Silverdale Skipper's Restaurant is an absolute gem! The food was fresh, flavorful, and cooked perfectly, with generous portions that were well worth it. The atmosphere was welcoming and comfortable, making it a great place to relax and enjoy a meal. What really stood out was the friendly, attentive service -- the staff made us feel right at home from start to finish. Everything came out quickly and tasted amazing. I'll definitely be coming back and would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a great dining experience! Definitely my go to spot!!! read more

Skipper's Seafood & Chowder - Chowder bread bowl! - Seafood Near Me - Silverdale, Washington

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This location has been updated and looks nice inside. They have TV's as well. We went in shortly before they closed. Everyone was so friendly and our food came out fast. They have a good variety in the condiment bar. Had nice upbeat music playing. I appreciate how clean it was in there. If you don't want coleslaw, they had other sides you can choose from. We chose the hush puppies, but I wasn't too impressed with them. But I like that you can pick something else. read more

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Very nice and clean fast food restaurant. Ordered the fish and chips with clam chowder and fried shrimps. Fishes and fries were very crispy and shrimps were good too. Loved it. read more

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definitely do not order the clam chowder... There's no way this is like it came out of a can and I'm pretty sure it did. Don't even try to find clam in this chowder... The color is even off. is terrible! There's absolutely salads and only fried food if that's what you're looking for. It's not cheap... Tried the halibut fish and chips and the shrimp along with my chowder. Halibut wasn't terrible but nothing was great. The fries were disgusting... the men working here seemed great, but the gal was terrible read more

Here for the Peninsula Dog Fanciers show at the fairgrounds Childhood throw back so when I saw one I had to stop. All skippers in the Seattle metro have closed and never reopened. I heard there are a few left. Inside the restaurant it was spotless clean a friendly staff member took my order. I asked what type of fish. Personally I like cod and haddock this was pollock. I've not had it generally so I was going to see what's up. The clam chowder was hot, for me a bit salty and didn't taste clams. For me was very starchy but it is what it is. Not for me. The chips were typical food service type but hot and crispy. Cole Slaw was good. Nice flavour and crispy cabbage etc I was pleasantly impressed with two traditional tartar sauce. One sweet and one with dill. Personally the dill is original not a fan of sweet but glad the gave that option. Over all place was clean food was fresh and hot and most importantly staff was great Will I come back? If in the region sure why not! read more

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Very nice customer service, the food very fresh. Stop by, is worth it. ( No alcohol) but for us that's okay. read more

I have never once had a bad experience at this fine establishment. The service is always on point. The food is delicious. And let me tell you, the ambiance is choice. Cheers boys. read more

What a great old school throwback! Thanks guys for a lunch down memory lane. typing more to reach 85 characters.

I had the chicken strip and they were better than any place I've had chicken strips from. The manager was here and talking with patrons and he was just a very nice person and his employees were great with excellent customer service. The restrurant was cleaner than most restaurants I frequent. read more

Wow, beautiful brand new restaurant. Everything clean and new. The fish was fresh and fantastic. Of course the skippers chowder. Let's face it, most of what has been left of skippers gets by on nostalgia. The only other open restaurant is old and while it's a time capsule, it frankly isn't appealing anymore. This restaurant makes you realize that done in this way, Skippers, for real, could still succeed as a chain. No, it's not cheap, but neither is any other fish and chips meal worth having today. read more

We have been fans of skippers for years, but it's been hard to find one that was good. Happily we had a wonderful experience at this restaurant. I'm not sure who was on staff on Wednesday afternoon, but they were helpful and very friendly. Wonderful staff and... The food was great read more

Service was good they were busy and still got my food ready in a reasonable time. The place looked clean even though they were busy. Chowder was tasty but the cod fish was as way too thick with breading! Was not good at all. For paying close to 50 dollars the fish should have been better quality. Look you should do better! Won't go back not for the money we spent and the low quality fish. read more

