Summary: great seafood chowder, unique reindeer stew, average burgers, slow service, otherwise underwhelming place.
Visit: 7/6/22 2:30 pm
Pros: Seafood chowder was some of the best in Seward. Generous servings of celery, potatoes, and seafood including salmon. On the watery side like milk, which I personally like more than the thick and gloopy consistency of most chowders in this area. Great apple and walnut salad. Great chocolate brownie dessert.
Cons: Scallop mac and cheese was served lukewarm and not very tasty nor creamy, though they were generous with chunks of scallop. Burger was average (which is interesting for a place that seems to focus on burgers). Service was slow for an establishment about 2/3 full.
Good or Bad: Reindeer stew is unique (pictured). Quite gamey with a sweet apple-like flavor. Not for everyone.
Overall: Food 3.5/5 some good dishes like seafood chowder, but others like burgers are underwhelming. Service 3/5 an average place on the slow side. Value 3.5/5 one of the more reasonably priced places in Seward, but it still is...
Read moreThis place is OK. I was a bit worried when we got in there and there was a guest at the bar that looked a little weirded out. Just weird vibes.
Food was pretty good. I wanted the reindeer stew but they were out. I got the seafood chowder. Expensive… but tasty. A cup for $16 FYI. Grilled cheese was a lil sad lookin’.
Unfortunately the service wasn’t that great. It felt unnatural and forced. There was a really distracted bartender who didn’t really know what was going on. Our waiter made multiple mistakes - brought our dishes to the wrong person at the bar, gave us refills on beer and wine when we didn’t want it … simple things but they’re noticeable.
I’m sure it’s tough working for a place like this but there was just an air of drama and distraction. I used to work in the food industry I would never talk aloud for guests to hear our drama (of which was daily). So I totally get it. But I could hear everything and it...
Read moreCame here for dinner after spending the day in Seward and Kenai Fjords. It was fairly empty, so walked in and was immediately seated. Server was very friendly, helpful, and polite. Started off with some ceviche while looked over the menu. Ceviche came out right away and was a good portion of fresh fish. Ordered a little bit of everything for the meals from the salads, chowder, reindeer stew, and fish sandwich.
All the food came out together in about 10 minutes and was freshly made. The presentation and plating were decent, but the food was good. Server constantly checked in to make sure everything was good and was prompt on filling glasses and cleaning empty dishes.
Overall, good service and good food. Only suggestion I would have would be to update/remove the references to chattermark.biz as your business website as it's just a parked domain as of today. That address is listed on your Facebook and Google...
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