My husband and I had dinner here on a Sunday night while staying at the marina nearby. The food was really well prepared and tasty. My husband had the scallops and the beet salad and I had the pistachio crusted halibut. Delicious! Service was good and we had a nice table near the window. Would recommend if in the area.

We always have a fantastic meal here! The service is always great. I’ve been working through the menu and never disappointed. I always have to start out with the Seafood Martini appetizer!!! Just do it, you’ll get what I’m putting down😀

As always, excellent everything. My favorite Oly restaurant!

The seafood martini was wonderful; the dungeness crab chowder was less impressive, ok, not great; the pistachio encrusted parmesan halibut was wonderful; there was a good wine list for reasonable prices--we had the Ambassador 2011 Red Mountain syrah--it was 15% cab and delightful; the bread pudding was just OK; the sorbet included corn syrup so we sent it back

Excellent time. Wish my scallops had been hot. The only downside was that we ran out of
water during our meal. If you are on a special diet, as I am, the menu is restrictive.

We were delighted with such a great dining experience. The tiered setup means that there are great views of the bay even from the back. The food was incredible and done to perfection.

Outstanding food, good service, and a great wine selection. The beer selection is limited but adequate.

Excellent and creative food. One of the best Olympia has to offer.

Wonderful menu and great service. The server quickly changed out my wife's' order as it contained gluten for another dish with no fuss and no cost.

Excellent food, good selection, nice ambiance, and friendly servers make this water front restaurant worth a visit for a relaxing meal. It is not a place to go if you are in a rush but definitely a place to spend time savoring the food and setting. We will definitely go again.

Enjoyed Dockside Bistro for the first time to celebrate my Mom's birthday. The food was delicious. Our server, Ben, was very well versed in the menu and gave great recommendations. We had a small snafu with my husband's entree coming out later than the rest, but it was quickly rectified and Ben comped my husband's wine for the inconvenience. Overall, nice atmosphere, great service and food. We will be back for sure.

We were in Olympia for a weekend away and chose this restaurant based on reviews. We had a fairly early seating but the ambience was still cosy and romantic. The service was great - friendly but not intrusive - and the food was delicious! Recommended!

One of the best meals I have ever had! The meals were absolutely cooked perfectly and the presentation was phenomenal!

Always enjoy this restaurant and have enjoyed a number of excellent meals there

Great atmosphere and interesting food.

Amazing food and service. Joshua took great care of us and helped make our Valentine dinner one we will always remember.

Great location. Has always been my go to restaurant for special occasions. Highly recommend.

My daughter took me to Dockside Bistro for my birthday. I have visited this restaurant several times and have always had a wonderful experience. This was my daughter's first visit and she was very impressed with the ambiance, the wine, our server and her filet mignon!

The house wines were quite good by the glass. The house salad was interesting and well done. The filet mignon was cooked to our specifications and was tasty and tender. The waiter was efficient and not too obtrusive. All in all, a pleasant experience.

We had the crab and prawns appetizer, very tasty except crab was a bit watery. I had the monk fish and risotto special, very good. My husband had Pear Gorgonzola Fiocchi with wild prawns. There were only two prawns and were smaller than those served with appetizer. Not much protein! We found the restaurant to be, not just cold, but freezing! I kept my coat on through dinner and noticed other people did too. We had a window table which would be nice in the summer but not in winter. The only light was a battery votive! We might go back in the summer.

We happened upon this lovely gem quite by accident, as the power was out elsewhere in the city, and absolutely loved our evening. We were celebrating our daughter's birthday, and she is a bit of a food snob. The menu choices were exceptional, the drinks (recommended by our waitress) were outstanding, and our waitress' recommendations for both food and drink were well thought out and absolutely perfect. We will return, as will our daughter with her husband.

In all our visits to Olympia, somehow we had never been to Dockside Bistro! I feel I've been missing out! Josh was our server and was very professional, helpful, and made us feel pampered. The food was exquisite! We've dined all over the world and this was some of the most perfectly prepared we've had! Can't recommend highly enough! We'll be back!

After 30 years this remains our favorite. Though a bit spendy the food never disapoints

Always a wonderful atmosphere, with excellent food, service and a creative menu. Also, a very good wine list with cocktails for those that choose to go in that direction. Highly recommended for a romantic evening or if you want to impress visitors to Olympia.

The noise level was moderate. The scallops were delicious. The service was great. We all had fun

It was a nice intimate dinner for two. Loved the area by the water.

Every dish we ordered was expertly prepared. The dinner hit all the right notes.

Food, service, atmosphere was very nice. Had salad and appetizers and wine and all were fantastic.

Truly the best meal we have had here in Olympia since we moved here two years ago!

Busy night, New Year’s Eve
Service slow, food not hot
Normally this place is great, I’m chalking this up to New Year’s Eve

We like to have time between courses but service was to slow, food was good. Waitress was very pleasant. Overall it was an enjoyable experience.

We hadn't been to Dockside in quite some time and decided to go for dinner on New Years Eve with another couple. All of our dinners were excellent and the service was good. We will certainly be returning.

Honestly I was not very happy going here for me second visit. the waiter refused to even look at my fiance when telling us about the specials, menu, etc.. also he was a bit slow and would not check in with us when checking the table he had to walk past us to get to. I was a waiter and that is wasted effort. The food was ok. I was very excited to have the Elk carpaccio. I guess the definition of carpaccio has changed as the elk was not 100% raw. As one of my favorite dishes I was flabbergasted it was cooked. Live an learn. I am sure Dockside does many things great. I just caught the ones that aren't.

This Restaurant’s Owner, Staff, Food is exceptional ! Hands down the best Restaurant in Olympia. The food is excellent .....flavors, presentation ....it’s a gem ...

We go there often In the last 10 yrs .....and it NEVER disappoints ...

Truly a unique dining experience !

Highly recommend ...


StellaV - OLYMPIA, WA

Great food, great atmosphere, relaxing making for a very enjoyable dining experience

We would suggest that the lighting illuminating the restaurant name be brighter. We passed the restaurant by several times before realizing that this dimly lit place was our destination. Inside the theme of too little light continued. This actually made reading the menu hard. Neither of the two people who we dealt with from start to finish were especially warm and welcoming. In thinking about it later we wondered if there was ageism going on, but later decided that maybe there was some sort of crisis that evening. For example, that they were short -handed on a very busy evening. Despite this we enjoyed ourselves, mainly because on this night we were celebrating out 50th wedding anniversary and whatever we do together we enjoy.

Great, perfectly paced service and outstanding food! We are looking forward to our next visit.

My daughter and I came to Olympia just for a night away and chose to eat, for the 3rd time, at Dockside. Never have we been disappointed. The food is the best you can get - the service so very professional and accommodating. We had scallops and thought we had died and gone to heaven. I had the Humboldt Fog salad and my daughter had the Caesar Salad and both were unbelievably good. Highly recommend.

We were 6 celebrating 2 friend's birthdays. Everyone had a different dish, and all were very pleased! We do regret leaving a smaller tip than was called for. We miscalculated on the entire bill and only left 1/2 the amount. Our waitress was excellent - very accommodating. Is there a way to make it up? Thank you.

Always excellent in every way. We almost always do special events here. I feel kinda' unadventurous about that, but they're always so good.