Best lunch deal and don't be late, sells out by 1pm. Set menu , $10 but includes drink, chips entree and a desert. We had a tasty cooked roast beef sandwich and salad, coffees and a cookie. All were good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lunch with Salad
Jenny Groody
We were lucky enough to stumble on this hidden gem. The muffins were great and breakfast was yummy. Hosts were incredibly nice and you could tell that locals love it. I want to go back to try the empanadas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve S
Terrific owner, great food, nice prices, and I personally like the ambience by the marina.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jon Greene
Short Version:————————If you appreciate a heart & TRULY home cooked meal for breakfast/lunch, served with the best smile in town, then you should go to this excellent cafe.————————Long Version, Context:————————My partner and I had just finished driving/camping all along the Washington coast and parts of the interior. We planned Port Townsend as our last stop —On Valentine’s Day. (Side note Port Townsend is the best for a quiet Valentine’s Day) After looking around town and searching google maps we found this place after passing on some much busier ones. I myself was excited because I love wooden boats and the shipyard is nearby… Out front the door.———Our Meal & Experience:———Outside we found parking amongst the shipwrights and other trades working in the yard & docks, no issues there.From the outside looking in we saw a small cafe with totally fogged up windows on our rainy day. A poet would have had fun.Upon entering we saw that the windows were fogged up as a result of the fresh (& fragrant) muffins which are apparently her speciality. Within seconds coffee was offered, and gladly received. An instant wave of “at homeness” was felt by both myself and my partner. The owners smile and kindness permeating easily into us.Quickly thereafter we looked at the menu on the chalkboard (half dozen items or so) and made our selection of bacon scramble.Quickly she and her cook began making our meals. Brought to our table with the bacon scrambled eggs accompanied by an enormous fresh blueberry muffin. The latter cut in half despite only just coming out of the oven, filled with delicious butter for further enjoyment.—I cannot stress enough how the taste, warmth, and contents of the meal felt home cooked in the best imaginable way. Instantly we felt as though we were at home and made the meal ourselves with all our favorite ingredients. Fantastic.———Experience Outside of Meal:———The room is filled with home style seating, baking materials, and much boat/sea paraphernalia. Clearly a local haunt.Kids will no doubt be more than welcome, with high chairs leaned up against the walls.We saw a family come in with many kids, quickly greeted with warm familiarity by the owner.Many shipwrights and other workers briefly entered to get some of her muffins, which are apparently a local legend.———I only have two regrets:- Not remembering her name- Not taking a pictureRegarding the latter, my partner and I are avid film photographers and realized we would have loved to take their portrait. But it didn’t feel right to interrupt the experience we were both lost in the enjoyment of.—Go HereVegetarian options: Several tasty looking vegetarian options, especially the muffins.Dietary restrictions: No doubt they can accommodate.NOTE:Since this is a home style kitchen it may not be a good idea to come here if you have an extreme allergy with high sensitivity.Parking: Lots of parking next to the dockKid-friendliness: Kids are very welcomeWheelchair accessibility: Yes, wheelchair accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maria Andrews
This experience should not be missed. The food was absolutely amazing, and our hosts were the BEST at what they do. If you need to wait for a table, the wait is worth it! The menu changes every week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Janina L
This place is amazing. Small, quaint. Amazing food. The staff (a small kitchen) knew all their regulars by name. It felt like dining in someone’s home kitchen. Even my picky boyfriend really enjoyed this place. Cannot recommend it enough. Excited to come back! Feels like a true locals spot
Chase Alder
Just go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coley h
Tiny Cafe with a small plates menu. Limited choices. Outdoor seating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Dennis Weatherman
Port Townsend's Best Kept Secret!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cakes, Caprese Skewers, Egg and Salmon Scramble, Lunch with Salad, Kale Stuffed Mushrooms, Homemade Cheese Cake, Patatas Bravas
Sam Black
Small Cafe, usually 1 or 2 things on the menu. Great homestyle breakfast most of the time. Small town feel, lots of regulars. If you're down by the marina definitely check it out, worth it.
Hidden gem in Boat Haven. It’s the perfect place to get an elevated food experience while still in your well worn boat attire. Yes it’s in the parking lot of the boat yard and marina, and that’s so convenient!!!The owner and staff are friendly and welcoming. It’s a bit of a funky setup. You walk in and it’s unclear if you should order or wait to be seated, but it’s not a problem. It feels like either works. A lovely lady will make sure you get the best experience. Small plates so you can try many things. The prices are reasonable for the quality food. Now that I know the restaurant is there, I will try to visit when I drive to PT too.Should have taken pics, but I was too focused on eating and hanging out. Patio is dog friendly too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Doug Y
Exactly what a Marina cafe should be. Great place, excellent food and even better staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rich Bertram
Amazing place! Food is phenomenal, and the owners treat you like family! Walked by it too many times and paid no attention....big mistake...Wish I had known how good this place was!! Highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brad Pitzel
The cafe recently started doing dinner service, This was the best meal we've had in weeks. One hell of a hidden gem, seriously
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bankura M
We LOVE Marina Cafe! They have lunch everyday that comes with a salad, chips, cookie and soda and whatever hot sandwich/wrap is made for the day. On Thursday through Saturday evenings, they now have tapas, beer, cider and wine and it is the best thing that has happened in Port Townsend! Jen and Sean are the best people and their food is just as good. We love coming here for lunch and evening tapas every week. We’re moving out of Port Townsend and Marina Cafe is going to be one of the 3 places we will truly miss!
