I had a work dinner. It was in a private room and buffet style. The clam chowder, salmon, roles, potatos, green beans, and chicken was so good! The wait staff was very friendly, nice and attentive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
mike tolliver
As a Washington person, this is the very best one. Little slower, easy across street parking, can eat on the dock, inside or park next door. Also Dale Chihuly is next door. Downtown sure, other locations, ok. This is the spot. Also if you want Upgraded experience, inside is truly a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ivar’S Famous White Clam Chowder, Halibut Fish and Chips, Surf and Turf
Bo
By far, the better service out of the sit down restaurants. I love the view and relaxing atmosphere. The salmon is always the star and its cooked perfectly. Timing on everything is spot on and there are hardly any gaps and delays from when the ticket is fired to the kitchen prep. The wine selection and NA beers is a nice and there are many great memories that have been made here. A great location for summer. Cold in the winter with still a nice view. A seattle go to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wild Salmon Duo
Heather Cox
Very disappointing dinner. I made a reservation and received an email asking me for more info about why we were visiting. I marked we were celebrating my mom's birthday. Once at the restaurant it was not mentioned by any of the 3 wait staff people that came to our table. The food was average. The vegetarian penne dish was overcooked and cold. The service was very slow. Our check was left at our table and no one came to get it. I had to take it up to the bar to pay. I told the person there how disappointed we were with the whole experience, it was supposed to be a celebration. I mentioned about my mom's birthday and he said, we usually give a free dessert for birthdays, but didn't offer to take the dessert we did order off of our bill. For the money charged, Ivars needs to do better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Adriane Jimenez
Went for my dad's birthday and we had a party of 7 including 2 kids. The staff was fantastic with the kids! Good kids menu as well. Always a solid bet because we'll, it's Ivar's. All their food is great. Service was a bit slow tonight; felt like they could use an extra runner/buser or two. My biggest complaint is that they ruin fantastic clam chowder with bacon. Bacon doesn't belong in clam chowder. And there's a lot of us that don't eat bacon. But we'll still be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Emily Ponten
Great experience! The food is usually amazing, though my grandma's fish and chips were not crispy.
Highly recommend the class appetizer!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
NiceFace
This feels like the original ivers. Good place to eat
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bj Hedahl
Local restaurant that is a delighful splurge. Besides the good food, they accept just about any substitutions and the view out toward the water is lovely, not to mention the marvelous architecture/Native American items in the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Nicole
Our server Jeff was completely unprofessional and acted like a bro or we were an inconvenience to serve. “What do you want to order?” “Are you ready to order orrrrr” Left empty glasses and plates on table when coming by to check if we were ready to order. It was a really strange and unexpected interaction.
Our fish had bones left in them and made the fish unpleasant to eat. Our appetizer tower was served with 2 dishes cold and 1 warm.
2 stars because the drinks were great and we can’t fault that.
Skulth “Red Man Red Vote” qi'Dub
This is our favorite place for seafood. It offers a wonderful waterfront view in a traditional Salish longhouse atmosphere. The salmon has always been prepared perfectly. The clam chowder is among the very best.
The fish bar is great, the restaurant is just okay
Tbone5shot
I am not a seafood fan to say the least. I dislike it as a matter of fact. When my visiting friends suggested this place for a late weekday lunch, I said, fine. I had wanted to see them, food was of secondary importance. I had also heard about this place. I knew that based upon what I heard, they would have at least one, good, non-seafood item on the menu. And that's what they had on the day I went. The usual, Beef steak and Ceasar salad... but the Caesar dressing included anchovies. Everything else was seafood, including the appetizers. I didn't expect much more than seafood, for sure, but i had hoped i would get a couple of choices. On the one hand, they have excellent seafood dishes, as reported by my friends that day, and their previous comments. That's what they specialize in, thus the dishes are all interesting and taste superb.
That day, my friends again, thoroughly enjoyed their chosen seafood meals. My steak was ok. Cooked slightly long perhaps. A bit tough. And closer to a medium cook than that which was ordered, medium-rare.
