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Rays

89/100 (7658 ratings)

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Accepts American Express

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Waterfront

Valet Parking

Serves Alcohol

Gift Cards Available

Parking Available

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Full Bar

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"Great view of the sound with cliffs and constant large boat traffic. Knowledgeable wait staff that makes the whole experience great. Craft cocktail..."

Airline Pilot

"Top-class restaurant with exceptional waterfront views. The food was very good as well, but my memories will be more about the ambiance than the..."

Chris

"Great atmosphere but my crab cakes w kale and sausage was too heavy. My mom's black cod/sablefish was wonderful! The sunset was amazing and wowed my..."

Erika Bauer

"Located in Ballard with a beautiful view of the sound. Getting here from downtown Seattle is no easy task, so plan accordingly. Our evening started..."

Bob

"I came here for Thanksgiving dinner and the buffet was delightful and delicious! Great service and a beautiful view of the water! I haven't tried..."

Goli

"Balllad Icon:All of the great time with this great establishment, we were regular here before and after the fire before we moved and when we..."

Food Sleuth

"First off, the view off the back of the restaurant is spectacular! Calm, serene, ducks swimming single-file across the water. Beautiful homes..."

Larry A.

"Loved the sablefish and the calamari. Location is fantastic. Try and get a table outside on the patio. We went on a summer evening and the experience..."

Sanhita Haldar

"Gorgeous view. I love the setting of this restaurant and come here for the ambiance and to celebrate a special occasion. It's on the top floor, above..."

Paula Mookerjee

"My boss was in town last week so I thought that would make a good chance for us to try out Ray’s Cafe for lunch. We got there right after noon and..."

Darren LaMarr

" I really enjoyed Ray’s and like I said earlier, I will have to come back to try the happy hour. I can see this place being very popular as the..."

Melissa

"The food at Ray’s has a reputation for quality, but people really go there for the..."

Thursday Night Bites

"Cafe salad (4). Best item we ordered from the HH menu. The vinaigrette is delicious, and blue cheese and walnuts are always a salad winner, but..."

Natasha Reed

"I had sablefish, which I’ve never eaten before. It tasted lightly smoked and was lusciously fatty, like pork..."

Beth Partin

"Directly following my trip to Peru , I left on a research trip to the West Coast for two weeks. What was I researching? Glad you asked: a book on..."

Feisty Foodie

"One of my favorite places in Seattle is Ray's Cafe . It was one of the first nice places I want to when I first moved to Seattle and throughout the..."

Culinary Fool

"Great food. Improved a lot since I last came.. I got a hamburger both times I ate here. The first time I ate here (maybe a year previous) I remember..."

Brian

"A Great Choice!. We went to Ray's Boathouse Sunday for lunch and discovered they are closed for a remodel--so we wandered upstairs to Ray's Cafe--it..."

Bob's Stomach

"Give this restaurant an 7/10. The beer was fabulous. I had one of the draft IPAs with 75 ibu. Calamari was not fresh and too heavy on breading and..."

Marty S

"Nice view, good restaurant for a date.. I recommend Ray's Boathouse for a good place for a date because of the view and ease of access. The food is..."

Brian

"Awesome. Visited Ray's last week with my wife and friends to have dinner and we're so impressed with their customer service, so friendly. The food so..."

Frank

"Food is great and so is the customer service. My first time ever going and my wife and I were not disappointed! Exquisite presentation and a..."

Javan Lamar

"I'm in love. First time in the Northwest. Unforgettable views.... Was going to have dinner but on a limited schedule and somewhat limited budget so..."

Anna Vanessa

"Great food, fantastic views, cool sweatshirts...literally nothing but..."

Nick In Ohio

"Amazing food and Amazing views. Ray's Boathouse is an amazing Seattle Star right by the amazing Ballard Locks. Boats and Barges pass by the..."

Eli G.

"A view with great food.... There are many times a local restaurant will be known for it's view, but fall down when it comes to the food. People go..."

Panamamike

"Tasty chowder, smoked..."

