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Kingfish Cafe


#29 of 2,103 restaurants in Seattle
4.0 of 5 stars 222 ratings  |  Write a review
  • Cuisines: American
  • Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill/First Hill
  • Price range: £13-19 ($21-$30)

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4 of 5 stars
Washington, DC
21 Dec 2009

My family and I had a fun, relaxed, and delicious Sunday brunch at the Kingfish Cafe. There's a good range of brunch favorites, like buttermilk pancakes, but also more interesting, New Orleans-inspired version of eggs Benedict with crab and catfish cakes and a GREAT New Orleans bread pudding with veggies, eggs, and cheese. Good service and interesting decor, with large... more

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1 of 5 stars
Seattle, Washington
24 Nov 2009

The food here is fine but the service is not good, even awful. Sometimes just slow, but on occasion unapologetically inconsiderate and rude. Certainly not a place to go if you are at all pressed for time. more

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5 of 5 stars
blaine,wa
9 Nov 2009

OK, So I have been looking for a fantastic southern soul food restaurant in Seattle and I have found it! The KINGFISH CAFE was amazing! The atmosphere was set with soul music like Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra. We had the citrus jerk chicken for an appetizer that reminded us of our vacations in Jamaica :) I highly recommened the... more

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4 of 5 stars
Los Angeles, CA
12 Oct 2009

Good food. HUGE portions. Great for groups. Located in a residential area, could be pretty easy to miss at night. Went with a group and tried a little of everything: fried green tomatos, hushpuppies, citrus jerk wings, cornbread, crab and catfish cakes, the rib eye, gumbo, buttermilk fried chicken, catfish, candied yam, and yam fries. I had the gumbo and... more

Great southern comfort food. more

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5 of 5 stars
virginia beach, virginia
15 Sep 2009

Okay, so my sister in law told me and my husband that visiting Seattle would be nothing without eating at the Kingfish Cafe particularly the cornbread there. We visited Seattle (for the first time) to see my brother and he is not into southern food. On the very last day I finally convinced him to go and he was very... more

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2 of 5 stars
Redmond, WA
7 Aug 2009
1
person found this review helpful

After waiting at our table for twenty minutes without any service, we had to go to the front to ask for a server. When she did come, she did not apologize for completely ignoring us. Server was rude throughout the entire experience and acted like we were bothering her. Before ordering the server said her credit card machine was down... more

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4 of 5 stars
Medic86023
8 Jul 2009

I visited seattle and was looking for some local cuisine. What we found was the Kingfish. We had very good food but it wasn't local cuisine and it was also very overpriced. I would recommend this restaurant however, expect a high price meal for what you get. more

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4 of 5 stars
26 Apr 2009

Homemade cookn'! Yummy velvet cake. more

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5 of 5 stars
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23 Apr 2009
1
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Wonderful (though slightly uppity) interpretation of southern food. Loved that they brought my mint julip in a mason jar. more

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Kingfish Cafe Address

602 19th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
Tel: (206) 320-8757
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.