Restaurant Review
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Pair
5501 30th Ave NE
Seattle
206-526-7655
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Owned and operated by Felix and Sarah Penn, Pair is a neighborhood restaurant--near University of Washington--that features european-inspired dishes and a beautifully paired wine list. Their seasonal menu features produce from local farms and the very best the region has to offer.
The style here is small plates and the dishes are inspired. Heathly offerings of diverse flavors and textures with savory sauces and gorgeous greens round out seafood, lamb. beef and chicken dishes. If there are several people in your party, just graze the menu and get a taste of many of Pair's tapas as you can at this neighborhood chic cafe. There is no coincidence in the name "Pair", evidenced in the wine by the glass selection and the bountiful wine list--replete with some of Washington's well-establshed vineyards and rapidly rising stars.
This is a new TourSaver favorite and highly recommended.
Here's a sample menu:
Gaeta & Picholine Olives
Coriander seeds & orange zest
Gougères
Herbed blue cheese puffs
Today's Soup
Green Salad
Butterleaf lettuce, vinaigrette
Arugula & Romaine Salad
Carrots, raddichio & XVOO
Roasted Beet & Frisee Salad
Honeycrisp apples, pistachios & blue cheese
Prawn & Scallop Beignets
Pickled savoy cabbage & spicy mayo
Cinnamon Roasted Lamb
Preserved lemon potato puree & minted Moroccan olives
Dungenness Crab Mac
Campanile pasta, tomato cream & scallions
Herbed Gnocchi
Smoked trout & lemon cream sauce
Butternut Squash Risotto
Red wine demi glace, mascarpone & leeks
Sautéed Chard
Currants & pinenuts
Brussel Sprouts
smoked bacon & hazelnuts
Cheeses
Campo de Montalban semi-firm blend, Spain
Roquefort sheep's blue, France
Caprifeuille soft ripened goat, France
Pierre Robert triple cream, France
Gouda aged 3 year, Holland
3/9.5 or 5/15
Charcuterie
Salumi's culatello & finocchiona
Bavarian landjaeger
Smoked Salmon Toasts
Pickled shallots, crispy capers & crème fraîche
Cambozola Fondue
Pears, apples & crostini
Baby Spinach & Bacon Salad
Oyster mushrooms, eggs & sherry-mustard vinaigrette
Baccala Frito
Citrus aioli & watercress
Cassoulet Toulouse
Duck confit & white beans & sausage
Pork Sugo Agrodolce
Creamy polenta & roasted pumpkin butter
Beef Brisket
Fresh horseradish cream & chives
Pan Roasted 1/2 Chicken
Thyme & pan jus
Yukon Gold & Cauliflower Gratin
Gruyère & panko breadcrumbs