Atmosphere, service, food ! Well worth stop- not far from the hotel we're staying at, the Alexis…read moreRoyal Sonesta Highly recommend sitting at the bar!

Brought my cousins here from out of town to try some oysters. The waiter proceeded to upsell all…read morethe most expensive items and was visibly disgusted when we didn't order more (total bill was over 350). After getting the bill, we confronted the waiter on selling us a 30 dollar old fashioned, he proceeded to say "if you have financial problems you should let us know beforehand". Might as well call me broke and spit in my face. The cherry on top was they charge a guaranteed 20% tip but never once smiled at any of us or made anyone feel welcome!! Just don't come here it's not worth it...

I will always make my way back here!! It's definitely on the pricier side ($27 for a two-choice…read morepoke bowl), but I would honestly sell my soul for this poke. I've had poke in Hawaii and somehow this still doesn't compare. The rice being warm makes such a difference, and I love that the bowls come with sides too. The crab salad is so creamy, and their salmon choices are top tier. Everything tastes incredibly fresh, and I love how they marinate the fish. The flavor is so yummy without taking away from the freshness of the fish. 10/10 I luv u fish guys

What amazing service and high quality tasting fish! The store is clean, organized, and well…read moremaintained, with a mom and pop vibe and plenty of samples of fish and other goodies to try before you buy. Every interaction I've had with employees have been so kind and helpful. I took my dad there, and we were given great recommendations and the whole experience felt personal and so enjoyable. It is our favorite poke spot in WA. The food was beyond fantastic. The squid salad is addicting. Already dreaming about going back. If you're in Seattle, you must try this spot. PS: check out their refrigerator and take a look at their desserts. their cheesecake and ice cream are SO good.

First time visit. Walked down Phinney Ridge to get a quick bite before going to the Dana Carvey &…read moreKevin Nealon comedy event at Woodland Park Zoo. We got here right at 4:30pm happy hour. WOW, they have amazing appetizers. I had the Black Garlic Caesar's Salad, Alaskan Ling Cod and Crispy Calamari. Amazing! Appetizers this good...really. Our server, Andy was phenomenal, helpful and had great recommendations. I really enjoyed the Ling Cod - wow. I can see why that is a fav here. We are outside. It was lovely even though it was overcast. Nice view, the food was so comforting and the butter old fashioned topped it off. What a gem down here on Phinney Ridge near Woodland Park Zoo!

Food is solid. Everything is pretty good. You won't be disappointed, but there's nothing…read moreexceptional or unique either. Service is terrible, specifically at this location. Both times I visited this location, our server has treated like we are beneath them. We constantly felt rushed in interactions with our server, as if we were a nuisance. I won't be coming back.

Taylor's is consistently the best oysters I've had *anywhere*. California, the East Coast, Europe,…read moreJapan, and Taylor's still wins. I've brought friends visiting from other countries (the Australian was bragging about their oysters) and Taylor's always makes them go "oh". I can't recommend it enough and this is the place I take new visitors to the city. It's especially nice when the servers give you the whole story and age and growing techniques and species for each oyster on the platter. Cocktails have been hit or miss but I can't even deduct a point for it because I've literally never had better oysters.

Classic Steamers Combo (mussels and clams): 3/5, the broth was a bit sweet for my liking and it…read morelacked flavor. I did enjoy the seafood though. I did not like that there was no bread included with the meal. Baguette: 3/5 meh, it was cold and bland, I prefer mine thinly sliced and toasted Pinot Gris: 3/5 basic white wine but it did its job Overall I probably would not visit here again. I will note though the fish and chips seemed to be an extremely popular menu item, almost every table ordered it while I was there.

