Machine Works restaurant

Great little place to have fun with friends but to me it was a little on the high end.

Awesome food and cocktails.

Excellent cocktails. The bartenders know their stuff. They often have live music and there's a salsa night. Good food, excellent nachos.

Came here for a date night and was presently surprised. The loaded fries were awesome and the big burrito was also pretty tasty. We couldn't eat all of it between us. Unfortunately they were out of the drink I wanted but looking forward to coming back to try more of their alcohol selection. The paintings on the walls are really cool too, and the server was a cool friendly guy. Probably the best eating out experience I've had in Arcata yet!

Nice upscale bar. Fantastic Mexican/Asian fusion food! Try the Korean beef tacos!!!

My favorite Arcata meeting place.

Love this place! Great bartenders and awesome atmosphere. Drinks were a little spendy, though.

Had a great night at the Griff w my friend Charlie Murphy. Looking at some of the great art shes putting up for her show this coming Friday the 13th.

We got different street tacos and they were all so good, they were so nice and accommodating. They were super sweet and let me use my prize I got in a raffle for their restaurant and make changes to it.

Best mix drinks in Arcata!!!

Great place, good people, good food. Lisa&Cordilla and the staff are very nice and professional with the mixing glass. They even open bottles is champagne with a SABRE!

This place is very chill and the vibes are great. I think the prices are a little too steep and that is the only reason I dont frequent more. The same could be said for many places in Humboldt.

Great place to host events, try crafty drinks and the apps! Atmosphere and ambience is a plus.

The quality, flavor & attention to detail of the food & cocktails was impressive. Got the bacon plate & looking forward to trying the whole menu.

Bartender with tattoos is arguably the best bartender in Humboldt!!! The music cocktails and ambiance is unparalleled in Arcata

Love The Griffin. Owner Vanessa is wonderful. Very friendly place. Great short and reasonable priced food menu. Excellent custom drink menu. Highly recommend you try it out

Decent menu, clean bathrooms, good dance floor, nice seating. Was there on a DJ dance night so was pretty loud but if that's your jam, it's cool. I appreciated that the drink selection includes a couple DD fun options instead of generics for the nonalcoholics.

Great cocktails, excellent setting, and delicious tacos and Mexican/Korean eats! $3 tacos and a full bar?! What's not to like? Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed ..

Amazing food and excellent service! Definitely my favorite place for food and drinks in Arcata.

Great spot! Best craft cocktails and a beautiful atmosphere. Highly recommend🥂🍻

The Griffin is an interesting Bar. Too dark for my liking at night. The bartenders where nice. The music was alright. Ok drinks. My only thing that I have to complain about is lack of lightning. Other than that. Not too bad of a place.

Great cocktails and music

Good food sexy drinks

Favorite bar in Humboldt. Great drinks and food. Heat love music sometimes as well.

Amazing drinks, for the area its expensive, but worth it. Foods good too, Mexican fare with some Korean twists.

Amazing drinks, great staff, incredible atmosphere.

Vanessa and the gang are the best. Love you guys.

Super cozy and intimate little place! I have heard that the food is also great! Awesome place to take a date or just hang out with friends without the rowdy bar atmosphere.

Nice place to meet up for a cocktail and appetizer with friends!

With a classy atmosphere, it's as much of a good restaurant as it is a good bar. I love the thai chicken burritos.

Please have more live music!! I saw Loud Neighbors and it was great!!

The had some jamaican chef there one Sunday the food was excellent, which they had more of that there on a regular.

Delicious drinks, and beautiful ambiance. Very nice place to gather!

Nice place good bands. They have no air conditioning not even fans. So if it's crowded it's a sauna.

Always so welcoming. Vanessa takes great care of customers. Great drink menu and a fun light food menu too. Highly recommend!

tasty cocktails

Amazing place! Love the food and drinks. Atmosphere is great

Get in there!! Get that Margarita with Sacred Frankincense! It's one of the best cocktails I've ever had.. and I've had quite a few 😉.

The food is so good. It's relatively inexpensive compared to other places in Arcata.

So awesome that it's off the plaza, so it has a more chill vibe. Great ambiance, delicious handcrafted cocktails, and friendly service. Highly recommend!

Good food, no concerns