Chair 5 Restaurant

Fun little place to stop off before trekking up the mountain. Friendly staff and clean restrooms. Food was standard portions and a decent flavor.

Not a bad spot for groups, bar vibe with pool table. Pizza and wings were pretty good. Pretzel with beer cheese tasted like something out of the freezer section at walmart. Drinks were not bad. Overall this place will continue to draw crowds because there is not much for options in Girdwood.

The food was good but the service was great! Such a pleasant place to enjoy a bite to eat with nice views from the windows. Loved the all wooden everything too. Was a recommended stop in town and 10/10 would recommend to others

Cute restaurant, friendly service, delicious food. King crab, pizza, elote bites, chowder were all great.

Front of house staff were polite, attentive. Can't say much about the kitchen staff. Back there burning the life out of pizzas apparently.

The employees were very nice and friendly. The food was absolutely delicious! I ordered crab cakes with salmon chowder. My husband ordered nacho platter which did not disappoint very flavorful and filled. My kids loved their chicken tenders with fries both nice and crispy the tenders were not dry. Food is a bit Pom the pricey side.

I'd love to give this place a better review because the food is always on point. The service is so hit or miss, though, and can be down right bad. It's not always, but there is no consistency to their customer service, and it's disappointing. I think they get away with it because they are one of the only restaurants in girdwood. The food has never disappointed me. The NY steak and potatoes I got a few weeks ago were great. My friend had fish tacos that she enjoyed.

Our land tour guide recommended this place for dinner… we took the public transportation (which by the way was on time!!) we got here, got sited and our lovely waiter Dilly, brought a samples of couple of draft beers before we order … The food, crab cakes, buffalo chicken wings, (we ate snob about wings) the grilled mushroom hamburger and the blue cheese bacon burger … EVERYTHING was ON POINT!! Delicious, we didn’t have room for the pizza, but looks like is another specialty! Excellent food excellent service ! Great atmosphere!!

I had a good time grabbing the Thai chicken pizza here. The waitress was very quiet and honored our request for a side of extra peanut sauce. The pizza itself was very good, but my one point of improvement is that the texture of the chicken was a little dry, almost as if it had been formerly frozen. Overall, it seems like people in Girdwood have a lot of fun hanging out here, grabbing a bite, watching sports, and playing pool. It almost gives off the energy of a third space.

One of the good things about Chair 5 is that you can always get a table if you need it. I've been a couple of times and getting seated and ordering has never been a problem for me. Probably because the food is inedible. There isn't anything on the menu that has been good for the price charged. Taco Bell makes a better quesadilla. The service is mixed, I've had some wonderful polite waitstaff along with some that obviously did not want to be there. Personally, I would rather go somewhere with a longer wait for better food.

Big downgrade from what this place used to be. Apparently the restaurant has changed ownership very recently. We have come twice this past week or so, and everything has been below average across the board. We got shrimp tacos and the shrimp isn't seasoned. Like, at all. Nor is it grilled... I think it may have been poached and chilled, then put the in the taco. The shells are raw tortillas, not homemade, not hot. The tacos are loaded with raw largely chunked pieces of red onion. Terribly sad dish. I do not recommend. On our last visit we got a pizza, The Italian I think. It was served to us stale and COLD. Like, maybe it had been sitting around for an hour. I would've sent it back but we were with a large group of people and I just didn't want to spoil the mood. The waitstaff have been humdrum. Not much etiquette, somewhat blasé. The last young man we got did not care enough or was simply inept in the task of splitting a 3-way bill. The final straw for us was when my husband got sick for 2 days likely from the dirty beer taps here. Very very sad to see this once reputable restaurant leave such a dismal taste in our mouth.

A solid 3 star restaurant. Today was cold and rainy, and it wasn't any warmer inside. I was BERY cold. Asked our waiter if they had heat and he said it was on. I had the oriental chicken salad. My bf had the mushroom Swiss burger with fries. The salad is HUGE! I needed a box to take it home. There were plenty of the ingredients they used on it and it tasted fine, but not amazing. Mine was missing the peanuts. My bf said the burger was okay and the fries were great! Our server was decent. He answered all my questions, made some suggestions, and brought a carafe to refill our sodas. I will say, for the quality of food, prices are HIGH.

