A little strip mall ma and pa joint. This was my third clam chowder restaurant in three days and did not impress. The chowder matrix was one step above mashed potatoes. The matrix was thick with pureed potato. Not a great taste, a step down from both the Pickled Fish and Lost Roo. However, my wife went with the smoked salmon chowder which seemed to have a cream matrix and tasted really good. I may have to try the other chowders next time. read more

I remember meeting MR. Bob about five years ago. Straight up told me he had the best clam chowder period. In my head I rolled my eyes thinking (everyone says that) then he give a sample "with was a good size" you maybe able to call that man a few thing but a liar is not one of them! Since then I've never had a better clam chowder anywhere. I'm in town today and you know where I'm going!!!!!!! read more

Absolutely the best clam chowder I have ever had! Friendly service, and such a fun, authentic beach environment! I have been going here for year and couldn't recommend enough. The rest of my group goes and gets ice cream on the other side of the street, and I break off specially to go here! read more

Absolutely the best clam chowder in Long Beach, The scallion childhood was great to everything gluten-free, if you don't try it's your loss

Very good food! Skip castaways and come here. Super fresh and hot!!! Came out very fast with a smile. Seriously a must try.

Family day trip to the coast, we found this location to be quaint and charming. There is three tables inside, and a few picnic tables outside. The owner was very friendly and talked to us throughout our meal. My husband and I had a bowl of clam chowder, and a crab roll. The chowder was nice and creamy, it had great flavor, but lacked enough clams. The crab roll was tasty, it was a refreshing cold crab, celery, and maybe green onion? Mix, on a buttery toasted bun. My mom had the salmon chowder which included a breadstick and soda. She said it was very flavorful and filling. The breadstick was your average piece of bread, nothing to it, store bought. I expected more bread but it is all about the chowder. Overall it was a nice place to eat, we will probably come back because of how nice the owner was and how tasty the food is. I do believe he is moving to a larger location, which is next to Marshes museum, which I believe will get a ton more customers. read more

Excellent clam and salmon chowder. The fish and chips are delicious, it is served with a great coleslaw. The prices are very reasonable. We will be back. read more

Strongly recommend Captain Bobs. The clam chowder is great but it's the smoked salmon chowder that's absolutely amazing. It's super creamy and full of delicious flavor. The owner is super nice and offered us samples the first time we came here because I was indecisive about which chowder to try. read more

Great owners! The chowder was average - seemed like mashed potatoes added? However, the crab roll was good but for sure not like the East Coast. And I live here on the West Coast! read more

Excellent chowders, they change daily check his Facebook for daily chowders. Fish and chips are very good too, actually too many fries! Love to sit outside and watch Long Beach go by! read more

When we arrived all but one of the four tables was full, well...one of Bob's friends was sitting there but got up for us and moved to a side table in the kitchen. There were seven of us...so he had some work to do, as he was working by himself, right before we left a lady joined him in the kitchen. And we came just in time because a couple more parties came in after us. The kids got the kids meal which were all just frozen prepared mickey mouse chicken nuggets from costco a small bag of chips juice box and a frozen gogurt (for $5 may not be the best stuff to feed the kids, but doable). I saw Bob bread the fish for the fish and chips. The halibut sliders were good and were decent sized. The coleslaw is unique as it contains cranberries and mandarin oranges...different but tasty. Can of soda and bottles of water are $1...the chowder was good. In some peoples reviews they state there werent enough clams but there were plenty in ours. The prices are a little high...as everything in these parts is...but still a little higher than some other spots. It was good and nice to help out small businesses, but nothing about the place necessarily stands out, but they have some good customer service...friendly folks. Their sign also says theyre closed Tues/Wed...we stopd in on a Tuesday...and they were open...so that was kind of cool too. Thanks. read more

The best chowder EVER!!! The staff is friendly and informative a MUST when in long beach! Can't wait to return!!!!!!

