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Amazing place
Canlis is an amazing place to dine. The food is innovative and creative. The cocktails are amazing. Everything was delicious.
Be the first to ReplyHead to the Bar for a taste of the Canlis experience
We love Canlis. Reviews here by dinner guests are definitely mixed. For the past few times, we just go to the bar, have a couple drinks, and order off the bar menu. All the highlights are on the bar menu including fries and the Canlis salad. Still expensive, but way less than the restaurant and still the Canlis experience. I have to say that I am a bit confused about their tipping policy. 20% is added to the bill and there is no place on the CC receipt to add additional tips. I assumed their tipping policy also covered $$ to the Valet. I think my valet assumption was wrong as my wife had no doors held or closed for her. No tip to the Valet to their obvious chagrin.
Be the first to ReplyDon’t waste your money, time, memories
Don’t go, don’t go! So disappointed! Mom’s 95th birthday and looking forward to a enjoying a momentous night with a wonderful meal . We needed to Google 90%of the description. When it came, underwhelmed! $180/ plate! Really- so mad! Just like the king in his new clothes! People rave, so superficial- like cold clam chowder, raw fish, etc🤷🏼 ♀️ ?heading to McDonald’s!
Be the first to ReplyThe Canlis Caché Experience: Chef's Kiss Emoji
Hi Forest - I hope you're having a fantastic walk with your dog this morning! The vibes were immaculate and the food was excellent. Kyle - Forest deserves a raise. Mark - Phenomenal craftsmanship on the antlers. To the entire Canlis crew: Thank you for such a phenomenal, fun, and creative evening! You folks are truly the best, thank you for sharing your art and passion.
Be the first to Replydisappointing service
The service was very disappointing. The waitperson spilt my cocktail on the table and a little on my dress. Instead of changing the wet tablecloth, additional napkins were placed on the soppy wet table. I had a damp table for my entire meal. Also, instead of replacing the spilt cocktail, ASAP, it took them good 15 mins to get it, while the rest of the table was waiting to start sipping their quaffs. Dont order the Wagyu. it was chewy.
Be the first to ReplyInteresting Combinations of Flavors
We were celebrating three September birthdays and chose Canlis as it is touted as THE restaurant in Seattle. It is located on a hillside with a clear view of Union Lake and our table was at the window. The host seated us and left us with a wine menu and a cocktail menu. The serving assistant filled our water glasses and we sat. When the young man topped off our glasses for the third time, my son asked if he could send someone with menus. Not a good start. This is a fixed price menu ($175/person plus a 20% service fee) with 3 of 7 courses provided in the menu. There are 3 choices for each of the 3 listed courses, the other 4 are the chef’s choice. For my choices, I started w roast duck, 2 thin slices plus a duck dumpling in a broth, baked halibut for my entree and a strawberry rhubarb white chocolate kasu. Inserted between these was a butternut squash bisque with a few prawns in it, a mixed salad, and a sorbet. The portions are small, but add up to a full meal. The bisque was extraordinary and the halibut was baked perfectly. Everything was beautifully presented. We started with cocktails. My son had an Old Fashion and I had a perfect rye Manhattan. These were made w high end ingredients and generous amount of alcohol. The extensive wine list has a few bottles for less than $100 with prices running over $1000. Once the service got started, it rolled with a nice pace and everyone was very friendly and informative. Our waiter had asked if our visit was for an occasion and brought out our deserts with a candle on each one. Good touch. Our discussion afterwards was that the poor start was a surprise and while the food was very good, lots of interesting flavors, that it was overpriced. For 3 persons, 1 drink@, an $80 bottle of white wine and the 20% fee the total was $800. I knew going in that it would be north of $600.
Be the first to ReplyDecent food. Great service. Wonderful view. Insanely expensive.
