Half Moon Bay Inn -- Kitchen & Cocktails
Half Moon Bay, CA 94109
Phone: (650) 560-9758
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Mill Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 10am-11pm
Editorial Review for Half Moon Bay Inn -- Kitchen & Cocktails – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
This charming restaurant is tucked in the Half Moon Bay Inn, a mid-priced hotel situated just a few blocks from the beach. The menu is stocked with American classics, such as a rich, gooey mac 'n' cheese, chicken pot pie topped with a flaky pastry, and double cheeseburgers. The expansive dining room seats 100, but the most coveted seats are on the outdoor patio, which is warmed by an outdoor fireplace.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoChefs here keep the focus on organic, locally sourced ingredients.
What to DrinkA full range of spirits is offered, and guests can sample some local flavor with 16 brews from the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company on draft.
User Reviews for Half Moon Bay Inn -- Kitchen & Cocktails
11/22/2007 Posted by hope444
The menu for Thanksgiving looked promising, but it was false advertising. There was a $42 prix fixe (fixed price per person), and we were a party of three. Instead of three servings of the first course, they gave us one serving to share: three TINY pieces of melba toast, four half-slices of a VERY thin baguette, and a very shallow, small saucer-sized portion of warm dip. The soup was cold. The dinner rolls were cold. The "fresh creamery butter" turned out to be three cubes of cold, hard, foiled-wrapped Darigold butter. The entree did NOT have the "sweet potato puree with buttered pecans" advertised, so I very gently asked about it, and the young waitress pointed to the small piece of stuffing on my plate. Later, someone else came back with three scoops of mashed sweet potato that were cold and tasteless (no "buttered pecans', no flavor, just thrown together). When my mother sweetly asked if she could have a side of extra gravy, a shaggy man came out with a giant gravy boat to lean over our plates and serve it himself. It was strangely personal and invasive. It was something in his demeanor. Now I realize he was trying to bully us. I asked kindly if he was the manager, and he side-stepped by saying, "Oh, I am doing everything today." So I thought I'd ask about the discrepancies between the menu and the food actually served. He was very rude and abrupt and dismissive. I wonder if I should have defended myself a bit more, but I was tired of the place by this time. I eat out quite a bit, and I never have problems, so this was disturbing. And frankly, I shouldn't have to defend myself as a customer! Oh! And the best part? The tacked-on a gratuity of $32! It was not written anywhere on the menu. Avoid this place everybody....
Pros: architecture
Cons: bad service; unprofessional attitude; food on menu is not what you get
08/29/2007 Posted by cenar23
The food at the Half Moon Bay Inn is excellent, I recomend the halibut tacos or the cheeseburger with onion rings, but there are plenty of tasty items on the menu. It's an excellent place to sit at one of the window tables and watch people walking around downtown Half Moon Bay. In addition to wonderful food they have an extensive bar with pretty imaginative cocktails, (think vanilla pomagrante margaritas and a cappuchino martinis), but they also have the classics. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I haven't had a poor experience yet! Check it out on a weekday evening when it's a little less crowded and you can get more one on one time with the bartenders, they are always willing to come up with a specialty drink for your taste buds. Hopefully you enjoy the drinks and food as much as my family and I did!
Pros: excellent food and drinks
Cons: can be crowded on weekends
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