Surprised the scores so low. I personally enjoyed the food, while a bit pricey. Service was great, and I recommend for special drinks occasions.

Loved coming here for happy hour! The bartender was great--our drinks were delicious! The food was fantastic! And the grilled octopus--so good brought us back to Spain!

Brought my granddaughter here on date night, we loved it. For a 2 1/2 year old she has a fairly refined palate so we decided to share the Caesar salad, followed by the spaghetti red, with meatballs. The Caesar was amazingly good. It's easy to forget just how big a difference there can be between an average and an outstanding salad, this was outstanding. One sure thing at any ESR the pasta is going to be freshly made, and perfectly al dente. This was that. They also know how to sauce things just right, not too wet, and layers of flavors. The staff offered a complimentary dessert, and my date chose the tiramisu. We enjoyed it so much she had no leftover to surprise her mom with, so we picked up an extra order to go. Personally I like the "all inclusive" bill with no need for an additional tip.

6/30/2024 Came back again to try their beets salad. You guys gotta try this salad! Vibrant beets meet creamy ricotta, toasted walnuts, and a drizzle of sherry vinegar. It's a symphony of textures and flavors--a must-try! Chef came to our table and said hi and their service was great.

First time coming here, I've always passed by this location and love their patio+interior. Came here with a friend and gave them a try. Had their mimosa and I'd say it's a great amount, they even offered bottomless for $25 which is perfect for someone like me hahah. I got the salmon eggs Benedict and it was super tasty. Def worth what I'm paying for. The automated tip at the end was a bit surprising because it's not typically the standard way in restaurant industry, I'm still fine with it. Just wish our servers were more attentive

Late post -- Went here for Seattle Restaurant Week in late April. Glad we made reservations, the place was pretty busy considering it was early in the evening. There's the bar, lounge, dining area. There are a couple of garage doors that I imagine open up during the summer. Got seated overlooking the open kitchen. Too bad the counter is high so we didn't see them in action. Noticed that wait staff was quick to pick up orders that were ready and that there were no heat lamps (so you know you're food isn't sitting too long). The Seattle Restaurant Week Menu - 3 course meal for $50 Our first course choices were: - Grilled Octopus - Cannellini Beans, N'Duja, Calabrian Chili, Salsa Verde - this dish was delicious. Octopus was tender and the beans had a nice heat to it. I just wished the ratio of Octopus to beans was better (had a lot of beans and not enough Octopus). - Beef Tartare - Dijon, Caper, Cornichon, Quail Egg, Sunchoke - another delicious dish! Beef tartare was tasty. Our second course choices were: - Potato Gnocchi - Snails, Garlic, Parsley, Butter - I wanted to try this dish because of the snails. Heavy dish but it was good. Just like escargot, it was swimming in butter. Delicious dish but I can only eat so much of it because of the richness. - Pappardelle - Beef & Pork Ragu, Tomato, Mint, Chili, Orange, Grana Padano - Although both dishes were really good, I liked this one just a tad better. Mainly because it wasn't too rich. The meat to pasta ratio was decent. Our third course choices were: - Zeppole - Lemon Zest, Powdered Sugar, Chocolate Sauce - YUMMY! I highly recommend this dessert! Dough was light and dipped in the chocolate sauce...wow! The chocolate sauce was perfect! Not too sweet. - I can't remember what my companion ordered. It's not on their regular menu, but it was also good. For drinks we had the Manhattan and Frank the Tank -- both were good Service was good. Was it worth the automatic gratuity of 22%?....Compared to other establishments who have similar set-up, no.

Tavolata, which means Table in Italian, is an exercise in pasta knowledge. Honestly, it's all about knowing which pastas you like. I ordered Tonnarelli because I wanted a Cascio e Pepe. Unfortunately, it turned out that I'm not a Tonnarelli fan. My friend got the Papardelle with Beef Cheek Ragu which was wonderfully delicious. Spicy but not too spicy, meaty and most reminiscent of elevated, way elevated SpaghettiOs. You'll be in your comfort zone. I'm interested to go back to ask if they'll pair my favorite pasta with my favorite sauce. For example, pappardelle with casca e pepe. Wasn't a fan of the focaccia. I think focaccia as smooth like pillows and this is more textured like sourdough. It's just a texture thing. Ambiance is nice. We sat next to the special events room and they should have closed the door because the party was very loud. But all in all, it was a vibrant, happening dining room with other large and small parties enjoying their meals. I'd go back again. There is a 22% service charge, which they warn you about and some think it's tad excessive. I'd be happier with 18% and better service. Once the place got busy, we didn't get too much attention and had to flag people down. Word to the wise, if you're going to charge 22% service charge, you should really give stellar service to every table. I was happy to see that they seemed to have been able to hire qualified people on the eastside post-pandemic. Congrats. I'll be back.