This place is getting two stars because the hostess greeted me with a smile and got me a table looking out the window at the amazing view. After that the service went down hill, I saw my waiter twice, when he took my order and when he brought my bill, other people dropped off my drink and meal, also never even brought a water. The food was not good the salmon on my sandwich was so dry, the water i didn't get wouldn't have helped. I hope the business owner can change things up a bit, train the staff better. read more

There was a fair wait for our table, wait to order, and wait for the food to arrive. The asparagus appetizer was so salty it was a chore to get through. Even after drinking water, the salt wouldn't leave our mouths. We should have spoken up to the waiter. Luckily, the high tide hurricane cocktail was a delicious distraction. The chicken sandwich was dry due to the chicken being over-cooked and a lack of onion bacon jam. The homemade chips were fairly standard, if not too greasy. I was so looking forward to the grilled cheese, and was disappointed to see two thing slices of apple, three small pieces of fig inside, and just a whiff of cheese. It made me sad. read more

The best thing Packers has going for it is that it's attached to the Semiahmoo resort. Even though the hotel also lists The Great Blue Heron Grill as one of their amenities, it is NOT in or adjacent to the hotel. Blue Heron is a country club on a golf course, and getting there requires a pretty long walk (and it's raining most of the year) or a drive. So Packers is the most practical option if you're a guest at Semiahmoo or one of the other hotels (or were they condos? Airbnbs?) next door, but I wouldn't recommend driving all the way to Packers from any neighboring cities just to eat there. We had reservations at Packers on a Thursday in November at about 5:15, so it wasn't busy at all and the service was great. The view is also great (even though on this night it was dreary and raining, but hey, that's the PNW for you), and the ambiance in the part where the bar is is nice, but you can go dressed casually, which is even better. There's another older-cheap-bordering-on-cheesy-looking area adjacent to the bar area, but they weren't seating anyone in that section the night we had dinner there. Hopefully, that's just for the breakfast and lunch crowd, because it's not an appropriate atmosphere for the prices on their dinner menu. So all good... EXCEPT for the food. Their focaccia bread is a joke. I wish I had taken a pic of it, but someone else left a review with a pic (if you're interested in scrolling through the other reviews). This $7 appetizer is nothing more than 4-6 very small pieces of cold dry toast (no seasoning, no olive oil, no cheese baked into it... nothing. Totally dry. And cold.), and 3 small cups of condiments on the side: 1 packed with ice cold butter (really not useful when the toast is already cold), 1 with about a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar (the menu says balsamic reduction, but that's not what I got), and 1 filled with some kind of weird green paste that looked like it should be minced green olives but didn't taste like it. I couldn't believe they were trying to pass this off as focaccia bread. I thought maybe they had run out of the real focaccia bread and the chef just tried to improvise, but then I saw the pic in the other review.... For my entree I had the fish tacos, but with prawns instead of fish. Not bad, but they come in two really large flour tortillas that are meant for burritos, not tacos, making them very hard to pick up and eat like a taco. Everything kept falling out. I needed to scrape about half of the cabbage filling out so that I could handle it. It would've been better if they had offered 3-4 tacos made with smaller tortillas instead. Each taco came filled with copious amounts of cabbage, 3 prawns, and a very spicy red sauce. These tacos come with "house-made" potato chips as the side. That these were made in house didn't make them taste any better than basic potato chips out of a bag. I tried a couple and left the rest on my plate. My boyfriend, who usually eats whatever I don't, didn't even want them. These chips can also be ordered as an appetizer for $6 and come with a side of buttermilk dip, which might have made them better, but no dip came with them as the side to my $21 tacos. My boyfriend had the oysters as his appetizer and said they were very good. In fact, he liked them so much, he ordered another batch. However, he was very disappointed in the $15 boneless buffalo chicken bites he had as his entree. When the waiter came to pick up our plates, he asked if everything was ok, and while my sweet boyfriend NEVER lets on when he's unhappy with a meal, I was honest about my disappointment in the focaccia bread, and the waiter passed the message on to the manager, who took the bread off our bill, which was appreciated but not expected. I really just felt they needed to know how bad it was. I don't remember saying anything to the waiter about the tacos, but he took another 20% off for those (maybe he noticed me struggling to eat them, or maybe he noticed neither of us were impressed by the potato chips?) So I feel the staff and the management does do their best to please. They just really need to work on their menu. We stopped by again for a drink the next evening. It was a Friday, and much busier. Again, the service was great at the bar. I recommend that you just stick with what they have on their drink menu, though, because when I tried asking for a chocolate martini or a cocotini, it sent them into a high-speed wobble. Our bartender was new, but the other bartenders didn't seem to know how to make those drinks, either, when he asked them for help. They were all willing to try, but it was creating so much stress for everyone that I decided to change my order to a lemon drop, which was delicious. PS - If this is the same kitchen that makes the breakfast sandwiches served in the hotel market/gift shop, those are scrumptious. read more

