Nice/Romantic Restaurants in Seattle?
 

My 1 year anniversary with the gf is coming up, so its time to take her to a nice restaurant that we haven't been to before (we like trying new places). If it is a romantic place, that would be a big plus, but definitely not a requirement.

Couple that I am thinking about:
Cafe Juanita (Did's suggestion)
Six Seven (probably saving this for V-day though)
Palisade (always wanted to try this place)

Any other suggestions?

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El Gaucho
Metropolitan Grill

These are fantastic if you don't mind dropping a little dough.

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Rover's
Le Gourmand

El Gaucho and Cafe Juanita are also excellent. The Met has good food, but its busy atmosphere wouldn't be quite as conducive to a romantic evening. Fun place to people watch though.

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What kind of food does she like?

KJS

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Canlis is supposed to be nice, but I don't speak from first hand experience.

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What kind of food does she like?

KJS

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all kinds actually ... im more picky than here.

We've been to el gauchos, the met, and canlis before (canlist has prime card, which is a freaking awesome deal). I would highly recommend el gauchos, some of the best steaks i've ever had. Canlis was also awesome (great service as well)

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Canlis is said to be overrated and overpriced for what you get.

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showforum=7

Is a great place, you'll find a few different threads on this topic.

I didn't think El Gaucho had much of a romantic atmosphere.

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Would you prefer suggestions for Downtown or neighborhood or both?

KJS

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Would you prefer suggestions for Downtown or neighborhood or both?

KJS

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both please =)

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Melting Pot
Metropolitan Grill (only if you have obtained baller status)
Elliots (seafood! and on the water!)



and... Red Robin on Pier 55 (just kidding!)

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Canlis is said to be overrated and overpriced for what you get.


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yeah, its pretty expensive, but if you know someone with the microsoft prime card its buy one get one free (entree)

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Elliots (seafood! and on the water!)





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I really like the crab cakes at Elliots but it isn't very romantic.

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Yeah, Elliot's is a madhouse- not very romantic. The food is damned tasty though.

I would avoid the Melting Pot. The food is ok, but sweet jesus it is expensive for what you get. If I am gonna spend north of $100 for 2 people in a restaurant, I will go somewhere that cooks my food for me, thanks.

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Le Gourmand

Jak's in West Seattle Do take the advice on CitySearch re: quickness of service. They don't care if you have a linger but it might feel rushed if they don't know that is what you are in for. My favorite steaks in town.

Ponti Seafood Grill

Serafina

Saito

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Rover's
Le Gourmand

El Gaucho and Cafe Juanita are also excellent. The Met has good food, but its busy atmosphere wouldn't be quite as conducive to a romantic evening. Fun place to people watch though.

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not a Seattle guy so I have not been to any of these places except Metropolitan Grill. We went there a while back when Canlis was closed for something. I thought it sucked in many respects. The service wasn't that great and all the food except for the steak was pretty bad IMO. The steak was very good; I thought mine was better than my wife's but forget exactly what we had. Good wine list. I guess the people watching was OK if you like watching people in flip flops and tank tops talk on cell phones during the meal. Maybe that is standard now tho. Anyway, we had a bunch of good food in Seattle, but not there.

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If you were looking to totally ball, I've heard good things about both Union and Mistral.

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Melting Pot
Metropolitan Grill (only if you have obtained baller status)
Elliots (seafood! and on the water!)



and... Red Robin on Pier 55 (just kidding!)

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Just did the Melting Pot for the aniv. myself. It's kinda cool to do something different.

The Red Robin on the pier is good to go to at night as they seem to get less traffic than, say, the Northgate one because the mall obv...not that it's a good aniv. date thing. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] The parking is free and easy, too.

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Jak's in West Seattle Do take the advice on CitySearch re: quickness of service. They don't care if you have a linger but it might feel rushed if they don't know that is what you are in for. My favorite steaks in town.

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Jak's is awesome. We usually hit up the Issaquah one. I don't know if the atmosphere qualifies as "romantic", compared to merely being a cool place to go. Maybe better suited for a nice birthday dinner, new job celebration, etc.

Best steaks around, and the UFO potato option is awesome.

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the food at Palisades is good+not great, but its got a romantic atmosphere if that factors into your decision-making.

I like Canlis & the Met. If you're shelling out $$ like this, you might like to check out Rovers or the Georgian Room or the Herbfarm.

trip report whereever you go, pls! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I was in town last week and ended up going to an Indian restaurant in Bellevue called Mayuri (I think?). It's just down the street from Crossroads Mall. Neither my girlfriend nor I liked Indian food or really had much of it before, but we stuffed our faces both times we went. Incredible food. Doubtful it's what you're looking for, but it's easily the best food I've had in a long time.

