"Restaurant, bar, and quaint cocktail lounge with fine dining that is more affordable and less snooty than what you may see in places like Seattle at Ascend (they were nice but kind of looked down on us for our clothing and meal choices. Far from it at Scratch, where they were more than welcoming).We forgot to take more photos as we had a lovely time. Happened to have reservations when the restaurant and lounge were empty (they’re next door to each other but connected by a hall) so we chatted the bartender up the whole time and he was wonderfully helpful in suggesting appropriate drinks and food without upselling or overdoing it.We had a scallop appetizer on request (similar to the main dish without sides; scallops were about the diameter of a standard soda can , as thick as an inch or 1.5, and great sear with mid rare opaque center; came with a beautiful sauce that reminds me of Mae Ploy; not spicy; also purple cabbage I believe). We had the duck as our main (photo) with asparagus, carrots, pomegranate reduction and a crispy risotto cake. If you like risotto it’s wonderful, and if you don’t, the crispy coating will remind you of poor kid fish sticks in the best way possible ?The dessert and cocktail/alcohol menus were inclusive of dietary restrictions/allergies and the prices for those all seemed fair but we’re poor so we’ll come back for tomato basil soup and gluten free tiramisu another day.Thank you all for the lovely meal and helping us celebrate! Sorry for dissecting your food on the plate but I love the science of it. We’ll be back soon."
