Preservation Kitchen

No thanks.... I've been here twice now. It took me a lot to go back the 2nd time, but I thought it was fair to give it another try, but was I wrong! The second time was equally as bad as the first. The first time was with a group of friends and while the second time was similar, I also had my 3 year old with me. Both times service was slow, servers didn't know much about the menu or if items (like soup) were vegetarian, and it was way overpriced for what we got. My veg friend had basically no options.

Here are some other issues:

--seriously? I have to pay for bread and butter? shouldn't that just come free with the meal like all other restaurants that charge the same kind of prices?? Wow! Talk about nickled and dimed! The cabernet butter--it just takes like butter. Don't fall for it.

--They have a children's menu, which is nice. I ordered simple grilled cheese and it was burnt! Can you believe the kitchen sent out burnt grilled cheese? Hasn't the chef ever watched a Gordon Ramsay show? How easy and cheap is that to re-make?? The burnt side was down on the plate so it was clear they were trying to hide it visually so knew it was burnt, but the taste was really burnt. Sheesh!

--The children's menu, yeah..nice touch...but the grilled cheese came with fries only. No fruit, no veggies. Even Red Robin knows to put that on a plate for a kid!

--I asked the server for a straw and he brought it out in his bare hands. That's fine at MacDonalds (they're in paper anyway there), but at a restaurant that's trying to be more upper-class, I would expect the server to bring it on a napkin at least.

--Service was slow and the waiter had no idea how to divide up the bill. The first time this happened, too, and the waiter had his nose in the air the whole time. Reality check--you're not downtown at a 5-star. You're in Bothell.

--My friends and I went after work so were there fairly early, yet we still had to wait about 10 min for a table in an empty restaurant.

There are many other complaints I have, but you probably get the gist with the low rating and issues above.

I live really close to this restaurant and am an avid supporter of local, small businesses. I was really happy when it opened, but after 2 tries, I'm done.…

Absinthe Makes My Head Go-Round. My husband and I dined at Preservation Kitchen this past Saturday. We live close by and like to support local Bothell restaurants. My husband has been dying to try Absinthe and PK is one of the few places that serves this in their bar. I tried the 'Obituary Cocktail' and understood the next morning why it was so aptly named as I scanned the Sunday paper for mine.

Onwards....the overall atmosphere was underwhelming. The contemporary furnishings are nice but is it so hard to throw on some nice white linens? We were greeted by a server that seemed as if he was a Microsoft moonlighter- this geek had no personality. The food: Appetizers were phenomenal. The duck was fabulous. I had to have my pork loin cooked a bit more but otherwise a nice dish.

Thankfully, they ended on a high note with dessert that saved this experience. The owner should hug his pastry/dessert chef and buy them a week in the Bahamas just for their ability to bake! The chocolate torte with sea salt caramel sauce was out of this world and sent me there at least for a minute. My husband had the cheesecake and had his own mini-experience.

Overall we give PK a 7 out of 10 - it's worth a shot but not worth the money if they fall short.…

Rude and not accommodating. Because of my celiac (no gluten) and IBD we never eat out because I feel like I'm a pain with my special requests. Eating with others is such an important social experience and everyone should have the right to a good meal together with family/friends. I emailed Preservation Kitchen that we wanted to come for my birthday, a very special treat since we never dine out, and could they accommodate me? I gave them a clear list of what foods I could and could not eat and was reassured that we would be taken care of.

Well, I was served something I can't eat and when we told the owner I couldn't eat it, she accused me of being wrong and that I was the one confused about what was on my plate. She wasn't polite about it and embarrassed me in front of everyone we were with. It ruined the entire experience not to mention I left hungry. Very frustrating because asking for a simple fish and steamed veggies doesn't seem like a hard request.

Not to mention the servings were very small for the high price they come at.…

Avoid unless you want to be there all night, broke & hungry. Disappointing night... I had my 34th Birthday party at Preservation Kitchen last night with 8 family members & they struck out big time! 1st they gave us 20 minutes looking at the wrong menus & we all had to change our orders. Then we had to wait not only 1 hour but 1 hour and 40 minutes for the food & the portions were FAR TO SMALL for their prices, and the food was only okay. Plus they were out of chicken & we'd ordered 5 orders so half of us had to change our order AGAIN. (they told us this an hour after we ordered. Wouldn't the kitchen have figured this out sooner? We asked twice for some music because it was dead silent upstairs in the room we'd reserved for our party of 10. Then they messed up the charges on 2 of our bills & that took 30 minutes to clear up. The waiter was new, slow & horrible. Who knew it would be a disaster & we'd be there 3 hours. I was embarrassed that I'd chosen such an over-priced, overrated, SLOW, horrible serviced establishment. If I ever returned there it would only be to the bar for their drinks (which are $10 on average). Was great company though. Thanks family for coming out for the eventful night! Also I asked for the Owner & they never came out of the Kitchen, only the Hostess dealt with us (who was the Night Manager. HORRIBLE PLACE, HORRIBLE SERVICE, SLOW, OVERPRICED, LACKS ATMOSPHERE!!!!!…