Ba Bar Capitol Hill

550 12th Ave, Seattle
(206) 328-2030

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Nate Baker

Everything was fantastic. The best rock fish I have had in Seattle other than maybe Reckless Noodle House.

The rock fish dish came with rice and a superb cabbage salad with an extremely light but flavorful dressing AND a tamarind soup.

Garlic prawns with the Chinese donut and the Red curry sweet potato rice-noodle soup were 2 more dishes that landed perfect 10s for me. Exquisite. 🤌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrea Cardinale

It was an excelent expirience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David

Was a solid experience. The staff were friendly and the food arrived extremely quickly. The dishes were good, but not great. Portions were small (the noodles were lacking), and the prices were so-so.

The dining room ans restrooms were clean.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

María José R.

Very good food service, nice drink

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steven

I recently had lunch at Ba Bar on Capitol Hill, and the restaurant is beautiful. The entrance, décor, vaulted ceiling, and bar area are all very impressive.

On my first visit, we were greeted and seated quickly, and the staff was friendly. I enjoyed the Vietnamese iced coffee, and the servers gave helpful menu recommendations. However, my Bun Bo Hue was forgotten, and many customers who arrived after us received their food first. After checking with the server, I finally got my dish more than 30 minutes later. While it was tasty, the portion was smaller and more expensive compared to other Vietnamese restaurants.

On my second visit, it took a long time for anyone to notice us when we walked in. When someone finally came over, they helped other customers who arrived after us. Our noodles also did not come with bean sprouts. When I asked for them, I was told that this dish does not include bean sprouts and that I would have to pay extra. In all my years of eating at Vietnamese restaurants, this is the first place that has ever charged for bean sprouts, and I was not happy about it.

Overall, it was a mixed experience. The restaurant is beautiful, and some of the staff were friendly, but the service delays and extra charges were disappointing.

I just wanted to share with 106 Million Readers out there.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Brody O'Connor

Delicious food, bartender made a great recommendation! Good NA drink options. Clean, friendly and expressive atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stan Cherian

Came here during a visit to Seattle for a conference and dined at the bar. The food was excellent (I tried a dish based on the bartender’s suggestion). i wanted something spicy as had been eating bland food at the conference and he had the kitchen add some side sauces (siracha, red chillies etc that fit the bill)

The decor is great as was the service. Almost went back the following day as I was in the neighborhood but went to Carmello’s instead

Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Sylvia Trillo

Best late night pho!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William Holland

They have a separate all-vegan menu upon request. Good bike parking.

Bernie Watson

Even though the food was very good, the service is either inattentive or simply slow.
Loud background music spoiled a good conversation & atmosphere = do NOT turn the volume of the music up as more are seated and more conversations start.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Antonio

Sometimes work does not allow them to serve customers correctly and conveniently

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Chris Wells

They used top ramen noodles for a duck dish.

Lori Irwin

Fun Asian influenced dining on Capitol Hill.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Lynch

Lunch was so delicious. I was surprised at how much I ate.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

N T

I ordered through Uber Eats. The food is below average by Vietnamese standards—at best about 30% authentic—with some odd modifications. The house meat patty has an unusual, off flavor. The sauce, which is the soul of this dish, is a complete miss: underseasoned and lacking depth. I honestly can’t understand why this place has so many good ratings; perhaps they’re from people who haven’t tried proper Vietnamese food. There was also no tamper-proof seal on my delivery, which is disappointing for a takeout order. That said, the restaurant looks nice, which may explain some of the hype.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

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