This is the best restaurant in Leavenworth by far! We have enjoyed our dinner every time for at least 5 times since they opened! The food is delicious! The meatloaf is always a favorite and we just had the wild AK salmon, stoneground polenta , butternut relish in the dill lemon butter sauce and it was fantastic! I highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flourless Cake, Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin, Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Ray Gross
Very charming place with really good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf, Cherry Tomato Bruschetta, Herb Pork Loin
Kristen Abt
Go! You wouldn’t think Meatloaf and upscale dining belong in the same sentence but, it deserves the honor. It is absolutely phenomenal. Perfectly seasoned and paired with green beans and mashed potatoes. The Prosciutto wrapped Pork Medallions are also tender, not too salty, and well paired with herb crusted potatoes and Brussels sprouts. They use locally sourced provisions.
We were seated promptly without a reservation when they opened at 5pm. Happy hour is from 5-6 which worked out well. The restaurant wasn’t busy for a Saturday night during Oktoberfest weekend.
Overall great service, superb dishes, well made cocktails, and wonderful atmosphere. We have always enjoyed our meals here and will return once again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin, Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Rochelle Boyd
Excellent all around! Attentive and friendly staff, great atmosphere, and the food is divine. The cocktails were also great. We got the lavender 75 and chai old fashioned. The halibut bruschetta was the perfect appetizer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacob Tally
Read the other recent reviews and don't bother with this place. When we entered, the chefs in the open kitchen were leaning on the counter watching the TV above the bar. It was 6pm and we were the first people to enter the restaurant. That should have been the first signal to turn around, but we had a gift card to use.
Our waitress eventually came out and rather than greeting us and telling us about the menu or daily specials (she didn't even know what the soup of the day was), she just walked up and asked whether we were ready to order.
We got cocktails and the hamachi crudo to start. The cocktails immediately attracted fruit flies and the crudo was skimpy on the ahi and tried to make up for it with lots of over-dressed greens. The fruit flies were so bad that we were given pieces of paper to put over our drink glasses, and another table asked to be moved outside.
For mains, I got the million dollar meatloaf. It was okay, but I'm pretty sure the mashed potatoes it was served on were of the "instant" variety. My wife got the halibut and it was good though.
When we left shortly after 7pm, only 3 other parties had entered the restaurant. I could feel the place dying. The pieces are there, but a lot of the basics are being neglected. I felt bad for the one waitress (not ours) who seemed to actually care and was trying to give her tables a good experience. If I was the owner, I'd be here every night, especially on weekends, making sure my staff was performing up to expectations and raising the bar.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Noah Baldwin
I went in October of 2022. Great food, great service. My issues are that the tables are way too close together so you get no personal space, and they allow huge groups of drunk women to be loud and obnoxious ruining the atmosphere entirely for anybody trying to go to a nice restaurant and have a nice dinner.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Cindy Williams
This place was recommended by our AirBnB host, and we all wished we had gone with any of his other suggestions. It was a birthday dinner and we had reservations for three. We were seated at a table of two larger tables shoved together for 3 people. It was way too much space for us and also extremely dark. Since there were other tables open, we asked to be moved, but the host / server told us there were other reservations coming in, and she "couldn't rearrange the whole dining room for us." Having reservations earlier than the others, we should have been accommodated without question, and it was very uncomfortable to be treated so rudely. By the way, those tables sat empty the entire time we were there, nearly 2 hours. Ordered a dirty martini that was served unchilled, really?? I didn't mention it because she had been so confrontational, I was just done. The halibut bruschetta was very good and probably the only thing we truly enjoyed. The bison carpaccio was good, but overpriced for the portion size, making up for it with a pile of arugula didn't really make it worthwhile. Whoever shucked the oysters needs more practice, as there was chipped shelll on every one. The infamous meatloaf was way over seasoned. The halibut entree had a distinctive taste that the bloodline was not removed so it was fishy half way through. The porkchop was dry and over cooked and subpar. Overall the food was good enough but not great and it wasn't a great birthday experience, to be honest. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Boris Kazarez
This is our third time dining at Watershed Cafe and unfortunately this place went completely downhill in terms of food quality. The halibut was tasteless and super dry as if it was prepared right out of freezer, the pork chop was dry and overcooked. The cherry on top was the cobbler that looked and tasted like an oatmeal porridge. Giving it two stars just because of a good service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Lars Liden
Presentation was nice, but halibut was disappointing. Was overcooked and dry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Liz Reiter
The staff was wonderful, food was fantastic, the atmosphere was perfect and exactly what we were looking for. It was a wonderful, delicious dinner.
