Archipelago - Seattle (WA)

4 /5 Squirrel Friend: The Archipelago experience includes elevated Pinoy cuisine with expert storytelling. The most memorable part of the meal for me was the service. The noodle and some of the vegetable side dishes were great. Everything else was okay. They offer an interesting collection of Pacific NW wines as well.

5 /5 Tegan Tigani: Dinner at Archipelago is a stunningly intimate, flavorful, special experience! The team took wonderful care of us throughout. The flavors were astonishing. We love tasting menus, and this was one of the most creative and satisfying. We also enjoyed the stories introducing each course-- the staff enthusiastically and passionatel imparted knowledge about Filipino history and culture. Dietary restrictions and aversions (provided when reserving) were taken seriously and dealt with beautifully. The juice pairings are a thoughtful option to those who arent drinking alcohol (or just not as much-- you can also add glasses of wine).

4 /5 Jeremy Yowell: Archipelago was a great weeknight dinner with friends which, while delicious, I felt fell short in the message and value proposition. From start to finish, service was phenomenal - with personalized attention, helpful suggestions, and kind conversation. The restaurants atmosphere was similarly pleasant and intimate, with limited space which made the 2 daily seatings make more sense. And finally: each dish we tried ranged from quite good to absolutely delicious, and our table really enjoyed the option for second servings later depending on your stomach full-ness. However, I am declining to rate this a 5/5 due to a disconnect in the message told during the dinner and its ultimate issue of price. The stories told during the meal are presented intentionally and will pause the meal/conversation to be presented. I found it difficult to reconcile the message of struggle, fight, and origin from various perspectives to the extremely affluent meal we were enjoying which was was priced as such. Frankly, our meal at Archipelago was priced at the levels of 1 or 2 star Michelin meals weve enjoyed in San Francisco, Chicago, etc. The experience at Archipelago did not match that quality and I do not believe it was worth the price tag - especially when married with a message that felt incongruent. Awesome service, atmosphere, and dishes. Misaligned message and ultimately pricing. 4/5 stars.

5 /5 Michelle A: What an experience to have!! Thought was put into every course, every ingredient, every explanation, every paired drink. Everything! To say the service was excellent is an understatement. Absolutely fabulous people working together to give you a upper class experience. They only take reservations. Max occupancy is 12.

5 /5 Erica Shekari: Flawless execution of dishes and service. They were so careful about my pregnancy restrictions and I never even had to ask if anything was safe for me. They were so friendly and welcoming and of course we so enjoyed the food, that, in many aspects, were brand new flavors for me. The dishes were bold and creative, yet found a way to be nostalgic in some ways to me. What a wonderful place, I hope to return to again and again.