Almquist Family

I just attended the best wedding of my life at Almquist Winery on Sunday! Everything was beautifully done. The grounds are lovely, with shade trees and a water view. The bar service was excellent, and the strawberry mimosas were fantastic! Appetizers were delicious: raw oysters, burrata bruschetta, and ube doughnuts. Brunch was served in the barrel room, which is a wonderful space. My only suggestions for improvement were with a couple of the brunch items. Caesar salad was exceptional, but the croutons were unusually hard (I had to avoid my temporary crown). Eggs Benedict was generally good; the eggs were perfectly cooked and the hollandaise was wonderful, but the English muffin was so tough that I couldn't saw through it with my butter knife. Seriously, like shoe leather. The sweet potato hash was very tasty, but it was brought out after everyone had finished their entrees, so most people didn't even bother trying it. The fresh fruit plate was fabulous. Still, despite these small flaws, Almquist WInery put on a near-perfect event! I highly recommend them for your next event.

I stumbled upon a photo of the Almquist Family Winery's beautiful glass greenhouse on Instagram. I had the photo saved before I was even looking for a wedding venue in Washington (we were originally getting married in California). Once we decided to get married in Washington, I knew I had to reach out to Almquist Family Winery first. Luckily they still had availability for October-December 2021.Almquist Family Winery has multiple options to host weddings and other events. They have a beautiful inside bar perfect for cocktail hour, outdoor space, wine barrel room, the greenhouse, and they even had a getting ready area upstairs. The greenhouse and indoor bar area was perfect for our intimate wedding. It was the perfect size that wasn't too awkwardly massive or cramped for the amount of people we had. We even had room for a small dance floor! The venue also had a good amount of parking spaces (included) and was in a great location with multiple photo spots to choose from. Note: When choosing Almquist Family Winery you will have to work with Table Catering Co. for Food and Beverage. The only slight issue we had was regarding communication (same issue with Table Catering Co. because it was the same contact point). The communication lacked at times and the contact person changed about 3 times in the 6 months we worked with them, but that also may be due to the hectic year that the Wedding Industry had in 2021. So although that is what we experienced, we tried to remain understanding.Overall, Almquist Family Winery was a beautiful wedding venue and we loved having our wedding there. We would recommend it.

Chomp!!Super cute winerie meet former favorite restaurant place? it's an absolute perfection!! I love how hidden this place is and also not that hidden. They have a wine room, a restaurant, stunning atrium room and an outdoor room surrounded by the barrels. They also have a barrel room of course and you can see it via the restaurant. Beauty all around. You can bottle your own wine, come for a tasting or do a little get together! We came for a tasting and had their very light yet very dry rose. It's from pinot region of Oregon but it is not what you may expect it to taste. They also have cab, white and reisling. Their wine list is pretty big. Their menu has appetizers and warm dishes like bone marrow, smoke cod and handcut fries and so on. Perfect to accompany any wine of your choosing. The staff is quite friendly here too. One can come in and just melt all the troubles away with a glass or three :) They also bottles for restaurants! You can get your own lable and so on. Friendly people, beautiful space and good wine? Sign me up! I'll be throwing a few parties here soon!

Glad we discovered Almquist Family winery! It's a short walk from our house in Fremont and is a perfect 'getaway' in the city. Sip on a flight of wines and enjoy the delicious small bites. The chicken wings are really crispy and juicy and the burrata is another favorite. Super friendly staff and there's various spaces you can hang out in - outdoor in the picnic-y area, the green house, and multiple spaces inside. The staff said we could even bring over some board games and hang out when we have friends in town. Definitely check them out!

Fantastic place! I'm shocked it was not packed! Great wines , we tried both red and white flights and had a glass of our favorite. All the reds were fabulous! The Italians Red and Petite Syrah/Petite Verdot was up there. Now the whites, which I'm always apprehensive because I'm not a fan of oak in whites, well wow , there whites to me were luscious , fruity , great nose . I've gotta let people know! The food was yummy. Not a large menu, which I liked, my husband liked that there were wings, which was really good. A bit of island influence. We had truffle popcorn, burrata, pork skewers, and wings. One star less because the skewers were small , great flavor though. The views and ambience is so awesome in here, That's why I'm shocked on a weekend it's not crammed. We've all been to mediocre wineries in a warehouse with no food. Right here by the water, next to a walking path, near a college hides a gem to drink wine! Sorry I just don't read yelp that often.Seattleites gotta get in here!

