The Admiralty Lounge

I was afforded a visit to The Admiralty Lounge for my birthday dinner last month. Today I continue raving about the mouth-watering meal we shared - Cold Smoked Oysters & Red Snapper. Excellent menu, tasteful atmosphere, marvelous drinks. Another high note of mention: staff maintained the most appropriate, genuine, & courteous conduct - in all my experience, this is the standard that many businesses, restaurants, and other public services fail to meet. To me, that speaks to how this establishment functions as a whole, and how content the employees are. I look forward to visiting again; an overall phenomenal experience. 👏

— Lyra Mazzuca

Excellent menu with unique flavors that stand out but respect classic tastes people are used to. Always appreciative of places that do non alcoholic cocktails well. Very quiet on a Thursday afternoon, no rush, definitely the time to go. The pork belly and smoked oysters were the right choices for appetizers.

— Zeke Cao

After trying to walk into three other top-rated restaurants in downtown Bellingham on a Friday night in June with a party of five, The Admiralty Lounge had an open table. Initially going for just a drink, we stayed for dinner. We’re glad we did. Here’s our experience. 1) Food: We started with the salmon dip, which everyone really loved. It comes with little toasted bread slices. The menu is heavy seafood, but there are a few options without. Walking in hungry, I ordered the deviled eggs, Caesar salad, and the shrimp (all small plates). Each dish was full of flavor and delicious! 2) Drinks: They have a robust menu. Enjoying more sweet drinks, I ordered the Spa Day. I don’t love it. It’s mainly ice and not sweet at all. It wasn’t tart, just muted. I then ordered a local raspberry cider, which was very tasty. (It’s dry cider.) 3) Service: Phenomenal. Everyone was top notch- efficient and personable.

— Austin Graff

Absolutely wonderful. The drinks, the food (the onion jam on the steak frites is indescribable), the friendliness of staff and the atmosphere - all just perfect. Can’t wait to visit again.

— David Claridge

Hello! We reserved dinner on Valentine's Day because we were attending a performance at the Mt. Baker Theater. We have eaten ate this restaurant many times. We love the food, atmosphere, and service. As it was Valentine's Day, the menu was fixed. We paid $80 per person. Not including tip or alcoholic beverages. Although the food was excellent, the portions were small. There was an individual appetizer, individual entree, and shared dessert. My suggestion would be to include at least bread with the meal. Preferably, include soup or salad so that people don't walk away hungry. We will return again, but probably not for fixed menu night.

— Darren Manning