Polaris Restaurant

11200 SE 6th St, Bellevue - 98004
41 reviews
American Cocktail Bar
(425) 455-1616

Great food, great service even better happy hour.

Great service, food and views

Service, food quality and menu selection have consistently gone down over the last few years. When the bar tender would rather polish wine glasses than acknowledge your existence, I walk. It’s a shame, this place used to be a treat to dine at.

My parents come to visit every year and stay at the Bellevue Club. The hotel itself is wonderful: lovely amenities meet style! until you have to eat. I had three meals there when they visited last week. They are elderly and like the fact that they don’t have to drive and can stay in the building to dine, exercise, visit the spa, or have a meal. Over the past eight years the quality of the food and service have deteriorated enough that I never want to eat there again. My dad and I are GF through allergy, Not only were the GF choices minimal, our meals were truly awful. And the server was glib about the limited GF menu; too bad for us. The menu at Polaris has many GF-sounding items on it that turn out actually have wheat/gluten added to them. Think polenta, which is corn but flour was added. I could go through each meal and describe what was good, bad, or just ok, but basically what was lacking (besides access to many dishes) was taste and texture! The pork was beyond tough (microwaved?), scallops were rubbery and the lunch entree at Splash was totally tasteless. Other members of our party, reluctant to express to our host how mediocre our meals were, had the same poor experience, three days in a row! Next year when they visit I will insist that we go elsewhere, or have pizza delivered! There are so many wonderful restaurants to choose from in Bellevue, there’s no reason to return to either of these, even if it is convenient.

My parents come to visit every year and stay at the Bellevue Club. The hotel itself is wonderful: lovely amenities meet style! until you have to eat. I had three meals there when they visited last week. They are elderly and like the fact that they don’t have to drive and can stay in the building to dine, exercise, visit the spa, or have a meal. Over the past eight years the quality of the food and service have deteriorated enough that I never want to eat there again. My dad and I are GF through allergy, Not only were the GF choices minimal, our meals were truly awful. And the server was glib about the limited GF menu; too bad for us. The menu at Polaris has many GF-sounding items on it that turn out actually have wheat/gluten added to them. Think polenta, which is corn but flour was added. I could go through each meal and describe what was good, bad, or just ok, but basically what was lacking (besides access to many dishes) was taste and texture! The pork was beyond tough (microwaved?), scallops were rubbery and the lunch entree at Splash was totally tasteless. Other members of our party, reluctant to express to our host how mediocre our meals were, had the same poor experience, three days in a row! Next year when they visit I will insist that we go elsewhere, or have pizza delivered! There are so many wonderful restaurants to choose from in Bellevue, there’s no reason to return to either of these, even if it is convenient.

I had breakfast and dinner at this restaurant. It was a very good experience. Although for breakfast no croissant or danish pastries were available.

I had breakfast and dinner at this restaurant. It was a very good experience. Although for breakfast no croissant or danish pastries were available.

They have a great selection on the menu, the food came out quickly and it was very healthy and flavorful. Their breakfast is amazing as well and the bar is very quaint and comfy.

Okay decent menu in a club...

Okay decent menu in a club...