What a gem. Things to love: Small bites are on point, shareable. Wine selection offers something for every pallet. Order one of everything on the small bites menu because why not and life is short. The atmosphere brings the class and simplicity of Napa | Sonoma without the pretension. Yes to that every damn time. Things not to like: Not much. What are you waiting for?

Really beautiful space, great ambiance, wonderful service, and delicious wine. After reading a review from a couple months ago I felt inclined to review this place myself. Their hours are listed on yelp, google, and Facebook. (And probably on their website too, I just haven't looked). It doesn't seem fair to shred someone's ratings just because they didn't happen to be open when you wanted them to be. Behind every independent restaurant, winery, brewery, or cafe is a person or a group of people who are working their tails off so that the public can enjoy themselves. Reviews make a big difference for a small business, and can really effect the people behind the business.

We were here on vacation and stumbled upon a true diamond in the rough. Overall great ambience, customer service, food, and drinks! The manager, Sam, took us on a little tour of the winery. The food was amazing and the wine was perfect. I had the Rosé and my fiancé had the Raven's Petite. The chef, Leinani, made us the fried chicken with a guava BBQ sauce, clams with Portuguese sausage, and shave ice dessert! Thank you so much for a great experience. We will definitely be back again!

I had reached out to Almquist about holding our wedding in their beautiful space. I had to reach out via email, phone, and the Knot website before receiving a response. Not great, but not a deal breaker as I'm sure they are busy with inquiries. What was even more bizarre is that on Saturday they sent me their pricing which included capacity limits listing 250 ppl as the most (for full venue, including Barrel Room). On Monday when they responded again, I was told they only hold events with 60 or fewer guests and best of luck in my search. I guess I'm glad there was no need to pursue this further because this mess of communication would not bode well for planning any event, especially a wedding.

The venue is enchanting and perfect for a small wedding. Unfortunately, venue management is rude, dishonest, and very difficult to work with. Table Catering Co. has an exclusive catering contract and manages the Almquist venue. As long as Brooke and the Table team are managing Almquist, I would NEVER recommend it.It was clear early on that the venue's mismanagement was going to be an issue, but we loved the Almquist Winery so much that we decided to do everything in our power to make it work. We hired one of Almquist's "preferred" wedding planners in the hopes that they would have a positive working relationship. Unfortunately, as time went on our wedding planners repeatedly told us that Table's administrative practices were "horrendous" and "unacceptable". Eventually it got so bad that our planners (their PREFERRED planners) said they "were severing all future ties".Table did so many rude and unprofessional things that I can't name them all and stay in the character limits for this review. They didn't show up for scheduled meetings and tastings. They sent us invoices with an illegal additional 2.2% tax charge (King County tax rate is 10.25%. They tried to charge us 12.44%). After months of reaching out and working together (and Jenny confirming our date), they made us change the date of our wedding because they didn't want to book a Saturday for less than 80 people. After several rounds of invoicing from Jenny, Brooke added an additional $1,200 to our venue costs. Worst of all, a mere 20 days before our wedding, Brooke refused to honor our executed contract and tacked on an additional $1,000+. When we asked them to honor their written estimates and contracts along the way, their response was, essentially, if you don't want to pay the higher price then cancel your wedding because another bride will pay us more. As our wedding date got closer and they kept finding new charges to add to our invoices and signed contracts we felt extorted. We had to either pay their extra fees or cancel our wedding at the last minute. In total we paid $11,718.59 to Almquist/Table for a 30 person wedding on a Sunday evening. This broke down as follows: $400 for a 3 person tasting; $2,325.00 for 3 food stations and 3 Hors d'Oeuvres; $1,670 for service staff (1 bartender, 2 servers, and 3 chefs); $3,300 for the event space (greenhouse and restaurant); $250 for a cleaning fee; $870 in bar charges; $1,052.29 in taxes; and $1,851.30 in mandatory administrative fees. The mandatory administrative fees are described in the contract as "Admin fee includes all gratuity and service charges". Despite paying over $3,500 in wages and mandatory gratuities for 5 service staff, on the day of our wedding we received terrible service and the staff actively solicited additional tips from our guests. The bartender went so far as to put a tip jar front and center on the counter and place a $20 bill slung over the side to encourage our guests to tip more. It was incredibly tacky.