Half Moon Bay Brewing Company

nice view from patio, good Thanksgiving dinner, excellent service.
we will be back.

Thankful that HMBBC was open on Thanksgiving so we could enjoy an outdoor lunch with family. Food, service, weather and outdoor view were excellent.

Thanksgiving

Made a reservation 4 weeks ago for Thanksgiving Day at 4:30 PM. Got there 5 minutes early and they said there was no table for us. What’s the point of making a reservation if you’re not going to honor it. Had to wait 20 minutes to get a table. That just ruined the day for us. Also, the place closed real early too around 6. Felt rushed in the end. I’ve been coming here for years. Worst experience I’ve had. I’ll come back, but please honor the times that people requested.

Great Thanksgiving dinner with a view and warm heater and fire pit

Great views and safe outdoor dining! Food is good enough and supplemented by the ocean air

Salad was very good, Turkey dinner good,dressing a little dry. We ordered take out for the pumpkin cheesecake dessert and when we got it home,a big chunk of it was missing! We like that dogs are welcome and they even have a special menu for them. Service was a little slow,but there were a lot of people there and the waitress was very nice and brought us the extra things we ask for. She did forget the silverware,but was very apologetic and brought it right away.

Beautiful day to be outside on thanksgiving. Really enjoyed the pumpkin salad, humus appetizer, turkey entree. Unfortunately disappointed cuz ran out of the pumpkin cheesecake and didn’t get to try it. Great day was had.

It’s great that they were open for Thanksgiving so we could have a festive afternoon with our “bubble” to take our minds off not being able to visit family this miserable year. The host staff were very helpful and we only had to wait an extra 15 minutes to get a view table. It’s such a nice atmosphere on the patio. Tables were adequately spaced out for COVID safety. Wait staff was friendly and helpful. My low marks are for the turkey dinner and pumpkin cheesecake. I’ll cut them slack because it’s a REALLY hard time for restaurants and you can’t judge a restaurant for one single meal. We’ll come back again to try their regular menu which is probably more reliable.

Had the steak and eggs, menu said steak is medium rare, confirmed with our waiter that I wanted the steak medium rare just like the menu suggested, I received the steak extra well done. Not sure where the disconnect came from

great shrimp tacos, and cheesy garlic bread...no problem getting a table. Great service too.
thanks

Completely different from last time we were there! They could not find my reservation, but seated us 'anyway'...even though I had confirmed just the day before. We asked for no onions on the salads, and they came absolutely covered in raw onion, so we told the waiter, who was different from the order-taker and he gladly had them exchanged, but still.

The noise level was high...lots of loud conversations that made it hard to hear each other and the room was crowded, so everyone was right next to the other tables.

Took my BFF there for her birthday because she loves the ocean and wanted to be close to it. The restaurant was a great choice for that!

We hit some traffic on 1 so I called ahead and they graciously moved our reservation to a bit later so we would still have a table when we got there.

Then when we arrived they gave us an awesome table in the sun right next to the window where my friend could look out at the water. She was so so happy!

And then the food was sooooo good! We started with grilled artichoke hearts and then both had the burger with Gouda, bacon and a fried egg. There was so much food on our plates along with the most yummy green salad!

I am so happy with whatever they are doing here in the kitchen and the front of house. I’ve been here about a dozen other times and it was good then but now it’s just outstanding!

Bravo!

Was an awesome place to have a bite to eat ! Will definitely be back !

As a local, we revisited HMB Brewing Company after not eating there for at least two years. We were quite impressed with the quality of the food and beer. They are doing a great job and we will definitely be back soon.

Strongly recommend the Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew. Really great. And their chocolate lava cake w ice cream.

Quiet, good staff, decent menu. A good place to sit and talk. And the view is outstanding, always!

Fabulous food! Definitely go back again!

A friend and I spent a lovely evening chatting over appetizers and dinner. The food was fine, the service was great, and we felt very welcome and confortable.

We had a great time here enjoying our kid-free day in Half Moon Bay, and this was a great place to come for a quick, peaceful lunch. I had the fish and chips, my husband had the clam chowder bowl and both were very good. My husband thought that the fish was a tad too greasy for his taste, but I was happy! Would definitely come back!

So fun! It feels like a vacation every time our family comes here. We also Brought our sweet puppy and headed to the beach afterwards. Great outing!

