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Sam's Chowder House

(650) 712-0245
  • 4210 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
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  • American ,  Seafood
  • $$$$$
(650) 712-0245
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Chilled Appetizers
    • Maine Lobster Ceviche $16.95

      In a tortilla shell with pineapple and passionfruit vinaigrette

    • Seafood Ceviche $12.95

      Bay scallops, sweet shrimp, mango, fresh lime juice

    • Ahi Tuna Poke $15.95

      Marinated with soy sauce, sesame oil, green onion

    • Prawn Cocktail $11.95

      With house made cocktail sauce

    • Cured White Anchovies $9.95

      Sundried tomatoes, castelvetrano olives, capers, celery leaves

    • House Cured Salmon $11.95

      Shaved fennel, radish, frisee, lemon served on an herbed cheese crostini

    • Seafood Bruschetta $13.95

      Marinated shrimp, bay scallops, calamari, avocado, tomato

  • Hot Appetizers
    • Spicy Popcorn Shrimp $12.95

      With cocktail sauce

    • Fried Calamari $11.95

      Cocktail and tartar sauces

    • Baked Oysters Rockefeller $14.95

    • Crispy Maryland Style Lump Blue Crab Cake $13.5

      Shaved fennel, wild arugula and remoulade

    • Fried Pacific Oysters $12

      With cocktail and tartar sauces

    • Steamed Mediterranean Mussels $16.5

      In our delicious house made marinara sauce

    • Steamed Manila Clams $16.95

      Italian pancetta, leeks, fresh thyme, chili flakes

  • Salads
    Add grilled, marinated prawns $8.00. Add a 3 ounce piece of grilled salmon $8.50
    • Mixed Field Greens $8.5

      Lemon, ginger vinaigrette, cucumber, carrot, radish

    • Seaweed Salad $9.95

      With field greens and toybox cherry tomatoes

    • Daylight Farms Beet Salad $11.95

      Roasted corn, wild arugula, endive, feta cheese

    • Baby Kale Salad with Bartlett Pears $11.95

      Roasted pumpkin, toasted pumpkin seeds, white balsamic vinaigrette, crumbled blue cheese

    • Hearts of Romaine with Caesar Dressing $9.95

      Garlic toasted croutons and parmigiano cheese

  • Entrees - Salads
    • House Smoked Salmon Salad $16.95

      Sweet gem lettuce, watermelon radish, creamy avocado, buttermilk herb dressing

    • Sam's Lump Blue Crab and Shrimp Louis $21

      Fuiji apple, iceberg lettuce, cucumber, hard cooked egg, louis dressing

    • Grilled Prawn Salad $15.95

      Bloomsdale spinach, butternut squash, pomegranate, feta cheese, toasted pumpkin seeds, cider vinaigrette

    • Seafood Salad $15.95

      Marinated bay shrimp, calamari and bay scallops with chopped romaine, tomato, avocado

  • Chowders and Gumbo
    • New England Clam Chowder $7.5

      Little neck clams, yukon gold potatoes, smoked bacon and cream

    • Manhattan Clam Chowder $7.5

      Tomato based little neck clam chowder with potatoes, vegetables and herbs

    • New Orleans Style Gumbo $8.95

      With lump blue crab and andouille sausage

  • Rolls and Sandwiches
    • Jose's Veggie Burger $11.95

      Served with house made beet chips and smoked tomato salsa

    • Sam's Albacore Tuna Melt $13.95

      Olive oil poached albacore tuna sandwich with cheddar cheese, served with fuji apple, toasted almonds, field greens

    • Grilled Fish Sandwich $14.5

      Pepperonata, baby field greens, remoulade on a toasted bun

    • Salmon Burger $14.95

      Caramelized onions, baby field greens, spicy remoulade on a brioche bun

    • Blue Crab Sandwich $16.95

      Fresh blue crab with tomato, cucumber salsa, spicy remoulade on a brioche bun

  • Crispy Fried Platters
    Served with old bay fries and coleslaw
    • Fish & Chips with Anchor Steam Beer Batter $16.95

