Kinley's Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Alaska

Wholly disappointing. Staying at Embassy Suites on business, Moose Tooth has an hour wait, and I've eaten the halibut & crab dish at the hotel 2 nights in a row. I should have made it a third.

I ordered the crab cakes and the scallops.

I have eaten crab cakes in most of the original 13 colonies (including Maryland), Oregon, and several other states. These were easily the worst.

Crab cakes are supposed to be mostly crab meat, formed into a cake, with just enough binding agent (eggs, etc) to maintain the cake structure during deep frying. On quite the contrary, these were mostly some sort of glutinous "cake" material, with what appeared to be the minimum amount of crab necessary to use the "crab" adjective. I'm not sure if the state of Alaska mandates the minimum amount of crab necessary in a dish to call it a crab cake, but if it does, trust me, these guys are in the back with a scale making sure they don't exceed the minimum.

The scallops. For a measly $32, you get 4 1" diameter by 1" thick scallops, some peppers, and some rice in a cream sauce. Complete rip off. Have I mentioned that the seafood is a better value and a better dish at my HOTEL yet? This is a $18-20 dish at best. This being Alaska, I am pretty sure the peppers in the dish cost more than the scallops.

I am all but certain that these guys are surviving on location - namely, their patrons consist mostly of impatient, hungry overflow from an immediately adjacent successful restaurant. I should've waited the hour at Moose Tooth...the pizza would have been more successful as a...

Hands down the best wedding caterer in Alaska. Dont even think twice about it. From start to finish, top to bottom, Kinleys went above and beyond. Marty Kimball is a catering and food/event god. The amount of knowledge and skill he has in his field is admirable. He really cares about the details and will not steer you wrong. Dont waste your time with anyone else, these guys seriously do it all. Wedding catering can be your biggest expense and with Kinleys you 1000% get what you pay for and then some. Theres no substitute for expertise in your field, theyre like a well oiled machine. Our wedding was over a month ago and we still have guests raving about how excellent our food, service, and bartending was. Kinleys was kind enough to work with us through a recommendation from LaBoum Events for an off site reception in Palmer AK. They catered our wedding reception on one of the coldest days of the year (in the negatives)and our food was HOT and delicious. Marty was a dream to work with. Before the wedding he helped me with making sure I was purchasing the right supplies for my bar and helped me perfectly craft our menu and timeline, then on the day of I found him getting down and dirty in the kitchen, this guy is not afraid of hard work. The rest of the staff that Kinleys brought to work our event were all very professional and definitely earned their tips.

If there is ever another time in my entire life that we will ever need catering I will without a doubt or hesitation call Kinleys. Dont skimp out on the most important day...

Came across this place by accident. Was going to the Moose pizza place next door but there was an hour wait. Glad we came next door to Kinley's. Nice place. Much nicer on the inside than you'd expect from the outside. Modern decor with a slight rustic touch. Friendly hostess. Waiter was very knowledgeable. Interesting items on the menu. Had several apps... bacon wrapped dates were good... better if I had noticed the garlic butter at the bottom of the cup. Would also liked to have seen the dates soaked in more garlic butter. Mushroom soup could have been heavier and creamier, so it was my least favorite dish of the evening. A little watery. But the STAR was the calamari steak app. Waiter said it was his favorite, and he was right. It was amazing. Huge steak of calamari sliced up. Tender, with a garlic tomato-like sauce. Just fantastic. Would go back there just to taste this again. The only thing that should be looked at is a timing issue... the fact that our app came out before we even got our initial drink (ordered 2 beers). The place was not even 1/4 full, so not sure why 2 beers too so long. But despite these minor glitches, all in all this should definitely be on your must-visit restaurant list when...