We really loved Castaways! Great food, decent portions, and it was a lovely bday dinner. I'm curious how their menu changes for inter but I love the seasonal aspect. Overall very impressed. A little pricey but it is Cannon Beach, I can't be mad about that. Only downside was we had to wait awhile for food but worth it. read more

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Castaways in Cannon Beach is amazing!! Nestled nicely on the right as you drive into town, this fun, vibrant creole flavor restaurant serves up classic Cajun dishes done with respect and accuracy, but also local seafood and meat dishes! We had a cup of the bisque, coconut prawns and tiki salad to start, and they were amazing! The bisque was so creamy and rich in flavor, the coconut prawns tasted so fresh, and with that coconut fried outside it didn't feel like that greasy popcorn shrimp taste. The tiki salad was a nice fresh green element to all that rich flavor from the other sides. For our mains we had the seafood étouffée and the seafood gnocchi. BOTH OUTSTANDING. FLAVOR-TOWN. This restaurant is locally owned by an amazing couple, and our waitress was attentive, speedy and kind. The bill does add up pretty quick, but with the seafood portions they had, it was so worth it. read more

Castaways - Gnocchi on top and étouffée on the bottom - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Loved this place!! Food was a beautiful presentation and quite tasty! Normally my husband and I order different things then share but we both really wanted the etouffe with different spice levels. Glad we each got our own as it was delicious!! Would love to come again some time. read more

Castaways - Etouffe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Very friendly and attentive. Food is very well thought out! You must try the scallops! read more

Castaways - Pork Cheeks and Butternut Squash Ravioli....! Delish! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Just wasn't what I thought... salad was GReat!!! Clams were uneditable.. clam chowder awful.. amazing staff for sure!! Go for drinks and listen to amazing music!! read more

Hard to get through for a reservation but nice wait staff and great tasting food. A little on the expensive side. Not many options for young kids but ours did split the Chinook Salmon and loved it. read more

Castaways - Crusted Halibut - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Great good and drink It was a great experience, wish we knew about this place yesterday lol read more

Castaways - Mexian style shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

Honestly, maybe our expectations were too high for Castaways. We'd tried to get in a while back and couldn't (all booked up) so we booked way ahead of time this visit. For one, the ambiance is great. The environment and layout evoke a strong memory of one of my favorite PDX places - 3 Doors Down. Service is good, the atmosphere is lively but not overwhelming for a small restaurant. Unfortunately for two of our three group, the meals were underwhelming, especially for what the cost was (approx $36-ish/plate). My dish was the short ribs, I don't recall specifically what the other less-satisfied user had. Our impressions were similar though - a plate of meats surrounding mashed potatoes (mine) and rice (his) which, while filling, wasn't particularly flavorful. On the other hand, Our person who had the pork chops really enjoyed them. Hit and miss, I guess. There's a lot of great dining in Canon Beach. We'll keep looking. read more

Best on the coast!! Was craving jambalaya and found this place and will definitely be returning:) read more

Castaways - Sea scallops - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Reservations are necessary here. I left a VM and they responded within a couple hours. We had the heirloom tomatoes with burrata cheese, excellent! Entrees: crab gnocchi: also excellent, lots of lump crab meat, not shredded and a generous amount. Husband had pork chop with garlic mashed potatoes. Food and service was top notch. It's pricey but with it for the quality and portion size. One of the rare times we didn't regret paying a bit more because the food was SO good!! Usually it seems these highly rated eateries are so expensive and we leave disappointed because the food was tired, not fresh or imaginative and grossly expensive for what it was, yet the place gets hi ratings....never could I'd figure that out. Castaways lives up to its rating. Make it a point to eat here. read more

Excellent service and food. Small dining room with limited tables, so a nice intimate setting. Will definitely be returning!! read more

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Dining in Cannot Beach is hit and miss (mainly miss). I can't recommend many restaurants, but Castaways is always a solid option and a favorite of ours for some delicious, albeit overly expensive food. Not sure if policy has changed (call ahead to find out) but reservations are same day only via phone and open up at noon. They are quickly booked up, so if you miss the same day noon reservation window look elsewhere for dinner. Its a smaller restaurant, but has a fun drink and dinner menu. Sure I'll pretend I'm somewhere tropical in the middle of a blustery Oregon beach day. We always enjoy the food and drink, although I think its very pricey and I wouldn't head here if it was in Portland thanks to the price point. However, since we're not in Portland and there's limited good dining options in Cannon Beach we always try to dine here when in town, as its pretty tasty fare. Definitely recommend! read more

Good food and service. Called in and was recommended reservations so would definately call ahead. read more

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Great place for a meal in Cannon Beach, our fourth time and never been disappointed. Big plus, they take reservations! read more

Castaways - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

absolutely foodie paradise. we had the Thai chicken salad wraps which had amazing umamI followed by the shrimp curry...great wine guidance and delicious cocktails...Wow read more

