Dinner (or lunch) on the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train
A scenic journey, train cars, fine dining and wineries? European turn of the century luxury? Not if you take a trip on the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train out of Renton, Washington. The train travels up the east side of Lake Washington ending it’s journey in Woodenville with a stop at the Columbia Winery. The excursion is 3.5 hours round trip and most of the year runs Tuesday-Sunday. May to September the train runs seven days/week, with a dinner excursion. Weekends run both lunch and a dinner time trains. They have a variety of menus with a couple of options that cater to vegetarians and vegans. Reservations are generally a good idea to get a seat in one of the dome cars.
The train started in 1988 in Eastern Washington and moved to Renton in 1992 and has been going strong ever since. They do a number of special train trips including brunches, private events, and New Years Eve.
This trip is definitely geared towards adults and older kids with the fine dining experience and sightseeing. However,they do have food options geared towards those 12 and under. I think that if I had kids though, unless they enjoyed sitting for several hours I’d be less inclined to take them.
Link: http://www.spiritofwashingtondinnertrain.com/index.cfm