Daniel’s Broiler

And so it begins! A month ago we went to Chandlers at Lake Union and had a great meal… At the end of the meal the check came and only then were we told that there was a 20%Service charge to the meal! ?? What is a 20% service charge? «Is that the tip»? NO! It’s just 20% on your meal for dining with us due to the $ 15/​hr minimum wage! So You want me to pay in essence of 40% ontop of my meal?
«WARNING» Daniels Broiler is doing this as well! So when You think you are want to go DON’T! Go to Anthony’s or somewhere that you won’t be screwed! Unless you’re quite ok giving the establishment 20% AND The waitstaff 20%…
Absolutely Ludicrous!!!

Mom was visiting and wanted lobster so we searched around and found it on their menu. What a disappointment. Lobster was fine but for $ 98, very anticlimactic. Was at the space needle previous day and they had a tremendous presentation of the lobster. Will try them next time. Just way too expensive here.

Working here in Seattle. Being that Seattle is noted for its Seafood. This restaurant is a great Steakhouse. The piano bar itself offers great music and comedy. And to top it off it sits right in the marina. Ultimate atmosphere

This was my first experience at this restaurant and will be my last. The front of the house and wait staff was superior. Although the food was awesome it was over priced. The main reason for the low review was the simple fact that a 20% service fee was automatically added to my bill for a party of three. Upon talking to the staff I was told that because of the increase of the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour in 2017 the management decided to build the increase of labor costs into the 20% fee. I understand the need to increase pricing in order to increase wages but the wage increase won’t go into effect for another eight months. When I’m paying more than $ 70 for one steak I would assume they are making enough profit to pay a decent wage to their employees. I can honestly say I will not be returning to Seattle for a weekend trip or vacation anytime soon. There are too many other cities out there who want my tourist dollars without an additional 20% requirement. *Don’t tell me what to tip*
Just be aware — as a customer you won’t be informed of the additional 20% fee until you have finished your dinner. You won’t be told of the fee when you arrive.

Had dinner there at the bar while on the road. Great Ales on Tap selection, very friendly service. Very good quality food. I rarely give a negative review, but I had a real problem with a policy I experienced when presented with my bill. They tacked on a «20% Service Charge» automatically without any notice or warning. I was just one solo guy having dinner at the barony a large group or anything. I find this practice distasteful and offensive. Now, keep in mind that I was going to PROBABLY tip 20% anyway for the great service. However, I find this practice very offensive and distasteful when they do it automatically, taking my choice away. Based on the foregoing, I would not return to this establishment, nor would I recommend it to a friend or colleague.

Very dissapointed. After lots of my friends said this was the best place for a steak we finally decided to go for or 5 year anniversary. No special treatment for that, drinks were ok for being over priced. My husband ordered a greygoose martini and it was something other than goose after asking the waiter he said he watched it being poured (liar) my husband then went to bar it was remade and tasted totally different. We then ordered bone in ribeye $ 80 steak medium rare it came out medium well with tons of butter on it sent it back asked fo no butter got the second steak with butter cooked a lot betted but the cut was bad full of stringy tendons not cuttable nor chewable. The waiter was ruder a could not believe we didnt like our dinner. The manager didn’t seem to care that we were unhappy.

**Buyer Beware — 20% tip added to total bill (including expensive bottles of wine!)**
I have seen restaurants add 20% gratuities when there are parties of 6 or more, but I was only here with one other person (we were sitting in the bar — maybe it is limited to that area?). I might not have even cared that much if the service warranted a 20% tip on our expensive wine, but the service was just average. She only came by 3 times — to give us our food/​clear the table and to give us our expensive wine. And there was barely anyone in the bar (which I found odd, given that when I’ve visited in the past, it’s usually quite crowded — maybe people are protesting the 20% gratuity).
The food has always been good — but I am falling into the protest category until the policy changes.

Staying across the street on a business trip, I wandered over here for dinner due to recommendations from my team.
I sat at the bar to eat ordering the artichoke hearts and steak sliders. The artichokes were rather ordinary overall. The sauce for them was lacking flavor.
My sliders were requested without onions, came with. An annoyance but could be picked off. The buns were burnt not just browned or grilled. The sandwiches overall were lacking flavor.
I would attempt to return another time and try sitting in the restaurant to see if there would be any improvement.

I most recently went to this Daniel’s Broiler location for my birthday but it was not my first visit. This is was actually my 25^th (yes 25^th) visit in the last 6 years. I did not just «stumble» on to this restaurant, but instead I was brought here for my boyfriend’s 21^st birthday 6 years ago and I had the BEST steak (and all of the goodies that come with it) that I have ever had in my life! Needless to say Daniel’s has been a tradition in my boyfriends family for Birthday’s, Anniversaries and Christmas Eve’s. So I have gone for my boyfriend’s birthday every year, his mother’s, every single Christmas eve, my own birthday’s and 1 anniversary … you could say that I am a bit spoiled, but the truth is, there is a reason why Daniel’s is «our place» and its because of the food, the impeccable service, the wonderful atmosphere and the gorgeous view! You can’t beat this place! Our favorite server is Eric because his is an absolute joy to engage with and he «knows» when we are there and exactly why!
Daniel’s is great for that «special occasion» and is very romantic when you need it to be! I love it here! Thank you Daniel’s for being apart of our family and future traditions!

Five of us came into this location for Easter brunch. The restaurant is clean and the staff were very friendly. Our server was great as well. Why such a low rating? Well for this holiday brunch Daniels Broiler had a fixed menu. Everyone in our group had either eggs Benedict or a crab omelette. Both of the orders of eggs Benedict came out with incredibly over cooked eggs. Absolutely solid yokes! The omelettes where very simple and ingredients very inconsistent between our three orders. At $ 50/​person (without drinks) for a basic, below average quality breakfast I think Daniels Broiler lost a chance at our business in the future.

