Dockside Steak & Pasta

Me and my husband came here for our anniversary we shared an appetizer and got two separate meals that we shared, both were delicious. The server was amazing and answered every question we threw at him about the specials and the menu options

Found ourselves in St. Helens on a Friday night and stopped in at Dockside after scoping out a few other downtown restaurants. Downtown St. Helens looks like it’s heyday is far in the past and the Dockside is no exception — the décor is thirty years out of date but impeccably clean and well-​maintained.
But the food is legit. The slow-​roasted garlic appetizer is a must-​try. My six-​ounce filet came topped with a spicy steak sauce made from bell peppers, jalapenos, and bay shrimp with enough leftover sauce to drown my baked potato. I’ve had much better steaks in my life but for under $ 25 I can’t complain — this was a good quality cut of meat cooked to a proper medium rare. There are a couple of other house specialties that I’d like to get my hands on someday — the hazelnut shrimp looks fantastic and my dining partner ordered pasta smothered in the same spicy sauce that was on my steak.
All in all a worthy meal — great value for the price. Probably not worth a commute in from Portland, but if you find yourself hungry in St. Helens this is a great choice.

Disappointed, but I think my expectations may have been too high. Treated my husband to steaks to celebrate my new job. Menu clearly states that a medium is a pink center. Mine was bordering grey. Salad was limp and lifeless and the service wasn’t anything great. Way too high of prices for mediocre food. I don’t think we’ll go back to this one.

Went for dinner by mistake, got home five hours later. Slowest service I’ve ever experienced. And the waitress hardly noticed.

Last Friday we had guests in town so we took them to Dockside to enjoy their smoked prime rib. It was tender and full of flavor. The hostess was polite, staff is friendly and the restaurant is clean. We sat in a booth by the windows to look at the river. For desert the crème brûlée was a perfect end to the night. These items sell fast so go early. If you go on a Friday night i recommend reservations. Thank you to the owner Tiffany and her staff for a great experience, and good food.

The best Italian food I’ve had in a verrrrry long time. Great and friendly staff. I can going back over and over to enjoy their food.

We had a reservation for 20+ people for a birthday party. They did allow us to bring in an ice cream cake and they stored it in the freezer for us, also providing plates and silverware for the cake. Within minutes of our reservation time our entire party was present and seated. The server started to collect drink orders. I also noticed he was serving the entire restaurant in addition to our party of 23. I over heard him tell a table that was just seated that he would come to take their order before our large party ordered. The server helped all of the tables in the restaurant neglecting to take our order 30 minutes after our reserved time we still hadn’t placed our food order. As the server passed by I told him we were ready to order and he replied he would be right there. He then proceeded to assist the rest of his tables. By now I was pretty upset as their website states good for groups and they had our head count so I felt like they were ill prepared to help a party of our size. The server finally comes to take our orders and I told him we had been ready and waiting. He responded with well I didn’t know cause people were up and walking around. Ok well first of all ya we waited over half an hour to order so people started to mingle and second whatever happened to I’m so sorry? Needless to say it set the tone for the rest of the night. My husband asked for a refill on his beer prior to our food coming out which he never received. My steak was cold, another’s potato was cold. Overall it was very disappointing. Sorry to say we will take our large party’s elsewhere in the future. When your bill is $ 500+ you expect the service to match the price tag.

Love this gem of a restaurant. The roasted garlic appetizer is a must have every visit. Service has always been good with food to match. View of the river is nice. Looks like there is rooftop seating, but hasn’t been open since I’ve been going. I’m assuming it’s seasonal. Don’t hesitate to try.

This is one of the best places. The service was great and the food was really good. The portions were quite generous. I love the way each individual ingredients in the salad was places around the sides of the lettuce. If you’re in the St Helens area this would be the place to have lunch.

If this place were in downtown Portland I would be here EVERY night! This is certainly one of those comforting places that gives you the at home feel with the food, the service, and the atmosphere. I make it a point to come to this place for dinner and for good reason! The food here is impeccable. If I could get it delivered to my house daily — I would! I’m a frequenter of the hazelnut prawns because well, well you’ll just have to try it yourself! (I promise you won’t be let down) but I’ve tried a plethora of other items on the menu and just wow! The antipasto plate is something I’d like to serve at any gathering and their garlic is out of this world! The staff is so knowledgable and accommodating and their bartender is one of the best I’ve ever seen! Whenever I have someone visiting from my hometown I bring them here! Never a letdown! I’m already ready for dinner again!

