Finch & Pine

Came for brunch. Liked it alright. Shrub was not bad. Squash pesto toast had a weird "cream cheese" that was sweet and had an odd texture I didn't like. Fake BLT was fun with a slightly spicy sauce and what tasted like tofu a la bacon - bit salty. We found neighborhood street parking two blocks away free less than two hours if no permit.

Finch and Pine truly is, as they say, a quaint neighborhood restaurant and café. It was a real treat to dine there on our last day visiting Seattle and experience the delectable cuisine prepared by Chef Sara. While waiting for our meal, I enjoyed a Latte with Oat milk and infused with the house-made Lavender syrup and we shared a delicious mochi muffin. The muffin was so good, I wanted to take one home for breakfast the next day, but all were sold out. Instead, I took home an equally delicious cinnamon roll. We also shared the delicata squash dish. It was great! My main course was the Fall Harvest Tartin. It was amazing! In addition to sharing the muffin and the squash, my husband’s main dish was the sourdough French toast. He enjoyed them all immensely! I would definitely recommend Finch and Pine as a great place to enjoy great food, a cozy atmosphere, and good service!

A fantastic dinner the other evening. The broccoli was incredible and the cod was beyond words. Drinks were very yummy. With the apple crisp style dessert to end it. Felt like a cozy fall evening

Dinner service review update 08/17/2024: Sara’s new dinner service reminds me of going to cafe/bars in Italy where you could spend hours chatting with friends and neighbors while sipping on a drink, enjoying a few snacks, or ordering dinner from a full menu. We ordered house made pickles, blue prawn aguachile, fried eggplant tostada and the fried dough. The pickles were perfect- crisp, bright and refreshing. The blue prawn aquachile was nice and acidic without overpowering the other flavors in the dish. My only complaint about the eggplant tostada is that I could eat so many more of them- it was so tasty and so hard to stop eating considering it wasn’t my dish, but my partner’s. The fried dough was so good that despite being very full by that point (and the prospect of walking home in a thunder storm looming over our heads), I almost placed a second order. I highly recommend requesting a side of dairy free whipped cream (Sara sources an amazing dairy free heavy cream) if it hasn’t been added to the menu yet. I included a picture of me post-storm as evidence of how willing we were to endure the downpour for this food. We also ordered the coffee spritz (get this one!!), the rhubarb margarita, and the nectar of the gods. If my tolerance to alcohol was higher, I would have ordered more. Bartender Lucy always hits it out of the park! The dinner service is Friday and Saturday and I highly recommend checking it out, especially while the patio is still open in the evenings during the summer! I look forward to going more often before the summer ends. ——— I have been several times before, but I decided to purchase a ticket to the February supper club and it was incredible! Chef Sara’s knowledge and expert use of local seasonal produce truly shines in all her menus, whether that is her evolving brunch menu or her seasonal supper club events. I highly recommend the tartine, a cocktail from the bartender/barista Lucy, and the gluten free French toast!

Finch & Pine is a wonderful small business must try located in Capitol Hill, where you can find the best of quality seasonal ingredients meeting a passionate and creative approach to PNW cuisine! *plus dairy free* Their newly introduced dinner service offers an amazing opportunity to see what Sara (their Head Chef and Owner) has cooking in their head, and what they feel would make an evening meal both stimulating and satisfying tor the palate. The textures and varying brightness of each type of vegetable used for the House Made Pickles was very engaging, the paler root type one pictured up front was my favorite! Just enough bite with the right amount of tang! (Would definitely recommend splitting it with someone or be okay with eating a LOT in one sitting cause they did not skimp out!) The Poached Blue Prawns was not a hot item dish like I had originally thought, but was instead a refreshing chilled item that still provided a fulfilling shellfish experience, while also allowing sharper notes from the verde and pickled shallots to shine in complimentary fashion. The Seared Albacore Tostada was by far my favorite overall! Great texture on the flavorful sear of a still moist fish, and a crispy rice shell take on its tostada to help support the salsa and slaw really bring it all together. It was recommended to use a utensils and break apart the shell into smaller pieces for an even distribution of the ingredients. Was not disappointed in the advice, as it gave me the opportunity to really enjoy different elements of the dish before deciding to eat them all together! Would highly encouraging stopping by, and is worth having to circle around a bit for parking if you don’t communicate by foot or bike 👍

Def don't sleep on this place. It's a little out of the way for Cap Hill but worth the walk. And super well priced for quality of ingredients. Food: Let me repeat. THEY DID NOT SLEEP ON QUALITY. We got the biscuit cherries and cream and it the cream was incredible. Biscuit was not dry and also flavorful. The lox tartine had a good amount if salmon and they added more than just generic cream cheese. Whatever green dollop was on top- so freaking good. The pancakes were fluffy and light with a lot of blueberries. Lastly, the shishito peppers had a bomb dipping sauce. Like, would buy and take home. Atmosphere: its tucked away in thr neighborhood. It has a bright interior with a lot of greenery inside and out. Overall great experience :]

This is a cute little quiet spot for some vegan food. The menu is limited but that’s ok. It’s very intimate and decorated in a cozy sort of way, there’s even hard copy books as part of the decor that you can read while your food is prepared. I tried the Salmon lox Tartine and the B.L.E.T and my favorite was the B.L.E.T the vegan bacon was believable and the “mama lil spread” added some good flavor to the sandwich but the sourdough bread was the star! It is very delicious! I’m Not a vegan but I can eat here again!

We came in for a spot of breakfast on a Friday morning since it’s a short walk away from our apartment. The cafe itself is really quite lovely and in a nice quiet spot. The food was just ok - I expected a little more from the scrambled eggs (maybe a sprinkle of chives?) but the sourdough was quite nice. The coffee is also just ok. The olive bread that comes with the veggie breakfast is really good. I think overall the food just misses the mark.