Yes :-) Cassidy's review (Jan 11th 2007)

I have a thing for prime rib. What can I say? I’m the granddaughter of a butcher. That being said, I like good prime rib. However, I’ve been so desperate I’ve been to Shari’s for prime rib. Not a great idea.

The prime rib at The Swinging Doors was decent. I was told by some people that I thought I trusted that The Swinging Doors had the best steak in the area for the price. I should have realized “for the price” part. It was not very well seasoned. It was quite fatty. On the other hand, the meal included soup/salad, bread, vegetable/potato/rice. It was quite a smrgsbord of food. Decent, but not knock your socks off exciting. The 100s of TVs around are a little distracting and at first we thought, “Oh, this is cool. We can watch Jeopardy and eat dinner like at home.” Then I realized that’s probably what I should have done. Because we weren’t talking we were watching TV. For people who don’t talk at dinner anyway, you know who you are, this is a good alternative. But for those of us who like to wine and dine and enjoy our meals in wholesome conversation, the TVs are a little distracting. Plus, the nutritionists say to not eat and watch TV at the same time.

I have to mention the drinks. I ordered my classic bourbon and 7 and it was very tasty. I had two to be exact. And we’ll probably go back again but stay away from the battered prawns. I would usually anyway, but my husband got them and they weren’t that great.

Yes :-) cory's review (Feb 14th 2008)

Best breakfast in Spokane!!!!

Yes :-) Shar's review (Sep 9th 2008)

Again, this newbie to Spokane sampled The Swinging Doors because I saw it in passing one day. I took my hubby. We loved it!!!! It is a Sports Bar with lots of TV’s but is also welcoming & friendly to everyone even if you aren’t watching tv all the time. Lots of locals in their sports team gear made us feel very at-home. I got the Fish & Chips and it was great. Hubby got the Prime Rib & loved it. We inquired about the Twenty Dollar Nacho’s, and were told by our waiter (who maybe was an owner or manager?) with his hands spread approximately 2 feet apart that “it’s this tall”, and that the Half Order of $20.00 Nacho’s would probably be better for two people. I tell you what..I’m coming back for the Nacho’s next!!! Sounds good to me! Swinging Doors is definitely on the We Will Return list!

Yes :-) spokanite's review (Oct 20th 2008)

Great food! I had the Ham Hamburger and it was delicious!! The atmosphere was fun and the service good. The menu looks interesting and I’m anxious to go back and try something else.

No :-( Eric's review (Oct 21st 2008)

I’ll preface this by saying this was a late night visit. I should have known trouble was coming.

The guy behind me decides the last sip of his beer was indeed his last and ralphs in his food tray. This happened simultaneously with a would-be delicious bite of my food.

Game over. Insert coin.

If that doesn’t ruin your appetite, I don’t know what does. So I push my food away, as does my wife. The thought of eating it while they clean up this guys facial excrement was just not happening.

Is this the restaurants fault? Of course not. How could they have known he was going to blow chunks all over his fish and chips?. I don’t blame them at all for the guy being a lush.

But I do blame them for taking my plate FULL of food to the circular file, knowing exactly why I didn’t eat it and then bringing me a tab for $20. This lady expected me to fork over the dough like it was a pleasurable experience that needed no added customer service. Say what?! Isn’t this a no brainer?

After an extremely long pause and blank “are you fucking kidding me” stare at the waitress, she finally picked up what I was laying down which was “please don’t make me dine and dash”. I’m playing it fast and loose with the term “dine” in this case.

Ultimately I got the one good bite comped but these days when a friend suggests we go to the Doors to consume mass quantities of charred mammal flesh, I respectfully decline.

Thank you for reading.