Food was fine, vibes were good. Loved our server Sutton! She were awesome and super friendly.

The food is decent, the location is fantastic, the service is friendly, but very slow. It is pricey. The atmosphere is quiet and relaxing.

After our visit to Virgin Creek Falls, we stumbled upon this delightful restaurant. The host and waitress provided exceptional service. We indulged in a scrumptious Philly cheesesteak paired with perfectly crispy fries. I wholeheartedly recommend this spot--it's a hidden gem in charming Girdwood!

We visited Chair 5 for lunch, during the winter season. Their interior is woody and uniquely Alaskan. We felt comfortable with our additional needs son in tow. Music was bumpin', which further added to the great vibes. Our waitress was accommodating, while also allowing us space to breathe. We ordered hot buffalo wings well done and with zero complaints. We ordered halibut chunks that came with all the right dipping sauces and a few of their chicken strips meals. Highly recommend Chair 5 for a family friendly meal. Can't wait to return.

I'm extremely disappointed to have to take a full 2 stars off my review, but after our visit today, my opinion of Chair 5 is notably diminished. First thing we noticed - the menus. Different items on the slimmed down menu. No fun little amusing paragraph at the beginning. What's going on here? We ordered, i asked for orange juice with no ice, and mussels from the appetizer menu, with a side of fries, husband got the all meat pizza with added olives. I am given - of course I am given - orange juice with ice. I fished it out with my fork, and threw it in my water glass. Even so, it already tasted watery and not proper orange juice tangy. When the server came with the food, my husband asked if the owner had sold the place. The server said yes, and that it was now owned by the same person that owns The Inn at Whittier, and BaseCamp. Having had a dreadful dinner in the Inn At Whittier, when i visited as a tourist in 2010, it made my heart sink a little. That's awful because the Inn At Whittier is beautifully located, but the dinner we had was - and i would rarely use this word in conjunction with any restaurant - tasteless and bland. So it was with trepidation that i began to eat my dinner. I was embarrassed for the server having to take away our plates, with food that we had barely touched. However, these were big, juicy, plump delicious mussels, in a fairly tasty, well seasoned broth, but i feel it necessary to criticize on a couple of issues. I was not given a bowl in which to put my empty shells. I wasn't given the correct silverware to eat the mussels. I wasn't given either a spoon to eat the broth, or bread to dip into it, and the bowl was so wide, that to have tipped it up to drink it, would have been hideously messy. But that's what i did, in order to give the broth a fair review. In addition 4 or 5 mussels were unopened, and 2 were broken - everyone knows not to eat those, so i feel that they should have been removed from the plate prior to serving, and replaced with fully open mussels. Fully opened mussels, a few pieces of French bread, a spoon and an empty bowl for spent shells would have increased my rating. The fries seem different. I think they're a different type than the previous owner used. I don't have an issue with them, they tasted fine. Not amazing, just fine. Elevated by the Jalapeno House sauce i always get on the side. My husband had nothing good to say about his pizza, and was quite grumpy about it, he only ate half, and didn't even bother taking the rest home which he usually did in the past. One of the meats was a type of beef, he said it tasted like taco beef, and he objected to the crust, he said it was not quite as cooked as he liked. I asked him to show me underneath, and it didn't look raw, but neither did it look golden and toasty either. When i probed him what was wrong with it, he couldn't put his finger on it, and just said "It's different, not as good as it was" What can i say? He's picky about his pizza. Dang I am going to miss my Coconut Shrimp Salad, Cheesy Fries, Spinach and Artichoke Dip - these were all solid core menu items that you could rely on being of consistent quality. The new menu seems quite seafood-centric, and there's calamari, crab, halibut all featured. I hope i find a new dish to love, when we go back.

My group waited for more than an hour for our orders, after which they charged us a 20% service fee for mid quality food, and then lost my card and acted clueless as to why it never made it back to me when I received the receipt. Spend your money somewhere else, these people are amateurs.

It's a great place for a drink but the food is pretty mediocre at best. More of a bar than a restaurant. It was relatively empty but a group of guys playing pool were extremely loud and we were sat right next to them despite there being about 50 empty tables in the place. We asked to be moved and were told they were only seating people in the bar area. We couldn't hear each other talk for most of dinner courtesy of the shouting and swearing pool boys. Food was unimpressive. Steak tacos were typical Applebees quality steak tacos served with stale chips. It's also unnecessarily cold inside. The heat doesn't really work well. Bring an extra layer. Definitely won't be visiting again.

