First time here and was blown away by how good the service was. There was only 1 person working as…read morethe host and server for multiple tables, but she let the same positive and friendly energy all throughout our dinner! Food was good! Saw something I liked on Yelp but when I came in it wasn't here! Realized that they have a rotating menu. Which was no problem at all since they have a good selection of interesting dishes. Everything was plated beautifully and tasted delicious.

Food is a bit pricey but tasty. Servers are super knowledgeable of their drinks and were able to…read moregive great recommendations after sitting and chatting with us. Chill almost dive bar feel. Good for groups. Love this place. Will definitely be back.

First off let me say this, chicken pad Thai was bomb! Service from Michael was amazing! Super…read morefriendly and delicious food, say less will definitely eat here again. My pic does no justice, I had to dig in before I got a great picture.

I think I've been here a while ago but either way it was my first time here in a bit. I was…read moreimpressed by the plating (well, all but one plate looked nice so it seems inconsistent?), the flavors were great and actually had accurate spice levels, the ambiance was cute, and drinks were delicious as well! Service was also stellar. Portions were generous and we all loved that (didn't leave hungry for once)! The only critique I would have was that I ordered veggies in my dish (as one of the options instead of chicken, tofu, or pork) but there was instead barely any veggies - maybe two string beans worth, but just cut up into smaller pieces. That sucked - I wouldve rather just ordered a protein then to get my money's worth if I wasn't going to get any veg. Also the tofu is, as always, bland (not a problem specific to this restaurant but at least put it in salt water or marinate it, please)! No one wants unseasoned/unsalted tofu just like no one wants unseasoned/unsalted chicken. Overall I really wish I could give 5 stars! Just need some seasoned tofu and consistent plating and consistent protein/veg amount.

Fern Thai Eatery & Bar on Capitol Hill was a fantastic dining experience with standout dishes…read moreamongst whimsical decor. * Ambiance: Located in a historic building, the restaurant features a gorgeous, sophisticated, and spacious interior. * Steak Panang: was decadent! Medium cooked in a lick the plate panang curry. The grilled flat iron steak carries a great char that sits in an aromatic panang curry sauce and bright kaffir lime zest. * Pad Thai: probably the best I've ever had in my life. Not the sad, red sauced run of the mill. There were banana flowers and other accessories to garnish your dish. Service was quick and fantastic for lunch.

Got here close to opening and got seated quickly. Good spot to share food family style and I would…read morewanna try the coffee and other drinks they had next time I come back. We got spice level 2 for papaya salad and level 3 for everything else. I thought these were good choices and not too spicy. Might go up to a 4 next time if I'm actually craving some noticeable spice Papaya salad: 5/5 I liked this a lot, no complaints. Spice wasn't too crazy but I def did taste it even though it was a level 2 Crispy garlic chicken: 5/5 super crispy and the flavor was great. This also came with a side of rice Tom yum w/ chicken (spice level 3): 5/5 not too spicy and super good flavor. Def one of the best tom yum dishes I've had Khao soi: 3/5 not sure if I was too full from everything else but this was a bit too heavy for me and I didn't love it Pad see ew: 5/5 super yummy We ordered 5 dishes for 4 people total and it was def a bit too much. If I could go back, I would order the same thing minus the khao soi and I think that would have been the perfect amount of food

Food was really good happy hours. Great server was really nice. I think his name was Brendan. My…read morefriend thought he was cute.

TL;DR: Abysmal service in a nearly empty restaurant, broken ordering tech, and a serious lack of…read morefood transparency regarding their high-end menu items. Save your money and go elsewhere. The Tech & Ordering Breakdown: The issues began immediately with a broken QR code ordering system. After we informed the staff, we were told to just wait. After wasting 10 minutes, we had to flag someone down to finally take our order in person. The entire process took 20 minutes due to zero proactive support. The Main Service & Food Transparency Issues: While the overall food quality was disappointing, the service was even worse. Our skewers arrived piled on a single plate with no explanation of what was what. Our server promised to check on the names of the dishes but never returned. She actively avoided our table for the rest of the night.We eventually flagged down someone who appeared to be the manager or owner. While polite, her service was just as inattentive. When she tried to identify the skewers, her explanation completely contradicted our actual order. We ordered one rounds of Wagyu--the most expensive item on the menu--but what we were served did not match. It left us feeling like the restaurant is either substituting premium cuts with cheaper meat or the staff is entirely untrained. Logistics & Drinks: The lack of basic service standards was shocking considering the restaurant only had two other tables occupied. A cocktail ordered at the very beginning of the night didn't arrive until we were almost finished eating, despite us successfully ordering multiple rounds of beer and sake throughout the meal. There is a complete lack of basic service standards and transparency here which is absolutely sad as the restaurant has pretty good ambiance. Despite the ambiance, I highly recommend spending your hard-earned money at one of Seattle's other excellent izakayas instead.

We walked in for happy hour and walked out with a happy belly…read more The vibe is pretty casual with moody lighting and retro photos on the wall. We sat near the patio for fresh air and better acoustics so it wasn't hard to hear each other talk. Food wise, we did half dozen oysters with house hot sauce (yum!), hollow bread, shrimp toast, chicken bite and mini donuts, duck egg custards, and fish and chips. Dessert was coffee and pomelo entremet (fancy). I will definitely do shrimp toast again and try some other dishes next time. Drinks are pretty but not super memorable. I enjoyed the service that's warm attentive but not over bearing. Overall lovely date night spots and solid happy hour food menu.

