Tacoma Happy Hour: Stanley and Seaforts

Posted by Kelly


What: Stanley and Seaforts
Where: 115 E. 34th St, Tacoma, WA 98404
When: Mon-Fri 3-6pm, 9-close & Sat-Sun 2-6pm, 9-close

I know I have been a little MIA on the blog, so this is the first of many new posts. I have been good at going to new restaurants, but bad about writing about it!

Last time I visited Jen, and her fabulous roomies, in Tacoma we went to one of her favorite happy hours, Stanley and Seaforts. The drinks were good, and also discounted which is always a plus, and the food was great. Stanley and Seaforts has a beautiful view of the sound and is a "classy" restaurant, so thank goodness for happy hours so we could afford to enjoy it!

Jenna, Jenna, Me and Shelby. Love these girls! 

Jen and I started with Cranberry Mojitos, while Blonde Jenna (she's actually the tall brunette in the pic, but she was blonde!) opted for the Pomegranate Margarita. Both drinks were part of the $4 drink special menu, so of course I ended up having two!

 Stanley and Seaforts begins your happy hour experience with a basket of garlicky, buttery, herby bread. Yes please!

While we snacked on that we looked over the large, diverse, and delicious appetizer menu which is all half off, allowing the four of us to order a variety of items. Since they had all been here before we ordered a favorite, the Classic Sampler ($14.50) with is a tower of crab and artichoke dip, teriyaki tenderloin, and chili-smoked tiger prawns. Quite a terrific tower! It was all delicious, but the tenderloin is a definite favorite!

To accompany our sampler we ordered the Sweet Potato Fries ($3) and since calamari had been recalled in the area at the time, we went with our waitress' suggestion of Warm Brie with Macadamia Nut Crust ($6).

You can't really go wrong with fries, they weren't the best I've ever had, but they were fries.

The brie received mixed reactions. The balsamic glaze was sweet, and the cheese was warm. I didn't love it at first, but it grew on me....I generally don't complain about cheese! Not sure that it will be ordered again next time, but it was worth the try.

Here's the menu, we will definitely be back when I return to Tacoma!

Tacoma Happy Hour: Pacific Grill

Posted by Kelly

What: Pacific Grill

Where: 1502 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

When: 2 - 6pm Mon-Fri, 5 - 6pm Sat, and late night!

Honey's Heart: Blue Cheese Tator Tots! 

About a month ago Rachel (my boss at PUNCH Event Marketing) was speaking at WRPA about fundraising and sponsorship and as her loyal employee I got to tag along. We stayed at the modern Hotel Murano downtown, where the conference was taking place, and enjoyed some of Downtown Tacoma's restaurants with one of Rachel's mentors. 

Before exploring the Parks Expo we went to Pacific Grill for some snacks and drinks. Rachel went with wine, but I was feeling like I needed a martini so I went with the Pom Drop ($8.50), a Pearl pomegranate vodka, ruby red pomegranate juice and fresh squeezed lemon combination. It was just what I needed!

The happy hour menu offers 1/2 off almost everything on their bar menu which varies between snack type foods and meal type foods, with items such as mussels and fries, fish and chips, sandwiches, sliders, etc. We chose to share a few things. First came the Mac n cheese. It was so good I forgot to get a pic until we were almost done with it!

We also ordered the Blue Cheese Tator Tots ($4.25), which we enjoyed so much we may have gotten a second order...and finally the French Fry "Nirvana" ($2.75) with herbs and whole garlic cloves. You can't really go wrong there. 

I would definitely return to this happy hour, when I return to Tacoma. The food menu offers a good variety at a decent price not to mention beer, wine and well drink specials. After happy hour we headed over to the parks expo where I played on parks equipment. I would not recommend this after the amout of carbs, cheese and drinks I just had...

That night my bestie Jenna who is a grad student at PLU met us downtown for more food and drink. Great conference, great night, great friends, and great food!