Greatest economical seafood restaurant in the state. Been going to Skippers for 41 years. Love everything about them. Good fish, great chowder and coleslaw plus their sauces are outstanding. What day is all you can eat at this location? read more

The service was great even though we came just before closing. I got the 2 piece fish combo and loved it! The chowder is excellent! The place is clean and relaxing so it was a great way to end our evening. read more

Best all you can eat fish, shrimp, and fries!! I love the variety of sauces. Everyone was so nice and accommodating read more

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Talk about a childhood throwback! Today my husband and I decided to stop by Skippers Seafood & Chowder in Silverdale, Washington for the first time in over 15 years for myself. Not only was the food delicious and hot still by the time we got home, but the service was so pleasant, and the supervisor that was working and training his new hire was doing such a great job instructing while keeping up with all of the customers. My husband got halibut and chips, I got chowder and a few scallops - yum! Also to note, this location is so much more modern and bright than I remembered it from growing up!! Super impressive staff, hard at work cleaning a busy dining room, overall a great stop! We will be back for the food and for the customer service. read more

Skipper's Seafood & Chowder - Halibut & chips, chowder, and a few scallops. - Seafood Near Me - Silverdale, Washington

Husband and I had dinner tonight and everything was excellent. Food was hot and fish was tasty. Employees were working there butts off and served with a smile. Dining room was spotless. We will definitely return read more

It's skippers, the fish was from Tetris but nonetheless good but to me, skippers is all about the chowder! Dipping the fish and fries into the chowder brings back warm memories of my youth with my folks. read more

Let me start this review by saying I have been dining at and loving Skipper's for nearly 50 years. I have dined at Skipper's locations all over the PNW in all their iterations (full-service restaurants and the tiny 'Go Fleet' locations embedded in other businesses). After dining at the Silverdale location, I wish to award them the distinction of GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). This includes all Skipper's I've visited in the past. THE ROSES: Ample parking. Easy to find. Reasonably good location (if you live in west Puget Sound). Spooky clean. Nicely appointed with large screen TVs if you want to watch news or sports while you dine. All foods executed perfectly. It is clear they filter their frying oil regularly, and pay careful attention while they're cooking; nothing is overdone. A real standout is the staff. They are uniformly pleasant, efficient, and professional. They appreciate your business and it clearly shows. They make what is already a pleasant visit downright special. THE THORNS: Nothing. THE VERDICT: I honestly don't know why the Skipper's chain fell into decline. It could be that fish and chips simply wasn't cheap fast food (note that in the PNW, all the casual seafood restaurants like H. Salt and others folded up). It is great to see a few Skipper's still around; it is a shame that there are none in the Seattle area. I suppose it's all for the best that this Silverdale Skippers is not convenient for me; if it was I'd probably weigh 400lbs! Totally recommend; it's even worth making a pilgrimage to! read more

Had a good meal at Skipper's. Good portions and tasty. I enjoyed very much the fish and chips. I had clams, shrimp, and oysters on the side as well. All very good! I'm from out of town and looked up where I could eat some seafood and found Skipper's. I believe it was the owner and another gentleman working with him... you guys were very friendly, courteous, and provided such great customer service...it was much appreciated! What a winning combination, good food and great friendly customer service! These days it's hard to find. Thank you very much:) - Gal from San Diego:) read more

Coming from out of town. Pretty surprised when we walked in. Haven't stepped foot in a Skippers in many many years. Place was clean, nice dining environment and up to date music. Bathrooms were clean. Service was outstanding and the food was hot. Love the sauce bar!!! They have beer and wine available. read more

The clam chowder bowl didn't even have any clam or anything , it was basically flavored water. The flavor wasn't all that good either . At least the bread was good read more

Skipper's Seafood & Chowder - Clam chowder bowl - Seafood Near Me - Silverdale, Washington

Every-time the staff is friendly and competent, the food is piping hot and good too. Clean, tasty. It's a shame a few squeaky-wheel cry babies left a bunch of One star reviews because of pandemic politics. . In the immortal words of Snoop Dogg- "if you're (that) scared, go to church" read more