Friends of mine gave my husband and me a gift certificate for Canlis, which was quite a generous gift. We dined there last night, and we both left feeling ... underwhelmed. Before I go any further, I want to state that nothing we experienced was in any way bad. The food was good (some excellent) and the service was exemplary. The overall experience was one of underwhelming value. My husband and I are not wealthy, but we are not poor. We do well in our fields, and we enjoy dining out. We've dined in fine restaurants all over Seattle and the PNW, and in Chicago, New York City and LA as well as in Vancouver, Montréal, Québec City, Paris, Biarritz, St. Jean de Luz, San Sebastian, Madrid and Barcelona. On my own I have dined well in Lisbon, Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Brussels, Nice, Cannes, St. Tropez, Köln and Monte Carlo. I know food, and I know fine dining. I know a good meal from a bad meal. I also have a standard of what a good value is. To me, value is derived from the enjoyment experienced balanced with the amount paid. At a certain point there is a level of diminishing returns. This experience of diminishing returns was our take-away from Canlis. What astonished me about the meal was how expensive it was. The two of us had one mocktail each (no wine) and dinner. This came to just under $500. In my world, $500 is not a small amount to drop on any experience, let alone a single meal. For $500 I would have liked to have been blown away. We just weren't. The view was incredible. The staff were gracious and attentive. The food was nice and beautifully presented (the albacore in a tangy potato emulsion, the 'mostly rye' bread and the pre-dessert Greek yogurt with blueberry reduction and olive oil were by far the stand-outs.) But we have had many more 'oh my God!' moments at other restaurants. Our first dinner at Communion in the Central District was one such meal: a never-ending parade of incredible textures, flavors and inventive combinations - a meal that has lived in our minds as one of the best we've had in our lives. We had two meals at a restaurant in Barcelona (Telèferic) that were unbelievably astonishingly delicious. One meal we had in Biarritz (Le Pimpí, which has since changed hands) is a meal we still refer to fondly, even though it happened over ten years ago. These meals were events. And while these gustatorial events were not 'cheap eats' they also did not blow huge holes in our dining budgets. As a result these meals, pricey though they may have been, were excellent values. I'm going to say something here that is going to sound crass in the context of fine dining. But here it is: the food was so tiny. So very, very tiny. I ordered duck breast as one of the courses. This was a sliver of duck breast (two bites - one for me, one for my husband) and a single dumpling in a diminutive ramekin of broth (again, one bite for me, one bite for my husband.) I know intellectually that the preparation of the duck must have taken hours. The duck itself was most likely sourced from the freshest, purest duck pond on a carefully maintained farm. I had my bite of the duck and my bite of the dumpling and it was good. But just good. Not 'oh my god.' Just ... good. The same can be said of the coulotte of beef. It was good. It was tender. But it was not 'oh my god.' It wasn't even 'oh my gosh.' It was just ... good. And tiny. So very tiny. (Let me hasten to state here that we are not Claim Jumper diners. I'd literally rather eat nothing than eat at Claim Jumper, or any other restaurant that features food whose only feature is its hugeness.) I know there are people in the world who can drop $500 on dinner and that's just a regular Tuesday. I imagine these are the same people who do not think twice about ordering a $3,000 bottle of wine to go along with one course, and another bottle to go along with another course. Perhaps Canlis is built for people who live at this kind of wealth level. For my husband and me, we will continue to visit restaurants that elicit a higher level of 'oh my god!' and represent a good value in doing so.
Be the first to ReplyNice culinary experience
We tried Canlis multi-course dining experience for a graduation celebration. Service was professional and courteous. Items in the menu comes at bite size ( sampling quantity). Each item is is brought to the table by a team of servers. All items are tasty and artistically presented. Steak bites are tender and juicy…cooked to perfection …. Dried persimmon is very good ….not too sweet. All in all is a good culinary experience (cuisine quality is excellent but not a unique one) if you have $220+ (including drinks) to spare for each person
Be the first to ReplyIf you are going to put a ring on it! This is the place!!!
The food matches the views. If you ever were going to ask someone to marry you at a restaurant, this should be your choice. Outstanding in every way. I especially loved the soft piano music that was close to our table. The pianist even played George Winston and had a wide repertoire. You need to do this! It's magical!
Be the first to ReplyNot the old Canlis
Having been to Canlis several times over the past 20 years, we could d not get a reservation for a while. When we finally got pulled in from the waitlist we were looking forward to a repeat of the "wow". Needless to say, we were not impressed. The food was very Japanese- it should be marked as a Japanese restaurant. Soy in every dish- including the dessert(at least the flavor). The place was quite empty considering that getting a reservation was hard and saw several people not finish their food. Great cocktails but less than mediocre food. the price seemed too steep for the. experience. So many more places offer better in the area.
Be the first to ReplyWow and with a view too!
By any definition, Canlis is unique. Yes, they are delicate portions, but so many of the that you will not be hungry by the end. And every selection is an incredible taste. I've eaten all over the world and this meal was clearly in the top tier.
Be the first to ReplyFine dining in Seattle
Canlis is a fine dining restaurant in a design building, off the city center, having great views of Lake Union. They serve a 3-course tasting menu, giving you a choice to choose one each from starters, entrees and desserts. The atmosphere was very nice, service was attentive and the views were great. Amuse bouche was served first. My choice from the menu was the halibut, striploin and the smoked cacao. We had a pinot noire from the Eyrie vineyards, 2017 to pair our food. It was easy drinking, a good compromise to match with the different dishes we had. A very enjoyable experience…
Be the first to ReplyAmazing food
The staff is super attentive and knowledgeable and the food is worth every penny. The view is amazing and the bar has a love piano player.
