FarmBar
American · Tulsa · $$$
4.6(200)
American · New American · Seattle, WA · $$
A story of Modern Pacific Northwest cuisine and Washington Wine by Chef Aaron Tekulve. Join us for our 11-12 Course Tasting Menu or 5 Course Tasting Menu Experience. Enjoy your dining experience with us in our unique garden space, our beautifully warm dining room or at the chef’s counter. Working closely with locally farms, ranches, foragers and Washington wineries Surrell strives to give the very best taste of the Pacific Northwest. Please see our experiences below and visit surrellseattle.com for more info. DIETARY RESTRICTIONS *Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Menu items may contain nuts or other allergens. Please let us know if you are allergic to anything. Please note, for those enjoying the omnivore or pescatarian menu we feature raw oysters and undercooked meats on almost all menus.* Please take note that alliums, salt, soy, sugar, and seaweed are difficult to remove from our menus. If any if these apply to you or someone in your party, please let us know at reservations@surrellseattle.com.
“My wife and I went for the fixed menu with wine pairing. We have never felt so welcomed in a restaurant. The greeting and the farewell were both very nicely done. Stunningly delicious, original and creative food. The vibe was excellent. Lots of very nice touches. A truly superb experience. I'm deliberately not saying too much nor adding too many photos, because I don't want to be a spoiler.”
“The chef is definitely taking big swings with the menu which I appreciate. the food wasn’t always delicious but it was surprising. for example, the oreo was too salty as in very very salty. some flavors were too mild (my husband’s complaint). my first bite of the fish dish (which was cooked perfectly) had a super strong fishy smell. maybe i was unlucky. the servers and overall welcome and goodbye drinks were a really nice touch. we were welcomed with a choice of mulled wine or alcohol-free cider. and at the end, we got the choice of coffee or tea. my main complaint is that we arrived at 6:30 and left at 9:15. this is fine but the main issue is that the kitchen was trying to pace everything to match at the end. at 9ish we were ALL given dessert (all the restaurant). we got there at 6:30 and not everyone was there. the 6 of us at the counter had to wait like 10-20 minutes two or three times before getting our fish and then lamb entrees and then dessert. that was crazy. i have a baby at home and while i am ok having a large meal, i don’t like having to wait because the restaurant decided to finish everything at the same time. insane.”
“I had a really lovely time celebrating my birthday here. We sat at the chef's counter which gave us a great view of the kitchen. I was greeted with a special birthday message waiting at my seat. The dishes are all extremely thoughtfully prepared, unique, and delicious. The portions are reasonable; we left satisfied but not stuffed. I tried the non-alcoholic drink pairing and it was a really nice touch. They clearly put a lot of thought into every single offering. Chef Aaron Tekulve (who had just been nominated for a James Beard award that very morning!) is really friendly and chatty, so we had a great time listening to him explaining each dish and just telling stories about his life and career. He included a lot of nice touches like a gift bag with some housemade granola and free samples of coffee and tea on the way out. I have no complaints at all and I can't wait to be back!”
“It was a 5 course wine pairing dinner for four that took forever to schedule. Wine pairing was unsynchronized since we had to remind staff if there was Wine pairing. It didn't feel like a good sequence of food Wine pairing from seafood to pork which was overcooked dry. Wines were good though since some were new to us but definitely not worth $1,200 for four people.”
“Surrell is a beautiful and intimate space, and from the moment we arrived it was clear how much care goes into the experience. The service was exceptionally kind, attentive, and genuinely warm; everyone did their best to make sure we were comfortable and enjoying ourselves. The restaurant itself is very pretty and cozy, and the dishes were presented in an incredibly creative and aesthetic way, truly stunning to look at. The non-alcoholic pairing was a highlight for us: thoughtful, creative, and genuinely delicious. Unfortunately, despite all of this, the food itself didn’t quite work for us. Many of the dishes felt overly strong in flavor, often too salty, and in the case of the desserts, too sweet, with some ingredient combinations that didn’t come together harmoniously. It was one of those experiences where everything looked exquisite, but the flavors didn’t match the delicacy of the presentation. We chose the 5-course tasting menu, which felt right after a long workday, but the pacing was very slow. We waited around 25–30 minutes between courses and spent about two and a half hours in total, which would feel appropriate for the full 12-course menu but less so for five dishes.”
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