I went to this place about three times and didn't have a great experience any of those three times. It's very loud and the food was disappointing. The burger was very dry and the riggies were okay (tasted like franks hot sauce). The garlic fries were really good though. They didn't have much social distancing and mask regulations. Outside dining is right next to the bar and the live music so you'll be dealing with the very loud speaker and/or older people drinking and dancing around you when you're eating (one lady even spilled her drink on me). You'd probably enjoy this place if you're older, wouldn't recommend bringing kids/teenagers/young adults. read more

It should be called "The Land of No". The servers are great. Whoever is running the kitchen does not get it. Simple requests should be honored. I would have given 5 stars if they had accommodated my simple requests the 2 separate times I came here. But ... Say no once my bad choice. Say no twice, your bad choice. You will not get a third chance. Sayonara. read more

Harpoon Eddie's - American Near Me - Sylvan Beach, New York

Not great. Expensive drinks that are weak and food that is just ok. Poor service. Outdoor bar is cool and right off the beach, but other than that, just a really average experience read more

Only went there because my ex wanted to show our kids his new job and buy them dinner. It took a while to get seated, as the place was busy. We were seating and immediately asked if we were ready to order. Umm, no! Took a while for our server to make his way back to us. We ordered our food, burger, 2 orders of fries and a shrimp cocktail ($13.00 for 6 slimy shrimp). As we waiting and ate we were harassed by flies and i killed 3 wasps while there. I couldn't finish eating my shrimp because a fly landing on the shrimp I had in my hand headed to my mouth. At that point I was pissed! My ex's fries were sitting on the table, I had to cover them with a napkin to keep the flies off of them. A staff member walked by and grabbed them, and before I could process what was going on he picked up garbage off the floor and put it on the fries. I told him we weren't done with those and he offered them back. I said you put trash on them. We still had to pay for those of course. Took 45 minutes to get a check and we made it back to our vehicle just in time before our parking ticket expired. As far as the food... I heard no complaints about the burger but the homemade chips that came with it, were dark so I assume old dirty oil or burnt, they weren't edible. And the shrimp was very fishy smelling and a little slimy. The fries were good but our ketchup bottle was empty and staff was hard to track down. read more

My family has had a beachhouse at Sylvan Beach for generations. I have ate at harpoon eddies several times and it has for the most part been a great experience. When it is nice out you can go outside and eat or drink on the patio which faces the beach/lake.they have a bar inside and outside and usually live music on weekends especially in the summer. Last I went with friends I ordered the Garlic Feta Burger which was fantastic, there garlic crispy fries there are also wonderful as well. Only thing I'm not for are the prices, some of the things are way to expensive than what they should be. Staffs real nice, nice place to stop by at! read more

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Great food and service! Love the location in Sylvan Beach! Very friends staff. Must place to eat if in Sylvan Beach!

Right along Sylvan Beach this restaurant sits and the view from the outdoor patio and dining area is spectacular, especially at sunset. We only stopped in for drinks but service was good and so was the specialty drink I was ordering again and again. They had a live cover band plaything and they were great. They have live entertainment often, dancing and dining. We enjoyed our time here and would definitely return. read more

Pros - The view of the beach is beautiful and the waitresses are sweethearts. Cons - The hostesses did not greet us, they just kind of stared until we said something. For someone with a low tolerance, the liquor in the drinks is clearly skimped. To make it worse, the drinks are way overpriced. The food is BLAND! We ordered 6 different things from the menu and only the side salad was good. The cheddar/broccoli bites must've come from the tiny section of a corner store and the burger was cooked well/burnt although my friend asked for it medium. All in all it was a very disappointing experience and I ranted and raved about this place for years in the past and it stinks because the location is awesome but I will not be back. read more

Planned a road trip passing through NY on our way to Niagara Falls, saw pictures of this place which was absolutely beautiful but unfortunately that's where it stopped. The atmosphere, between the guests and the workers was off-putting. For traveling already 6 hours, it would have been nice to be greeted with some positive energy, but from the host to our server the personalities were bland and mediocre. The menu was missing pricing, the food was average, tasted as though it was microwaved, and the view, was still beautiful. This is definitely not a nice experience for people looking for one, this is similar to your local dennys with alcoholic beverages. Pass on this place and go to the nearby Brew Haus-never went but anything is better than this place. read more

