My friend and I celebrated my retirement @ Calcutta Grill. We each had a caesar salad w/steak added. I'm gluten free so no croutons on my salad. FABULOUS! Our server Ash made our experience delightful. Even though we sat and visited for several hours, our server Ash made us feel welcomed. We always had what we wanted & needed without hovering. She is a STAR! And as a sweet surprise dessert for my retirement, Ash brought me the gluten free ABSOLUTE AMAZING chocolate torte w/vanilla ice cream and rich chocolate sauce. The whole visit was magnificent and memorable. Thank you Ash and team!
James
The view from the Grill is great. Unfortunately, the food was not. We went for our 45th Anniversary. I ordered Halibut ($60) and wife ordered Lamb (about same). Halibut was very poor, either because of fish quality or food prep. It was very dry and the surface crust hard to push through with a fork. Well prepared, good quality halibut should pretty much be moist and flaky, cleaving easily with each use of fork. Manager came over, head to demonstrate the challenge, he went back to the kitchen and then came back to us saying he was in agreement and apologized. Did I have to prove it to him? I then just ordered a cobb salad and didn't make a fuss about it. Wife's lamb was reasonably cooked but flavorless, which she relayed to manager but no change was made. She didn't eat the second lamb chop. He credited off the halibut charge but still charged for salad. In most restaurants that charge those kinds of prices you'd expect my meal to be comp'd, maybe a free desert, or credit for future meal, or something. But no. The servers, etc. wished us happy anniversary but that was it. Not sure why we were asked making reservation if this was for a special event. I don't recall anything being done to make it 'special'. All said, disappointing, and may be awhile before we return. There are a lot of dining options in this area.
Na
The view is excellent and the food is quite nice. A good choice for friends meeting together
Anna
This restaurant has soo much potential, being on public golf course and the most amazing views of Bellevue and Seattle , it can be so romantic and upscale for dinners. We are regulars there for lunch / dinners, and had girlfriends lunch yesterday, I had mahi mahi tacos and my friends ahi tuna sesame salad: zero taste, I mean completely tasteless! We ordered cosmo cocktails and every single time there are not up to par! I mean is not a rocket science to have same ingredients, and recipes for different bartenders to make consistently good drinks. Also whoever is the chef in kitchen they need to step way up or go. If I was the manager of this restaurant i would be very embarrassed, to have this beautiful place and to have horrible food and drinks is a shame.
Eye Candy
Nice location and good food 🌟
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brenda
I stared at out food on a warming counter for 10 minutes and finally had to get up and interrupt the three young waitstaff who were standing in front of it, and talking incessantly, to ask them if they could bring our lunch over. They then got quiet and and went and found our server who brought it over. Then we had to ask for utensils. Not great experience. Place was empty and staff had too much time on their hands and lacked professionalism. It was my husbands birthday lunch.
Tim
They're terribly understaffed. We had to wait several minutes just for a server to come by and introduce himself. It didn't get any better after that. Now I remember why I quit coming here even though it's only 5 min. from where I live.
Randy Bray
Decent Faire. Fish and chips were a bit greasy. Everything else was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Terri
I've enjoyed Calcutta Grill several times over the years, the view cannot be beat on a nice night. I have always had a good meal here, but I have to say that my dinner this visit was the best meal I have had at this restaurant, the Scallop Ravioli. I wish they would make it permanent on the menu! It was what you would expect from a high end dining experience. And the service was fantastic, the views stellar as always.
Scott
Everyone really enjoyed the food. the stew was fabulous. The service was very slow though. would return again.
I had been to The Calcutta Grills years ago, so didn’t hesitate to make reservations for after our wedding. There was only 6 of us. We made reservations far ahead of time and let them know this was for our wedding. First off, there was no congratulations when we arrived. In fact, the staff we were exposed to all looked like their dog just died. Secondly, our waiter was the worst. Never saw him smile and his service was sub par. Thirdly, the food was quite a bit more expensive than they advertise online and only 2 out of the 6 of us liked our meals. Fourthly, the bills had us gobsmacked. Not only did they automatically add a 24% gratuity, they also added a “kitchen fee”. Who does that? To say the least, we will not be returning, and in fact, will be passing the word on to all to avoid at all costs. The only positive is the views.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Steve Schwartz
Excellent food and view.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Alexandra
The views are fantastic, but the facilities are dirty, ran down and are in a major need of repair and renovations. This is our second time of disappointment with their kitchen/chef. The wings were terrible, dry, extremely over salted and not even eatable.. The salad was stanched in dressings.
Joshua
The view was amazing. Definitely worth it for the view alone. The service was adequate. Our waiter, Coka I think, was good. My mother in law was not a fan of the hostess. The food was fine, not amazing, but generally acceptable. I wasn't a huge fan of the black bean Quinoa burger (too much Quinoa). The rest of the food was good, but not amazing. It's a bit pricey, but not expensive by Seattle standards. The most disappointing thing from a value perspective was the size of the desert cheesecake. It was a very good cheesecake, but it was small.
