Dockside Restaurant & Bar Menu: Prices, Set Menus and Dishes

Most people who search for a dockside menu want two answers quickly: what it costs and whether the dishes are still on it. The name is shared by restaurants in several countries whose prices do not line up, so this guide starts with Dockside Restaurant & Bar in Wellington, which publishes its own set menus, including a 3-course option at $104pp on its Dockside Wellington menu (operator page), and checks every other listing against it.

2-course set menu: $82pp (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page)) · 3-course set menu: $104pp (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page)) · Set menu minimum group: 12 guests (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page)) · Fish and chips, York Maine: $26 (Dockside York menu (restaurant’s own page))

Eight figures from three countries show one pattern: only the Wellington set menus are priced per person and tied to a group rule, so the rest cannot be compared on the same basis.

How much does the Dockside restaurant and bar menu cost?

Set menu prices in Wellington

• 2 courses, Entrée and Main or Main and Dessert: $82pp (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))
• 3 courses: $104pp (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))
• Christmas set menu: $87pp for Entrée and Main, $78pp for Main and Dessert, $109pp for three courses (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))

Main course prices outside Wellington

• York, Maine: Haddock Harris Island $32, Dill Crusted Salmon $26, Dockside Trio $36, Duck à la Dockside $42 (Dockside York menu (restaurant’s own page))
• San Diego: price range $31 to $50 (OpenTable listing (Dockside 1953 San Diego))
• Vancouver: Classic Eggs Benedict CA$26, Smoked Salmon Benedict CA$28 (OpenTable listing (Dockside Vancouver))

The implication: a Wellington set menu is the only figure here that a reader can plan a budget around, and everything else is a band.

What dishes are on the Dockside menu?

Seafood and grill mains

• Wellington highlights fish and chips, chowder, calamari and fish of the day, with a degustation menu of up to seven courses (WellingtonNZ (regional tourism guide))
• York lists Dill Crusted Salmon and Duck à la Dockside on its entrée section (Dockside York menu (restaurant’s own page))
• An IHG-hosted Dockside PDF lists Crispy Skin Salmon and a 10oz NY strip Steak Frites at $48, though the venue behind it is not confirmed (IHG-hosted Dockside PDF (hotel group))
• Beaufort lists Shrimp & Grits at $23.95 and Golden Fried Shrimp at $21.95, according to a menu aggregator (MenuGuide (Beaufort menu aggregator))

Starters and bar food

• York’s Fish & Chips is beer-battered haddock with coleslaw, remoulade and fries, listed at $26 (Dockside York menu (restaurant’s own page))
• The Deck at Dockside in York serves lobster rolls, crispy fried clams and burgers (Dockside York site (restaurant’s own page))
• Alexandria’s Fish & Chips is beer-battered Icelandic cod with Old Bay fries, listed at $27 (OpenTable listing (Vola’s Dockside Grill))
• San Diego lists Baja Fish Tacos at $23, according to a menu aggregator (SinglePlatform (Dockside 1953 menu aggregator))

The pattern: fish and chips recurs across most venues here, while steak appears in only one listing, and that listing is not confirmed as a Dockside venue.

Is there a Dockside restaurant and bar menu PDF?

One PDF appears in the sources, but it is hosted by a hotel group and is not clearly tied to a Dockside Restaurant & Bar a reader can visit. The Wellington menu is an ordinary web page.

Where the current menu appears

• Wellington: an HTML menu page on the operator’s site (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))
• An IHG-hosted PDF titled Dockside Restaurant & Bar (IHG-hosted Dockside PDF (hotel group))
• Donnelly’s Dockside in Arnold, Maryland: a menu PDF that is reportedly averaging about $13.90 per item, with low confidence in the figure (MenuWeb PDF (Donnelly’s Dockside, Arnold))

Checking whether a menu is dated

• Wellington’s menu snapshot is dated 8 November 2026 and lists the Christmas run dates (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))
• San Diego’s OpenTable menu was last updated 24 October 2026 (OpenTable listing (Dockside 1953 San Diego))
• Wellington hours were recorded as of August 2026 by a restaurant listing (En Primeur Club (restaurant listing))

The catch: a dated PDF shows that a menu existed on a date, not that the venue still serves it.

