Bateau
Bateau in Seattle, WA is rated Use Caution by Oil Watch. Oil Audit (fryer oil: clean; cooking fats: unknown; dressings: unknown; bread: unknown; sauces: unknown). Last confirmed December 2025.
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★4.4·$$$$·844 reviewsWhat to Order
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Uses clean cooking oils
Fried food cooked in beef tallow
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💬What to ask the restaurant
Ask a staff member or manager these questions:
"What oil or fat do you use for grilling and pan-cooking?"
Do you use butter, ghee, tallow, olive oil, or a seed oil like canola?
"What oil is in your salad dressings?"
Is it olive oil or avocado oil, or a seed oil like soybean or canola?
"Does your bread or wraps contain any oils?"
Some breads contain soybean oil or vegetable oil - do yours?
"Do any of your sauces contain seed oils?"
Things like mayo, aioli, or dipping sauces often have soybean or canola oil.
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Bateau is rated Use Caution. Use Caution means: seed oils or unconfirmed answers in several areas, often including the fryer.
At Bateau: 1 area confirmed seed-oil free (fryer oil) and 4 areas not confirmed (cooking fats, dressings, bread and sauces).
Oil Watch audits five areas and weights them: fryer oil 35%, cooking fats 25%, dressings 15%, bread 15% and sauces 10%. A confirmed seed-oil-free area scores in full, a confirmed seed oil scores nothing, an unconfirmed area counts half and an area that doesn't apply is left out. A weighted score of 85 or more is Seed Oil Free, 70 to 84 is Mostly Clean, 40 to 69 is Use Caution and anything lower is Contains Seed Oils. How Oil Watch works
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Apple MapsHours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 5 PM – 9 PM
- Thursday
- 5 PM – 9 PM
- Friday
- 5 PM – 9 PM
- Saturday
- 5 PM – 9 PM
- Sunday
- 5 PM – 9 PM
Hours from Google · updated Oct 26, 2026. Check with the restaurant before you go.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bateau use seed oils?
No seed oils confirmed so far. Bateau is rated Use Caution by Oil Watch: the fryer oil is seed-oil free. The cooking fats, dressings, bread and sauces are not confirmed yet.
What does Bateau fry in?
A seed-oil-free fat. Oil Watch's audit found Bateau doesn't fry in seed oil. The audit notes: Fried food cooked in beef tallow.
What hasn't Oil Watch confirmed at Bateau?
Cooking fats, dressings, bread and sauces are not confirmed yet, so ask staff about them before you order.
Where does Oil Watch's information on Bateau come from?
From the restaurant's own website, last confirmed December 2025. Oil Watch reviewed the listing and cites its source on this page.
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