How To Cook A Wolf

I wish I could give more than 5 stars on every category. The food and drinks were incredible, the atmosphere was amazing, and the service!!! Our servers were so attentive and personable and fun! We had an overall truly amazing dinner.

Dietary restrictions: Staff explicitly ask if you have any dietary restrictions before you order.

Pros Nice atmosphere, good service. The overall feel is Europe-ish. Cons Very little protein for the money. For 3 scallops you need to pay $55, for a little beef steak (a third from a regular sized steak), you need to pay $63. Multiply this by 1.22, because 22% tip is automatically included in the check. After that they ask for more tips when you pay. Be ready to consume fat and starch instead of protein. It's hard to understand the menu, the names of the dishes are often not very descriptive, ingredients are not clear. Only one restroom in the restaurant.

We had a fantastic evening with a party of 10 at How to Cook a Wolf. Meg accommodated our big group, confirmed food allergies and any other preferences ahead of time. Service was impeccable. Martin was our server. Christopher and others helped as well. The set menu was perfect. There wasn't a dish that we didn't love. The cocktails were excellent. Thanks for a great evening! Look forward to returning with a small party and order off the menu next time.

Good food. Had a table of 10 and had Chef’s choice. Excellent food and great servers. Thanks Martin and Christopher!!

Decent food, but higher prices and a fixed 22% pre-tax tip. Mediocre service, and they didn't change plates between courses. While the food is good, the overall experience doesn't justify the cost. Probably won't visit again, at least not often.

Risotto and Ravioli were mediocre if we compare to other italian restaurants around Seattle/ bellevue area. Alpine cocktail was well made. Had tiramisu in dessert but wouldn't say it was great.

Updating an old review: been here for a second time now. It was a mess. We booked for a late NYE dinner. Our table wasn’t ready when we arrived. Staff was buzzing around and told us to wait outside. The hostess was not kind and was rushed, borderline rude, though I think she tried. She handed us a menu that was not was we saw online, which we specifically came for and were excited about. The new menu was not posted on their website and was sent in a secondary email we never read. We considered leaving right then and there based on service so far. Plus the new menu was terrible in comparison but she offered to let us split a pre fixe menu instead, which we did. It was pre fixe only and $95pp. We ended up staying and it was the worst meal we’ve had in a LONG time. We’d eaten at other ESR’s two times that month and they’re usually pretty good, even great, but this was incredibly disappointing. Service was slow and we were afraid of missing the fireworks even though we’d allowed ourselves an hour and a half for the meal. The drink was good but they never asked if we wanted more, which we would have easily had like 3 each, so huge missed money making opportunity. We asked that the food be brought out quickly so we’d get out on time, which they certainly honored and we appreciated. We made it out just in time, as hoped. The food: awful. Each course was disappointing, even the salad, and we sent back several dishes and completely skipped the dessert. Also, they ran out of one of the meats and offered a steak in its place; which was day old from yesterday’s standard menu. A lot of the food was just too salty. We got the root vegetable gratin and it was so salty that all you could taste was salt and grease. The scallops were not fresh and we were served two on a plate. We opted not to even order the dessert. Honestly the best part of the meal was the olives and the drink. Our waitress was nice and did her best for us. But the food was just terrible and I was so irritated by the lack of transparency regarding the pre fixe. Thankfully they gave us a discount, which I suspect was because we left so much food uneaten, sent back, or skipped it entirely. If you come here allow yourself two hours to eat. It’s a small place and the ambiance is decent, though not as nice as other ESR’s. I likely won’t be back and I won’t recommend this to anyone. Also, you may be seated in the outdoor patio which is wild to me in December. They have heaters but there’s no communication that you may have to be seated outdoors, even with a reservation. Overall it was just a huge damper on the evening and a bad look for ESR.