Duke's Seafood South Lake Union

This place is great! I was in Seattle recently for a business trip and decided to give this place a shot and I’m happy I did. Everything is very fresh and well made, especially the bread! I went multiple times, so I got to try the lobster bisque, clam chowder, seafood gnocchi, and the fish and chips. All were excellent. The atmosphere is really nice, with wooden tables, a cool patterned wall of fishing rods, and an amazing view of the lake. The customer service was exceptional as well. I asked the hostess where me and my friend could buy an umbrella for our trip, and they had some in the back that had been left for a long time and they gave us a couple! I also had forgotten an itemized receipt which I need for my company to reimburse me for food expenses and so I called and the manager was kind enough to email it to me. Overall this place is amazing and if I’m in Seattle again I’ll definitely come back. I highly recommend.

Duke's is always a must-do when in the area for work or pleasure. Consistently good quality food. The newer Lake Union location is awesome (views, patio, parking, etc). The service is ok, it may be they have been short staffed but my last few times there it's not been as good as it used to be. And one in our group, a non-seafood eater went with the burger and said it was quite good. The Cesar and chopped salads as well as the chowder and complimentary sour-dough are always people-pleasers.

Good casual comfort seafood by the lake (quiet views of Lake Union). The sourdough bread is remarkable! I'm not a bread lover normally but this bread was so good I ate the whole basket! Which was okay because the Petrale Sole Picatta I ordered was a "face puckering punch"! The sauce was so sour all I could eat were the vegetables! They need to taste their sauce before serving it..considering I love sour soups and foods this is saying a lot! Maybe it was an accident so I still give them 4.5 stars for food quality. Next time I'll stick to my favorite oysters.

Stopped by for dinner and really loved it! I would highly recommend the clam chowder, salad and fish&chips. They do have oysters for $3 a piece. Service can be a bit choppy but not horrible. Just need a reminder here and there (for missing orders) or you just need to ask the right person (i was told to look on the menu for oysters price which... wasn't there). It wasn't horrible though. They have great drink menus too! :D

I came here for dinner on Friday night and had to wait for about 20 minutes to get a table outdoors. The view is pretty good and service overall was pretty good. We started with the dingy prawn chowder and salmon bites. They provided a free warm sour dough bread which paired well with the chowder. The salmon bites were pretty good as well. For mains my wife took the crab cakes which was pretty tasty and flavorful. I got the Parmesan halibut which had a great taste and amazing crust. The side potatoes were tasty as well. My friend took the stuffed salmon which was okay , lacked salt for our taste but otherwise good. We ended meal with the pier pie which tasted well but lacked presentation. Overall a great experience and definitely recommend it.

We are from out of town, and originally I was a bit hesitant to come to Duke’s due to the prices being a bit higher for some of the mains. We originally went to a different restaurant, and that place ended up being so bad that we left after 15 mins. We then walked to Duke’s and are SO glad we did. Some of the best seafood we’ve ever had anywhere in the world, and the best meal we’ve had in recent memory. Thank you Duke’s, for rescuing our evening and being one od the best memories of our trip so far! For specifics — great view on the lake, great decoration inside. Enjoyed the option to sample their different chowders. Even with the “small dinghy” size, we both had a ton of seafood in our chowders. Our waiter recommended the stuffed halibut with crab meat. We both got it and it is totally worth the price —it’s one of the best things either of us has ever eaten. Great sourdough bread too, served hot. Even the drinks and desserts were all very high quality. At under $5 for a sampler chowder and for ice cream, overall the prices for a whold meal were reasonable and completely fair for the high quality. In fact, we only spent $20 more on the whole bill, to eat at Duke’s as we did a very casual counter service restaurant the night before, and the quality and experience was 100% nicer at Duke’s. We would recommend them to anyone.

I have been to Seattle several times but had never been to Dukes before. Now, having been, I will always come here. I have to eat gluten-free, and there were so many options for me, including the clam chowder, which is almost never gluten-free at other restaurants. The food was excellent. Throw in the amazing view, and it made for a wonderful experience!