Decent Sunday Brunch Buffet, Dinners are good. The regular menu is above average fresh seafood. Especialy enjoy the Sunday Buffet (all you eat) Brunch. Nice selection of Sunday brunch seafood and they refill the food trays quickly wit fresh hot entrees. Good view of the Puget Sound.…

Red Lobster + Huge Markups - Portion = Ivar's Acres of Clams. Easily my worst dining experience in Seattle or any other American city. I had guests from overseas with me, and I felt like a second class citizen! The server took our order then forgot about us. While we waited, tables all around us were turning like crazy. We were about to walk out when they brought the food out with half hearted apologies. Everything felt fake and unprofessional. I will not be going back.…

Brunch was far from great. My wife and I drove up to Seattle from Portland for a romantic weekend. We went to Ivar's Acres of Clams for Sunday Brunch based on it's reputation. I was very excited about this as I'm a huge seafood guy. I have to say, however, that the brunch as average at best.

The clams and mussels were a bit cold.

The Eggs Benedict and breakfast sausages were very cold. In fact the hollandaise sauce on the eggs benedict had thickened....

The oysters were good and the crab legs were good.

The $3 bloody mary was literally tomato juice and Vodka.

I'd like to visit Ivars again and dine when it's not Brunch time so I can try their regular menu. The Brunch I'll not be back for....…

Overrated. I've lived in Seattle for the past 5 years and have never been to the Ivar's "sit-down" restaurant (Acres of Clams). I've been to the stands outside and had their fish and chips which I always thought was good food so I decided to take some out of town guest to eat inside the actual restaurant. Bad mistake- the waitress was horrible. First the waitress kept talking to us like were on a game show and after she saw the confused looks on our faces finally brought it down a couple of decibels. Then we found the menu to be very limited and all 4 of us ended up ordering off of their anniversary special menu. Thank god for that menu or we would have all had a $16.95 plate of fish and chips (note- we could have gotten it outside at the stand for $5.99). The food itself was on par with what you would find at Red Lobster, the atmosphere left a lot to be desired and our waitress ended up throwing away my sisters post cards that she purchased before dinner in the restaurant's gift shop. All-in-all, my advise is to skip the actual restaurant and just eat outside at the stand for $5.99.…

Food was good, service was bizarre. Food was well prepared, but uninspired. Our server acted as if he could not have cared less about us. When we indicated that we didn't want the expensive special he lost interest entirely. Took forever to bring our drinks.

Forgot my wife's appetizer entirely. He wanted to cancel it, and seemed disappointed that we still wanted it.

He was totally lacking in friendliness, perhaps he should consider a different line of work like foreclosures.…

Best Fish and Chips, Best Clam Chowder, Best Salmon in Seattle. This is hands down the best seafood restaurant in Seattle! Dined here with my wife and in-laws. Spectacular view on Pier 54. Beautifully styled restaurant and no need for a reservation (we did go on a Thursday). My wife had the fish and chips- the best she ever had in her life (and they were fried in 0 trans fat canola oil!) My in-laws had halibut and salmon, respectively. They raved about taste, quality and presentation. I had the trio of salmon, halibut and prawns and it was simply the best seafood meal I have ever had. Everything was perfect! We all tried the clam chowder- AMAZING! Now I know why they have been in business of something like 60 years. It will be the first meal we have on our next trip back to Seattle!! Do yourself a favor and go to Ivar's! You will not be disappointed with this restaurant!…

After Fifty Years, it's Still A Great Place!. Ivar's is the grand ole standby for phenomenally fresh seafood in a great atmosphere with a phenomenal view! It is elegant but you will not find any uppity waitstaff here; my faher has been coming to Ivar's since the fifties and still loves it!…

Best Sunday brunch buffet. We?ve recently discovered Sunday brunch buffet at Ivar?s. The restaurant offers great food for a reasonable price: tasty and fresh seafood, delicious deserts, and good selection of other dishes. We took three different sets of friends over there since then and all of them just loved it. We?ve never been to a lunch or dinner at this location so can not compare, but as far as Sunday brunch ? this is our favorite place in Seattle.…