10/28/08

Best desserts in town!

by meganwilson

I LOVE the Daily Grill, especially the desserts. I can never decide between the daily cobbler and the Fudge Brownie Pie with Caramel and Pecans. The hummus plate is great to share and the servings of all mains are HUGE. I have a great time everytime I go, the decor and service are upscale without being fussy.

• Pros: Fudge Brownie Pie, with pecans and caramel sauce with huge helping of ice cream.
• Cons: Wish there were a few more vegetarian options for my friends

07/20/08

Beautiful Decor, Attentive Waitstaff, Terrible Food

by janeybravo

A friend and I just ate at The Daily Grill tonight. The waitstaff was courteous and our particular waiter was very attentive to our needs. But the food sucked. Everything we ordered was terrible.

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**Chargrilled Artichoke with Aioli Sauce (Appetizer)** It resembled a piece of cinder more than it resembled an artichoke. The aioli sauce was pretty god but the artichokes (2) weren't. I've had better at the Cheesecake Factory across the street.

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**Lobster Bisque (Soup of the Day)**. Well, it definitely had bisque. I've filed a missing persons report for the lobster.

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**Grilled Herb Chicken Breasts with Spinach, Spring Vegetables and Apple Relish**. The chicken breasts were okay, nothing I couldn't have done myself. They got a lot better after I put a bunch of salt and pepper on them. I am pretty sure the spinach wasn't fresh as it had absolutely no flavor and looked like something that should've been clogging a drain, not on my plate. The spring vegetables were a disappointment as well. it was two mushrooms, two pieces of zucchini, two pieces of red bell pepper and a chunk of onion. Yummy.

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**Angel Hair Pasta Pomodoro**. This says it has fresh tomatoes in it. I've had fresh tomatoes, I've also had canned tomatoes. It looked and tasted like canned tomatoes. Again, the taste of this dish was nothing I couldn't replicate at home.

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As an aside, I am not a food snob. I am not picky about my food. I just like it to taste good and this really didn't. We paid $70 (including tip) for what you see above and we are never going back. I suggest that you never go there at all.

• Pros: Nice decor, good waitstaff
• Cons: The food is terrible!

06/21/08

Started off good-- now we won't be back

by SkyJones

We ate here when it first opened in Seattle as we could not get in anywhere else. We were happy to be able to get in and impressed with their menu. I got on our first trip there a special lobster dinner which was fantastic and so resonable. Our service that time was great but there were few people dining that night. We returned this past weekend for dinner and breakfast the next day as we were staying at the Sherton for a Seattle get-a-way. The service was beyond bad! When we fianally got seated we sat for 10 minutes -- and 15 minutes at breakfast with out so much as being offered a beverage. Both at dinner and breakfast we had to ask again and again just for water. No creamer was ever brought for the coffee. The value is pretty good for the money- although the food is not extraordinary. We were suprized how reasonably priced the dinner menu was. The worst of it all is our wait person started cleaning a dirty table and then with dirty plates in hand refilled our beverages. That's just gross. I would have been more upset however we were more shocked that a member of the staff actually came by our table! We were so irritated from dinner we would have not been back for breakfast except room service was 3 times the price and we were hoping the night before was just a bad night. I think not. We won't be back -- there are far too many great places to eat within a block.

• Pros: Really low prices even at dinner- they send coupons on occasion
• Cons: beyond terrible service and cleanliness they should be ashamed