Gas Works Park is an alternate venue to Kerry Park View Point for a view of the Seattle City Skyline.
Seattle City Skyline with Space Needle as seen from Gas Works Park
Gas Works Park was originally a coal gasification plant which was operating from 1900s to 1950s. It was later renovated and opened officially to the public as a park in 1975.
Gas Works Park SeattleFormer Seattle Gas Light Company Gasification Plant of Gas Works Park SeattleAnother view of the Seattle Space Needle and Residents atop a hill
Prior to our visit to Gas Works Park, we visited a famous french bakery by the name of Le Fournil…
Entrance to Le Fournil French BakeryCafe part of Le Fournil SeattleBakery Part of Le Fournil SeattleGourmet Breads and Pastries on display at Le FournilCakes at Le Fournil SeattleInside Le Fournil Famous French Bakery Seattle
After contemplating for a really long time, we finally decided on the capuccino, almond croissant as well as the cream puff with chocolate on top. Special mention has to go to the cream puff where the cream was rich but not too sweet. The cream blended well with the puff itself. Yum!
Our breakfast from Le Fournil with Seattle skyline as backdropGas Works Park Seattle Le Fournil French Bakery
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Something interesting that happened during our visit to Gas Works Park was that we wanted to feed our Boudin sour dough bread “imported” from San Francisco, to the ducks that were swimming close to the waters there. However, we were not able to attract the ducks to come close enough to feed on the bread, only the ravens came by to have a look. The wind was really cold as the ducks were starting to draw towards us. As it was just too cold, we decided to feed the bread to the ravens instead, and left.
Nonetheless, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Gas Works Park (thanks to Kate!) and the breakfast from Le Fournil.
Great breakfast with great views? What else can we ask for? 😉
Steaks are the name of the game at Metropolitan Grill in Seattle and Kate heard about it and surprised me with a visit while we were in Seattle…
About Metropolitan Grill Seattle
Facade of Metropolitan Grill SeattleInside Metropolitan Grill Seattle
Touted as having “the best steaks in town”, Metropolitan Grill has a rich history and heritage (aka atas as you can see from the picture above), being located at the historic Marion Building. Of course, many people come here for just 1 thing.
The steaks.
Steaks at Metropolitan Grill are prepared with much emphasis starting from its custom dry-aging process to its proprietary seasoning and specially selected mesquite charcoal to sear and seal in the flavours of the steaks.
But the real question is… are the steaks at Metropolitan Grill really worth it?
(The price especially!)
Lunch Menu at Metropolitan Grill Seattle
What we ate at Metropolitan Grill Seattle
We spent a total of $100USD (yes, we reiterate that its an atas place) for lunch and we ordered root beer, strawberry lemonade for drinks and the Works Burger, Filet Mignon 8oz for mains…
Warm breads with freshly made butter – this was really shiok! (Met Grill Seattle)Strawberry Lemonade and Root Beer at Metropolitan Grill SeattleThe Works Burger – 15 USD (Seattle Metropolitan Grill)8 oz Filet Mignon – 56USD at Metropolitan Grill Seattle
Let’s talk about the breads first. It was AWESOME! (Yes, it is strange for us to say that about breads at a steak restaurant) BUT YES! IT WAS AWESOME! Shiok because the breads were warm, lightly crisp on the outside and warm and fluffy on the inside. PLUS, the butter was just heavenly! It was fresh, natural and seemed like it was made in house. The last time we tasted butter like this was when we were in Poland where our friends made fresh butter right from the cow’s milk!
The Works Burger was great. Nothing fancy but it stays true to how an american burger ought to be. Juicy patty, cheese, buns and a HUGE portion at that. Typical american and we loved it!
Well, for the steak, we had high expectations for it and it met our expectations. Probably one of the best steaks that we’ve had as well. It was well seasoned on the outside and juicy, tender, flavourful on the inside. All that a “best steak in town” steak should be. But, it lacked the punch. It was good. Don’t get us wrong. But it lacked the “WOW, THIS IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!” reaction when we went in for our first bite.
For 56USD and 8oz, we sort of expected that.
Having finished our meal, our server came up to ask us whether we wanted some desserts. So we told him,
“If we were to only have 1 dessert, 1 that we MUST TRY, what would that be?”