Two stars only because the server was attentive. Terrible food. Over priced. Homophobic. By far the worst experience I have ever had. Being someone that runs a cafe in a college town I was completely and entirely appalled at the atmosphere and management. An evening date with my partner... We ordered a pretty expensive meal and drinks. Drinks were fairly priced...food was mediocre and your average fried delight. Dinner arrived and a gay couple was sitting at the bar clearly also on a date... They gave each other a peck intermittently and all of a sudden three bouncers came over and told them they had to leave. We were disgusted. These folks were strangers but it was still entirely uncalled for. They weren't bothering anyone or being loud...just like any other couple there. We stood up in attempt to defend the strangers and asked to talk to the manager which when he came around told us "they were being inappropriate and he wouldn't have that kind of behavior at his bar" We expressed how upsetting it was and he got loudly aggressive and said "SO LEAVE" And that we did. Apparently a 75 dollar check with dinner and drinks, making your customers happy and comfortable isn't as important as a shallow, vapid way of representing your business. I would never approach someone like this in my establishment. If you are liberal and striving for a better way, stay away. Manager was a choad. read more

Fun atmosphere, good live music. Good appetizers, and a nice variety of entries. Steamed clams are always a winner and the clams, sausage and roasted peppers are great, they can be ordered as an app or over pasta for an entree. read more

Harpoon Eddie's - American Near Me - Sylvan Beach, New York

I signed up for volleyball games so i have to go there every Thursday, and i was trying so hard to like this place cause it has a perfect lake view and it's a good opportunity for me to hang out with friends after volleyball games. I tried many foods on their menu to find something acceptable but i couldn't. Pros; good lake view Cons; mediocre food, pizza is as bad as warmed up frozen pizza. Garlic Fries are greasy. Like grease dripping greasy. Chicken tenders are ok, but still i think it's frozen. Got charbroil wings and half of them were burned, and the sauce was just OK. Burger bun was stale and the burger itself was tasteless and awful. All greens and salads are no way close to fresh. Service is awful and waitresses are rude and not helpful. Bar tenders are fast, however they are only good to open bottles. Live music is annoyingly loud and the band is not good, and they have exactly the same playlist every week. read more

Harpoon Eddie's - American Near Me - Sylvan Beach, New York

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Food was much better than I anticipated. I had the blackened mahi sandwich and it was awesome. Others in my party had steamers (large yet tender and not overlooked) haddock sandwich was huge and very good as was the harpoon burger. Overall excellent food and drink selection not to mention the beach view. Service was a little slow but it is Labor Day Sunday and all of the college help is done for the season. I will definitely be back. read more

We took a bike ride to Sylvan on a Tuesday evening, bike night in the area. It was a tad bit windy and that's why the strip wasn't busy. So we stopped at Harpoon Eddies and just before we walked into the restaurant a few ppl were walking out and i asked what is good to order, they suggested the breaded wings, and sandwich's and seafood (of course). As we walked in we were greeted by our waitress who sat us down at a nice table with a window few of the lake. NICE VIEW, the sun was just lowering for the evening. After being seated our waitress asked promptly what we would like to drink, and they arrived very quickly. We ordered the breaded chicken wings-mild as a app. For dinner, I order the turkey panni and my boyfriend ordered the southwest chicken sandwich.The wings came out about 20 mins later and they were delish! Huge wings, and not to much breading. If you like your wings a bit crispy - you might wanna ask for that when you order(we will next time). Our dinner came out shortly and both of our sandwich's we very good! GREAT SERVICE,GREAT VIEW and GREAT FOOD! We will be returning again on a week night soon!!! read more

