The Carlile Room

Oh wow!!! This is my first Carlile experience and I am ashamed I haven't discovered this place sooner! I just experienced the Taste of Iceland and goodness this has been an experience. Wonderful staff, delicious food and memorable cocktails and up to a great night out. The special menu comes in four courses and while every course was SPECTACULAR the Icelandic Cod with the Mussel sauce is number 1! This special menu is only available from this weekend so make your reservations and show The Carlile Room some love!

Wanted a nice place for dinner after our flight into Seattle. Had this place on my list and got reservations in advance. Advanced reservations were simple even tho we arrived early and were seated right away. Even tho it was a Saturday night it was not busy for us we were told it’s normally busy. Very quaint chic. Loved the look. Unique happy hour and sadly that is where we got stuck. We ate late because our flight so just not hungry enough to order a meal. The wedge, shrimp and mini corn dogs were all great. Wish we could have enjoyed a entree but had to keep room for a desert. Coconut cream pie was out of this world and a must. We were told it was a specialty. Even tho I’m not a fan of cream type pies I had to try. Was. By far the best I have ever had. Service was good and all staff were helpful and with a smile.

Very happy with our experience. Trying to remember what restaurant was there before that I went to before shows. Love that there is a good restaurant that’s not a huge chain and has good food, service and atmosphere. Our server and our hostess were very attentive and looked at us and interacted with us like we’re actually human which is becoming unfortunately rare. Must have a good manager and hiring manager. Keep up the good work!

Another dazzling winner from Tom Douglas! The atmosphere and service was impeccable - my server, Dave, was swiftly efficient and I appreciated his sense of humor. The attention to detail, printing custom menus to match the Paramount shows says lot about the business acumen here. Devils on horseback: three delicious bites of bacon wrapped dates, stuffed with bleu cheese, drizzled with honey = sweet meaty decadence! Blackberries were super fresh and a perfect complement. Chicken schnitzel was moist inside, just the right amount of crispy outside, and the accompanying mustard sauce divinely creamy. Assorted greens with dressings served with both appetizer and entree were more than just garnish and delicious on their own. A shot of espresso and huge piece of triple coconut pie to top off the meal, and I departed quite satiated.

I’m a Southeasterner who enjoys seeing my native foods interpreted, so I’m really glad I found this restaurant before I left this trip to Seattle. I got: corn dogs, the Caesar salad add shrimp, hush puppies, coconut cream pie, and the chocolate chip cookie. I took off one star for the salad; it could feed at least 2 hungry people, kale was too tough, and the shrimp was overdone and served cold. Otherwise, the food was yummy. The pimiento cheese with the hush puppies was excellent, and I’m very picky about pimiento cheese. If you don’t have a reservation, come early. I was seated at the bar as soon as they opened at 4:30, and it got really full really quickly.

Our waiter rocked. The three of us ended up getting a mix of apps, drinks, salads and a pasta -- fantastic all round. It's a smaller menu with just the right amount of diversity. There is a bit of everything under the "American style fare" umbrella on there. I wasn't ready for the size of my drink (it was served in a shell shaped glass) yet, tastes great. Everyone loved their wine and cocktails. Dessert was the coconut cream and it kicked butt. Everything about it was well done. Not too sweet, not soggy, tons of tasty coconut. Grand stuff with a latte (they only have the espresso machine, no coffe).