Which Dockside locations have menus online?

Several unrelated businesses share the Dockside name, and the sources cover at least ten of them across three countries. A price found without a city and street address belongs to an unknown venue.

Dockside Wellington

• Located at Shed 3, Queens Wharf, Wellington (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))
• Established in 1991 in the historic Shed 3 building (Dockside Wellington home (operator site))
• Reservations by phone or email (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))

Other Dockside venues in the results

• York, Maine: 22 Harris Island Road, a family-owned waterfront restaurant (Dockside York site (restaurant’s own page))
• San Diego: 998 W Mission Bay Dr, Mission Bay Drive (OpenTable listing (Dockside 1953 San Diego))
• Vancouver: Granville Island Hotel, 1253 Johnston Street (OpenTable listing (Dockside Vancouver))
• Alexandria, Virginia: 101 N Union St (OpenTable listing (Vola’s Dockside Grill))

The implication: any Dockside price found without a city attached belongs to an unknown venue until the page shows its address.

Venue price comparison

Six venues, one pattern: fish and chips prices run from $17.00 to $27 with no shared currency label or update date, so much of the spread reflects different menus rather than different pricing.

The trade-off: the lowest figure in the table comes from an aggregator page with no update date, and the Wellington special rests on a user-reported listing, so neither should be budgeted without a check.

When are fish and chips and bar snacks available at Dockside?

Fish and chips Friday windows

• Wellington’s Fish and Chip Friday special is listed at $19 from 12pm–3pm every Friday, according to a Tripadvisor NZ listing (Tripadvisor NZ reviews (user reviews))
• The listing is not backed by a dated Wellington menu, so the window is a user-reported schedule (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page))

Bar snacks menu hours

• Dockside 1953 bar: Daily 11:30 am–10:00 pm (OpenTable listing (Dockside 1953 San Diego))
• Vola’s Dockside Grill: Monday to Thursday 11:00 am–11:00 pm, Friday 11:00 am–12:00 am, Saturday 10:00 am–12:00 am, Sunday 10:00 am–11:00 pm (OpenTable listing (Vola’s Dockside Grill))
• Vancouver dinner: Friday and Saturday 5:00 pm–11:00 pm, Monday to Thursday and Sunday 5:00 pm–9:30 pm (OpenTable listing (Dockside Vancouver))

Why this matters: none of these sources confirms a bar snack menu at Wellington or York, so the hours describe venues rather than specific dishes.

Booking steps before you visit

1. Confirm the city and street address first, because the Dockside name appears across several unrelated venues (OpenTable listing (Dockside 1953 San Diego)).
2. For a Wellington set menu, plan a group of 12 or more guests (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page)).
3. Book by phone at (04) 499 9900 or by email at dine@docksidenz.com (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page)).
4. For York, call (207) 363-2722 or email info@dockside-restaurant.com (Dockside York site (restaurant’s own page)).
5. Ask for the current menu before the date, since the Wellington page carries a snapshot date of 8 November 2026 (Dockside Wellington menu (operator page)).

The implication: booking is a venue-level task, so the venue’s own contact details matter more than the brand name.

Confirmed facts and open questions

The pattern: only the Wellington set menu carries a per-person price, a group rule and run dates from the operator, so every other figure in this section remains a working estimate until its own venue confirms it.

What reviewers and the operator say

“The set menu was good value with a wide choice.”

Tripadvisor reviewer on Dockside Wellington (Tripadvisor NZ reviews (user reviews))

“The prices were fine and the position of the restaurant on the quay is superb.”

Dockside website testimonial (Dockside Wellington home (operator site))

“It’s still five-star food and service, but in a more relaxed environment.”

Unnamed interviewee quoted by WellingtonNZ (WellingtonNZ (regional tourism guide))

The pattern: the praise clusters on value and setting, while the menu detail comes from venue pages rather than from reviewers.

For a group of 12 or more heading to Wellington, the choice is clear: request the set menu by phone or email now, or treat every other Dockside price in these results as a starting point until its own menu page confirms it.

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