You can’t get better! The staff was on point, attentive without being in our face. I am a picky person when it comes to what wine I like and was able to find one I love. The food was beyond compare. We started with the calimari, then my husband had the seafood fettuccine and I had the hazelnut shrimp. I dream of that dish now! I recommend this place to all of my friends and family looking for a nice dinner out.

First time here, after living in St. Helens for a few months now. We were used to NW Portland restaurants, so it’s been rough finding anything remotely close. We found it at Dockside.
Very busy Friday night, greeted by a friendly hostess. Quoted a 45 minute wait, so we got drinks at the bar. Nicely made, good selection, great prices!
40 minutes, our table was ready. Good estimate on our wait. Amara was our server and she was delightful.
Ordered the roasted garlic appetizer. This stuff is like crack. Addictive, delicious, we ate every last bite.
Next, salad course. Fresh, yummy, perfect portions. Then pasta. Perfectly prepared, great tasting sauces, but generous portions. We had to take it home.
I reserve 5 stars for over the top places, but this was a very solid 4. It’s definitely our new favorite restaurant in St. Helens, where we will certainly become regulars.

Good was awesome! We had the Lasagna soup, blackened Catfish and Gluten Free Pasta. Waiter was awesome, buster was awesome, they were fast. Easily the nicest place to eat at in St Helens. Will definitely be back.

Staff and food was amazing. We started with an antipasto platter… Had meat lovers spaghetti and seafood fettuccini. We will def be back

I don’t live to far from St Helen’s so I thought I would check out my surroundings and looked up what St. Helen’s had to offer. So I checked out Unilocal and this place came up. As I entered you feel a nice coziness. I sat at the bar since I was alone and was greeted right away from the bartender (Anthony) great personality! So I order my appetizer, house specialty the roasted garlic in olive oil with crustni, it was delicious! Creamy garlicky goodness. For my entrée I ordered the spaghetti with meat sauce and Italian sausage it paired very well with my beer and garlic appetizer as I really don’t drink wine. Looking out the window and swing the ship’s pass by gives you a coastal harbor feel making your drive from Portland a great experience. I’m so lucky to live so close and I will be back to try the rest of there menu.

I stayed in St. Helens for a few weeks due to a work assignment. I struggled to find a decent place to eat and then stumbled upon the Dockside. The food was excellent and they do a really good job with their salads. I always ordered a nice big cobb or caesar salad to start with, followed by the main course. The servings are quite large so I ate half of the meal and saved the remainder for the next days lunch.
This place is the best in St. Helens! Friendly staff too. You won’t be disappointed!

The seafood fettuccine was really good. I would prefer a little more spicy though!
Perfect seafood fettuccini: shrimp, halibut, salmon, scallops, king crab, lobster.

I need to make an effort to get here more often since we moved out of town… I do miss girls nights at the Dockside!
Best appetizer menu and the BEST lemon drops in town… and neighboring towns for that matter! Such a wonderful staff and atmosphere, the inside is beautifully decorated and sitting outside in the summer can’t be beat! Sorry I was out of town last week or we would have been in for the St. Patricks Day special, that chocolate cake w/Bailey’s cream cheese frosting??? Real sorry I missed that! Keep up the good work Dockside!

I agree four stars. I really liked my dinner. Steak and spaghetti worked for me. The menu gives choice of potatoes or pasta with your entrée. I wished I would have ordered medium instead of medium well as I saw no pink in the middle. There are lots of other menu choices; Italian, steaks, seafood & chicken.
The restaurant atmosphere was nice. Used to be a tavern decades ago. Redesign was done well.

Pretty good! Service was excellent and food was good.
I decided to go here over Klondike and it was the right choice. I had the prime rib dip and it was excellent. Lots of prime rib, perfect amount of cheese and onions. I like how they give you horseradish with it, because it makes dipping in the yummy au jus perfect. My husband had the burger with blue cheese and it was huge and must have been tasty because he ate it all. One thing I do love is hand cut fries, and this place, had them. Paying for frozen just isn’t right.
We will be back!