Giving 2 stars since our server was pleasant and they have nice outdoor seating, but other than that I don't think we'll be back. Service is really slow so try and order everything in the beginning from apps drinks and main entrees. We ordered the fish and chips. Greasy and So Soggy dripping in cooking Oil. Both my husband and I bit into the fish and it wasn't crunchy and it literally gushed out oil. The fries were so disappointing. How do you mess up fries? They were soggy and also soaked in cooking Oil. The Crab Dip was mainly cream cheese w old bay and cheese. Bread that came with it was nice and hot. Steamed Shrimp was decent. Would've been nice if they were deveined and cleaned. The cocktail sauce needs work. Did not taste good . No Horseradish for a nice kick. Cocktail sauce was stiff n thick ...wouldn't be back. Food is pretty basic but can get them elsewhere where they are prepared properly and taste wayyy better. read more

Happy Harbor - Steam Shrimp & Fish n Chips - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

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Quaint yummy spot with character. Get the fish sammy blackened. Right on the water and great service.

So I went to north beach to chill then googled some where to eat & found THIS GREAT PLACE!! They have outdoor seating during this situation so it was great to sit out on the water & eat. Service was great! Ask for jennifer (jen) she was THE BOMB !!! Very knowledgeable of menu items & gave us great recommendations. I started eating before the pics but you get the point. It was fresh nice and hot!! Deff will be back & drinks are CHEAP! Cool place to hang for the day!! Watch the boats ride by.. it was perfect!! read more

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Place was ok. Quiet... Decent size. No one was there but it was a Tue morning. Slightly dingy and dusty inside but not terrible. Lot of flies flying around inside. Staff was nice enough and waitress was very nice. Waitress was good ....checked on table and made sure all orders were correct. Food was ok.. nothing great but made perfect to order. Scrapple I ordered was decent....Bacon was crispy...Eggs we're good... I would always choose Driftwood Diner over this place but It's not a bad place to stop in for a bite. Nothing here was over the top. #BuddhaReview read more

Food and service was great! We ate here while visiting family for a wedding. We will definitely eat again when come back for a visit.

Cute place on the water! Boozy Banana was so good and so was the Buffalo chicken wrap read more

Happy Harbor - Floating dock - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

We were the first in for lunch. I had the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich and hubs has the cheeseburger. Both of our sandwiches were great and came to the table in a timely manner. read more

Happy Harbor - Cheeseburger - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

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Prices are up and service is down. Disappointed since the potential is huge. "Sorry about the wait" doesn't make up for a ton of servers on their phones and revising POS terminals. The only person with a work ethic seemed to be the food runner. It took five minutes to be greeted. I had to go get my own menu. I had to flag my waitress down. The floors look like a three year old was turned loose with a five gallon bucket of tator toots. Slippery. No excuse for 2p on a Saturday with a full staff and 40% of tables filled. Kitchen staff messing around instead of cooking. The bar is slow. They could have sold me an additional drink if they had been more timely. I'll wait until I get home to go to the bathroom. Ugh. I shouldn't have to track someone down to pay my bill. My last visit was so promising. Maybe the next owners will recognize the potential of head boats, charters, and Herrington Harbor to draw people in. Owners and staff don't seem to get health and safety, cleanliness, and customer service. One extra star for nostalgia. I will not return of my own free will. Even in Deale there are too many other choices. read more

Went here on a Monday night. 25 cent oysters from 5 to 8 and $5 burgers all day. We were there for Happy Hour which goes until 7, so we went with 50 cent wings and a pound of mussels for $5. The wings were crispy and the mussels were good. Not a bad dinner for $10. People were eating the oysters by the dozen and they must have been good at the rate people were consuming them. The burgers looked like frozen fare so we passed on those. Bartenders weren't the friendliest but they seemed to cater to the regular customers and not the wayward sailors that ventured in. Nice deck on the back to watch the boats. Worth a stop if you are walking from the marinas off the river. Closest place within walking distance to Herrington Harbour North. If you go there with dive bar expectations, you won't be disappointed. read more

Happy Harbor - Cure for a case of the Mondays! - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

Fun place! The food is decent...but one comes to Happy Harbor for the drinks, music, and atmosphere. Literally ON the water surrounded by charter boats. Often features live music. Great little hangout! read more

I can't believe this place has such low reviews. From start to finish our experience was awesome. It started out by being serenaded by this beautiful young gentleman who played acoustic covers of all of your favorite hits from today, yesterday, and the 60s through the 90s. He even took requests! Then we got our order of hush puppies with honey which were awesome. The order was huge and could have been a meal in itself. Then came the real deal- fish & chips for him and a crab cake sandwich for myself. Everything was delicious and fresh and the waitress even found a way to bring a side of sautéed mushrooms for my oddly picky toddler who eats about three things total. While the bill was a little higher than expected, we also ordered three drinks which we weren't paying attention to the price. Overall, I would definitely return! read more