This restaurant is full of contradictions. On one hand, it…read morecontains some of the best individual dishes I've had in the city. On the other hand, some remarkably bizarre choices and inexplicably bad dishes leave you thoroughly confused. I'm a positive person (kind of), so let's start with the good. Their bahn tieu, or hollow bread, ranks up there as maybe the best bread-as-an-appetizer in the city. From the moment you cut it in half and feel the hiss of the steam escaping from the middle, you know it's going to be good. The outside is crispy, and the inside is so unbelievably fluffy it's wild. The honey coating on the bottom just adds that slightly sweet flavor that makes it even better, and the honey butter works perfectly to spread and let melt on the hot bread inside. For just $4, it's comes at an unbelievable price. We liked ours so much we ordered it again at the end. Following that same theme, the next thing we had, the toasted bahn mi, was also incredible. This is definitely not your typical bahn mi - as it comes in two mini triangle shaped pieces with a fried exterior. This outside has the perfect crunch and slight oiliness in its texture, and the inside of chicken liver parfait and pork floss just works so well. The nuoc cham also has essentially every flavor - sweet, salty, umami, spicy - it's the perfect dipping sauce. Ok, now let's talk about the truly incomprehensible. The rockfish fish and chips contains some of the worst fried fish I've ever had. The breading is beyond repair - it's practically soggy to the touch. When taking a bite out of the fish in your fish and chips feels like eating a bamboo shoot, you've completely lost the plot. I shudder to think about how this would appear when put next to some of the other fried fish I've had in Seattle. There's no seasoning, and to make matters worse, something just tastes very off about the inside. I don't even mean that's its overcooked, which it is, but there's just something weird going on that I can't quite put my finger on. Also, the tartar sauce might be the worst I've ever had. It's essentially just a pickled salad. There's no fat - no mayo or anything to provide something good to dip the fish into. It's just watery, liquidy, and functions atrociously at its job of being a dipping sauce. At least the fries were decent enough. If that wasn't everything - there's two more things that went wrong. The first one of these is just laughable. When we sat at our table and tried to order from the lounge menu, which is an all-day menu (not just happy hour), we were told that we couldn't be served the lounge menu at our current table, and had to be moved to the lounge area. And then - completely serious - we were proceeded to be moved like three seats over, now told we were in the lounge area, and allowed to order the lounge menu. It was so ridiculous both of us couldn't stop laughing for like five minutes. Even now I find it incredulous. The fact that there was some great firewall standing between the lounge and main dining area that prevented them from bringing a lounge plate one iota outside the allocated area is exceptionally funny. The second one is a bit more annoying. When we got our table, we were asked if we wanted still or sparkling water. I found this a bit odd - it reminded me of Europe - but I didn't think too much of it and asked for still, assuming that like essentially every restaurant in the US - the water would be complimentary. It was my absolute shock that we were charged 12 (twelve) American dollars for water. What!? In the land of the free? And the home of the brave? Really? Twelve dollars? Water? You know the kind where Seattle has some of the best tap water in the country, and you can literally just fill that up. Granted, it was probably partially our fault for not blocking the question entirely and asking for tap water from the start, but I assumed they asked between these two options to just determine the type of water we wanted. Overall, this has a couple of the highest highs, but the lows here are in the depths of hell. 5/10

Utterly charming spot for sushi, loved the interior aesthetic with its lofty ceilings and beautiful…read morewood. We went here for a rare date night and it was a wonderful spot for the two of us but looking forward to returning with our children. The food was fantastic with sushi fresh and melting in your mouth. We started with three samplers --the tuna sampler, belly sampler, and salmon sampler. All were rich and delicious with quality similar to the more expensive sushi spots we've been to. We really loved the two rolls as well--the Pioneer square one (never thought pico de gallo would work with Asian flavors and salmon and tempura shrimp) and the scallop one. I loved that these roles were cut so nice and thin. We also shared the creamy udon which had a generous amount of mushrooms, scallops, and shrimp and was so good.... everything was fantastic! Service was really good--our waitress was friendly and gave good suggestions, our water glasses were regularly filled, and our dishes came quicker than I thought. Quite looking forward to returning with our children in tow the next time.

This is a very nice sushi place near the stadiums in Seattle…read more We ordered quite a few dishes and most of them were very good. Overall, I recommend.

Amazing place to get Korean and Japanese food. Food was flavorful and decent price. Quick service…read moreordering from iPad. I really liked the Capitol Hill roll and the corn cheese!

Great sushi. Staff were friendly and inviting. Next layover in Seattle I will definitely go back.read more

Two magazine articles puts this restaurant and its other location in their top 10 restaurants in…read moreBellevue(Noms #2 & Downtown Bellevue Network #6). I tend to agree. As soon as you walk in, the smell of lemongrass mix with a hint of fish sauce gets your taste buds salivating. For starters, we had the Bo la lot. A flank steak wrapped in Piper Lala leaves - skip it to expensive and tiny. The catfish clay pot is not an option - it's a must. It's the reason why they have five stars. I can tell you what they put in it but it's not gonna describe the taste. I could tell you it's very distinctive and it's heavy in the soy sauce, but I don't mean that in a bad way - it's amazing. The drunken chicken is their version of orange chicken, but better of course than your standard panda. I really like pickled veggies that come with the lunch meal. The offset allows you to have a fresh bite every time. Very Happy with this place.

nice place and spacious with great ambiance. they have indoor and outdoor seats. staffs are nice,…read morepolite, and attentive. service is quite fast. for foods: * pho hanoi: this is the first time i eat pho where the beef is used as a wrapper for shredded ginger and i think i like it. the noodle is good and broth is quite rich. suggestion: providing some bean sprouts, vietnamese basil leaves, and mint leaves on the side will be excellent. also if possible, need some sauce ( hoisin ) and jalapeño slices... * lemongrass chicken vermicelli noodle: another recommendation dish that need to be ordered if you are vietnamese food lover... prices are average but will say quality is excellent. a recommended restaurant!!!