Best Restaurants for Birthdays in Downtown

I consider myself a pretty hard-core "foodie", and Terra Plata is my favorite restaurant for great food, great service, and great vibes in Seattle. Tonight we had a group of 13 for dinner before a show at the Paramount Theater. Our server was attentive and did a perfect job of pacing tje food to get us out the door at the preferred time. I let him choose our courses, and he wisely asked questions around the table about preferences and restrictions before sending out an amazing selection. The food was stellar, as is the norm for Terra Plata. After we finished, I had THREE of my guests come to me to tell me that it was one of the best meals they had ever eaten. Terra Plata really is that good! The Brussels sprouts are a personal favorite and everyone agreed that they were amazing. But there wasn't a single dish that was less than a 5/5 experience. Other highlights were the confit lamb riblets, beef cheek gnocchi, and blistered shishito peppers. If you go to Terra Plata as a group, try ordering family-style so you can taste more options.

This was our first time at the Seattle Fogo. We typically go to Portland, since we live there. I loved the lay out, it was nice and bright. They have less options than Portland but the staff was great!

We celebrated our 30th Anniversary. The food was outstanding. We appreciated the rose petals on the table. After we finished our meal, the waiter brought us a cheesecake on a platter with Happy Anniversary written in chocolate. Great customer service!

It was my first time going to the restaurant. My friends and I really enjoyed the food. I had the smoked salmon Benedict, which was really yummy. The eggs were poached perfectly, and the salmon and hollandaise were great. My only comment on that dish would be that the potatoes were kind of boring and seemed barely even seasoned. I also got the ham and cheese crepe to take home. I thought it was really tasty, not dry. Overall pretty good. I did think the diced, little cubes of ham was an odd choice for cutting the meet, but the flavor was the there. Also found out this place does cabaret shows. TL;DR: I will be coming back for additional brunches, and now I really want to do dinner and a show here too.

My friends and I picked this for lunch as we saw a 20% off promo - the food and ambience were great, the service was a little bit slow, and that is tough when you are dining midday during a lunch break!