I knew my food was going to be expensive here but I had assumed that some level of quality would follow. I ordered a NY Strip Steak (m/r), it came with burnt brussel sprouts, and mini roasted potatoes; I also took the option of having 3 prawns added to my dinner. In the 45 minutes it took for my dinner to arrive no bread rolls, salad, or other appetizer was served. It also took 20 min for my glass of wine to arrive. The steak arrived in a small puddle of chimichurri. The prawns and potatoes were completely unseasoned. The brussel sprouts as I mentioned were burnt, but came with ham bits! The steak was cooked medium well to well and quite dry, bear in mind it was requested to be medium rare. If I was at the waffle house this would be considered decent, but I wasn't, and this meal cost me in the neighborhood of $100. Skip the restaurant and drive into town. read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Not medium rare - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

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Everything was wonderful! The views cannot be beat and the food was outstanding. I was nervous by the reviews, but our experience superseded all expectations. We are dinner here both nights. The heirloom tomato salad is truly special, such a delicious combo and dressing. Calamari was perfect, excellent chowder. The fig & Brie pizza was exceptional. The second night we had the clam streamers which were fantastic, I gobbled them up so quickly I only got a pic of the aftermath , the cauliflower steak was rich and flavorful, and the skillet cookie with ice cream is a must. Really we loved everything about Semiahmoo, and packers food and service did not disappoint. read more

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Went here for lunch today. Out of fish and chips. WTF? Place looks very run down. Waited a very long time for service and food. I won't ever return read more

Was planning on having a nice dinner. We set down and it took 15 minutes to get water. Another 10 minutes to order. We ordered are meal and are dessert. The waitress came back 15 minutes later with our dessert before our dinner food. We told her we haven't got our meal yet and she said oh and left and came back with our food. We also never even got our drinks. The service was absolutely terrible. She didn't even care about giving us service. read more

Bad service bad food...,tried call and to speak to someone..,no answer and mailbox full...,errrrr

I was very disappointed..the lunch menu totally changed. No fish and chips for lunch only dinner..huh? Had the tomato soup and cheese sandwich.. below average. Spendy for what you get..good service and bloody Mary..have been many times. Probably more COVID effect of no staff..etc. read more

We were staying at the hotel and needed a late afternoon snack before our 8:15pm dinner reservation, so we decided to call down to Packers for an appetizer to pickup. They were super nice and said it would be 20 minutes. They even included 2 plates which made it much easier to eat in our room. Loved the fries!! Very crispy and flavorful. The shrimp was fried perfectly and quite large but didn't have much flavor (but it came with cocktail sauce for dipping). Coleslaw was decent. Overall a great takeout experience and we are excited to try more food here! read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Prawns & chips - takeout - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

So disappointed tonight. From the hostess who told us it would be an 'hour wait' when there were several dirty or empty tables, to the weak margarita during our wait at the bar, to the 20min wait once seated just to get water...another 30 mins to get a glass of wine and a beer, and an hour to get an order of fish and chips and a salad, and the odd responses from the snarky waitress when we inquired about our order--apparently we were waiting but --'so was she?' And of course the order came out wrong. Ordered another glass of wine that never came as we finished our meal. Sheesh...really off their game tonight. Feeling sad because we are locals (resort members) and hope this is not the future for all our visits. There just aren't many good options in Blaine and to see Packers fail is disappointing to say the least! The view was nice though! Please do better! read more

