I was very excited about the steelhead diner and was looking forward to a date night there. The restaurant is beautiful and a big thrill to my steelhead obsessed husband. The waitress had a spiel, very rehearsed and unnatural. ""We embrace the market!...etc"" which was recited at a hysterical pitch. Sort of an eye roller for me, a local Seattle girl. I started by ordering a bottle of wine. We then ordered our first course. The first course came but NO WINE!! I looked around for our waitress who had vanished. My husband had finished his first course by the time the waitress returned with a half bottle of a wine we had not ordered. PLEASE, if the wine is not available bring back the wine list. I was so frustrated we took the half bottle and my husband ordered a beer WHICH DID NOT COME for 15 minutes. The waitress at this point stopped even trying to be friendly. She delivered our food to the table next to us...placed it on their table..which gave our neighbors a chance to stick their faces in our entrees to determine it was not their order. My meal was great actually, a pasta risotto with asparagus, peas and truffle oil. My husband had fish and chips...unremarkable to say the least. Hate to say it but you can get better fish and chips at the local fish and chip stand. Last but not least, my fisherman husband asked at least five different staffers what river was depicted on the photo mural. He REALLY cares. He REALLY wanted to know and all those asked said, ""I'll go find out"" and then NEVER RETURNED! Booo.
Pros: Fun location. Great Risotto.
Cons: Truly the worst service ever.
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