Came here recently and loved the food! The Tofu Bowl was delicious, as was the Pork Belly Mac & Cheese. Drinks were great too. Bread pudding was also phenomenal. Would heavily suggest everyone try it if they have room for dessert. read more

Their website and sign on the door says they're open until 10pm on Sundays. We got there at 8 and they were closed. Beware you might get here and be greeted by a dark locked restaurant. read more

Had a really good experience here! Sat at the bar and had great service. Had the Steak bites and Brussel sprouts they are both really great!

Lovely place! Great drink selection, and GREAT food. Everything was fairly reasonably priced, but some items were on the higher side. Lovely service and seemed pretty safe considering the covid situation. read more

re:public - Roasted Cauliflower Moscow Mule - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Great food!!! The service was good, ambience is good, there are plexiglass dividers between the booths for those of us who care. We had the pork chops w/grits and collard greens, BBQ wings and Mac & cheese. All were delicious! I wish we were going to be in Seattle long enough to return here for another meal. The only negative is the music... that pounding bass got to me after awhile. read more

had a bad experience: the food was awful, the burger and fries really bad, the fries was soaked into oil and you could feel and taste all the oil in your mouth. The server was rude and was not checking on us normally, in 5 minutes 3 times and then the server was gone. Even asking extra menu was making the server mad! This was my second time here (in groups of 5 and 12) and both times we were not happy. read more

This was my second time frequenting Re Public. While the atmosphere is nice and staff are friendly, their operations/kitchen is VERY poor especially given this place is not cheap. First visit - I am with a group of 8 people and everyone gets their food except me. It was 20 minutes later after everyone had already finished. Not ok. Second time - I was on a date. My sliders came out and were ICE cold. I then had to ask them to remake it. I had also ordered fries, which I had to remind them to bring out for me. Not only was this disappointing, but this put a damper on the date night as I got very irritated. The waitress was extremely polite and offered us a free drink and I was not charged for the sliders BUT this is too nice and expensive of a restaurant for this to happen. read more

their drinks were so good, the espresso martini and sex on the beach was sweet and followed by the liquor. the fried tofu was good as well, it does have this sauce under or part of it which we barely had any of but overall the service and food was great! read more

Avocadotoast! I can't say enough good things about this place. I made a reservation for a Sunday brunch and even though it wasn't packed, I'm glad I grabbed a spot before it got too busy. The restaurant wasn't too loud and the seating was spaced so that you weren't touching your neighbors, which seems to be a reoccurring theme at other restaurants in Seattle. I ordered the avocado toast and a side of bacon for my meal and I'm so glad I did! It was the perfect amount and delicious. My husband got a sweet breakfast of French toast. I would definitely come back to re:public for brunch or happy hour to check out their other awesome menu items! read more

Steak bites were tender and the peppers added just the right amount of spice. In addition to their whiskies/bourbons, a well-curated wine list. Music level was too loud (YMMV I very much like quiet) but otherwise an excellent experience. Dickel is an excellent choice for house cocktails. I also really appreciate cotija cheese in a salad read more

re:public - Steak bites - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Meh. The menu was much more mouthwatering than the food itself. When I first saw it, I was so excited, I could hardly narrow my choices. So when my friend came and we decided to split 4 dishes, I was ecstatic. Out of four only one was good: * the pork loin - the only solid dish we had that night. Juicy pork, smoked flavors, charred veggies. But I would say it is on a small side, like for a guy it may not be enough to be a main. * duck and rabbit rillette - when I think rillette, I think texture. In my mind there is always some sort of cubed or chopped meet to chew on. Here it was much more like a pate, on a salty side... condiments were nice though. * grilled chili prawns - again, we both thought we would get shell on prawns off the grill. Instead it was just cooked shrimp covered all over in a sweet and sour sauce, your Chinese grocery aisle variety that made everything too sweet in my mind. Nothing reminiscent of a grill flavor. * linguine with roasted cauliflower and shrimp - now, we were warned that cauliflower comes pured and not in florets. Still this was the worst dish of the night... it was not linguine but more like angel hair pasta instead, bathed in 2-3 cups of sauce, part of which I guess was the cauliflower, but you could not taste it. The sauce was bland, very heavy and overly greasy. We left half the pasta in the bowl. Shrimp was ok but didn't do anything for the dish. Cocktails redeemed the night a little bit since they were yummy. But overall this turned out to be a very expensive and not satisfying meal. Maybe opt for their drink list and happy hour menu instead? read more

