The Fisherman's Restaurant Seattle

Seafood restaurant · Central Business District

The Fisherman's Restaurant Seattle

Seafood restaurant · Central Business District

1301 Alaskan Wy, Seattle, WA 98101

Highlights

Casual seafood place with basic fare, family-style dinners & outdoor seating right on the water.

1301 Alaskan Wy, Seattle, WA 98101 Get directions

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@eater

"Chef Nick Novello’s installation at this famed downtown waterfront restaurant makes the touristy spot worth revisiting. Local oysters, crab sourdough toast, and smoked salmon are a few of the standouts. Plus, not only is the place parked under the Great Wheel, but it also offers a four-course dinning experience on the ride itself, for those who aren’t afraid of heights." - Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle, Gabe Guarente

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@eater

"If you want a delightfully silly way to spend $125 per person, book a gondola on Seattle’s waterfront ferris wheel for dinner, courtesy of the Fisherman’s Restaurant. The way it works is you show up for cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. to order wine or whatever else you want to drink, climb aboard the wheel at 7:00, and “take off” at 7:30. You get a meal of prawn cocktail, Caesar salad, grilled salmon, and chocolate custard. This is only available on Fridays and Saturdays." - Harry Cheadle

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"Eating seafood on the waterfront always feels a little hokey, but for out-of-towners who want to do the thing in the place, this spot on Alaskan Way is the right kind of hokey. Fisherman’s is basically a fancier version of its cousin, the Crab Pot, down the street — they do a great touristy crab boil with prettier, higher-quality shellfish, and they don’t dump it all over the table. Which is fun too, don’t get us wrong." - Meg van Huygen

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Google

Went in on a busy Friday over the weekend, place was busy but we still received great service. Our server Hilda was very attentive, she gave us great recommendations about the food/drinks and also about the other attractions on the pier. Recommend: Spicy shrimp mac and cheese-very shareable lots of flavor Crab cakes- lots of crab very tasty Caesar salad- needs extra dressing Oysters were fresh and the sauce paired well Jumbo snow crab- big cluster of crab the rice was ok but the veggies were cooked perfectly Halibut filet - Juicy, tender veggies were great Lobster- Delicious came already cut so no need to dig the lobster out too much We are not locals unfortunately wont be back soon- but we would def recommend if you’re in town looking for a nice view with some fresh seafood!

Sara B.

Google

Average seafood that doesn’t seem different from restaurants away from the piers but more expensive. The crab cakes were quite delicious — mostly meat and light breading and a sweet, citrus sauce. The calamari was a weird texture than usual — they were formed into rectangular sticks, similar to a fish stick from the store. They tasted about the same, enjoyable flavor. Between the Red Chowder and Clam Chowder, Clam wins hands down. It has a thicker consistency and is creamy, better than the tomato. On the Captains plate, the only good meat to me was the shrimp and calamari. The halibut and the other meat both just tasted like deep fried breading with barely any fish flavor. The fries started out crispy but became soggy by the end of the meal. The coleslaw has a weird spice to it. The Smoke Salmon Fettuccini had a significant amount of salmon, but I personally didn’t like how heavy the sauce was. Others in my party loved it, it was only okay to me. The staff were stellar, Kat was our waitress and she was very attentive and kind. Great service.

Cosy Joseph

Google

Food was decent - I had the Sea-bass Piccata - tasty and spicy. Felt a bit of indigestion all night. The cucumber drink was really good. AJ my waiter, was a stellar waiter, but I had a negative encounter with bar tender at the bar downstairs…I think his name was Marc…very condescending. The inside dining room is really dark, but the outdoor seating area was pretty nice…a good spot to watch the sunset.

Joel Taylor

Google

The view is fantastic. Spicy Mac n Cheese appetizer was delicious. The King Salmon was good but nothing off the charts. Crab cakes were plain and somewhat bland. Prices were pretty reasonable for the area. All in all, I'd definitely return but with more humble expectations.

Jeff Perkins

Google

We love the bar environment and view here at Fisherman’s. I’m up here in Seatown every other week for work and look forward to seeing Cassidy and staff that make me feel like family. Her level of service and attention make conversations and time spent here well worth while. Recommending this establishment to people visiting Seattle has been commonplace. The chowder and sourdough bread with an ice cold pint are the go to. You won’t be disappointed.

Qwerty

Google

This is a good restaurant. I went here and was satisfied with my experience. I walked into here and was seated at a table by the window, which had beautiful views of Elliott Bay and the Great Wheel. I had a lemonade with no ice, which tasted good, and the Alaskan halibut and chips, which is Alaskan halibut fish served with French fries. The French fries tasted okay, and the fish tasted good. After eating I left, satisfied with my experience. I gave this restaurant four stars because it has good fish and has a nice location on the water. However, I took a star off because it seemed a few dollars overpriced for the quality of the food, but that’s probably because of the restaurant’s location.

George Curtis

Google

Beautiful views and good food. Sit outside during good weather if possible. I highly recommend the chowder! Great sourdough bread too.

John Swensen

Google

It was good but the clam appetizer was overly breaded and it was really small.. fries are also very unseasoned and cookie cutter.. halibut sandwich was good unfortunately the fish was much smaller than the bread. Bread was good and so was the sauce.