The Mountain Room: Bar at the R — Restaurant in Seattle

A special place to be. Navigating to the bar is a matter of following some string lights and it led me to a great time at The Mountain Room. The cocktails were great! They have some real chummy names and I came to find out that everything in the bar is as locally sourced as possible. Sam was the bartender and he was attentive, friendly, and charming. The food is awesome. They have Pizzas, Calzones as well as a bar trail mix. The pizza’s we got were the BBQ, and the pesto. Both were delicious. The sizing is 1 to 2 people per pie. Next time I’ll probably get an individual pizza or a calzone. The bar is entirely ran by two people which I find to be crazy but you’d never know from the quality of service we were able to receive. The ambiance and location of the bar are definitely something special. Being inside of a bar directly under the R is pretty cool. The music is played solely on vinyl which is awesome. They have a bunch of vintage memorabilia from all era’s of Ranier beer. Defenitely worth walking around and seeing the rest of the space. There is a large venue space for shows on the other side of a wall to the bar that looks cool and I’ll definitely be back to see what they’re putting on in the future. 100% recommending this hidden gem to...

The Mountain Room (“The Bar at the R”) is tucked away at the old Rainier Brewery and is really three spaces in one. The front and back bar are filled with amazing Rainier Beer memorabilia. The back room has cozy seating and a billiard table. A great space for a cozy drink or to take over as a group. The main bar has a fireplace, bar, high table and booth seating and the bar serves Rainier and creative Rainier-based drinks but also a variety of cocktails, beer, wine and cider. Food is handmade pizza which was delicious. The largest space is the stage area which is now separated from the bar space to allow for non-show attendees to still enjoy the space. There wasn’t a show the night we attended, but it looks to have a great set up. The versatility of the three spaces along with the wonderful hospitality from Sam and Melinda will bring us...

As someone visiting from Milwaukee, the land of crusty (I use that term endearingly) domestic beers, I approve. While PBR may have unfortunately been appropriated from coast to coast last decade, they'll never get to our respective regions' beloved such as Blatz & Hamm's, and Rainier's & Olympia (if they still make it).

N/A food rating since I didn't have any during my visit, but looked and smelled amazing. Would not have had to twist my arm much if I hadn't already eaten.

The atmosphere is right up my alley: cozy and divey. I stopped in after needing to pass an hour or two down in the area and am glad I did.

Cheers. This review was sponsored by a couple, two, three (...) servings of liquid bread. Oh, yah der'hey. You betcha.

Also: that fireplace was...