SEAR

The food was good but the atmosphere was open and not very inviting. They were not that busy and we were seated towards main part of hotel which had a strange feeling. The area back towards kitchen feels more like a restaurant.
Service was also slow for how busy they were. We had seafood which was good but we will not be back. Good thing I had passport which saved on bill.

Came here for dinner, no one greeted us at the front, after ~10 minutes the bartender finally came over to seat us. You could tell she was pissed about having to pick up other people’s slack, but she gets props for picking up other people’s slack. I ordered a medium steak that came out well done, had to send it back only to get another well done steak (picture uploaded). Definitely not a place to spend $ 32 on a steak. On the plus side the sauce that came with the steak was tasty and the apple salad was decent.

My friend ordered a New York Strip medium, it came out well done. He sent it back. I ordered French Onion soup and the broth was so incredibly salty that I couldn’t even swallow it (and I really like salt.). I exchanged my soup for the apple salad which was good.
I had to take my son to use the restroom and when I was walking back out I heard the cook in the kitchen say «let those a**holes talk all the s**t they want, they are sitting outside.»
My friend’s replacement steak came out and was medium-​well /​well again, but he was hungry enough to take it.
It is pretty ridiculous that a steak can’t be cooked correctly, not once but twice. It is sad that the broth that is made in the morning wasn’t tasted because if it had been it would have been completely obvious how terribly over salted it was. It is also pathetic that an employee talks with such disregard to the patrons whose business pays his wage.
Not coming back.

Came here for the first time. The place was pretty empty. Ordered the new york strip with kale & spinach. Both turned out to be fantastic: juicy and flavorful. Great service too!

The food was fantastic! The perfectly grilled 9 oz filet was served with a whiskey peppercorn sauce that was delicious. I had the Mac & Cheese, definitely not your everyday… it was worth getting. For breakfast, the breakfast burrito was tasty and stuffed full of egg, ham & bacon. The Puget Sound with the crab hash was uniquely NW… yummy, not too heavy.
The service was lacking: slow (40 min for breakfast with hardly any others there), my breakfast was barely warm (which a mgr? remade and didn’t charge us for), no one manning the reception table/​no greeter, and they were understaffed. Probably wouldn’t go there again. We can find the same good food with better service somewhere else.

The filet mignon was overcooked. I sent it back and the second one was better, but still not what I would expect. It was a much larger filet than expected, almost too good to be true. And it didn’t even taste like a filet mignon cut. It was dry and gristly, and not juicy and tender.
Okay, it’s not going to be as good as Metropolitan, Sullivan’s, John Howie, Terra Vista, Russell’s, Barking Frog, you name it. But it should be at least as good as Jak’s, given the price.
The server lady was nice, but the food was so-​so. I’ll probably never go back there for food, given the other opportunities nearby.

We travel alot for both business and pleasure and book over 75 stays a year with Marriott. This trip Redmond Marriott was booked for 5 days. During our stay we frequented their restaurant Sear three times. We recommended that when staying to eat elsewhere. It it is not worth the price for such bad service, price and food quality. Marriott needs to do some internal housecleaning. There are many fine restaurants within walking distance rather than bad corporate fare.

The prime rib was excellent — cooked perfectly! My chicken Caesar salad was also fabulous! Our server brought us focaccia and chipotle butter that was simply amazing. The atmosphere is very romantic. I highly recommend this restaurant!

I used to love Meritage, the restaurant that used to be here. Now it’s called Sear, and it’s not the same.
The pluses: the location (still in the Marriott, in Town Center. Very convenient. Lots of parking). Cute interior. Fireplace. The waiter I chatted to and the gal at the bar were super nice. Good wine.
(NOTE: I have only been here for Happy Hour, both at the Meritage and at Sear, so I’m only reviewing my HH experiences).
The minuses: Meritage used to have seating in front of the fireplace. No more. If you want to sit at a booth in the restaurant area — even if it’s the first booth, abutting the «bar» area, you cannot order from the HH menu (our nice waiter asked but the bar folks said no). The bar area is dimly lit and the area by the fireplace has high, uncomfortable tables and chairs (as mentioned, no comfy seating in front of the fireplace anymore. BOO!). The online menu is not current (at least, the HH menu was way off. If you’re on a diet and like to plan your foods ahead of time, beware. This online menu is not up-​to-​date). They now take your credit card when you order so as to «start a tab» (when this place was the Meritage, you could pay when you left, and were never asked for payment or a credit card upfront). The HH menu is pretty bleak; there were maybe 5 items on it.
I’m not sure I’ll be back here. It just wasn’t the same (not in a good way).

Good Marriott hotel restaurant out in the ‘burbs.
This is not fine dining or a place you drive to for the food. This is a good choice for a family dinner or a business lunch/​dinner with a quite relaxed atmosphere. It is much quieter than Red Robin and the other chain resturants in Redmond Town Center.
Food is straightforward and okay. Nothing wrong with anything — a big plus in our book — and although execution and presentation were good nothing really stood out as inspired. The portions are large and not too pricey for what you get.
Wait staff was competent and very friendly. Everything arrived hot and mostly in the correct order. The kitchen seemed a bit overwhelmed by the Friday night crowd so the pace was leisurely bordering on slow. Good thing we were not in a hurry.
Note that the bar area can get a little noisy and entertaining so pick your seating accordingly — plenty of room.