So I have been reading many of the other reviews and am left scratching my head. We ate at the restaurant and bar 3 times and enjoyed each meal. The hostess and staff were friendly and great. The food was even better. The restaurant is open and airy and not too crowded on a winter getaway. They even let us sneak in a special guest since technically were closed but let us sit anyways. On to the food. For late lunch we had a bowl of chowder and salmon BLT. The chowder was rich, creamy and good balance of potatoes. Not a fan of chowder with 75% potatoes since that seems like lazy cooking to me. So was pleased that the chowder was a great blend of potatoes, seafood and liquid goodness. I have never had a salmon BLT before but it was amazing. The salmon was cooked right, the tomato was perfectly ripe and came with a red paste that really helped make it a great flavor combination. For dinner we had a couple of drinks to go with oysters and pizza. The 6 oysters were just great - fresh and not chewy. Perfect start to dinner. Sadly the margarita pizza was not good. I was very disappointed that there basically was no sauce, very little cheese and only a few tomatoes. I would not recommend the margarita pizza. The bartenders made me a yummy old fashioned. My girlfriend was able to get small tasters of the wine before making her selection. That was a nice and useful touch. I asked if I could get a taster of the Macallen 12 whiskey but was promptly denied. Finally breakfast the next morning made up for the underwhelming pizza. My girlfriend got a Bloody Caesar (who drinks these things?!?) which apparently was quite good. I stuck with coffee. I ordered custard stuffed French toast. I have never had this before and it was done just right. It came with honey butter and syrup in case you have a sweet tooth (guilty). My girl got veggie Benedict which looks great but way too many vegetables for my morning palate. Breakfast was wonderful and left me wanting more. So in summary I am giving this 5 stars for great service, lovely space and tasty food ... except for the pizza. If you are staying at Semiahmoo resort, do not fear eating at the resort restaurant. read more

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My husband and I visited Semiahmoo for a vacation. Packers Kitchen and Bar was great! The first time we went, My husband got the shrimp Louie salad and added scallops, and I got the rock fish tacos as well as a side garlic fries with black truffle garlic aïoli. Everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. The black truffle garlic aioli was so rich and flavorful. The service was very friendly and fast! Beautiful views of the water as well. I'd definitely recommend. read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Shrimp Louie Salad with scallops - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

The food is SO good! I've enjoyed it every time I have visited Semiahmoo Resort I chose to just order takeout to eat in my room. Their Seafood chowder is amazing & so is their organic mixed greens. I don't like blue cheese so I always ask for Parmesan instead! Also on fridays and saturdays thru March they are doing a special pop up in the afternoons! I got their churros with caramel sauce- literally melted in my mouth. Worth it!! Can't wait for my next takeout meal tomorrow ! read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Churros, caramel sauce, seafood chowder (large bowl), small organic mixed greens - asked to sub blue cheese for Parmesan - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

Semiahmoo needs a luxury dining option. This is not it. Food poorly prepared (med rare steak overcooked for medium), no one checked on us after meal delivered. I know staffing led to slow service, but still, even with Nordstrom level service this would be a poor match for the resort. Didn't used to be that way. read more

Ordered the Caesar salad...not good. I make a better one at home. We were a party of 10. After ordering our food it was 1:10 minutes until we got our order. We asked the waiter to divide our bill between us & she responded "I'm busy & don't have the time." We had to go find her & ask for a dessert menu because she never returned after bringing our food. A $75.00 gratuity was added to the bill which was outrageous considering the service was very poor. This was so very disappointing due to the fact we were celebrating a special birthday. I will never recommend this establishment. read more

Horrible customer service. Called 5 times for to go order, had to walk in instead, I have two kids in the Room 3 year old who is feeling sick and 4 year old with a hurt neck, already stressed out. (Not their fault obviously) anyways to dine in kids eat free but for take out they charge you $5 a meal per kid under 5 anyways when I asked and stressed my frustration they walked away which is the only reason for my low star rating I think they saw me grab a few manager calling cards so then they came up to me and started to try to make it up. I ordered lunch take out and wasn't charged so I didn't realize I was being charged for dinner for the kid meals. Food is mediocre it's a hit or miss depending on what you order, last nights dinner I got the bbq ch pizza on GF crust honestly it was bland, the salads are good the chowder is good, my daughters pasta was bland. Spent about $600 for two nights. The view is amazing *update* they gave me asparagus instead of Brussel sprouts, got to my room and called they said "oh yeah we are out of Brussels", well that would have been nice to know. checked my food and they also forgot my Caesar salad. She was nice enough to bring it to the room. read more

Great views. Friendly staff. Clean and bright. Tables well spaced. All staff wearing masks. That being said, this is a pricy place. Small servings, big $$. The food was ok but not amazing. We had the calamari (ok), the chicken wings (6 for $15), hand tossed chips (I don't know why I chose that-don't bother), iced tea, a Caesar (the drink) and coffee and tiramisu. Total was $98. Comparable to Anthony's prices but not in food quality. Next time I will choose a meal instead of appetizers. Maybe I made bad choices. Not impressed with the food but love the setting. read more

Awesome coupon deal right now-only $20 for a bottle of wine and delightful cheese/salami/veg tray for two! The wine was surprisingly wonderful and the food was amazing! It was a coupon in Northern Light 2 weeks ago, but maybe you don't need to have it-it is an Aug. deal. The setting is beautiful-you feel like you are right on top of the water, and the wait staff are friendly and professional. Be prepared for a walk to get to it-parking lot is usually full, and the bar and restaurant are in the far back of the resort. It's a challenge for my elderly father, so we don't visit as often as we would like. read more

Good service and the food is good- not great. Beautiful coastal views especially at sunset!