Just had a frustrating experience here that I wanted to share. A group of nine of us came in for an early dinner and some drinks after a day of playing beach volleyball. We were seated quickly; our waitress was competent and accommodating. The food was pretty slow to arrive (just over 30 minutes), but it's a busy summer day, so no big deal. Well, everyone's food arrived and one of our friends found a dead fly glued to one of her chips (it had been fried onto the chip as opposed to being sort of a "loose" fly). Yuck. But again, this sort of stuff happens. She alerted the server immediately, who took the offending chip from her and went into the kitchen. Now, it wasn't clear exactly what our friend should have done next: the server never came back, so she didn't know if they were making something new for her or not. Well, we were all hungry, so she decided to just eat her sandwich and leave the chips. Finally, the bill comes. Turns out, our friend was charged full price. Huh. Again, it seemed busy, so we figured it was just an oversight. We mentioned it to the waitress, who returned a few minutes later with the following explanation: "My manager said that since you ate the meal there's absolutely nothing we can do." Well, that's not exactly correct. First, she didn't eat the chips. And after she handed the waitress the chip with the fly on it, she never returned to indicate what, if anything, the restaurant planned to do about it. So we asked to see the manager to clarify her reasoning. A few minutes later, we were met with possibly one of the most unprofessional individuals I've ever met. I'd love to share her name, but she refused to share it: when we asked, she said "oh no, I don't think so. You'll just put it on one of those review sites." Yes, ma'am, that's precisely what I planned to do. Anyway, she reiterated that since our friend ate her meal, we were shit outta luck, as they say. We explained that we weren't looking for a free meal; rather, we pointed out that (1) we immediately flagged the problem for the waitress and (2) the chips remained uneaten. We inquired about the possibility of a small discount to reflect the trouble. At this point, our unnamed manager became aggressive. She told us that she absolutely was not going to do anything to help us out and it was our fault for not being more demanding of our waitress. Bullshit. The onus of sending out a fly-less meal is on the restaurant, not the waitress or even the customers. This is not a scenario where someone ate the meal and then indicated "I'm not paying because I saw a fly." Rather, the problem was brought to the restaurant's attention immediately. The business chose to do nothing. And then chose to treat its customers like the problem. Now, I'm not surprised. It's a busy area. In my experience, places like that have the luxury of treating the random customer like shit and not suffering any consequences, since new, unwitting customers will walk in the door later that day. But you don't have to be an unwitting customer---that's what Yelp is here for. By all means, patronize the local businesses on Sylvan Beach. Just not this one. read more

Harpoon's is one of my favorite places to hang out down in Sylvan Beach. This place is right on the water and has direct access to the beach. Because of such, it is one of the more popular spots in the area. The place is pretty much a beach bar that doubles as a restaurant. The menu is a little bit more upscale than traditional bar food and actually features some of the best Chicken Riggies and Utica Greens on the beach. They feature live music or a DJ often and is just a great place to hang for the afternoon. Harpoon's had a fire right before Labor Day in 2010 and had to close for the season early. However, they are expected to re-open by Memorial Day 2011. We will definitely be there when they open back up for the summer. read more

Me and my grandfather when I went to New York during the summer went here every Wednesday and ordered 20 wings and loaded fries on wing night and made fun memories the food is good and we love it read more

Had a great pork/beef/banana pepper hybrid sandwich here. Good enough view that I could pretend for a second I wasn't stuck in fuckin' Central New York, beers were three bucks. No complaints. read more

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Atmosphere is good. Live band on Saturday night was good. Servers were awful. Had to go to the bar twice to get drinks. Over an hour before we were asked if we need anything. Really read more

I want to really like this place but every time we come here we leave disappointed. The food is good but it's crazy, like too many people are allowed in the restaurant crazy. The waitstaff are so slammed that you have to flag them down. Would also be nice if they'd let you know that soda refills are not free! For the price I paid for soda I could've had a nice cocktail! They do have a nice view of the lake though. read more

My fiancé and I go here each year to celebrate our first date we had here. It's very special to us but my last visit was awful!! The waitress was so bad with plenty of attitude and took forever and forgot many things. Don't even bother getting a mixed drink, they are weak and overpriced. We will never go again after this. What a shame! read more

Two stars given only for location right on the beach. Management or staff did not contribute to any of the stars. If hungry, stick with the appetizers anything else on the menu is over priced and not very good. A member of our party ordered a salad with fish. The fish was so over cooked that a fork would not penetrate it. I had their "famous" ham and cheese on a panini, the ham was stringy, tasteless and I ate a quarter of it. Great local entertainment and definitely a hangout for locals.Stop in for a drink or appetizer, for dinner try Cinderella's across the street. read more