I have taken a dislike of this place since they changed their menu last year and got rid of all the things I used to love. They still have steaks and usually ribs, chicken and some sort of fish option. But they got rid of the delicious homemade potato chips with the french onion dip and replaced it with *gasp* fried green beans. NO thank you! Also got rid of the risotto of the day, mashed potatoes (really?!? A steakhouse with no mashed potatoes?!?), the onion rings and the dessert selection got more boring, however that was possible. They still do a Primecard BOGO on entrée’s, but even that is not enough to get me back here unless they revise the menu and bring back some of the things they cut out. I love filet, I REALLY love BOGO filet but I won’t come here because none of the side dishes appeal to me. It’s sad, they took something I liked and ruined it.
Another complaint, because I am in a complain-​y mood: when you call their number, it goes to voice mail. Just annoying, I’m calling because I have a question and want to speak to someone. If I automatically go to voice mail then I am not leaving a message, I am simply going else where.

This place wasn’t great. The boyfriend got a burger, which was good. Not great but fine. It was a nice size and the beachers Mac and cheese side dish was yummy. I got the fish and chips which was very disappointing. They didn’t taste terrible but they were small and skinny with the breading to fish ratio very off. Also, there was no tartar sauce served. Who doesn’t serve Tatar sauce with fish and chips?!
Service was ok. There was almost no one in the restaurant. While it wasn’t terrible, we won’t be back.

2.5 have star average rating… really? Maybe my sample size is too small but I thought their steaks were very good – great in fact, but not 5 star great. I’ve tried the NY Strip and the Rib Eye on several occasions, and they have always been cooked to perfection. My experience with the service has been very good too. I’ve also eaten here several times for breakfast, and again, my experiences have been very positive. Hope this helps!

I ordered their breakfast omelette and hash browns. The omelette was good. I’d recommend the avocado and tomato one. The hash browns tasted a little odd which I think was due to the frying oil. The server also forgot to bring my toast but I wasn’t that hungry so I didn’t correct her.

Love this place… have never eaten dinner here, but they have a Sunday breakfast buffett that is great. The staff are super kind and patient. It is also a great place to set up your laptop and get some work done in a quiet, comfortable setting with free wifi. Excellent ‘remote office’.

Uninspired
Microsoft Prime 2012 – 2013
Ambience: 3
Food: 2
Value: 3
Seared serves hotel guests of the Marriott at Redmond Town Center. The setting is decent, but the food is banal and the happy hour deals are decrepit. We ordered two of the more expensive items on the menu, the Alaskan salmon (decent, but a really small portion for $ 24) and the ribs (totally dry), and found both to be underwhelming. With numerous tastier alternatives around the town center, I would avoid this uninspired place.

I’m not sure why so many Unilocalers had such a bad experience here… mine was great.
We were staying at the Marriott and my sister received coupons to come to Sear for a free breakfast. We were informed that the coupons could only be used for the American Breakfast which consisted of 2 eggs (any style), meat, hash browns, and toast.
I had 2 poached eggs, apple smoked bacon, fruit (instead of hash browns) and whole wheat toast. The eggs were perfect. I have rarely seen 2 eggs look so good. Perfectly cooked and yummy. The bacon was a little greasy, but super tasty as well.
I’m really happy that they substituted fruit for the hash browns and the wheat toast was thick and wheaty. :)
I had some tea and my family had coffee. Overall we were really impressed. The service was a bit slow, but not too bad. Had we had to pay full price though… not a lot of food for the money. For free, awesome!
Would I come back? If I didn’t have a coupon I might not. $ 16.95 for the above described meal seems a bit much. Especially considering I can get 2 meals for that price at my favorite breakfast place in the bay area.
If you have a coupon, I would definitely recommend!

First I should mention that there was only ONE other table that had people in it. There was no one else at the restaurant.
Sign at the restaurant said wait to be seated… and we stood there for over 5 minutes. There was a waiter who I knew saw us but he didn’t bother doing the just one moment signal or call someone else to come seat us. After we (finally) got to order, we could see the chef’s, and they were just really slow. And the waiters/​waitresses just hung out over there until our order was done, instead of coming by to see if we wanted refills. (Which my boyfriend actually did). Really not very good service at all.
Food was ok, for the price it really just wasn’t worth it. I’ve had better customer service at fast food restaurants.

Nice set up, poor service.
I ordered chicken wings, cheese fries, and cherry pepsi. NEVER got my cheese fries and when asked if i wanted a refill on my pepsi i said «YES» but refill never came. The bartender looked like she was more concerned about getting off her shift then finishing take care of her costumers. Terrible.

Breakfast buffet is good, however steak and eggs, salmon hash, and eggs Benedict are great. Customer service is excellent — same gal working there in the morning that I’ve seen every single time I’ve stayed here.