This place didn't disappoint. Standard resort pricing but at least the food was delicious! Pork belly was braised to perfection and cut like butter. The 5 spice duck was stellar and Fried rice was Better than my asian moms fried rice. read more

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Received my check and was charged an automatic 20% "service charge". Of which 75% goes to the waiter and 25% to the staff. My waiter did a great job, but how presumptuous to assume the service automatically warrants a 20% tip and then divide it between someone who works for tips and others paid by the hour. What if the service and food had been lousy? For a restaurant that charges $12 for a glass of wine, one would think they could properly pay their staff. Seizing and redistributing the servers tips is beyond the pale. read more

Restaurant at Alderbrook - Seafood Near Me - Union, Washington

Made reservations as they were suggested when I booked and I'm glad I did! The restaurant was fully booked upon arrival, on a Monday night! Food and service were outstanding. Very accommodating to special requests. read more

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We have been a bit disappointed lately. We moved out here last year, and each time we visited we were impressed with the quality of the food in the restaurant, lounge, and patio. It was as good or better than any hot spot in Seattle. And the service was always friendly and efficient. Plus the setting is absolutely lovely, so this quickly became one of go "go to" spots. However, the three times we have dined on the patio this summer have been disappointing. The food has been just average to below average, and the service seemed indifferent. Although we inquired after our last visit and were told that there has not been a change with the chef or kitchen manager, the food, drinks, and service seem to have gone downhill. The first time we thought perhaps it was just an "off" day, but three times? I hope they get it together. read more

The rooms are great outdoors was great the restaurant actually was ridiculous they wanted us to wear a mask in between fights every time that the weed or shut up to the table she had to be 10 feet away wasn't even Washington states requirements they're absolutely covered scared here but they allowed 20 to 30 people to swim in their pools makes no sense but it is what it is say it was subpar overpriced and especially bother me that we had to pay such a high praise and the waiter was scared to even come near us and clear the dishes read more

Beyond disappointed.beautiful setting and could have been amazing. We came in at 530 so one of the first to be seated. We had a special appetizer of figs with goat cheese and honey that was very good. everything else we waited and waited and waited. Iced tea,never refillled. 42 dollar steak was very good but 42 dollars is about 12 over priced. I had the scallops that were bitter and the sauce was almost non existent.we ordered dessert but after waiting a half hour just asked for our bill.really a bummer.we would have made this a regular spot had we had a better experience.super bummed.maybe we didn't look as rich as the group behind us because they got lots of attention..however they did have a different waiter read more

Beautiful space after the recent renovations! Views are stunning. Breakfast potatoes and blueberry waffle are incredible. Coffee is .... Not good. Can't wait to come back! read more

I have gone to this place on and off over the years. It has never truly shined. There is almost something always bit "off" about it. After several years I decided to give it a try again. Not much has changed. In fact, I had one of the worst experiences ever tonight. Three of us dined. We had a delightful wait person who talked way too much, told way too many stories, but, as we would soon find out, was not very good at taking orders. He claimed to be a chef and perhaps that is where he needs to be, because waiting tables is not his cup of tea. He is a fine human. A wonderful person. I wish I did not feel like I need to write all that is below but I do. First of all I ordered a martini, explained how I wanted it made. He asked if I wanted olives and I said yes, and he asked if I liked blue cheese olives, and I said yes, and I added, yes, "I like as many of those as they will give me" with a smile. You'll know why I am telling you that in just a moment. He was going to come back for the order for food but we told him we were ready if he was, and he said sure. It seemed like it would help him not to have to come back. While we ordered he wrote it all down, word for word, on a pad, which he kept making lines on. It looked like a pretty organized system. It took him a while, but if he gets it right, I am fine with that. I thought it was going to be a great night. However, after a long wait, we were delivered two alcoholic drinks but not the iced tea one person at our table ordered, as we sat there waiting for iced tea, and letting our drinks get warm, it finally showed up. In what I thought was a wonderful gesture, after a way too long of wait, he brought a few more blue cheese olives, three to be exact, in a separate glass. Then we waited for food. Again, we sat, and sat. Finally the food came. He puts down what looks like two pork chops in front of my wife (who never ordered that, never intended to, doesn't really like pork chops), so she says to him, I did not order this, I ordered King Salmon, which she most definitely did, with two witnesses to prove it. He wrote it down in long hand. He quickly told us he had my pork chop split in two so we could share it. But why we asked, each of we three ordered complete entrees. We did not ever ask to share this. He had no answer other than he screwed it up. My wife, against my wishes, told him not to worry about it, she would eat her half of my pork chop and be done with it. So, essentially, neither one of us got what we ordered. She had also ordered crispy Brussels when we originally ordered. Those never came and were never mentioned again. It was almost as if he lost every single thing my wife ordered even though we all ordered at the same time. It was a total fiasco. Here is where the extra blue cheese olives which "he threw in for fun" come in. When he brought our bill, not only did it have the added on, "whether you like it or not" 20% tip, a tip no one there deserved on this night, I was charged for everything we actually got, PLUS $1 a piece for the three extra blue cheese olives. To satisfy the people with me I did not make a fuss, I just made a vow, to never return to Alderbrook for any food items. If you are reading this, you should do the same, whether you are trying to book them for the excessive priced wedding, or just trying to get a drink. They are poorly trained, do not care about getting your order right, and do not understand how to compensate when they, and no one else, made the mistakes. It is really bad when you can't do the job, but even more, you don't know how to treat customers after you have screwed it up. I see this as much more of a management issue, not an employee issue. Whoever is training these folks, if any training is actually going on, is the one that needs to read this. I can promise you we were not the only ones this happened to on this night as people all around us experienced much the same. I will do all I can to never return. I would tell anyone who asks that they should do the same. Alderbrook is in a strange place and it is really too bad it is such a low quality product with such a captive audience. I have to say I find better food and service at Dos Margarita's, dedicated, hard working people who know how to take an order and then actually bring that whole order to you, and even to the one that ordered it. That is so much better than what I experience nearly every time I go to Alderbrook restaurant. read more

