Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in Northgate

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1. Stanford's - Northgate

4.7

Exceptional(787)

Price: Moderate

• Steakhouse • Northgate

Booked 11 times today

Stanford's is a classic American steakhouse focused on traditional ingredients with complex flavors. Our family-friendly atmosphere welcomes all for dine-in, takeout, and catering from our diverse menu, crafted to satisfy all of your cravings. Our experienced restaurant team is eager to please and delight you with quintessential steakhouse favorites, from rock salt roasted prime rib to refreshing salads and mouth-watering appetizers, plus creative cocktails, local draft beers, and regional wines. Stanford’s is committed to providing a contemporary, flavorful, classic steakhouse experience.

2. San Fermo

4.8

Exceptional(1631)

Price: Very Expensive

• Italian • Ballard

Booked 57 times today

We have 15 indoor tables, and 12 covered/heated patio tables. Online reservations can be made for parties up to 5 guests. Larger groups can be booked at 5pm on weeknights, please email the restaurant for reservations. Please understand when making your reservation that we cannot guarantee a specific table or area of the restaurant. We recommend 5pm reservations for parties with specific table requests, if you book later in the evening you may need to wait for your table preference.If you are having difficulty finding a reservation you are welcome to stop by for walk-in seating. We seat our bar and covered/heated patio for dinner nightly.

3. Serafina

4.7

Exceptional(2933)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Lake Union / Eastlake

Booked 45 times today

Serafina opened its doors in 1991 as an intimate neighborhood restaurant located along Eastlake between the University and Downtown. Its intimate, sultry atmosphere, outdoor garden seating and its authentic Italian cuisine make it a favorite with diners from around the Puget Sound and beyond. Serafina's philosophy is simple: Offer the freshest, highest quality ingredients, present the food in an honest and inviting way, and provide the casual warmth and soothing ambiance that echoes the welcoming embrace of an Italian home.The ritual of coming together sharing wine and food with family and friends is the central motif in our lives. Italian food has an immediacy, honesty, and warmth; it possesses the spirit of a grandmother's wisdom and love. Italian food isn't about trailblazing alchemy or edible high fashion; Italian food is about staying connected—to each other, to the past, to the earth.

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4. FlintCreek Cattle Co.

4.6

Exceptional(1875)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Greenwood

Booked 24 times today

Flint Creek Cattle Company is a new American steak restaurant that emphasizes ethically raised beef and sustainable farm practices. The dining area is extremely wide open and spacious. There is a large, high vaulted ceiling in addition to floor-to-ceiling windows that lets in lots of natural light and lets guests feel like they are eating outside. Flint Creek's menu is an ever rotating selection of modern American cuisine. The items on it frequently change based on the seasonality of the ingredients, ensuring new items are introduced as others leave. Favorites on the menu include Fennel Braised Wild Boar Shoulder, Durham Ranch Bison Hangar Steak, and the Oven Roasted Duck Confit.

5. Cedar + Elm

4.6

Exceptional(356)

Price: Expensive

• American • Kirkland

Booked 23 times today

Cedar + Elm is a top choice for special occasions. As one reviewer states, 'This is my go to restaurant for special occasions. The drinks, food, and service are always phenomenal.' The restaurant's stunning views, exquisite food, and top-notch service make it a perfect setting for celebrating special events. One reviewer even went so far as to say it's 'Great for special occasions.'

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6. RockCreek Seafood & Spirits - Seattle

4.7

Exceptional(2698)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Fremont

Booked 29 times today

RockCreek Seafood & Spirits is a full service restaurant and bar located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, WA. We’re open daily; serving dinner from 4pm to 10pm daily with a last seating 9pm. Happy hour daily from 4pm to 5:30pm.Our menu centers around globally sourced seafood from well managed fisheries; with offerings of local Northwest familiars like crab, oysters and mussels, to more tropical fish like Kona Kampachi or Hawaiian Ono, and East Coast staples like Striped Bass. Our preparations emphasize fresh ingredients that arrive daily, and pronounced flavors from around the world.Our urban-industrial two-story ‘fishing lodge’ was built with local and reclaimed resources by Dovetail Construction and Marian Built. Our tables were crafted from bark-beetle pine, and we even found a home for our favorite re-purposed farm equipment! Our space includes the main dining area, a large modern patio and an upstairs loft and pri

7. Joule

4.8

Exceptional(1407)

