Trinidad Bay Eatery & Gallery

Best Calm Chowder I’ve ever had. The fish and chips were excellent. I just wish we had room for dessert.

Love the location of this place very close to the beach. Nice outdoor seating. Food was good, I had the fish and chips. The fish was delicious, the fries were cold and soggy. Couldn't complain because our server never came back. Some of the prices are high and a lot of the prices on the menu are based on current market price of the fish. I asked about a crab burger and it was 38.00. Service could have been better. The hostess was really nice, but our server lacked. She never checked on us, never advised why our food was taking forever to come out. Never brought us condiments for our cold fries.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

I absolutely love this restaurant! It’s such a cute spot, and the staff are always amazing and so attentive. We make it a point to come here every time we’re in town for breakfast it’s truly the best little restaurant. I especially love their hashbrowns and French toast, both are to die for. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved this place! We had every type of oyster, the burger special and the albacore tuna. All of it was phenomenal. Took a cheesecake to go that we were in awe of. Great service. Would love to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

After a long day in the Redwood State and National Parks we found this little restaurant in Trinidad. The staff was great, appetizers and meals came out perfect and great tasting. No wait, all about timing I suppose.
Enjoyed this eatery and I would come back again if back in Trinidad

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food! Super tasty fish and chips. Great spot to eat before heading to the beach

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Overall it was good, and the service was excellent. That said, 7 shrimp on the shrimp and fries is not enough 12 should be the count. And since I’m from the Deep South no seafood restaurant especially on the coast should be without a decked seafood platter. The Cheeseburger was ok, fries good. Now the clam chowder in the sourdough bowl was outstanding.

Absolutely phenomenal stop on the 101 ! Fantastic fresh food, friendly staff, and a lovely local art gallery. Just a couple minute stroll from the beach, too ! Loved this spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great oysters and clam chowder. Great service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is a nice little place to eat. They have both inside seating, outdoor patio seating and, of course, take out. It's a fairly small restaurant, plunked in the middle of an asphalt parking lot. Plenty of parking. Ice cream seemed to be one of their popular items. Might have been the time of day I was there, which was around 3:30 pm. I ordered a regular hamburger and fries. Both were tasty. The hamburger wasn't a large sandwich, but it filled me up enough that I couldn't finish the fries. The hamburger bun looked either homemade or special ordered from a bakery. Nice addition to the hamburger. The hamburger patty was bigger than what you'd get at a fast food place, but certainly not as large as some of the ones I've had at other restaurants. The fries were good and served in a milk shake shaped, wire type container. They were not greasy and had a nice crunchy outside with a good fry consistency center. Prices were reasonable, service was good. Outside patio area was fenced it with a solid wooden fence which gives a nice privacy screen, but to me, a slight clostophobic feeling due to the relatively small size. All is all, I would recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

great food, good service, and what better place to eat than in Trinidad

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great little place. Better than they have to be, as there isn'tmuch competition here. Good on them. The food was really good. We had fish(Cod) and chips served with cole slaw. The fish was crispy and well seasoned without being greasy. The chips were good. The coleslaw slaw was creamy and crunchy with a bit of tang, excellent. The tartar sauce was also great! Some of the best fish and tartar I've had. We also got a salad. It was seasonal garden vegetable from local farms. A bit of crunch, goat cheese, and some sweet cherry tomatoes would have made it wonderful and more balanced. The sweet corn did attempt to do that, however I think it failed. Still, a good salad.

The staff were friendly, but kind of all over the place. Good people though. God bless!! We will be back to try that amazing looking soup bread bowl awesomeness!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Not Worth the Wait (or the Flat Beer)

My partner and I came to the Trinidad Eatery with a small group. It was busy, which we expected. We waited in line to make a reservation and were told it would be around 40 minutes. No problem, we took a little stroll with the fam and came back to check in.
When we returned, it was still going to be a while. No biggie. My wife and I grabbed a couple beers while we waited. They were $8 each, flat, and barely filled. We drank them anyway and still tipped 20% because that’s just how we roll, kind and overly tolerant.
After standing around for over an hour with our group, we checked back in and were told again to hang tight. A friend in our party asked about a clearly open table and was told they'd get back to us. Spoiler alert: they didn’t.
When I finally asked again, just trying to check in one last time before we called it, the hostess got visibly irritated. At that point, we decided to take the hint and politely remove ourselves from the equation.
If you’re planning to eat here during a busy time, bring your patience, lower your expectations, and maybe skip the beer.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Bad place don’t recommend. Wait for a while and they gave preference to someone else that just got there and food is not that good.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Very disappointed in the food quality for lunch. I ordered half of the ABC melt which was one piece of cheese, a slice of avocado, and bacon with no condiments and the bread slice was tiny. The “house salad” I got with it was lettuce leaves, a single slice of tomato and three rinds of onion. I would’ve happily paid a few dollars at the grocery store and made a much better grilled cheese and salad at home. Oh well. Clam chowder was mediocre, it had very little flavor and was very thick. For the price you pay here, it was the worst value I’ve had in Humboldt.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3