Best lunch deal and don't be late, sells out by 1pm. Set menu , $10 but includes drink, chips entree and a desert. We had a tasty cooked roast beef sandwich and salad, coffees and a cookie. All were good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lunch with Salad
We were lucky enough to stumble on this hidden gem. The muffins were great and breakfast was yummy. Hosts were incredibly nice and you could tell that locals love it. I want to go back to try the empanadas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrific owner, great food, nice prices, and I personally like the ambience by the marina.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Short Version:————————If you appreciate a heart & TRULY home cooked meal for breakfast/lunch, served with the best smile in town, then you should go to this excellent cafe.————————Long Version, Context:————————My partner and I had just finished driving/camping all along the Washington coast and parts of the interior. We planned Port Townsend as our last stop —On Valentine’s Day. (Side note Port Townsend is the best for a quiet Valentine’s Day) After looking around town and searching google maps we found this place after passing on some much busier ones. I myself was excited because I love wooden boats and the shipyard is nearby… Out front the door.———Our Meal & Experience:———Outside we found parking amongst the shipwrights and other trades working in the yard & docks, no issues there.From the outside looking in we saw a small cafe with totally fogged up windows on our rainy day. A poet would have had fun.Upon entering we saw that the windows were fogged up as a result of the fresh (& fragrant) muffins which are apparently her speciality. Within seconds coffee was offered, and gladly received. An instant wave of “at homeness” was felt by both myself and my partner. The owners smile and kindness permeating easily into us.Quickly thereafter we looked at the menu on the chalkboard (half dozen items or so) and made our selection of bacon scramble.Quickly she and her cook began making our meals. Brought to our table with the bacon scrambled eggs accompanied by an enormous fresh blueberry muffin. The latter cut in half despite only just coming out of the oven, filled with delicious butter for further enjoyment.—I cannot stress enough how the taste, warmth, and contents of the meal felt home cooked in the best imaginable way. Instantly we felt as though we were at home and made the meal ourselves with all our favorite ingredients. Fantastic.———Experience Outside of Meal:———The room is filled with home style seating, baking materials, and much boat/sea paraphernalia. Clearly a local haunt.Kids will no doubt be more than welcome, with high chairs leaned up against the walls.We saw a family come in with many kids, quickly greeted with warm familiarity by the owner.Many shipwrights and other workers briefly entered to get some of her muffins, which are apparently a local legend.———I only have two regrets:- Not remembering her name- Not taking a pictureRegarding the latter, my partner and I are avid film photographers and realized we would have loved to take their portrait. But it didn’t feel right to interrupt the experience we were both lost in the enjoyment of.—Go HereVegetarian options: Several tasty looking vegetarian options, especially the muffins.Dietary restrictions: No doubt they can accommodate.NOTE:Since this is a home style kitchen it may not be a good idea to come here if you have an extreme allergy with high sensitivity.Parking: Lots of parking next to the dockKid-friendliness: Kids are very welcomeWheelchair accessibility: Yes, wheelchair accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This experience should not be missed. The food was absolutely amazing, and our hosts were the BEST at what they do. If you need to wait for a table, the wait is worth it! The menu changes every week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is amazing. Small, quaint. Amazing food. The staff (a small kitchen) knew all their regulars by name. It felt like dining in someone’s home kitchen. Even my picky boyfriend really enjoyed this place. Cannot recommend it enough. Excited to come back! Feels like a true locals spot
Just go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tiny Cafe with a small plates menu. Limited choices. Outdoor seating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Port Townsend's Best Kept Secret!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cakes, Caprese Skewers, Egg and Salmon Scramble, Lunch with Salad, Kale Stuffed Mushrooms, Homemade Cheese Cake, Patatas Bravas
Small Cafe, usually 1 or 2 things on the menu. Great homestyle breakfast most of the time. Small town feel, lots of regulars. If you're down by the marina definitely check it out, worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Hidden gem in Boat Haven. It’s the perfect place to get an elevated food experience while still in your well worn boat attire. Yes it’s in the parking lot of the boat yard and marina, and that’s so convenient!!!The owner and staff are friendly and welcoming. It’s a bit of a funky setup. You walk in and it’s unclear if you should order or wait to be seated, but it’s not a problem. It feels like either works. A lovely lady will make sure you get the best experience. Small plates so you can try many things. The prices are reasonable for the quality food. Now that I know the restaurant is there, I will try to visit when I drive to PT too.Should have taken pics, but I was too focused on eating and hanging out. Patio is dog friendly too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Exactly what a Marina cafe should be. Great place, excellent food and even better staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing place! Food is phenomenal, and the owners treat you like family! Walked by it too many times and paid no attention....big mistake...Wish I had known how good this place was!! Highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The cafe recently started doing dinner service, This was the best meal we've had in weeks. One hell of a hidden gem, seriously
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We LOVE Marina Cafe! They have lunch everyday that comes with a salad, chips, cookie and soda and whatever hot sandwich/wrap is made for the day. On Thursday through Saturday evenings, they now have tapas, beer, cider and wine and it is the best thing that has happened in Port Townsend! Jen and Sean are the best people and their food is just as good. We love coming here for lunch and evening tapas every week. We’re moving out of Port Townsend and Marina Cafe is going to be one of the 3 places we will truly miss!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5