The Bine Beer & Food — Restaurant in Bothell

Overall: Would go back if I was in the Bothell area but I wouldnt rush to go out of my way.

FOOD: Beer Battered Cheese Curds $9.00 (Ellsworth Wisconsin cheese curds, serrano jelly, smoky aioli): Probably one of the best thing on the menu. The curds are deep fried until golden and crisp on the outside. The two sauce compliment the curds very well. The only thing I would probably want is a little bit of heat in the jelly but its serrano so its pretty mild.

Fried Chicken $17.00 (Fried chicken thigh, guacamole, pickled red onion, cilantro, choice of honey sriracha or Aardvark habanero, served on Macrina potato Bun): I like the sandwich but definitely not the best chicken sandwich I've had. Until I wrote this review, I actually didnt realize there was guacamole in the sandwich but thats probably a plus for me since i'm not a huge fan of guac. My biggest issue with the sandwich was the amount of cilantro they had in the sandwich - I pulled an extremely large thick stem out of my sandwich.

Special of the day - Fried Chicken Vodka Sandwich $17.00 (Fried chicken thigh, arugula, vodka sauce, served on Macrina potato bun): Very similar to the regular fried chicken sandwich but it had a ladle of vodka sauce on in the middle.

Warm Brussel Sprout Caesars $11.00 (Agro-dolce onions, roasted shallot Caesar dressing, Parmesan, house croutons): I did not have this but someone in our group ordered it. 1) the salad was soooo small to the point that it was pretty sad. It looked like a side item that should have come along side a sandwich or a burger. 2) Very oily. Our friend didnt even finish this.

BEVERAGES: This is a great place if you want a pretty good list of beers. They have a ton of options for ales, IPA, a couple of stouts, and few cider options. They provide a drink menu as well as all the same drinks are listed out on the wall next to the bar. They do not provide samples anymore but if you dont like your beer choice, they will replace it.

RESTAURANT/INTERIOR: Family friendly restaurant. Dog friendly if seated outside. Clean but small but decent size restaurant. They have a bar with about 8 2-4 person tables, 1 picnic table inside that could fit 6-8, and about 6 picnic tables for outdoor seating. We got very lucky to grab a table without any wait but this is not an ideal place for large groups.

STAFF: Very friendly group of people from the hostess to the waitress. Veronica was quick to introduce herself and was always available if we had any request. She checked on us periodically without feeling like she...

I was thinking about having lunch here with a business acquaintance but after reading the owner's response to a customer's review I am rethinking things. I have not been to this establishment so I am not reviewing an actual experience. But the owner's immaturity in replying to a review is concerning about how the owner might respond to any sort of issue with food or service. Telling a reviewer to "grow up" is not exactly great communication. Quoting the reply to a previous (recent) review: Both Erica and Jordan (see review above) are a couple. Upon further review of the situation, they walked in the restaurant and were greeted within 20 seconds. No, we don't have a host stand because we are more of a bar type setting. I think 20 seconds is a pretty quick greeting since we don't have a host. They ended up waiting a whole 8 minutes for their table to be ready. When they were brought to the table, my server made a last minute decision to sweep the floor. They waited by the table for 30 seconds while my staff made sure Jordan and Erica wouldn't be walking away with squished pasta shells on the bottoms of their feet. Two little girls walked past them while they waited. They really must have felt "in the way". The reason for the poor review? Jordan had an expired punched drivers license. Which means we cannot serve him alcohol. Jordan didn't like that we wouldn't break the law and jeopardize our liquor license. Good on both of you bashing a small business because my staff member wouldn't break the law. This is disappointing, because had Jordan had the proper ID, this review may be totally different. Thanks Jordan and Erica for placing the blame on us for your wrong doing. Grow up and understand my staff did the...

My wife and I came here on an autumn evening for dinner at about 5:45pm on a Thursday. This restaurant is in a section of downtown Bothell that's closed for traffic and that's nice.

We walked up and were seated right away. The cafe dining doors were open as it was a beautiful evening. The atmosphere was surprisingly not too loud despite the place being more than half full. Just the right amount of lighting and music too.

Our server, Hanna, was to our table quickly with a smile. My wife asked her a question and she said she'd been there just 3 days. She's a good hire, she seemed like a Pro. We ordered the fried cheese curds first. They came out in 5 mins at most. Very quick and really good. The dipping sauces were amazing too.

We then ordered the Pho'rench Dip...a French dip with an Asian twist dipped in Pho' soup. The meat had great flavor and the favors worked well together. The side was German potato salad, again with a little twist. I wasn't sure the flavors were going to work but they did, and well. We aren't drinkers, but I can imagine their beers are amazing, if the food is any indicator. The food came out in less than 10 minutes, this kitchen staff is sorted! The meal was $44 including tip, a good value in this part of town.

We were thrilled with the food and wonderful staff. I don't give 5/5 very often, the Bine deserves it. Happy...