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Review of The Captain Whidbey Inn

Positive: great/amazing/breathtaking views; Penn C...

Positive: great/amazing/breathtaking views; Penn Cove Mussels Cioppino with Saffron Olive Oil Aioli was a perfection of a dish- I would highly recommend it; sadly this is where the positive ends despite the fact that the dinner was $200+ for three folks.
Negatives: The bread is not worth $8- and we all agreed on this. It was good, but it could easily be $4, instead of $8. But it came fast and that was important since it took a while for the next two apps to come. The mussels were to die for; deep fried broccoli and cauliflower were OK, nothing super special about the dish, and this dish was supposed to be served with Cole Slaw Harissa Aioli, but that was not the case since the aioli tasted exactly as the Saffron Olive Oil aioli.
My burger came out first and it was already cold, fries too. It was clear that it was of a high quality meat, but the fat was already congealing and I had no way to warm it up. Fries were small, burnt, plain sad looking. Moreover, the burger came with blistered tomatoes (two big chunks)- these were prepped during the day because they were plain cold. My friend's main dishes took another seven minutes to arrive (we were all seated at the same time though), and his pork, while tasty, came lukewarm. However, the scallop dish was spot on temperature wise. What a disappointment this dinner was! And then another sad surprise that made me feel like a total winner of this situation. When asked to split the bill three ways (even though my dishes and drinks were almost twice as less as my friends) Daniel (our "attendant"- not the best one though) made a face of "I-cannot-believe-you-are-asking-for-this"? I ordered a burger, at $17 (with no cheese) one of the most affordable dishes on the menu, but I paid for my friends dinner as well, because Daniel could not split the bill three ways. Why not? There was no reason provided for this, and honestly. we waited so long for the bill and the food that we were ready to split the bill so we can go. This spot is trying hard to be fancy, but trying is the word since they are certainly not doing it. And of note, no one asked how the dinner was and I had no opportunity to share this with management- I wish Daniel did ask how everything was after we spent $200+....