First off, service was excellent.
I got the delmonico. It came with probably .10 inch of butter/​sauce slathered over the entire steak. Not sure how one can taste a good cut of steak when it’s swimming in butter. I scraped it off and proceeded to eat. I could barely taste the meat. The steak had been cooked with an excessive amount of seasoning in addition to the butter. That’s all I tasted. My meal was average.
My friend had the filet mignon. I recommend that as he was quite happy with it.
The Met serves a much better steak. Daniels has a better view and similar service.

This is the place that my company hosts our Christmas Party every year. I have been here about 6 – 7 times.
What can I say???
Steak is always great, appetizers are always on point, service impeccable.
Getting there on the other hand sucks due to the constant Mercer Mess, but forgivable.
Try it, you’ll like it.

This was the cherry to my sundae, aka the perfect bookend to a fun filled girl’s weekend in Seattle! You will not only eat well, but get treated to wonderful views and have excellent service.
Let’s start with what my server described as «golden nuggets of deliciousness» and by that, she meant the popcorn shrimp. SO so so so so so so so good. I also loved my filet mignon steak, which was cooked to perfection, and my inner piglet couldn’t resist the lobster mac-​n-​cheese side (note: it’s better share that side, as the portion is big). My floradora cocktail was heavenly, and the coconut fudge sundae was last-​meal worthy.
Will someone please roll me back to the hotel? I’ve had too much good food to eat.

Similar to bellevue. top quality food. decently good liquor selection.
I don’t buy wine as i bring aged wine from my cellar but the wine list is quite good as well.
The service is exceptional, super friendly hostess and servers.
All in a all a very good steak joint.

Great food albeit pricey, the 4 $s don’t lie! Myself and 3 friends split a bunch of happy hour dishes and it was around $ 120 total and we were all pretty full from it.
HH items we ordered:
–Steak sliders with fries: two tiny sliders with the thinner kind of fries. Steak was decent but the slider only had some cooked onions on them aside from the bread. Very forgettable, you can probably skip this one.
–Burger: very flavorful, loved the crispy bacon. This came with thicker steak fries which were good. You can ask for them to cut this for you — great for sharing actually.
–Calamari: I thought this was quite good, the pieces aren’t heavily breaded so you actually taste the squid.
–Popcorn shrimp: not the crunchy kind of texture you’d expect, but also pretty good. Between the calamari and popcorn shrimp, I’d get calamari if you want some finger food. (Or be polite and use a fork, whatever.)
–Lobster mac and cheese: so savory and the best thing we tried! The lobster tail was really good, lots of meat, and the cheese is very rich. If you’re not into stinkier cheeses, maybe not for you. I loved that it was penne, so it kind of carries more cheese in each bite!
The service was pretty iffy and our waitress was uncomfortably awkward, but we got our food and they made sure we were satisfied. So overall, nothing over the top to rave about in terms of service but it wasn’t terrible. What do you expect from a crowded bar at HH? Definitely got busy towards the end — near 6 pm on a friday.

Amazing food, amazing food and amazing service! Or maybe it was because they knew it was my birthday so I got the special treatment lol.
A friend took me here for my craving of their bacon wrapped scallops! Usually comes as a trio but for a few more bucks the server suggested we add an extra so both of us would have two (great idea)! For dinner my friend had the lobster bisque and the other favorite, steak bites. My dinner was certainly delicious knowing you can never go wrong with a nice 8oz filet mignon medium rare win a side of asparagus and mashed potatoes. I’m already drooling again…
I appreciate our server for being very well mannered and attentive throughout our dinner. Definitely can’t wait to go back for happy hour!

I’m not one to venture into steakhouses that often, being a staunch vegetarian/​pescatarian, but our office was having it’s company dinner here so I was given a plethora of options. The appetizers here are so-​so. Usually an array of fried tapas. I usually tend to skip over those because I’m here for the main event/​meal. The staff here is on point with everything! My glass was never empty, and I always recieved the exact drink which I had originally ordered.
If you’re not a steak eater, like me, order up on the salmon and asparagus! Still healthy but OMG so tender and juicy. You won’t be missing the red meat with this meal!
If you’re looking to go all out fancy pants this would be a top notch place for your belt.

This place has so much charm. It’s really pretty and sexy inside. I met a friend here last night for drinks and late dinner. The piano player was going and the fireplace was lit, it felt like an elegant evening. The décor is just plain gorgeous. The food was very edible. We ate the steak bites, bacon wrapped scallops, seared tuna, asparagus stalks, and crab dip. All the food was so delectable! I can’t wait to go here again. They have 3 different locations in the Seattle area. This particular location is in south lake Union, which is a beautiful area. Sorry I have no photos.

Came here to celebrate a birthday of one of my dear friends.
Seated right away, our waiter was so nice and helpful and professional.
We ordered Caesar salad and lobster bisque to start. Food came quickly and was very delicious and fresh. We ordered filet mignon as our main course. It came with mashed potatoes and vegetables and was DELICIOUS!!! I’m not much of a steak person but this was just too good!
Our waiter helped make our experience the best it could possible be, he was so attentive and helpful and offered us lots of suggestions.
When we ordered dessert– chocolate covered strawberries, he came back and apologized profusely that the dessert wasn’t available anymore and we ended up getting a different dessert on the house.
We had a great experience and will be back soon!

If you wanna pay $ 24 for vegetarian meal of vege & tofu looking at the lake & fancy boats come here. I gotta give it to them. Their blueberry sorbet was really yummi & service is good with an attitude. Parking not free but street lot parking is only $ 5 for 2/​hrs so not too bad. I think they need better wine by the glass list.
They need to ease up on adding butter in everything.
More vegan food menu please!