Skipper's Seafood & Chowder - Shrimp and fish combo - Seafood Near Me - Silverdale, Washington

The Food was Fresh. Yay! The Service was Stupendous. Yay! The Floor is Clean! Yay! The Atmosphere is Awful. Boo... Boo. Minus 2 Stars. My wife and I are sensitive. We had to leave the restaurant as the music was Too Loud, Full of "explicit" lyrics, and the Bass was turned Way Up. That music would be appropriate to a dance club. Mr. Owner, you made the music how You like it. But not how we like it. Your choice is not for us. We had to leave. The Manager was extremely polite, and changed our order "to go" and he threw in some extras as an apology. That man was awesome. I didn't get his name. All the employees were really nice. People aren't coming there to listen to music, but to satisfy their hunger. We will visit again, and hope that in the next time, 1. Turn the volume down. 2. Turn the bass down. 3. Put on the least offensive music you can find. Not the Most Offensive. 4. If you spent money on TV's and Music System then sell it. Focus on the Food, it will serve you far better to get rid of the gadgets. thank you. read more

I really love coming here to this location. The food reminds me of when our family would go to Skippers in Kirkland when I was a kid. But mostly I come to this location for the people. Everyone is very welcoming, nice and always attentive. read more

The food was hot, freshly cooked, and tasted great! I was very happy with the food, but what REALLY impressed me was the customer service on every level! Friendly, professional, knowledgeable, everyone working seemed genuinely happy to be there, and everything appeared to be spotlessly clean! Just an all around great experience and I'm so glad I tried them. It was my first visit and the guy at the restaurant was so friendly and described menu items with a sense of pride that was genuine and impressive. read more

The Skipper's Restaurant used to be very nasty in terms of not clean and awful service, before Mike took over and revamped everything. I really give him credit for having a dream and following through. He takes good care of his customers. Skippers is what Skippers is, it's fried food all the way across the board for the most part. There are a couple of other items but you're going to get fried food. I do like that he serves fresh and tasty food plenty of sides to season up whatever he might have missed while cooking it in the pot. My only complaint is his chowder is over-salted. read more

This is a great update on a classic for me, I wish my local skippers back home was this nice. Fish and chips was excellent, tartar was classic and good chowder brought me back to my youth, rock on! read more

Good food. Everything was hot and served quickly. I would recommend this place to anyone. The place was clean and comfortable.

The food is actually pretty good, but the dinner atmosphere is weird. It was odd listening to cat/ Alvin and the chipmunk covers of songs. Employees were nice. There's just something about this place that seems off read more

I previously rated this place 5 stars for their food and service. But I have to reduce this down to a one star. They unfortunately got rid of the two things that I would get there which is unfortunate but moreso I have to reduce it down because of their lack of care during this covid pandemic. None of them wear masks even though it's state mandated, no one was even wearing gloves or any kind of safety precautions at all. After a customer called them out on their lack of masks and the customer left, they continued to loudly make fun of them and say that this is all like the flu, will go away after the election , etc etc etc. Even if this is something the owner personally believes he should be enforcing his business to follow the mandates and not only use proper safety precautions but also should never ever criticize guests in front of others. Completely disappointed in this behavior. read more

Fantastic all you can eat Cod. Really clean. Friendly staff. Chowder was great, coleslaw was classic. Fries seasoned just right and piping hot. Had a side of scallops that were delish. Diner forget the hushpuppies!!! read more

By far the BEST Skippers left around! We live about an hour southeast of Silverdale and when we make our day trip to Silverdale, Skippers is ALWAYS on the list for lunch or dinner. The staff is always so friendly and the food is always on point. We have a Skippers about 20 minutes from our house and we would still rather make the trip to this one because the food is always so good. Highly recommend! read more

Brest clam chowder bread bowl I have ever had!!! Not only do they give you the inside and top of the bread bowl, but they also toast all of the bread with butter. Definitely don't need to get any crackers with their bread bowl. Gonna get their bread bowl every time I crave chowder read more

