Jordan Smith

We stopped at Cafe Marina & Woodley’s Bar on our honeymoon for a late lunch and enjoyed the fish & chips, ceasar salad with chicken, clam chowder & broiled oysters. Everything was so fresh & tasted great! We sat right along the water and even got to see a seal playing around the boats!

+1

Coming from the city, this is a place I'll never forget. A friend brought me here as it was my first time visiting the area ever and it did not disappoint! We sat outside and the stars aligned becaus…

Everything was top notch- view, food and service!!!!\nWe had a best morning time - with a beautiful view on the marina, super kind waitress and excellent breakfast!

Everything was top notch- view, food and service!!!!\nWe had a best morning time - with a beautiful view on the marina, super kind waitress and excellent breakfast!

Everything was top notch- view, food and service!!!!\nWe had a best morning time - with a beautiful view on the marina, super kind waitress and excellent breakfast!

The best clam chowder on the north coast of California. Very nice restaurant. Nice views of the harbor.

Very nice place! Great breakfast w/friendly service. Very clean.\nHidden gem just across the water from Downtown Eureka.

We will be back here again if we return to Eureka, as we didn’t find a lot of good food options in this town. Service by Danny D was great, clam chowder & fish tacos were great also. Drinks were tast…

We will be back here again if we return to Eureka, as we didn’t find a lot of good food options in this town. Service by Danny D was great, clam chowder & fish tacos were great also. Drinks w…

We will be back here again if we return to Eureka, as we didn’t find a lot of good food options in this town. service by Danny D was great, clam chowder & fish tacos were great also. Drinks were ta…

We will be back here again if we return to Eureka, as we didn’t find a lot of good food options in this town. Service by Danny D was great, clam chowder & fish tacos were great also. Drinks were ta…

Our final dinner on this vacation would be at Café Marina on Woodley Island. We dined outdoors overlooking the marina. I enjoyed the captain’s seafood platter, a combination of oysters, prawns, a…

This place has it all: delicious food, affordability, excellent service and wonderful atmosphere over looking the marina. Our only regret that on our third trip to Humboldt county we didn't discove…

Jason Osburn

Love this spot! On a sunny day, eat here outside overlooking the marina and watch the boats, sea lions, and even otters float by while having a drink and some tasty food! Very friendly staff and full bar, with some good classic dishes on the menu. Last time I was there I even saw a pack of otters swim by! Amazing!

Priyanka singh

The place is right next to a dock so it’s very pretty to sit on the deck and have your breakfast or lunch. The view from the deck is very good. we got the calamari, shrimp sandwich and tacos. Calamari was okay, we’ve had better. The shrimp sandwich was good, it was very unique to see mini shrimps in it. With the coleslaw, the burger tasted very nice. Tacos were a hit, they had a lot of elements including pineapple which was unexpected. Overall good experience.

I really want to like this place.. I keep coming back hoping that maybe this time it's better. But unfortunately the food is consistently disappointing. It is really a shame. No flavor, poorly prepar…

I really want to like this place.. I keep coming back hoping that maybe this time it's better. But unfortunately the food is consistently disappointing. It is really a shame. No flavor, poorly prep…

Great restaurant on the marina (hence the name). Don't expect some upscale restaurant- the name "cafe" is spot on but you get great views of the marina and the food was fantastic. We started w parm…

Great restaurant on the marina (hence the name). Don't expect some upscale restaurant- the name "cafe" is spot on but you get great views of the marina and the food was fantastic. We started w parm…

Great restaurant on the marina (hence the name). Don't expect some upscale restaurant- the name "cafe" is spot on but you get great views of the marina and the food was fantastic. We started w parm…

We go here frequently and do like to bring out of town guests. The ambience is pleasant, the view of the bay is peaceful and rejuvenating, the staff is friendly and accommodating, and the food is g…

We go here frequently and do like to bring out of town guests. The ambience is pleasant, the view of the bay is peaceful and rejuvenating, the staff is friendly and accommodating, and the food is g…

We go here frequently and do like to bring out of town guests. The ambience is pleasant, the view of the bay is peaceful and rejuvenating, the staff is friendly and accommodating, and the food is g…

Beautiful view, good service, and tasty, inventive drinks. The food is probably 3 1/2 stars (I feel like the menu could use some updating) but the overall experience here is top notch.

Beautiful view, good service, and tasty, inventive drinks. The food is probably 3 1/2 stars (I feel like the menu could use some updating) but the overall experience here is top notch.

Lovely seafood place with outdoor seating right on the docks. Friendly staff and prompt service. Food was just ok, drinks were great would go again!

