Steve G. wrote:
>Recommendations for fresh crab, etc... in Seattle area?
try the Wild Salmon at Fishermans Terminal in Ballard
Robert HarmonSeattle, WA
Seafood
Someone wrote: > > If you can't get into the Dahlia lounge, you might try Douglas' other resturant - Etta's Seafood Grill in the market. Ponti's is also a nice choice. If you want a good view then pallisade might work. On the east side, third floor fish cafe and Yarrow bay grill are nice.
Marc Z. wrote: >Hi >My parents are coming up to Seattle for my graduation, and I'm trying to >decide a restaurant for my graduation dinner. My sole requirement is that >is serve good seafood. I've narrowed my choices down to the Dahlia >Lounge, Ray's Boathouse, and Flying Fish. Any thoughts? Well, I am always partial to Dahlia or The Flying Fish, both of which are pretty clearly a step up from Ray's. In fact, I'm staging a graduation dinner at the Dahlia. One word of caution, I made reservations several weeks ago and they were already filling up fast. Besides being a Saturday in June (prime tourist season), there are probably about 5,000 other folks with similar ideas.... Jarrett
Marc Z. wrote: > Hi > My parents are coming up to Seattle for my graduation, and I'm trying to > decide a restaurant for my graduation dinner. My sole requirement is that > is serve good seafood. I've narrowed my choices down to the Dahlia > Lounge, Ray's Boathouse, and Flying Fish. Any thoughts? All the other suggestions in this thread a good places. I would just add Cutters, down in the market and across the streeet from Ettas. It also has a good view and good seafood. Of course the really good seafood (not much atmosphere) is at Chinooks in Fishermans Terminal. Where ever you decide to go, have a great day. Mike
Michael P. wrote in message ... > > >Marc Z. wrote: > >> Hi >> My parents are coming up to Seattle for my graduation, and I'm trying to >> decide a restaurant for my graduation dinner. My sole requirement is that >> is serve good seafood. I've narrowed my choices down to the Dahlia >> Lounge, Ray's Boathouse, and Flying Fish. Any thoughts? > > All the other suggestions in this thread a good places. I would just add >Cutters, down in the market and across the streeet from Ettas. It also has a >good view and good seafood. Of course the really good seafood (not much >atmosphere) is at Chinooks in Fishermans Terminal. >Where ever you decide to go, have a great day. >Mike > Cutters and Chinook aren't in the same class as the previously mentioned restaurants. My wife was there a few weeks ago and the salmon was badly over-cooked. That would never happen at Dahlia or Flying Fish. Cutters and Chinook are ok if wine and food are not the primary reason for the outing, for example, if you are with a large group that is not into food or wine and just wants to drink beer and down oysters. Ray's Boathouse is great for special occasions with people who are not especially into food and wine, like one's parents. The view is great and the ambience quintessentially Pacific Northwest. The food is well-prepared, but when one has lived here long enough, one looks forward to something a little different from plain grilled seafood. Choose Dahlia Lounge and Flying Fish when it is the wine and food that matters.
Marc Z. wrote: > > Hi > My parents are coming up to Seattle for my graduation, and I'm trying to > decide a restaurant for my graduation dinner. My sole requirement is that > is serve good seafood. I've narrowed my choices down to the Dahlia > Lounge, Ray's Boathouse, and Flying Fish. Any thoughts? Dahlia is great but isn't seafood specific. Flying Fish I have never been to, but I understand it's excellent. Ray's is less formal, sort of old-school. You will get mostly the standard grilled seafood and pastas, nothing as imaginative as Dahlia. I also suggest the Brooklyn. It's seafood-based and is somewhere between Ray's and Dahlia in terms of "gourmet." Greg
Michael P. wrote: >Marc Z. wrote: >> Hi >> My parents are coming up to Seattle for my graduation, and I'm trying to >> decide a restaurant for my graduation dinner. My sole requirement is that >> is serve good seafood. I've narrowed my choices down to the Dahlia >> Lounge, Ray's Boathouse, and Flying Fish. Any thoughts? > All the other suggestions in this thread a good places. I would just add >Cutters, down in the market and across the streeet from Ettas. It also has a >good view and good seafood. Of course the really good seafood (not much >atmosphere) is at Chinooks in Fishermans Terminal. >Where ever you decide to go, have a great day. >Mike I don't understand why you mention Chinooks or Cutter's? Unless things have changed dramatically, neither offer anything more interesting or imaginative than grilled fish, and you generally take your chances with those options (Cutter's, in particular, has a horrible track record with overcooking Salmon and Halibut). Chinooks may be OK, but on my visits there was nothing to experience there that I couldn't duplicate by walking over to The Wild Salmon, purchasing a couple of slabs, and tossing them on a Weber. On the other hand, joints like Etta's, The Flying Fish, etc. are actually offering stuff that I simply could not duplicate...