Diners' Choice: Great for outdoor dining restaurants in Seattle / Eastern Washington

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Updated January 05, 2025

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Cowiche Creek Brewing Company

4.9

4.9 (36)

$30 and under

Brewery

Cowiche

About the restaurant

Cowiche Creek Brewing is one of the most unique dining experiences in the Yakima Valley. Located on a 40 acre working farm with expansive valley views and indoor/outdoor seating, the brewery highlights crisp, hop-forward ales paired with the kitchen's rotating, seasonal menu. Their culinary creativity elevates the menu beyond traditional brewpub fare; including USDA Prime Grade burgers (ground in-house), homemade pastas, and specialty dining events featuring oysters, birria tacos, prime rib, and lobster rolls.

Top review

Robyn

Dined 1 day ago

We love meeting our daughter and her young family at Cowiche Brewery no matter the time of year. Derrick is an excellent chef, creating many wonderful, mouth watering entries. The staff is friendly and the service is great!

Swing Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (1089)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Olympia

About the restaurant

**Dear Guests, PLEASE READ **

Swing is a 21 and over venue.

We do not allow pets on our patio.

During particularly hot days, we may have a limited menu available.

We have a 15 minute grace period for reservations, please call if you are running late.

We have outdoor seating, indoor seating (which includes main floor tables and the wine cellar downstairs) and a bar height table (Table 11) indoors, please select the area that suits you.

Swing is the perfect spot for date night, or celebrating with friends!
With an award-winning wine list and wonderful staff, Swing is perched on the hill overlooking Capitol Lake.

Swing is a full service restaurant and bar specializing in original and classic craft cocktails, wine flights, and over 25 wines by the glass. We are woman owned and operated since 2007.

Top review

Paula

Dined on Dec 22, 2024

Always a warm, welcoming space to share some delicious food and a great cocktail, or two! It is our go to place when we want to feel comfortable, yet still a bit spoiled. Tom at the bar is a fun bartender who crafts cocktails with care. Simply a great ambiance, even on cold, dark, winter nights!

Westcott Bay Shellfish Co

4.8

4.8 (949)

$31 to $50

Seafood

San Juan Islands

About the restaurant

As we enter into the seasons of short days and chilly weather, we have reimagined our offerings at The Net Shed to best highlight the splendors of the season.

Bivalves + Bonfire is the essence of the PNW, gather around the fire slurping down oysters, and sipping on soup. Menu is limited to include oysters, raw and cooked, a seasonal soup, and beverages. Enjoy every Friday 3-5pm. All seating is Outdoors.

The Farmers Feast is our version of a Friday night Supper Club. One seating, one menu, enjoyed by all! This dinner is by reservations only, with the doors opening at 5:30pm, and dinner starting at 6:00.
Reservations for Bivalves + Bonfire and Farmers Feast can be made below under 'Experiences'.

The Farm will also be open on Saturdays from 12-3pm for lunch at The Net Shed. Offering some of our seasonal favorites: oysters Rockefeller, oyster po'boys, and seasonal soups! We are not taking reservations for lunch, all seating is first come first serve, with indoor and outdoor seating.

Top review

BeckyVIP

Dined on Dec 28, 2024

Wonderful! A very special dining experience! Delicious food prepared and served by friendly staff in a cozy and fun settling.

Albatross by Karma Vineyards

4.7

4.7 (140)

$30 and under

American

Chelan

About the restaurant

Craft Cocktails. Delicious Dishes. All Made from Scratch from the Karma brand you've come to know and love!

Top review

Greg

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

Dinner was great as always. Cocktails are some of the best in the valley

El Encanto

4.7

4.7 (412)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Kirkland

About the restaurant

El Encanto is the latest restaurant to join Carillon Point, from the group that brought you Cantinetta and COMO. Enjoy Chef Gabriel's elevated Mexican menu featuring recipes passed down through generations. We offer two semi private dining tables that come with their own patio (weather permitting), available to book via email. Expansive outdoor dining and lounges overlook Lake Washington, which will be on a first come, first served basis. Come enjoy the gorgeous PNW with us, a margarita and your new favorite Mexican dishes!

Top review

Sophie

Dined on Jan 3, 2025

Had a lovely anniversary dinner last night. Food and drinks are superb, along with an extremely friendly restaurant staff. Thank you again for a great dinner!