Lovely seafood place with outdoor seating right on the docks. Friendly staff and prompt service. Food was just ok, drinks were great would go again!

I have been to cafe Marina many times. We have always had excellent service from clearly hardworking servers, especially notable on our last visit the morning of the Kinetic race (when the sculptur…

Keep expectations low for food. Paying for ambience. Beautiful view of marina. Good service.

Beautiful outdoor dining- great view and nice atmosphere. Service a bit slow but it was a big crowd on a busy sunny spring weekend afternoon - chowder was good - burger, too but a really big bun

Good food with good service with reasonable prices. Great location for a sunny day outside overlooking the marina. Plenty of seating inside as well to have a drink while we waited for an outside ta…

Good food with good service with reasonable prices. Great location for a sunny day outside overlooking the marina. Plenty of seating inside as well to have a drink while we waited for an outside ta…

Good food with good service with reasonable prices. Great location for a sunny day outside overlooking the marina. Plenty of seating inside as well to have a drink while we waited for an outside ta…

Good food with good service with reasonable prices. Great location for a sunny day outside overlooking the marina. Plenty of seating inside as well to have a drink while we waited for an outside ta…

Lovely marina views; good food and nice service. Menu offers several selections from a lighter meal to two-course dinners.

Marina view dining inside or patio. Really enjoyed the Halibut fish n chips, was real nice. Friendly staff, be patient with them as crowds aren’t predictable

Miko Osterhout

I was disappointed that a Marina restaurant did not have crab. I ended up getting an open- faced shrimp melt. The shrimp was good. However, it was rather dry and on a single piece of bread (so pretty small). The clam chowder was very good!

Carter Jergensen

When we walked in and sat down and asked about recommendations the waiteress pointed out literally the 3 most expensive items on the list and didn't mention her opinion just said they were well spoken for. The highlight was the clam chowder which was actually really good and if you wanted to get anything here I would recommend that but the red snapper had little to no flavor it felt like I was eating just seasoning. The prawns were caked in so much teriyaki I couldn't even barely taste the meat and the steaks they offered were so thin that although we asked for medium rare it was going to come out well done regardless.

Anu Rao

We tried to get a table at this restaurant for two nights but only succeeded on the second night after a long wait. Reach early as they don’t take reservations over the phone. The food was good, and they have a beautiful outside seating area. There was a mix-up with our order and the check, but they corrected it and offered a complimentary dessert.

+3

Overall, not bad. Server seemed a little impatient and clam chowder had mixed reviews. One bowl had plenty of clams and the other two basically had cream of potato soup. I had the shrimp salad …

The view was beautiful, but the food was not the best. The service was polite and punctual. It is a casual place, not an upscale restaurant on the waterfront.

The view was beautiful, but the food was not the best. The service was polite and punctual. It is a casual place, not an upscale restaurant on the waterfront.

The view was beautiful, but the food was not the best. The service was polite and punctual. It is a casual place, not an upscale restaurant on the waterfront.

The view was beautiful, but the food was not the best. The service was polite and punctual. It is a casual place, not an upscale restaurant on the waterfront.

David Good

This review pains me, as this place used to be where you’d take someone for a “fancy” dining experience. My uncle, who’s 88, still remembers it that way. Unfortunately, it’s gone downhill slowly over the years. The atmosphere now feels more like a DIY café than a nice restaurant. The tables slide around on the fake wood laminate floors, the walls are stark and bland, and the echo is awful because nothing absorbs sound. The patio does offer a beautiful view of the marina and Eureka across the water, which is one of the few highlights. The food used to be decent, but on our most recent visit (at my uncle’s request), more than half of the meals went uneaten. Three of us ordered the chicken fettuccine alfredo, and all three picked the chicken out and left it on the edge of the plate. It was old, extremely dry, tasteless, and just bad—not rotten, just unpleasant, like dried-out particle board. The noodles and sauce weren’t much better. My daughter, who usually eats without complaint, barely touched hers. I’m not picky, so I ate the pasta, but the chicken was inedible. The fish and chips tasted like frozen, no-name store-bought food reheated in a fryer. None of the other dishes looked appetizing either. My uncle enjoyed his red snapper—but to be fair, he’s 88 and prefers places like Denny’s, so his expectations are different. Service was friendly, and the staff was genuinely nice, which I appreciated. But the service flow was off. Plates arrived a few at a time—mine came five minutes before my wife’s. We didn’t mind, but some people would be upset. With a large group, I understand not everything can hit the table simultaneously, but the bigger issue was the salad. It arrived after our main courses, which is just poor timing. At that point, it’s either eat the salad and let your entrée get cold or skip it and eat limp lettuce later. None of the six kids finished more than a few bites of their food, and most of the adults didn’t either. The garlic toast looked toasted but was as soft as plain bread. The real disappointment, though, was that no one on staff seemed to notice or care about the piles of uneaten food. A quick, attentive check-in could have gone a long way, but instead, it felt like they were just going through the motions. I still left a generous tip because the staff was kind, but I won’t be returning anytime soon. If ownership or management changes, I might give it another try—but for now, the “fancy” dining experience this place once had is long gone.

