The Walrus and the Carpenter

Since 2010, The Walrus And The Carpenter has been providing Carpentry Work from Seattle.

"Pay someone to stand in line for you" at this "tiny", "packed-to-the-gills" midpriced Ballard seafooder, where bivalve fans slurp "expertly shucked oysters" at the zinc bar, and tuck into "interesting" American small plates that are "100% Seattle"; "informative" servers guide you through ordering, while the simple, whitewashed "post-industrial" decor feels "classic and hip at the same time."

Taking its name from the Lewis Carroll poem and set at the back of a converted commercial building on shady Ballard Avenue, this oyster bar has the look and feel of someplace that catered to walrus-mustached fisherman and carpenters a century ago. The casual, cozy restaurant does plenty of seafood dishes, but the main reason to eat here is for fresh oysters on the half shell. On any given...

The comfortable and casual air of The Walrus and the Carpenter is guaranteed to woo diners who visit here for some tasty seafood treats. Inspired by a poem by the same name, written by Lewis Carrol, the restaurant is most regarded for oysters which are the chief preparations here. Other seafood like scallops, octopus and fish are freshly acquired from the sea and presented with fine flavor and...

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