Princess Seafood, Fort Bragg, CA, 5/9/24

entrance – 32096 N Harbor Dr, Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Princess Seafood also has a market shop about 100 yards away but we were interested in eating not taking seafood home to fix.  The restaurant had a window to place your order and then 2 large tented open areas to sit in.  The seating areas looked right out onto the water where we had a very fun show of gulls, seals and sea otters.  After you place your order and pay they give you a number and will bring your food out to you.  It took a fairly long time to arrive but the wild life show gave us plenty to focus on while waiting.  They have lots of beers as well as non-alcholic drinks and a few specials of the day.  Primarily a seafood spot, they also have burgers and Philly sandwiches.  It was founded in 2018 by best friends Wendy  Holloway and Heather Sears who shared a passion for seafood.  Heather, who had a commercial fishing background, purchased the Princess named boat in Canada in 2009 and couldn’t change the name due to nautical superstition.   A small replica of it is out in front of the entrance.

Set-Up

Frankie played in the abalone shells
menu
drinks
specials
interior
Frankie watched the wildlife
in the water
Frankie studied the table supplies

 

Food

West Coast Crab Roll contained 1/4 pound of crab, garlic butter, Old bay, tomatoes and mayo on a hero roll.  The crab was a combination of Dungeness and deep sea crab.    Sandwiches come with a choice of chips or coleslaw and we chose the latter.  It came wrapped in paper and cut in halves.  There was plenty of crab on the sandwich but a lot of it was in tiny pieces that easily escaped the roll and wrapper.  The sandwich was good but needed something – seasonings or butter – to give it a more inviting taste.  Not bad just didn’t make me want to get another.  The slaw was much better.  They chopped up some pineapple and jalapeños in it and were moderate on the mayo that made it very tasty.

crab roll and slaw
inside
slaw
Frankie posed on the Princess boat replica

4 thoughts on “Princess Seafood, Fort Bragg, CA, 5/9/24

  1. Really it’s the other way around. Heather’s Princess Seafood market began serving barbecued oysters etc. when it opened about ten years or so ago. The cafe grew out of it some years later. The food is great — I’m not sure what other size of crabmeat one would expect in a crab roll..

    1. Thanks for the feedback! It’s hard when you visit a place once to get the feel. It has to be a popular place since there is so much seating available. Crabmeat in a crab roll size varies a lot. This bothered me because it was so small it kept falling out – and I didn’t want to waste any. We usually go to Sea Pal Cove and love their fried fish and prawns.

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