Unger’s Bay Fish -N- Chips

Hour to get shrimp cocktail. Another half to get fish n chips with shrimp. Good stuff as usual. But really cut into our dune riding /​geocaching time. I can get that it’s busy. But seriously… An hour for shrimp in a cup? Lol. Come on.

Great little find for fish n chips on a boat. We got lucky when a local lead us here. Great on portions and prices.

Gives new meaning to the term «on the water». Unger’s is a funky little fish’n’chips place comprised of three house boats and an outdoor dock seating area IN the bay. Besides making pretty great deep fried anything out of the ocean, their chowder is top notch. Try the shrimp melt too! This is our must stop in Winchester Bay.

Well considering their restaurant sits in the middle of the fishing pier you would think their fish and chips would be fresh fish… Well think again. They used frozen breaded fish. Bad plan to eat here but a cute spot to sit and have a beer.

This is my favorite place basically ever. You can’t get any better than sitting in a boat having lunch along with a fantastic beer. They have the best clam chowder I have ever tasted in my entire life as well as their garlic bread is perfection. And on a sunny day sitting outside feeding the ducks and watching seals you can’t get any better than that

I was really looking forward to trying this place, but it seems they have closed down for good. I stayed right across the bay for a week and never saw signs of life. Plus there’s a for sale sign on it, and the phone number listed on their website doesn’t work. Bummer!

We tried to have lunch at Ungers in Winchester Bay on a Sat.. It was slammed with one waitress running crazy. Most tables had not ordered yet either. After 20 min wait we caught her to say we would come back another time. Monday we took some friends went back at 7:30 for dinner. A few people eating still, we ordered beer and placed orders for fish & chips. At 8pm the waitress said the propane tank went out for the cooktop! It would be a while there was an order before. 2 people came in & we’re told 20 min wait to just order. At 8:30 she offered cups of chowder. 8:45 she said we were next the food was over cooked. We found out the owner has another place in Coos bay she takes care of.
I felt bad for the staff trying so hard to please everyone. The food in the photos looks great however we have eaten here every summer and the food and portions are not very good any longer.
Sharon B

Great fish and chips and we love sitting right on the bay! Service can be slow at times but they are always busy and are doing their best. We come to the southern Oregon coast multiple times a year and always make time to stop here!

Excellent service. Great view. Loved the food. We can’t wait to come back next DuneFest and visit. The captains platter was awesome.

Follow the signs to T dock. It’s fun having lunch on the water. The view is beautiful.
Started with a cup of clam chowder-​very tasty with chunks of potato and some pieces of clams. We’d give it 3 ½stars for the flavor and creaminess.
They didn’t have any fish that wasn’t fried but we decided it was worth a try since the view was so nice.
My husband had the fried oysters since they were local. I had the half & half which comes with fried fish & your choice of shrimp, clams, oysters or scallops. I chose the oysters. My husband absolutely loved the oysters. My fish was good-​Alaskan cod & had a very light breading (so it still felt kinda healthy) and was very flaky. I liked the oysters (the squishy part was more than I could handle) but think next time I would try the scallops or clam strips. The fries were very good-​thin and crispy and plenty of them.
There was one waitress and it wasn’t super fast (wasn’t super slow either though) but she was friendly and the view was beautiful. Relax, enjoy the view of the water, the boats or feed the ducks!

We ate here 1 year ago in late June 2014. The service and food was excellent, also good ice tea. Will definitely return. The chowder excellent.
OK so we are back again it’s July 12,2015. The halibut fish and chips are amazing, not greasy and the chowder just like last year, Yum O. The waitress was amazing so friendly and brought our food in a timely manner. We are foodies and picky I would highly recommend.

First of all, anytime a restaurant’s address is «T. Dock Off Salmon Harbor Dr», you know this formerly landlocked fella is going to geek out. Yes, this boat probably hasn’t actually been out on open water in a decade plus, and yes the service was a complete cluster-​eff, BUT YOU’RE ON A BOAT! Oh, and the food is pretty dang good, too.
The place seems to be known for fish and chips At our table of 6, we had an order of the default cod, plus the upgraded halibut. Both were tasty, with large portions and nice breading that wasn’t at all soggy, but you’d be wise to pay the extra couple bucks for the halibut. I opted for the halibut sandwich and thought it was awesome, and my buddy let me snag a popcorn shrimp and it too was delicious. Maybe I just like fried seafood?
And thank god the food was good, because everything else was chaos! The place was hardly busy and was still horribly understaffed. The poor two women working the entire operation were running around like crazy, but they still weren’t able to cover all the bases. Rather than do so at the table, we had to walk up to the counter to place our orders and request checks, get more drinks, etc. They really need to keep more people on staff!
But whatever. Everything here was kind of a hot mess, but I’d still totally go back for another one of those halibut sandwiches.

