Reviews of Coastal Cookery (Bakery)

Lorrie S

We had the chicken and waffle sandwich and a Backwoods salad and shared everything. What an awesome lunch combined with good service at a great location. Consciencoius covid protocols in place. Highly recommended!!

Bonnie Cunningham

Great views on the patio here, but was unamazed by the food. I ordered the salmon lettuce wraps and they seemed mediocre to me. The fish was slightly overcooked and I was hoping for more flavour. Our server was friendly enough but it seemed insincere... based on the reviews I was expecting more from this place.

Spencer Chaisson

We ha e eaten here a few times over the years, the food is excellent the prices are great and the staff is on point. Both my wife and I have food allergies and the kitchen has been extremely careful and very accommodating to us. I highly recommend this place.

Carl Anderson

We visited for late night snacks and drinks two out of the three nights we spent in Powell River. Our server was amazing and went above and beyond to help us out. This place was definitely a pleasant surprise on our weekend away. Would come back to PR for their Mac & Cheese!

Doug Webb

Friendly chic restaurant with stunning view from the patio. Has a creative menu but food was hit-and-miss. We order the Salmon Lettuce Cups and the Fried Chicken in Waffles. The former was way under-seasoned and the latter was just a bit too spicy for our liking. While we had an enjoyable evening, I was a bit ticked off by an automatic 18% add-on gratuity when I got the bill. Not a problem tipping for good service, it's just wrong to add that automatically to the bill. I would try again given the opportunity. The team deserves a second chance.

Alex Jackson

Veggie burger was absolutely AMAZING!! Definitely one of the best burgers I have ever had & not exaggerating, beautiful patty made out of beets and bean with melon and sliced apples with a brioche bun ???????????? unforgettable experience 10/10.

Mary Bradshaw

We ste here for dinner. Chicken and waffles and da burger. Service was friendly and quick. Food was delicious and the sunny breezy patio was nice. I highly recommend for a casual and tasty meal! Thank you Coastal staff!

Carter B

We ordered here two nights for dinner. we opted for online ordering with curb side pick up and had it brought out to our vehicle and took to our rental. The ribs were fall-off-the-bone delish according to hubby. Macaroni and cheese was a nice surprise with its unique and delicious flavour - I had the real bacon pieces not added to the macaroni so I assume it would be even better for someone who eats bacon. The pretzel was fresh tasting so good but the side dip was a disappointment. For $9 I felt the mustard should really be a nice quality grainy mustard because the regular yellow mustard brought the overall quality of the pretzel down. The chicken bites were perfectly cooked and sweet saucy yumminess- a great appetizer. Second night’s meal disappointed with the red curry Thai bowl. This lost a star. An unexpectedly small portion of the chicken and cauliflower served on rice. It looked and felt like half the actual curry part was missing and was all rice... not at all aligned with the $17 price. Curry was also quite bland for a Thai red curry. Probably best to stick with the BBQ sauce type dishes they serve as these sauces are full of flavour. Hubby liked his sticky chicken bowl. The chicken wings were good - not breaded- wing and drum cooked well as we requested. We know when we are served quality poultry and appreciated it. You get flavour with chicken that hasn’t been artificially inflated . The meat had flavour. Not the fatty cheaper water bloated bland tasting wings sone other places serve. Recommendation to diners is definitely give the sticky and bbq sauce items a try! Suggestion to this business is to fix the curry bowl with regard to taste and value.

melissa m

Food was great. Service was great and so was the atmosphere

Ian Teo

Had a lovely lunch here... Our first time in Powell River and this place did not disappoint. You have to try the fried chicken waffle sandwich!!

Clarence Li

Very good food, really neat interior design and an awesome view from any seat of the marina and the straight! I especially love the live map on the wall that was made by a previous staff member to look like the map of Powell river, texada and the inlets very unique! And also staff members are friendly and professional! Highly recommend!

Garnet Goode

Took my daughter for lunch. The food was great we both had "bowls" and good service ????????

