Bend Fish Company

It has been a long time since we visited the Bend Fish Company so we thought we'd check back in. It's still good stuff. It's still a little on the spendy side. But, as with any fish house, you should start with the chowder:

The chowder is good but we found that it contained quite a bit of sand. That was unpleasant.

The wife had the Salmon Caesar for $6.95 (add grilled Salmon for $2). It took me a bit to understand why we had to pay extra for Salmon on a Salmon Caesar. I thought it was amusing/confusing. You'd think it was included. But the Salmon in the dressing was little bits. There was quite a bit of Salmon in the dressing but it was still worth the extra two bucks for the two pieces of grilled Salmon.


I know in my previous Bend Fish Company post I said that I'd go for the fish and chips next time. True to my word, I went with the Black Tiger Shrimp for $8.75. Now I do still feel that the menu items are on the spendy side but Deschutes Brewery charges $14 for Fish and Chips. So in comparison to Deschutes, the Fish and Chips is quite the deal.


When you get the fish and chips you have 8 choices of fish, 3 choices of slaw, and get to choose 2 of the 8 types of tarters they have available. It can be quite overwhelming.

I went with the Cilantro-Lime slaw and the Cap'n Dicks (Horseradish Cocktail Sauce) and the Toky (Wasabi, Soy, Pickled Ginger, Cucumber) for tarters. The shimp, slaw, and tarters were all very very good! The fries were edible but not really that good. There were a ton of fries though but we barely touched them. After the sandy chowder and stealing bites of the wife's salad, I still got my fill.

Also on the earlier post, Dave asked a question in the comments which I don't think I ever answered. "do they have anything for freaks like me who don't like seafood?"

Well Dave, you can get the fries, spanish rice, refried black beans, potato salad, green bean salad, salsa, guac, and slaw...all of which on on the Sides portion of the menu. Enjoy.

Bend Fish Company
212 NE Revere
Bend, OR 97701
541-330-6131
http://www.centormall.com/Bend_Fish_Company/index.htm (site needs help, dog)

Kitchen open daily at 11am

Bend Fish Company - Bend Oregon

Bend Fish Company

Today we finally made it to Bend Fish Company for lunch. I've heard nothing but good things about the fish tacos. When we got there we ran into a friend who said that she has heard that the fish tacos were good. When we went up to the cashier to place our order, he said that everyone gets the fish tacos. So of course the wife goes first and guess what she gets? Yup, the Poki Tuna and the Thai This salad. I love her.

On the left, Thai This ($7.95) - Lime Prawns, Angel Hair Pasta, Shredded Vegetables, and Spicy Peanut Dressing. On the right, Poki Tuna ($5.95) - Raw Ahi, Shredded Vegetables, and Spicy Asian Dressing.

Both of these were delicious. The wife likes her vegetables and there were plenty. I enjoyed the Ahi, bites of her pasta, and stealing shrimp when she went refill her Arnold Palmer. All in all, a good meal.

My turn...Fish Tacos.

Fish Taco Plate ($7.50) - Fish...Tortillas....Plate. There was a mound of the chunkiest salsa I have ever seen on each, some shredded cabbagge, pretty sure some cilantro, and Cotija (it's a cheese) sprinkled on top.

Anyway, they were delicious with some Chahula hot sauce. Delicious without but "George likes his chicken spicy". Apparently you can get the fish grilled and not fried. If I get the fish tacos again, I will go grilled.

All in all, good lunch. I thought it was a bit on the spendy side but the portions were pretty damn good and the quality was there to back it up. We both agreed that we are going to try the Fish and Chips next time. You get to pick the fish, slaw, and tartars. Sounds like a challenge to me.

So if you get a chance to check out the Bend Fish Company, I'll go ahead and recommend the Fish and Chips...screw everyone else and their fish taco loving faces (but they are good).

Bend Fish Company
212 NE Revere
Bend, OR 97701
541-330-6131
http://www.centormall.com/Bend_Fish_Company/index.htm