Peter Farejowicz

The Bird’s Café in Bodega Bay is a fantastic little spot with a laid-back vibe and great quality. I grabbed an iced coffee and it was absolutely perfect—smooth, flavorful, with just the right amount of caffeine kick, and priced really reasonably too. It totally hit the spot. I didn’t have room to try the food this time, but everything coming out of the kitchen looked and smelled amazing. I’ll definitely be back to try more. Friendly service and a cozy setting make it an easy five stars. Looking forward to my next visit.

Eloisa V. Bausas

We had to visit because what’s Bodega Bay if not experienced in the context of Hitchcock’s iconic movie, right? The momentos were definitely educational and the right kind of companion while enjoying the pastries. The view and photo op definitely sets you in the mind set of “doing nothing”. 🌸💗 To top it off is the food at the main restaurant. My kids loved the grilled oysters! 🦪 You’ve never had fish and chips 🎣 until you try theirs and their lobster roll 🦞sandwich turns on lethargic taste buds only good seafood can do! Fresh and fairly priced food choices, authentic service, and an ambience so rarely seen anywhere else, I’m already dreaming of coming back. So blessed to have made this core memory with my kids 🌸🙏🏼💗

+4

Valerie Soldate

This place is something special, so if you're just driving by or planning your rehearsal dinner, The Birds Cafe is one of those rare gems that makes you feel instantly at home — with seriously good eats and gorgeous views to match! We had our rehearsal dinner here with our wedding party and couldn’t have picked a better place! The setup was perfect — we sat together inside, everyone ordered what they wanted at the outdoor window, and drinks were easy to grab! The staff was so kind and thoughtful, making sure vegan and gluten-free options were ready for us (which meant a lot to us since the options were amazing and special!) and even delivered our order right to our tables. Our vegetarian friends are still dreaming about the artichoke dishes! And our Vegan friend, said she was over the moon with her Tofu Tacos! To top it off, we got married at Secret Gardens — and it turns out the owners of The Birds Cafe are the very family who originally created that venue. That little detail made everything feel extra meaningful! If you plan to do your rehearsal or a larger group meet up here, drop Melissa an email and she can help (just use the email address on their website)🥰

just keeping up with the Joneses

Food was EXCELLENT. Extremely tasty fish & chips...tartar sauce had a little kick and the batter on the fish was seasoned amazingly. Mrs. got the artichoke tacos and was absolutely impressed. Fast friendly service. Will definitely be back and would recommend highly.

Lisa Watson

One of my go to places when at Bodega. The views cannot be beat with multiple seating areas. The artichoke fritters are like crack they’re so good. Today I had the shrimp tacos and they were quite good. My friend had the prawn and chips and I was surprised how large the prawns were. I also love that they have a little coffee and bakery shop next-door so sometimes we’ll grab a coffee and pastry after our meal

+4

Oliver Pe

Late December 2025 The cluster of three stores: Restaurant, café, and gift shop are all casual and bayside attractions and destinations for visitors The site celebrates the then popular Alfred Hitchcock movie The Birds 🐦‍⬛ which was then part of the prolific work of this ground breaking film maker. The film 🎥 🎞 was shot in several areas of Bodega Bay town. We only got to visit the cafe while the restaurant had a long queue and is known as a place to have the famed Hog Island Oysters of CA. The cafe is simple, rustic, with a number of film decor Expect American style cafe fare and coffee ☕️ culture The nearby gift shop is worth a quick perusal

+15

Lorre Zuppan

The food was delicious, the wine decent, the staff very nice and accommodating, and the views gorgeous. So why not 5 stars? Lots of wasps when we were there. It was a weekday so had our choice of tables in all the outdoor “rooms” (all beautiful views of one kind or another). But the wasps know a great spot when they find one. Everywhere we tried to sit they were nearby and wandered over. With an allergic dog, trying to stay away from the wasps was our focus rather than enjoying everything else. The restaurant can’t control where wasps go in the great outdoors. Without them though, it would have been a truly delightful lunch with a gorgeous view.

Jana F

Service was great and the atmosphere was amazing on the outdoor seating with the great view. It's not too crouded and each table had plenty of room without bumping into the table next to you. The food was average, I wouldn't say better than others. The oysters were good but smaller than I expected. For the price and size of the clam chowder I was hoping it would be good but it fell short on flavor. My son ordered the lobster roll, he said it was good but felt like the portion was reallt small. Boyfriend ordered the fish and chips, definitely lots of breading but the fish was good and the fries normal. Beers on tap were good though and we always like trying out local beers. If you want great atmosphere this is definitely the place.

Claudia Bazan

Great place to enjoy the view. Really enjoyed their seafood combo it came with fries. The batter is very flavorful! Would come again for prawns:) Also, there's a friendly cat to pet.

Stephanie Lau

Delicious and affordable cafe with a stunning view!! My group ordered the lobster roll, french fries, onion rings, and artichoke fritters for our vegetarian friends. The lobster was fresh and tasted amazing with the lemon. Onion rings were great, they were perfectly soft and even a little sweet. The fritters were quite oily though - my friends struggled to finish them. As for the cafe portion, the drinks are affordable and there are plenty of options. However, the brownie we ordered came really hard.

I A

Friendly and welcoming ladies, their customer service was great. Nice large seating area outside. I wanted to give 5 stars initially because food looked great, but after trying fish prawns with fish combo and fries, and then calamari, I was dissapointed. Old oil was used on french fries, taste was too strong, fried calamari tasted like old fries because it taste like they used same oil. Fish prawns crust also tasted like old french fries oil and crust on fish fillet also tasted like old oil from french fries. Their BBQ oysters were good, thats the only thing that I liked. Using same oil to fry french fries and then calamari and fish fillet is not a good idea, everything tasted like old oil on fries and with too much of oil, food makes me nauseous, therefore at maximum its a 3 star for food. Coffee was good, its located to the right side of main restaurant. Spent total of $54 for the items you see in box plus mineral water.

+16

I had a good meal here a couple of times before. Unfortunately, the last time I came in, there was an old man working there who was a misogynistic, objectifying, creepy dude & made me feel pretty unsafe when I was just trying to order food. Unfortunately, for that reason, I’ll never be back. And I would advise any women, especially women traveling solo, to stay cautious of this place, if you don’t want to have a freaky experience. Women should be allowed to exist without having to put their guard up, it’s a shame this place doesn’t allow them to.

Marina A

We come to Bodega Bay regularly and decided to try something new today. Firstly, the employees are less than friendly. Never smile, say "you're welcome", nothing. Okay, no big deal. The food looks great when it comes out. One bite in, and I could tell something was off. We ordered fish and chips, fish tacos, oysters, and calamari. The not fresh obviously frozen fish was battered about a half inch thick in the most greasy, disgusting batter I've ever tried. The fish tacos had no flavor whatsoever, even after adding lime and lemon in hopes to cover up what little I could taste- grease. Their tartar sauce was awful. The oysters were tastless. The pros: plenty of outdoor seating, the fries were edible, and the calamari was good.

+1