Grim’s

I liked the Grim. Good music… not so expensive drink. Always a line on the weekends but we got lucked out without one last weekend. It’s the best spot on Sat for singles so far.

A good capital hill bar. They provide an upstairs that you have to pay to get to, but they provide a dj with dancing. The line here gets long fast and people are always trying to get in. The drinks are alright, but definitely a typical capital hill bar with a dim lighting scene and a some places to sit with your friends as you figure out whether to go upstairs or jump to the next place to go bar hopping.

This place is absolutely disgusting for what they do, if you’re not aware that they give out wristbands then they won’t give you one after you have paid.
and then you ask to use the restroom WHICH IS DOWNSTAIRS and they’ll kick you out afterwards if you don’t have a WRISTBAND TO GO BACK UPSTAIRS
I asked for a refund and to speak to a manager and they threatened to call the cops

Literally held my credit card hostage. I went to the bathroom and they wouldn’t let me back in. Told me I had to wait the (hour+ long) line to be allowed back in from the bathroom. Had an open tab, and after much arguing they allowed me to go back upstairs to pay my bill with the stipulation that I surrender my drivers license under the threat that it would be cut up if I didn’t return immediately.
This is criminal. Debated calling the police. Don’t go to this place.

Grim’s is a location I am unlikely to ever frequent again due to their abysmal treatment of patrons, particularly by their belligerent female bouncer.
We arrived at the bar at 8 pm for a birthday party, moving up to the top floor for dancing around 10:30. We paid the cover and received our wristbands.
Around 12:30 my husband needed to use the bathroom, though there was a very large lineup at the single bathroom on that floor. The bartender directed him to the bathroom on the ground floor.
After using the bathroom the bouncer refused to let him back up and directed him to the back of an hour-​plus long line-​up to get back to the top floor. He had just left there to use the bathroom and had an open tab, his wife, and the entire birthday party up there, which he informed the bouncer of at the time. He was not intoxicated and obviously had the wristband demonstrating he had already paid and been upstairs.
After much argument the bouncer allowed him up for five minutes to close his tab and return, while holding his ID with the threat of cutting it up if he wasn’t back in 5 minutes.
Fortunately he was able to contact me. We were forced to abandon the birthday party and leave due to the bouncer’s completely unreasonable threats. Horrible treatment from Grim’s overall.
Avoid Grim’s and go elsewhere, it is not worth your patronage.

the bouncers are totally douche bags. took forever to get in and once u did u have to wait ANOTHER line to get onto 3^rd floor

The bouncers at this place are terrible. Whoever manages this need to get their s*** together. They pocket $ 20 from people to cut the line with no shame in front of a huge line. And they call them «VIP» guests. As long as there are people who pay to get in, the line is not gonna move at all. And the bouncer told me «if you got the money, I can get you in. Or you can wait, I don’t care.» I have never seen bunch of losers with no shame what so ever. The bar was not even that good. You still had to pay to go up stairs and wait in another line to go up. But they don’t tell you all that until you have paid. Brilliant? Or stupid!

Fuck this Fucking place. Terrible DJ, long lines, cover charge, sub par drink selection. I had an awful time here.

Whoever manages this place is has completely profiled and discriminated against an entire group of people.
Regardless if you’re wearing a Santa hat or anything that even remotely resembles Christmas, these assholes would not let you into their upstairs establishment.
I was wearing red and green, not a Santa hat and these people told me I had to leave and go home and change before they would let me in. Um, what the hell? You let me in downstairs but not upstairs? What the hell kind of sense does that make?
When I questioned their motive, they said SantaCon «promotes day drinking». Umm and night drinking is better? How is tonight any different than any other Saturday night on Capitol Hill? I’ve had one beer you idiot. Don’t categorize me and my friends and discriminate against us because we are expressing our freedom to WEAR WHATEVER WE WANT.
No dress code for was posted other than signs that said «No Santa’s». Again, I’m not even dressed as a Santa.
Grimms, you just lost my business tonight, tomorrow, and for the foreseeable future you bigots.
Way to be un American.

I went here a long time ago on a bad OKCupid date. I remembered it as this: Bad date, good drink.
Much more recently, I came back here with my girlfriend (didn’t meet on OKCupid) with some friends for brunch. I was torn between two items, and the waitress suggested the eggs benedict, boldly declaring «The hollandaise sauce is the best in the city. I would say that even if I didn’t work here. Our chef’s hollandaise sauce is awesome!» I’ve had many an eggs benedict in this town as it’s one of my go-​to breakfast choices, so I just had to take that challenge. Holy hot damn, she was right! This is one of the best eggs benedicts I’ve had in a long time. The dill hollandaise sauce is truly awesome, and the egg was perfectly poached. The girlfriend ordered the dulce de leche French toast which was (as the kids say) re-​DICK! Very very delicious. To top it off, our morning libations were perfect as well.
I’m very glad that our friends suggested brunch here. I can now replace my memory of Grim’s from «bad date, good drink» to «good drink, fantastic brunch»

Really cool club with 3 levels to check out. The bottom is to stay mellow and have conversations, nobody is allowed into the middle (or so they told me maybe I’m not that cool: O) and the top floor has dancing. My girlfriend wanted me to see the top so we hung out there a good bit and while I’m not a big dancer it was pretty fun.

