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    The Cove

    4.3 (516 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Karl A.

    Another awesome meal at The Cove! I brought a group here and the team crushed it! Great service from the moment we walked in! The view of the river was great and the food was out fast. My fish and chips were awesome! Fresh and flavorful! The desserts... oh my! We tried a few and they were the highlight of the meal! So many awesome options! Great food, great service!

    Parmesan crusted chicken with roasted potatoes and veggies
    Darrell B.

    The cove has great scenic views all around the restaurant. As you sit and order your food, you can see the water from almost every seat. When you arrive, there is a host there waiting to help you. Once seated the waiter brings you water, along with menus and recommendations. The drinks are pretty good and they have a full bar. The food was pretty good ( needed bit more seasoning) but the salads are the show stoppers! The baby gem caesar is a must have! If you love a restaurant with great views, great service and true Pacific Northwest food, this is your home!

    Parmesan Encrusted Halibut
    Tuyen H.

    My husband and I had dinner reservations for the night. We arrived two minutes before our schedule time and were told that they're pushing some tables and they will seat us soon. We waited 10 minutes before we were taken to our seats. It seems as though there were enough tables to accommodate the long wait line, but not enough staffing. We understood. Our waitress gave us our menu and we looked through the menu. She came back shortly and took our order. We ordered the king pao calamari to share. My husband ordered the Parmesan encrusted halibut and I ordered the wood fire grilled rib eye steak. The kung pao calamari came with cauliflower. It was okay, the kung pao sauce was a bit too powerful for the sweetness of the calamari. I would lighten up the sauce lightly. The Parmesan encrusted halibut came with tomato paste, along with califlower, green beans and potatoes. I had a quick taste and it was okay. My dish came with smashed potatoes and asparagus which is a great pairing. The steak was cooked to perfection and I liked the smashed potatoes. The restaurant has a lot of searings, and nice decor. There are lots of views of the River which sets the ambiance for the night.

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    Ja'Nelle S.

    I enjoyed my time at The Cove. After finding them on Resy, I made a reservation for about an hour out. My dining partner and I arrived early, so we took a walk around the property. It's beautiful. When we arrived at the restaurant, we were warmly greeted and asked if we wanted to sit inside or out. We chose outside and then was given a choice out of 3 tables. We chose a fire pit table. I was already impressed with the service at this point. We asked for the fire pit to be lit and a manager eventually came and lit the fire pit. All of the staff we encountered were friendly and not pushy to sell more food. We enjoyed several dishes a seasonal lemonade which was pretty tart, the mocktail of the week, which I really enjoyed. The Kung Pao Calamari was to die for, the Crab and Shrimp Wontons were delish, the cup of chowder was pretty good, and I enjoyed the seafood salad. Would totally visit again!

    Braised Short Rib Sandwich
    Serena H.

    If only I started with my drink not having a spicy, salted rim I think the meal could have been better. My drink was the hot honey pineapple and it tasted nice. Had the short rib sandwich with fries. The short rib tasted a little salty but is that because of the drink or how the sandwich was prepared. The fries came with a little cup of ketchup (acceptable) and thousand island (unacceptable). The sandwich also came with a cup of au jus, which when sipped was very salty and I did not use it with the sandwich. Overall the restaurant is in a very nice marina location on Columbia Way and the view from their exterior "deck" area is very pretty at night. Service was great.

    Coconut Crusted Halibut
    Kelsie D.

    Delicious! Every dining experience, whether it be brunch or dinner, has been excellent at The Cove! Food and service has always been A+! We went in the middle of the week for dinner with no reservation and were seated quickly at a booth near the window. Nice view! We started with the Focaccia bread with the oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping and oh my all I can say is WOW! I could have ordered 4 more orders! It was perfectly soft inside with a flavorful crispy crust. Delicious! Highly recommend! I got the Coconut crusted Halibut and it was perfectly cooked. Nice and flakey with great flavor that was light enough to nicely compliment the fish. The Cove is one of my Vancouver favorites! They never miss for me!

    Cobb Salad
    Gianina M.

