Harbor One

Great food, excellent staff but the service was slow. Fish was hot and sides were good. Portion size was appropriate for pricing. Looking forward to returning for soul food Sunday. Place is divey but in a good way.

Great food, and excellent service! I had to try a lot of things fried wings, fish and shrimp. Everything was COOKED to order which makes it a plus when ewring fried food. The restaurant is cute and clean too. Will be back very soon. The piece of dish my husband got was massive!

I went back for more! I tried the Whiting this time fresh, hot and crispy! Customer service is great as the previous times I've went. I will say the Whiting isn't as seasoned as the popcorn shrimp have been. I have to remember to come at lunch time on a Thursday or Friday to try to Gouda grit! They offer them for dinner too but, it's a beautiful Friday and I'm not trying to eat Itis food right now

(4.5 stars)Enticed by Facebook photos of their shrimp and grits, I had Harbor One on my to-try list for quite a while before finally paying them a visit. Unfortunately, the shrimp and grits were a Friday/Saturday only item, and my wife and I stopped by on a Thursday. Fortunately, it was far from a disappointing experience.Harbor One is a small, unpretentious (think Styrofoam containers and plasticware) place with an equally small menu, but this belies how good the food truly is. While the Sunday selections add soul food staples such as smoked ribs, mac and cheese, and yams, the weekday offerings are mostly fried fish/seafood platters or sandwiches as well as wings and a few apps/sides. Wanting to try a little bit of everything, my wife and I split an Ultimate Feast and added zucchini fries.The platter certainly lived up to its name as it included croaker, whiting, popcorn shrimp, jumbo shrimp, oysters, baked beans, fries, slaw, and a few hushpuppies. We were able to get four fairly filling meals out of it, and it offered quality as well as quantity. The hushpuppies are addictive and will leave you craving more. The tender oysters are the antithesis of every tough and chewy fried oyster or clam strip you've ever regretted and may even make converts of shellfish skeptics. The chip-style zucchini fries are housemade and generously breaded. Even the crinkle-cut fries (in most cases, a frozen product) were surprisingly tasty and well-seasoned. While croaker is something I might steer clear of in the future (lots and lots of bones), it too had a nice black pepper flavor.The price paid for the feast ($24) was a steal given the quantity and quality, and the proprietor was friendly and welcoming.Call it the paradox of success, but Harbor One does what it does so well that it can't help but leave you wanting more (more days open, more sure-to-be delicious menu offerings, etc.). In the meantime, take what you can get: you'll be happy with it.

Very good food and very full portions. They really take care of you there. That will not be my last time going. I'm happy that I can see the sports there also. :-)

This was the best seafood plate we have had in a long time -- maybe the best ever! Fresh, crispy, and delicious!

Great people and food. Its a wonderful place to eat and watch the scenery on North Main Street.

Black food is beautiful. I've never been to Harbor one, but when I stepped outside my car and smelled smoke and chicken I knew I was going to have a meal nostalgic of childhood summers growing up in the Midwest. The inside was as clean as could be with a 99.5 sanitation's score. The music was relaxing, and looking around the restaurant was full of patrons that look like me. This being a for a gourmand looking for a meal authentic to the cuisine. I ordered Fried Crocker, macaroni and cheese, and rice with gravy. The meal was not terrible. It also wasn't amazing. I could tell my sides were scoped into my Tray prior to the fish being finished cooking. They were cold. It's hard to turn soulful food into a casual dinning experience. Majority of our food takes hours to make. Then you hold it and pray that you sell through your prepared food before the quality drops dramatically. Obviously fried foods are made to order. But sides... we all know collards, yams, rice and gravy, macaroni and cheese etc are made ahead of time and held. I'm speaking from experience, of owning and operating a soulful catering company for 3 years. The issue I had was the wait/service. A small sign read something along the likes of " This is good food, not fast food. If you don't like to wait this may not be the place for you". I get it, but also I get it. You can't rush quality. But if you make me wait 25 minutes for fried fish... it better be top quality. Especially if the restaurant is half empty. Fish takes 3-8 minutes to fry from raw. Take that time add it to the time to put all of my food in Styrofoam tray ( Food that's clearly cooked already) you're looking at a 12-15 minute turn around. That didn't happen. This is speculation I would probably put money on. They were understaffed or were not staffed with enough professional hospitality workers. The communication between front of the house and back of the house was poor. I was asked 3 times what my name was on the order. With 3 people having ordered in person after me. Maybe they were swamped with online orders... I'm definitely not slamming them for being successful... I just think they have some kinks that need to be worked out to improve the guest experience. Some unsolicited advice I would give to Harbor one's managers. *put prices on the menu. Priceless menus at a casual home style restaurant screams food costing and money management issues. It says to me that you guys change your pricing so often you can't afford to update your menus. *use less disposable cups and containers. Unless you guys are severally understaffed. In the grand scheme of things it's cheaper to use reusable dishes, even paying someone the extra time to clean them. If the latter is the case... just think about how it looks to have a plate with mixed disposable and re washable dishes on it. It's just needs refinement. Take this review with a grain of salt. I will come back. I wish the best for establishments like these. Some good constructive criticism goes a long way for operations actively looking to remain competitive in a tight margined market.

I love eating here! I hired them to cater a graduation event. They showed up and showed out! Everything was amazing! Presentation on 10! Service on 10! Memories on 10! They took care of little things for me above and beyond!

ppl friendly.. food delicious and the owner even came out to greet customers.Family outing for dinner and we all 4 were satisfied. Location easy to get get to. Nice atmosphere and clean place. Whenever in High Point you should visit and have a great experience for yourself.​