The Fonté Bar

The Fonte is a little hidden gem and you should never come here, go away so I have all the staff to my lil ol' self.The food here is (not) horrible.The staff treated me (the opposite of) poorly.The food tasted (not) badThe seats are (not) itchyStay away from this place if you (don't) want good service.I will (not not) be back.The fireplace and being doted upon were nice, all joking aside I'm definitely coming back. The Mac n cheese could use a splash or two more of cheese but the flavor profile is solid.

What a gorgeous space! The coffee bar leads into the dining area and there's a vibe for everyone. Warm, modern, industrial, cozy, there's a lot to choose from. I had the Turkish Latte and it was what I expected: delicious and different from my norm. I cannot wait to go back for dinner.

Fonte has a whole new bar and I'm here for it!!! So beautiful both inside and outside. Patio is super cute. Inside is absolutely stunning. Dark, inviting, sexy! It's in the lobby on the brand new rainier building. I was here for their grand opening and what an opening it was. Espresso martinis all night! Literally' they had a small bars set up just for espresso martinis as well as the big gorgeous bar. I've been obsessed with all things espresso but never had an espresso martini before. Well! Glad that was my first. Such a stunning taste of espresso and grey goose! Yumm! You can also get it with gin and other spirits. Tried their spin on aperol spritz as well as mojito but with mescal. A little too strong for me.Now food: the tartare was sublime. I had a huge lunch and I wasn't planning to eat at 4 pm. But I did try a bite and it was amazing. Of course: the lattes! I managed to grab a latte before they ran out/ shut the machines down. Overall, it was a beautiful new place: impeccable design with all things Fonte plus a full new bar. Patio is stunning too. Hope to return for a drink or 10!!

Love the ambiance of the place! The interior design is definitely 10/10 very much lounging vibes with the couches and comfortable chairs. My co-worker and I decided to stop by for a quick lunch break and check the place out. I personally loved how the bar curved from serving coffee to serving cocktails on the other end. The service was OK, we were seated quickly but other than that I felt it was very slow. The lunch menu was limited and the food was mid. It was also difficult trying to figure out what was in each drink, the drinks menu focused too much on describing the drink without actually saying what was in it. Hoping for a quick lunch we found ourselves waiting a good 20-30 minutes before someone came over and asked if we were ready for the bill. The restaurant itself wasn't that busy and I noticed the staff just standing in a corner talking amongst themselves. I was also a bit confused on how they managed to check out two other parties that came after us but didn't come up to us to see if we were ready. We ended up having to extend our lunch hour and headed back to the office later than anticipated. I also asked for my leftover lunch to be packed to go and the server failed to bring it out with the check. It wasn't until I was getting ready to leave the building after leaving the restaurant area when he came up and gave me my box. Nonetheless would love to come back here and try their dinner menu, happy hour or stop by for some coffee.

Amazing venue in heart of Seattle in historic and new Rainier Tower/Square. Friendly service. Good drinks and food. Happen to be invited for two consecutive days for after work celebrations. First day I settled with cab Belgian fries, ++. Everything was excellent. Nice job Michael and crew. Second day turn out to be just drinks- espresso grey goose vodka martini . That lifted my energy on my birthday! Second one was straight grey goose. Both were excellent. Of course working in the the same building- I do not want to become additional to Fonté way of life. I must take a break. You go enjoy and celebrate- life.

The food was delicious, the service was on point. I love the vibe of this place. I see myself returning for breakfast, HH, lunch and weekend brunch.

Had the WORST service here last night. Was seated in the corner and was not attended to for 45 minutes even though the place was empty. Moody waiter (slender white man with an attitude and whispy hair) completely ignored me so I had to get up and ask to order a meal from the bar from a nice woman manager. When the rude waiter eventually brought my burger to me, he dropped the plate off and said nothing even as he looked me in the eyes as I thanked him. Food was good but not worth the bad service.

We love and drink fonte coffee at home too. But this new DT locale is beautiful ambiance and tasty food. Ordered shrimp & grits and fried biscuit. Loved the experience so much that we came back after dinner and sat outside to taste the espresso martini. Officially my fave coffee bar/restaurant in DT seattle. Excellent service of course.

Firstly, this place is pretty. Tucked in the center of Rainier Tower, they get a lot of traffic from residents and business folks. That said, the bar/restaurant is a little confused. There are tables for eating both indoors and out, which is lovely. But there's also very much a loungy vibe happening here with the bar and cushy couches with tables with silverware. I don't know about you, but I don't want to eat a cheeseburger on a couch with a coffee table. That seems messy...right?A co-worker and I grabbed lunch here today. Very duck heavy menu. Lots of duck fat fries (completely lackluster) and there's actually a beet and duck salad which sounded interesting. The server talked me out of that and into the black garlic caesar, I added prawns. For over $20, I would highly recommend passing on this. The dressing on the salad was delicious. But it was DRENCHED leaving the lettuce soggy. The shrimp were tempura based and cold. Personally, I'd have preferred them grilled with some nice seasoning. No option. Overall presentation meh. Our server began attentive, but when we had to grab someone else to get our check because of meetings...there was no rush at all from them. Which they definitely need to work on with all of the businesses in the building.Worth our $80 check? NOPE. Two salads, one side of fries and a diet soda. Hard pass. I'll stick to the coffee, Fonte.

Wow. Just wow. Most terrible and bizzare experience. Our reservation was at 615... we were seated at 645. We saw a waiter at 7. My friend ordered a glass of wine and I ordered a vodka martini. 10 minutes later the wine arrived and another 10 minutes later the martini arrived... with gin. The waiter was so aloof. People were literally standing waiting to pay their checks. Weirdly there were about 4 servers but I don't know what they were doing? There were dirty dishes on tables left for at least an hour. I gave the server my card so that I could pay for dinner when we ordered that way when we were heading out to the theater we wouldn't have to wait around because I did notice that people were waiting a long time for their checks. After about an hour and 20 minutes and my friend only having a glass of wine and me already paying the entire tab for just one glass of wine we said we just need to leave because we needed to get to the theater. We waited another 20 minutes to get someone to refund us. The food never arrived by the way. They told us that they must've lost the ticket. So I didn't want to pay for that! At that same time, the waiter asked if I wanted to just "chug my martini"and could make it right now for me. That was kind of weird that somebody would ask me to chug a martini. Anyways we were late for the show which we spent a lot of money on tickets for and it was opening night. Never going back.I felt like, perhaps we are on one of those TV shows in which they play tricks on people it was truly bizarreSuch a bummer because this place has great potential as a pre 5th Avenue Theatre venue.