Amazing restaurant in Leavenworth. Highly recommend the meatloaf, bacon wrapped chicken, garlic hummus bruschetta. Our server Shelby was awesome! If you’re in the area, you will not be disappointed in visiting and having a meal here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf, Bacon Wrapped Chicken
K Newman
Delish meat loaf and Halibut. Perfectly cooked. Weeknight so the vibe was nice and relaxed. They even gave the meatloaf some crispy edges!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peder Knudson
Amazing food, great service and drinks. A definite must stop when in Leavenworth. My wife and I ate here for our 10th Anniversary and it was perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Robert Beck
Gave a $100 tip upfront to make sure it was a perfect dinner for a special person who believes she doesn't have much time left of this earth. Unfortunately, this resulted in underwhelming service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf, Herb Pork Loin
This is the best restaurant in Leavenworth by far! We have enjoyed our dinner every time for at least 5 times since they opened! The food is delicious! The meatloaf is always a favorite and we just had the wild AK salmon, stoneground polenta , butternut relish in the dill lemon butter sauce and it was fantastic! I highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flourless Cake, Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin, Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Very charming place with really good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf, Cherry Tomato Bruschetta, Herb Pork Loin
Go! You wouldn’t think Meatloaf and upscale dining belong in the same sentence but, it deserves the honor. It is absolutely phenomenal. Perfectly seasoned and paired with green beans and mashed potatoes. The Prosciutto wrapped Pork Medallions are also tender, not too salty, and well paired with herb crusted potatoes and Brussels sprouts. They use locally sourced provisions.
We were seated promptly without a reservation when they opened at 5pm. Happy hour is from 5-6 which worked out well. The restaurant wasn’t busy for a Saturday night during Oktoberfest weekend.
Overall great service, superb dishes, well made cocktails, and wonderful atmosphere. We have always enjoyed our meals here and will return once again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin, Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Excellent all around! Attentive and friendly staff, great atmosphere, and the food is divine. The cocktails were also great. We got the lavender 75 and chai old fashioned. The halibut bruschetta was the perfect appetizer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Read the other recent reviews and don't bother with this place. When we entered, the chefs in the open kitchen were leaning on the counter watching the TV above the bar. It was 6pm and we were the first people to enter the restaurant. That should have been the first signal to turn around, but we had a gift card to use.
Our waitress eventually came out and rather than greeting us and telling us about the menu or daily specials (she didn't even know what the soup of the day was), she just walked up and asked whether we were ready to order.
We got cocktails and the hamachi crudo to start. The cocktails immediately attracted fruit flies and the crudo was skimpy on the ahi and tried to make up for it with lots of over-dressed greens. The fruit flies were so bad that we were given pieces of paper to put over our drink glasses, and another table asked to be moved outside.
For mains, I got the million dollar meatloaf. It was okay, but I'm pretty sure the mashed potatoes it was served on were of the "instant" variety. My wife got the halibut and it was good though.
When we left shortly after 7pm, only 3 other parties had entered the restaurant. I could feel the place dying. The pieces are there, but a lot of the basics are being neglected. I felt bad for the one waitress (not ours) who seemed to actually care and was trying to give her tables a good experience. If I was the owner, I'd be here every night, especially on weekends, making sure my staff was performing up to expectations and raising the bar.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
I went in October of 2022. Great food, great service. My issues are that the tables are way too close together so you get no personal space, and they allow huge groups of drunk women to be loud and obnoxious ruining the atmosphere entirely for anybody trying to go to a nice restaurant and have a nice dinner.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
This place was recommended by our AirBnB host, and we all wished we had gone with any of his other suggestions. It was a birthday dinner and we had reservations for three. We were seated at a table of two larger tables shoved together for 3 people. It was way too much space for us and also extremely dark. Since there were other tables open, we asked to be moved, but the host / server told us there were other reservations coming in, and she "couldn't rearrange the whole dining room for us." Having reservations earlier than the others, we should have been accommodated without question, and it was very uncomfortable to be treated so rudely. By the way, those tables sat empty the entire time we were there, nearly 2 hours. Ordered a dirty martini that was served unchilled, really?? I didn't mention it because she had been so confrontational, I was just done. The halibut bruschetta was very good and probably the only thing we truly enjoyed. The bison carpaccio was good, but overpriced for the portion size, making up for it with a pile of arugula didn't really make it worthwhile. Whoever shucked the oysters needs more practice, as there was chipped shelll on every one. The infamous meatloaf was way over seasoned. The halibut entree had a distinctive taste that the bloodline was not removed so it was fishy half way through. The porkchop was dry and over cooked and subpar. Overall the food was good enough but not great and it wasn't a great birthday experience, to be honest. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
This is our third time dining at Watershed Cafe and unfortunately this place went completely downhill in terms of food quality. The halibut was tasteless and super dry as if it was prepared right out of freezer, the pork chop was dry and overcooked. The cherry on top was the cobbler that looked and tasted like an oatmeal porridge. Giving it two stars just because of a good service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Presentation was nice, but halibut was disappointing. Was overcooked and dry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
The staff was wonderful, food was fantastic, the atmosphere was perfect and exactly what we were looking for.
It was a wonderful, delicious dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing restaurant in Leavenworth. Highly recommend the meatloaf, bacon wrapped chicken, garlic hummus bruschetta. Our server Shelby was awesome! If you’re in the area, you will not be disappointed in visiting and having a meal here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf, Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Delish meat loaf and Halibut. Perfectly cooked. Weeknight so the vibe was nice and relaxed.
They even gave the meatloaf some crispy edges!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, great service and drinks. A definite must stop when in Leavenworth. My wife and I ate here for our 10th Anniversary and it was perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf
Gave a $100 tip upfront to make sure it was a perfect dinner for a special person who believes she doesn't have much time left of this earth. Unfortunately, this resulted in underwhelming service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Watershed Million Dollar Meatloaf, Herb Pork Loin
Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clams
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