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Saltoro
Categories: Italian, American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: Broadview14053 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 365-6025
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
43 reviews for Saltoro
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Who would've thought you could get this kind of meal in this part of town? I have been twice now and have been happy both times with my "big 3": service, food quality, drink pour. The place has a nice ambiance, especially for a date night (dark, candles, but not pretentious), though the chairs are a little uncomfortable and busy nights tend to get you a little too close to your neighbors, so go for a booth if you can.
We started out with a nice cocktail from their menu that has some "fruffy" drinks, but not bizarre mixtures. The spicy Manhattan was interesting with the infused bourbon...nice for a winter night. Hubby had blood orange cosmo which was fresh, hand squeezed and OSSM. I had the risotto special with seared sea scallops and it was a wonderful mix of flavors. My guy had the house special of sea salt chicken with mashed potatoes and brocollini. It was as good as when I had it months ago. Both were good-sized portions.
Service was attentive, parking is easy, wine by the glass is somewhat limited but there are enough varietal choices. I agree with the other reviewers about this as a good date choice or to take your parents. I don't quite see it as italian - more like ecletic with enough choices to please everyone in your party.
The ambiance was nice, although I think our table was a bit rowdier than the normal crowd, which appears to be in their mid-30s or older.
The service was excellent, our waitress was really attentive and accommodating.
The food was pretty good. The truffle fries were outstanding, but my main dish, I had the Chicken Sausage Spinach Linguine (with cream sauce) was a bit bland overall. The upside was that it was not unduly heavy (which is normally a hard task when it comes to cream sauces).
Some of the other dishes were better than mine, for example the sea salt (or sea-water?) chicken was very tasty and moist. The halibut was flaky and delicious, and this is coming from someone who doesn't like fish.
Overall though, I can only speak for my own dish as it was my primary observation, factoring in the other dishes and the truffle fries, I'd say that this is worth a shot. Definitely a nice place to take a first date you are trying to impress, by ordering "truffle fries."
Although I grew us driving by this place, I had never been until recently when a group of friends and I went here for a birthday dinner. It was a great place. Although the outside does not look like much, the inside has a great ambiance. Our waitress was super nice and dealt with us even though we were the rowdy group in the corner - I have a feeling we were much louder than your average group.
The wine selection was great and service was amazing. Amongst our group, we tried quite the range of dishes: the truffle fries were amazing along with the shrimp appetizer. Most of the main dishes were great, especially the chicken and halibut but the pastas were nothing to write home about. But the smoked salmon had great flavor. I would give it 5 stars if I had been more impressed with the pastas as everything else was amazing.
Definitely try the truffle fries and the sea-salt chicken if you go. It's to die for! Great place for a nice dinner out. I will be heading back again soon.
I'm not going to word-smith this one out. This place is a good standby for an above-average dinner. The prices don't get left out of the above average ranking either. They have good food and good drinks. It's been several months since I have been there. When I go back I'll write some elegantly-worded sh#t about specific dishes.
If you haven't been there it's worth a try. The place does seem to fill up pretty quickly and many of the tables are right next to each other, so go early if you don't feel like eating dinner *with* the masses. They do have more-private tables, but not a ton.
We were there based on the good reviews on yelp, however we were very disappointed of the food quality. I like the restaurant decoration which is very cozy and has a large bar area however we were not impressed with the food at all.
I had the sea salt chicken which according to the review it should be excellent but it was way too salty and it was soaked in some kind of gravy and mashed potatos.we also had the cioppino which is the worst i have ever tasted, the tomato broth tasted like from tomato can soup no seafood flavor at all and seafood were very bland, tasted like they just cooked the seafood separately and put them in the tomato broth. Also the portion was small too, we left with hungry stomachs. Based on the experience we have, I will not go back again.
I want to give this place 5 stars because all of my friends dishes were beyond amazing, and of course the famous truffle fries lived up to their reputation! The problem was my dish (pasta with cream sauce and chicken sausage) was a little bland and uninspiring (maybe some veggies or more spices would give it a kick). I would definitely come back though, if only for the truffle fries (did I mention they were good ;) or my friend's to-die-for halibut. The service was excellent as they put up with our routy group.
This would be a great place to take the parents to impress. A little expensive so save a visit for a nice occassion!
