Michele S.
Yelp
I needed a Friday night West Seattle dinner reservation for an impromptu friend date that was planned the day before. When I saw I could snag a reservation at Phoenecia on Yelp, I grabbed it.
Most tables were full when I arrived and was warmly greeted at the door. The room was humming, but not too loud for conversation. I was offered a beverage right away while waiting for my friend to arrive, and went with the Strawberry Thyme Faux-jito, which was delicious.
Pal and I decided to go with small plates and the Kale Caesar. From the small plates menu section we tried Lebanese Flatbread, Saffron Chicken, Tiger Prawns, Garlic Green Beans and Roasted Cauliflower. All of the portions were generous for small plates, and some dishes stood out more than others, like the juicy, well cooked shrimp and the green beans, which came with a tarragon cream dipping sauce. I liked the flatbread, which had just a dusting of Zaatar, crumbled feta and some olives. I had expected it to be more like a Maneesh (apply one of the various spellings here), but it was more like a (good) pizza dough, which makes sense since they have several pizzas on the menu. The cauliflower was the only disappointment as it was undercooked, but did come with a nice labneh that I was more interested in eating on the flatbread. The kale Caesar was meh.
We had a chocolate hazelnut mousse type cake the server said was "from Italy". It was good, but I am not dreaming about it like I sometimes do about desserts.
Overall Phoenecia is a solid Mediterranean choice with welcoming service in a pleasant setting.