Half-Price Mondays and a Local Lineup Worth Knowing
Lincoln Square · Bellevue · Pacific Northwest Seafood and American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 1, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Duke's Bellevue isn't trying to impress you — it's trying to work with you, which is a refreshing posture for a seafood spot in a mall-adjacent dining complex. It leans hard into the Pacific Northwest, which makes sense given what's on the plates. Prices by the glass top out at $18, which in Bellevue feels almost aggressively reasonable.
The list runs about 16 by-the-glass options and a focused bottle selection that anchors itself in Columbia Valley with smart nods to Willamette Valley and California. You'll find names like J. Bookwalter, Benton-Lane, Fidelitas, and JM Cellars — legitimate producers, not filler brands. The white game is particularly strong for a seafood context: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Viognier/Chenin Blanc from Ridge, and multiple Chardonnay options give you real choices. Reds feel a bit more obligatory — there's a Napa Cab (Black Stallion) and a Malbec or two to keep the steak-orderers happy, but the J. Bookwalter 'Conflict' and JM Cellars 'Bramble Bump' show the bottle list has some actual personality.
Sixteen pours is a solid count for a casual seafood restaurant, spanning whites, rosé, and reds at $13–$18 a glass. The rotation leans toward approachable and crowd-tested — Sonoma-Cutrer, Goose Ridge, Browne Family — but that's not a knock when the pricing is this fair. If you're drinking by the glass, the whites are clearly where the kitchen's thinking went.
Mark Ryan The Dissident Red Blend 2020 — $18/glass
This retails for $32 a bottle, and you're getting it by the glass at $18. That's a steal by any math — Mark Ryan is a respected Columbia Valley producer and The Dissident is one of their better reds. Order this before someone at Duke's figures out they're undercharging.
Viognier/Chenin Blanc, Ridge (California)
Ridge making a Viognier/Chenin Blanc blend is not what most people expect from a winery better known for Zinfandel and Lytton Springs, and that curiosity factor alone makes it worth ordering. It's genuinely unusual on a Pacific Northwest seafood list and should be killing it next to a bowl of chowder.
Black Stallion Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
It's fine. It's a Napa Cab on a seafood list — it doesn't embarrass itself, but it doesn't belong here either, and you're not getting any value edge on a brand this widely distributed. Order the Benton-Lane Pinot Noir instead and eat your salmon in peace.
J. Bookwalter Riesling, Columbia Valley + Award-Winning Clam Chowder
Columbia Valley Riesling has the acidity to cut through a cream-based chowder and enough stone fruit and floral character to play off the brininess of the clams. This is the call — not the Chardonnay everyone defaults to.
Monday — 50% off all bottles of wine on Mondays. Applies to the full bottle list.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Duke's Bellevue isn't a destination wine list, but it's a genuinely fair one with enough Pacific Northwest credibility to make the meal feel intentional. Show up on a Monday and drink half-price bottles of J. Bookwalter 'Conflict' — you'll leave very happy.
Old Bellevue · Bellevue · Southern Italian
Carmine's is a dependable wine experience in a room that earns it — the Italian backbone is solid, the Marc Hébrart alone proves someone cared when building this list, and 13 by-the-glass options gives you real choices. Just mind the markups and steer away from the California name-drops.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Redmond Town Center · Bellevue · Steakhouse and Seafood
Matts' isn't a wine destination, but it's not pretending to be one either. The Pacific Northwest focus is smart, the by-the-glass picks punch above the room's casual energy, and $9 oyster bar pours during happy hour is a deal worth showing up for.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Bellefield Office Park Area · Bellevue · Upscale American Steakhouse
Ruth's Chris Bellevue is a reliable machine for a certain kind of corporate dinner — but the wine list is a profit center dressed up as a wine program, and the markups make that clear. Order the Belle Glos, catch Ruth's Hour if you can, and save the serious wine drinking for somewhere that actually cares.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Bellevue Square · Bellevue · Asian, Chinese-inspired
On a Wednesday, P.F. Chang's Bellevue is legitimately worth pulling up a chair for wine — half-price bottles with recognizable labels is a deal you won't find at most actual wine bars. Any other night, the list is competent but overpriced for what it is, and you'd be better off sticking to the cocktails.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Active Program
Acceptable
Lincoln Square · Bellevue · American, Global/International, Seafood
Earls Bellevue isn't going to wow any wine nerds, but it's a genuinely solid operation for what it is — fair prices, a few legitimately good bottles, and one of the best mid-week deals in Bellevue if you time your visit right. Come on a Tuesday or Wednesday and grab the Lingua Franca at half price; you'll leave happy.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Old Bellevue · Bellevue · Contemporary Vietnamese
Monsoon Bellevue earns its Wild Card status: a focused Pacific Northwest wine list in a Vietnamese restaurant context is a genuinely smart move, and Wednesday half-price bottles make this one of the better midweek wine deals in Old Bellevue. Show up on a Wednesday, order the Pinot, and let the kitchen do the rest.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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