2nd time here. I like the vibe. Wings were good the first time. Chowder was fine but it was mostly potato soup. Taste was fine. Caesar was good but how do you mess that up? Some day I'll go back for a real meal.

Pros- service, the salmon clam chowder and wings were great. Cons- mixed drinks, nachos, stuffed mushrooms were terrible The burgers were presented well but all three came out well over done, making the meat hard Just over all we probably won't go back

We had a few different items tonight, but I don't think we got the star of the menu. From what it looked like, the deep dish pizza looked really good. We got: Salmon and Clam Chowder - very good. I would get it again. Fish n chips - I would not get this again. Fries were OK (my daughter liked them) and the fish needed a little more flavor. Alaska game burger - I think the chef left it on the grill a little too long. Besides the above, Chair 5 looks like a very cool local hangout to grab a few pints, shoot some pool (1 table in the middle of the restaurant), get some wings and deep dish, and just chill. Next time.

This restaurant is always busy and packed! And for good reason. Expect a possible long wait for a table. The staff were great and did the best they possibly could do, but they are doing a LOT. So be patient. Once we got sat at our table, our server was quick to assist us and get our orders started. The food even came out much faster than I expected. We ordered soup, burgers, salad, and fish & chips. No complaints! All of the food was prepared well and hit the spot.

This place is definitely a bit of a dive, but it's pretty family friend and has beautiful views. The building has a bit of the alpine lodge feel crossed with a greasy spoon pub/diner. We showed up on a Saturday at 1pm on a holiday weekend. The place looked pretty empty but it appeared like only two servers were working so they were hustling. The service was pleasant and surprisingly quick. The food was great, at least compared to options back at the Alyeska Hotel. The halibut fish and chips were tasty and cooked perfectly. The chicken Alfredo was "good but not great" per my husband's thoughtful review. Would recommend and would come back again.

Their online menu is incorrect. The new ownership hasn't made the effort to update since it was purchased last summer. The person answering the phone was annoyed because i was ordering things that weren't on their current menu (which isn't updated online). I was hoping for nachos which they only do on weekends now. I tried to order a taco salad which they also don't offer. So I got carne asada tacos and they were so sad. The meat wasn't even heated up. Their mandarin chicken salad was SO pathetic looking. The only things that looked remotely edible was a kids Mac and cheese and the pizza. I won't come back since the service was weird and rude and the food was seriously lacking. Avoid this place if you want a decent meal.

Initially, we were hesitant to try this restaurant. The Greek salad with grilled Salmon was excellent and fresh. The clam chowder was broth and very flavorful.

The food was terrible the spinach was slimy and rotten the fish had barely any meat and the pizza crust was burnt. The staff was polite but then it took an hour and a half to be served on a night that was not busy. The other issues are that some of the food was made incorrectly and our servers took over 30 minutes to even look at us.

My favorite halibut sandwich in Alaska (so far). I have been to a lot of places around the state, and other than fish myself or friends have caught, i'd say that the blackened halibut sandwich here is the best I've had. The deep dish pizza is also incredible. And let us just talk about the vibe. It's always busy, the bar and the pool table bring a lovely crowd, and it's also very family friendly. Large tables are available, there's an old fashioned juke box, just a grand old time here. I highly recommend Chair 5, and I bring every single person that comes to visit me in Anchorage. Also the calamari is thicker strips, which I like a lot more in comparison to the baby circles and little squids.

We came here on a Friday for lunch. It looked like they had 3 servers for the whole restaurant. We waited about 15 minutes to order. I was about to leave when the server came to take our order. Our server was very nice and I do not think it is their fault they are the only server for a large area of the restaurant. I ordered the shrimp tacos & my friend ordered the chicken sandwich. The best part of our meal was the fries that came with the chicken sandwich. My shrimp tacos were $20 for store bought tortillas, 2 barely peppered shrimp, loosely chopped cabbage, & 2 pickled jalapeños. I tried to eat one but it was so inedible that I just ate the shrimp out of them. My friends chicken sandwich was not seasoned and dry. We were hungry on our way back from Portage and cell service was very limited and most of the places we wanted to go were closed. I regret not taking more time to find a better restaurant. I would avoid this place if I were you. Pros: nice server, cute bathroom, fries Cons: all the other food, wait time

Respectable Calamari, excellent chili. A decent Greek salad. Ambience is very nice ...Ski lodge/Cabin feel. Overall recommend.

