re:public — Restaurant in Seattle

Went there on Wednesday night with 20+ coworkers and business partners, slow service decent appetizers, but unsafe place to be at - what lead me to write this review.

My bag (corporate laptop, car-house keys etc) and the jacket was stolen sometime in 8pm-10pm range, right in the middle of the bar. Talked to the staff and manager but had almost 0 cooperation at the time it happened. Waiters told me "don't know it was many of you there" and manager left for the night. Day later I called (for the 3rd time) and the bar manager Dan said that access to the camera has one of the 3 owners, so we left on: let me catch the owner and will get back you you in24hrs. I called back on Friday 6pm as have not received a call back, and was told that someone will review the footage by EOD Friday and call me back. We'll that part didn't happen either.

Waited 2 days and reported case to the SPD - we'll see how will that end up. BTW- Waited 2 days because I was hoping that one of the coworkers could've picked it up, or someone else by accident from the bar and return to the bar's lost&found section, neither happened. I had super bright colored jacket, and super easy to differentiate between any other jackets. Then, started social media reviews, and started sharing what actually happened to me ... Had 1st call from the bar 6 hours after posting my 1st review online (3days after the incident) so yes folks, social media works!!! They said they finally got hold of one of the owners who has access to the camera (you can read this as he/she got bad reviews email and started making movements). Still not hearing genuinely concerns by the bar's management. We spent 9/10 minutes talking about why did I post online reviews and 1 minute about the actual crime happened in their bar. I guess I can increase level of cooperation from 0 to 2. There was no question as "how can we help you" , but there was many questions like "why did you post a bad review". I'm not asking for free drinks and/or food, all I am asking for is to be PROTECTED while in the bar. Hope it's too much to ask... Who picked up my stuff, insider or outsider, you (dear management) tell me, you have the answer on the tape. Very disappointing not to feel safe in this bar. Lesson learned, my advice is to keep your personal items super close to you if you want to grab a drink...

This place is the type that feels classy but has a relaxed vibe to it. COVID has forced them to change things up, and boy did they deliver their menu has condensed and their outdoor area has been outfitted with large picnic tables and umbrellas.

The seating area is large and you truly feel like you are off by yourself, without feeling like you won’t be taken care of. They have strong lights and an outdoor station for the team to get water and stage and the rest is brick wall and murals.

Our waitress was fantastic, paying attention to empty glasses and being on top of our progress in the meal to ensure we weren’t waiting around.

The food and drinks are fancy and do carry a matching price tag, so be warned, you will spend some money. We got the braised octopus linguini and the burger, as well as a Moscow mule and an old fashioned, and some sourdough with roasted garlic to start. The sourdough was from local bakery Macrina and thus was incredibly delicious. It was salted and we ordered the roasted garlic that came as a massive clove that we could dig individual pieces from and spread on our bread. The braised octopus was flavorful, with a Smokiness that set it off with the rest of the flavors held in the dish. It was also tender, not chewy, which is difficult to do, so hats off to the chef. The burger was ordered medium but came out more medium well. Normally, I would have said something, but it was still incredible moist and full of flavor and not dry and chewy like many medium well and above burgers. It had mushrooms and arugula as well as gruyere, garlic shallot, and a wonderful aioli. And the fries, some of the best I’ve had at any restaurant.

The drinks were good, nicely poured but pretty average as far...

Sometimes it's quicker to order from the bar than wait for the servers to come to your table, which makes me feel slightly bad that I'm possibly not following the proper etiquette.. One time I was with a group and we had just ordered our second round when I realized I needed to leave w/in 20 mins. I had ordered a shot, and decided I would check how long our drinks were going to take, in case I had to leave before they would arrive. I informed the server about my time constraints and she told me that our drinks would take longer than the time I had left. I cancelled my order, but if I was serving our group ( I have been bartending for 10+ years) I would have asked the bartender for the shot immediately. The rest of the group was sticking around and had the time to wait for their drinks. It irritated me that the server didn't offer to rail my shot, she would have been rewarded for doing so, and I don't think it's that unreasonable to expect that sort of consideration. I am constantly told by guests that they suddenly are in a hurry, and I do all in my power to accommodate them quickly and get them all they require if at all possible. It irked me that I wasn't given that option. Overall the bartenders are skilled, engaging, and knowledgeable, I enjoy their drinks thoroughly, but sometimes the servers are not the most gracious. I've never been treated rudely or unfairly, but it's rare that I feel like my business is valued by the cocktail staff. Granted they usually are busy and hustling, so I have no problem continuing to patronize republic, I just prefer being attended to by...