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    Pennyroyal

    4.0 (133 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Old fashioned
    Justin H.

    Stopped by Sunday evening for a few happy hour drinks. The bar has a nice quite and dark vibe and they serve bites to go with the drinks. We had a few signature cocktails and a few standard ones like Old Fashioned and gin n' tonic. The happy hours bites where very tasty and you get the first slider for a penny when ordering a drink. That was a great draw in. The best was the parm truffle fries. I highly recommend them.

    Truffle parmesan fries
    Weston P.

    I have to say these are some of the best fries I've ever had. The Parmesan cheese is so fluffy and light it's like you have clouds on your fries. The fries here are perfectly cooked. The proper amount of crisp and not oily at all. It's hard to believe these are fried. The combination of the fries, the sauce, and that parmesan cheese make this the perfect appetizer. I made myself sick I couldn't stop eating them. At the price point it makes you wonder what you're going to get. Is it worth the $14 bucks that is a toss up.

    Morgan C.

    Pennyroyal is beautiful and intimate speakeasy style bar that specializes in craft cocktails. It's just the right size for a date or a small group. They have a small patio on the sidewalk and lots of cozy little nooks inside, not to mention extremely comfortable barstools! The cocktails were inventive and delicious. I was traveling solo, but it would be a perfect spot for drinks with girlfriends, happy hour, or a date!

    Black Hole Sun
    Ryen B.

    PennyRoyal is a 21+ bar tucked into the Palladian Hotel lobby. Staff is awesome, drinks are good, but the space is cold (like, keep your coat on the entire time chilly). Black Hole Sun is a penicillin rif with splash of black squid ink that creates dramatic presentation and really subtle savory hint. Ready or Not is usually made with Beefeater but since I'm not a fan, the friendly server was happy to sub it out- yum! They share a kitchen with the other restaurant on property and the menu is pretty similar We split a bunch of plates: oysters, truffle fries, local greens, and the scallop entree were all good. Wasn't a fan of the lox (real fishy) or the cornbread (just meh). Good option if you are staying at the hotel.

    Gin drinks
    Diana C.

    They had an interesting seasonal menu of drinks! I liked that they had a couple of gin options too. The service was excellent too! The ambiance is pretty cool, like an old school hotel bar with the big, old leather chairs and colorful couches. They do have a food menu but it's NOT what's online or on Yelp. We got some oysters, that were tasty but I wasn't a fan of the mignonette. Overall, would definitely recommend and is way better than most of the other hotel bars in the area.

    Rasheed R.

    Great spot to grab drinks in the city especially before or after a show at the Moore theater!

    Julee I.

    I love the oyster here taste so good. Can't wait to go back. I have tried all the wine they have man let me tell you they are so good.

    Burger and Truffle fries
    Fred W.

    This is a convenient place for bites before a show at the Moore Theater. The ambience is a typical small bar. I believe the food is prepared in conjunction with the Shaker and Spear restaurant located next door. This place can get a bit busy for the weekends, but the service is good. The food is also tasty.

    I had drinks this evening, I had Audrey as a bartender! She was absolutely amazing talked me through her menu and asked me questions to get to the bottom of my linkings. I would recommend this place to any of my friends, amazing customer service!!!!

    Dinner menu (November 2019)
    Brian F.

    Some friends and I were planning to get dinner at Shaker & Spear but it was going to be an hour wait for a table on a Tuesday but instead we were able to get the same menu at their bar next door: Pennyroyal. So we did that and there was no wait at all. I ordered the chargrilled burger ($16) and upgraded to the truffle parmesan fries ($2 extra) and let me tell you: totally worth the extra cost! Fries are my kryptonite and these are some of the best fries I've had in a while. The burger itself was already really good with all the bacon and the chargrilled patty but the fries took it over the top. I'm definitely glad I got this burger and I'd get it over and over again. For drinks I ordered the old fashioned ($11) which was slightly sweet compared to other old fashioneds I've had and not bad at all. I liked it a lot and ended up ordering it again. Then my party of three shared the "initiation's over, time to join the club" drink ($36) that serves 2-4 people. It's also on the sweeter side but with these flaming shareable drinks they tend to be on the sweeter side to hide all the strong alcohol. Our waitress was also great! My friend asked her if she'd recommend the burger or the pork chop more and she went on and on about the pork chop and I thought it was so cool! He did get the pork chop and really liked it. This was a cool bar and I'd love to come back!

