RipTide Restaurant & Bar
38 Ocean Ave, West Haven
(203) 390-5918
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My wife and I, ordered two dozen of raw oysters and drinks prior to dinner. The Shucker of the oysters destroyed the flavor of the oysters by rinsing them under water. That indicates that Shell debris was present when the inexperience Shucker was opening the oysters or perhaps the oysters were going bad. Dinner was Ok, but nothing special. Parking was terrible at the shopping center and Service was friendly but very slow. I will never patronize this establishment again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
It was a relaxing and pleasant experience. ????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was here when it was oyster River, then you’re a couple of times since, haven’t been here in a year, it is literally the best food I have had out in a long, long time.!!
Dietary restrictions: Stuffed filet of sole was awesome!! Fresh and great! Also had Garlic allergy and cooked to order no Garlic. Come and enjoy a great dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Chicken Dip, Fried Artichoke Hearts, Lobster Bisque, Bay Scallops
Great local neighborhood establishment. We sat out on the covered deck/patio.
Service was very good always checking on us. Could use a little bit more sit movement out there but we left stuffed and happy .thanks for a great dinner .
Parking: There is a huge parkingot next door so no worries finding a place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Tower
So everyone runs to review places when they are bad. We stopped in randomly on a random drive from Massachusetts’s to Connecticut. Googled best seafood places and boom top 3 was here. Needless to say we were right at the rotory so we had to turn around. We go in open the door and greeted by 2 friendly nice workers. I’m awful with names but one was the bartender and the other had just got married. We order food and drinks and the drinks come right out. My wife says the Aperol spritz was the best she’s had. It’s tough to please her trust me I know. The food comes out and the lobster bisque was perfect. The lobster roll was full and perfect as well. My broiled seafood plate hit on every level. Kudos to the ladies for being friendly and just awesome. We do random trips all the time so I know we will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved my fried sea scallops! Great view, delicious drinks and excellent service. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great view and outstanding Lobster Grilled
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely little local restaurant with fabulous seafood. Outdoor seating with a view of the water. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the baked shrimp, comes w baked potatoes and veg, enough for 3meals! Outside seating in 2 areas or inside in the AC. Good chowder, oysters were a bit on the smaller side. Also had shrimp Tacos.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fish Taco
Beautiful atmosphere. Great food, drinks & service. Highly recommend the cucumber martini & raw bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Lobster Roll, Ahi Tuna, Clams
Restaurantji Recommends
Staff was both professional friendly. Also, the chowder was REALLY good. I love the whole belly fried clams. Probably the I’ve ever had in over 45 growing up on the shoreline in CT!! I’d strongly recommend these guys!! ?
Vegetarian options: Great variety!
Dietary restrictions: Wide variety of options!
Parking: Yes!
Kid-friendliness: Yes!
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clams
Super friendly and pleasant to all at our table!! Great meal, great atmosphere ?
Kid-friendliness: My 6 year old son was pranking his PopPop and the servers were very attentive and friendly to him !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Tower, Stuffed Clams
The restaurant being by the beach is, it’s a beautiful view. Unfortunately the service and food was underwhelming. I want to go in order….To start, my friend and I were seated and given a drink menu(no food menu). We also asked for a high chair, for my friends 7 month old. We put in drink orders in the mean time. We sat around and waited for the high chair and food menus for quite a while. The drinks came out, yet we still had no menu or high chair. We had to get up and get the high chair ourselves along with a menu. Only one menu(because they were running low) The drink I got was a frozen margarita. It was barely frozen, which meant it sat at the bar for a while. Mean while other people were seated way after us, and were already getting menus and waters(which we had to ask a few times for water) We ordered the New York style calamari. The calamari its self needed salt, it was very bland. The spicy sauce carried the calamari. We both ordered the fried cod tacos for our main meal. The pico de gallo and garlic-lime crema was nice and fresh. The cod its self lacked flavor and seasoning. It didn’t taste fresh. The cod was very dry. The pico de gallo and crema carried the cod fish. The cod fish should of been the star of the dish and it wasn’t. The taco was over packed with the pico de gallo. To me they were trying to mask the fact the cod fish by its self tasted bland. Even the French fries ere not seasoned. I am also compassionate to our server. We were outside and there was a big table of people. She was the only server for all of us out there. She wasn’t very attentive to our table. She forgot about us a few times. I would say, if there are big parties , there should be more than one server in that area. My experience was underwhelming. Which makes me sad because this restaurant is in a beautiful area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Enjoy eating dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here twice during a three night work trip. Awesome food, great bartender, and even better view. The same bartender was there both nights and she was amazing. Great pours and great food is all I need. I had the shrimp carbonara which was huge and delicious. We had the mussels and calamari as a group which were also amazing. I also had the ahi tuna sandwich which was big and flavorful. It can get a little loud but didn’t take away from the great atmosphere too much. Wish they didn’t close at 8 but i totally get it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna, Fried Calamari, Fish Taco, Ahi Tuna Sandwich
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