Causeway Restaurant
78 Essex Ave, Gloucester
(978) 281-5256
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Mussels & Calamari Marinara
Scallops Wrapped in Bacon
Whole Belly Fried Clams
Bacon Wrapped Scallops
Baked Stuffed Lobster
Grilled Octopus Salad
Bowl of Fish Chowder
Fried Native Clams
Bowl Clam Chowder
Seafood Marinara
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Living in Mass I have high standards for my fried seafood and ever since finding this hole in the wall gem of a spot I literally won’t eat my fried seafood anywhere else because no one in all of New England can compare! Immaculate food beyond delicious reasonable and just perfect. Start with the fish chowder because if you don’t you’re a fool. Best scallops wrapped in bacon anywhere. And as I said it’s all about the fried. The Pete’s platter is my always go to. Huge...
The food is A+. The portions are huge. I can never finish it and therefore have to take half of it home. Unfortunately, the waitress who waited on us the last time was not very pleasant. Her voice was very harsh. She gave us the menus upside-down. She just dropped the forks and knives on the table. If she doesn't like her job, she should not be doing it.
My party of 5 came here after a long day walking around Salem. The traffic was a nightmare to get to Quincy so we decided to go north and wait it out. The menu for the Causeway in our AirBnB had “where the locals go” and “huge portions” handwritten on it. I got Spaghetti and Meatballs, my mother in law ordered the Haddock au Gratin, and my wife had fried clams. The food was amazing and the portions were huge. It was a relaxing no frills place. They were busy but our food...
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