They have inside and outside seating with a outside bar also with a nice view of the lake. The food is more expensive than it should be but is really good with good portions. I don't like that sandwichs don't come with fries. We paid 6 dollars for a can of beer. The service was not good at all even to the point of being rude. The band was not good,. I left early because of the band. read more

They were out of a lot items including tea. The chicken quesadillas had more bacon than chicken and the cheese was weird. The sauce on the grilled fish sandwich was really bad. Never again read more

So I've never been impressed with Harpoon Eddie's, but there is no where else with a deck and outdoor bar, so it's a great place to have drinks.... if you can get one! A man got up from the bar, and his chair was right next to the hostess station, so great spot to get service right? Wrong. Bartender made eye contact with me 2 or more times, and never came over. Sat there for at least 5-8 minutes and no service so I left. It's a shame these places are making a shit ton of money, and yet are still understaffed. I know the outdoor bar is small, but u make money by serving people.... I'll b taking my business to the clam!!! Hopefully when the new place opens down the street Harpoon Eddie's will wake up. Don't plan to return read more

Watered-down drinks, overpriced everything. Rude uncaring staff that tried to deny us service with a service animal. Waitresses seem more interested in hanging out then working, and never once asked if we needed anything after bringing our meal. read more

Waited over an hour for our appetizer and when they came out our entrees came out 2 minutes after. We were told it would be a bit of a wait but we didn't expect it to be almost an hour and then have everything at once. Our food came with chips but we wanted fries instead so the waitress said there would be an up-charge and we were ok with that but we didn't expect it to be almost $15.00 for the 3 of us. They were huge baskets and as a server for the last 20+ years I would have informed my guests so they didn't get such an up-charge and have so much waste. I spoke to a "manager" and he acted like he couldn't be bothered with my concerns. When I first went to the hostess station they were very unprofessional, swearing and again acting like I was bothering them. One would think they would want repeat business and care about their customers. Very disappointed with the entire experience here. read more

We've had nothing but bad experiences there this summer. It's usually down to waiting forever for service and the food tasting mediocre at best (we loved this place last summer, don't know what changed), but it's usually bearable. Here's the experience that completely turned us off to this place. Doubt we'll be going back there for a while. Keep in mind this is all while the place was barely busy. Half the patio was empty. Being busy isn't much of an excuse when last summer I had better service despite the place being packed. Took 10 minutes for someone to come take our food and drink order. Waited 25 minutes before the waitress came back and told us she lost our order. We had to repeat everything. Somewhere in that wait, went up to the bar to get waters and the bartender immediately got our drinks. Don't know how it took the waitress so long to get drinks. Another 10 minutes before drinks arrived (two waters and two lemonades, not that difficult). 40 minutes of more waiting around before our food finally arrived. Riggies and burgers were undercooked, onion blades overcooked, and the fries tasted old. Ran out of sauce for the onion blades, waitress took 20 minutes to come back with more (bus boy stopped by after 10 minutes to ask if everything was okay, he got more sauce immediately, once again don't see why it'd take the waitress that long). Waitress brought the bill back with the sauce we asked for, but ran off before we could give her our card to pay it off then and there to avoid another wait, so we had to wait once again for her to come back for the payment, and then again 5 more minutes for the receipt to sign. The only thing this place really has going for it right now is that you can sit outside on the beach, listen to decent music, and watch the sun set while you're eating. The prices aren't too bad, either. But I'm a big fan off good service and this is something that Harpoon Eddies certainly doesn't get to brag about. read more

We cruised out on a Saturday afternoon about 4:30 pm, looking for a bite by the water. There was a beach volley ball game ending when we arrived, but there were a number of open tables available. We waited for the hostess to take care of T-shirt sales and were then seated on the deck. I had asked for a table in the sun as it was breezy and a slight chill was in the air, but was ignored and we were seated in the shade. No time to protest or make a different request as the music was loud on the deck and the hostess quickly left in the other direction. Another couple had come in behind us and they were seated in the sun. After about 10-15 minutes a waitress came by and said she would "be right with us". In the meantime, the other couple had been served their drinks by another waitress. Another 10-15 minutes and no sign of our waitress, but the other couple had theirs and was placing their order. Waited another 10 minutes and without a drink, waitress, or order in, we got up and left. Never again. read more

