Brasserie Margaux
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 777-1990
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Fourth Avenue
- Specialties:
- French Food
- Hours:
- Sun-Sun 6:30am-10:30pm, 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm
Message from Brasserie Margaux
Casually elegant, Pacific Northwest cuisine with a French flare
- Happy Hour with Tapas
- Sunday Brunch
- Catering Available
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Editorial Review for Brasserie Margaux – by Jill Lightner
The Scene
More practical than glamorous, this restaurant (with adjoining bar) feels more like a favorite coffee shop than upscale dining room. Well-padded booths and wide armchairs make for cozy meals, while the tall windows overlooking the Cinerama provide a backdrop of excellent people-watching. Earnest servers are better with refills than they are with recommendations, but are quick with smiles, regardless.
The Food
Breakfast has some simple, solid hits, like Joe's special, which combines hamburger, spinach and Parmesan cheese with scrambled eggs in a hearty and satisfying dish. The mushroom omelette can be slightly overcooked, but is filled with a cheesy, gooey mess of onions and mushrooms. Entrees are nicely composed, but unevenly executed: Cheese ravioli can be watery instead of rich, and the pork chop can be overcooked. Successful starters include a beefy French onion soup, while the generous dish of classic creme brulee makes for a good finish.
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Insider Tips
When to GoThe Cinerama is right across the street--plan lunch before a matinee or dessert after an evening show.
ParkingThe restaurant provides two hours of validation for the adjacent garage.
Save MoneyTake advantage of three-course lunch and dinner prix fixe menus to sample some of the menu's best offerings ($12.50/$30).
BrunchA lavish brunch buffet is served on Sundays with all the usual breakfast favorites.
Happy HourDeals on tapas and cocktails in the lounge (daily 4pm-7pm).
User Reviews for Brasserie Margaux
08/26/2008 Posted by HocaEric
We waited ages to be seated, and though the place was nearly empty, we were seated next to the kitchen. French onion soup was overdone with far too much beef boulion and salt; crab cakes was actually a single tepid cake with what we could swear was Kraft French dressing on it. The wine didn't show up. Crab stuffed halibut was inedible, slathered in cheese sauce; the salmon bore the weight of burnt potato hash atop it. Worst of all, my CC bank caught the waiter trying to overcharge us by double-swiping--the second time trying to charge us 30-dollars over the bill. We were shocked. Moreover, we were astounded at the prices on food items we would have sent back at a Denny's restaurant. An appalling evening we will never forget.
Pros: Nice interior.
Cons: Worst overall Seattle restaurant experience we've ever had
05/24/2008 Posted by mrmando
I've had a good meal off the menu here a couple of years ago. So I didn't think twice about making reservations for Mother's Day brunch buffet. I don't know what has happened to this restaurant, but the meal was something quite atrocious. Everything was below average, bland, uninspired -- except in cases where it was really awful. After I've tried every other nice restaurant in Seattle, I might come back here just to see if anything has improved. Not.
Pros: I didn't get sick
Cons: If I had gotten sick, they might have given my money back.
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