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Not impressed. The burgers were cold raw, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes and green beans were cold. However, our server, Ava was awesome. Very friendly and a great personality. Things were out of her control. May have just been a bad kitchen night? read more

I haven't been inside this place but the outdoor area is a great place to grab a drink on a nice day and seems pet friendly. They even have a TV or two behind their outdoor bar which is nice for those of us who enjoy watching sports outside and whose wives will not permit them to put the TV on the porch. read more

Went there on a Sunday. Beer was cheap. I got yuengling. My wife got four weak margaritas for $5 each. I got the fried pickle. Don't. They put a pickle thru a French fry cutter and then bread it. The result is a hot mess accentuated with a puddle of grease. They would do better cutting the pickle into quarters lengthwise and then breading it. I can't believe they actually serve that. How bad is the rest of the menu? read more

Good quality hamburgers and a good bar, relaxing and friendly.. Make sure to go in Monday's for the hamburger specials.. Drinks are good, this is a dock side bar, so a little rough on the atmosphere but the people and food make up for that read more

BIKERS and BARFLYS....Others BEWARE! if you are neither of these people, don't go. This was my first time and should have trusted my instincts when we got out of the car to go into the restaurant. There is no clearly marked entrance. The only opening in the facade was actually where they haul the trash. We sat on the deck, because there were no patrons in the dining room. The air smelled of bilge water and cigarette smoke. The waitress was ok, nervous and young, and the following review has no bearing on her. We ordered iced teas to start while looking at the very deceptive menu. Nice selection. Good assortment of entrees, steamed seafood, baskets, hamburgers etc. Iced tea arrived and she dumped my husband's on him. She apologized and brought him a pile of napkins to clean the table instead of bringing a bar rag from ten feet away to clean our table herself. After all, he didn't dump it. We ordered and then the "we don't haves" started. Two separate occasions we were told of order problems.. first they didn't have any clustered crab legs left..only remnants of single legs. Second visit was to say they had no crab legs at all , could we substitute. Bear in mind this is early dinner hour at 6:00pm. We substituted. Food arrived 45 minutes later. Looking around we were the only people actually ordering and eating food. The rest were drinking their evening meal. Rock hard dried out sirloin steak, frozen thawed mostly filling crab cakes, crunchy baked potato (burned on the outside; crunchy and under done inside), canned cold green beans (the vegetable du jour lol). Inedible. Entertainment was nice. Singer had a good voice and was very polite when the barflys would yell at her. It's a local dive bar; not recommended unless that's your type. read more

Happy Harbor - Sad little steak..butter pat to compare size and bread crumb "crabcake" - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

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It's a piss poor management and some staff All make it a NON-Happy place once everything is put on the table. The biases with genders and issues with racial stuff that should not be of conversation where others want to relax are ridiculous. And then the Sub-Food is crap. Nothing is original. SAD. read more

One of those spots like in Cheers, "where everyone knows your name" except there are boats instead of Boston outside the door. Thank you to Lori and the Happy Harbor staff for the great service. It's not easy to keep a business going during COVID. I hope you all can start hosting trivia nights outdoors in the near future. read more

Cool little spot on the water. Definitely a place where the locals grab a beer after fishing. Food was good as was the service, no complaints. Indoor and outdoor seating available. Large parking lot across the street. read more

I would say if you are in search of amazing seafood, then travel to Jerry's Seafood... but Happy Harbor has a great atmosphere and still good food read more

The most fresh and delicious oysters I have ever tasted! The drinks were priced great and the crab cake dinner was just amazing! Totally recommended. read more

Well-used smoking area is right outside the front door for you to walk through. Drinks are strong, staff is friendly. Had prime rib recently and it was good. Fries were soaked through with oil (not crisp). Ordered cherry cheesecake and it came topped with chopped maraschino cherries from the bar, which didn't taste good at all. I should have sent it back but I thought maybe it was a Maryland thing. My assessment - it seems a locals place for hard working people who want a decent, normal meal but don't have high expectations. I have also had very good experiences here when docking the boat in the evening and sitting out back for drinks and bar food. Very nice atmosphere outside! read more

Stopped in on Sunday during a drive down the Western shore. Stumbled upon this place. Very cool place to eat on the water. Boaters coming and going. Music from 3-5. Definitely not high brow. Steamed shrimp and scallops wrapped in bacon just want the doctor ordered. Enjoy. read more

Happy Harbor - Drinks and apps on the floating deck. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

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Dive bar only redeeming quality They must get their food from the local Walmart and microwave it. Had the "home made" pulled pork sandwich. It was dry like it was laying out in open air for an hour. Save yourself the time, drive to Walmart, buy some frozen food and make it yourself. read more

