Palisade Restaurant

Name

Palisade Restaurant

Legal name

Palisade Restaurant

Website

https://palisaderestaurant.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Upscale Seafood Dining

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Fine dining
• Private event catering
• Waterfront dining
• Wine dinner series

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-In Restaurant Sales: Revenue from food and beverage sales during regular restaurant service, including lunch, dinner, and brunch menus. Features premium seafood, steaks, and craft cocktails.
2. Private Events and Catering: Revenue from hosting private events in three dedicated rooms (Magnolia Room, Orchid Room, Alani Room) and outdoor spaces (Courtyard Terrace). Catering services for corporate meetings, weddings, rehearsal dinners, and celebrations.
3. Wine Dinner Events: Ticketed multi-course wine pairing dinners sold at $125-$149 per person. Features premium wineries with sommelier-curated food and wine pairings.
4. Wine Festival Admissions: Annual Washington Wine Fest event featuring tastings from 26 wineries. General Admission at $65 and VIP Admission at $95 per person.
5. Nightly Dinner Specials: Rotating weekly themed dinner specials including Salmon Experience Tuesday ($35), Steakhouse Wednesday ($45), and Lobster Crazy Thursday ($50), served alongside regular menu.
6. Prix Fixe Menu: Limited-time prix fixe menus such as Smith Cove 2-Course Menu at $48 per person, featuring curated starter and entrée combinations.
7. Gift Card Sales: Traditional and e-gift card sales through Landry's gift card platform. No service fees or expiration dates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Palisade Restaurant operates an upscale waterfront seafood restaurant at Elliott Bay Marina in Seattle, serving Pacific Northwest seafood, premium steaks, raw bar selections, and craft cocktails through lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch service. The restaurant supplements its dine-in operation with private event hosting in three dedicated rooms and an outdoor terrace (up to 300 guests), ticketed multi-course wine dinner events, an annual Washington Wine Fest, rotating nightly dinner specials, gift cards, and online takeout ordering.

