Outlier

I was not super impressed with the outlier. I was looking for some fun cocktails and I think the flavors were just a little too eccentric for me. I think the outlier is more known for it's food. Their happy hour looks pretty good but we were there around 7pm and HH ends at 5. I ordered some appetizers because I wasn't super hungry for a full meal. The only appetizer I truly loved was the smoked artichoke dip that came with homemade potato chips. Those chips were so light and crunchy! I was obsessed and wanted to eat a whole bucket of them. The corn bread was ok. I liked that it was more savory but I wasn't getting a strong flavor and it was sort of bland. The burrata was pretty good you can't go wrong there. I ordered a classic old fashion cocktail and it was what it was.. classic. I was satisfied with it. We got a milkshake to try and they were gracious enough to comp the milkshake because one of our appetizers (calamari) was never delivered. I was sadly not a huge fan of the texture of the milkshake, however, the flavor was there! I actually enjoyed the peanut butter chocolate flavor. I just wish the milkshake was thicker and maybe had more ice cream flavor to it. As for the ambiance, it feels like a classier restaurant bar. I do enjoy the look and feel of this place with the different leather chairs and couch/booth. However, it is quite loud and I would not bring work people here for a work dinner. I would probably bring a group of friends. The table we were seated next to was extremely loud and obnoxious sharing too much about divorce and raising kids.... Not really the restaurants fault for their loudness, and they were ordering tons of food and drinks. As for service, I think they certainly did their best. It looked like they were short staffed which is an ongoing struggle with a lot of places right now. Our server was doing his best to be attentive to us and make sure our food was getting out on time while also tending to the other, much larger tables. Everyone here was very kind and you can tell they are working hard. I might come back for happy hour if Im back in this part of Seattle again because I was intrigued by their happy hour menu.

Staying at the Monaco hotel, we tried going to the "outlier" restaurant attached to the hotel. We showed up a hour before closing, a host came up and said there would be a 25 minute wait (it was pretty dead, plenty tables open), completely acceptable. We said that's fine and decided to wait. He asked for our information and added us to the waitlist. We then go upstairs to wait for our call that our table was ready. It passed the 25 minute mark so I clicked the text message that shows you your place in line. Come to findout they cancelled the waitlist and didn't even tell us or let us know when we showed up that they couldn't take us. Mediocre way to handle a simple situation, will never attempt to eat here again. 1/10. However, we DoorDashed McDonalds instead, Omar came in clutch cause we were starving after they pulled this silly stunt. His service was much better than the folks at the outlier. He was fast, food came hot, and he was a nice person. 10/10 for Omar.

Food was good, service was good and the drag brunch would have been amazing... however the picture of our view shows why it wasn't. I can't complain about anything other than the view. It felt like we were on the outside looking in. Not a great 1st time drag brunch experience. But, I was invited by someone who had free tickets, so I wasn't about to complain about that. Thankfully I didn't have to pay, because I would have been pissed. I might be back. But only if I can pick my damn table

This spot is so inconsistent but has so much potential. I often stay at Hotel Monaco so this is very convenient to get for meals while I'm in town, but there is always an issue with either customer service (not for this one, she was great this time) or with food quality.I got the beet salad with shrimp, some of the worst looking and tasting shrimp due to the cook and seasoning that I've had. You can see some are burnt on one side, super underdone on the other, or just overall shriveled up. It's as if the cook set it and walked away and then served before flipping. I love to cook shrimp but am by no means a snob for them usually, but these were just no bueno. Hope they can manage to turn the lack luster food around and hopefully someday bring back the Manila clams as that was always what had me wanting to give them another chance (no longer on the menu just fyi). Also got the asparagus fries as an Appy, no flavor in them so I didn't eat much but the sauces were great.

I recommend this place for their extravagant milkshakes and burgers. We tried the birthday cake milkshake, which came with a funfetti cupcake, waffle cone, and cotton candy. It looked great and tasted delicious.

This was my first time trying this restaurant and I was heavily disappointed. As much as I loved the ambiance, I think the food was pretty average for me. 1) Shrinking the menu didn't work well in this case as the food was not at all outstanding 2) The service was pretty fast and ambiance as mentioned earlier was good (could have been perfect for a celebration)3) We ordered : Chicken Burger - Decent taste but not worth the charge Smoked Brisket Pizza (meatless) - Absolute throw away : the bbq sauce was very strong and tangy Sweet Potato tots : Nice and Crispy Rocky Road Milkshake : Rich and tasty but again not worth the charge

Visiting Seattle and wanted to try a breakfast location. Despite the place being relatively empty at 10am, service was slow from coming to the table to place our orders and bringing out the food, so I can't imagine what it would be like during peak hours. The French Toast was alright and nothing special nor something to rave about. They used very standard sliced bread and the flavor was what you'd expect from a French toast you could make yourself at home.

Good spot for happy hour! The drinks are good and the food is tasty. Location is great for heading to walk on the waterfront afterwards.

Incredible service. Our server started out by asking if there were any allergies to be aware of, or if there was a special event being celebrated. I was taken aback by a server having questions for me before I had questions for them!! Be prepared to be waited on hand and foot here, they really go the extra mile. Serving sizes were generous and they even split our salad without charge- salad plates were cold and it was very clear that they thought about every aspect of each dish that they serve here. 11/10, and the MILKSHAKES!? Come with an empty stomach or a crowd to share it with!! Great spot. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a delicious pizza.

I really don't love leaving reviews about a mediocre spot, but I'd be hard-pressed to find great things to say about this place. One the one hand, our server was lovely, prompt, and remembered all the orders (and seemed to be the only one in the restaurant -- hats off to her!) and the appetizers were okay, but on the other hand, entrees ranged from disappointing to inedible, and the overall meal was just a let-down.We were looking for a spot for a larger group on a Tuesday night to celebrate a birthday, and the birthday girl picked this place solely for the Instagrammable milkshakes. None of us had been here, none of us had heard of it -- which was probably a sign -- but alas, we decided to give it a go, especially because they had the space.For appetizers, I tried the grilled carrots with romesco, feta, and pea shoots. Some of the carrots were hard and near-impossible to cut into, and only half had the sauce on them, and I'm pretty sure I didn't see any pea shoots. But overall this dish was fine, if not unremarkable. We also shared a beet salad, which tasted fine, but again, far from memorable.For my entree, I picked the roasted cauliflower bowl, which is described as coming with "currant - faro - pistachio - pomegranate - herb vin." What arrived was a chilled bowl (legitimately felt like it came out of the fridge) and a cold mound of farro with pomegranates sprinkled around it. The cauliflower was under there, and the whole thing was drowning in what tasted like white vinegar. Two things are wrong with this dish: 1) it's cold (but not described that way), and 2) it's just not very good.A friend graciously offered to a piece of her margherita pizza to try. The crust was hard and difficult to chew (another diner in our party had the fig and prosciutto pizza and said hers felt like it was a pizza on a nacho).Ambiance-wise, the restaurant looks like every interior trend from five years ago compacted into a hotel restaurant. Subway tiles? Check. Ladder shelf? Check. Random roll-up garage doors inside the restaurant? Check check. To top it all off, the meal was pretty expensive. Looking at the bill, I'm not sure tax was calculated properly, there was an auto-20% gratuity (happy to pay -- again, our server was great!), and a random surcharge (large group fee? Living wages? Not sure.) Suffice it to say, we won't be returning anytime soon.