Doc's Marina Grill In Port Townsend

First, we absolutely loved the location. The restaurant was a stones throw from the water. After dinner we were able to walk down to the beach. It was beautiful. The food was delicious. We started with the crab cakes. They were perfectly done and were so good. I had the fish and chips and they were the best I have ever had. My wife had the salmon and it was good as well. Service was fine. Our server was there when needed but not hovering over us.

I had been to Doc's Marina Grill about 5 years prior, back when they had an incredible She-Crab soup and salmon tostada. Unfortunately they no longer have either dish on the menu as it is completely different now (the server said they changed chefs . This time, I tried Doc's house made clam chowder, the seafood curry, and the 3 piece fish and chips. All of the dishes were presented beautifully. The clam chowder was my favorite dish by far for flavor and content. One of the best clam chowders I've ever had without being too rich or creamy. They are very generous with the amount of clams they add and there was no sensation of gritty sand. The seafood curry was also filled with seafood varieties which I appreciated. It had a nice curry flavor, but unfortunately was lacking in salt. The fish and chips was the dish that I was most looking forward to, but unfortunately it was really lacking in flavor; I'm not sure if there was no salt at all in it, but it had virtually no taste (and I almost never add salt to food . I tried to add some of the malt vinegar that they brought as a pairing, which made a bit of a difference but not much. However, I did appreciate the crispy, thin breading and I enjoyed the tartar sauce that it came with! Overall, very nice atmosphere being right at the tip of Port Townsend next to the water (there were bald eagles on a perch outside! . I would definitely get the clam chowder again and servers are all very friendly.

I generally don't like to give a business a poor rating. I was very disappointed in our meal at Doc's Marina Grill. Here is an accurate summary of why: 1. Calamari All breading and hardly any Squid. Terrible for $16 2. Prime Rib Chedder sandwich lots of fat and small portion of meat $25 3. Mussels Clams were smasll portion and 2 small pieces of bread? Had to pay for extra bread Total was $29 4. Big Doc Burger Small burger $18 On top of this diappointing meal they charged us a 3% Service fee?? I still tipped 20% on our ridiculous diappointing $197 bill because I care about servers and feel they should be taken care of no matter how bad the food is.

We had a reservation on a weeknight the food took FOREVER to come out. The waitress was very nice, but no explanation for the food taking forever. Not to mention, a table near us ordered after us for their food before us. I got the spicy salmon bowl it was okay. It was not spicy needed more sauce. Also, for $30 I expected a bigger portion size. The ahi tuna tacos were yummy. I forgot to take a pic of those. The sauce on those was delicious pretty good portion of tuna.

Our family has eaten here many times over the years and have brought numerous guests with us as well. Food is excellent, service is good. Can get very busy during tourist season so reservations are recommended.