January 3, 2011
Sitting beside the fireplace on a snowy day certainly adds to the ambiance. Interesting and varied food menu, and food was decent, if not exceptional. Service was average, beer selection very good, with a few I have never seen elsewhere

March 23, 2010
When Far West Brewery left Redmond, Celtic Bayou also got removed from the RateBeer site in 2006 and marked as Out of Business. Definitely not the case. Decent selection of Cajun (live crawfish!)and Irish food, although neither cuisine is best in Seattle. 16 taps include some good beers. Today was Dick’s IPA, Elysian Maibock, Pike XX IPA, Nikisi Spring Reign. Three nitro taps with Boddington’s, Guiness, and O’Hara’s Irish Stout. Should be on a short list of decent beer places on the Eastside.

May 15, 2006
Solid little local beer bar...shame to see Far West move on, but maybe that’ll be better for everyone in the end. Well, everyone except CB patrons, anyway. Well chosen mainstream PNW ales on draft, but nothing shockingly rare by any means. Solid pub grub on the menu. Always worth a visit, just don’t miss the parking lot or you end up almost in Overlake.

May 11, 2006
Talked to the owner of Far West Brewing, which is still a going concern, but probably moving to Seattle. Celtic Bayou had a change in ownership, no longer offers beers from Far West. A dozen good tap handles from other micros and 15 bottled beers means they have the best selection on the Eastside. The food is great, the location is bad, the parking is miserable.

April 18, 2006
Far West Brewing is no more....went there last week to check this place out after having a couple of their beers a few months ago. A good tap selection, including Elysian Dry Hopped IPA, but no beers are made here anymore. Sad. I really wanted a Three Threads Porter. Still a decent place to grab a beer I guess.

July 15, 2005
Ambience is about as bad as it can get, as this place is in a strip mall, parking is a pain in the butt, and it’s sort of dark inside. Still, the beers are good, and the food (Cajun) is quite tasty.