We are on a boat camping trip for my 10 year wedding anniversary and my 30th birthday, we are traveling and camping in a 16 foot fish and ski boat from the 80's and have a tarp as a roof, so it's been a bit rough but still the trip of a lifetime. Anyway we got stuck in the canal due to a temporary closure caused by a bridge collapse. All of our electronics were dead and these fine folks let us charge our stuff for free. We grabbed a bite to eat and some drinks and both the food and service was top notch. It's nice to see that good people and fantastic food still exist in this world. read more

This is the first time I have been to Sylvan Beach in a few yrs. lots of restaurants closed and buildings for sale. Kind of reminded me that the Village looks like it might be going out of business. ! Every building and restaurant looked old and dated. Harpoon Eddies is a typical local bar with a beach flair. It has a pretty good size deck to hangout on and have a cocktail watch the sunset. I would say of the few bars/ restaurants at the beach. This is probably the best. It has the typical bar/ pub food menu as most also features so live music in the deck weekends and on a couple weekday evenings. Personally I would not dine here other than to grab a cold beverage and hang out on the deck. Maybe grab a bar appetizer if the urge strikes but thats about it. read more

Had great service with a friendly bartender! We only had the steamed clams but they were terrific! Beer selection was okay but the view makes up for that!! read more

Great music, great venue, best liquor selection in Sylvan Beach. My only gripe is they batter their chicken ahead of time (in the morning) and fry it up on demand which makes for a doughy mushy breading even when fried extra crispy. The taste is great but the texture is a little strange. The chicken was greasier than I expected as well as the fries on another visit. They use to have the best chicken (pre 2015) in the area but ever since they started this shortcut it's ruined it for me, we would literally order chicken here at least 3 times during our week stay but after getting soggy breading we didn't order again that week. Stay for the drink, music, and non fried items. read more

Food took forever to come out! Drinks are the size of kid meal drinks. Atmosphere is decent and view of the lake is pretty good. Shrimp po boy is a good choice. The wings were decent but not great and fries are delicious! read more

Harpoon Eddie's - American Near Me - Sylvan Beach, New York

The BEST people watching. Just don't come for the food or the service.

Harpoon Eddies is only a good place to go in the summer time. It's located in Sylvan Beach. The only reason I typically go is to get the Caprisi Salad. So good. Frefreshing on a hot summer day. Grab a couple beers. Other than that you're time will most likely be ruined by local douchebags and drunk skanks most of who are either too young or too old to be there. The staff is usually friendly. The breaded wings are also very good. As clean as you can get for a beach restaurant I guess. You can catch the sunset over the water. read more

We came here for the view of the beach, expecting the food and service to be at least half way decent. We ordered the ahi tuna tower and beach bread to start off with. The ahi tuna "tower" was more of an ahi tuna ranch house, however the beach bread was very good (one of the only positives about this craphouse). For our the entree, we ordered the famous fish tacos. They were probably famous for the worst fish tacos I've ever tasted in my life. The tortilla was soggy from watery mayo, and the fish seemed to be flown in from Africa 2 weeks ago. Just an FYI, refills here are not free. I was informed of that after my parched self slurped my first one down. Overall, it was a terrible experience minus the view of the beach. read more

Have not been to Harpoon in years, we decided to go last week for chicken wings which was they where very very good.. their where 4 of us and we all ordered 50 cent wings our bill was 120 dollars I guess they have to make it up with drinks.. 21 dollars a pop for a pitcher of beer and 12 dollars for a mixed drink is a little outrageous. yes I am a local and now I know why we don't go there often read more

Ok the food is mediocre but the view makes it worth it. Great drinks and the atmosphere makes you feel like you are someplace tropical. One of my favorite summer places! read more

Very overpriced and my sandwich was mediocre at best, but the fried cheddar broccoli was delicious, just a very small portion. It took over 40 minutes for our food to arrive. I won't go there again. read more