If you have any sort of gluten allergy, avoid this place. In fact, avoid it all together. The chef is an asshole. We over heard him complaining about " What customer orders gluten free in a pizza restaurant"? Well, first of all you are NOT advertised as a pizza restaurant. You have many other things on your menu not pizza related. The unfortunate thing was that you were out of most of it. Honestly, if you don't know how to substitute other things for flour at tis point you should not call yourself a chef.

While Chair 5 may look basically the same, the service is still good, the food has taken a turn for the worse. We've gone twice recently and been twice disappointed. The first time we went we used a Valpac coupon and got a large and small pizza. We got a Cadillac and a Thai Chicken pizza. The Caddy was solid. Nothing to write home about but nothing to be upset about either. The Thai Chicken pizza was inedible. We love the Moose's Tooth Thai Chicken pizza; it's amazing. This was a bad, half hearted attempt at replicating it. Massive chicken chunks just piled in the middle. Very uninspired and just flat out bad. May as well just slather a Boboli with peanut butter and toss it in an oven and pray for a miracle. Maybe I should've taken their presence in the Valpac that the food is no longer good and business is drying up. The second trip we ordered cheeseburger sliders, wings, chowder, and a spinach salad to go. I'd really been looking forward to this. I hadn't had Chair 5 wings in a while. For years I'd considered their wings to be the best in Anchorage. This is no longer the case. They used to be perfectly crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Perfectly coated in a delicious buffalo sauce. Now, nothing special. Semi crispy/semi soft wings. Very little sauce and not the same sauce. For takeaway orders they used to have the sauce on the side which we liked to keep the wings crispy on the short drive home. Now, they're just wings. Nothing I'd ever consider going out of the way for like I used to. The sliders were over cooked hockey pucks with a little cheese. No noticeable spices, no pickles, nothing to make them stand out or actually be good. Just dry, bland meat on bad little buns. Save yourself the money and get three McDonalds cheeseburgers, they're a hell of a lot better [and cheaper]. The salad was basically a bag of spinach with a little bit of walnuts, a couple pieces of chopped onion, a few craisins, and maybe 3 little bits of blue cheese. They forgot the vinaigrette, good thing we had some dressing from the wings. If you want to go out and have a drink, Chair 5 is great. If you want some food to go with the drinks, go somewhere else. The food isn't remotely as good as it used to be. The new menu isn't as good either. I have no intention of going back.

Not wonderful but certainly decent I you're in the area. Pretty varied menu, full bar, lots of choices. I had shrimp tacos, just ok,. The shells which were flour had been heated and were super crisp. Just a couple of shrimp in each one with coleslaw on top. Came with a side salad that was nice. My friend had a burger that was 1/2 pound. Came with all the fixings and French fries. Looking around thinking maybe we should have a made different choices since some of the other entrees looked better. Rustic decor which fits perfectly in the area

Just don't bother. This used to be a place to go for fish & chips, but now it's just a mediocre bar with mediocre food. The service also has gone way downhill. They forgot one of the orders for our table, then disappeared for 20 minutes. I always tip, and often over 20% - this visit was the third time in my life I haven't tipped at all. We will NOT be back.

The only place in AK I've found that serves Detroit style pizza. So good! This place is consistently good. Full bar. Pool table. Loud atmosphere for dinner so not the place for a quiet meal. Come here when you visit Girdwood.

If you want a good place to just get some good bar food and have a good time this is a great spot. The beer od cold. They know how to pour drinks. The staff are friendly. Worth stopping by

Pizza was good. Fish tacos were awful. Do not order rockfish tacos and you'll probably be fine.

Not a lot of options in Girdwood, but for us this was the best. Jack Sprat was trying to hard to be fancy, Basecamp felt a little too much like someone's kitchen. This was juuuust right. Decent food, good service.

