Anthony's Beach Cafe

I come here every year as a traditional birthday meal for a family member. I am always start off a bit irked due to having to wait anywhere from 15-45 minutes for a table. It's frustrating that they don't take reservations and it appears there are several open tables. They need to take reservations and get parties seated much quicker. We waited 20-25 minutes on a Sunday at 4:30pm for an outside seat. That shouldn't happen. It starts the experience on a less than desired spot, even though the weather is usually great, as is the view. I like the smaller menu. I thought the prices were at a good price-point. The waitress was great. She hustled. I noticed her hard work. She really saved this review. But the breaded cod I ordered tasted burnt and was rather dry. The fries weren't really crisp either. Also, the very limited choices of soft drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and bottled root beer) was a bit of a bummer. I give today a 2 star today. The cook didn't do the plate justice. Yet over the several years, the least I can give them is an average.I encourage them to take reservations. I'm not sure what they're holding out for. Don't they want to know they have seats booked? I'm sure they have their reasons. But it doesn't click with me. Also they need offer more soft drinks. I'm sure I will return next summer. It's tradition. But I hope the food is better, so I can rate it higher.

Brought a dear friend since high school who was visiting from the east coast the sight see in Edmonds. We walked thru the street fair and checked out the vendors. Then decided we needed some nourishment so we decided to get some seafood. Drove a short distance to Anthony's Seafood Cafe for a late lunch. We ordered a Seafood chop chop salad, a Hawaiian Cobb salad with mango, Beacon, and avocados. My friend ordered the cooping and Cesar salad. They brought a basket of buttered herb sourdough bread to the table. Everything was delicious, fresh and tasty greens and fruits. Fresh seafood! Will definitely go back again if we are in the area. Our visitor thoroughly enjoyed her lunch. Service was courteous and attentive. Restrooms were clean an neat. Btw, we sat at a table outside by the water and watched the sailboats pass by. It was a beautiful sunny day! Prices were reasonable for what we got.

My wife had lunch here and brought home Anthony's alleged lobster roll. This was essentially a hoagie filled with chopped iceberg lettuce (on a lobster roll?!) drowned in mayo with a very few bites of spiny Caribbean lobster drenched in tarragon. I do not consider this a lobster roll. It was a lettuce sandwich. It was gross and disgusting and I threw it in the garbage. I'm giving 2 stars in stead of 1 because my wife said she had fabulous fish tacos and great service.

How I heard of this place: Friends of ours wanted to meet up for an afternoon lunch on a warm summer day in June of 2018. They recommended this spot on the water to enjoy the views and be guaranteed a seat in the large establishment.Type of cuisine: Typical pacific northwest cuisine of seafoods and fresh fare. Ambiance: Large and expansive, the water view from almost every seat in the house makes the trip to Edmonds worth the drive. Bright, spacious, and bustling with diners, servers, bussers and all. Wooden fixtures and floor to ceiling windows add to the warmth created in the space.What I ordered: Baker's Bowl ($14.95) - clam chowder in a bread bowl served with Caesar salad, the Hawaiian Cobb ($16.95), as well as a children's fish & chips. What I loved: The Cobb salad, what a novel and fresh take on a classic. Why I loved it: Easy comfort food done well.Cost: Average to high depending on the entree.

Visit the area once or twice a year for family. My father in law loves this place and since he's up there in age, set in his ways we had to go there. This time it was pick up as he can no longer move around that easy. Ordered his standard and I had the same, fish and chips (one two piece and one three piece), and a Caesar salad. Upon arrival worker was bagging food and forgot the salad, good thing I checked before driving home. What I failed to notice was the missing cole slaw salads with the fish and chips. Fish was good, however very small pieces. The french fries were soggy and mushy. One dinner had had a lot more fries than the other. No napkins, utensils, condiments. For 20 and 25 bucks respectively way over priced for the quality. I know your on the water and it's very scenic but hey at 45 dollars for five pieces of fish and soggy fries forget it. Do yourself a favor and head elsewhere in town where the fish and chips are half the price and taste good (you know they have that blue sign and logo). I know because the next day I had to find out for myself. Will not be returning here on the next trip.

The Beach Cafe was a dining out staple of my family growing up. It was one of our more heavily frequented lunch/dinner places as both of my parents and my sister loved seafood. I was not as hardcore of a seafood foodie as they were, but I loved eating out here, both the food and the experience. Parking was typically not a problem, unless it was a busy mealtime.It was one of the places that had really great bread served before the entrees. They had kid menus and coloring sheets, which they would bring crayons out with. My sister asked for that on occasion even after she grew out of being a child. Food was consistently excellent, wait times depended on a mix of the item(s) ordered and how busy the restaurant was.We would sit outside occasionally, with one highlight on a cooler occasion. They had outdoor heaters, so my sister would typically make a fuss to sit the closest to the heater. I had long hair (past the bottom of my ears) and learned it could help keep my head and neck warm if I wore it down. With my current haircut, a buzzcut, I might need headwear to keep my noggin warm.

We decided to pop in for an early "linner" before the dinner crowd hit. My husband got the blue plate special - salmon cakes. I got the entree version of the fried oysters with corn. We both really enjoyed the fried. My oysters will crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. But the corn topping was rather sparse. Both our dishes had a generous portion of slaw. Sadly, the slaw was not good. The pieces were so large it was really awkward eating it. As for flavor, it was lacking. You could see the dressing but we couldn't taste it. We concluded they had a good fryer. But they need to work on flavor.

Took a friend there for a lunch yesterday.We hadn't been there for a long time, and the café is pretty old and outdated.She ordered grilled cheese sandwich and clam chowder. The sandwich was very small, but she said it tasted good. The clam chowder was not good at all, no clams in it!! Was all heavy cream and not tasty. She also had an iced tea.I eat plant based so all I ordered was a side of fries. I asked for the fries to be well done which they were nice and crispy and they were tasty.I was shocked and disappointed when the bill came as it was $32 and like I said the clam chowder was not good at all and her sandwich was very small.Very disappointing and will not be going back to this place again.The waitress was very nice and pleasant. But the prices are outrageous and I do not know how they stay in business with the quality of the food and the prices!! Very disappointing

Mistook this place for Anthony's Restaurant , what an unpleasant suprise . The absolutely most terrible tasting food please do not make the same mistake we did Service was great. But holy shiz was the food bad

We waited about 30mn for a table outside, which didn't make any sense since we noticed quite a few empty tables. Maybe they didn't have enough wait staff? I ordered the blue plate special of the day and it came out quite different than what the server described, instead of home fried potatoes and vegetables sides they gave me French fries and coleslaw!!I pointed out to the server and she quickly brought out a side of asparagus, so that's fine. Food 's OK, so so, not top notch good. My daughter ordered steamed clams. They're tasty except we found a good size rock in the middle of the dish! Good thing nobody bit down on that!!My husband was satisfied with his fried oysters, despite the high price. Also I noticed a pretty bad smell coming from the marina nearby. So that kinda took away the atmosphere most definitely. The outdoor dining area was nice with lots of flowers containers, view was OK but probably better for dinner. It's pretty expensive for lunch. They didn't have a separate lunch menu.