Katie Bourbeau

Nice inside, patio out back with views of the ocean. But it does have a bad view when your sitting in restaurant. You can see into the kitchen which is cluttered. Prices moderate.

Lourdes Friess

The food was so great, we were not disappointed with any of it. The staff was amazing and helpful. Sat out on the patio since it was such a gorgeous night. Nice to have an upscale option in a small town.

Dave Brown

Super friendly and helpful staff. The view is amazing. The food was very good and the price was lower than expected for the quality/serving size. Food was ready faster than we expected. They did a good job of catering to our kid's meal preferences on a previous visit. It is usually busy and expect a line up on the weekend.

Michael Morrison

Excellent food, with some creative twists. Please atmosphere, and an incredible view of the water. Best of all is the staff. When the local cab company totally failed the owner raced me up to the airport. Amazing!

Lauren Nicole

My favorite restaurant in Powell River. I loved the cashew hummus and sticky chicken rice bowl, both full of flavor and just the right amount of seasonings. Some friends told me their sandwiches are also outstanding and I m looking forward to eating my way through their menu.

ibanezjg

5 stars for food and drink, but 3 stars for service. I've been here a couple times. Most recently came here for drinks only at around 8pm and the server was not overly pleasant. It almost seemed like she was unhappy when we said no food. That didn't seem professional and didn't set a good tone for the evening.

Nadine Lindsay

Visiting Powell River for the first time. My husband and I ate at this restaurant twice. Beautiful atmosphere with a view of the ocean from every table. Tables on the deck are fantastic. The food was so good we went back again. Service was top notch, gorgeous, friendly and professional. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Original drink from the bar, I thinks it's called an Ocean Breeze? Sooo good. Cheers

Carly Eirikson

Have only been once but loved it. Fabulous mussels on the deck while wrapped in a warm blanket enjoying the view. Every time I go to Powell River from now on I will be eating here. Casual atmosphere with great food. Lovely service too - thank you ladies!

Rex Turgano

Rarely enjoy my meals here and ive had nearly everything on the menu. Looks fancy, tastes bland. Friendly, helpful staff

Matthew Jensen

I understand the extra stress around the covid crisis. But that is no reason for the staff to be rude about seating and over doing the panic.. We are on holidays and visited about 11 or 12 different places all with varying ways of dealing with the rules.. these 2 girls were just rude, after not even being asked for a drink order in almost 10 min.. it just turned us off completely, we got up and left. I was told once I was seated I was locked in..

East Van Drone

Great food and many choices! If you go, ask for the waiter who looks like steve Harrington from stranger things! He looks the exact same :o

Ashley Andre

I don’t usually write reviews but I have to review this one! Eat here! I just grabbed the sticky chicken rice bowl to eat on the ferry and I didn’t expect much, usually I find rice bowls bland and dry. In fact I left it for about an hour till I got hungrier before I finally did eat it since I didn’t think it would be that good and HOLY. IT IS AMAZING. Moist, flavourful, fresh ingredients and just the right amount the spice. Blown away! The service inside while I waited for my order was fabulous too, the view of the sunset was to die for and the kambucha was delicious. Thank goodness I don’t live too near this restaurant or I would never cook again. Incredible! I ate a bunch before I took the picture

mike gladu

Great food and excellent service, highly recommend.

Tammy Schroeder

popped in as the Latin place was too much of a wait - had the chicken rice bowl was great. Service was good and attended to promptly and courteously.

Ben Klein

Enjoyable family meal and excellent service. My husband and I ordered the Backyard burger with fries and a Chop salad and they offered at no charge to split each and put half on each plate. Same with my kids poutine and sliders. So many yummy choices to choose from it was hard to pick. Modern and trendy decor which was nice to see in small town restaurant.

Ema Yankowski

Food was good. We were forced to wait in the rain and wind at their “take out door” while the restaurant was empty. The same kid that was inside came around and answered the take out door. For that you lose 2.5 stars. SMH.

