Originally Posted by
meiji
Seeing the Herbfarm above I have a quick question. If I was to go for an all out, one night blowout what restaurants in the greater Seattle area do people recommend. Happy to head out as far as the mountains to the east, the Olympics to the west and as far as Canada to the north (dunno about South but Auburn scares me). I also would like something I can actually get a reservation for

Is 2 hours 15 minutes too far? If not, check out the Cave B Inn in Quincy, future location of Microsoft and Yahoo (
http://www.cavebinn.com/), it's got a winery, an Inn, and a very good restaurant, Tendrils. Here's a review of Tendrils:
http://www.cavebinn.com/PDF/tendrils.pdf. The view is spectacular, too. It's right next to The Gorge Amphitheater, voted best outdoor concert venue in North America 9 years in a row (
http://www.hob.com/venues/concerts/g...eral_info.asp), so watch out for concert weekends in the summer.
Edited to add that CostCo in Wenatchee is selling $100 gift certificates to Cave B Inn for $79.95 each. They're good at the Inn, the spa, and at Tendrils restaurant.