For this being an upscale resort, we were told that this was their finer dining location. However... it left a lot to be desired. Our waitress was either coming to the end of a very long shift, or she was just not a nicest person. Or her personality was offputting maybe? The cod was beautifully flaked however I had the three-piece dinner because there wasn't very many options on the menu in my opinion, and there was absolutely no seasoning on the cod. And I mean it lacked basic salt and pepper. We got the housemade chips that were overly seasoned, I would think that maybe had I have been super dehydrated this would've been a good meal it would've definitely replace my salt content. We got two drinks one vodka based one rum based, I got a rum drink that I believe had lavender and blackberry and mint in it. It was not very good at all I asked for additional syrup because it just tasted like grain alcohol. I couldn't find very much on the menu that I wanted to try at the end they were closing up so we got our dessert to go I got the cheesecake, and it was just topped with some peach purée. The only part of this meal that I enjoyed were the brussels sprouts. I was a little in shocked because I had assumed that this would be more upscale, but truthfully it was just a lot of winos in a room being really loud. We did not go back again, and when we plan to go back we absolutely will not be going to this restaurant. They need an overhaul of their menu. read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - The view - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

You know...I am judging this for what it is. It is a resort restaurant with an AMAZING view. Food is good for what it is. The fries are top notch. It gets 4 stars for friendly service and the view/ambiance. Will you wax poetic about the food 6 months later? No. Will you have a great time in a beautiful spot? Yes. My main thought for the management.....Go back to two separate menus for the two restaurants. People who go to a destination resort with two restaurants expect them to have separate menus. Go pack to simple pub fare for this place, and more fine dining for the other! read more

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Great view with overpriced food. There's really not much else to say. If you're staying there you have no other options.

We just had dinner and the food was not hot, it was greasy and the taste was mediocre at best. The server was distracted and asked if had received our food when the busser was removing the dishes. They were also out of some menu items but that's no big deal. The view was, as always, terrific. I gave this a one star because it is the only place to eat dinner at a 4 star resort. read more

We recently stayed at the Semiahmoo resort and ate at Packers for dinner. Our table had a beautiful view overlooking the water and the atmosphere was nice. I had the salmon (definitely one the pricier side) and it was good! I think the vegetables included are seasonal so mine had some delicate squash with it. The cocktails were fun! I had one with empress gin. We ordered the chocolate royale for dessert and really enjoyed that! Was it the best meal I ever had? No, but it's super convenient to have this dining option right at the resort and everything was good. Would recommend if you were staying the night there. read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Salmon - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

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Hits and misses. The location really can't be beat. The gorgeous views almost justify the heavy price. Almost We had a very large party. The staff was accommodating but somewhat aloof. Some items were forgotten and there just seemed to be a lack of communication with the staff. The hits. Some of the most beautiful shrimp I have ever seen. I won't pass them up next time. The chowder was a hit and actually not horribly priced. I wanted to find out if it had bacon but my server never returned. The crab mac had lots of crab and the mac wasn't too sharp or dull. The misses. The flatbread pizza was so dry it was inedible. All the ingredients sounded great but just dried out in the oven. The calamari was unnecessarily spicy. It didn't really make sense to me why it was so. Could easy have been four or even five stars without the missteps in food and service. I'd recommend the shrimp though highly. I'd get that if I ever came back. read more

The food and drinks are good, the service is not. Happy hour is a great deal! We ordered a dozen oysters, calamari, and a margerita pizza. All were good. Happy hour wines are good with full pours. read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Oysters - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

service was great in the Bar. The offerings left a lot to be desired. the lunch menu had little of appeal.

