poll: favorite fancy restaurant

[MrsPotatohead]

we haven't done this in a while and I need ideas for when we actually celebrate our anniversary

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 12:24:20 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Mistral Kitchen.

I do love this one!

I should say I want to try one we haven't been to before - which obviously you don't all know, so we'll see if someone has a favorite we haven't tried...

[madDawg228]

H and I tend to pick our restaurants by the quality of their draft list, so I don't have a ton of fancy reqs.

But these are a few of my favorites in the last year:
Eva - in the Tangletown area
Ponti Seafood Grill - Fremont
Stumbling Goat Bistro - Phinney Ridge/Greenwood

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It used to be Purple for me, but I wasn't wowed the last two times I was there In fact, they didn't even serve me the crackers! I *live* for their crackers!

I don't even know "fancy" in Seattle much, and since we don't do seafood, that really limits. But I'm going to watch for new ideas..

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 12:35:05 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

I've heard Pomerol in Fremont is good. It's the guy who used to do Portage Restaurant in Queen Anne's new place.

oh I haven't heard of that one, sounds good

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 12:39:30 GMT -5 madDawg228 said:

H and I tend to pick our restaurants by the quality of their draft list, so I don't have a ton of fancy reqs.

But these are a few of my favorites in the last year:
Eva - in the Tangletown area
Ponti Seafood Grill - Fremont
Stumbling Goat Bistro - Phinney Ridge/Greenwood

I have no idea why we haven't been there yet!  this looks really good

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 12:35:05 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

I've heard Pomerol in Fremont is good. It's the guy who used to do Portage Restaurant in Queen Anne's new place.

I sent H a bunch of options and this was one of his top picks, so I think we're going to do it!

[FrozenSunshine]

Tilth

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I am so not a foody person...I wish I was kinda :/

[tacocat]

How fancy is fancy?

We are going to Il Bistro for dinner and Steelhead Diner for cocktails for our anniversary this weekend. I love both of them.

[Tiff]

I'm totally following this list. Our 1 year anniversary is next weekend (already!!!) and I told H I wanted to go to a restaurant in Seattle (I'm open to not casual, though) that we've never been to and that's not a chain (I'm married to Mr. Chain Restaurants himself).

[monsterz]

Ray's Boathouse or Art of The Table

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 13:59:36 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Jul 25, 2014 13:52:59 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

I sent H a bunch of options and this was one of his top picks, so I think we're going to do it!

Tell me how it is! I'm interested. The menu sounds really good.

so they're not open on Sundays, which is really the only time we have between everything else going on

I guess Art of the Table is open Sundays though and he brought that up, which I'd forgotten about and really wanted to try!

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 14:35:53 GMT -5 tacocat said:

How fancy is fancy?

We are going to Il Bistro for dinner and Steelhead Diner for cocktails for our anniversary this weekend. I love both of them.

this is one of our favorites

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 14:47:28 GMT -5 monsterz said:

Ray's Boathouse or Art of The Table

yes!  H just emailed me and he said he had planned on this for something else he thought - another friend really loved it so I think this is what we're doing!

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 15:19:59 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Oh, and if you decide not for Pomerol, given you guys just did that Gatsby party, you two could get dressed up, make reservations at Needle and Thread (the speakeasy above Tavern Law). It's a fun place!

oooh what?!  this sounds awesome...  do people actually dress up?

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 25, 2014 17:05:58 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Jul 25, 2014 17:03:26 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

oooh what?!  this sounds awesome...  do people actually dress up?

I did not, my friend and I wanted to ,but we couldn't put together speakeasy costumes in time. But a few other patrons did. I'll PM you their reservation #.

this is awesome.  I wish I hadn't just emailed the idea to H because I realized this would have made a great surprise for something...

[BlackCanary]

El Gaucho in Seattle. 

[ilovebed]

I haven't eaten at most of the places mentioned but the chef's tasting at Staple And Fancy in Ballard was very memorable. H and I had our anniversary dinner there last year.

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Ooh that looks good.

I've been dying to go to the place on Lummi Island, but it would probably be best to make a weekend out of it

www.willows-inn.com/dining/

[InBetweenDays]

We're hoping to try Pomerol soon. The owners are parents of a friend of E's and their son will start kindergarten with P. SUPER nice family. (They hosted their daughter's 8th birthday party two days before the grand opening!)

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[minion]

We love Tavolata. Not necessarily the fanciest. But it's our favorite. We went to Palisades two years ago, that was nice.

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 28, 2014 10:30:39 GMT -5 kooshball said:

Canlis?

we did canlis once and I liked it, but we have friends who go there all.the.time. and brag about it, so it's turned H off of it, lol

[shevacc]

If you're willing to make a trip out of it, Hitchcock in downtown Bainbridge Island is good. I've been wanting to try Marche' there too but haven't yet...but I've heard really good things.

[strictlybettyboop]

I second Ponti Seafood, Art of the Table and Staple & Fancy. If the weather is nice, ask for the patio at Ponti. You can sit & watch the boats go by. Art of the Table is definitely one of my favorites - truly a treat. Staple & Fancy - I've done the Chef's tasting menu with DH & another couple. Really enjoyed it. Whichever restaurant you choose, enjoy & happy anniversary.