Toby's Tavern - Coupeville

This is where all the locals go to meet up. I always have to bring my visitors here, and they adore the eclectic style of the busy walls and ceiling. It's what people imagine a small seaside town pub to be like. The views are great inside and out of the building as it lies on Penn Cove. The small space lends itself to a community feel: I've made acquaintances with out-of-towners over that pool table with its wonky cues many a time. The bar staff are like out of a movie, delightful and sassy. As for food, it's pub grub so a lot of it is average. The exception, I'd argue, is the true blue Bucket-o-Mussels (Penn cove's famous export). I get this nearly every time I visit. A word of caution to travelers from overseas, since this place is licensed as a tavern, they don't let kids in, and since it's not technically a full bar they *mostly* serve beers and wines.

Build me a room!. I agree with the reviewer below, this is a happy place! My brothers and I visited Seattle and got a car for a day to check out a few places outside of the city. After a long day this was where we wanted to end up, it was totally worth it. It 's a great hole in the wall, which is our style. The bartender/waitress was awesome and friendly. Their single home brew is a red, it was ok but we preferred others on the list. We ordered some calamari and it was well-cooked and the sauce was drinkable. Then the mussels, 2 lbs for four hungry Texans didn 't last long but they were AMAZING. If we 'd have been able to eat more we 'd have ordered two more pounds.We kept drinking, made friends with the bartender, played a couple games of pool and the next thing we know, we 're family. Before we left we were gifted three Toby 's glasses, given an explanation of how War of the Roses was filmed there in the 80 's, and they took our pictures out front. Oh and the lesson about the real mussels is one I won 't be forgetting. It was a great, honest, good eating and drinking, fun night. I hope to be back one day for sure.

I Wish I Could Live Here. This is a happy place. The best mussels I've had anywhere, the wine sauce is drinkable. In my 3 different visits, everything was excellent. And the view is awesome! Can't wait to come back next summer.

AWESOME. 2 lbs of muscles, great value, best ever! Will be back for sure!

Coupeville Native. Grew up in Coupeville was able to go to Toby's when I turn 21. To this day, it is still weird to go into the tavern. I always make Tody's a place to visit when I am in Coupeville. Love the place, food it great! Beer is always cold.