    • Fired Shrimp with Anchor Steam Beer Batter $22.95

    • Maryland Style Lump Blue Crab Cakes $26.95

    • Fried Seafood Combination $29.95

      Prawns, crab cake, calamari, pollock

  • House Specialties
    • Grilled Sardines $12.95

      Roasted cauliflower and broccoli with golden raisins, romesco sauce

    • Seafood Spaghetti $24.95

      Prawns, mussels, clams, fresh fish, bay scallops, spicy tomato sauce

    • Shrimp Scampi and Linguini $22

      White wine, garlic, butter, fresh herbs served over linguine pasta

    • Cioppino $28.95

      Savory shellfish stew with lump blue crab, prawns, mussels, clams, rock fish

  • From the Land
    • Spaghetti and Meatballs $16.95

      Grandma flora's house made meatballs with parmigiano cheese

    • Roasted Half Chicken $21

      Infused with fresh herbs and lemon, crispy pumpkin gnocchi and hmb brussels sprouts with smoked bacon

    • ½ lb. Grilled Hamburger $13.95

      On an artisan bun with old bay fries

  • Daily Fresh Catch
    • Seafood Dumplings $24

      Corvina seabass dumplings with shrimp, baby leeks and fingerling potato in a lobster broth finished with saffron aioli

    • Mt. Lassen Trout $23

      Roasted cauliflower and broccoli tossed with toasted garlic and a green olive, caper and preserved lemon vinaigrette

    • Grilled Swordfish $25.95

      Roasted delicata squash, local Brussels sprouts with smoked bacon and balsamic brown butter sauce

    • Wild King Salmon $29.95

      Butternut squash puree, bloomsdale spinach, toasted farro and pomegranate reduction

    • California Halibut $28.95

      Yukon gold potato and quinoa cake with roasted sweet corn, sunchoke, watercress and salsa verde

  • Savory Sides
    • Old Bay Fries or Crispy Polenta Fries $5

    • Coleslaw $4.5

    • Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower with Toasted Garlic $7

