Pink Door, The

02/07/11

Great for girls night out - love the lasagna

by Beebeecity at Citysearch

I actually love this place, even though I am a lighthning rod for bad service here. My friends swear it never happens when I'm not there, so I'm going to give them the 5 stars anyway, but food and drinks seem to take FOREVER whenever I am part of the group. Anyway, I think the food is really creative and its always good. Gotta love that. One of these days I will come for the trapeze show.

09/14/10

Fun

by namm at Citysearch

fun place with good eats

07/19/10

Racist Waiter

by HYDRO at Citysearch

On July 18, 2010, at approximately 3 p.m. a party of five (5) and I dine at "The Pink Door" restaurant at 1919 Post Aly, Seattle, Washington 98101. We were met by the host who advised my party that we could sit where we wanted to. The individual who approached our table was polite and took our order for drinks. The waiter for our table was harsh and rude. The first thing came out of his mouth was "We don't server Cuban food." At that moment everything went down hill. The attitude toward Hispanic and Blacks was uncalled for. The waiter's dislike toward Cuban Americans and Black Americans was very obvious.

• Pros: Good Food
• Cons: Racist

04/12/10

Quintessentially Seattle -- quirky, unpretensious good fun

by roxygrrrrl at Citysearch

If you like Italian food (who doesn't, really?), the Pink Door is the place to get the "Seattle Insider" experience with your side of Italian. Not flashy -- the tables and decor is simple, inexpensive, "approachable." The first time I came to this restaurant, I was a bit nervous about opening the unmarked door to the restaurant -- obviously a hide-a-way that you need to be a local to know about -- and in opening the door, you are a part of the "private club!" Then, surprise -- a trapeze artist was swinging above the diners -- quirky, unusual, and a bit hard to take your eyes off of. Then, the bar -- whether they are showing "Casablanca" while you dine or have invited in a 3 piece band playing fun and spunky music, there is always a lot to see, hear and taste at the Pink Door. The "Everything Green" salad on the menu also reminds one that you are in Seattle -- the emerald city. A baby greens and butter lettuce salad peppered with peas, asparagus, avacado, pistacios... they load on everything that they can think of that is, well, GREEN. Quirky, unique, healthy, and surprisingly delicious! Finally, the view of Elliot Bay while enjoying a summer day -- quintessentially Seattle. Their space in the Pike Place Market make it both accessible and easy to enjoy the rest of what Seattle has to offer, AFTER dinner. One note to singles -- this is not a true "singles haunt," so you have to come here with a "wing man or wing woman," HOWEVER, the proximity of the tables in the louge and the general "vacation attitude of openness" that seems to be inspired in the patrons there -- people come here with their best pal to have fun, and it shows -- makes conversation with strangers actually possible here -- an unusual thing to find in Seattle! So, have your dinner in the lounge, have a cocktail, make friends and enjoy some of the unique tastes of the Pink Door!

• Pros: good food -- fun atmosphere -- view
• Cons: hard to get a reservation

02/18/10

Rude

by nicalina at Citysearch

5 of us gals had lunch there last summer. the food was good, the service was ...ok...at best. however, when the bill came, we split it up ourselves, paid mostly in cash, as that usually makes it easier...you would think. when the waitress came back, she said we were short $30 some dollars. when we broke it down, went over how much each of us put in...it didn't make sense. the waitress then admitted, she had 'made change' for a different table with 'our cash' before she took it up. when we got the manager, he said "i don't have all day to figure this out, you owe $30 cough it up, or i'm calling security" when we tried to explain, he refused to listen threatened to call the police, and the poor waitress just looked scared, probably for her job,,,maybe her safety. i don't blame her for not speaking up in front of him. needless to say, we paid the extra $30 and were told not to come back ever.