What becomes a legend most? The answer is no longer mink, and in the case of the Sorrento Hotel, it’s not the Dunbar Room.
From high atop First Hill, the Sorrento has reigned as Seattle’s empress of Old World elegance since 1909. Once upon a time, afternoon tea was taken in the lobby’s circular Fireside Room (now a Sundays-only ritual). Dinner was served in The Top of The Town on the rooftop (now an event space).
The original Dunbar Room restaurant existed for a few years in the early 1960s on the hotel’s ground floor. Eventually it became the Hunt Club.