wet dog cafe

food itself was good. had a greek salad, cup of chowder, and fish and chips. services was not very good and when we got it, it was very very slow. my boyfriend had to go up to the bar to order a second beer. the cafe is a neat place

i was very disappointed, i ordered the special which was 3 halibut and 4 coconut shrimp. there were only 2 pieces of halibut and they were no bigger than one fry! the shrimp were basically all breading and overcooked. for a 10.99 special i expected much more....

i had the fish and chips and a bowl of the clam chowder. the clam chowder was amazing and the fish and chips were really good as well. i liked the atmosphere of the place and the service was excellent. might be eating there again tonight.

bad service, fish and chips were raw inside, however we were informed it would not make us sick and the manager took $3 off our bill. thanks for nothing.

food was just ok. might as well eat at applebee's. which i don't.

great pub food and good micro brew beers . was happy wifh the meals my wife and i got. service was good along with the veiw of the columbia river. trolley drops you off right outside......

yum!. the wet dog has a great variety of microbrews, a huge selection of non-beer drinks, the milkshakes are huge and delicous and its impossible to leave hungry! my favorite is the crispy chicken salad, which is large enough for 2! comes with the awesome cheese bread, and the clam chowder is to die for!!!!! the burgers are gorgeous and yummy and the fish is great! try the captains platter for a nice variety. eat there often, and love the new breakfast menu!!!

terrible experience there!!!. my husband and i had always been fans of the wet dog, for years. so i arranged to have his 60th birthday party there on july 22, 2011. it was a fiasco. they set us up in the front of the dance floor area which was nice (because he was playing the music that night), with balloons and all...but i had invited scads of people and the table was for eight. we asked for more chairs and were refused. some of the more assertive members of the party saw that there were un-used chairs by the kitchen entrance and grabbed a couple of those. the 'host/manager' came over and told us to stop.

we asked if we could get another table moved closer (more people were joining us all the time) and were told no due to 'fire restrictions'. made no sense. several people went to talk to the bartender, who said the host was in charge. catch 22, as i had made my plans with her.

host comes over to me and sticks his face in mine and says, rudely, "from this minute on, i will speak to no one at this table but you!" our server does not know what to do and apologizes all over the place, many times, several people cancelled their food orders, others did eat, but the restaurant lost money on us. i figure about 200 dollars based on the people who wanted to eat but didn't because of the rudeness and/or lack of space to sit.

a very large group left at a row of nearby tables and we then asked if we could move there because by this time new arrivals had no where to sit...we were told no, and that we could only have 'leftover tables' which also made no sense. the whole rest of the time we were there no one sat at those tables! plus instead of letting my party sit there in a row they pushed the tables apart. over 2/3rds of the restaurant was empty by this time. by this time i felt like i was in the twilight zone.

we were also told that any chairs we borrowed took money quotas 'away' from the servers working the tables...but the place was emptying out, so that was gibberish too.

one of my guests asked the 'hosts' name as he and his wife were leaving, and the man said "are you threatening me?!"

my husband (who was our musician and playing that night) knew something was wrong, and asked the 'host' what happened after he was through playing, and had heard our side, and could not get a straight answer except that the bartender had only known about it for a month...nonsense. she and i had discussed swapping the dates for his gig there clear back in march. and had talked about it many times when i would go in with him to hear him play. and why would that matter anyway? i just hope in spite of this that he still has a job there.

also, our server, who was sweet as pie, asked that we feel free to complain, evidently this person is just as rude, arrogant, autocratic and dictatorial to them as he was to us, his customers. he treated us as though we were indigent, second-class citizens, and it was very much "my way or the highway". the man needs to be fired. he lost my business as well as over 30 others that were there and all our friends and family that will hear the story. thanks for reading this long review......beware the wet dog. what's really sad is that 99% of the time the food is great, though the service is usually very slow.

there were more incidences but these are the highlights. perhaps tourists are treated better.

strike three - never again!. we'd heard, "the food is much better now", wrong. soup was barely warm, hamburgers dry and over cooked. i swear our waiter had never served a table before, first he took 6 of 7 oders (forgot my mother-in-law) brought the wrong beer and soup, forgot requested water, and messed up the bill in his favor.
we've given this place three tries now, over several years, never again. too bad, nice location and setting.

good chowder. their clam chowder is very good, the rest of the food is okay. service is spotty and at times can be extremely slow. it is a bit overpriced.

food was good, thought we would save some money by having beer instead of liquor, not the case here!! however, we will probably return :)

i stop in every time i am in astoria. they have a great variety of burgers and sandwiches as well as micro brews. the food is a b, the service is an a, the drinks (beers) are an easy a. plus, outdoor seating, view of the columbia river and dog-friendly (outside). summary: go, go now. no really, go.

loved the clam chowder because it was a bit different then others. the beer was my favorite of all the other micros in the area. great location, service was super. i would come back on my next trip.

overpriced average. i've been there twice now, both times have been average at best. here's a breakdown:

food -- 3 out of 5 stars: the food is pretty decent, nothing special, but it's cooked properly to the order and is in sufficient quantity i would think to satisfy most customers.

ales -- 5 out of 5 stars: the ales i have had were very good, well crafted ales. with that said there are several other breweries in the area, all with fine ales.

price -- 2 out of 5 stars: the price for the food is somewhat high. the first time i ate there i ordered one of the hamburgers, my wife ordered the chicken strips. after eating she commented that we could have got what we ordered at dairy queen for 1/3 of the price. i chuckled in agreement. the fries are definitely from a grocers freezer, maybe costco. the burger while tasty, didn't leave me thinking i would order it again.

service -- 3 out of 5 stars: the first time we ate there the waiter seemed to be trying to rush us out the door, other than that the service is average. the food comes out rather quickly i would say, almost at fast food speed. that may be due to no one being in the restaurant though (see rating below).

atmosphere -- 1 out of 5 stars: the restaurant is set up and decorated pretty well, but there is no one in this place. i've been there twice now and both times it's been no less than three, and no more than ten people in a restaurant designed to seat somewhere around fifty people. honestly i don't know how they can afford to keep the doors open. the first time i visited was probably not a prime time, and i figured there wouldn't be too many people there. the second time was a saturday night, and all i can say is it was empty, with some guy picking guitar and singing to the depressing oldies.

parking -- 4 out of 5 stars: it seems to have plenty of parking directly in front of the restaurant. having been there twice, i was able to get a parking spot right in front both times.

good for appetizers and people watching. i've been there three times now and the last time they were out of one of their own beers!! i enjoyed their clam chowder and the view from the deck as well as the semi-clean bathrooms which is a giant plus seeing as how it's next to the bar where one's aim tends to wander after a few cocktails. i'll be going back again soon.