Ajax Cafe

Name: Ajax Cafe
Address: 21 N Water St, Port Hadlock, WA, United States, 98339
Telephone: (360) 385-3450
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.2

4.2 (32)

$30 and under

Seafood

21 N Water St, Port Hadlock, WA 98339

About this restaurant

Port Hadlock, Washington is where you will find Ajax Cafe. This historic waterfront restaurant sits in the Galster House, former home of the founder of the town, Sam Hadlock. The helpful and friendly staff treat every customer who enters the restaurant like family. Ajax Cafe is the place to go for a great meal and some live music. All meals at Ajax Cafe are made from only the freshest ingredients. The restaurant sources out produce, meat and poultry from farms in the area to help support the local economy. Unique dishes like blue cheese and fig ravioli or the Northwestern Fisherman's Stew fill the menu along with staples like oysters, salads and grilled chicken. All the delicious breads and desserts are also made right in house.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Northwest
Hours of operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Phone number
(360) 385-3450
Website
http://www.ajaxcafe.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Jon Luzadder

Location
21 N Water St, Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Neighborhood
Port Hadlock-Irondale
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Soup Of The Day
- Cup$4.00
Clam Chowder$10.00
with fresh clams (in the shell) potatoes and bacon
Classic Caesar Salad$6.00
with hearts of Romaine and anchovies
Green Leaf Lettuce$7.00
with blue cheese dressing and bacon
Spinach Salad$7.00
tossed with roasted butternut squash, goat cheese, roasted nuts and vinaigrette

Entrees

Stuffed Pork Chop$18.00
with a braised fruit glaze, mashed potatoes and vegetables
Springrain Farm Half Chicken$19.00
over roasted potatoes and vegetables with a lemon provencal jus
Wild Salmon$24.00
Pan roasted and served with a chardonnay cream sauce, potato au gratin and vegetables
Grilled Top Sirloin Steak$25.00
served with garlic mashed potatoes, vegetables and topped with Gorgonzola butter and demi glace
Braised Wild Mushrooms$16.00
over fresh fettuccini in a truffle and Parmesan cream sauce
Tuscan Flat Iron Steak$19.00
with garlic mashed potatoes demi glace and a horseradish cream
Grilled Vegetables$14.00
over Quinoa and sauteed greens
Ajax Cafe Baby Back Ribs$22.00
with Jack Daniels barbeque sauce, potatoes and vegetables
Northwest Fishermans Stew$22.00
with clams, mussels, prawns, and fresh fish in a seafood bouillabaisse
Short Family Farm Burger$12.00
with Blue cheese and caramelized onions on a kaiser bun

What 32 people are saying

Ajax Cafe reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.1Service
4.3Ambience