Been dining at Saltoro on and off for four years and have to say that it's getting disappointing. Tonight was just awful. Icky fast-food type 'truffle fries' - a hideous stack of MacDonalds-like fries with truffle oil sprinkled over and way too much salt (tip to kitchen; ask the customer if they want them salted), also similarly icky over-salted calamari, and a limp green salad. Not to forget the indifferent service, passive-aggressive or what? Still love the ambience - the lovely lighting and the fire in the wintertime, but..... well, when there are so many other restaurants to go to, I think it's time to give Saltoro a rest for a year or so.
I'm lucky enough to have this restaurant for a neighbor. I've had dinner there a handful of times and each time the service was wonderful and the food delicious.
I've had a few of the salads (the spinach and grape is utterly divine), as well as the pasta and chicken dishes. Have not been even slightly disappointed. I've noticed that even week nights are awfully busy and the small parking lot is totally full, so I usually try to arrive at 5PM on the dot (when they open) to avoid the massive dinner rush.
The bar is totally cozy and a great place to meet a girlfriend or two while dishing over the amazing drinks and sharing truffle fries. The spicy Saltoro Mary is super hearty and a MUST HAVE for Bloody Mary lovers. The Ginger Cosmo is - as fruity drinks go - absolutely delicious. I'd go down the list of all the drinks I've ordered but no need for you to think me a lush.
To sum it up: Staff is polite and quick to offer suggestions, the food is delicious and decently priced, the atmosphere is cozy and inviting, and the drinks are stiff... the way they should be.
Oh, and just a tip- a half size plate of truffle fries is ginormous. If there's only two of you don't bother with the full size, you'll just be sad that you couldn't finish them all!
Love Saltoro. They have 20 wines under $20 dollars, great value. Try their spinach salad with brie and their mussels. So good! North Seattle needs more restaurants like this. Great atmosphere inside and nice bar, too.
Shoreline has better strip joints than food joints, until I heard about Saltoro's.
I was really thinking this place was going to the secret garden of Shoreline, but on my first attempt-- not impressed.
We tried the truffle fries-- whatever. Tasty yes, but served with Ketchup? Thats like putting Ketchup on a steak-- its fine at home, but in public? These were such nice fries, make a special loving dippin sauce!!
I had the halibut, which has a hazelnut topping and a hazelnut creme sauce-- i dont know if it was the nut overload, but the halibut was blaaaaaaaand.
Like costco tilapia bland.
Sigh.
but the ambiance was nice and it looks like others think its the hidden gem, so I am going to update you, oh yelpers, when we give it a second go.
Five stars for value.
The food is probably only 4 stars, but unlike a lot of other Italian restaurants in Seattle, it's actually priced pretty reasonably.
What really stuck out to me about this place was it has a really good atmosphere, a solid wine and cocktail list (which is very important to me) and attentive service.
For starters we had the truffle oil fries and some side salads. The truffle oil fries were good, but they give you a massive amount of them...too much in my opinion unless you have a table of 8 (vs. our table of 4).
For dinner I had the spinach ravioli with spiced chicken sausage which was good; no complaints here, but it was by no means exceptional. One of my friends had the halibut, which he complained was under seasoned, but come' on, it's halibut, what do you expect?
For dessert I had chocolate pecan tart, which was like the food, good not great.
Overall, this was one of my better dinning experiences in Seattle and I'll definitely be back soon!
I've been driving by the "seafood Landfood" place for a couple of years always wondering what it was like inside. I finally looked it up on Yelp and saw some pretty good reviews. As always it's lived up to its reputation.
I went with my sister and we both enjoyed everything we had. Truffle oil fries, Kobe burger and smoked salmon penne pasta with a couple of strawberry cucumber drinks. Yummy!
The only complaint we had about the food was a side Caesar salad that was much to lemony for my taste, but still edible.
We went on Memorial day and it was very quiet, only a few other people there, I would definitely go back.
My wife and I went to Saltoro last Monday night for our date night. We had a great time!
We sat at the table right next to the fireplace. Nice touch. We ordered two glasses of a napa cab (annabella). They serve wine by the glass in these little decanter pitchers. I like that because I like to pour just a little wine in my glass so that I can swirl it around. We ordered the truffled fries based on numerous yelp raves. They were very good shoestring fries tossed in truffle salt and topped with a little parm. We split the sea salt roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted asperagus. The chicken was excellent--nice crispy crust, lots of herbs, and a light white wine sauce. For dessert we had the hot baked blackberry crisp ala mode. Grand total with tax was $53.84. I tipped our server $11 and my wife tossed in a few more bucks because she liked the table. We left happy and full with a very satisfying "date-night" experience. They don't take amex.
