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1. MK

   MK0418

   New England

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall4food5service3ambience4

   We walked in. The host said everything was booked for the day. So I checked on OpenTable and found exactly the time i.e 3 pm that I was there , available. It's stupid that the restaurant can't even tell which slots are free and almost turned us away. I reserved it via OpenTable right in front of him and got a table. Food was AMAZING! I felt like the crab cove dish had more crab in it but that's nothing big. The Alaskan king crab has sharp bony structure that can really puncture your skin even with their paper gloves. Better have something more solid to wear. Food and servers were excellent, no complaints. I'll be back for sure.

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Wife’s birthday

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3. TT

   TamiT

   E. Tennessee

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 12, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent meal. We had the steam pot. It was the best I had ever had.

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4. SL

   SusanL

   New England

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on May 15, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Our waiter was fantastic..very helpful. The food was just what I expected and served perfectly. Reminded me of NOLA a bit. Will definitely return.

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5. AV

   AdriV

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 13, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Best seafood place ever. I come Atleast once a month with my entire family and we all love everything on the menu! Even the kids meals are great!!

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6. p

   patricia

   New England

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on April 24, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Had so many different fish items and cooked perfectly

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 24, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Was awesome time and food was great

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8. LK

   LisaK

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 10, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   I preferer the shacking crab in providence more. The sauce was so much better and I seem to have a lot more shrimp :}

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   St. Louis

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on April 9, 2022

   overall4food5service3ambience4

   Amazing food and value. Wait team understaffed so service was slow on drinks

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our waitress was sooo amazing and fun! Wish I remembered her name !!

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11. BT

    BrandiT

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience3

    The fish bowl drink for 2 was amazing… it was my dinner and a few shrimp from my partners steam bag thing!

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12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience3

    For a first time being there was pretty good, our waiter was very nice and explained things well. We did wait a while for our waiter but we also understand there was not to many people working. Food was delicious, recommend family and friends to go there!

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13. JU

    JUSTINS

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food. Prepare to get messy. Would go again.

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14. RI

    cowboyRI

    New England

    9 reviews

    2.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience3

    What a disappointment! We were hoping for a decent dinner experience and did not get it. Everything was fine until the food order was being brought to our table. Not only were the dishes incorrect but there were also missing items. On top of that, our waitress treated us as an 'after thought' as it seemed like everything else going on in the restaurant was her top priority. First, we both ordered the clam chowder which never arrived as the main course both came out together. My Fried Lobster sandwich was missing any sauce and my husband was missing the extra side of 'cole slaw' which he had ordered with his Fried Shrimp basket. My sandwich was cooked nicely but taste wise, it was dull and listless. The fried shrimp was also boring. We did finally get one order of clam chowder and you could TELL it had been watered-down as it was as thin as a broth and also lacked any flavor. The whole experience was terrible, and they really need to pay more attention to the details of both the food and the customers rather than just 'getting through it' as it was apparent they were striving for that feat.

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15. NP

    NicoleP

    New England

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 20, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    The waitstaff leaves a lot to be desired and the food isn't blow your mind great for the price. I wouldn't likely go again.

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16. LW

    LizW

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 13, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    Food was completely delicious. We got a Valentine’s special: fries, chowder, corn and mac and cheese as starters. All delicious. We had a tray of mussels and shrimp with the “Shakin” sauce in Medium heat. Finger licking good. We also had a fishbowl! Now onto service- the waiter we had was pretty rough, we wondered if he was new. We sat for 20 minutes when done with our food before he came over and there were maybe 6 other tables dining, so not busy. Brought us the check before clearing our table OR giving us our dessert (which was part of the package). Still didn’t clear off table when dessert came, which our table now held SEVERAL things and could not fit anything else. What was with this kid?? Once we mentioned, hey theres no space, he cleared maybe 2 things and left our half eaten mac and cheese and fries to share with our frozen cheesecake. But of course he was ready for the bill… Odd server behavior, and both of us have been in restaurant service before. We would only pickup food from now on .

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17. C

    Claudine

    New England

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was wonderful. The food was tasty and the drinks were good.

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18. N

    Notimpressed

    New England

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 16, 2021

    overall3food3service1ambience3

    Although the food was good, the service was poor. We ordered drinks and it took 20 minutes to get them even though we were only 1 of 2 tables seated. 3 times the waiter forgot to bring either a drink or condiments. I am not sure if they were short staffed, but if they were it wasn't communicated to us. In the future we may use it as take out only as how the rest of Thayer street has turned into.

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19. L

    Liza

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Great seafood, great cocktails! It was a nice casual vibe for an impromptu hangout with friends.

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20. KP

    KamiP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 8, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great service and great food and drinks as well!!!

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21. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2021

    overall2food1service5ambience4

    Food just ok with no flavor.

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22. L

    Lori

    New England

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2021

    overall2food2service2ambience1

    The heat was broken and it was freezing. Server was not attentive. Food was just ok and not very filling. Very expensive for the amount of food you got.

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23. R

    Ryanb

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2021

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Waitress spilled tray of drinks on wife no manager came over, then dropped off food with no utensils, or even the new drinks, never came to check if we needed anything then just came by and dropped off check, will never go back to any of there locations again

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24. C

    Claudine

    New England

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great fun active atmosphere. Food was great! I will go back!

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25. JC

    JohnC

    New York Area

    35 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2021

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Ate very early dinner as we had a train to catch. Very novel to have meals served in a bag. The crab legs and blue crab were very tasty.

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 9, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    First time here! My husband and I enjoyed it a lot. Friendly staff, good atmosphere, and the food was amazing! Will def be back!

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27. SA

    SavannaA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 8, 2021

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Loved this place because you can literally build your own bag of seafood with your own flavors ! Worth it.

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28. A

    Alana

    New England

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2021

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    Our server Toni was great. Very helpful and friendly.

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29. PS

    PatriciaS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outrageously delicious! Will be back soon! The best place I’ve been to.

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30. JD

    JasonD

    New England

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2021

    overall2food5service1ambience5

    Food was outstanding. Other than that the experience was terrible. We’ve been before had a great time. So we invited others and it was just awful other than the food.

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31. N

    Nickname

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 30, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    It was our first time there and everything we ordered was delicious. Our waitress was super helpful and attentive and the portions were more than enough. A nice atmosphere with a unique menu for this area. Great experience and will definitely go back.

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32. ML

    MikeL

    New England

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 20, 2021

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    We had sat down, waited 20 minutes for service. No one came to wait on us, we left. Oddly, the place was empty.

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33. S

    Sarah

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was very good. Service was great. Ambiance was beautiful

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34. E

    Emily

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 7, 2021

    overall3food5service1ambience1

    Treatment of service dog was poor. Did not feel welcomed.

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35. LB

    LawrenceB

    Charlotte

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 1, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great 👍🏾 place for seafood 🦞 relaxing 😌 atmosphere

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36. HH

    HaroldH

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2021

    overall5food5service3ambience5

    First time. Food was amazing! Will be back.

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37. SY

    ScottY

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 24, 2021

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    The food is good as always; but the service was on the slower side. Not at any fault of the staff, it’s just the result of the pandemic. I hope as time goes on the service gets back to pre-pandemic quality.

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38. DV

    DeannaV

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was amazing! It is my new favorite restaurant!

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was amazing, service was great... Loved the area and FYI.. Make sure to wear something you don't mind getting dirty 😉👍

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40. L

    Linda

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2021

    overall2food2service4ambience4

    Very small Portion compared to when I went before. Order was wrong and my kids chicken tenders came out undercooked. Use to love this restaurant but now not sure if I’ll return.

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