Barbie’s Seabeck Bay Cafe

This wonderful, local bite of Seabeck flavor has REOPENED, Wednesday-​Sunday, lunch only, 11am-​2pm. We are singing for joy.
Something to know: they are CASH ONLY. There is an ATM in the store.
Sandwiches and their terrific soups are back, and all those crazy good desserts. Barbie’s beautiful face behind the counter, along with cute, bubbly new servers.
I’ve had the BLT both times since they’ve reopened. It’s the kind of sandwich you just want to keep eating til you’re sick. Absolutely perfect.
Come back, Barbie fans!!!
October 2015: Barbie’s has closed for good. Barbie needed to retire. But she’s my neighbor so I can still see her and maybe get her to bake me a pie.

Barbie’s is open again with a very limited menu compared to before. I adore the charm of eating on a pier with the water lapping beneath your feet so I’m glad she’s back… even if it’s only for awhile.

I don’t understand all of the great reviews! I’ve been here 4 or 5 times and left irritated each time. The food is so-​so, burgers clearly prepared and frozen ahead of time and then heated up. The desserts are the only exceptional thing on the menu. I’ve also waited INSANE amounts of time on Sundays to eat here, only to get stuck in the weird «store seating» literally in a convenience store up front. So bizarre. Go for the views, not for the service, that’s for sure!

The food is legit at Barbie’s BUT if there are more than 3 people in the restaurant it takes forever to get your order! They have a tiny kitchen.
Great atmosphere an nice staff though. They even had blankets on the patio so if you got cold you could wrap up in one.
Pretty cool little place overall, try the Bumble Berry Pie !

I didn’t actually eat here, but loved the friendly and helpful attitude of a gal working here this past Saturday afternoon.
We came over to Seabeck for a barbecue and because I was in dire need of caffeine and the espresso shop next to Barbie’s had just closed, I walked into Barbie’s (which is in back of the General Store) and asked if they served to-​go coffee.
While the gal apologetically indicated they didn’t have any coffee, because they had actually closed at three that afternoon, she walked me up to the front of the General Store to where they normally have coffee (and that I had overlooked when I entered the store). The gal consulted with the store cashier to ensure that the coffee was fresh (it was indeed fresh) and that creamer and sweetener were available.
I like that kind of service!
FYI — this was my first time on the Hood Canal, and I was very impressed with the scenery. But I would not want to have to take the commute from here to Seattle like many people do (this involves driving and a ferry, and getting up at 3:30am).

Barbie’s recently took this from 4 stars down to one, due to their new hours (open until 3pm only). A couple of us and a dog made the long trek out to Seabeck, looking forward to a good meal on the deck, only to be slapped in the face with a «closed» sign (it was 3:15pm on a nice SATURDAY!).
If you’re inclined to have a breakfast or brunch, then– by all means– visit. Otherwise, they’ll lose a LOT of business. Bye bye, Barbie’s.

Service is amazing! The girl was soooo nice and had a great sense of humor. The food was delicious. Juiciest burgers EVER! Can’t wait to go back again!

This place is adorable! Super small, cozy, quaint… all those synonyms! If you can, get a view of the water… best seats in the house. I went on a Sunday morning and had eggs benedict. The muffin part was a bit tough to cut through with a fork, but that’s okay. :)

THE BEST HASH BROWNS IN THE WORLD!
Whenever I make the trip «home», this place is a MUST on my list for breakfast. From the down-​home feel of the dining room with the gorgeous view, to the friendly, courteous staff, and most importantly — the food — I am never disappointed. I almost always order one of the numbered breakfasts, usually two eggs, hash browns, two slices of bacon and sourdough toast. I swear, these are the best hash browns I have ever eaten, and I’ll be going back for them as long as Barbie keeps on making them!
I’ve been known to take home one of their fantastic desserts a time or two. My favorite: The apple dumplings.

I continue to consider Barbie’s my favorite local place to eat on the Kitsap Peninsula. I absolutely LOVE their kickin’ krab chowder — it’s like crab and corn chowder with a little jalapeño in it. I also love their cole slaw here that has some bits of pineapple and candied pecans in it. Several times we have gone to Barbie’s and seen bald eagles soaring around the docks outside the restaurant. It’s a great setting right on the water.

Cute little place to eat in Seabeck… wait, where the hell is Seabeck???
Came here for lunch and it was really good. It’s on the water and has the country/​nautical décor going on.
I ordered a bowl of the special jalepeno/​crab chowder… BOMB! It was served with 2 huge pieces of toast and it was delicious. I also ordered the yellow fin sandwich and it was really good. It was a little on the messy side because the bun got soggy but tasty overall. I think next time I will try something different like a chili burger or salmon club. The side of macaroni salad was also a nice surprise.
After stuffing my face I had enough room to plow down a piece of homemade chocolate cake. It was moist and VERY good. They make all of the pies/​cakes in house and all of them looked good. I’m a chocoholic so…
Servers were friendly and nice.
I don’t know if I will ever find myself in Seabeck again but this place has good eats!

Good food, friendly staff, reasonable prices, on the water, fun to watch the birds and look across the bay or watch the clouds roll in. Very homestyle cooking. Packed on Sunday mornings. Eat inside or on the dock. You will never run out of things to look at or read on the walls.

