Palace Kitchen

What a gem of a find in downtown Seattle! Traveling from Denver and arriving late night, this was one of the only restaurants open in Downtown at 11pm, what was awesome! The food was TO-DIE-FOR and the drinks were delicious! Warm vibes and the wood fired food makes for a cozy ambiance. I visited twice and the service was amazing the first time, with the waitress being to attentive and quick. The second time, the service was lack luster and quite disappointing.

The menu here is perfect - not too large, not too small and deliciously Northwest. We ordered trout and vegetable sides and all were executed perfectly. Our servers were available and attentive, our drinks were delicious as well. The one small issue is that the lighting is very low - it can be a little hard to read the menu for some.

We started off with the beautiful blistered shishito peppers and perfectly ripe heirloom tomatoes. The burger was excellent, ordered at medium-rare more on the rare side. Patty had excellent crust and ruby red interior that was warm not cold like at most places. There were some master of handling heat in the back of the house. The triple coconut cream pie was balanced with a restraint sweetness letting the cream and coconut shine.

Walk up to meet my friend and think to myself "I thought they closed the doors on this place?". And they had, but like a phoenix rising from the ashes they reopened are even more amazing! The wait staff are super friendly and accommodating and the atmosphere is very festive and filled with warm positive energy. The food is to DIE for. Possibly one of the best steaks I've had in a very long time. So good. Check it out!

I ate here five years before my last visit and had an amazing experience. They were serving a special of Buffalo style sweetbreads that knocked it out of the park. Always wanted to go back (we visit Seattle a few times a year but live about two hours away) but never had the chance. Fast forward to July 2023, three months after the restaurant reopened after Covid. This place once again crushed it. Great people working there out front, at the bar, and (especially) the kitchen. Highlight of the evening was the milk pork, Swiss chard and alpine cheese plin. Ordered a small and immediately wished I had ordered a large. Clams were also great and the grilled bread that came with them pushed it over the top. I can’t wait to come back.

Tom Douglas knows how to make taste buds happy. Every bite was fantastic and the service was attentive, fast, and friendly. The yams had a combination of ingredients that created music in my mouth, and the 'rosie' chicken was so good I was teleported to the flavor zone until the plate was clean. For dessert I had lemon sorbet - I was a bit skeptical about an olive oil drizzle, but it worked. Well done, a resounding marvelous well done.