240681 Sat Jul 19 19:05:28 -0700 2003 5 19 Outer Boroughs 0 1277203 Any place with a nice water view and decent, but not really expensive food? Sat Jul 19 19:05:28 -0700 2003 0 Daveg 1 1277206 Alma, an upscale-ish, medium priced Mexican restaurant on Columbia St. Eat on the rooftop and you get a great view of the harbor and of Manhattan. The food was pretty good last summer when they were new. I've not been there recently, however. Sat Jul 19 21:39:42 -0700 2003 1277203 0 bookistan 2 1277208 We were there last week and the food and service were very good. They seemed to have lost some of the attitude that they had when they first opened. Just call ahead to make sure there is space on the roof. Sat Jul 19 23:24:46 -0700 2003 1277206 0 bobjbkln 1 1277217 CLEMENTIES CLAM HOUSE ,KNAPP ST, exit of the BELT PKY west bound.Sit on the dock watching the boats come & go in GERRITSEN INLET.Also nearby is JORDANS LOBSTER DOCK,same view. Sun Jul 20 08:54:15 -0700 2003 1277203 0 Big Bill 2 1277225 I would NOT recommend Jordan's. Just went there this past weekend. The view is of a cement parking garage across the street, not the water - also, the outdoor air-conditioner vent mutes any possibility of conversation. Their fish store (next door to the restaurant) looked good, however. As for the food at the restaurant, I would say passable at best (and fried clams without much on any clams, more like fried "fried") - since the lobster roll was adequate . . . Sun Jul 20 20:10:49 -0700 2003 1277217 0 DC 1 1277487 In warm weather, Doubbles (part of a sports complex) in Long Island City on Vernon Blvd, a few blocks south of the Queensboro Bridge serves outside on lawn furniture. There is a lawn going down to the East River and probably the best view of the midtown skyline- period. The food is mostly grilled items, nothing special but very modestly priced. Most entrees $12-18. The view's the thing. Sun Jul 27 00:39:01 -0700 2003 1277203 0 GeoJack