Mija & I were craving oysters, so we walked to the Taylors on Capitol Hill near our hotel…read more She, another rellie & I shared a dozen oysters, caesar salad, steamers and moqueca (Brazilian seafood stew | $26) and bread ($5) - not all items pictured. First of all, the oysters were outstanding! They have tanks here, so the person who takes your order picks your oysters. The oysters were uber fresh, briny and succulent. Secondarily, the salad was large and a nice palate cleanser w/ the lemon and fresh anchovies. The blonde waitress was really nice and brought me more anchovies. Next was the steamers (clams & mussels). Both shellfish were super fresh and cooked in a mild broth. The only thing missing was some frites. Lastly, the moqueca had a rich broth, and a little bit of rice to balance the broth. There was a ton of fresh seafood, and we dipped the sourdough baguette to mop up the broth. Regarding the ambiance, its open and casual. The tanks are in the center and you can see all the fresh seafood inc dungeness crabs. We interacted w/ three staff, and they were all super friendly & warm. We appreciated the great service, and were happy to pay the 18.9% service charge. Taylor has a few locations in Seattle, and I believe you can also do a tasting tour at their actual farms. After my experience, its no wonder they've been in biz since 1890.

Got lucky on a Saturday afternoon when Google said "no wait," so we bolted over. "Table" turned out…read moreto be a couple of bar stools, but for two people it worked fine. We ordered the geoduck chowder, a dozen oysters, a mixed half-mussel / 青口 plate, baked oysters, and a lemon drop for my wife. Everything landed pretty much as expected. The chowder tasted like a lighter, slightly sour clam chowder--watery side of things, but I liked it, especially with the bread for dipping. Wife's lemon drop was... polite. More lemon than drop. The only real sour note wasn't on the menu: the automatic 20% service charge. Tips used to be optional appreciation. Now they're just payroll with extra steps. Nothing blew us away, nothing disappointed hard. Solid 4 stars.

Really good food with creative inspirations. Had 2 different spritzer drinks and both were…read moredelicious. The blueberry one was slightly better IMO. Our server was wonderful and super helpful at choosing our food. Highly recommend. And when we went back on Friday without reservations, they were hopping... so do reserve ahead.

"My wife and I recently visited Seattle to catch a Mariners game on September 8th. During our trip,…read moreI was craving fresh oysters on the half shell and noticed 'Half Shell' nearby, which had solid reviews. My wife doesn't eat oysters, but she was happy to join me. We took two seats at the bar and were essentially ignored for the first five minutes by the bartender. Eventually, she dropped off two glasses of water without saying a word. Since no menus were offered, I walked over to the hostess stand to get one myself. The bar was full, but most guests already had their food, so it wasn't a matter of the server being overwhelmed. After another five minutes, she finally came over and asked, 'I see you have a menu, do you want to order anything?' I nearly said no we just wanted water, but I took the high road and ordered a dozen oysters. The oysters arrived quickly via another staff member and were genuinely very good--though the accompanying sauce was so bland and neutral that the oysters were better off plain. However, we were never asked if we wanted drinks. I would have loved a beer, but without knowing the options, I decided to stick with water, finish up, and leave. During the entire time I ate, no one checked in on us. When I asked for the check, the bartender's demeanor changed instantly. She was suddenly friendly as she handed over the payment terminal--clearly putting on a nice act right when it was time to leave a tip. We both saw right through it. Would I recommend Half Shell? Yes for the oysters, but a hard no for the service and atmosphere. We won't be returning."

Next level food. Never missed the mark. Long wait but worth it. My whole family loved it. Wish they…read morehad a location in California!

