Caldwell Seafood Market & Cafe

There is one place with a big crab out the front and filippino staff, absolute rubbish. They served cold hard food. High prices so sad.And they overcharged us. Hope they are investigated.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rather disappointing. Seafood is expensive, overall. One of the dishes was a seafood platter. Was supposed to have calamari..of which there was none. (Part of the whole reason i ordered the dish.) Also, was only one shrimp. Should have been more.

Food: 2

Seafood Birthday Bash!

Went to this restaurant for my uncles birthday. He doesn’t eat chicken or steak so seafood is his favorite. Caldwell Seafood Market & Cafe was an obvious choice because of the pictures and the fact it was a fresh seafood market just stood out to me. It did not disappoint either! We were a group of 10 people and ordered everything our heart desired and spent $579. We ordered 3 orders of fried calamari which was nice and crispy and they even had a ginger sauce which is different. We tried the hot and spicy shrimp which had a great sauce to dip the complementary bread in. We ordered 5 bowls of New England clam chowder. I felt it was watery and not as seasoned as I am used to but we enjoyed it anyway. They forgot a bowl of soup but we won’t hold it against them. We all ordered entrees and most of us got a dessert! We left full and satisfied!

Knowing my family we love to eat and we are all reviewers at heart and are not afraid to say what we do not like. Everyone loved their food from the appetizers to the dessert and we were surprised at how fast the food came and how fresh it was. The waiter was very attentive as well. We didn’t need a reservation when we came in at 3pm and were the only ones there. Surprising it was not packed for a Saturday afternoon but started to fill up as we left.

Overall this restaurant gets a 5/5 because the experience was great, the waiter was very nice and accommodating, the food was piping hot and everyone was pleased even the kids who aren’t really seafood fans.

P.S. Below are photos of some entrees we ordered like the Red Snapper with spinach and beans, Bronzino with mash and veggies, Fish and Chips, Linguine with white clam sauce.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesecake Bomba, Fish and Chips, New England Clam Chowder, Calamari

Delicious seafood plates. Nice, cozy place. Very affordable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Love there, fish & chips! Lobster Bisque is awesome! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent seafood at reasonable prices. A neighborhood gem.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always delicious food. Restaurant is small so highly advise making reservations. I had ahi tuna (my fav), my husband had one of the nightly specials and our friend enjoyed her soft shell crabs in a scampi sauce. They have a fresh seafood market on premises too. Plenty party w entry from rear parking lot. A real local gem. Highly recommend. Sorry, no pictures

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

This review is for the fish I get to stock up at home, I've never eaten there yet. I've been getting fish here for a few years now and it's by far my favorite place for fresh fish. Our family eats fish 2x a week, every month I go and stock up on wild caught salmon and steelhead trout and the quality is top shelf beautiful fish. Every once in a while I'll get a couple of lump crab cakes and every New Years we get some seafood salad. The crew works hard to provide their customers with the freshest fish around. In the pictures the cut up one is the steelhead trout, the other is the salmon.

Food: 5

Service: 5

This review is for the fish I get to stock up at home, I've never eaten there yet. I've been getting fish here for a few years now and it's by far my favorite place for fresh fish. Our family eats fish 2x a week, every month I go and stock up on wild caught salmon and steelhead trout and the quality is top shelf beautiful fish. Every once in a while I'll get a couple of lump crab cakes and every New Years we get some seafood salad. The crew works hard to provide their customers with the freshest fish around. In the pictures the cut up one is the steelhead trout, the other is the salmon.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered Red Snapper cajun style. Came without the scampi sauce. Everything was great until I said something about the missing sauce. Not sure I'd be returning.

Food: 3

Service: 3

Ordered Red Snapper cajun style. Came without the scampi sauce. Everything was great until I said something about the missing sauce. Not sure I'd be returning.

Food: 3

Service: 3

FIRST VISIT TONIGHT, FOR MY 68th. BIRTHDAY. FOOD AND SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT!!! BE BACK

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Will definitely return. Food was awesome and prices are very reasonable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Amazing oysters (black magic). Also enjoyed the charred octopus salad.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best seafood store in all of Essex County best shrimp I ever had

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5