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    Ambiance and service fantastic! The drinks were so good. We stayed at the hotel attached and really enjoyed the Pennyroyal!

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    RockCreek Seafood & Spirits

    RockCreek Seafood & Spirits

    4.4
    (1.4k reviews)
    3.3 mi
    $$$
    Locally owned & operated
    Free WiFi

    The night before, I'd had oysters at an overly performative but insanely beautiful bar on 12th Ave…read more(iykyk) and they left a lot to be desired. So when I woke up still craving shellfish, RockCreek was the call. It was the right one. A dozen oysters to start: Kumamoto and Shigoku. Clean -- no grit, no sand. Whatever they're doing back there, it's working. The brine was full and present in every shell, and the mignonette hit that rare sweet spot of light but actually seasoned. The Winter Old Fashioned? Get it. It was so delicious. Then came the crab Benedict. The side salad alone was worth writing home about -- big, buttery, peppery leaves draped in one of those feather-light vinaigrettes that sounds simple until you try to replicate it at home and realize you can't. But the real star of the entire plate was the potatoes. Crispy outside, genuinely fluffy inside, seasoned with conviction. A masterpiece is not too strong a word. Closed with a glass of pink wine. Was eyeing the bottle with the piglet on the label, but it was bottle-only -- a distinction I find increasingly arbitrary as a former server and bartender. One day that policy will be a relic. Not yet, apparently. Best brunch I've had in Seattle in two years. Highly recommend.

    I had a tough time with this review. I wanted to love the place. The reviews were strong overall,…read morethe service was really good. Location is nice, setup was nice, effort of the team was really nice. The food was really mediocre. I hope it was just an off night. Honestly, we struggled with $60 a dozen for oysters. I have been to 2 and 3 star Michelin restaurants that didn't charge $5 an oyster. I'm okay with $40 knowing they are fresh and all of the details are going to be exceptionally curated, but I genuinely have never seen $60 and we live in LA and are from Boston. With that said, the Hamachi crudo was excellent and really well done. The sourdough bread, while really good with an herbed butter spread, was cold and it just seemed like a miss to not have warm bread when you are charging $10 for it. The Octopus appetizer was also excellent. Really tender and fresh, and a great combination of flavors with the olives and cannelinis and potatoes. The entrees were pretty disappointing overall. The blackened Ono was good, not great. Again, the inconsistency in the execution hurt it most. Flavors were good, but the grits were cold and the fish was lukewarm. The seabass was excellent, by far the best dish. The large amounts of basil and dill were maybe a bit much, but overall a really well done dish - broth was excellent, onions delicious, and fish was fresh and perfectly cooked -- crispy on outside, and super tender and lush inside. We would like to think the "short rib" was just an off-day miss. We were confused when asked if "medium-rare is okay" for a short rib. And while that might still be on us in terms of misunderstanding the dish and thinking it was a standard slow-cooked short rib -- when the dish came out, we didn't know what to do. We literally couldn't cut through the meat. While some was just the thick tendon that sometimes happen in a good piece of meat, most of the meat was really difficult to cut and super chewy on the palate. It bordered on "send it back", but I have done that maybe twice in my life. Overall flavor profiles were good, but it was pretty inedible and we just kind of let it go and shared the other entrees. The desserts were good, but certainly not really distinguishable and the entrees left a pretty sour mark. The wine list was fantastic - obviously, whomever built it has some Somm knowledge and the value was excellent. We really wanted to love this place -- and 3* is generous based on the experience/cost, but we will pragmatically look at it as an off night and let the opportunity to overcome it again at some point on another trip to the Seattle area based on its strong standing amongst Yelpers and overall consistently strong reviews.

