"What a disappointment. After reading the reviews and looking at the tasting menu I was really looking forward to a white linen establishment and having a relaxed three hour meal.

I made a reservation in advance but the only thing they said they had available was at 8:45 on a Friday for the dining room. Having heard about the view I request for a window seat.

Well the first strike was when we got there at 8:45 as an other couple without a reservation arrived and was told our table wasn't ready since another party had stayed longer. We waited at the bar where it took a good ten minutes for the barman who told us to wait to stop empty the dishwasher and take our drink order.

We finally got seated almost 20 minutes later and guess what, no window seat and in a dining room with only 20 tables four of them were empty and no one had left since we arrived.

It was 9:15 before we even got our drinks and we had to ask for bread which the server dropped on the floor.

We kept trying to have a good time and usually I try to just focus on the food but a big part of why we picked this place was because of the atmosphere and the style. I did love how quiet and intimate the space was and the wall of windows looking out over the pier and water. Maybe if the food had been exceptional it would have made the poor service less memorable. But the food while very nice was not special except for the dessert.

The menu:
we started with oysters with two vinagrettes, one was a mango one and one a garlic, they were lovely, raw and slid down our throats, the vinaigrette enhanced the oyster own fresh taste. What made the dish good was the quality of the oysters and not the vinagrettes.

For the second course the wife had a salmon tar tare which was small and not that interesting with a short stack of flat bread alternating with salmon tar tare and salmon roe on top. My second course was great, seared Foie Gras, a smaller piece then I was expecting but seared to perfection. It was served on an apple tart which I know they put on it for the contrast of the flavors but the tart should have been more well tart than sweet and I ended up eating the separately. Again what made the dish so good was the Foie Gras and not the whole dish.

For our entrees I had the duck confit that was far from the best I've had (the best in Seattle being at Crave). My sides of french beans and green were horrible. I literally couldn't eat them, the greens were tough and the beans weren't fully cooked. The wife had a chanterelle and chevre herbed crepe that was good but as she said not exceptional. For dessert the chocolate cake was like one big luscious truffle. It was really exceptional and if it was made in house, the pasty chef is a star.

The total without drink or tip was 120.

My wife had the idea that the lackluster service was based on her appearance since she has a Mohawk and prefers hoodies and combat boots to dresses and she said that she has had bad service in the Northwest before based on her appearance. I had also checked to see if there was jacket requirement. I really hope that was not the case because we have had great service at 3 star Michelin restaurants where she was dressed as she usually does. A true white linen restaurant treats ever diner like they are a special guest."