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Ocean Crest Restaurant

4.1 (211 reviews)
PriceySeafood, Burgers, Salad
Closed • Closed
Updated 1 month ago

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Dona F.

This restaurant is outstanding. The food is amazing! The exec chef is known as the Culinary Madman. He chatted with us at our table. I had the salmon with a lemon dill cream sauce and it was fabulous! I actually had it two nights in a row it was so good! It came with potatoes, which were very good but a bit skimpy the first night. They had different potatoes the 2nd night which were fabulous as well. I also had their harvest greens salad as I could not resist the wine poached cranberries. Dessert was also yummy. I had the cheesecake. We also sampled the crab toast as an appetizer and the crab pancakes. Loved them both. Ocean Crest Resort is a bit rundown but the restaurant almost makes up for it. This was my 2nd time in 5 yrs to stay there. One thing to be aware of is the cocktail menu said $15 for a cocktail and they charged us $18. We let it slide the first night but did confront them the 2nd night and they changed it.

Sarah D.

We just left after eating dinner tonight. I'm still not sure how I feel yet. When we arrived, Lexi, the host couldn't find our reservation. I showed her that I called on Tuesday. She found that our reservation had been written down for next Saturday, even though I specifically said that we were celebrating Father's Day. Lexi found room for us in the bar. There was a very drunk guy at the bar that we had to listen to for the first half of our dinner. The prawn and crab pasta special was decadent, but the sea food platter was average to below average. The salmon tasted off. We really enjoyed our pre-dinner cocktail and the wine flights were really fun. We enjoyed the dessert of vanilla ice cream with the dark chocolate sauce. The setting is lovely even though we had to eat in the bar.

Clam chowder
Sarah L.

We had dinner at the Ocean Crest Restaurant on a Friday evening. Reservations are required and limited on the day of (only 5:30pm and 8pm were available, so I recommend booking ahead!) The food prices are high, but we traded that for convenience and the view. The clam chowder, rosemary bread, and cioppino were all great. The salad, for $14, was not fresh and small. I ended up picking out the soggy pieces from the assortment. I recommend skipping that. Otherwise, service was great and the ocean cliff side view was beautiful!

Salmon with lemon dill cream sauce

All of our meals especially mussels and pork belly were delicious. Excellent flavor! Pork was crispy and perfect amount of seasoning. Purée was nice touch with grilled veggies. Everything complimented everything. Great portions sizes. Our server Ryan, was excellent. For two of us it was our first time here. You could tell Ryan enjoyed the food himself and helped peek our interest when describing the specials. Everything he named was excellent in taste. He checked on us regularly. The hostess also communicated to us when Ryan was tending to something else. He also offered us complimentary birthday dessert since we were celebrating a milestone birthday. Mario berry with vanilla ice-cream, was so GOOD!! Beautiful view of ocean, clean, quaint and relaxing vibe. Highly recommend coming here!!

Flat iron steak, mashed potatoes, carrot purée, and a vegetables
Geo G.

My wife went there on our anniversary. We had the skirt steak and oysters. The drinks were amazing. She had a lemon drop lemon cello and I had the caramel apple Manhattan. The food was to die for the sauces were amazing. The carrot purée. I can't say enough about that. That was delicious. If I was at home, I would've licked the plate. If you're in the area, this is the restaurant to go to by far.

Seafood chowder
Areesa Q.

This is my second time coming here. My drink was great. The Cajun chicken fettuccini was good, just wish it had a little more spice to it. Overall, I had a great time here!

Creme brulee
Denise S.

We made reservations by phone for same day. We were greeted warmly and seated immediately. Restaurant is beautiful with tables nicely spaced. The views of the ocean are stunning. I had the champagne cocktail which was perfect! We ordered the seafood fettuccine with freshly made pasta and teriyaki chicken special. Both were delicious and generous portions. We split a creme brulee where they torched at the table- Yumm! Exceptional service from our server Kyle who was upbeat and friendly. We look forward to returning.

