Highliner Public House

I visited for a birthday lunch with my adult children. I had blue corn tacos. The filling was good, but the shell was too delicate for the filling. The tacos fell apart. My kids said their food and drinks were "tasty". We ordered a Creme brulee for dessert. It was good. For some reason, they topped it with powdered sugar. It covered the beautiful, carmalized crust and was completely unnecessary. We sat on the outdoor patio - it feels like typical sidewalk seating - Metal tables and chairs and some patio umbrellas. The food was good. The drinks were good. The service was good. We'll go back.

True seafood restaurant with hits and misses. Loved the beer-batter onion rings! So fresh and flavorful. I loved the beignets but some at the table thought it needed powdered sugar. The fried fish was also good but more par for the course. The decor has all the charm of a bachelor-decorated warehouse. But the biggest miss was that they were out of clam chowder at lunch. How does that even happen?!

Popped in after a visit to the Ballard Locks and this place was a great find. Stopped in for cold beer and hot seafood - delivered on both accounts! Personally, big kudos for the sour on tap and the fish and chips - they were some of the best I’ve had in the area. All of it was made better with outdoor seating and string lights with the ambience of the docks right around the corner. Overall, big fan if you’re nearby.

Update: July 2024 Food is still solid and we had a great meal. 👌 The server even brought our pup a bowl of ice water. Thank you! We've been coming down to Fishermans Terminal almost daily with my recently boat-obsessed 1.5 year old daughter. Normally we will grab something from the window at Chinook (which is...meh), we had no idea there was this little gem of a restaurant tucked around the corner! I'm sad we only discovered it today! First and foremost, for a pub, we were pleasantly surprised by how kid-friendly they are. The server immediately brought a high chair, crayons, and a clipboard with a picture of the terminal for her to color. She also brought our dog a water dish (thank you!). There is a kids menu and we ordered the cheeseburger and fries for our little one. Most restaurants that have a kids menu usually just serve smaller portions of the same "adult" food. This was not the case here. We tasted her food and it was actually prepared how we would prefer for our toddler, with less/no salt! Her burger was delicious and her fries were seasoned with some parmesan cheese. This makes eating out so much less stressful for us parents...when our toddler enjoys her meal, we get to enjoy ours as well. My husband ordered the Alaskan Cod and Chips. The fish was perfectly cooked, super moist inside and crispy on the outside. The fries, which are often overlooked, we're super crispy, and seasoned with salt, herbs and parmesan. I had the Tiger Prawn Po' Boy and the shrimp was also perfectly cooked, super juicy and crispy as well. The sandwich was so balanced and probably one of the best sandwiches I've had in a very long time. We will definitely be back, likely tomorrow if my daughter decides she wants to see boats again. 😅 We had a great experience.

Really delicious food made fresh to order and arrived at our table in less than 10 minutes. We ordered the calamari steak sandwich and the steakhouse burger with a Beyond Meat patty and both were absolutely incredible. The calamari was thick, tender, moist, and perfectly fried. The steakhouse burger was stacked! (See picture.) The blue cheese that they used was a strong, high quality cheese. It was so good! The service was friendly, efficient, and quick. For those that drink, they offer a large variety of beers and ciders. And for those that don't drink alcohol, they actually have non-alcoholic beers. It's not listed on the menu so ask the server what NA beer is available if you are interested. We can't wait to go back.

Been here about five times and everything is constantly excellent. Fish n chips, fish tacos, fried oysters and oyster shooters all great. On top of that the prices are fair and reasonable. Great selection of beers on tap. I will continue coming back.

I hated to get a burger at a place known for seafood, but that's what I was hungry for and I was not disappointed. Excellent burger from the meat to the bun to the cheddar to the onion, taomatoe, and lettuce. Fries were average to above average, but with a burger that good, I didn't mind. A bit more towards the shoestring end of the fries spectrum than I prefer, but there were lots of them and the burger sauce I asked to be on the side was a great dipping sauce. The service was very attentive. I'll have to come back and get fish and chips or one of their seafood dishes.

It was quick lunch after a walk at Discovery park. I ordered a cup of clam chowders, it was ok. It was not the best or the worst. The clams were big pieces, I want it to be little thicker. My friends said her laser clams were not good, the salmon sandwich and Thai chili burger were good. They were thin on servers. The server just came to get plates and did not refill the water once. I am not sure if I would come back.