Shaker + Spear

Had a great meal with outstanding service.

Great place, outstanding service and very attentive service. Will be back!

Kate was our waitress and she was absolutely amazing!!!

This modern restaurant can compete with the best restaurants around the world (including those in my Melbourne hometown).

Food and service was outstanding

Katie is awesome

The tastiest seafood we’ve had in a long time. A great spot to grab dinner before a show. We will definitely go again.

We sat at the chefs bar and were able to see all the dishes prepared. I can’t wait to come back and try more of the menu.

Wonderful interesting menu and food, elegant but inviting atmosphere, fun and friendly waitperson

Everything was lively, festive and executed at a fantastic level for our NYE dining experience. From the maître d’ who greated and seated us, to Keegan, our waiter; every detail and in whole, it was about as great an experience as I’ve had in Seattle. Keegan was superbly versed at dealing with and suggesting menu items for a person w multiple food allergies. Aside from that, he was perfectly friendly and efficient! I have dined here before and been impressed, but maybe the festive occasion made it all that much better! Keep it up S&S, you are appreciated by these two diners (at the very least, but likely thousands more)!

Great food, friendly service and lively atmosphere. Love this place, will go again.

Great! The food was fantastic.

We arrived early and the hostess graciously seated us. Crab dip appetizer and Delicata salad was amazing. Lamb meatball appetizer was tasty but tiny tiny portion for the price.

Biggest disappointment was the Rosemary Popover. Popovers should be hot, airy, light and steamy, but these were dense and cold. The outer crust was tough, it took major effort to rip a piece off and chew. Yuck.

The Chicken and Dumplings was ok. The crispy fried chicken skin was intriguing and unique touch, but the skins were over done so incredibly hard and chewy.

Service was friendly, but incredibly slow.

For the price point, it was an inconsistent dining experience which leaves me unenthusiastic about returning.

Delicious food (especially for seafood lovers), great ambiance with the right amount of dimmed light and moderate background music, amazing service with great recommendations from the server and sommelier!! Salt cod beignets, crab and sunchoke dip, Arctic char, and seafood paella stood out as Star dishes. Overall fantastic experience for celebratory family dinner out!

Fabulous from start to finish. My third time for the snapper and it did not disappoint.

The best duck confit I have ever had! Everything else was delicious, too. We shared 2 apps, 2 sides, an entree, dessert, and 2 drinks, and our bill was only $120, which I thought was a great value. Our server was so sweet, knowledgeable about the menu, and gave great recommendations. We were there for my boyfriend's birthday, and they made it special. I would definitely recommend.

Outstanding food, service and ambience. Highly recommend this restaurant.

The draft beer came in two sizes so I ordered the larger which turned out to be very small. That got the evening out on a sour note.

I ate here with my family, including my twin 7-year old girls. I would classify the food as fine dining, but the atmosphere was loud and slightly raucous so my kids blended right in. One of my daughters is picky, so we asked for the staple of noodles and butter and they were happy to oblige. The waiter was very helpful and enthusiastic and the food was divine. I had the salt cod beignets as the appetizer which were scrumptous but not as amazing as the rest of the meal. For my main courses I had the octopus and the duck confit. Both dishes were divine, but the octopus was next level amazing. My wife had the paella. We went to Spain last summer and she said that this paella was definitely comparable to some of the best paella we had there. Overall, this was one of the best restaurants I have visited in a long time.

What a great experience. The staff was excellent as well as the food. I will definitely return. Thanks!

The food is always excellent and the service top notch. Always an enjoyable experience!

This is a wonderful restaurant. We enjoyed everything we ordered. The salt cod appetizer was great, oysters were tasty, the charred octopus was fabulous, the Arctic Char was delicious, and the apple beignet really was delightful. What a nice treat to have all this great food and great service, too. Thank you.

I can’t express how amazing this restaurant is, from the service, to the food, and the ambiance. Each time we came in we’ve interacted greatly with the staff and as we make our way through the menu there’s not one dish that we do not enjoy. From chef Channel’s kindness and beast mode cooking, to the managers attentiveness especially Ryan, and the helpful and sweet servers like Mitch we are always in for the best experience with every visit.

Love the atmosphere and the service was awesome....friendly, genuine, warm. Beignets were delicious, brunch was yummy, though my burger was way overcooked. Def would go again.

Great service and nice modern atmosphere. The food could use a bit of work though as one of our appetizers came it cold - twice. Entrees were just Ok given the prices. Fun place to dine but don’t come in looking for a gourmet food experience

Went here before a show at the 5th Ave. Every bite was amazing! I can't think of a single thing we did not enjoy!! Even the names of the drink/cocktails were funny and great!

