Fantastic good and excellent service for reasonable prices. The restaurant had a large selection of drinks and a proper choice of appetizers and entrees, which we appreciated. My favorite entree was the burger, and the brussel sprout appetizer was delicious—a great place to go with a large group of people with an accommodating and friendly environment.
I don’t think I’ve ever given a two-star review. Shelter Ballard made a decision to abandon their plant-based menu. Makes no sense to me. That’s why we came here. And last time I was here it was packed. Now there are two groups. Please bring back plant based! It was so wonderful to find a plant based place right here!
Okay, so this restaurant isn’t vegan anymore and they don’t do brunch. I guess they’re in a transition. The menu they did have was about 8 options and you could sub for vegan meat for extra but it wasn’t a great selection. All of that makes sense, covid and all.What made this experience uncomfortable was the bartender/waitress, who was visibly frustrated with us as soon as we sat down. Every interaction was just weird and not good vibes.Lastly, they used to have avocado fries. Fries with avocados on it. The menu still offers the same item listing of “avocado fries”, but it’s now fried slices of avocados. The description just said they were boneless and for beach bods. We didn’t know what that meant until sad green hot pockets arrived. They were hot though so that’s good.Basically I say give this restaurant a chance cause I’ve heard great things about it. But not now. Let them get themselves together. Also maybe you’ll have better luck with the waitress2 stars, makes sense why it was empty on a Saturday afternoon
Update March 2022: they have changed the previous large, amazing menu to a small non-plant based menu that is just a typical boring bar/pub fare with some options to modify some items to vegan/plant-based. The staff is very reduced now. This placed turned from fantastic to just a typical pub bar. You'll find the same thing here at any other place in Ballard, so nothing really special anymore, unfortunately, except the fire pit.One of the best hidden gems around. It's surprisingly typically mellow (which I like) and has an "outdoor" and and outdoor patio. The extensive [all vegan / plant based] food is excellent with a delicious salad and sandwich selection. Bar with limited liquor is available as well as some drafts. Service is great and attentive.
My boyfriend and I came here tonight because I have been boasting about how good the vegan food is. I was obviously disappointed to see that the only vegan options were avocado fries and impossible burgers at this time.We stayed and I ordered fries and my non vegan boyfriend ordered a burger. My avocado fries were okay, but our table was covered in ants and our server was pretty rude ): We won’t be returning, but wish you best of luck.
The place looks beautiful and has a very concrete and wood feel. The service is excellent. The food is okay. Tried the soy curl salad, which was delicious, but simple and too expensive.
Very disappointed that they have replaced their wonderful vegan menu with animals. The wait staff is clearly fatigued by vegans stopping in for a meal and having to explain the tiny-font footnotes showing which meals can be made vegan. It hurts that slaughtered animal meat is deemed necessary for them to "meet the demand," per the sign at the door. My vegan friend and I enjoyed the soycurls salad (SO good hence the 3 stars). But with a diet coke, it was $19 each before the tip and we were still hungry afterwards. That will be my last visit to The Shelter but thank you to the owners for that short window of delicious cruelty free food.
No longer vegan. Deceptive advertisement of menu change. Will be patronizing cycle dogs
Looked for a plant-based place to meet a buddy for dinner and drinks and this popped up. Very friendly service, nice fire feature inside and cool decor, good beer and a great Impossible burger with fries. Made great by the brioche bun/ fresh veggies and a good melty "cheese" of some sort. No Complaints! Would definitely go back!
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