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    The Wandering Goose

    4.5 (20 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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    Lani F.

    Unique dinning experience with kind staff. Beautiful location great for an overnight stay there is a hotel here. Close to beach access and marina. Tokeland casino is 5 minutes away I won 550 bucks on a 75 cent bet 3rd spin in! The food was delicious and baked goods are beautiful definitely worth taking a slice of carrot cake since you will be stuffed from their portions. Just go!

    Heather B.

    Ambiance: 10 stars. Nice music, geese outside, pets allowed inside, decor is very homey, love the entire ambiance, the antiques, candles, fireplace. Service: Very nice wait staff, seated and chose wherever we wanted. Food: 5 stars. Eggs over easy, fresh made jam and biscuits, big fan.

    The fried chicken dinner. Epic.
    Kelle O.

    I live almost two hours from here but every six months or so, I make the trek to order the fried chicken dinner. It is amazing! The chicken is cooked and seasoned perfectly. The mashed potatoes and gravy are so delish. I don't even like collard greens, but I love these. The bonus star of this show though is the biscuit with jam which is hands down the lightest, and flakiness, most delicious biscuit in all the land. I like it better than Puyallup Fair scones! The decor, ambiance, and service here are wonderful. They have resident pets you can hang out with too. I don't drink alcohol but they have great choices. Eventually, I'll try something else on the menu (maybe). This is the only restaurant where I get the same thing every time. I normally get a new dish when I go places. But this meal is that good. Go try it!

    Bonnie G.

    Spectacular food in a funky, fun and historic environment. This is now a must stop for my friends and me if we are anywhere in the vicinity. Great staff for servers, bar and kitchen. They handled our table of 10 really well. Drinks were creative, pretty and delicious. We shared starters and salads and enjoyed them all. Fried oysters, fried green tomatoes and forrester's toast were all delicious. The mushrooms and sauce on that toast is one of the best things I've eaten on a long time. We loved the arugula salad. Beautifully presented and the flavors shined - pine nuts, parm, and truffle. The sorghum salad was both a surprise and comforting. Such an interesting salad! Everyone loved their entrées. I had the Fried chicken. Some of the best I've had. But almost overshadowed by that biscuit. I'm going to dream about that biscuit. Loved the mashed with pan gravy and collars as well. Others had shrimp and grits, pork chop, and rock fish. Everyone raved. Frankly, I don't think you can go wrong here. A memorable meal that I'd be happy to enjoy weekly.

    lovely guest chef menu

    Guest chef dinners: Ours was odd. Advertised as 4 to 8 pm but in reality was 6 to 9:30 pm. Food: almost entirely amazing. With a multi course set menu, not everything will be your favorite, but it was all inventive and super fresh, plus locally sourced. Communication could have been vastly improved: When will service begin? Where do you sit? When are you seated? If you paid for a full flight of wines, how do you get a glass?? Things like that...no problems of substance. Entire experience would have been greatly enhanced knowing what to expect. Local oysters and house made pasta with shellfish and nettles were incredible highlights. So sorry our designated driver had to wait so long to take us on a late Sunday night drive home. When you pay top dollar for an experience, communication would be greatly appreciated.

    Shrimp n grits soooo good
    Gina G.

    We have been dying to try this restaurant for so long and it's only a little over an hour drive from us but so happy we did...the food always absolutely wonderful and the service even better. Went here for Valentine's Day and it was decorated so cute. Went will be back very soon!!

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    What an amazing find, not just the restaurant but the inn that embraces this magnificent establishment - an eclectic, historic, uniquely decorated and truly comfortable location that features quaint grounds, locally sourced offerings and just the right "service approach". We loved everything about our first visit from the pork chops to the egg dishes, from the coffee to the scones and from the music to the welcoming our dog received as she was welcomed all over the property!!! We truly appreciated our server and look forward to our next visit!

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    Kathryn G.

    Had a wonderful first dinner experience here. The food was scrumptious. Gus, the house dog came and hung out with us for a bit. Service could use a touch of refinement but otherwise great (starters came out with entrees, had to request second round of drinks, boxes at end, check after long wait). We hit up the pastry case many more times during our stay.

    Robert S.

    This place was awesome. Didn't plan to come here, quite literally wandered into The Wandering Goose on our way down the coast. Everything was exceptional.

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    Amy L.