Our favorite neighborhood restaurant. We love to go here for a special weeknight dinner. Less expensive than going into the city. Good wine list. LOVE their truffle fries. I had truffle fries at Daniel's and at Canlis, and I like Saltoro's better (also because they are the thinner-cut style fries).
We also have been here twice for New Year's dinners. Once with a big group and another time just the two of us. Both were great. I just feel like you get so much bang for your buck here!
I don't go often because of the distance, but Saltoro's is a sleeper in the high quality / value dept.
All entrees are good, but my heart belongs to their two burger options. There's the Kobe beef burger which is American-produced Kobe ground beef on an excellent bun and makes me salivate just thinking about it. They also have a lamb burger topped with a Moroccan harrisa sauce. We're talking plate-lickin' good here.
Love the neighborhood feel and that they have nailed the casual-yet-elegant vibe. No pretension, yet professional and friendly. Go for a date, go to hang out with your friends. It's all gooood!
I agree with everyone who say this restaurant is not the same as Bick's, owned by the same people. For one thing, the service here is friendly and unpretentious, very different from Bick's. Hmm. The food here is very good. The Ginger Cosmopolitan is a great cocktail, try it. The Orangello Margarita is good, too. I really like the sausage Pizzetta we got. Bread crust, just the right amount of crispy, lots of toppings that were delicious but not drowning in sauce. The crab raviolis were above average. And the Saltoro Salad was a really good one. I would go back. They were letting people seat themselves that night, an interesting change from typical and a nice touch. Nice bar to sit and chat with a friend or two.
My only irritation is the owners are one of those copping an attitude with American Express. It bugs me that places who charge plenty for their food and drink complain about having to take American Express. I prefer AMEX over Visa and won't have more than one credit card. So when I am low on cash and have to use plastic, I will head somewhere else where they take American Express. Sheesh.
Based on at least 20 visits over the last few years: Great food. Great Value. Excellent drinks (and some great wine values). Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff. Not in Shoreline (albeit just a few blocks south). And, BTW, the truffle fries are available with an excellent aoili dip.
Been there a number of times since and have always had a great meal and enjoyed the great ambiance. I really like that they do great food and wine and without the hoity-toity-ness (is that a word?)
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11/14/2007
Food was yummy, wine was tasty and not expensive. Nice decor and friendly staff. I had a seafood… Read more »
What you "Won't" find at Saltoro: pretentiousness, overpriced food and drink, small portions, attitude, stark modern decor, mediocre food and service.
Go to Saltoro for well prepared bistro items (simple meals) generous portions and friendly service. Saltoro also has a nice selection of wines all at reasonable prices.
We had a fantastic dinner there last weekend, The roast chicken was tender and delicious. Served with a nice portion of rosemary, garlic mashed potatoes and some asparagus. Saltoro has a wine menu section that offers 20 different wines all priced at $20! We enjoyed a food friendly Spanish tempranillo which was perfect with our dinner.
Berry cobbler dessert was superb.
Atmosphere inside is warm and cozy, great service. Their bar looks inviting too. Highly recommended.
I love the food here! The wine list is phenomenal and they have a full (really full) bar. I love their margaritas and mojitos too. You absolutely must try the truffle fries.
Their customer service is also excellent. My fiance and I have never been disappointed.
I loved this place place when it was Bella Luna, a Mitchelli Brothers restaurant. But Saltoro has done a fine job stepping into their shoes. Nearly everything we ordered was superb. The two standout dishes were the spicy shrimp with goat cheese and the seafood risotto. You must order these if you get the chance!
The fried calamari with red pepper aioli was yummy, but nothing extraordinary. The only miss was the pizetta. It was too crusty and had no sauce on it! Just sausage, cheese, and peppers. I need sauce on my GD pizza, OK?!?!
An absolutely lovely restaurant with amazing food, Saltoro is sort of lost among the various strip malls, auto repair lots, and apartment complexes along Greenwood. A glance at the sign while you drive by (which reads "seafood & landfood") gives you the impression of a restaurant that is not often visited and rather plain. Saltoro, however, is completely the opposite of this.