I have NEVER taken the time to write a negative Unilocal review but I strongly feel like the Seattle nightlife community MUST be informed of the horrible service my friends and I received from Grimms Saturday 11÷14÷15.
To begin-​we waited outside in the pouring down rain for over an hour while the bouncer allowed some female friends to blatantly cut us, This was only a slight annoyance of the evening.
Once we were finally admitted inside we had to wait yet again in another line for 35 minutes. There was a $ 5.00 cash only cover to go upstairs, (which is completely understandable for a busy Saturday evening), In 2015 you rarely need cash for nightlife, thus I proceeded to the ATM inside the bar and paid the $ 3.00 convenience fee to receive my money to allow upstairs access.
After we paid and got wristbands from the female bouncer we walked upstairs in excitement to FINALLY start to enjoy our Saturday evening… However to our huge disappointment, we were Immediately dismissed as we walked upstairs to the «dance floor» by the male bouncer that stopped us in our tracks to aggressively inform us, «they decided to close the upstairs and no one else was allowed up» — obviously our first response was «can we get a refund then» and the male bouncer said they could give us our money back downstairs. In clear disappointment we walked back downstairs EXPECTING a full refund with no problem…
However– when we calmly asked the female bouncer downstairs who had JUST given us our wristbands and taken our money less than 10 seconds prior to please refund us she immediately was defensive, rude, unprofessional and demanding shouting she had «no authority to refund us and the man with the cash Box just left with our money and she can’t do anything about our money and we must leave immediately»
At this point I attempted to seek out a manger in charge or anyone with an idea of what was going on or some kind of authority whatsoever– each time I was given the same clueless and careless, dismissive response «there’s nothing I can do for you» As a retailer manager myself for a billion dollar fashion industry I was astonished with this kind of horrific service.
Please note — I chose to not drink this evening and was clear headed despite my exhaustion from the line outside and from the line inside the Establishment. Next, I asked the male bouncer at the first entrance who I could contact to collect my refund and his response was «you can try to look online and find the club promoter I have no way to refund you I think it is blueeyedsoul Seattle» I tried to explain to him how anyone would be frustrated with this kind of miscommunication and negligent customer service and how the bouncer upstairs did not know to contact the bouncer downstairs that they were not allowing anyone else up? He had no response other than «I would be pissed to, complain online» I asked for a business card and was told to «google it» … Thanks for the «outstanding professionalism» Grims…
Thus here we are. I am still expecting my FULL refund as well as the ATM convenience fee.
Grims Seattle –train your bouncers — get them on the same page and provide them with the training they need to talk to customers.

Standard Cap Hill bar. Nice selection of drinks, can’t really comment on the food as I didn’t eat on this trip. Prices are comparable with other establishments in the area but nothing really stands out to make this a must visit when on The Hill.

Came here for happy hour and left completely satisfied. $ 5 moscow mules and nice atmosphere made for a great night.

3.5 stars. The rating is just for the downstairs space in terms of brunch and dinner.
Head there for brunch and just the service itself is a treat. Jonathan is a sweetheart and really makes you feel at home. The food is a good mix of American with some interesting options. I had a phenomenal Polenta for the Father’s Day brunch, which they honestly need to bring back. Otherwise have their golden beet & sweet potato hash and it was solid. Their bloody mary is good as well!
For dinner, def give the grilled cheese & tomato bisque combo a try. I still dream about it.
Going here for the butterfly lounge is another story though. That I will never endorse. It’s hot and sweaty, charges cover, and its bouncers are just downright rude. That said, the crowd ain’t that great either.
So just go for food and drinks and you should be set!

The bounce staff is INCREDIBLY rude. They attempted to take my (very real) ID, condescendingly referred to me as «sweetheart» when telling me I couldn’t get in, and then yelled at me when I asked them to explain what was wrong. The final straw was when they charged my friends to get inside, but wouldn’t refund them when I was asked to leave.
I will never be coming back, and neither will my friends.

One of the worst bar experiences I’ve ever had in a city. The bouncers are nasty and ignorant of decency and service to happy customers who want to spend money in their bar.
The bartenders look at you with indifference as you order an over priced well drink that’s $ 12. Average drinks at best.
I will never visit this bar and recommend that you don’t as well.

It would be very easy to like Grim’s: mason jars, cacti on the tables, the distressed furniture, and gastropub-​inspired menu (the arugula salad is fine).
We went for the Thursday 8PM Bar Trivia, but the entire bar was EMPTY. Either way, we ordered drinks and food and proceeded to answer the first round. Forty minutes later, the quiz master finally calls it and tells us that the trivia is a bust as we were the only team playing. Realistically, he could have called it earlier as opposed to spending time on Facebook.
To top it off? We ordered well drinks, but got charged premium cocktail prices.

Absolutely love the little mason jars they serve their drinks in. I also really like the Butterfly Lounge which is on the 2^nd floor. It’s a cool chill spot and I believe you can reserve it for private parties. The top floor has dancing which I’m all about, but it gets pretty hot up in there. With all that said, I hate it when they make us stand in line outside when it’s clearly not packed in the inside. I know that other places do that too to make it look like it’s a happening spot, but I dont like it hence the 4 stars out of 5.

It takes a special occasion to get me here…
I kind of think this place is like hell on earth with the huge line out front, young people running into me, hot/​sauna like dance floor with people making out, uncomfortable seats, and having to pay cover. I came here at least twice for birthday parties but besides this I wouldn’t want to touch this place with a ten foot pole.
If you are really young and like a pick-​up scene then this is your place.