re:public - Menu from Fall 2017 - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This place has become a staple rotation when friends from out of town come to visit me for one reason and one reason alone: $15 champagne bottles during Sunday brunch. As a recent transplant from California, I definitely wasn't expecting it would be so hard to find a bottomless mimosa brunch place, but this is probably as good as it's gonna get. Luckily it's not just the cheap alcohol that keeps me coming back, the food is also really good too! I actually like their eggs Benedict so much I haven't ordered anything else. They do their Benedict's with brioche instead of English muffins and it's a game changer!!! The perfect combination of savory and sweet. And the breakfast potatoes that come with it are bomb too. I've come here for happy hour too, but didn't eat much so I have more exploring to do. I will say that this place gets crowded during happy hour so get their early or be prepared to scout for a table! In contrast, it's never been a problem getting a table for brunch. read more

Ate here the other night the food was great. Had the wings, sprouts, steak bites and frites. I recommend to get the wings with sauce on the side. Service is friendly and good atmosphere. Restaurant was freezing I had to keep my coat on the entire meal. read more

This place has a nice whiskey list with an entire board to choose from. We tried a couple of the cocktails and they were well made. We had a number of appetizers including the shrimp. They were pretty good. I had the seafood pasta. It was a bit of work to get through all of the shells from the mussels and clams but that was expected. The dish was pretty good. read more

I've been to re:public about a dozen times over the last four years. The service is always terrific, especially at the bar. My favorite dishes here at the wild boar bolognese, brussel sprouts, and the RR ranch burger. The burger is the best I've had in the SLU area. They have changed their New York strip steak recently (it now comes with a chimichurri sauce that is not good) and it is a huge step down from what they had before. They introduced a new double-cut pork chop which is *usually* really good. The gruyere grits the pork chop comes with are excellent on their own. However, the pork chop was sent to me *raw* (I don't mean pink) once. It's a bit more expensive than other places around it, but you generally get what you pay for. read more

Omg the risotto is to die for. The cocktails are perfect. I was served quickly. I mean, if this was my last meal I would be happy. Sorry I didn't take any pictures. I was too hungry. read more

Went to republic for a work lunch. I got a salad with pesto and chicken and the chicken tasted not great. I would say the food is fairly sub par. None of my coworkers said their food were all that good. The atmosphere is nice and this restaurant is in a primo spot in SLU. I wonder if they have an amazing snack or dinner option that we missed? For such a nice looking place, I was disappointed in the quality of the food. Customer service was nice though! read more

re:public - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Came with some out-of-town friends on a Monday night. It wasn't too crowded, but definitely lively for a Monday. I would say it's a bit dark, and would like better lighting at the tables than little tea lights. Otherwise, it's a fairly nice SLU restaurant/bar. We ordered the roasted cauliflower, Manila clams, and duck+rabbit rillette to start. The Manila clams were steamed a very savory broth, and I was impressed by how sweet they were and not fishy in any way. The bread was perfectly fluffy and buttery to soak up the broth. The rillette had some texture to it, rather than being a smooth paste which was a nice surprise. I ordered the black cod which came with artichoke hearts and a carrot puree. It was nicely constructed dish and the fish was not overcooked. My favorite bite though, was my friend's wild boar Bolognese. While simple, the pappardelle was Al dente, the sauce had the right balance of sweet and savory, not overly Herby, and the wild boar had a meaty, almost red meat richness. I would probably order that next time I'm here. Overall, this is a nice place to bring a client, come in for a drink, or some other occasion that needs better than normal food. Maybe won't be dreaming about it, but it's a very nice SLU restaurant read more

re:public - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I always stop in here when in Seattle. I usually just grab a spot at the bar when solo. I highly recommend the Old Fashioned. They took Steak Frites off the menu, my go to, but still have Steak Bites. Service is always top notch and ctheir cocktails cannot be beat in SLU. read more

