The Loupe Lounge

This lounge more than exceeded my expectations! From the whimsical presentations, all-around excellent service, plus being 500 feet above Seattle spinning around, was mind-blowing! I was riding solo, and they made me feel more than comfortable! I reserved the elevated sea tower, which was good! Before receiving my tower, they brought out elevated potato chips with caviar and creme fraiche, which was excellent! If no one was watching, I would have licked the bowl because it was that good! Now I can never look at potato chips the same again after that savory snack! After finishing that delectable snack, they brought out the seafood tower. I really enjoyed the black cod and negitoro from the tower. The black cod was moist, and the sauce it was paired with was excellent! I found the hot smoked salmon a bit salty for me, although it was good. The deconstructed lobster roll and crab cake were ok and didn't stand up to the flavor of the black cod or negitoro. With your meal, you can try 3 drinks from their special drink menu, which was great! The server Johnny was awesome! If you have the pleasure to be served by him, you're in for a treat! I have food allergies, and before the service began, he knew my allergies! I really appreciated that, and he also made some great recommendations throughout the meal! If you're in town and want a 1 of kind experience, come here before you leave.

My fiancée and I got the opportunity to visit The Loupe Lounge for her birthday. Our server, Ryan, was incredibly attentive and made the whole experience amazing. We were lucky enough to have perfect weather and a perfect view of the sun setting over the city. We have never experienced anything like this before, there is not an atmosphere that can match this. The food was amazing! The servings are small, but everything was cooked or served perfectly. The drinks were extremely fun, the Emerald Citea was our favorite. Overall, the opportunity to eat dinner over Seattle while watching the sun set is unforgettable. I could understand if on a day with poor weather, the view would have felt different. However, we have never experienced a view like we had and would love the opportunity to be able to return in the future.

The space needle ITSELF is impressive on a beautiful day and there are better ways to see it. This lounge is just a few tables behind a wall, with microwaved food that they hope the theatrics (dry ice and soap bubbles) will distract you from. It’s bad food. Shamefully bad bc they managed to ruin things that should have been good by adding awful twists to (want a ball of fat added to your cocktail? What about a cocktail made out of pea soup? You sure?) there’s not ONE normal cocktail on included menu and they’re worse than they sound…but also…big soap bubbles dripping into your drinks and dry ice so…maybe you’ll just take your photos and move along. We did. We left most of the food and most of the cocktails and left as soon as possible. It’s been a constant subject of conversation since then and NOT in a good way. Also- tables all around us felt the same way. No one was happy.

Giving an over 1 star simply over the phone attendant. I have been to the lounge and it is a 5 star experience. We are planning our daughter’s birthday and advised that last we were there we saw a 11-12 year old last time we were there and we would have loved to take our daughter to a nice dinner. The phone attendant said “well that should not have happened and she would not be allowed” I can get behind that. She then asked how did I know that the girl was around that age and asked if I checked her ID. I had to get my husband on the phone as a witness but long story short she was very rude. I highly suggest the restaurant getting their own attendant as the main operator is not making a good impression on this place.

The Loupe (apparently pronounced "Loop") Lounge is a fun add-on for those wanting to visit the space needle but want to make a lunch out of it. You'll need to reserve a package in advance of which they have several. We went with the peasant package (two wine flights, wagyu burgers, truffle fries and macrons). If you buy the more expensive packages, they'll sit you right next to the exterior windows like the royalty you are 👑. I joke, it's still a great view but you'll have guests and wait staff constantly walking in front of your view as the aisle is in the middle. The local wine surprised me. I wasn't expecting bad wine by any means but it was very good. The food portions were "small" but exceedingly well done. You'll leave this place stuffed no matter what package you order. I don't even know how long we sat there but it was long enough for like 3+ full rotations. Then once you're done, wander up to the viewing deck. Bonus: It seems like local pilots like to fly really close to the space needle so you get some awesome shots (see video).