Lai Rai Restaurant and Bar
2234 1st Ave, Seattle
(206) 922-3874
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This place is permanently closed. There website is still up and accepting reservations. When a friend and I showed up this weekend, the doors were closed (and alarmed) and there were no signs posted. I see other reviews now that they've been permanently closed for a few weeks. I even recieved a text confirming my reservation the day before (when the restaurant had already been closed for a month, according to the date listed in another review here).
Edited to add: this place is permanently closed as of August 13 according to an Eater article.As noted in previous reviews, this place was closed with no notice (11:30 AM on Sunday) no signs or any indication they are away temporarily. no hours on the door, though their website indicates they should be open for brunch.
Made a reservation before we arrived from North Carolina after seeing great things about this place on social media. Received texts and emails confirming the reservation for today (Aug 30, at 6pm). When we arrived, the restaurant was not only closed, but it looked abandoned. I tried calling and it went to voicemail. Nothing on their website either. ??♀️
Service: 1
Had a reservation at 10, the place wasn’t open until 10:15, not sure if it opened after that - we left! Never had this experience anywhere else?!
Reserved a brunch table for 10 people around 11 AM on a Sunday on OpenTable. Tried to call a few days ahead to confirm as well, but no one picked up. I figured they were busy. I get there that morning... and they were closed. I checked online and saw social media posts from the last 18 hrs. Had to figure out what to do for the group immediately in the area which was near impossible. This was very unfortunate since the group had been eager to try this restaurant while in the area. No idea what happened. Hopefully everyone is okay. Not sure if we will try to visit again.
The red curry cauliflower banh mi is incredible. Overall the food is always really good and I love how creative their menu is. Would make a great date night spot, the vibes are perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great new restaurant. We came for Sunday brunch. The menu is really cool, loosely interpreted Vietnamese fusion. The money bread was yummy with a ton of ube-chocolate sauce over top but needed a bit of salt/salted butter. The bo kho was the best thing we had, and the hash brown chunks in the stew liquid were delicious. The brunchwrap was good, especially the fruity hot sauce, but it got soggy from sitting on a bunch of very bland "crema".
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had a decent meal but took a long time to get served even with a mostly empty restaurant and ample staff. High overcharges if you call your alcohol in a cocktail.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Ta
The egg rolls and Lai rai hash rows were both pretty tasty. Monkey bread was so-so.
Finally was able to check this newish restaurant out last night and I have to say we were blown away by the food and the service!The food - we ordered the beef wraps, papaya salad and the pork collar & pineapple banh mi. All three of this dishes were full of flavor, well presented and overall delicious. I am a huge fan of Banh Mi’s and this was easily one of the best I’ve ever had.The service - we had stopped in the night before right after they had closed and we were warmly welcomed by the staff who provided us menus to take home and a coupon for our next visit. Upon returning the next day server was just as warm and made our dine in experience a great one!The atmosphere - the only downside here is that there was only one other dining when we were there. So hopefully this good review will help them fill some tables because it’s worth it!Overall I strongly recommend checking this spot out if you’re into Vietnamese fusion cuisine
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Stopped in for a drink and a snack. Fresh rolls were delicious and although the beer menu was limited the IPA they had on tap was good. Bartender was friendly and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this placeI go there a lot for the food and drinksThe vibe there is amazing and their cocktail menu is great.Their new GM Magdalena did amazing work with this placeMust visit place if you in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Banh MI
Good atmosphere and nice interior. Menu prices are decent and you get a lot of food. The food itself was too salty for me.
The restaurant is nice, open and clean.Service is great.Food is good but I don't think it's worth it unless you're specifically looking for Vietnamese food in Belltown.I can't comment on the drinks or desserts.My favorites are the bo la lot and pork collar banh mi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: La Lot Beef Wraps
Very disappointed with our experience. The menu was very limited. My son and nephew are allergic to eggs and we were not given any options for alternative meals. There were multiple items trying to be delivered twice, while a few of the food items we ordered didn't arrive. The food that did make it to our table wasn't flavorful. To top it off, the bill needed to be adjusted 2 times because items that we didn't order were on the bill. Save your money go somewhere else.
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