Phoenecia in Seattle

Highly recommended! The ambiance, food, service and accessibility were all 5-Star!! This is not simply a restaurant for West Seattle, this is a restaurant for the Pacific Northwest. It is worth the drive from Seattle or Tacoma. Personally, I recommend the lamb chops although my wife recommends the cheesecake!! :-)

My favorite restaurant in Birmingham. Service is great and I love sitting at the bar with Bennie and chatting. The staff are always welcoming and make us feel at home. Would recommend Phoenicia everyday of the week, lunch or dinner!

Ever since the pandemic, it has been hard for many restaurants to stay afloat. When we found this place is open for dine in, we immediately jump on the opportunity. Plus, we haven’t had any Lebanese food before so we were both curious and excited to give it a try. Not to mention the history of this establishment we learned after our gastronomic dining experience was something that warms our heart.We were warmly greeted and promptly seated after we arrived. This spot was previously occupied by different establishment in the past and but Phoenecia kept the elegant ambiance and it felt like we were in a quaint and fancy restaurant.Jeff Fish our host, was charming and recommended a few dishes and answered our questions about items on the menu as we were unfamiliar with Lebanese cuisine. Frankly we had no idea what to order since everything just sounded amazing.We finally settled with glazed honey carrots with goat cheese and pistachio, Tiger prawns with the beurre blanc sauce, and a main course of The Jewel of the Ocean the saffron rice (which I learned is one of the signature dishes that they served since they open over four decade ago). Then the anticipation started…First came the carrots. It was perfectly roasted with the hint of the honey. The goat cheese gave the tang to balanced out the sweetness and pistachio a great contrast to the texture of the carrots.Then the tiger prawn. They were cooked to perfection. Prawns were succulent and the velvety beurre blanc sauce paired well the slightly spiced arugula. We want more!The star of the dish, the jewel of the ocean. All the scallops, prawns, clams were perfectly cook. The sauce was something that we haven’t tasted before. We assume it was going to be...