Hopvine Pub — Restaurant in Seattle

Update—responding to comment from business: That's a lie. I'm certain you missed the handful of people outside our party who actually saw this entire exchange. Their jaws literally dropped. More than five individuals witnessed the awkward incident when the staff accepted the photo copy after we were asked to leave (we were waiting for our takeout food at that point). Visibly, the bartender gave a thumbs up to the photo on the phone. Honestly, we would've walked away without an issue if they hadn't approved the photo of someone else's ID and then proceeded to kick us out after we'd already placed our food order. Instead of handling the situation professionally, the staff chose to be needlessly rude and unprofessional. ————————— Bartender wouldn’t accept my sister’s photo copy of her ID (she’s visiting and had her wallet stolen yesterday). This would be understandable if he hadn’t accepted another person’s photo copy of their ID in front of the entire bar. He seriously kicked us out while we were waiting for our food—yea he decided to ID our group, our group only, about 20 min into us being there. Kicked my sister out, but allowed the other person to stay. Pretty messed up in my opinion.

We will be taking our business elsewhere and will not be returning. Such a sour taste...

Great selection of cider (I'm easy and they happened to have 2 flavors I liked). The bartender knew a few guys' names and had excellent customer service with them. He made a point to initiate conversation with everyone. I'd been curious about the nachos and whatever else they had, so I tried it out. My only complaint was that the wings weren't hot but rather luke warm, but I didn't feel like saying anything. I will next time. The bartender went into great detail about how the wings were made, since I didn't want the buffalo sauce. They're basically a dry-rub. The BBQ (on the side) I tried was great, and not the normal bright reddish sauce you usually see. Wings had great flavor. I also really admired the Seattle Cider glasses, I shared a couple photos with a friend telling them this was the next glass I needed (for my bar) 🍷 I can tell the Bartender enjoys his job and I feel encouraged to come back for a low key hangout...

Food is amazing. Mostly pizzas, sandwiches, soups and salads. They have specials every night. Food takes a long time, so come prepared to drink a few beers and relax while you wait for your food.

Service is okay. They're always friendly, but don't always know their menu and can be slow. Usually if you walk up to the bar, they take no offense and are helpful.

Atmosphere is local pub. Very comfortable and down home. There's also some tables on the sidewalk in front that can be very pleasant depending on the day.

They host lots of events like trivia, geek nights, brewers nights, etc. Lots of locals go here.

My husband and I go here regularly for their tuna melt (made with kalamata olives 😍) and soups (always 3 rotating options, made fresh). Highly recommended....