McMenamins Elks Temple

Food wasn’t the best for the prices. The drinks were great and the service was outstanding.

The website was very wrong on the Sunday offerings. We wanted to go to brunch that was offered all day on the website. In reality, they stopped serving breakfast at 11am.

The jalapeno cheddar grits are put of this world, highly recommend you try them.

All good with great atmosphere

This is THE premier location in Tacoma, Washington. I know there are other places to go... but why would you? The restaurants and bars serve amazing food. The ambiance is spectacular. The service is great... probably because everybody at McMenamins is happy and serving happy people is easy to do. My recommendation is to visit as many McMenamins locations as possible... each location proves the brand is unequaled.

Overall the experience was very good. I was a little disappointed that they didn't ask to see our Covid vaccination proof.

I loved the service! We were a 21st birthday party and they handled us so well. Very enjoyable and food was great!!! Pricey, but we knew that going in!

Good menu, friendly service, will definitely return

Interesting and fun location inside McMenamins Elk Temple. Menu was limited but food and service were very good. Eclectic furnishings, cozy atmosphere and casual.

Perfect for small groups!

Staff was very helpful. Service was great. The place was clean bathrooms were clean and parking was easy.

We had their Thanksgiving meal! It was absolutely delicious. So glad we went.

Thanksgiving dinner did not disappoint. We’ll be back next year!

We had a nice dinner good service, a great table with excellent value. My wife enjoyed her gf pizza. The bar downstairs was very nice.
We will be back.

Fascinating, friendly and enjoyable experience - definitely will go back! Family enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal that made everyone happy - they had exactly what they wanted. Food was good, service friendly.

It was good and I will be coming backing

A worthy successor to the moose lodge! May the moose Rest In Peace.

We went for Thanksgiving, and we were thrilled to be able to order from the menu (they also had a special Thanksgiving meal) We specifically wanted seafood and other items and NOT TURKEY! The sides were amazing. The Cajun Candy (okra) was wonderful. The Cheddar Jalapeno Grits were awesome. Steamed Clams just lovely.

Mike our server was wonderful. The ambiance was wonderful. The food was good

Had a delicious Thanksgiving meal with family. Thank you!

Loved the food. The place is so cool looking. Staff was awesome too!!!

Loved McMenamins Elk Temple! It’s a beautiful restaurant and has a great view of the Port. The food was 4/5. The salmon was pretty dry but all the other entrees at our party of 6 were good!

Love the place. Food was amazing! I’ve been telling all my friends how good it is!!

Everything would be outstanding, if McMenamin's would require customers to show vaccine card to gain entry. I will not be back for a while, because of this. It's because the one I went to is in Pierce County, a backward county that doesn't require this, like Jefferson and King counties do.

Never go to a McMenamins when you have someplace to be. We arrived for our 5:45 reservation and got seated a little bit after that. They took our food order at 6 p.m. We had tickets to a concert that started at 7:30 so we thought we would have plenty of time to eat a relaxing dinner. Unfortunately, our food didn't arrive until 7:10, leaving us with about 10 minutes to eat our dinners. It should have been a relaxing dinner, but their service is terrible. I have experienced this same thing at every McMenamins I have ever eaten at. Always allow a couple of hours if you are planning on eating at one.

Very pleasant wait staff ambiance was appropriate for a Sunday afternoon. Food was well prepared and tasty.

Waited 1 1/2 hours for dinner. Waitress was less than cordial when I asked her about delay. She told us they were short staffed. Table behind us also commented on length of time to receive meal. Would suggest staff tell the patrons at the beginning of meal about potential delays.

First time visit and family in town. Visited all levels and peeked into each of the areas before settling down for dinner in the Pub. Also, yes, we found the secret door, but the fun is finding it, so a "secret" it shall stay!

The food and service were both excellent!

The food, drinks, atmosphere and service were all great. I had the game hen with roasted vegetables and risotto & loved it. The whole place (7 floors) is artsy and unique! Will be back with friends when they visit.

We had a very nice dinner of fish and chips at The Pub. The fries were crispy, the best I've ever eaten. Great ambiance. We will be going back.

Evening perfect but staff did not read my reservation request to include a surprise birthday dessert. Reason for celebration. Then servers switched and we not notified. Waited long time to pay bill waiting to find original server.

Very good pork tenderloin, Brussel sprouts and prawns

Four girls went to lunch and we all loved it. Actually, 3 of us had the fish and chips and it was very good. The fourth had a grilled cheese sandwich and she loved that too. Our server, Carolyn, was awesome and made it really a terrific time for all.

Friend Birthday Dinner

We’d never been before and I wanted to take my hubby somewhere special for his birthday, a friend recommended McMenamins to us, I looked at the website and the menu and didn’t even think about going anywhere else. We arrived for our reservation and we asked if we could go explore before we sat down to eat. Once we’d had our fill of exploring the different floors of Elk’s Temple we went back and sat at our table and our server came right to us. We ordered salads and Cajun tots to start and everything came out fresh and hot, the tots and the peppercorn ranch were delicious! We asked our server if he could hold our entrees so we could just enjoy our apps and drinks and he said that was fine, when we gave him the green light to put our food in we waited almost no time at all before our nice hot food hit the table, husband ordered shrimp and grits and I had the steak frites…both meals were “last meal” worthy! We were completely blown away from the atmosphere, to the service, to the excellent food! We will definitely be back and will recommend to anyone who’s looking for a funky, unique restaurant to visit!! Thank you McMenamins!!!

The food was so delicious. I was grateful that all of us -- with our very different dietary preferences from vegan to meat-lover -- found something we just loved.

Our waiter was attentive to the "little things". For example, I expressed a preference for heavy cream (rather than half-and-half, if possible) with my tea and the waiter actually brought it. Wow!

All aspects of the service were superb. I had not seen these friends since long before the pandemic. McMenamins was so gracious about the fact that we stayed on long after desert talking and laughing. They even refilled our waters! When our server came to collect our signed credit card slips, I insisted on giving him an additional cash tip.

I'd been to another McMenamins years ago and thought it was just ok, nothing outstanding. After this visit, I'm a fan. I'll absolutely go back to this McMenamins many times again.

Treating friends to dinner as a thank you for letting us use their Hawaii condo for a 10 day vacation.

Building and ambience were very nice. Our waitress was also very good. I got the bbq chicken pizza which I usually love at other restaurants, but didn’t like this one. I’ll still give this restaurant another shot when I am in Tacoma again.

Really good food! Unfortunately came for French toast but they don’t serve it anymore. Still an awesome place to go!!