Downriggers

Waterfront Restaurantdownriggerssanjuan.com

Company typePrivate
Founded1986
HeadquartersFriday Harbor, United States
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

Downriggers firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Downriggers
Legal name: Downriggers
Website: https://downriggerssanjuan.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1986
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Downriggers industry classification

Industry

Product category: Waterfront Restaurant
NAICS: Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)
SIC: Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)
akta.pro primary industry: All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)
akta.pro secondary industry: Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

Waterfront dining
Pacific Northwest cuisine
Private event hosting
Fresh seafood restaurant
Restaurant gift cards

Where Downriggers is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Friday Harbor
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Downriggers business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Restaurant Dining (Lunch & Dinner): Revenue from serving Pacific Northwest cuisine including oysters, smoked salmon, fresh fish, and scratch-made cocktails to dine-in customers. Open daily for lunch and dinner service from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm.
Frozen Food Products: Sale of frozen prepared food items for home preparation. Currently offering Downriggers Crab Tots in packages of 10 for $25.00, available for local pickup only with no shipping.
Gift Cards: Digital and physical gift cards sold in preset denominations ($25, $50, $75, $100, $150, $200) with custom amounts available by phone. Gift cards are mailed within 1-2 days or available for front desk pickup.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Frozen Crab Tots (10-piece package)
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Gift Cards

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Downriggers product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Downriggers is a family-owned waterfront restaurant in Friday Harbor, Washington, serving Pacific Northwest cuisine for lunch and dinner in a glass building overlooking the harbor. The restaurant also hosts private events such as weddings, rehearsal dinners, and corporate gatherings, and sells gift cards and frozen Crab Tots as ancillary offerings.

Product overview

Downriggers is a family-owned waterfront restaurant in Friday Harbor, WA, specializing in Pacific Northwest cuisine since 1986. The establishment offers dine-in lunch and dinner service across three distinct spaces: a patio, indoor main dining room, and private mezzanine. Its product portfolio consists of restaurant dining services, private event hosting (rehearsal dinners, weddings, private parties), gift cards available in preset or custom denominations, and a frozen food product (Crab Tots) available for local pickup.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Restaurant Dining (Lunch and Dinner) Sit-down waterfront dining service offering Pacific Northwest cuisine for lunch and dinner to walk-in guests, local residents, and tourists visiting the San Juan Islands. The restaurant features three indoor dining rooms and an outdoor patio in a glass building overlooking the harbor.
Private Event Hosting Full-service private event hosting for weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, and private parties utilizing the waterfront restaurant's indoor dining rooms and outdoor patio. Booking is arranged by phone with event clients.
Gift Cards Prepaid gift cards redeemable at the Downriggers restaurant, available in fixed denominations and custom amounts purchased via the website or by phone. Targeted at consumers and gift-givers who want to provide a waterfront dining experience.
Frozen Crab Tots Retail offering of frozen Crab Tots sold by the restaurant, allowing customers to take a signature menu item home. Serves as an ancillary retail product beyond the dine-in experience.

Companies that use Downriggers

Customer profile

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Downriggers technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Downriggers partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Downriggers competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

The Pink Door: Long-standing waterfront Italian restaurant in Seattle's Post Alley, operating since 1981. Comparable as a single-location, long-tenured waterfront dining institution with a strong private-event business and scratch-made menu.
Canlis: Iconic Seattle fine dining institution operating since 1950 with water views of Lake Union. Comparable as a long-tenured, single-location PNW dining destination with strong private event business and premium positioning.
Ray's Boathouse: Iconic Seattle waterfront restaurant serving Pacific Northwest seafood with water views — closely comparable business model, location attribute (waterfront PNW dining), and menu segment to Downriggers.
Matt's in the Market: Single-location Seattle restaurant above Pike Place Market with views and a PNW-focused menu. Comparable as a single-location, locally-sourced, view-driven dining institution.
Coho Restaurant: Friday Harbor restaurant serving Pacific Northwest cuisine, located in the same local market (San Juan Islands). Direct geographic competitor for both local and tourist dining dollars.

Broad incumbents

Ivar's: Established Seattle-based seafood restaurant chain founded in 1938 with multiple waterfront locations. Comparable PNW seafood menu and waterfront dining heritage, though at much larger scale.
Anthony's Hearthfire Grill: Multi-location Pacific Northwest seafood restaurant chain offering similar PNW cuisine (oysters, salmon, fresh fish) with waterfront views. Larger scale but directly comparable menu and positioning as a regional seafood-focused operator.
Duke's Chowder House: Pacific Northwest seafood and chowder restaurant chain with waterfront locations. Comparable menu positioning around PNW seafood and waterfront dining experience, though at broader scale.

Regional players

Springer's on Orcas Island: Long-standing waterfront restaurant on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands serving PNW cuisine. Regional peer sharing the same island-group tourist market and menu positioning.
The Inn at Ship Bay: Waterfront inn and restaurant on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands, hosting weddings and private events. Regional competitor for the same San Juan Islands destination event and dining market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Downriggers financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Downriggers leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Downriggers funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Downriggers M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Downriggers

What does Downriggers do?

Is Downriggers a public or private company?

Downriggers is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was Downriggers founded?

Downriggers was founded in 1986. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Downriggers based?

Downriggers is headquartered in Friday Harbor, United States, in the North America region.

How does Downriggers make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Restaurant Dining (Lunch & Dinner) is the primary driver. The others are frozen Food Products and gift Cards.

Who are Downriggers's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are The Pink Door, Canlis, Ray's Boathouse, Matt's in the Market and Coho Restaurant. Broad incumbents are Ivar's, Anthony's Hearthfire Grill and Duke's Chowder House. Regional players are Springer's on Orcas Island and The Inn at Ship Bay.

Does Downriggers have an API?

No public API is recorded for Downriggers.

What industry is Downriggers in?

Downriggers's product category is Waterfront Restaurant. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFACAJ, All-Day Dining Restaurants, with a secondary code of THAFACAE, Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants. Its NAICS code is 722511 and its SIC code is 5810.