One step inside the warm, inviting dining area surprised me. In fact, once I pulled into the parking lot, I saw the amazing potential that Saltoro could have. The beautifully lit fences and exterior of the restaurant were welcoming and aesthetically pleasing. The interior of the dining room is lovely, and gave me the feeling I was at a restaurant much fancier than the ones I normally visit.
The food was incredible. We shared the antipasto platter, and followed it up with two small plates. I had the spicy shrimp with panchetta and my friend's mom had the crab ravioli. The shrimp dish was amazing. I will be going back to this restaurant simply so I can order it. The rich sauce was so delicious, and the cheese and panchetta were excellent additions. The antipasto platter was very filling and tasty. I had one of the crab raviolis, which I thought could have used a little sauce, but were still very tasty. Overall, the food was excellent.
The service was wonderful. Our waitress was prompt, kind, and kept our water glasses filled. Our food came out with little delay. We were able to spend a long time on our antipasto platter and then order the small plates once we'd finished. There was no pressure to rush through our meal, and so we spent an hour and a half in the restaurant, just eating and talking.
Saltoro was a lovely and surprising experience and I will be sure to be back very soon.
You would barely know this place is here, and with the surrounding area being somewhat sleepy and dingy, you would have no idea what a gem it is on the inside! Warm and lovely decor, excellent service, and delicious and unique offerings.
Bick's sister restaurant located about two miles north on Greenwood Avenue. This is a cool and relaxed place. I really like the interior. It's very inviting and warm.
The service I've had here has been attentive and very good. The food is pretty tasty, but I don't care for the fries that come with the lamb burger and fish and chips. I find them a little too salty for my tastes.
They do feature a full bar and have a decent selection of Scotch.
Parking can be tricky here because this place does get busy. They have a much larger parking lot than Bick's, but plan on parking in the surrounding neighborhood and walking a block to the restaurant.
UPDATE: 04/04/07
Fries weren't salty today and they added a new item to the menu: 8oz kobe beef burger for $11.95. Also learned that the tartar sauce that I liked here isn't really tartar sauce. It's caper aioli.
UPDATE: 05/31/07
I learned that you can truffle your fries for $1. The fries are infused with olive oil, white truffle and Parmesan cheese. It's pretty damn good!
WOW! I love this place. Came her with my BFF on Saturday night for a late dinner. Had a great Spanish white wine with my meal. I tried the spinach salad and the white truffle and shrimp pasta. Both were delicious, but portions were pretty small. My only gripe is that they don't serve you bread with your meal, but I'm sure if you asked for some, they would willingly bring it. Overall, a fantastic place for dinner, very affordable for high class food, and the little piece of fried brie cheese on the spinach salad- amazing. truly amazing.
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9/22/2008
I attended a friends birthday dinner here at Saltoro's this last friday. Based on the link I sent… Read more »
Wow! I can't that I just found out about this place last night. This is a neighborhood restaurant with food a cut above the usual neighborhood fare, but still at neighbourly prices. We shared the Saltoro salad, duck confit, butternut squash ravioli and a pizzetta. Everything was soooo good. The pizzetta was thin crust with the perfect amount of crispness. The butternut squash ravioli was substantial, 3 large ravioli's with enough squash stuffing that you could tell it was squash, covered in a mushroom cream sauce. Yum, yum, yum.
I don't really have much to add to the other positive reviews, but I just wanted to get it on record that I think this is a great place, with wonderful service and first-rate food and drink for very reasonable money. Try their house-spiced Manhattan if you want a very tasty, slightly off-beat cocktail. It can get a little crowded on weekends so check it out on a Monday or Tuesday and have a relaxed and excellent meal!
You go far enough up Greenwood heading north and you find gold. At least I did last night.
Apparently, this is Bicks (gross) sister restaurant but they could not have been more different.
When we first walked through the door, a lovely woman greeted us with total warmth and sincerity and ASKED us where we'd like to sit instead of just seating us and slamming menus in our faces. It was warm and dimly lit and lovely.
We started with the antipasto plate and it came with huge chunks of hot fresh bread, a lovely assortment of cheeses (the bleu cheese was to die for on that bread), garlicky kalamata olives, peppers, etc. Yum.
For an entree I had the Halibut and it was....AMAZING. Really. A huge, cooked perfectly, walnut encrusted piece of heaven. There was spinach and Kale with lots of garlic and the potatoes were seasoned with lots of sage and rosemary and it was all...wonderful. The service was kick ass, too.
