11/04/09

Owner Is Self Described 'Huge A-hole'

by sono

I have been going to queen city grill for over 25 years... not a regular, but stop in when I'm in downtown seattle... had always enjoyed the atmosphere of a venerable old place.. was in last weekend, by myself, having a cocktail ($12 and overpriced) at the bar....a fellow walks by and rams into me as I'm sitting there...I figured he must be drunk or high....then shortly after, he rams into me again..I now tap him to get his attention and said that an 'excuse me' is the normal etiquette.. he then got loud and said that he was the owner of the place, and could have me thrown out....he then left for a few minutes and returned with two goons dressed in black and seemed to get great pleasure out of the show of force... I said that I had a tab ($12) and he looked at the bartender and told him to return my card (I'll check my statement as I've seen postings on other sites stating that they alter your check after it's signed!) I asked this man what his problem was an he said "I'm a huge a-hole!"(cleaned up for this site) I said I wasn't sure about the size, but I agreed with the second part... I then just got up and walked out...was this really the owner? he obviously had enough juice to have two bouncers come up and throw me out... if he was an owner, I can't imagine treating any customer that way...this man was completely self-absorbed and unconscious....he also obviously believes that he is more important than his customers... a fatal flaw in the hospitality/ service business that he's in!

• Pros: none
• Cons: a-hole owner

10/02/09

Best Happy hour in Belltown

by james hallington

My fiance and I recently moved to Seattle and with our pocketbooks being a little tight, we have been trying all of the happy hours around town. Queen City Grill has the best one in Belltown for sure and possibly anywhere.

We have been in twice now and have tried the shrimp, bruschetta (spelling?) , and the AMAZING kobe beef sliders. The only thing better than the quality and of the food was the price. For just $5 each these are the best quality happy hour items that i have seen. To make it even better, we saw their info on the table about facebook and twitter and saw that they offered the kobe sliders for free just for telling them we saw it. What a deal!

We still have not been in for dinner and are waiting until we get a little more settled into Seattle to splurge. We will however go back again for happy hour especially since they have the best bartenders and staff that we have seen so far in town. I am not sure exactly what is in it but the Flatliner drink is out of this world although just a little pricey. Maybe they will think of putting it on the happy hour menu (hint, hint...)

The only thing about queen city we didnt like was the parking issues. It took us awhile to find a place and it was pretty expensive. I know this is a problem everywhere down there but coming from a smaller town we have never had to deal with parking before. It would be nice if they would do parking validation for customers.

• Pros: Food and Service
• Cons: Belltown parking issues

10/01/09

Perfectly prepared seafood

by darceyfarrow

My wife and I were amazed by the quality and more the selections that were offered at Queen City Grill. My wife had the halibut and I tried the Cod. I have to say the this was the first time that I had tried Cod and it was perfect. The sauce was understated and the fish itself was obviously very fresh. My wife's fish was a similar flavor which was the only drawback. We had wanted to try a couple completely different types of fish and didnt realize that they were both similar fish flavors.

Other than that, the service and food were both perfect. For a romantic night out I would highly recommend it. The owner came over and talked to us about the place and gave a little history on the restaurant.

Next time I think we will try the salmon because the table next to us had it and it looked really good.

• Pros: The selection and quality of the food and preparation