Depoe Bay · US-101 · Oceanfront seafood
Tidal Raves Seafood Grill
A cliff-edge seafood grill on the rocks at Depoe Bay since 1990, with crab cakes, cioppino and rockfish served beside windows that look straight out at the surf, and sometimes whales
Opens Tidal Raves’ website, where you can book a table, join the waitlist or order takeout. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Details checked November 2026
Price
$$–$$$
See the online menu for prices
Hours
Sun–Thu 11 am–8 pm
Fri–Sat 11 am–9 pm
Parking
Small on-site lot
Often full; street parking on US-101
Start here
What to order
Northwest seafood with a few global twists: crab cakes, cioppino, crusted rockfish and lingcod, a rockfish green curry, plus fish and chips and fish tacos for a simpler lunch. There’s a full bar and a kids’ menu.
A house favorite
Dungeness crab cakes
The crab cakes are one of the dishes Tripadvisor reviewers mention most, along with the cioppino, a tomato-broth seafood stew. Current prices are on the online menu.
Pro tip: Book ahead and ask for a window table. Waits can run more than an hour at peak times, and the gap between lunch and dinner is usually quieter.
More to try
- CioppinoA tomato-broth stew loaded with seafood, often named in reviews.
- Rockfish green curryPacific rockfish and shrimp in Thai-style green curry.
- Crusted rockfish or lingcodA Google-review favorite for something lighter.
- Fish and chipsA simple, solid lunch pick with the same view.
The Tidal Raves story
From gas station to cliffside institution
Chef Jon Hamlin opened Tidal Raves in 1990 in a building that had been a 1960s gas station and then a pizza parlor, perched on the rocks on the west side of US-101. It started small and grew into one of the best-known dining rooms on the central coast.
In 2019 two longtime employees, Jesse Roberson and Manuel Camarena, bought the restaurant. It holds a Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice award for 2026, and on rough days the waves break right below the windows.
Why it made our list
- 4.6 on Google from 4,900+ reviews
- Ocean-view windows right above the surf
- Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice, 2026
- About 7 minutes from Sea & Sand RV Park
What diners say about Tidal Raves Seafood Grill
The restaurant report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2026.
How the review sites compare
Average star rating on each site, out of 5
What diners often mention
Crab cakesCioppinoGreat viewWindow tableMake reservations
Popular mentions Tripadvisor highlights in its reviews. Counts aren’t shown for these, so none are listed.
Good to know
Price rangeSee the online menu
Special dietsGluten-free optionsKids’ menuFull bar
GroupsLarger parties: call ahead
Scores as published by Google and Tripadvisor in November 2026. The weighted score combines both by review count. We couldn’t confirm a current Yelp star rating, so Yelp isn’t shown. Confirm details with the restaurant.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Tidal Raves Seafood Grill
- Address279 NW US-101, Depoe Bay, OR 97341
- HoursSun–Thu 11 am–8 pm
Fri–Sat 11 am–9 pm - Phone(541) 765-2995
- OrderingReservations or the online waitlist; takeout on Toast
- ParkingSmall on-site lot
Tidal Raves is on the ocean side of US-101 at the north end of Depoe Bay, a few minutes’ walk from the harbor. The small lot is often full. If it is, park along US-101 on the restaurant’s side so you don’t have to cross traffic, and watch for spray from the spouting horns.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Tidal Raves Seafood Grill
Sea & Sand RV Park is just 3.9 miles up US-101, so this is an easy dinner out. The other two parks are farther south. Drive times are free-flow road estimates.
Sea & Sand RV Park
Terraced full-hookup sites on a bluff above the Pacific just north of Depoe Bay, open year-round with a path down to the beach.
Darlings Marina & RV Resort
An old-time lake resort on Siltcoos Lake south of Florence, open since 1923, with lakefront and forest RV sites and boat rentals.
Winchester Bay RV Resort
A county-run, 167-site full-hookup resort on the point at Salmon Harbor, with a bay or river view from every site.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
A few details before you head over.
Open daily from 11 am
Want dinner with a view of the waves?
Book a window table, order the crab cakes or cioppino, and keep an eye out for whales off Depoe Bay.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and this video. Please support them by giving their work a look. The cioppino photo is for illustration only and was not taken at Tidal Raves; the Depoe Bay shoreline photo dates from 2007. Depoe Bay shoreline: EncMstr on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Cioppino: Benoît Prieur on Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Video: Out to Eat with Matt on YouTube. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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