    An excellent restaurant overseeing the Columbia River. This restaurant is big, clean and nicely decorated. It has tables and booths inside and outside over seeing the marina and the Columbia River. We came on a Thursday afternoon at 1pm and we think they were short staffed since it took a while for the server to attend us. We ordered the Seafood Salad, Cobb Salad, King Salmon Main Entree and Halibut Fish and Chips. Every dish was made to perfection and perfect sizing. We didn't make a reservation because of the time and day, but we highly recommend to do one for dinners or the weekend.

    Seafood Chowder
    Sean R.

    Hmm decent but I much prefer saltys right across the river. Nothing was bad per se but for the price I was a bit disappointed. - Seafood fondue: good but would be better it was smaller and cheaper, too much bread and cheese for a starter it's easily a full meal. - Seafood bucatini: a bit bland honestly. I asked for a lemon wedge which improved it a bit but just not enough flavor. - Chowder: one of the better chowders I've tried, not too thick/buttery but had some other flavor that I couldn't quite put my finger on, maybe brown butter. I kind of wished we went w/ the burger and chicken grinder which we were eyeing as well. Seems like a silly place to order a $20 Italian sandwich but I've heard good things. It's got nice clean ambience w/ riverfront views but again so does saltys.

    Drink special: blueberry, lemon, gingerale mocktail
    Sibyl C.

    Great place for Saturday brunch with friends. Weather was pleasant and its a quiet calm spot to enjoy your meal. The waitress was perfectly attentive...enough but not too much or too little. She was nice to ask the bartender to make one of the mocktails into a cocktail for us. Food was great. There was a ton of mushrooms in the wild omelette. So yummy. We can't decide which way we liked the crab cakes better. Both options were tasty. Will definitely come back another time.

    beef burger
    Kyle C.

    The service was alright. I felt like where we were seated was a hot zone for waitresses dropping plates and spilling drinks but I guess that's just the fast pace environment of the food industry! The california rolls were mehh-- the rolls were wrapped rather loosely. I enjoyed the burger, it was juicy but it's not out of this world great. The kung pao calamari was fuego but the cauliflower I could go without.

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    Tonya C.

    My brother made lunch reservations here to celebrate my nephew's graduation day! It was delicious!! Our server Nathan was awesome and very helpful. You couldn't ask for a better view over the water, watching the planes take off from Portland's airport. From the appetizer to the dessert, everything was enjoyed. My calamari with cauliflower and rusted potatoes with chimichurri was delicious! I'd definitely eat here again when visiting Portland or Vancouver.

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    Aleathia S.

    Nice views. Staff were fantastic! The food was easily made to order and I enjoyed the freshness. I would return. Great place to host events too.

    Wood Grilled Ora King Salmon

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    Can't beat the setting by the Columbia and it's a lovely place for happy hour or a special event

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    The food is pretty good, the view is beautiful, but the prices are really high for what you get so the value isn't there.

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    Great drinks,appetizers,steaks and desserts. For a fair price. One of my favorite places in Vancouver.

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    Our favorite place to eat in Vancouver! Food is always fresh and tasty. Service is quick and pleasant. Will always come back here

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    Seafood chowder best i have ever had. Halibut dinner was average. Calamari was ok. Location, view, service very good.

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    Ask the Community - The Cove

    Weekend brunch menu?

    Yes, their weekend brunch menu is listed in the menus section on their website. https://www.thecovewa.com/brunch-menu

    Does the Cove have a dress code?

    The dress style is a little dress/ casual. I wouldn't recommend flip flops for shoes- male or female. An open toe shoe is fine but it's semi fancy. It would make for a nice "romantic" date.

    Do they have a kids menu?

    Yes they do. Visit their website for details.

    Is the "social hour" menu, happy hour?

    Yes, but I believe it is only in the bar area of restaurant

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    4.1
    (125 reviews)
    3.3 mi
    $$

    Great brisket! Yummy coleslaw. The tots were more like mashed potato bites. Wing Wednesday is a…read moregreat time to go to get wings. The beer selection and drink specials are always good and it's a large place to gather with a group. It stays busy!

