Tyee Motel And Restaurant

Had the occasion to stop into the Tyee in Coupeville while on vaca. If you want to find a restaurant as welcoming as Cheers in Bos., where everyone «knows your name,» the food’s good and the waitstaff loves to see your face, then the Tyee is it. Slip into the restaurant or enjoy the bar for fun and Karaōke where the bartender and staff are ready to please. Felt good there like putting on a pair of your fave comfy shoes… a good time for sure.

Random weekend on the island led me to Tyee. Had really good fish and chips. Service was great. Great little place.

Cut off on my 2^nd drink while she served others who didn’t need it… Also closed early because not enough people … Service was poor but what do you expect from the only bar in town.

Shity servvice in the morning it take a hour and a half to get breakfast and the is only 10 people in there!!! We went back at night for dinner and you’re a cut off if you have one cocktail because there are rude locals keep on getting hammered and the rude bar tender call the cops on you. I would recommend to the owner to fire these idiots but I am sure it is hard to find good help around here

From the previous reviews I don’t have much to add, I was 2 cocktails in and cut off while the good old boy locals kept getting served ready to go. If you are out of town steer clear, unless you have tits.

This is my favorite bar to hit when I am in Coupeville. The atmosphere is super laid back and fun. Pull tabs are the best to do while having my beer. I recommend the fish and chips for lunch or the eggs benedict for breakfast. If you are lucky enough to get Rebekah as your bartender you are in for a fun night.

I had a hilarious and fun night here with a rowdy group of locals!
My friend and I visited Coupeville for a night and were saddened by all of the «closed» signs that popped up right about at 8:00 pm! (It is October, off-​season)
We found what seemed to be the last place in town that was open!
Lots of TV’s, cheap drinks, and one hilarious bar tender made our night pretty awesome.

Old old lil rustic restaurant/​motel in coupeville. Not a whole lot of choices around here. We were visiting family on whidbey and they said this place is «famous for their fish and chips»…ok must try!
It was dead at this place, but there was also a Seahawks game on… figures!
We ordered drinks and looked at the menu; salads, sandwiches, burgers… etc
Everyone ordered the fish and chips. I went rough and had chicken Parmesan. Got my dinner and it was the equivalent of «Denny’s chicken parm». Kind of mushy chicken, not crispy, salad bar only had a few items.
NOW THE FISH AND CHIPS, those were awesome!!’ Bread coating was great, fries and tarter were great! Should have gotten those!!!

Over priced, run down. Horrible odor in room, smells like mold. Hot in room, windows don’t open all the way. No air conditioning or even a ceiling fan. They said free WiFi but it doesn’t reach the rooms. No refrigerator, microwave or even a 3 pronged plug to charge my laptop! Went to restaurant for lunch. Big mistake! Took 40 minutes for my food to arrive and no one else in there. Ordered a Hamburger, well done that was raw in the middle. Didn’t send it back because it might of taken another 40 minutes. The waitress and the woman that checked me into the motel (in the bar) were both very rude and very unfriendly people.
For $ 85.00 you should get at least screens on the windows to keep the bugs out!
Old, tired, smelly, overpriced. Only pro I can say about this place is… sorry, can’t think of a single thing.

Great atmosphere, friendly service, and the food was really good for a great price. Can’t recommend highly enough.

I’ve always like this place and have only been disappointed once. I got the biscuits and gravy and the gravy was so thick and tasteless that I couldn’t really eat it. The kind waitress asked what was wrong, and offered to take it off our bill without me asking. They have a nice breakfast buffet on weekends and that’s always good quality food.

Such good food large portions of food. The atmosphere is homie and great service I had the Ruben and it rocked. You need to stop in and enjoy some good food…

Good food. Had fish and chips. It was very tasty and fresh. Well seasoned and cooked perfect. It was slow, so no wait, and the food came very fast and hot. I would definitely recommend for a casual dinning stop.

Best breakfast place for your greasy spoon in Coupeville. Eggs are always done right a are the hash browns. Sundays they have a buffet that is protein heavy! Don’t go in worrying about your waist! However I always order a breakfast sandwich with egg whites and ham and it is delicious. Old school Coupeville!

Our food was good, but the wait for a sandwich in a restaurant that was emptying out was too long.
Our waitress (blonde, older woman) was grumpy, disinterested and was less than happy to make a shake for us which she was sure to let us know by sighing and then telling us that it would be a while because she had XYZ to do. Normally, that would be fine we weren’t in a rush, but her tone and attitude was not necessary.
On top of that, we could overhear her conversations with the other wait staff and cook and she had such an attitude about everything pertaining to doing a job tasks.
I just read through the reviews and I’ve noticed other people mention things about a grumpy waitress, I’m assuming it’s the same woman. Why keep an employee with such a bad attitude? And why work in the service industry if you can’t stand serving people?
I’ll never understand people.