Ambers Youngblood

Clam Strips minus the clams. If you like fried batter they are good. When I complained to manager her response was "I have been here for 6 yrs and no one else has complained" maybe my expectations of clam being in the clam strips was too high, the frozen ones in the store are bigger. They did give us a lot of frys with our meals Photo- I put a sugar packet on plate for size comparison

John Elmer

I had high hopes for this place but was disappointed.😢 Started with an appetizer of garlic fries which was a good size and had a decent amount of garlic ( cheese was a little weak). My Cajun red snapper was under seasoned and the bread overwhelmed the sandwich. The side salad had 1 cucumber slice, 1 beat and just greens (lame). The New England clam chowder was tasteless and mostly broth. I put hot sauce in it to help. The service was weak. Our dishes sat at our table the majority of the time and we had to flag her down for refills BUT the outside seating is awesome and view beautiful. Too bad the food didn’t match the location

+1

Love this restaurant when we travel from out of town. We eat this café at least four times a year. Drove over to Eureka for a milestone birthday. We decided to call ahead since we always get attitude…

Let me elaborate a minute on our recent experience at cafe Marina. I drove 5 hours from Sacramento to take my mom to a nice lunch. However, it was everything but that. Let's start with the hostess.…

Clam chowder tasted like canned & so did the beef barley soup. Service was horribly slow. My Cajun snapper was very sweet tasting, not at all like Cajun seasoning. The scalloped potatoes tasted like …

This is normally a great seafood restaurant. We arrived at 130 pm on a Tuesday. 8 people were seated and eating. The host said we could be seated, but the cook couldn't take our order for a half …

The worst service ever. We arrived and asked for a table. Seeing 8 tables empty inside. The front of house said it would be at least 30 minutes wait. Ok. Can we have a seat at the bar or bar table …

TERRIBLE service!!!!! We were seated and waited 15 min but no one approached our table to wait on us. I asked the waitress serving the next table & she said she would tell our waitress. No one ev…

Allen Harden

I've eaten a lot of oysters and these by far are the worst I have ever had. Chicken sandwich tasted like it had been sitting in a fridge for a few days. Food definitely does not take like it is made fresh daily.

Alyssa Pollard

Love this restaurant as an out of town traveler. We come to the Coast and enjoy it about four times a year. Came over to Eureka for a milestone birthday, we decided to call ahead because we typically get an attitude when we arrive and ask for a simple table of four. This time we brought the whole family (15 people). We called ahead for a reservation and the person stated you can only have 15 people on a reservation, hence what we were doing, then stated we had to eat a banquet menu. We said we couldn’t do that based on dietary restrictions. The said, “okay, have a nice day” then hung up. Would not recommend based on their attitudes.

joan lubey

HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! And this was not the 1st time I've experienced this. But i keep coming back to give them a chance and every time I'm completely disappointed. And this place used to be so good. We used to bring all our friends here, people from out of town and we used to go at least once a week if not more. No more though. Just went here to grab a bite to eat. I literally stood at the "please wait to be seated" sign for over 5 minutes. Which doesn't seem like a long time but there were hardly any customers. There were 3 women at the bar, and one other table, that's it. The only other table was walking out as I stood waiting. Waitress was in the kitchen, looked right at me, went to drop off something for the customers at the table, then actually looked right at me and then went straight behind the bar and began to ask the women if they needed anything. What the hell?? Do you not know how to waitress? Food is good if you can get it to your table correctly. Other than that, the place is just horrible now. I will not be going back.

Artem Makhonko

Came for a dinner, ordered dozen of oysters, as you can see on the picture this is just a gross “thing” from a can but they will charge you like it’s a real/normal one. Was waiting my order for a decade. And also, ahaha, the picture of quesadilla is for 9$. This is ridiculous, mess the order completely. No thank you. Disrespecting me because I’m not a citizen, well done. Discrimination from this person is unacceptable