I AM NOT so much a meat eater. But a trip to Bateau could change that.
Here, you order your preferred cut off a long chalk board. All steaks are butchered in house, sold by weight and served á la carte.
Since it takes 40 minutes to an hour to prepare the steaks, we wasted no time in placing our order. For a party of five we could either go with a couple of big cuts or a sampling of small cuts estimated about 6 ounce per person. We opted for the latter and entrusted our knowledgeable maître d for the selection.
Once that is out of the way, We proceeded to order drinks and appetizers. First came the amuse bouch – Beef short rib croquet topped with button mushroom truffle oil mousse, with a dollop of chive crème fraîche on the side. It was the perfect little bites.
For appetizer, we ordered Beef carpaccio with coffee aioli, celtuce, miner’s lettuce and onion ash.
Smoked Octopus with purple carrots, pine nuts, Arbequina olives and fried mint oil.
And the Bateau Salad – chickpeas, fresh & preserved vegetables, salami cotto, red wine-dijon vinaigrette.
The pickled salad won many praises.
With drinks and delicious appetizers, time flew. Before long, the steaks were delivered to our table. And they were perfect!
Here we have (from left to right)
(Gleason Ranch) 84 days dry -aged Sirloin Top smothered with Nori butter; (Ruby Range) 28 days dry-aged Ball Tip with Anchovy butter; (Ruby Range) Rump Tender with Preserved Lemon & Brown Butter; (Gleason Ranch) 21 days dry-aged New York Strip with Bone Marrow Butter.
We were in steak heaven! Each morsel was juicy, tender and flavorful.
Of course it won’t be Steak–frites without crispy crunchy fries.
And to throw in some greens – Cava-Butter Poached Cabbage, horseradish, chives and ikura.
As the evening progressed, the servers busy crossing out the already sold-out cuts. We were happy that we arrived early and had plenty of options.
For dessert, whenever I see Boat Street‘s Amaretto Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Cream Sauce on the menu, I just have to have it.
Panna Cota rhubarb and pickled rose pedals was good, although I wasn’t keen on those pickled rose pedals.
Beignets came with a thick dark chocolate sauce so decadent that it qualified as a dessert on its own.
It was just another spring day in Seattle – started with rain followed by sunshine – the evening was cool but jubilant. We couldn’t believe that we actually felt good after eating so much meat (steak).
There are other good, more traditional steakhouses in Seattle. If you are looking for something more unique, I strongly recommend Bateau, I would go back in a heart beat.
Bateau
Address: 1040 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 900-8699
Webpage: http://www.restaurantbateau.com/
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That looks really good!
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Mmm those steaks look divine! I’ll have to keep a note of this for when I eventually make it over to your corner of the globe!
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This post made me hungry, but I’m not sure I could eat three courses, but the photos look like great food.
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Thanks Redandgoldweb. I agree three courses might be a little much. Next time I would cut the steak to 4 oz per person, have only the pickle salad and the bread pudding 🙂
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Wow – that was quite a meal!
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Thanks Andy. I hope you have recovered from the fall by now.
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Getting there thankfully, and thanks for asking.
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Awesome – and great Pictures! Having brekkie now and feel like steaks, haha!
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You really got me to look up what a brekkie is. Thanks for the education! 🙂
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Sitting here reading this right before lunch is hard, I am now so hungry and this all looks so delicious. Is it an easy walk from the Westlake Center area?
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They are not open for lunch :(. We went to the Lumpia World truck and got that for lunch 🙂
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I think we will have to stop by after this review!
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My mouth is watering just looking at the photos! I can imagine that it’s rather pricey? I’ll be in Seattle this summer, so I just might have to make a visit!
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Email me (via contact) if you are in Seattle and would like to get together 🙂
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I’ll be with my family when in Seattle this summer, but perhaps the next time!
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I’ll have to remember this restaurant on a visit to Seattle. The steaks look wonderful but I’m afraid the Amaretto Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Cream Sauce had me drooling!
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Thanks Annie. That bread pudding (which is also served in Boat Street) is the best I’ve ever had.
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Ah! Delicious! Our son lives in London and has taken us to a restaurant there that has similar fare. I love it . BTW my mouth started watering when I saw the mayo next to the fries.
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We went to the Lumpia World truck and got that for lunch 🙂 Email me (via contact) if you are in Seattle and would like to get together 🙂
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Oh my… that looks like goooood food. Been thinking about going to Seattle this fall, should probably put this on my list of places to go 😉
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