The Loupe Lounge

Apr 9th, 2024

Mar 30th, 2024

Feb 21st, 2024

My review is a little overdue, but here goes: My fianc and I dined here a few days before Valentines Day. I wish I could say this was a memorable dinner in the best of ways, but unfortunately, it was not. The service itself was superb, and the views of Seattle were beyond amazing. But the food, oh god the food. Abysmal falls short. It honestly felt, and tasted like Salt Bae and Applebees had a collaboration and created whatever abomination that nights dinner was. We opted for the seafood tower, along with their steak one, and all it was, was a pretentious excuse at fine dining. As if the the presentation wasnt tacky enough (and I dont mean the towers theyre served on), the lack of flavor in any of it, made this whole experience a pathetic attempt at convincing people their dinner was worth the price. $500+, dinner for two (3 drinks each and tip included). Aside from the staff, and the views, I would highly recommend against dining here. There are MUCH better options that Seattle has to offer, for a fraction of the cost. Tourists, please dont fall for the trap. Tour the needle, save yourself a buck, and dine elsewhere.
Mar 12th, 2024

It's expensive, it's style over substance, but you know what? It's one of the best "touristy" things I've done and the best way to experience the needle. The drinks were flashy, good and fun, as was the food. The whole thing took about two hours and we were given gorgeous views the entire time. Service was great too. It's common to spend a premium to eat with a view, especially at a landmark, and usually with average quality. However in this case, the quality and value was great! The food itself doesn't quite hit fine dining levels - a lot of the "nice" is simply flashy expensive ingredients like caviar, truffle and gold leaf vs a true culinary adventure. But almost everything presented looked great and tasted great. The only exception was the prawns in the seafood tower were overcooked. As a token of apology, we were given free truffle fries and a cheese course which was greatly appreciated. Overall, would I do this more than once? Probably not, as an out of towner. Would I do it as a fun way to have a date night or a special dinner at least once? Of course! It's one of the most unique experiences I had at a landmark and one of the best "dinner with a view" I've had anywhere. It's a great full package and considering you get a choice of 3 creative cocktails to go with it the value of spending about $200/pp was certainly there. Plus you get to cut the line in the needle and you can do all-day valet parking for only a $20 add on!
Mar 6th, 2024