The ambiance and view is wonderful. Service is only topped by the food. We highly recommend the mahi sliders and the fish and chips. Again, service is wonderful and we will return. read more

Beautiful location, great drinks, average food. I wanted to love this place. It has great Yelp reviews and is located right on the water. The drinks were very good, service was super friendly, it was the food that fell short. Here's what we got and what we thought. My husband started with the harborside margarita, which was great. He then decided to get a fishbowl margarita. It's 52 oz so it's huge. It was only $15 which was stunning for that amount. He couldn't finish it and left about 1/3. I got a watermelon smash. It has a good amount of alcohol and was delicious. I'd probably branch out and try something else, but it was pretty good. For food we started with the meatballs. It's all beef and was the highlight of the meal. The kids loved the bread it came with. I got a lobster roll and found it had too much dressing to let the lobster shine. It was $30 and disappointing. The coleslaw was ok. My husband got a filet with a Caesar salad. The Caesar salad also had too much dressing. The filet was ok. I didn't love it but our younger son did eat a bit. My older son got the French bread pizza with fries and didn't like the pizza. I wasn't a fan either, the cheese tasted pretty meh to me. He ate some of the fries. Overall this place is great for the atmosphere but I don't think we'll be back soon because of the food. read more

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Looking for a elevated dining experience that is also very laid back? Harbor side is a place to stop by. The food is fresh, and well prepared. The service is a little timely, but when they get to your table are attentive and friendly. Check their specials, I tried the Cajun snapper and it was delightful! The coconut shrimp is also a well hitter. But the Oreo cheesecake took it home. The waterfront views are breathtaking. There are also boat tours / dinner boat tours available so looking forward to checking that out in the future! Highly recommend stopping by this gem of a spot. Their Playlist is also great, 80s rock/pop, they really know how to set the tone for comfort and quality. I will also be back to try one of their boozy Fishbowls. read more

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Another one of my favorite places to go to when I am in Winter Haven! The most recent time I went I tried the lobster roll and it was incredible! I wanted another one it was so good but I knew I wouldn't get through it. The wait staff is always incredibly friendly and does a great job of checking in with you. They have 2 different areas where you can sit outside by the lake and it's wonderful. Looking forward to my next visit back here! read more

Harborside - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

The restaurant was busy so service was a bit slow but the food was delicious and the staff was friendly and helpful., We sat by a large glass window overlooking the lake. It was our Florida Christmas with our grandson and it couldn't have gone better. read more

Harborside - View - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Only perk to this restaurant was the view at sunset. The hostess was rude, the food was mediocre and the ambience reminded me of an old folk's home. read more

Harborside - Magnificent view off the pier. - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

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We tried this restaurant because the views and the menu looked amazing. Immediately we were disappointed when our waitress came over, took our drink order, and turned around and left. No introduction. No specials listed. She brought water and our drinks in a timely manner. We ordered. She brought out some stale bread and tasteless butter. Well, this was not a good start.... I ordered white fish and shrimp. The shrimp were so overcooked. The whitefish wasn't bad. Onion rings were good. Presentation was lacking for what seemed like a nice restaurant. My husband had the filet and loved it, as well as the chipotle pineapple margarita! The manager was present checking on tables. The Overall, I wouldn't come back. Service was lacking and unfriendly, food sub par. I'm sure at one time this place was amazing! read more

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Took my family of four to Harborside and had a fantastic experience! The food was delicious--we tried the gator bites, calamari, and pasta, and everything was full of flavor and perfectly cooked. The views are absolutely stunning and really added to the overall experience. Our server, Somer, was great! Great food, great atmosphere--we'll definitely be back! read more

Harborside - Fried Gator Bites - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

