Cold, greasy food served slowly. Onion rings cold, fries almost dripping grease, incredibly slow service, inattentive wait staff. Nice location on the water, but a restaurant needs more than that...... read more

Cool spot. Food was okay. Service was very friendly. Its a fun spot to grab a bite. Nice outdoor seating with a separate bar outside too. read more

Happy Harbor is our special breakfast place. Their food is great! I especially love to sit on their floating dock for breakfast. The Bloody Mary's are REALLY GOOD! I order mine double, but the Old Bay is the real kicker!! read more

Nice and friendly, old school bar,nice local feel. Had the salmon tacos,we're very good,except the rice that it came with,under cooked,dry cold an no flavor. Not sure how you can screw up rice. Was,trivia night,great crowd, lots of fun read more

Had lunch there last Sat. Since new ownership is in place - food is much better .... We had fish and chips and shrimp basket - crunchy coating on the fish - delicious Only concern was / is when you are out eating at a restaurant and really savoring every last bite - enjoying sitting by the water - talking with your good friend - it's hard to hear the server say " Are you still picking on that ?" I know it's not a fine dining place but how much nicer to hear, " Are you still enjoying your lunch ? " Just a suggestion..... read more

Went for a bike ride with a friend and decided to just look around google maps and the water for a place to eat. This fit the bill so we decided to give it a try. We sat outside, and the service was a little slow but nothing to upset us about. The food prices were decent for what you get and the portions were good. The quality of the food was good as well. Overall, we left happy and satisfied. I didn't give it a 5 star because it didn't "wow" us, but definitely a play to keep in the gps and go back to when out that way. read more

Love my local hang out. Great breackfast and Monday $5 burgers $3 for a dozen oysters when in season. Great entertainment on the weekends

In for lunch today. We sat at the bar with Rusty and had a good meal and a chat about Deale. The cream of crab soup, steamed shrimp and oyster basket were good. The shrimp were big. Great setting that we've visited off and on for 40+ years. read more

Had breakfast here this morning. Food was good, service was good and you can eat on the porch overlooking the water. Not sure it would be my choice for fine dining in the evening, but to get the day started it was fine read more

So this place only gets three stars because it's on the water and I happen to love dive bars. The bar smelled like poo. Yes, poo. I don't know why I thought I should eat here after that, but I did. I didn't get sick and the food was ok. I'd say good place to drink on the water, but skip the food. Bartender was friendly and she let me play Keno. Would give a half star for that if I could. Keno is fun. read more

Party of 7 for a bachelor party dinner after fishing. While the food was fine, and the service was friendly, the service was slow... very slow... read more

Good dinner. Great breakfast. Good prices. Nice river view. Lots of bikers but a good crowd.

Outdoor bar on the water is the reason to come her. 5 stars if the weather is nice. 3 stars if the weather is bad. read more

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Went for a lunch with two kids, wife, and my in laws. Everyone enjoyed the meal. Definitely a dive, but has its charm. Would have been nice to have the indoor restroom not smell like a pit toilet. Food was good, not great, good. Cobb Salad, fish and chips, and ahi tuna sandwich were all good. Beer was cold, food was edible, location good, not alot of other options makes this one of the best I have been to in the area. I'd go again for sure. read more

I love this place. Laid back and low key right on the water with a varied menu, good seafood options, but also lots of land lubber choices. Half of the place is a dockside bar and the indoor part is air conditioned and smallish, but with enough tables for a couple large groups and smaller parties. Good food, fair prices and fine service. Nice folks, no pretension. I love getting a big lump crab cake or crab legs and watching the boats come in. read more

Great local place. Average food. Waterfront location. Good fried seafood. $.25 oysters in season.....

My wife and I come here often because it's a chill relaxing place to come. Drinks aren't expensive,food is good, and live music. We recommend it to everyone we know. read more

This is the best bar and restaurant around. Food is excellent, service is fantastic. Been going there for years and have never he'd anything less than a great time. read more

We are staying in this beautiful little town on the bay and tried the Happy Harbor tonite for an early dinner. Let me start by saying two things. 1st, we rarely go out to eat cause we cook most of the time, even when on vacation. Second, we have a special special needs son in a big wheel chair, so even when we order out, we usually get takeout. As this was one of the closest restaurants to where we are staying, we decided to give this place a try and went in to the restaurant to sit and eat. Our waitress , I never caught her name, but she was unbelievably accommodating and helpful to our situation . That means the world to us, as we have had some awful experiences trying to accommodate us in house. We had the crab cake, hush puppies, salads, fries, mash potatoes and the crab vegetable soup. Everything was served quickly, hot and most importantly, delicious! Also had a couple drinks that were not on the menu, but they made them anyway and they were awesome. I truly thank our waitress, mature woman with blonde hair and an awesome personality, for making our meal such a positive experience! read more

I've worked in the hospitality industry for years, so I am the first person to give the benefit of the doubt. The location is great. That is where the positive comments begin and end. Service was awful. It took about 15 minutes for anyone to approach us and give us menus. Once we ordered we received our drinks about 15 minutes later and our food over an hour later. We had to ask for silverware and napkins and we were short an order of fries. There was no sense of urgency from any of the employees and everyone looked miserable. Looking around at other guests it was clear that we were not the only ones having a bad experience. Two ladies sat down at a table next to us, they had to go to the bar to get menus and were sitting there at a dirty table for quite sometime. By the looks on their faces they were sorely disappointed also. Drinks were tasty, food was mediocre. If it wasn't for the location this place would be a ghost town with service like this. read more

Ate here years ago and it was Awesome food, The Atmosphere was Spectacular!!Haven't ate there since New Ownership..

