The Boardwalk

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  Pricing was ridiculous for the quality of food served. The restaurant was dirty and infested with bees (inside the dinning area!), dead and alive.
  
  We had the calamari ($13.99) which was greasy, tough and smelled fishy and fries (add $2.99), cod burger ($9.99) which consisted of two small fish pieces put in between buns with not so fresh looking lettuce and onions and fries (add $2.99).
  
  Word of advice, don't come here just because the line is shorter, there's a reason why it's short..

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  Posted on 08.13.13 Tracy V.

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  Ugh, we only stayed because we were short on time for the ferry, and we had promised our kids we'd eat a real meal before getting on the ferry.  Enzo's (??) used to be right next to the ferry and they had decent food at a reasonable touristy location price.  The Boardwalk apparently has a near monopoly.  Hundreds of trapped people, waiting for the ferry, looking for a decent bite, and they get this:
  
  Sysco food all the way, at organic gourmet prices.  Our bill for two orders of dinky fish-and-chips,  two white bread kid's grilled cheese, and two cups of thin "clam chowder" (milk with herbs and potatoes) came to $55.  We didn't even get drinks, just water straight from the tap -- in styrofoam cups!  Is it 1982?  Styrofoam litters our ocean beaches.
  
  The fish was small, the condiments come in packets, except the ketchup which is in Heinz bottles but is almost certainly something else.
  
  In short, this place was a total loss.  If you must buy food before boarding the ferry, go to the little grocery market next door.  Otherwise, eat in Eastsound -- it's only 20 minutes away.

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  Posted on 07.30.10 Max S.

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  Acceptable food, fantastic location, weak service, and completely outrageous prices.
  
  This little restaurant is perched on the cliff above the Orcas Island ferry terminal, and as such, probably catches a third of the ferry-bound traffic (the hungry ones at least).
  
  We had a burger, clam strips, and their fried-stuff plate (mozzarella sticks, onion rings, curly fries). The burger was average; nicer than average bun, bacon a bit weak, non-Heinz (Sysco) ketchup only. Bummer. The clam strips were the stand out. Big pieces of real clam with a delicately seasoned breading allowed the flavors to come through.
  
  The onion rings were good, the mozzarella sticks were mediocre, and the curly fries... well, I like them OK, but why do they insist on that orange seasoning? This plate was also strange. You'd think they'd give you ranch for the fries/onion rings, and marinara for the mozzarella sticks, right? Well, it was COCKTAIL SAUCE, and that is an ugly surprise if you're looking for marinara on your cheese!
  
  Soda was $2, the burger was $11, the clam strips were $13 and the fried stuff, $9... $36.99 plus tax and tip total. Outrageous! I think we could actually eat at the airport for less. At least the food didn't suck.

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  Posted on 06.12.06 Julia Z.

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