Busy weekend in HMB; but not very busy here. Walk up and order. Food is brought to your table. All food comes with fountain drinks. 6 of us ordered clam chowder, calamari, seafood charbroiled trio, fish tacos, fish and chips, grilled cheese. Everything was great. We were a little hesitant at first, reading all the reviews. Good portions. Great flavor. Scallops and salmon were baked perfectly. Just wanted to share our experience to help offset the negative reviews. Maybe there's a new chef? We would definitely come back. Also, it's a pretty chill atmosphere but maybe because it wasn't very busy. Only negative - outside stinks. Literally....but that could be the ocean, garbage, who knows. Inside was great. Service was great too

We got the oyster, ceviche, fisherman's seafood cocktail mix, and fries. The seafood cocktail mix might be more on the frozen texture but it is not that bad. I liked the ceviche. Oysters were good too. My favorite was how big of a plate they give you when you order fries. I was very happy haha. They also let you get free soda which was great. There's a small parking lot so it was convenient. Staff was nice.

The food was delicious and made to order for gluten free eaters. Food came out quick. Fish tacos were delicious. Halibut was tender. Fish and chips were spectacular. The breading was good. Cod was flakey. Every meal gets a soft drink. The dining room is spacious and flexible for large groups. Great place. Give it a try!

Lots of seafood items to choose from. Indoor seating as well as outdoor picnic tables. Casual dining. Friendly staff. Being an area full of tourists, Half Moon Bay restaurants are generally pricier than most restaurants serving the same kind of food in other cities. This one is no different. Lobster rolls - buns are buttered and toasted. Generous amount of lobster meat. I didn't get to try them so don't know how good the dressing was for the lobster. My guest said they didn't enjoy the dressing as much as they enjoyed the bun. You have a choice of regular or garlic fries with this entree. Clam chowder is delicious and you have the option of having it in a cup, bowl, or sourdough bread bowl for varying prices. Go with the bread bowl. Their sourdough bread is better than most. It's toasted and soft inside, not dry and hard like day-old bread you get at other restaurants. The chowder consistency is good and the perfect accompaniment with the bread. Most people will leave the outer crust of the bread and dig out what's inside, but not here. I wouldn't be surprised if you tore into the whole sourdough bread and soaked up all that overflowing chowder. Yes, the bread is that good. The Dungeness crab cocktail was pricy for a small amount of crab meat but it was tasty in its natural sweetness. They didn't really have to do much to it. It was good quality crab and the pieces were a decent size. There just wasn't a whole lot of it, which I understand as fresh crab meat can be expensive.

What a delightful surprise. We stopped and had a delicious lunch here. Very clean and super fast service. The real surprise is the food taste and quality. The crab and shrimp cocktails were fresh and chilled to just the right temperature. They were accompanied by the BEST cocktail sauce and coleslaw I've eaten in recent memory and we eat a LOT of seafood. The coleslaw is on another level and is made with tiny broccoli florets. YUMMO! The fish and chips have the most flavorful fresh cod with a tasty light beer batter. The Jumbo prawns tasted the way I remember them from when I was a kid. Meaty, tender and almost sweet. Two problems we have with the Taverna. One we have is that I didn't want the meal to end and the second is that we're not going to want to eat anywhere else in HMB.

Fast, friendly service and consistently high quality food. Also a nice atmosphere. I was in on Sunday afternoon and there was one server who, I believe, has been there for a while. It was moderately busy but the service was great and the kitchen and busser were also on top of it all. This place has it together.

Currently otw to the pumpkin festival and parked near by. They were advertising a clam bake where they pre packaged sets so you can cook a boil at home. Love that idea! I only came here to try their clam chowder which was delicious. The bread bowl was overfilled with chowder which let the bread soak up all the chowdery goodness. Another table ordered fish n chips which looked good too. Maybe I'll try some otw home!