Downriggers on the Water Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing Downriggers on the Water, a seaside gem in Port Angeles, WA, offering a diverse menu of seafood delights. From award-winning Clam Chowder to crispy calamari and delectable seafood salads, there's something for every seafood lover. The Grilled Northwest Salmon and Steamer Clams are standout dishes worth trying. The restaurant's casual, touristy atmosphere with views of the water adds to the dining experience. With a focus on fresh ingredients and generous portions, Downriggers on the Water is a go-to spot for a satisfying seafood meal. Don't miss out on their Happy Hour specials and the chance to enjoy the picturesque views while dining.
Appetizers
Downriggers Homemade Clam Chowder
Made from scratch daily, our award winning recipe features tender clams, bacon, and potatoes in a creamy New England Style
Asparagus Tempura
Fresh asparagus, Port Townsend Reel Amber beer batter, homemade teriyaki sauce for dipping
Garlic Cheese Bread
Garlic parmesan butter, shredded cheddar-jack cheese, baked in the oven, served with homemade marinara
Pan Fried Oyster Appetizer
Local oysters breaded in house, homemade cocktail and tarter sauce
Hot Crab Dip
Our signature secret recipe, served hot out of the oven with fresh garlic bread, perfect for sharing
Hand Dipped Onion Rings
Fresh cut yellow onions, Port Townsend Reel Amber beer batter, Served with ranch for dipping
Fried Calamari
Crispy calamari, garlic aioli, lemon
Sweet Potato Fries
Served with ranch, perfect for sharing
Baked Garlic Shrimp
Baked in garlic butter, finished with shredded cheddar-jack cheese, Served bubbling hot out of the oven with garlic bread
Bay Shrimp Cocktail
Tender, tiny bay shrimp OR fresh Dungeness crab, diced celery, homemade cocktail sauce, lemon
Dungeness Crab Cocktail
Tender, tiny bay shrimp OR fresh Dungeness crab, diced celery, homemade cocktail sauce, lemon
Garden Salad
Organic mixed greens, romaine, carrots, cucumber, tomato, red onion, choice of dressing
Caesar Salad*
Fresh chopped romaine, garlic croutons, shredded parmesan, tossed in homemade Caesar dressing, tomato, lemon
Express Lunch
A cup of homemade clam chowder, garden salad, warm bread
Downriggers Luigi*
Toasted sourdough bread bowl filled with our creamy clam chowder, served with a crisp Caesar salad
Oriental Chicken Salad
Organic mixed greens, romaine, crunchy chow mein noodles, tossed in oriental dressing, topped with a grilled teriyaki chicken breast, cucumber, tomato, sesame seeds
Seafood Louie
Organic mixed greens, romaine, hard boiled egg, tomato, black olives, Topped with fresh Dungeness Crab and Bay Shrimp, side of Thousand Island dressing
Crab Louie
Bay Shrimp Louie
Crispy Chicken Salad
Organic mixed greens, romaine, crispy chicken breast, cheddar-jack cheese, bacon, tomato, black olives, hard boiled egg, choice of dressing on the side
Salads
Seafood
Grilled Northwest Salmon
Wild Sockeye Salmon filet, basted with garlic parmesan butter, served with rice, steamed asparagus and a side of hollandaise
Steamer Clams
Local, tender manila clams in a savory broth of butter, white wine, garlic, onion, Lemon and parsley, served with garlic bread
Discovery Bay Oysters
Local oysters breaded in house and pan fried, served with rice, steamed asparagus, homemade cocktail, tarter, and hollandaise sauces
Salmon Oscar
Wild Sockeye Salmon filet, topped with fresh asparagus, Dungeness crab meat, and hollandaise sauce, served with rice
Dungeness Crab & Black Tiger Prawns
Blackened Wild Sockeye Salmon Fett
Smoke House
PNW Smoked King Salmon and Black Tiger Prawns
Chicken & Mushroom
Fettuccini Alfredo
Pastas
Black Tiger Prawns
Grilled Prawn Skewers
Grilled and basted with garlic parmesan butter, served with rice, steamed asparagus and a side of hollandaise
Prawns and Chips
Breaded in house, served with crispy fries, homemade coleslaw, house cocktail and tarter, lemon
8 oz Flat Iron Steak*
Tender filet, house seasoning, served with a baked potato, steamed broccoli and a side of hollandaise
20 oz Bone-In Porterhouse*
Flavorful hand cut steak, house seasoning, served with a baked potato, steamed broccoli and a side of hollandaise
Chicken Oscar
