Crave
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 388-0526
01/04/2008 Posted by g_travel
As a breakfast lover I am always looking for new great spots to heighten my enjoyment of my favorite meal of the day. This quest recently took me Crave, which was widely reviewed as one of the best for breakfast in Seattle. At first I had high hopes and the open kitchen and small modern bistro feel intrigued me. The ambiance seemed a little confused as to whether it was a café or a restaurant and it opened into a wider area, which made the dining area extremely cold. So cold in fact that my coffee was like ice every few minutes. The service was slow but good. I got a pomegranate mimosa, which was tasty and reasonably priced. All may have turned out well if it had not been for the confused menu and misguided food preparation. I am very open to new takes on comfortable favorites but even in the descriptions of the food it was clear that the chef has missed the mark. After much difficulty selecting from their fairly short breakfast menu, I selected a crab omelet, which was to come with a cornmeal crusted potato pancake, my breakfast companion ordered the apple Dutch Baby. The crab omelet was described as prepared with roasted red and pablano peppers. What arrived was a mayonnaise laden crab salad with a few (possible canned) green chilies, no red peppers, and a preponderance of capers all glopped between the folds of an omelet. The potato pancake, someone’s weak idea of a croquette, was actually mashed potato which didn’t even seem to be reheated following the application of the cornmeal and was cold. It had no crisp, no flavor, and no flair. The attempt at a Dutch baby was not anything like a Dutch Baby, but tasted good even if the apples were few and hardly cooked. Overall it was an ok café and if I knew I was in for an average café attempting to do an almost upscale menu I would have possibly enjoyed it, but one of the best breakfasts in Seattle…NO WAY!
Pros: Ambeince, good coffee, open kitcken
Cons: FAILED ATTEMPT AT MODERN COMFORT FOOD, cold
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