August 9, 2009
It’s cool what McMenamin’s did to this place to clean it up but keep the charm - of course they are the experts at that by now. The food is pretty much the same as any other McM’s - good if its what you are looking for, otherwise a somewhat limited menu. Generally serves a bunch of their regular beers & a few seasonals, plus a few macro taps. The beers vary from fair to pretty good (I am a sucker for Terminator Stout) - only a couple are actually brewed at this location, most are brewed elsewhere. Service is the usually McM’s service - great if its not busy, pretty lousy if it is busy.

November 4, 2007 [ Updated September 11, 2008 ]
McMenamins took the old Spar Café in Olympia Washington and turned it into another awesome place for beers and food. There are about 15 taps and all McMenamins beers. The food was good and the old bar looked very well, the staff was typical McMenamins and they know the beer pretty good but are as lazy as ever. When will McMenamins ever hire decent workers? If you like rustic this is the place. There are pool tables in the back and the old bar and cigars are fun to look at. This will be another great beer place for Olympia.