6 oz chicken breast, grilled and basted with garlic parmesan butter, topped with fresh asparagus, Dungeness crab meat and hollandaise sauce, served with rice
Chicken Parmesan
Hand breaded chicken breast on a bed of house made marinara served with fettuccini tossed in homemade garlic parmesan cream sauce
Teriyaki Chicken
Charbroiled marinated teriyaki chicken breast, basted with house teriyaki sauce, served with rice, steamed broccoli, and a side of hollandaise
Garlic Chicken
Grilled chicken breast, garlic parmesan butter, rice, steamed broccoli, hollandaise
Cashew Vegetable Stir-Fry
Broccoli, carrots, red onion, celery, cashews, sauteed in house teriyaki sauce, Topped with sesame seeds, served on a bed of rice
Chicken & Chips
Hand cut and breaded chicken breast, deep fried, crispy fries, ranch
From Land and Sea
Fish & Chips
True Cod Fish & Chips
Tender, flaky cod
Salmon Fish & Chips
Wild Sockeye Salmon
Downrigger Burger
Tillamook Cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, thousand island, brioche bun
Garlic Patty Melt
Sautéed onions, Swiss cheese, grilled garlic sourdough
Mushroom Swiss Burger
Beef patty topped with Swiss, sautéed mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, mayo, brioche bun
Danish Burger
Topped with blue cheese crumbles, smoky bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, brioche bun
Pretzel Burger
Tillamook Cheddar, smoky bacon, lettuce, tomato, honey mustard, Bavarian pretzel bun
Downrigger Dip
Royal ranch beef slow roasted in house, thin sliced on a toasted garlic parmesan buttered, hoagie roll, topped with Swiss cheese and finished in the oven, served with au jus
California Chicken Burger
Grilled chicken breast, Swiss, smoky bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, brioche bun
Teriyaki Chicken Burger
Grilled, marinated teriyaki chicken breast, Havarti, lettuce, tomato, mayo, brioche bun
Oyster Po' Boy
Local pan fried oysters, house tarter, lettuce, tomato, grilled hoagie
Dungeness Crab & Shrimp Melt
Fresh Dungeness crab, tiny bay shrimp, blended with our creamy house crab dip, melted Tillamook Cheddar, grilled sourdough
Grilled Salmon Burger
Wild Sockeye Salmon filet, garlic parmesan butter, house tarter, lettuce, tomato, brioche bun
Coastal Club
Slow roasted turkey breast, honey ham, smoky bacon, Tillamook Cheddar, lettuce, tomato, mayo, soft honey wheat bread
Deli Sandwich
Lettuce, tomato, mayo, soft honey wheat. Choice of: Roast Beef & Cheddar | Honey Ham & Swiss | Turkey & Havarti
Burgers & Sandwiches
Children's Menu
Kids Burger & Fries
Royal ranch beef patty, cheddar, brioche bun
Kids Chicken Strips & Fries
Hand cut and breaded chicken breast, ranch
Kids Fish & Chips
Fresh local cod, house tarter, lemon
Grilled Cheese & Fries
Tillamook cheddar, grilled sourdough
Side Fries
Side Rice
Side Broccoli or Asparagus
Side Bread Basket
Garlic Bread
Side Baked Potato
Load it: Bacon/cheese/green onion/butter/sour cream
Extra Side of Sauce
Sides & Extras
Draft Beer
Mac & Jac's African Amber (5.8% ABV) Redmond Washington
Seattle Cider Semi Sweet (6.5% ABV) Seattle Washington
Widmer Hefeweizen (4.9% ABV) Portland Oregon
Iron Horse Irish Death Ale (7.8 ABV%) Ellensburg Washington
10 Barrel Lager (5% ABV) Bend Oregon
Kona Big Wave Blonde (4.4%Abv) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Shocktop Belgian White (5.2% ABV) St. Louis Missouri
Stella Artois (5%Abv) Leuven Belgium
Rainer (4.6% ABV) California
Coors Light (4.2% ABV) Colorado
Michelob Ultra (4.2% ABV) St. Louis Missouri
Chet's Golden Ale (4.7% ABV)
Reel Amber Ale (5.4% ABV)
Hop Diggidy IPA (5.9% ABV)
Scotch Ale (6.6% ABV)
Port Townsend Brewing Company Port Townsend Washington
Silver City Brewery Silverdale Washington
Tropic Haze IPA (6.4% ABV)
Ridgetop Red Ale (6.0% ABV)
Spacedust IPA (8.2% ABV)
Dawn Again Hazy Pale Ale (5.5% ABV)
Dragonstooth Stout (8.1% ABV)
Elysian Brewing Seattle Washington
Georgetown Brewery Seattle Washington
Manny's Pale Ale (5.4% ABV)
Bodhizafa (6.9% ABV)
Fresh Squeezed IPA (6.4% ABV)
Black Butte Porter (5.5% ABV)
Deschutes Brewery Bend Oregon
Bottled Beer
Coors Light
Budweiser
Corona
Stella "Non-Alcoholic"
Dark Harvest Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington
House Blush, Rotating
House Wine
Whites/Rose
