Inn at Ship Bay - Eastsound (WA)

5 /5 Debbie Carson: Though the rooms are a little bit outdated, they are roomy and comfortable. We were looking for a peaceful few days and were pleasantly surprised. The dinner was amazing and the staff so helpful. If you want a dinner reservation it is best to call and leave a message. We came the first weekend of October so the season here is winding down. The views from the room and grounds were breathtaking. I even saw dolphins one evening.

1 /5 Tony Lucero: I remember coming here a while ago every time me and my family would take a trip to Orcas Island. Back then, it was good. Service, food, and overall experience was good. Now, it’s much different. We ordered our entrees, and even though they weren’t very full, our food took an hour to come out!!! When it finally did come out, it was not worth it at all! I tried the ravioli, which was not good. The broth tasted strange, and the ravioli itself was a little mushy and nothing to be excited about. When I looked around, I noticed that the other people were getting great treatment, while we were being ignored. There was confusion before we even arrived. They canceled our reservations, and when we called to correct it, rather then apologizing, they got defensive and asked if we wanted to see the text, which we never sent. Also, they never apologized for our food coming out so late. We used to love this place, but we will not be coming back anytime soon.

5 /5 Daniel Loviska: My fiancee and I just finished dining at the inn at ship bay and I felt compelled to immediately write this review as soon as I returned to my room. We are also currently staying at the hotel and the room is very clean and comfortable (zero complaints on that). That said, the review here is mainly about the Restaurant from the food to the kitchen/service staff. Our server Ben (B.)was on point and incredibly dialed in to every table he was working offering excellent suggestions for both food and pairings. Top notch! The food was excellent and sourced very locally...with a lot of it grown on grounds. The night only got better when dessert came. Full disclosure, I have been a professional chef for over 19 years and in that time I have rarely if ever been excited about house made ice cream as a dessert option. I have changed that opinion! The flavors that the pastry chef made had both myself and my fiancee wanting to try them all! Blueberry Corn, Peach Miso, Bay (bay leaf), Sage, and Plum Rosemary as a sorbet option just to name a few. We were both extremely excited and it did not disappoint! Both in flavor and consistency, everything was divine. Thank you to everyone who works here! You do a fantastic job and everything was amazing! Please send my regard to the Executive Chef for the fun, fresh, and local menu that looked as good on the plate as it tasted. The Pastry Chef who makes absolutely divine desserts, the Brigade line that executed the dishes to perfection, as well as the Service staff who made us feel welcome and taken care of. Huge thanks! We will be back!

1 /5 Philip Juetten: Reservation in July 2025 for august 26th, called on the 26th 3pm to confirm and yep we were good. Showed up 15 min early and checked in, but we needed to wait 10 mor min, no problem we strolled the grounds. Showed up at time and were told there was no table for us to sit in the bar but our party could not sit together. No remorse. They did move us to the dining room an hour later before our mains but sorry damage done. Service was not good, especially in the bar as if we were putting them out. Wine was room temp:( then food was only warm. To top it off they gave us the bill and added 20% tip and did not even ask us or inform us. Good thing I noticed. And when said and done nooothing comped for our pain and suffering. Not going back and will tell everyone about our experience. We would like to visit the Inn again when at Orcas but that will not happen. And now to top it all off I got a serious case of revenge from the oysters I ate there! Update - a representative from the Inn called today. She was not customer centric (rude and unappologetic) and basically said the reseration was not held because the patio was closed due to weather. The weather was nice and did they not know that at 3pm when the reservation was confirmed the same day? Sounds like they gave our table away and simply messed up but have not concern or remorse, all the way from when we were there to even today, a cultural thing within the business obviously. On the 20% gratuity, well ... we were told it was shown on the menue that this is the policy, but we saw the menu 2.5 hours before and who would remember that with all the messup of our shifting tables etc, we should have been told at the time of the bill. Anyway, I am updating my review to one star as they had a chance to call and discuss and try to recover but they were rude and obviously did not care about our experience. We will not go back and will not recommend to anyone. We will go into Eastsound in the future, plenty of places there.

5 /5 Jason Belne: Best meal of our trip (including all the fab places in Seattle). Gorgeous waterfront setting, incredible cocktails, delicious locally sourced food and the loveliest waiter Ben (who couldn’t do enough for us and went the extra mile to make sure our evening was special, thank you). Also a perfect place to view a spectator Orcas Island sunset. A night to remember.