Great fried clams !!! Seafood platter was huge and needed to share with family and friends!! So much food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Vandini
Food was outstanding. Wonderful place lots of TVs . Was there on a Saturday night World Series playing and many college football games going on. Bartender didn't know how to work the TVs. Every TV was on the same channel. Disappointed on his inability or desire to change one TV. Oh well great place. Martinis are unbelievable WOW
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Phil Goodwin
I went here for a surprise birthday party with a large group. Our waitress was very friendly and made sure we had everything quickly. The food was ok at best. Dont get the clam chowder here. It is not your traditional new clam chowder. It is really watery and tasted off. I also had the fried haddock sandwich and it was soggy and crumbled to pieces when I tried to eat it. The batter was thin and the fish had no taste. My girlfriend had the short rib and enjoyed it, which is the only reason I gave the food 2 stars. Other people in our party had parts of the dinner come out ice cold. When they asked the waitstaff they were told it is supposed to be that way. Funny thing is other people in the group ordered the same thing and theirs came out hot. I was really disappointed with quality of food considering the overall rating was around 4.5. Wish I had of read the more recent reviews more carefully. After being disappointed i went back over the recent reviews. It seems like the restaurant used to be really good but maybe a recent change in the kitchen staff has made many others really disappointed. Save your money and go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
James Camp
I ordered Cajun seafood broil, with mashed potatoes and squash. Unfortunately, the experience was not good. The squash and the mashed potatoes were not even lukewarm, and the seafood was overcooked, and drowning in a puddle of some unknown, commercial oil.
I wish the cook would use real butter, and not overcook such a potentially nice dish. That combined with serving the sides warm would’ve made a nice meal.
At $50 for one plate of food, and salad, not using butter and opting instead for commercial and inexpensive oil is a shame. I wish they had taken better care.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
David Dayhoff
Driving back to Gloucester, from my home in Maine, we stopped here to take care of a hunger situation. We have been here several times before and enjoy the great service and meals which are unique, despite common names. For instance, I enjoyed a panini style grilled cheese sandwich. Tasted wonderfully different. Gouda cheese with a slice of tomato and lots of bacon on sourdough bread. They have Old Speckled Hen beer on tap, that was an unexpected treat, since it isn't easy to find in American pubs. My soulmate chose Chicken Rockefeller. The portion she was served was enough food for three full size people. Chicken was tender and delicious and hid from view a mountain of spinach and cheese. The spinach wasn't overcooked like one gets at most places, although, in this serving, It was about halfway there. Hard to avoid in this dish. It came with mashed potatoes and a vegetable, for which my honey chose butternut squash. The bartender was a woman whose name I didn't catch, who was extremely capable at her craft. Bright, cheerful, attentive and efficient. Every time I have been here, the staff has impressed me.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Day
I ordered the baked haddock with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. My friend ordered baked seafood casserole,squash and mashed potatoes. We were given two choices of seasonings Cajun or plain, we ordered plain, and well, that's what we got, plain. We asked for extra butter and lemon but not much improvement. My steamed broccoli was not cooked, mashed potatoes plain and boring. We were really quite disappointed with the food as it's always been good when we've been there before. We will probably give them another try and order something else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Mike Perham
One of my favorite places to go. The atmosphere and the vibes are always great, and of course absolutely love the food.
I always get either the baked combo which comes with shrimp, scallops, and haddock. Or the lobster pie. You will definitely get more out of the baked combo meal, and I think it’s more worth it than the lobster pie. Both baked dishes, though are very delicious.
I always get sides of mashed potato and squash, super flavorful! You can’t go wrong with the pumpkin beer as well.
It’s a great family place to go. They also have a family room in the back of the restaurant that could seat about 12 people, you definitely need to request this room a few weeks in advance if you want to guarantee the space.
Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sherry Wolanske
Wonderful staff and food is great. Large portions
Skip Curtiss
Great food- some of the best clam chowder I’ve had! Tons of clam, and broth was not thick, but thin, creamy, and well seasoned. Oysters were fresh and delicious as well
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alura Ollio
Our favorite restaurant in town! We go weekly as a family of 6. The kids grilled cheese is one of our son’s favorite. I personally think it’s the best baked haddock in town. They are very kid friendly.
There were serious discrepancies between web prices and actual prices. For example, the web says $2.25/oyster in raw bar, it is actually $4.25. The tower is $130 instead of $80. I understand things got expensive but someone should update the prices. To be fair you can get the correct prices on their website. I ordered the fried seafood platter since I might as well as have the Ipswich clams. I was so looking forward to oysters though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
David Hale
Very good restaurant. Meal choice was also very good. I had the lobster marinara with veal. It was more than I could eat.
