48 Degrees North Waterfront Restaurant + Bar

Found this place on Google - big day hiking & menu looked GREAT. Husband was skeptical because it’s a hotel restaurant with 3.6 on Google and minimal food photos online. Waitress recommended halibut and what a stellar rec!! We got the Apple & Pear Salad, Side of Mac, and Halibut Fish and Chips. Everything was phenomenal - ale beer batter on the fish was not greasy & flavorful. Fish was perfectly flakey. Coleslaw, salad and fries were also great. Mac & cheese was creamy and delicious. Overall - don’t let the reviews or lack of photos deter you (adding 3 here - camera did not eat first). The waterfront view is lovely during sunset, service is relatively quick & attentive, and food is great!

Heads-up: There’s a 2.5% credit card processing fee, avoid it by paying cash or using a debit card. Located onsite at the Red Lion Hotel, this spot has pleasant outdoor seating with umbrellas, offering half a view of the bay and pedestrian walkway, and half of the wharf. Breakfast and lunch are served on one side, dinner at The Compass Room on the other. Food quality is typical hotel restaurant fare, nothing remarkable. Daily happy hour runs 4–6 pm. Our server was excellent, especially considering he had four tables and we were the only ones seated outside. What we ordered: -Oyster shooter ($2 HH): Far too large for a shooter, skip it. -Shrimp tacos (2 for $12 HH): No flavor. -Grilled cheese & tomato bisque ($14 HH): Nice crispy sourdough; bisque had a bitter aftertaste. -Fish & chips (

I'll be very curt, I only really go here for the cocktails. It's usually the least crowded bar in town. Good variety, quality spirits, the staff usually know their way around liquor. As far as food goes, when I choose to dine here, it isn't unusual for me to spend way too much money here. I'll order 3 dishes and 4-5 cocktails and rack up a $200+ tab. I think the service and kitchen staff are great lads and lasses. A little inconsistent, but I know what I'm in for when I choose to eat there. I do ruminate on the grandeur of years passed, however. Where Red Lion and by extention its eateries were some of, if not the best Port Angeles had to offer. It speaks of a glorious past, now well beyond its prime. With a little work and concise vision (New head chef, or management?), it could put Por

The appetizer came at the same time as the food. The portions were very small, they attempted to give our drinks to another table. I would not recommend this thanksgiving dinner. Very disappointed. Ps: I ate the dry yams.

The hotel's computer system went down, so I came here for a bite and a drink. The crab Mac & Cheese is fabulous, and the portion size is huge with lots of crab in the dish.