Harbour Cafe

Not the best deli in the world but a very convenient place to grab a quick lunch if you work in Georgetown. There are sushi, sandwiches, salads and soups to choose from and all are pretty reasonably priced. Service is quick and there is plenty of seating inside and out.

This place used to be good up till about a year ago when it shut down for a while, had a complete remodel and I think changed hands. Now, I’m convinced it survives simply because there are large office buildings of people nearby who don’t want to walk very far to grab lunch.
The old place used to have a killer help-​yourself salad bar with a yummy soy tofu entrée, lots of other good rotating entrees, good selection of greens and sushi. They also had great fresh bread baked daily. New management did away with all that. Now you have a «teriyaki bar» where you have to be served, and another bar next to the sandwiches for salads that are pre-​made bowls of greens with your choice of chicken or tuna slopped on top, maybe some added vegs Subway-​style, and some dressing. Again you are not allowed to help yourself, everything is pre-​made and pre-​portioned and someone has to get it for you, which is a pain if you like to «build your own» and choose how much greens and how much of everything else you want, etc. To say nothing of having to stand in a long line to get salad that you could have made up yourself in 15 seconds.
I’ve been in here a grand total of like 4 times since it changed hands, whereas I used to go in almost every day for lunch previously. The first time I was in the new place I ordered a breakfast omelet and the girl proceeded to make a breakfast sandwich (I couldn’t tell it was mine because of the number of people ordering) then look at me all wide eyed when I told her that wasn’t my order. Fortunately a manager came along and made what I ordered but it shouldn’t have taken that long. Other people I know have stopped going there due to getting an absolutely wrong sandwich made for them.
Another time I made the mistake of taking the tongs and helping myself at the teriyaki bar to some tempura, which apparently is verboten as the employees have to measure it out for you. An employee came running over and kind of yelled at me. I had tempura then and at one other time but it’s really old, dry and cold.
This place also closes way early so don’t even think about going in there past about 1:15 or so. That’s all the bad news. The GOOD news is that since this place went to pot I discovered TJ’s Gourmet Deli which is right across the street hidden away in a building courtyard, and it is very yum and has a killer salad and hot food bar where you help yourself, so who needs the Harbour Café? Fuhgeddaboudit.