    In 2021 I made my first trek to Austin to go on a brisket crawl of all the top places. I had never…read moreheard of La Barbecue at the time, but after a few days there I kept hearing good things about it and readjusted my plans in order to get a meal there. I tried 2-3 times to dine there and each time they were either closed our out of food, so I was super bummed. I was ecstatic to hear that they were opening up Lil Barbecue here in Portland as a sister restaurant. I had high expectations given their Michelin pedigree, but also expected the possibility of new restaurant growing pains too. I opted for 1/2 brisket, side of mac and cheese, pickled red onions, and banana pudding. The brisket was fantastic! I was excited to see how big and thick the slice of brisket was and that it was from the fatty point. The brisket shattered the benchmark set by the other bbq restaurants in town and stands in a tier all by itself IMO. I felt like it was as good as some of the better places I've had in Austin and Dallas (easily better than Terry Blacks). I have a love/hate relationship with banana pudding. Most of the time it's just average...average is fine/good but it's easily forgettable. Lil Barbecue's banana pudding was anything but average/fine/good...it was God Tier! I infrequently eat banana pudding so my memory might not be the best, but it really felt like this was the best banana pudding I have ever had in my life and it is not to be missed here. It tasted "real" without being too artificially flavored with banana, not too rich, not to sweet, and even had slices of real banana in it alongside Nilla Wafers. It was perfect! Ordering was counter service up at the bar and with these types of places service usually takes a back seat. I was surprised to learn that this wasn't the case, in fact this is probably the most attentive staff when it comes to counter service I've had in Portland. At best most places would just visit your table 1-2 times max, but here I want to say 4 different staff members passed by my table maybe 6+ times and one of them went above and beyond to address my issue that I didn't expect. Bravo!

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    As you can see there are babys and dinosaurs all over the restaurant
    As you can see there are babys and dinosaurs all over the restaurant
    Elote pasta salad
    Elote pasta salad
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    Feral

    4.7
    (41 reviews)
    3.9 mi

    Beautiful cocktails, delicious food. Enjoyed myself…read more Was seated in a table near the window, ordered 4 items to share and cocktails. Highlights; carrot hollandaise served with broccoli, nettle risotto & the rhubarb cocktail. Only critique was the Lions mane mushroom entree was difficult to cut and eat. My dinner date was put off by the mass & texture of it. Perhaps cut in strips & prepared in the style of Trippa alla fiorentina could make this ingredient amazing. Overall great night.

    This place is amazing, and I highly recommend it for anyone who's either vegan or plant based or a…read morefoodie who's into the farm to table vibe. I went with two other people. We ordered five items to share. We had to take leftovers home, so I would say 4 dishes for three people would've been better. But it was just really hard to choose because everything looked amazing. My favorite items by far were the Chantelle chowder and the watermelon radishes. The tortellini soup reminded me of a Ramen broth, but with tortellini in it instead of Ramen noodles. The table next to me ordered the kimchi and chips, and I wish I had ordered it, but usually kimchi is too spicy for me so that's why I didn't. I think they even ferment the kimchi there. I'll definitely order that when I go back. My least favorite item was the barbecue tempeh, and that was mainly because of the soft consistency of the tempeh. But the celery root mash that came with it was delicious. The service was exceptional. The bathrooms were clean and nice. And I highly recommend this place and will definitely be going back.

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    The best tasting watermelon radishes I've ever had
    The best tasting watermelon radishes I've ever had
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    Wilder

    4.3
    (266 reviews)
    3.6 mi
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    Wow! Been sleeping on this place. Everyone that worked there was a delight and seemed to work…read moreeffortlessly together. Special shout out to the kitchen staff for big multitasking energy: watching the game, closing out the place, and firing out some amazing food. Wilder's near-close happy hour offerings were both tasty and generous. Cocktails featured offerings from local distillers that yielded complex flavors but nothing that was "trying too hard" to be artisanal. Also Made my date's night that they were using polenta as a bun.