Marionberry Cobler is amazing!
Elicia B.

My husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary here. We are extremely pleased with our experience here. To start I asked our server, Ryan, what they had for non alcoholic options. He recommended the no mojito. It was fantastic, tasted so good. My husband ordered the double rye Manhattan. We also started with the rosemary olive oil bread to hold us over while we figured out what we wanted to eat. Appetizers - we went with the locally grown mushroom special and the pork belly flatbread. Both are fantastic. Entrees - I had the Steelhead au Poivre with Maple and Balsamic Glazed Strawberries. My husband had the Five Spice Lamb Chops. He let me try a bite & we both agreed it was amazing. Our server recommended the gorgonzola scalloped potatoes over the rice, which we did. They were definitely a good choice. For desert we shared the marionberry cobbler. It was warm and topped with vanilla bean ice cream. We were so stuffed but it was so good we ate most of it. Service 5/5 Drinks 5/5 Food 5/5 Bonus - an amazing view! We highly recommend dining at the Ocean Crest!

Crab artichoke dip on toast
Heidi F.

Whenever we are in town, we always come to the Ocean Crest Resort Restaurant for dinner. We had the pork belly salad and some crab artichoke dip toast for an appetizer. For dinner I got the special Oscar chicken and my husband got the steak and shrimp with Cajun sauce. The food was delicious super fresh and our service was fantastic. We had Kyle as a server and he was fantastic and made sure our date at the Ocean crest resort was perfect. For dessert but husband got the chocolate salt cake and he loved it. I had a bite. It was delicious. I have no complaints at all. I thought that the ambience was beautiful as we were right by the window and you could see the ocean through the trees and we were there right around sunset time so it was even more beautiful. You will need reservations to go here. We will be back! Thank you!! Kudos to Kyle!!

Steak and rice with Asian inspired sauce - topped with saffron and green onions
Erica C.

The food is worth the price only if you decide to dine in. The view of the water is what you're paying for because the food itself is not worth it. We were staying at the resort and decided to enjoy it in our hotel room using the complimentary 15% off coupon we received. Since we did have our dog with us, we decided to order to go from the hotel restaurant as our room was right next to it. The food was a disappointment. For a place that supposedly have 5 stars, I was truly expecting something more. The pork belly mac and cheese was soupy and cheese sauce had little to no flavor. Went back to the restaurant just to get a refund for the mac and cheese because it was not worth the money. Even the waiters agreed that it looked gross and they wouldn't eat it either. The flat iron steak had an unusual huge amount of saffron on top as garnish and a ton of green onion. As for the taste of the steak, the sauce tasted like Yoshida's Original Marinade and that really was just the main flavor of the steak. Even with the 15% off coupon, it really just felt like a waste of our money and time. We ended up driving somewhere else to enjoy a nice decent fulfilling dinner.

Prawn fettuccine
Steve S.

My wife took me here for my birthday while we were visiting Seabrook. The view is spectacular and I can only imagine what it is like on a beautiful summer day/night (it was a very rainy day but could still enjoy watching the ocean waves). Our food overall was very good and the service was good too. We started with the crab toast which had a nice flavor but was definitely overpriced and we wouldn't get it again. My wife ordered the shrimp fettuccine which was tasty, shrimp cooked nicely. I went with the smoked beef stroganoff and let me tell you, this is NOT your mother in laws stroganoff! This was a flavor-bomb and I couldn't stop raving about it! Even google searched trying to find a similar recipe that evening with no luck. My stepson went with the pork tenderloin which was cooked perfectly and had a nice flavor, the veggies were a bit mushy though. Overall I had a nice dinner for my birthday.

