Had Dungeness crab 50th anniversary salad. Was not impressed at all. $28 and hardly had any crab in the salad at all- all grapefruit and avocado. If had not eaten at the upstairs (which was closed) before I would never go back. Is overpriced for the food they serve. Atmosphere upstairs was always great. Downstairs not so much. read more

So happy Ray's is back. All great experience on this visit, so 5 stars. Service was fantastic. Had a reservation and we were seated promptly on a busy night for Father's day. Our server (John) was very respectful, funny, knowledgeable. I wish we had him in every other restaurant. Great recommendations and perfect timing on everything : drinks, bread, food, desert. Perfect. Ambience is somewhat formal. The views are fantastic on a sunny day so make reservations. Their tables are properly spaced and you will have great views almost from anywhere. On to the food. My favorite was the Ivory King Salmon. First time trying it. Buttery, tender, delicious. I compared it with their regular Salmon. While also good, the Ivory was fantastic! John gave us background on the Ivory Salmon and I really enjoyed the complete experience: discovering it, learning about it and enjoying every bite. It comes with Asparagus and mashed potatoes. Kasu was more fishy than I like, and again our server was perfect in explaining this to us. My wife enjoyed it and they serve it on a bed of mushrooms and veggies that was perfect for her. Tagliattele was my least favorite. Needed a bit of salt. The lemon cookies were really tasty. Hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Mezcal cocktail (other words) was really well prepared. Their wine list is not to dissapoint. Highly recommend to try Ray's! read more

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We went to Rays w our service animal to enjoy cocktails on the outdoor upper deck. Young female Host questioned us about the dog and asked if he was vetted. She also asked "what condition do you suffer from?" That's an illegal question. They can only ask 1. Who does the dog serve? 2. What service does the dog provide you? Ray's cannot ask what disability or condition the customer has! The manager and co owner Douglas sat us on the patio and reminded us not to allow the dog on the chair or fed them. Uh thanks man, we know. We are not children. We ordered two drinks and soon Mr. Douglas came by and questioned us about the water on ground near our table. He accused our dog of urinating. The liquid was clear and not even close to looking like pee. Then he bent down and looked under our table where our service animal was quietly and contently laying on the ground and said "well the water is coming from somewhere". We were trying to enjoy the view and cocktail and the manager had to come check up on us to make sure we were behaving and question about the water. I asked for his business card and left. And no we did not pay for the drinks we had two sips of because Douglas was harassing us. We did not feel welcome. We felt they were asking inappropriate questions which goes against ADA federal laws. I will speak with my discrimination lawyer about Rays. In addition Douglas told me to "do my research" as we walked out. What a jerk! You can keep your gorgeous ocean view and your watered down cocktails. read more

Came here for Valentine's Day and had a lovely experience! They do a pre-fixe menu but we opted to order off of the regular menu and I'm glad we did! Can't recommend the sablefish dish enough and this bottle of wine -- perfect pairing! We also got the creme brulee and cookies that you just can't go wrong with if you want a sweet. read more

Ray's Boathouse - Yealands Sauvignon Blanc - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Wow we went to a wedding here what a great venue! First of all it was out on the docks at sunset and even tho it was pretty overcast it was still a stunning view - esp if u like boats coming and going. OMG the food was way better than your average catering at a wedding. One of the best steaks I ever had! The people were really nice and paid good attention to detail. Can't wait to go back to eat at the restaurant. read more

Good experience. The food was not bad and the company was even better. Waiter was attentive and stop by to check periodically, Restaurant was a little bit noisy this evening but otherwise a positive experience. read more

Just had a birthday lunch celebration for 28 people in the party room. Sarah was so helpful organizing it, and on the day her team did a fabulous job bringing everyone the food and drink they wanted very promptly ( not easy with a big group). The food was delicious, five star review all round. Highly recommend. read more

