My spouse and I had our anniversary dinner at our favorite restaurant in West Seattle. Phoenecia…read morehas been in the neighborhood since 1970 and moved to their current location near the Alaska Junction in 2019. I fell in love with this place after using them for catering. We were looking for a different food experience beyond hotdogs. I was impressed. The family is Lebanese and the father was the inspiration for the food. When I came to k ow the place and the owners, the mother was active in the restaurant. She introduced me to Lebanese oregano (Za'atar) and gave me some to grow. The two sisters have always been nice, but Nadia and Sonya are simple beautiful humans that go Out of your way to ensure you have a great experience. Their wait staff are very good and you hardly know they are present as they quietly bring food and remove plates with quiet excellence. I have always felt warm and cared for each time I have eaten at Phoenecia and have been friends with the owners for about 15 years. I have friends that have food establishments but have not come close to Phoenecia. Burrata is a tricky one for me. To soft and it is like water and bland to a cheese with a very light flavor to begin with and too firm and it can have the texture of mozzarella. The shell of this was perfect and allowed me to enjoy it with the toasted bread. The warmed olives are a great way to start the meal. There is a hint of chili oil and decorated with arugula. I am not a fan of kale, however, the manner in which this salad is made with shredded kale, and a tangy dressing with toasted spiced garbanzo beans with Kalamata olives, blue cheese covered with thier lemon basil vinaigrette was just wonderful. The spicy shrimp strike an interring balance between the slices that are used and heat from the spices. I could eat this dish all night. There just never seems to be enough u til you remember that you still have another appetizer in the main course ahead of you. The saffron chicken linguini was amazing. The saffron flavor was intoxicating and I loved every fork full, leaving the sauce and bread as an additional treat together. I had a small tast of the gnocchi with lamb sausage in truffle oil and found it to be heavenly. I finished the meal With a Turkish affogato and enjoyed every sip and the melted vanilla ice cream simply added to the richness of the flavor. They have come up with a novel idea to recycle bottles that had whisky and use them for water. The shape adds a lovely decorative note to the table not expected. Phoenecia will always be a place like home for me.

Came here not knowing what to expect, beyond it being Lebanese/Mediterranean food and while that is…read morecertainly what you get here, it is a fancy looking spot and I felt underdressed, but rest assured that atmosphere is casual. To start I got the "Mediterranean G&T" - gin & tonic and what came out was a gin & tonic about as fancy the restaurant - a stem glass with a huge piney herb hanging out of it. The drink hit. My date got the "Pretty in Pink" which is small, but not in the alcohol percent dept. she said it was good. We shared some small plates - she raved about the Saffron chicken, and I recommended the roasted cauliflower. The Saffron chicken are short cuts accompanied by saffron sauce and some pitas to eat if off of. These sauce for sure is really good, I even put some on the cauliflower. My only complaint is some of the bites of I found to be too salty. The Cauliflower was also good, nicely seasoned but the cuts were huge and tough, I think it would be better presented with the florets. The service was good but the prices for what we got was a bit steep. The "small plates" and drinks came over $70. They were good, but not THAT good. Still the ambience, service and food for what it was along with a varied Mediterranean menu is good. I'd say Phoenecia is about a 3.5-4.

Delicious food! Generous portions, healthy, and very satisfying! Highly recommended for lunch or…read moredinner!!

Please note that this review is based on a pickup order. I ordered the chicken kabob salad. The…read moreportion size was very filling, and the kabob turned out to be seekh kabob rather than pieces of chicken breast as I had expected. Although the chicken was very tender and juicy. The salad paired really well with the hummus and tahini sauce, which added great flavor. I would definitely order this again. The service was also quick my food was ready in about 7 minutes.

Checked out falafel Salam for the very first time and was impressed by the quality and freshness of…read moretheir food. Staff was friendly and helpful in guiding us through the menu. We absolutely loved their pocket pita, garlic fries and their kids Kit with chicken. My daughters said the pita was the best they'd ever had. We'll definitely be back.

Hate to write this, but needs to be done. I've eaten here a handful of times over the years and…read morenever been impressed. For some reason I tried it again today and was once again disappointed. Placed an online order to go: Greek fries and a side of gyro meat to throw on top, since sandwiches and bowls are $13-$16! Insane. I saw the bowls, they're not large. Not a great deal by any stretch, but that's lunch hour in Seattle I guess. The fries were soggy, barely any feta on top, and the "gyro" meat is just freakin' weird. It tastes like lamb meatballs. Not at all what I expected. On top of this, my order was not ready and I ended up waiting 15 minutes. Three people in line in front of me and three behind, but just one guy behind the counter taking and prepping orders, tickets popping out of the machine left and right until he cried uncle for some help. "Wow it got busy fast, went from no orders to backed up!" Yeah dude, it's 12:15. People get off at 12, call it in, take a piss and start walking to the restaurant, just like every lunch rush every day in a busy commercial core. I also dislike having to wait in line for a pickup order. I'm in a hurry. If you can't accommodate, I can go somewhere else. Just leave my order out! I did grab a jar of grilled preserved lemons to take home. Not sure what to use them for but they look delicious. All in all, not great, again.