Food was good. The batter on the halibut was light and left room to taste the fish. Chowder was mostly potatoes but decent.
The service, however, was simply awful. Ordered drinks…15 minutes later I had to go and ask for them. Another 45 minutes for our fish and chips. Brought the wrong order (happened to the group next to us too). Bill was incorrect as well.
With many other options in town, i would definitely pass on a return visit.

Like fried seafood? Then this is your place! Good selection and prices along with an awesome view on the water. Love having this place in my backyard.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. These people are racist. Being Asian, we go in and are told to wait. We waited for over 10 minutes and they never took our order. Then another family comes in and they took their order right away. Don’t come to this place if you are not white.

As picky people when it comes to good seafood, I would have to say this place is on top of its game for fresh, tasty, and filling food. Its not a fancy 5 star restaurant, but its exactly the kind of place you would expect when you go. Its houseboats in the bay set up as a restaurant! The kids thought that was the coolest thing ever! The Halibut and chips were to die for, perfectly seasoned, perfectly breaded, and perfectly cooked, as were the shrimp, clams, and scallops. Even the non-​seafood fare was good! My daughter had the steak bites, and if you’re not in the mood for seafood, I highly recommend them! Not only that, but the portions were HUGE! We will most definitely be back again!

Please don’t read this… I don’t want anyone else to know how really cool this place is. Otherwise I might have to wait for a table… So Only read this if you are a local and have been there before. No newbies…
I absolutely love this place. How cool is it that you have to walk out on a dock and «climb aboard» your lunch location? They have a main barge that has the kitchen in it with some tables and chairs. Then there is a float with their storage and an outdoor eating area with glass surrounds to help you avoid the wind. Then a third float with more seating.
They have appetizers and plenty of seafood options. I have a weakness for clam chowder, so the bread bowl called me out… it was buttered first, which gave the lid a wonderful taste as I dipped it in the chowder. Really enjoyed it. I ate thru ½ the bowl and loved every bite.
The prices are really reasonable. Make sure you check the posted days as they do close during the week. I was there on Tuesday and it was open, but I think they were closed on Wednesday.
The waitress was a bit slow to get to us and there was only 2 others, but the food came really quick. It was bread bowls, so i assume that goes quicker than other items.
This is such a cool place that beats the heck out of other sit down or chain restaurants for a quick lunch. And you can even feel the barge rockin side to side, really adding to the experience.
I stop here at least one a month, on every trip to southern coast. If I lived closer I would be here every week!

Sadly, the first time we came here (a few months ago), they were swamped. We waited 20 min and finally left for we were never brought even menus or acknowledged. I vowed to give them another try … so here we are.
We came in about 1:30 in the afternoon a few days after Christmas thinking they wouldn’t be busy — driving by we didn’t see anyone seated outside — so we thought this might be the time to go.
Sadly, this wasn’t the case. As we were with my mom and she had her dog with her so we sat at an outside table. I went inside to the counter to order for all of us but was told orders would be taken table side.
We waited a good 10 min — time enough to exchange a few gifts, in fact — before we were given menus. The waiter took another 10 min to return for our orders. We ordered simply … a cup of chowder for everyone, a large order of calamari fries, an order of cheesy bread, and soda to drink.
Drinks were brought out in timely fashion and food followed soon thereafter in expected time. We each ordered a small soda and were surprised that for $ 1.60, the soda was 8 oz only. Chowder was delicious and cheesy bread was pretty good, though my 10-​yr old daughter (whose become quite the foodie) felt it had too much cheese. The calamari was a disappointment. I had ordered a large but it was served in a small size paper deli tray (the standard red & white paper bowl things you see everywhere at mom & pop diners). Portion size aside — which can be overlooked if the food is good — the ‘fries’ were overcooked. Had it not been so cold and the service so slow, I’d have sent them back.
I won’t be back.

I have a gluten allergy. Many restaurants to not know how to cater to allergies. Our waitress was knowledgable on what foods were gluten free, friendly and personable. The food was tasty… I had grilled halibut and sweet potato fries.
We also played a scrabble game and played past closing time and did not feel rushed to finish our game. What a great small business!
The location was lovely as well. Right on the water in a boat. Really fun spot.

This is one of the highlights of our dining experience when we visit Winchester Bay every year. TClam chowder bread bowls has to have the right combination of tasty clam chowder and the right sourdough bread. Unger’s makes the perfect combination of the two. Although I enjoyed it more last year (more buttery and toasted sourdough), it’s still great. The fish is very tasty (fish and chips) and fresh and the oysters (fried and breaded) are obviously local and the best anywhere (on the skimpy side).
It’s better than anyplace I’ve tried on the wharf in Monterey, CA.
I’ll definitely be going back in 2015.