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This is a restaurant located right off one of the chain of lakes in Winterhaven. They do have a dock so if you're out on the water and want to dock up and eat, there's plenty of space to do that. I came here with my family for a lunch after being out on the water. We did not have a reservation and we were seated right away. The restaurant itself is large with that said they're usually is no way to be seated most of the seating inside the restaurant has a view of the lake. They also have outside seating The menu isn't too large, but man everything that I tasted was delicious! I recommend getting the gator bites for an appetizer. I had the grouper sandwich blackened with fries. It was absolutely delicious and so fresh my mother-in-law had the blackened grouper meal. It was also delicious and a very good size portion of fish. I recommend getting either the grouper or crabcakes. This place is awesome and is now my go to restaurant after a day out on the boat! read more

Food was above average fish sandwich was hot and fresh shrimp and scallops were ok scallops were a little over cooked not terrible but a little snapper was by far the best thing it was grilled and delicious. Great place for a date has amazing lake views. Service was average overall good place to have a good night out dinner read more

Lovely outdoor view of a lake. The clam chowder was OK, I've had better. Unfortunately while my steak was cooked beautifully to perfection at medium rare, it was unfortunately doused with waaay too much salt. The fish sandwich was good and plentiful. Service was excellent. read more

Harborside - 16 oz. Cowboy Ribeye - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

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We were here celebrating my son's birthday with a party of eight. When we first sat down, we were not given menus so eventually, I just went to the hostess stand and got them myself. Our server was attentive, but it seemed to take a while to get our drinks. My sangria was probably the best sangria I've ever had. It was just light, fruity and just hit right. My mahi tacos were flavorful. Several of our party had steaks which were cooked just right. The big catch fish sandwich was delicious as well as the grouper sandwich. The french fries were exceptionally crispy and tasty. When we first got there, it was a little difficult to hear each other because the acoustics are not good. But as people left the restaurant, it was better. The views at Harborside are breathtaking. The food is good. The service was just kind of haphazard, but Santa was there. read more

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Disappointed at best. It took an extremely long time to get drinks and food, and we had to remind the staff multiple times about our appetizer, my daughter's drink, and my brother's meal. To make matters worse, the manager brought out our dinner and spilled wine all over the food, the table, and my husband--without even acknowledging it just kept handing food from a tray at the next table. Overall, the service was frustrating and poorly handled. read more

Ambiance was OK. We sat in a booth, pretty far away from the water. Service was excellent. Drinks were pretty good. Food was delicious, although the grouper sandwich was really small. For a place like Winter Haven, it was pretty good. read more

The inside is clean and older. Our waiter was quick but quickly turned slow. However, he was very nice. Service was slow as above. The Onion rings were ok. The Harborside fish sandwich was tasteless to me. Whitefish. The keylime pie was good. read more

Great location, views and staff. Food was flavorful and came out quickly, well priced with great drinks. Lauren was our waitress and she was attentive, personable and friendly. Would absolutely go back again. read more

Harborside - Fish Tacos - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

The girls and I were brunching by boat, the food was good and we ate at the bar on the water which is always a great view. Our bartender was very attentive and provided great service. read more

Harborside - Bottomless mimosas, breakfast quesadillas, captains breakfast, and breakfast BLT - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Harborside is an excellent place to enjoy a great meal. Specializing in seafood they have a diverse menu with something for everyone's taste! read more

We live about 40 miles from this restaurant, but I can tell you, it's worth the trip. The food has always been well cooked and presented. Our server was very attentive. Over looking a lake adds to the ambience. We will be back soon. read more

Went for brunch, and it was delicious! Had the Crab cake benedict and it was absolutely perfect. Went again a few days later for Happy Hour and enjoyed that too! Nice selection of mixed drinks, wine choices and draft beers to choose from. Highly recommend. Had friends visiting and we returned for dinner. Highly recommend the Bacon wrapped salmon bites! Not a fan of the clam chowder though. It has quite a bit of dill which to me overtakes the taste of the clams. All in all it is a great restaurant, staff is courteous and helpful and you cannot beat the view​ read more

One of my favorite places! We like to go to Harborside for special occasions but more often would be fine with me. Great food, service and the view is beautiful! read more

I came here for to board the 7 Lakes Chain Tour and when I came back stayed for the beautiful sunset! read more

Harborside - The entrance to the restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

