Leader Block Trattoria & Bar

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   Mark VIP

   Seattle7 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Horrible experience on Valentines Day, they stuck us in a back room that was freezing. We ordered the 4 course Valentines dinner. After 99 minutes, they only brought us the first course. We asked multiple times about the second course but it never came so we left. Worst experience I have ever had at a nice restaurant.
   

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   Erich

   Vancouver12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   was a great experience at all. We go there not very often, but when we do it's always awesome.
   

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   Margaret VIP

   Seattle11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had family from out of town and they'd never been to the Leader Block so we thought it would be a great place to take them for dinner. I did not know it was under new ownership but soon learned Roberto was the new owner. He was wonderful and ultra-entertaining. He has in-depth knowledge of the wines on the wine list and did not steer us wrong. I was the only one who had white wine and Roberto recommended a glass of Anthilia. It was crisp, and delicious and went nicely with the scallops and wild mushroom risotto I ordered. My dinner was great and was a perfect portion size for me. The rest of the gang had red wine. I don't know what they ordered just that they loved it, and one person bought an extra bottle to take home. Two of the people in our group had the Oso Bucco and could not stop raving about it. Another had the cioppino and he said it was outstanding. My husband had the pork loin, and he said it was flavorful but dry. My brother had the Spaghetti Alla Bolognese. He said it was good. All in all, we had a very fun evening and look forward to going back.
   

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   Bill

   Seattle15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on October 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food great service. This place is a gem. We will definitely come back.
   

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   Therese

   Seattle12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on September 22, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall, a good experience. We were a party of 6 and everyone said they enjoyed their meal. Two people had the specials and for what the dish was, a bit overpriced. Not sure if they normally have any bread service, but none was served or offered. Selection of items are good and wine list quite extensive. Nice to see the restaurant busy that night. Definitely the best restaurant in Ferndale and one of the best Italian in the county.
   

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   carolyn

   San Francisco5 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on September 8, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   I would not say the food was horrible but definitely not good. The scallops were supposed to be sea scallops but were the size of a nickel. More like a bay scallop, and this was on one of the "specials". There was only a handful of patrons, but we waited about an hour for our food. Thankfully we had wine. We all agreed McDonalds would have been better. We will not go back.
   

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   Doug

   Seattle1 review

   1.0

   Dined on August 30, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   This was undoubtedly one of the worst meals we have ever had. The waiter started off by offering to cover our wine glasses with napkins to keep the fruit flies away , and it just got worse from there. Food was mediocre at best. Service was slow. Save yourself from a bad experience and go to any one of a number of better restaurants in the area.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Seattle1 review

   1.0

   Dined on August 10, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   My wife and I both order different meals from the separate “Specials” menu. They were special alright. Both meals were severely overcooked, under flavored, and not until the bill came did we find out that these “Specials” were higher priced than anything on the regular menu. (There were conspicuously no prices on the Specials menu). To add insult to injury, the service was very infrequent, the drinks were expensive and mediocre, and the restaurant was about 80 degrees with flies constantly invading our table. The weather in our area was low 70’s and overcast at the time, and clearly the restaurant has no A/C. We had eaten here a couple other times over a year ago and had good experiences both times. Not sure what happened, but we won’t be dining there again.
   

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   Fairhurst

   Seattle16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on June 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love Italian food and Leader Block lives up to our expectations every time. We always start with the delicious bruschetta and I always go back to Rigatoni Bolognese. My husband had the salmon, said it was perfect. Others had rave reviews for the Fettuccine Alfredo. We will be back. Best Italian bistro. A sparkling diamond in Ferndale WA.
   

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    richbham

    Seattle26 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 12, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We had a very nice meal for a birthday celebration. Both the specials and the regular menu items were very good. The server was attentive and knowledgeable. It was a quiet Tuesday night, just a few tables, so it felt even more private.
    

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