I’ve dined at Rider a few times after shows at the Paramount and every time I’m disappointed. I just keep forgetting until I’m there again, it’s just convenient. The portions are quite small, especially for the price…salmon, lamb, scallops. I do have to say the burger is quite good though! Also bummed don’t use the espresso machine for an espresso tini and still charge $18. It was pure foam 😩 There are tons of other places to eat locally so go explore.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Sean Garvey
Food was good, I had the lamb. Very well cooked. Our server was great, drinks were pretty mediocre. Nothing amazing but not bad. Ambiance was cool. Only downside was the price. Very pricey for what you get. Expect to pay around $80-90 per person with drinks salad and entrée. Enjoyed our time there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kerem Koç
I stayed at the Hotel Theodore and this was a good place to eat. I can say everything above average. Meal, service and drinks were OK, but definitely too expensive for an OK restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Sai
I was in Seattle for work and stopped by for dinner. I had one of the best salmon dishes I've ever tasted—a salmon fillet with crispy skin, full of flavor, and incredibly tender. We also tried the steak on challah bread sandwich, which I believe was on the happy hour menu. It was wonderfully tender and savory. Would have ordered another, if I wasn't so full. I highly recommend this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jade
No coffee, but foods were great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Allan Bogh
We got here early for a show at the Paramount and they were only serving happy hour until 5pm. They let us have drinks and even took our dinner order early, then as soon as the kitchen opened at 5 it was started and delicious. I had the roasted salmon and my wife had the sea bass. The salmon had a nice crispy top layer and the juiciest inside, like butter melting in your mouth. The flavor of the salmon and the pop of roe in my mouth was wonderful. We also had mushrooms which tasted amazing. Such a great combination, mushrooms and salmon. The smoked rainbow carrots also tasted great, but the smoke had a slight artificial flavor, probably a liquid smoke rather than real wood. They were still amazing, but if you're not a fan of smoky flavor then maybe avoid them. You might get a smokey smell on your fingers too.
The price was expensive, but it didn't disappoint. They include a 20% "service charge" that you might think of as a mandatory tip. We still decided to tip our waitress a little extra though. If you go here don't expect a cheap meal, it's not a McDonald's.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carrot
Tyler Ferraro
Great food, nice wait staff, but the food is way over priced for portion sizes and they added 20% gratuity without notice which ended up causing me to additionally tip more than half the cost of the meal. Didn’t have most menu items in stock. Worth a visit but don’t expect them to treat you with respect as a customer.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: The Burger
Kathy Marshall
A Sunday afternoon and we were greeted at our table with, “There is no food. The only food we have is happy hour” and she walked away. 20 minutes later she returned. We asked if we could have another menu as there were two of us. It was a major imposition, complete with a *sigh* from her. When we finally went up to the bar to order, our wait staff was terribly put out. “Do you know I WILL BE be your waitress tonight?” Yeah we know, you just don’t seem very happy to come wait on us. Our food was eventually comped. I don’t know if we’ll try it again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Michelle Costello
I don’t like to write bad reviews because I know how important they are but the service here is terrible. I made brunch reservations for myself and one other person. After we were seated, 20min passed and no one acknowledged us or got us water. I can understand if they’re busy but someone should still come by and say “Hey I’m your server, I’ll be with you shortly”. That didn’t happen. I had to personally flag someone down because I thought they forgot about us. At that point, we ordered our brunch selections and drinks. Another 20min went by and we still didn’t have our drinks. Again, I had to ask someone. The server was rude and had a major attitude. The man bartending was nice and he was the one who got us our drinks after I asked. Wouldn’t go here again. I truly appreciate great customer service and this place didn’t provide that sadly. The food was good though.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Chris Ridge
Only reason I'm giving them a 3 Star was because Taylor the bartender was AMAZING! I ordered the filet mignon which was super bland with no flavor. My wife ordered the half chicken which was over cooked and super dry in the middle! I recommend the drinks and bar but not the food!
Very disappointed in this “high end” restaurant. After spending a week in Seattle this was our worst meal. The service was slow and when we finally got our food it was cold and congealed. We sent it back and not even an apology
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Elle Reviews
I gave this place a second chance but I’m not giving it a third because same experience first two times a couple of months apart with different staff.
Walked in midafternoon on a Saturday, place was quiet and no one at the hostess stand so we went to the bar. A few minutes later the hostess came up bent out of shape and lectured us “there’s no open seating anywhere in here!!!” even though it was 1) the bar which is rarely NOT open seating and 2) there was only one other couple in the whole place that we could see.
The charcuterie board was okay enough. The bartender decided to then at the end get huffy at us on tipping standards when we asked about the 20% gratuity automatically added to the bill. I agree 20% or even 25 is normal when the service is normal. But to auto-add it and then not just calmly answer our calmly asked question about why they auto-add it just left a poor experience. I get it that working in the service industry makes one reliant on tips, that’s why we all leave them. I didn’t want to hear for five minutes how it wasn’t your decision to auto-add the tip and how you don’t own the restaurant or make these decisions and how without tips you won’t have a living and how you’re tired of getting this question from people.
If it was just the one server I’d chalk it up to a bad day. After two visits and multiple people being cranky, I think it is a management problem here of not treating their staff well so they do the same in turn.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Joe Skokan
Great comfort food and atmosphere. I enjoyed this restaurant. The server was new and her support was not present, at least until 2/3 of the meal was complete.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Bill R
Best steak sandwich. So tender. I could slurp it between my teeth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AnnickGR
Delicious raw bar choices, potent Manhattan and a very accommodating quick turn around for a quick nibble and splash before going to the theater!
