Stanley & Seafort's

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• IV

  Ivy Vongunsten

  Sep 20, 2026
  2.0
  First off, let’s remember this place is on the Eastside. The prices are a little ambitious considering the location, so I was expecting the food to at least make up for it. Unfortunately, everything was pretty bland. The “broccoli and carrots” was three pieces of broccoli and one tiny carrot that looked more like a string bean. The meat wasn’t great quality either—it had so much tendon throughout that some pieces were difficult to chew and swallow. The calamari was also completely lacking in seasoning or flavor. The atmosphere didn’t help. The music was so loud that everyone at the tables around us was practically yelling just to have a conversation. There’s a difference between creating a lively atmosphere and making it impossible to hear the person sitting across from you. The manager was probably the most disappointing part. She initially thought our table had complained and was very polite, but once she realized it was the tables in front of and behind us, her attitude noticeably changed. It was uncomfortable to watch, especially considering who was sitting at those tables. I can see what they’re trying to do here, but the food, service, and overall experience simply don’t match the price point.
• LW

  Loma Watkins

  Sep 20, 2026
  1.0
  Came here for date night while in town for a wedding, since the reviews and pictures looked amazing. Don't let any of them fool you. I ordered the crab and shrimp fettuccine and added lobster. The lobster was rubbery and the breed they served had better flavor then the pasta. My boyfriend ordered the surf and turf. His sides, broccoli and mashed potatos were cold. Steak was "cooked" well, melted in your mouth but drenched in A1. No other flavor. Waitress was very sweet when she checked on me I could not fake my enthusiasm for a dish that was so terrible. I explained how it was and she went and got a manager. Manager was at first sweet and apologized and offered to remake the pasta. I said that was not needed as the flavor was just not there at all and I did not want a replacement as it already took them 45 minutes to bring us these dishes. She asked if I had a starter ordered a soup or salad and made me pick one. I had chowder which was also extremely flavorless. I joked with my boyfriend saying maybe I had covid as there was no flavor in the chowder either. He tried it and agreed it was bland. All this could have been a wash as it seems clear most people come for the ambiance and the view of the city, which was wonderful. But! ***Icing ontop of the cake was a table next to us got a hair in their food and sent their dish back. The manager came over and we could hear part of the conversation which included her saying "everyone in back is bald" she walked away and I asked my boyfriend did she really try to say everyone in back was bald implying there was no way the hair was from a staff member? He casually leaned back in his chair looking back into the kitchen and started to name off colors. Brown, brown, blond, brown. All hair colors of staff in the back handling food. My plate was compt but he paid for his and we even left a good tip for the waitress since it was not her fault the food was bad. But how the manager tried to claim staff was bald, blatantly lying to a customer, is what prompted this review. This restaurant is clearly just a status symbol not a place for good food.
• JD

  Jessica Day

  Sep 19, 2026
  1.0
  I'll put this as politely as possible...... I think the owner of this place forgot what neighborhood they live in. Besides the fact that you guys intentionally sawed off legs of chairs at different lengths rather than donating them the shelter, goodwill or literally anywhere, the displays of entitlement are despicable. Lying to the news Tribune when everybody saw the sawed-off legs in the trash with the chairs says everything we need to know about you guys. But let's go further.... Let's go into my personal experiences. You guys block off that entire bridge from two-way traffic every time you get a delivery. There is a tiny little turn lane so that people can turn down the street safely. Also, I have to drive into oncoming traffic to get around the truck. You don't own the road. Or the crosswalk. That is city property belonging to all of us heathens you show such disdain for. Yet you guys police that crosswalk like it belongs to you. Including stopping traffic so that your employees can walk back and forth for seemingly no reason. It would be completely different if it was to help somebody cross the road. RCW46.61.250 and RCWA46.61.260 prohibits pedestrians from suddenly leaving a curb or walking into the path of a vehicle when it is impractical for the driver to stop, or using a public roadway to intentionally impede, obstruct, or frustrate vehicular traffic.Using a crosswalk as a tool to play traffic cop or stall vehicles for a personal power trip constitutes disorderly conduct or a public nuisance, and individuals doing this can be cited by law enforcement for obstructing traffic. Business operators or employees have absolutely no legal authority to direct public traffic unless they are a certified flagging uniform officer holding a valid permit for an active construction zone or permitted special event. RCW 46.61.290 : The center lane right after the East 34th Street Bridge is legally reserved exclusively for vehicles preparing to make left turns. Utilizing this lane as a stationary loading dock or parking space forces drivers into oncoming traffic lanes to pass the truck, which constitutes a severe public safety hazard. RCW 46.61.570(1)(a)(vii): This state statute mandates that no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle upon any bridge or other elevated structure.RCW 46.61.570(1)(b)(i): This section prohibits any person from standing or parking a vehicle in front of a public or private driveway. Because that turn lane sits immediately adjacent to the driveways and the intersection of East D Street, blocking it constitutes an illegal obstruction. Tacoma Parking Regulation: TMC 11.05.380 (Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited): Tacoma city ordinance mirrors state law, making it a local traffic infraction to park any vehicle in a manner that obstructs the regular flow of traffic or blocks designated turn lanes within the city limits. TMC 11.05.230 (Obstructing Traffic): This local ordinance explicitly makes it illegal to park or leave any vehicle standing upon a street in a manner that blocks the free passage of other vehicles. TMC 8.30.040 (Public Nuisances Defined): Under Tacoma's chronic public nuisance code, any business activity that continuously or repeatedly obstructs, impedes, or interferes with the secure use of a public highway, street, or right-of-way by the general public can be classified as a public nuisance. Code Enforcement can issue steep fines directly to the property or business owner if they allow their commercial vendors to repeatedly create these hazards. If only you spent half the time brushing up on the law as you did sawing off chair legs.
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  Debbie Von Wald

