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WaterFire Restaurant & Bar

3.8 (195 reviews)
ModerateBars, New American
Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Greg C.

Based on my son's recommendation, he and I ended up here on a recent visit to Yakima. Seems as if the building is no more than a year or two old, it's located directly across from the Yakima Airport. Don't worry about parking, their lot has lOTS of parking stalls! Their menu offers casual fare as well as 'higher end' stuff. Though it was lunch, I again went with my son's recommendation and ordered the King Salmon with Parmesan Risotto. Very, very yummy. At $32, it was a pricey lunch, but the quality was there! Highly recommend this place as a date night winna!

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Cecelia J.

Great ambiance and service. The food was immaculate. I ordered salmon that was very well seasoned and perfectly cooked. Not a dry bite in site. Their dessert was also delicious but I was lost in my indulgences and forgot to take a picture of their crème brûlée, also phenomenal.

Children's chicken fettuccine Alfredo!
Judy B.

This is one of the best restaurants in Yakima! The wagyu steak kabobs are perfection! They have a revolving menu of seasonal tastes! The Hokey Poke roll was delicious! They cooked my steak perfectly! Service was awesome! All of the wait staff were friendly and attentive. The kids menu is a big selection of quality food! Always a treat to go here.

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Joanne F.

Food and service consistently excellent. Update: This used to be our go-to for happy hour, especially on Wednesdays. It's great for the owner and staff that they have become so popular, but not so much for the patrons, or at least my group of friends. MAKE A RESERVATION if you go anytime after about 2 p.m. and expect to leave after 90 minutes, unless of course it's a large group. We have never needed a reservation for the bar and usually go by 4:00. The last time we went we were not so subtly asked to leave after 90 minutes. The time before that we had to move from the bar to the restaurant area after 30 minutes. So if you like to dine rather than eat and run you might want to go elsewhere. As a past frequent patron, it's disappointing.

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Kyle W.

This was a restaurant that the server from Treveri recommended to us, and we didn't think about going here actually because we were confirmed for a reservation elsewhere, but that other place had an emergency and needed to cancel the reservation. We called ahead here just in case to book a table of 2 for Sunday evening, and they were willing to accommodate us even if we show up 30 minutes before closing, but as courtesy, we arrived closer to 1 hour before and wrapped up our meals around closing time. We tried the ahi poke stack, crab cakes, and hibachi. The ahi poke stack is okay - a little bit heavier on the carbs as there is rice on top of tuna, as well as wonton chips with eel sauce and spicy mayo sauce. The tuna cuts were not the best, and it is hard to decipher if the tuna was fresh as it was thawed frozen. The crab cakes are pretty good, along with the asparagus and lemon sauce, but for the price, I was expecting more real crab meat and not imitation crab. The hibachi was very good - we requested medium rare and the beef was juicy and tender. The menu description said spider steak and we looked it up and it is actually a type of beef steak! The only miss is that the sauce is a bit too sweet. Service is good as we were well attended for and the waitress made sure that we got everything we needed for our dining experience.

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Very nice restaurant and bar. Service friendly, food amazing, the bar is a bit loud, but that's expected. I will definitely return.

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Service was fantastic! Loved the vibe! Food was delicious! Came here to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday

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Everything there is amazing! You can't go wrong. Staff is friendly and attentive. One of my favorite places to dine.

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Great food, service and drinks. Only downside was one of our guest's stake was undercooked.

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