Fisherman's Galley

Yummy! I visited this restaurant with my husband and uncle (a longtime San Clemente resident) for lunch. It was a beautiful day and we wanted to enjoy the views of the pier and the beach. Although all the beachside tables were taken (the weather brought everyone out for lunch), we still had a great time and a tasty meal. I ordered the seafood salad which was delicious! Lots and lots of seafood, including an oyster on the half-shell, mussell, bay shrimp, larger shrimp, crab meat, and a piece of mahi-mahi. Yummmm! My husband had the fish and chips and a bowl of clam chowder, both of which he said were really tasty. We all had bloody marys which were also delicious. Our waitress was also really nice, friendly and attentive. I noticed quite a few people remark about this restaurant being a "tourist spot," but with the location you have to expect that visitors are going to want to experience the views and soak up the sun. My uncle has lived in San Clemente for thirty years and likes the restaurant, so that should tell you something. I recommend Fisherman's Galley to all San Clemente visitors or residents! Yummy!

Another successful day in the sun!  Tried the Poke for the first time.... Excellent!!  Service was very good too.

After getting woken up at 11AM by a "I'll be there in an hour" phone call, I must say I was not in the best of moods to go eat a deep fried lunch.  However, seeing how excited the BF was to show me the darn San Clemente Pier was reason enough to put on my Friday morning best.  

We got to the pier at around noon on a Friday and the parking lot was already a bit hectic.  I couldn't believe huge monster-truck sized vehicles were trying to squeeze in, what was clearly, spots designed for cars of compact size.  

The restaurant itself!  It was very cute and had lots of outside seating.  Plastic chairs, but who can ask for more when I'm sure the ocean air would eat away at everything else.

Food -
Clam Chowder in a bread bowl:  The clam chowder was good.  I like mine thick and a little salty.  There weren't as many clams as one would hope for, but I let it go.  The bread bowl, on the other hand, was not all that.  I think I'm just used to the hard, crusty, sourdough bread from San Francisco... This loaf seemed like just that, a loaf of white bread from Safeway.

Fish & Chips:  He got this one.  I was pleasantly surprised by the freshness of the fish.  I'm usually not a big fan of this dish, but it really wasn't bad at all.  The fish was devoured, but many fries were still left on the plate... I think it was because they give you about 2 fistfuls of the stuff.

Overall: The food was pretty OK, the view was beautiful, and I really want to come back for their Sunset Hour (happy hour) and get my $1 oyster on.