Phoenecia in Seattle

I went here with a group of family. My family are not the easiest to please, but the service we received was not great and the taste of the food I received was disappointing. When the waitress was taking our order she kept walking away from our table to great people, who were clearly her friends. This is beyond rude behaviour and lead to her getting the order of one of our party wrong.  When we receive our tapas (or small plates)/entrees they came out in 5-15 minute...

Excellent everything

An almost pleasant experience. I took my fiancee and my parents here on a Sunday evening. The restaurant itself is attractive. A nice view, good looking chairs and tables, and a cozy atmosphere that is aided by the wine bars and large chalkboard wall. The service was friendly, but possibly had a hand in the largest issue of the evening. Phoenecia markets its small plates heavily on their site and the menu, and it evokes a tapas like feeling. Our party of four decided on 5 plates for our initial go. However, about 7 minutes later, our first dish came out, then the rest of the dishes came at 5 minutes intervals. It made every plate seem absurdly sparse. The food itself was good(the pizza and prawns were delicious), but the entire meal felt overly metered by the strange timing. I wanted to like the restaurant, but with the type of restaurant it is trying to be, Phoenecia is not living up to the standards it needs to.