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    Waterline Pub

    4.9 (23 reviews)
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    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    crab bisque
    William B.

    We decided to drop by for an early dinner this last weekend (10/24) - getting there a little after 4pm we were first in the dining room. Very prompt friendly service, glasses of ice water (no straws - AWESOME), and wow, what a great little menu! Something for everyone. Listen closely to the fresh catch of the day, and you can order that fish with many dishes. I started with a bowl of the crab bisque, served with a side of tasty garlic bread. OMG this was the best! Next time I go in I'm a gonna bust into the kitchen and demand the recipe. I had the ling cod grilled, served on the 'big salad'- the Waterline Cobb - oh what a tasty surprise - fresh avocado, grilled asparagus, and super-fresh greeens with a tasty bleu cheese dressing. I inhaled it all. My wife and son loved their entrees (fish and chips, and fork&knife melt). Great job on the 'green rating' just a couple of minor single-use plastics (those wretched plastic cups were used for the dressing) - would love to see those be swapped for the metal ones. Great atmosphere, and the sole waitress kept up with everything as the restaurant filled up, great service. Reasonable prices. Oh yeah, get the Rose Lemonade. Mmm hmm. Highly recommend, will be back. Oh, and I am the one that added this place to yelp, prior to this, it was combined with the hotel, which is a mistake (when you look for restaurants, the Waterline did NOT appear in search results).

    Tuna Ruben

    Had some of the very best food on the peninsula!! This is super high end food at a reasonable price. I had a tuna Ruben and the calamari appetizer. The tuna Ruben was awesome with a very large severing of tuna and the calamari was some of the best I have ever had and generous serving.

    Pan Fried Oysters!
    Nate C.

    My partner and I stayed in the At The Helm hotel and had dinner at the Waterline Pub. I have to say, the food and service here are fantastic! We had the loaded tachos and the pan fried oysters, both of which were delicious. I highly recommend stopping in if you're near Ilwaco!

    Grown-Up Mac & Cheese
    Jaylee W.

    Second time getting the mac&cheese and I love it!! Almost has that rich, "beer cheese" flavor to it. There was only one server working when we went so there was a little bit of a wait, but it was worth it. The server worked his butt off and it added to our overall experience. Root beer on tap was delicious.

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    Dan G.

    Wonder friendly service we highly recommend. Marcel the owner is super friendly and the staff are very attentive. Great bar selections and the food is amazing!

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    Laurie L.

    A visit to the area and stumbled upon the Waterline Pub. Great menu, friendly staff (Tara) was excellent and recommended a great cider! Food was delicious, we had the steamer clams. Watching the boats come back to the docks and all the fish people had caught on the charters was a plus for the experience. We will definitely stop back at the Waterline Pub when we come back to visit!

    Chef Extraordinaire

    The best fish tacos and pork dish created by Chef Extraordinaire. We loved our lunch in Ilwaco, WA! Gazillion star review from us

    Crab bisque

    Always the best place to eat. By far our favorite restaurant ever. I share an empty bowl because it's was impeccable. Nosh board is the perfect start. The bisque is on point. Fish tacos, fresh fish, and a beautiful salad. The Waterline is fantastic.

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    Brittany J.

    A very intimate dining experience. This pub is a hidden gem. Great atmosphere, freshest seafood and delicious craft cocktails! Need I say more.

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    Great burger and crab bisque downed with locally made cider. Popped in on a Sunday afternoon and our server was attentive and helpful.

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    Just had an amazing dinner at Waterline Pub. The chef Lao is wonderful! Alecia made the evening so fun!