    Fiance and I decided to celebrate our 8 year anniversary at Wilder because we saw Steak Tartare on…read moretheir menu and knew we had to come try it! We walked in at about 6:30pm on a Wednesday night and was kind of greeted by one of the servers. She wasn't too friendly and seemed to be irritated that we said we'd wait for a table as opposed to sitting at the bar. Once seated, that same server came over to try to take our orders and once again seemed irritated that we weren't ready to order. Luckily, another server took over from there and we had a pleasant anniversary meal the rest of the time! Here's everything we tried: Devilish Eggs - This came with 4 deviled eggs and was just okay. The crispy bacon pieces was the best part of this dish! Steak Tartare - This was the main reason we chose this restaurant and we were definitely not disappointed! We spent our first anniversary together in Europe and had so much tartare and this really brought back some wonderful memories for us. The tartare was rich and mustardy, beef flavor was great, and it sort of just melted in your mouth. The crispy chips paired well with the tartare and I can't wait to come back and have this again! Mussels - This was a big bowl of mussels in a white wine garlic sauce with toasted baguettes. Mussels tasted fresh and garlicky with just a bit of funk from whatever cheese they grated on top. The toasted baguettes were so good dipped into that white wine broth. I wish this dish came with skinny fries but it was also so good as is. Would definitely order this again! Field Greens - I asked for this to come out with my meal but it came out about 10 minutes before the entrees came out. It was very light and refreshing. I saved half to have with my meal but most of it was wilted already by the time our mains came out. But it's okay! The fried chicken actually had a small portion of this salad on its plate. I wouldn't have ordered this had I known, so next time will skip the side salad altogether! Fried chicken - I really wanted to like this dish but alas, fried chicken breast is very hard to make juicy. I definitely prefer dark meat because that's harder to mess up. My partner enjoyed it but he doesn't mind dry chicken. The sauces were phenomenal! That mustard sauce was great and the sweet glaze was delicious! The potatoes would have been a lot better if they were smaller to get more of that crust to creamy potato ratio but still okay the way it was. My fiance cleaned this plate up! Brown Butter Cake - This cake was phenomenal! It's hard to mess anything with Brown Butter up so I had really high expectations for this and they certainly did not disappoint. The server was nice enough to throw candles on it since we were celebrating and it really ended our meal on the sweetest note! The restaurant itself is small and cozy. A bit dark and romantic. It really reminded me of the small bistros in France that we frequented while we were out there. We'll definitely be back to try other things on the menu!

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    Outdoor embiance
    Steak frites
    Steak frites
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    Kau Kau

    4.4
    (55 reviews)
    4.1 mi

    Wow FLAVOR!!! Had…read morethe garlic shrimp and just ended up eating the whole thing shells and all. It's soooo garlicky and tender. Even better is their iteration of Mac salad - curry, potatoes and pickles??? My heart cannot take it. Also tried their creamy salmon poke / fresh flavorful and arrived on a bed of rice. So in love and will be back !

    Just an OK meal. I was staying in a motel, and I like Hawaiian food, so I decided to do a…read moreDoorDash. The food comes, and of course, there was no silverware or napkins. You would see that it's going to a motel, you would think to add the silverware. Fortunately, I was able to get silverware from my motel's breakfast room. The lumpia were very good. They were not greasy at all. They are smaller than standard eggrolls, but because they use more meat and less veggies than your standard eggroll, they pack a lot more flavor. Everything inside was seasoned well, and I really enjoyed them. They came with a vinegar based dipping sauce that I liked The "garlic Ponzu" salmon poke? No, not nearly as good. For the price they were charging, it was not a very big portion. Besides that, it just wasn't that good. A good salmon is normally pink to orange. This salmon was barely pink. I couldn't taste the garlic or the Ponzu at all. The veggies were crisp, the rice was a good quality, but there was just no seasoning. The salmon was very bland. I didn't know if it was just because of the seasoning, maybe they used a low quality or a previously, frozen salmon. I love good salmon. This was not good salmon. For the price I paid, not counting the DoorDash fees because those are added in anyway, I just felt I didn't get my moneys worth. Next time I'm in the area, I will find another place. Thanks anyway.

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    Menu and counter
    Menu and counter
    Special lau lau plate
    Special lau lau plate
    Hawaiian plate with kalua pig, tako luau, lomi lomi salmon, rice and mac salad. I think the only thing missing for me is some haupia!

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    Hawaiian plate with kalua pig, tako luau, lomi lomi salmon, rice and mac salad. I think the only thing missing for me is some haupia!

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