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Barnaby's
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Restaurants
16401 W Valley Hwy
Seattle,
Washington 98188
(425) 251-8341
Barnaby's is a steak place first, but the chicken is good and so is the seafood -- crab and prawns...
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Barnaby's is a steak place first, but the chicken is good and so is the seafood -- crab and prawns and cheese dish. Portions are sizeable. The salad is self serve and fresh. They have a good wine and beer selection. The atmosphere is dark booths which makes for romantic privacy. The staff is unhurried but efficient. Near to Southcenter. Most dinners run for under $20.
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Margaux Restaurant
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Restaurants
401 Lenora St
Seattle,
Washington 98121
(206) 777-1990
While having totally different personalities – one arrogant and the other modest, both French and...
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While having totally different personalities – one arrogant and the other modest, both French and Japanese appreciate the beauty of food to a level...
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Let me start by saying that I would have never eaten at this restaurant if my boss had not taken...
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Let me start by saying that I would have never eaten at this restaurant if my boss had not taken me there for my review. Hotel restaurants should be in a class of their own, but this one is pretty good. It is at the very top of the Hilton hotel, which isn't the tallest building around, but the view is wonderful. You can see most of the downtown core as well as beautiful Elliott Bay. I've been there for lunch twice now and there are so many things going for this place. As I mentioned, there's a killer view. A huge plus in my book: it is never crowded. I've found that you need a reservation for lunch at most nicer restaurants downtown, but not here. And the prices are right on par with the other restaurants in town, about $10-15 for a lunch entrée. The food is pretty good as well. Not excellent, but what you lose in taste you certainly make up for in atmosphere. I will definely come here during the crazy holiday-shopping time when every place other place is full to the brim.
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China Gate
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Restaurants
516 7th Ave S
Seattle,
Washington 98104
(206) 624-1730
I don't go to this place often, but sometimes if there isn't any place to go. It serve pretty good...
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I don't go to this place often, but sometimes if there isn't any place to go. It serve pretty good chinese food and the service is decent. The price is also fair too. But I don't like that it is too old fashion and the place is a little old, so I don't like going there too much. They also have Dim Sum too, but the variaties arn't that great and the price isn't that cheap either. So overall I would recomend it to people who want to try traditional chinese food and don't mind the interior design of the place.
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Blue Ribbon Cooking School primarily offers classes centered on certain menus, the likes of which...
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Blue Ribbon Cooking School primarily offers classes centered on certain menus, the likes of which vary, but are always pretty classy. You might learn how to cook lobster a number of ways or you might learn how to put together a Thanksgiving meal. It's definitely a more authentic kitchen experience than what I've seen at places like Sur La Table, but it isn't ideal for beginners who are unsure about their cooking skills to begin with. At the very least, take a class to see their very pretty, but functional demo kitchen. I wish my house had a kitchen that big!
The owners here seem fairly authentic in their cooking experience, but the learning experience is only so-so. The classes here are mostly hands-on. You'll actually work on real recipes that require you to put together ingredients from scratch. Students rotate from station to station participating in the prep of various dishes that you then sit down to eat together in the diningroom. Because of the way the classes are designed, you don't actually get to work on any one recipe from start to finish (because no kitchen operates serially when an entire meal has to be put together in a matter of hours), but you get to take the recipes home and the chefs at each station will fill you in on what just happened and what will happen with the food after you move to the next station.
The menus and the quality of the food is good and you can learn tidbits of information along the way if you care to ask, but this is not a place where you'll master cooking essentials. Furthermore, you'll have to be prepared to tiptoe around the kitchen. Don't be surprised when Virginia, one of the co-owners, berates you for an offense such as...oh, taking the wrong kind of wine glass into the kitchen. Thank goodness her husband, the other co-owner, is more laid-back and will converse with you about subjects, like where to buy meat (Costco, apparently), without making you feel like a child. If I remember correctly, though, my comment about his handiwork with the knife elicited not a brief explanation of knife technique, but rather, a throwaway response that it just takes practice.
I'll probably come back someday, but only if a menu looks particularly interesting (but then, classes fill up way ahead of time) or if I happen to come back as part of an event (they host big groups for morale events and small receptions).
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Anthony's Homeport
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Restaurants
1100 9th Ave
Seattle,
Washington 98101
(206) 783-0780
I know Anthony's is well-known in Seattle for their impressive views and fresh, expensive seafood,...
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I know Anthony's is well-known in Seattle for their impressive views and fresh, expensive seafood, but I remain unimpressed. Maybe it's the heavy, uninspired, boring food they continue to serve; maybe it's all the old-country-club folks that seem to fill the place. It just seems a little outdated in a town of fresh, young, innovative restaurants that, many of which, offer good seafood too.
And I swear this is true: I was just telling my mom how heavy and unhealthy I thought their food was when the guy next to us proceeded to have a heart attack, thus proving my point (he turned out okay).
I do have to say though: they have the best clam chowder EVER.
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Mountaineers Club
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Banquet Rooms
300 Third Ave West
Seattle,
Washington 98119
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Warwick Hotel
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Banquet Rooms
401 Lenora St
Seattle,
Washington 98121
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