Such a cute lil place. We drove down from Anchorage for the weekend and had never eaten here. Great…read morebreakfast, excellent service and ambiance! :)

every time I'm on the Kenai Peninsula, i come to Louie's. The first time i didn't know about…read moreLouie's, so i didn't know whether, it was good, bad, or somewhere in between. A friend of ours brought us here, and we ordered appetizers that time too. Now though, i DEMAND to come here. I won't eat anywhere else on the peninsula. sometimes there's a wait. It's truly worth waiting for. Fortunately on this occasion, i called ahead to reserve a table, while my friend was getting pulled over by a cop for speeding (I'm lmao, because we were 2 hangry women, and going way too fast down Kenai Spur Road to get to Louie's) so while she's doing the yadda yadda, I'm calling ahead to reserve a table. Fortunately there was lots of availability, so i was told to just come on in. So we get there, starving. I do this self same thing every time. I forget they have GIGANTIC, appetizers. BROBDINGNAGIAN appetizers (google it, it's a great word for you to save for future use) and i forget, so i order 2 Appetizers, and so does she. Then end up being totally floored by the size of the appetizers and not being able to eat them all. This time i got Alaskan Steamer Clams, and Cheesy Bacon Fries, She got Button Mushrooms, and Blackened Prime Bites. 3 of these dishes came with Garlic Bread. Our server came, loaded down with plates, and said I'll be back with the rest. I was presented with, what can only be described as a very large aluminum bucket of Steamer Clams drowning in house nectar, and a vast platter of bacon cheesy fries. I was overcome with performance anxiety about my ability to consume all of this. She was given 2 big dishes - 1 with beautiful looking button mushrooms, the other with Prime Rib Bites. I don't like Prime Rib. But i love mushrooms, so we just Family Styled it all the way, The Steamer Clams were succulent, juicy, tender, and the nectar was absolutely creamy, delicious and savoury. I should have just gotten those. I couldn't resist her mushrooms though, i absolutely love mushrooms. I was only able to manage a couple of bites of my garlic bread. She was being very helpful with my Steamer Clams, and agreed they were delicious. Louie's is a must, if you're on the Peninsula, whether you're a local, or from out of town (We're from Anchorage) or a tourist would absolutely love it in here. There's lots of hunting trophies on the walls. The food is of consistent good quality, though to be honest, I've yet to order an Entree, because i can't even get past the Appetizer menu, and wanting ALLLLLLL the things!! Their food is so good, i have to give the full 5 stars. The service is spectacular, the staff are super friendly, and i will continue to be their from-out-of-town-regular, whenever I'm down here. Awesome Job Louie's, keep up the great wor

Appetizer was big-city elegant and the service was over the top perfect. Can't wait to go back tho…read moreit's pricey

So, my neighbour has been nagging me for some time now to call in to "that place with the railcars"…read morejust outside of Soldotna, but I'd not yet been. Though she hadn't mentioned there was a restaurant, she raved about the coffee shop and waffles. So my friend and I were coming to Soldotna last weekend, and me, as usual, am frantically searching Yelp for something with 4/5 stars. Addie Camp came up as a contender, with a solid 4.7 stars, but I hadn't realised it was where the railroad cars are. So we decided to give it a go. What a beautiful area it is, once you get up into the parking lot! It's very neat and tidy, and all the little railroad cars surround the central parking lot. And there's really massive solar panels to the rear. I liked that. There was not a scrap of trash anywhere. Very inviting. So we head into Addie Camp, and I'm wowed. It's beautiful inside, cosy and welcoming, yet very modern. The staff are lovely. The hostess asked if we had a reservation, but as we didn't she invited us to sit at the bar. No problem! They have tables upstairs, and in a railroad car to the side. It's absolutely beautiful, and features a lot of warm wood, but not old wood, very light modern wood. I tell you, I'm in love with this place. Anyway so we sit at the bar, where Sam was mixing cocktails. Sam is very pleasing on the eye, I might add. He was using Fevertree Tonic in one of the cocktails, and I told him that Fevertree's Elderflower Tonic is one of my fave drinks ever, and he said he loved it too. Anyway, so upon perusing the menu - it's not a huge menu, but there are plenty of things I'll eat - I ordered the Gold Star Elk Burger with rosemary fries, and my friend got Gambas Al Ajillo (Spanish style wild Patagonia Shrimp in a spicy olive and herb citrus sauce served with fancy bread) and we both opted for a Train Track Tonic Mocktail, mainly because Sam the bartender told me he had elderflower syrup, and it was featured in one of the mocktails, so I was sold. The napkins are fabric, and the silverware is fancy, heavy, not your usual restaurant fare. I was quite impressed with how quickly we were served, because it was quite busy. The food itself was outstanding. The bacon jam in this burger is EPIC and it's not your usual tiny bacon crumbles, it had chunky bits of bacon, and was sweetly gooey, but savoury too, absolutely the best bacon jam I've had, and it just gave the already amazing burger a boost it didn't even really need. There's no way to eat this burger in a dainty ladylike fashion, it's a beast, and the bacon jam is messy, but I went with it, and Sam got us some extra napkins. About 3/4 of the way through, I had to go knife and fork on the burger. I wasn't leaving any of that thing. The fries were good, the burger good, the mocktail good, excellent service, very attentive. This is unquestionably THE best restaurant on the Kenai Peninsula, and I can't wait to come back with my husband, next time we're down there. And, I did see regulars come in and be treated like they were old friends. After my experience there, I can see why people would keep coming back, it's THAT good!

