Gate-side bar options are thin at ALW; Skyline covers basics.
Terminal 1’s Skyline Bar sits past security in the tiny Walla Walla Regional Airport, so you can walk from the single checkpoint to your stool in under 3 minutes. It keeps daily hours from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, which matches most Horizon/Alaska bank times here. Figure on a $$ bill: a drink and a snack lands in the mid-teens.
This is a straight-ahead American-style bar setup, not a full restaurant. Expect draft beer, a few local pours, standard well drinks, and simple bar bites rather than full plates. The headline item is the Craft Beer Flight, usually built from 3–4 regional taps; pricing runs roughly what you’d pay in town, not big-hub airport levels.
Menus tilt salty and simple: think wings, fries, maybe a burger or chicken tenders alongside your beer flight. Portion sizes match the price tier, so you can turn it into a light meal for about $18–$22 including a drink, or just graze with a shared appetizer in the low teens. Nothing here aims for gastropub status; it’s fuel with alcohol attached.
Service pace tracks the airport schedule. When only one Q400 or E175 departure is on the board, your drink can land in under 5 minutes; if a couple of flights bunch up, expect a slower pour and limited staff. Seating is mostly bar stools and a few two-tops, and you’re never more than about 50 yards from the only gate, so you can watch boarding progress as you sip.
Tip: order the Craft Beer Flight right after security, then nurse it until boarding starts on the single gate monitor across the hall; you’re close enough that a 2-minute walk still gets you on first-come overhead bin space.
Craft Beer Flight