Paragon Seattle

Things I liked:
The food was decent and the atmosphere was pretty relaxed. Our server was also great, especially since we had such a large group. No one felt neglected and she checked in frequently enough but didn’t badger us.
Things I didn’t like:
The prices are high for what you get — $ 16 for 3 small pieces of fish and some fries, with nothing really special to be said about either. They have Bud Light and Rainier listed for $ 4.50 on their menu, but when I got my check it was actually $ 5. Not a huge difference but menu pricing should be accurate regardless, and I would’ve gotten a craft for a dollar more had I known.
It’s a decent spot, but nothing special or out of the ordinary. I’d come back but I wouldn’t go out of my way.

Simple, chill spot to hang out for food and drinks. The servers were super nice both times I went.

Food was mediocre at best, service was a joke. Will probably return for the mimosa special, but certainly not for anything more than that.

I’ve been here twice. Great service and a cool spot.
First time, ordered the burger. Came with a huge side of fries and it was quite good. Sat at the bar and the bartender was awesome. They have TVs so we were able to watch a game that we wanted to catch.
Second time, came for brunch on a Saturday. The kitchen closes at 3pm and reopens for dinner, so beware that they don’t serve food all day! I got the short rib hash. It was pretty salty and the toast was boring. Eggs were done well. Large portion but kinda spendy.

Lovely people. It was free tequila tasting the day we visited. So no nagging there.haha. Live music! Check out the posters in washroom. For me it’s really important to have a friendly bartender who knows how to make a perfect martini. I was happy to be here.

Stopped in for brunch and had amazing service from our hostess to our waitress. Food was great. Drinks were awesome. Definitely a must when looking for a place to go in the Queen Ann area on the weekend.

I’ve been to the Paragon many times in the past and I’m not sure if they’re under new ownership or what the deal is. Food is ok, brunch ok, drinks and craft cocktails are about the only thing they have going for them these days.
Today we decided to stop by after the brunch rush to find the entire staff sharing food at the bar top while serving and making cocktails. I guess Paragon doesn’t require employees to wash their hands after stuffing their faces in front of waiting customers.
Very disappointing. We love our neighborhood and love supporting local businesses, however Paragon is making it tougher and tougher to return.

This place is really cute. I go here pretty often with the girls. It’s a really good place to just go and relax and get drinks after a hard day of work. It’s also a great place to go for brunch after a hard night of drinking. The place is always very welcoming, calming and maintains an air of class.
I went for happy hour last night and got a glass of red, the crab cakes and scallops. The scallops melted in my mouth. They were housed in bed of mashed sweet yams. The crab cakes were okay. They tasted forced. didn’t taste fresh and were overly fried.
Still I will continue to come back. It’s convenient if you live in Queen Anne and we always have great service. Lots of memories have been made here.

Paragon is nothing short of Blah. Had a reservation, but still walked in and waited 10 minutes before getting seated. Ordered drinks to start with, I had a Bloody Mary and my friend a mimosa. Those were the only good part of the brunch. The brunch food was sodium induced and took 45 minutes to get to us. It wasn’t prime brunch hour, we came at 12:15 and our food didn’t arrive until after 1. I got the breakfast croissant, my friend got the chorizo burrito. Both came with «home fries» which we were excited about but ended up being overdone tator tots. Over salty less than mediocre food and poor service. Won’t be returning.

I heard about this place when visiting a couple of friends in Seattle. They suggested we meet here for dinner, drinks, and some live music. I must admit I wasn’t overly impressed when I first walked in but decided to give it a chance. I ordered a beer and waited for my friends to arrive. When they arrived we were seated right next to the fireplace which provided a very nice atmosphere for our dinner. Two of us ordered the Blackened Salmon and my other friend ordered the Short Rib. When the food came out it looked delicious… and one bite into it we weren’t disappointed! The salmon was absolutely delicious and honesty one of the best meals I’ve had in Seattle. My other friend said the Short Rib was just as delicious. We only stayed through the first few songs of the band but if you want a good place to listen to some live music and enjoy a great meal… this is the place! I’ll definitely be back.

If it were possible to place lower stars, I would. Horrible service. Minutes after placing an appetizer order, we requested to order additional items through a server in the restaurant, OUR service had the audacity to approach our table, stating «I hear you wanted something else?» Yes. We would like to add to your check. And by adding to your check, adds to your tip. Either this place is understaffed or the servers are completely clueless. If it weren’t for the amazing live music, I would never return.

