Altura in Seattle

This was the first time Altura disappointed us. I don’t know what caused this, but overall we regretted our experience on July 16th and would rather have stayed home.The main issue was that everything took a long time. We sat down at 8:30 and got water and a palate opener right away, but the food took easily 20 minutes (maybe more) to first arrive. The delays between courses were very long and noticeable, and by the time the final entree finally arrived it was close to 11:30, we were tired and in a bad mood.Additionally the wine pourings were quite short, and even though the sommelier said he was going to come back with another bottle to give us “enough” (he served a half-glass portion divided for two, basically the rest of the bottle which was practically empty) forgot and never came back or apologized.In addition to the short pourings issue, this time around we didn’t thing the wines paired particularly well with the food, which was very surprising to us given that typically Altura does a great job choosing solid pairings.We we...

I expected more for a $200+ prepaid (tips included) fine dining experience. It was okay, not sure if I would go back when I visit Seattle next time. My friends and I had high hopes because of the excellent reviews. We left a bit disappointed and confused why it's so highly rated.Service:Staff was courteous but strange. We didn't have 1 specific server, instead, 3-4 people brought us dishes or bussed our table throughout the night.Areas of improvement: More interaction with diners? The whole meal felt like food was served/introduced and cleared a bit too quick as we finished, and repeat. The experience was about 2.5, so it wasn't super rush. Maybe the lack of interaction contributed to this feeling. There was a moment when a bit of water was splashed on the table...

It’s just OK. Slow pace, OK food - but nothing close to a Michelin star experience which some reviews suggest