Ate inside the restaurant. Servers were pros BUT steak was tough, risotto wasn't cooked, spaghetti squash unseasoned, even our ice cream came with a couple of little pieces of plastic. Really dissatisfied and disappointed, especially after making the drive. read more

Hmm...decided to drive over an hour to go to Alderbrook resort for our anniversary dinner. First impressions are so important. Front desk didn't acknowledge us going or coming. Hostess didn't know anything about the resort. We were treated like we had the plague. Food was ok, nothing was hot. Waiter didn't know menu. Also, I get the covid issue, but if it's such a concern then dont open. Obviously if a customer decides to visit they are not concerned about covid. No other restaurant I have visited makes you keep putting your mask on every time the waiter comes. Resort needs to update, very dated. read more

Walked in waited for probably 5 mins to be acknowledged. Once a gentleman came over he asked if we had a reservation. (Didn't think we need one of a Tuesday at 10am) after we said no, he walked away....we waited another 3/4 mins and he never came back or anything! Mind you there were about...4 people in the restaurant eating at this time. I'm sure the food is okay, but customer service big ol' F. read more

Wow, we ate here on Saturday, ordered the clams,ruben and Alderbrook club sandwich. All exceeded expectations clams were the best I ever had fresh without any grit and more than I could eat, Family members raved about their sandwich's fully packed with meat and tasty. French fries were plentiful and properly cooked to a delicious crunchy-ness rarely achieved will we come back heck yes look forward to. Our waitress Amber did a great job keeping our water full being attentive without being intrusive. The waterfront view was outstanding. Will we come back cannot wait. Truly great experience thank you Alderbrook for the best lunch in a long time. read more

Restaurant at Alderbrook - Fresh clams - Seafood Near Me - Union, Washington

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Alderbrook is really an enjoyable place to see, stay, visit, dine. We started staying here a few years ago (my Sister and I0 and its been one of our favorite places to get away to ever since. Food is very good in the restaurant and bar, great oysters! Drinks get the thumbs up as well. Its the nicest place by far in the area to dine. The approach to the grounds, room, resort is very warm and friendly, with fun things to do and we give it a big thumbs up. I love swimming in their pool too! read more

What a disappointment! My husband and I wanted to take a drive to the canal and decided to stop at the alderbrook for lunch. We missed the lunch menu so we ordered a couple of appetizers to make due. The smoked steelhead spread was pretty good though we had to order more crusty bread as the 3 pieces were not enough. My husband order the pan fried oysters, well done. They came heavily breaded and were undercooked. Needless to say they were pretty disappointing. I order a green salad and chose to add crab for an extra $10.00. The worst crab ever! Tasteless and dry, obviously frozen! We won't be going back anytime soon. read more

Four of us were taking a scenic drive yesterday and stopped at the Alderbrook Resort to walk the grounds and have lunch. All of us ordered fish and chips ($16). The best way to describe the experience is to think of buying a big bag of potato chips at the store, and then opening it up to reveal chips coming only about 1/3 of the way up the bag, with the rest of it nothing but air. The setting and food presentation was nice enough (and the warm bread with flavored butter was an unexpected treat), but once the meals arrived, what you basically had was an enormous pile of rather soggy and overly-salted fries, some unremarkable cole slaw and two tiny pieces of fish hidden underneath a ton of greasy batter. It is telling that soon after our meal, three of us were looking for a bathroom as the greasy fish was evidently of the "catch and release" type. Maybe other dishes would be better, but as in the movie "Airplane!", avoid the fish. read more

Service is good. Food is a little over priced for the taste. Clam chowder is much better elsewhere. View is priceless.

