Cafe Marina - Eureka

Beautiful outdoor dining great view and nice atmosphere. Service a bit slow but it was a big crowd on a busy sunny spring weekend afternoon chowder was good burger, too but a really big bun

Stopped by this dining spot for lunch, and what a nice view. We both had tequilla drinks, which were quite good. Then we ordered lunch. My wife had the snapper tacos, which she did not care for. I had the red snapper entree with a delicious bowl of clam chowder. The entree was good, and my wife ended up enjoying the entree, and I ate her tasteless tacos. The fish in the tacos was not fresh and hence just ok. Our server was ok and seemed bothered by my wife's questions about the fish, but I will chalk it up to a hot and long day. The view is quite nice and the drinks are pretty good, so a nice hangout but not fine dining, hence the name cafe! Still recommend as the choices in Eureka are a bit slim.

They were friendly enough but the Cajun red snapper was very dry /over cooked. The other red snapper with a wine garlic and capers was cooked nicely the sauce was mostly just butter. We had ordered the grilled oysters and we got fried oysters we also had the clam chowder it is a little shy on clams and heavy on the potatoes all in all for the price I expected better.

This restaurant was located right by the dock. The atmosphere here would be lovely for romantic occasions or for family dining evenings. This eatery had a fully stocked bar, and friendly staff. We visited on Valentine's Day's for the lunch special. Due to being a walk in, we had about a 15 minute wait which was not a big deal. Restaurant was surprisingly spacious, and while waiting to be seated most people choose to sit at the bar while waiting to be called for their table. The drinks we ordered were a mildly Spicy **** Mary (4 out of 10) due to it being a little too spicy. Second drink was a (6 out of 10) I believe the name of the drink was a beachy breeze. We each ordered a small bowl of clam chowder which came with oyster crackers (8 out of 10). We split an entrée that had green beans, a loaded baked potato and red snapper (9 out of 10). This place is a must try if you're visiting in the Eureka area.

Great location and views of the harbor. The hostess greeted us with despair, as if we had come to take her puppy away. The waiter had a slightly supercilious air, and the meal service was just adequate. The food was not great. I had fish and chips, with clam chowder and garlic green beans. The chowder had a nice thinner consistency, no overly rouxed texture, but tasted of lemon rather than clam. The fish was heavily battered and deeply fried into the consistency of nuggets, very hard and crunchy. The fries were not hot or fresh. The green beans had been cooked to death. She had fish tacos, she liked her lunch. The portions are enormous. We easily have enough for another meal, and I'm a big eater.