Restaurants near Nisqually State Wildlife Recreation Area

The Pink Door is my favorite place to take friends. It's funky but clean. Service is always good and the food is exceptional.

Drinks (Mai Tai/G&T) and appetizers (crab dip) at bar before dinner. Everyone ordered either Halibut (several styles) or Seasonal Salad for dinner. Halibut was prepared correctly & all dishes were tasty. Had 1/2 price off bottle of wine + deserts from birthday coupon. Deserts were so large, had to take them home. Excellent as always...

Woven by far exceeded any expectations we had. The restaurant is beautiful, the view is great. Service was amazing. The food was delicious. We loved the smoked salmon dip appetizer, the ribeye was cooked to perfection, slow cooked short ribs fell off the bone and the potato pave was amazing. Our waitress Patience was exceptional. Patience was extremely knowledgeable about the menu with great suggestions, she was attentive and kind. Dining at Woven is an experience, dinner was paced nicely. We had a very enjoyable evening celebrating our anniversary and 2 birthdays. We even got special treats from the chef. Thank you Patience and the rest of the staff at Woven for making our night extra special.

Gardner's offers a diner for two for $100 in April and September. It includes a shared appitizer, salad and main course. A glass of wine is included. It is not to be missed. The 8oz top sirloin was especially nice and cooked perfectly. I took a 2019 Oregon Pinot to enjoy. Corkage is a reasonabe $25. We have recently moved from the Portland area to Lacey and used to drive the 100 miles to dine at Gardner's twice a year. So nice to be closer. Their regular menu and wine list is as good as one can get in the South Sound. This is a date night destination. We will be back soon.

I seek for farm to table type menu. This was a gem not yet found for me! Greatful for a memorable meal that was fantastic. Especially in a world of over processed foods. Excellent dinner!