Gardner's Restaurant - Seafood restaurant in Olympia - 111 Thurston Ave NW, USA

Husband and I came here on a lovely Friday night and we were seated right away. The ambiance was beautiful and very romantic. The food was superb! The husband got the ribeye and I got the sirloin both were incredible delicious. Our waitress was fantastic and very friendly even took our photo :) We definitely will come back here for a date night!

This is the best restaurant I have ever eaten at in Washington state and I have eaten at many. Not a single dish I had was not 5 stars, the carrot cake was so good I forgot to take a picture, it was literally the best carrot cake I have ever eaten in my life, I am convinced even someone who doesn't like carrot cake would love this one. At first I was skeptical about the Dijon sauce on the lamb chops but it complemented them better than any other chop sauce I have had, they were tender, perfectly cooked to medium rare and delicious. I love local Washington oysters and these baked didn't distract from their freshness at all. The Burrata appetizer with prosciutto and balsamic Glaze was incredible, burrata is good most anywhere you go but the flavors of Gardners version were far elevated. We are already planning when to come back! The wait staff were all incredible, our hostess delivered the specials immediately as we were seated and did an excellent job. My fiance brought me here to celebrate my recent promotion and we had the pleasure of one of the owners Sarah to stop by our table and she was so welcoming pleasant and generally interested in our feedback. This place takes the spot of my favorite restaurant in the state. You MUST come here!!! 5 🌟

Delicious food and cocktails. Might be nice to dress up, but definitely not required. Excellent service. Took about 2 hours but we ordered appetizers and dessert and weren't in a rush. Ambiance is a little 70s boat vibe but dressed up. I wouldn't bring kids, but there were some there so they wouldn't be unwelcome. I had the prawns, risotto, and oyster special with half baked half raw. All were excellent. My partner got the Bolognese, which I really liked, it was wine forward and well balanced with seasoning.

First time trying this place and I will say the atmosphere and service are great! Just east blown away with the food. Maybe it’s what we ordered? Will definitely be back to try other dishes.Desserts were great…

Booked a reservation here for my girl friend’s birthday. This place DOES NOT look fancy from the outside. Not sure why they keep it like that. But it is very nice inside. The hostess and server was amazing. We had the spicy honey shrimp, Chicken Piccata, and Top Sirloin with Demi glaze for food. We also had drinks. Everything was so delicious. We ended the night with a Peanut butter Pie dessert which was also yum.

This was such an amazing place to have dinner. The waitress was so friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating and made our time really nice. We never felt rushed even though we accidentally stayed past closing. If you want to have a nice dinner with high quality food and a great atmosphere, I highly recommend.

We had an memorable anniversary dinner at Gardner’s in downtown Olympia. The food was FANTASTIC, the service was perfect, and the setting was intimate and enjoyable (we had a raised corner table for two). The chicken piccata could almost be cut without a knife and their was a perfect amount of white wine the sauce. The vegetarian ravioli was plump, firm, but not hard in texture, and it took everything in us not to literally lick the bowls clean. We had never been and chose the restaurant as it was rated very highly on Google, but it when we pulled into the gravel parking lot and saw a small, older looking building I was suspect. But from the moment we stepped inside the atmosphere, service and food were: WOW. Highly recommend. Go here. We walked along the waterfront park afterward for a while before heading home. Great evening, thank you to the staff for a wonderful dining experience.

My husband and I ate here for our anniversary and it was the perfect celebration! I had the lamb chops and my husband had the seafood fettuccine - both were absolutely amazing! The lamb was the best preparation I've ever had. The drinks were fun and the salted caramel brownie was amazing too. Thank you for a wonderful evening!