Diners' Choice: Great for outdoor dining restaurants in Tacoma

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Updated October 05, 2024

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Marzano Italian Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (666)

$30 and under

Italian

Parkland

About the restaurant

The chefs at Marzano's attain the freshest ingredients to prepare authentic Italian cuisine. Owner Elisa Marzano grew up in Vicenza, Italy, and consistently refers to these roots to design Marzano's unique yet classic menu. Once a quaint two-bedroom home, the restaurant was transformed but still keeps the rustic, home-like feel for an inviting, welcoming atmosphere. The pleasing combination of intimate lighting and natural window light make it the ideal spot for either lunch or dinner. A top menu choice is the boscaiola, which features a creamy tomato and Bolognese sauce over rigatoni pasta, topped with various spices and forest mushrooms. Guests can enjoy complimentary bread and salad with every entree, so eating at Marzano's can ensure a satisfied appetite. Marzano's also aims to please those with various dietary needs, such as diners who desire gluten-free options.

Top review

Vickivip

Dined 4 days ago

We love this restaurant! Since we’ve moved from the area, it was a treat to experience the fantastic food & service again. When we return, we will be back!

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Duke's Seafood - Tacoma

4.8

4.8 (3427)

$30 and under

Seafood

Tacoma

About the restaurant

Duke's Tacoma is an upscale casual Pacific Northwest seafood restaurant located on Ruston Way with spectacular waterfront dining and views. Duke's offers signature, flavorful, 100% sustainable wild seafood, Award Winning Chowder and grass fed burgers in a gathering place that is friendly, comfortable, unpretentious and filled with personality. We only source all natural, healthful ingredients. Duke's food is free of hormones, antibiotics and free of harmful chemicals. Guests sum up their favorable assessment of what Duke's has to offer with three words: It’s so good!

When making a reservation at Duke's Tacoma, should you have a preference for either indoor or outdoor seating please let us know. While we cannot guarantee outdoor seating we will do our very best to accommodate your preference.

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Paul

Dined 6 days ago

Great service from our server Andy And she went extra mile and got us some answers about one our guests food allergies and an extra visit from manager (name escapes me) to explain better options for him. 5 stars all around !!! Thank you Andy - we hope to get your section next time we visit. And need to mention that every staff member we went by had friendly smile . 😎👍

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Popular dish

Holy Halibut Macadamia

Experience

Happy Hour at Duke's Seafood - Tacoma

The Windmill Bistro

4.8

4.8 (671)

$30 and under

American

Sumner

About the restaurant

Located at Windmill Gardens, The Bistro is an upscale casual restaurant that serves a seasonal, made-from scratch menu in a refreshing atmosphere featuring a loft wine lounge and outdoor dining garden.

We invite you to join us. Come relax and enjoy delicious food and the best service you’ll find anywhere.

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Leslie

Dined on Sep 28, 2024

Every time we go there, the food is consistently good. Everything from the appetizers, clam chowder, even the burger because the bacon jam makes it!!!

Brix 25 Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (1870)

$31 to $50

American

Gig Harbor

About the restaurant

Since its opening, Brix 25 Restaurant has been hailed as one of the best restaurants in the Northwest. Brix 25° is Seasonal Northwest Cuisine. Chef/Owner Thad Lyman updates the menu seasonally and whenever the mood strikes, working with his team in an open kitchen. The menu is rustic and refined, rooted in Northwest products, embellished with classic cooking techniques.

We are small and proud to be an intimate restaurant. Being smaller allows us to focus on delicious food, inventive hand crafted cocktails and a curated, Northwest focused wine list.

Located on the waterfront in downtown Gig Harbor, our foremost goal is that every guest has a memorable experience. Brix 25 is the perfect fine dining experience for romantic occasions, anniversary's, family gatherings, business dinners or just because.

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Arthur

Dined on Sep 27, 2024

Food was great but ordering drinks from bar took to long other then that perfect

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Toscanos Italian Grill

4.6

4.6 (471)

$30 and under

Italian

Puyallup

About the restaurant

Toscanos Italian Grill, located in Puyallup, Washington, is an Italian casual dining restaurant serving a wide variety of fresh seafood, fine wines and aged steaks. The soft lights in the dining room along with the warm wood create a cozy atmosphere to enjoy a glass of wine with a meal prepared with the finest and freshest ingredients available at Toscanos Italian Grill.

Start out your meal with one of the restaurant’s many appetizers such as the crab and artichoke dip. In addition to an extensive dinner menu featuring perfectly cooked aged steaks, Toscanos Italian Grill serves happy hour seven days a week from 3p to 5p. The restaurant also offers catering, to go regular menu, curbside family sized meals, and to go wine and cocktails. Order our menu for take out at https://www.toasttab.com/toscanos-italian-grill

Top review

Suzievip

Dined on Sep 21, 2024

Delicious food and wine. We love Toscano’s! Great, friendly service!!

