Location: Mendocino
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Discover Restaurants offering the best Seafood food in Mendocino, California, United States. Shop, eat, and enjoy the feeling of going back in time to a simpler era as you groove to the vibes of downtown Mendocino’s hippy past and quaint New England style architecture. Find a secluded bluff, and listen to seals splashing and barking. Visit the Mendocino Art Center, started by San Francisco artists in the 1950s. Enjoy a Mendocino Theater Company performance. Stop in historic Ford House, which doubles as city museum and Mendocino Headlands State Park visitors center. Mendocino Headlands State Park winds around Mendocino Bay, and is a wildlife corridor linking coast and inland areas. Savor the spring wildflowers. In July the Headlands and city are home to the Mendocino Music Festival. Groove to the ocean views, blowholes, wave tunnels, sea arches, grottos, and tide pools as you hike the beaches and cliff trails. Along the Mendocino Headlands Trail, watch for old cross-ties from the oxen-powered railway that dumped lumber to ships below the bluff. Drive 2 miles north of Mendocino to Russian Gulch State Park for rock fishing, swimming, skin diving, tide pools, bicycling, a 36-foot high waterfall, and a Devil's Punch Bowl of churning water. Savor spring rhododendron blooms at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. Take the family on the half-day Skunk Train roundtrip from Fort Bragg to inland Northspur. Bird watch at Cleone Lake, a tidal lagoon in MacKerricher State Park, 3 miles north of Fort Bragg. Enjoy MacKerricher’s wheelchair accessible nature trail, Ten Mile beach, fishing, hiking, jogging, horseback riding, and bicycling. Take the kids to Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park. Tee off at the 5,458-yard, 9-hole coastal golf course at Little River Inn, which also offers llama treks. Take the family to Little River State Park and Van Damme Beach State Park, which are near Little River Airport (KLLR). Kids love the recently renovated Point Arena Lighthouse, because they can climb to the top.
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1. Flow Restaurant and Lounge
Overall Ratings
4 based on 538 reviews
Epic view of the Pacific and Mendocino Bay. Deck and bay window views. Fresh, local, organic cuisine, skillfully blended by chef Matt Samuelson. Whale watching from our second-story view, December through May. Beautiful sunsets most evenings. A great plac
Reviewed By DoloresJacoby
I am never disappointed by establishments that have awards of excellence. I found this restaurant by walking, read the menu board and found it has a comprehensive menu with something for everyone. Beautiful architectural entry up the tower stairs. enjoy your visit.
2. Little River Inn Dining Room
Overall Ratings
4 based on 532 reviews
Family hospitality meets fine cuisine at this landmark coastal resort. Looking out upon magnificent ocean and garden views, the Little River Inn Restaurant is well known for its comfortable atmosphere and enticing fresh local fare. Executive Chef Marc Dym
Reviewed By AL330
We ordered the seared Scallops and a Snapper dish. The Scallop dish was surrounded by green peas and a bed of herbed orzo. The peas were so fresh yet crunchy, and the scallops amazingly tasty. Truly hats off to the Chef!! The Server (an elderly man) even gave us a small box of the chef's fudge since we didn't have room for dessert that night. Oh, and yes, we even enjoyed a sea view from our table at the window.We will definitely return on our next trip to the Mendocino coast.
3. Wild Fish
Overall Ratings
4 based on 599 reviews
100% Local & Organic The culinary team at Wild Fish procure produce locally from farmers, fishermen & women and foragers - the fish is always wild and fresh. Everything is made from scratch and in house.
Reviewed By Homeowner
I just love Wild Fish. We dined there tonight and enjoyed oysters on the half shell, excellently prepared fish with lovely locally grown vegetables, very good local wines paired with each course, and shared the sticky toffee pudding. The chef really knows fish. They have added service people who do a very good job. Dining at Wild Fish alone justifies a trip to Mendocino or Little River.
4. Albion River Inn Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 449 reviews
Reviewed By outandabout49
We fell in love with Mendocino eight years ago and returned this year to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. This was our first meal at Albion. I chose it because of the positive reviews and for tables at a window for the marvelous view of the sea. I made reservations for 5 p.m. (Window seating can be guaranteed only for 5 and 5:15 reservations.) I made the reservation through Open Door, then confirmed it by phone to ask for a window table and informed them of our anniversary celebration. We had the best table in the house (in the northwest corner). Staff was friendly, attentive, and wished us a happy anniversary. My wife had the macaroni and cheese as an appetizer, whitefish, and the Meyer Lemon and Honey Cheesecake for dessert. She said each dish was excellent. I had the Point Reyes Blue Cheese Salad, the New York strip sirloin, and the chocolate raspberry cake. All but the steak were fine. I ordered the steak medium rare. It came out medium. It was hard to chew and not the melt-in-your mouth quality we should expect from a prime cut for $40. Under other circumstances, I would have sent it back, but 1) I did not want to put a negative vibe on our celebration and 2) It would have meant waiting another 10-15 minutes for my meal. The demi-glace on the steak was delicious, and the sides -- glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, and sauteed green beans -- were excellent. Our desserts were fabulous. The bread served with the meal -- small slices of soft white bread with crust -- was unremarkable. I was hoping for something more upscale, such as french or multi grain rolls. The coffee was a disaster -- tepid, watery with little to no flavor. To note: a small bar is located in the corner of the dining room. Happy Hour is between 5 and 6. On the evening we were there, a group of 4 or 5 people came to the bar to take full advantage of the reduced prices. Things got a little noisy. Because of the disappointing steak, bread and coffee -- especially the mortal sin of botching what should have been a superior steak -- I am tempted to give the Albion only 3 stars, but I will give it 4 because, by and large, the evening went well.
