Boat House Waterfront Dining

The food was awful! My husband and I were there for our anniversary dinner. In the past the boathouse has been a good place for ambience, drinks, and food. Unfortunately, this time it was a major let down. We ordered a grilled Salmon Caesar salad and a grilled Cod Caesar. Both salads came out looking wilted and the fish was over cooked and burnt. It was like yesterday leftovers. Fortunately, our server took them off our bill without us asking.

Beautiful restaurant at a beautiful location
Did not enjoy my meal that much . Over seasoned ( spicy ) and the cod was bland /dry
Would come back and try something else

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The seafood dishes are outstanding and to my delight I discovered and drank a glass of oeil de perdrix.

People at check in were great and very accommodating as we waited for our table. Sat at bar waiting. bartenders were great Food was terrific, came out in a reasonable amount of time and quality was top notch. The only negative to our entire experience was our server Margaret. Second time we’ve had her and will request we don’t have her again. She should really question if she’s in the right line of work. Unpleasant and condescending.

Everything was great! That’s why we keep coming back here to dine. Too bad the weather didn’t cooperate, otherwise it would have been perfect

Nice but expensive

Lunch was definitely not as good as several dinners we have had here recently. I asked for bread several times and got it just as I finished my meal. Better for dinner when perhaps A team is in kitchen.

So disappointed that you no longer bake your own rolls. I know it was many years ago, but working that into your prep cost again would be extremely beneficial. Even if you charged for the rolls in units of 4,8,12. Rolls baked to your standard on premises during fall months in New England to nosh on with your steamy soups or just to stave off low blood sugar. while waiting for your apps..lol would be amazing!

Lobster Fritters were a bit greasy to the touch. So was the bag they came in. The flavor was festive and delicious however please use more meat not claw tips. (We use those floppy tips for making seafood stock). All that being said I would order them again, not every time, but once in a while.

Caesar salad with the Chicken add on offered a robust flavor for a lite plate. The chicken was grilled and seasoned perfectly.
The Seasonal Salmon Lunch Special made a great presentation. The shmear of yellowish orange sauce across the plate offered no flavor enhancement... but that fell to the side of the road when the 1st bite was taken... delightful!

The entire staff was gracious, helpful and offered exceptional service from the bar to the table.

Delightful luncheon with a dear friend... next time I will have a cocktails, wine, oysters and dinner the full magilla!

PS... Please bring back the arugula and short rib appetizer!

We were early but they sat us right away on the outside patio, which is covered this time of year. Great view of sunset from our table. Our waitress was fun, friendly, attentive and knew the menu inside out. Food was delicious with portions just right for a hungry guy like me. We split two desserts among the 4 of us and that was perfect. As we've come to expect another great night out at the Boathouse.

The Boathouse is one of my favorite restaurants. The atmosphere is wonderful, view is gorgeous, the service in the dining room is always excellent.

Service and food was excellent

Very nice. (?only thing missing was paella)

Love The Boat House...our server was delightful, knowledgeable, friendly but not intrusive. We had a great seat and the view can’t be beat in this part of the state. We went the first day the new fall menu was being offered...so we missed a few of the old time favorites we had grown to enjoy. Our appetizers were great chowder, lobster fritters and crab cakes...the fritters were the best we ever had at The Boat House...always good but this time they seemed even more tender and tasty. We tried two of the new entrees....the Short Rib was dry and had no gravy or sauce...it sat atop creamed spinach which wasn’t as delicious as a mound of mashed potatoes or a creamy polenta...the spinach just didn’t seem to pair well with the meat..the potato cakes initially seemed too sweet and later caught what we thought was sage...it just didn’t seem like the whole dish worked well together...and a short rib with no sauce or gravy seems to be missing something...my friend had the baked stuffed lobster...traveling here fromTexas she was anxious to have an old time favorite...the lobster was a bit dry and the stuffing was dry as well and had an herb or spice that didn’t pair well for her...the scallops and shrimp were pleasing...we all know chefs like to add a their own twist but some things maybe shouldn’t be tweaked too much...the buttery ritz cracker stiffing laced with seafood can’t be beat...somethings just shouldn’t be messed with...Our dessert was divine...Hoping the new menu gets adjusted so when we return our revue will be the usual five stars we always give...This particular day isn’t going to stop us from returning...one never gives up on an old love!

Great food great views, attentive staff. Highly recommended!

Everthing was excellent the only problem was I forgot to give my rewards card to my server, I was hoping you could add my points
. My card # is 28500 0040 15526 003527. My name is Robert Souza my server was Timothy we had a 5:30 reservation on Wed 10/03/2019 and my bill was $71.17 and I paid cash. If theres any thing you can do I would appreciate it. THANKS

Outstanding on every level. Can become a little loud but that would never deter me. Simply the BEST!

