I have been here 4 times. Great beer and view. Â Food is average pub food. Â Calamari was bland and the steamers were overpriced and tiny. Â Decent burger. Â Wait staff is friendly but service is very slow. Â Would have given another star if service was better.
Eat somewhere else and go there for the beer and sunset.
I'm been here a few times with mixed experiences. Overall though, I really enjoy coming here; it's a pub, and you're going to get pub food. I've enjoyed every meal I've eaten here, although they are a little skimpy on the portions.
The beer selection however, is great--they have the full Sea Dog line as well as a rotating selection of local craft beers, how can you go wrong? Not to mention the views of the harbor and Boston skyline. Come here for the beer and view alone!
Yea... what they said.
The views are stunning... especially outside on the deck. On a clear day you can see the Boston skyline and if you can't, you can settle for 180+ degrees of an ocean view.
But the food, well, skip it or accept that it's nothing memorable. Palatable? Sure. But not creative or incredibly interesting. I could go on for an entire paragraph telling you what they do wrong with their fish tacos, but I'll spare you. Except for this quick rant... I'd love more than 2-ounces (if that, total) of fish in my fish tacos and flour, fajita-size tortillas are just not appropriate for fish tacos. There I did it, I went on for a paragraph. Skip them. Unless you like a lot of cabbage -- they were generous with that.
Oh, but why did I really come here? I like Sea Dog beer. As a native Maine-ah, I made a bi-weekly pilgrammage to the Sea Dog Brew Pub in Brunswick, Maine back before the craft beer boom that made it available in my local haunts. But I still enjoy a Blue Paw Blueberry Ale on a warm day and a Stout or Porter when I'm in-touch with my darker side.
So, as it has been said before, come for the brews and views and leave your gourmet expectations at Nantasket beach.