Cactus! On Alki

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny, crisp fall day in Seattle. Owen and I set off on a long walk after work to enjoy the weather. I wanted to show him some places I've seen on my running adventures. There's a road in a back neighborhood that looks like it might just end but doesn't. When it turns a corner you can see the bay over rooftops...it looks like some beach front village, with houses built all over the cliff side.

We decided to eat dinner down on Alki before starting the climb back up to our apartment. I thought Cactus looked interesting. I loved it as soon as we walked in. It was open and bright, with a fireplace going, and a huge view of the beach. I got the Espinaca salad. It was delicious. The candied pecans were my favorite part and the best that I've ever had. They tasted like Christmas. Owen got the enchilada. I had a bite and it was cheesy, steaky goodness.

Our waitress was friendly and attentive. Which makes eating out a fun experience. Sometimes I feel bad eating out if someone is pouting back and forth with my food and plates. Anyway...When we were done polishing off our plates, talking about how much we liked Cactus and how we needed to come to the happy hour sometime very soon, the manager came over and gave us free flan! Just for being first time customers at Cactus! To me free dessert is pretty much the most exciting thing that can happen at dinner. So Cactus, which was already at a 10 out of 10 in my book, really out-did itself. I don't even know how to rate it now... so I'll just say it was delicious and fun. Cactus immediately climbed to the top of my "Favorite West Seattle Restaurants" list.


Prices: Between $8 and $15 for dinner entrees, happy hour has $4 food specials! Check out the menu.
Hours:
Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:30 - 3:00
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday 5:00 - 10:00
Friday and Saturday: 5:00 - 11:00
Happy Hour: Monday - Sunday: 3:00 - 5:00
Address: 2820 Alki Avenue SW, Seattle, 98116
Phone: 206.933.6000