Cocktail Bar
Unclaimed profileGalloways Cocktail Bar
Bellingham, WA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
A Deco Era cocktail bar in Fairhaven with a Spring 2026 menu split between Classic Cocktails and Signature Cocktails, each listed with full ingredient builds and priced $13-$16. Two signatures — Rose Royale and Habanero Fuzz — are marked as bartender competition winners. Beyond the shakers: a compact wine list by glass and bottle, rotating draft and canned beer, and a zero-proof section running $11-$16. Tasting-menu formats and a daily happy hour round out the offer.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Rose Royale, a competition-winning signature built on Ketel One Pamplemousse vodka, wild elderflower, Aperol, lemon, brut, and rose water. The Habanero Fuzz, also an award winner, layers habanero-infused vodka, Ancho Reyes chile, Giffard Pêche de Vigne, turmeric, lemon, and habanero shrub. For a classic, the Aviation runs gin, maraschino, crème de violette, and lemon at $14.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a full ingredient build printed next to the name, and who care whether a signature has actually won something. The zero-proof section is deep enough — eight named drinks at $11-$16 — that a non-drinking companion has real choices rather than a token pour.
- When should I go?
- Monday Date Night pairs cocktails with light bites for $100 per couple, and the Favorite Libations + Bites tasting menu runs $115 per couple. Wine Wednesday takes 50% off a bottle with a food purchase, excluding Happy Hour and Hospitality Hour food items. Daily Happy Hour discounts cocktails, wine, beer, and bites.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Classic cocktails $14-$15, signatures $13-$16, zero-proof $11-$16. Wine by the glass roughly $10-$14 for 6oz and $15-$21 for 9oz, bottles $38-$54, with a Veuve Clicquot half bottle at $60 and tawny port at $14-$16. Draft beer $8, canned beer and cider $5, non-alcoholic IPA $7.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Two menu listings carry competition wins from the bartender competition, and the menu states both the classic and signature sections with complete builds. The zero-proof list is a full section rather than an afterthought, and it is backed by non-alcoholic beer and sparkling rosé.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A Spring 2026 menu split into Classic Cocktails and Signature Cocktails, each with named drinks and full ingredient builds. Two signatures are marked as bartender competition winners. Classic and original work sit side by side, and two tasting-menu formats pair the drinks with food.
Menu strengths
- — Separate Classic and Signature sections, each listing named drinks with complete ingredient builds and prices.
- — Two signatures carry bartender competition wins: Rose Royale and Habanero Fuzz.
- — Two tasting-menu formats, Monday Date Night at $100 per couple and Favorite Libations + Bites at $115, pair cocktails with food.
Standout selections
- — Rose Royale, $15: Ketel One Pamplemousse vodka, wild elderflower, Aperol, lemon, brut, and rose water; a bartender competition winner.
- — Habanero Fuzz, $15: habanero-infused vodka, Ancho Reyes chile, Giffard Pêche de Vigne, turmeric, lemon, and habanero shrub; also a competition winner.
- — Black Sand Boar, $16: bacon fat washed Zaya rum, falernum, orgeat, lime, Amaro Montenegro, and cardamom bitters.
- — Aviation, $14: gin, Lazzaroni maraschino liqueur, Giffard crème de violette, and lemon.
Pricing: Classic cocktails $14-$15; signature cocktails $13-$16. Monday Date Night $100 per couple; Favorite Libations + Bites $115 per couple.
Wine
A fall/winter 2024 list running bubbly, white, and red by both glass and bottle, with house pours at $10 a glass and $36 a bottle. Washington reds and a Washington sparkling rosé sit alongside Champagne by the half bottle and tawny port by the glass.
Menu strengths
- — Wines offered by the glass and by the bottle across bubbly, white, and red sections.
- — Wine Wednesday takes 50% off a bottle with a food purchase, excluding Happy Hour and Hospitality Hour food items.
- — Port and sparkling extend past standard by-the-glass territory, including tawny port and a Veuve Clicquot half bottle.
Standout selections
- — Alki Winery Sparkling Rosé, WA: $13 by the glass or $50 by the bottle.
- — Bookwalter Cabernet, WA: $14 for 6oz, $21 for 9oz, or $54 by the bottle.
- — Graham's Tawny: 10 year at $14 and 20 year at $16 by the glass.
Pricing: Glass roughly $10-$14 for 6oz and $15-$21 for 9oz; bottles $38-$54. Veuve Clicquot half bottle $60; Graham's tawny 10/20 year $14/$16.
Beer
A rotating draft line at $8 with a canned list at $5 covering local and classic brands. E9 Brewing pale ale, Everybody's Brewing porter, and Ecliptic pilsner sit beside Stella Artois and an Incline Honey Crisp cider, with a non-alcoholic IPA rounding out the options.
Menu strengths
- — Rotating draft selection plus a multi-brand canned list, all priced at $8 or below.
- — Canned range covers local Washington breweries alongside a classic import and a cider.
- — A non-alcoholic IPA is stocked at $7, and Daily Happy Hour includes special beer pricing.
Standout selections
- — Rotating Beer on Draft, $8: the draft line rotates.
- — E9 Brewing Pale Ale, $5, canned.; Everybody's Brewing Porter, $5, canned.
Pricing: Rotating draft $8; canned beer and cider $5; non-alcoholic IPA $7. Daily Happy Hour includes special beer pricing.
Nonalcoholic
A dedicated Zero-Proof section on the Spring 2026 menu with eight named cocktails spanning light and fruity to rich and spicy, priced $11-$16. Non-alcoholic beer and sparkling rosé back the list, so the section stands on its own rather than as a single token pour.
Menu strengths
- — A dedicated Zero-Proof cocktail section with named drinks and full ingredient builds, priced $11-$16.
- — Range runs from a spritz and a margarita to a cream-and-toddy build, covering light and fruity through rich and spicy.
- — Non-alcoholic beer and sparkling rosé supplement the zero-proof cocktails.
Standout selections
- — Faux-Groni, $14: Seedlip Garden, Pathfinder, and Wilderton Apertivo.
- — Goddess Gimlet, $16: Malfy Rosa, rosemary, house cordial, lime, and egg white.
- — Refresh My Memory, $14: spiritless tequila, guava preserves, mint and cucumber, club soda.
- — Aperitif Spritz, $11: Giffard aperitif, club soda, NA bubbly, and orange peel.
Pricing: Zero-proof cocktails $11-$16; non-alcoholic IPA $7; Freixenet non-alcoholic sparkling rosé $11.
How it sits with the food
Cocktails are paired with food in two tasting formats: Monday Date Night, a paired tasting menu of cocktails and light bites at $100 per couple, and the Favorite Libations + Bites tasting menu at $115 per couple.
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