Love the food! Service was amazing. Clean, low light, peaceful, great food! We ordered Ossobuco Porkread more

It wasn't what we've had food-wise in the past. I heard afterwards when we talked to friends about…read morehow disappointing the food was, we heard the Chef of years opened a new restaurant. Bummer. When we came and stayed at the hotel for dog shows this was our place! We took a shot at it again for ToGo but scallops were steamed not seared. The pans got to be hot as Sh!t first then add a mix of butter and olive oil to get a perfect glazed sear. I cook AK Scallops all the time. I will say the folks at the bar and the hostess were fantastic, the people are great, but it wasn't bad service it was a bad Chef! Your Chef needs some skills. It can be learned ... learn him. Steamed nasty scallops sucks in Alaska and doesn't REPRESENT OUR GREAT KODIAK SCALLOPS! Fix It! NO STEAMED SCALLOPS! (I can teach you!)

Native Style Smoked Salmon Strips…read more So hard it is not edible, like trying to bite on a piece of wood. Total waste of money.

If I could give zero stars, it would be more appropriate. This place is a scam. Fred is a liar and…read moretreats every sale as his last sale ever to be made. I dropped off 20 pounds of sockeye to be smoked and shipped to me. I paid Fred for 2 day UPS shipping. I received the fish in 3 days. The fish were completely ruined because they were shipped in 100 degree heat and were a day late. This is after having a discussion with Freddy the Fraudster about the extreme heat my area was experiencing and suggesting the fish be sent later when the heat subsided a bit. Fred had the opportunity to make this right and he chose not to do so. Fred is a fraud, cheats and does not have an honest bone in his body. The product Fred sent me could have developed botulism due to the warm environment and being sealed in plastic. Fred does not strike me as having any intelligent understanding of physics or biology. Fred will screw you and send you someone else's fish. Do not do business with Fraudelent Fred!! You will get screwed. I gave Fraudelent Fred some business because I try to support small businesses when possible. Please go to any of the other local fish processing places near Soldotna besides Fraudulent Fred's. Also, Fraudelent Fred likes to skim some of the fish you brought in to be processed and sell it in his retail shop. When they tell you the fish you brought in will lose some weight, that is actually factual! That lost weight will be in his retail shop at Fraudelent Fred's!!! Stay far far away from this lying bastard!!!!

This quaint eatery sits alone on Ninilchik's shoreline, a popular fishing destination in the summer…read moremonths. Family owned and operated, The Boardwalk Cafe's four-sided dining area is light and airy. All but one of the walls have windows that span corner to corner (the fourth wall is the counter). It provides an excellent panoramic view of the three volcanoes across the inlet on a clear day. The Boardwalk Cafe, it seems, is famous for its seafood specialties. Its stock of seafood is believed to be locally caught or at least around the peninsula waters, and the proof of freshness is in the flavor. Their savory menu includes clam chowder, king crab legs and panko breaded halibut. All are very tasty, although their prices can be up at the tourist range. As far as I know, this place closes for the winter and most of their revenue come from tourists in the summer months. They also serve breakfast and desserts. Their cookies and pies are supposedly worth trying but I never had the chance to "evaluate" them. Overall this place is probably *the* place to eat when taking a break from fishing for kings or silvers, as it's the only place to grab a bite at the beach area if you haven't packed anything for your trip. There are other places to eat in this tiny community, but they're relatively far from the fishing spots.