As humans, we are spoiled with usually a large portioned meal with ok quality. At the thistle, you get to experience a smaller portion but the fusion rainbow of delectable tastes, wonderful aromas and savory experiences will have you making another rsvp before you are finishing their tantalizing desserts.Enjoy, Capt.
One of my favorite restaurants in the state, hands down. I don't live in town but have a meal at Oyster & Thistle a couple of times a year. Their seafood dishes are outstanding and Dwayne is my favorite server.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ron U
Wife and I had pasta dishes which were great. Fresh made pasta with unique, well seasoned, sauce. This is a small place, but worth the time.
My Husband and I loved this restaurant and can't wait to go back. Very clean, romantic and unique setting. The service was very accommodating and the food was wonderful. Reservations are suggested
This place was great the staff was very knowledgeable and really great at their job enjoyed it very much. The food was top quality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Whitacre
We’ve been here twice now and the food and service have been great. This time I had filet mignon and scallop stuffed prawn which were fantastic. My wife had prune puttanesca which she also said was excellent. Good bar service as well. Very nice ambience. My wife and I are making this our special occasion go to
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Belknap
Staying at the Channel Lodge. Ordered room service at 5:15. 1 hour and 30 min later I called back and Dwayne told me sorry, but they had customers come in, and it would be 30 minutes more(so i giess we weren't real customers, noted). If you are staying at the Lodge next door, and want room service, plan on a 2 hour wait. We canceled and went elsewhere. Very dissapointing. Oyster & Thistle: do better.
We went here to celebrate our first anniversary and Oh My Goodness this place is chef kisses.I made a reservation on Wednesday for Saturday night. We got there 30 mins early and they were able to accommodate us. I love the atmosphere very intimate and just welcoming. Our server was also super friendly and welcoming.My husband ordered the Skagit Beet Salad and the Smoked duck gnocchi and I got the pan seared oyster and seared sea scallops. We also got their homemade bread. The portion is just right in my opinion to others it might be small and yes the price is not cheap but for the quality and taste of the food I think it’s well worth it. They’re supporting local farms and local businesses and that’s important to us.We do plan on coming here in the future. Thank you guys for the wonderful meal for our anniversary.
We had a wonderful dinner here. The service was great and it was very cozy and quiet in the bar. Their pan fried oysters are our favorite. All the food and drink was amazing besides the crème brûlée we had. It tasted as if they forgot to put sugar in the custard. It was very bland and probably one of the most disappointing desserts I’ve ever had. Other than that, everything was amazing! Hopefully they change their crème brûlée recipe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Skagit Beet Salad
Ryan Dean
First, make reservations. The place is on the smaller side and may not be able to accomodate. This is a very cozy and romantic Spot. Quiet and easy to have a conversation.The service was good. They had a large wine list, but the beer and cocktail selection was limited. The cocktails were in the "classic" category (negroni, old fashioned, Manhattan, etc.).The food was mixed. We ordered bread... I have never experienced this, but they literally forgot to add salt to the bread dough. It was unbelievably bland. It was served with cold butter that was impossible to spread. This was the first item, and at this point I was very worried.Thankfully it got better. The french onion soup was delicious but bordering on too salty. The gnochi was intensely flavor and great. The escargot was exactly what you'd expect (meaty, buttery, herbal).This place has some cool ideas. The duck confit was good. The duck was flavorful, juicy, and crispy. The carrots were great, but the potatoes were completely unsalted. It was as if every bite with potatoes magically sucked all the flavor out of the other ingredients.Overall, this was a nice and romantic Spot. The food was good, but fairly expensive, so simple things like forgetting salt is hard to accept or recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Discover26109354386
Excellent service! Kyle is a great bartender/server. The food was very good but a bit on the expensive side for the content of the meal. Example, I had the seafood stew. I was just expecting a stew meal but essentially got a bunch of clams, 3 shrimp and a couple chunks of fish. Delicious but definitely not a stew.
Ann Bustamante
Really damn good surprise. We are visiting La Connor for the first time and wandered into The Oyster & Thistle on a Monday evening. We sat in a tucked away alcove with warm wood paneling and old stained glass windows. The server, who was handing the whole place on his own, was delightful, attentive and fastidious. The food is delicious. The oysters were the best presentation of oysters I have ever tried. We had pasta putenesca, a sauce that was delicious and perfectly prepared with house made pasta and generous shrimp.
