We had a party o 3 here while waiting to board Jerry's boat tour (excellent btw). We were seated right away. Our server was the dragon lady (that was on her name tag, we asked, she confirmed). We had a window seat near the bar. A perfect river town restaurant. All of our food was good. I had a chicken salad, generous portion. Fair prices, good food, good service. read more

Me and my boyfriend are from out of town and were looking forward to a clam chowder bread bowl. We talked about it the whole drive up. What we got was the most underwhelming mush. We had to add so much seasoning and hot sauce to make it edible and it was blander than hell. My boyfriend didn't have a single piece of clam in his bowl and we both thought it smelled a little fishy, he genuinely thought his had fish instead of clams. Most of my clams were sandier than hell, yes I know that comes with eating seafood sometimes but it was overwhelmingly sandy. 2 hours after we ate, both of us are glued to the toilet. It's coming out both ends. I swear we've lost 10lbs already. Also a bread bowl is advertised as $14, a cup of chowder is $7, we somehow ended up paying $40.56 without tipping, yes there is a credit card surcharge of 3% but that would ONLY add $1.05. They also charge you for TOGO BOXES read more

Port Hole Cafe - Clam chowder - Seafood Near Me - Gold Beach, Oregon

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Wanted a nice place for lunch. First place was in a trailer park. Second place was a food truck. Found the Port Hole which is more what we were looking for. Service was good. Tables and atmosphere was good. Wife really liked the shrimp tacos. I had the sesame chicken which was good. read more

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OMG...You call that a shrimp cocktail? My husband and I just moved from San Diego (a big seafood town) and were checking out Gold Beach last weekend. We had lunch here. Our waitress started off very nice. I ordered an iced tea. For my meal, I ordered a bowl of clam chowder and a shrimp cocktail. The "shrimp cocktail" arrived in a glass not much larger than a shot glass. It was filled 3/4 full with lettuce and on the top there were mini shrimp (they come in a can). It was $10.00! I called over the waitress. I told her this "shrimp cocktail" was not what I was expecting. She left and came back and said her manager would not be removing this item from our bill. Really? What? A lady then came over not identifying herself (supposedly the manager) and asked what was wrong. I told her this is not a shrimp cocktail. I explained a shrimp cocktail is several medium sized shrimp. She proceeded to tell me it is a shrimp cocktail and that I ordered the wrong thing. She continued to argue with me. I told her I didn't want it and that I would like the one with the larger shrimp. It came (delivered by the same lady who was supposedly the manager) and it was fine. After the shrimp incident, the waitress never returned to our table. She walked by several times, never looking over at us. I needed a refill on my iced tea but never got it because I couldn't get her attention. We waited for the check for a few minutes, but I was so pissed by the shitty service, arguing with the "manager", crappy food and being ignored, that my husband and I got up and went to the front of the restaurant where the cash register was. I demanded to pay the bill. The lady at the register was very nice and apologized for the bad experience we had. She also said the lady claiming to be the manager wasn't. Of course, I left no tip!!! The lady at the register gave me a to-go iced tea and we were on our way...never to return again! read more

Port Hole Cafe - These are the shrimp they tried to pass off as shrimp cocktail. - Seafood Near Me - Gold Beach, Oregon

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Won't ever be back. Fried seafood basket you could tell was from the freezer. Not fresh. Not good at all. The oysters had the gross green digestive bile in the middle that was inedible You would hope for better from a cafe that's right on the water and has access to fresh seafood read more

Had the seafood combo it was awful. You could tell it was far from fresh probably from the freezer. The elderly lady at the register was very rude. Didn't receive my change. It was only $3.50. It was a to go order. This is also the second time I've dealt with this lady and she was rude both times and condiments were missing the first time most likely will not come back again. I do not recommend this place. The food used to be good here but it's gone downhill over the last three years. I travel through here once a week for work. read more

Homestyle fare in a cozy place, some tables have a view of the river, the booths without a view are fine too. Service was friendly and very efficient considering they were busy. The fish and chips, were very good, flaky white fish in a panko style crispy batter. Fries were basic but cooked right. Coleslaw was great. Chicken fried chicken was good, fried perfectly and not dried out. Prices are very good for the portions. Would have been 4 stars but the table tops are varnished incorrectly, so they are permanently sticky which of course gives it a dirty feel to it. The paper napkins literally stick to the tables. If they fix that problem, it's a 4 star rating for me, good for a small town with limited choices for dinner. read more

We loved this place! Short wait time, attentive service! Great for large groups like ours, there were a lot of tables and booths with ocean views. Decor inside is eccentric and fitting of this place. I had the best wedge salad of my life here! Tater tots were perfect! My family enjoyed everything they had off this menu as well. read more

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We love the Porthole. Burgers and fries are delicious. I also love their club sandwich. Their thousand island is homemade and so good for dipping your fries in. We always get togo food and they're very nice and the food is ready pretty quick. The restaurant itself is cute and right by the water. read more