Ok food, but not a place I'd necessarily return to. ~ Roasted cauliflower- tasted greasy and left a bad taste in my mouth ~ Brussel sprouts- these were pretty good lil' cabbages, roasted and served over a bit of celery root puree that didn't taste like much ~ Late harvest salad- a bit heavy on the dressing, only a few brussel sprout halves and no roasted squash that I could see ~ Cheese plate- seemed a bit pricey for 3 tasty, but very small, pieces of cheese ~ Baby beet salad- this was my fave, with slices of sweet plum and cheese crumbles. There were small croutons, but not of the walnuts that were listed on the menu Prices during happy hour made the tab reasonable given the quantity of food. Not terrible, but not enough that I loved to bring me back. read more

Visited this place Friday evening for happy hour. Was pretty busy took us good 15-20 minutes to find a table as we did not want to sit at the bar. The service was quick. We got seated at the table and our server came in quick for drink orders. I ordered a cocktail with champagne and hubby ordered something with whisky. I liked the drinks. For food we ordered garlic chilly shrimps and beef sliders. Food was nice. Overall a chill place. Located near SLU. Will visit again. read more

re:public - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Mixed bag. But, on the whole, a good experience. I stopped in with a group of 7 for drinks and dinner after work. Service was quick, cordial, and attentive throughout our visit. We ordered 2 rounds of drinks and several appetizers. The drinks came out quickly, the food not long after. Two folks opted for beer. Unfortunately, both preferred lagers and ales. The menu included several IPAs, Pale Ales, and dark beers. But, only a single lager/ale option. Both chose that lager...both were fine with their beer, but agreed they'd have preferred more variety. The rest chose cocktails. The bar looked well stocked. But the menu included only a small list of cocktails. The group ended up ordering a variety...old fashioneds, manhattans, and palomas. All were fine, but none were impressive. One person remarked their drink tasted like it included bottom shelf liquor. Not sure it did, but perception is important. For meals, we opted for the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich, Wild Boar Bolognese, Prime New York Steak, and Kurobuta Pork Chop. Both who ordered the Wild Boar Bolognese were disappointed...agreed it tasted like pasta with basic meat sauce. The person who ordered the steak was perfectly satisfied. And, those who ordered the pork all agreed the dish was unexpectedly tasty. Several folks opted to finish the evening with desert. All ordered the bread pudding. ...every person praised the dish. In the end, it was a solid meal, decent but not great drinks, and good service. I wouldn't make a trip specifically to visit this place. But if you're in the area, its a perfectly good option. read more

Place lives up to its name. There for 30 minutes never offered service had 6 bartenders with a medium crowd. Unexicuable.

Must have been one of the busiest places in SLU on a Monday night. Squeezed in at the bar for dinner. Even though busy, was acknowledged quickly, set up with water, drink order and followed up to take my order. Great menu and even greater whisky selection. I'll be back read more

re:public - A few things at the bar - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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My favorite place for lunch. I like their steak salad, burgers, and French dip sandwiches. You can never go wrong with upscale American comfort food. Good place for happy hour too. Beware of the Cobb salad - it's more so a wedge salad. read more

We just came here for drinks so can't speak to the food. The ambiance was cool and its a fun place to go. read more

Came here for a team dinner. The staff were surprisingly organized and friendly considering we had over 30 people. Food was decent and cocktails were well made. The staff didn't screw up our orders, they even got the rare/medium/done of our steak preference right! Overall, great atmosphere and perfect place for larger crowd read more

They are open until midnight COVID era 5 imho...clean, responsible and their new outdoor patio beckons for a reduction in cases and a new era to start...Shout-out to Ty for hospitality form another part of the USofA...ATX recognizes good game read more

re:public - Outdoor patio new for 2020 - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

