The city of Redmond, Oregon, spans nearly 10,000 square acres and is home to more than 20,000 residents. Though Redmond is about 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean, many restaurants offer quality fresh seafood. The Pacific Northwest, including all of Oregon, is particularly noted for crab, shrimp, salmon and clam dishes.
The High Tides Seafood Grill is one of the most popular seafood restaurants in the Redmond area. It offers a number of fresh seafood dishes for lunch or dinner, including Asiago encrusted shrimp, freshly caught and made crab cakes, traditional fish and chips, clam chowder, oyster bisque and fried halibut. High Tides also offers some non-seafood dishes including steaks, pasta, and even a few Thai dishes. They also have an extensive drink menu, including a wine bar.
Anthony's is a very small chain of seafood restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. Anthony's at Bend serves a number of freshly caught seafood items for lunch or dinner. Some of the highlights include fresh Puget Sound mussels. chargrilled Mahi Mahi tacos, Dungeness crab salad with chowder, Wilapa Bay oysters, and Northwest Cioppino, which incorporates wild Chinook salmon, clams and mussels. Anthony's also serves steaks and burgers for diners who crave red meat. Because they use only fresh seafood flown in from the coast, certain dishes are only available seasonally, so call ahead to double check.
The Imperial River Co. resort is located on the banks of the Deschutes River and includes a restaurant with several seafood offerings. They are well-known for their smoked salmon, which can be ordered as a spread with pita chips for an appetizer or mixed with spinach and served as a salad. They also have a fresh catch of the day, which rotates seasonally between salmon, mahi mahi, and ahi tuna. They also serve a battered cod pub-style with chips and tartar sauce.
Located on Cedar Avenue in Redmond, the Black Bear Diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Black Bear is a full diner that includes a number of tasty seafood options. Their lunch menu includes an albacore tuna salad sandwich, while the dinner menu incorporates a fillet of wild Pacific salmon. Black Bear also has a wide variety of traditional diner offerings such as burgers, steaks, and pastas.
