MARKET Seafood Eatery — Restaurant in Seattle

Unfortunately, I am not able to speak to the quality of the food, as the experience of walking from SAM to the restaurant was so upsetting and traumatic we never even had a chance to read the menu.

At the end of a visit to a SAM exhibit with my elderly, disabled father we decided to refuel with some food. In what seemed like good fortune at the time, right when we entered the restaurant from SAM, a woman got up from her table with her jacket on and a to-go box in hand. For context, my dad walks with the aid of two poles, is completely deaf in one ear, quite deaf in the other, has issues with vertigo and syncope and is 75% blind. Needless to say, immediately coming across a free table where he could get out of harms way, sit and rest while I got him food seemed like a blessing.

As I went to order food, the previous diner sat back down at the table. In line with social convention, my dad asked if she was leaving because if she wasn’t he would have joined me in line. It turns out she was, she was just waiting for a bag for her to-go box. They then began to discuss how much they had each enjoyed the exhibit when all of a sudden the General Manager of the restaurant, Jayson LaRosee, descended on my dad and told him that the restaurant had a policy of not allowing people to force other customers to leave. Myself and my father tried to clarify that no such thing was occurring and it had been a misunderstanding on the Managers part as he had jumped to conclusions without asking us or the lady at the table what was happening.

My father repeatedly stated he was disabled and just trying to clarify if this table was being vacated, not suggesting that it should be. He even tried to get his ADA card out, but the manager would have none of it. He stated he knew how to handle the disabled and that’s why we should have just sat in a chair in the lobby. Perhaps contributing to the misunderstanding is that entering from the museum means you do not walk by the chairs the manager mentioned were in the lobby, so we were unaware of their existence. Needless to say we did not get food here as it was clearly not a safe or welcoming environment for us, especially given my dad’s needs.

As many adult children know, it is very difficult to watch your parents get older and the struggles that entails, including becoming more dependent on others, family and strangers alike, to navigate life successfully and safely. To watch my nearly 80 year old dad be bullied relentlessly by this manager absolutely broke my heart, and still does days later. This could have all been chalked up to an unfortunate misunderstanding, however at every turn the manager chose to escalate and to bully, belittle and demean my father in particular. I worry experiences like this will cause my Dad to withdraw even more from society out of fear of how he will be received and treated. He doesn’t get the same feedback from the world that the rest of us do with his hearing and vision deficits so he was doing the best he could, which involved politely reaching out to clarify a situation.

I have never in my life asked for the name of an employee for negative feedback but I was so upset and appalled that I did in this situation. I apologize for any short comings on my handling of the situation but it was so hurtful especially as it seemed that Mr. LaRosee was actually getting joy out of this awful interaction based on his facial expression, tone and continued descision to escalate.

We will never go to this or any other Market restaurant again, and I recommend avoiding it if you have special needs or a desire to be treated with basic...

This place is challenging to review well. Bottom line, the food wasn't good enough for the price, at least given its location.

We ordered fish and chips, chowder fries, and connecticut lobster rolls. All said and done, the fish and chips were the best (compared to other locations in Seattle). The chowder fries were a fun happy hour snack that we will never want to get again, and the lobster roll, while fine, didn't taste as high quality as other places.

The restaurant was dirty - there was a bar above our table that I cleaned myself and got a lot of grit off of. If you fancy your establishment to be high end, either make it clean, or at least don't let it get so visibly dirty.

The food prices were as though it was a high end establishment. It didn't feel like it. The food was good, but just not good enough for the price. We came multiple times (we just HAD to try the fries), and Samantha definitely made our experience better - service was fine both times, but a special shout out to Samantha. Plenty of seating, too.

Maybe we'll be back, depending on prices,...

My trip to Seattle was proof of a delicious destiny. I did my research and soon learned that, right near the Seattle Art Museum, was MARKET @themarketfishmonger, said to have one of the finest Lobster Roll's in the city. My mind whirred with excitement, even while I meandered through the museum appreciating the art pieces around me, the knowledge that I would soon be wondrously satiated was all I could think of!

When the restaurant clock struck 11, I was first in line to order a Maine Lobster Roll, which I unwrapped to unveil big pieces of fantastically seasoned lobster meat stuffed between buttered, toasted bread. Bite after delicious bite, the flavors of satisfaction and excitement were unleashed! I even decided to treat myself to a Crab in a Bag – soft shell crabs that were tossed with chilies, garlic and spices - delicious! I left the restaurant perfectly content and the sunny weather outside only made it sweeter. It was the perfect snack to top off...