"DIVE BAR, but seriously in all the best ways. Low key place where the locals hang out, with friendly, chill staff, good drinks that are a good price and a solid kitchen. A funny story, we were staying in Seattle last month before we went on a cruise. My father in law wanted to take us out to a nice dinner, fine dining, but the bistro he took us to was at a hotel and due to low staff, they were only serving people staying in the hotel that night. He has diabetes and we need to find a place to eat pretty quickly so he could take his medication. I had read about the good burgers at Retro but didn’t know anything else about it. I suggested we go there because it was just a couple blocks away. When we walked in the door, it was obvious that this was a VERY different ambience than what my father in law had been expecting, LOLOLOL. Basic bar, plain wood tables, maroon walls with old rock posters, a skeleton in a Santa suit…you know, your usual dive bar motif. At this point everyone was hungry so we decided to stay even though Papa looked a little nervous. We had the best time! The servers were so nice, there was a cool local beer menu, our food was good tasty burger, delicious meatloaf sandwich and I really loved the two shots that I had the Washington apple and the Rainier cherry! There were people playing pool in a separate room, and they had table games out so we grabbed Jenga while we were waiting for our food. Turns out, it was naughty truth or dare Jenga and we laughed our heads off playing while we had our dinner. My teens thought it was great, and I can promise you we enjoyed the laid back atmosphere way more than we would have at some snooty hotel bistro. Once he got his food, even my father in law had a good time. Thank you Retro for an unexpectedly memorable Seattle experience!"
