Veil Restaurant - Expensive, Suggest going for a drink
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Excited for a new dining option around the Seattle Center, I tried out the new Veil restaurant at Aloha and Taylor with my husband and 78 year-old in-laws. While I enjoyed the experience, I recommend you go for a drink and appetizers and decide whether you want to spend the money on dinner. Our dinner (without wine or dessert) was $50 per head.
While I liked the modern, clean decor, my father-in-law said he felt like he was stepping into a steam shower due to the frosted glass and of course, hanging veils. My husband described it as "very LA."
Our appetizer course was preceded by a complimentary shooter of curried carrot soup with creme fraiche - really good (they should have put that on the menu.) Our appetizers included three orders of artichoke soup and one goat cheese salad. The goat cheese salad was excellent and the artichoke soup was described as "good but nothing special."
Dinner included lamb, two orders of the seared tuna and the steak. The steak and lamb were fantastic and while my husband like the seared tuna, my mother-in-law said it did not really have a lot of flavor (that however may have been her.)
While we did not order wine, the wine list looked pretty eclectic and they seemed to be pushing signature cocktails such as "the veil."
Service was excellent and parking was easy.
Decide for yourself but be ready to spend some money.