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Unfortunately the food was not the quality for the prices they charge and the water tasted like well water which was awlful. Sorry, I can't recommend! Won't return here. read more

We are in Winter Haven for our daughter's College softball tournament and decided to give this place a try. We had the gator bites as an appetizer and they were really good. We all had catches of the day for our dinners Mahi and grouper and all were very good. The wife got a slice of key lime pie to go and said it was some of the best she's had!! Great place,great service! If we are ever in Winter Haven again we will for sure go back read more

Great view, we had brunch it was good but couldn't order of the main menu until after 12:30 which was somewhat disappointing. Still a good place to eat and visit. read more

The only thing that is special is the great water view. Our meals were not that good and as we drove away we said " won't come again". I had lobster taco and I should have pulled lobster pieces out and asked for melted butter. Would have been better. read more

The family went to Harbourside December 24th to celebrate our sons and daughter in laws wedding. There were seven of us . We made a reservation at 7 pm and were there ten minutes early . My son checked in and we were greeted right away and told our table was ready and waiting. The place was busy and I was pleasantly surprised as I heard walk ups being told it was a 30-40 min wait . It's a great location on one of the local lakes with plenty of seating and great views . We were greeted at the table by out primary waitress "Latasha" I say primary as she had help running food . Latasha was on the ball as she took our drink order immediately after seating . We ordered cocktails, beer , and a bottle of wine. And five minutes later the drinks were on the table a cork was being popped and we were toasting the new bride and groom . Without hesitation Latasha was on the appetizer order . We ordered a couple dozen oysters, fried gator bites, lobster bites, and Dunkin'' mussels . By that time I was about to order another drink and Latasha was already reading the table and walked up with a refill on my beer and my dons beer and took another order from everyone else . Along with our entrée order.. I ordered the sea bass as did both my sons, my wife had the crab cakes and the brides mom had the salad with mahi topping, and her husband had the sirloin. It was all fantastic. Came promptly within 15 minutes of ordering we had a remarkable dinner. The service was unbelievable and.I could say enough about Latasha . She did an absolutely fantastic job and even though the food was great and cooked perfectly, Latasha busted it out and really made the experience even better . I was compelled to seek out the manager just to tell her how outstanding the food and service was . Well done HarborSide ! read more

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I ordered the lobster bites as an appetizer and they "bite". They were overcooked and you couldn't tell there was lobster under all that overcooked breading. I then got my fish and chips with overcooked French fries and the largest pieces of fish in a terrible presentation. This place is not cheap and they could try harder. I wouldn't go back. read more

We really wanted to like this place. It has a great view, with the ability to have fresh air "outdoor" seating without being exposed to the bugs or the rain. The food was mediocre. The lobster roll was $35 and the lobster was dry. I couldn't even eat half of it because it just didn't eat right. The coleslaw tasted off. The fried mozzarella also tasted funny and it was soggy because it was plated over the marinara. The service was super slow. read more

The service outside was good except for my missing cold slaw. The grouper sandwiches were not as good as the menu hype at market price, I would stick with the standard fish sandwich that looked great at the next table. read more

Family spending money food adventure!!! Harbor side has. Some awesome starters!!!! It is a very pricey place with tip for 5, but you can always order less expensive food as they do have a range of items from modest to luxury. The best starter in my opinion is the SEA SKINS: so yummy!!! Scallops, shrimp & Lobster on a cheesy balcony half potato with sour cream to spread, I'll say it again YUMMY!!! We all got some favs, Our eldest got the Gator bites: flavorful and cooked correctly, the side of mayonnaise dip does not add much for the dip, mostly mayo with little flavor!!! The little one got the filet 27.99 the steak could have been bigger and it was requested medium well came out with a cut in it, sure sign of a sub par knowledge on temps for meat and it was well done not medium, will not get this again she stated, but the baked potato was great!!! The boy, like me, got the ahi tuna starter, we love everything about the dish except for the "Asian coke slaw" . The slaw lacks flavor and just tastes like a ginger sliced cabbage, needs tweaking. Wifey got the salmon and filet: this Filet was for me and it was requested medium and came out med rare, but I like a rare steak every now and again so I just ate it. The salmon was a bit dry and did not flake easily. Baked potato was great!!! All in all for 5 starters, 4 drinks, 1 Marg for Wifey and the two entrees, it was $179 for the 5 of us the splurge on a Father's Day dinner!!! We love this place, been here many times and what I come to find is for price and good food we'll most likely stick with starts only next time as everyone always enjoys them!!! Try HABORSIDE for yourself, they even have a dock to chill at as there is always a wait at dinner time go early!! read more