Port Hole Cafe - club sandwich and fries - Seafood Near Me - Gold Beach, Oregon

We really wanted a good place in Gold Beach for fresh seafood. It was ok but was not what we were hoping for. Every dish was deep fried. Yes, it says that on the menu but there weren't many choices for other preparations. Our server was lovely and we gave her a hearty tip, the view was great, and we all liked the relaxed atmosphere. I got the Rockfish Porter fish and chips special. The fish was fresh, the batter a bit thick but was overpriced for just under 20$. I just wish there was a great place for fresh fish in Gold Beach. read more

Great hearty food, great atmosphere and service. Wonderful waitress! Views of the water. No waiting. Good parking. A must try!

We stopped here to eat and drink and loved this place. Great seafood and some good beers on tap. I will definitely be going back to this place in the future. read more

So yummy! Ive been here multiple times and it's definitely a go to of mine when passing through. Prices can seem a bit high, but it's honestly worth it. All of the staff are very nice. read more

This was a great average cafe on the mouth of the Rogue River going into the Pacific. Lots of offerings on the menu. Tried their chowder but it was a little below average among the many I have sampled in the PNW. Shrimp Cajun salad was excellent! Just a casual place next to the jetboat rental business. read more

Came to visit Oregon Coast, stayed in Gold Beach, had a great visit... until I came here. When i tell you guys this made me drive 7 hours home less than a hour after consuming their " sirloin steak dinner ". It was a TV dinner slapped on a plate. Will not be returning. Service was good though. read more

We had Calamari Steak and Bread Bowl Clam Chowder. Both were very good. The Calamari Steak was cooked perfectly. The chowder bread bowl was just right with lots of clams. The place is clean and roomy. No waiting to be seated and our food was up in minutes from the time of order. We are coming back for dinner tomorrow to try another dish on the menu. read more

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Great food and great service! Love the atmosphere. We will definitely be back. Our service was super attentive and everyone was in a great mood! read more

Great spot! Wonderful views and great service. Steamer clams were delicious. The lump crab cocktail was good but the cocktail sauce was over powered by however much of horseradish they had in there. Chowder was delicious tho!!! read more

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Food service ambiance were all great. Nice place to eat. On the water. Nice views. We would visit again if we were in that area. read more

We came for dinner. Server was very sweet, food came fast and exactly as ordered. Fried oysters were huge and HOT! Chopped sirloin steak cooked just right, smothered with fresh mushrooms and onions (requested no gravy). Reasonable prices. read more

Plenty of parking, so that's a plus Typical touristy coastal restaurant with OK food in reasonable quantity and reasonable prices (translation: not a gourmet destination, but good if you're hungry). Service was a bit on the slow side, but cheerful. Since restaurant choices in the area are limited, we'd probably come back again -- and keep our expectations in check. read more

Port Hole Cafe - Welcome to the Port Hole... - Seafood Near Me - Gold Beach, Oregon

Hamburger was good but clam chowder not so much. Employees are friendly but I really wanted some good clam chowder and this is not it

we had lunch at the port hole café. It's a very our family of three enjoyed our meal there. The wait staff was lovely. It also has a nice view of the rogue river. read more

Great service and food was amazing !!! You'll love this place !!! Husband got clam chowder and I got a crab sandwich lord it was greatttttttt!!!!! Your welcome in advance read more

Terrible terrible terrible. No owner or manager on site. We were told no to everything. We wanted to upgrade and pay for my son to get a potato "no the system won't let me" can you ask your manager?"no not really the system won't let me. It was so bad! Couldn't blacken my shrimp in the fried basket and even got served coke instead of diet coke no one to talk to about this. Didn't get greeted for a while & this is ridiculous read more

This place has so much potential but boy was it terribly disappointing. We had a large group of 8 and we all ordered something different, not one of us enjoyed our dinner. The chowder was tasteless, the fish and chips seemed like food from Sysco and the fries were undercooked. The only shining spot was the service. They are very people. It has a great location and it's on a port, you'd think they would be 10000 times better. read more

They allow one small dog, no outdoor seating. Would've liked to have eaten here. So if you have two not large dogs, out of luck.

