We had an excellent lunch here today. Solid experience and our server did a wonderful job. We brought wine and he was most helpful opening the bottles and service. Will come back soon.
catherine
The manger at the dîner time on the 25th of dec , was so unprofetional and very loud to us and very rude. We booked for 6:45 pm,and we arrived 15 early, but they make us wait for 30 min while there was more than 7 tables unoccupy.
Sharon
I made a reservation on Christmas for dinner. We arrived a couple minutes early before our reservation. I was informed by the hostess that the wait was going to be a few minutes, but then I heard her tell someone right after that it was more like 1/2 an hour. Well, we waited for 50 minutes, still weren't seated, and I couldn't find the hostess anywhere to let her know that we were going to leave! This was supposed to be a special Christmas dinner, but it turned into being a very awful experience! I will not be returning.
Kate
The restaurant is in the lobby of the Hilton hotel. The carving station was good, as was the omelet bar, bacon and fruit were tasty, the rest of the food was just ok. Many of the items were running out. Staff were very kind and helpful.
Jill
First, we will most certainly visit the solarium again for their holiday buffet. The experience overall was good and definitely worth the value. However, we had 1 PM reservations and by the time we were seated, it was 125. There was no butter, no coffee, cups, and very little of several of the entrées. None of these were refilled while we were there. Evidently the buffet was shutting down at 2 o'clock while there were still people getting their food. But back to my first comment that we will certainly visit them again. As I said, the experience overall was good and definitely worth the value. Worth the value. Worth the value. There are definitely more abundant buffets available at twice or more price. This was definitely worth the value, but while everything was very good, there was not an abundance of choices.
Jeff
Christmas Day Brunch buffet with Prime Rib, busy day. Had to wait 20 minutes past our reservation for a table, food options were good although some of the less popular items looked like they have been sitting under a heat lamp for longer than they should be. Overall good value for the price.
Pat
Overall excellent! My only feedback was the temperature in the dining area was cold and I had to wear my coat during my meal.
Virginia
We (family of 7) participated in the Solarium Thanksgiving buffet. We were extremely impressed with the service, the food (amazing variety) and ambiance. We normally stay home for holidays but Solarium made it a special, happy and festive occasion. Kudos!
Carol Ann
Wide range of well-prepared food options that would please many different ethnic tastes...and the typical Thanksgiving fare was top-quality, too. The only down-side to the meal was being charged for my cup of coffee. Oh, come on now; you offered unlimited amounts of (expensive) food for a fixed price, but you couldn't pencil in the cost of a basic beverage???? Glad that I went for the second helping of jumbo shrimp! ;-)
David Pham
Nut allergy friendly: Had no issues with anything I had here. The wait staff even replaced my order when there was an error and they were unsure on nuts in the pesto. (Shout-out to Hieu, great waiter).
I stayed at the Hilton Bellevue for four nights, which provided a $30 Food and Beverage credit for a Diamond member with two guests on the reservation. I ate at the Solarium Kitchen once and ordered to-go meals on other days.
Time to Appetizers: 15 Minutes Time to Entree: 25 Minutes To-Go Salads: 15 Minutes
Dining in, it was always self-seated and wait for someone to notice. Again, shout-out to Hieu for holding down the fort in his section.
We ordered the lamb lollipops (5/5) and Northwest Seafood Chowder (4/5) using Hilton Diamond complimentary appetizers. Both were great uses of the voucher. The lamb lollipops came out with two pieces of very tender lamb and a nice side salad. The Northwest Seafood Chowder was honestly comparable to the chowder I had at Pikes Place Market. A little salty, but had real salmon and was pretty good.
For mains, we shared a pepperoni pizza and it was a nice thin crust style. A little oily, but plenty filling for two people (4/5).
On every other night I got a to-go order. The first night I got a grilled chicken sandwich and the roasted seasonal vegetables which were broccolini, carrots, and green beans. Vegetables came out crispy, a little buttery, nice garlic (4/5). The grilled chicken sandwich was well portioned and came with a nice side of fries, but the chicken was a bit dry (3/5). The other nights I got a classic salad with chicken. Great fresh greens and nice mix of radish and cucumber, but again the chicken was quite dry (3/5). Might be better in person than to-go.
Overall, excellent place to come dine while staying at the Hilton Bellevue and their small plates are competitive with other restaurants. I'd say it's one of the best hotel restaurants I've been to recently. Looking forward to dining here again.
Had a surprisingly decent time at this hotel restaurant and bar. The house Margarita was actually pretty good—made with quality tequila and on point! But I only had one (because, you know, budget). The tenderloin beef tips as a small plate were cooked perfectly and delicious enough to make me forget I was alone. Service was pretty good, too—no complaints there. The environment wasn’t too terrible for a hotel bar; I’m pretty sure it would've been even better if I hadn’t been stood up.
They had a dessert menu packed with tempting options that looked divine, but of course, they were a little pricey—because who doesn’t want to pay extra for happiness? In the end, I bought myself dinner and a drink (at least I know I’m a good date), which made the whole experience feel a tad more expensive than it should have been. But hey, at least I enjoyed the company!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
chris cannon
Alfredo had that skin food gets from sitting out, plus a chunk of mozzarella-- just a chunk, not melted-- on top. Not impressed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
J C
The restaurant is located in the Hilton hotel. We also noticed the restaurant had an unpleasant fishy odor - likely due to poor ventilation or the property being quite old. The food itself was decent; we had the steaks and the lamb skewer appetizer.
