The Highliner Public House

The food and service were excellent! We started with a few oyster shots, and the class. The butter chile flakes made for a delcious starter for our lunch party. Entrees were the calamari steak sandwich, grilled salmon sandwich, fish and chips, as well as a fish taco entree. The food was excellent, and the server was wonderful. She was limping, but never the less, she gave impeccable service. The view of the docks and fall colors upon the trees made for a lovely lunch. Make no mistake, The Highliner Public House will delight your party.

I feel I have to respond to the earlier tepid clam chowder review. I couldn't disagree more- honestly, some of the best I've ever had. It is not the thick white glue-y consistency many people are used to and expect from canned or Ivars (I know! sacrilege!) chowder. It is creamy but not so thick that it coats the tongue and impairs the taste of herbs. The pieces of clam are perfectly sized to be chewy and substantive but not so big that texture distracts from taste. A+ plan to come back just for chowder. And maybe the hummus plate - also delicious, with warm pita and huge amount of fresh crisp veggies and olives. One star off atmosphere just b/c you can't really see the harbor, but you do get a peekaboo view, and the restaurant itself is cozy and friendly- good for kids.

Food was so-so. We had salad, oyster Po boy, and BLT. Oysters were under seasoned and only warm, BLT had only 2 pieces of bacon. Fries were good, though. (Edit after response) Fair enough. We should have asked about the bacon instead of just assuming. Rating adjusted accordingly. Thank you for your reply.

This is a great place! It's tucked away in a part of Seattle that is delightfully less busy yet still close to Ballard. The red salmon chiwder was amazing, fish and chips were great and the crab cake hash was delicious! The service was great and friendly. So nice to go out to dinner and have your expectations greatly exceeded!

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.