Bazille at Nordstrom — Restaurant in Lynnwood

(It’s upstairs, first of all)

Second of all, yeah it’s a restaurant in a mall, but there’s a reason ritzy-rendezvous we’re popular in the early 1900’s, and it isn’t just convenience.

What I like:

Atmosphere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I find the in-store aspect of this restaurant charming—not as food court-y as you might expect—and I like that you have to do a little hunting to find it (even a little adventure is a big plus for me). The part I enjoyed most is the open kitchen concept, where cooks and customers can interact across the bar. I found the employees to be personable, professional, and just the right amount of chatty. At the end I gave my waiter a friendly slap on the back and felt immediately awkward about it… like, why did I just do that?? If you don’t guard your heart, they’ll get you feeling chummy.

In terms of style, it’s what you’d expect in a Nordstrom’s, but in terms of food…

Quality ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So far the food is GOOD. On par with Anthony’s HomePort, though not as pricey (and better variety). The crispy chicken sammy had all the right proportions, and they even play around a bit with the flavors (a little blackberry-garlic aoli? Nice 👌 Not amazing, but I appreciate “different”).

What I didn’t like:

Style: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Meh. It’s got that white, middle-class aesthetic. I get it: it’s the economical choice, but I think they could afford to go for a more unique vibe, maybe something that plays on its hiddenness? Apart from social atmosphere and convenience, there’s not a lot compelling me to want to be there.

Still it deserves better than a 4.1. Closer to a...

Two of us came last Friday for dinner and had to flag down a waiter from another section to even acknowledge us and bring water after waiting for 20+ minutes. After our actual waiter arrived and took our order, we waited and watched as multiple groups who were seated after us receive their food. We had to again flag our waiter down to ask about our order status, and were told that the kitchen was understaffed. We were offered soup in the meantime which was comped, along with our salad and pasta entrees which we ended up taking to go. With the amount of time we had to wait to receive our food and for the inattentiveness of the staff, I would have rather the host told us the restaurant was at capacity instead of seating us and essentially ignoring us. We were there for close to 1.5 hours total.

Our waiter apologized for the wait and said he hoped we'd give the restaurant another chance in the future. The problem is, this WAS the second chance we were giving Bazille! We'd been in before and were seated without even being given silverware or water, and after waiting for 20+ minutes, had to go up to the host station to ask when our waiter would be by.

The food here is good, but the terrible service gives me absolutely no reason to want to come back and be treated so shoddily. I expect better...

Went here as a destination for...our Anniversary because of great reviews. At first we were seated near the store and a dude shopping for cutting boards. Another couple shoppers and their children wandered through the section and we wondered if we'd made a poor decision. We asked if we could move to a table by the window, and they were happy to move us. Busy evening. Order took a bit, but served with kindness and a smile, and then the fabulousness began. My husband's crab bisque was good, French dip was very good. Caesar salad was standard fine. My raviolis. Oh my goodness! Some of the best mushroom raviolis ever. Great Parm mushroom sauce . Yellow/orange tomatoes were perfect with it. Super sweet waitress recommended the chocolate caramel cake. It was a real wow! Think T.J.'s chocolate ganache torte you can't get anymore, but even better in it's caramel yum. AND the cook seemed committed and long-time, so likely our next visit will be just as good. Super pleased to find another delicious place, especially since we lost some big favorites. Our main meals were under $20 lots of shared pizzas around us, and people...