stoneburner

we went to stoneburner for another dinner and found again an interesting and compelling set of flavors with every dish. they rely on grilled and hot-oven made food which yields rich tasting but not fatty foods. the grilled broccoli was accompanied with a delicious tahini and i would definitely order this again. even the ziti with sausage was surprisingly deep in flavor due to the flame oven finish. the chicken was covered in moroccon flavored spices, moist and delicious. attentive but not intrusive service. lots of people in the restaurant, set within the heart of the ballard neighborhood. you can't go wrong here - something for everyone. pizzas, fish, meats, small plates, large plates, even interesting desserts.

i had been recommended to go here by my local colleagues here in seattle but i was kind of disappointed. the pasta lacked the 'creamyness' i sometimes get from good italian outlets in india. the ambience and location is amazing though.

one of the best bars in seattle.............................................................................................................

the perfect happy hour - turned dinner. outstanding service, excellent small plate selection, wonderful indoor / outdoor seating atmosphere, all capped off by that wonderful ballard neighborhood attitude!

a perfect farmer's market brunch spot!. i've been to stoneburner several times both for brunch and dinner. for dinner we sat at the bar and it was very fun to watch the kitchen work including their pasta chef who was hand rolling pasta. they have a great combination of a beautiful interior with a slightly hotel bar kind of feel that somehow continues to work in the neighborhood.

however, i think your best bet is brunch before our after the sunday farmer's market. they have beautiful french pressed coffee and fluffy omelettes. on a sunny day, get a seat in the open window and people watch the morning away.

everything but the pizzas. we ordered a number of appetizers;smoked tuna; cauliflower; a salad with chickpeas and a pizza. pizza was average, the benchmark for pizzas is too high why bother! the pizza is great if you have kids but the chef's strength is clearly in everything else. all of our appies were unique and tasty and i would sooner just eat off the appetizer list, maybe a main to share, with a few drinks and call it a night.

lunch. i walked in at 11 am on a saturday hoping to eat lunch with my children. the place was empty and the hostess said it would be 45 min for a table. when we walked out the hostess sat a group the same size as ours. apparently they did not want kids to eat there. thanks for teaching my kids that lying is how to handle a situation. lame!!!

it was great to finally get to stoneburner for the first time, and the nice brunch treatment means a desire to return for more. some of the egg dishes...

aside from a few chooks kept as pets, there are two kinds of chickens: those we eat (broilers), and those whose eggs we eat (laying hens). it's a short life, six weeks for broilers, no more than two years for hens. the exploitation of these birds in much of the poultry industry demonstrates the worst of human indifference. chickens may appear to be dumb farm animals but they're as social as puppies. a typical "egg factory" crams tens of thousand

this is obviously a top quality restaurant. we had one of the best servers i have ever had in any restaurant anywhere -- i wish i could remember her name. incredible building, when the windows are open it's almost magical and instantly makes you feel like you are on vacation in another country. the fresh pasta was great -- the long ziti is the main dish i ordered. my husband loved his porkchop. we weren't thrilled with the salad special -- the greens were very bitter -- or the roasted carrots -- the curry spice was overwhelming. our server took them off our bill without us asking - she must have noticed that we didn't eat very much of either. the wine and cocktails were top notch. definitely an impressive restaurant.

a bit of heaven at stoneburners. the buratta cheese with the cherry murtado was divine. however, the gnocchi with lobster mushrooms was melt-in-your-mouth-i-have-died-and-gone-to-heaven-good. definitely will be back!

head to stoneburner for the outdoors cafe feel without actually having to sit in the sun (we live in seattle, so we'd melt).

a solid a++ experience. on a trip to the ballard sunday farmers market we stopped at stoneburner for a late brunch--which proved to be an inspired choice. we were seated next to the window--well, where the window would be when the glass doors fronting the restaurant were closed--but they were slid wide open and our booth was slightly elevated above and open to the street. it gave our meal a european ambiance which caused me to order a lovely glass of prosecco. for our meal we each had a hazelnut scone and each declared it to be the best scone we ever had (and the rhubarb jam spread made my day). to round it out we split two sizable vegetable orders: the roasted spiced heirloom carrots with sesame seeds and the roasted cauliflower with pistachios, chili oil and golden raisins. the creativity reflected in the flavors and appearance of these vegetables sets a very high bar. top this all off with excellent service and i now can't wait to return to see how creative they are with their dinner selections.

beautiful!. our fist visit to stoneburner was quite pleasant. the restaurant is beautifully decorated. the service was good and the food was good and the bottle of wine we had was excellent even though it was the most inexpensive bottle of red (sangiovese $35.00) on the wine list.
one thing you should know about stoneburner is that most everything on the menu is ala carte. you don't get any side items with your meal unless you order them separately.
my wife got the crispy half chicken entrée ($22.00). it came with a small dollop of mashed potato. a vegetable side would have cost eight dollars.
i got the spicy pasta with lamb shank ($18.00). it was quite good. the meat was a bit chewy but the dish tasted great.
we also shared a menu item called "burrata". it consisted of a large piece of mozzarella cheese on top of marinated greens. it was meant to be an appetizer but we had it for dessert.
the only small problem with the visit was this: they have one table at stoneburner that matches none of the other décor and the chairs look like those tubular metal chairs you sat it in school. we were early for our reservation and i don't understand why we couldn't get a window seat when no one else was in the place.
(pictures are posted of this visit to stoneburner.)

greasy. while looking forward to trying stoneburner, it was with reservations, given the decidedly mixed reviews. service was good, though when i specifically stated we needed to be complete in 50 minutes, having our food (pasta and a sandwich) arrive with only 20 minutes to eat suggested the kitchen can't effectively honor those kinds of requests. my biggest complaint was how greasy my sandwich was - i actually requested a second napkin in an attempt to keep my fingers relatively clean. (all sandwiches that day were fixed panini-style.) add in greasy house-made potato chips and the whole thing was less than appetizing. i'll try the restaurant again, but only happy hour.