Crow Restaurant & Bar

05/10/2008 Posted by tactics2337

A friend took me there for dinner a few months ago. I was really disappointed when I saw how small the menu was. I ended up ordering the chicken and was blown away. Hands down, it was the juiciest, tenderest, piece of poultry I have ever had. The martini I had wasn't to shabby either.

04/06/2008 Posted by bmase

Our first experience with Crow was a total success...We had heard so much about if we made a reservation and went on Wednesday night a few weeks ago. We were greated at the door with a big smile from the hostess. We chose to sit at the bar and soak up the atmosphere and some delicous oysters and bread. I had the best mojitos ever in the history of the drink. We moved on to a dinner of divine scallops and perfectly cooked lamb...WOW...it was so much fun to watch the 3 women chefs at work... It was easy to tell the staff really enjoys working threre by how well they all did their jobs! really a special night...I highly reccomend it! My favorite neighborhood restaurant in Seattle!

Pros: Great Service, Great Food

Cons: none

02/24/2008 Posted by mfuntanilla

This is my kind of place. With a simple and limited menu, Crow is great bistro food done right! My husband and I ordered the soup of the day, a yellow split pea with creme fraiche and it was delicious and comforting ( and piping hot - how it should be!) The lamb kebabs were fantastic and are pretty much a meal in itself. The lamb was perfectly cooked - still red inside (love rare meat!) and served with a cool, tangy plain old yogurt and tabbouleh flavored with harissa. So freakin' good. The pan roasted chicken was exactly what it was - perfectly cooked moist chicken with a crispy skin and a savory pan sauce. We were too full to order dessert but the chocolate bread pudding looked tempting enough to bring us back just to order it. Oh yeah, the service was great too! We will be back!

01/19/2008 Posted by taikom

this place sat well with us. the menu is limited but the food was really good...back to the basics style. the lasagna was divine and they had a few specials to choose from. we tried one of them that had a nice combo of seafood and sausage. both dishes were rustic, not too overdone and very tasty. nice little touches like good bread and delicious balsamic to start and big big wine pours! good service and though the place is a little loud it felt cozy enough to our little party of 2. might have to yell a little with a bigger party given the acoustics.

Pros: food, decor

Cons: parking tough

11/11/2007 Posted by hufflepuffer

Crow was alright. We were seated right away (we had reservations), our server was nice and patient with our group. I agree w/ other reviewers, the acoustics are terrible, the torchiere lighting is bad. I was disappointed the menu was so limited. The right side of the menu offered all their salads, apps, and dinner. The left side: BLANK. Seriously, seven entrees to choose from! There wasn't even a special of the evening. The best thing about Crow was the nice service, the bathrooms, and the company.

Pros: Service, nice washrooms

Cons: Limited menu

10/30/2007 Posted by mnculinary

Let me start of by saying that I am a Chef. I've worked in Manhattan, the Seattle area, and other big cities in the US and Europe. Crow was recommended to me by a couple of people here, so I went to check it out. I had the opposite experience from many of the people that have posted here. I thought the food was mediocre, and the service was rather OK. My problem with the food is that there are many glaring errors in the composition of the menu. Several main courses are served without a starch or without a vegetable. I find it interesting that no one here has commented on that. A non-cook friend dined with me, and that was her first comment upon receiving her food. We sat at the cook's bar, and while the kitchen was clean and flowed acceptably well, many errors were made from dish-to-dish that I found unacceptable for how slow-paced of the evening was. Every lasagna that went out was burnt, and the sauce ran watery on the plate. Several of the "famous" chickens were also burnt, and no effort was put into at least scraping off the char before sending them out. Also, everything was garnished with parsley. No real effort was put into plating sauce so plates going out looked messy as opposed to classy, and the sauces that did come didn't necessarily compliment the dish. Portions by and large were enough for two. Our service was friendly and professional. My complaint is that the server was not knowledgeable about the beverage menu. Food took an acceptable amount of time, but the order in which we received things was off. We found ourselves watching the other person eat, and even items from the same course arrived 10 or more minutes after the first was finished. We also noticed people waiting for a table when a whole section of the restaurant was not being sat. Another complaint is that the beer list is lacking anything of interest, and most of the beers were so similar to one another. I doubt if I would return. If the beer menu were better I might go back for Happy Hour.

Pros: Great ambience, decent price, nice wine list with many choices by the glass or half bottle

Cons: Only average/unthoughtful food, questionable bathrooms, and a very disappointing beer selection

08/26/2007 Posted by madhouse5

So far, we haven't had a visit that we haven't enjoyed. We've had the chicken and lasagna and never go wrong with those choices. Their other dishes rotate and so far, we haven't been disappointed. The heirloom tomato bread salad is fabulous, love the gazpacho, the mediterranean plate is always yummy. Some of their fish specials are really just amazing. We've had nights with long waits but often we go to sit at the food bar with no reservation at all - we typically go midweek and rarely have we waited longer than 10 minutes, assuming we're flexible with where we sit. We haven't gone on weekends, and find if we go with more than just the two of us, a reservation is essential. We'll go back, and back, and back - our favorite in Seattle right now! The new Betty up on Queen Anne, run by the same folks, is also very good and worth a try.

Pros: Food for sure

Cons: Parking is a hassle - watch for the permit-only signs. They ticket up there.

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06/19/2007 Posted by funlovingnaturegirl

My husband took me to Crow last night for my birthday and we had the best time. The atmosphere was very warm, the service was excellent, and the food was out of this world! I highly recommend the duck breast with creamy polenta. My husband had the pan roasted chicken which was also fabulous. For starters, we shared only a crab salad (very delicious as well) to make sure we left enough room for dessert and was I glad we did. Their ice cream sundae is easily the best I've ever had. Our server even brought it with a candle. We also enjoyed a very nice bottle of Pinot Noir that complemented our entrees perfectly. Both of us can't wait to return. In fact, on our way out of the restaurant, we had the host make reservations for next Friday for my husband's birthday. Perhaps next time I'll try the lasagne that I've heard so much about.

Pros: Everything!!!

Cons: None.

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06/12/2007 Posted by bxrgrl

Finally after much anticipation made it to Crow, and I couldn't have been more disappointed. Despite the lovely space (with terrible acoustics), we waited more than 30 minutes after our reservation for a table. After finally being seated, the food service between courses was notably slow (if this had been an awkward first date it could have been disastrous), and the food was unremarkable (we had the halibut special--good sauce but it didn't marry that well with or infuse the fish, which was bland, and the lasagna (good, not exceptional); the lamb skewers were decent though as was the crab/avocado salad; I generally liked their selections on the small menu.). I could understand the delayed seating if Crow had just opened, but the service has been complained about on this site for the past 2 years. I won't recommend or return to this unremarkable restaurant when there are so many others that eclipse it in Seattle.

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06/12/2007 Posted by yumyum77

Irregardless of the actual dining experience (great salad; everything else mediocre and overrated), we made a reservation for 7:15pm on a Monday night and were seated at 7:47. No explanation, no comped drinks, no warning that we would be made to stand in the cold for over a half an hour. Instead of an honest answer when we checked in on time so that we could've gone next door for a drink, we watched as several couples were seated ahead of us only to hear..."your table will be ready soon." There are lots of places in this city to eat on a Monday and I look forward to going everywhere else but here.

Pros: crab and mango salad

Cons: reservations not honored

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