Great happy hour and the staff is amazing. Watching Elton hustle is next level. I would have…read morebelieved he owned the place based on his work ethic. Dasha was great, ask for her section. Everyone at Vons is killing it! Happy hour++

My coworker and I had some time to kill in Seattle before our flight home and were told that The…read morePink Door was a great place to check out, so we decided to give it a try for lunch. The place is definitely a little tricky to find, and the door itself isn't quite as pink as you might expect! But once we found it, we were lucky enough to get a table for two on a Saturday without much trouble. We each had a drink, and I ordered the linguine alle vongole. It had a generous amount of clams and was really delicious. The food was excellent, the service was great, and the atmosphere was even better. I'm sure this place gets especially fun in the evenings when they have live music and entertainment, although I imagine getting a table is considerably more difficult then. Honestly, I'm glad we experienced it for lunch because it was a great way to spend some time before heading to the airport. Overall, really glad we stopped in. Great food, great service, and a really cool atmosphere. We definitely lucked out getting a table, and I'd happily come back the next time I'm in Seattle. Five stars!

The food at this restaurant was delicious, I'm not surprised it's so hard to get a reservation!…read moreHowever, the portions are quite small, so be prepared to need an appetizer in addition to the entree. I got the popular lasagna, and it was so good but very small. The cioppino was the perfect size and the bread it came with was perfect for dipping. So delicious, I highly recommend! The cake was kinda hard so not the biggest fan, it did taste good but it didn't seem as fresh as it could've been and it didn't really taste like basil.

We had a really good meal at Duke's on South Lake Union. We got the crab cake burger, salmon bites,…read morechowder and some cocktails, but the coconut shrimp was definitely the highlight for me. Everything was really good and there was a nice variety of things to order. We sat outside on the dock and the seating was probably my favorite part of the whole experience. Being right on the water with the boats and Lake Union around you made it such a fun Seattle dining experience. The staff was nice and the service was good too. Definitely recommend sitting outside if the weather is nice because the view really makes it worth it.

We were in Seattle for a few days and looked up some of the top places for clam chowder. We had…read morealready tried the number one spot, so we made the trip up toward Lake Union to try this one. We arrived around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and were told the wait would be about an hour and 15 minutes. We asked about the bar, and after about five minutes, two seats opened up. We ordered the Dinghy chowder sampler so we could try three different chowders. We came for the clam chowder. I thought the flavor was good, although the texture was a little different for me. The biggest disappointment was the regular clam chowder. We don't eat bacon, and they told us the bacon could not be left out. Since clam chowder was the main reason we came, that really took away from the experience. A few minutes after we ordered, a couple sitting next to us at the bar asked the same question we did: "Is there bacon in the award-winning clam chowder?" When the server said yes, they said, "Okay, never mind. We don't want that." So we weren't the only ones asking. We ended up having the lobster chowder. Overall, 3 out of 5. The experience was okay, but because we couldn't really try the clam chowder we came for, we don't plan to come back.

we stayed at the Palladium, which is the hotel attached to this restaurant, & they offer breakfast…read morevouchers for the chase sapphire reserve for part of their amenities- which gave us plenty of meals through shaker + spear. every morning we were so grateful to have delicious, well done breakfast to get our day started! every entrée that we had was really good, solid breakfast food that included coffee & juice. We had a mix of classic breakfast foods like omelettes, french toast and benedict- but our personal fave was the salmon benedict as well as the banana foster french toast!! I have to say, the food was pretty good- nothing super out of the ordinary, but the service is what blew us away. The wait staff was extremely professional, prompt & friendly. Our favorite server was Alexis, he made every breakfast feel like we were having one at home with a friend. The manager, hosts & servers were all amazing people who genuinely just want you to have a good meal. I really admire any restaurant that can truly make it feel like home. Thanks to Shaker + Spear for being amazing for our trip in Washington- will 100% be back!!

Nice and easy restaurant attached to a hotel. Service was rather slow this evening as there was…read moreonly one cook in the kitchen. It's nice to watch the staff cook because it tells you that the food is fresh. I have high expectations for seafood in Seattle. However, I was disappointed with the scallops as it tasted raw and cool to the touch in the center. I'm not a scallop expert but this one missed the mark - the flavors were off with the sauce (tasted earthy). Presentation and color looked good, but this didn't taste good. Also came here breakfast several times. I don't have pictures, but each time the breakfast was amazing!