Dessert was some type of chocolate cake with caramel and it was....O. MY. You know?
My only complaint (and I'm not really complaining) is that they need to get an espresso machine if they're going to be serving such wonderful desserts.
I'm really thrilled with this little gem and can't wait to go back.
YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went here a couple of days ago for dinner with my friend and liked how they have decorated the place and the extremely friendly wait staff. This place comes highly recommended by family and friends.
I ordered the Wagyu burger with gruyere cheese and the fries tossed with truffle oil and topped with shredded romano cheese.
WOW!! The first bite was heaven and I was just overwhelmed by the myriad of tastes in my mouth for 15 minutes while I just savored every bite and just had a great meal with a good friend. If I was to rate this place, it would be a 6 because of the non-preteniousness and the extremely tasty food.
Well I am not sure why this restaurant is classified as Italian. Not much Italian about it except a few pasta items and the name.
I ordered a burger. I asked for it Medium Well and it was bloody when it came out. Ummm...gross!! Once they got the burger right it was pretty tasty and the fries were GREAT!!
We had the baked Feta cheese appetizer. What we got was flat bread with baked grease. There was nothing that resembled cheese in here. Its not recommended.
My friend had a baked chicken with mashed potatoes option....at an Italian place? Weird. She quite enjoyed it. The chicken was well seasoned and cooked to perfection.
On the plus side the waitress was very friendly and knowledgeable about wine and the menu. She offered a free desert for the burger mix up but I was so stuffed that was not an option.
I probably will not be going back.
Saltoro is one of our family's favorite places to spend a birthday or anniversary. The food's fantastic and the service is excellent. The food's good enough for the place to be a bit more pretentious than it is, but it has a real neighborhood feel underlying the posh bistro ambiance. The prawns and pancetta app is delicious and the lamb burger is one of my husband's all time favorites. Wonderful wonderful wonderful.
I've had nothing here that wasn't passable and I crave their burgers.....so damned good! The "Saltoro Mary" is one of the best bloody marys I've had anywhere (and I order one everywhere I go!).
My wife and I never miss the spinach salad with it's chunk of deep-fried brie and crisped prosciutto....perfection...the other salads are good, too. I really liked the steak frites with that super sharp cheesy buttery stuff that comes with it.
The pizzettas are a bit more boring as are most of the pastas. The desserts are great...all of them! (I eat here a lot and I think I've had just about everything).
The menu is a bit sparse (like most decent restaurants) so don't expect a chain restaurant 4-pager. Expect maybe 4 salads, 6 appetizers, 6 entrees, and the daily specials.
My mouth is watering right now thinking about their burgers. Not at all like the garbage burgers I tried at Bick's down the street (which is odd since it's the same company!). The atmosphere here is nice, but my wife hates the wooden seats and booths. The crowd is mostly 40-somethings from the neighborhood.
We went there based on the reviews and I am sorry to say that we were disappointed. We arrived to a half full restaurant and waited 15 minutes to be seated but we brushed that off thinking the wait staff was extremely busy. We sat and ordered a wonderful inexpensive bottle of wine that we enjoyed but my daughter was given spoiled milk. The wait staff was very friendly and courteous and replaced the milk. I ordered the Cioppino and was not impressed as the flavor was bland. This was the same complaint from my friends who had the Smoked Salmon pasta and the crab ravioli. My friend mentioned this to the wait staff and they graciously went back to the kitchen and brought back the same dish with more garlic. Still not very good. They brought us complimentary butter nut squash raviolis and they were excellent as was the children's Mac n Cheese. Overall food was inconsistent but service and wines were good. They get 2 stars. I won't go back unless someone else is picking up the check.
Great lamb burger, but the lavender ribs...whaaa? I had one bite (dry, overcooked, practically all bone) then brought the rest home and fed it to my dog.
Service is good...sometimes. Unfortunately, the last time I ate there (emphasis on LAST), it sucked. I was one of the first customers in the door (6pm or so) and they seated my friend and me in a booth. About an hour later, we had finished dinner but were still working on our wine. Without even offering dessert, our waitress came over to our precious booth and told us we would have to "finish up" because they "needed the booth". Hmm, as I recall, you seated us here. We didn't ask to sit here. Now you're rushing us through our $8 glasses of wine? How rude!
Same owners as Bick's, right down the street. Bick's is fantastic; Saltoro's is like the annoying little brother that needs a good, hard spanking.
