Cedars Restaurant On Brooklyn

10/17/09

No tips for the server

by cm1234 at Citysearch

Mr. Malik please show some compassion for your employees who work so hard for you and take care of your customers. When customers leave they want to show their appreciation for the great waiter or waiterss. However, if your policy does not let them keep the tip then they can not be rightly rewarded. Please please let them keep the tips.

• Pros: Good food and old name
• Cons: No tip for the servers

10/12/09

Great Food well worth the wait best Indian fare in Seattle

by ultron at Citysearch

Hands down best Indian food in Seattle is Cedars on Brooklyn Restaurant. It is crowded ('cause we love it), but the servers don't smash into you either. Long wait times are made easier by understanding that there is no reservation service at all. If you phone in you are just telling them what time you will start to wait, NOT reserving a table. My Darling Spidey and I made great conversation with others on numerous occasions while waiting in line outside, sometimes in the rain. I am not a big fan of waiting for service but understand it is easier to sit a couple or threesome faster than parties of 6 or more. We like the saag alu and the naan you can make a meal of by itself. As for the tip we leave $3.00 total, whether it's just us or a party or 12. The Owner keeps the tips because he pays the servers much more than minimum wage. It's a great place to go when there are carnivores and vegetarians both in your group. They don't cross contaminate with utensils on meat/veggies so you can rest assured you will have a true vegetarian meal.

• Pros: Excellent Food great for carnivores and vegetarians as well!
• Cons: limited parking, not for big parties

09/21/09

FYI: The Owner Keeps their Tips

by pakiannie at Citysearch

It is fairly well known in Seattle that the owner of Cedars on Brooklyn keeps the tips left by customers for himself. Staff is not permitted to discuss this policy nor are they allowed to accept cash on the side. So pay your bill and leave no tip at all. If you liked your service let the server know by saying "thanks."

Go a step further and show your disapproval of this type of practice by informing the owner the reason you've left no gratuity. And be sure to continue spreading the word.

I would probably eat here more often however I am in disagreement with restaurant owner's practice of withholding tips for himself.

• Pros: decent food
• Cons: restaurant management

06/22/09

WORST RESTAURANT SERVICE ,FOOD PERIOD

by shanedubier at Citysearch

Had to wait for a long time for a table ,Customers who came after us were seated first.We finally were given a table .It then took the waiter ages to come over to take the order,the food arrived in bits and pieces.they got most of the order wrong.and no apology was given.the chicken was stale and naan cold and hard.We mentioned this to the owner Shah Khan who just gave us a dirty look and walked away commenting something rude to his staff who burst out laughing.

Dont even bother to come to this place as it is in the final stages of its demise.

• Pros: AMBIANCE ,DECOR
• Cons: ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE.

05/12/09

BAD service and arrogant owner

by amama123 at Citysearch

I was there with a bunch of indian friends, we were a bunch of ppl who were non whites. Inspite of arriving early and making a booking we were made to wait more than 30 min while other people who arrived after us were given preference as it got busy. Finally we were given a table tucked in a corner next to where they store stuff. I think the owner has a slave fixation.

• Pros: food is a good mix
• Cons: i think the owners are biased