Bingo hall hides a serious Washington wine story
Fife · Tacoma · Northwest fine dining with Native American influences and steakhouse-style offerings
Reviewed June 28, 2026
Wingman Metrics
You're inside a bingo hall in Fife — and then you're not. Ms. Jane's carves out a genuinely upscale room with panoramic views and a focused, all-Washington wine list that has no business being this considered given the address. The immediate reaction is surprise, which is exactly the right reaction.
The list is tight but intentional: this is a Washington-only program, leaning hard into Columbia Valley and the Goose Gap AVA with producers like Browne Family Vineyards and a standout presence from Among the Giants. The Figgins Estate Red 2019 signals real ambition — that's a serious bottle sitting next to more approachable pours. The regional focus is commendable, and the Native American heritage of the restaurant makes championing PNW terroir feel like more than a marketing decision. The gaps are real though — no white wine depth to speak of, and the list size leaves little room to explore.
At least four pours running in the $10–$15 range, which is fair for the fine dining context. The Alki Merlot Columbia Valley 2018 and Among the Giants Merlot Goose Gap AVA 2020 are both represented, giving you a legitimate Washington Merlot education by the glass. We'd love to see this program grow — four options is thin for a restaurant pushing this hard on atmosphere.
Among the Giants Merlot, Goose Gap AVA, WA 2020 — $15/glass (est.)
Goose Gap is one of Washington's most exciting AVAs for Merlot and it rarely shows up on restaurant lists at all, let alone at this price point. Order this before anyone else at your table figures out what it is.
Figgins Estate Red Wine 2019
At $165, most tables will scroll right past this and grab a Browne bottle. That's a mistake. Figgins is a legitimate Washington benchmark from one of the state's founding families, and the markup here is actually the most reasonable on the list. It's the one bottle that punches at the price.
Browne Family Vineyards Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2021
A $20 retail bottle sitting at $64 on the menu is a 220% markup — and Browne's Columbia Valley Chardonnay isn't a wine that earns that kind of premium. You're paying for the ambiance, not the juice. Skip it.
Among the Giants Merlot, Goose Gap AVA, WA 2020 + Grilled steak from the Josper charcoal grill
Goose Gap Merlot has the structure and dark fruit to stand up to Josper-charred beef without overwhelming the char notes — the two are basically made for each other, and both happen to be very Pacific Northwest.
Monday — Half off all bottles of wine every Monday. Promoted on social media as 'Mondays = wine o'clock.' No formal exclusions listed, which means the Figgins Estate at $82.50 is genuinely one of the better Monday night deals in the South Sound.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Ms. Jane's is doing something genuinely interesting inside an unlikely room, and the Washington-only wine focus deserves real credit. The markups on the Browne bottles are hard to defend, but Monday half-price bottles change the math entirely — if you're going, go on a Monday.
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Active Program
Proper
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