Pirate's Cove - Garibaldi

Don't be in a hurry when you arrive, arrive early and enjoy your super good meals. food, view, and service was worth the wait. Will be back, even with a 45min wait.

Called Friday to take company for dinner. Recording said open. We got there around 6pm. Closed. We really wanted to take family as its always been great. Sad never know if open. when you don't live close then find another place

We just went there last night and it was great, the food, service, just everything. The desert selection is incredible!! Obviously the view of the bay is wonderful too.

Here's our experience (4 visits so far, 4 visits all good) I'd give it 5 stars and the ONLY reason it's not 5 is because my 5 isn’t other people’s 5. We focus on food and friendly service when writing about restaurants. Not decor. So yes, based off of other reviews the decor is outdated. We first came here for lunch, husband ordered a shrimp melt and I had the oyster club. Over priced? remember you're in an area where distribution can be a hassle and if it's coming from a local source maybe the catch of the day wasn't super bountiful you can't dictate Mother Nature or a truck getting over a mountain range and through a forest getting the fruit of the day to this area: hwy 6 or the 101, each aren't the best for a semi or truck getting into town. Anywho we both enjoyed our lunch, veggies on my sandwich were fresh, oysters weren't fishy, husband loved his sandwich. Server was great. Friendly and attentive even though it was only them. Enjoy the view, it's amazing and if it takes a bit for your food, you're server isn't going to be an a$$hat they're all great and hustling. Also we've found that getting great staff in smaller towns on the coast can be hard, so it's not like they aren't hiring it's that the population is tiny and servers aren't plentiful. Second time we came was for brunch. Ok this was a toss up for omg favorite. Hubby had the waffle and I had the crab eggs Benedict. I'm at a loss for words. Crab was sweet and cooked to perfection, the hollandaise was warm and not in your face flavorful and had instagram worthy poached eggs. I think my husband enjoyed the waffle because he didn't speak and they were gone in about 8 min and he had that doofy look on his face. Fresh insane amount of fruit on the side and perfect hash browns. Not super well staffed this time either but beyond friendly girl and even though she was busy as all get up she was smiling and just a great server in general. No complaints here, we took the extra maybe 15 minutes from the not overly staffed brunch time to do things like,talk... look at the bay... ogle the sun reflecting off of said bay... you get the point. Third time we came for hubbies birthday. Obviously the first two trips weren't a deterrent. Boom! Two wait staff and yep! Had to wait 10 minutes to get seated but we hung out and looked at the historical pictures and all was well even if we were on the verge of hangry. We ordered the shrimp cocktail to start super awesome waitress said it would take a while which was fine, we had drinks and THAT VIEW... she brought the cocktail out and explained that the shrimp were fresh, as in, the chef quick cooks then then cools them quickly and serves them. Most places have them prepared in a fridge and waiting. There is a huge difference and that extra 7 minutes was beyond worth it. And the cocktail sauce was punch your tastebuds perfect horseradish goodtimes. For our dinners we had the seafood fettuccini and the halibut Benedict (I think that's the name). Dear lord... I don't normally commit the sin of dousing fresh seafood in Alfredo sauce but each type of seafood stood out. The shrimp, the salmon, the scallops. Not drenched in crappy white sauce, the white sauce complimented the sweet flavors of each and none were over cooked or weird or chewy. The pasta was the thick not mushy awesomeness you want. The halibut was the star out of the two though. Grilled perfectly and a little bit of fresh crab on top with hollandaise. The fish was melt in your mouth buttery and the addition of just enough of the topping made me want to switch plates with the mr for a bit. The whatever the heck they did amazingness with the mashed potatoes... wow. So needless to say bday dinner was a huge success. Still bringing up said dinner once a month and reminiscing. For realz. We went for brunch another time and brought my sister from AZ because we knew she'd freak over the Benedict. We were right.

We enjoyed our dinner at Pirate's Cove overall. The clam chowder was definitely good, I honestly wish the portion was bigger. The crab cakes definitely weren't the best I've ever had, as a lot of ingredients were barely chopped and the flavor was somewhat lacking. The fried combo plate was very good, especially the scallops. My favorite thing here was the side of mashed potatoes, they were creamy, garlicy, and rich. The view is incredible, especially when the sun is setting. I love how pretty much every table has a good view of the bay. I would definitely return to this restaurant.