The Dinner Menu
Dinner was served nightly from half past four until half past nine. This is the menu as it stood, kept with the prices that were printed on it.
Archived menu. The Harbor Grill closed on 30 September 2022. Prices are those printed at the time and are recorded for the archive only.
Appetisers
The starters leaned raw and fried in roughly equal measure, and several of them doubled as the whole of somebody's dinner at the bar.
| Fried oysters with spicy cornichon tartar sauce | $14.95 |
| Hawaiian ahi | $15.95 |
| Dungeness crab cocktail | $15.95 |
| Prawn cocktail | $15.95 |
| Tempura prawns | $15.95 |
| Oysters on the half shell | $14.95 |
| Dungeness crab cakes with roasted red pepper sauce | $15.95 |
| Shredded pork tacos with tomatillo avocado salsa | $9.95 |
| White seabass ceviche with avocado | $11.95 |
| Smoked halibut with tarragon mustard mayonnaise | $11.95 |
| Fried calamari | $10.95 |
| Bay shrimp cocktail | $9.95 |
| Steamed clams | $15.95 |
| Barbecue shrimp | $15.95 |
| Lobster ravioli with basil cream sauce | $16.95 |
Soups
| New England clam chowder | cup $6.95 / bowl $9.95 |
| Chilled gazpacho | cup $5.95 / bowl $7.95 |
| Green salad with a bowl of gazpacho or clam chowder | $14.95 |
Salads
Dressings offered: ranch, blue cheese, caesar, thousand island, italian, oil and vinegar, honey mustard.
| Harbor Grill cobb salad, with grilled shrimp, Dungeness crab meat or grilled chicken breast | $20.95 |
| Caesar salad with grilled shrimp | $19.95 |
| Spinach salad with ginger lime dressing, with grilled salmon or grilled New York steak | $20.95 |
| Seared ahi tuna with sesame honey mustard dressing | $20.95 |
| Prawn louie | $19.95 |
| Dungeness crab louie | $19.95 |
| Bay shrimp louie | $16.95 |
| Smoked halibut salad | $18.95 |
| Petite caesar salad | $7.95 |
| Mixed greens | $6.95 |
| Mixed greens with an entrée | $3.95 |
Burgers
| Hamburger | $12.95 |
| Cheeseburger | $13.95 |
| John's mesquite grilled fish burger | $14.95 |
| Guacamole and salsa burger | $14.95 |
| Bacon burger with cheese, mushrooms and onions | $14.95 |
| Blue cheese burger with Danish blue | $14.95 |
Seafood specials
All seafood specials came with sautéed vegetables and a choice of hand-cut chips, garlic mashed potatoes or rice pilaf. This section was the heart of the menu and the clearest statement of what the kitchen believed about fish — buy it well, put it over wood, and then decide where in the world the plate is going.
| Red rainbow trout with cucumber dill sauce | $19.95 |
| Caribbean spice-rubbed mahi mahi with tequila tomato salsa | $24.95 |
| Mahi mahi with mango chutney barbecue baste | $24.95 |
| Cajun blackened seabass | $27.95 |
| New Zealand white seabass canton | $27.95 |
| New Zealand white seabass with Chinese black bean sauce | $27.95 |
| Barbecued shrimp, Louisiana style | $24.95 |
| Grilled shrimp with cilantro and green chile salsa | $24.95 |
| Marinated ahi tuna with teriyaki glaze | $26.95 |
| Grilled sea scallops | $28.95 |
| Grilled sea scallops with red Thai curry sauce | $28.95 |
| Sautéed sea scallops with citrus soy glaze | $28.95 |
| Grilled salmon with basil pesto sauce | $26.95 |
| Grilled salmon with red Thai curry sauce | $26.95 |
| Pacific swordfish marinated Japanese style | $28.95 |
| Pacific swordfish with lemon tarragon butter | $28.95 |
| Grilled Alaskan halibut | $29.95 |
| Grilled Alaskan halibut with baby bok choy and Madras curry broth | $29.95 |
| Sautéed Chilean seabass with smoked tomato broth | $30.95 |
| Sautéed Chilean seabass with Southwestern black bean sauce, guacamole and pico de gallo | $30.95 |
| Miso glazed Chilean seabass with porcini mushroom broth | $30.95 |
| Petite filet mignon and Australian lobster tail combination | $65.00 |
The two Pacific halibut preparations are a fair sample of the method: one plain off the grill, one with baby bok choy in a Madras curry broth. Same fish, same fire, two entirely different dinners.
Seafood pastas
| Lobster ravioli with basil cream sauce | $27.95 |
| Shrimp diane with black linguini | $24.95 |
| Shrimp scampi with strozzapreti | $24.95 |
| Grilled scallops with angel hair pasta in serrano chile sauce | $28.95 |
Our specialities
| Crawfish étouffée — a southern classic | $25.00 |
| Seafood gumbo, Cajun style with smoked sausage, crabmeat, shrimp, oyster and fresh fish | $25.00 |
| Australian lobster tail, grilled on the mesquite grill | market |
| Bouillabaisse, Mediterranean-style seafood stew with lobster, crab, shrimp, clams and fresh fish | $35.00 |
Meat specials
| Centre-cut petite filet mignon, 7oz | $27.95 |
| New York steak | $28.95 |
| Cajun blackened ribeye | $28.95 |
Harbour favourites
Served with sautéed vegetables and a choice of hand-cut chips, garlic mashed potatoes or rice pilaf.
| Mixed fresh fish brochette | $18.95 |
| Marinated swordfish brochette | $24.95 |
| Tempura prawns | $24.95 |
| Fish and chips | $16.95 |
| Fried calamari | $16.95 |
| Grilled chicken breast, barbecue style | $18.95 |
| Grilled chicken breast with teriyaki glaze | $18.95 |
Tacos
| Caribbean spiced seabass with chipotle tartar, red salsa, house guacamole and rice pilaf | $13.95 |
| Grilled shrimp with cilantro, green salsa, chipotle tartar, house guacamole and rice pilaf | $14.95 |
| Shredded pork with pickled onions, tomatillo avocado salsa and rice pilaf | $13.95 |
Three-course prix-fixe
The restaurant ran a daily prix-fixe at $33 for one item from each of three courses.
- Soup or salad — cup of New England clam chowder, cup of chilled gazpacho, or green salad
- Entrée — grilled mahi mahi with Caribbean spice rub and tequila tomato salsa, or with mango chutney barbecue baste; or the Harbor Grill cobb salad with grilled shrimp, Dungeness crab meat or grilled chicken breast
- Dessert — from the house list, which is where the carrot cake lived
More on this and the other standing offers under specials. The wines poured alongside are on the drinks list, and the method behind the seafood specials is described under the mesquite grill.