Stephen Kilisky

"Crab Cakes. The crab cakes were the best that my boyfriend and I have ever had. The view was amazing and the service was..."

Marcie

"Ballard rocks! Ray's rocks even more!. I love this neighbourhood and thanks for me, my spouse agreed to take a drive from downtown Seattle to this..."

Imkoonta

"Excellent service, food, view...."

Mt. Mike And Sugarwine

"Excellent salmon service ok. We had the Copper River King Salmon the second day it came in, so it was unbelievable and like no salmon I have ever..."

Toni Michelle Fields

"Romantic New Years Eve Evening. We ate here for our NYE celebration. It was the last night of a 10 day road trip and we were not disappointed. I..."

Craeanne

"Ray's Cafe upstairs. Lunch in the Cafe was absolutely delicious. Lunch began with the chowder and was perfectly seasoned, texture terrific. Entree..."

Lisa Forman

"Delicious & Friendly. I've had great experiences every time I've been here. Both in the downstairs dining room and the more casual cafe upstairs...."

Krista L

"Good not great. We ate in the cafe upstairs to save some money, also because we hoped for sunshine to sit on the deck (no such luck - it rained). The..."

AgentAlyssa

"Happy Hour is AMAZING!!!. Get there early!!! Amazing deal...candied salmon on skewer to die for. Smoked seafood salad my favorite. Gotta..."

Troy

"Our friends took us to Ray's Cafe, the more casual room upstairs, on one of the sunniest days of the year. Since the cafe doesn't take reservations,..."

Famished Foodies

"Best Sunset. Outside bar deck.....best place for drinks and..."

NancyG

"It was good, but.... Good. Definately good. But I was expecting melt in your mouth fantastic after all the hype I heard to go to this place. I went..."

SJAyers

"Loved it. Celebrated my birthday here. Gorgeous view, impeccable service, and amazing food. The sablefish was unbelievable. What a gem in..."

Deeeelish

"Romantic and delicious!. My boyfriend & I went here on a whim & were very pleasantly surprised. It was romantic & comfortable. The food was very good..."

Peach

"I have been to both the Boathouse and the Cafe. Service was great both times. At the Cafe it was almost overly friendly. Maybe I'm just not used to..."

Steve

"Awesome food, service and views. My husband took me here for our Anniversary dinner and it was amazing. The waiter was stiff at first, to be expected..."

Nicol From Chicago

"Absolutely Delicious. Here is a secret. Arrive during Happy Hour and go to the upstairs bar first. Great drink and appetizer specials you can't get..."

Traveling Food Junkie

"Beautifull. Very impressive wine list as well as knowledgeable staff. Great dinner on a nice..."

Pink Princess

"Sunset & Sable Fish. Every once in a while you need to go to a restaurant that has a great sunset view. Our experience is that there is usually some..."

Chill Travelers

"Ok.... So been here twice, once to the restaurant, once to the cafe. Restaurant was wonderful, cafe was same. So I'd recommend the cafe to keep a bit..."

Noslokire

"Excellent meal! I was afraid that we were in store for "art food" - long on presentation but short on quantity. No fear though, while the dishes were..."

Ausserdog

"Never disappointing. Ray's is always great. Great food, great scenery, great service. When friends and family visit from out of town, Ray's is always..."

Chuck Lee

"The sablefish is out of this world!!! Truly one of the best meals I've ever had. Great steamed clams too! Nice wine list & beautiful dining room. A..."

Bridget

"View of the Olympics. Ive loved Ray's for years and endure the prices. Ray's Cafe is much more to my liking, more casual, more reasonable..."

Joel Melrosin

"I got married here so perhaps I'm biased but the food is good and the view is simply classic out across Puget Sound. A Seattle..."

Scott Miller

"Go for the Cafe Upstairs - You won't be disappointed. With parents visiting from out of town, I used this as an excuse to check out Ray's Boathouse..."

HappyGreenEater

"Good Food, Great View, Great Service. Six of us drove up to Ballard to try this place out. The young lady who waited on us had a stellar personality..."

