Well, first of all our servers, Kyra & then Zoe, are FABULOUS.
The fam converges on Sequim every year, coming from all areas of the country to spend several weeks with the peeps. There is always someone coming and going from the ferry and G and I like to add good eats and ambiance to the day when we make jaunts like these.
Oh my word, what a neat place! The story of the merging of menus is fun and the continuance of that meld, albeit separate menus and kitchens, works surprisingly well.
From the Spanish tapas menu we had the sauteed spinach with golden raisins and pine nuts. What a beautiful and refreshing dish. The spinach was fresh and delicious, the golden raisins were plump and juicy and there was garlic essence floating up ever so slightly. We had also the pasilla peppers stuffed with goat cheese, those were hot baked with a beautiful oil and tomato sauce. Very, very good. We had brussels sprouts with manchego cheese; these are not grilled and crispy so don't expect that. They are browned with a beautiful butter sauce and the manchego cheese is wonderfully pungent. We had also salmon mousse with crostini. The mousse was meh; keep in mind we've had seafood all over the world so our standards are pretty ridiculous for a smoked fish dip. Next, we had a choice of two shrimp dishes: the garlic shrimp on the tapas menu, and the shrimp on the Burrata menu which has prosciutto, garlic, tomato and lemon. Choose the latter. It's divine. They should just put that on both menus, seriously.
For cocktails we had the Aviator; made of gin with some violet liquor, it is lovely and refreshing. The 3 Rum Punch is one of the most elegant adult drinks ever. If you want to hide the fact that you're having a frilly rummy drink this elegant rendition is the way to do it. We also had the lemon martini which turned out to be a favorite amongst us girls, and not for the obvious pedestrian reasons. This is not your sweet, silly get-your-shitface-on lemon drop. This is a chic, cosmopolitan martini with fresh squeezed lemon, a clandestine, crunchy sugar rim and it's poured tableside. Nothing like it. Excellent.
At the end of it all we opted to share a Spanish coffee which was flambéed bar side and then poured with a hot rich coffee and heavy cream. Delightful.
What a lovely and refreshing reprieve from the surrounding mayhem of this area. We appreciated you all, appreciated your service and the lovely food and will most certainly be back.
Reason for the reduction to four stars is the 7% service fee which is something I'm calling bullshit on. It's not legal. According to Washington State RCW 49.46.160, a service fee must go to employees and this one does not, so say the employees. Further, not to disclose to the customer in the beginning is also illegal: https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/tips-and-service-charges. Owner needs to fix this. read more