Houlme

I did enjoy our dinner here but was a tad let down by the flavors. The staff was super friendly and the environment was cozy (could have been a little warmer but I get cold easily). It's super fun to watch the chefs prepare and cook everything. The pizza was fine, dough was tasty but lacking in flavor, could have been crispier as well. Wasn't wowed by the toppings either. Some of the other dishes we got were scallops (sauce was the best part, scallops were fresh but not seasoned enough) & mushrooms (good, probably my favorite dish, the broth was very yummy & complex). The dessert was this apple caramel with a brown butter ice cream - caramel was delicious, made me feel like I was eating a candy apple but a bit too hard. The ice cream just tasted like sweet cream to me, didn't get the brown butter but the texture was on point. I would go back if I felt like a fancier dinner when visiting Orcas Island, there were a few other dishes on the menu I would have tried. It's always great when restaurants use all local ingredients and support the local markets, I love to try and support that if i'm able to, Oh - and my wife got a gluten free pizza, she said the crust was amazing (for GF lol)

Had the best meal here the other day - such a treat that something this special would be on Orcas. The food/natural wine menu is outstanding - I am gluten free(celiac) and multiple starters worked for me and were both delicious and filling. Can’t wait to come back!