Went to Paragon for lunch on Saturday. We got seated quickly and good service. Bacon hamburger was great. Chicken nuggets ok. Nice tasting Moscow Mule. I will be back.

Honestly these are the WORST grits I’ve ever had! They are chunky and are the texture of rice, which is not how they are traditional cooked. They are bland and I found a hair in my food the first time around. My over easy eggs were over cooked and our waitress was rude

I have been going to the Paragon since it was in it’s hey day in the mid 90’s! While it is a quieter place now, they still have the best Grape Nehi in the city!
We try to go to HH as often as we can be kid free.

1 star for the better price of bottomless mimosas.
I take into consideration that it’s a play off game day.
I feel an establishment will anticipate a very full house and have their A game on.
We waited close to 15 minutes to get out food order in.
Drinks didn’t come around any quicker.
Two tables, with fewer people, that sat after we ordered got their food before we did. Ok, they had fewer people.
It was a whole 20 minutes later that we got our food. It was a total wait of 56 minutes to get out food.
Upon arrival, I tried my food. Chorizo burrito & home fries. Home fries looked microwaved. They were not hot. Barely warm
The burrito however was anything but hot.
It took about another 7 – 8 minutes after to find our server and to let her know that my food was cold. She ask if I wanted something else, but I don’t think that was a smart question to ask when I just waited almost an hour for food.
A friend in our party did tell her, she said she knew that I had told her already and I didn’t want anything else. She looked at me again and asked me if I wanted something else I told her no, I already had to wait an hour for food.
Her response, «everyone showed up at once»
When you saw everyone else around get food half and before you did. Finish their food and have their table cleaned off doesn’t look very well in a consumers eyes.
Since the Seahawks were loosing, few tables around us had vacated.

Came here for dinner with a group of friends. I wasn’t super hungry at first, so I ordered the shrimp and grits which was under the ‘small plates’ list. It ended up being a pretty large portion (which is good because I was actually hungry by the time it came out), and it was absolutely delicious. I literally wanted to lick the plate! Actually, I may have tried to discreetly use my finger to lick up the extra sauce. Ssshhh, don’t tell.
All the other meals at the table looked good too.
Minus one star because the service was slow and it wasn’t busy (although our server was very friendly and sweet) AND because they charged me $ 2.50 for a damn soda water! My stomach wasn’t feeling great when we first arrived, so I asked for a soda water with a few drops of bitters while everyone else ordered their first round of drinks. I occasionally ask for this at other bars and restaurants and have never been charged! Ridiculous that they’re trying to nickel and dime you.
Other than that, good experience.

This is one of several casual live music-​bar-​restaurant choices in Seattle worth visiting. I stress casual though. It can get loud. But if you’re the type of person, like me, who likes live music bar settings, it can be a fun place.
Setting is a mix of dining tables, full bar and stools, and a dance floor for people who want to enjoy themselves in front of the band stage, to the side of the bar area.
Food was very good– typical bar food. We were a group of four and had most the appetizer options available, and enjoyed everything we had– sliders came with sweet potato fries, calamari, and the bruschetta was amazing!
Service was friendly, welcoming, and hospitable.
Prices were very reasonable. Two couples, we split a $ 50/​$ 50 bill ($ 25 per person with a lot of drinks and food)… Not bad!
Music was descent. It was a Wednesday and listened to a cover band consistently there every Wednesday night. If your coming here for the music, I hear it’s not the best spot for a quality band. But descent nonetheless.

Great prices on the happy hour menu. Rainier while on draft is only $ 3! Nice price. For dinner we ordered off the happy hour menu only.
Scallops with sweet potato mash — great scallop nice and buttery with a great texture, cooked perfectly.
Crab cakes with green salad — this was our favorite choice! Comes with a nice tangy sauce and the crab cakes are crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside.
BBQ shrimp with grits — I’m always a fan of grits, but this grits seemed to lack a bit of texture and were more like… Hmm ground up bread with water. Not too fantastic IMO. But the sauce on the shrimp and the shrimp were great!
Service — service was mehhhh. But it was happy hour so…