    • Sauteed Bloomsdale Spinach with Garlic $7

    • Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes $6

    • HMB Brussels Sprouts with Smoked Bacon $7

    • Crispy Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage $8

  • Drinks
    • Coke $3.5

    • Diet Coke $3.5

    • Orange Fanta $3.5

    • Sprite $3.5

    • Lauretana Still Water $6.95

    • Lauretana Sparkling Water $6.95

    • Root Beer or Vanilla Cream $3.5

    • Juices $3.5

    • Coffee and Hot Tea $3

    • Espresso $3

    • Cappuccino or Cafe Latte $3.95

    • Iced Tea $3.5

  • Chilled Appetizers
    • Maine Lobster Ceviche $16.95

      In a tortilla shell with pineapple and passion fruit vinaigrette

    • Seafood Ceviche $12.95

      Bay scallop, sweet shrimp, mango, fresh lime juice

    • Ahi Tuna Poke $15.95

      Marinated with soy sauce, sesame oil, green onion

    • Prawn Cocktail $11.95

      With house made cocktail sauce

    • White Anchovies $9.95

      Sundried tomatoes, castelvetrano olives, capers, celery leaves

    • House Cured Salmon $11.95

      Shaved fennel, radish, frisee, lemon, herbed cheese crostini

  • Hot Appetizers
    • Crispy HMB Brussels Sprouts $9.95

      With lemon aioli

    • Spicy Popcorn Shrimp $12.95

      With cocktail sauce

    • Fried Calamari $11.95

      With cocktail and tartar sauces

    • Baked Oysters Rockefeller $14.95

    • Roasted Garlic-Chili Prawns $13.95

      Feta cheese, roasted cherry tomatoes, chili flake, basil

    • Grilled Sardines $12.95

      Roasted cauliflower and broccoli with golden raisins, romesco sauce

    • Day Boat Scallops $15.95

      Butternut squash, toasted hazelnuts, tiny greens

    • Crispy Maryland Style Lump Blue Crab Cake $13.5

      Shaved fennel, wild arugula, remoulade sauce

    • Fried Pacific Oysters $12

      With tartar and cocktail sauces

    • Steamed Mediterannean Mussels $16.5

      In our delicious house made marinara sauce

    • Steamed Manila Clams $16.95

      Italian pancetta, leeks, chili flakes, fresh thyme

    • Grandma Flora's Savory Meatballs $9.95

      Swiss chard, tomato and parmigiano

  • Salads
    • Mixed Field Greens $8.5

      Lemon, ginger vinaigrette, cucumber, carrot, radish

    • Seaweed Salad $9.95

      With field greens and toybox tomatoes

    • Daylight Farms Beet Salad $11.95

      Roasted corn, wild arugula, endive, feta cheese, lemon vinaigrette

    • Hearts of Romaine with Caesar Dressing $9.95

      Garlic toasted croutons and parmigiano cheese

    • Baby Kale and Bartlett Pear Salad $11.95

      Crumbled blue cheese, roasted butternut squash, white balsamic vinaigrette

    • Sam's Lump Blue Crab and Shrimp Louis $21

      Fuji apple, iceberg lettuce, cucumber, hard cooked egg, louis dressing

  • Chowders and Gumbo
    • New England Clam Chowder $7.5

      Little neck clams, yukon gold potatoes, smoked bacon and cream

    • Manhattan Clam Chowder $7.5

      Tomato-based little neck clam chowder with potatoes, vegetables and herbs

    • New Orleans Style Gumbo $8.95

      Lump Blue crab and andouille sausage

  • From the Land
    • ½ lb Grilled Hamburger $13.95

      On an artisan bun with old bay fries

    • Spaghetti and Meatballs $16.95

      Grandma flora's savory house made meatballs with parmigiano cheese

    • Roasted Half Chicken $21

      Infused with fresh herbs and lemon, crispy pumpkin gnocchi and hmb brussels sprouts with smoked bacon

    • Slow Cooked Baby Back Ribs $19.95

      Served with sam's coleslaw and polenta fries

    • Grilled Hanger Steak $22.95

      Served with old bay fries and salsa verde

    • Grilled Bone-In 16oz Ribeye Steak $36.95

      Brown butter roasted fingerling potatoes and sauteed bloomsdale spinach with black truffle butter

  • Dishes for Two
    • Lobster Clambake for Two

      Enjoy a taste of cape cod, with fresh maine lobster, fresh corn on the cob, mussels, clams, savory andouille sausage and red potatoes. Served with clam chowder and coleslaw

    • Lobster Spaghetti for Two, AQ

      A seafood feast of whole maine lobster, prawns, mussels, bay scallops & clams in a spicy tomato sauce served over spaghetti

    • Seafood Paella for Two $49.95

      A favorite spanish dish, with traditional Spanish rice, day boat scallops, prawns, mussels, clams and calamari

  • Daily Fresh Catch
    • Seafood Dumplings $24

      Corvina seabass dumplings with shrimp, baby leeks and fingerling potatoes in a lobster broth finished with saffron aioli

    • Mt. Lassen Trout $23

      Roasted cauliflower and broccoli tossed with toasted garlic and a green olive, caper and preserved lemon vinaigrette

    • Grilled Swordfish $25.95

      Roasted delicata squash, local brussels sprouts with smoked bacon and balsamic brown butter sauce

    • Wild King Salmon $29.95

      Butternut squash puree, bloomsdale spinach, toasted farro and pomegranate reduction

    • California Halibut $28.95

      Yukon gold potato and quinoa cake with roasted sweet corn, sunchoke, watercress and salsa verde

