AJAX Café Hours: Thursday through Monday 4-8
We will be open on Mondays this summer! Reservations available now. We are also open for the Fourth of July— cheers!
We are a Northwest cuisine restaurant located just a few miles south of Port Townsend in Lower Hadlock. We offer a comfortable dining experience with craft cocktails and a variety of beer and wine. All to be enjoyed in the unique atmosphere that is the Ajax.
Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are encouraged.
You can make a reservation online by clicking the orange Resy button (this is the fastest way to have your reservation confirmed), or call us at 360-385-1965 and leave us a voicemail. Please note, there can be delays in us confirming your voicemail reservation, but we will call you as soon as we have staff available.
“ A little out of the way, but way out of the ordinary.”
Designed by Chef Erick Iglesias
STARTERS
CHILEAN CRAB CAKES WITH REMOULADE AND ROASTED CORN RELISH
PENN COVE MUSSELS IN A TUSCAN TOMATO BROTH WITH SMOKED CHORIZO & FRESH HERBS
AJAX CLAM CHOWDER WITH CLAMS IN THE SHELL, POTATOES, BACON, SIMMERED IN WHITE WINE & CREAM
SKILLET-ROASTED BRUSSELS WITH SPICED PECANS. SERVED WITH LEMON AIOLI
GOAT CHEESE FLATBREAD- WILD MUSHROOM CONSERVA, ARUGULA, ROASTED FIG, BALSAMIC, FRESH PARMESAN
SALADS
HOUSE SALAD- SPRING RAIN FARMS GREENS, ROASTED BEETS, PICKLED ONIONS, FRESH SHAVED PARMESAN, CITRUS HERB VINAIGRETTE
*AJAX CAESAR SALAD ROMAINE, FRESH PARMESAN, HOMEMADE CROUTONS, CAESAR DRESSING & ANCHOVIES
ROASTED BEET SALAD- (DINNER SIZED PORTION) SMOKED CARLTON FARM PORK BELLY, GRILLED PEAR, ROGUE CREAMERY SMOKED BLUE CHEESE, SPICED PECANS, SHERRY VINAIGRETTE, OVER ARUGULA
*CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS.
ENTREES
SMOKED, PORTER-BRAISED BRISKET WITH BOURBON-PEACH GLAZE OVER CHEESY GRITS
SLOW SMOKED ST. LOUIS RIBS, CAROLINA GOLD BBQ, CORN RELISH, MASHED POTATOES, CORN BREAD
*BLACKENED AHI TUNA SEARED RARE, SERVED WITH LOW COUNTRY RED RICE, CORN RELISH, MAMA LIL’S PEPPER AIOLI
CREOLE BASQUE HALF CHICKEN- FREE RANGE, ORGANIC CHICKEN, SMOKED SPANISH CHORIZO, MAMA LIL’S PEPPERS, LOW COUNTRY RED RICE, TOMATO SAUCE
CAJUN GUMBO WITH TIGER PRAWNS, CHICKEN, HOUSE-SMOKED ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, OKRA, RICE
*SPANISH SEAFOOD STEW WITH SCALLOPS, CLAMS, MUSSELS, PRAWNS, AND FRESH FISH, VEGETABLES, IN A CUMIN-INFUSED CITRUS BROTH
BOLOGNESE WITH BRAISED UMPUA VALLEY LAMB, FRESH PAPPARDELLE NOODLES, SHAVED PARMESAN, AND ARUGULA
GRILLED BONE-IN PORK LOIN WITH MOLE AMARILLO, CASHEW MACHA, OVER CHEESY GRITS
*CHAR BROILED ELK BURGER- DURAM FARM 8OZ PATTY, BOURBON-BRAISED ONION, THICK CUT BACON, SHARP CHEDDAR, ARUGULA, POBLANO AIOLI, SERVED ON A BRIOCHE BUN. SIDED WITH CHEESY GRITS
VEGETARIAN ENTREES
VEGAN ENCHILADAS WITH ROASTED POBLANOS, CARAMELIZED ONION, MUSHROOMS, BLACK BEANS, MOLE AMARILLO, CASHEW MACHA, CILANTRO SOUR CREAM & CHEESE
PORTABELLA DIP WITH CARAMELIZED ONION, PROVOLONE, MAMA LIL’S PEPPER AIOLI, ON FRENCH BREAD WITH MUSHROOM AU JUS & SPRING RAIN FARMS MIXED GREENS WITH CITRUS HERB VINAIGRETTE
Visit Us At
21 North Water St.
Port Hadlock, WA 98368
Reservations available for Thursday thru Monday 4-8
Walk-ins are welcome, but Reservations are encouraged.