I hear they've undergone a huge remodel. Needless to say, I haven't been there yet to check it out...
UPDATE 5/8/2007
Been a couple times in the past month. The remodel is terrific!! And the menu is revamped and looks a lot more like Bick's menu. Had a great salad and my service was terrific. I love it when a restaurant turns itself around like this, especially if it's in my neighborhood!! hooray!!
I feel so fortunate to have a high-end restaurant in North Seattle only two blocks away from my house! The same owners as Bicks own this place and I have to say Saltoro is much better as far as ambiance, service, drinks, and the menu. I knew something good was going to happen here the year before they opened. They gutted the restaurant before it and took a long year remodeling the interior. The wine shelves, log rack, etc. were all built by hand by a master carpenter. The interior is decorated beautifully. I was disappointed that they moved the moved the original bar to the other side of the room to make more room for dining tables, but I can't blame them if they need the space due to the popularity of the restaurant. The cocktails are unique creations. Try the ginger martini or the house-infused, spiced bourbon Manhattan. They offer twenty bottles of good wine under $20! And the tap selection is varied and local with an occasional German specialty showing up. The small plates are good for sharing and noshing. The large plates are excellent meals with enough gourmet tastiness to fill you up while not breaking the bank account. I personally tend to order the Steak Frites dish when I go; however, the last few times were inconsistent on the cut of meat--chewy and even grisly one time. The sauces and truffle fries are superb. I have had the sea salt chicken, halibut frites, Wagyu burger, featured risotto of the day--all superb! I wish they would put the sweet bread smaill plate back on the menu. I can't find anywhere else to get breaded, pan-fried goat larynx anymore!
A diamond in the rough amid gas stations and strip malls along the Ballard Truck Route off Hwy 99, Saltoro takes its "seafood and land food" seriously. Charming staff, innovative cocktails, warm and inviting atmosphere, and consistently good food. Nice big parking lot, and even outdoor seating in the summer. A wonderful neighborhood joint that you should go out of your way to find.
The building doesn't look inviting because there is a fence that surrounds it but this is a nice place. Dark colors, rich woods and contemporary touches makes this the nicest looking restaurant on the north end. They have high end food like steaks and seafood but the great thing about this place is the half orders. You can get a half salad and half pasta for dinner and get out of there for under $15 and you won't be hungry either. If you want to do some damage to your wallet you can also do that here. The hubby and I had dinner here and the bill was a little over $100. This included 3 courses and 4 drinks. They have a full bar and specialty cocktails but these drinks need tweaking and they have too much going on in them. The wine list is decent and they have a bar area with an unusually shaped bar. They aren't doing anything innovative but they are filling a void of upscale restaurants in the northend. I wouldn't hesitate to go back.
This place is a great date night kinda place. My boyfriend and I are big fans of their kobe burgers and rosemary Collins... yum! They're service is always pleasant, and the atmosphere has a relaxing, jazz bar kind of feel with their dark wood booths and low lighting. Gets a bit packed Friday and Saturday nights with the locals in the know, but it's worth a 20 minute wait. Looking for an upgraded American meal, in a laid back kind of atmosphere, at a decent price? Follow the locals here!
Look I was sketched out, the reviews didn't really match the location, but I gave it a try anyways. I had my downtown foodie friends meet me for dinner, and I thought I would be utterly disappointed and embarrassed if I made them drive far for crappy food. The location was great for me, I live in Mill Creek so it was a short trip. The ambiance was cute and really I couldn't believe my eyes. We were early so we decided to sit at the bar, had one of their $20 bottles of wine and ate some of the truffle fries. The truffle fries are good, but I warn you there is a ton of them; I should of just ordered it with my meal as a side. Because of the snow, my city friends were extra late, so we decided to order the crab ravioli; again they were pleasing. For dinner my husband and I split the steak (too full from the heap of fries), nothing to write home about but decently cooked; I just prefer a more marbled steak. We had 3 desserts and the dessert itself was decent, but the ice cream was too icey and not creamy... I will go again, but I am going to make reservations (hopefully) for a booth... the other seating reminds me of a high-end pizza parlor up in whistler.
Seafood Risotto is my favorite dish!!! Great atmosphere, friendly staff...same owners as Bick's just south but I prefer Saltoro's menu hands down. The kiwi cosmo I had last time was superb too!