Tha dankiest and stankiest dance floor I've ever came in contact with. The cottage served with my dozen wing plate was out of this world.... Similar to my mental state at the time of this review... I may or may not have crack a rat or two on the floor but who care. Peace, love, and Joe's Crab Shack

I went down here with a friend earlier today on a short road trip from Anchorage this Memorial Day weekend. Chair 5 is located in the Girdwood Town Square across from the post office on Lindblad Ave. The Town Square was teeming with tourists visiting the local shops and cafes as well as the weekend Farmers Market just behind the restaurant. It was noontime as the crowds started to grow gradually as we decided to head to Chair 5 before the lunch rush started. The dining area is a casual sports bar with a rustic look and a sit down counter in the middle as you enter the restaurant. Novelty items and memorabilia adorn the walls in every corner and TV screens are displayed on both ends of the dining room. This would be an ideal place to catch a game during the NFL season. Upon entering, we were warmly greeted by an employee who gave us a choice of seats anywhere in the dining room. We chose a table opposite the bar that provided a great view of the surrounding mountains in the background. The menu provides sandwiches, salads, burgers, soups, as well as appetizers like Halibut Bites with fries and Buffalo Wings but their specialty is Deep Dish Square Pizza which the restaurant has been widely known for years. We only waited a few minutes to look through the menu before a friendly server took our order. I decided to buck my low carb diet today and went for the Blackened Chicken Deep Dish Pizza with olives, red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, feta cheese, and parsley. The server gave us a heads-up that the Deep Dish Pizza had a wait time of 45 minutes. I was reluctant to order that until she said that we were one of their first orders of the day and that it would be a lesser wait time. I said that was totally fine and went ahead with it. My friend decided to try the Swiss and Mushroom Burger with their soup of the day: Tomato Bisque. The wait was a reasonable 15-20 minutes for our orders to arrive at our table and I was happy that I didn't have to wait for the aforementioned 45 minutes on the pizza. My friend enjoyed her burger and it was a large one at that. The ingredients were meticulously placed on top of the burger and cut perfectly straight in half for easier handling. My Deep Dish Pizza was absolutely delicious. A generous amount of melted cheese blended in with chunks of seasoned blackened chicken, parsley, cilantro, and a good amount of garlic. The feta cheese was a good addition and complemented more flavor with the mozzarella. It came in eight square slices evenly cut with the edges slightly browned for a good crispy texture. Although the menu is sports bar fare related, there are a lot of interesting choices on the menu worth checking out. Some of those include the Roasted Yukon Gold Potato Pizza (bacon, sour cream, tomatoes, pepperoni, garlic, green onions, and parsley), The Mick-Nickel (two patties with American cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions, and nickel sauce on a three-tiered bun...it sounds familiar but I'm sure it's far superior than the other place...), and the Fiddler's Plunger (two beef patties, provolone, mozzarella, white cheddar, and Swiss cheese topped with chicken tenders, buffalo wing sauce, jalapenos, and blue cheese...I think I'll try this one next time...). The prices are a little higher than I like but this is a decent option if you happen to be in Girdwood.

Typical bar scene, reasonable selection of beer, not much wine. Food was fine. Locals seem to like it, which is a good sign.

Kitchen was either understaffed or out of control. Wait staff shouldn't have to apologize, its managements responsibility. A lot of staff schmoozing with "locals" at the bar. Waited over 1 1/2 hours for two burgers. Several empty tables. This is a management fix.

Decided to make the drive to Girdwood and got hungry on the way. So decided to make the stop here at chair 5 and was not disappointed. Had some wings to start and was amazed. They are perfectly fried. And the teriyaki sauce was perfect. Also ended up getting the Tex burger which was pretty tasty as well. The amount of jalapeños that were there was pretty good. The fries that came with are amazing. Highly recommend coming back.

Good food, great service....warned us that it was running slow, short staffed in yhe kitchen. The mosquitos were a bit of an issue.

It was pretty good. The wings were good, crispy and meaty. Pizza was decent. Salmon was ok didn't quite seem fresh and maybe a little overcooked for my liking. Crab cakes were really good.

I suppose the food could have been good ... if it was hot. But it wasn't, and I don't much like lukewarm chowder. Similarly stuffed mushrooms. We made our thoughts known to the waiter and he pretty much ignored them.