One of the beet dishes I’ve ever had (scallops) and wonderful blueberry lime Rickey!!

We frequent the Boat House at least once a month. We were very disappointed in the entrees. We ordered the scallops and the portion size was we’ll below the normal size plus some of the ingredients were mentioned on the menu were missing. We informed our waitress about our concern and she became non existent. She must have not told the Manager because she or he did come by our table. We are concerned that it is heading in the wrong direction. We have always enjoyed bringing friends and family but now we will hesitate to do because of not knowing how things will be. We will give it some time and return, just the two of us, and see if that had just been an off night or that this the new way.

The restaurant is beautiful we had an amazing view of the sunset. It was our anniversary they treated us to a nice table with a great view. The food was delicious and a lovely presentation. I would recommend for any special occasion.

You get what you pay for and it's worth every penny! Try and save room for dessert!

Great place for anytime dinning with wonderful views creating a very relaxing time.

Nice ambiance- yummy food - busy place - tad noisy

The setting, the view, that's all terrific. The food was very good, not great. A couple of things left me less than excited as this was my first visit there. First, we were offered a table "on the covered terrace". The fact that it was immediately next to the bar as well as a table of ten was not mentioned. It was very noisy. Yes, I and the rest of our party are no longer young and therefore find the noise level more objectionable than we would have many years ago. However, the lovely young lady at the reception podium should have, I believe, been conscious of those factors. Anyhow, we survived and I was having images of a nice baked two pound lobster like the one we get at Bay Point in Quincy --- also with a nice water setting. BUT, when I asked about it I found out the lobster was a 1 1/4 pounder I lost interest. I think they call them chicken lobsters, but whatever it is called I would call that size totally inadequate. Oh, and the very nice hot rolls didn't reach us until almost when our dinners came out. So, pluses and minuses, but I doubt that I would take the hours ride it was for us again.

Beautiful waterfront setting. Staff very accommodating with seating. Waitress attentive and easy going personality.

Beautiful place, food was delicious and the ambiance and view was the best part. Best margarita I've ever had! I can't wait to go back!

Great view food is good, drinks are weak

I generally do not complain about slow service but we visited the boat house 2 weeks ago for dinner and again this week for lunch. In both visits the time Between ordering and serving was 30-40 minutes. This for 2 sandwiches.

Restaurant was not full and this slow service was mentioned by the people around us.

Average food with way too high prices!
And the cocktail was terrible!

With advance reservations, we were promptly seated at the time of arrival and my special request was accommodated. Our server, Corey was attentive and polite. The food, atmosphere, and service made for a memorable experience.

Water view from just about every table. Beautiful area. Gluten free options.

My wife had her worst meal ever for brunch. She got Eggs Benedict and the home fries were burnt, but they were soft and rubbery like they had been cooked the day before. The eggs were small, like they were shrunk and the overall appearance was very dark with no color, she suggests adding an orange slice for effect.
My veggie burger was very good.
We would have sent it back, but we were on the boat and had to make the tide, no time for a do-over.
We also would have explained this to a manager, but one never stopped by (a Manager always stops by at the Waterman Grille!).
Cean was our server and he was so upbeat and bubbling, his personality talked us into getting some cocktails to start the day off. The service was fantastic.

Awesome as usual... nice table.. servers... everything great

Excellent food, drinks, and beautiful outdoor patio overlooking the water! Amazing!

Excellent food as always, nice atmosphere, excellent service by Corey!!!

Was seated next to the kitchen and was very loud and noisy. Asked to be moved to a enw table and the hostess was gaciuos enough to find us a another table. Was celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary with our good friends. I ordered the Paella dish that was mussels, shrip, salmon clams pver a bed of rice. Was excited to try this dish the description sounded wonder ful. The dish came and the rice mixture was flavorful and had a good texture however the fish was cold and overcoooked, couldn’t eat it. The shaellfish were cold and dry. Only had a few bites of the dish couldn’t eat it. Told the waiter and he said he woukd not charge me for the beer that I had. Ery dissapointing the Boat House usually has good dished...but not tonight.

We have always enjoyed dining at the Boat House. The food is always very good and service is always great! A special treat is dining in the warmer months. The windows are open and that really adds to the ambiance.

Food was great, atmosphere beautiful, my waiter was great!

Wonderful sunset view from the dining room.
Excellent waiter Brian always attentive to our needs.

Great!!!! Very enjoyable