Happy Harbor is open. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to go and they have limited indoor dining. They have great specials and are doing there best to work through the Covid restrictions. I highly recommend supporting HH. They are always there for the community in good times. Now it's time to support them. read more

This was stop number 2 on a party bus tour through South County, Md. Don't ask my why South County, but I think it has a lot to do with the cheap booze. But the Happy Harbor would give our rather large party sustenance to delaying the inevitability of seeing double. We definitely gave a test to the venue as we scooped up seats and tables and extended our already large table. By the way our waitress may have looked tiny and meek, but she was a total pro, as she got everyone's orders right and kept slogging booze left and right, not to mention she also had the rather large party next to us, not sure why she was working 2 large tables but again, pro. I delved in to nice giant burger called Itchin' for Summer which had fresh jalapenos and pineapple on the burger. I asked for medium and that is what I got. The burgers always come with chips, but I subbed in some greasy fries, if I wasn't drinking, I may have an issue with that, but I really didn't care. I was introduced to what is apparently a Md waterfront tradition, Orange Crush. Now, I had no idea what it was, until I ordered it. I was advised to sip it as it is heavy duty sweet and laden with a LOT of alcohol. It was divine, took me back to my Orange Tang days and yes, I took my sweet time with my crush. Not sure this would have been the best place for a Crush, but gosh darn it, it really was tasty. read more

Had a hankering for a crab cake Benedict. They don't have one, but you can get close. The crab cake was good. The poached eggs were perfect. The home fries were excellent. Country atmosphere. I forgot to ask if the bar was open for mimosas. read more

Cute place on the water. My husband and I are vegan. They have fries, some salads that can be made vegan, and rice and beans. It'd be easy to keep frozen veggie burgers on hand. Just defrost and cook and you'd make us weekly customers! read more

Brunch this morning. I had the veggie omelet and grits. Very good. My cousin had ham and cheese omelet. Also said it was good. My aunt had eggs, bacon and toast. She was also pleased. The coffee was great as well. Sitting on the outside deck over the water made the meal even better. I hadn't been there in years! Nice morning. read more

This restaurant is walking distance from Mermaniac Charted Sport Fish where we were went on a fishing day trip. We got the early bird special which included $5 burgers and drinks. The atmosphere was very cosy. The food was outstanding and the service was good. Great value! read more

Happy Harbor - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

Lovely place ! The reviews are poor to keep out the "Hoity Toity". It's a neighborhood place with good food at reasonable prices filled with friendly helpful staff and interesting characters. The Monday nite $5 burger is well worth it ! read more

Great waterside dive bar. Exactly what we were looking for. Classic marina food, delicious local fare. Stopped in for a mid day lunch and was pleased with not only the easy going atmosphere but also nice laid back staff. read more

Happy Harbor - Docked and Ready! - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Deale, Maryland

Love this place. Weeknights are best when Jen is bartending. Fried chicken is good. I like going here to meet new people. Very active Singles social climate here. Wish the barstools had backs. read more

Cute little area, but the food was mediocre. I'm from New York, home of the second best steak and cheese next to philly, and it was dry and disappointing. Fries looked like sautéed onions, and the hush puppies were decent with the honey and butter. servers were wonderful read more

Always a good time. Best breakfast in Deale. Didn't really care for their Cheese Steak but love their Ultimate Grilled Cheese. $5 Burgers are great and served on Mondays read more

Great burgers, peel and East shrimp and chicken pot pie! They also make yummy fresh squeezed orange crushes! My favorite place for terrific orange crushes! read more

My review is not based on the food, but our server. From the moment we walked into the restaurant part, we were completely ignored, which is different from when we are sitting at the bar for service, which is awesome. The server who waited on us has no idea what it means to be in the hospitality industry, clueless and rude. She needs to get another job...period. It will be a while before we come back and eat here, even though we are locals. Just a note, management did recognize the horrible service and apologized. read more

Our server, last night, May 27,2018 was Lauren and she was just a doll. Very Sweet, Kind, Professional and buzzing around like a chicken with her head cut off, but she still made time to be attentive to us! Please reward her nicely. You have all great employees, but she Really stands out! We also Really love the atmosphere, eating outside. The music is great and it's so nice that it's not so loud you can't hear a conversation. It's just Right! Of course, we'll be back again and again!! Thank you! read more

This no frills local hangout is a great find. The young female bartender at the Tiki Bar yesterday was great. She was quick and very attentive. We decided to get dinner while we were there enjoying our drinks and switched to an outside table. We received more great service from our waitress who was very accommodating since we relocated inside because of the pending storm. Drinks were reasonably priced and the crab dip was my favorite. I'll be coming back! read more

This place will never change. Even though the new owner was thought to bring Happy Harbor into a more-recent past, she bought a place with roots. Deale, however, has come a long way. The good news is: there are other, more classy choices. With better food and the patrons more 2015. read more