Laura V.
Yelp
It's Friday and I am hungry for clam chowder. Looked over best clam chowder deals. Found Mar.ket was offering a restaurant week special, with both clam Chowder and fish and chips. Plus, a cream filled donut. So came here to get the deal. A rainy Edmonds day. Seating here was good, a mixture of heated bar style seating and covered and uncovered tables. It was lightly raining, so sat at one of the unheated but covered tables. Ordering was done at the window. This is an order at counter and no follow up after you receive your food. Not bad, but expensive for 45.00 order. I sat for about 20 minutes before receiving my food. It was packaged to go. I expected food for here, like on a tray, Still,everything seemed fresh and hot. The clam chowder was hot and full of both clams and potatoes. Nice broth, but a thick chowder style. The fish and chips came with a large portion of fish. Surprised at how large the fish portion was. It came with homemade tasting tartare sauce. Very nice rendition of tartare sauce, made a difference in the taste. Plus, mushy peas. My first time with mushy peas. Not a fan at first bite, but it did grow on me the more I tried them. Fish was perfectly battered and came in a large portion. I did get the pino grigio in the can for 14.00. Think I would pass, not a wine I would recommend. i really don't like French fries. Usually avoid getting these. But their version was acceptable to this French fry hater. Thicker, with skin on, made me rarely enjoy eating their version. The dessert was a cream filled donut. Cream on donut was good. Again, not a donut fan. But this was passable. Needed a orange flavor as advertised, or so else to make this doughnut memorable . Overall, very simple counter service. But nice quality of food. More of a fast food experience, with good food. Still, too expensive for what you get. If you like highbrow fish and chips, with fast food level service, this place is great. I wanted better bread than packaged crackers with my chowder. I wanted less packaging with my order. The doughnut with cream was only one note of flavor. I hated when ordering,, that they proved minimal service, by closing the window and appearing unfriendly to interactions. My fried fish was undercooked. Usually something I love. But lack of any crispy batter coating on fish made it hard to enjoy. Overall, they need to match the price of food one pays, to the quality of food expectations.