Took a good friend here for his birthday. He wanted to go somewhere semi-fancy so I suggested Rays. The last time I was here was 6 years ago and it was stellar. This time around, we went for the happy hour. There are lots of drink options available, but the food options come up a little short. There could be more. I had the salmon sliders, calamari, and clam chowder. If you are looking to get full from this happy hour, I would suggest that you just order an entrée. The happy hour here is basically small bites, little snacks. One salmon slider is 6 bucks. We enjoyed ourselves and the view was amazing as always. Service was great as well. Next time, I will just come for lunch or dinner. read more

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Wonderful atmosphere, fantastic view. It feels like you're out of the city, so quiet and relaxing. The service was great, attentive, but not overly so. The clam starter was amazing. I had the Halibut, and my husband had salmon. Both entrées were good, but the halibut was on a different level. read more

Good location. Lots of parking. Right on the water with a beautiful view. Ambiance is nice. Food is good. I wish they had caesar salad and more pasta dishes. Waitress was friendly but service was slow for a Thursday. Will definitely return! read more

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This place continues to impress me! The service is excellent and the views are unmatched. I ordered the Albariño to go with my poke bowl and I enjoyed it so much. Sometimes an afternoon on the water goes a long way. read more

Love, love, love this place! I was only in town for the weekend and am so glad we found this restaurant. The place and food was amazing! All fish items we ordered from Happy hour to main course were spot on delectable! Outstanding view of the horizon is another bonus! read more

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What a fabulous date night I had tonight. It started with a quick call to Ray's at 4pm asking if we could make reservations for 6:30pm. The gal was extremely accommodating and booked our reservation. We got there at 6:05 and we were greeted warmly and invited in to sit at the bar until our table was ready. Our bartender (mixologist) "Danny" was friendly and kept a good conversation going. We were seated about 15 minutes later to a window seat table right in front of the awesome Puget Sound. (See pic). Our meal was so good from the fresh crab cakes to the filet mignon and New York strips to the yummy desserts. Our server "John" seemed to genuinely love his job. So pleasant and inviting. If I didn't know better I'd think he was the owner! The food was abundant and all for $180 for so much food and drink. We'll be back for sure!!! read more

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Not worth it. Boring chowder. Pricey ordinary fish and chips. Good smoked scallops. The views are great but the food ordinary for $128.

Great happy hour!! We tried multiple items off of the happy hour menu; calamari, mussels, clams, all for a great deal. Waiter was super friendly and made suggestions that were superb. View of the water was gorgeous. If it's a sunny day, this is the place to be! read more

Ray's Boathouse - Calamari, mussels in a curry sauce, and clams! - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Delicious! Pretty expensive, though. Our food and drinks and appetizers were all yummy, waitstaff were friendly and helpful and patient.

Food is not worth the price. Very below average. I All the main dishes were very salty and appeared to be microwaved piping hot. We complained to the manager and he agreed that the food has been salty lately because they recently switched to a new "saltier" salt. Although he did not do anything about making the dishes less salty. Manager and waitress were rude and unprofessional. Overall, horrible dining experience and not worth the big bucks. There are so many delicious restaurants in Seattle, save yourself the time and money! read more

Ray's is a old school, traditional seafood restaurant that stands out from Seattle's usual hipster/trendy/modern scene. This is reflected in the menu, the atmosphere, and the wonderful service. The table bread is pretty standard, but I loved the way the butter is presented in a little dish, room temp, sprinkled with salt flakes - wonderful. The chicken dish with chanterelles, gnocchi, and crab meat was delicious. It was mainly a chicken dish with mushroom sauce, there is only a couple gnocchi's and a bit of crab. However the dish was absolutely delicious! I loved the flavor of the sauce. Crab cakes were wonderful as well. Mostly crab meat, not a lot of filler here, and crispy on both sides. I recommend this place for a more formal dinner when you aren't afraid to spend a little more for a great view! read more

Ray's Boathouse - Chicken with crab and gnocchi, chanterelles. Great sauce - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Great food and service, views are beautiful. Little pricier but the quality is worth it. read more