Price: Expensive

• Steakhouse • Wallingford

Booked 23 times today

Joule, the first restaurant from celebrated husband and wife cooking team Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, is re-located in October, 2012 to the innovative, newly developed the Fremont Collective in Seattle’s Wallingford/Fremont neighborhood. From its original opening in 2007, Joule has cultivated a loyal dining fan base and captured the attention of an admiring local and national media captivated by the couple’s unique, modern perspective on Korean cuisine. Joule, the mature sibling to Yang and Chirchi’s restaurant, Revel, highlights Korea’s love of beef featuring unconventional cuts accompanied by distinctive and shareable side dishes.Joule takes reservations for 1.75-3 hour time slots (depending on party size). We do our best to accommodate as many guests as possible and ask that you are considerate of other diners at the end of your meal. If you feel that your party requires more time, please let us know in the notes and we will get back to you with our available accommodations.

8. Mamma Melina

4.8

Exceptional(2396)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • U Village / U District

Booked 31 times today

Please note: Mamma Melina does not accept reservations for Happy Hour. Happy Hour is first come first serve in our bar area (21+).If you would like to make a reservation for more than 8 people, please call the restaurant directly.Reservations are allowed a 15 minute grace period. If you are running late, please call and let us know.Reservations can be made for inside or outside. If one of the options does not show, that means it is not available for the selected time and party size. While reservations can be made specifically for inside or outside, we are unable to reserve or hold specific tables within those spaces. We will do our best to accommodate table requests when possible.

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9. Cantinetta - Wallingford

4.7

Exceptional(1478)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Wallingford

Booked 35 times today

We are an Italian restaurant and bar. We emphasize in Tuscan culinary traditions and seasonal ingredients from the Pacific Northwest.

10. Autumn Seattle

4.7

Exceptional(474)

Price: Expensive

• American • Phinney Ridge

Booked 15 times today

Welcome to Autumn Seattle! Located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Autumn Restaurant focuses on a simple approach to pasta, seafood & vegetables.

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Keith
Seattle / Eastern Washington •15 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Lovely food and service. San Fermo is always delicious and delightful.
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San FermoPrice: Very Expensive• Italian• Ballard
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4.8
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JohnVIP
Seattle / Eastern Washington •28 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
The perfect anniversary dinner! Get the lasagna if you don’t want to fit into your pants the next morning! Rich & delicious. We really enjoyed everything here. Love the interesting Italian wine list.
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SerafinaPrice: Expensive• Italian• Lake Union / Eastlake
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4.7
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lauren
Seattle / Eastern Washington •3 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Great food, exceptional cocktails, fun ambience and excellent service!
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FlintCreek Cattle Co.Price: Moderate• Contemporary American• Greenwood
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4.6
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Donald
Seattle / Eastern Washington •6 reviews
5.0
Dined on Jan 8, 2025
We had a quiet Wednesday lunch here. What was good ... An intriguingly curated cocktail menu - we wanted to try them all! The best fries we have ever had - seriously! Worth the visit just to try them. My wife had an outstandingly good Wagyu beef burger. Service was excellent - Jorge is a star! Ambience - it's an airy open restaurant in the lodge and of course in a beautiful setting. What was moderate ... I had a a cauliflower steak with mushrooms and a cauliflower / mushroom puree. It was good, but just a little bland. I'd have liked a dash of something sharp / spicy to add some lift, but then I do like a kick in my lunch. Nevertheless it was good and nicely prepared and presented. And nothing bad at all. An excellent lunch and good value too. Definitely going again, but I may watch the menu for changes in the vegetarian option.
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Cedar + ElmPrice: Expensive• American• Kirkland
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4.6
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Ross
Seattle / Eastern Washington •2 reviews
5.0
Dined on Jan 7, 2025
Food and atmosphere were outstanding! Patricia our waitress went above and beyond to serve us? She also acknowledged our wedding anniversary with a special dessert! We be back someday 😊👍
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Stanford's - NorthgatePrice: Moderate• Steakhouse• Northgate
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4.7

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1. Stanford's - Northgate

2. San Fermo

3. Serafina

4. FlintCreek Cattle Co.

5. Cedar + Elm

6. RockCreek Seafood & Spirits - Seattle

7. Joule

8. Mamma Melina

9. Cantinetta - Wallingford

10. Autumn Seattle

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