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    Harbor Bar & Bistro

    4.1 (14 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Pan-Seared Salmon
    Heidi L.

    Very flavorful dinner at the hotel. My favorite was the grilled cheese with soup. Cobb salad was good, but maybe I should've gone with the chicken instead of the steak. The steak was a bit salty for my taste. My family really enjoyed all the dishes.

    Mojito
    Jen R.

    When reading the reviews from other Yelpers, it appears the Harbor Bar & Bistro restaurant that this is located in used to be the Crowne Plaza Hotel, but it is now Sonesta. It's located right across the lobby and the main entrance from the parking valet. My husband and I decided to kill some time here before attending a wedding. We ordered a beer for him and a mojito for me. The bartender/server working that day was super friendly and attentive. He even asked us if we wanted any snacks to munch on while we drank and he brought out a glass cup filled with Gardetto's. We eventually ordered an appetizer of pita bread and hummus and I thought it was pretty good. It was fresh and it also came with carrots and celery to dip in the hummus. Overall, it was a good experience.

    Salmon plate to go
    Clara P.

    Wonderful togo experience here couple nights ago! Rick the server was very nice and the food was juicy and delicious. Evacuated from home and staying at the Crowne Plaza hotel which this restaurant is in and was looking for an easy option to feed me and my toddler. This is during the wildfire+pandemic time, so eating outside was too smoky, and dining in was not available, making pick up the only option. Comparing options with nearby places that are still operating like Cheesecake Factory, it wasn't more expensive or anything so we gave it a shot, despite lack of recent reviews. The restaurant is open format with lots of variety of seatings inside and outside so social distancing was not a problem while waiting. They seem to be offering to go and patio dining as of 9/2020. I took a bite into the potato and was pleasantly surprised at how delicious it was. Proceeded to taste everything else and all was impressively juicy, buttery, and done just right. My picky toddler ate almost all of the salmon and I was happy. It's so hard to find good food he would accept all day away from home... The quesadilla was crispy and full of flavor as well, and had a little kick to it. My baby seemed to enjoy this one too! Another night of survival out in the pandemic world - a success, thanks to the small staff at Harbor restaurant.

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    It is the bar inside of the crown plaza hotel. The bar validates parking for up to 3hrs. Similar for valet I think....

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    Plenty of parking on the plaza…read more Came on a weekday night during Happy Hour. Place was packed. Ambiance was nice. Music was extremely loud, had to yell to have a conversation. Waiters kept checking on us. Got the mild Buffalo Wings for $14 and Parmesan Fries for $6. The wings were good. The Parmesan Fries were really good, they didn't skimped on the Parmesan. Both dishes were small and came with ranch sauce. Got place to watch the games with friends. Not the place to have a conversation. Happy Hour was Monday to Friday from 4pm to 7pm and 10pm to closing at midnight. Karaoke night was Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10pm to closing at midnight.

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    Fantastic vibes. Cute restaurant. They added a chair to the end of our booth to make us fit more…read morecomfortably. Great service. Some fun cocktails. A little on the strong side for my taste. We ordered all of their starters and loved them all. Pretzels loaf is perfect, they nailed the pretzel texture even in loaf form. Brussels sprouts were delicious and flavorful. Cauliflower was great also with crunchy edamame(I'm assuming they ran out of pistachios)and corn throughout. Classic basket of truffle fries. Baked Brie and Mary's chicken kabobs are 10/10 starters. Absolutely delicious. The hunter's pie was beautiful. The meats all work together really well and the flavor of the veggies is still able to shine through.

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