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Puyalapabs Café: Exquisite Northwest Flavors Await - Puyalapabs Café, Tacoma, WA

Puyalapabs Café

4.5
4.5
136 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 16 times today
  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for business meals
Puyalapabs Café offers a beautifully intimate Northwest setting featuring steaks, seafood, Asian cuisine, and other regional favorites. 21+ only.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Asian, Breakfast
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 6:00 am–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 6:00 am–2:00 am
  • Phone number
    (253) 441-3282
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 136 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Tacoma

    Innovative

  • Tacoma

    Good for groups

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Puyalapabs Café delights with "excellent service" and "delicious food," consistently impressing guests. Known for its attentive staff, especially standout servers like Alexandria and Kim, the café offers a welcoming atmosphere. While some dishes vary, the prime rib and seafood are favorites. Reservations recommended for a smooth dining experience.

136 Reviews
  1. Richard

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great meal as always and great service This is one of my favorite places to eat!!!

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  2. Stan

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I bought tickets to a show and made reservation at your restraunt for our 23rd anniversary everything was outstanding the waitress was amazing will definitely be coming back next time their is a show in Tacoma we want to see. Thankyou so much for help making a night incredible. -Stan J. Hoq,Wa

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  3. David

    Seattle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food not overly expensive and great for date night.

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  4. Erik

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Service was really good but the food wasn’t good at all. The steak tasted like it was boiled with no flavor and The Seafood Chow Mein had no flavor and all the noodles were hard and not cooked. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

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  5. Christine

    Seattle

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Good food, fast service and decent value - hit all the marks

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  6. Shelah

    Salt Lake City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our special accommodations were taken into consideration. A person in our party is hard of hearing, I requested to be seated against the far wall. We were seated in a nice booth in a less traveled area. The food was great, we ordered the Chinese Family Style Dinner for Two. We're big eaters and still had food to take home.

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  7. Mary Ann

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 31, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The wait staff here is so understaffed. Hire more servers and get them some help. Also, the "rule" about not letting the customers keep their water at the table is ludicrous! If we (the customer) ask the waiter/waitress to please leave the water, that's what should happen! Otherwise, your poor server has to constantly return to the table to refill your water glass. Which is very unfair to them, especially when you are so understaffed. This restaurant could be run SO much better, do the right thing....listen to your customers and make it better. Another concern, we ordered the fish and chips at one visit, and after peeling over 1" thick breading off the fish, we were left with a piece of fish about the size of an adult finger. Unacceptable. And don't lay the fish atop the french fries, mushed up both the fish (breading) and the fries. Do better.

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  8. Richard

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food, great service Fair prices, food is always good

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  9. Susief

    Cancun

    35 reviews

    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Such a great atmosphere with the obvious exception this is inside the casino. My mom wanted to try it so we went at lunch. I wish the service and food options were at the tribes Woven at Ruston Way. Lots to choose. We had the fish and chips and a Cuban. Breakfast till 2 pm. Next to us they got the turkey open faced with gravy and it was a fresh roasted turkey that had just come out and sliced. It smelled terrific with huge slices of turkey breast. Prices were a little high but I think that's just normal these days. We don't gamble but nice to try it.

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  10. Jill

    Seattle

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I told our waitress that the filet I had was the best I had ever had and it is true. I do eat steak often and this was truly the most delicious and tender I ever had! My husband also said his meal was so tasty and memorable. We will be eating here again!

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FAQs

Puyalapabs Café is rated 4.5 stars by 136 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 16 times today
Google Map for Puyalapabs Café

2920 E R St, Tacoma, WA 98404-4934

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood
    Tacoma
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 6:00 am–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 6:00 am–2:00 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Asian, Breakfast
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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