Harpoon Harry’s Beachfront Restaurant

This place has an amazing view, but the food is too overpriced and not very good. Nothing had much flavor, especially the fried foods and the coleslaw. The prices are much too high for the food quality.

Food was okay not great especially for the cost. (Overpriced) Service was not the best, I believe our waitress was new so that’s understandable. We sat outside and enjoyed a breezy view of the beach/​ocean. It was very loud outside which was okay with my group.

What a disappointment! The only thing going for this place is the view and it’s really not worth it.
We started with the chips and cheese dip. Bleck! That was the worst dip I’ve ever had — white sauce with no spices and a little cheese added for color. And the chips were packaged — bright red and green. Really?
My entrée eventually came, on a plastic melamine (sp?) plate! It was decent grouper (if it was grouper!) with a side of lobster mashed potatoes. Sounds good, right? Don’t even try them. They are dry, pasty, again no seasoning and little bits (shreds?) of lobster colored meat. Didn’t eat them– nor did my husband who had them with his seafood (not good) platter. Even the dinner rolls were ‘store bought’ frozen. The cost of entrée? $ 20-​$ 30 each — way to much considering there is no chef in the kitchen.
For three of us (my son’s grouper bites were gross) it was over $ 100 for the meal with only one cocktail. The wait staff was mediocre. The décor tired. The food bland and uninspired.

The location is pretty bad ass, it is right on the beach and you if you sit on the deck you have a great view. Past the views this place is a typical tourist location, the food is not bad, but it’s nothing to write home to mom about either. I had fish tacos and a giant fish bowl of a cocktail. The tacos were decent and the cocktail reminded me of the drinks you got in college when you were trying to get as drunk as possible as cheaply as possible… except this drink wasn’t cheap. I wouldn’t return to this restaurant if it weren’t for the fact that it is right on the beach and for that reason I would consider returning, but my expectations will be appropriately managed the next time around!

I give a 3 because of freshness. the Alaskan crab clusters in the bucket for one were plenty but not super fresh. Scallops are tiny this year. Shrimp were delicious. 4 potatoes & a corn ear with 2 andoullie sausages. Plenty of food with a side salad for 37 $. Just not as fresh as I’d expect. Corn was frozen and chewy. I know the clusters were… just not stored properly. Would recommend Runaway Island for 45 $ and super fresh Alaskan king crab leg clusters.

Visited: June 2016
GOOD
— Good food
— Nice staff
BAD
— Horrible service, probably worst I’ve ever seen.
— LONG food wait when not busy
My Experience: We got seated right away and proceeded to order. I noticed the restaurant was completely under staffed. The waiters had to do everything from seat customers to cleaning tables. So our waitress forgot many things we requested. The food took an hour to get to our table. The manager offered us a free desert, which was a nice gesture for the horrible wait. This is still no excuse. Our waitress was completely overworked with managing 7 tables by herself.

Harpoon Harry’s offers an amazing beachfront view from their deck, they need a little bit more shade probably bigger umbrella would help their food is above average but not terrific.
Timing is everything if you hit the spot in the later evening it’s way more comfortable their beverages are average with a small selection of craft beers.
Would return for sure because of the ambience and the location to where we might stay

The service was awesome our waiter was great. We had the crab cake appetizer and it was delicious. My SO got the shrimp pasta and he enjoyed it. I ordered the crab legs and ended up vomiting them up all night. I thought they seemed a little off before I ate them but sometimes with crab legs it’s hard to tell. The view was great and we had a good time but if you go stay away from the crab legs.

Very good dinner I ordered the grouper grilled. My wife had then mai Mia both dinners were good I had a large margarita. And lobster mashed potatoes.

I am less of a person after eating here. Was not good. I may never eat fish again. My spirit was taken. I am alone.

Food was not good at all. Being next to the ocean you would think the seafood would be fresh but is not. Food was also burnt. Fries were soaked in grease. This establishment needs a lot of help to be worth your money.

This place was really clean and had an amazing view. Ordered the seafood sampler everything tastes the same. Reminded me of an upscale captain D’s. Also the Mac cheese or slop whatever you want to call it. Don’t order it!

I got the Philly Cheesesteak and it was pretty good! The view is so pretty right on the beach! Our waiter was awesome and made sure we had everything we needed. Do not get the macaroni it tasted awful and flavorless.

The view is beyond amazing! The food is good and the service is excellent. Laid-​back family atmosphere. We were on vacation and this spot definitely stood out among the masses of restaurants.

This use to be one if my favorite places to eat. The food has really gone downhill, but the service was good. We probably won’t be back

We got the fried pickles and they are the best. You must try. Great food, great serbice and a delicious long island iced tea… and those are few and far between. Bryn was awesome! Hope she’s there next time we’re in town. All our food was great too!

Great location but none of us really enjoyed our meal. Our server was friendly but not very capable. Very average bar food.

Great views, great waiter, COLD coldbeer; but fried stuff has way too much greasy batter.

I stumbled onto this place because Hooters, my original choice, was filthy. The ambiance of this place is spectacular! We were seated with an ocean front table promptly and the bartender came over to get our drink orders. A server, Rick, came over shortly after with waters and let us know the bartender gave up our table to him so she could focus on her 3 bar customers. I believe we benefited from this because Rick was great! He was attentive, friendly and informative!
We started with chips and salsa which were good. Not great. I ordered the Philly steak sandwich and my husband got the grilled fish tacos. The food came out relatively quickly. My steak sandwich was ok. It wasn’t bad but it definitely was far from my favorite meal during this vacation. The steak was not flavorful. I may have ordered wrong. My husband said the grilled fish tacos were great!
Overall, the food is not amazing but not bad. The view was great and the drinks were tasty! Rick is a wonderful server That will make your experience here the best it can be. That’s coming from a fellow service industry person.

I don’t get the negative reviews about this place. I guess people don’t like great service and free layered frozen drinks while watching a technicolor sunset from an oceanfront balcony table. Makes sense.
We walked in just before closing and our server, Leslie took care of us as if we were her first table and not the dreaded lingering last table. She didn’t do that pushy upsell/“I gotta get the hell outta here” thing; rather she was there when we needed her and let us enjoy the spectacular view. We will certainly be back.