Want to go out for a nice dinner, but don't want to spend a lot? Want a view but don't want to pay for it? Consider The Boat Shed restaurant in Manette in East Bremerton!
The restaurant sits almost underneath the Manette Bridge, and if you aren't looking for it you could miss it! The unassuming entrance will leave many doubting the quality, right until they open the front door and smell the tantalizing food from inside.
Get a table by the window. From your seat, you will have a view of the bridge, the USS Turner Joy, and the Seattle-Bremerton ferry arriving and departing every hour or so. On summer days, count the pleasure boats that whiz past under the bridge.
The Boat Shed has been open since 1979. The restaurant serves a nice blend of steaks, seafood, salads and pastas for dinner. At lunch, they also have many unique and classic sandwiches, with cool names like the Spinnaker and the Clipper. Dungeness crab and crab cakes are almost always on the menu. The restaurant is well-known for its clam chowder, and the nachos and margaritas are great for an after-work happy hour. 
A nice wine list includes such local favorites as Chateau St. Michelle and 14 Hands. And don't forget to leave room for dessert!
On a nice day, ask to sit outside on the deck. The restaurant is actually perched over the water, and there is a boat dock connected to it, with room for several smaller boats.
The service is usually very good, and the food is excellent! They also have a kids menu. It is one of my family's favorite places to dine in Bremerton, and has been for many years.
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Marlene: You're lucky to have a place like that to go eat around there. The cost of the plane ticket from Des Moines puts it out of my reach however. Thanks!