Came here for happy hour… Cheap rolls, nice decorations, a little noisy, but nice music/DJ…. Their cocktails and martinis tastes wayy tooo sweet or fruity (feels like you get ripped off with close to a drop of alcohol in it)....

The rolls tastes blend… just tastes too american…. yeeeukk.!

The only thing that tasted decent was their calamaris….

I won’t be coming back…

I liked the place… We made reservations for 4:30pm on Sunday.

When we arrived, we were seated right away and was given our menus, and water instantly.

The service was excellent! Our server came by to check on us every 5-10 minutes and refilling our glasses with wine so it’s never empty. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very trendy…

The food was good. We didn’t have to wait too long for the food, it pretty much came out 10 minutes after we were finished with our appetizers which included the calamari and the carpaccio.

In terms of tastes, I ordered the Filetto al Barolo 100% natural, hormone-free 21-day aged angus beef tenderloin. Barolo wine sauce. It’s small, but it’s very very tender and juicy all around!

As for dessert, I ordered the Tiramisu, while my friends ordered the cheesecake and the Finishing up the Pera al Vino Bianco e Cioccolato Poached pear with chocolate sauce and hazelnut gelato.

I did not try the poached pear and hazelnut gelato, however I did manage to steal a bite off the cheesecake! The cheesecake is very soft and non-american sweet like! It resembles nothing of the cheesecakes you would buy from cheesecake factory or anywhere else. IT’s taste is very good!

Overall the experience was awesome! And I’d return here in the near future.

p.s. look at photos I uploaded.

Read about this place on the kirkland weblog: http://kirklandweblog.typepad.com/kirkland_weblog/2008/02/the-french-bake.html

Decided to ccome by for the napolean cake, chocolate eclaire, creme brulee on the go and was treated a chocolate cake on the house.

I’d like to come back again on a different day and try out their coffee and possibly their fresh fruit tart and their almond croissant.

and to add, they open 6 days a week (mon – sat) (each of these cakes were $3.40 a piece)

Though, it’s a little farther away from the city.. It’s a must try! They have the best napolean and chocolate eclair pastry!!

I’ll have to find the pictures and upload them.

The restaurant is located between 2nd and 3rd avenue and Stewart. It’s across from a parking lot and right besides a luggage store.

The restaurant is very cozy and feels home like. The small table setting makes it feel very intimate with the person(s) you are dining with.

The dishes are very small, which is good in allowing you to order many different dishes to try. My favorite dishes was Canard a la provencal; the duck, Cotes d’agnau au romarin; lamb chops, and Pomme frite; French fries.

While I was here, I had the Brochette de beuf; beer sirloin, Canard a la provencal; duck, Cotes d’agnau au romarin; lamb chops, Haricots verts et pignons; green beans, Pomme frite; French fries, and Assiette de charcuterie; assortment tray of meat.

I enjoyed the lamb chops in particular, normally I never order lamb. I don’t like the taste, the smell, etc. This place cooks it so tender and so tasty it doesn’t even taste like lamb anymore! It tasted more like beef or some other type of meat.

As for dessert we had the crème brulee, chocolate cake, and the Chocolat pot de crème.

The bottle of wines we had were the Chateau Marouine Provence Rosé and the chateau amiral de beychevelle bordeaux.

Our server was very helpful in explaining what was in the food, recommendations, and sung, “La vie en rose” for everyone towards the middle of the dinner.

My only disappointment was that they ran out of the Ratatouille dish and only served onion soup during lunch.

Overall it was a very fun experience and I’d go back there again in the future.

http://www.entrenousseattle.com/

Came here for food and drinks after a long day at work… this time, we were given bread and i brought my camera to take some nicer sharper photos of some of the dishes i had last time…

My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant here

I’ve heard great things about this restaurant and finally had the opportunity to come by for some happy hour… I’ll come back for lunch/dinner some other time….

First off, the view is spectacular! Nice bellevue/seattle view… The atmosphere felt like an old classic style restaurant/bar..

The service was right on expectation! our server was very friendly and told us what the specials were for happy hour and what was recommended between the different draft beers. She came by to check on us several times to see if there was anything we needed, how the food was, etc.

We did not have to wait long for our food… Everything was hot and tasted really good.

Photos uploaded were taken with my iPhone (will bring a camera next time)

I’ve always enjoyed coming down to Alki enjoying the water and the seattle background… It’s most enjoyable during the summer on a nice day whether it’s for a walk or just cruise down Alki Avenue…

It’s only my second time dining in a restaurant in Alki. I really enjoy these local cafes. It’s relaxing, quiet, and got a very nice view…

This restaurant is very easy to find. It’s located right at the corner of 61st & Alki. It’s street parking. The waitresses are very friendly and look happy working there.

When we arrived, we were quick to be seated and served with coffee… We were checked on by our waitress a couple of times throughout our meal to see if there were anything we needed or how the food was. After ordering we did not have to wait long before our food came.

See photos for reference: menu, outside, the dish, etc. (photos were taken with my iPhone and Nikon D80)

This restaurant was not that hard to find, but we had some trouble.. We kept passing by it over and over… It’s just on Lake Washington Blvd right next to the volleyball courts…

I think this restaurant is very old fashioned (interior wise and how they serve the food). I read a few reviews online and other people describe it as an elegant casual restaurant… I thought it was just like an old restaurant TRYING to be a upscale restaurant…

I had the carpaccio of beef, and the fish special (halibut), with tiramisu and the henry estate pinot noir.

We shared our dessert. I thought their cheesecake was very soft/fluffy and light taste. It’s very enjoying….

I don’t think I’d go back there again and pay for what I paid. I think it was over priced for the atmosphere (though the view was NOT bad, it wasn’t great).

The Service was OK. We had our bread and was introduced with the specials right away. We got our drinks quickly.

Overall, I think ti’s just a OK restaurant…. I gave it 4 stars, because there are not many restaurants in Seattle that serves Beef of Carpaccio! I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant less you don’t drink wine and have money to spare…

Located at the corner of 3rd Ave, it’s easy to find with the BIG Gelatiamo Sign… Parking was easy to find at 3pm on a sunny monday afternoon…

I tried a few flavours before deciding on which 2 flavours to mix… I thought the white chocolate didn’t really taste like white chocolate. it was too sweet. The Tiramisu was not too bad, coconut had a fresh sweet scent.

I ended up choosing mora and stracciatella flavour for the spaghetti gelato mix… for $4.95. I thought that was the highlight of the shop. A very unique and creative way to eat your gelato.

The staff were all very friendly… Though it’s the only gelato shop I have tried in Seattle. Compared to the Snoqualmie Gelato you can purchase from QFC, personally I think it’s tooo sweet! Comparing to the XTC Gelato I tried in Hong Kong, I think it’s also on the sweet side….

Photos to be uploaded soon…