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POSTED: Monday, Dec. 08, 2008

Best fine dining: The Cliff House Restaurant

- THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
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FIRST PLACE

THE CLIFF HOUSE RESTAURANT

Location: 331 N. State St., 734-8660, hours: 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily

  • SECOND PLACE
    Nimbus 119 N. Commercial St., 14th Floor, 676-1307, hours: 4 p.m. – midnight, Monday – Saturday, 4-9 p.m., Sunday, www.nimbusrestaurant.com

    THIRD PLACE
    Anthony’s Homeport 25 Bellwether Way, 647-5588, hours: 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Bar is open an extra hour, www.anthonys.com

Web site: www.bellinghamcliffhouse.com

From the boss: "Customers come in for specific chefs because they know how to cook their steak and salmon perfectly." Jonny Wilkerson, general manager

Reader rave: "I take my wife there for Valentine's Day." Rob Johannesen, Bellingham

Highlights: From its retro façade to flannel shirt-friendly dress code, the Cliff House is an easy-going place to enjoy sensational food with an equally sensational view. Its service lacks for naught - attentive servers including some who have worked there for 20 years, and a senior chef who has been marveling diners with gastronomic delights for more than 30. Set high on State Street like a tree house with an incredible bay vista, the restaurant is a cozy refuge from the frost, especially when you get your hands on the perennially popular whiskey crab bisque.

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