We stopped by the Flying Dutchman for some wine tasting in Astoria today after going over to Seaview to see the cranberry bogs. The tasting room is very upscale and offers many fine wines to taste.
The Bridgewater Bistro is absolutely gorgeous and has been open now about 5 weeks. The dining room is spacious with a fireplace and has amazing views of the river and bridge. There is also an upstairs area that has a fireplace and is very, very nice.
We enjoyed appetizers of the Quail and Meatballs. The bistro offers wine flights with food pairings, small plates, desserts and entrees. The menus look very good we will be trying dinner here soon.
The Bridgewater Bistro is now my favorite restaurant on the Oregon Coast and looks to be a very nice addition to the Astoria food and wine scene. It is located right in front of the Cannery Pier Hotel.
Bridgewater Bistro/Flying Dutchman Wine Tasting Room
%26lt;%26lt;We stopped by the Flying Dutchman for some wine tasting in Astoria today after going over to Seaview to see the cranberry bogs.%26gt;%26gt;
SyrahGirl, I backed you up many a time...then I read this. Girl, do you really know where the Flying Dutchman is? NO WHERE NEAR Astoria!!!
It is 15 miles SOUTH of Lincoln City! Two to three hours from Astoria!
*shaking my head*
Guess it is a bit like Archery Summit and North Plains.
Bridgewater Bistro/Flying Dutchman Wine Tasting Room
Just out of curiosity, I looked further online and did find several sources stating that Flying Dutchman just opened a tasting room in Astoria (20 Basin Street, remodeled ';Red Building'; next to Cannery Pier Hotel, just as syrah mentions...).
One source I found was the Agenda from the October Astoria City Council Meeting; sure enough, Flying Dutchman had applied for and was being approved for a liquor license...
So I%26#39;m buying the story, for whatever my opinion%26#39;s worth. Thanks for the report...
Exactly, Brian! Cool place, we just returned from an amazing dinner at Bridgewater Bistro, we spent over 2 hours having appetizers, enjoying wine and dinner and desserts. We met a really nice couple there and ended up chatting about the are for over an hour.
The place was full, it is doing very well! :)
oops, make that ';area.'; :)
My appolgy for not finding that info and thinking you%26#39;d been sniffing too much salt water. :-)
There is a very nice article on the Bridgewater Bistro in Northwest Palate this month by Lori McKean, the food critic for the Daily Astorian who took Richard Fensack%26#39;s place. :)
Northwest Palate? How nice, is this how you keep up with Oregon foodie news between visits? I wish I had known about this when we were living in Portland :)
Bet you are looking forward to visiting Oregon again this summer..see how things have changed in a year .
Do you know what happened to Fensack, syrahgirl? I remember reading one of his reviews on Shoalwater before we had dinner there a couple years ago. It read like he%26#39;d been to a completely different Shoalwater than the one we experienced. And isn%26#39;t Bridgewater Bistro owned and operated by the same folks as Shoalwater? What makes it better?
Maybe we should start a thread for you, and provide a link every time something is written about one of your favorite places here. As Scarlett implies, it must be tough keeping up on things from your home in CA.
I went to the Northwest Palate web site and was able to find mention of the Bridgewater Bistro with a link to apparently the Bistro%26#39;s website, interesting menu.
We will be staying in Seaside tonight but I promised bw she could pick the restaurant, if I can stretch our overnighter to include Saturday and dinner it definately looks worthy of a visit. If we go I will be happy to report back.
Please do, Tyr52. Always nice to have more than just one opinion.
Have a great weekend. It%26#39;s supposed to be windy on the coast again, isn%26#39;t it?
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