Kev O.
Yelp
Had just landed into Seattle, on my birthday, and knew exactly what I wanted for dinner.....what I had been craving for a very long time......good ole boiled crabs!.....Jumbo Alaskan King crab legs and Dungeness. After having Yelp'd some potential spots nearby the hotel, Cutter's popped up, and so Cutter's it was.
Although it was in the later mid-afternoon, we were still a bit worried that there may be a wait to get a table, but everything went very easy......we walked in, was greeted by the hostess, had us wait a few minutes while our table was being set up....since we had requested a nice window seat with a great view of the water.
We were attended to Eli (sorry if I spelled that wrong), who was so nice, friendly, and took great care of us all throughout our time here.
Anyway, we went ahead and ordered the Crabhouse Sampler...which came with Alaskan Red King Crab Legs (chilled), Alaskan Snow Crab Legs (chilled), and Dungeness Crab (steamed to order)......which was served with a herbed couscous, seasonal market vegetables, drawn butter and fresh lemon. The only live crab was the Dungeness (so we were told).....and due to my wife's allergy to raw seafood, we asked that it be cooked a bit longer. Just for some variety, we also went ahead and ordered the Grilled Seafood trio.....which came with scallops, shrimp, and salmon....served with a side of Yukon gold mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, beurre blanc capers, and a wedge of lemon. To make things a bit more healthy, we also ordered the recommended Farmer's Market Salad.....which came with grilled corn, sliced radish, carrots, charred cauliflower and broccoli, pickled red onion, with a vanilla honey vinaigrette dressing, and sweet harissa (chili paste).
Ok, we were totally blown away with the incredibly succulent king crab legs and snow crab legs.....the meat went sooooo deliciously well with the drawn butter.....it was so hard to stop enjoying them. In fact, they were so good that we went ahead and re-ordered a second round of Alaskan red king crab legs......and to our amazement, it tasted even more fresh, juicy, and delicious than the first round! What a feast! As for the Dungeness crab, we think because we asked that they be cooked a bit longer, the meat turned out a bit dry and shriveled. But daaaaaaang, the king crab legs more than made up for all that!
The grilled seafood trio was very good too....everything perfectly prepared, fresh, and delicious. But, the focus of the meal was definitely the crabs, which we thoroughly enjoyed....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, indeed! :)
I guess the only let down was perhaps the salad.....all the ingredients were fresh, but the portion size was very small for the price.
And what a nice way to end our dinner.....because, while making our dinner reservation online, we were asked if there was an occasion, and I mentioned "for a birthday." The restaurant was nice enough to present me with a complimentary molten chocolate cake with a candle on top.....yummy!