Bellevue really needs a nice neighborhood restaurant. They also need to not be a dry town, but that's another story - yet related to our dining experience at 565.
We walked in, and on the TVs was a station known for its fair and balanced reporting. Unless an establishment is a sports bar, there's no reason for a television in a dining room. But it's not a sports bar, because we're in dry Bellevue. So turn the tv off!
But was this a dining room? Or an office? Because on a table in the back were two laptops and paper, like it was someone's desk. I was coming to a restaurant to forget where I've been all day.
As we were eating, a big guy with stained T-shirt came out of the kitchen to interview potential waitresses, within hearing range. Their experience was Eatn'Park, where we would have experienced actually a more interesting and creative menu. The food was fine but nothing exciting.
It's really too bad, because the general atmosphere is nice and the food isn't terrible. It's just short of being the kind of restaurant that Bellevue so desperately needs.