When we visited Pigeon Forge in April Harpoon Harry’s
Crab House wasn’t quite ready for customers.
They did manage to open the next month.
We thought we would give it a try during out October visit since they
should have most of the bugs worked out by now.
You can’t miss the restaurant; the giant sign can be seen
from a distance. We got there about 3:30
pm and the parking lot was just about empty.
The front entrance was nicely decorated for ‘Fall’.
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| The Bar at Harpoon Harry's Crab House |
As you enter it will take a while for your eyes to
adjust. Once they do you will see the
huge bar in the middle of the room. It
has lights that morph from color to color and I imagine if you had a little too
much to drink those lights might look a little strange!
We were greeted and asked if we wanted to sit inside or
outside. It was warm out, but we opted
for indoor seating since I prefer to be comfortable. The booths are very high and you need to be
careful getting in and out.
We were handed a lunch menu, however, the item I wanted
was only on the dinner menu, but the server said no problem. My husband chose his item from the lunch
menu, but when we got the check he was charged the dinner price. We could have complained, but they were so
slow about everything we didn’t want to hang around wafting for a manager.
Their prices are in line with other restaurants in this
area. Score 1 for them.
We started off with drinks and I did question the sweet
tea. Our server told me it is good (what
else would she say?) and she was right.
It had good flavor and the right amount of sweetness. Score 1 for them.
We ordered a half pound of peel and eat shrimp. They
served the shrimp in a metal bucket that had ice covered by a layer of shredded
lettuce with the shrimp on top. The
cocktail sauce had a nice kick to it, but we thought the shredded lettuce was a
waste. Score 1 for the shrimp, but minus
1 for the wasted lettuce.
Since I didn’t care for the veggie of the day I
substituted a dinner salad of just lettuce with French dressing. Warning, the French dressing is loaded with
onion. Score minus 1 for that.
My husband ordered beef tips
in mushroom and onion sauce, which he enjoyed very much. Score 1 for them.
I had a rib eye and boiled
red potatoes and the steak was cooked medium, which is hard to do on a thin steak. Score 1 for them.
Speed – this is a problem
for them. While our server took our
orders and put them in it seemed like it took forever for our entrees to be
delivered to our table. As we sat and
waited we watched at least 12 employees just walking around, not doing much of
anything, talking on their cell phones.
Granted, the place wasn’t very busy, but someone could have removed the
dirty dishes from our table. That scores
a minus 1.
Used dishes were not removed from the table promptly at all. Considering there were so few customers the service was disappiniting.
There were pluses and
minuses related to our trip to Harpoon Harry’s Crab House. If you aren’t in a hurry then give them a
try. But if you don’t like to sit around
waiting and waiting, choose another restaurant.
We can only hope that they get better with time.
For more information on this Pigeon Forge restaurant, click here.
Photos belong to AbbyG
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