    • Whole 1.5 lb Maine Lobster, AQ

      Served with drawn butter and choice of two sides

  • House Specialties
    • Sam's Lobster Roll $24.5

    • Shrimp Scampi and Linguini $22

      White wine, garlic, butter, and fresh herbs

    • Manila Clams with Linguini $22

      Italian pancetta, leeks, chili flakes and fresh thyme

    • Seafood Spaghetti $24.95

      Prawns, mussels, clams, fresh fish and bay scallops in a spicy tomato sauce

    • Seafood Risotto $24.95

      Octopus, bay shrimp, scallops, mussels and clams with tomato and fresh herbs

    • Seafood Paella $34.95

      Traditional spanish rice, day boat scallops, prawns, mussels, clams, calamari, saffron and smoked paprika

    • Savory Shellfish Stew $27.95

      With lump blue crab, prawns, mussels, clams and rock fish

    • Maryland Style Lump Blue Crab Cakes $26.95

      Crispy fried, with coleslaw, old bay fries and remoulade sauce

    • Fried Shrimp with Anchor Steam Beer Batter $22.95

      Old bay seasoned fries and coleslaw

    • Fried Seafood Combination $29.95

      Calamari, prawns, crab cake and pollock with old bay fries and coleslaw

  • Savory Sides
    • Old Bay Fries or Crispy Polenta Fries $5

    • Coleslaw $3.95

    • Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower with Toasted Garlic $7

    • Sauteed Bloomsdale Spinach with Garlic $7

    • Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes $6

    • HMB Brussels sprouts with Smoked Bacon $7

    • Crispy Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage $8

  • Kids Menu
    For children 12 and under
    • Grilled Cheese Sandwich $5.95

    • Schwarz All Beef Hot Dog $6.95

      With french fries or green beans

    • Chicken Tenders with French Fries or Green Beans $7.5

    • Fish and Chips $6.95

      One piece

    • Fish and Chips (2) $10.95

    • Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce or Butter $6.5

    • Homemade Three Cheese Ravioli $7.95

      With tomato sauce or butter

    • Grilled Salmon $11.95

      With sweet corn, local peas and fingerling potatoes

    • Fresh Seasonal Fruit Bowl $5.95

    • Strauss Organic Soft Serve Ice Cream $3.5

  • House Made Desserts
    • Root Beer Float $5.95

      Vanilla ice cream with boylan's root beer

    • Warm Apple and Cranberry Cobbler $8

      With creme fraiche gelato, and toasted almond

    • Authentic Key Lime Pie $8

      With fresh limes, sweet creamy custard, and rich, toasted meringue

    • Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwich $8

      With candied pumpkin seeds and chocolate sauce

    • Warm Banana and Pecan Bread Pudding $8

    • Decadent Black and White Cheesecake $8

      Oreo cookie crust and blackberry, balsamic sauce

    • Italian Style Affogato $5

      Vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso, or have it pete's way with your choice of soft serve ice cream

    • Warm Dark Chocolate Cake $8

      With vanilla bean gelato and huckleberry sauce

    • House Made Seasonal Sorbet $5

    • Sammy's Favorite: Straus Organic Soft-Serve $4.25

    • Organic Soft-Serve with Sea Salt and Olive Oil $4.5

    • Soft-Serve Swirl Sundae $6.5

      It just gets better, with caramel sauce, chocolate chips, toasted almonds, and whipped cream on top of organic soft-serve and, of course, a cherry on top

  • Drinks
    • Coke $3.5

    • Diet Coke $3.5

    • Orange Fanta $3.5

    • Sprite $3.5

    • Iced Tea $3.5

    • Lauretana Still Water $7.95

    • Lauretana Sparkling Water $7.95

    • Root Beer or Vanilla Cream $3.5

    • Coffee or Hot Tea $3

    • Espresso $3

    • Cappuccino or Cafe Latte $3.95

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