When I was a small boy my brother and mom drove past this area to fish at Shelter Island. I remember the sea and sun while we waited for a nibble on the line. On lucky days we would catch enough smelt to fill a small bucket. Fresh smelt marinated in ginger and soy sauce pan fried till the skin was crispy made for a delicious dinner.
Bummer Harbor Town Pub wasn’t around for those days we were unlucky.
Fish and chips feature cod in a very crunchy beer batter. Flavor is most of beer as the cod is very mild flavored. Chef cooked this dish perfectly as the cod was tender and moist while batter was crunchy and golden brown.
Soy ginger wings have a nice char from the grill and a delicious soy ginger flavor with a hint of parsley. Very tender and juicy chicken. These wings taste just like the soy ginger wings at Werewolf. I found out they are sister pubs with Werewolf and they share an executive chef who developed the recipe.
In a corner of Harbor Town Pub there were bright flashing lights and machines with the silver ball. When I was a kid I biked to different 7-11’s and arcades to play. Cathy from mmm-yoso mentioned places in town that had pinball machines and Harbor Town Pub was on the list. Bring lots of change or bills as it’s $1.00 per game.
I tried 3 different machines and they were in excellent condition with very responsive flippers.
Guardians of the Galaxy was a bit too fast for me but Deadpool was just my speed.
Harbor Town Pub is a great spot to get my pinball fix till the next time I visit the Pacific Pinball Museum.
The staff are very friendly and provided really good service.
They addressed me by name and made me feel at home.
1125 Rosecrans St
San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 224-1321
Great pinball machines!
It was fun testing the machines.
We’ve been here for breakfast and pinball. Glad to see you found it!
That is a good combo! Thanks again for the tip!