Product overview

Palisade Restaurant is a Seattle waterfront seafood dining destination offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services centered around its marina-view location. The core offering is all-day dining through dinner and brunch menus featuring Pacific Northwest seafood, premium steaks, and globally-inspired dishes. Supporting offerings include private event hosting across four distinct rooms accommodating up to 300 guests, rotating nightly dinner specials (Salmon Tuesday, Steakhouse Wednesday, Lobster Thursday), seasonal summer menus, and curated wine dinner events. Additional revenue streams include a cocktail program with signature Pacific Northwest-inspired drinks, a raw bar with oysters and seafood towers, happy hour bar bites, a gift card program, and annual wine festival events. The restaurant operates under Landry's Inc. corporate umbrella, integrating third-party platforms for ticketing (Eventbrite), gift cards (CashStar), online ordering (Aloha), and accessibility (AudioEye).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Events Full-service event hosting for corporate meetings, weddings, rehearsal dinners, graduation parties, holiday gatherings, and milestone celebrations across three dedicated rooms (Magnolia Room up to 60 guests, Orchid Room up to 150 guests, Alani Room with separate entrance, dance floor, kitchen, and bar) and the Courtyard Terrace. Events can accommodate up to 300 guests with professional catering, event coordinators, and banquet service.
• Wine Dinners Multi-course prix fixe dinners with sommelier-curated wine pairings hosted at the restaurant and sold via Eventbrite. Featured events include Willamette Valley Wine Dinner ($125/person), Rodney Strong Wine Dinner ($145/person), Duckhorn Wine Dinner ($135/person), and Gerard Bertrand Wine Dinner ($149/person for 6 courses). Tax and gratuity are included.
• Washington Wine Fest Sip & Sea Annual wine festival hosted at Elliott Bay Marina in partnership with the Washington State Wine Commission, featuring tastings from 26 of Washington State's most acclaimed wineries. General Admission ($65) includes tastings from 24 wineries plus culinary bite and live entertainment; VIP Admission ($95) adds exclusive access to Echolands and Klipsun VIP wineries, private indoor tastings, and elevated culinary pairings.
• Nightly Dinner Specials Rotating themed dinner specials program served alongside the regular menu: Tuesday Salmon Experience ($35), Wednesday Steakhouse ($45), and Thursday Lobster Crazy ($50). Available for dinner only and not offered on holidays, with optional 5oz lobster tail add-on for $15.
• Summer 2026 Specials Menu Limited summer menu featuring seasonal dishes including Sugarcane Shrimp Satay (appetizer), Heirloom Tomato Salad, Seared & Roasted King Salmon Cantonese Style, Char-Grilled Halibut, Herb-Grilled Chilean Seabass, and Chocolate Tuxedo dessert. Available for a limited time while supplies last.
• Smith Cove Prix Fixe Menu Two-course prix fixe dinner menu priced at $48 per person featuring curated starters (Lobster Bisque, Clam Chowder, Caesar Salad, or Apple Gorgonzola Salad) and entrées (Alaskan Black Cod, Dungeness Crab Stuffed Colossal Shrimp, Pan Seared Scallops & Shrimp, or Salmon Oscar).
• Gift Cards Traditional (mailed) and e-gift cards (digital with custom photo and message) sold through the Landry's CashStar gift card platform with no service fees and no expiration dates. Guests can check balances via the Landry's wgiftcard portal.
• Dinner Service (Dine-In) Full-service dinner program featuring globally-inspired seafood dishes, prime steaks, raw bar, signature cocktails, and an award-winning wine list with main entrées ranging from $33 to $90 (e.g., King Salmon $44, Chilean Sea Bass $51, Lobster Tail $59, Palisade Steak & Lobster $90).
• Weekend Brunch Sunday brunch service from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM featuring breakfast entrée selections, unlimited trips to the Breakfast Pastry & Fresh Fruit Station, plus coffee, tea, and orange juice included at $38 per person.
• Lunch Service & Happy Hour Weekday lunch service featuring handhelds (burgers, sandwiches, fish tacos), salads, pasta dishes, and a Lunch Box option ($26); plus happy hour bar menu from 3pm-6pm with discounted appetizers at $9, $11, $13, and $15 price points and craft cocktails $9–$11.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 OpenTable Diners' Choice Award for scenic view
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Washington State Wine CommissioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of Palisade's annual Washington Wine Fest Sip & Sea event celebrating Washington State's wine industry. Event features tastings from 26 of Washington's most acclaimed wineries.
• Echolands WinerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIP winery at Washington Wine Fest with exclusive private indoor tasting experience. Founded in 2018 by Brad Bergman and Doug Frost, MS, MW, focused on Walla Walla Valley AVA wines with regenerative organic viticulture.
• KlipsuncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIP winery at Washington Wine Fest with exclusive private indoor tasting experience. Since 2016, pursuing singular vision of authentic Red Mountain AVA expression from renowned Klipsun Vineyard, producing small-lot luxury wines.
• EventbritecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTicketing platform used for selling tickets to wine dinner events and Washington Wine Festival. Platform handles ticket sales, payment processing, and event registration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Canlis: Seattle landmark upscale restaurant with panoramic views and a strong private-event business. Direct competitor for the same affluent Seattle diners, wine-focused diners, and corporate/private event bookings that Palisade targets.
• Anthony's Restaurants: Pacific Northwest seafood restaurant chain with multiple Puget Sound locations. Comparable in seafood-focused menu, waterfront positioning, and regional seafood sourcing strategy.
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood: Landry's-owned upscale seafood and steakhouse concept. Sister brand under the same parent, competing for the same premium seafood diner nationwide and potentially sharing loyalty/customer overlap via Landry's Select Club.
• Ivar's Acres of Clams: Iconic Seattle waterfront seafood restaurant on Elliott Bay. Direct competitor for the waterfront seafood dining segment, locals and tourists, and shellfish/raw bar occasions.
• Daniel's Broiler: Schwartz Brothers-operated upscale Seattle steakhouse chain with waterfront locations. Direct overlap in prime steak pricing, view-driven dining experience, and special-occasion positioning.
• The Metropolitan Grill: Long-established upscale Seattle steakhouse in the same downtown-catchment market. Directly competes for special-occasion diners, business entertaining, and steakhouse Wednesday-type premium positioning.

Broad incumbents

• The Capital Grille: Landry's-owned national steakhouse chain with extensive private-event business. Overlaps with Palisade's premium check averages, dry-aged steak offerings, and corporate event clientele.
• McCormick & Schmick's: Established national upscale seafood chain. Comparable in seafood-forward menu and wine program orientation, though broader footprint and more standardized setting than Palisade's boutique waterfront venue.

Regional players

• Coastal Kitchen: Seattle-based seafood and American restaurant focused on Pacific Northwest ingredients. Comparable in menu style, local sourcing, and Seattle diner demographic, though lacking Palisade's waterfront scale and event program.

Emerging players

• Six Seven Restaurant (The Edgewater Hotel): Seattle waterfront hotel restaurant with seafood-forward menu and Elliott Bay views. Comparable in setting and menu orientation, though smaller independent footprint and dependent on hotel occupancy flow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PalisadeRestaurant
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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