On a bright afternoon last Sunday, some friends and I hit up happy hour at the Boat House Restaurant. Nestled in front of Hendry's Beach, known by dog owners as the watering hole for their furry friends, the Boathouse restaurant is everything a Sunday afternoon at the bar should be.
This is happy hour heaven. And if you call that a mai tai, well, I'll have another.
The Blackberry Mai Tai, one of the Boathouse's specialty drinks, is one definitely worth trying. My friend Lindsey and I agreed that the muttled blackberry twist on this tropical concoction has forever changed the way we Mai Tai. And you thought a Mai Tai was just a bunch of rum hiding behind pineapple juice? So did I.
Their happy hour appetizers are just as good. Some of the favorites are the steamed manila clams served in a white wine broth with diced Linguica (a form of Portugese pork cured sausage). We also enjoyed the sesame-seared ahi, served over crispy won tons, island slaw and a citrus soy sauce.
This place definitely captures the Santa Barbara beach boy lifestyle to its fullest. I mean, what better than watching surfers get shacked on the small shoulders of Hendry Beach's shore break while diving into some good convo over happy-hour-priced drinks and pupus? Not much.
All tips on this particular Sunday were donated to Andre Balbeiri, a good friend of the Shellfish Co., who suffered from a snowboarding accident in the earlier months and lost his leg. Balbeiri arrived just after sunset and was welcomed with a round of applause.
Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. Sunday through Friday.
$3 Drafts: Pacifico, Sunshine Wheat, Firestone Double Barrel Ale, Bud Light
$5 Well cocktails: Definitely try the Blood Orange Margarita and the Blackberry Mai Tai
$7.95 Appetizers: Sesame Seared Ahi, Steamed Manila Clams, Fried Calamari and more
Service:★ ★ ★ ★
Food/Drink:★ ★ ★ ★.5
Setting: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(All out of 5)
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