    This is pictures over 3 visits. One being my daughters birthday. Amazing environment, amazing service, amazing food. Can't say enough great things about the Tokland Hotels restaurant; The Wandering Goose.

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    I love everything about this place. Food, service, atmosphere were all perfect for the occasion of a rainy day brunch.

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    AMAZING food!!!! Love coming here!! Everything tastes so fresh! Staff is warm and welcoming and I always love visiting the animals on site!

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    Waterline Pub

    Waterline Pub

    4.9(23 reviews)
    27.9 mi
    $$

    This review is for the pub food. We have not stayed at the hotel, so I can't report how the rooms…read moreare. The pub/restaurant is excellent. It's not big...less than a dozen tables inside, there is outdoor seating, and when the weather is nice I bet it's a great place to be on a warm summer evening. Right on the water, with views of the boats. Ilwaco itself is a bit of a dungy town, but this place offers some delicious dishes, and the ambience is cozy, & romantic. We were immediately seated, as we were the only ones at the restaurant on this cold, wet PNW day. We both ordered a cup of their crab bisque. Delicious. It really hit the spot, and warmed up our cold bones. What I really liked about it was it wasn't too salty! Both my husband and I added a bit of salt and that elevated the flavor, but I liked that the chef didn't over salt it, and gave me the choice of how much sodium I wanted to add. My husband wished he had ordered a bowl. It is delightful, flavorful and a decent amount of crab in it, as well. (I enjoyed it so much, I forgot to take a picture of it!!) The chef really knows his stuff and has a great flavor profile on the menu. My husband ordered the Helm Burger with tots. He gave them two thumbs up. The burger patty looked fresh homemade, as opposed to frozen bought at Costco. It was a decent size, & thick and juicy. With the addition of bacon to it, he was greatly satisfied. I ordered the Deckhand. Let me tell you, this was a delicious sandwich! The pork is tender and juicy, the sauce is sweet but not overly so. The picked added a wonderful crispy texture along with the sweetness of the caramelized onions....it was a tastebud explosion. So good. And so filling. I had to take 1/2 home and was a bit annoyed when I found my husband ate it the next day for lunch! I guess that just means I'll have to go back sooner than later to order it again. I'd like to also mention that the tater tots were perfectly fried and crispy! The waitress from friendly and attentive and the chef was sweet and so pleased with our compliments. Don't wait a moment longer. Get yourself to Ilwaco and check this gem of a place out! You won't be disappointed.

    Always great food and always great service and a great view of Ilwaco marina. And the Tuna are…read morerunning now.

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    Tokeland - Pasta allá vongole

    Tokeland

    4.2(184 reviews)
    0.0 mi
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    made reservation on Sunday for brunch. was excellent! food was great! ambience was vintage vibes…read more lots of farm animals next door. fresh fruit for granddaughter and the soft silky scrambled eggs. my daughter had eggs poached with chicken and biscuit. I had the gravy and biscuit are very good. the farm hash browns are so good. my other granddaughter had the Yokoduo I think that's it's spelled that way. parent and child omelet with kimchi. Hummingbird cake to go !

    Spectacular food in a funky, fun and historic environment. This is now a must stop for my friends…read moreand me if we are anywhere in the vicinity. Great staff for servers, bar and kitchen. They handled our table of 10 really well. Drinks were creative, pretty and delicious. We shared starters and salads and enjoyed them all. Fried oysters (needed more of that delicious sauce!), fried green tomatoes, and foresters' toast were all delicious. The mushrooms and sauce on that toast is one of the best things I've eaten in a long time. We loved the arugula salad. Beautifully presented and the flavors shined - pine nuts, parm and truffle. The sorghum salad was both a surprise and comforting. Such an interesting salad! Everyone loved their entrees. I had the fried chicken. Some of the best I've had. (Note: you can request their spicy sauce on the side, and it's worth it. Doesn't hide the chicken flavor but enhances.) But IT almost overshadowed by the biscuit. I'm going to dream about that crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside biscuit. Loved the mashed potatoes with pan gravy and collards as well. Others had shrimp and grits, pork chop, and rock fish. Everyone raved. Frankly, I don't think you can go wrong here. A memorable meal that I'd be happy to enjoy weekly.

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    Tokeland - Tables for many and tables for a few.

    Tables for many and tables for a few.

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