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    Tugboats

    4.7 (22 reviews)
    Closed • 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
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    TUGBOATS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Touristy
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Cougar burger (without tomato, lettuce or onion)
    Sarah M.

    Curlew is a quaint town and this is a perfect middle of nowhere pick me up!! They have a full coffee stand menu plus a host of American food! We visited one day for coffees (they made a delicious iced white chocolate mocha!) Today we came back for food. Their cougar burger was amazing!!! I loved the burger sauce they had on it. My curly fries were also well done. Service on the day we got coffee was not very welcoming. The barista was a little abrasive and got our order wrong even after clarifying it multiple times. Overall, great stop for burgers and drinks in town if you have a few extra minutes to spare!

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    Dawn G.

    Camping in the middle of nowhere and on the way to the spot see this espresso stand and decide to get a coffee - turns out they have a pretty good menu! We had leftover pizza to eat for dinner so in addition to my coffee - I had them whip us up a salad to have with our pizza! The service was quick and the salad was fresh and good! The coffee was good too!

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    2 months ago

    I love tugboats food ! The amazing food. Excellent employees, and service every time you go there!

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    1 year ago

    A meal worth having! Had the double cougar burger and fish and chips. Even the Italian soda was good! Friendly staff and AC!

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    Good food, fast and friendly service as always. Peaceful environment, gorgeous views of mountains.

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    4 years ago

    Love this place! They make incredible drinks and great food. We always stop when travelling to or through Curlew.

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    4 years ago

    Working out here on the driller side. Love their breakfast options, especially for a hungry fella!

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    “If we could afford it we would eat chicken fried steak for breakfast, a cougar burger w/fries for lunch and one of their excellent coffee drinks every day.”

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    auntie ag's - Fried Halibut & Chips

    auntie ag's

    4.7(16 reviews)
    47.7 mi
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    Cuisine: 7 Service: 4…read moreDecor: 6 Value: 6 Overall: 6 The fried fish batter was pretty good, though I would prefer it to be a bit more airy rather than so hard. It felt even thicker and less desirable on the prawns. However, overall, it was okay. The seasoning on the fish was light, barely noticeable. With that said, dipping it into the addicting tartar sauce made it more enjoyable. We liked the sauce so much that we ordered a few more at $.50 each. Between the two fish options, I love the tenderness of the cod, but really liked the meatiness of the halibut. The prawns were not very good imho. The chips were crispy and quite good, but the New England Clam Chowder needed more clam flavor. Service was a bit odd. The Korean lady starts off by saying that they don't serve parties larger than four, but will make an exception, though there was a round table clearly large enough. A party of five came later and they had to split up. Why couldn't she simply add a chair for them at the rectangular table for four? Furthermore, she told us that "It's not dim sum." Guess she is telling us to order enough food and don't share one or two items between us because we are Chinese? We certainly took some offense to that comment. Towards the latter part of the meal, she got somewhat friendlier. Not as amazing as I had hoped from seeing the Google and Yelp reviews, but still one of the better casual eateries out here if you don't mind some "interesting" conversation with the owner.

    Doesn't look like much from the outside but on the inside, it looks like a fish and chips place…read morewithout any sea-baring decorations. The portions are huge and the food is delicious. We all loved the fries while my wife and I also enjoyed the apple-coleslaw. Best of all was the fish. My wife and I really enjoyed our two pieces of cod which was more than enough for each of us. The 6yo loved his one piece of halibut. Each basket came with a bit of fruit and some pickle slices, which is rare in the states. Service was great and they took care of everything. They wouldn't let me clean up the table.

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    auntie ag's - Dinner at Aunt Aggies.

    Dinner at Aunt Aggies.

    auntie ag's - Fried Cod & Chips

    Fried Cod & Chips

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    The Wooden Spoon Bistro - Minestrone & Honey Nut Latte

    The Wooden Spoon Bistro

    4.5(37 reviews)
    13.1 mi
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    Passing through and stopped in for lunch. Had the: 1)…read morequesadilla: very hearty, good ingredients, spicy salsa. 2) bibimbap: no stone bowl, but the ingredients were right, not spicy, the pork had a nice char 3) butter chicken rice bowl: best surprise of this was the naan which was very good, the curry was not greasy which you often find. Each dish had a nice balance of flavor and protein/beg/carb. Not easy to do the breadth of cuisines they do here (that we tried) well. After school snack is a peanut butter cookie for the road. Service was friendly and proactive. We are happy to have stopped here and they are deserving of their rating.

    This place has so much going for it, that I wish I could have given it five stars. It's clearly…read morepopular with the locals, which is imperative in a small town. It has a great theme with the wooden spoons everywhere, cool old tin panels in the ceiling as well as the burlap bags. You order at the counter, pay and get your numbered wooden spoons which you place in a glass milk carton at the table you choose while awaiting your food. There is plenty of brick inside the restaurant which is always something I like. The woman who took or order said that the owner had bought the place behind them and they were blowing out the wall in between the two establishments so the kitchen can service two places. Sounds good right? The problem we had was that the breakfasts we got were not hot, I mean barely warm. My sunny up eggs were barely done, still alot of clear in the whites. My two halves of toast were put together, butter to butter. The second pieces together for my entire meal I was going to put marmalade on after I had finished all but them. The butter had not even melted into the toast, it was still whole butter. Everything tasted quite good, but it has to be hot. We would certainly return, but it fell just short of the mark. Too bad!

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    The Wooden Spoon Bistro - Very cool table supports at the community table

    Very cool table supports at the community table

    The Wooden Spoon Bistro - Avocado toast also not hot

    Avocado toast also not hot

    The Wooden Spoon Bistro - Very eclectic interior

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    Very eclectic interior

    Tugboats - burgers - Updated October 2026

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