Food was underwhelming especially for the price. Clam chowder was very bland and calamari steak strips were mediocre. The rockfish and chips special was better because the fish was decent, but the fries were forgettable. I would try something different from the menu if we return. Service and ocean-themed decor were both great. I liked the casual atmosphere and their selection of local draft beers and cider. Sadly, we missed out on the waterfront views because we came after dark, but the location near the port is prime. read more

Wanted Fish n Chips to go. Since we were splitting the meal; asked how many pieces it was. Was told 3-4, depending on size - asked if could we make it four? For an Up charge sure....didn't ask how much (my bad) ... fish was not fresh and they were small. Largest maybe 3" square. Then 2"...Up-charged $8.00. $27 for 4 pieces of small probably frozen definitely not fresh fish and tots. $1 for take out, credit card charge on top of that. And you can see the ocean! $30 for one meal and it wasn't a good one. (W/ tip) Are you crazy? We would be to go again. read more

Friendly service and great views! $5 Bloody Mary's 11:00-3:00 on weekends too! Yum! My husband had clam strips and I had their Cod Sandwich. Both were great. read more

First of all Barb was the one who seated me. No greeting, no it will be a minute, no nothing. Just a RBF. The waitress was nice, sadly i didnt get her name though. Food was meh. Clam chowder was ok. Shrimp tacos had zero flavor. When i left Barb was there again with snarky comments , a huge attitude and chip on her shoulder. I assume shes one of the owners because her attitude screams it. Lucky for me we have online reviews. read more

On our way through town in Nov 2025 our favorite Gold Beach restaurant was closed for remodeling, so we decided to try the Port Hole Cafe. It has a nice location along the Rogue River, plenty of seating, and great service. It was all really good! We had the clam chowder, their special (halibut), and a tuna melt. The food was delicious, everything tasted fresh. We even tried the carrot cake for dessert; it was excellent. We'd definitely eat here again. read more

Port Hole is my favorite place to eat when in Gold Beach. Great food, and incredible staff! Two thumbs up! read more

We were staying in gold beach for the week and pick the Port Hole fore dinner one night, we found the dinning experience to be very pleasant. We started off with oyster shooters, and we had the fish and chips. The shooters were great and the fish and chips were fresh and the chips were crisp and the coleslaw was good. The staff were very friendly and warm. read more

We found this restaurant on our drive from Klamath, Ca to Eugene, OR. Great spot to stop for lunch. The staff was very friendly and attentive. They have a large menu with a lot of choices. The view is also beautiful overlooking the Rogue River at Gold Beach. Recommend the clam chowder in a bread bowl. Hit the spot! And the fried cheese curds were a great appetizer to share. read more

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I wouldn't label this restaurant family friendly. After a very long drive today (we are on a road trip) my four year old started to have a meltdown over something trivial while we were eating. My husband and I were actively working on getting her calmed down (she is normally extremely well behaved in restaurants-like we consistently have people stop by our table to say how well behaved she is when we eat out- so this was kind of new territory for us). The manager I believe came over to our table and rudely hissed at us that she needed to be removed until she calmed down. I had already been getting prepared to remove her myself but it was cold outside and I was exhausted and hungry and trying to avoid it. While I am very conscious about affecting those around me, almost everyone around us also had children and the way we were spoken to was as if she was rolling around on the ground screaming and throwing things and we were just sitting there ignoring it. There was a much nicer way she could have asked us that if people were in fact complaining - of course I removed her at that point and sat outside with her while my husband packed us up as obviously we weren't going to continue to eat there after that exchange. In addition to that the service before that wasn't very good and the food was mediocre and expensive. Should have trusted the bad reviews because I agree with them about service and food quality. 1 star granted because the Bloody Mary was good. read more

Very average seafood place. No excuse with locally sourced fresh fish. Coleslaw tucked. Won't be back.

Food good, service excellent, price excellent for the portion of food you get. Highly recommend, would go back if in the area!!

What a joke--this place is absolutely NOT family friendly. Stopped for dinner after a long day of driving. Our four year old got worked up over something and had a bit of a meltdown. As any parent knows this is never fun for anyone and embarrassing enough. Then the manager (said she was the owner... hard to believe) came over and told us we needed to take her out of the restaurant. This isn't fine dining, nor was she making a huge scene... it was a crying kid. My wife took her out while I packed up our food and other kid and hightailed it out of there. On to the rest of the review, as it would've been at best 2 stars without that. The clam chowder was lukewarm and chewy. All the food came out together (except the kids meals, which arrived last). I ordered the Chinese chicken salad; came out dry (server kept asking what dressing I wanted, I said "the one on the menu sounds perfect"), maybe two fried chicken strips since it seems all they can do here is throw things in a deep fryer, and some lettuce and chunks of pineapple. Truly weird. Fried shrimp was tasteless. Best thing any of us got were the kids' tater tots. The server had no idea what was going on--made us repeat our order multiple times, sequenced everything wrong, etc. Don't really blame him, think he was just new. It's more the incompetent boss. Also, they charge a 3% credit card surcharge (fine I guess) and $1 per box for to go boxes, which they'll still try to charge you even if they kick you out before you can eat your food. I will happily watch this place go out of business in this economy! read more

Three hungry guys on a lunch break on Tuesday in Gold Beach found this place and were pleasantly surprised. Great service and awesome menu choices. They had something for everyone. Restaurant was clean and had a view outside. The Reuben was yummy and their drink choices were on point and had something to satisfy everyone's tastes. Come check them out if your in town. read more

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