Ememabasi I.
Yelp
**The restaurant version of Abercrombie & Fitch**
This restaurant is found in old Bellevue near Bellevue Park/Square. They have a great drink selection, and an okay food menu.
Food -- if you're going for brunch, I would recommend the steak and eggs. If you're going midday, try the steak bites (Note: it's literally just perfectly cooked steak--they don't have any sides that would pair with this).
Ambiance -- I would suggest sitting outside. The inside is kind of stuffy/humid, which is unfavorable during the summertime.
Service -- It appears like they pick and choose who they give good service to. There's definitely a "vibe" here, and if you dine here I think you'll pick up what that vibe is.
I went here with my partner earlier this afternoon, and we wanted to sit outside they didn't have any seating readily available, so we chose a table inside. The people behind us got seated outside maybe a minute or two after we sat down, and we requested to sit to be moved after that.
When we finally got outside, it appeared that there was a significant amount of seating. We saw many parties get seated fairly quickly outside, but didn't see that many people leave. There may be context I'm missing but I doubt it.
Additionally, I saw a hostess put a party of three at the sidewalk seating. It seemed like they wanted to sit at the table next to us (it seated 4-5), but the hostess declined, and that spot (which was open and available) remained open for another 6 minutes, until we saw a party of 4 get seated there. I was prepared to call a manager over to express my disgust, but I've had at least 3 bad experiences with service, with no improvement, so I let it go.
Our server was nice but not attentive. I noticed they did not come to our table for almost 10 minutes; but went to the tables around us 3 times each during that time. I let him know it wasn't okay, and he just had this look on his face like he had no idea what I was talking about.
Before someone asks, I always tip at least 20%, and even though I gave him constructive criticism, I still gave him 20% (although I probably should have tipped much lower). This is probably my last time coming here since more restaurants opened up in Bellevue Square
I would recommend coming here if you want good drinks and want to sit outside, but don't expect stellar service.
Overall- 2/5 stars