Crossbuck Brewing & Taproom - Woodinville

This was our second visit to Crossbuck and sadly came away equally disappointed... we were seated upstairs on a very slow Saturday evening, and waited a full 5+ minutes before seeing our server. The menu was very small - We ordered drinks and entrees at once. Drinks were decent but $18... burgers were just OK - they looked impressive but lacked flavor! Service was mid the whole evening - we were in and out in 55 minutes and the bill was $130 for 3 burgers and 2 drinks. This place has promise but we won't be back a third time! :(

GIST: Our bill was over $200 for 4 of us and since it wasn't memorable in any way, I don't think we'll be back. Nice idea, but the prices don't match up and something's missing. I left feeling like we got gypped. APPS: I LOVE El Gaucho and was pleasantly surprised to find their Tenderloin Diablo on the menu! The flavor was spot on and the Brussels sprouts were pretty good.MAINS: My family said their food was decent, a burger and some steaks. I tried the black bean burger and it was what I'd expect, similar to the ones from Costco, which are pretty good with that spicy little kick. BUT, I clearly got the tail end of the French fry drop and was surprised to see that the pathetic display of small, crusty, driveled up fries made it to the table that way. Fries are important! Everyone else's fries looked great. Such an easy detail to remedy and they didn't, so I was disappointed with that. SPACE: The building is new, so of course, it's lovely.

Wife and I have been wanting to stop in to Crossbuck and finally found the time. Service was good, atmosphere is good for a modern pub style feel and the food was OK. Solid 3 rating. It was nice to have bread served for a change, I miss that part if the meal. We started with crab cakes for an app and they were very tasty, although a bit pricey. I had the Fish and chips, the fish were way over breaded (see pics), unfortunate too because it is a tasty batter. Wife had the steak frites, steak cooked very nicely and flavorful prime top sirloin. Both is us had fries and they are OK, nothing special though, was hoping for a high quality fry. I did try their own Hazy IPA and really enjoyed it.

We really enjoyed our time here! This is the "casual" side of the Walla Walla Steak Co. Nearly the same menu but more of a casual and family friendly setting. They usually have a little more availability for walk-ins as well.Things to note: there is a parking garage and they will validate your parking. They do add an automatic 20% tip - the waitress didn't call this out when giving us the checks so could be missed by others.This is a great addition to the Woodinville area! Definitely more options than just steak and everything we ordered was cooked perfectly and delicious! Also a very extensive drink list!! Staff were all very friendly and were always really quick to clear plates from the table. We ordered:Spinach Artichoke Dip ($18) - delicious and a great sharing app! Definitely need more bread for this as the amount of veggies and bread that come with it is not enough.Crispy Brussels ($14) - perfectly crisp and the mustard seed vinaigrette was the perfect mix.Steak Frites ($34) - 8oz of steak cooked as requested with a good amount of hand cut fries!Crossbuck Burger ($21) - meat cooked perfectly with a lot of toppings. Good amount of hand cut fries too!Black Bean and Lentil Burger ($18) - for those that don't love beef, this was such a great option! Hand made patty with so much great flavor! Not bland at all and extremely filling! Can't go wrong with the hand cut fries too!Corned Beef ($35) - we came St Patrick's Day weekend and they had Corned Beef on the menu! Couldn't pass this one up and glad we didn't! Perfectly cooked and very filling!Washington Apple Crips ($15) - always a fan of Apple crisps! This was cooked perfectly, good texture on top and a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a caramel drizzle!Tableside Flambé Banana Foster ($14) - bananas foster is one of my favorite desserts! They cooked table-side and a good amount of ice cream with bananas to share with a group!

I love what they've done with the old building. It's open and modern. A really nice space. The staff does an amazing job, excellent service and very friendly.Their beer isn't very good. Their dated brewing approach compares to what you'll find at McMenamin's. The food is fun but overly rich and pricey. The 20% service fee was earned by the staff but it still bothers me. Had I not been paying attention I could have easily tipped another 20 by accident. Lame.Keep the staff, change the concept.

Crossbuck Taproom is a really cool spot. It's a beautiful restaurant with modern, rustic vibes and upscale dinning. I would return here for the ambiance and atmosphere alone, even if it was just a drink - it's worth it. We made a reservation, and they got us in right away, no waiting. The food - it was good, and they did have a variety of options to choose from. We had a group of six, and everyone enjoyed what they ordered, there were no complaints. I especially enjoyed their sides, the truffle macaroni and cauliflower au gratin were both delicious. Service could be improved. Our waiter did a fantastic job when he made it to our table, but he was waiting on too many tables at once. When you are paying for an experience like this, service needs to be the primary focus as it will make or break peoples experience. We would have happily ordered more drinks or dessert had the service not been so slow. The restaurant was extremely busy since it was a Saturday night, but I hope this is something they will resolve. Overall, I recommend checking it out. I will also be back and hope for quicker service. Come here for a date night or to catch up with friends and enjoy.

Have been a few times now since this place opened, the service and food have been very good and consistent. This latest meal definitely made me write this review because the flavor was so good! Have had the sweet onion soup a few times and very good each time. The Caesar salad is also good. This latest occasion was a mix of soup, Brussels sprouts and steak frites. The sprouts were divine, some of the best in the area. The steak for the main course was cooked perfect (medium for me, medium rare for my friend). The fries are fresh and delicious. The drinks here are great too, the cocktails are well made. The service was great, always being checked on, and the food was served very quickly too. Next time I'll save room to try a dessert from here!They do charge a default 20% service charge, but I felt like the overall service was worth it. Not the cheapest meal, but it is definitely worth the treat. It has a nice vibe too, good open space. There is parking around the area, or park underground and validate your parking at the check in desk.

Any place with less than 4 stars is usually best avoided, there's a reason for the low rating. Walla Walla Steak and Crossbuck are no exception. We've been here twice before and really liked it. The food was great and the service was very good (though I don't like mandatory service charges and they have a 20% one). On our last visit (and it will indeed be our last), what a disappointment. The food was just not very good and we ordered the same thing we had on our first two visits, fish & chips.Previously flavorful and fresh, we found the food this time quite tasteless. Also, it seemed like smaller portions than we remembered. Gone were the hand cut fries (still listed on the menu though), replaced with some terrible coated frozen fries you'd expect at a cheap bar or snack counter. The fish was equally bad, it was bland, the seasoned batter this time seemed completely unseasoned, and the coleslaw also devoid of flavor, now just chopped cabbage and mayo; terribly under or unseasoned as well.This is an expensive restaurant, especially considering the service charge. I'll add here that they quite clearly do not care about their customers or feedback. Notice there are no responses here at all. I contacted them directly, emailing the Woodinville manager as I prefer to do that than leave a negative review but my email went without any answer whatsoever, not even a simple sorry, please give us another try. Nothing. As I said, it was our last visit.

Service was good. Food was "meh". We had multiple orders but the best part for us were the appetizers: the vegetables and fries were all wonderful! Fish and Chips lacked the fish, crab cakes we weren't expecting curry flavor, and the prime rib sandwich was dry. We'll try again but probably not consistently.

Great atmosphere! Delicious food. Attentive service. Easily accommodated our baby Parking is a little confusing but they validate parking from the garage below when you check in through a virtual system