I’ve dined at Rider a few times after shows at the Paramount and every time I’m disappointed. I just keep forgetting until I’m there again, it’s just convenient.
The portions are quite small, especially for the price…salmon, lamb, scallops.
I do have to say the burger is quite good though! Also bummed don’t use the espresso machine for an espresso tini and still charge $18. It was pure foam 😩
There are tons of other places to eat locally so go explore.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food was good, I had the lamb. Very well cooked. Our server was great, drinks were pretty mediocre. Nothing amazing but not bad. Ambiance was cool. Only downside was the price. Very pricey for what you get. Expect to pay around $80-90 per person with drinks salad and entrée. Enjoyed our time there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I stayed at the Hotel Theodore and this was a good place to eat. I can say everything above average. Meal, service and drinks were OK, but definitely too expensive for an OK restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I was in Seattle for work and stopped by for dinner. I had one of the best salmon dishes I've ever tasted—a salmon fillet with crispy skin, full of flavor, and incredibly tender. We also tried the steak on challah bread sandwich, which I believe was on the happy hour menu. It was wonderfully tender and savory. Would have ordered another, if I wasn't so full. I highly recommend this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No coffee, but foods were great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We got here early for a show at the Paramount and they were only serving happy hour until 5pm. They let us have drinks and even took our dinner order early, then as soon as the kitchen opened at 5 it was started and delicious. I had the roasted salmon and my wife had the sea bass. The salmon had a nice crispy top layer and the juiciest inside, like butter melting in your mouth. The flavor of the salmon and the pop of roe in my mouth was wonderful. We also had mushrooms which tasted amazing. Such a great combination, mushrooms and salmon. The smoked rainbow carrots also tasted great, but the smoke had a slight artificial flavor, probably a liquid smoke rather than real wood. They were still amazing, but if you're not a fan of smoky flavor then maybe avoid them. You might get a smokey smell on your fingers too.
The price was expensive, but it didn't disappoint. They include a 20% "service charge" that you might think of as a mandatory tip. We still decided to tip our waitress a little extra though. If you go here don't expect a cheap meal, it's not a McDonald's.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carrot
Great food, nice wait staff, but the food is way over priced for portion sizes and they added 20% gratuity without notice which ended up causing me to additionally tip more than half the cost of the meal. Didn’t have most menu items in stock. Worth a visit but don’t expect them to treat you with respect as a customer.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: The Burger
A Sunday afternoon and we were greeted at our table with, “There is no food. The only food we have is happy hour” and she walked away. 20 minutes later she returned. We asked if we could have another menu
as there were two of us. It was a major imposition, complete with a *sigh* from her. When we finally went up to the bar to order, our wait staff was terribly put out. “Do you know I WILL BE be your waitress tonight?” Yeah we know, you just don’t seem very happy to come wait on us. Our food was eventually comped. I don’t know if we’ll try it again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
I don’t like to write bad reviews because I know how important they are but the service here is terrible. I made brunch reservations for myself and one other person. After we were seated, 20min passed and no one acknowledged us or got us water. I can understand if they’re busy but someone should still come by and say “Hey I’m your server, I’ll be with you shortly”. That didn’t happen. I had to personally flag someone down because I thought they forgot about us. At that point, we ordered our brunch selections and drinks. Another 20min went by and we still didn’t have our drinks. Again, I had to ask someone. The server was rude and had a major attitude. The man bartending was nice and he was the one who got us our drinks after I asked. Wouldn’t go here again. I truly appreciate great customer service and this place didn’t provide that sadly. The food was good though.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Only reason I'm giving them a 3 Star was because Taylor the bartender was AMAZING! I ordered the filet mignon which was super bland with no flavor. My wife ordered the half chicken which was over cooked and super dry in the middle! I recommend the drinks and bar but not the food!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Very disappointed in this “high end” restaurant. After spending a week in Seattle this was our worst meal. The service was slow and when we finally got our food it was cold and congealed. We sent it back and not even an apology
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
I gave this place a second chance but I’m not giving it a third because same experience first two times a couple of months apart with different staff.
Walked in midafternoon on a Saturday, place was quiet and no one at the hostess stand so we went to the bar. A few minutes later the hostess came up bent out of shape and lectured us “there’s no open seating anywhere in here!!!” even though it was 1) the bar which is rarely NOT open seating and 2) there was only one other couple in the whole place that we could see.
The charcuterie board was okay enough. The bartender decided to then at the end get huffy at us on tipping standards when we asked about the 20% gratuity automatically added to the bill. I agree 20% or even 25 is normal when the service is normal. But to auto-add it and then not just calmly answer our calmly asked question about why they auto-add it just left a poor experience. I get it that working in the service industry makes one reliant on tips, that’s why we all leave them. I didn’t want to hear for five minutes how it wasn’t your decision to auto-add the tip and how you don’t own the restaurant or make these decisions and how without tips you won’t have a living and how you’re tired of getting this question from people.
If it was just the one server I’d chalk it up to a bad day. After two visits and multiple people being cranky, I think it is a management problem here of not treating their staff well so they do the same in turn.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great comfort food and atmosphere. I enjoyed this restaurant. The server was new and her support was not present, at least until 2/3 of the meal was complete.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Best steak sandwich. So tender. I could slurp it between my teeth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious raw bar choices, potent Manhattan and a very accommodating quick turn around for a quick nibble and splash before going to the theater!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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