Good food, really good Chowder. The inside of the restaurant surprises you. Does not match the outside. Really nice atmosphere, with lots of room between tables.Only issue was that my server seemed a bit new at his job. After bringing us our food, he never came and checked back on us till our meal was all done. My husband had finished his drink and had wanted a refill less than half way through the meal. We shared and nursed my little Pepsi the entire time.Other than that it was a great place, and I'm sure the waiter will get better with time.
Lived up to the hype!Stopped in on a rainy cold day for some warm food and loved everything we ordered. Delicious chowder, excellent fish n chips, and overall a neat coastal atmosphere.Parking is easy and prices were fair.Big fan!
We've been coming to Bob's Chowder Bar for several years - any time our travels bring us to this part of Washington. Today's visit will be our last. Service was terribly slow - it took 50 minutes to get a cup of chowder with a side salad and my husband's plate of basically all things fried (fried seafood sampler with onion rings). The salad which was mostly spinach, had gone bad. I had to pick out slimy black blobs of spoiled spinach leaves hidden under the dressing. We brought this to the attention of our waitress, who offered to make another salad for me. Sadly, this one was the same as the first. My chowder was over salted and filled with bacon bits vs. clams. It had no clam flavor, instead tasting like a potato/bacon soup. My husband's meal was completely overcooked...clam strips were tough, fried cod was dry, onion rings were almost burnt looking, and the fried oysters were on the verge of being undercooked due to their size. When our bill arrived, no adjustment had been made for the salad. We asked to be credited for the salad and only pay for the cup of soup I ordered. Our waitress talked to whoever is running this place, only to return to say that because she made me a second salad and I ate part of it, the manager wanted us to pay full price. We again stated that we felt we shouldn't pay for spoiled food. She went back once more, returning saying the manager would not credit us. He wouldn't even come out to address the situation himself - instead, making our sweet waitress the messenger.
Slow service even slower food and it arrives cold. Very disappointing. Total fail for this place. Only maybe 7 or 8 tables and took hour and fifteen minutes get our food and it was cold for deep fried food. Won't return.
Sheesh what can I say? I used to LOVE coming here. The food was always excellent and prices decent too. I travel for a living and haven't been to my home state in two years. I was a little shocked at the price increase. Maybe that's the going rate in this state now. The menu definitely changed and I was looking forward to a Crab sandwich but went with the seafood combo. The batter was a lot to crunchy on everything. Like well done. No complaints about the service. Everyone was in great spirits. I likely won't go back unfortunately. Perhaps your pastas are where it's at these days.
The overall dining experience for a casual sit down restaurant was great. Not only was the service good, all of the staff appeared to be enjoying their work. The food and drink selection was good, with some unique items on the menu. The quality of food was also good. The building itself also has real character and speaks to the local vib of this maritime community.
Defiantly amazing food. We are from AZ so this was a treat for sure!
Hands down one of the best restaurants in all of the west coast of Washington - no joke. If there are negative reviews - completely disregard and pursue the food here. The ambience is something I don’t normally speak about - but there’s a wonderful tone here that’s cozy and comfortable. The staff is above and beyond friendly - the owner is a true gentlemen. The food is worth the drive for us to frequent from all the way up in Bellingham! The salmon chowder is flippin’ phenomenal, and I’ve had several items from the menu which have all been equally as satisfying and unbelievably tasteful. Highly recommend this spot! Don’t even second guess a decision to eat here!
So I've been working in Anacortes for a couple years and had never been to this place . So its Friday and payday lol so I decided I was gonna treat myself to a nice lunch. Most everything was good for a deep fried platter of seafood. All of which im guessing is frozen and deep fried to order . That being said the cod was flakey and the clam strips weren't over cooked or rubbery . The prawns had decent flavor and the fries are what you'd expect. However the oysters ruined this meal for me ! Just a full of slime and not fresh at all again im guessing frozen . I love oysters too I've had em fresh from the ocean lol ! I guess thats the best way. Anyway the price for this was 23.99 and with tip was 30 bucks ...for one person thats excessive ! Maybe its made for two and im just a fatty lol ! Anyway I would probably go back and try some of their other dishes but I figured this was good way to sample it all . The waitress was super attentive..maybe a lil too attentive if thats a thing. Over all I didn't really enjoy my experience here im not sure why maybe I was in a bad mood or something but wasn't impressed.
The best chowder and hard cider I have ever had! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