02/17/09

Won't go back!!!

by jez424

We had a horrible experience at this restaurant on V-day. Seated next to the door, with freezing air that blew by every time it opened. Took 10 minutes for our waitress to arrive, she made no offer of something to drink, just "what do you want for dinner"

My husband had reserved a special bottle of wine (he called in advance) and when she inquired with the manager, the snotty look on his face in response to her was all we needed to decide we were not staying. Bread was literally thrown on our table by somebody who was running by, and overall ambience was loud and unromantic. NOT recommended.

• Pros: None that we could tell
• Cons: Inexperienced Waitstaff, Bad ambience

02/16/09

Lovely Lunch

by jackbrady

We had a delicious lunch the day of our arrival in Seattle (Feb 11th). The Salad Nicoise was fresh & very well prepared as was my fresh cod with perfectly cooked aspargus & yellow beets. The waiter was friendly & attentive. We had the opportunity to meet Michael White, the executive chef & applauded him for his recipes. When I return to Seattle, I will definitely return to Brasserie Margaux.

02/16/09

Overrated and overpriced

by zephyrilia

A couple of friends and I went for dinner on Valentine's Day; prior to making the reservations a few weeks ago, I had asked specifically if there was a special Valentine's Day menu because we didn't want to be restricted to ordering off a prix fixe menu. I was informed at that time that there was no special menu. When we got there, we were told that there was in fact a prix fixe menu and that I must have misunderstood the person taking my reservation - no apology given.

We decided to stay anyway and sat through the 4 course set menu. The offerings were nothing special - the lobster bisque was too salty and tasted like canned lobster. The salad looked like it was thrown together from leftovers from the night before. The steak and lobster entree were cooked decently but the steak was underseasoned. Dessert was a letdown - the cheesecake parfait was like stale pudding and the chocolate torte seemed like something you could get in the frozen food section at the supermarket.

The food was not only disappointing, but our waitress was clueless. We asked her several questions throughout the meal, like what the special cocktail was, to explain the desserts - she'd forget our question and then not know what she was talking about. All things considered, dinner was too pricey and not worth the $75 we paid per person (not including tax, tip, and bottle of wine). I would never, ever go back to this restaurant, not even for happy hour.

• Pros: valet parking at the hotel
• Cons: overpriced, poor service, uninspired food