St. Andrews Pub — Restaurant in Seattle

Awful experience to watch a much anticipated game with my fellow Reds that resulted in abandoning the bar and just watching the game at home.

Here’s the details: I went to Saint Andrew’s bar to watch a big game that was supposed to start at 8:30, Sunday. I was the first to arrive at around 7:30 am to make sure I have a table for myself and two other friends who’d join later. I was first asked if I was a Liverpool fan club member (which I’m not) and then I was told by the same marshal (who showed up 7:45ish) to wait on the non LFC line to wait to be admitted. The LFC official facebook page states the bar will open 30 minutes before the game. As I was waiting, more folks start arriving and building both lines, but here’s the many downfalls to their guidance: few groups (at least a total of 10) have arrived and were told to wait on the members line even if they’re NOT registered members and just because they knew the marshal or knew a member. At some point, a group of 4 were told by the marshal to wait at the members line just because their uncle is someone they knew (not even sure if he’s a member or not). They didn’t open the bar until 8:15, meanwhile the members lines kept growing and more people arrived with higher, fake, priority ahead of me. Actually if the place has opened by 8, I’d have still gotten a table and enjoy the game! When the doors opened, all the good spots were taken and I couldn’t even get a table for 3, even though I was the first who showed up for the game. I got 3 spots by the bar, and I was questioned multiple times to spare them to other people since my friends couldn’t join on time. My callout here is that 1- why’d a bar/fan club need a membership to enter a bar on a Sunday morning - even night clubs don’t do that unless you book or pay for a table. Bars/ restaurants should either follow table booking approach or follow a walk-in/first come basis. This totally felt like a cult from the early 1900s! It’s just a soccer match for fans who’re passionate about watching the beautiful game. 2- if the above doesn’t make sense and the fan club founders want to start this, then they should respect their rules and open the door on time to keep it fair.

Saint Andrew’s has been become one of my favorite spots in the city given its passion to Liverpool FC, its vibe, and the fact they allow pets. Not anymore! They certainly ruined that to me and proved to me that we’ll always complicate things for a soccer culture and we’ll never have a decent...

Ok, so St. Andrews has always been awesome. Great food. Great Scotch selection and great service. However, on 3-29-14 we arrived at approximately 6 pm to get a table for the Sounders game. We were expecting a few more people so we grabbed a table in the middle of the main bar area and pulled another table together. At that time we (2 of us) ordered food and drink. A while later 2 more showed up and then eventually one more showed up. We drank, ate and watched the game. At the end we asked for our bills...emphasis on the "s". The informed us that for parties that large they could not split the bills??? Two parties of 2 and a single....!!! Really. Fine, we busted out the calculators...split the bill ourselves and paid. This was almost a $300 dollar bill before tip and we had to pull out OUR calculators.. Sorry but I have spent over 10 years in the service industry and that was beyond ridiculous. I would like to think we will return but this left a very sour taste in all 5 of us. Sorry way to end a otherwise...

There's nothing particularly wrong with this place, but there's nothing particularly special or unique; I think it wants to be a Scottish pub at its foundation but has a near-gaudy commercial sports bar built on top -- if you squint you just might think you were in a Red Robin bar ... whoopie /sigh/. For all the Scottish characteristics that hood-ornament the decor, the ownership seems to have a unwelcoming disdain for all things of Scottish heritage that won't hang quietly on the wall -- which is surprising, or to say confusing. The last time I was there I ordered a burger, okay but not phenomenal enough to take an hour to bring to the table ... perhaps it was made & delivered from the North Gate Red Robin? I've found that when I go here its to be my with friends & enjoy their company -- I look forward to the time with my friends, but I don't especially look forward to anything having to do...