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    Agate Restaurant

    4.3 (78 reviews)
    Closed 4:30 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Coffee crème brule
    Desiree W.

    This restaurant is close to the ferry. It was hard to find initially as it is behind the back of the building where a brewery is attached. I went on a Saturday and it was pretty packed but we didn't wait long for a table for two. It is a nice vibe. My date ordered the arugula salad which had great flavor and the Filipino chicken dish and I ordered the Caesar Salad and the Ling Cod and Prawns dish. I didn't really care for the Caesar Salad maybe it was the addition of Taijin that threw it off. The Ling Cod and Prawns dish needed a little more salt but it was still a good dish. My date's meals were really good and I kinda wish I had his meal. The wait staff and bartender was attentive. I really enjoyed the Smooth Ride cocktail and the coffee crème Brulé was really good.

    Good food and friends!
    Marselle B.

    Always a wonderful special dinner when you go to Agate!! The drinks are perfectly crafted. The food is delicious and the service is always friendly!! Plus, it's a beautiful space with very nice outdoor seating available as well.

    Old Fashioned, something with Rosemary, and it's not Macaroni Grill bread!
    Greg M.

    Very well done. From the food, to the service and the whole experience, very well done. Came in on a Wednesday night for dinner. Ordered the crispy Brussel Sprouts that were fantastic. Only thing that would have made them better would have been some crispy Prosciutto. The waiter told me they tried that once, but the vegans freaked out because they didn't know what Prosciutto was! For dinner I had the scallops and daughter had the steak. Both were very good. We also had the chocolate cake/brownie for desert which was decadent. Service was very friendly and fast. Plenty of help, got in and out in.a reasonable amount of time..

    Jacqueline B.

    Agate is consistently exceptional. The ambience is lovely and food is always delicious. Agate is our go-to restaurant for all types of occasions. The restaurant is sensitive to food allergies and can find a good fit for all types of diets. The staff is the absolute best - friendly, knowledgeable, and fun. A+ on all levels.

    Dinner menu.
    Jon H.

    Had dinner here fleury friends and thoroughly enjoyed it. The place was busy and full, but the service was great and the food and drinks came out quickly. The place has a hipster atmosphere and is casually comfortable. Food is very good and the bartender does a great job on his cocktails. We'll don Agate, we'll be back.

    Dessert menu May 2021
    Dawn G.

    Nice restaurant located in the heart of Bainbridge Island close to shopping and wineries. They have a good amount of indoor dining space as well as patio seating. The food is a bit more refined and unique with high-quality ingredients, making it one of the nicer options on the island. During our visit this summer we dined on bread with hummus and olive tapenade, steak, Dungeness crab, and halibut while sipping wine from a bottle we purchased. Each dish was very tasty and we enjoyed them during a beautiful evening on the patio. The outdoor dining area is dog friendly so there were a couple of cute and well-behaved doggos sitting with their humans. Agate restaurant is a great option for dining and I plan to return during an upcoming visit to Bainbridge.

    Bread
    Tyler M.

    Agate was a great spot for quality dining on the island. For appetizers, the cheese plate had a nice mix of flavors, the spinach salad was fresh but didn't blow my mind, and the fried Brussels sprouts were good but not my favorite flavor. I had the sea scallops for a main which were cooked to perfection. The flavor was light but paired well with the pickled vegetables and dashi. Drinks 1. Tony Lombardi Old Fashioned - 4/5 Appetizers 1. Bread - 4/5 2. Spinach Salad - 4/5 3. Cheese Plate - 4/5 4. Fried Brussels Sprouts - 3/5 Main 1. Sea Scallops - 5/5

    Evening Ebb - $14 (hand for scale)
    AJ L.

    Pretty good stuff. For the price, that's kind of what you'd expect, or at least hope for, but especially with Bainbridge that's not always the case. That said, by and large the menu definitely manages to live up to expectations - this is really fancy food. Nothing I tried here was *bad*. The "fresh market fish" was especially impressive - king salmon with Romesco sauce and a variety of bright, delicious greens. Altogether it was just a beautifully complex dish, super tasty, pretty much perfectly cooked. Ordering a $40 plate, this is definitely what I'd hope to get. Elk burger came with a mountain of fries and felt like definitely the best value on the menu. Burger itself was well cooked, toppings were nice, I would've liked if the smoked cheese was a little more obvious, maybe a thicker slice, but with the garlic aioli (served on the side) it was hard to stop from just devouring the whole thing as fast as I could - tied it together fantastically. The fries were kind of like McDonalds fries, both visually and in flavor; which isn't inherently a bad thing. With the rosemary salt, they were great, very tasty. That said, I wouldn't want to pay $8 for them - they didn't seem all that fancy, seems like the kind of thing that would be very straightforward and cheap to recreate at home. Great as an (included) side for the burger though. (Bone-in) Pork tenderloin was good but probably the biggest disappointment of the night. Didn't feel like all that hefty of a serving, (only exacerbated by the pointlessly huge plate they served it on) didn't seem to be cooked in a particularly special way, and the components of the plate just seemed too simple. Sauce didn't have much of a "wild peppercorn flavor", wasn't especially rich, and neither of the side vegetables were especially flavorful either. As a $15-2x something meal it'd be solid, for $40 I was pretty let down. Cocktails were a little disappointing. Presentation and serving size wasn't nearly as appealing as their fun names. I respect their creativity, but at the end of the day it just didn't feel worth the money. The maple bourbon bread pudding was great. Apparently they have a person do all the desserts in-house. Felt like a surprisingly good value, decent portion size compared to a lot of other expensive desserts I've shelled out for. Like the fries and pork, not beyond straightforward recreation but the vanilla gelato and candied pecans were about as good as they come, nice way to wrap up the evening. Price aside, the fresh market fish was the best plate food I've had on the island. If money is no object and you live on Bainbridge, this place is definitely worth a try. On the other hand, if you're like me, I'd maybe only come again for the burger on a special occasion - felt like the most loaded plate in terms of serving size, it was good and not so terribly expensive that it wasn't comparable with most other places on the island.

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    Agate is one of my favorite restaurants on BI. Easy bar seating, really good food, staff is super professional.

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    Fantastic food, service and cocktails. We had the steak tenderloin and it was perfectly cooked. Great ambience and fun vibes.

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    Jasper the water boy was AH MAZE ING!! Water pouring skillz en fleek. We felt soo hydrated all night long!

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