New England Roadside Grill

If your from the northeast you can appreciate the New England seafood. But what is really nice is they even have some of the Portuguese food to choose from.

We came here for lunch on my sons 6th birthday. He wanted to eat fish for his birthday meal. I’m so glad we did this. For starters, the building and location are unassuming. It’s tucked away from the main road just a little. I had just happened to stumble across it one day, while taking my oldest son to work. I read up on the restaurant on Google and noticed it has New England based seafood. So when my son said he wanted fish, we decided to give this place a try, not knowing what to expect.

When we walked in, we were greeted by our waitress, Linda. She was a happy and personable person. The decor was very pleasant and was much more than we expected. Tables were clean and inviting. The place has several patrons but there was still plenty of seating available.

As we walked into the restaurant, I noticed a table with several patrons eating huge stuffed lobsters that looked absolutely incredible. Some of the biggest I’ve seen outside of New England!

We sat at our table and surveyed the menu. I was beside myself. They had foods I have not seen outside of the New England area, or at least in Florida. They had stuffed Quohog, which I haven’t seen since I went to Rhode Island. They also had fried smelt, which I’ve never seen outside of England. Their menu items were Cod as the main fish dish, but there was a large selection of a variety of foods including two different types of boils.

My wife and I both ordered the baked cod. She had the scallops and shrimp. My 6 year old ordered the fried cod. The pricing is comparable for what you are getting. Sandwiches are cheaper with the seafood being more as to be expected.

Now mind you, the food is cooked to order so it might take a little longer than usual for the food to arrive, but it is well worth it! The food looked and smelled delicious. The cod was melt in your mouth buttery. My wife devoured her meal quickly as she remarked on how delicious it was. I too ate my food faster than usual as it really was delightful.

During the course of the meal, we were visited by Linda. The owner, Tracey and her daughter, Amber multiple times. Clearly this place is family owned and operated. We made idle chit chat that was very pleasant. They really are wonderful human beings. They included my kids in the conversation and made them feel happy and welcome.

We are so very happy we picked this place to eat for my sons birthday. It was an all around great experience and we will most certainly be back!

The only down side is that this place is open seasonally, so we will have to wait a few months to return to our favorite New England cuisine.

Thank you Linda, Tracey and Amber for the wonderful food, memories and total experience!

Friendly attentive staff,family run and it shows! Delicious N.E.seafood and just a wonderful atmosphere

We moved here a year ago from Massachusetts and we often ate Portuguese food from different restaurants. We heard about the roadside grill and tonight we had the best experience here. The food, the service and the atmosphere were nothing short of amazing. We felt like we were home again. We’ll definitely be back. Thank you so much Mr and Mrs Pavo, we loved everything.

Server was very friendly and efficient. The food was a taste from home.

Nothing had any flavor. Fries bland cole slaw flavorless. 25 dollars worth of fried clams...maybe 15 small clams...no flavor and filled with sand ! Plenty of other places with better ipswich clams. Staff was great. Sorry they missed the mark.

Great food and large portions. Service was very slow. Been there several times with the same issue. Definitely needs some servers.

Today was our first time here and it won't be the last. I had the whole belly clam roll and it was wonderful, not fried too hard but just right. Thanks Tina.

Amber is the best!

Great seafood. Loved the steamers. Had lunch with friends went back the next day for lunch with my husband. Check it out. Nice family business..check it out!

I absolutely love this place! Their fried scallops are hands down better than anywhere in NE and I’m from CT. Fries are amazing too. Cooked to perfection.

Best seafood around hands down! Great Portuguese food!

The Kale soup is fantastic!! Great food and excellent service. Definetly will be coming back!

Great family run seafood restaurant. Clean with prompt, and friendly service. Good varied seafood menu.

A good opportunity to get fried smelt fish here. Ask for some vinegar sauce with the smelts.

This restaurant is a family-owned business (which I love to support).
Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. The food portions and price were reasonable. I highly recommend that you stop by for some good food if your in the area.