Amazing! We had the best time here. Great views, amazing food, and top notch service. Our server…read moreNikolas was awesome! Highly recommend the pizza and the gyros!

We walked from our Airbnb down the street a few blocks, so no parking experience to share. There is…read morefree street parking but can be challenging due to location near beach. Arrived a little before 9pm on a Saturday and we were greeted and seated by the hostess immediately. Only a few other tables and a few at the bar, not very busy. We had a view of the sunset from our table on the ground floor but would have been much nicer if we could have dined on the roof top, but it was not open due to lack of business. We ordered a Gyro plate and Souvlaki Lamb plate. Both included a nice Greek salad. The gyro was delicious and enjoyed by my friend. The lamb skewers from my Souvlaki plate were outstanding, flavorful and tender and paired nicely with the local Georgetown Brewery IPA. We talked with the owner and chef about the lamb marinade. It was great to learn he uses a very simple marinade of canola oil, salt, pepper and oregano to allow the natural lamb to shine. He mentioned olive oil is not recommended as it can overwhelm the lamb natural flavors. I look forward to trying grilling some lamb when I return home. Thanks for sharing! Highly recommended for a great meal and beautiful sunset on Alki Beach!

If you ever get your food, it'll be fine…read more Their time estimation has no connection on reality. Their site's time estimates: meaningless. When you actually show up, the updated time they give you verbally: equally meaningless. So go if you want ok mediterranean food and you have lots of extra time.

Delicious and fresh food, very kind employees! Everything was delicious. Great baba ghanoush and…read moredalma with awesome flavors. Will be back!

Came here for a small bite with my family…read more The employee was pretty quick and patient with us as my sister and I were trying to introduce my mom to gyros. We got the beef/lamb gyros + pork belly, just a basic set up. The food came out quick and great. I do notice that this place doesn't have much veggies in the gyro but that's my preference.

Got the lamb/beef gyro sandwich combo, which came with a salad and fries. It was delicious! Good…read moreamount of meat for the sandwich with soft, fluffy bread. The salad had banana peppers and red peppers and a vinaigrette, and fries were topped with feta. I liked that they also sold some Greek snacks and tea in front. Service was good. I would recommend for a casual lunch/dinner.

Only person there at lunch today took our order, cooked our food, brought our food, and took our…read morepayment when we were done. The food was delicious and fresh; the presentation was beautiful; and she was super nice and the right amount of attentive. I don't know how much she makes, but she deserves a raise! I'll definitely eat here again.

Really great food at a good price. The dine-in area was small and dark but the food and customer…read moreservice more than made up for it. Next time we're in the area we'll be back! The chef accidentally goofed up our order but as she set the food in front of us she said she'd make it right. They comped us more food and 2 baklava for our "trouble" although there wasn't any. This kind of service is hard to come by these days. I hope the owners are wildly successful here given how much they care about the customer's experience.

Went to Raccolto for my first time with my boyfriend for date night and had one of the most amazing…read morenights of my life! We had the oysters, beef tartare, grilled zucchini, and smoked halibut for our appetizers. It was all fresh and delicious! For the mains we had fresh halibut and neddle & ricotta gnudi pasta. The neddle & ricotta gnudi was the best pasta I ever had in my entire life! Creamy, delicious, and can tell the pasta was handmade. Ended the night with some olive oil cake for dessert. The cake was fluffy, sweet, and love the powder sugar on top. Our servers Kolby and Mary were amazing! They were attentive and friendly! They made us feel welcomed and took great care of us! Love that the restaurant had an open kitchen concept so we can see the chefs cooking and was able to thank the chefs for the amazing food! Overall amazing experience and would definitely come back!

It truly pains me to write this review. Raccolto used to be our favorite restaurant, and one we…read morewould frequent anytime our wallet would allow. But the last couple of times, I've noticed the caliber of service and food decline. I decided to give it one last try tonight to celebrate my partners birthday and it was a disappointing experience. First of all, the service was VERY slow. We were waiting 30+minutes between finishing courses and our overall meal was 3 hours long for just the two of us. We didn't get our main until 2.5 hours of seating. Secondly, the food used to be crave-able and now I'd say it is fine. The Waygu was overcooked and charred, the starters were fine but lacked balance or inspiration, and many of the dishes were overly salty (and I love salt). After paying for the check, I provided feedback to the GM, hoping that they could recover the night and I could feel good about returning to Raccolto. However, the GM just made excuses, including trying to say it was due to my food allergy, and didn't do anything to acknowledge or recover the situation. Needless to say, the service and food is no longer worth the high price point and I won't be returning.