We went to Half Moon Bay on the spur of the moment and had dinner at Sam's chowder house and spent a wonderful evening : we first had the Ahi tuna poke (hawaian raw fish) and it was real fresh and very good. I have to tell you we are used to raw fish since we live in Tahiti. Then... more

We had dinner at Sam's a while back, and have to agree with those who came away disappointed, having expected a lot more. The location, view, and ambience are great, but dinner disappointed. We started with the fried calamari, not bad but it had a lot more batter than what you would usually get at an Italian restaurant. Tartar sauce... more

After reading the reviews here, we decided we wanted to try Sam's when we arrived in Half Moon Bay. The parking lot was packed and we were afraid we were in for a long wait. But we were seated immediately, this restaurant is bigger than it looks from the outside. We ordered the lobster pot for two. It was really... more

we had a group of 9 and I wasn't expecting very much since most of the reviews were not that great. we had an excellent dinner. the service was very attentive and the food was served hot and was quite yummy. We sat outside and the heaters kept us very cozy and confortable. more

Unless you live in the area, or are visiting someone who does, I don't know how you find this place. It is not non-descript but since it is a ways outside Half Moon Bay proper, you would probably have to know you were going there to stop there. My daughter found this restaurant on Yelp! when she was searching for... more

Interesting place south of San Francisco, possibly a good place to sit and drink Coronas, although the Caribbean music and the palm trees felt a bit odd on the West Coast (And their famous Main Lobster Roll). more

So salty and so overpriced! more

It was a late lunch, we dropped in because it was on our way to San Francisco. We had the Lobster Roll and Manila Clams. Both were excellent excellent excellent!!!! I had plenty of Lobster Roll in Maine and this "California" one tasted just as good. The price of 20$ is very fair for the amount of lobster you get.... more

We stopped here on the way in to SFO and were glad that we did. The clam chowder was good but had quite a bit of sand in it, but it was flavorful. The seafood spaghetti was excellent as was the sourdough bread. The crab cake platter was good and the maine lobster roll was very good. Key Lime Pie... more