Browne Vineyards White Blend, Columbia Valley, Washington
14 Hands Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Washington
Browne Vineyards Heritage Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Washington
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
Beringer Pinot Grigio, California
St. Michelle Harvest Select Sweet Riesling, Columbia Valley, Washington
Bartenura Moscato d'Asti, Italy
Maryhill Rose, Columbia Valley, Washington
Waterbrook Reserve Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Washington
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California
Camaraderie Cabernet Franc, Yakima Valley, Port Angeles, Washington
Browne Vineyards Red Blend, Columbia Valley, Washington
14 Hands Merlot, Columbia Valley, Washington
Browne Vineyards Pinot Noir, Oregon
Browne Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington
Browne Vineyards Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington
Browne Vineyards Do Epic Shit Red Blend, Paso Robles, California
Reds
Bubbles
Zonin Prosecco, Italy
Chloe Prosecco, Italy
Domaine Ste Michelle Brut, Columbia Valley, Washington
Orange Blossom Martini
Blood Orange Vodka, Cointreau, house sour, sugared rim
Wild Beri Lemonade
Raspberry Vodka, Blueberry Vodka, fresh pureed strawberries, house lemonade
Amaretto Orange Margarita
Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila, Amaretto, fresh orange and lime juices, house sour, Tajin rim
Eddy Palmer
Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka, house lemonade
Washington Apple
Crown Royal, Apple Pucker, Cranberry Juice
Huckleberry Lemonade
44 North Mountain Huckleberry Vodka, house lemonade
Caribbean Cosmo
Passion, Mango & Pineapple rums, cranberry, lime, soda
The Combat
Rum, gin, vodka, Melon liqueur, starry, beer, fresh orange juice, house sour, grenadine
Mango Breeze
Malibu Mango Rum, white rum, fresh orange juice, starry
Phat Cat Margarita
Tarantula Azul Tequila, Blue Curacao, fresh lime juice, house sour, pineapple juice
Craft Cocktails
Vodka
Well
44 North Mountain Huckleberry Vodka
Absolut
Absolut Mandarin, Lime, Citron, or Grapefruit
Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka
Grey Goose
Ketel One Vodka
Ketel One Botanicals Peach & Orange Blossom
Ketel One Botanicals Grapefruit and Rose
Pinnacle Whipped Vodka
Rose City Blood Orange Vodka
Smirnoff
Smirnoff Blueberry, Raspberry or Peach
Stoli
Stoli Vanilla
Titos
Aviation
Beefeater
Bombay Dry Gin
Bombay Sapphire
Hendricks
Tanqueray
Gin
Rum
Bacardi Gold
Bacardi White
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
Kraken
Malibu Coconut Rum
Malibu Mango, Passion Fruit or Pineapple
Myers Dark
Rum Haven Coconut Rum
Hornitos Silver Plata
Jose Cuervo Gold
Patron Anejo
Patron Silver
Tarantula Azul
Tequila
Brandy/Cognac
Well Brandy
Christian Brothers Apple Brandy
B&B
Courvoisier VS
Hennessy VS
Remy Martin VSOP
Jack Daniels
Templeton Rye
V.O.
Fireball
Crown Royal
Jameson
Old Bushmills
Seagrams Seven
Jim Beam
Makers Mark
Wild Turkey
Pendleton
Black Velvet
MacNaughton
Brown Sugar Bourbon
Bullelt Bourbon
Whiskey/Bourbon
Featured Bourbon From Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace
Eagle Rare
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch
Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel
Blanton's
Chivas
Cutty Sark
Dewars White Label
J&B
Johnnie Walker Red
Johnnie Walker Black
Glenlivet Twelve Year
Glenfiddich Twelve Year
Laphroaig Ten Year
Scotch
Liquers
Amaretto Disaronno
Baileys
Campari
Cointreau
Drambuie
Frangelico
Grand Marnier
Jägermeister
Kahlua
Rumple Minze
Southern Comfort
St. Germain Elderflower
Tia Maria
Tuaca
Yukon Jack
House Made Lemonade
Fresh Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea
Arnold Palmer
Iced Tea and house lemonade
Organic, Dark French Roast Coffee
Regular | Decaf
Hot Chocolate or Hot Apple Cider
Soft Drinks
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Starry, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, Club Soda, Tonic
Ed Bedford's Bottled Soda From Port Angeles
Root Beer, Ginger Ale, Ginger Beer, Marionberry Cream Soda
Fresh Juice
Orange, Grapefruit
Other Juices
Apple, Cranberry, Tomato
Milk
Hot Tea
Orange Spice, Honey Lemon Ginseng, English Breakfast, Earl Gray, Green. Herbal: Chamomile, Mint