Skipper's Seafood & Chowder - Best clam chowder bread bowl! - Seafood Near Me - Silverdale, Washington

Great fish and chips. Good pricing. Friendly staff. Clean restaurant. They also have all you can eat. read more

I know you think Skippers and you think fast food. But it is much more! This is the third time I've been here and each time it was great. I am allergic to shellfish and the gal at the front was great and made sure the cook understood he couldn't cook my fish with the shrimp. Hubby enjoyed his chowder and we both loved the fish. It was cooked perfectly. Great service and good food. Oh, and they have Cheesecake Factory desserts! No complaints here! read more

I loved the food as always. The manager was doing an amazing job making sure the people were separated and the tables and booth was done regularly. The problem that I did have was that one of the workers came in to eat before her shift, went to the back to cook her food while the manager was preoccupied doing tables and helping customers and cooked her own food without wearing a mask. I told the manager, and he said he didn't see her do it, which was true. She got angry because I told him. She kicked the door to the kitchen and started banging stuff around in the back. Unprofessional as hell. I will come back next year, but I was not happy! read more

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Location: the location is easy to find right off the main street next to highway. Cleanliness: The outside was nice and clean as was the inside. All the tables were clean and neat. It smelled fresh and clean in there. They were cleaning as they were making food. That's insanely good. View/ambience: There wasn't a a great view of any sort. The ambience was nice tho. There was good music and relaxed atmosphere. Nice and comfortable. Taste: I tried the clam strips and OMG they were not heavily breaded and actually had a good taste to them. They were the perfect amount of crispness and shrimp. Ifnyoi add the garlic vinegar it's even better! Fries: the fries were not greasy and nicely fried. And I actually liked how They were seasoned. Not heavy or to light. Garlic Vinegar: is amazing!!it has a good taste to it, especially if you like vinegar or garlic. It had that nice garlicky taste that mixed well with the vinegar and gave my food a nice strong taste as I ate it. Service: The service was great. They were attentive, did not rush me and helped me with anything I had a question about. The owner was there and was super polite and courteous. Overall: I think they are a good place to go to in silverdale if you want good seafood. They were as fresh as you can get for a fast food place. The flavor was very good for fried food. It wasn't greasy as can be and it was nice and hot. I've been here a few times and so far has not disappointed. Looking forward to trying more food. I definitely recommend if you want quick, but good fast food. read more

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My favorite here is the 2 piece & fries with jello perfect amount for my belly and diet. I love the calm chowder with Yucatán hot sauce and crackers mmm good. The atmosphere is very well cleaned inside and out. The friendly staff and good looking men are a plus smiles go along way. Keeps me coming back.. this were I come to escape for a quiet time fir me just before I go see the movie Simon at AMC theaters. It's been awhile since I been here and the menu has changed and the family combos are well priced. Something still missing ? read more

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Best Skipper's I've ever been to! Skipper's is what it is, a fried fish fast food joint, nothing more, nothing less. Not sure why people would rate it for anything else. The exterior is a typical Skipper's chain fast food design but this one is clean, big difference! A clean exterior sets the tone for me, especially at a fast food place. The inside is also very clean, from the floors to the tables to the bathrooms. That's something super special when it comes to the amount of people they serve on a daily basis! First and foremost though, it doesn't smell like oil! For the entire menu to be deep fried, it's nice that you don't smell it when you walk in and you don't smell it on yourself hours later! Everything here is cooked to order, nothing is left in baskets over the oil waiting to be served up. It may take a few extra minutes to get your meal but it's well worth it when the fish, chicken clams and shrimp are hot and crispy! Since most all meals come with chowder it's nice to enjoy the chowder while waiting for your meal. The fish is lightly crusted so you get more fish than batter, they have a few varieties of shrimp and the clam strips are plump and tender. It's all frozen, bought in bulk and dropped in a fryer but sometimes that can be a challenge for fast food joints so to have it done perfectly every time is a blessing! With coupons readily available, daily specials and great prices, it's definitely a great family dinner place! read more