Four Seas Restaurant

There are two different worlds at the Four Seas. I remember how hesitant I was the first time I walked into this place. The decor was plain, it was a huge space, and the one waitress I saw had a look on her face of "what do you want". However, I bypassed that whole atmosphere and headed through the leather door to the Dynasty Room. Walking through that leather portal you are transported back to a time that is hard to define but one that is comforting and relaxing. The best comparison I could give is it's like walking into a Cheers like situation but with delicious food. The bartender in the Dynasty room is amazing! She is always super helpful, friendly, and knows how to pour a drink! Def. one of the reasons we keep coming back! Lastly, they have my favorite type of karaoke, nothing past the mid-90s. Not that it's preselected, but rather, the computer is prob from the late 90s and just hasn't been updated... which to me is amazing. Love the Dynasty Room!

Quite a large seating area gave the favorable impression that they were probably not a bad place at which to dine. We happened to be one of only two couples in the restaurant at the time. We had excellent customer service. We ordered some custom dishes, but to our surprise the waitress adamantly refused to make one of them, explaining that what we were asking for simply would not work due to the textures and flavors combining in the wrong way. We finally, and reluctantly, conceded. The waitress seemed to be extremely knowledgeable about the way the flavors of the meals interacted. What we discovered when our food came was an exciting and really unique Chinese taste that was quite simply unequaled in our experience. The hot and sour soup was perfectly zesty, the curried noodles with tomato (custom made) was very curried and very good, and we particularly savored the eggplant with garlic sauce. The tea was a mixture of Oolong and Jasmine. Portions were unusually large for the price. We also discovered that had we actually gotten that custom mixture we had ordered we would have been disappointed. The waitress had been right all along, and we repented of our initial frustration. We plan to return on our next trip to Seattle.

We were just here the other day on a whim thinking of dim sum as usual yet again we missed the dim sum hour, but was seated quickly by the owner? & mother in law which was a nice surprise to be the only two in there, despite the fact dim sum was over he was very polite to to let us order a few dishes anyways to appease or stomachs. Food came fast mb next time we make it to dim sum hour. Service was friendly.

I've been eating dim sum here since I was a kid and have loved it every time. They prepare some of the dumplings right in front of you. It's never busy, which perplexes me since it's one of the tastiest in Chinatown out of the 7 or so places I've tried. The regular menu is also really good; try the fried rice! Prices are medium-low.

Brought family there today for lunch and all of us were disappointed. The dim sum was not very good. The spring rolls, not fresh...like they had been fried earlier in the day and then just sat around. My cousin ordered Orange Chicken and they did not bring him any rice. And to top it off, the place is dirty, dingy and needs a severe overhaul. The bathrooms were dirty too. With all the choices to be had in the ID, this should not be one of them.

The service at this place was completely UNACCEPTABLE. This is a long review, but trust me...you need to read it. We ordered through grubhub. The estimated arrival time was 60 minutes. We called after 90 minutes had passed and the woman on the phone was extremely rude. She rambled on about how she had been making deliveries all day and was on her way soon with the order - saying it would be another 20 minutes. I then asked her if we would get a discount for the wait. She said, "Yea, that's not going to happen. I'm telling you I'm on my way." I asked if she could put a manager on the phone while she left to do the delivery. She responded, "Thanks for the attitude. I am." Then said the food was not late because they aren't domino's. It was late by "our standards" she said, but not by theirs. I called grubhub to ask if I could leave a rating on their site for the restaurant. The customer service rep APOLOGIZED for this woman's atrocious behavior. She did not apologize for our inconvenience, but Cory from grubhub did. Then, the food finally arrived over 2 full hours after we ordered it. The soup had spilled all over the bag - completely soaking the three orders of orange chicken and rice. She offered me 20 dollars off our next order. I said I would like a 20 dollar refund, not 20 dollars off our next order. She throws her hands up and scoffs saying she doesn't carry that kind of money around because she is a female, delivering in Seattle. And says, "What do you want from me? I'm trying to work with you here." And I said, very politely, that I know I had clearly been frustrated on the phone with her, but there was no need to be so disrespectful. She then goes on to argue with me, saying I was condescending first. Anyway, I said I would like a full refund, because the condition the food arrived in was just not acceptable. I would never order food from this place again. Absolutely ridiculous. There was absolutely no apology for the inconvenience, no customer service what-so-ever. I called grubhub myself to get the refund because I didn't trust that this woman would take care of it. Oh and we did order Domino's after. 30 minutes later, we had a hot fresh pizza at the door, delivered by a charming older gentleman who made small talk about the weather.

"Expletive" their East Dinner the bang dizzle! I love this place and often drive from Tacoma just to dine here. I don't know how to spell the name of the server but it's pronounced "Q". She's on top of everything, always. Just leaving this review makes me hungry for some almond breaded chicken. Thank you "Q"; I'll be seeing you soon.