So promising on the outside, but inside the restaurant is so dark and dingy. Depending on your table you might have a pretty view. My waitress was terrible, very inattentive. There was another waiter that was doing a wonderful job for other tables. Food was boring with poor presentation. Experience must depend on the night, previous experience was better. High price not worth the experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Sukaset Sakuntanak
I had easter branch with my wife yesterday. Food not worth for 75$. We saw our sever only 2 times. But the worse we both got diarrhea feel worse until today. Hot serving section Was okay. Pastry just okay everything serve room temperature. seafood on ice and salad must improve cold handing method.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Julie Clark
Went for the Easter brunch buffet. Entire family loved the selection of food, everything was delicious (the lox Benedict was a favorite), amazing views of the marina and Puget Sound. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potatoes, Eggs Benedict, Bread Pudding, Lighthouse Classic Breakfast, Fresh Oysters on the Half Shell
charles wilkinson
did the easter brunch here. it was fine, arguably not worth the $75 but still enjoyed for the experience. until we found the drinks (coffee and a soda) were not included and another $4 each, which seemed shocking. maybe saw our server twice (only 2 other full tables around us) but had a forced gratuity on the check of 20% or $50, which was insane and unacceptable. check ended up so much more than we expected, and the gratuity was not shown clearly, in a way that seems purposeful so people will leave more tip on top of it. definitely soured the experience for all of us, especially given my father is disabled and this was our nice brunch out for easter as im at college and don’t see my parents much. truly shocked by how much money was charged given we paid for the brunch ($75).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Heidi Tellefsen
Beautiful setting, service was great. Food is just not good. Went with a large party and no one enjoyed their food. Beet salad was too acidic with whole leaves of butter lettuce. Caesar salad is literally three whole pieces of romaine lettuce. Salmon would not flake, bizarre texture indicating a poor cut. Beef bourguignon stew was bland and unseasoned. My husband enjoyed his lamb but for $50 and not any side dish it’s kind of ridiculous. I would go for a drink on a nice day but would likely never order food again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Jerry Peterson
The birthday dinner for my Bride was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Happy “Happy BC” Travels
Recommended by a friend in Vancouver. We crossed the border for late lunch and found out they open 3pm on weekdays. So we walked around and waited for 1hr and a half to try them. The food did not disappoint. Location and view was nice too. Will try going back for dinner next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Trevor van Woerden
Great Manhattan. Great fish and chips. Perfect location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
WILLIAM REN
A great restaurant inside the Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham Bay, with spectacular ocean view! The atmosphere is comfortable. The service is good. The food dressing is great and tasty. Enjoy water view, with sailboats passing through the sea and seabirds singing and dancing over the sea. What a nice view and a pleasant feeling. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BoboRadioactiveMoonPuppy
pricey for a 5 course valentine dinner but worth it for the experience. Great Wagu Beef. The service was almost perfect. Attention to smaller details like plating and polishing could have been better. Otherwise a wonderful experience.
The place and ambiance were perfect, very nice. But the food was not that great, maybe it was our choices of meal. I got the 7oz filet mignon (med well), but it was missing some flavor a little bit dry. My boyfriend ordered the rack of lamb, he said it was also missing flavor. I had been there before, I had the crab cakes and clam chowder and they were excellent. That was the reason I went back. We were celebrating my boyfriend's birthday. The drinks were perfect, we had a oaxacan old fashion; it was delicious.
Service was excellent. It was almost as if we had the place to ourselves - we did. We were the only customers - it was a Sunday night, so understandable. Seemed that a lot of the food had a preponderance of vinegar added - almost overpowering.
Adam was our server in the dining room and he was wonderful. Attentive and gave great reccomendations. Dinner was lovely and we would go back. Steven in the bar was also wonderful! We really enjoyed talking with him and we will definitely be back
Chris Huish
I love hanging out at the bar in general but it was a magical New Year's Eve dinner! The food here is always good but spendy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Filet Mignon
BrigettaJ
We just went here on New Year's Eve to celebrate our 22nd anniversary. When I made the res on Open table I included special requests in my comments. I also called about 2 days ahead of time and spoke with the restaurant staff requesting a special table for our special day. When we got there for our 5:45 res, even though I had let them know our preferences ahead I time AND we were guests in the hotel paying top dollar for our room for the holiday weekend, we were shown to a table in a dreary room adjacent to the main dining room or a sauna table right in front of a fireplace as our only 2 options. None of our preferences were honored and we did not feel special at all. The manager made us feel like we had to beg and accept the second rate options they gave us because it was going to be a busy holiday dinner and no other tables were available. So, we took the sauna table and started into the ordering process when the manager showed us to a booth consistent with our stated preferences after all. Service was slow and disorganized, food was ill conceived, just okay, served too cold and easily the most expensive in all of Bellingham. Although the waterfront location, views and ambiance were nice, my husband and I agree, we won't be returning to the Lighthouse Cafe for any day in the future.
