Pepperdock Restaurant

Consistently great service from the whole staff. Here’s a fine example: we went in on a slow Sunday and ask for the 5pc fish and chips. It comes out with six pieces. The owner explains that the fish were a little small that day so he threw in an extra.
That’s Pepperdock looking out for their customers.

This place sucks. I have no idea how they’ve managed to finagle 4 stars. We’ve eaten there twice (4 different meals total) and the food is super greasy and not very good. I really think this place deserves 1.5 stars because the ice cream was decent but I have to round down to 1 star to balance out all the probable fake reviews that seem to be driving this place up to 4 stars.

Was craving for a salmon burger and found that this place among all the seafood places on alki has them and it was only $ 10! Duke chowder house was selling salmon burgers for $ 24.90 (duh). Saw the chef take out a whole thick filet to drill and the end result was awesome for $ 10. They gave a side of fries and a lot of free tartar sauce. I dunked my salmon burger in the tartar sauce and it was tasty. The burger alone already had tartar sauce but they were generous to give more. Over at spuds they actually charge for tartar sauce and give very little. We also tried their fried mushrooms which was good but not something I was crazy about. Overall very small seating place and old but cheap good food. Can’t wait to try their milkshakes and ice cream come summer!

Pepperdock has been in operation since I was in my mid 20s… more than 40 years ago!
Back then they made great hamburgers and fries.
While I’m sure it has gone through a few owners in that time I doubt that much has been done to the interior décor. It’s sad and shabby and minimal.
You can say pretty much the same thing about the food. Let’s just say their freezer is well stocked… from the ice cream to the hamburger patties to the fish and fries.
Sitting at one of their outside tables with a view of the beach on a sunny day would probably be nice… but you could sit ON the beach across the street with a sack lunch, and the food would be better.
This is what I would call «turn the crank» food. Not much thought or effort goes into it. Pull it out of the freezer, slap it on the grill or throw it in the fryer, salt the hell out of it, slap it on a plate.
I doubt I’ll go back… unless maybe it changes owners again.

Very home-​y like feel and pretty good prices for burgers! I bought three small burgers, with drinks and onion rings and didn’t spent over $ 20! I was pretty pleased. They were so delicious, although the onion rings were a bit burnt but still tasted pretty good. They also have ice cream for desert, yummy!

Freshly battered fish with one of a kind seasonings, doesn’t get much better.
Being able to watch the ferries cross the sound as you enjoy ice cream and lunch isn’t a bad thing either.

Very nice staff and great location. If you want to avoid chains, this is a good spot. Several other burger places near by that are higher quality but higher priced. Burgers are decent but nothing special.

This place has great classic American food with an awesome ice cream selection too! There is seating along the windows that give an amazing ocean view while eating your meal. Definitely a great little spot for lunch.

This is a one stop shop. You got your burgers, your fish and chips, your ice cream. I tried the fish n chips today. The seasoning them use is delicious, but they were over fried (crunchy but a little dry on the inside). They a generous with the tartar sauce. I would ranked this higher if not for the high school students that were at the counter. Very laid back. Very … Chill. A little too chill. I went from sir to brah in a matter of seconds.
Please consider hiring more interactive staff, or train them better. Alki beach is a tourist attraction and I don’t want my visitors to think we are as fake as some Southern California areas.

Super broiled burger stand. Great skins on fries. Fast friendly and a view across the street to the beach. What is not to love?

Hmm… Trying to come up with words that doesn’t make me sound prude…
This place is just okay. I have been here years ago, and the service and burger was pretty good. Recently came again (twice) and I was craving for dessert, so we came to this place to get a couple scoops of icecream. The younger gentlemen are nice and really good with people. The older gentlemen (without) the glasses was pretty rude and impatient. We came later that evening and it wasn’t busy. The guy asked what we wanted and was short with us. He asked what scoop? What cone? Okay okay okay! It kinda ruined the mood for me. I don’t expect great service at all, but his tone and his attitude was not friendly whatsoever.
Next time we’re going to try the other place next door that also serves up ice cream!

Best burgers in Seattle. The meat is cooked on a flame grill, and there is flavor and smokiness in the patty. Almost every other burger joint, the patty doesn’t taste of anything.
The bun is also really good and perfectly soft.

Tried about everything on the menu on my three trips. Everything was good, not great. All items were food service and the shake was actually he worst shake I ever had. Good people, decent food, but even if it was on my block, it would be a staple for me.

They have the best cotton candy ice cream. Head here in the summers to enjoy the ice cream on the beach!

