"During my visit, I ordered the Fried Cod, which comes with fries, but for a $3.00 upcharge, I could substitute chowder instead. Unfortunately, the server misunderstood my request and brought both the fries and chowder. When I pointed out the mistake when my food arrived, I was informed that this was how the dish was served. To make matters worse, I later found a $6.00 charge for the chowder on my bill. It took several attempts on the server's part to resolve the issue with someone at the bar before it was finally corrected.
Now, onto the food: the Fried Cod was excellent—six pieces cooked perfectly, accompanied by a decent tartar sauce. However, while the chowder had a lot of flavor initially, it only filled about 20% of the bowl with a very thin broth. Adding more potatoes or other ingredients would definitely help bulk it up. I had to strain most of the broth just to get to the clams at the bottom. The broth itself was unremarkable; not particularly bad, but not something I'd want to drink. The clam mixture was tasty on its own, though.
As for the fries, they were limp, not warm, and overall quite disappointing. The service was not ideal; the server didn’t check on us until we were almost done with our meals. Thankfully, I ordered a water along with my beer, which was nice to have during the meal.
On a positive note, the server was friendly, although the initial experience was slightly off-putting. When I called to make a reservation for three, I was told it wasn’t necessary for that number, which led to a bit of confusion upon arrival. Luckily, a solo diner kindly invited us to sit with him as it appeared crowded. There was also unused space at the bar, yet we weren’t offered seats there.
I would be willing to give the restaurant another try, as every place can have an off day, but this experience was not quite up to the standard I’ve come to expect from Kodiak."