The secret to their light and bright chowder is lemon zest! I'm going to try that the next time I make chowder. We had chowder at 3 different places in Long Beach over the weekend and it was definately the best here! read more

This is a very cute little place with a few tables inside and a few outside. I had the scallop mushroom chowder and it was very good. The scallops tasted fresh and sweet and the soup has a good mix of ingredients. The breadsticks were lame, but I wasn't expecting much when I saw them. Overall a great little chowder place. read more

Still my favorite chowder! Tried the langostino chowder on a Saturday afternoon - it was rich and delicious and the lobster meat was sweet and tender. The crab rolls are fresh and filled with real crab, not too much mayo, and the bread is made fresh by Bob's wife. So yum! read more

The crab roll and the smoked salmon chowder were fantastic. There are a few tables you could eat at in the restaurant or take it with you to go back to your lodging. If you haven't eaten here before you simply must try it. It is conveniently located with plenty of parking in the same building as Marshes Free Museum on the left side of the building. read more

We had always wanted to go to long beach Washington, so this was our drive one Saturday. We "yelped" a place to eat, and this place come up. We read the reviews, and we thought why not. Well, we walk in, and this place is a "hole in the wall" maybe four tables total. There were two people working, a gal and an older gentleman. The first thing we hear is that we are almost out of everything, except chowder, and that is running low. Keeping in mind we showed up maybe an hour before closing. NO hello and welcome or anything like that. Anyway, this place reminded me of eating at "moms" the "menu" was written on a dry erase board, and that was all there is to offer, no real "menu" to speak of. I will be honest, we really went in for the chowder, because that is what the reviews raved about, and it was pretty good. My husband ordered the last of the fish and chips, which that was one of the items they were out of. (chips) so they were throwing in a salad. The chowder, they serve with crackers and bread, which they were almost out of that, I think we got the last 3 pieces that the gal reminded me she had to run to the store and buy. You eat out/off of paper plates, and if you drink pop, its in the can. Did I mention its not a fancy place at all. Would I go again, probably not. read more

Hubby loved the clam chowder. Although the review shows a single dollar sign, it was $61 for our family of 4 and we only had water.

We were on a mission for a good bowl of chowder for lunch and were quite pleased to find this tiny place. Welcomed in by the owner, he made sure we sampled all the soups and chowders of the day, and the clam chowder did not disappoint. Creamy, flavorful, and full of clams, we left full and happy with our find for the day. I'll be back next time I'm in town! read more

Fantastic chowder and great halibut sliders. Don't be turned off by the small size of the place.

We like crab cakes and the ones here are great! The chowder and fish & chips were tasty, too.

Such amazing fresh food and great customer service makes for an all around amazing place to eat and to top it off great portion sizes for the price it's a must go to place when visiting Long Beach!!!! read more

Cannot rave enough about Bob's alligator chowder. We happened to be in town on Jake the Alligator Man's birthday - a little morbid, if the special chowder timing was intentional, but nonetheless absolutely delicious! This was a hole in the wall, tucked up against Marsh's Free Museum, but we got there just in time and got a seat and it was quite fun to watch the tourists and the locals roll through. Bare bones environment but really good food! The salad and breadsticks are ho-hum, but let's be honest, that's not why you're there. read more

Excellent food. Not many health conscious offerings (if you eat low carb or low fat), but all home made and great tasting. For kids they have a chicken nuggets kids meal. read more

Stopped by and picked up chowder. Favor is good, but I tend to like more of a richer flavor. Perhaps it was the missing potatoes or not enough onion and pepper, celery, because it seemed to be more of a thin milky flavor broth. Clams were a bit chewy. Ut that was ok. Maybe not my cup of chowder but plan to go back and try other items on the menu this summer. Very nice people, that in itself is hard to find. read more

We get chowder & a crab roll from here whenever we're in town. Yummy chowder & food. I also really liked the coleslaw - not too creamy & with a little fruit in it. Thanks for a great lunch! read more

If your in long beach you have to go meet Capt. Bob. Best chowder hands down. Limited atmosphere (none really) but Bob was great, and you will meet him. Had clam chowder - shrimp chowder - and Scallop and mushroom chowder all during the week we were here. Less than $5 for a cup and that is just plenty. read more

