Solarium Kitchen & Bar — Restaurant in Bellevue

Nut allergy friendly: Had no issues with anything I had here. The wait staff even replaced my order when there was an error and they were unsure on nuts in the pesto. (Shout-out to Hieu, great waiter).

I stayed at the Hilton Bellevue for four nights, which provided a $30 Food and Beverage credit for a Diamond member with two guests on the reservation. I ate at the Solarium Kitchen once and ordered to-go meals on other days.

Time to Appetizers: 15 Minutes Time to Entree: 25 Minutes To-Go Salads: 15 Minutes

Dining in, it was always self-seated and wait for someone to notice. Again, shout-out to Hieu for holding down the fort in his section.

We ordered the lamb lollipops (5/5) and Northwest Seafood Chowder (4/5) using Hilton Diamond complimentary appetizers. Both were great uses of the voucher. The lamb lollipops came out with two pieces of very tender lamb and a nice side salad. The Northwest Seafood Chowder was honestly comparable to the chowder I had at Pikes Place Market. A little salty, but had real salmon and was pretty good.

For mains, we shared a pepperoni pizza and it was a nice thin crust style. A little oily, but plenty filling for two people (4/5).

On every other night I got a to-go order. The first night I got a grilled chicken sandwich and the roasted seasonal vegetables which were broccolini, carrots, and green beans. Vegetables came out crispy, a little buttery, nice garlic (4/5). The grilled chicken sandwich was well portioned and came with a nice side of fries, but the chicken was a bit dry (3/5). The other nights I got a classic salad with chicken. Great fresh greens and nice mix of radish and cucumber, but again the chicken was quite dry (3/5). Might be better in person than to-go.

Overall, excellent place to come dine while staying at the Hilton Bellevue and their small plates are competitive with other restaurants. I'd say it's one of the best hotel restaurants I've been to recently. Looking forward to...

This is an unassuming restaurant sitting at the lobby of Hilton Hotel. Most will expect it to be a breakfast place and a bar at night with average food offerings. Since the restaurant week last year, this restaurant has once again surprised us. We went last year mainly because of its high ceiling and lots of “air space”. This plus the sparse crowd makes it safer in the mist of the pandemic. But we didn’t expect the food to be that good! The lamb lollipops are actually beautifully seasoned and cooked lamb chops. The roast chicken, salmon, steak are not only delicious but generous in portion. Waiting staff are prompt, courteous and friendly. Sitting at the hotel lobby, especially a modest one seems a bit awkward but the space makes it really comfortable during this Covid pandemic. This is a real gem hidden in the quiet part of Bellevue. Excellent food and value. We were there for lunch on Wednesday and back on Friday night with my daughter for dinner as it is one of the very few places with great food but not crowded. Highly...

I came here for the weekday breakfast buffet last month ($25 + tax + tip) and left a bit disappointed. There were many servers and very few guests, so I did get a lot of attention and they were quite nice and accomodating. So I hate to leave a bad review. But the food was not great. I didn't like the bacon at all. It was nice that they had a free omelet station and that was OK. They made me a fresh waffle since the pre-made ones were cold, but it's just like the basic type you make your kids. The pastries were not appealing. The oatmeal was good. I wish they had a more healthy/fresh focus, such as whole grain foods, salad bar with mixed greens, etc. might eat there if I was staying at the hotel, but wouldn't come for the buffet. Maybe the a la carte menu items are better. The next day I tried Eques at the Hyatt Regency and it blew this place away for like $4 more. That's now my go-to for...