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    Pickled Fish Restaurant - Crab pie pizza

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    3.5(1.1k reviews)
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    A coastal hideaway worth the experience, flaws and all:…read more Before anything else: Alyssa was our server, and she was fantastic. Warm, attentive, genuinely friendly in a way that felt human instead of rehearsed. When we paused for family prayer at the table, she didn't hover awkwardly or disappear, she joined us. That kind of moment doesn't show up on a menu, but it shapes the entire meal. It's the difference between being served and being welcomed. Mother's Day dinners are usually built on sentiment first, food second. The Pickled Fish is the rare place that reminds you why people keep chasing the ritual anyway. Perched above the grey Pacific, it feels less like a polished fine-dining machine and more like a slightly rebellious coastal hideaway, comfort, ambition, salt air, and wine colliding somewhere between elegance and controlled chaos. Some dishes arrived nearly complete, others still searching for themselves. But every plate carried sincerity, and that's rare in modern dining rooms obsessed with performance over pleasure. Burrata with Cashew Pesto, Arugula & Lemon Zest: A genuinely good dish trying to claw its way out of the plate. Peppery arugula, earthy-sweet pesto, indulgent burrata. But it lacks tension, the lemon should cut through the fat like a straight razor and barely shows up. The olive oil disappears when it should be carrying part of the conversation. And the sourdough eats like a sandwich slice instead of an appetizer; smaller bruschetta-style cuts would change the whole experience. The foundation is there. It just needs editing. Kind Stranger "Alter" 2023 Red Blend Drinks like someone trying hard not to make another predictable Pacific Northwest red, and mostly succeeding. Black cherry, plum skin, dry cacao, a little amaro bitterness lingering at the back. No syrupy jam bomb, no over-oaked vanity. Slightly rough around the edges in a way that suggests actual people made it. Not profound, but honest, and honesty travels farther than perfection. Pork Schnitzel with Sautéed Asparagus (substituted), Roasted Fingerlings & Onion Gravy: The dish of the night. No foam, no tweezers, no lecture about deconstruction. Just a properly fried cutlet that shatters under the knife, earthy fingerlings, fresh asparagus, and a deep savory onion gravy that complements instead of suffocates. The asparagus substitution, by the way, was handled cleanly, no pushback, no fuss, which says something about a kitchen that respects the diner instead of the ego of the menu. One sharp note of acidity, a brighter mustard, sharper pickle, lemon over the schnitzel, would push it from "very good comfort food" to memorable. But maybe that's the point. It isn't trying to be revolutionary. It's trying to make you happy for an hour. And it succeeds. Cinnamon Bread Pudding with Bourbon, Dates & D'Anjou Pears: The kind of dessert that makes you understand why people romanticize cold weather. Warm, fragrant, grounded by bourbon's dark caramel depth. Dates melt in like brown sugar with a pulse, pears add lift, and the compote is almost sinful. Unlike most bread puddings that collapse into wet cement, this one keeps structure at the edges and stays custardy in the center. My one critique: the bread itself runs a little thin. More of it would give the dish the heft it deserves and let the bourbon, dates, and compote have something substantial to anchor to. As is, it's excellent, but it's a few ounces of bread away from unforgettable. Cardamom Chocolate Panna Cotta with Espresso Chantilly: This dessert does not whisper. Cardamom hits first, floral, spicy, mysterious, then chocolate settles in underneath like wet velvet. The panna cotta is technically excellent, trembling at the edge of collapse with every spoonful. It's heavy, no question, but the espresso keeps the chocolate from going sleepy and the cardamom keeps it interesting. The dessert equivalent of an after-hours jazz bar, dark, warm, luxurious, just slightly excessive. Not every night. But tonight? Absolutely. Bottom line: Not flawless, but sincere, and that's the whole point. Great service from Alyssa, a kitchen that cooks with conviction, and a room that lets the meal breathe. Worth the drive, worth the wine, worth lingering until the coast disappears outside the windows.

    The service was great, the view amazing! Bartender knows his…read morestuff and makes an awesome drink. The food on the other hand was disappointing. The pickled plate appetizer was really good. The salmon entree was a really small portion and overcooked, only a few brussel sprouts on the plate. The rigatoni was very basic and the added crab was an extremely small amount for the added price. My recommendation is have a drink and appetizer and skip the entree.

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