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All,

While we're at it, how about some suggestions in the ~$100 for two range. Thanks!

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When/if we get there again I will be too lazy to search thearchives and will ask for these recs again. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Before we went there we got some recs from 2+2 and they were solid. I had a trip report drafted but somehow it was lost. Yeah, I know, people are skeptical. Off the top of my head I remember liking Wild Ginger a lot. Cafe bechalu (sp) had awesome baked stuff for breakfast. Bad Alberts was a very good hamburger and beer place. At the time I told my wife we could have had like 12 dinners of burgers and PBR for the meal at the Metropolitan grill, and despite the good steak I would rather have a bunch of burgers and PBR at Bad Alberts. Coffee was good everywhere and no, we didn't have any from a chain until the airport out of town.

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Cafe juanita gets my vote.

canlis is overpriced.

everything I've heard about mistral should make it your top pick for any meal

I've found steaks at the met to be overpriced and inconsistent. I prefer daniels on lake union.

I also like cascadia and the waterfront.

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All,

While we're at it, how about some suggestions in the ~$100 for two range. Thanks!

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You coming up here?

KJS

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Daniels Broiler on lake union
Serafina on eastlake

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Daniels Broiler on lake union
Serafina on eastlake

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how's serafina dinner? I've only had bruch there and it was so-so

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The Pink Door. Unique, delicious food, romantic, near Pike Place.

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All,

While we're at it, how about some suggestions in the ~$100 for two range. Thanks!

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With drinks or without.

I'd go ballerer and do Union or Mistral if I were you, but that's just mostly because I'm dying to go there.

The Tom Douglas places aren't bad and within the original price range. I prefer Dalia Lounge myself.

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I don't think anyone has mentioned Wild Ginger yet. Great atmosphere, great food. Family style, so you can share your food. A mix of Asian foods, have to try the duck with plum sauce (mmmmm!) and 7 layer beef. Ahi Tuna is good too.

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I'm a bit biased, but if you both love food go to Lark. Its not romantic, but its a pretty great atmosphere.

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The best restaurant in Seattle is supposed to be The Herbfarm, but be prepared to break the bank. Haven't eaten there, but as soon as my brother moves to Seattle, I'm headed out to give it a try.

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The Herbfarm is rumored to be really great food but a pretty annoying experience.

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i might get flamed for this but, if you want romantic/anniversary take her to Skycity at the Space Needle.

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Jesus.

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Palisade is great. The Waterfront on Pier 70 is my new favorite place. I used to eat at Daniel's 3 times a week, but I'll probably change to The Waterfront (less frequently, though).

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Jak's in West Seattle Do take the advice on CitySearch re: quickness of service. They don't care if you have a linger but it might feel rushed if they don't know that is what you are in for. My favorite steaks in town.

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Jak's is awesome. We usually hit up the Issaquah one. I don't know if the atmosphere qualifies as "romantic", compared to merely being a cool place to go. Maybe better suited for a nice birthday dinner, new job celebration, etc.

Best steaks around, and the UFO potato option is awesome.

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Good god, no. Daniel's steaks are much better. I am not impressed with Jak's at all.

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Daniels Broiler on lake union
Serafina on eastlake

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hollaaaaaaaa daniel's ftw

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I would avoid the Melting Pot. The food is ok, but sweet jesus it is expensive for what you get. If I am gonna spend north of $100 for 2 people in a restaurant, I will go somewhere that cooks my food for me, thanks.

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Yeah, it's not something that I'd do regularly, but it's something different and rememberable...I think you have to realize that fondue is an "interactive experience." Seems like you'll be at the rest. at least a couple of hours being Chef Boy-R-Dee, if you do all of the courses.

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this thread got me thinkig of different places and now i am craving some of the nachos from the matador.

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The best meal I've had in Seattle is Mistral.

If she likes European food at all this is where you should go. It's 6 or 7 courses depending on what you wanna do, so I'd plan on spending a good 3 to 5 hours there. I'm not the most knowledgeable guy on wine, but from what I've heard it has the best wine list in town, and every glass I've had there was incredible. Oh, there are no menus or stated prices for anything 'cause the chef just makes up whatever he feels like making, but I'd plan on spending around $500 if you both have wine.

It's a small place (~8 tables maybe) so I'd def make a reservation if you go.