Palisade Restaurant Review:
Palisade's views of the Seattle skyline, bustling ferry boats and Olympic Mountains are rivaled only by its elegant atmosphere. The menu features a mix of steaks and seafood, such as whole live lobster with lemon butter sauce, Dungeness crab-stuffed black tiger prawns, and a New York strip steak with Gorgonzola. For a taste of both, order the surf ‘n’ turf combo, a feast of apple wood-smoked...
A popular special occasion spot for locals, Palisade is perched on a bluff above Elliott Bay Marina with views of Seattle's skyline, ferry boats and the Olympic mountains. The restaurant's exotic interior seems a bit dated these days, with… Read More
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That Time a $400 Bottle of Rare Wine Tasted 'Old':
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Sometimes, when people have money to burn, they don't mind pouring $400 down the drain after ordering an expensive bottle of wine they dislike. Yashar Shayan, Wine Director at The Willows Inn on Lumi Island, has a whale tale involving a woman, a rare bottle of wine, and some possibly jacked-up taste buds. It happened to him when he was a sommelier at Palisade: