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Vegan restaurant in Wallingford offering 5-course prix fixe menu that changes every 2 weeks. One seating per night. Supports local farmers and foragers. Open Wed-Sat 7:00pm-9:00pm, Sun 6:30pm-8:30pm.


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68 Reviews

First Review by RichCohan

PatriciaFields

Points +34

Vegetarian
13 Jul 2023

One of my top meals ever!

A friend took me to Harvest Beat for my birthday dinner. The food, service, and atmosphere were all absolutely amazing. There wasn’t a single course (of the five courses) that wasn’t tasty and different from anything I’ve ever eaten. It’s pricey, so it’s not for everyone, but if you can afford it, definitely go!

Pros: Food, Service, Music

TEE427

Points +287

Vegan
05 Jun 2023

Unique Vegan Chef Table experience

The creativity and care given to each course was amazing! Each course had unique flavors building to main course and dessert. Not only was it appealing to the palate but alluring to the eye! Excellent must try even if you are not vegan! We are vegan though and never have had this type of experience! Look forward to coming again when we are back to visit!

Pros: Unique flavors, Local produce, Atmosphere

Cons: Can be pricey so could limit some ppl

michaelaorel

Points +917

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Great 5 course experience

Menu changes based on vegetables in season. Everything was delicious, and included a wine pairing.
Super filling!

Pros: All vegan

kayleejorose

Points +215

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

Best ever❤️

This was probably the most fun dinner I have ever had, and the best food as well. All of the dishes were so creative and beautiful. It was such a fun experience to eat here! They put so much care and thought into the food. It is pricey so it may be more of a special occasion place for some.

Pros: Great food, Special occasions

Cons: Pricey

dlachica

Points +4041

Vegan
03 Mar 2023

Special Occasions made special

It’s not often you can find a vegan restaurant thats concept helps make special occasions more special! We were fortunate to dine with Harvest Beat for a birthday and wedding anniversary during our 2 1/2 months visiting Seattle. Because they change the menu every few weeks, it gave us opportunity to try new things. The staff is welcoming, friendly, and dedicated. I love that everyone is served the same thing at the same time, making you feel you are a part of something bigger and sharing the experience with many! Would highly recommend everyone have this experience.

Pros: Overall experience , Pre fixed meal , Locally sourced ingredients

dataleek

Points +239

Vegan
05 Feb 2023

Favorite date spot

Update: We celebrated an anniversary and it was just as lovely as all prior visits. Unique, locally sourced farm to table restaurant. Thoughtful preparation and friendly staff.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-20

Pros: Farm to table, Artistic presentation, Lots of unique flavor pairings

charlotg

Points +39

Vegetarian
17 Nov 2022

Must visit

Cozy little restaurant great food good prices. Open Wednesday through Sunday for dinner

Pros: All vegan gourmet, Creative , Chef talks and to diners

Cons: None

EthanMills

Points +76

Vegan
27 Aug 2022

Excellent food but pricey

The food here is the best I’ve had in a really long time and by far the best vegan food. The rice with mushrooms in the third course was in the top ten of best things I have ever eaten. The wine pairings were excellent and the atmosphere was nice. The only thing holding back the last star is the price (~$300 w tip for two people). Is great for a celebration or fancy date.

SouthernmostVegan

Points +2062

Vegan
11 Aug 2022

Great value

The menu changes often so we didn’t know what to expect. It was delicious!

We chose to sit at the bar to watch the chefs plate the food. Totally fun.

One of us chose the wine pairing and the other chose the non-alcoholic drink pairing. Truthfully, I wasn’t impressed with the wine pairing, but still glad we did it. The non-alcoholic pairing was outstanding. The total price including the beverage pairing was totally reasonable about $100pp.

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-11

Veganmouse

Points +1635

Vegan
03 Jul 2022

Pricey but good

All vegan, creative menu. Lovely atmosphere inside. Not the best vegan food I've ever had, especially for the price, but still first we went. Food tasted good but wasn't bursting with flavor
First course was soup and salad - the salad was mostly just leaves
Fresh rolls - tasted almost entirely of leaves
Cauliflower steak - loved this
Coconut and strawberry cake - excellent, best course
While not the best vegan meal ever, it's so creative and love how much the chefs love the plants they cook with
Menu changes every 4 weeks

hardizzle

Points +139

Mostly Veg
12 Feb 2022

Blown Away!

The food was incredible, loved all of the drink pairings, really enjoyed and appreciated the chef’s gratitude speech at the beginning, and was grateful for the very attentive and personable wait staff! I can’t wait to come back and try their future 5-course meals! The atmosphere was delightful as well and was really thankful for how mindfully every ingredient was sourced and how each component had a story

GabrielGault

Points +18

Vegan
20 Dec 2021

Great food/ experience

Food and drinks were great, attentiveness was on point

noturmamanoturmilk

Points +93

Vegan
19 Dec 2021

Favorite date night spot

We’ve been coming here for all our special occasions since they opened! So good!!!!! The owner is really friendly too.

potatopancake

Points +1234

Vegan
11 Nov 2021

Fancy

Let me preface this by saying im more of a sloppy, greasy, cheesy kind of vegan food junkie, but this [censored] was awesome. It’s expensive af so obviously not an all the time thing, but definitely worth it. The chef came out and announced exactly what we were eating and even the hippies’ names that foraged it. Classic Washington stuff. It was very well thought out and put together and an absolute ton of food. Lasagne, ravioli and canoli. None of that bs açaí bowl nonsense. Real food with bomb ass ingredients and definitely lots of love. The whole place had three employees, and they all did fantastic. Splurge a little and treat yoself to some fancy vegan cuisine.

Pros: Lotsa food, Love, Service

SamanthaDavies

Points +75

Vegan
15 Oct 2021

For the vegan's special occasion

This place is a huge treat. For vegan who basically have a love affair with food, Harvest Beat is unbeatable (hehe). It's a fixed course menu. The chef comes out the beginning and explains what you'll be eating that night, it varies week to week. We had soup and salad (the Salad had these amazing pickled sea beans), I forget the second course, then there was lasagna, and then chocolate ice cream and rhubarb cake. The food was very good, but over the atmosphere is like so special and kinda romantic. Also you get much to drink included if that's your jam. I think they do wine pairings with each course. We got the beer, which meant we got a beer with each course lol we were pretty tipsy walking home.

SarahMays

Points +1407

Vegan
26 Sep 2021

Favorite fancy dinner

Harvest Beat is my absolute favorite place to have dinner for a special occasion. I love listening to the chef talk about the local ingredients in each course before the dinner starts. Overall it is a wonderful culinary experience and the food is exquisite. It’s fun to go back again and again as the menu changes with the seasons. The wine pairing option is excellent as well. I highly recommend Harvest Beat!

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-26

Pros: Local, organic ingredients , Great service , Absolutely delicious experience

villain

Points +9348

Vegan
14 Sep 2021

Fancy but flavorless

I was very excited to try Harvest Beat, but overall it wasn't worth it and I wouldn't eat there again. The ambiance was great, as was the plating, but then I struggled to actually get much flavor out of the food. It sucks to think that we spent so much for mediocre taste. I'd give two stars, but since the menu changes regularly I'm hoping it was just an "off day" when I ate there.

MarkPayne

Points +179

Vegan
01 Nov 2020

Amazing Vegan 5-Course

I took my girlfriend here for her birthday a couple weeks ago, we'd never had a 5-course preset menu, let alone a vegan one, complete with drink pairings. It was an amazing experience. The staff were friendly and passionate about the food, the chef explained the entire menu including where they source their ingredients from prior to beginning the meal, they were attentive of my allergy request, and the atmosphere was perfect for a special night out. As I've never done a preset multi-course meal before I can't comment too much on the price, but I would say for the food and experience it was well worth it and I would do it again for a special occasion. I look forward to the next time I can visit Harvest Beat.

Pros: Amazing Staff, Delicious Seasonal Rotating Food, Relaxing Atmosphere

SnuggleBear

Points +179

Vegan
12 Aug 2020

What a joy!

What a delight. I was only here once. I should go again someday. Very good. Very fun. Expect an event and expect it to be your evening. Thank you!

Pros: Great food, Inventive, A fun event

timefortacos

Points +171

Vegan
27 May 2020

Perfect for a fancy splurge!

This place is our go-to for birthdays and anniversaries. Convenient location and awesome service with an interesting and ever-changing menu. I adore this gem of a restaurant!

Boilermaker11

Points +68

Vegan
09 Dec 2019

Excellent dining experience!