Ray's Boathouse - Grilled Salmon - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Amazing dinner service. Beyond expectations from the bar manager. Outstanding waitress. Excellent server. Gorgeous view of the bay. Spot on service by the hostess. And the food was sublime. Ray's has a lifetime customer. I came here with two others for dinner. From start to finish for 2.5 hours, we were treated with kindness, respect and the perfect dinner service. I'm an A type personality and an idealist and there was not one flaw in anything whatsoever the entire night. First, I have to give props to the bar manager and I am irritated with myself that I don't recall his name. My friend is a whiskey fan and while he was looking over the menu, he saw that Ray's has a 20 year whiskey that he's always wanted to try but has never found or it's sold out. I don't drink and I can't recall what the heck it is called or I'd tell you. After sharing this with our waitress, she told the bar manager who went out of his way to bring the glass over on a tray to my friend and share additional information about the whiskey. My friend was over the moon. Later, during dinner service, the bar manager again floored us with his hospitality by bringing by the 10 year of the same whiskey as a surprise! My friend then proposed to him. This kind of service doesn't happen and this alone would have me giving a 5 star rating. Next, our waitress was just really a shining star. The woman knows what she is doing and she also put up with our jokes in a genuine, warm way. Again, old age is setting in and I don't have her name to share. She did more than what is expected at a fine dining restaurant with checking on us and making sure we had everything we wanted. We never had to ask her for a thing. The server introduced us to all of the cheeses on the appetizer cheese plate when he delivered it and the additional server that came with him when the entrees arrived was also clear and organized. Bravo. I ordered the halibut, and it was perfectly cooked. The only thing I didn't care for was the pickled watermelon but there was little of it and that was just my preference, not a comment on the execution of the garnish. My friend had the filet mignon which he said melted in his mouth. The other person in our party ordered the house made tagliatelle and ate it so fast, I thought he hadn't eaten all-day but he just told us it was really, really good. The restroom was clean and stocked, even after close on a Sunday evening. Thank you. Would definitely, highly recommend coming here for a dinner or major event like celebrating an anniversary or birthday. Totally looking forward to returning and especially in the warmer months when I can stare at the sunset over the water. Food: 5 Service: 5 Ambiance: 5 Parking: 5 - Valet and a large parking lot for self-service read more

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Reading about Wayne Johnson's retirement reminded me of our worst dining experience ever. I made a dinner reservation for our 10th anniversary. We got there and were told that previous guests were staying at their tables longer than expected and we would need to wait to be seated. The wait lasted over an hour, until we were then led to our table by an unapologetic hostess. Our server was on the same wavelength. Our entrees took forever to arrive and it was apparent that the kitchen had a meltdown that day. No apologies from anyone for entrees that took over two and a half hours from our original reservation time. Never gone back. Never will. read more

We came here for an anniversary and there was an anniversary card waiting for us on the table. So cute! We got a seat next to the water and the waiter was very charming and nice. I ordered the crab cakes and my partner ordered the sablefish which was so tender but the rice was a bit salty. My crab cakes were great and I had no complaints! Crispy on the outside and also the bread was so good. The bread served in the beginning came with this butter that was extremely flavorful. read more

Ray's Boathouse - Dungeness Crab Cakes - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I was on a business trip and had a few hours for lunch. Excellent food, service and I loved the ambiance ! Sat outside and loved the ocean view ! read more

Great food Great service Great ambiance even on a rainy night! Need the valet parking back read more

We enjoyed a nice beautiful summer sunset at Rays. Seemed like most tables had a pretty good view of the water. Not a bad idea to bring some sunglasses though. Food was outstanding, from beginning to end. The scallops turned out perfectly. Most notably, the waitstaff was fantastic and made this an unforgettable evening. read more

