My friends and I have enjoyed the Harbor Restaurant many warm Summer evenings in years past, so we were pleased to see that it was finally open for the season. We went last night (6/17) to enjoy an evening on the patio watching the boats, a few beers and dinner. We were disappointed to see that the menu only had 5 choices (hamburger, chicken fingers, catfish and 2 salads) and none of the tasty appetizers and seafood we had enjoyed on evenings past. The beverages were limited to soft drinks and beer, no wine at all. We did order dinner, and a beer apiece and settled in to enjoy the evening. Unfortunately, we had arrived at 7, and the restaurant closes at 8. We asked our waiter if we would be able to sit and enjoy another beer after our meal, and stay and watch the sunset/twilight. He said that would be no problem. Dinner arrived- Hamburger was small- Supposed to be 1/4 Lb but it must have been low grade as all the fat melted out made it about the size of a fast food burger. 3 small chicken fingers and 2 medium sized catfish fillets were also served. The cat fish was cooked well- chicken fingers were chewy. At about this time, the manager and her friend showed up on the patio with a bottle of WINE and began having their own party. When the waiter came back, we teased him about the fact that we had wanted wine and there was none, but the manager was able to find some. He said she brought it herself. (I don't think they would have liked it if we had brought our own beverages with us....) I went inside to order a second beer for everyone and the place was deserted, even after we had told the waiter we would want one more for the rest of the evening. I went back outside to tell my friends about this, and the manager came over and asked if we were finished so that she could send the wait staff home (This was 8:05, and yes they were closing, but we had been guaranteed that we could have another beer to watch the sun set and stay on the patio.) Trying to be nice, we said that sure, were done. We continued to try to enjoy the evening while the manager and her friend enjoyed their wine and food. A few minutes later, the lights were cut off on us, so to our dismay, we decided to get up and leave, as we were obviously no longer welcome. The manager did say we were welcome to stay, but when the lights get cut off on you, you get the message. We packed up and went to an establishment that welcomed our business.
We were VERY disappointed in the food, beverage selection, hours of operation and friendliness of management. (I must add, the young waiter was very nice.) But those Summer evenings of the past sitting on the patio of the harbor restaurant are long gone, and we will NOT be back.
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