Get the waffle cone if you dare. I swear this guy gave me a whole 8 ounces of rocky road. I would have take a picture but the thing was so massive it was about to tip over. I’ve never tried any of the food but I’m sure it’s good. Staple beach food of burgers and fish and chips. All the ice creams are great. Not sure if they’re home made but I’d believe it if you told me. Support local businesses! Super nice staff and I’ve never had a problem with the service.

Not bad but did not live up to the hype. The non-​fish items seem reasonable but the fish was outrageous. I had to pay extra for onion rings, and I only got five pieces. I do not know for sure but the fish did not appear to be hand breaded which is really the only thing that could justify such high prices. The interior is cute and rustic with really good music.

After doing a Unilocal search on Alkai for burgers — we went here! SO glad we did.
The mushroom cheeseburger outta this world! What did they do to the meat to have it taste SO good. Quick service. We got to sit outside and look over the Puget Sound view, gorgeous on a sunny aft. I will be back for sure for ice cream someday.
And, I hear their Salmon Burger is a great one. Will be back to try that, too!
It’s super casual, fyi. No waiters just counter service. Probably great for kids.

Support local! I live down the street from Pepperdocks & was really disappointed when Alki brought in a chain (Fatburger). Pepperdocks is family run & has great «burger joint» style food! The burgers are delicious, great fries, & onion rings are awesome! I haven’t had much else on the menu but they have the standard chicken strips, hot dogs, corn dogs, etc… nothing fancy or amazing, but still good & prices are decent! I also get my kids ice cream here a lot (never had it myself)…huge scoops!
Support local!

Sunny days are rare here in Seattle… but when they come around, there isn’t a much better thing to do than to grab a fresh grilled burger and enjoying some cold ice cream on a waffle cone on the beach at Pepperdocks.
This place has been around for as long as I can remember. It was always a great treat as a kid to be able to sit on the beach and eat ice cream, the double scoop was huge then and it’s still just as big now. What I love about this place is that it hasn’t changed throughout the years. Same great location across the street from the sand. Same big scoops that still melt down and run across your fingers as you feel a little nostalgic.
You can sit inside on a rainy day as well and enjoy a burger or enjoy the outdoor seating too. The burgers are no where near the best around but for $ 6.99 for a burger and fries, one can’t really complain. And the huge double scoop of ice cream is the best while walking down the beach.
I love this place. And visit it every time I’m over on Alki. I like that it hasn’t changed and I hope it doesn’t ever.

I have seen this place lingering as long as I can remember. I think its the memory of better that brought me back. Its not that it was bad, but really everything was frozen or prepackaged. I had a craving for a burger and this place just seemed to tug at me. Reviews said yes. Ok so I came and ordered the king cheeseburger. So here I am thinking that they must certainly make their own patties since its obviously better and cheaper, and instead on the grill went the preformed patty which shrank pretty substantially indicating not the highest quality. Ok I tell myself maybe its gonna be great. So I wait and the order with fries and 3 onion rings was substantial but in all honestly too much food by far so a fail in food costs. Sadly, memories are better than the real thing.
Cheeseburger: This is like school cafeteria food. The bacon on it was not cooked to order and it was actually pretty sad looking. Take a look at the pic I posted. So it had some shredded lettuce and mayo. I doubt they cut that lettuce it looked like it was out of the bag. Also they have two push tubs for ketchup and mustard. Seriously you cant fill little squirt bottles? So its not the easiest to dress this. It was greasy, heavy, the bread was cheap and they had processed cheese. That is the biggest crime I think. It just was a sad uninspired low value meal that is a shame because this place is on the beach and facing the sound! It should be gourmet! What the hell its not that hard to achieve a great burger! Disappointing.
Onion Rings: Thin and clearly frozen. Pretty tasteless. Again why are you not making these from scratch? Food costs are always much better as is quality using fresh ingredients.
Fries: Clearly frozen and probably the best thing I ate. Still they did not season them at all, not even salt. The best time to season something is as soon as it leaves the fryer.
So in short this is a frumpy run down place with frumpy run down food. I dont think whoever has this knows anything about cooking or has never trained in any decent restaurants. I dont want to hate on them and that is not my point but a restaurant should be more than reheating frozen cheap food. There is no pride in food here, either in presentation, composition, taste or quality. Everything is frozen including the fish that I saw the other table eating. The batter would be a dead give away. Also the décor is disjointed, old country and just sad like no one cares. This place needs an intervention and sadly its probably not gonna happen. Could you imagine if someone with a palate and vision came into this place and realized the potential of the location? Sadly it is NOT going to happen and this is not a recommendation from me for anyone.