Kelly's Bar & Grill

Update 2022: Ok, so we've returned a couple of times now both for lunch and dinner. It's pretty basic pub food and variety, pretty good but nothing overly exciting. The presentation of the food is above average although. It is, I feel, fairly on the higher end of cost for what it is. Also, I'm not certain if it's just us but, both times here and at one other establishment in Sandpoint, every time we eat there, we feel kind of stomach upset and get "the trots". We've kind of come to the conclusion that it may be tied to a certain fry oil they utilize. You be the judge as you may tolerate it just fine. The soup was absolutely wonderful and wish we had a bowl instead! ---‐‐-----------‐--------‐---‐---------- We were here for the first time New Year's Eve. I expected a few more people than there was but figured many people were at private parties or with family. Nonetheless, it was a nice night. It's a much bigger place on the inside than appears on the outside and has an open feeling while still having sections. The ceilings are tall so it doesn't get too hot yet I was pleasantly surprised not real cold either. Overall, it's really clean, uncluttered, and the restrooms were the nicest I've seen in a bar for a while. They have just a couple big screen TV's instead of a wall of them, I really liked that. It was refreshing/different to see it was tuned to snowboarding competitions and was strangely mesmerizing. LOL They do not although, have any game tables that I could see. The bar itself is one of those giant dark wood antique ones with beautiful stained glass accents. There is also an outdoor patio area but smoking is not allowed there either which is nice for a non-smoker to enjoy frsh air as well. You can smoke out front street side. They only serve full menu meals until 8 pm but what is nice is they continue to sell fried appetizer items. We got the sampler basket and each type was fried to perfection! Excellent for when you need to slow down on the drinks a bit. They offer a nice amount and selection of taps which is served in pint canning jars. We will be returning during hours when the full menu is available to try that.

Service and food are normally top notch, but our last visit was way different! We sat down and were brought our drinks, but the server(an older lady) just acted like we didn't exist! She literally ignored us, and her other table next to us while she brought drinks to other tables and bussed other tables! The icing on the cake for me, was when we had been sitting there for literally about 30 minutes when another table was sat, and she took their order all the while pretending like we weren't even there! Thank goodness for the sweet server (I believe her name was Mandy) that helped us finally after I told her what happened and asked her to help us! We will definitely be back, as your food and service is normally top notch! I just thought you should be aware that maybe she needs some training!

Went in with party of 12 around 5pm and received first round of drinks with promptness. After that, however, we never saw our server. We waited around for an hour and half for 3 orders of garlic fries and never had an opportunity to place the rest of our dinner order. Another 45 minutes went by before we got the tab to pay. Not a good experience considering one of our party was an employee.

This is a great place for food and drink if you have some time. Prices and portions are reasonable. Clean. Staff is very friendly. Honestly, service is slow. My son and I waited an hour and 45 min for our meal. The poor waitress told us 2x she checked the kitchen and it was on it's way. Decor is great with a lot of history on the walls about this 127 yo establishment. So you have something to keep you occupied while you wait. Definitely a place you should visit while in Newport if you have the time!