Be the first to ReplyDisappointed...Never Again!
We had planned to celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary in 2020 at Canlis. We had celebrated the last 48 years there and had had a reservation for a year. Unfortunately they were not open for inside dining due to Covid and had cancelled our reservation without even giving us a chance to reserve one of their outdoor spots. Which was probably a good thing since we have not enjoyed the tasting menu since Mark and Brian took over from Chris. So we spent the past two anniversaries at Daniel's Broiler and El Gaucho (two dinners for the price of one at Canlis). Today I decided to check the Canlis menu, just for curiosity, and there was not a single item that was appealing. And no Canlis Salad or Gran Marnier Souffle! We really enjoyed the old Canlis with the Christmas decorations, all our old favorites on the menu, and the best server, Faye! Check out John Howie's tasting menu-it looks delicious and is half the price!
Be the first to ReplyNOT the same Canlis
I had not eaten at Canlis since 1993. Back then, you ordered from the menu and there were many many choices. We even had Chris Canlis come to our table and (everyone else’s) and introduce himself and see how our dinner went. I have spoken fondly of the restaurant all these years. My best friend and her husband joined my husband and I for dinner a couple of weeks ago. The restaurant is now being managed by the younger generation. They have adopted a pre set menu. There are 3 categories and you choose one in each category. They also add in a few other items. Be advised, each item that they bring you, including your “entree”, is about 3-4 bites , depending on your bite size. While the flavors are different and intricate, there just isn’t much to eat. The service is wonderful. We had a couple of cocktails with our meal and it was over $1000.00. As we were leaving, we all joked about meeting over at Dick’s drive in, for a hamburger! I sent an email to the manager, explaining my disappointment and he basically said that most people like it, and perhaps Canlis isn’t the right place for me. It’s too bad that Peter Canlis is no longer in charge. Once service and satisfaction are gone or are not at the forefront, the restaurant just becomes an overpriced piece of real estate. If you have money to burn, eat here. If you want value for your money, keep looking. We will never go back.
Be the first to ReplyExcellent... except...
My sister and I brought our Mom here for a birthday dinner. We dressed up and looked forward to a wonderful experience. Canlis did not disappoint. The atmosphere is lovely, the food was an experience (6 courses with your choice of three of the courses), and the waitstaff was (for the most part) professional and efficient. Here's my one complaint and why I'm not giving Canlis a 5 star rating: Let me start by saying that I rarely give a negative review, but I think my experience must be addressed. When we ordered a bottle of sparkling white wine, the sommelier uncorked the first bottle with the cork pointed in my direction. I shifted away from the cork and it looked like he was offended by my distrust. When we purchased a second 1/2 bottle, he again pointed the cork in my direction, only this time the neck broke and the pressurized bottle exploded outward in my direction. I was covered in sparkling white wine--all over my face, clothing, and in my eye. The sommelier was visibly shaken, but seemed unconcerned about the effect this had on his customers. When I asked for additional napkins to blot my face, clothing, and the seat next to me I was ignored. No one offered an apology. No one from management stopped in to check on us. I was mortified, but didn't want to further interrupt our celebrations or make a scene. So, I sat in my wet clothing, wine in my hair, and finished my dinner with aplomb. I'm still in shock, though. Accidents happen, and for the most part I'm happy to overlook such things with grace; however, to not be provided with napkins, or an apology, or some kind of acknowledgement made be feel small and my business unvalued. I think Canlis can do better and I hope they take something from this review that makes future customer's experiences more in line with their image.
Be the first to ReplyDisappointing
Great view, okay decor, substandard food in this price range. Many better alternatives on the water for less than half the price.
Be the first to ReplyDefinitely Disappointed: An Over Priced Sushi tasting
Canlis. A place we always used to enjoy. Some of the best steaks, crab, table side service which is now gone by the wayside.Now, $675 for a bottle of wine and a fixed menu "sushi" tasting. Presentation was great. Steak was tough. The Wagu in a bowl was over salty. My spouse doesn't like fish which was the majority of the meal. And there are no options. Service was great, but not at that price point. I will remember the good old days of Canlis and maybe drop in for a drink. We told them it was our anniversary. No real mention of the event. In times gone by they would acknowledge the fact with your dessert.