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    Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar

    Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar

    4.3
    (1.1k reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $$$

    Taylor's is consistently the best oysters I've had *anywhere*. California, the East Coast, Europe,…read moreJapan, and Taylor's still wins. I've brought friends visiting from other countries (the Australian was bragging about their oysters) and Taylor's always makes them go "oh". I can't recommend it enough and this is the place I take new visitors to the city. It's especially nice when the servers give you the whole story and age and growing techniques and species for each oyster on the platter. Cocktails have been hit or miss but I can't even deduct a point for it because I've literally never had better oysters.

    Great food, fabulous service, and a lively atmosphere Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar is a great spot…read morefor dining decadence. This restaurant is fantastic with fresh oysters and delicious seafood dishes in a relaxed, casual setting. They also have amazing cocktails that they frequently play with. I highly recommend Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar for their oysters. Now, one can get oysters about anywhere in Seattle's seafood scene, but Taylor Shellfish embodies "from tide to table". You aren't going to find single-source many other places. I had a grand time here. We came during lunch when it was very busy, but by the time we left it had mostly emptied. When it is busy it can be quite noisy but I could still hear my friend. Our waiter was fabulous. Gave great recommendations, was enthused and passionate his cheery demeanor was contagious. I'd happily go back.

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    My family loves oysters so much to where they forgot which oyster was what haha. The oysters here are amazing and delicious!
    My family loves oysters so much to where they forgot which oyster was what haha. The oysters here are amazing and delicious!
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    Half Shell

    Half Shell

    4.4
    (194 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    For a oyster lover, this restaurant is amazing…read more They have daily happy hour special with $2 oysters. They're tiny but super flavorful and briney. The tapatio champagne mignotte was the perfect additional topper. The rest of the menu was also super tasty. We had the scallop agua chile, fries with the same mignotte made into a mayo, and the dirty gin martini dip. I wanted to order more dip to take home it was that good. The agua Chile was also super fresh and light and perfect for a hot summer day. Service was attentive but not overbearing. Really well decorated restaurant in a great location.

    Bit of a late review, but pulled up to Half Shell for the Spring Restaurant Week menu with a few…read morefriends. It wasn't too hard to get a weekday reservation for 4 and it's located right on the waterfront of Pike's Place, but it was pretty easy to find street parking nearby. Overall, the food was a little inconsistent in quality across the board, but the vibes are excellent for a nicer night out. Oysters (4/5): Super fresh and they have a rotating set of local options. We went with the waiter's recommendation, which were super sweet and a bit salty. One of my friend's had never had oysters before and they were pleasantly surprised by the way it wasn't too fishy! Clam Chowder (4.25/5): Clam chowder was actually probably one of the best bites of the night. Super creamy and luxurious with a good amount of clams. Shrimp Cocktail (2.5/5): Unfortunately, the shrimp were overcooked and too chewy. A real shame because the shrimp are huge! Surf N Turf (2.75/5): Mixed feelings on this one. The scallops were really small, but delicious, fresh, and sweet. The beef cut was some sort of awful hangar steak that didn't feel fresh. A bit small for a main and roasted potatoes were just okay. Lobster Roll (4/5): The bread was warm and nicely toasted with butter. I wish there was a bit more lobster to improve the ratio, but the quality of the lobster was nice! Atlantic Beach Pie (4/5): Very very tart, but I loved it especially with the fresh whipped cream. The saltine crust brought a good amount of salt as well.

