Simon & Seafort's Saloon & Grill

LeWayne Ballard

Came here for an unplanned dinner when visiting Anchorage. It was crowded and was quoted a long wait for a table, but the bar area was open seating. Luckily a party was leaving and was able to grab a table within a few minutes. Our waiter was Conner and he did a great job. He was friendly, helpful, and very prompt on his service. While debating on the meal, ordered a few cocktails which came out within 5 minutes. For the appetizers, ordered the Crispy Calamari, Arugula and Fresh Berry Salad, Spinach Salad. These also came out within 10 minutes and they split the orders so they were easier to share. For the meals, ordered the Halibut Cheeks, Pan Seared Halibut, and Crab Stuffed Halibut. These all came out together within about 20 minutes. This was good timing as was enjoying the appetizers and drinks, so didn't feel rushed at all. The fish were nice, fresh, and thick cuts of meat. All were good, but my favorite was clearly the Halibut Cheeks. It was a special that wasn't on the menu and not found in many restaurants. It had a nice crisp and was very meaty with a scallop-like texture. Overall, was a good dining experience. Good service and food. If you don't have a reservation, head to the bar area and you'll probably find a table pretty quickly.

Michelle Wittig

We had a very nice lunch here. Our server was very helpful with my dairy allergy. The salmon with saffron rice, carrot-ginger puree, and pistachio pesto was delicious. The view from the restaurant is beautiful, too. My only suggestion would be to serve local seafood.

Jason Bennett

This place was very underwhelming to me. I came at late lunch hour (2pm) on a Wednesday. They weren’t busy yet I waited 15 minutes to get sat while the hostess took phone calls before the customer standing in front of her. The table was nice and the views were great. I ordered a bowl of chowder which was admittedly delicious but it was also room temperature which was a tad off putting. The bread they served with the soup was delicious. I had the almond crusted scallops as an entree. They were perfectly cooked but simultaneously very forgettable. There wasn’t much flavor to them and the sauce was very mild; in my opinion not a great pair. The asparagus medley was good but the potatoes beneath again, very forgettable. There’s much better places to eat in the city but the view here is among the best. My server Marylou was a sweetheart - my biggest demerits are for the hostess, lukewarm soup and super okay entree. When you're paying $50 a person for lunch, you should leave with a smile on your face.

Wendy Chang

Good table service, but bad attitude at front desk that she only cares her makeup. You still need to wait more than ten minutes even you have reservation, please don’t arrive earlier. We have reservation at 5:30 pm, and arrived around 5 pm. We have a table around 5:45 pm. Food is okay. Scallop is good, but crab with béarnaise sauce is not worth to try. The halibut is too easy for the decoration, no seasoning and messy with bottom rice. I actually don’t understand why they have high raking. We waited dishes for a long time with understanding because the server told us that they don’t expect would have so much customers. Thus, their staff are not enough. If there is no good table server, I would only leave one star.