Anthony's Pier 66 & Bell Street Diner

Best place of several we've tried to eat before Friday night events. Ken the waiter gets a great service nod. Too full to try the chocolate mousse which I always do. Easy parking, too. Our new favorite on the waterfront.

Wonderful meal! The five of us hit items from all over the menu and everyone was knocked out! The people who took care of us were great; the views and appointments of the room outstanding. The only thing left is to go back this Summer and try the patio.

Loved it! We were surprised when there was a Happy Hour on a Saturday evening. Great view, service, food and atmopshere. We were quite shocked (in a good way) when our bill was only $43. This total included four beers, a massive Kobe beef burger, huge basket of fries, steamed clams, and two orders of tempura prawns. The two of us were happily full and couldn't even finish the fries. Highly recommend for locals and tourists.

The first time we ate here a couple years ago, we fell in love with the clam strips. We've made it sort of a tradition, that whenever in Seattle, and whenever on the waterfront, we stop here to have a quick snack of clam strips. The location and view, even on a rainy day, are really amazing. This time, we even went out of our way to get here from the Aquarium. All of the insane construction on the waterfront made it more difficult to get here, but we made it.

The place was empty. We were the only customers. It usually is pretty empty whenever we stop by here. The cashier took my order right away and we got our drinks and sat down.

I ordered the clam strips and a small bowl of clam chowder. The chowder is just OK. Better than anything I could get in Arizona, but not as good as most of what I've had in Seattle. The clam strips were yummy as usual. Other people speak about the stuff being frozen, but I don't get that impression and it was all cooked fine. I think the cook at this place is good for what he does.

Now on to why this place got three stars. Much like some of the other reviews here state, the employees of this place need a LOT of work. I will not give them 1 star like some of the other reviews because, like most places that sell fried food, the employees were teenagers, maybe college students. We went on the day the Seahawks got trounced by the Panthers in the playoffs and the game was on TV. The employee, along with two other guys who were also employees, apparently there on their days off, were watching the game on the TV. That's fine by me, until they began yelling profanities at the TV and at each other. One employee was openly bashing the manager of the place, who by the way poked her head out once around a corner, which prompted the employees to hide, and then she disappeared.

These guys yelling caused my girlfriend and myself to really not enjoy our experience, so we asked for to go containers and left. These guys got so agitated and loud, they actually gave my girlfriend an anxiety attack. It was pretty unnerving. I doubt these guys got the drift that they chased us out of the place, but I'm hoping that the owner or GM of this place reads this review and gets their employees in order. I'd hate to not make this a tradition just because the employees are all undisciplined.

I also visited the location in the Airport on the way out of Seattle. I got the halibut and it was really good. Still don't get the impression any of this stuff is frozen.

Unlimited fried prawn--they were absolutely amazing. The staff were very quick to bring them out and everyone at the table loved them. The staff was very friendly and the view was fantastic as well. Definitely got my money's worth, but for the quality I would have been willing to pay more.