Waterfront Seafood Grill   

It's doubtful that any other Seattle restaurant commands a more spectacular marine view, encompassing Mt. Rainier, Puget Sound, the Olympics and Magnolia Bluff. In good weather, watch the sunset from the huge open-air deck at the end of Pier 70. When winter storms lash Elliott Bay into a frothy frenzy, take in the spectacle in comfort from behind floor-to-ceiling plate-glass windows in the expansive dining room. In all seasons, enjoy fresh bounty of the sea, with steak, tenderloin medallions and rack of lamb rounding out the menu. Consider starting with an appetizer such as the spicy wicked shrimp or the made-to-order Caesar salad. Entrees include salmon, scallops, swordfish, seafood stew and daily fish specials, most of them grilled to bring out the flavor. And the seafood indulgence, a combination of the familiar and the foreign -- lobster, prawns, oysters, salmon, sturgeon, tuna tartar and wasabi tobiko -- that's designed for sharing. If you need to wait for your table, relax at the full bar that looks toward the Space Needle. Stretching for nearly 100 sinuous feet, it constantly changes color in a variety of ocean blue hues. Nightly piano entertainment provides a calm background for your entire dining experience.