It had been a very long time since I'd been to re:public, but went there again for a friend's going away happy hour. The food selection hadn't changed much, and I say the drinks and food are high quality, while not a wide breadth of selection. More than anything, I like this place because of the vibe and location. There are a ton of great bar tenders and it's a popular local eatery for people working I. South lake union. For whatever reason, the wait staff hey havenis always okay, not bad, not great, just okay. It might be that since there has been such a flush of. Ew places opening its hard to find and keep those people that make a place pop. I'd definitely go back and would not object to going to this place again and possibly more often. It's right next door to the Tesla shop too! read more

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Came last Saturday night, at the host bar, sign says wait to be seated. So our party stood there for 5 minutes, no staff greeted us. One person in our party went to the bar to ask if we can get a table, once seated, the server brought cups and proceeded to fill our glasses. The water spilled all over the table not once did she stop to clean it up. That should of been a sign for us to get up and leave. We ordered wild boar bolognese, steak bites, and wings. Steak bites were so salty. Bolognese never got entered in. Wings were decent. Gave this place a try from the reviews, but never again. Maybe we came here on a bad day. read more

I first time here. The stake bites are tasty and easy to eat. The service is very fast and the bartender was nice. read more

re:public - steak bites - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Good quality 4star restaurant with good service... little pricey for quality, but in best, safest Seattle neighborhood for women at night so will frequent. read more

I loved this place. The food was outstanding, the service excellent. Good menus. Good selection of wine. I'd eat here again in a heartbeat

A trendy modern place in SLU with great atmosphere and food. I thought this was going to be an average place with over priced food but I was pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious and fresh but definitely still a little over priced. A good place for company lunch or a casual date. I ordered the republican cobb after debating between the sandwiches and the cobb. I wasn't very hungry so decided to go with the cobb and it was amazing! Super fresh with a great combination of everything. The turkey confit was delicious and the soft boiled egg was a great addition to the salad. Loved every bite. The sandwiches looked amazing too and I will definitely try that next time I'm here. read more

re:public - Republican Cobb - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

My handsome boyfriend is in town and brought his two fabulous friends with him for dinner... Party time! I was so excited to be in Seattle, but getting to see my guy was an added bonus. After taking a fun-filled taxi ride from Northgate I arrived in front of the first place I had bookmark in case I ever got to visit this radtastic city (thanks to the awesome Nick G. for his cool review on this place. I was sold!) This restaurant is cool in my book; any place that has low lighting, dark furnishings, and brick walls makes me happy! Hostess and our servers were friendly and we were seated upon entering. Started out sharing: Crispy Pork Belly-Local Rhubarb. The tenderest pork belly I have had in awhile. Just one bite is all I needed. Since I was not too hungry, I ordered: House-Smoked Chinook Salmon with Spiced Yogurt. Pretty interesting dish, the spiced yogurt made the dish less fishy tasting. Suggestion, mix the salmon with the spiced yogurt to get the full flavor of this mini dish. Tried some of our friend's pasta, It was good but wow, someone in the kitchen went a tiny bit salt crazy on this dish. South Lake Union you rock! read more

re:public - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

One of my friends and I had targeted re:public for a night of catching up a and relaxing. We had both heard good things and were really looking forward to it. It did not disappoint. I loved the brick walls and open wood beams inside. It is rather dark but it's kind of cozy. We both slipped into the booth and had trouble deciding whether we would go for a series of small plates or try some entrees. So we did both. Grilled octopus, the beet salad and the albacore crudo appeared at the table. I swear the beet salad looked like little diced pieces of roast beef on the plate, but the pieces were firm, little bursts of sweetness. The crudo was fresh, with citrus laced throughout. I admit that I was not a fan of the octopus, which was tough and accompanied by chickpeas. We shared two entrees...and both were wonderful. We thought the papardelle, with the oxtail ragu, was savory and layered with flavor. Portion-wise, there was plenty to split between us. The chicken, prepared sous vide in duck fat, was as advertised. The meat fell off the bone, and although a bit salty, was infused with flavor. Honestly, I would have struggled to identify some of the flavors if it hadn't been to explained to us before, but we both loved it and we had a bit left for lunch the next day. This was pretty much a 4.5 star review. read more

