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STUNNING VIEW FANTASTIC FOOD
Sea Glass Bistro at Best Western Agate Beach Inn has been reimagined
many times, but its current iteration offers visitors a refreshing and uniquely
local dining . Since opening in the 1980s as Casey’s Bar & Grill, then Rookies
and Starfish Grill and now the newly renovated Sea Glass Bistro and Lounge.
Executive Chef Bob along with Chef Stephanie, both formerly of Couer
d’Alene Resort, have brought a fresh perspective to the menu and experience.
Since the hotel was purchased in 2017, the restaurant has been refreshed for
a reimagined experience that allows up to 108-person dining capacity with
outside fireside dining.
The first thing on the agenda was a search for the perfect culinary team
that has the skill and experience to take on creating a new and inviting dining
experience. The culinary team has twelve years previous experience working
together making the cohesion seamless. Chef Bob, a Certified Executive
Chef in the American Culinary Federation, has placed the sourcing of local
food and beverage at the pinnacle of the vision for Sea Glass. They have
paired their talent with an amazing Dining room team and kitchen team to
completely change the dynamics.
Fresh is the main theme for the restaurant with beef sourced from Painted
Hills, pork from Carlton Farms, breakfast meats from Hills Meat Company
out of Pendleton, the seafood is sourced from Pacific Seafoods out of Newport
and the Newell fishing fleet that enable Chef Bob and the creative culinary
team to create specialty fish and seafood specials.
The Sea Glass Bistro sources local ingredients that reflect the Oregon coast
whenever possible. The menu features seasonal items, and changes at least
twice a year. Chef Bob explained, “We try to keep it fresh, we change menu
items so that it’s not always the same for people that come in regularly”. The
dairy and produce is also from Oregon. All desserts, baked goods, and sauces
are made in house. Wines and Beers from Oregon are poured in the lounge.
Breakfast opens at 7:30am-10:30am with a Sunday Brunch from 10:30am-
1pm.
Breakfast, the most important meal of the day has a well-appointed menu
that includes avocado toast, a grain and yogurt bowl, bacon and sausage,
homemade biscuits, eggs. The signature in-house smoked salmon bagel is
a must-try! There are also a variety of omelets– all named after local areas
from the Nye Beach to the Yachats so the guests get a feel for where they
are. Sunday Brunch offers three benedicts, Dungeness crab, caprese, and a
traditional benedict; homemade Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Lemon Zest
infused whipped cream and fresh blueberries; and one of their most popular
Brunch items–Chilaquiles.
Sea Glass Bistro also offers a selection of vegetarian menu items, with a
Shiitake Mushroom Risotto standing out. However, one of the many focal
points of the jo menu is a local delicacy–Dungeness Crab! They offer a
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Above Left to Right :Grilled Bone-In Pork Chop Carlton Farms Pork, smoked apple gastrique, Tillamook sharp cheddar polenta, seasonal vegetable Cheesecake with Seasonal Berries Seared
Ahi Tuna Dungeness crab fried rice, mango salsa PHOTOS BY JEREMY BURKE
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