Mama Dag’s Seafood & Pasta Bar

Please update your hours so people know. Multiple times we have shown up and it’s dark inside and doors are locked

The best Italian restaurant one could ask for! Food is amazing but the owner and manager creates such a welcoming environment, feels like home every time we visit. The pastas are fresh and cooked perfectly al dente. The raw oysters are a pure delicacy. The broccoli rabe and sausage pizza is so fluffy and delicious and even reheated tastes amazing. There’s a good selection of drinks. We leave super happy every time and have a good day of leftovers.

Came in to kill some time before a flight. Had them recommend a pizza. It was the right choice. Wonderful place

Thank you to Joseph and manager for good service

I came here for the first time about 6 months ago and enjoyed the food. I come back again this afternoon and was highly disappointed. They had not pasta on the menu because they were renovating the kitchen, which I was told would be completed in 6 months. The bread, appetitzers, and entrees all came out room- temperature to cold. The waiter did a good job so we could not take it out on him but I feel like for an Italian restaurant, how could you have NO pasta on the menu, its a bit of an oxymoron. I don't think. will be returning anytime soon .

Came in by chance from out of town. Drinks packed a punch, delicious, not expensive. Everything on the menu looked so good we landed on clams vongole and chicken savoy.. wish we had tried the pizza and homemade pasta but going back next week. Already made the date.

Menu changes = disappointment. Nice servers/ staff can't make up what has now become what appears to be a middle of the road Italian restaurant after menu changes. The loud piped in music is another weird choice. The appetizers tasted good but the little fruit flies that came out while eating them indoors were gross. Dinner included a lasagna that was served burnt, it should have never been plated this way, and a different pasta dish that was served so Al Dante it was almost too chewy.

Pizza and short rib lasagna we're excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Italian

We ordered a lobster roll, it was delicious, and the coconut lemonade with orange and that touch of cinnamon on top was very good. the only bad thing It was the flies On the chair where we sat there were some dead ones, and some flying ones, although the waiter explained to us that it was because of the zoo, which they had the fly problem.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll

After spending the morning at Turtle Back Zoo, we decided to grab lunch here, and it did not disappoint! The weather was perfect, so we chose to sit outside and enjoy it. We had the Connecticut lobster roll, paired with a lemonade and a tropical getaway mocktail- both were delicious and refreshing! The focaccia was also excellent. The service was on point. Everyone was friendly and attentive. I'd definitely recommend this spot if you're in the area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll

Consistently good food and friendly staff. Like home?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll

The spaghetti and meatballs are top tier here! Always my go to order and it never disappoints

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Meatballs, Spaghetti with Meatballs

hidden gem in essex

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our family orders from Mama Dag’s often. We enjoy their bolognese and meatballs the most, but have tried their pizza and seafood as well. However, the past two times we have ordered from them, we have had issues with our order. The first time, we waited 10 minutes after our order was estimated to be ready to be given the wrong order. Tonight we made a larger order and 20 minutes after the order was estimated to be ready, we were notified that they no longer had meatballs for one of our dishes. Both times the restaurant was not very busy. Unfortunately this will affect our desire to order as often.

Food: 4

Service: 2

They definitely needed more staff and waited for almost an hour and decided to leave

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1