Tacoma Downtown

Sometimes you might want to go out in downtown Tacoma in a large group.

Well I did this on a Friday night, and I want to inform the general public on my experience. This is not a general review on Varsity Grill as a whole, but more as a means to judge if its the right place for you to be in a large group.

Birthdays and large get-togethers are fun, but sometimes can be complicated. If you try to bring all of your friends into a busy bar or club you can expect to have long waits and sub-par customer service. The best bet on these occasions is to either goto a bar thats not so busy, or to get some reservations for a designated area or a bar/restaurant/club.

On a Friday night, it was a friend’s birthday and we chose to grab a reservation at Varsity Grill downtown on Broadway. Reserving at a place like this has its pros and cons. Benefits are that this place late at night isn’t usually too crowded. So its good if you want your group to be the center of attention. The disadvantage of this is that the bar wasn’t well prepared for our party (about 25 people). I’m not sure if they were understaffed or if they weren’t used to being this busy, but the three people working the bar wasn’t enough to satisfy our group sufficiently. Throughout the night drinks took a little longer to get to us, so it became apparent that it was faster to order directly from the bar rather than from our table. Other than this the overall experience for the night was great. Drinks were good, strong enough to get you where you need to be, and they had a wide selection of beer on tap too. If you are the type that has fun with your own group and likes to bring the party, this is a great place to do so. I’d recommend it if you plan on staying for a while, that way you can keep ordering and have the drinks keep coming!