The food and service here was awful. After ordering we waited 40 min only to be told that our order of 3 hamburgers and fries, slider and fries would take another 10 minutes to cook. We never saw our waitress again so no drink refills and 20 minutes later we received 4 very over cooked hamburgers, so overcooked we could not finish them. On our bill we received a sur charge of 20 % for a large party ( we were 4 adults and 2 toddlers, and only ordered food for the adults) large parties at all restaurants we've ever been to is for8 or more people. That added to the poor service, overcooked food and $18 hamburger and fries price was more than we could take. This place should be ashamed.

Food and service is consistently good. Could be cleaner, but it is constantly busy and the staff seems like they are bustling as is. Standard American foods on the menu- pizza, sandwiches, fries, burgers... food was always tasty and it was on my regular rotation while there. Parking is limited, but there is easy and free street parking nearby.

The service was good but the food was absolutely awful for the price. I got the crab cakes as an appetizer which was really good, but I ordered the salmon and it only tasted like seafood, it had no seasoning whatsoever. The salmon also came with mashed potatoes and grilled veggies which were also completely bland with absolutely no seasoning, not even any salt in the potatoes. $29 for the worst salmon, potatoes, and veggies I've ever had. We also got the wild game burger which tasted like normal beef. I would not recommend.

service was good, we got seated quickly and got our food very fast too. i got the cajun alfredo fettuccine and it was sooo filling. shrimp tasted really fresh and was cooked perfectly, staff was very friendly, I'd come back!

Service was good. Waiter was pleasant and talked a bunch. Food was ok. We got chicken Alfredo (kids) which they loved, I got fish tacos - flavor was so so, my husband got pizza- some toppings were missing but not too bad, hamburger patties were big, and fish and chips were so so. Batter needs more flavor.

Good menu variety. Average food. Very friendly staff. Went in to pick up my order on two different nights and had two very different experiences. On Wed, I arrived 20 min after ordering and the food was ready to go; quick and easy. On Thu, I arrived 30 min after ordering, and I had to wait another 20 min just to get inside the front door and up to the host stand. I then had to wait another 15 min for my food to be ready. They do a terrible job handling surges in customer traffic.

So, it was not the plan to eat in Girdwood today. The plan was to drive to Seward and eat there. Road construction changed some plans. My daughter and I ended up at Chair 5 for a late lunch today, both of us wanting something fresh and healthy. I've been in Alaska for 25 years, my kid was on the Alyeska ski team, so I've spent quite a bit of time in Girdwood and have never eaten at this place. We went in, were given menus and told to sit where we want. Ok, we went to the "Sunroom". Nice and warm and sunny! We decided on the smoked salmon spread as an appetizer, I ordered the mandarin chicken salad and she had the Philly Cheesesteak. The salmon spread was delicious and was served with tasty toasted bread, totally recommend that. I would not recommend the salad. The greens were amazing and super fresh but the chicken was dry and flavorless. There were two pieces of red bell pepper and maybe 8 dry noodles. The Philly did not impress. It was also a little disappointing that a family of four who was seated after we were was served their food before us. If you're in Alaska as a tourist, the vibe here is very Alaskan and may be enjoyable for that. As a resident, I wouldn't make this a destination. To the management, please sit at a table in the sunroom and look up. It would not be good to have what is up there fall down.

Amazing experience! Local flavor abounds. Staff was amazing and note the death-locked antlers!

Tap beer was warm, we don't live in England, so not so good. Server dropped off food and didn't check in with us till we got the check. Would have ordered different drinks. No ice in water, that was warm too. Only 10 pepperoni on med pizza, should average over 2 per slice. Ordered an appetizer. It came less than one minute before pizza food was OK but it could've been so much better with just a little effort.

In summer if you are a visitor please have a large snack about 2 hours before you put your name on the wait-list. Then 40 mins later when you sit you can order the eat another 75 mins later. So 2 hours or so since you arrived. Is it worth the wait. Nope. But is it the only option in a one horse town, pretty much. If it was a local bar back home I wouldn't go Two stars is really for the wait for 2 star bar food .

The fish and chips had a great batter but desperately needed salt. We had high hopes from the look of it! We also ordered a steak rare that was over cooked. This is a good option if you're in a pinch, but there are better options in town.