My wife and I dined at this restaurant last Wednesday. Upon arrival at the hostess station we were asked if we had a reservation. I thought that was an odd question since it was 11:30 am and I could see there were just two other diners present in the restaurant. The hostess then asked me my name and telephone number. I said I didn't wish to give it and asked why these data were needed when the State doesn't mandate it. She said it was for COVID-19 contact tracing, that management was concerned about the health of their staff and customers. I replied, "You call it being concerned, I call it being invasive." The hostess then informed us that all diners had to wear their mask at all times unless actually eating or drinking, that if another diner or server approaches the table we were to put down our utensil mid-bite and/or glass mid-sip until there was no one around. Hmm. Once seated I found neither of the two items I had previously ordered--crab cakes and pan-fried oysters--on the menu. The server blamed the shortage on COVID-19. I told her that was interesting since the better grocery stores in Kitsap County have crab and oysters in abundance. When presented with the bill I was surprised to find the restaurant had automatically added a 20% service charge and also included a line for an additional tip. Hmm again. We've eaten in the Waterfront Restaurant Alderbrook a dozen times over the last few years but will never return. read more

I was a member of a 9 person party for the restaurant. Our reservations were for Sunday, December 9 at 1pm. We were seated in the wine room. Due to weather and road conditions, 5 members of our party did not arrive until after 3:30pm. We were allowed to wait for them and to order from the Lounge menu, even after the kitchen had closed for lunch and not yet opened for dinner. The staff, from the front desk, the restaurant reception area, the servers, and bus persons - were awesome. We were treated above and beyond what we could have hoped for. They was courteous, kind and attentive, without being intrusive. Thank you for the wonderful experience. We will continue to visit often. read more

We came to Alderbrook recently and had an wonderful evening, as is always the case. The food is consistently fantastic, the views of course are amazing, and the resort overall goes out of their way to make sure you have a great experience. Adam was our chef and really outdid himself with all of our dishes. Steaks were delicious, risotto was outstanding, and our dessert was so pretty and tasty. My friend and I ordered blackberry lavender lemon drops- SO glad we did! Callie and Nikko always do the restaurant proud, but that nigh They both made sure all of our drinks were fresh, delicious and unique. Our only disappointment was ending up with Holly as our server. We've never had anything but good experiences with all of the staff but she is an unfortunate exception to their usual high standard of service. She was short, condescending and seemed irritated by the most basic of customer requests. As my family and I have all spent time in various arenas of customer service, we are always try to be a server's easiest and most understanding table whenever we go out, which usually makes for a great evening, but unfortunately she was terse and unpleasant despite our best efforts. Thankfully Ryan was another server for our table and he more than made up for her. He was efficient, helpful and very kind. Strongly suggest requesting any other server beside Holly- they are all professional and friendly. Overall, please do yourself a favor and enjoy an evening at the Alderbrook if you're in the mood for an upscale, yet warm homey experiences, situated on one of the most iconic spots in the PNW! read more

The ambience is lovely, the presentation is beautiful, but not everything we ordered was worth writing home about. The shrimp was yummy and so was the bread and butter ;) but my husband and I both ordered the chowder and two separate salads and we both left unhappy and with food on our plates. It's hard to knock it too much because of the positives I mentioned, but for the price, we were disappointed. The cesar salad was tasteless, the dressing was all but missing and my beet salad was pretty ok/good, but the beets were hard and more greens could have saved it a bit. We both found the chowder to be tasteless and more like reduced cream than clam chowder. We won't be back for the restaurant, though the view was beautiful. read more

We stayed overnight here at the resort. Lovely place to stay. We made reservations for dinner looking forward to a decent meal. Everything looked great. The atmosphere. Lovely looking restaurant and good service. But, the food? They need a new chef!!! Maybe was an off night, being a Sunday evening. I dunno. Hardly anyone there. But this was ridiculously bad. I ordered the risotto. It was like warmed up from day or so before, dry, tasteless, slop!! Also added scallops to it. For $20 additional for these, I got two little scallops. Really? My husband ordered the buffalo milk ravioli. They were edible, but nothing special. This is not gourmet. We both just nippled on those. Decided we wanted to end the meal with something good, so we tried the local made ice cream. Even that was pretty devoid of flavor. Needless to say, this place won't be a repeat for dinner. read more