We had dinner there tonight I wish I could say that it was worth the money but it truly truly wasn't. The views are fantastic as everybody else says but the service from our waiter was almost unbearable some times and the food was definitely meeeh. We ordered the ribeye with the Dungeness crab and Hollandaise sauce topper, the Dungeness crab and holiday sauce was fantastic but the steak was a little tough and slightly dry, for $75 this really was about a $40 steak topping included. My wife had the house fish smoked with the cumin hummus and overall it was decent just not outstanding. I will say I did have one of the best belvedere and tonics I've ever had so kudos on that. One appetizer two entries two desserts four cocktails equals $265. For that price I should be leaving a five star review. Note to management leave some kind of extra napkin setting to place your silverware on instead of having your guest place it directly on a table which I'm sure isn't 100% sanitary. Also when you have your silverware propped on the bread plate to keep it from sitting on the table directly inform your wait staff to not take it upon themselves to relocate the silverware directly on the table when you clearly had it there for a reason. I know it may seem a little much to some at a reading this but those are some of the little things that I notice personally and when the health department has downgraded your score on the front door it doesn't instill confidence in me. read more

Very disappointed, Ray's. You've been my go to restaurant for 30 years, so I thought it would be great to go out for the first holiday ever, and chose you-of course. Our waitress was great, but my food was abysmal. The turkey seemed to be grisly dark chunks, but frankly, I couldn't tell it from the dressing, if that's what that was. The apple pie was dry and tasteless, I took it home and threw it out after two bites. The dinner, well, it's in a box in a fridge and when I get up the nerve to throw out something that expensive, I will. My husband's dinner was similar. $300 dollars down the drain, money we don't have right now. But the sad part is the doubt it has placed in my mind about ever returning. read more

Rays is an all time classic restaurant for Seattle seafood and views. Whether it's sunny or raining, the view doesn't disappoint and the seafood is on point! We went to the bar without a reservation and got a high top table at the bar but a spot opened up next to the window so we moved without any problem from the waitstaff. The bar is the spot if you aren't looking for something too stuffy and are thinking of something last minute. Highly recommend. read more

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The issue is how you gonna charge $8 for an extra beef patty on my burger?? I ain't with all that. Furthermore, the burger was MEH at best. The waiter gave my homie fried when he clearly asked for a salad, then tried to play it off like he said fires, when the whole table clearly heard fires. THEN the waiter brought the salad out and was like well you got some free fires out of it... NO! HE ON A DIET AND DONT WANT YOUR FAT ASS FRIES YOU NITWIT. you know what I was at 3 , y'all getting 2 now, that server is terrible, who tf argue with customers? read more

Ray's Boathouse - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

UPDATE: Now downgraded to a 1 star. Both my partner and I got food poisoning. I was sick yesterday evening, and this morning my partner puked and had diarrhea. This was not worth $200+ dollars, and affected our Seattle trip. Service here was wonderful. Our waitress was really kind, and allowed us to ask as many questions as we needed. The food on the other hand was relatively lackluster. The fresh oysters were phenomenal, and the fried oysters were rich and flavorful. Our main dishes however felt amateur at best. I'm a HUGE salmon lover but this salmon was so dry I could barely eat it and spit out a few pieces. The carrot purée was sweet and a nice touch but the carrots were undercooked. The Yukon potatoes had little to not flavor and felt a bit underdone as well. The black cod (sozu specialty) was okay. The fish itself was buttery and melted in your mouth. Absolutely phenomenal flavor and something I've never tasted before. Unfortunately, the bed of rice it was served on felt like an amateur decision. It was soggy and wet, and tasted like it was drenched in soy sauce. The brussel sprouts had little to no flavor and would have done well with a nice sauté. The oyster mushrooms were absolutely delicious though. I wish I had a whole plate of them! Overall, very disappointed with this experience. I loveeeee seafood and really wanted the best there is on my trip to Seattle. Unfortunately, this was not it. read more

Ray's Boathouse - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Came to Ray's with my mom while she was in town. We got beautiful views of the Sound while having dinner. Food was great, loved both seafood dishes. We also started with the steamed miso clams, definitely a must have if they are on the menu. The waitstaff was very professional and cocktails were good! read more

Ray's Boathouse - Scallops Smoked Alaskan Weathervane Scallops Grilled Wild NW King Salmon - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

What a fabulous place to sit on the water and watch the sunset while having a wonderful dinner. Every time we have visited, the food has been exceptional. Very fresh with great portions. I highly recommend a Seafood. It is exceptional. read more