Be the first to ReplyNope. Grossly overpriced mor(s)els
I have been living in the PNW for 4 years now and finally I made it to Canlis. Oh what a disappointment... I have traveled around the world and eaten at some superb restaurants. I have had meals that are unforgettable. Canlis holds the record now: $500 per person (for a dinner with likely the largest let down to date). Mind you, French Laundry, Eleven Madison Park, or Alinea cost less than this place... Service was spotty: We sit down and a server asks if we want water. Sparkling we say. Another one comes and tries so pour flat. Eventually, we are asked if we would like a drink. Sure, except we do not know what you offer because we did not get a menu. We ask for the sommelier... Drinks arrive, so does the amuse bouche. Sommelier arrives finally and we choose a wine. The wine is finally served when the second bite is plated. Indeed, not much food I must say. So I half jokingly ask for seconds on the dessert. The answer: "Sure, you can get a second one next time you come back." A <enter four letter word> you shot through my mind. Food: Portions were indeed miniscule. Think of a Kaiser meal redux. Instead of 14+ small courses where you walk away happy and satisfied, these were 7 courses at best. Flavors were good with some exceptions. Serving morel mushrooms sans a creamy sauce is almost sacrilege. The ominous house salad was over seasoned and too salty. And dessert was about a third of what I would have liked to get. Ambiente: Traditional surf & turf setting. Large space with views, but unfortunately very loud. It was hard for us to have a conversation. Not what I would have expected. Toilets were moderately clean (one clogged). Summary: If I want to waste $500/head I can come up with far better ideas. For example, 16 dozens of Mochinut donuts, 45 banh mi, several dinners at other places that actually serve delicious food, such as Tomo, Charlotte, Ba Bar, How to Cook a Wolf, Sushi Kashiba (get there early and sit in front of the chef, otherwise skip), ... I would not go back even if the meal was free.
Be the first to ReplyA delightful dinner experience
Everything was perfect from start to finish. They have an outstanding wine list and the sommelier provided superb wine recommendations. The staff were friendly and professional. Each course was well thought out, well presented and super tasty. Of course, the views are just stunning. Overall, a true experience you will want to repeat.
Be the first to Reply“Tasting menu” concept was a HORRIBLE idea….,,,,no food Went for a family birthday in January 2022 for my daughter.
How far this restaurant has fallen. Been here over the years and it was ALWAYS superb. Promised our teen age grandsons the best steak dinner ever….,,you couldn’t even order a steak……..or salmon, prime rib, crab, nothing but this truly horrible tasting menu. Like a previous reviewer, not enough food for even a small child. Wasted over a $1.000. on a meal none of our family even finished. Our daughters birthday was ruined In summary, get a new chef/menu or CLOSE. Mike Seattle
Be the first to ReplySuperb
I’ve been fortunate to be able to experience Canlis over 50 years and tonight reinforced why the experience is as good today as ever. The service, the attention to detail, the ambiance, and, of course, the quality of the food is first class. My wife and I have celebrated several anniversary dinners at Canlis and tonight we did #53, a very joyful experience. We look forward to returning soon.
Be the first to ReplyTepid Pintjos
What a gorgeous restaurant; we hadn’t been in so long, seemed like a great place to celebrate our 25 anniversary (which went unrecognized). They are serving an experience menu for a 3 course meal for $165. There isn’t enough food there for a small child. The plates were beautiful both on presentation and the diversity of the dinnerware. Food was tepid, unimpressive. The duck was tough and the fish course was too dry to eat. This isn’t the right chef for this venue!
Be the first to ReplyA big disappointment and waste of $1000
My husband made reservations for his birthday in April back in December and paid the $200 deposit. He had read in the newspaper that if you did not want the tasting menu, you could get a steak or a regular meal. Well, we went there and were told that we could not get anything except the tasting menu. The food was mediocre, at best, and very salty. Half of it was inedible for at least one of us. My husband won't eat mushrooms, so he gave me his and they were in a slimy type of sauce and I could not eat them. We paid and extra $48 for the waygu meat rather than a striploin, and for that, we were given a 1 inch square piece of meat. More rare than rare, salty, and fatty. Not Japanese A5 fatty, which I have in my freezer, but just gross and inedible. I have had all sorts of food all over the world, some good, some great, some not so great, but never paid this much for bad food. Perhaps because I prefer an eating menu, rather than a tasting menu of salt, and a disappointing dessert. The bottle of Leonetti wine was the best part of the meal, but it was not made by Canlis. This was very disappointing not just to me, but also to my spouse who really wanted to go. I would love to have given a great review, but the food was unwhelming.
Be the first to ReplyWait staff was over the top
Joshua was our waiter, and we were his first table as a waiter (they have a long vetting time) and he was outstanding! The entire crew was amazing. Service is top notch. They like to have fun!
From the menu, it looks like a small dinner but don't be fooled, they have many surprises along the way. So many different flavors and more food than I could eat. I am grateful for such a wonderful experience. It's not for the budget conscious....but what a great adventure!