Black Bottle

08/27/11

fantastic - great staff warm welcome relaxing environment

by hilaryhh44 at Citysearch

I now make this one of my must visit locations multiple times per month. The food was surprisingly good - best tzatziki I HAVE EVER HAD. The staff is very friendly and in a wonderful modest kind of way - with many places out there trying to be "Uber cool: it is great to experience a place that is but does not act like it.

This is a gem ! Go you will not be disappointed

01/29/11

Avoid, unless you like poor service and questionable "food"

by Whizzard at Citysearch

This is one of the typically over-rated new age eating spots in Seattle. The first thing that hits you when you walk in are the staff - I was literally pushed out of the way by one while waiting for a host to actually appear. They obviously value themselves and their own personal convenience more than they value a customer's experience.

After being seated, the same "take it or leave it" quality of service continues. Wait staff are largely inattentive while the kitchen is possibly one of the slowest on record. There is also no attempt to coordinate anything that comes out of the kitchen and in our case one person at the table sat for 20 minutes while dishes for others kept coming out.

Then there is the menu. The food is certainly not poisonous. At the same time it is highly unattractive and consists of overly spiced basic elements combined without a flare for what types of taste contrasts would really be interesting. Many dishes are not even close to being enjoyable.

The only time you should visit this restaurant is if you are in the mood for poor, verging on bad, service and at the same time want to threaten your digestive system while proving to your brain how bad torture by taste can really be.

Hopefully certain parts of the Federal Government will not discover the charms of this place - if they ever do, it will bring new meaning to the term "extreme rendition" as they "Black Bottle" people for information

01/19/11

All and all a good time

by magpie23 at Citysearch

I recommend the flat breads and of course their well known blasted brocolli...... and the wine pricing is a rarity in an industry where a 400% mark up is common. The place is noisy and crowded most nights so it is not romantic but great people watching and you can't beat that prosciutto and bechemal flatbread...

01/25/10

AWESOME decor...disappointing service

by CypressGal at Citysearch

We went there just for the wine and left after a glass. The decor was very cool. It's a place I could spend an afternoon drinking wine in.

However, the server could have cared less about us. No one cared what kind of wine I liked, asked if I'd like to try anything, asked if it was good. She merely brought us the glasses and took our money.

We decided to move down the street to another of Seattle's many wine bars.

• Pros: The decor is very cool...doesn't try too hard
• Cons: No personalized service

01/14/10

Belltown's Clubhouse

by Anisa Ishida , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

Everyone has their go-to spot for a quick drink, great bite and guaranteed good people. For me, that go-to is Black Bottle. Black Bottle has become the clubhouse for the Belltown condo crowd, where it’s guaranteed you’ll run into a neighbor but just as likely to meet a neighborhood newbie. The menu is constant, with small plates that range from flatbreads, seafood, meats, and veggies. After a long work day I tend to crave the fried Spanish olives - which are salty, fried pillows of goodness and a glass of wine. Sitting at the bar, is usually an easy fete, a weekday trip will allow for a table quickly, and you’ll avoid the “scene” that develops during happy hour on the weekends. On sunny days, the outside seating is a hot spot in itself with people spilling out of the chained seating area and making Black Bottle North Belltown’s neighborhood hangout.

• Pros: food, ambiance, people
• Cons: Gets crowded very quickly