Blue Heron Bistro - Lopez Island (WA)

5 /5 Jo Eames: Lovely food. Best fish and chips Ive had in the USA. All the food was wonderful.

5 /5 Lisa Ide: Blue Heron catered my daughters wedding in the San Juan Islands- and they were AMAZING! The food was extraordinary- absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. All of the guests raved about the food- it was truly spectacular. They did impressive appetizers with grilled oysters, three main courses, fabulous cakes and blackberry galette- I cannot recommend Blue Heron more highly, I need more stars than 5!

5 /5 Becky Skrabski: Our first stop on Lopez Island didnt disappoint. The servers were friendly & efficient. The food was outstanding! So fresh - its apparent that they use local ingredients. Hubby had a bistro burger with fries & I had a salmon burger with salad. The house salad dressing is one of the best dressings Ive ever eaten. Of course we had dessert - brownie a la mode for him & mixed berry pie for me. So, so good! Highly recommend.

4 /5 Aaron: Tough to leave a review for this experience. It was a few days after the 4th and clearly the staff was exhausted and I believe this is the only legit restaurant open on Tuesday. Did we have to wait for just about everything, yes. Was it worth it, overall I’d say yes. The food we ordered was very good. All the food we saw being cooked and go out looked fantastic. Is it pricey, yes. Is it worth it, again probably yes. I’d love to go back when they are fully staffed. I’d try everything on this menu. Edit: Owner makes a fair point, it even says on the menu be ready to wait! Props to the staff here, tough job!

2 /5 D C: We had high expectations based on the reviews, but after dining there I think the review is due to limited choice of restaurants on the island as they are the only one open 7 days a week. Good: Service was good and friendly and the restaurant has a nice view of the open field. Bad: The fish of the day was halibut in curry sauce with rice. The fish was small and dry and all the flavoring is from the curry sauce. The biggest problem is the rice which is not cooked properly- they were dry yet lumped together without any flavor. When we got the check we were surprised it was $46! We could have gotten a way better halibut dish in Seattle with that price. Chowder - mostly potato and again no flavor. Fried oyster- okay but not great It’s a cute local restaurant however the food is such a let down and we had minor stomach cramp afterward. There is also a 3% surcharge for using credit card. In addition the pre-set tip % was higher than normal restaurants. All three options are in the 20% range which is very unpleasant. We really would like to support local restaurants however we will not return.