Fisherman’s Galley

You have to be very quick when eating at the Fisherman’s Galley. The place is packed so when any table becomes available, it’s quickly taken. Like a lot of other places on the boardwalk, it faces the ocean so you can enjoy the view while you eat.
The service was exceptionally friendly, except for one young employee who A. asked why we needed cocktail sauce for calamari and shrimp which was odd and none of her business, and B. asked us why we needed a spoon for our HOT clam chowder. Both questions were ridiculous, but that last one just blew my mind.
We ordered quite a lot of food for two people; a clam chowder bread bowl, calamari with fries, and shrimp with fries. As mentioned above, the bread bowl was served very hot and it tasted amazing. It has juicy chunks of clam and lots of potato pieces. Definitely a must try if you love clam chowder. The shrimp was good and you get a big quantity with each order. The calamari batter had fresh black pepper in it which really made the calamari pop out. The fries were good; they tasted fresh and needed no salt.
Besides the little tiff with the employee we both had a great experience here.

The tuna sandwich that we had was pretty good, and the location was good with a view of the beach. But they don’t have many choices to choose from.

After paying nearly twenty five bucks for a fish n chips and corn dog combo meal I was very disappointed in the fish (way too much breading and very greasy. My 8 year old son didn’t finish his corn dog (need I say more). Nasty… Nasty

Snuggled inside the arcade, you’ll find the Fisherman’s Galley.
Not sure if I liked this place because I was severely famished from laying under the sun all day, but the food was not bad for a fast food-​y type place.
We shared a basket of calamari, fish and chips and fried shrimp. Between two girls, it was plenty to share.
Who doesn’t like thickly battered and fried anything? There wasn’t that long of a wait for our food and there were a ton of tables to go around that over looked the beach and athletic volley ball players: P hah!
The food wasn’t the best but for the price you can’t go wrong!

I’ve been going to this restaurant a lot of times in the past. It was not on Unilocal so I thought I’d add it. I love their Clam Chowder and they serve big cans of Heineken. It’s the shop to stop at when at the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. Deep fried fish and chips are good. Now I’m getting hungry…