The In Between — Restaurant in Port Townsend

Stopped in on Thursday, Aug. 15th, after attending the concert on the dock. There were 2 bartenders and 8-10 customers. It took 20 minutes for our party of 2 to be noticed, and another 15 minutes for a couple of drinks to arrive. Bartenders were busy talking with friends. Just before our drinks arrived, a party of 3 of our friends joined us. The bartender brought our original 2 drinks and completely ignored the newly arrived 3 friends. We sipped our drinks thinking surely the bartender would wait on our friends, but never did. We finished our drinks and asked for the check. It never came. Our group finally left and I had to go to the bar and request the bill again. Before tip, it was $40 for 2 martinis- quite steep! Won't be returning and don't recommend this...

We loved the atmosphere, and that they checked our Vax cards. The lighting is perfect, the chairs were smallish but comfortable, and it has a great speakeasy feel. Partitions give certain seating areas an nice private feel. We tried two drinks, "something beautiful" and the "Halstadt". They were both very good and nicely presented. The "something beautiful" had a delightful, delicate nose, with a great balance between the bourbon and rosewater. I often find drinks priced over $10 to be a ripoff, but i would buy these again. We also tried the house-made lime potato chips. They were ok, but the lime flavor...

If you are visiting Port Townsend, you need to stop at The In Between... Head up the stairs to Sirens and stop halfway, take one step to the right and you've found an amazing little hideaway... I don't think they know it, but their Irish Mule is the best in the Western seaboard...if you're lucky enough to come on a day when John is working, you've come close to heaven...Great staff, amazing relaxing atmosphere, and the chicken tacos were just the best... I'm going to go now and enjoy one more mule before we...