Best Family Restaurants in Renton

"Geraldine's Counter Restaurant is a bustling all-day American diner that serves hearty comfort food for breakfast, brunch, and lunch in a comfortable, welcoming atmosphere. Located in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle, the eatery offers a menu of delicious food prepared with locally sourced ingredients from regional artisans, farmers, and producers. The breakfast menu features steel-cut oats with fresh fruit, house-made granola with almonds, dried fruit, coconut and vanilla bean yogurt, French toast, pancakes, waffles, biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, and breakfast sandwiches stacked with scrambled eggs, bacon, arugula, avocado, and hash browns."

"This Columbia City brunch staple is known for their all-day breakfast menu which includes french toast, chicken-fried steak, biscuits and gravy and the famed ''Geraldine's casserole'' with hash browns, sausage, cheese and eggs. Chicken and waffles."

"A post shared by Sonata at Columbia Station (@sonataatcolumbiastation). Geraldine’s serves up breakfast as you remember. Order up their pancakes of the day — toppings change daily."

"If Seattle ever erected a Mount Rushmore-esque monument to its original fish house giants, Duke Moscrip’s visage would be front and center. The guy who established the habit of traveling to Alaska to ensure quality seafood for the masses in the late 1970s begat a chain of eight Puget Sound restaurants that keeps its lineup of prawns, Copper River salmon and famed chowder uber accessible, but remains on the vanguard of coursing."

"A post shared by Duke's Seafood & Chowder (@dukesseafoodandchowder) on Apr 21, 2018 at 11:45am PDT. This restaurant is breaking all sorts of traditions when it comes to an excellent dining experience. Mixing fun, crazy, and tasty all at the same time, Duke’s Seafood & Chowder is the place to be if you’re looking for something that will instantly uplift your taste buds as well as your spirits."

"While dining at Duke's seafood, you can enjoy stunning views of Seattle while taking in the waterfront. Duke's hosts two Happy Hours every day from 3-6 pm and again from 9 pm-11 pm. Duke's features sustainably sourced seafood fresh from the Pacific Northwest."

"Opening up in 1989, this Pike Place Market establishment is one of the older craft breweries in the city — making craft beer “before it was cool.” True to its Seattle heritage, it specializes in sustainability and organic ingredients, mainly brewing English- and American-style beers. The company not only has its flagship pub in Pike Place, but it also opened a brand new restaurant, Tankard and Tun, a seafood restaurant that offers the company’s craft brews and features its own fermentation room. Seattle Magazine named this company the Most Iconic Washington Beer Brand in 2018."

"Since 1989, Pike Brewing Company has been killing the brewing game well before craft beer was even cool. Even now with the rise of breweries in Seattle, Pike still remains popular and for good reason. Some popular beers from their wide selection are definitely the Pike Kilt Lifter and XXXXX from their eight year-round beers and their Pike Honeymoon Suite from the seasonal selection."

"Seattle used to be full of global treasures run with care in neighborhood storefronts by home-cooking expats. Now there are only a few, one of the best being this Lebanese mom-and-pop with lovely Middle Eastern food. Prices are strikingly low for the shared hummus plates (try the one topped with lamb and pine nuts), mezze dips and spreads, meat and vegetable kebabs, and family-style platters, which one enjoys in an intimate room with arched doorways, white tablecloths, and pretty filigree light pendants."

"This Ballard beauty’s food, with influences from owner Rajah Gargour’s Lebanese background, is a vegetarian’s dream. Small plates of lentils ground with caramelized onions, house labneh, and sweet pears in savory tahini are consistently perfect, even through the takeout menu. Diners should also check Instagram for seasonal items that keep the menu vibrant, such as pickled turnips."

"website | 2408 NW 80th St (get directions) | Crown Hill | cuisine: Lebanese | price range per dish: $7 – $20. Cafe Munir is a true neighborhood gem. This North Seattle restaurant features some of the best Middle Eastern food in the city."

"With a name like Chace’s Pancake Corral, you have a pretty good idea of what you are going to find here. Nothing fancy, this Bellevue hangout has been a favorite of the locals since it opened in 1958, and not much has changed over the years. They are still serving up their famous pancakes (buttermilk, Swedish, Banana and potato) and waffles (pecan, strawberry, chocolate and sour cream) to the applause of many."

"Soothing soul food emanates from inside the Royal Esquire Club in Columbia City, from expertly fried chicken, gizzards, and catfish with greens to shrimp and grits and oxtails with rice. You can add lush extras like black-eyed peas, mac and cheese, and sweet tea to your order, available for curbside pickup or third-party delivery, and hunker down for days. Image: Courtesy John Beck / Super Six"

"The pandemic has silenced the stage at the Royal Esquire Club, but a fantastic soul food restaurant hides inside its kitchen. Mother-daughter owners Talya Miller and LaShon Lewis dish up soothing fare like shrimp and grits, fried pork chops, decadent mac and cheese, and a great meatloaf sandwich. Yes, the strawberry lemonade is as good as everyone says."

