10 responses so far ↓

• 1 Mr. Fantastic // May 27, 2008 at 8:16 pm

  Has anybody ever actually eaten here?

• 2 Mr Fantastic // Jun 2, 2008 at 9:06 pm

  I’m taking even odds this will be a pizza place soon…

• 3 SeattleRichardson // Jun 24, 2008 at 6:20 pm

  Great French food for Ballard….maybe not Le Gourmand, but you’re not paying as much either. I’ve taken customers there a couple of times for a business lunch. Both times everyone really enjoyed their food and the overall ambiance of this place is wonderful. The service is swift and the food comes out HOT and with a smile. I was also surprised at the wonderful house coffee they served…can’t remember the name but it was worth two cups which I never do at lunch. The “prix fixe” meal at $29.99 is a great deal and you will be unbuckling you belt on the way out! Lastly, don’t leave without trying the French Onion Soup! I think the Ballard News Tribune had a review of Carnegie’s this week, last week? If you go you won’t be disappointed but call ahead as I think they are only open by appointment/reservation….thus everyone thinks nobody goes there. Never been for dinner but I’m sure it’s great too.

• 4 jeannette777 // Jun 30, 2008 at 2:30 pm

  I love this place. Easily my favorite restaurant in Seattle. They are open Tuesday through Saturday. A reservation is a good idea for the weekend, but not always necessary on weeknights. It is NOT reservastion/appointment only. The food, service, and ambience are all incredible. I eat here at leas twice a month, and EVERYTHING is ALWAY delicious. I equally enjoy sharing the chateau briand with a foody friend, or bringing a book to the bar and enjoying small plates.

• 5 Melissa // Aug 5, 2008 at 8:54 am

  I took my husband there for a romantic birthday and the food was amazing - at least 3 different prix fixe options and all offered a wonderful selection. The service was quiet, responsive, and wonderful. A lovely place we plan to spend more time at.

• 6 Michael // Sep 3, 2008 at 8:07 pm

  Just got back from dinner here - really great!

  If you want a fancy type dinner in Ballard this is a great spot for it.

  We had the Chateaubriand which was perfect.

• 7 Sal // Sep 19, 2008 at 10:11 pm

  This is absolutely our favorite place in Ballard. Period. Number 1. Numero uno. We have been to just about every place in Ballard, and this is the very best. Hell, this may be the best place we have ever been to in Seattle.

  Why? I don’t know. It just always, always, always seems to work out that way. Very good ju-ju at this place. Good medicine there.

  Our waiter, who we always get, is without a doubt the best in Ballard. He said that one time a guy came in with a fish he apparently had caught himself and he asked the chefs to prepare it for him.

  They did.

  I mean this place blows everything else in Ballard out of the water because of the pure oddity of this place. I mean .. it used to be a library. Otherwise, the people are fantastic and each and every time we go there we feel there’s something special about it that no one else knows about. I can’t say enough about this place. Ballard is much, much, much better with Carnegie’s and so much the worse, worse, worse without it.

  That first reviewer is totally whacked out of his coconut. Have YOU eaten there Mr. Fantastic? Pumpkinhead …

• 8 Gen // Sep 27, 2008 at 9:41 am

  This place kinda cracks me up from the exterior. It looks like it might be on Kitchen Nightmares or something. I’ve always wanted to try it though. Glad to hear it’s good… I’ll have to go sometime.

• 9 Nordic Woman // Oct 4, 2008 at 1:23 pm

  Fantastic. I eat there on a fairly regular basis. It is like eating in someone’s dining room where the host just happens to be a fantastic French chef. The food is outstanding, consistant, and compared to, oh, Ray’s Boathouse or El Gaucho or the Metropolitan Grill or any number of restaurants, the prices are much easier on the wallet and the food is to die for. It is my dream to win the lottery, buy the building, live upstairs, and eat dinner there every night of my life.

  They have a price fixe menu and an ala carte menu, both very reasonable. For the price of an entre at Le Gourmand you get a 3-course meal. Frequently I’ll go in and just have some French onion soup and some wine, or a glass of wine and some appetizers in the bar.

  A bunch of friends just got back from France where they ate at a 2-star Michelin restaurant that cost them….wait for it…$800 for lunch, for three (yes, three people)…and the one bottle of wine they ordered was so cheap in comparison that they could have washed their feet in it. BY COMPARISON they all agreed that Carnegies was at LEAST as good, and for the price, more than reasonable.

  Did I mention that they have a fireplace in the dining room? It is the best place in town for a romantic dinner, and the food and service is impeccable.

• 10 Sman // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:54 pm

  Is this restaurant still open? I stopped by twice and the doors were locked.

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