AQUA by El Gaucho

Seafood restaurant · Belltown

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Seattle’s Best Restaurants For Dinner With The Parents

"When your parents ask you to choose “a nice seafood place” for them to treat you to dinner and you get those flashing cartoon dollar signs in your eyeballs, Aqua by El Gaucho is the power play. All of the dishes, from crab-stuffed halibut to cedar plank-roasted salmon, taste like if wedding catering was actually good, and the restaurant is on the waterfront, which means great bay views. Eating indoors isn’t bad either - the vibe is sophisticated but not stuffy, and there’s a pianist in-house. If you’re about to introduce Mom and Dad to the person you will probably end up marrying and you need the venue to do most of the impressing, Aqua is a good choice." - aimee rizzo

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2801 Alaskan Wy Pier 70, Seattle, WA 98121 Get directions

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