My husband & I read some good reviews on Yelp & decided to give Castaways a try while on vacation at Cannon Beach. The restaurant is casual inside & had a small bar as you walked in. We were greeted with a smile & told to seat ourselves. We had no expectations for this meal we were planning on sharing, but our dining experience was pure heaven as it could have been my last meal. We shared a crab cake that was fresh & perfect for two. The menu reads "crab cakes" but it only comes as one crab cake & it was served with a delicious purple slaw. The Lobster Bisque was homemade & out of this world. We shared the Caribbean Style Jumbo Prawns (4) that were delicious with rice & vegetables. To top off our fabulous dinner we shared a piece of Butterscotch/Caramel bread pudding with raisins. I told our waiter that dessert was better than making babies! It was a meal I will always remember & I will definitely be back in the future. Thank you to the staff & chef at Castaways - Perfection! read more

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The ambiance was nice. Small intimate place. The lamb appetizer was great. I will have to try and replicate it at home. The seafood entoufee was a great spin-off o the classic crayfish dish. The large scallops and prawns were excellent, though I did choose it with a 2 heat level, but that heat level perfectly accented the seafood flavors without dominating the dish. The wife very much enjoyed her Cajun prawns, but was disappointed that the cilantro in the dush was not disclosed. Pre-covid, I would have given the service a 3. However, the world has changed. As the boomers retire, there the folks in the job pool has decreased. This is exacerbated in the hospitality industry, especially in he oft season. Many folks improved thier skills during covid, and the student Job pool does not exist in the off season. The night we were there there was snow in the forecast so everyplace we went was short staff. Castaways was working with a staff of 3 instead of 5, and the band canceled where we went for like music. Learn to go with the flow. Staffing sucks, so quite feeling so entitled. The food is worth the wait. read more

Highly recommended. The ambience is good though not a romantic setting. They really need to find people who want to work in this city because they were clearly understaffed on the night we visited. Those provisos accepted, this chef may be the most inventive and experimental in the north coast. I don't know where he received his training but this chef is head and shoulders above the regional level of food preparation magic. read more

So amazingly good! Went there for lunch on 04-17. Got seated right away great service. The chef came out twice to check on us. The food presentation was excellent! Would definitely come back again. read more

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The food is phenomenal, the service is excellent, and the atmosphere is friendly. Try the Caribbean jumbo prawns! read more

Castaways - Caribbean jumbo prawns. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

Lunch was ok. Halibut fish and chips. Some halibut but also arctic cod thrown in the mix. Not appreciated when one knows fish!

This dinner was delicious! It's all outdoor seating and limited so in the time of Covid make sure you make a reservation if you want to eat here. They have a good selection of local bottled beers to choose from. For dinner I had the filet, it was cooked to a perfect medium. It came with vegetables and mashed potatoes. I sampled the seafood linguine, the pork chop and the etouffe. Everything was delicious, not a bite left! One of the best dinners we've had on the coast! read more

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James the waiter was the best he knows the menu well and was really nice about taking our pictures for us . that I say is great customer service and this is the reason I'll be coming back here . He recommended couple of dinners to us and it was amazing. thank you James I know good things will come to you as you were great to us !!!! read more

Castaways - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

Castaways is, in our experience, sadly no longer the same restaurant we've previously enjoyed so much. Perhaps it was a change with the executive chef or another key player. It's just not at the same level of quality in almost all areas -- food, service and menu are now all subpar. The atmosphere is the same as it has been for a number of years (since they moved into the new building). Menu -- the flair and eclectic mix of the previous menu is gone. Had the menu been posted online, we may not have even dined at Castaways. Food -- generic and bland is, unfortunately, also an apt description of the food as well. The sole? So encrusted that the flavor of the fish was completely masked. Making the dish even worse was that the lemon sauce had nearly no flavor with barely a hint of lemon. The lemon sauce was so faint that it made the flavor of the breading on the sole all the more pronounced making the dish completely unbalanced. The stroganoff was not any better. The desserts were even worse. For example, the fresh peach cobbler was basically a small 2" by 3" by about 1/2" thick bit of what tasted like a cake biscuit over an incredibly thin layer (1/4") of peaches. The entire dish was buried in heaping mounds of whip cream, which seemed like a failed attempt to make up for the lack of any substance in the dish. The saddest attempt at dessert I've ever experienced in any restaurant anywhere. Service -- uncomfortably bad. read more