We have really wanted to try Barbie’s for some time, and finally had the chance today. We were greeted immediately and seated. My husband and I both chose their club sandwich, I ordered mine without mayonnaise. And, then the wait began.
They really weren’t that busy, just three or four tables with two already eating their food. We waited forever…25 minutes… for cold sandwiches and potato chips. The food finally came, and it looked great, but they put mayonnaise on mine. Afraid that it would take another 25 minutes to fix, I decided to suck it up. The sandwich was actually very good, aside from the mayo slathered throughout.
The waitress apologized for the mayonnaise, and offered us a dessert. This was really nice of her, and we accepted. We tried their apple dumpling, which was good. The price for two club sandwiches and two drinks came to $ 30.00…that is really expensive for sandwiches! A little disappointed by our experience with the wait and the price :(

We have been there a few times now and we LOVE it! Everything we have tried (cheeseburger, grilled ham/​cheese, BLT, chili in bread bowl, and several desserts) has been AMAZING! You MUST get a dessert! They are out of this world! My favorite so far is the mandarin orange cake with pineapple whipped frosting. YUMMY!

I went to the place after hearing about it so much from the other people I know — went with a group of fellow Navy wives during lunchtime. The place was so homely and the waitresses were so nice! I had a seafood salad and it was amazing! Lots of crab meat and yummy shrimp along with this awesome raspberry vinaigrette — and this is coming from a girl who really doesn’t eat salads that often… and don’t get me started about the pies! They’re to die for! I had an apple pie a-​la-​mode, I tried some of the other pies the other ladies had (like the Kahlua pie and the peanut butter crème… OMG YUM!!!) — took a piece of the peanut butter crème home for an after-​dinner dessert.
Update (8÷22÷12) — I went a second time a while back for breakfast with a fellow Navy wife and had their crab eggs benedict. Lots of crab meat, eggs cooked perfectly… the Hollandaise sauce was rather bland and that made me kinda sad. That still won’t stop me from coming here! There’s still lots to try! xD

I really love this place and eat here often. I love the homemade food. The only item I’ve had that was not as expected was the grilled salmon sandwhich. It was really dry with no seasoning (but I also had them hold the mayo…). Other than that I love the food here. The service can be hit and miss (I ate here 2 weeks ago with a friend and we were practically ignored by our server, I had to ask the other server for everything)! So it was reflected in my tip. Back to the food, the crab chowder is yummy and I love the breakfast items, plus all the homemade desserts. No fryers here so don’t expect french fries. Great view and fun place out in Seabeck. Give it a try!

on a perfectly beautiful early fall day. we took a table on the outside deck and ordered crabmeat and melted cheddar sandwiches on toasted sourdough bread. Wickedly good. We really enjoyed our meal, the staff was friendly and the view is killer. Just go there.

The setting here can’t be beat. Barbie is friendly, welcoming and engaging and the scenery of the Olympics is breathtaking. This restaurant appears to be a great find — a small diner looking like something out straight out of the 1960’s. We start to salivate.
We are greeted by someone whom we assume is Barbie. It is later confirmed that this is the matriarch of this popular establishment. We ask to sit on the deck, as it is a glorious sunny day, and we are offered a spot on a bench although the deck is filled with customers. Barbie is very accommodating.
We are served water and soft drinks as we peruse the menu. We chose a menu item, relay this to the staff and sit back in the sun and relax and wait for the fantastic menu item to be delivered.
And we relax.
We take in the great view. Our drinks are refilled and we soak up the sun.
And we relax.
And our water is refilled again and our diet coke is refilled and we love the refilling of liquids… in this beautiful setting. We sip the cool, crisp water in these magnificent surroundings.
And we relax.
But our food does not come and we question this, but it is busy and the first nice day in months and so we are still happy.
And we relax.
And we are happy to soak up the sun and feel our necks sunburn, the necks without sunscreen. We are only here for lunch and you do not need sunscreen for a lunch… only a day in the sun needs sunscreen. But, the food does not come.
We are not relaxing.
Now our stomachs start to rumble and we start to grumble. And we are hungry but this is a NICE place and the staff is nice also, so we smile.
But we are not relaxing.
And mommy, next to us, tends to her three hungry children and feeds them candy and rocks them on her knee. And daddy takes them to the nice beach by the nice restaurant. But they are hungry and they want to eat and they are screaming as they don’t have their hot dogs and they don’t have their grilled cheese. And now mother, father and children are all unhappy and now WE are unhappy.
We finally get our long awaited for lunch — a tasty tuna sandwich and decent, not fantastic, potato salad. We can’t remember the second order as we have been waiting and «relaxing». And the homemade chocolate cream (mousse?) pie that looks beautiful, alas, seems to be made using cool whip. We had such HIGH hopes.
If you want to have an incredible view with a wait time that gives you enough time to pen your first novel, this is the place. If you are ravenous and would like to complete your lunch, before the cocktail hour begins… look elsewhere.

This place is great. Small little area so be prepared to wait a little bit, unless you want to sit outside. The choices on the menu are great, for breakfast. We think they were a little overwhelmed the last time we went here because the food was less than perfect this time. Other than that the food is usually fantastic. Must try the eggs benedict.

I’ve been cruising by Barbies for years and never tried it. Since I was visiting last week, I picked up my sister and headed over. It’s a great little place on a small pier next to a general store and a small pizza shack. There’s one other art/​nick-​knack store… and that’s Seabeck! It’s beautiful. Barbie’s is small, but the food was outstanding. The clam chowder was suspiciously similar to Ivar’s…which I love! (It’s not Ivar’s, it’s home made) Their sandwiches were made with care, unique and delicious. The view from the table was spectacular. There’s an old floating dock out in the water, and seals were sunning themselves on it! They have binoculars sitting on the window seal so you can watch the wildlife on the bay. The service is outstanding, very friendly. They take their time to make it right. Barbie’s is a must do from now on.