July 3, 2009
This place kicks ass!! What more could you want. Good beer. Great location. Good food. I have been here several times. The beer is decent and worth seeking out. No extreme beers though. The food is pretty good. Definitely order the clam chowder. When you visit here make a day trip out of it. Tide pools and berry farms and beaches.

April 14, 2009
Visited early evening on a Thursday. We had a nice view of the harbor and bay. The beer sampler yielded some decent brews (IPA and pale) and some not-so-great ones (Belgian trippel). Overall, not an impressive spread. Food selection revolves around the nautical theme - hey, it’s Half Moon Bay - and the prices are what you would expect for seafood, but there is no relief in what I would consider traditional pub fare. Instead of entrées, my wife and I opted to share several appetizers and were extremely pleased. The ceviche and poki were phenomenal and the smoked fish sampler was awesome. My daughters split the steamed clam appetizer which was also notably good. Our bill ended up being around $70 for three appetizers (two of which were sampler platters), a beer sampler, two kids drinks (no refills), and a pint of beer. Marginal service, less than average beers, and high prices are buzz killers for the ambiance and great food.

January 4, 2009
Visited here on a relatively cool day. The selection of beer was overall decent, but nothing exciting. I found it to be crowded and very loud. Also, the main bathrooms were closed, not a good thing, especially considering I was there at about 6pm on a Friday. They had a fireplace going outside, which led to a nice ambiance. I liked that they had a card showing all the current beers with a small description. Certainly worth a stop if you are in the area, but not worth going out of the way to visit.

November 28, 2007
Went on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon in late November temperature 67 degrees and sunny. Sat out on the outdoor patio that overlooks the water and marina. Located in Princeton, not Half Moon Bay, and is 4 miles north of Hwy 92. GREAT place to drink beer. I only had one brew, which was their newly released wet hop Green Gold IPA, which was quite frankly outstanding. My one gripe is that the food is over-the-top expensive as CaptKirk indicated. You’ll be hard pressed to find any food item on the menu under $11 and most are several dollars more than that. Sure, you pay for the location and view but I have to believe they’d get more customers if they made their prices more reasonable. The beer prices are fine from memory $3.75 for 12 oz, $4.50 for 16 oz., etc. Food was outstanding. Our server was not knowledgeable at all about the beer. Found out that my grandfather’s construction company built the place back in the 70’s. HMBB is supposedly the 3rd tennant and has been in business since 2001. Large interior with a meandering dining area with windows overlooking the ocean and a bar on the other side. I know the ratings for most of their beers are fairly average, but perhaps the Green Gold IPA is a promise of better quality for the present and future.

May 8, 2007
GREAT location! Had dinner out on the patio with a view of the bay. Food was fine, but I thought expensive ($17 for a crab and shrip sandwich). The beer was very good. My reviews of the 8 beers on tap are available. The service was very good and helpful with beer selection and pairing. I went when they had a jazz band, which was good, but a little too noisy on the inside for me. I just wanted to enjoy the view and the beer.

May 8, 2006
We’ve been there three times and each time the service gets worse. Last night the manager was nearly confrontational and un-apologetic about the slow service. The beer is OK but the service kills any reason to ever return.

April 2, 2006
I’ve been more than a couple of times and there’s not much exciting here. Half Moon Bay is a great visit and I recommend it to tourists. The brewpub is a pleasant enough place to get lunch though the staff is not that up on beer generally. The beer is not a reason to get down to Half Moon Bay.