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Ask the Community - Ocean Crest Restaurant

Rising Tide Tavern - Ah, man...so good. There were actually 3 fish tacos, but we ate the first one before taking a picture. :P

Rising Tide Tavern

3.6(202 reviews)
2.1 mi
•$$

We recently visited the magical village of Seabrook and stopped in for an early dinner. The chicken…read moresandwich was our fav and we should have ordered three of them. The Bahn mi is a very good pulled pork sandwich. The fries are good krinkle cut fries. The clam chowder was delicious. I was glad we got in early as many people came in after we got seated (just before 5pm on labor day weekend). Our server was very attentive and shared with us that they will be doing some renovations and adding a food cart that will be selling Hawaiian food. I would definitely make time to go back in the future and I hope that they still offer that chicken sandwich.

Food and cocktails were good but it's clear the staff are under tremendous pressure and there…read morearen't enough of them. So hurried that they brought my wife the wrong order. The order was close to what she requested, though, so she gave it a go. One problem. No fork. When we asked for one, the waiter didn't return (again, likely overwhelmed by the number of visitors) so I had to go to the Tavern section of the establishment and reach behind the bar to get a fork. That was fun... Lastly, the wait time between ordering and receiving the order is quite long. Here's the thing: It's not like Seabrook has a wealth of wait staff candidates in the surrounding towns just jonzin' to work at Rising Tide. It's probably hard to find good people. Cut 'em a break and be nice to them.

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Rising Tide Tavern - Interior

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Rising Tide Tavern - Fish and chips with grilled fish

Fish and chips with grilled fish

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The Garage

The Garage

4.0(96 reviews)
15.2 mi

Delicious food and fast service even though busy. We sat outside with our dogs and it was so…read moreconvenient. POG Marg was good, just a hint of sweet. Had the cauliflower steak which was so yummy and unique. Garage burger was good and opted for both the loaded baked potato AND the garlic buttered noodles. Would order everything again.

Funny thing is, I woke up this morning and knew it was gonna be a beautiful and hot day in the PNW…read more Hopped on a trail and walked 4 miles, grabbed an overnight bag (just in case), and sat in the car contemplating whether I drive east or west. A much needed ocean therapy was calling my name and I drove west. Ended up in Ocean Shores. I left my town due to how crazy busy it would be with parades and a carnival, not knowing what's in store here. A pleasant surprise to see the streets lined with families. Anyway, got to shop, enjoy the festivities, and more importantly spend time walking the beach. Gorgeous day! Which led me to try something new and ended up here at the Garage. The atmosphere here was electric with Mariners on a screen over the bar and the FIFA World Cup games on the other screen. Love the open patio area, where a cooling breeze can be felt all throughout the Garage. They were a bit busy, so it took a minute to greet me, but at least I was able to find a table. I ended up ordering their Fish & Chips, and a cup of their chowda! DAMN!!! That's a mighty fine cup of chowda! And the baked buttered crips was spot on. Never had it that way (just the usual soft sourdough or oyster crackers) but them sliced crisps were perfect and I'm going to have to try serving it that way at home. I started out with the Hot Honey Old Fashioned, and surprisingly, there was some heat. Thoroughly enjoyed it! The Fish & Chips were breaded a bit differently. Reminds me of the cornmeal you'd find in the south with fried catfish and what not. The cod was flaky and perfect. It came with three pieces and it was just right. The fries complimented it well. The tarter was legit. Not the standard white sauce, but seemed to have a hint of dill in it. All in all, a great experience for my first time. The staff was busy, but they ensured I was tended to. As always, enjoy and Happy Ocean Therapy!!

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The Garage
The Garage
The Garage - Great outdoor area and dogs are welcome.  Delicious cod sliders on the happy hour menu.  Great service, delish food!!

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Great outdoor area and dogs are welcome. Delicious cod sliders on the happy hour menu. Great service, delish food!!