Beautiful views; great service; we had the tasting menu paired with wines and the wine selections were fantastic. Enjoyed all the courses including salmon and ribeye. read more

This is about my fifth or sixth time here and the atmosphere is always great! And the food just seems to be good. It is definitely high high-quality and fresh. Last thing I ate was the ling cod and it seemed to be kind of frozen watery, for what reason I do not now. I had a very very great fresh lingcod the other night at Clearwater Casino. Maybe it was that this was difference of panseared and the other was baked. All in all this is a very great restaurant and I do not hesitate to drive out of my way for a great outstanding fresh meal! read more

Great food and no wait during the off season. We dined one night in the lounge and the next in the restaurant. Both nights we were quickly seated and were well attended to by our servers. Food was delicious with large enough portions during happy hour in the lounge. My only disappointment was being seated at the back of the restaurant instead of having a full view of the water, when the restaurant was pretty empty with plenty of tables available. read more

Really surprised at the low number of reviews given how busy the dining room is. We are staying at the resort and had both a spectacular dinner and glorious breakfast. The service was friendly, and attentive, but not cloying for both meals. The oysters on the half shell were fresh and delicious. Both the steelhead and halibut specials were perfectly prepared. The dungeness benedict and the omelette were fantastic. Even the potatoes were great. The English muffins are made in house. And the view... read more

Went to father's day brunch. Not great. A lot of food that could have come from iHOP or Costco..certainly not worth over 60$ per person! Slow service also. read more

Wasted a drive to the restaurant as a friend recommended it. Restaurant isn't open for lunch and the lounge area which did serve food only allows 21 year olds. So my 20 year old son (21 in May) was out of luck. Server was rude and condescending. read more

Great view of the Hood Canal. Fish and chips aren't bad and the stuffed avocado with Oregon bay shrimp is fantastic. Love the hot and spicy Bloody Mary read more

Restaurant at Alderbrook - Short ribs are fantastic - Seafood Near Me - Union, Washington

Yummy clam chowder, and the steamed clams were good and the happy hour portion generous. Staff very nice and relaxed atmosphere to enjoy the gorgeous very of the Hood Canal and the snowy Olympic Mtn range. read more

A group of 6 adults met here for breakfast. We meet as a group each week at different restaurants in the Pacific NW at many different venues. This week we decided to road trip it to Alderbrook and were rewarded with exceptional service, wonderful food and great atmosphere. It was a stormy,weekday outing and the restaurant was not busy. We were greeted warmly (without reservations) and they made up a table for 6 for us. From the very beginning the waitress Desiree was welcoming, warm, friendly and courteous. Cocktails were ordered by some and the bloody Mary was outstanding. Coffee was kept hot and water was always filled. Meals were generous and very good, ranging from traditional breakfast fare of eggs and meat to more exotic of banana bread French toast and seafood omelets. Whether it is a beautiful sunny day or a rainy stormy day, the view from the restaurant is spectacular of seagulls, boats, clouds, and rolling lawn. Never once were we felt pressured to terminate our visit and we stayed enjoying our get-together for more than two hours. Thank-you Alderbrook and the wonderful staff for a leisurely breakfast. We will return. read more

The building is great, the view is nice, the setting was standard. Our small corner table was uncomfortable next to the wait station where we could feel every drawer close and over hear every complaint about how tables were sitting too long. The arugula salad was excellent, the clams appetizer yummy. I had the pasta with prawns and it was like eating watery spaghetti that my uncle had made: not a lot of flavor and the prawns had an odd texture I can only assume was from being frozen and not fresh. The tuna was fishy and in an also watery sauce. For desert we had the creme brulee which was good, and the chocolate napoleon which was a fancy Reese Stick (which I would eat again). Our waiter was pleasant at first and as the meal went on grew more removed and gruff. The empty appetizer plates were not cleared when the dinner came. We were always watered well, the bread was good and fresh. For our tenth anniversary dinner I left a little sad. My recommendation is that there are better places out there for this kind of money. read more

Pros: Five star staff. Clean, modern, well kept, nice ambiance, bar and view. Surprisingly good food. We ordered from the lounge menu; burger, hummus plate and tomato bisque. Cons: None so far. read more