Place was clean and we were greeted immediately with smiles.
Drinks were delish and the food - everything was good. Arctic cod, pork chops, fried whole bass, charted octopus, and cod beignets.
Dessert was also amazing apple beignets and the special of pumpkin ice cream with pumpkin cake in it. That was sweet - my kid loved it.

The place was very nice, service was outstanding. The food was a bit salty for my taste, but presented very nicely.

Good but not great breakfast! Ate at Shaker + Spear on Saturday after reading good Yelp reviews. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing - smoked salmon frittata - but I was expecting more. It tasted like an over salted egg puff. Needless to say, I was disappointed. My wife ordered the waffle with the sausage bits baked into the batter. That was much better than what I had! So, again, maybe I just ordered the wrong thing. I'd go back to Shaker + Spear, but I'd probably stay away from the frittata and order something else. Beyond the food, the mimosas were good (can't really screw up a mimosa), as was the coffee. And the ambiance was nice. I wish the waitress would've checked on a us a bit more than she had. After we received our food, she did not come back to our table until I motioned her over so I can order a side dish. Anyway, give it a try and maybe you'll have a better first visit than I had.

This was a return trip to Shaker + Spear with friends, having been there once on a date. My friends and I started with oysters, greek lamb meatballs, and the caramelized onion and chèvre beggar's purse, these latter two outstanding. For the mains, I had the diver scallops, expertly prepared, and my friends went for the linguine and clams (which came with a fennel sausage ragu) and the seafood paella. All of the offerings were original and interesting, with lovely flavors that were a step away (and above) the more banal offerings at many seafood restaurants. But what made the evening special was our extraordinary server, the master of attentiveness without intrusiveness. She kept our glasses full, our tummies pleased (many of the choices were her recommendations), and our conversations flowing. Highly recommended for both intimate dates (yup, that first one went well) and special gatherings for family and friends.

It was lovely! We were there mid-day so we had the place to ourselves. This allowed us to chat up our server and get to know the place and the menu. We went with a lot of his recommendations and everything was great. The drinks were great, the food was great, the service was great. The restaurant was open, welcoming, it had a great ambiance and the service was exemplary. Highly recommend!!!

wonderful, will go back!

always a nice place to eat. I've now tried both brunch and dinner a few times, and all my visits were very enjoyable. quality of the food is amazing, excellent service, and very comfortable dining environment. This place remains one of my favorite in Seattle. Their sister bar Penny Royal is also fantastic!

Nice restaurant. We asked our server about the prep for each food and she assured us the shrimp and the whole fish were not prepared similar as they sounded both deep fried . So we ordered both and they were the identical prep and Was way too much friend food. Both delicious but. Should not have both been recommended. Otherwise a lovely experience.

Our waiter, Mitch was fantastic... catered to our every “need”....and the food and atmosphere was terrific too!

My 3rd visit. Asked earlier, I'd have given a max overall rating, based solely on liking the meal we ordered better on last visits. Must say though, the octopus we just had was tender & delucious. Restaurant is pleasing as to size (not too large), decor and noise level. Even when full it's never too noisy. You can talk to your date at normal voice volume. The food is great and service is always wonderful. Our latest server, Robin, is lovely. Great restaurant.

Our reservation was at 6:45pm on Thanksgiving. However, due to the delay from the last customers, we were not seated until 7:35pm. Though the waiting area in the lobby of the hotel was not bad, that was not the best start for our Thanksgiving dinner.

Once we’ve got seated, the experience was super nice:) We like our server Robin, she’s super efficient, friendly, and thoughtful.
The space in the restaurant was not huge but very cozy, chic, and stylish. Me and my family, who were visiting Seattle the first time definitely love it. The most important things of the night, the food, were bravo!

The holiday special, traditional turkey was not the best only bc turkey itself is dry, and I am not a big fan of it. But everything else, which are on their regular menu are so delightful. I love the seafood paella so so much!

It was our first time at Shaker + Spear and I am planning to return the next time in town!

Though, it would have been a better experience without the 40min wait. Or, maybe a tiny complimentary something, sparkling water or a cookie.

Service is impeccable, menu is enticing and the food is nothing short of superb. Duck confit is a must-have.

Had a 2pm reservation for lunch on thanksgiving day. I spoke with the restaurant the day before after learning that they close between lunch and dinner. I wanted to be sure we wouldn’t be rushed. I was assured that we would not. As it turns out we were. Entrees were brought out with the salads. Dessert menu was dropped before we were done with our entrees. Food was fine, but none of us were happy with how we were rushed through the meal.

Love, love, love it!! I dined here on Thanksgiving. Incredible food with outstanding service. I can't wait to return to Shaker and Spear this weekend for their crab cakes and scotch olives, among other great plates.