McCormick's Fish House & Bar

03/24/2007 Posted by peterziel

We had reservations for a birthday party so the menus said "Happy Birthday (Name)" on them. Unfortunately after that, the service went down hill. The greeters/waiters took forever to seat us even though the place was empty. They took over 30 minutes to take our drink orders, and another 20 minutes to come back and try pressuring my friend into buying a high priced appetizer, which she finally did. Finally 15 minutes later (over an hour after we walked in) they took our meal orders. I asked for something that the other McCormick's and Schmidt's in town had on their menu, and they said it would be no problem and if they couldn't they would substitute with my 2nd choice. The appetizer comes out 40 minutes later and these are the wait times after my drinking glass emptied before it was refilled throughout the evening: 20 minutes 25 minutes 15 minutes 35 minutes and after we got our check the waitress refused to fill my glass again. Astounding. During these wait times the waitress and other servers would walk by and even look at the glass and just ignore it. I even saw them chatting together behind some tables and occasionally one would glance over at our table them resume their social banter. When the food arrived it was NOT what I ordered, but something similar but certainly something I had not asked for. When I mentioned this to the waitress she actually argued with me and told me that it was what I had ordered. Amazing. Our friend got a free desert for her birthday but the waitress wouldn't stop hounding the rest of us to buy one too. It took them 20 minutes to calculate our check after we asked, and they kept forgetting to apply our entertainment card and then once accidentally charged for our friend's birthday desert. Utter ineptitude. At the end of this awful ordeal I took the waitress aside as we were leaving and asked to speak to the manager. She told me that he, and all other supervisory staff were too busy to speak with me.

Pros: the place was not on fire

Cons: most everything else

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12/07/2006 Posted by leighslaw

I Love this place not only is the selection and the food great, they also have a terrific happy hour $2 meals pasta and cheeseburgers. They also have terrific seafood and a good atmosphere to anyone who cant decide Where to go this is great place!!

Pros: Great selection and price

Cons: Not real dressy

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11/21/2006 Posted by kayanuw

It's one of the best seafood joints in downtown seattle. Fresh daily menus, great service, knowledgeable and friendly staff, very inexpensive for what you get. Sounds like there's a great happy hour even though I've never tried it. If it's just cheaper version of their regular food, then it's probably one of the best happy hours in seattle. Don't eat too much entree because the dessert is really the best part.

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09/04/2006 Posted by honeyblade7

Welcoming atmosphere, great service, delicious food! With a menu that changes twice a day (updated with the fresh fish list at the top), you're guaranteed the freshest fish you can find in Seattle--at a reasonable price! Their cocktail list is amazing, and tells a story about where each drink was born. Get the ice cream for dessert.

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08/22/2006 Posted by mark

Most people know McCormick's for their seafood within their restaurants. However, I believe the best experience at McCormick's is the Happy Hour. I frequent the establishment for the 10pm Happy Hour with the $1.95 menu when on business. Very tasty crab cakes, hamburger and oysters are always solid choices. The atmosphere is good with staff that have been on the job for a number of years. Folks from the near by ballpark seem to swing in after games to make the place lively.

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