Christine - Maltkiln Lane

Very nice restaurant with a small but tasty menu. The service and food was amazing and there was a good selection of desserts after the main course. I would recommend the lamb.

What a lovely gem!Came here with mother and wife on a Saturday for lunch and were really impressed by the food.The fried oyster po boy was something out of this world! I never knew you could have such good po boy outside of Louisiana ?Wife ordered the lamb gnocchi which was also very delicious! ? We also ordered a warm beet salad and a cannoli which we liked as well.Their lunch menu is quite reasonable. And their proximity to Green Lake makes this place an ideal fueling station after your run or biking tour. ?

Went here for an early Valentine’s Day dinner. Not rushed, absolutely delicious, first-class, friendly service, comfortable atmosphere. It felt like a good deal for the money.

Are you tired of fancy wannabe Seattle restaurants serving expensive yet does not worth eating type of food?Then Christine is the right place for you to eat. Each dish deserves the price and also an applause. Some of the menu items might have unfamiliar falvors that makes the experience even better. Cooking techniques and inclusion of vegegtables are perfect.Elk Osso Bucco/ Even better than mine and many others' grandmas recipes. Not gamy at all and truly slow cooked to perfection.Escralo Salad/ Wilted so well flavors of garlic and olives create an impressive harmony.AK Coho Salmon/ I was thinking I figured the best marination and cooking techniques for salmon. This is the best salmon dish in Seattle.Beef Liver/ I grew up in Istanbul, eating home cooked liver and always loved it. It is really hard to find these delicicies in PNW. They know what they are doing at Christine, best liver in town.The last and maybe the most important detail is the vibe at Christine. It is QUIET!!! Somehow there are yellers wherever you go/ People talk so loud, I believe many have hearing problems that they are not aware of. Christine's clients are talking softly.This might be the longest review I have ever written. Restaurant Christine deserves to be talked about.

I jump on my laptop to give five star reviews only when I feel passionately about getting the positive word out about awesome places and awesome experiences I've had.That being said, if I could give Restaurant Christine more than five stars, I absolutely would. This place is more than a hidden gem it's a treasure.The story begins last year on a rainy January day when my boyfriend proposed to me at Green Lake park and became my fiancee. To celebrate our engagement, we went to Restaurant Christine for a late lunch. We sat by the window and ordered a duck confit salad and an elk bolognese; chocolate truffle cake for dessert. Every bite was absolutely delicious and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect meal to accompany our most special occasion.We returned again on a rainy January day today, now married, for what we have now declared to be a yearly tradition. We came once again for a late lunch, and the meal was just as delightful as it was the first time. This time we had the vongole tagliatelle and wild boar sausage pasta, plus limoncello mascarpone cake for dessert. We gave our compliments to the wait staff and the chefs and let them know how much we love their food and their work.The ambiance is somehow all at once casual, intimate and delicate. You can taste all the attention and care they put into their menu. The flavors are joyful. The wine list is impressive. The dessert is amazing.I usually post pictures, but in this case, pictures just won't do it justice. You have to see, smell and taste this experience for yourself. I hope that when you go there, your experience will be as memorable for you as it is for us.And mark our words, we will be coming back again soon (more than just yearly). After all, life is short ... it deserves to be savored.