So promising on the outside, but inside the restaurant is so dark and dingy. Depending on your table you might have a pretty view. My waitress was terrible, very inattentive. There was another waiter that was doing a wonderful job for other tables. Food was boring with poor presentation. Experience must depend on the night, previous experience was better. High price not worth the experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
I had easter branch with my wife yesterday. Food not worth for 75$. We saw our sever only 2 times. But the worse we both got diarrhea feel worse until today. Hot serving section Was okay. Pastry just okay everything serve room temperature. seafood on ice and salad must improve cold handing method.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Went for the Easter brunch buffet. Entire family loved the selection of food, everything was delicious (the lox Benedict was a favorite), amazing views of the marina and Puget Sound. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potatoes, Eggs Benedict, Bread Pudding, Lighthouse Classic Breakfast, Fresh Oysters on the Half Shell
did the easter brunch here. it was fine, arguably not worth the $75 but still enjoyed for the experience. until we found the drinks (coffee and a soda) were not included and another $4 each, which seemed shocking. maybe saw our server twice (only 2 other full tables around us) but had a forced gratuity on the check of 20% or $50, which was insane and unacceptable. check ended up so much more than we expected, and the gratuity was not shown clearly, in a way that seems purposeful so people will leave more tip on top of it. definitely soured the experience for all of us, especially given my father is disabled and this was our nice brunch out for easter as im at college and don’t see my parents much. truly shocked by how much money was charged given we paid for the brunch ($75).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Beautiful setting, service was great. Food is just not good. Went with a large party and no one enjoyed their food. Beet salad was too acidic with whole leaves of butter lettuce. Caesar salad is literally three whole pieces of romaine lettuce. Salmon would not flake, bizarre texture indicating a poor cut. Beef bourguignon stew was bland and unseasoned. My husband enjoyed his lamb but for $50 and not any side dish it’s kind of ridiculous. I would go for a drink on a nice day but would likely never order food again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
The birthday dinner for my Bride was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended by a friend in Vancouver. We crossed the border for late lunch and found out they open 3pm on weekdays. So we walked around and waited for 1hr and a half to try them. The food did not disappoint. Location and view was nice too. Will try going back for dinner next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great Manhattan. Great fish and chips. Perfect location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great restaurant inside the Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham Bay, with spectacular ocean view! The atmosphere is comfortable. The service is good. The food dressing is great and tasty. Enjoy water view, with sailboats passing through the sea and seabirds singing and dancing over the sea. What a nice view and a pleasant feeling. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
pricey for a 5 course valentine dinner but worth it for the experience. Great Wagu Beef. The service was almost perfect. Attention to smaller details like plating and polishing could have been better. Otherwise a wonderful experience.
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The place and ambiance were perfect, very nice. But the food was not that great, maybe it was our choices of meal. I got the 7oz filet mignon (med well), but it was missing some flavor a little bit dry. My boyfriend ordered the rack of lamb, he said it was also missing flavor. I had been there before, I had the crab cakes and clam chowder and they were excellent. That was the reason I went back. We were celebrating my boyfriend's birthday. The drinks were perfect, we had a oaxacan old fashion; it was delicious.
Service was excellent. It was almost as if we had the place to ourselves - we did. We were the only customers - it was a Sunday night, so understandable. Seemed that a lot of the food had a preponderance of vinegar added - almost overpowering.
Adam was our server in the dining room and he was wonderful. Attentive and gave great reccomendations. Dinner was lovely and we would go back. Steven in the bar was also wonderful! We really enjoyed talking with him and we will definitely be back
I love hanging out at the bar in general but it was a magical New Year's Eve dinner! The food here is always good but spendy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Filet Mignon
We just went here on New Year's Eve to celebrate our 22nd anniversary. When I made the res on Open table I included special requests in my comments. I also called about 2 days ahead of time and spoke with the restaurant staff requesting a special table for our special day. When we got there for our 5:45 res, even though I had let them know our preferences ahead I time AND we were guests in the hotel paying top dollar for our room for the holiday weekend, we were shown to a table in a dreary room adjacent to the main dining room or a sauna table right in front of a fireplace as our only 2 options. None of our preferences were honored and we did not feel special at all. The manager made us feel like we had to beg and accept the second rate options they gave us because it was going to be a busy holiday dinner and no other tables were available. So, we took the sauna table and started into the ordering process when the manager showed us to a booth consistent with our stated preferences after all. Service was slow and disorganized, food was ill conceived, just okay, served too cold and easily the most expensive in all of Bellingham. Although the waterfront location, views and ambiance were nice, my husband and I agree, we won't be returning to the Lighthouse Cafe for any day in the future.