As humans, we are spoiled with usually a large portioned meal with ok quality. At the thistle, you get to experience a smaller portion but the fusion rainbow of delectable tastes, wonderful aromas and savory experiences will have you making another rsvp before you are finishing their tantalizing desserts.Enjoy, Capt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oyster Stew, Skagit Beet Salad, Pan-Fried Oyster Fettuccine
One of my favorite restaurants in the state, hands down. I don't live in town but have a meal at Oyster & Thistle a couple of times a year. Their seafood dishes are outstanding and Dwayne is my favorite server.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wife and I had pasta dishes which were great. Fresh made pasta with unique, well seasoned, sauce. This is a small place, but worth the time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Skagit Beet Salad, Pan-Fried Oyster Fettuccine
Great food. Great service. Great oysters.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
My Husband and I loved this restaurant and can't wait to go back. Very clean, romantic and unique setting. The service was very accommodating and the food was wonderful. Reservations are suggested
Very nice place with excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Burgundian Escargots, Seared Sea Scallops, Chocolate Molten Cake, Oyster Platter
This place was great the staff was very knowledgeable and really great at their job enjoyed it very much. The food was top quality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We’ve been here twice now and the food and service have been great. This time I had filet mignon and scallop stuffed prawn which were fantastic. My wife had prune puttanesca which she also said was excellent. Good bar service as well. Very nice ambience. My wife and I are making this our special occasion go to
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staying at the Channel Lodge. Ordered room service at 5:15. 1 hour and 30 min later I called back and Dwayne told me sorry, but they had customers come in, and it would be 30 minutes more(so i giess we weren't real customers, noted). If you are staying at the Lodge next door, and want room service, plan on a 2 hour wait. We canceled and went elsewhere. Very dissapointing. Oyster & Thistle: do better.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice clean glass, lacing apparent. Excellent food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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We went here to celebrate our first anniversary and Oh My Goodness this place is chef kisses.I made a reservation on Wednesday for Saturday night. We got there 30 mins early and they were able to accommodate us. I love the atmosphere very intimate and just welcoming. Our server was also super friendly and welcoming.My husband ordered the Skagit Beet Salad and the Smoked duck gnocchi and I got the pan seared oyster and seared sea scallops. We also got their homemade bread. The portion is just right in my opinion to others it might be small and yes the price is not cheap but for the quality and taste of the food I think it’s well worth it. They’re supporting local farms and local businesses and that’s important to us.We do plan on coming here in the future. Thank you guys for the wonderful meal for our anniversary.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Sea Scallops, Baked Oysters Gratinee, Skagit Beet Salad
We had a wonderful dinner here. The service was great and it was very cozy and quiet in the bar. Their pan fried oysters are our favorite. All the food and drink was amazing besides the crème brûlée we had. It tasted as if they forgot to put sugar in the custard. It was very bland and probably one of the most disappointing desserts I’ve ever had. Other than that, everything was amazing! Hopefully they change their crème brûlée recipe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Skagit Beet Salad
First, make reservations. The place is on the smaller side and may not be able to accomodate. This is a very cozy and romantic Spot. Quiet and easy to have a conversation.The service was good. They had a large wine list, but the beer and cocktail selection was limited. The cocktails were in the "classic" category (negroni, old fashioned, Manhattan, etc.).The food was mixed. We ordered bread... I have never experienced this, but they literally forgot to add salt to the bread dough. It was unbelievably bland. It was served with cold butter that was impossible to spread. This was the first item, and at this point I was very worried.Thankfully it got better. The french onion soup was delicious but bordering on too salty. The gnochi was intensely flavor and great. The escargot was exactly what you'd expect (meaty, buttery, herbal).This place has some cool ideas. The duck confit was good. The duck was flavorful, juicy, and crispy. The carrots were great, but the potatoes were completely unsalted. It was as if every bite with potatoes magically sucked all the flavor out of the other ingredients.Overall, this was a nice and romantic Spot. The food was good, but fairly expensive, so simple things like forgetting salt is hard to accept or recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Excellent service! Kyle is a great bartender/server. The food was very good but a bit on the expensive side for the content of the meal. Example, I had the seafood stew. I was just expecting a stew meal but essentially got a bunch of clams, 3 shrimp and a couple chunks of fish. Delicious but definitely not a stew.
Really damn good surprise. We are visiting La Connor for the first time and wandered into The Oyster & Thistle on a Monday evening. We sat in a tucked away alcove with warm wood paneling and old stained glass windows. The server, who was handing the whole place on his own, was delightful, attentive and fastidious. The food is delicious. The oysters were the best presentation of oysters I have ever tried. We had pasta putenesca, a sauce that was delicious and perfectly prepared with house made pasta and generous shrimp.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bouillabaisse, Oyster Platter