Great fried clams !!! Seafood platter was huge and needed to share with family and friends!! So much food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was outstanding. Wonderful place lots of TVs . Was there on a Saturday night World Series playing and many college football games going on. Bartender didn't know how to work the TVs. Every TV was on the same channel. Disappointed on his inability or desire to change one TV. Oh well great place. Martinis are unbelievable WOW
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
I went here for a surprise birthday party with a large group. Our waitress was very friendly and made sure we had everything quickly. The food was ok at best. Dont get the clam chowder here. It is not your traditional new clam chowder. It is really watery and tasted off. I also had the fried haddock sandwich and it was soggy and crumbled to pieces when I tried to eat it. The batter was thin and the fish had no taste. My girlfriend had the short rib and enjoyed it, which is the only reason I gave the food 2 stars. Other people in our party had parts of the dinner come out ice cold. When they asked the waitstaff they were told it is supposed to be that way. Funny thing is other people in the group ordered the same thing and theirs came out hot.
I was really disappointed with quality of food considering the overall rating was around 4.5. Wish I had of read the more recent reviews more carefully. After being disappointed i went back over the recent reviews. It seems like the restaurant used to be really good but maybe a recent change in the kitchen staff has made many others really disappointed.
Save your money and go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
I ordered Cajun seafood broil, with mashed potatoes and squash. Unfortunately, the experience was not good. The squash and the mashed potatoes were not even lukewarm, and the seafood was overcooked, and drowning in a puddle of some unknown, commercial oil.
I wish the cook would use real butter, and not overcook such a potentially nice dish. That combined with serving the sides warm would’ve made a nice meal.
At $50 for one plate of food, and salad, not using butter and opting instead for commercial and inexpensive oil is a shame. I wish they had taken better care.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Driving back to Gloucester, from my home in Maine, we stopped here to take care of a hunger situation. We have been here several times before and enjoy the great service and meals which are unique, despite common names. For instance, I enjoyed a panini style grilled cheese sandwich. Tasted wonderfully different. Gouda cheese with a slice of tomato and lots of bacon on sourdough bread. They have Old Speckled Hen beer on tap, that was an unexpected treat, since it isn't easy to find in American pubs.
My soulmate chose Chicken Rockefeller. The portion she was served was enough food for three full size people. Chicken was tender and delicious and hid from view a mountain of spinach and cheese. The spinach wasn't overcooked like one gets at most places, although, in this serving, It was about halfway there. Hard to avoid in this dish. It came with mashed potatoes and a vegetable, for which my honey chose butternut squash.
The bartender was a woman whose name I didn't catch, who was extremely capable at her craft. Bright, cheerful, attentive and efficient. Every time I have been here, the staff has impressed me.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered the baked haddock with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. My friend ordered baked seafood casserole,squash and mashed potatoes. We were given two choices of seasonings Cajun or plain, we ordered plain, and well, that's what we got, plain. We asked for extra butter and lemon but not much improvement. My steamed broccoli was not cooked, mashed potatoes plain and boring. We were really quite disappointed with the food as it's always been good when we've been there before. We will probably give them another try and order something else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
One of my favorite places to go.
The atmosphere and the vibes are always great, and of course absolutely love the food.
I always get either the baked combo which comes with shrimp, scallops, and haddock. Or the lobster pie. You will definitely get more out of the baked combo meal, and I think it’s more worth it than the lobster pie. Both baked dishes, though are very delicious.
I always get sides of mashed potato and squash, super flavorful! You can’t go wrong with the pumpkin beer as well.
It’s a great family place to go. They also have a family room in the back of the restaurant that could seat about 12 people, you definitely need to request this room a few weeks in advance if you want to guarantee the space.
Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful staff and food is great. Large portions
Great food- some of the best clam chowder I’ve had! Tons of clam, and broth was not thick, but thin, creamy, and well seasoned. Oysters were fresh and delicious as well
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our favorite restaurant in town! We go weekly as a family of 6. The kids grilled cheese is one of our son’s favorite. I personally think it’s the best baked haddock in town. They are very kid friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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There were serious discrepancies between web prices and actual prices. For example, the web says $2.25/oyster in raw bar, it is actually $4.25. The tower is $130 instead of $80. I understand things got expensive but someone should update the prices. To be fair you can get the correct prices on their website. I ordered the fried seafood platter since I might as well as have the Ipswich clams. I was so looking forward to oysters though.
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