The smoked burger was the best burger I have ever had! I was a bit reluctant about the egg. Seriously, go for it. I am 6 decades in folks and this was the best ever.

Arrived 15 early for reservation, told hostess we were early but would wait if needed to honor our Open Table reservation. She said no problem we will seat you early. Took 25 minutes to receive our drink order. A group of four was seated 20 minutes after us, but they received their orders 10 minutes before ours (2 of us). Food was okay, then 4 hours later I received an email from Open Table we were a no show. We’ve had great experiences here previously. Hopefully this is a one time visit not up to par.

Thanksgiving Day

My husband and I decided to celebrate Thanksgiving in HMB this year, rather than go to family. I LOVE the ocean, and it was the second to last day before the rain comes in for a week. Sat by the fire, with a beer and was then totally excited that they had a turkey lunch on the menu!!!! It was delicious!!! This might now be our new tradition!! Thanks HMBBC - you’re awesome!!!!!!

Kailani was our server and she was just so attentive and professional and adorable, she was a great server!

The experience was great! I would come back for the brunch.

Fish and chips were delicious, crunchy batter and tender cod, a healthy portion. I substituted my regular fries for parmesan truffle, very rich and yummy! So many tasty beers to choose from, a real treat!

The hostess did not seat us for over 20 minutes when we had reservations. Kept saying the table was getting bussed, but other walk-ins were getting seated. So we sat in the bar area as it was available. My crab louie salad was amazing!

We had an interesting dining experience because we had chose the location because it was a brewery and had multiple TV’s surrounding the bar plus the food looked pretty good too. When we arrived the place was fairly busy with the patio completely full (give or take a table) and there was one table of 6 in the bar directly in front of a TV where we chose because we were there to watch the 49er game. Normally I would have chosen the ambiance of the beautiful outdoor patio with heat lamps and the huge fire pit! We sat down and ordered drinks I did a glass of white wine and my husband did a beer on tap. We then proceeded to order an order of mussels to share as a family. They came fairly quickly and were very good dipped on the slightly spicy butter sauce and served with Parmesan French fries which were so good dipped in the sauce! Next we tried a grilled artichoke dipped in a cream sauce it ended up being way to tough so my husband sent it back and got a ceasar salad and the Joe’s Fisherman’s stew topped off with the Hatcher Zinfandel. Overall, this place was very tasty and we enjoyed the extra large TV in the bar. On our way out we realized where are kids had been hiding out for the last half hour and we soon joined them by the fire pit on the wonderful patio I had noticed when we had entered the patio. Overall, great restaurant and I would definitely add it to your hit list in your visit to Half Moon Bay.

It was a great experience. Good food for the kids. Great aquarium for the kids. Good Rose’. Great IPAs.

Shrimp Louie salads were good and the fried sampler too.

I’m local and love this place.

Quality of food is mediocre and the dining room is a bit tired. Chairs on uneven floor makes for a rather uncomfortable dining experience. Our waiter however was exceptional.

We went to hear the music and that was great. I made a reservation but as it turns out, if you want to hear the music, you (supposedly) can't make a reservation in the bar area. Strange, because one table in the bar had a "RESERVED" sign on it... but the not-so-hospitable hostess insisted that you can't reserve tables in that area. Tell me if that makes any sense. Food was medium-okay, service was excellent. I will only go back if friends are playing there.

Fun outing, gorgeous weather, good friends and good food!

It was very nice. The food was delicious and the staffs were very friendly.

The beer was kinda average but the food was delicious, you have to try the fried pickles and crab sandwich!!!

This restaurant has been on my radar for a while, because they offer live entertainment on the weekends. While we did not sit in the bar area where the band was playing, we could hear the music from our table, and after dinner, we spent a few minutes listening to the group in the bar. The food was good, but our soups came out at the same time as our dinner. We told the waiter we would have preferred getting our soups first, and he said he meant to ask us about that, but he didn't. He might have been new, and hopefully he will think to ask customers in the future. Overall, we enjoyed our evening, and I would return there for dinner/music.

The food is always great here. This time of year the weather in HMB offers sweet relief from the heat of the South Bay. The noise level is pleasant--on this occasion we had a lot of birthday-related laughter going on at our table and the room accommodated that. A delightful evening in a perfect place!

I’ve eaten here before several years ago - I remember it being much better. The grilled salmon dinner was small, blah and generally tasteless. Service was very slow too.

Great location