Salty's On Alki Ctrng & Bnqts

I've always liked Salty's. While you can find better food in Seattle the view is fantastic. Personally I prefer the Sunday brunch. Great place to bring friends from out of town more

Great seafood. Hard to find a parking, and the price is on the high end. You should go at least once to take in the view and take your visitors to Seattle here. more

Sure the view is great, if you are sitting close to the window. My husband and I went to Salty's for our anniversary dinner-a gift from our neighbor. We were really excited. We have heard from friends that Salty's has a fabulous Brunch. We wanted to go to dinner without the kids though. We had reservations, but still had to wait 45 minutes to be seated. That alone was so irritating. The food was just mediocre, nothing to rave about. Overall we were very disappointed and will not go back again. After eating there, we both wished we had just gone to Red Robins or anywhere else. more

Though it is a bit expensive, the brunch at Salty's on the weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) is fabulous! They have a whole room devoted to sweets! Along with the standard brunch fare of eggs/crepes/waffles, they typically have fresh dungeness crab, clams, oysters, and mussels! The view of downtown is pretty much the best you can get. Definitely make a reservation, and be ready to wait a bit even if you do have one, as it is an extremely popular place. more

We have found the service at Salty's to be lackluster at best and insulting at worst. Sure, the view is great, but you can pack a picnic to the beach and enjoy the view. When we went to Salty's for a recent birthday reservation, the hostess was curt and unwelcoming, there was no table reserved for us, and our waiter seemed like we were bothering him. As far as Salty's service was concerned, it could not have felt less like a special occasion. The sad part was that I had made the reservation based on a promotional email from Salty's themselves offering a special birthday celebration with balloons, cake, etc., none of which were forthcoming. Had they not specifically solicited our business for the occasion, such mediocre service would not have been so offensive. Save your money for someplace like Chez Shea. more

Check my previous review of Salty's. more

My husband and I recently went to the Sunday brunch at Alki's. It was good but very pricey! However, we were lucky enough to get a great seat near the big windows that look over the sound and for that view, I would pay a little extra. :) Pros: 1. Great view! Great view! Great view! 2. Service was great! Our server was very prompt and friendly. Kept my coffee cup filled which made me very happy. 3. The eggs benedict was great. I think my husband went for seconds on that. The chocolate fountain was pretty neat. There was a lot of seafood but I will admit seafood didn't really appeal to me before noon. Cons: 1.The price! Yikes! For two of us, the brunch was around $80. However, a meal without the children. Priceless! more

It was our 14-year wedding anniversary yesterday so we sent the kids to daycare (muah hahaha) and spent the day together, just the two of us! We walked along Alki Beach and then had lunch at Salty's. I had never been to Salty's before. When we called to make the reservations they automatically asked if it was for a special occasion. My husband said it was our anniversary. We were seated at a corner table with a view that couldn't be beat. There were two balloons at our table to signify that it was a special event. We got the soft shell crab for an appetizer. It was good - I had not had soft shell crab before. I really liked the fried pickles that were served with it. I had the alder wood smoked salmon with garlic mashed potatoes, which was kind of run-of-the-mill. My husband got the captain's platter which is a big ol' plate of fried stuff. The best part of all was the free dessert that they gave us in honor of our anniversary. It was a white chocolate mousse cake and it was delicious. Bottom line is the food is a little pricey and not spectacular, the view is AMAZING and the dessert melts in your mouth. more

This is a fun place. Look, you won't be able to tell the food and decor apart from Anthony's, Ivar's or Robinson's. Robinson's??!? Exactly, that's my point. But you don't come here for the knowledgeable wait-staff or cutting edge cuisine. This place has a view that f***ing rocks, and that's all she wrote. We spent a few hours here, having brunch on the deck, soaking in the sun and enjoying the unparalleled view of the Seattle skyline. I confess it was a junket with an open bar, but I would come back here on my own dime. The good was good, but frankly I can't tell one "iconic" seafood place from the next. If you can, congrats, buy yourself a beer on me. (Free tip: ask for a "to go coffee cup" if you want to take your beer with you). more

The restaurant was cold and crammed with really loud obnoxoius people (including the staff). There is no privacy and you have to yell to keep up a conversation. The decor inside is the worst of seaside kitcsch combined with the flair of 80's "style". Our waitress was a burnt out and pissed off woman that looked like she could use a hair washing. She was chewing gum like a cow going at a wad of cud and was utterly impatient and rude with us. She couldn't answer simple questions about the food, didn't know anything about the wines. She looked and acted like she had just gotten off a double shift at BurgerKing. After almost an hour wait our food arrived cold, bland. I got a pile of the most flavorless congealed noodles I've ever been served. We picked at it and the other dishes for awhile and it was taken away 98% uneaten. Overall, this place was about as exciting and tasty as visiting a Denny's in Everette...only at the prices of a 4 star restaurant and a lot less charm. I will never eat here again. more

I love Saltys, they have the best brunch in town. I've tried Calcultta Grill, and many other ones, but Salty's is always my favorite. They have an array of fresh seafood, beef, great selection of desserts, salad bar, pasta, you name it, they have everything. They have a pretty good oyster bar too! The price is $30/person I think. But it's great for out of towners, they get to see the Alki Beach and Salty's has a great view of our famous skyline too. It's very popular on Sundays. If you want to take a big group, I suggest making reservation at least a week ahead if you want a good time. Highly recommended! more

