Regatta Bar & Grille — Restaurant in Seattle

Had to decide between walking down the road for that nice looking sushi place or being lazy and going for Regatta Bar & Grille in the hotel. I picked the lazy route. Order was messed up three times (I just accepted it the 3rd time so I could eat), burger was dry and tasteless, the fries were okay. After finally finishing my simple meal and getting the bill (an hour after arriving), I was happy to pay the bill and tip 10% for sub-par service. Nope, not allowed. Regardless of how bad of service you receive or how long your solo burger takes to arrive, you will be tipping 18% or more whether the service was good it or not. 🙃 I only mention this part because it's not clearly stated anywhere that there's a forced gratuity.

Don't be lazy like me. Take a walk to literally any restaurant nearby and don't be as disappointed as me and some of these...

Ate here twice last time I was in Seattle. Food is fine, drinks are fine, and the space is fine. My issue is that there is an automatic 18 or 20% gratuity added to the bill, which by itself i am ok with. The servers generally were good and i am happy to tip at least that much. However, both times they pushed me for additional gratuity. Putting the electronic payment device on the tip screen. The first day i fell for it, and ended up tippng $30 on a $60 meal. The second day I asked the server, who immediately got flustered and tried to make up a story about why the gratuity was not enough and I should still tip more. The hotel was mobbed with tourists; I can't imagine how many people they scam. It's extremely dishonest and not the way a restaurant should be run. Walk down the street for better food and not to be taken...

Staying in Crowne Plaza got us a couple of breakfast vouchers & I redeemed them today for a lazy Sunday.

The spread is decent, combined with good service & some great coffee.

They have an assorted cereal bar, some sweet bread spreads & jams. There was some assorted bread & toaster as well.

I asked for some poached eggs, which were wonderful. Since there was no menu, did not know if they do a Benedict, maybe next time I will find out.

On the buffet was scrambled eggs, grilled mushrooms, baked beans, bacon & turkey sausages.

There were a counter with oats & toppings, which I avoided.

There were some fresh fruit & flavoured yogurt.

Overall an ok place for breakfast, since it was complimentary cannot comment on the...