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We stopped by Cafe Nola on our way back to Port Townsend to have an early dinner. My dinner was a special Salmon for the evening and we perfectly cook…
Cheribrady
Cafe Nola
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Food was ok, not great but a nice change with the small salads being a good serving and very fresh. Nice courtyard to sit in on a nice day. Some of th…
Steve K
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Horrible French Toast & Service. I saw Cafe Nola on Food Network a while ago and have always wanted to go there for brunch to try out their supposedly…
Martin Blumenfeld
Cafe Nola
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7 Reviews on “Cafe Nola”
We stopped by Cafe Nola on our way back to Port Townsend to have an early dinner. My dinner was a special Salmon for the evening and we perfectly cooked, however my husband ordered a rib eye med rare and it came more on the well side. He the some of it but we were a bit disappointed. Steak is the easiest thing to cook nod oyu can ally put it back in the grill if under cooked. I’d go back but not sur end get my husband to go.
Food was ok, not great but a nice change with the small salads being a good serving and very fresh. Nice courtyard to sit in on a nice day. Some of the mains do seem a little expensive though on the menu.
Horrible French Toast & Service. I saw Cafe Nola on Food Network a while ago and have always wanted to go there for brunch to try out their supposedly amazing french toast. We happened to be in Seattle during the holidays so a big group of us went over for breakfast. From start to finish the entire meal was a bad experience. It started with the waitress, who I believe was the owner, talking over everyone else at the table to get our drink order on the other end of the table instead of walking around to us. We had 10 people so it was a long table. We then had drink mixups and some of them took forever.Then it came to ordering our meals. For the french toast I was pondering between getting my 6 year old daughter a single slice of french toast or an adult portion, cause she can definitely eat sometimes. When I inquired about the size of the french toast I was told that the bread they used was Challah and every slice was different. Now I have had challah before and yes the slices can be slightly different sizes, though generally they’re all about the same, which ended up being the case. When I questioned her about the size I basically got brushed off like I was an idiot. Then my wife ordered her eggs benedict and asked for the eggs to be soft. The waitress brushed my wife off and said they make the eggs perfectly how they’re supposed to be. Apparently my wife doesn’t have a clue what she likes.Then our meals came. My wife’s eggs were firm and not soft like she had asked. Though remember she’s wrong about how eggs benedict should be cooked. And then came their world famous french toast. Honestly I can’t figure out how this french toast ever got trumped up so much. The french toast itself was SUPER dry to start and I could barely tell if it was dipped in an egg mixture. The butter on top seemed like it came right out of the fridge as it was rock hard and personally the flavour of their caramel glaze they put on top wasn’t my favourite. The best part of the meal was the bacon and the fries I nabbed form someone else’s plate.And lastly to top it all off they put an automatic 20% gratuity on the bill since we had a large group. I wasn’t going to tip anyways because of the terrible food and service and didn’t notice this until I got home. Oh well, I can definitely say for sure that I will never go back to Cafe Nola again.
Great meal…but. Many years ago on our first trip to Bainbridge, we enjoyed brunch which included their signature French toast and eggs Benedict.This time out to the island we had dinner instead. Though I have to admit, that after reading several reviews, I was a bit hesitant. Happily we weren’t disappointed in our meal. My husband had the scallops/polenta and I had the clams linguine (pasta cooked perfectly al dente and baby clams galore). Both dishes were delicious and our waiter was attentive and pleasant.Two disappointments: we originally had reservations to be seated outside but asked to be moved inside when we got there because of the afternoon heat. We were then seated in the narrow hallway right next to the bar. It was an early dinner and from what we could see we were the only diners inside. At one point there were 6 employees congregating at the tiny bar either getting drinks for outdoor patrons or socializing. Our guess is that our table didn’t have a table cloth so by seating us here the table cloth wouldn’t need changing.We were asked if we wanted any bread…’yes’. We each got a small plate with one very, very small piece of bread which wasn’t even a whole slice and wasn’t worth the effort. ‘likes it’: our dinner was delicious ‘doesn’t like’: why we were seated where we were; skimpy bread servingNice decor; quaint interior seating area; outdoor seating with table umbrellas, though faces the afternoon sun
Overall the food and customer service we received were not what we expected for $25 a plate. Our son was treating us & we felt sad he wasted his $ here. The wait person was not attentive. 3 of the 4 entrees were disappointing. The beer batted Brie was very good & the pan seared scallops were very good. We wouldn’t eat here again.
Well. Stopped there last night to eat at 645. The restaurant was three-quarters empty, and they couldn’t seat us for over 45 minutes!! On top of that, the hostess was exceptionally rude, and treated the four of us as if we were not deserving of the restaurant. Needless to say, we left, walked up the street to Four Swallows, which was packed. They sat us enthusiastically, and we had an amazing meal!! Never again for Nola!!!
Not kid friendly, or even adult friendly. We arrived just after opening to an empty restaurant with our young daughter and we were placed in a hallway that looked like the bathroom hallway without any view or windows. Reading the reviews it seems like we were treated better than those that were just turned away with children. Given this an the attitude of the staff, we walked down the street to Local Harvest, which was full of customers and families and had excellent locally sourced vegetables and meats. The chef/owner even stopped by our table for a chat to see how we like the food. We live on bainbridge and cafe nola is now crossed off our list of places to eat.