RockCreek Seafood & Spirits

Came on a rainy Monday, we are in the NW what else to expect, makes me recall why I love the SW sunny and dry weather, but we miss the best of NW seafood and ambience and this place rocks!Got 1/2 dozen oysters, tasty and fresh as only they can be in the NW, complimented with a couple shooters to start off the evening.Had bread, BBQ Octopus, and Mussels Bruschetta for appetizers all creative and well done. We shared a trio of scallops, fish stew, prawns st Helen, and finished with Key Lime Pie. Like the appetizers they all were creative and tasty!

Ordered their hamachi crudo, tuna tartare, and calamari small plates. Of those, favorite was probably their calamari. Crispy calamari and vegetables were tossed in a spicy, sweet sauce and served in a Chinese takeout box. Totally not what we were expecting, but delicious nonetheless.For mains, we had their wahoo, grouper, and seabass. Their seabass was the best. Decent portions and well-seasoned pieces of fish.Disliked their Orange Heron mocktail. Recommended by our waiter when I asked for their sweetest drink. Took one sip and couldn't drink anymore.Overall, a decent, but overpriced meal.

Came here to celebrate a birthday dinner and ambiance and service was really nice! Out of all the items we tried, I would recommend the Kumamoto oysters, cavatelli pasta, and the sea bass!! The sea bass was one of our favorite dishes of the night. The fish was soft + buttery and melted in your mouth the sauce paired with the fish tasted delicious and the crispy caramelized shallots were also a great touch. Portions are relatively small and for a table of 4 we ended up ordering 5 appetizers (plus bread) to share and 4 entrees (1 entree per person). Would love to come back and try out their brunch menu sometime!

The restaurant ambience itself was clean, felt new and modern, and the overall atmosphere was lively. The service was excellent, we ordered 3 appetizers and 1 main, and our waitress perfectly coursed the items into three separate courses. Checking frequently to refresh our silverware and plates.* The Smoked Trout Salad was flavorful, the salad wasn't dry and there was a better than expected amount of smoked trout.* The Mediterranean Mussels were okay. They tasted fresh, but the sauce was missing something. It tasted like herb-wine sauce and was missing garlic or butter, but it was very light.* The tuna tartare was okay. Again it tasted fresh, but there was an overpowering amount of wasabi in it, to the point that's all we tasted.* The swordfish was the best dish. It tasted fresh, wasn't over cooked, with a bacon-smoky flavor that I would recommend to try out!Besides the swordfish, the rest of the food was fresh but mid-tasting. The overall experience and the swordfish deserved a 4/5, and I'd come back to try other items on the menu.

We arrived for brunch around 10am on a Saturday and there was still plenty of seating! Service was great and food was delicious!

Very fresh seafood and the quintessential restaurant resembling Pacific Northwestern cooking. We originally made reservations (day of, but still have spots) for 4:30pm but realize that happy hour pricing is ONLY at the bar so we moved to bar seating which still had comparable vibes with the rest of the restaurant, just a bit less intimate. If you want a dinner at a more affordable price, happy hour is the way to go as the items are half off but the portions look to be the same as those at regular pricing.We shared a total of 9 dishes - 5 from happy hour, 2 from regular menu, and 2 from dessert menu. From the happy hour, we got Hawaiian hamachi crudo, Totten Inlet mussels bruschetta, oysters 'brock-a'fella', crispy fried calamari, and Barron Point Manila clams. From the regular menu, we got the barbecued Spanish octopus and heirloom cauliflower. From the dessert menu, we got the key lime pie and ricotta apple beignets. Appetizers: my favorite is the hamachi crudo as it had a nice sesame oil / soy sauce and the cuts are high quality. The mussels bruschetta had a nice sourdough that reminds me of Sea Wolf Baker's sourdough, and the sauce had a light mustard flavor that was not overbearing. The sourdough lended more of the acidity than the sauce itself. The oysters 'brock-a'fella' were good, but they were larger oysters which were not really my preference as I liked the smaller, sweeter kinds. However, the preparation method is excellent and the oysters and the bacon bits on top were flavorful. The manila clams were also fairly fresh; there was less additional flavor as I tasted mostly clam flavor but the soup had a hint of white wine. Regular menu: one of the more popular dishes is the heirloom cauliflower which is like a salad. It is shaved cauliflower and a great starter. The barbecued Spanish octopus is nicely grilled with lots of beans. Compared to the other items we got, this was fairly weak as it is the priciest ($29) and tasted about as good as the food we got at happy hour ($9-12 range). Dessert: key lime pie is nicely tangy with a sweet pie crumb underneath, served in a jar. The ricotta apple beignets were quite sweet with the caramel, but they are still excellent without dipping into the sweeter caramel sauce.Service is good as dishes are served at the appropriate pace without feeling rushed. Water is a bottle, self-serve, but the waiter / bartender still proactively filled water for us occasionally, like between the dinner and the dessert courses. Overall, this place is worth a try, especially during happy hour which you can just pop in anytime 4-5:30pm, but if you want a fancier, more formal dining experience, opt for reservations (which can be tougher for prime 5:30-7:30pm dinner times) and they will seat you at one of many tables spread across the two-story establishment.

I'm beyond ecstatic that brunch has resumed at RockCreek Seafood & Spirits. As previously stated in nearly every review the food is EXCELLENT. The service from start to finish was spectacular. I greatly appreciate how accommodating they were to our two toddlers, my son and daughter were extremely comfortable making our dining experience even better (thank you.) I'm looking forward to returning and highly recommend!!

This place was super cute. Pretty small, great vibes. Out waitress was very friendly:) We started w the sourdough bread, and the spread was absolutely amazing. So flavorful. We also got the grilled squid and it was fantastic. I got the swordfish and it was incredible. The bits sprinkled on top were insanely flavorful, the meat itself was so tender, and the yuca it sat on was delicious as well. Seriously 10/10. The blacked ono wahoo- this was also so so good. 10/10!!!

My first, my one, my only :)In 2014, Rock Creek was my very first Seattle restaurant experience and I've dined there several times since.After all these years, I still think they offer the best combination of food, drink, service & ambiance.

We enjoyed a relaxing brunch w/ very attentive staffs, the beignets & peach turnover was perfect w/ coffee. The crab cake is a little bit disappointing w/ so much red peppers that overpowered the crab taste. The tuna tartare was the best so far! I enjoyed the aquavit oyster & the Shiraz gin pairing. We will surely come back & try out other recipes.