Restaurant Review Pelican Pub and Brewery (Pacific City, OR)

Published on October 8, 2021 | in Brewery, Restaurant Review By Christopher Maitland |

Restaurant Review Pelican Pub and Brewery (Pacific City, OR)

Pelican Pub and Brewery
33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr, Pacific City, OR 97135
https://pelicanbrewing.com/
(503) 965-7007

October 08, 2021

About:

Oregon is well-known for its incredible craft beer, and you’ll find breweries all over the Beaver State. For award-winning beer with a coastal vibe, check out Pelican Brewing Company. Established in 1996, it has three locations in Tillamook, Pacific City, and Cannon Beach. Each offers beach-themed beers and delicious food.

Located right on the sand in picturesque Pacific City, Oregon, Pelican Brewing Company boasts a front-row seat to the dramatic and imposing Haystack Rock (Chief Kiawanda Rock).

Towering 327 feet above sea level, Chief Kiawanda Rock at Pacific City is the tallest of Oregon’s coastal Haystack Rocks; the other two, found off Cannon Beach and near Bandon, stand at 235 feet and 105 feet, respectively.

In addition to breathtaking beachfront views, the fare at this Oregon Coast restaurant is amazing, with fresh seafood, crave-worthy burgers, and an extensive selection of barrel-aged brews.

Menu items selected:

Starters:

Clam Chowder

Our award-winning chowder is best served with an ocean view.
Cup $8.99 Bowl $10.99

Main:

Beer Sausage Flatbread

Housemate dough topped with fresh tomato sauce, roasted tomatoes, ricotta cheese, beer sausage made with Sea ‘N Red Ale and Basil chiffonade. $19.99

Pelican’s Fish and Chips

Three pieces of Alaskan cod, lightly battered with Kiwanda Cream Ale and Panko, served with beer-battered fries, coleslaw and tater Sauce $20.99

Drink:

Pelican Brewing Company Tasting Flight $12.00

Kiwanda Pre-Prohibition Cream Ale
Head Out American Style Hefeweizen
Updraft India Pale Ale
Beak Breaker Double India Pale Ale
Sea ‘N Red Irish Red Ale
Tsunami Export Stout
Bird-Day Vol. III Hopwine Style Ale
Bad Santa Black IPA

Lemon Drop Martini $12.00

Review:

Paula and I both ordered the clam chowder, she a bowl and me a cup, I should have ordered a bowl as well.

I had the house made Sea ‘N Red Ale beer sausage flatbread was very flavorful. The house made dough was thin and crispy, the tomato sauce was fresh and slightly sweet, the tomatoes were nicely roasted, the ricotta was creamy and the beer sausage was very tasty.

The fish and chips here is worth seeking out, too! Pelican’s version features fresh Alaskan cod, lightly breaded with Kiwanda Cream Ale, and panko, all served with beer-battered fries, coleslaw, and tartar sauce. Paula had the fish and chips and shared some with me. The breading on the cod was light and crisp, the cod was nice and flaky. The beer battered fries that accompanied the cod were hot and crispy, the coleslaw which Paula didn’t want, I happily ate. It was creamy, lightly coated not soggy at all and the cabbage was still crisp.

Of the 8 beers on the tasting flight the Sea ‘N Red Ale was my favorite and I didn’t care for the Bird-Day Vol. III Hopwine Style Ale at all and didn’t finish it. The other six beers in the flight were all drinkable and tasty. Paula also enjoyed her lemon drop martini.

With its extensive beer menu, delicious fare, and million-dollar views, Pelican Brewing Company is peak Oregon Coast dining.

Cheers,

Chris

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About Christopher Maitland

Cooking (and eating) great food is my passion. I am a self-taught home cook on a culinary journey where I am constantly discovering new tastes from recipes whilst teaching myself to cook and most recently bake. I created foodiemadesimple.com blog, after encouragement from my friend and web master Jerald, as a means to document and share all my culinary experiences and recipes with everyone. I strive to constantly create great food, simply and provide pleasant memories for friends and family who benefit from this culinary endeavor. Well in early 2017 my wife and I decided to sell our sticks and bricks house and rent one in a neighborhood we thought we wanted to move to to determine if we wanted to purchase a fixer-uper, remodel and make it our own. Several months later my wife said I don’t to set up another house just to pack it up and move again. What do you think about getting an RV and then when we decide where to buy we will have a place to stay while we remodel the new house and not have rent and a mortgage. I thought this was a brilliant idea and thus began the process of looking for the right RV. I found the right RV after months and months of research and looking, a 2018 Open Range Roamer 371MBH. This model has a mid-bunk that I use would use as an office with a door that will shut, wife requirement so she will not have to listen to me on the phone. Then the next challenge my current truck a GMC 2500HD will not tow the new 5er. So a truck shopping I went. Problem solved a 2017 RAM 3500HD Laramie 4X4 Dully with a Cummins Diesel. So bought the truck and 5er, put the house on the market and stated the task of downsizing from a 3600 sqft house to a 410 soft 5er and 2 10X15 climate controlled storage units. The house sold in November 2017 and after running foodiemadesimple.com for 3 1/2 years, Jerald and I decided to start rvcookingmadesimple.com where I will take what I created in a rather large 200 sqft kitchen in my sticks and bricks and recreate it in an RV kitchen breaking it down and making it simple. I hope you enjoy.