The Galley Opens With Barbecue, Seafood and Lake Erie Views

The Cleveland Metroparks has opened the doors to The Galley at 5555 N. Marginal Road, a new full-service restaurant at the Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center. The new sailing center, located at the E. 55th Street Marina in the Lakefront Reservation, is designed to expand public access to Lake Erie and provide community programming, sailing education and waterfront experiences for residents and visitors. 

The Galley is a year-round restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. An elevated terrace offers stunning views of the lake and the Downtown Cleveland skyline.

The menu features a blend of smokehouse favorites and coastal fare. Starters include crab cakes, pork belly burnt ends and buttermilk fried oysters. There are a handful of fresh, seasonal salads such as the grilled panzanella with ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and garlic bread. In the barbecue department are meaty mains like smoked chicken, baby back ribs, pulled pork and a smoked sausage platter featuring local links. Other entrees include shrimp and grits, fish and chips, and lightly smoked salmon. There is an assortment of sandwiches that include a brisket melt, pulled pork, falafel and fried perch po’ boy.

The Galley offers a weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays with breakfast staples like avocado toast, sausage gravy and corn muffins, chicken and waffles, and a brisket Benedict with hollandaise sauce.

There’s a full bar that serves beer, wine, craft cocktails and mocktails,

The Sailing Center is named after Patrick S. Parker, the former chairman and CEO of Parker Hannifin, who was an avid sailor and Cleveland philanthropist.

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