08/19/09

Avoid this restaurant

by sosburne

On a recent visit my appetizer arrived AFTER I had finished my entree. I complained about the service and I was asked to leave the restaurant and not return.

• Cons: Terrible Service!

05/29/09

Dissapointed

by ilovepeach21

A friend and I decided to take our best friend to Dragonfish for her birthday dinner.(we had never been before.)

We did not wait long to sit, even thought it was a saturday evening. We sat at a great table outside, had ballons and gifts and informed our server that it was our friends birthday.

Let me just say that I have worked in a resturant before, I know that it is definitly not easy, however the neglegence and disrespect that our server gave us was so incredible that for the first time in my life, I did not tip on the bill.

I was horrified. The food all came out at different times, we had to beg for water, and it took us literally 25 minutes to get our check. I had to walk inside and ask the hostess if we could please get our check and leave the resturant! I will never waste my money or time there ever again. I have now had several friends also try this cafe and they have also agreed the service was terrible.

As a side note to those willing to try it still:

The food was pretty decent, and there was plenty of variety on the menue, the portions of the entrees were just "ok" and the prices are not unreasonable.

• Pros: pretty good food
• Cons: horrible service, bad portions of food for the price

04/20/09

Poor service

by shortey22

I was really excited to come try this place out and I finally had the chance to. When I got there everything was fine at first than I began realizing the slow service and the slow manager working at the time. Trying to get the waitress's attention was a nightmare!

The presentation of their food was really nice thought, but the taste was mediocre nothing special, if you want to try head for the 30% off tab times at least you won't fee like it wasn't a complete waste.

I will not being going back there fore sure!

• Pros: decoration, 30% off tab
• Cons: slow service, unimpressed menu

12/18/08

Great Happy hour!!

by Penn07

Great place to get sushi! I am always looking for places that have sushi and have other options as well for my husband who does not eat sushi...this place fit the bill! The food was great and the atmosphere was 'upscale cozy'. Get there early, the happy hour seating fills up fast!

• Pros: Great happy hour variety
• Cons: Waiting for a seat

10/05/08

Rude waitstaff and so-so food

by blakecake

The waitress was rude and brusque, like she had better things to do than serve us, and the food was really just slapped together by an uncaring food prep person from what might have at one time been a good recipe? The "dry-fried" green beans were oily and limp, the chicken lettuce cup came with some browned and withering iceberg lettuce on the side (no "cup" to be seen") and the sushi was poorly designed; smoked salmon completely overpowered the coconut, macadamia and blueberry flavors. On second thought, why did I order that? For the sheer curiousity I guess.

• Pros: Good location
• Cons: rude service, mediocre food

05/26/08

Way Overrated!

by liquidmj

First of all the staff was horrible. The server ran to our table & started speaking even before he reached us speaking at a 1000 words per second. His first line was "what would you like?" in .2 seconds. Feeling rushed, I quickly ordered & he bolted off faster than he even arrived.

The great thing was that the food came out within 5-7 minutes. I was really impressed with that, but that is where it would end. I have had better spicy crab & california rolls at Safeway in the deli aisle. All the rolls were premade earlier in the day & the avocado had turned brown. Also the ingredients were all soggy. The chicken potstickers literally tasted just like the frozen cheap ones at Costco, but less tasty.

Not only were the rolls bad, they only came with only 3 small pieces each. For $3, it's not much of a happy hour deal. I definitely recommend Wasabi Bistro or Umi over this place. Though they may take longer, at least they make the food when you order it & not just chill it for hours premade.

• Pros: Fried ginger chicken was tasty & decent sized
• Cons: Tiny sushi rolls were premade hours before & were soggy & hurried impassionate service

12/03/07

Best Happy Hour

by krescendo

I like going to this place for happy hour when I'm in downtown. Last week I went there and the bartender recommended this new beer called Pandan Ale. It's very tasty and unique! Look for the Buddha handle.

11/20/07

packed but fun

by silence_is_

The place can be empty or insainely packed. Nosh is small, but tastes great. Bartenders know what goes where & why, but seemed a tad out of it, to me. I had a good time soaking it all in.

• Pros: staff & location
• Cons: rest room on another floor with no stairs

11/11/07

So-so restaurant, but worth a try

by verbeach

My husband and I stayed at the Paramount Hotel, and so tried the Dragonfish Cafe twice during our stay. We went for dinner on Friday night, the wait was short, but the noise inside was almost intolerable. (Okay, I had a migraine, but still, you couldn't even have a conversation without screaming.) My husband's steak was very good, but it was a small portion served with nothing else but onion slices. My cashew chicken was great, spicy without scorching, great sauce and nice vegetables, but the crispy noodles were strange and unsatisfying altogether. We spent $55 for 2 small entrees and a Coke- a little pricey for what we got, in my opinion.

We decided to go back on Sunday for brunch, purely because of the location, and the fact that we had a 2 hour wait until our train left. My husband had the ham and cheese omelette with country potatoes, which was good, but nothing spectacular. I had the french toast with blueberry compote, which was actually a good sized portion and very tasty. The french toast had a lemony essence, and the warm blueberry compote added a nice touch.

While not overly impressed by the Friday evening experience, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at brunch. The waitstaff were friendly and attentive, and the decor is unique and interesting. The price was too high in my opinion, but this is a restaurant in downtown Seattle, what more can I say?

• Pros: location and diverse menu selection
• Cons: price, unbearably loud techno music in the evenings

11/09/07

Not the best

by skiingfreak101

Dragon fish has so-so food with a great atmosphere. The people there are friendly but the food is not so great. If you are really in the mood for asian food, avoid this place because this is expensive and lots of the food has lots of salt. So overall, great for meeting up with friends but the food is not the best.

• Pros: Great atmosphere
• Cons: Poor food.