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The Adriatic at Oakbook

4.6

4.6 (209)

$31 to $50

Italian

Tacoma

About the restaurant

The Adriatic at Oakbrook invites you to dine with the most award-winning chef in the South Sound, Chef Bill Trudnowski. Famous for his Italian and Mediterranean cuisine Chef Bill partnered with the Oakbrook Golf Course to create a unique dining experience where guests can enjoy Rigatoni with Bolognese, the Adriatic Burger, or Creamy Porcini Mushroom Soup while taking in the peaceful surroundings of the golf course. Since opening in November of 2019 Chef Bill and his team have added a Wine Spector Award (2023) to their list of accomplishments. We invite you to join us for Happy Hour, Lunch & Dinner, Holidays, Patio Dining, Wine Wednesday, Banquets, etc. for a truly unique dining experience.

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John

Dined on Sep 21, 2024

This restaurant is so good. Love coming here. The food quality is excellent and prices are good too. Great service and nice people!

Gino's at the Point

4.5

4.5 (460)

$31 to $50

Italian

Tacoma

About the restaurant

Proudly serving the greater surrounding areas for the past 17+ years! We aim to give our cliental a fabulous dining experience from the moment they are greeted, to perfecting their craft cocktail and finishing it off with a spectacular meal that leaves you wanting more. Nestled in the Dash Point community our new waterfront location housed in the original Lobster Shop, is a perfect place to come enjoy delicious food and drink.

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Lisa

Dined on Sep 28, 2024

The service was great, and we enjoyed our food. The restaurant was nice, clean but very loud. I had a hard time hearing my partner across the table.

WildFin American Grill-Tacoma

4.4

4.4 (1707)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Tacoma

About the restaurant

"THE CATCH OF THE NORTHWEST” WildFin American Grill is your neighborhood restaurant, casual, affordable with a comfortable sense of style. WildFin is the place where friends and family gather to eat, drink and share life’s occasions. A safe adventure, a warm haven on a cool Northwest day. WildFin’s menu selections feature the finest the region has to offer, from Northwest meats, fresh fish, seafood, and produce. Our beverage selections include the best of the Northwest beers and wines, along with WildFin classic cocktails. At WildFin we are committed to delivering outstanding hand crafted food and beverage that will always exceed your expectations. WildFin’s service will accommodate your every need, whether it is a quick lunch, a casual dinner or a gathering with old friends.

Do not pre-pay for parking. Bring your license plate number when you check in and the Hosts will assist you with validating.

Please call the restaurant for reservations for parties of 5 or more.

Top review

Marina

Dined on Sep 16, 2024

Excellent service from Grant. Wonderful food and served in a timely manor. Great window view.

Amor Wine + Tapas

4.4

4.4 (228)

$30 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

Tacoma

About the restaurant

At Amor we are building a vibrant fare with Northwest ingredients but using the traditions of the great cuisine countries of the world: Spain, Italy, France, Morocco and more. We want you to experiment and try our tapas as part of your dining experience. Please order and entrée if you would like, but indulge in the tapas and the experience.

The small plates will be delivered are so much fun.

Please also spoil yourself with the ample purveyed wines from around the world. Our food is meant to be eaten with wine so also see our pairings. Warm yourself through our beautifully appointed dining room while you share the love of each other and your friends.

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SuzanZ

Dined 2 days ago

Our server was Noel , she was kind, tentative and accommodating. Our cocktails were very good and we had several wines which were very enjoyable. The wine and drink menu was extensive. The limited menu was enjoyable but as a person I would have appreciated a few other options. Greens to me on any menu are necessary option which wasn’t available. Most enjoyable was the environment and ability to have a conversation in a relaxed, quiet atmosphere.

WOVEN Seafood & Chophouse by Roy Yamaguchi

4.3

4.3 (326)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Tacoma

About the restaurant

Tacoma’s newest waterfront restaurant, Woven Seafood & Chophouse, is a Roy Yamaguchi concept owned by The Puyallup Tribe of Indians. Woven celebrates a rich fusion of culinary traditions, honoring Yamaguchi’s Japanese heritage and pioneering Hawaii regional cuisine, along with the traditions of the Puyallup Tribe and the bounty of the Pacific Northwest.

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Sheri

Dined 2 days ago

We had a lovely dinner- glad we finally made it there. We started with two appetizers- the lumpia-and the seafood pillows. The winner was the lumpia. Nice sauce, good greens and tasty. The pillows didn’t taste like seafood and are very small. The two respective sauces fought with each other. I’d choose to share something else. For mains we had black cod and the paella. Both were nice. We’ll be back. Attentive and appropriate service!

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