We stopped by for happy hour today. We did not sample the food and got your basic Bud Light beers to drink. Everyone we met was very nice. The bartenders were quick and attentive. Also, they had a nice back patio for hanging out, which allowed us to soak up some afternoon sun. The only thing that I did not like was all the smokers congregating in that area, but hey, that’s just the way it is.

Great fish and chips (every time I’ve been there)
Good veriety on the menue
Awesome service
Good friendly atmosphere
Would highly recommend

Staying here two days with my family, first impressions:
Service was friendly. The ladies are busy, prompt though, and not dismissive. I have read a number of reviews that state the service is terrible, I didn’t experience any negative vibes, or rudeness.
PROS:
We are a Lesbian couple with kids… they are friendly, no weird looks or anything. Trust us, that’s a bonus, right out the gate.
Extremely affordable.
Rooms are decent size for couple stay. We rented two rooms, and each room the same size.
No tub, only showers, not a problem for us.
Upon entry to rooms, warm, clean looking, clean smell… they definitely make sure guests don’t smoke in rooms.
One room television didn’t work, they promptly attempted to fix, but to no avail; offered alternative room, and we accepted. New room clean smelling, fresh bedding just like the others.
Red Apple directly across the street. There is not a bakery there, but there are Organic Food selections. The cost of the food is not Island markup, it’s comparable to mainland.
CONS:
Internet giving issues, we inquired, and there was a Internet technician working to resolve issue… maybe it will work tommorrow, but not a deal breaker for us. Internet is free. Day two, not a strong internet signal, but there are better things to do with our time around here.
Walls are rather thin, literally, not much room between the rooms LOL… you can hear everything… thank goodness both nights there was none getting it on next door.
We are Vegan so won’t be eating at restaurant, walked through the pub, and restaurant, food looked Greasy Spoon, which is typical of small-​town eating.
Wish List:
Mini fridge.
There is a pub here, environment is warm, inviting, talkative, and no issues in evening with loud noise.
I gave it four stars because of the internet… thin walls, well, that’s an issue, but I’m not hung up on that. For the price, it is 4 stars. I have stayed at places that are twenty bucks more, and not even close to half as pleasant a stay.

Room was clean enough, but not as clean as it should be.
The walls are so thin, every time anyone left the restaurant, you had to hear every drunken conversation they had in the parking lot. Since there are so many drunks that pouring out of the restaurant at all hours of the night, or smokers looking for their fix, you’re kept awake all evening. Not fun at all.

After spending two days in Coupeville, we decided to swing into the Tyee for a quick lunch while attending a nearby conference. From the outside, it seemed to have a greasy spoon — old school feel to it that made me remember dining with my parents when I was a lad, which I liken as a favorable experience. Walking in revealed something different, much to our chagrin.
The place was fairly busy for lunchtime, and the setting was exactly what we garnered it would be. Simple, with a bar on the other side. The waitress who helped us was less than cordial, and seemed put off by our presence. A short time later, a lady and her child arrived and she asked the same waitress for two menus as they had been sitting at the table for a few minutes without being helped. The waitress turned to her coworker and rolled her eyes at the menu request. Not exactly customer service. We ordered mozarella cheese sticks for an appetizer, and french dip and the hot roast beef sandwich for lunch. She told us everything would be brought out at once. Uh, okay. Whatever. We needed to eat and get back to the conference.
The food was less than acceptable. My girlfriend ordered the french dip, and the sandwich itself was poor in taste. The beef was elastic like, with a chewy sinew-​like texture that was less than palatable. The blob of what was supposed to be swiss cheese sitting atop the beef was also quite rubbery, and the overall sandwich was not tasty. She ate a quarter of it, and could not eat it any further. She did, however, favor the fries.
I ordered the hot roast beef sandwich and what an abomination that was. I, too, had the same stringy beef which was hard to cut apart with a knife. The gravy was thick and viscous, and covered the sad excuse for mashed potatoes. The potatoes were stout and had a very firm consistency. I could not finish them and chalked the quality of the food up as dismal. The cheese sticks were somewhat acceptable but oozed of grease when we bit into them.
The waitress continued with her rude ways by announcing loudly to her cook that she needed a ‘dry bun with no vegetables’ for a customer’s hamburger after it was sent back. She was only twenty feet from that customer, and said it loud enough that most of the dining room gawked at her. Her follow up reply of, «I don’t know what the hell he wants, but just put it on the side,» was the nail in the coffin of her non existent ability to handle simple customer service skills.
We paid and left as quickly as we could, vowing never to return or spend another dime in there. The overall experience was horrible and not representative of the general friendly and kind attitude we’d experienced all weekend from the other businesses in Coupeville. For a second, I thought we were in Yelm, not Coupeville. Do yourself a favor and skip the Tyee. Your money is spent elsewhere in this town that has everything going for it except this establishment. Simply put, it was a horrible experience from the second we walked in the door.