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The food and service was way over the top!!! My buy had the fish and chips. OMGOSH it was enough for two!

We went to Harborside for Thanksgiving dinner. Everything was very good and more than enough food. The service was great too!

The ahi tuna with the Cole slaw salad was delicious. The loaded baked potato with shrimp was ok, in my opinion lacked flavor. The watermelon cocktail I had was delicious, refreshing not too sweet. Almost any seating at the restaurant has the view of the lake due to the nice big windows they have all over the restaurant. We will come again to try other appetizers. read more

Harborside - Ahi tuna and loaded potatoes with shrimp. - Seafood Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

I love to go here specially because it's right on the lake. It's a great first day a lot of great food. Good service clean area.

Food was very good, tables were ready when we arrived. Food was delivered hot. We asked our waiter if he would like to know who is on what check as we were doing 6 separate checks and he declined. We know from experience this usually does not working for our checks. The checks were totally wrong and even after 4 attempts they were still incorrect. Finally just paid whatever to get out! It totally ruined what was a nice evening! read more

During a recent visit to Central Florida to see my Mom, she recommended this place as she'd been there before with friends...what a great find! We sat on their enclosed patio area, right down near the water's edge, giving us a glorious view of the lake and the upcoming sunset. Our server was a gem, very attentive and pleasant to interact with. The table ordered a round of drinks as we perused the menu for our dinner choices. I settled on the shrimp trio, which came with a side salad and a baked potato as my selections. We ate the warm, fluffy bread in the complimentary basket that was brought out to us and shortly thereafter our salads arrived. It was a heart portion but not overly so. My shrimp trio consisted of fried shrimp, stuffed shrimp and an herb grilled shrimp and then served with cocktail sauce and an interesting key lime & dill tartar sauce that I quite liked. We watched the sun plunge down below the horizon as we dined and drank. It was a perfect ending to our Central Florida getaway. read more

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So disappointing! This was one of our favorite places when we lived in Polk County, so when we had an unexpected trip, this was the first place we went to eat. We should have immediately turned around when the "old fishy" smell hit us like a brick wall upon arrival. This is never a good sign, so that's on us....should have known better! The gator bites were terrible and not at all how gator should taste. The onion rings started out pretty good, but they were quite greasy and undercooked at the bottom of the basket. The chocolate cake was the one bright side as it was very good. And the service was good as well...but overall, the food was not appetizing and I doubt we will ever be back, which is a shame as we have so many great memories of this place. We went to Harry's the next night....now that's how Gator is supposed to taste!!!! read more

I was immediately greeted and taken to a table. I was surprised how busy the restaurant was during lunch on a Thursday. It's was cloudy and cold on the day I visited but I can imagine how pretty it is in a sunny day. It sits right on the water with multiple docks for ppl to park their boats. My waitress was friendly and attentive. I ordered the crab cake meal with a loaded baked potato and house salad. Warm garlic bread was brought out with my salad. It was buttery, soft and garlicky. The salad has green olives in it. I love olives so I was happy when the waitress let me know it's included. My crab cake was full of crab meat and not a lot of filler. The bake potato was also tasty. I wish the meal came with 2 crab cakes but with the salad and bread I was satisfied for lunch. read more

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1. Waited at the bar for our table only to discover after feeling like it was too long we were actually just removed from the waiting list. 2. Left because the place is just, dirty. 3. I was served 3 out of 6 dead oysters read more