I had the chance to come here for a birthday brunch with one of my best friends. She wanted a theme and asked that we all dress up & wear fancy hats or fascinators for the occasion. I felt like the restaurant’s environment really helped us to embrace that feeling as we sat for her birthday. The servers were pretty attentive most of the time with nearly 20 women present, there were times though, that it felt they ignored some requests but then they’d later help us out. Mimosas were very good (they do have bottomless), but the food was just a bit lackluster. A majority of us ordered the crab cakes and felt they were kind of dry (tasty but just needed more sauce or something on them) and the few little pieces of asparagus with it left us wanting a lot more. A lot of us were fitness professionals and we like to eat, haha, so the food just left more to be desired. One of the girls had ordered eggs Benedict and her eggs were very overlooked and she had to ask for new ones. Overall, it was a fun brunch with fun people in a nice setting. I’ll come by again and maybe order another dish to definitely compare and come with a smaller group. There are also TVs to watch football and parking can be a bit challenging, but hey, it’s QA, I wasn’t surprised.

Stopped in last last with a friend. We were out celebrating a birthday (mine) and since we were local decided to stay on the hill.
It was still happy hour so we ordered the house wine, which was fine.
My friend ordered her favorite, shrimp and grits along with a side of crispy broccoli. The broccoli was fabulous. I didn’t taste the shrimp and grits but my greetings kept putting aside glutenous globs of something. Perhaps cheese? It didn’t look too appetizing.
My Bibb salad was okay, poached pears tasted canned. What was most surprising was the salmon that I added to my salad. It was cut into strips and tough like jerky and quite salty. I was expecting a salmon filet.
When the server stopped by our table we asked about the salmon and was told they were out and instead used lox. It would have been nice had they told me before making the substitution.
I set aside the salmon strips and the server noticed and removed the charge from our bill. That was much appreciated. Thank you.
Since we were celebrating my birthday, we inquired about their desserts offerings. The server checked and reported back that they were out of everything but the fee ice cream. Again, disappointed.
I’m not sure that we’re eager for a return visit.

I know this place is classic to Queen Anne but the food is mediocre. I went here for lunch the other day. The environment is nice, wearing a little but with age. There are big open windows, and a little outdoor seating. The service and staff are quick and friendly.
Their portions are very generous. I would suggest sharing the salads. I decided to get the Gouda mac-​and-​cheese with bacon and caesar salad as my meal and my friend got the Cheese Burger & fries with a caesar salad as well. The dressing was not too eggy/​fishy tasting, which is something that is important to me with caesars. It could have used a little more dressing but overall decent. Then for the mac and cheese (it doesn’t look as good as it tastes), I would say it was my favorite part about lunch. It had the perfect amount of cheese and bacon, the gouda was awesome! I tried my friend’s burger and it tasted like a classic burger would, the fries were okay, not well seasoned but cooked decent.
The lunch menu was pretty simple, one page, and well laid out. Sometimes I will go to places and get stressed out with lots of options. So that was nice.

We managed to get in before their happy hour ended (4 – 7 PM).
It was an extremely busy Friday night, but they gave us a table that had been reserved.
The Seahawks were playing the Kansas City Chiefs on TV, but we didn’t have a lot of time to watch the game.
When our waitress arrived, we quickly ordered a few appetizers and drinks.
I ordered a PBR for $ 3.00 and some kind of mini corn dogs and the girl across from me ordered a dip and a cider.
Everything was fine, but nothing was particularly extraordinary or incredible.
I would probably only come back here if I somehow tripped and accidentally fell into their restaurant.
The Paragon is adequate if you want to be bored by a limp-​dick dining experience, but if you want to have an orgasm there are a plethora of better places than this.

I would give it zero star if it were an option. We recently moved to Queen Anne and decided to try this place for a quick lunch. We ordered egg scrambles, egg benedict and mac & cheese for my son. Waited for 30 mins. Nothing came. We asked the waitress what happened. She said it’s coming soon and threw us a fries. We waited another 20 mins or so. Out of patience, we asked again. The waitress went into the kitchen and came out quickly saying «It’s coming soon.» With 50 mins wait, we really expected an explanation rather than just a vague promise. We left the place immediately. We were so outrageous and starving.
That’s what you can expect from this place: 50 mins wait. No food. No apologize. No explanation. Plus, the interior looks super outdated.
NEVER come back again.

