Front Street Ale House

Pros: Wide variety of food and beverages
Cons: A little rough around the edges

My family convinced me to take them to Friday Harbor during a recent trip from OC to Canada. How many people visit that island paradise during February? Apparently thousands during a President's Day Weekend. Front Street Ale House is located ...

Pros: Outstanding beer and pretty darn good food
Cons: Sometimes this establishment is so popular that service can be a little slow.

The Front Street Ale House, affiliated with the San Juan Brewing Co in Friday Harbor, Wa. offers about a dozen outstanding, on premises brewed beer plus a full restaurant menu. After ten years of sampling micro-brews throughout the northwest and...

Pros: Incredible beer selection!
Cons: You have to go to Friday Harbor...

I absolutely love this place. We stopped in one day when we missed the ferry, and I'm so glad we did! The beer menu was different from any other pub or brewery I have been to. I especially liked the hefeweizen. It had a slight banana flavor (which I normally can't stand) that gave it just the perfect flavor balance. The bottled beer to go is cheap, too. I would recommend it any day!