Go for the waterside atmosphere and the music on a late Sunday afternoon. The fries were colld and tasted old, the cole slaw warm and a suspicious color, lettuce and tomato on the burger was wilted, they ran out of ice and the kitchen was backed up. And that was on a slow day. The crab dip was fair. read more

This place I will say no stars for it. But to give a review you have to do stars. We went in and of course no one greeted us to even say seat yourself. We went inside to the other half and had to ask if we seat ourselves or what. They said yes you can sit wherever. We sat at a table for over 5 minutes with NO ONE coming over to acknowledge us. We got up and walked out. read more

My boat is parked nearby and this has become my local hangout for the summer. The happy hour is awesome and the Burger Monday is a fantastic deal. The staff is very friendly and if you come a few times they will know you by name and what you prefer to drink. The owner, Tony is a friendly and generous host. They have music on the weekends and if you didn't know any better you may think you are in the Caribbean read more

I do not mind a bar tender training and I can understand mistakes. However, taking three dollars for a 2.50 beer on a Saturday and not bring back the .50 is a shame especically when you saw her put it in the tip charge. This a another newbie and not Sus the regular person. If this is how they run a business than it is off to Skippers. At least the wait staff does not try to rip you off. read more

Where to begin ? Service is beyond lousey at best. I had to get up and run my waitress down to get refills on 2 seperate occasions. Then had to find her to get my bill. I went to breakfast with 6 other people and all of our orders where wrong, and they were not busy at all. Waitress was too busy chatting with the 9am bar crowd to pay attention to who weren't drinking their breakfast. The bar area smells like urine 24hrs a day and during the summer it's unbearable. Enter at you own risk . read more

Saw the last post about Happy Harbor and I just don't believe it. If you are such a SNOB that Bikers Bother you perhaps it's not the place for you. I bet Mechanics, Carpenters and Boaters bother you as well. Food has been excellent very time I have been there. Barfly? What is that just some ladies that are hotter than you and your husband wouldn't stop checking them out? No, its not a place for uptight stuck up people. Perhaps that was the real problem. Not a yuppie hang out, go to TGI Fridays and hang out with your nerd buddies. Have ALWAYS had good service and food! read more

I've eaten here four times in the past few weeks. On one level I love this place. The food is pretty good, the location is amazing, and I love the live music. But the service is terrible. Tonight I waited 20 minutes before someone waited on me and it was 32 minutes after I arrived that the waittress finally brought me a drink. The last 2 times I had to go find the waittress just to pay my bill because they disappear for so long. Great place in some ways but they either need to hire more wait staff or train the ones they have. read more

We used to come here many years ago and it had the most delicious oyster and soft shell crab sandwiches. It has gone down hill and the food is awful. I don't think I've ever had food as bad as this. The oysters are so small and the batter overtakes them as if it's an all batter sandwich. The French fries tasted like they were days old. The cream of crab soup was horrible, with barely any crab and tasted like it had a lard base. I will never come here again. read more

Happy Harbor is a great neighborhood bar with plenty of locals. The atmosphere is great and in the summer with the back deck and outside bar open you have a fantastic view of the river. The food is hit or miss though, I've had the same thing cooked great one day and terrible another. I still go back mostly for the atmosphere and drinks, however it's a great place to meet up and hang out on a Saturday night when you don't want to go to the city. read more

We have been their the last two Monday's for burger night. Burger buns were served right out of refrigerator not grilled or a least warmed at the very least. This makes the burger cold fast. Asked for an extra basket of fries did not receive. Served the fries but not the chips. When someone asks point blank for an extra basket of fries with the chips they are to be shared in most cases. Also asked for extra mayo again no show on the mayo. read more

I have to say that this place has become nothing short of HORRIBLE!!!! Since the ownership change, the food has become overpriced and just plain terrible. I live in the area and keep trying to convince myself that it will get better but after my last attempt..... waiting for almost an hour for a order of wings and some Chicken tenders, we received a cold order of wings and a fried fish platter that replaced the chicken tenders that no one bothered to tell us were sold out. They just decided that was a good alternative without asking I guess. And I should add that there was not, in anyway a back up in the kitchen.........At least the Bartender is really nice!!! read more

Happy Harbor has new owners who give a damn! The food is back to being really good and the place has gotten a face lift. All you guys who got mad when things began to get run down, come back and check out the renewed Harbor. read more

Went to $5 burger night. Burger was a pre-formed meh. Roll and toppings were ok. I asked the waitress what craft beers they had. Not sure she knew what craft beer is. Sam Adams Shandy was as close as I could get. The service was very good. The dock bar is a nice atmosphere. read more

I came here for Father's Day, which I understand can get busy but my experience at Happy Harbor was ridiculous. The hostess told us it may take 30 minutes to get our food which we accepted. We ordered our meal and an appetizer. Everyone in my party really wanted to get a burger they had but the waitress informed us they ran out of two ingredients for the burger go clearly we didn't order it. 45 minutes later we still hadn't gotten our appetizer. After an hour the waitress came out with a dinky amount of crab dip and one loaf of bread for 6 people. They also only had four plates for us. IWe asked the waitress if our food would be out in the next 30 minutes after we had just waited an hour just for our appetizer. She said "maybe" quite unconvincingly, indicating it would probably take another hour just to get our meals, meaning we would be spending a total of almost three hours just to get a simple meal. In fact, after an hour and 15 minutes the kitchen hadn't even started preparing our food. While the crab dip was quite amazing, I wasn't about to spend any more of my day there and so we canceled our orders and left. They didn't give us any discount or anything free even though we waited forever. To be honest, the establishment should reconsider calling their restaurant "unhappy harbor". read more