The worst hamburger I have ever had. The flat meat patty seemed like it went from pre-COVID freezer to grill . The bun tasted like it also was pre-COVID.! And... it was $18! Went with my daughter for a mother daughter over nite trip for her birthday. Had fun in-spite of our terrible meal. Glad we brought our own wine! I would suggest not only bringing your own wine to your room - but your own meal as well. read more

This restaurant has such great potential, particularly with its spectacular ocean view and huge windows. But my wife and I found it disappointing when we dined there last evening. This concern began in trying to make a reservation online at their web site... the first table offered was at 9 PM (and it closes at 8 PM!) So in the late morning I called, got their voice mail message asking callers to leave their name, phone number, number in party, and dining time requested, and they'd call back. I provided that information, asking for a 6 PM reservation, and by mid-afternoon, I decided to call again... got the same voice mail message. Hung up and waited for their call. Just after 4 PM, there having been no call, I called them and this time it was answered. The very nice young woman on the phone said we were welcome to come as walk-ins in the bar area. I presented my case that we'd tried hard to get a reservation and didn't choose to eat in the bar. She said she could work something and - making it sound like a huge favor, she said we could come at 5:30 and she'd move things around to fit us in. We arrived at 5:30 and she did fit us in... the place was almost empty with lots of empty tables. Our very nice waiter was pleasant, but as more people came in, we noticed he was all alone in working the dining room and it soon became obvious that the restaurant was under-staffed. The up-tempo but unpleasant (for a dining room) music was playing much too loud, and the waiter (after two requests by us) did manage to get it turned down... and it crept back up later in the meal. But OK... on to the food: My wife had a very nice heirloom tomato and cheese salad with a cedar plank-grilled salmon fillet added, both of which she enjoyed, although the salmon had a taste that she thought was a little off in some subtle way. I had fish tacos, subbing shrimp for the grilled fish. The freshly made tortillas and the house-made potato chips were the stars of the show, but there was precious little shrimp filling the two tacos and the taste was not all that great. So we felt our meals were OK, but pretty disappointing... and even more disappointing considering the high price they charge. We'd made our meal choices from a very limited menu that had no theme, as one reviewer had put it. The prices were too high for the quality... and asking over $37 for a steak was a little ridiculous. We saw on the dessert menu they had big chocolate chip cookies with house-made ice cream for $8.50 but we didn't want to stay for dessert, so we ordered two cookies (no ice cream) to go. They wanted to charge us the full price for just the cookies... $17 for two chocolate chip cookies??? ... so we passed them up. So all in all, we give high praise to our over-worked waiter who tried very hard to make it a pleasant experience... we give high praise for the spectacular views... but we'd give this restaurant a solid "meh." We won't go back next time we're visiting Blaine. read more

Service was slow. Many mixups and forgotten drinks. The fish tacos were very fishy tasting.

This is the only show in town. It's expensive and the food is really not great. Our taco came cold and the pasta was watery. Servers were nice tho read more

I love the location, the snacks and definitely the cocktails!! Friendly staff and the view of the water!!! A must-do when you're staying at Shemiahmoo resort!!! read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Happy hour time at the resort's restaurant! - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

My meal was awful. Over-cooked, expensive salmon. Had reservations and table was not ready.

Burgers and gluten free pizza are awesome here. The view is amazing. Great date night spot! read more

This was a great spot. Ordered the steamers, which came out as mostly surf clams, mentioned to the server and he said they steamed them! What a joke, service sucked! read more

Packers Kitchen + Bar - Large surf clams, thought it was suppose to be steamers! - Seafood Near Me - Blaine, Washington

The views are unparalleled and the ambiance is good, too noisy at times. Choice of beers is just ok, the happy hour appetizers are unique and odd. Prices are a bit ridiculous for the amount of food you get. We thought we had found a great new place to enjoy but... meh. read more

We showed up a bit earlier than our reservation time but the staff were very accommodating. We sat at an outside table and had a wonderful beach view. Our server Kelsey was very attentive and friendly. We ordered alder plank salmon and cioppino. Both were fantastic. Best seafood we had so far in the area. read more

Visited here for my 55th birthday. Our server was nice her name was Melisa. Service was very slow from the kitchen and she would make sure to come by and let us know how much longer it would be an apologize for taking longer and she was basically by herself taking care of all the tables we went at 5:00 in the evening on a Monday night. This place is Beautiful by the water. But the food not very good at all they need to get a different kitchen chef, husband had the steamed mussels they were not very good. I had one piece fish and chips French fries had absolutely no taste even though they had seasoning on them and their coleslaw horrible absolutely no taste. And it's not my taste buds because we went and had a burger and fries at the Paddle Pub out by Lake Goodwin just the day before and their French fries were amazing lots of taste! I realize there's a lot of places that are hurting still from the pandemic that I've seen reviews from this place before seems like they still have not found a good Chef for their kitchen and the food is still not that good the price is outrageous! Only go if you have lots of money and time and don't really care about the food and taste. read more

Sadly, the happy hour is discontinued. It used to be amazing. After various mixed messages between front desk and restaurant, we did get real answer that no happy hour. It used to be a highlight. read more