Lighthouse Bar & Grill

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   Heidi

   Seattle

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was better than we could have imagined. From the specialty cocktails to the Coho salmon and halibut to a delicious pistachio cheesecake, at a cozy table for two by the fireplace, it was a perfect date night.
   

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   Michael

   Seattle

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   My wife and I went to the Lighthouse Bar & Grill for our anniversary dinner. We don't eat as much as we used to and had soup and salad. The french onion soup tasted as if fresh wine had been added just recently which stood out rather than blending with the rest of the soup. The clam chowder was better but was too salty. We each had a caesar salad which was over dressed, however, the ingredients seemed quite good. While the location and ambience is quite nice we will probably try this restaurant again in a few years to see if it improved.
   

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   ANDRE

   VIP

   Seattle

   33 reviews

   4.0

   33 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The dining environment is very nice (and home-like).......... Our waiter was good and he let us know that he was recently hired and was learning. The my wife's Halibut & Chips was excellent, but the Beef Dip was overwhelmed with way too much mayo, mustard, cheese and onions. Beef Dip is meant to be dipped in the "Au Jus" so you can taste the "BEEF"!! The Beef Dip Served was more like a Phili Cheese Steak! Andre
   

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   Susan

   VIP

   Seattle

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   No mention online that the dining room is not open for lunch any longer. This was a special Xmas lunch and we had to eat in the small zero ambiance bar. Very limited and expensive menu, blah caesar salad with tough chicken. Very disappointed in our much anticipated lunch that we never would have booked in a bar! Won’t be back and the Hotel needs to let customers know clearly that they will not be dining for lunch in the lovely restaurant.
   

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   susan

   VIP

   Mobile

   74 reviews

   5.0

   74 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We all had the daily specials - salmon/halibut/pork chops - and they all were excellent. Great pleasant service. The holiday decor makes it extra special with all the beautiful trees throughout.
   

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   curt

   Seattle

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Thanksgiving Dinner at the Lighthouse Bar & Grill at the Hotel Bellwether was terrible. Overpriced and not worth the $120.00 plus automatic 20% tip. A meal at a fast food restaurant would have been better. First, they converted a nice restaurant space into a dining hall to maximize the number of people that could eat at one time. The stuffing was dry. The salmon was dry. the Roast Beef was undercooked and of poor quality. The Turkey? They made sure they scraped every piece of meat off the poor bird, and all they could give you were little chunks of tasteless meat. Salads were good. Deserts were from Costco we think.
   

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   Phil

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   This is our second time at the Lighthouse Grill Thanksgiving Buffett. The first visit was much better. There were less choices (no crab this time), and the turkey was doled out in small pieces rather than slices. The piece of roast beef was very tough. The price seems to be the only thing that increased. The service and ambiance however were well above most Bellingham restaurants. I would definitely recommend the Lighthouse Grill for their normal lunch and dinner menus.
   

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   Sarah

   Seattle

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The thanksgiving experience at the Bellwether was fantastic.
   

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   Fred

   Central Coast

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   There was just my wife and I, so I guess due to just 2 people, we were seated behind a wall with little or no view in a room that had nothing but tables and chairs. While the buffet was good, where we were seated was a long walk to the buffet area, passing lots of other seats that had nice views and better setting. Obviously, we could have been seated in a better place since there were open tables we passed on our way to the buffet. The cost of the meal was over $100.00 per person and was certainly not worth the cost. We decided after the meal that we will most likely not do a Thanksgiving dinner buffet at this location in the future.
   

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    Jeffrey

    Central Coast

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    We came for the Thanksgiving buffet. The food was definitely appetizing to look at, the flavors were fresh-tasting and well-thought-out, we probably verbally interacted with a total of 8 staffers who were all genuinely friendly and considerate. A couple of dishes that I assume were meant to be hot were room temperature by the time we had returned to our table, and there was something a bit counter-intuitive about which end of the buffet was intended to be the start (the appetizer table was on the right, which made me think that was the starting point, but it eventually became clear that the left side was also a starting point (?) and we were "going against the traffic"). There was a glitch right at the end, where the senior rate we'd signed up for did not make it onto the check, and our server had to re-compute the bill. In all, however, the experience was decidedly positive, and the Lighthouse's buffet is something we'll likely consider again if we choose to celebrate Thanksgiving "quietly," opting for some contemplation of the things we're grateful for this year instead of attending a bigger, louder gathering with lots of family and friends.
    

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