Best Restaurants for Birthdays in Waterfront / Belltown

Wonderful brunch in a very cute, eclectic atmosphere with great service!

Look, I judge restaurants by the food primarily. So the small things I prefer or don't like about noise, value, or service timing matter, but not that much. Because the food at Terra Plata was really really good. We had one course from each quadrant of the menu (starter, earth, land, sea), and they were all good. We had the albracore crudo (really really good despite finding one pinbone), shishito peppers (normally an afterthought at restaurants - not here, the spices added a lot of depth), and the truffle and mushroom risotto (perfect texture). The land course (portuguese roast pig) was probably the only disappointment because it just wasn't as much of a flavor bomb as we expected from the ingredient's listed and just lacked something special. But it was still quite good, just overshadowed by the other dishes. And finally, the dessert (Basque Cheesecake) was amazing. No store bought pre-made dessert here. Unbelievable texture and the blood orange caramel was perfectly balanced. Tiny notes: the food comes out as it's done, which sometimes leads to awkward timing unless you plan what makes sense to have in what order. The service is good, but the restaurant was busy and you won't have them checking on you often. Not inherently an issue - I would rather have someone bothering me less than more. And we did find a pin bone in the crudo. But overall, it's a place I would recommend to foodies.

Outstanding service, food, ambience. Cuisine was fresh, creative seafood. Incredibly vast wine cellar. One of our new favs in SEA.

The food was delicious and all the staff were so wonderful! Such a cute patio & indoor dining area. Will definitely be coming back!

Everyone was amazing especially the servers and the gauchos. They are very nice and friendly. We enjoyed our dinner. The salad bar was actually really good, has good flavors and the bean soup was yummy! The meats were AMAZING. Our favorite was definitely the House Special, the sausage and the rib eye. This is a good place especially for special occasions. Overall loved the experience. My husband enjoyed his pre-birthday dinner. 😊