One of the worst meals I’ve had in Seattle. Drinks were good at least. Service Meh.
I’m not sure this place owns salt. Nothing was seasoned. The BBq shrimp did not seem barbecued or taste of bbq, they just seemed sauteed on incredibly bland grits.
The pasta special was terrible pre-​made ravioli in a weird chunky wine sauce and overcooked mushroom. Sadness for $ 19. The $ 15 burger was a joke with a premade patty, generic bun, freezer fries and over cooked steam table onions.
$ 75 for a terrible meal. There are much better places, save your $.

Paragon is a surprising blend of brunch, lunch, and dinner dishes. We walked into Paragon with hopes of tasting the beignets. I have heard great things about their brunch fare and happy hour menu. The establishment is conveniently located on the main avenue on Queen Anne. There is both street and residential parking available. Patrons can choose to sit in the outside area, bar, or main dining. I find the ambience and displays of local art very pleasing and indicative of Seattle.
We decided to sit by the window as it is strategically within view of the soccer match on the widescreen tv. The bar boasted a variety of liquors and they also featured unlimited mimosas every Saturday and Sunday for $ 19.99 per person 10AM to 3PM. We ordered the short rib hash, beignets, and eggs benedict. The service was quiet fast and the order arrived within 5 minutes. The beignets were fluffy and the side of strawberry preserves was a nice accompaniment. The short rib hash was tender and the potatoes was crispy yet soft on the inside. The eggs benedict was cooked accordingly and had the right amount of sauce. This is establishment remains as one of my favorite spots for weekend brunch or quick happy hour.

Came to Paragon for a girls night HH/​Dinner last night and it was *almost* perfection!
We arrived about 15 mins before happy hour ended (it’s from 4−7pm on weekdays) and our server was awesome about accommodating both our drink orders and the small bites we decided to share.
We ordered the clams and chorizo, tarro chips, pork belly, and split the bibb salad. The waiter was even nice enough to bring us tongs to help share the bibb salad easier!
Clams were fantastic, we did have to ask for extra bread (came with 2 pieces) but the sauce was really delicious. The tarro chips were wonderful with the hummus, also came with cucumber slices, pepperoncinis and olives. We asked for the bibb light on the dressing and it was delicious (although it looked like it came with canned pears??) — still tasted wonderful!
The only thing we did not like was the pork belly. It was all grizzle and fat with barely any substance of the actual pork belly that you could eat. I’ve had great pork belly before (Old Sage on Cap Hill) and this was just a miss. The greens that came with the pork belly were good, though.

Came here for a friend’s birthday brunch and was a little surprised that the server suggested we sit at the bar, saying the service would be faster there. I had told him we were there celebrating a birthday, which should’ve been a cue to him that no, we would rather not sit at the bar for the special celebration (since there wasn’t even any space for the gift bag I brought.)
Anyway, we sat at the bar until a table opened up and then moved over there. Once we ordered the wait was not longer than average and the drinks came quickly. We all had mimosas — done just right! I had the crab cake with scrambled egg whites over asparagus. It was everything I could’ve hoped for and more.
My friend’s bf ordered beignets for the table — good decision! These came out after the drinks and were great. All in all a decent experience — will have to return another time to experience more of the menu. Prices were very reasonable, water glasses were always full, and the staff was friendly.

I’ve been here twice, and the first time wasn’t bad, plus it was a busy Sunday during Football season, so we understood the longer than normal wait times.
The Second time, we really were shocked, after ordering one beverage, we were trying to order our brunch, and we were repeatedly ignored. Even made eye contact with one of the severs, who turned away and started talking with her friends. We got up and left (after paying the bill) The bartender is the only reason I’m not giving a 1. He was polite and apologies on behalf of the service, and made fantastic drinks!
There are too many good restaurants on Queen-​Anne Ave N. to deal with bad service like that again. Maybe I’ll check it out again at a later date, but I doubt it will be soon.

A brunch with bottomless mimosas, perfectly timed beignets, and good friends? I would say yes everyday!
Service was great! Not rushed out of the restaurant and instead of what you would expect of any restaurant at offering a bottomless deal (where they never refill); this place just plops downs carafes of the stuff on your table to keep you placated.
I was only saddened that my «eggs of the day» had cheese when I asked for none but I’m just picky and I was with a large group and besides that the service was excellent.
I ate the eggs anyways and they were delicious.
The beignets are excellent if paired with strawberries and the mimosas alone but go ahead… Treat yo’self! Eat up!