Noise • Energetic

32 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Seattle / Eastern Washington1 review
5.0
Dined on August 24, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wear a hat, the sillier the better. That's proper etiquette for this playful place.
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Cal8houn
Memphis / West Tennessee9 reviews
4.0
Dined on August 22, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We got to the restaurant at the correct time for our reservation that we made thru Open Table only to learn that the restaurant had not been contacted by Open Table and had no reservation in our name. The Ajax Cafe was exceptionally crowded. The manger was extremely gracious and worked to get us a table with no delay. He confirmed that they had received no word from Open Table. The restaurant made sure that we had a good dining experience. I would be very hesitant to use Open Table again without checking directly with the restaurant. No longer confident in Open Table. We were lucky that the restaurant cared.
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TomMark
Seattle / Eastern Washington29 reviews
4.0
Dined on August 13, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We always try to eat here while spending time at Port Ludlow; food is 'excellent'; service is quite good given the crowds that keep things busy even on week nights. Only real downside is the place is very noisy but sort of reflects the general festive atmosphere of such a place. Note; we used Opentable to book our reservation; the restaurant had no record of it! Still managed to fit us in; kudos to Ajax Cafe.
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HuskyHans
Seattle / Eastern Washington29 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 16, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Décor is very unique and fun. The food was good as well though they were out of the item I really wanted which I thought was odd since we were there as dinner service started. Service was very helpful and friendly.
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Tami
Seattle / Eastern Washington1 review
3.0
Dined on July 9, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
I got there and they did not get my online reservations for 9 people, but we were seated anyway due to it being Wednesday evening,. I told them it was my son's birthday, but we never received a happy birthday song or a free dish of ice cream, or whatever. The food wasn't liked by all in the party. The carrots were undercooked. The salmon I had was good. The staff friendly and the hats were fun.
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Gilly
Seattle / Eastern Washington1 review
1.0
Dined on July 1, 2015
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had 3 different dinners on the menu....the salmon, the lamb and the scallops and all 3 were not the quality we are used to. The salmon was dry, the scallops were under-cooked and the lamb was tough and dry. Probably will never return to the Ajax.
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Phil VIP
Seattle / Eastern Washington20 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 15, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was our first time at the Ajax Cafe. Our reservation was at 7 pm on a Sunday. The place was busy, but for good reason. The food was outstanding. I had clam chowder, made to order using freshly steamed clams. Very tasty. For dinner, I had the pork chop, which was excellent. Desert was chocolate crème de pot, also outstanding.
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rockawaygal
Seattle / Eastern Washington30 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 24, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We have eaten at Ajax Café before a few years ago. It is still a fun, vibrant place to take friends or go for a special occasion. I read some bad reviews regarding service, but even though it was a Saturday night and every table was booked, we had excellent service! Each of us raved about our dinner and the salads we ordered and the brownie dessert was to die for! Worth the trip as it is out of the way for many people....
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Tina
Seattle / Eastern Washington6 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 10, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
We had reservations for 6:45 on Saturday before Mother's Day. Three other couples came in with reservations for 7:00. They were not together, but all three couples were seated before us. The host forgot we were there. We were finally seated after an apology. Once seated it took almost 20 minutes before a waitress came to take our order. We then waited another good chunk of time before our meal was brought, along with the bottle of wine we ordered. However, the food was terrific! It was prepared to our liking and presentation was very nice. The waitress never came back to ask how everything was. It took awhile to get our check. We would go back, however, not on a holiday weekend.
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle / Eastern Washington2 reviews
2.0
Dined on April 19, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Made a reservation for our anniversary, something different and quirky. Arrived on time and table was ready. Menus plopped on table and away she went. Ordered salad that was very good oysters so-so. You would think on the water of Puget Sound they should be exceptional. Bread was good but looked like proof and bake that wasn't baked - needed more time in the oven. Live entertainment, old surfer with a guitar. Dinner special salmon - very well prepared and delicious and NY steak, ordered medium and delivered MR, flagged waitress down to add a little more fire, came back well done with very watery mashed potatoes. Asked for check, plopped down. Paid with CC no thank you, no how was everything. Guess they just don't need repeat business.
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Ajax Cafe offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (360) 385-3450.

Ajax Cafe is rated 4.2 stars by 32 OpenTable diners.

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21 N Water St, Port Hadlock, WA 98339

Additional information

Neighborhood
Port Hadlock-Irondale
Hours of operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Northwest
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Jon Luzadder
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.ajaxcafe.com/
Phone number
(360) 385-3450

Ajax Cafe

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Menu

Appetizers

Fresh Local Clams and Mussels$10.00

Crab and Fish Cakes$10.00

Local Oysters$9.00

Blue Cheese and Fig Ravioli$10.00

Baked Brie In A Puff Pastry$9.00

Soup and Salad

Soup Of The Day

Clam Chowder$10.00

Classic Caesar Salad$6.00

Green Leaf Lettuce$7.00

Spinach Salad$7.00

Entrees

Stuffed Pork Chop$18.00

Springrain Farm Half Chicken$19.00

Wild Salmon$24.00

Grilled Top Sirloin Steak$25.00

Braised Wild Mushrooms$16.00

Tuscan Flat Iron Steak$19.00

Grilled Vegetables$14.00

Ajax Cafe Baby Back Ribs$22.00

Northwest Fishermans Stew$22.00

Short Family Farm Burger$12.00

What 32 people are saying

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