Gainsbourg

8550 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle - 98103
124 reviews
French
(206) 783-4004

I absolutely love this place. The drinks are delicious (and strong), the staff is always super nice, and every dish I've tried has been amazing. Can not recommend enough!

The best no nonsense French bistro I’ve found in Seattle. Those potatoes that came with the duck confit were ??? Can I make a request for cassoulet

Pleasantly surprised! Their happy hour food was all very satisfying and decently priced as well. The duck confit was not on HH and it was enjoyable but not my thing, esp for 20 bucks. The escargot was delicious but I mean how do you go wrong with that much butter haha. Burger was very hefty and filling while frites were nice and crispy!Service was.... kinda weird but nothing went wrong I guess. Waitress didn't know what a red ale was (one on their list), the beer I got had a different ABV content than listed, burger was not medium rare.Food: 7/10Service: 5/10Experience: 5/10Value: 6/10

Great escargot and good drinks. Service can be a little slow, but it's honestly a welcomed change of pace. You can sit and have a nice conversation while enjoying your meal.The burger and fries are great.

Food and drinks were good but the service was unfortunately very poor. Took the service staff almost thirty minutes after we had been seated to come to our table to take drink orders. It was a chore to get the attention of servers for the rest of the night to order food or drinks.

Now closed Mondays.Also of note: Never have they ever served sweet potato fries & they don't know how that whole thing got started.Get here EARLY! It could be a great Happy Hour spot if you can snag one of the 4 booths. If not, the raised table in the back is LOUD. Meg Van Heugen did a great review of this place for The Stranger & that's what made us all take a $25 Uber, the $7 burger. I ordered mine medium rare, sans bun. It was overcooked but okay. I really like lamb, but this tastes a bit too meatbally...the herbs? I chopped it up in my poutine. The gruyere is fine, but I wish they had proper curds. I had to ask for more gravy. The creme brulee weren't set properly & we had to send them back. The chocolate pudding was gritty, but not too sweet. Maybe try the cheesecake?!! There was a group at the center table family-style sharing everything who seemed to be having a marvelous time. We should have asked what they were having.

Incredible atmosphere. Visited on a bustling Saturday night and it felt great to be in a packed restaurant. Can't go wrong with anything on the menu.

Review update: this restaurant is not family friendly. Please take your ID and be over 21 years old.Good French restaurant. If there is the sixth stars, I will this restaurant 6 stars. This is the one of my favorite restaurant in the Greater Seattle Area. The vibe is chill. Very relaxing and chic. I will definitely take my friend and family to this restaurant very often. (By the way, I really enjoy sitting in the bar. It was great to see how chef cook the dishes. SO COOL)

I was reading all the amazing review and decided to give it a try today. However, the food quality there seems pretty unstable and it's obvious really bad today. I ordered a duck breast and sweet potato fries as side. The duck is overcooked, and pretty much 90% of fries burnt!!! They served burnt fries which are overwhelming bitter and not edible. The stuff there didn't even take a look of those fries and just claim that some people like the fries "crispy".It's unacceptable. I'll never visit it again and won't recommend anybody.

Good burger! and nice people.