This was the best dining experience I have had since going vegan in 2014. I truly enjoyed everything: the food, atmosphere, and feeling of satiety were all perfect. I love that it is pretty much a zero waste operation while serving mostly local and organic products. Not only do they support local organic farmers, but they also share the names of the farms with the customers so we know where our food comes from. Every single employee was very friendly and knowledgeable from the dish washer to the head chef.

Yes, it’s a bit pricy, but if you want to take your significant other out for an amazing night out in Seattle, this is the best option, hands down!

We chose to sit at the bar overlooking the kitchen. For first timers, I would recommend it. Not only did we get to watch the food being made and plated, but we got to interact with the chefs and that added a very cool aspect to the whole experience. Next time, we will probably sit at a two seat table just because it was hot near the kitchen and the lady next to me got super chatty after a few glasses of wine. I was interested in talking to my wife on our date, the rando next to me, but that’s just me!

Pros: Cool atmosphere, Creative menu, Healthy and satisfying

Cons: Pricy, but you get what you pay for, Weekends book fast, so book well in advance!

cookiem

Points +5952

Vegan
07 Oct 2019

Fun prix fixe dining experience

This place is such a breath of fresh air to dining, period. I love everything about this place, well, just about. The dinner is from 7pm until you're done with the 5 courses. Everyone is there and starts at the same time, like a banquet or a party with people you might not know until the night is over.

The chef's explanations are salivating and fun to hear. The ingredients are local, mostly organic and fresh, and of course, vegan. So nice to know it's all vegan! If you have an allergy, tell them before your reservation, but even so, they can accommodate the day of/ meal time.

The meal we had was soup and salad, another salad with amazing chanterelle mushrooms and parsnips, a main course of lasagna with the thinnest take on noodles with cooked zucchini but a delightful garnish of flavors to make me rethink lasagna, and of course ,dessert. Not too shabby for Seattle!

If you like an experience for your meal, this is the place to go! The folks who run it all operate as a team. It's super cool! Yay vegans! The price is extremely reasonable, too!

Pros: All vegan, Food was vegan and gluten free (except dessert), Local, organic produce = so fresh

Cons: Dessert is not their best suit, Reservations only for 7 pm

chocolatespy

Points +348

Vegan
07 Sep 2019

Beautiful and delicious

5 course vegan meal with wine pairing

Pros: Fresh local ingredients , Cozy welcoming experience , Generous portions

Cons: Expensive

tnole

Points +29

Vegan
29 Jul 2019

Lovely

Lovely and delicious! Service and food are fantastic. I loved every bite!

Pros: The food, service, location

dangrossman

Points +130

Vegan
06 Jun 2019

Holy cow!!! Greatest ever!

Awesome experience, food, staff, drinks (alc and non-). Creative high cuisine in totally casual hip setting. So warm and welcoming. Do not miss!!

eastmeetsnorthwest

Points +184

Vegan
15 Mar 2019

11/10 on Experience. More complex feelings about the food.

I love the experience of this restaurant. They are so open, welcoming, friendly, and so excited to share knowledge with you and bring you into their world. And by they, I mean the chefs. If you dine here, you will experience a truly zero-waste, local, seasonal, thoughtful food philosophy.

For the meal itself, I feel a bit more complicated. I think when you're rotating your menu every three weeks, using whatever the land is providing, you're going to have some hits and misses. That's not what this place is about, but I feel that if you're the kind of person for whom you want a prix fixe meal to blow you out of the water with every dish, you may not feel like this is a good value.

Nevertheless, I sincerely believe that everyone should try dining here at least once. This is the kind of establishment that I wish I could support every day. Maybe one day we'll be fortunate enough to see them expand into a dining space where you can order a single menu item. For that, I would be willing to come back again and again. As it is, I have a really hard time dropping $100 on dinner. But everyone should try it once.

Pros: Amazing concept, warmth, education, and ethos

Cons: Experimentation will not always be a huge hit, High price for lots of courses means rare occasion

shenxi

Points +108

Vegan
05 Feb 2019

one of the best meals I've ever had

they use a lot of local, interesting ingredients, and everything is well executed and very flavorful. it's a fancy and expensive place -- dinner took over 2 hrs and was $100 per person -- but it's a great experience and a way to discover what's possible with vegan food.



Updated from previous review on 2019-02-05




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