Duke's Seafood - Lake Union
Please note: Due to the Governor's mandate, our seating capacity is limited. Due to this limited seating, availability and high demand for seating, please limit your stay to no more than one and a half hours. Thank you for supporting Duke's, and don't forget we do takeout and online orders!
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Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
- Proof of vaccination required to dine indoors
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Good food and great service. Way, way too much salt in the food.
Food was great, but the service was not. It was a Monday night, and it seemed the bartender was also our waiter. He seemed impatient with us. The front desk hostess immediately knew it was my wife’s birthday (from notes we had put on our reservation), but the waiter clearly did not. He was not interested, even when I told him. He did not make it special for her. We seemed like mostly an inconvenience for him. Good food, unpleasant service (which is abnormal for Duke’s, as their restaurants are typically top-notch).
The food is always delicious and the staff are spot on with their service. The sourdough bread is heavenly and I could eat it all day.
However I feel the lunch menu prices are a bit steep. Quite steep actually. Maybe they can work on some less pricey items.
Appetizer is quite salty and not enough toasted bread to go with the salty crab dip.
Server was not very attentive and rush.
Asked for additional bread, but never came. Requested for a combo meal, but missing the combo. When asked about it, the server acted like the customer made the mistake.
Overall subpar food. For a chain restaurant that specializes in seafood, the only excellent offering is the view of Union Lake.
The menu is fairly pricey. Portions were good. Not a lot of seafood in my salad.
Loved our dinner here. Great options for those who don’t eat seafood to accompany those of us that do! Loved the crab dip.
Our server Brian was amazing! We asked for wine recommendations and he was great with lots of options and suggestions and took our personal preferences into it. The food was excellent and it was a beautiful night! Highly recommend!
Everything was fantastic! The lobster chowder may have been the best I've ever had.
May seem strange, but we ordered BBQ ribs at this excellent chain of fish resturants in the Seattle area. Carrots and red potatoes does not compliment BBQ ribs. Cole slaw was missing on the menu. So disappointed. Our server was excellent.
Fabulous food, service, and views. I will definitely come back!
Gracious attentive service, and delicious fresh seafood, very generous portions. The atmosphere is fun, so Pacific Northwest and the view from inside or the deck of Lake Union is nearly panoramic. Its a bustling place at lunchtime.
Brought a girl from out of town who is very picky about crab cakes. Best she’s had at a restaurant!
I ordered the Macadamia nut encrusted halibut. Sounds delicious, doesn't it and for $40/plate, it should have been. However, it was so overcooked that i had to cut it with a knife and it tasted so bad my husband wouldn't even have a 2nd bite. The restaurant's solution was to offer me a free desert. Not exactly a fair trade! I certainly wouldn't order the halibut again and I'd have to think twice about even returning to the restaurant.
Wonderful view over Lake Union, delicious chowder.
Gustavo made the night great! Exceptional food and I liked how our server catered to my food sensitivity.
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Great food and setting
Great service, well staffed. Almost rushed. Ordered blackened salmon, received grilled. Bourbon salmon is sweet, heads up.
Good quality food as always . The heaters outside are a great addition.
Outstanding! We dined here before a concert at Climate Pledge Arena. The food and service were simply outstanding. We loved the fact that we could sit at a comfortable table in the bar area and be able to watch the Husky game on one side and see out to the marina on the other. Warning: Be prepared to stretch your wallet. Dinner for two and a couple of drinks plus tip was $200 so it's not cheap to say the least. Well done, Dukes!
Wish the would have retained more of the original ambiance in leau of someone’s girlfriend that just graduated from interior design ....food was great just need a little more originality if we are going to have to climb the stairs...
All was ok … a bit overpriced but that’s the price for the great views of lake union. My real concern was that we were never asked to show proof of our vaccination status so it’s likely others weren’t either.
Dukes on Lake Union is fantastic. Since the recent move, it’s the best restaurant location on the lake for views and they’ve laid the tables out in a way to give almost every seat a good view. Food was terrific, including the clam chowder, which is one of the very best, if not the best, in Seattle. All servers were really personable and attentive without hovering or being around “too much.” Dukes is a great and memorable seafood option in Seattle.
Dinner food was outstanding- flavorful and unique. We requested an outside table which was lovely.
Service was fantastic. Food for three of us was mediocre at best.
Great spot with great food on Lake Union. Highly recomend !
Very poor adherence to COVID safety. Even though signage is everywhere no one asked for proof of vaccine at the door. After we had been seated, walking by many diners unmasked, and asked about starters we asked the waitress about vaccine proof. She said they were making wait staff do it at the table instead of the greeters at the door. But she hadn’t. The party of 8 seated near us were not asked at the table. I mentioned on my reservation I was immune compromised. The place was very busy and loud, a real potential spreader.
Great seafood overlooking
Food was very good but price was still pretty steep for what you are getting. Clam chowder is still, just clam chowder.
Good, as usual. Experience felt well managed and with concern for COVID safety. Excellent attentive service. Prices have gone up slightly, but with a focus on quality ingredients -- Copper River Salmon a big feature on the current menu. Offers sizable portions. We had the 3 course menu, with an excellent chowder, very good spinach salad, and respectable fish and chips; a Copper River salmon and blueberry salad with blue cheese (excellent); and an "uncrab cake" (about the most crab content anyone offers in that cake) on a spinach salad. All very good.