, if you are a piece of shit like Max, you belong here. Plus the same owners owned Lost Lake next door and Moe Bar plus a few others. Watch out, don’t support them.

DIVE BAR DIVE BAR DIVE BAR.
I found my new favorite bar in cap hill. They have reasonably priced beer, and a wide list of beer. Know how to make a mean cocktail. Has pinball and pool tables and KICK@SS bar food. Plus an upstairs seating area. And the music varies, from old skool to really ol skool, but doesnt disappoint.

Full disclaimer: I’ve never been to the old Comet. I only moved to Seattle a couple of years ago, and thus missed out on that experience. However, I can attest to some of the things people complain about when it comes to Comet’s reincarnation: the obnoxious bros, the woeful music that blares all night long, and the faux divey personality that the bar seems to now possess. Oh, and it’s always sweltering inside. No idea why.
However, it’s not all bad! The booths are large and roomy (and I believe the same old ones that they always were), making this a solid destination for a larger group. Good luck hearing whoever you’re with though – but that’s another matter. The tap lineup is pretty great, with multiple options that I’d always be happy to sip on.
Comet is a significantly better place before 10pm. The music is still low enough for you to hear your friends, and it’s empty enough for you to get your beer in a couple of minutes without having to jostle crowds the whole time. However, once 10pm rolls around, it’s certainly time to pack up and move along to a quieter bar with fewer bros.

First and foremost, this is not really a dive bar.
I really liked this place — staff was attentive and pleasant, the drinks were stiff, and they have extremely reasonable prices (maybe that is where the «dive bar» label is originating? I don’t know, it is certainly not dive-​y in its atmosphere).
Most importantly, the atmosphere was nice, not pretentious at all.

Comet is always a fun place to grab beers at or play pool. The bartenders and crowd are really chill. They have local taps on draft with a handful of IPAs. It’s awesome. I’ve never had the food here other than the tots, which of course, are good. Also, heard they have Bingo Night, which I really need to hit up! Heck yeah.

Friends and I visited from out of town, and thought this place might be great to start a pub crawl. A bouncer checked my ID, and proceeded to stare me down immediately. Younger guy around 24 with a swallow tattoo on his neck. Took it in stride, and thought it may be due to out of state driver’s licenses.
The bar was hot. Ridiculously hot. Chill crowd with decent bartenders. Upon leaving, my sober driver buddy attempted to walk out of the bar with a red Bull he purchased in the establishment. The same tattooed bouncer became aggressive, and started yelling at my friend. He then got in my friends face, and threatened him. A second bouncer had to come defuse the situation.
I will be visiting Seattle a lot in the next few months, and will make sure to not come back.

These bozos are the only ones who have EVER called my ID fake. I’m 27. I was the oldest in the bunch. What kind of bouncer can’t recognize out of state IDs?
It took this genius bouncer, and their security guard 5 minutes to both determine that my 2010 issued CA ID WITH holograms is fake. A hologram for poops sake.
Good jobs guys. Thanks for booting me.

Love this place!
Ordered a Rainier! Sorry I’m not sorry.
It’s a little crowded on a Saturday night but that what you want, right?
Food has yet to be determined. Awesome music!

This place was OK, but it wasn’t my thing. There was ample space for groups to sit together, and it looked like they had typical bar food options (though we didn’t eat). There is a diner attached. I don’t remember what it’s called.
The atmosphere was fine. They were playing pretty good top 40s sort of music from like four years ago, which was exactly what I needed at that particular moment in time. Maybe if I hadn’t drank so much last night I would have liked this place better today; it seems like it’s a place that’s set up for bros binge drinking.
There might be peanuts somewhere… there were shells on the table.

Honestly one of my favorite after work spots. No frills, Just a cool spot to grab a drink.
The location is great for people watching just about any time of day. I prefer a weekday evening, plenty of crazy going on, but enough quiet for people to leave you alone if it’s been a long one! Or many long ones!
It gets extremely crowded, and extra young on the weekends, so I try to steer clear then, but if that’s your thing, go for it!
I can’t say much for the food because I only come for the drinks. Stiff cocktails and a pretty decent tap selection keeps me coming back. I also enjoy the music selection 90% of the time so thank you for that!
Until next time (who am I kidding, probably tomorrow), Comet!