We had an excellent lunch here today. Solid experience and our server did a wonderful job. We brought wine and he was most helpful opening the bottles and service. Will come back soon.
The manger at the dîner time on the 25th of dec , was so unprofetional and very loud to us and very rude. We booked for 6:45 pm,and we arrived 15 early, but they make us wait for 30 min while there was more than 7 tables unoccupy.
I made a reservation on Christmas for dinner. We arrived a couple minutes early before our reservation. I was informed by the hostess that the wait was going to be a few minutes, but then I heard her tell someone right after that it was more like 1/2 an hour. Well, we waited for 50 minutes, still weren't seated, and I couldn't find the hostess anywhere to let her know that we were going to leave! This was supposed to be a special Christmas dinner, but it turned into being a very awful experience! I will not be returning.
The restaurant is in the lobby of the Hilton hotel. The carving station was good, as was the omelet bar, bacon and fruit were tasty, the rest of the food was just ok. Many of the items were running out. Staff were very kind and helpful.
First, we will most certainly visit the solarium again for their holiday buffet. The experience overall was good and definitely worth the value. However, we had 1 PM reservations and by the time we were seated, it was 125. There was no butter, no coffee, cups, and very little of several of the entrées. None of these were refilled while we were there. Evidently the buffet was shutting down at 2 o'clock while there were still people getting their food. But back to my first comment that we will certainly visit them again. As I said, the experience overall was good and definitely worth the value. Worth the value. Worth the value. There are definitely more abundant buffets available at twice or more price. This was definitely worth the value, but while everything was very good, there was not an abundance of choices.
Christmas Day Brunch buffet with Prime Rib, busy day. Had to wait 20 minutes past our reservation for a table, food options were good although some of the less popular items looked like they have been sitting under a heat lamp for longer than they should be. Overall good value for the price.
Overall excellent! My only feedback was the temperature in the dining area was cold and I had to wear my coat during my meal.
We (family of 7) participated in the Solarium Thanksgiving buffet. We were extremely impressed with the service, the food (amazing variety) and ambiance. We normally stay home for holidays but Solarium made it a special, happy and festive occasion. Kudos!
Wide range of well-prepared food options that would please many different ethnic tastes...and the typical Thanksgiving fare was top-quality, too. The only down-side to the meal was being charged for my cup of coffee. Oh, come on now; you offered unlimited amounts of (expensive) food for a fixed price, but you couldn't pencil in the cost of a basic beverage???? Glad that I went for the second helping of jumbo shrimp! ;-)
Nut allergy friendly: Had no issues with anything I had here. The wait staff even replaced my order when there was an error and they were unsure on nuts in the pesto. (Shout-out to Hieu, great waiter).
I stayed at the Hilton Bellevue for four nights, which provided a $30 Food and Beverage credit for a Diamond member with two guests on the reservation. I ate at the Solarium Kitchen once and ordered to-go meals on other days.
Time to Appetizers: 15 Minutes
Time to Entree: 25 Minutes
To-Go Salads: 15 Minutes
Dining in, it was always self-seated and wait for someone to notice. Again, shout-out to Hieu for holding down the fort in his section.
We ordered the lamb lollipops (5/5) and Northwest Seafood Chowder (4/5) using Hilton Diamond complimentary appetizers. Both were great uses of the voucher. The lamb lollipops came out with two pieces of very tender lamb and a nice side salad. The Northwest Seafood Chowder was honestly comparable to the chowder I had at Pikes Place Market. A little salty, but had real salmon and was pretty good.
For mains, we shared a pepperoni pizza and it was a nice thin crust style. A little oily, but plenty filling for two people (4/5).
On every other night I got a to-go order. The first night I got a grilled chicken sandwich and the roasted seasonal vegetables which were broccolini, carrots, and green beans. Vegetables came out crispy, a little buttery, nice garlic (4/5). The grilled chicken sandwich was well portioned and came with a nice side of fries, but the chicken was a bit dry (3/5). The other nights I got a classic salad with chicken. Great fresh greens and nice mix of radish and cucumber, but again the chicken was quite dry (3/5). Might be better in person than to-go.
Overall, excellent place to come dine while staying at the Hilton Bellevue and their small plates are competitive with other restaurants. I'd say it's one of the best hotel restaurants I've been to recently. Looking forward to dining here again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Had a surprisingly decent time at this hotel restaurant and bar. The house Margarita was actually pretty good—made with quality tequila and on point! But I only had one (because, you know, budget). The tenderloin beef tips as a small plate were cooked perfectly and delicious enough to make me forget I was alone. Service was pretty good, too—no complaints there. The environment wasn’t too terrible for a hotel bar; I’m pretty sure it would've been even better if I hadn’t been stood up.
They had a dessert menu packed with tempting options that looked divine, but of course, they were a little pricey—because who doesn’t want to pay extra for happiness? In the end, I bought myself dinner and a drink (at least I know I’m a good date), which made the whole experience feel a tad more expensive than it should have been. But hey, at least I enjoyed the company!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alfredo had that skin food gets from sitting out, plus a chunk of mozzarella-- just a chunk, not melted-- on top. Not impressed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
The restaurant is located in the Hilton hotel. We also noticed the restaurant had an unpleasant fishy odor - likely due to poor ventilation or the property being quite old. The food itself was decent; we had the steaks and the lamb skewer appetizer.
Cleanliness: Pass
Service: Pass
Vibe: Pass
Taste & Flavor: Pass
Revisit intention: Not sure
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staff was friendly and moving fast
Very knowledgeable on wines and different blends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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