The couple times we've visited Cannon Beach, my husband and I make it a point to grab dinner at Castaways. When we went here recently during COVID-19, we were excited to see Castaways was still open and also offering curbside pickup! I saw on social media they were doing scheduled pickup, so we called around 4:30PM with a scheduled pickup time of 7PM. 1) Special Hamburger Helper - YUMMY. I love stroganoff so when I saw this on their menu for the day, I knew I had to order it. They included plenty of beef pieces and portion was overall great (enough for a snack later). 2) Lasagna - My husband loved the lasagna and also had enough for a snack later! 3) Wings - I forget the exact name of the wings they had but it included an asian-flavored coleslaw that had a nick spicy kick to it. When we arrived at the restaurant to pick up our order, they were very prompt in coming out with our order. When we placed our order they asked what car we'd be arriving in and had us pay over the phone so we wouldn't have to deal with that upon arrival. It was very quick and easy and I can't wait to come here again next time we visit Cannon Beach! read more

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Fantastic food. Can't wait til they are open for dine-in, but so glad they are doing takeout. What a great restaurant! read more

Castaways - Seafood Linguine - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Service- friendly, prompt, and attentive. Food- menu changes, great food, ( have had Cajun Food) , fresh, good ingredients. Ambiance- casual and laid back. Overall, highly recommended. read more

Since it was my last night in town, and I had been camping all weekend. I decided to do some takeout for my last night here and ultimately decided upon Castaways after reading all the glowing and positive reviews. The communication between myself and the restaurant was good, with them helping me with any questions I had. I ended up ordering the filet Mignon with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. After receiving the order, still hot too! I dug right in as I was starving! Well unfortunately the meal resulted in some pretty heavy food poisoning not even a hour later after consuming it all. Probably the worst way to spend my last night in town, sick as a dog into the very early hours of the morning. Very disappointed with the rather bad taste left in my mouth. read more

Hoity toity place. Refused to serve us? due to being "fully booked and short staffed" when we asked for a beer on the completely open outside patio that sits 40+ people. Frankly, there are other ways to be polite while still conveying that information. We just wanted a chill beer outside with our kids around 7pm and were rudely treated. We would have happily gotten our drinks at the bar and drank outside but... locals only place I guess? We will take our money elsewhere. Party of six adults, big mistake. read more

Josh, the chef, is an original. His fusion style and pairing of foods are delicious. Wonderful ambience, great friendly vibe. The shrimp and crab was amazing! read more

Wait Staff was extremely rude and dismissive. There are better places around to spend your money. Would not recommend.

We were at cannon beach in need of some amazing food! Viewer look no further. Just come here. Seriously. Don't even bother with other spots. They have all kinds of tropical drinks for those wanting a tiki bar vibe. Don't get me started on the food. Meaning it is all perfection from the flavoring to the presentation. It's so pretty you don't even want to each it but just take lots of pictures. I highly recommend the scallop on polenta. The one that I had they used a popcorn flavor! But it was so insanely good! If you're having a hard time choosing a dish go with the jambalaya. Beware it's pretty spicy! You can always ask for the sauce on the side to add. read more

This place is the best food in town! Highly recommend checking it out. The flavor profiles are so refreshing and we will definitely be coming back to Cannon Beach to eat here again! read more

Needed this takeout dinner BADLY, after cooking for myself for so long now. Everything about this dinner is wonderful...Can't wait to come in for dinner after this health crisis is over. These guys are ROCK STARS!!! read more

Castaways - Take order of Jambalaya.....Thank You Castaways...You are AWESOME!!! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

One of Cannon Beach Best Restaurants If you crave a spicy meal from the Caribbean, this is the place in Cannon Beach. The food is always exceptional. They've been a stable for excellent and consistent cuisine for 14 years and I have to say they are one of the two best places in town to eat. Service is prompt but like everywhere, waitstaff is in short supply do you might have to wait a bit to be approached depending. However, regardless of how busy they get, your food delivery will not be affected because they know how to work their floor. Dining inside is nice although it can get a wee tad loud, as floors and ceiling do nothing to absorb sounds. Dining outside on the patio is wonderful in the summer. This being Cannon Beach, don't be surprised by your bill especially if you have a few of their amazing house drinks and dessert. I forgot to add that food portions are generous, which makes up for the prices. read more

Very romantic and outstanding food and ambiance We loved everything about that night and that restaurant What a wonderful 30th anniversary! read more

This nice little spot is just what you need to cap off a wonderful day at the beach. From the attentiveness of the chef to the wine recommendations, this place will knock your socks off! Spacious and yet cozy with the best food on the North Oregon coast. Make this spot your next destination place for dinner. You won't regret it. read more

Excellent food, great staff and the chef/owner always makes the rounds to check on your satisfaction.

Sorry not sorry- we got these scallops and I'm still dreaming about them. Everything else was amazing and the staff is funny and personable. We will be back- make sure you make a reservation read more

Castaways - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cannon Beach, Oregon

Really a cute place with a wonderful menu and great ambiance. The menu is actually quite varied so don't let the cajun/creole description scare you away. There were only two people serving and handling the bar which made for more delays then I would have liked, but we're hoping for better service next time we go. They seem to be busy most of the time so this place will probably stick around. read more