Salty's on Alki is probably one of my favorite restaurants in the world. I've been here countless times and always, always had a fabulous experience. Seafood is the specialty and I've had wonderful oysters, crab, salmon and halibut here. You MUST go to Salty's at least once during Copper River salmon season. The service is always impeccable and once when my husband and I were celebrating an anniversary, he asked to speak with the manager so he could compliment our waitress, who was fantastic. They were so happy to have the feedback that they gave up free dessert and a $25.00 gift certificate! (We weren't looking for anything!) Oh and did I mention the view? It's stunning. The Seattle skyline as a backdrop to the waters of the Puget Sound. Who could ask for anything more? more

It has great seafood, a fabulous view of Seattle skyline (pick a sunny day to go there). The weekend brunch buffet is a steal! more

I've been to this place too many times with too many out of town guests. Not my choice! It is so overpriced and the food is less than mediocre. Our guests on one occasion ordered the crab. The Pacific NW is known for its fresh crab! Our guests got their crab and it was cooked probably the day before or more. They didn't know any better as where they are from does not have fresh crab. The salmon was overcooked and the preparation bland and uninteresting. The menu is boring and the food is just plain bad!!! I know people go there for the view but someone needs to know that good food there would do wonders. I guess they don't need any more business??? more

Salty's on Alki is one of the best seafood restaurants I have ever been to. It's no wonder they have won so many awards. The food in so fresh, so tasty.....well worth the money. I've been there for dinner and the brunch buffet. The brunch buffet is excellent, kinda pricey but the amazing selection and the cool fondue fountain more than make up for it. MMMmmmm....I'm craving Salty's as I write this review. more

Yes the title is trying to tell you something. While Salty's is a nice to place to go for any meal, brunch is something you should try at least once in your lifetime. What I initially found impressive was the never ending selection of food. There are the usual fresh fruits, omelet bar, desserts, but this is a place to ignore all of that and go straight for the seafood. Clams, oysters, etc are all well represented. They pair up nicely with the view and the free juice. Of course this culinary experience comes at a price-around 29 dollars per person but I think you will find the experience well worth it. more

The food is delicious there. Come and try it more

Hi Suzanne. I just love the view from Salty's in West Seattle. I don't know how many autumn colors you'll see but I think some late afternoon cocktails and eats on the deck here would be just dreamy. I can't wait to see the other replies to your question as Autumn is my all time, hands down FAV-O-RITE time of year. And it's almost here. WA-HOO! P.S. The weekend brunch is fabulous more

As a person who has never been into huge, gluttonous brunches I was skeptical of going to Salty's on Alki to try theirs. However, I came away not only pleasantly surprised but amazed at the volume, variety and quality of the food. The seafood alone - fresh shucked oysters, jumbo prawns, crab legs, mussels were worth the 25$ or so price. On top of that, there were made to order omelettes, pasta and belgian waffles, supplemented by a dozen other dishes and close to twenty desserts. The piece de resistance was the chocolate fountain, into which one could dip various fruits, cakes, and other sweets. The final bonus was a beautiful view over Elliot Bay to the Seattle skyline. Salty's is a great place for locals to brunch but if you're entertaining out of towners it would be spectacular. more

Salty's is a pricey and fancy meal out, certainly an event restaurant, but does not manage to deliver on what this type of restaurant should be. If I wanted a view with poor service and mediocre food, I'd hit one of the tourist salmon and chowder places on Alaskan Way downtown. Once a meal starts to hit the $100 range, a different level of service and quality is expected. Just to give you a little perspective, I was raised in NY and I've been a waiter. I'm not shy about tipping, even way over 20%, especially here in Seattle because I'm so infrequently wowed by service that when I am blown away, I just empty my wallet. When Duke's had an Italian restaurant on lower Queen Anne, I left a $40 tip on an $80 Valentine's Day meal because the food was way underpriced (apps, several drinks, dessert, coffee, some more drinks which would be good but not great in NY for Italian), the service was unbelieveably good, and I had planned on spending at least that much anyway. Back to the matter at hand. My wife and I are likely seen as a poor table, low tip because we don't typically drink out at restaurants. Not frequently, but often enough, we see a correlation of this to bad service, as we did at Salty's. We came in early on a weekday, well before dinner rush (4:30 or so) Our waitress did not discuss specials or make any special attempt to work the menu (as we watched several other waiters do). She did not check on us at all during the wait or meal ( I prefer minimal unobstrusive checking, even better is when things are refilled or show up without you asking, neither of these happened). The chowder was decent, but my wife's salad was awful. 75 minutes later (yes you read right), after several tables came and went, our entrees arrived. The waitress blamed it on the kitchen, but the well melted fray of freshly shredded parmesan on my seafood pasta clearly indicated that it had been sitting under a heat lamp for quite some time (parmesan isn't a particularly easy to melt cheese), so it was at least partially her fault. The seafood pasta had 2-3 each of a clam, small shrimp, mussel, and calamari. The heat lamp worked wonders on the seafood as well. Not the bounty of the sea I was expectig. My wife's $40 medium rare steak was grey in the middle (should be pink, juicy, and warm, not hot). Now, I will be the absolute first to tell you that Salty's is not a place to get steak, it's not what they do. However, a $40 steak in an event restaurant should still be competently prepared. We were offered dessert on the house for the wait, which we took to go. Dessert was excellent, as it always is there, too bad it wasn't preceded by a decent meal. If you have something to celebrate, celebrate elsewhere. more