Brian Thom

Fantastic meals, Exceptional service, Awesome water views :)

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Nice space great view. Very friendly staff. I'll come back 100%.

Joseph Lee

Very good food. Pleasant fast service and a decent view. Interesting decor. Do try it.

mlvn cgndhn

Horrible service and the smallest portions for such an expensive place. All items we ordered were extremely bland and not worth it. If I could give zero stars I would. I do not recommend. STAY AWAY!

Alan Cech

The food here is very well crafted. Very pleased to have healthy vegetarian options, and a meal made with careful consideration. The Buddha's Bowl was very well done, I would eat that again any day. I love catching the sunset on their patio with a million dollar view.

Cayley Cooper

Service was fast and very friendly. Great atmosphere!

Amy Rutherford

Good views, friendly staff, but food (at least what we ordered) was mediocre - a lot of fries.

Cassette

Awesome food and beautiful views of the water. The ahi tuna stock was delish!

jatinder singh

Just had a couple beers, but the menu looked great.

Erin Kelly

My favorite place with a great view. Imaginative menu. I always order a hulk. Thats a bourbon double.

Island Kate

A little pricey but hats off to the chef !!! Awesome tasting food ! definitely real good food ! i would highly recommend and thus the 5 stars however I ordered the ling cod...the most expensive item on the menu i think and i was disappointed with not only the portion but its bland flavor as well. So then i ordered the deep fried buttermilk chicken wings and they were awesome !!! if i were management...i would take the ling cod off the menu altogether and replace it with an item of the same caliber as the rest of the great menue...but anyway who am i ...right ? just my 2 cents

Ruth Fernandez

One of our favorite place in town. Good burgers, Asian fusion dishes, soups, beers and good view from the patio

Marie Mew

Fantastic place to enjoy a nice relaxing dinner. The food was great (the Buddha Bowl especially), the server was friendly and engaging and they were able to accommodate my food in tolerances with a smile. I kinda wish I lived there so I could eat there more often.

Bryan

Great food but an awesome server, Marion. You went above and beyond and for that, I can't thank you enough. All the very best to you and I'll definitely be back.

Dany Lavoie

Great food and very fast and friendly service. Aesthetic ambiance and super clean. Really great spot!

Phil Kidd

the food is awesome here! went twice in a two days

Dejo Hann

Good food, nice view & friendly staff

Dave Harley

Delicious!! Will definitely come back next time I'm in town. Got the coconut curry bowl and some poutine

Ilena Low

Stay away from their beef burger! I have tried their beer battered chicken and it was phenomenal, but that was dinner hour and quite a bit of a more expensive meal choice. I stopped in today for lunch and wanted to try something cheaper off their menu - the beef burger was not the choice! Completely over cooked and dry as well as I almost choked on the slab of pork described as “bacon” in the menu. Also why are the fries so tiny/soggy? Will probably be back only as the options in Powell river are limited. View was nice, service OK

Bill Sall

The food here was astonishingly good! Service was second-to-none and the array of choices left nothing to be desired. Though busy, parking was a breeze, as was getting a table immediately upon arrival. If there was one downside to report, it's only that there are no child-specific options, so while the choice and value was definitely there price-wise for adults, the options for kids were limited and at the price, could be a bit of a tough pill to swallow for some. But it is amazing.

Mike Wainwright

Hit every craving I had! Excellent beer can chicken and a bottle of Mk'mip wine. My friends had the ribs and burger and both enjoyed their meal.

Mike Williams

First restaurant that we’ve been in Powell River. Nice place, clean and they are practicing covid19 safety measures. We had the Mike’s Burger which is I think better than any Whitespot burgers. And fish and chips! One of the best. You gotta try this place!

Jasmine Tsai

I was visting as a tourist to Powell River and decided on Coastal Cookery for dinner. I was extremely happy with my choice. Very friendly staff and a great atmosphere and setting for a great view. Food was so tasty and flavours were terrific. Would absolutely recommend!