Ocean Crest Resort - Restaurant parking

Ocean Crest Resort

4.0(276 reviews)
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We have stayed here in ther past. It is a lovely ocean front position…read more And view. The food is nice. Rooms are spacious and clean. We don't gamble so we did notice the casino areas looked nice. Thanks to all the staff

What has happened to Ocean Crest Resort is absolutely disgusting…read more The rooms are horribly outdated and feel like they have been neglected for years. For the prices they charge, the condition of the accommodations is embarrassing. This is supposed to be a resort, not a time capsule with a premium nightly rate attached to it. But the outdated rooms are honestly the least offensive part of what is happening here. Since the new owners took over, I understand that most of the longtime staff were suddenly fired with little or no warning and the restaurant was shut down. These were real people with families, bills, mortgages, and lives tied to this place. People who helped build the reputation and experience that Ocean Crest benefited from for years were apparently discarded without a second thought. That is a shameful way to take over a longstanding local business. Closing the restaurant and gutting the staff didn't just change the resort--it affected multiple families and took jobs out of a small coastal community where replacing that kind of employment is not exactly easy. Then there is the situation involving historical artifacts that were reportedly loaned to the resort under the previous family ownership. My understanding is that some of those items have still not been returned to the people they belong to. If that is accurate, it is beyond unacceptable. Those items are part of someone else's family history and were entrusted to the resort, not handed over permanently to whoever happened to buy the property. Ocean Crest used to have something that money cannot easily recreate: history, character, loyal employees, a functioning restaurant, and a connection to the community. The new ownership appears to be doing an incredible job of destroying all of it. You can renovate an outdated room. You can replace furniture. You can repaint walls. What you cannot easily repair is the damage done when a business loses the goodwill of its employees, former owners, local community, and longtime customers. I would not spend a dime here under the current ownership. There are plenty of beautiful places to stay on the Washington coast. Spend your money somewhere that actually deserves your business.

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Ocean Crest Resort - View from our table.

View from our table.

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Lytle Seafoods Oyster Shack

3.6(89 reviews)
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My family has been buying oysters from this business for several years whenever we visit Ocean…read moreShores. My son owns a beach house there, and our family often gathers to spend time together. Between my family, my son's family, and my daughter's family, we have purchased oysters here more than 40 times over the years. We usually buy oysters while we are staying in Ocean Shores and often pick up another order on our way home. Out of all those purchases, only one order was less than satisfactory. The oysters from that purchase were a little smelly and contained more sand than usual. During our most recent visit, I mentioned that experience to the staff. At the time, they were out of the larger oysters I normally buy. Instead of simply telling me they were unavailable, one of the staff members arranged for someone to harvest medium-sized oysters directly from the farm. The oysters were freshly harvested and packed right away. I was impressed by the extra effort they made to ensure we received a quality product. That experience showed me how much they value their customers and stand behind what they sell. Aside from that one disappointing purchase, the oysters have consistently been fresh, delicious, and high quality. Based on our family's experience over many years and more than 40 purchases, I would gladly recommend this business to anyone looking for fresh oysters and excellent customer service.

Lovely family. I have been coming here for 30 years when I am on the coast…read more They carry Quinalt Pride Seafood! Smoked Coho. Quinalt Razor Clams! The best. I did a razor clam dig and it was one of the worst digs I have done, stopped by here and bought 2 lbs of Quinalt Razor Clams, 2 cans of chopped Razor Clams and 2 fresh Dungeness Crab (making head butter with rice) to go with the fresh sourdough bread I bought. You must stop! Stop! I normally get fresh oysters which are the best. Today is Razor clam and dungeness.

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Lytle Seafoods Oyster Shack - Not one of these are a medium. They are all over 5 inches long a normal medium is half that size at 2.5 inches.

Not one of these are a medium. They are all over 5 inches long a normal medium is half that size at 2.5 inches.

Lytle Seafoods Oyster Shack - Beautiful view!!

Beautiful view!!

Lytle Seafoods Oyster Shack - Menu 11/7/2022

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Ocean Crest Restaurant - seafood - Updated October 2026

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