"WildFin American Grill is a warm and welcoming neighborhood restaurant at Point Ruston on the Tacoma waterfront that serves the finest fare the region has to offer, from fresh fish and seafood to Northwest meats, and locally grown produce. Open for lunch and dinner and weekend; seasonal menus feature down-home American cuisine with dishes like fresh ceviche, Northwest-style chowder and clams, Alaskan salmon and halibut, and Wagyu beef sliders and steaks. Sip WildFin classic cocktails and local craft beers against a backdrop of spectacular views of Commencement Bay, Point Defiance, Vashon Island, and Mt. Rainier."

"WildFin’s bar patio is THE place to be in the summertime when you’re at the Point Ruston end of Ruston Way!. Enjoy cocktails under a whimsical string of lights as the sun goes down. Don’t miss their brunch (helloooo Bloody Mary bar!) or their seafood-heavy happy hour menu."

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"Completed in 1982,[2] this exhibit is based on the shoreline of Cape Flattery, Washington and serves as home to harbor seals, Pacific walruses, sea otters, common murres and tufted puffins in four separate pools. In the middle of the exhibit area is a building for underwater viewing. The exhibit formerly contained beluga whales until they were taken to a zoo in Texas in 2007."

"1981 saw the opening of this exhibit area, which forms a semicircle at one end of the zoo. Muskoxen and reindeer are housed in separate meadows on the outside of the pathway’s arc, while polar bears and Arctic foxes live on the inside of the arc. The polar bears have an eleven-foot-deep pool with above- and underwater viewing.[11]"

"This 5 acre (2.0 ha) exhibit complex which opened on July 1, 2004[6] simulates the forests of southeast Asia with a waterfall, streams, and plants native to the region such as bamboo.[9] The complex is designed so that species are rotated to different parts of the exhibit after several days.[6] Asian Forest Sanctuary includes Sumatran tigers, Malayan tigers, northern white-cheeked gibbons, siamangs, lowland anoas, Indian crested porcupines, Asian small-clawed otters, and Asian elephants.[9] An expansion called Cats of the Canopy opened on August 27, 2011 and focuses on the clouded leopard. Viewing is provided by a wide glass window along a gravelly stream bed and into a heated den. The twenty-foot high enclosure also allows the cats to climb through the trees.[10]"

"To get downtown from Belltown, hop on a southbound Route 1, 2, 3, or 4 bus from the intersection of 3rd Ave. and Vine St. Exit at 3rd Ave. and Union St. Day 2: South Lake Union and Ballard"

"KEXP at Seattle Center hosts the audio and video broadcasting studios of renowned Seattle public radio station KEXP, known as a major national alternative and independent rock radio station and concert operator. Visitors can explore the station's facilities at the Seattle Center as part of free guided tours, offered daily to the public at 2:00pm. The center's Light in the Attic Record Store carries exclusive KEXP releases and hard-to-find albums from thousands of independent music labels, while its La Marzocco Cafe and Showroom showcases rotating curated specialty coffees from around the world presented by coffee roasters throughout Seattle."

"The Seattle Center is an active civic, arts and family gathering place and the place to experience some of the best art and culture in Seattle with kids. It features more than 30 cultural, educational, sports and entertainment organizations in the uptown Arts & Cultural District. I would definitely say don’t miss this area."

"Afterward, head to Westlake Center at 4th and Pine and catch the Monorail to Seattle Center (or you can walk. It’s about a mile on foot). Continue to 4 of 7 below."

"If you have time or got started early, venture behind the market (and down a lot of stairs) and toward the Seattle Waterfront. You won’t have too much time to really delve in here but choose from taking a ride on the Seattle Great Wheel or Wings Over Washington and then peek in at the shops along the water, including Ye Olde Curiosity Shop."

"One of Seattle’s favorite spots for fresh seafood, Ray’s has been around for more than 40 years, starting as a simple fish shack and growing into an elegant restaurant with an incomparable view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The elegant dining room is perfect for special occasions and the large outdoor terrace is everyone’s favorite spot for a more casual meal and drinks while watching the sunset. The menu ranges from simple, honest grilled salmon, crab cakes, and raw oysters to many dishes with a distinctly Asian flare such as scallops with green curry or black cod marinated in kasu."

"The waterside seafood landmark is all about sparkling wine this year, opening up its cellar for virtual wine orders. Peruse the shop to score bottles of Bollinger, Cristal, Schramsberg, Sea Smoke, and more."

"Shaun McCrain has adapted his arresting fine dining menu into a limited amount of takeaway meals. Not to mention pantry items (pickles, potted foie gras, even duck confit dog treats) designed to minimize waste."

"As big fans of The Book Bindery, we were excited to finally learn about Shaun McCrain and Jill Kinney's next adventure.” See all Copine reviews"

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