Kristen Koepke

Great atmosphere, the young man serving us was awesome!, great food, very well organized

Darren r

We had a great dinner at Coastal Cookery! The staff were friendly and accommodating with our larger group. The macaroni and cheese was absolutely delightful, as was everything else we tried! I would absolutely go back the next time I'm in Powell River. I would recommend this place to anyone else in the area.

Cassidy

The food was so delicious and the service was so fast and good, we really enjoyed it highly recommend this restaurant..

Frankie

Buddha bowl was delicious and filling, and their cocktails are well made. Good service with a great vista.

Nicole F

I recommend the Bruss and Muss starters. Veggie burger was really good, but the chicken waffle combo seemed like the star of their menu. Cocktails are also really good. Overall, a must visit restaurant for visitors to the city.

M Cat

Amazing environment, I was a little sceptical about the menu at first but my experience with a large group of combined children and adults was amazing. The staff are skilled and professional. The service was premium. The food was hot and so were the servers (if I’m allowed to say that). If you want an enjoyable outing without breaking the bank you should try this place! Well done Coastal Cookery.

Preety J

Great lunch! The food was tasty and service was great. Highly recommended!

David T

Fantastic staff, great location and the drinks and food are super delicious! Try their Caesar with gin, it's incredible!

Crystal Dillabough

Beautiful location, especially if you're on the patio, what a view! Food was pretty good and staff was excellent.

Zander-Jaymz Clark

Went here for dinner and it was great. The waitress was on point with her banter and gave some great recommendations of beers. The food was really good and it came with an amazing sunset. I had the Chicken Waffle Sandwich and it was super tasty. If you’re in Powell River pop in.

Grace Woloschuk

Delicious meals- spicy chicken rice bowl, Thai bowl and fish and chips.

Mark Landshoff

From the start the servers were very pleasant and efficient to make sure we all get drinks and food on a timely fashion. We stayed for a long time and we received a consistently good service. You can tell that the staff enjoys working together. Great ambiance, sunset view, friendly staff and delicious food.

Matthew Lewis

A fabulous find in Powell River. They have amazing food and terrific ambience. The staff are friendly and willing to accommodate some requests (our kids needed break proof dishes, plus they gave them colouring books). Food and drink options are plentiful and well prepared. The kitchen staff puts a lot of care into the food. Bathrooms are clean and spacious. They have an outdoor patio. We saw tables of eight being seated but I imagine the upper limit is about 18 to 20 for larger groups. It is not a huge restaurant. They have a beautiful natural wood bar. They have limited street parking, are on a transit route and reasonably close to a bike rack. They have a happy hour and food specials that are both seasonal and re-occuring.

Melvin Ng

I always come here enroute from Savary Island back to Vancouver Island, and I'm never disappointed. The meals are good, supurb selection of local beers and a nice atmosphere with pleasant, friendly front end staff and care of presentation and preparation in the kitchen. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was delighted to find that Coastal Cookery is showing the very same care for its customers; this was one of the best covid restaurant experiences I've had yet. Everyone is taking care, keeping distance, menus are via QR code to your phone, staff are never idle, always wiping down, lots of little details of care in handling common objects (pin pads, etc) and making contact lists to help with contact tracing should the need arise. Come ear here, this is your place!

Yvonne Stobbart

The view is incredible. Food tasty! And great service!

Jade Stobbart

Literally waited 2 hours inside. They were saying it wall take a little bit longer for the food but not telling us exactly how long. They were still accepting take out orders and more customers when they know they're short staffed. We decided to walk out and feed our toddlers granola bars. Poor restaurant management.

Sphutuma Inkosutshaneni

Nice place to eat while visiting Powell River, BC. Great burgers! Great staff. Attentive to Covid 19 practices. Huge bathrooms.

Lisa Kern

Great food and atmosphere. Staff was amazing as they accommodated our large group with very hungry kids as well.