Frasers Gourmet Hideaway

Omg the beef tenderloin surf and turf was amazing!!!!!! Service per usual is fantastic. This is our go to place for date night

Wow. In Oak Harbor. I am still shocked. We sat at the bar and got to converse with the chef. Food was excellent and had great flavor. I tend to avoid high end food because I find it translates into presentation and lacks flavor. Not here! I can't wait to come back!

My wife and I visited Frasers Gourmet Hideaway to celebrate her birthday. It was our first time visiting Frasers and we both enjoyed the experience. The food was the best I've had in years and the service was top notch. My only complaint is that due to the open floor plan, the noise level was quite high. I have some hearing loss and it was difficult for me to hear my wife when she spoke to me.To start the meal, I ordered us Penn Cove Mussels in a garlic cream reduction. I enjoy garlic and thought this dish had a nice amount. Penn Cove Mussels are my favorite and Frasers prepares them very nicely.For my entrée, I ordered the Beef Tenderloin, a 7 ounce filet, that I ordered medium rare. I think it was prepared perfectly. It was very tasty and had a nice chew. There was one bite that had a nice char that really enhanced the flavor of that bite. The beef was served with mashed potatoes and gravy, and veggies cut into strings.My wife ordered the appetizer crab cakes for her entrée. She enjoyed them very much saying they were nice and crispy with just a bit of filling. The crab meat was cut into small pieces and had a nice flavor.For dessert we ordered a mixed berry and cream tuile. The berries were a mix of raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries and was very yummy.The meal was pricey, but not as pricey as I thought it would be and was worth every cent.

First off, I believe this is one of the rare true 4.5 star restaurants here, not run on fake reviews. Secondly, and I'm saying this after much contemplation, this was the best rack of lamb I've ever had outside of my own kitchen. Top quality meat, roasted perfectly, and then cut into lamb chops after roasting revealing a perfect pink with all the juices and flavor - please see pic....to die for. So was the flowerless chocolate cake that just hit my craving for the roasted cocoa bean.I recall I was at this restaurant many moons ago when it had a different name which now eludes me and I was equally impressed. Frazier's is another example of the culinary delights of the Pacific Northwest! Not to be missed when on the island!

Yum!!!!! By far and away this was the best place we dined at on Whidbey all week. Nothing else even came close. Totally worth the 45 minute drive from south Whidbey!The dining area is quit spread out, so you are not smushed up next to other diners. The service is stellar and the restrooms are lovely. Prices are high but reasonable given the service and food quality. We started with the Caesar salad. I got mine plain. Hubby got his with smoked mussels. The salads were so fresh and tasty and the mussels were delightful. Portions were quite generous. For our entrees hubby ordered red snapper and I went with the divine rack of lamb after a week of eating cloyingly sweet entrees at other establishments at, the savory chops were a breath of delectable fresh air. The sauce was so tasty and the lamb was perfectly prepared. The snapper was delicate and delicious.Definitely get a reservation here! You won't be disappointed.

Had an absolutely lovely anniversary dinner yesterday evening: We had the lamb chops & halibut. Love that they had mango sorbet for dessert, with Happy Anniversary lovingly inscribed on the dessert plate in chocolate.Fraser - the owner/head chef, came out and spoke with us re: did we enjoy meal, to which we said: Yes! & thank you very much!Would definitely revisit this restaurant.

Excellent service. Great atmosphere. I had the red snapper. It was light and delicious. Generous portions. Husband had the steak and it was amazing. Began with Fondue. Again it was wonderful. Only complaint is no ciders available. Great wine selection and alcohol but no cider.