John
Great service, great food, AMAZING VIEWS at sunset. The place for soaking it all in. Pictures do not do it justice.
My friend and I celebrated my retirement @ Calcutta Grill. We each had a caesar salad w/steak added. I'm gluten free so no croutons on my salad. FABULOUS! Our server Ash made our experience delightful. Even though we sat and visited for several hours, our server Ash made us feel welcomed. We always had what we wanted & needed without hovering. She is a STAR! And as a sweet surprise dessert for my retirement, Ash brought me the gluten free ABSOLUTE AMAZING chocolate torte w/vanilla ice cream and rich chocolate sauce. The whole visit was magnificent and memorable. Thank you Ash and team!
The view from the Grill is great. Unfortunately, the food was not. We went for our 45th Anniversary. I ordered Halibut ($60) and wife ordered Lamb (about same). Halibut was very poor, either because of fish quality or food prep. It was very dry and the surface crust hard to push through with a fork. Well prepared, good quality halibut should pretty much be moist and flaky, cleaving easily with each use of fork. Manager came over, head to demonstrate the challenge, he went back to the kitchen and then came back to us saying he was in agreement and apologized. Did I have to prove it to him? I then just ordered a cobb salad and didn't make a fuss about it. Wife's lamb was reasonably cooked but flavorless, which she relayed to manager but no change was made. She didn't eat the second lamb chop. He credited off the halibut charge but still charged for salad. In most restaurants that charge those kinds of prices you'd expect my meal to be comp'd, maybe a free desert, or credit for future meal, or something. But no. The servers, etc. wished us happy anniversary but that was it. Not sure why we were asked making reservation if this was for a special event. I don't recall anything being done to make it 'special'. All said, disappointing, and may be awhile before we return. There are a lot of dining options in this area.
The view is excellent and the food is quite nice. A good choice for friends meeting together
This restaurant has soo much potential, being on public golf course and the most amazing views of Bellevue and Seattle , it can be so romantic and upscale for dinners. We are regulars there for lunch / dinners, and had girlfriends lunch yesterday, I had mahi mahi tacos and my friends ahi tuna sesame salad: zero taste, I mean completely tasteless! We ordered cosmo cocktails and every single time there are not up to par! I mean is not a rocket science to have same ingredients, and recipes for different bartenders to make consistently good drinks. Also whoever is the chef in kitchen they need to step way up or go. If I was the manager of this restaurant i would be very embarrassed, to have this beautiful place and to have horrible food and drinks is a shame.
Nice location and good food 🌟
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I stared at out food on a warming counter for 10 minutes and finally had to get up and interrupt the three young waitstaff who were standing in front of it, and talking incessantly, to ask them if they could bring our lunch over. They then got quiet and and went and found our server who brought it over. Then we had to ask for utensils. Not great experience. Place was empty and staff had too much time on their hands and lacked professionalism. It was my husbands birthday lunch.
They're terribly understaffed. We had to wait several minutes just for a server to come by and introduce himself. It didn't get any better after that. Now I remember why I quit coming here even though it's only 5 min. from where I live.
Decent Faire. Fish and chips were a bit greasy. Everything else was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I've enjoyed Calcutta Grill several times over the years, the view cannot be beat on a nice night. I have always had a good meal here, but I have to say that my dinner this visit was the best meal I have had at this restaurant, the Scallop Ravioli. I wish they would make it permanent on the menu! It was what you would expect from a high end dining experience. And the service was fantastic, the views stellar as always.
Everyone really enjoyed the food. the stew was fabulous. The service was very slow though. would return again.
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I had been to The Calcutta Grills years ago, so didn’t hesitate to make reservations for after our wedding. There was only 6 of us. We made reservations far ahead of time and let them know this was for our wedding. First off, there was no congratulations when we arrived. In fact, the staff we were exposed to all looked like their dog just died. Secondly, our waiter was the worst. Never saw him smile and his service was sub par. Thirdly, the food was quite a bit more expensive than they advertise online and only 2 out of the 6 of us liked our meals. Fourthly, the bills had us gobsmacked. Not only did they automatically add a 24% gratuity, they also added a “kitchen fee”. Who does that? To say the least, we will not be returning, and in fact, will be passing the word on to all to avoid at all costs. The only positive is the views.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Excellent food and view.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
The views are fantastic, but the facilities are dirty, ran down and are in a major need of repair and renovations. This is our second time of disappointment with their kitchen/chef. The wings were terrible, dry, extremely over salted and not even eatable.. The salad was stanched in dressings.
The view was amazing. Definitely worth it for the view alone. The service was adequate. Our waiter, Coka I think, was good. My mother in law was not a fan of the hostess. The food was fine, not amazing, but generally acceptable. I wasn't a huge fan of the black bean Quinoa burger (too much Quinoa). The rest of the food was good, but not amazing. It's a bit pricey, but not expensive by Seattle standards. The most disappointing thing from a value perspective was the size of the desert cheesecake. It was a very good cheesecake, but it was small.
Great service, great food, AMAZING VIEWS at sunset. The place for soaking it all in. Pictures do not do it justice.
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