  Sep 15, 2026
  2.0
  We had a reservation for 6pm and arrived at 5:50. Ordered a beer at the bar and were seated just after 6. We ordered apps just after being seated and our entrees by 6:15. Our appetizer came out promptly; but dinner never showed up. At 7:15 we were told our dinner was coming soon. About 15 minutes later at 7:30 the manager showed up at our table and explained thst our ticket was lost and they were sorry but were going to pick up our appetizer and our food would be our shortly. We were polite about accepting this information, until we were told that we weren't allowed any more alcohol. We had 3 or 4 beers each and she said that was too many for the amount of food we had consumed. WHAT A JOKE!!! They screw us over and we're kind about it until they say we can't have another beer. Absolutely ridiculous! Almost 2 hours and 4 beers exceeds the acceptable amount of alcohol?? If they served us timely, we wouldn't have drank as much obviously. Our Food finally showed up 15 minutes later; approximately an hour and a half after ordered. I was completely insulted by this manager who ruined our business dinner. I will NEVER eat at this restaurant or their affiliates again. These people have some nerve. High recommend going elsewhere if you like some beverages at dinner. The food was NOT worth the wait and clearly the service sucked.
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  Ashley Nicole

  Sep 13, 2026
  1.0
  My husband and I booked this place for our 5 year anniversary. We originally had reservations at Fogo de Chao, but their grills weren't working so I booked this place sort of last minute (3pm the day of for 8:15pm). When we got there their parking was very limited and difficult if you have a bigger truck. ( I have now learned that the parking across the street is also available) We then checked in for our reservation and still waited about 15 min to be seated. Once we were seated I noticed all the tables had candles except for ours. We were seated in the middle close to everyone, far from the view and very noisey. Even though I specified it was our anniversary, they did not do anything special like some other restaurants. Someone then put water on our table and walked away. No one helped us for about 15 mins. Until a waitress finally came to our table and started taking our order, mid order she then said "Oops im at the wrong table I am so sorry!" About 10 min later the same waitress came back and asked if we had been helped. We said no. She asked who dropped off our waters and I told her we didn’t know because we were looking at the menu. She took our drink order and apologized and said she’s going to try and figure out what’s going on. 15 min later our drinks finally came and she gave us bread. She said she couldn't figure out who our server was and didn’t know what was going on. She then said she would take our appetizer order. We ordered the oysters. She came back 10-15min later and said they were out of oysters. She then recommended the beef tidbits so we ordered that. Then she came back 15 min later and said that the beef should be out soon and took our entree order, she then apologized again and asked if we could look around and see who dropped off our waters but i told her i couldn't remember what she looked like as i only caught a very quick glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye. We then ordered 2 orders of prime rib and a side of mac and cheese. The tables next to us had prime rib and we were excited for ours, we were really looking forward to enjoying it. She came back 15 min later and still had no appetizer and she then said they had no more prime rib, they had called last call but she didn't hear it. At that point we felt our anniversary dinner just wasn’t going to happen so we asked for the bill, she sincerely apologized and I told her it was not her fault, the whole 1.5hr we were there, she was the only one who helped us. She told us they covered the 2 drinks we got and we left. On the way out the manager said "Are you sure we can't cover that appetizer for you?" We never even got our appetizer. We ate nothing but the free bread and it was just a bad experience overall.

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