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    I can eat oysters all day
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    Duke's Seafood

    Duke's Seafood

    4.0
    (1.5k reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$

    Where do I begin?! We had such an amazing experience at Dukes, for our last night in Seattle. We…read morewalked in with no reservations for a party of 2 & were sat at a clean table overlooking the harbor. Our incredible server Trey soon came over and helped us decide on some drinks, as we were debating between a few. The menu has so many options, it was hard to just choose one! We soon put our appetizer orders in, as well as our entrees. The calamari tasted fresh and crispy, what's not to like? The oysters I was recommended, tasted sooo fresh! The smoked salmon deviled egg was something I've never thought would work, but it tasted amazing. You can never go wrong with fish and chips, which tasted great! Our server was so sweet and was very attentive throughout the whole night. Dessert time came around and Trey recommended this Washington berry pie, we were sold! It came out deliciously warm with some ice cream on top, which was the cherry on top for our night!! Can't say enough great things about this restaurant, great staff, solid menu, we will definitely be back!!

    Have to admit at being disappointed in my latest experience at Dukes…read more It was about three weeks ago, the last Sunday in May. Went with my husband and met some family for lunch. We got there first, as the rest of the family went to the wrong location. So my husband and I were just there drinking water and waiting for them for a while. -I asked our waiter to please. "keep the water coming". Anyway, everyone finally arrived and we got things ordered. The food arrived in a timely way. Unfortunately, I have to report that their prices have gone quite high. I know most restaurants have had to raise their prices, but considering the food, both my husband, and myself felt that their prices were prohibitive, and with that in mind, we probably will not be back for quite a while. My hubbs had their lobster mac & cheese, which he gave a 7 out of 10. I had their lobster roll, which frankly, I could only give a 5 out of 10. It wasn't very flavorful, and definitely needed the dipping sauces that were served with it. Rather awkwardly put together as well, which made it kind of messy. Just kind of hard to eat. I did really enjoy their sweet potato fries though. Everyone else had various seafood dishes, which looked good, and one had a burger, which looked absolutely delicious. (I was kind of jealous once I saw it.) The service was good to begin with, but we had to flag down the waiter for water more than once. And towards the end of the meal, I was having some of that dipping sauce with the last of my sandwich; it was on the spicy side and I was out of water. Tried several times to get the waiter's attention, but it didn't work, and I had to literally yell at him to bring me some water. It was a little embarrassing, but I really needed it, & I was getting kind of mad! I mean, after all, I had made a point early on of asking him to refill the water. So that really kind of pissed me off. Because neither myself nor my husband had ordered any other beverage, & we really needed that water something fierce!! So obviously, I have mixed feelings on Dukes at this point. If money is no object, I'd say sure, go here and enjoy something tasty. But make sure you order some beverages so you don't have to count on the waiters for water!!!

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    Bar with a large assortment of drinks
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    Shaker + Spear

    Shaker + Spear

    4.4
    (1.2k reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$

    While visiting Seattle for a few days, I made reservations at Shaker + Spear and wasn't quite sure…read morewhat I wanted to order. I noticed the salmon on the menu and decided to give it a try since I was looking for something a little lighter. I am so glad I did. Without exaggeration, it was the best salmon I've ever had. The fish was cooked perfectly, and the sauce and accompanying ingredients brought everything together beautifully. Every bite was outstanding. Beyond the food, the atmosphere was fantastic, the service was friendly and attentive, and the bar offered a great selection of cocktails and spirits. If you're visiting Seattle or looking for a great dining experience, I would absolutely recommend Shaker + Spear. The salmon alone is worth coming back for.

    Shakers and Spears has a warm, welcoming vibe, and the service was genuinely friendly. The kind of…read morebrunch spot where you feel taken care of. The Dutch baby was the real winner: chewy, and puffy golden edges, blackberries, candied nuts, and a fruit drizzle. That was the most memorable thing on the table. The fish sandwich was fine but a little underwhelming. Crispy bacon and a generous salmon fillet, but the bun came out cold, which threw off the whole bite. At around $25, that detail matters. The most disappointing thing were the Fries, which were on the harder side. Tables are tight, so plan for elbow-to-elbow seating. Worth it for the Dutch baby. I'd order differently next time. Food was 3 stars, but 1 star for our server.

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