The place was a bit upscale, clean, friendly staff across the board, definitely. No waiting for seating. Had a great view of the UW crew practices by both the men and women, and of course, Montlake Cut and Lake Union. It was a pleasant atmosphere and that contributed to all of us enjoying very much, the time we had at Ivar's Salmon House on Lake Union, in late October 2025.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Brady Vallala
Been coming here for over 20 years and it’s still amazing! I miss their incredible happy hour hit the food and atmosphere is still top notch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonnie Ecker
Always a great meal. Great atmosphere and course is Lk Union.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
james strickland
I've always loved this place, especially the decor
I had a work dinner. It was in a private room and buffet style. The clam chowder, salmon, roles, potatos, green beans, and chicken was so good! The wait staff was very friendly, nice and attentive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
As a Washington person, this is the very best one. Little slower, easy across street parking, can eat on the dock, inside or park next door. Also Dale Chihuly is next door. Downtown sure, other locations, ok. This is the spot. Also if you want Upgraded experience, inside is truly a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ivar’S Famous White Clam Chowder, Halibut Fish and Chips, Surf and Turf
By far, the better service out of the sit down restaurants. I love the view and relaxing atmosphere. The salmon is always the star and its cooked perfectly. Timing on everything is spot on and there are hardly any gaps and delays from when the ticket is fired to the kitchen prep. The wine selection and NA beers is a nice and there are many great memories that have been made here. A great location for summer. Cold in the winter with still a nice view. A seattle go to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wild Salmon Duo
Very disappointing dinner. I made a reservation and received an email asking me for more info about why we were visiting. I marked we were celebrating my mom's birthday. Once at the restaurant it was not mentioned by any of the 3 wait staff people that came to our table. The food was average. The vegetarian penne dish was overcooked and cold. The service was very slow. Our check was left at our table and no one came to get it. I had to take it up to the bar to pay. I told the person there how disappointed we were with the whole experience, it was supposed to be a celebration. I mentioned about my mom's birthday and he said, we usually give a free dessert for birthdays, but didn't offer to take the dessert we did order off of our bill. For the money charged, Ivars needs to do better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Went for my dad's birthday and we had a party of 7 including 2 kids. The staff was fantastic with the kids! Good kids menu as well. Always a solid bet because we'll, it's Ivar's. All their food is great. Service was a bit slow tonight; felt like they could use an extra runner/buser or two. My biggest complaint is that they ruin fantastic clam chowder with bacon. Bacon doesn't belong in clam chowder. And there's a lot of us that don't eat bacon. But we'll still be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great experience! The food is usually amazing, though my grandma's fish and chips were not crispy.
Highly recommend the class appetizer!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This feels like the original ivers. Good place to eat
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Local restaurant that is a delighful splurge. Besides the good food, they accept just about any substitutions and the view out toward the water is lovely, not to mention the marvelous architecture/Native American items in the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our server Jeff was completely unprofessional and acted like a bro or we were an inconvenience to serve. “What do you want to order?” “Are you ready to order orrrrr”
Left empty glasses and plates on table when coming by to check if we were ready to order. It was a really strange and unexpected interaction.
Our fish had bones left in them and made the fish unpleasant to eat. Our appetizer tower was served with 2 dishes cold and 1 warm.
2 stars because the drinks were great and we can’t fault that.
This is our favorite place for seafood. It offers a wonderful waterfront view in a traditional Salish longhouse atmosphere. The salmon has always been prepared perfectly. The clam chowder is among the very best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The fish bar is great, the restaurant is just okay
I am not a seafood fan to say the least. I dislike it as a matter of fact. When my visiting friends suggested this place for a late weekday lunch, I said, fine. I had wanted to see them, food was of secondary importance. I had also heard about this place. I knew that based upon what I heard, they would have at least one, good, non-seafood item on the menu. And that's what they had on the day I went. The usual, Beef steak and Ceasar salad... but the Caesar dressing included anchovies. Everything else was seafood, including the appetizers. I didn't expect much more than seafood, for sure, but i had hoped i would get a couple of choices. On the one hand, they have excellent seafood dishes, as reported by my friends that day, and their previous comments. That's what they specialize in, thus the dishes are all interesting and taste superb.
That day, my friends again, thoroughly enjoyed their chosen seafood meals. My steak was ok. Cooked slightly long perhaps. A bit tough. And closer to a medium cook than that which was ordered, medium-rare.
The place was a bit upscale, clean, friendly staff across the board, definitely. No waiting for seating. Had a great view of the UW crew practices by both the men and women, and of course, Montlake Cut and Lake Union. It was a pleasant atmosphere and that contributed to all of us enjoying very much, the time we had at Ivar's Salmon House on Lake Union, in late October 2025.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Been coming here for over 20 years and it’s still amazing! I miss their incredible happy hour hit the food and atmosphere is still top notch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a great meal. Great atmosphere and course is Lk Union.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've always loved this place, especially the decor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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