Re:public - Seattle

Can I give more than That's just how amazing the staff, food, drinks and overall experience is at Re:public. This was our second time. The first time my boyfriend and I were wandering around and happened upon this place and decided to pop in for dinner. It was a magical experience (please bring back those mussels with the spicy peppers and corn broth! Omg, I still dream about it The bar staff was jovial and entertaining, perfectly interactive while we dined, and service, impeccable. Courteous, prompt, thoughtful...well, to have a night like that repeated you would think near impossible! Well guess again!! Last night was a celebration of my brother's birthday. I had requested, if possible, on OpenTable if we could possibly sit at the bar because of our awesome experience last time. I figured people rarely read notes and it's a hassle so why would anyone bother. Well, we came in for our reservation and there at the bar was a chalkboard sign with our reservation name and three spaces saved at the bar. (Mind you, it's busy and they still held spot Tyler behind the bar and the rest of the staff were awesome! Meals were perfectly coursed, wine and waters never empty, and to even bring us extra broth for our mussels! (I'm tellin' ya'll--get the mussels We dined on the wild boar bolognese again (phenomenal) and the pheasant (bomb! Crispy and juicy). They not only met the mark from our first visit, they far exceeded my expectations!! Huge shout out to the Manager on duty--he runs a perfect, beautiful restaurant. We will be back and have found our new favorite spot in Seattle. Thank you for making our celebration as if it were your own!

For great dining, I cannot recommend based on food. (However the small plates appeared suitable for a quick Happy Hour). While the atmosphere was lovely, the menu appealing and food presentation beautiful, the taste of the meal was underwhelming-especially for the price. Food was unbalanced, bland, tough meats and overcooked/oily vegetables. Even the shared dessert, Chocolate Cherry Torte, was left after several bites because it simply didn’t taste good. Service met expectation and we had a great bottle of wine, but I won’t return.

Ambiance was good food was underwhelming. The menu could use some sprucing up. It tries to be sophisticated but it doesn’t succeed.

The waitress and host (same person) was extremely rude. Without even welcoming us the first thing she said was “it’s a minute wait” when we had made a reservation and I immediately told her that and said “ok it will be minutes”. She walked away without one of colleagues finishing her sentence, didn’t ask how we were doing, we had to call her over for water refills and rolled her eyes. Definitely was not a good experience.

For ladies night we ate at Re:public tapas-style and loved everything we tried! I would return for about any occasion.