Dockside Bistro

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   Amanda

   Seattle

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   My husband and I had a very disappointing experience last night for our Valentine's Day date at Dockside. The food was delicious, an easy 5 stars, despite being served cold. My husbands ribeye was delicious and cooked exactly as he asked. The elk was AMAZING, melt in the mouth. I really wish it had been brought warm because it would've been so much better. They had roses on our table, which was very nice. The service on the other hand was awful. We arrived 5-10 minutes before our reservation and it was immediately evident that they were understaffed. The staffer who sat us was very kind and offered us a space heater due to the cold and being sat so close to the door. We agreed, but he did not come back with said heater. Our waitress came by and seemed off, she was scattered asking us what we would like when we had been given no menus. We had to request menus and silverware. We asked for the space heater because it was very cold inside, and she did bring one. Once the menus were given to us she came back 20 minutes after our reservation time to take our orders. Then we waited 90 minutes for the food to arrive. Between that time we had the wrong food brought to us on 2 separate occasions. She did the same thing with the tables near us. I genuinely believe that she was inebriated. She was slurring her speech, her eyes were red and glassy, her eyelids were droopy, and her eyes were unfocused. I didn't want to assume that she was drunk at first, but in the 90 minutes we waited for our food we chatted with the other people at tables nearby and they had the same experience and thoughts. She brought the table closest to us the wrong appetizer twice and after bringing the right one forgot and brought it again. Not a harmful mistake, who doesn't want free food. She did say that a staffer had dropped out at 3 pm so they were shorthanded. But irrespective of the cause, it really soured our evening.
   

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   Sherry

   Seattle

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   It was Valentines dinner and we were excited to try a new place with some friends of ours. The appetizers . Wine and cocktails were great, however the chicken dish was not very tasty and my scallops were tiny. Crab chowder was yummy. Although the staff Was friendly, the service time was slow. We ended up being there for 4.5 hours.
   

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   Deonne

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The two servers working were very knowledgeable and had great food and beverage suggestions. Everything was perfectly timed and the food was amazing! We had the calamari, ahi, goat cheese salad, bib beat salad, black cod, and scallops. It was my husband’s birthday …they were so sweet and had a card on the table and they bought his drinks. We had the opportunity to chat with one of the servers at the end of our meal, she was absolutely lovely!!
   

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   Tim

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best restaurant in Olympia. Highest recommendations.
   

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   Scott

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was amazing and the service was top notch. Definitely recommend for anyone wanting an incredible dining experience.
   

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   Megan

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 25 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our server was absolutely fantastic and so were the food and drinks!
   

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   Paul

   VIP

   New Mexico

   87 reviews

   5.0

   87 reviews

   Dined on 24 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great fish tacos and dungeness crab soup. Attentive service.
   

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   Nancy

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 24 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love this spot by the boardwalk with excellent food and service.
   

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   Jackie

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   23 reviews

   5.0

   23 reviews

   Dined on 7 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Typically the food is great though a bit pricey, depending on what you order. This time I tried the fish tacos, with a choice of cod or ahi tuna. I chose the tuna and was very disappointed. I was expecting a "poke" like tuna taco. Fish was, to me, overcooked; you couldn't taste that the fish was ahi tuna. I ate as much as I could then left the rest. I didn't complain because maybe that's what the chef thought was normal. Next time, I'll stick with either the seafood "martini" - delightful seafood with a cream sauce, served in a martini glass with buttery toast or the shrimp and cake. Service was stellar.
   

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    Eileen

    Philadelphia

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 28 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    We were a group of 4 adults and a 5 year old celebrating Grampa's birthday. We spent five hundred dollars. The food was delicious. No complaints, but the prices were very high. We were one of only a few tables with diners on December 27th. We arrived at 6:00 and left at 8:30..... without desert. The staff spent the night chatting at the bar. We got our own salt and paper from the stand. My son in law went to the bar to get a desert menu and our waitress told him she would be with him in a minute. The chef came out and handed him the desert menu. The menu indicated that one should allow 15 minutes for desert to be prepared. We left with a very unhappy five year old who expected desert. A lot of money to spend with no one coming to check on our water or drink orders or to update us on why we were waiting 20 minutes before courses, with dirty plates sitting in front of us. We will not be back.
    

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