We were celebrating our anniversary, and managed to book a same day reservation for 4:30 (I think they were booked the rest of the night which was expected for a Saturday. Since we were planning on going to the Drive in movies, an early dinner time was perfect for us (keep in mind this is also early December). It was nice and quiet, atmosphere was nice. They were attentive to serveware, making sure to change it out depending on courses served. Beverages were refilled promptly. Service was excellent. I like that the owners have been here for awhile and you can feel confident that your food will be well prepared and presented. I liked that there was a non dairy option as there were a lot of menu items that had a lot of cream or dairy, I wish there had been more options. I don't eat lamb but I hear that is another popular choice. I dont know that I would come back personally because I wasn't blown away by the dishes I had (see below), but there really weren't a lot of other choices on the menu if you have an issue with dairy like me. However I would recommend it to others who dont have my issues with dairy. For the start of our meal, (and not pictured) were the garlic ribs appetizer (comes as 4 ribs which I shared, it was lightly garlicky with dry garlic bits and the berry sauce was really unique), and the Caesar salad (which my husband said was perfect, aside from the olive cracker they served with it, but we are not olive fans). We were served bread slices from a local bakery (bread was dense, but I appreciate the shout out and support of a local business) and it came with a scoop of beet hummous in olive oil (it was ok, but not my favorite, but better than olive hummous which I have read they have served in the past). It looked pretty.The New York Strip Steak was cooked perfectly medium rare. Husband said it was fine, nothing negative to say about it. He feels he has made better sauce at home, but there was nothing bad about the sauce either.My daughter enjoyed her Smoked Pork shank and gnocchi carbonara, lots of protein on that bone. I can't comment on the taste but she finished it all and seemed to like it well enough.My dish was the Chicken & Southern Cast Iron Spoon bread. The chicken had a nice crunch but not a lot of flavor so that is what the honey was for (I read that it is a truffle honey butter, but I didnt really care for the flavor, I think I might have preferred a spicy honey or straight up plain honey). The spoon cake I thought was going to be like a cornbread but it was more like a dense eggy quiche with peppers in it. The pickled peppers on the side and the simple slaw were a nice accompaniment, the flavor of the slaw actually was the most memorable and tasty of everything on my plate. I didnt finish my dish tho, I took 3/4ths of it home, and have yet to be inspired to finish it. I feel like something was missing - all the elements were there (crunch, sweet, tang), but it was missing something, and I can't quite put my finger on it. The desserts were nicely presented and were nice for what they were. The creme brule had a crispy slice of dehydrated pineapple which was unique but didnt really have a lot of flavor (which was too bad), but it did add another layer of texture. The server was nice and plated the icecream from my dish in a separate dish for my daughter. Daughter said the ice cream had a caramel flavor? The Almond cake was ok, not too sweet, and the poached pear was a typical poached pear (it is nice to have tho since this is not something I would make at home myself). I felt the toffee crumbles and caramel smear were an odd addition and didnt really lend itself to the dish (but my daughter took to put on top of her ice cream). I think a cranberry or cherry sauce/ice cream would have been nicer than the caramel/toffee, to give the two blander items a bit of zing and tie in the fruit with the cake, as well as add color instead of from the singular strawberry. The caramel/toffee added sweet and contrast in textures but didnt really compliment well. I find almond pairs so nicely with tart berries like cranberries or cherries, maybe add more chocolate as well to add crunch. But this is just my perception (and suggestion, to make this something I would want to come back for), I am sure many others would disagree. Personal preferences and "how it has always been done". I really get the impression that they are really into textures and balance with their dishes, so I hope they appreciate that I noticed. I would definately recommend for a date night, birthday or anniversary celebration. I dont know what other options there are in this town, but my husband and daughter were very impressed with a local mexican restaurant here as well, so it seems that Whidby Island is a good place to check out good food and great service!Service: 5/5Ambiance: 4/5 (can get noisy)Food: Taste 3.5/5, Presentation & Preparation 5/5

Great food, service, and love the overall dining experience. Enjoy the Steak Faraser as well as the dry garlic babyback ribs! My wife has enjoyed the vegetable gnocchi as well. Definitely make reservations, especially on Friday/Saturday evenings!

I can't believe it's taken me so long to write this review! My boyfriend and I were RV'ing in the Oak Harbor area a few months ago and in the mood for a nice dinner. I had no idea such an amazing place existed in the area!We called for a reservation on what was a busy Saturday night, and were lucky to get a table at a reasonable hour. When we were arrived, we were greeted immediately and got a nice seat by the window, with a view of their open kitchen. I had looked up the restaurant on Yelp in advance (of course!) and recognized their owner working behind the counter along with the rest of his amazing team.We ordered a couple of cocktails, and started with an order of crab cakes to share. They were the perfect appetizer, served with a luscious-yet-mild wasabi-based sauce. Next, the dude got a ribeye, served perfectly and with seared asparagus, and I ordered the seared scallops with a homemade risotto. Since it happened to be St. Patrick's Day weekend, they had a sticky toffee pudding on special and - even though we were stuffed - we ordered it to share for dessert. It was sweet, decadent, and so delicious I kinda wish we'd ordered two (even though I probably would have exploded).What brought this amazing meal over the top was the amazing and friendly service we received. I've never thought of Oak Harbor as being a fine dining destination, but I wouldn't hesitate to make the drive here again for a special occasion (or if we're camping nearby again and don't feel like cooking).