Island Lunch is Cozy!

Come rain or shine, taking the ferry to one of the islands is always romantic and always an adventure.
I’ll call Bainbridge Island the commuter island off of Seattle because the ride from the mainland to the island is about 30 minutes and during the week there’s lots of people making the daily trip to their offices. What a way to get to work, drive onto the ferry and away you go!

This past Saturday was grey and a little drizzly but not enough to stop us from taking out of town friend Jerome on a little trip to Bainbridge Island for lunch. This is the view as you approach the island.

After our short and sweet ferry ride we just hopped into our car and drove into town and arrived within minutes at the Harbour Public House for lunch. The place was hopping so a 20 minute wait gave us time to walk along the dock and look at boats, clouds and water. And once inside, very cozy!

The menu reads like an old newspaper and though the food here is not outstanding I did have one of the most delicious and unique clam chowders I’ve experienced yet (I am having fun exploring the different clam chowders of the Pacific Northwest!) Tiny little necks still in their shells, chunks of potatoes and a delicious rich creamy broth, this was going to require a little calorie sacrificing later on in the day but it was well worth it – delicious! Gavin had a ribolitta that in my opinion was a vegetarian’s dream! I stole a bite of Marc’s salmon sandwich which was great and had a hard time resisting Jerome’s fish and chips.

Afterwards we walked around the village and came across a really cute home furnishing store that carried all kinds of wonderful things. Reminded me of a store I love in Montecito near Santa Barbara, Ca. especially with their impressive selection of Vietri Italian ceramics which made me want to cry. Or buy. Gavin bought some fig dishwashing liquid.

An after lunch coffee accompanied us on our walk back to the car where we walked past a little cottage I found truly inspiring. How welcoming is this? Do I want to be an island commuter? I guess only time will tell. All aboard!