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The Whale & Ale

310-832-0363
327 W 7th St, San Pedro, CA  90731
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(7 ratings)
Cuisine: Irish
Price Range: $$ ($6-$11)

Times Description

Sedate spot, more a restaurant than a pub with quite good food, faux Victorian décor. It's got a pretty facade and has been located since the late '80s on an urban renewal street with artists' studios nearby. Someday it'll be "historic San Pedro"; now it's a backwater. Kiwanis meet here; it's frequented by locals as well as cruise ship staffers in the nearby port for the day. The food's adventurous for a British-theme spot: pies with ingredients such as oysters and lamb kidneys (as opposed to ground beef), an eggplant rarebit. The portobello mushroom sandwich with bits of French-fried onion rings tucked in is delicious, as is the sherry trifle when available. The usual beer suspects on tap plus Fuller and a guest beer (recently, Old Speckled Hen, an English ale).

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    "Great Experience"

    Posted by Alex2539 on 08/04/2008
     

    The W&A has something for everyone. weather you like relaxed gourmet dining or the live music at the bar you can have it all! whatever mood i am in i can always be sure i will leave satisfied. good service, excellent food and live music on weekends. it cant be...

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    "Satisfied Customer"

    Posted by id-the-kid on 08/04/2008
     

    The Whale & Ale brings some class to San Pedro. The food is always superb and the service is always friendly. Anyone looking for a wonderful time dinning out should discover The Whale & Ale.

Reviews from Yelp_large (3)

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    Posted by Robin Z. on Yelp_small
     

    You may wonder when, if ever, they'll open the place up to allow a tad more eating space as it can get cramped with no elbow room to speak of, especially...

  • Ss
    Posted by Jeremy M. on Yelp_small
     

    Four stars for atmosphere, two for food. The Whale and Ale was hard for me to review. In the past I've found that places with genuine atmosphere usually...

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    Posted by Jay A. on Yelp_small
     

    LOL... if you've seen Chef Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares on the BBC network, this place kinda reminds me of one of those places... place was almost completely...

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