Don Waddell

"Not only was the food here incredible, the service was fast and efficient. Grab a seat in the upstairs cafe and get lost in the spectacular view..."

Kristina

"Ray's Cafe!!!. On vacation in Seattle, we wanted to make sure and get as much seafood as possible before heading back inland to Minnesota. We..."

BizzNessMPLS

"Consistently great. Extremely consistent and best sunset..."

LH

"Good to eat. I like this place very much, but had a bad dinner because I brought a Vegan to eat with Santino. Even though Ray's did a good job..."

Santino Marella

"Great food!. Ray's always has a great selection and the view is incredible! Great place to take out of town guests! Make reservations if you're..."

Kate

"Great fish and views. The upstairs cafe is one of our favorite places to take out of town visitors-- they have a great view of the sound, good..."

Linda Whang

"Rays Cafe is very kid friendly!. Rays Cafe is on the second floor of Rays. They have a great happy hour - deals on drinks and food. We recently went..."

Swards

"Wowed Me. I just visited Seattle for a week and was excited to have a great dinner reservation every night, carefully picking the restaurants before..."

Painterlady

"Classic. I took a group of friends (10) visiting from New York, Omaha and San Diego. Wanting to show them the beauty of Puget Sound and wonderful NW..."

BH

"Cafe is one of my favorites. This is where I take friends and family who visit Seattle. This is where I host parties and special celebrations. This..."

Barbara

"Great place!!. Yummy and amazing views!! The service is excellent!! Would love to go back more often but probably just for special..."

Kelvin

"Fab!. I love the seaweed salad- it's like the whole fresh ocean is in your mouth! Great..."

Lovepoeart

"My favorite.. I'm surprised to see that there are a few negative reviews here. For almost 20 years Ray's has been my favorite restaurant -- for..."

David J

"Ray's Boathouse: 'Pretentious.' Ray's Cafe: 'Sublime.'. Best place to watch the sunset in Seattle? Ray's Cafe. When you go to Ray's Boathouse, just..."

Richelieu Gourmand

"Sweet patio. There are few better places to sit over lunch and a beer on a sunny Seattle day... (and the food's good..."

Laurent B

"Hit-and-miss (25 for $25, March 15, 2007). Ray's exudes Northwest charm like no other restaurant on the list, with views of wildlife like seals and..."

Kerana

"Ray's a beautiful birthday experience -25 for 25. I just went to ray's yesterday for my birthday dinner. I was pretty nervous because a lot of the..."

Manda

"One word: happy hour. Ray's is solid between the hours of 4-6 and after 10. Their food is really great value for the $$ in particular the tuna..."

Benny

"Beautiful waterside, private restaurant that serves a wide variety of seafood and fish. The food is spectacular and the views even more so. The..."

David Lee

"Family went last Thursday to celebrate my brother's birthday, it was first time for everyone but my dad. We tried a little bit of everything, I did..."

Kevin Morimoto

"A cool boathouse, great view of the water, and you might see a seal popping up its head out and having a frolic, an ideal waterfront dining location...."

Paul Nguyen

"Great dining experience as we celebrated our lovely sister's birthday. Food was exceptional and well prepared. The service was fantastic and prompt...."

Victor Bonhart

"Just had a really wonderful meal here. I usually leave long-standing seafood dinner places like this feeling a little underwhelmed or annoyed, but..."

Rubie Baker

"Wonderful food and service! The restaurant had a congratulations card waiting at our table since I had marked on the reservation that my partner and..."

Emma W

"Friend chose this restaurant and said it had an excellent view and atmosphere! When I arrived, I couldn't agree more! And all the dishes were very..."

Amy W

"The view itself is worth the trip. We were visiting Seattle for our vacation and picked Rays boathouse as our special night out dinner spot and the..."

Leminal

"We had a lovely dinner at Ray's. Chose upstairs for a more casual experience. Views were incredible of the Olympics. Ordered from the Happy Hour menu..."

Julia Moss

"We arrived at 9 PM Saturday and was told by the host the kitchen was about to close. He graciously seated us anyway. We were still served with..."

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