13 Coins

What happened?..... This once fabulous restaurant's menu changed.... Why....... Everything was 5 stars.... Now the sauces have changed, the cook staff.... Even the portions are smaller.... The decadent desserts went from astounding to so-so.....
WHAT GIVES GUYS??? Were you involved in a hostile take-over?
I've been going here for years, now it looks like it's time for a change...

My favorite place to eat in Seattle. Great good and friendly staff. I love to at the bar to eat and watch the cook at their hectic pace. We always joke about flying up to Seattle just to have breakfast - Yum!! I'll have to take him up on that one day. It's the first stop after getting out of the airport. Always.

I was staying overnight near Seatac Airport, and decided to try this restaurant based on reviews I read. While the meal was acceptable for the most part, this was disappointing. The first problem is at the entrance, where you are "greeted" by two persons behind a podium - both women hostesses were completely without any personality or affect, and there was not even a hint of a welcome or a smile. It appeared that their only concern was managing the seating of patrons - completely cold.

I was seated at the bar (no one asked if I might prefer table seating), and the bar server was friendly and actually asked me how I was doing. The menu is extensive, and I was under the impression that one of the specialities was French onion soup, which was priced at over $7. I ordered the soup and an Asian Chicken Salad. The soup came promptly, but was lukewarm, and the cheese on top was not browned. It also tasted very salty. Very disappointing.

I then saw one of the chefs behind the counter make my salad. It sat about five feet from me for five minutes before it was served. The greens were not crisp, and there was too much salad dressing mixed in, so it was smothered in salad dressing. The chicken on top had been grilled just before it was added to the salad, so it was pretty good.

My total bill came to $30, but in my view this meal was not worth the money, and left much to be desired. If you are looking for anything approaching upscale near Seatac, this is not the place to go.