My husband and I were excited to celebrate our anniversary here. Cons: The service was really slow, food was just okay and my husband didn't get the dinner he ordered. (Our waiter was apologetic and did bring a sample of the meal my husband ordered as well as a coupon for a free appetizer on our next visit). Pros: Our table was right by the window and we had a beautiful view of the sunset. We were really disappointed. Spending over $250 for a mediocre meal wasn't what we had in mind. We won't be using that coupon... read more

This restaurant showed me the more "glamorous-chill" side of Seattle that I had been yearning for since moving here from the east coast. It was as if Sex and the City had taken place in Malibu and I was apart of it all, taken away for 2 hours from the normal dull rhythm of the work week. My quiet and beautiful waterside girls' dinner at Ray's after a really rough week at work was much needed. My only regret was not coming early enough to catch the sunset over the water/even see the water. Definitely come before it gets dark! 1) Service (+): This dinner was very impromptu so we went on the later side, 15 minutes before the last seating on a Wednesday so there weren't many people there. The pro was that reservations for weekday evenings were very easy to get and we made them online through Google and had the option to delay the start time several times since we were running late. Our waitress and servers were super attentive, helpful, and kind. 2) Ambiance (+): Sadly it was too late and everything was pitch black so I wasn't sure if I was looking at an alligator swamp or the Miami skyline. The interior was beautiful and modern with large panes of glass overlooking an outdoor patio that made me feel like we were in Malibu or South Beach (very rare for Seattle indeed). 3) Food (+): my friend and I only ordered apps and drinks since we weren't that hungry but they were enough to fill us up! We shared the ahi ceviche, northwest mussels and calamari. Warm bread/crackers were perfect for dipping in the mussel sauce. 4) Alcohol (+): definitely NYC prices for drinks ($14+) but well worth it since I just discovered my favorite cocktail of all time here - the "Pocket Full of Posies", which is a fragrant and refreshing mix of Hendrick's gin, creme de violette, housemade lavender syrup and lemon. It was so good my friend ended up ordering one as well after trying mine. 5) Value for Money (-): The entree prices are quite steep ($35+) and we had just apps since we felt it wasn't the type of place that I'd expect to get a phenomenal steak or seafood for the price. I admit it was my bad for coming long after the sun set so I couldn't take in the full beauty and experience of the waterside restaurant. My overall impression was that people came here to escape, to decompress, to celebrate a special occasion but not really to get phenomenal food at a commensurate price. read more

Was advised by a former Seattle resident that this was his go to restaurant for superb service, great food & epic views of the water. Rays did not disappoint. Had the Alex & Alex team & can't say enough about the ambiance, entree / wine recommendations with quick & efficient service. Was celebrating our 31 anniversary and placed on a waterside table. I had the house salad & scallops w/ fava beans & finishes with with orange peach parfait. My wife had the salmon with garlic mashed potato's & asparagus Wow all the way around! read more

Just my favorite place to go after a day on the beach. We have a boat at SoHo so it's an easy walk and we love all of their food.

Gorgeous views, great service. King salmon was over cooked, even though they said it would be medium rare it was cooked all the way through and quite dry. 3 of us at our table ordered the king salmon and they all came out like that. The halibut and sablefish though were incredible so order either of those! read more

Ray's Boathouse - The sake sablefish - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I waver on 2.5 and 3 here. Wow...I remember when Ray's was the place for nice dining. Now you pay for mediocre food, ok service, kind of loud/crappy music during an early dinner/sunset time. I was sorely disappointed (again) and I don't see myself returning. read more

Excellent staff and service. Came here in the evening when it's already dark to see the view. However, did she Christmas lights in the horizon. Sat by the window and saw the house with lights in the mountains. Great staff, and wine selections. Enjoyed their entrees and deserts too! read more

Ray's Boathouse - Sablefish over some sort of pilate/rice - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Good, Service, and Ambiance Spur of the moment Friday evening landed us by the fireplace, with exceptional service, and a delicious meal. The blackberry margarita was delicious. And our choices for dinner were delicious! read more