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The Fireside Restaurant, Waterfront Dining

4.5

4.5 (857)

$31 to $50

Northwest

Port Ludlow

About the restaurant

Treat your senses to a delicious meal at the Fireside. Savor the bounty of the local farms, artisan meats and cheese, and celebrate the best the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Located on the shores of Ludlow Bay and overflowing with Pacific Northwest warmth, The Fireside Restaurant is an ideal setting for farm-to-table, locally-sourced food. The dinner menu changes daily to reflect the best our region has to offer with local, in-season ingredients.
The Fireside is open for lunch and dinner and provides a happy hour daily. Brunch is available in the restaurant on Saturdays and Sundays, and breakfast is provided for hotel guests daily.
The Fireside has garnered recognition for its wine program, winning the Wine Spectator ‘Best of Award of Excellence’ every year since 2011, as well being highlighted by the Washington State Wine Commission, Touring & Tasting Pacific Northwest Magazine, TripAdvisor, and it has been a Grand Award winner at the Washington State Wine Awards.

Top review

Larry

Dined on Jan 10, 2025

Diane and I enjoyed our dinners served by Jonathan. Jonathan is an excellant sever. Highly recomend him. The food was delicious and prepared perfect. Highly recommend the Fireside restaurant. I will come back and eat here again.

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Experience

Sunset Dinners

Westward

4.5

4.5 (1843)

$31 to $50

Northwest

Wallingford

About the restaurant

Waterfront dining on the north shore of Lake Union, featuring outdoor fire pit, cheery beachside seating, sustainable seafood, and imaginative marine fare of the Pacific Coast-- including a variety of fresh, local oysters.

Arrive by foot, vehicle, boat, kayak or tie up to our dock.

We have a limited number of tables available for reservations inside in our dining room for parties of 8 or less. Weather permitting, we do our best to move reservations to outside when desired. For larger parties, we also offer a semi-private dining room that can accommodate up to 12 guests.

We look forward to hosting you at Westward! We hope to see you soon. Until we meet at the table....

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ChrisVIP

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

Went there at night (while it was sprinkling outside), and it has such great views of the city but they had most of the drapes pulled out which defeated the purpose of such a great night skyline view. The happy hour oysters were fantastic, the food overall was pretty good, service was hit or miss, I’d go back to give it another try.

The White Swan Public House

4.5

4.5 (408)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Lake Union / Eastlake

About the restaurant

A rustic seafood driven restaurant and craft cocktail bar. Features an expansive patio and waterfront experience. Rotating daily fresh oysters.

Top review

siobhan

Dined 7 days ago

The oysters and fisherman’s stew were incredible. My only regret was I didn’t get a bowl of bisque to go. Highly recommended.

Tutta Bella - Bellevue

4.4

4.4 (154)

$30 and under

Italian

Bellevue

About the restaurant

A new and unforgettable dining experience awaits you at the newly renovated Tutta Bella Bellevue location at Crossroads. Following a 4 year renovation, this 7,000 square foot restaurant offers a revised layout to better accomadate the needs of todays restaurant goer, including early morning coffee service, a more efficient pickup/delivery area and customizable private dining space. Most notably, is the addition of the first Tutta Bella Marketplace!

Perfect for both large and small groups, we welcome you to come in and watch our pizzaioli create authentic Neapolitan pizzas in our two beautiful wood-fired ovens, Pietro & Filomena.

Our renovated bar offers an adult oasis for relaxing and enjoying our Neapolitan cuisine and craft cocktails.

For group reservations of 10 or more, please call the restaurant directly at 425-502-7402.

Top review

Angela

Dined 2 days ago

I have not been since they remodeled. It looks nice inside. Our server was great. I was a little taken back by all the families with kids and how horrible and loud the children were. It takes away from the meal and conversation when all you hear is tantrums and bratty kids. Since the place is an open concept it gets really loud with that. But that doesn't have anything to do with the way the restaurant is run, its just something to consider if you want to go and have a business meeting or conversation with friends.

P.F. Chang's - Spokane

4.3

4.3 (56)

$30 and under

Chinese

Spokane

About the restaurant

We are an Asian & Chinese restaurant offering dine-in, takeout, to-go, delivery, and catering. Make a reservation online to dine in. Order Asian and Chinese food delivery, takeout, and catering online or through the P.F. Chang's mobile app. Let us cater the perfect feast for you - corporate office catering menus are also available. P.F. Chang's offers a variety of signature Asian, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Mongolian, and Chinese food dishes including Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Chicken Pad Thai, Signature Lo Mein, Fried Rice, Mongolian Beef, Chang's Spicy Chicken, and Pork and Shrimp Dumplings. Order online for sushi delivery and takeout. Many gluten-free and vegetarian menu items are available. Try our seasonal cocktails and seasonal menu items.

Top review

Pavel

Dined on Nov 23, 2024

On time 👍🏻 Clean and welcome Food is delicious like always

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