Inside of the Comet Tavern you will find a fully stocked bar and an old fashioned western feel.
I luckily went on a Thursday night and avoided the crowded nights of Capitol Hill. This made getting drinks, from what looked like the only bar, rather quick. I had about 12 people in my party and it took us about 10 minutes to get drinks for everyone. Pretty good service if you ask me (well when you almost have the whole bar to yourself that helps).
Drinks had a nice flavor to them and shots were not too heavy and not too light.
Ambiance was nice, mellow, and a little bit mid-​west country if you ask me. The floor felt as if there were peanut shells or chips all over. If I’m in the area on a Friday or Saturday night and feel like staying out late this is going to probably be my last stop.

I’ve been here so many times and I just now realized they had a Unilocal page. –_–
It’s a fun place to be on a Fri or Sat night. Drinks are always good here. Is beer considered cheap here? I wouldn’t know because I never buy my own drinks haha. It can get very crowded but it always helps that I go with a bunch of tall guys so I use them as a guide and a shield when walking and pushing in here. Haha. Did I mention there’s free peanuts? Well there’s also free peanut! I somehow always manage to leave with some bits of peanut shells in my hair or peanuts in my bags (no idea how they get there sometimes)

Haters gonna hate!
We live in NY but came to visit home for the holidays. We came in wanting to hate this place! We had been Comet regulars for yearssssss! And Seattlelites don’t like change! We came here our second night back into town. We went with my brother since, we were rarely without our drinking buddy when we lived in Seattle and it just wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t go with him
I was more than happy to see two nice pool tables. More seating and wooden booths, long picnic tables, tons of nooks and crannies. And the rad «Slats» mural on the wall made out of beer bottlecaps. And dis my eyes deceive me but yes an Elvira pinball machine is definitely now located at the Comet Tavern. And we were more than pleased that you could actually get food now and it is food from Lost Lake nonetheless. Lost Lake definitely knows about brunch and classic greasy dinner faves like, tater tots.
The boys played some pool games. The bartender was super chipper which creeped me out a little. However, we still decided on having a little reunion party during our visit.
When we returned for the party we took over the two large picnic tables. Everyone could order from the bar which is perfect when hanging out in a large group. Who likes to deal with stupid groups tabs at the end of the night.
At one point one of my friends said she would be right back and mumbled something about pie. She came back with two slices of ridiculously delicious pie! There was no real legit pie shop before we moved and now it looks like Seattle officially has a pie shop to be reckoned with. Lost Lake works with A La Mode to sell their pies in the shop. And this is a collaboration that works beautifully. She got one slice of key lime and a slice of pumpkin. And I was seriously impressed. As I have mentioned many times, I am a baker and I know my shit. And these pies alone were worth having the party. I guess it was also pretty rad to see many of our friend’s beautiful faces come out, drink up and chow down!
At the end of the day, should we not be happy that we still have the Comet? And we can come back years later and it will still be there to greet us. It’s not like the brother who lives on the couch in the dirty basement at your parents but more the brother who joined a band and went on tour. He kinda has his shit together and it’s working for him.

Okay, here’s the deal… I HATE change. I don’t fear it, I just don’t want it. I want to call everything what it was 20 years ago and ignore progress.
I had avoided going in the Comet with the change in ownership/​remodel and acting all sanctimonious about it and my old school standing there. Who knew it was a simple generously hosted bar crawl that would draw me in and show me that change is sometimes done incredibly well. It’s not a different place, it’s just not as gross.
I loved gross, really, I did, but there’s no lack of dive feeling, just that of fear of catching something from the carvings in the table that were the only things deeper and more filled with grime than my dislike of change.
I liked my drinks, I liked the space and damn if it’s not convenient and fun to get food in the newly connected Lost Lake next door.
I also like that we still even HAVE the Comet thanks to the smart owner who knew what we loved about it and didn’t change any of that.
THERE. I put my stamp of approval on this so you can go back now.