Reviews for Ivar's Seafood Bar in Bellevue, WA
Friendly staff and crispy&crunchy fried food! They’ve got the best ????
I'm from south east Alaska, I know fresh fish, this fish is not fresh, I ate here with my family and wound up with a horrible... case of food poisoning. I strongly suggest you find better quality sea food. I'd rate it even lower than one star, if I could. Read more
Wonderful Seafood bar to try wide range of Sea foods including Chicken. I saw lots of old people trying food at this... Restaurant. Read more
I had the wild salmon chowder at Seattle Ivar and I was expecting the same taste and quality at the Redmond shop too. The salmon... chowder was salty and didn’t find much of salmon chunks. I didn’t find the staff were nice either. I don’t recommend thisbranch. Read more
Friendly staff. Decent freshly-cooked seafood. I had the scallops with fries and my friend had fish and chips. The scallops were... small but sweet and juicy. I had some coleslaw too and enjoyed it. The restaurant is clean, wasn't busy although several otherpeople ate inside too. Vaccinations records were checked before ordering. Read more
If you're here you like deep fried stuff. And iffin your not but you have a craving for deep fried fish and chips this is that... classic northwesty clam place. Serving up all that classic acres of clams goodness. This particular location is always clean andstaff is friendly. I keep our classic, get the clam strips every time. My daughter is fan of the salmon, says it stacks up tothose fancy restaurants we eat in ever so often. But this is more of the everyday type of joint. While expanding your waistbanddon't pass on the chowder, it's a northwest classic. Read more
My overall experience was probably more like a 3.5 stars, here's what was good and what could be improved. I enjoyed the true... cod fried fish. It was fried well, crispy on the outside and not too oily, and soft and flakey on the inside. The service staffwere friendly too and made me feel very welcomed. The batter is light and thin, which normally I don't prefer but it works thebest for the small-sized fillets they use. The clam chowder however, left a lot to be desired. Unfortunately I have to say thateven campbell's canned version was marginally better. The chowder was a bit too flour-y, lacked flavour, and could do with moreingredients. It's a huge difference compared to say Pike Place Chowder. Similarly, the fries were ok, but I can't write muchmore about them. I had a decent experience here and will probably be back if I was craving fish and chips, though there aren'tmany options around. My favorite is still Proper Fish on Bainbridge Island (previously Nosh food truck), but I think that'stough to beat (but it shouldn't be the case!). Judging by the fish alone, I'd have given this at least 4*, but I think thechowder was too much of a miss. I hope they can improve on their chowder and fries, and I'm hoping to be back again to change myreview upwards. Read more
I like this place because of the location but I love it because of the people. I am always impressed so I’m leaving them a... review. Please stop here and say hello they have great food. ???? Read more