weekend in sequim :: eats

This last weekend my hubby and I spent up in Sequim staying at Fern Hollow while we had guests there from out of town.  On Friday night, having heard of a little place called the Next Door Gastropub, we thought we would head to Port Angeles to give it a try.  Gracious me . . . . I can't say anything bad about it at all. 

We arrived around 6:30 and waited about 20 minutes until a seat opened up.  The street side wall of the pub was a garage door style that they had in the open position with patio heaters placed along the outside surrounding bar tables.  There was a wall of booth seating, misc. tables and chairs and a long expansive bar area for seating.  A great atmosphere of people gathered enjoying amazing food, great drinks and fun conversation. Once seated we began perusing the menu and knew right off the bat that we wanted to try the mac & cheese with the Dungeness crab added.  It was delicious, creamy, great flavor and served piping hot from the oven.  We followed that up with the Not Your Average Joe burger.  A coffee rubbed 1/2 lb 100% natural Northwest beef patty topped with tempura onion straws, and a romesco sauce all served on a lightly toasted pub bun. We got this with fries covered in chopped garlic and shaved parmesan.  Nothing says love like a big 'ol kiss after eating fries covered in chopped garlic. :)

We of course couldn't stop there and finished off our meal with a fabulous order of Poutine.  We would definitely recommend the Next Door Gastropub to anyone looking for a place to go and grab a bite on the Olympic Peninsula.  It was delicious.  Not only was the food great, but after about an hour, we saw a couple I had gone to school with years ago and who I hadn't seen in almost a year.  It was great to catch up and hear how their family was.