Trellis

The weather goddess has been very generous to Seattle this past year. We've had many gorgeous days. Today was one of them. The kids got restless seeing how glorious it was outside. So we decided to take advantage of what nature had to offer, and what the city had to offer being the first day of the Seattle Restaurant Week. After spending the afternoon at the library and the park, we went to Trellis in the Heathman Hotel in Kirkland.

Unlike most restaurants that offer only couple of options for each of the courses, Trellis included almost all of their regular menu in this special deal. We started with the Orange Flatbread with Arugula Salad and Curried Prawns. The flatbread was sprinkled with brown sugar, which complemented the fragrant citrus and bitter arugula. The prawns were steeped in creamed curry with goat cheese & crostini, at least according to the menu. I thought this was a little weak, the curry was very mild, and the goat cheese tasted like sour cream.

We then had the Pan Seared Chicken, and the Pacific Seafood Soup, with a side of Roasted Fingerling Potatoes. The free-range chicken was juicy and tender, which the hubby and the kids devoured quickly. I didn't have much of the chicken, but loved the roasted garlic. The Pacific Seafood Soup was served in a hot cast iron pot with a piece of salmon, a prawn, some mussels and clams. I was confused since the menu said the soup was steamed with zucchini, tomatoes and basil pesto, but I only saw onions, and the server scooped aioli into my bowl instead of pesto. The soup was fine, but that's all it was, just fine. It wasn't anything special.

For desserts, we got the Lemon Sage Flan and Olympic Mountain Strawberry Sorbet. The flan was VERY lemony, topped with candied lemon and sage, drizzled with sugary syrup, with a tullies cookie on the side. It was very refreshing, but the syrup was a tad too sweet, and I'm not a fan of sage. The sorbet was accompanied by a ginger snap cookie. Again it was only OK.

Overall, we had a pleasant meal. It wasn't really special but I probably would give the restaurant another chance.

Trellis Restaurant
220 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
(425)284-5900