There is a bit of a sour realization at hand here today. As I am recovering and getting better from day to day, given I do slip up, but that’s to be expected and normal, I find that there is less to write about. SO! I have decided to turn this blog into a lifestyle blog! As my life becomes more normal, I reckon my blog should make that transition too.
So to kick off the start of my lifestyle blog why not find a middle ground? Lets have a review of a restaurant.
Well, “review” sounds like I’m a snob with a taste for fine dining. And trust me that’s no the case! I love cooking myself at home, habit from when I used to be afraid of eating out due to my eating disorder. But before all that my family and I did go out to eat at restaurants often and I think its and area where my opinion means something, due to the sheer frequency that I eat out.
Two nights ago my boyfriend’s aunt and uncle were in town and lucky for us they have a fabulous taste palette. We ate at Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar, a place right next and associated with the Pan Pacific Hotel, in downtown Seattle. The ambiance the restaurant had was very warm and welcoming with a bar area off to the left as you enter and a busing/serving arena centered in the room. Although a restaurant where the bill will rack up to about 80 dollars per person (give or take depending on your appetite/tastes and number of courses) the setting of the place was rather casual. This is something I rather enjoy because I am a firm believer that the price of your dress should not reflect on the quality of your fuel.
Now the restaurant also has an acclaimed sushi portion of the menu, but on that I am afraid i cannot comment due to the fact that we decided to stick to the cooked portion of the menu.
The recommended courses were as follows:
For Starter:
· Seastar Tower . . . 38
As Entree:
· Cedar Plank Roasted Skuna Bay Salmon . . . mp (market price)
· Alaskan Halibut . . . 38
· Cedar Plank Roasted Alaskan King Crab . . . mp
Dessert:
· Seastar Dessert Trio
We opted for all the recommended dishes as follows: Our starter, the Seastar tower, a "to share" three part starter with crispy noodle wrapped saffron shrimp, scallops in a tropical fruit chutney and dungeness crab cakes. My favorite being the crispy noodle wrapped shrimp. Served with a creamy butter sauce it was a win win. The scallops coming in second, mainly because of the chutney it was served with and then the crab cakes. Not at all because the crab cakes were bad, because they were incredible, but at the same time, when aren't crab cakes amazing? The other two dishes were simply more unique.
So to kick off the start of my lifestyle blog why not find a middle ground? Lets have a review of a restaurant.
Well, “review” sounds like I’m a snob with a taste for fine dining. And trust me that’s no the case! I love cooking myself at home, habit from when I used to be afraid of eating out due to my eating disorder. But before all that my family and I did go out to eat at restaurants often and I think its and area where my opinion means something, due to the sheer frequency that I eat out.
Two nights ago my boyfriend’s aunt and uncle were in town and lucky for us they have a fabulous taste palette. We ate at Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar, a place right next and associated with the Pan Pacific Hotel, in downtown Seattle. The ambiance the restaurant had was very warm and welcoming with a bar area off to the left as you enter and a busing/serving arena centered in the room. Although a restaurant where the bill will rack up to about 80 dollars per person (give or take depending on your appetite/tastes and number of courses) the setting of the place was rather casual. This is something I rather enjoy because I am a firm believer that the price of your dress should not reflect on the quality of your fuel.
Now the restaurant also has an acclaimed sushi portion of the menu, but on that I am afraid i cannot comment due to the fact that we decided to stick to the cooked portion of the menu.
The recommended courses were as follows:
For Starter:
· Seastar Tower . . . 38
As Entree:
· Cedar Plank Roasted Skuna Bay Salmon . . . mp (market price)
· Alaskan Halibut . . . 38
· Cedar Plank Roasted Alaskan King Crab . . . mp
Dessert:
· Seastar Dessert Trio
We opted for all the recommended dishes as follows: Our starter, the Seastar tower, a "to share" three part starter with crispy noodle wrapped saffron shrimp, scallops in a tropical fruit chutney and dungeness crab cakes. My favorite being the crispy noodle wrapped shrimp. Served with a creamy butter sauce it was a win win. The scallops coming in second, mainly because of the chutney it was served with and then the crab cakes. Not at all because the crab cakes were bad, because they were incredible, but at the same time, when aren't crab cakes amazing? The other two dishes were simply more unique.
I was the spoilt little girl and decided on the King Crab as my Entree, but was lucky enough to also try the Skuna Bay Salmon, since that was what my boyfriend ordered. His uncle selected the salmon as well while his aunt chose the halibut so I was fortunate to get a good look at all of the “star” dishes. The crab was served with roasted garlic veggies and a butter sauce and it was incredible. The four perfectly cracked crab legs were soft and tender and were practically butter in consistency without the butter sauce. And a lovely touch for all those garlic lovers (like myself) is that in the vegetable medley whole roasted garlic cloves were tossed in the mix. Now if you have never tasted roasted garlic cloves you are missing out. The sharp raw garlic taste is replaced with a rich warm flavor that just melts in your mouth.
The Salmon was cooked in a thick rub that tasted incredible and resembled that of a steak rub, smokey and full of flavor. Accompanied by amazing citrus rice and smokey broccoli, delicious.
Although I did not taste the halibut it seemed to have been prepared similarly to the salmon (with citrus rice and roasted vegetables) and My boyfriends aunt said it was incredible, and I have no doubt that it was
The Salmon was cooked in a thick rub that tasted incredible and resembled that of a steak rub, smokey and full of flavor. Accompanied by amazing citrus rice and smokey broccoli, delicious.
Although I did not taste the halibut it seemed to have been prepared similarly to the salmon (with citrus rice and roasted vegetables) and My boyfriends aunt said it was incredible, and I have no doubt that it was
Finishing with the Dessert Trio of mini apple crumble, chocolate caramel filled molten cake and a coconut creme tart. Each dessert wonderful, but my favorite the apple crumble. Warm gooey apple filling with crunch pie crust throughout and a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top, theres just no beating it.
Amazing restaurant all in all, recommended to all seafood lovers.
Amazing restaurant all in all, recommended to all seafood lovers.