Ivar's Salmon House

  • 3.6 star rating
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3.6 rating over 6 reviews

206-632-0767

401 Ne Northlake Way ()

Seattle, WA 98105-6818

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Description: Ivar's Salmon House is a Buffet, Seafood, and American restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends, paid between $10 and $25, and tipped between 15% to 18%.
Tags: Buffet, Seafood, Happy hour, American, Bar, Traditional, Barbecue, Steak, Good For Kids, and Takeout
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  • 1 user loves Ivar's Salmon House
Tips:
  • Ivar's has a tiny lot next door, a much bigger one across the street and free roadside parking.
  • Boaters can pull up to the dock and join the throngs, but be warned--on busy weekends, it's hard to find a spot.
  • Happy hour runs nightly, 3:30pm-6:30pm and 9pm-close. Specials change frequently, but expect to see deals on both food and drinks.
  • A takeout window in the front serves fried fish and shrimp in a hurry, with outdoor seating.
  • The waterfront seating is ideal for canine companions.

From OpenTable: 

Ivar's Salmon House is a beautiful cedar replica of a Northwest Indian Longhouse, complete with an open-pit Indian-style barbecue for preparing succulent alder-smoked entrees. Here, in a setting filled with Northwest native artifacts and historical photographs, you'll enjoy memorable meals surrounded by spectacular views of boats cruising on Lake Union with the city skyline in the background. Favorite daily entrees and fresh-sheet selections include alder-smoked salmon, prawns, alder-smoked chicken, and seasonal seafood specials. Don't forget our lavish Sunday Brunch, a well-loved family tradition.

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  • 6 reviews
  • First reviewed by john
Ivar's Salmon House

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Great brunch, great views

Ivar’s Salmon House is known for its brunch buffet, and it does it very well. The experience of a high-quality (but informal) brunch buffet somewhat clashes with the ambiance of the huge restaurant itself, which is built out of an large old Indian loghouse, complete with Indian artifacts and lessons on the walls. I’m not saying the decor was bad, but I just didn’t expect it to go with such great food.

The restaurant overlooks Lake Union, and I bet this would be a fantastic weekend brunch spot on a sunny summer morning. I’ll definitely be back for that.

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Weekend brunch

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Pricey, but the quality of their brunch buffet is very good, ranging from the traditional omelettes to huge chocolate-covered strawberries.

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Ivars seafood

I have been to this place many times and seeing how seafood to me is the best thing since running water…I LOVE it. To me, ya just can’t go wrong coming here!
I have probly had just about everything on their menu (over time, of course) and I absolutley love it all.

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clam chowder

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mmmmmmmmmmmm…….

scallops

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oooohh so good……

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really good happy hour!! and I love the calamari! The p...

really good happy hour!! and I love the calamari! The prices for alcohol aren’t too shabby either. And I love the Sunday brunch!!!

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The convenience is why I am giving this Ivar's two stars

Ivar’s Salmon House is on Lake Union, so it’s convenient after a day of boating to stop in for dinner on the way back from the lake.

The convenience is why I am giving this Ivar’s location two stars.

The service in the bar area is why I am only giving this place two stars. We came in on a busy weekend night around 7PM. Realizing that it was prime reservation time, we headed for the bar area and grabbed a table. The six of us then sat, shivering (it was cold on the lake and we hadn’t warmed up yet), praying for a mug of hot tea to start the thawing process. We waited for 10 minutes before we managed to get the attention of someone, then another 5 minutes before he actually made it over to the table.

After taking our drink order (we were all ready for food as well, but the server wanted to only get the drink order first) of several hot teas and several beers, we then waited another 20 minutes before first the beers started appearing, then some, but not all, of the hot teas. I used to be a server. I know hot tea can be a pain in the rear. But really, sometimes you just have to suck it up and give your customer what they order. We asked about the missing teas twice throughout the time we were there and they never arrived. Bad form, Mr. Server, bad form.

The meal itself was typical Ivar’s and good, filling warm food. In other words, the food was just fine but the service was not. Not sure if we’ll bother coming back to this location.

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March 3, 2013

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Seattle Tradition

My kids love this place and we like to keep it simple. Fish n Chips and Ivar's chowder. We'll occasionally get the Salmon but food is good and servi...

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June 21, 2012

  • 2 star rating
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Ivar's Salmon House is on Lake Union, so it's convenient after a day of boating to stop in for dinner on the way back from the lake. The convenience is why I am giving this Ivar's location two stars. The service in the bar area is…

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