Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan both review Bastille Café & Bar
Bob Peterson
Seattle’s two major magazine’s both reviewed Bastille this November. Read on to see what they had to say.
Seattle Mag’s Allison Austin Scheff found, “the brightest dishes I tasted on my three visits were the plats du jour, scribbled on the antique mirrors that serve as daily-special boards: a heavenly plateful of warm-from-the-sun heirloom tomatoes with herbs and olives ($12); and a tender-crisp boneless quail. Unlike most of the set menu, which hardly changes, the specials allow the talented chefs to riff on the freshest seasonal produce—some of which is grown in the restaurant’s buzzed-about rooftop garden. That’s also where the salad greens are grown, and it is evident: the tender lettuces ($8), wearing a simple hazelnut vinaigrette, are quietly stunning.”
She went on to admit that she “can’t wait to return to Bastille. It reminds me of the many spur-of-the-moment—yet warmly treasured—meals with friends back in New York City, when we’d meet on a Sunday afternoon at a favorite brasserie, lean in close to compete with the animated conversations at other tables, and just talk and talk and laugh.” Read more here.
Meanwhile, Kathryn Robinson over at Seattle Metropolitan thought that, “[Chef] Galusha applies French technique inspired by fresh flavors. His salads are sublime: a house salad of rooftop lettuces and hazelnuts, or a sensational little beet and arugula number with chevre and herbs on a citrusy bed of diced pistachios. His forays into North African–influenced French dishes were uniformly terrific, from his satisfying lamb burger with harissa aioli to a fork-tender presentation of vivid purple octopus, enriched and brightened with nutty argan-oiled chickpeas and preserved lemon.”
She ended describing, “Swabbing a piece of garlicky octopus through a velvety swath of hummus or dredging a crackle of Butterfinger-like feuilletine cookie through rich creme glacee my mouth finally experienced what the rest of me knew from the moment I laid eyes on this Parisian stage set: That Bastille will feed you sumptuously…” Click here for the whole article.
