Dan Barzel
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Well, the restaurant is highly recommended by a good friend. I’m not sure if they don’t have much choice, but it seems like they have really good restaurants in Bellevue so I was kind of surprised when they highly recommended it.
I mean, I was surprised after dinner. Dinner was just OK, a little better than average. Not great. We had many of the starters, including the Dungeness crab salad. (it first came without the crab and we had to send it back.), Christine’s with cheese, focaccia (not warm or fresh tasting), baked spinach(very good) , chickpea salad (very good), carpaccio (OK but wouldn’t order again)
We went on two pasta dishes, the boor (which was recommended, but too heavy for my taste), and the tagliarini with spot prawns (good taste, but way too few prawns)
We finished with dessert of the crostata de pere (delicious pear, delicacy with a hard crust), and the ricotta pistachio cake. (which was also really amazing.)
Also had halibut en papillote, and pea soup appetizer (soup was excellent, fish was overcooked)
So on the Whole, service was a bit slow, but good, appetizers and entrées were overrated, and dessert was underrated.
I can see why people like it, the setting is just gorgeous, overlooking a marina on a lake. Windows are open and you get the fresh breeze the whole time you’re there. Fantastic location!
Good luck with the food