He contemplated for a while and came up with 2 recommendations. The chocolate lava and five layer carrot cake. But we insisted on just 1 choice (because we were quite full and mostly because we were REALLY close to our budget) and he told us
“Then it has got to be the chocolate lava”
And chocolate lava it was. Turns out that it was probably one of the BEST DESSERTS WE’VE EVER HAD! (along with Turons from the Philippines)
Chocolate Lava Cake at Metropolitan Grill for 12USD
The chocolate lava was unlike any chocolate cakes that we’ve ever tasted. It had so many different textures! On the outside it was cookie-ish and crumbly-ish. But when you go for the bite, the chewyness comes in with rich chocolatey taste! When you break open the chocolate lava, “molten chocolate” oozes out and when all these tastes and textures get swirled between your taste buds? Simply divine!
After our meal, we also spent some time to recall what we learnt during the Seattle Underground Tour in the morning. Which resulted in this…writings on receipts…
Final bill of $115 (including tips) returned in this holder with a nice little message from the general manager of Met Grill Seattle
Location of Metropolitan Grill Seattle
The address of Metropolitan Grill is 820 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, United States
Conclusion
All in all, we were thoroughly satisfied with our visit to Metropolitan Grill. Perhaps you may wish to also lower your expectations of the steak. It was great nonetheless.
To answer the question of whether the steaks at Metropolitan are worth it?
The answer would be yes, but barely.
For us, the highlight has got to be the chocolate lava cake! Imagine us saying that its awesome even after our meals. Maybe it would have been “out of this world” if it was just taken as part of an afternoon tea!
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The Crab Pot in SeattleFacade of the Crab Pot Restaurant and Bar Seattle
The Crab Pot Seattle
As expected, there was a queue when we first arrived at the Crab Pot. We were told to wait for about 30 minutes and there were still about 5 parties before us. It was 830pm and the Crab Pot closes at 930pm. Nonetheless, we patiently waited and carefully inspected the huge sea feast menu at the entrance of Crab Pot…
Menu for the Sea Feasts at Crab Pot Seattle – Minimum order for 2
Which Sea Feast we ordered at The Crab Pot Seattle
There are 4 types of sea feasts available at the Crab Pot
The Cove. At $15.95 per person, the feast offers steamed clams, pacific mussels, shrimp in the shell, andouille sausage, corn on the cob and red potatoes in their jackets.
The Westport (The Cove + Dungeness Crab and Snow Crab). At $25.95 per person, the feast offers Dungeness crab, snow crab, steamed clams, pacific mussels, shrimp in the shell, andouille sausage, corn on the cob and red potatoes in their jackets.
The Pacific Clambake (The Westport + Oyster and Salmon). At $32.95 per person, the feast offers Oysters, Salmon Skewer, Dungeness crab, snow crab, steamed clams, pacific mussels, shrimp in the shell, andouille sausage, corn on the cob and red potatoes in their jackets.
The Alaskan (The Westport + King Crab). At $38.95 per person, the feast offers King Crab, Dungeness crab, Snow crab, steamed clams, pacific mussels, shrimp in the shell, andouille sausage, corn on the cob and red potatoes in their jackets.
We settled for the Westport which seemed to be the most economical with both dungeness and snow crab in the sea feast. However, on hind sight, we thought that we should have gone straight for the Alaskan after seeing how HUGE the King Crabs were!!
See the size of the King Crab on the extreme right! (Crab Pot Restaurant Seattle)Our order of the Westport sea feast at the Crab Pot Seattle
Was it worth it to eat at The Crab Pot Seattle?
We must say that from the following points, it was TOTALLY WORTH IT to feast at the Crab Pot!
1. Novelty. As you can see from these pictures, everyone seems to be enjoying the sea feast with their bare hands, “attacking” with the help of a small wooden mallet. Pure joy…but remember to wear your bib properly as things could get really messy!
The novelty of eating seafood ONLY with your bare hands at Crab Pot SeattleOutdoor dining at the Crab Pot Seattle
2. Value for money. For the prices stated above, it was well worth it because of the variety, freshness of the crabs (crabs were fresh but not all of the clams) and of course the taste of the crabs were sweet, succulent and chunky!
The “after math” of Westport sea feast at the crab pot Seattle. All wiped out – every last bit of it!
The Crab Pot is located at 1301 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98101, United States…
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The next time you’re there at the Crab Pot in Seattle, head straight for the Alaskan sea feast and tell us whether the King crabs are as good as it looks!
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