Hi, I write you from Italy (Milan).

Next week I'll be in Seattle for 3 days, business visit. We stay at Mariott waterfront.

Please, could you give a really good idea for a dinner that we have to share with our Guests, price is not a problem but the quality needs to be high!!

Grazie, arrivederci.

Gianni

Fuller's in the Sheraton Towers on 6th. Great salmon, great lamb, great staff!

If you want the best than you will want to head away from downtown and go to Rovers:

http://www.rovers-seattle.com/

In downtown I would say either Cascadia or Lampria.

French I would say Campagne.

no disrespect to og719 but Fullers is hardly considered one of the best in Seattle. It's good to hear you had a wonderful meal there though.

There are MANY amazing restaurants in Seattle but these would be at the top of the list.

You may also want to visit this board:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showforum=7

Fuller's was great, but it's been closed for several years.

In your hotel, the Fish Club is supposed to be good. Nearby the Waterfront, serves great fish and steak in a pleasing waterfront atmosphere.

Canlis is the best established fine dining restaurant in Seattle.

Are you thinking fish, steak, fusion, typical Northwest or a specific cuisine?

You've had many good recommendations Gianni -

My recommendation would be Chez Shea, a small but very fine restaurant located in the Pike Place Market. You can walk easily from your hotel. Try the tasting menu - http://www.chezshea.com/tastingmenu.html

Oops! I sure liked it, though...

GRAZIE to all of you.
I have several choices, I'll do my best to chhose the right one.

Arrivederci, my best regards.

Gianni P.

jimjim, I've eaten at Fish Club a few times and although the food is good it just doesn't "wow" you know? Something is always a bit off...maybe the service, timing, presentations, etc. I am a huge fan of Todd English though (owner and chef, not in house) but I think his other restaurants on the east coast and Vegas do a much better job.

Gianni, I hope you'll let us know where you went and how it was. I spent a few days in Milan a couple of years ago and still remember the amazing mozeralla and orchietto (spelling?) in a Osteria there.

My few cents:Rovers, Chez Shea, Campagne, Georgian Room, Canlis. Many others are good, but these are standouts to us.

I have not yet been, but Union is getting the best feedback on the eGullet board I've ever seen. It was just declared one of the top new restaurants in the US by..Esquire?

Fish Club is not that great. Rovers is excellent. Canlis is good, if you want very traditional NW.

Be sure to swing through the Pike Place Market, it's a blast!

At the wharf in Seattle in September, we had an excellent dinner at Anthony's Pier 66 and one almost as good at Elliot's Oyster House.
In Magnolia, which is not too far from downtown,we had a wonderful meal at Palisades. We had requested and got a window table, so the view of the marina and downtown Seattle was fantastic. The restaurant might provide shuttle service from downtown. It would be worth checking.
Further out, Ray's Boathouse is a classic. We liked it a lot, but not as much as Palisades.

Chez Shea and Campagne are excellent suggestions and very near to your hotel.

I also like Etta's Seafood very much but it is a bit more casual.

Hi suze! How does Etta's compare to Dahlia Lounge? We sure enjoyed that place our last visit to Seattle.

Would you say it's as good or better? ***kim***

Giani,
I agree with Campagne--you can go either formal in the main restaurant or informal in the cafe. Canlis is good, but difficult for you to get to from your hotel. The Four Seasons has an excellenet restaurant too--The Georgian Room.

Hope you enjoy your trip. While we do have good salmon here, it's hard to compete with Italy when it comes to food! (and art, and architecture, and opera, and....oh dear, the list goes on and on. Luckily we're going back to visit in Spring)

Arrivedeci,

Paula

kinamom,
I liked Etta's better than Dahlia Lounge.

Stormygirl, Thanks for news of Fish Club. I peeked in the place and didn't find the room pleasing.

We've had good luck at the Waterfront. We always ask for a table "into the room"--away from the kitchen and reception desk.

In November I had an amazing $12.50 lunch at earth and ocean in the W. The servings are small, but the food is a give-away. If they run this special in March (as they did last year) check it out.

Yesterday at lunch we had wonderful pan seared ling cod at Etta's. The accompaniments, including a pomegranate vinaigrette, and presentation were perfect ($14). Etta's also runs a daily $15 lunch special which includes soup or romaine salad. On Thursday the special was pasta with grilled calamari. Mama was making pasta for dinner so we went for the cod and are glad we did.

Jim I agree with you on the room at the Fish Club..it's cold!

E&O had good food but gets a lot of bad press for having a smoking section in the restaurant and so close to non smoking diners. Next time go to Lark on capital Hill, that is where Jonathon Sundstrom of E&O went and opened his own place! It's fantastic (but maybe not fancy for the op here)

I love the Waterfront too..and that might be a good suggestion for Gianni, it's beautiful but sometimes they are inconsistant....gorgeous though, really!

The Dahlia Lounge is a Seattle classic. We really enjoyed our meal there. We also enjoyed The Flying Fish in downtown Seattle. Great crab cakes and espresso creme brulee.

Salty's on Alki Beach is also very good for seafood and the views of Seattle from their outdoor patio are just beautiful.

We also enjoyed a few excellent breakfasts at the Six Seven at the Edgewater Hotel. One sunny afternoon we sat out on the patio and had a glass of wine with a delicious fried calamari appetizer while we took in the gorgeous views of Elliott Bay and watched the ferries. ***kim***

The Flying Fish is great if you like a bustling, noisy, neighborhood place. We used to love the place when we could get a table on the balcony overlooking the main dining room, but we stopped going there after having twice been crammed into a table for two surronded by parties of eight. If you like a noisy, happening atmosphere, The Flying Fish is the best place I know in Seattle. It is also a great place to take somebody who has things to say that you don't want to hear.

jim, I'm glad you also enjoy the Flying Fish. I found that the noisy atmosphere was all part of the fun excitement that I enjoyed about this place.

And we were there in August, when Seattle was really busy with tourist season. ***kim***

Lots of good advice here, but another suggestion of where to research is at the 'chowhound' site. The Seattle board is very active and many of the people on there are very serious about their food. Lots of detailed reviews/opinions and info on new restaurants too. I go to Seattle a lot, and find it a great place to keep up with what's new and fantastic (or to stay away from).

Happy dining.