I don't often write reviews but in this case I wanted to make people aware of a few things. The food is good, there's a reason people come here. Although they didn't have the New England chowder at 1pm as they ran out, hmm. The salmon chowder was good though but a tad bit over salted. It's the service is just downright awful. We asked for two cups of water with our food and we got it with a lot of dust on the rim, gross. So we went and grabbed some water bottles from our car instead. As soon as we sit back down there was a gruff remark from the lady about how we can't have those in here. I get it, you can enforce that but please don't yell it across the entire restaurant at us and embarrass us as we eat. No apology for the dirty cups either, just a 'ohh must be the dust'. When I pay $30 for a meal, and something is wrong with it I just wish you'd be a bit more kind to the customers you serve. I will not be returning here. The good food here isn't worth it if the service is bad for me. read more

We love to have chowder at the beach. And we thought---well--a chowder house is bound to have good chowder, huh? NOT---this was the worst clam chowder I've ever had. Kind of grainy with very little flavor. The bread sticks that were served with it were very good though. But if you want good chowder--go somewhere else! read more

Just a little hole in the wall cafe. They use paper and plastic. The cashier, cook, and counter server was very friendly. Had the bowl of chowder and crab roll. The bowl of chowder was huge and had plenty of clams but was only lukewarm. The crab roll was good but not great. If the chowder would have been hotter I could have given another 1/2. read more

Best fish and chips we have found on the peninsula. Make pen tarter sauce that was great.

Excellent food!!!! We had fish and chips, and regular clam chowder. The chowder was perfect. Nice, large pieces of fresh clams, and the perfect consistency. Bob gave us a sample of the shrimp chowder which was excellent. Next time I go there I will try some of it. The fish was perfect too. Crispy, good pieces of cod, and good fries. Coleslaw was good too. I enjoyed chatting with Bob. Found him to be quite friendly. would definitely recommend it to anyone, and will definitely go back the next time we are in town. Thanks Bob! read more

We spent a couple days trying the local chowder. Bob's was by far the best chowder anywhere! It is next to Marshall 's (creepy alligator guy). Note: It is January & we only saw it open on the weekend. read more

Quick and tasty chowder shop. $4.50 for a cup of chowder. $6.50 for a bowl. The crab roll is $7.95. The crab roll is on a hot dog sized bun and made with real crab salad. If you order the roll and chowder together as a combo you get a $0.50 discount. read more

Cod fish and chips. We both got two very large thick cuts that were a little unmanageable. Too big to eat with your hand and dip it in the tartar. And too thick to cut apart with the a plastic fork. It basically fell apart and all the breading came off.. I think if this was nicely filleted we would have really enjoyed it read more

This place is only getting 3 stars because the crab roll was sooooo delicious and the lady working there was nice, despite asking us if we wanted our food to go since it was 20 minutes till closing. If we had said no we will eat here I surely would've felt unwelcome. So it was windy and rainy and we were only there for the day so my son and I ended up browsing the museum next door and then eating in the car. So when some place has a food in the title of its name dont you think that particular food item shoukd be amazing??? Sadly the chowder wasn't. The flavor was ok but the consistency was like eating very thin mashed potatoes with clam chowder. Like the potatoes had cooked down and taken over. Not sure if this is how it always is but we paid 20 sum dollars for sub par chowder at the beach which was sad. I will try some place else for chowder next time and stick with the crab roll at this place. read more

I have been visiting several restaurants that allegedly have good to great clam chowder. This Restaurant falls short. The chowder tasted like it was thickened with instant mashed potatoes, giving it a mealy, paste like texture. No, I was not one of those grade schoolers that ate paste. There also was not an abundance of clam pieces. Services was quick. I don't know how good the fish & chips are, however they looked good. read more

Had great corn chowder and my husband enjoyed the clam chowder. Trusted the other reviewers and they didn't let us down. Don't let the small size of this place keep you from enjoying the big flavor of Captain Bob's! read more

Excellent smoked salmon chowder, crab cakes and service. Really good fish and chips wirh homemade tartar sauce. Cathy is a font of local knowledge too. The small place was hopping at 2:30 in the afternoon so we weren't the only fans. Highly recommended. read more

Took a drive over to the WA coast for the first time. Wanted to hopefully find a good cup of clam chowder. Ended up by Yelp usage at this place. Owner took great care of us, enjoyed her conversation and input on places to explore in WA. As for the food, just what we were looking for. Fantastic chowder, we also shared the halibut fish and chips. Some of the best we've had. Next time will try the crab roll as she said she also makes the bread rolls...as everything on their menu. All homemade. Yum! read more