Customer service at this restaurant has gone way down in the last few months. Today was the last straw. I ordered the mixed green salad with steak medium well. I was told I could only have my steak medium rare. I have never heard of a restaurant only cooking steak to the convenience of the chef, not the patron. For $20, I should be able to have my steak any temperature I want. Additionally, I just felt like I was imposing on the staff the whole time. That's not how I want to spend my lunch break, so I won't be going back anytime soon. There are too many other options in the area that want my patronage. read more

The words that come to my mind when I first saw this place were; modern, progressive, hip, and casual. I like the look of it. Dim moody lighting, brick walls, kinda faux industrial. Met up for dinner here with Sarah A. and 2 of my friends. It was actually Sarah's idea to come here also. It's located next door to a Tesla Motors dealer, which is pretty awesome itself. Crispy Pork Belly - Thick, fatty, flavorful pieces of pork belly. Like melt in your mouth tenderness. Sits on a few slices of rhubarb. You can't go wrong with a delicious piece off pork belly.http://s3-media4.px.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/cke-Ohl9GKZLaR7clgxg1g/l.jpg Crab Agnolotti - Agnolotti is a kind of ravioli. Dish was full of big flavors. A bit over-seasoned. The sweet corn however did balance the dish out. I tried a bit of my friends pasta and it was over-seasoned. They needed to cut back on the salt on that dish. Our waitress was super friendly and helpful. I don't really have too many complaints about this place. read more

re:public - Pork belly on rhubarb - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I stopped by re:public this morning to meet a couple of friends for brunch,and was surprised to see that at 10:45 AM, we were the only patrons. I hoped this wasn't a reflection of the food, and thankfully, it wasn't. Other patrons started to trickle in over the next hour. FOOD: I'm not an eggs benedict type of person, and I refuse to eat my eggs runny but I decided to go for the Crab Benedict. Re:public didn't have any crab available so they substituted Arctic Char instead. I've never had crab benedict, or artic char for that matter, but wow, it was exquisite! At one point I forgot what I was eating and thought the char tasted a bit like honey ham..and who doesn't like honey ham? I also ordered my eggs scrambled instead of poached. Instead of using the traditional english muffin, they used a thick brioch toast (I think.) Since I'm not a fan of english muffins, I was quite delighted. A couple of my friends ordered the Fried Chicken & Biscuits and they all mentioned it was very tasty. If you're a coffee drinker, the stuff is super strong here - FYI! SERVICE: Service by our waitress was A+! The bartender with the thick beard was good natured, and even laughed when he heard me mentioning that men in Seattle are letting their beards get out of control and I.DON'T.LIKE.IT. I'm glad I ventured into re:public and will definitely add this restaurant to my brunch rotation. read more

re:public - Arctic Char Benedict (eggs scrambled) - New American Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Came in with a party of 7 for Sunday brunch. Service 2/5 - I got a classic brunch (eggs, toast, bacon) and specifically requested no dairy. My food came with butter on my toast(?!). I also asked to substitute my potatoes for something else. Then I get a bill with an additional charge. How about next time you tell me if the substitute comes with a charge next time? Server's syntax made it seem like it was a 1:1 substitution. What pissed me off the most was that the toast tasted like brioche. Brioche = dairy, idiots. Food 2/5 - nothing really special tbh. Just overpriced brunch food (SoCal/SF brunches as benchmark). Prime rib hash seemed popular but I tasted it and it was cold. Should've been plated in a bowl, not a large plate. Our dishes came out at different times. Chef kept messing up on my non-dairy request. Idk how that that's so hard to mess up on that. Side of bacon was COLD AND OILY AND THIN!!!! 1/10 bacon taste, 1/10 bacon price. It tasted old like as if they made it at 7am and kept it out in the cold air. You know that rubbery, Denny's quality $1 bacon? Re:public re:plicates it. DO NOT ORDER! read more