Humble, wood-paneled restaurant & market for fresh lobster, fried clams & other seafood favorites. Based on 602 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
143 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA 01929
Phone: (978) 768-7233
Website: https://www.facebook.com/EsxSfdRestaurant
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Peter Chobanian
Outstanding seafood and kids meals were delicious. Baked haddock boat w/ onion rings were great. Both The fried calamari and clam chowder soup were the best I’ve ever had. The kids chicken fingers were great too, lightly battered and fried.
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Rusty Beaver
Wow. I’ve had many, and I mean MANY, fried clams in my life and these were some of the best I’ve ever had. In my top 3.
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Mazzle D
This is our new go to seafood place. The portions are plentiful, tastes great and the prices aren’t too outrageous
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Ellen Bartel
Nice place. It’s counter service but they have a nice dining area. Food was ready fast. I got lobster roll and fries and both were very good. We also got fried scallops which were a bit sandy but I think that’s inevitable. It was a bit pricey but I guess that’s the season. $67- lobster roll, scallop basket and two fountain drinks.
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Steve Buccieri
Practically empty at 2PM, great food with generous portions. Very clean, extra tartar sauce provided with a smile. Not crazy about the cole slaw, but fries, onion rings, fish, and clam strips were great. We’ll be back.
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Larry K
First time eating here the fish sandwich with sweet potato fries was delicious and the clam chowder was also delicious and priced reasonable. Will definitely be back.
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Donna Brady
Great fresh seafood eatery! I went with a friend and we split both our meals, mine a lobster roll with onion rings, my friends a clam boat with fries in addition to some clam chowder and a tiny coleslaw. We didn’t know that this restaurant predominantly serves fried seafood.
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Elaine Lee
Exceptional lunch here today! The piece of haddock in the haddock sandwich was a good 3/4” thick and perfectly cooked. The fried shrimp was excellent and perfectly cooked as well. The onion rings were lightly battered, crispy and sweet. The restaurant was extremely clean and the prices were reasonable.
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Kristen Park
I ordered the Fisherman (Seafood) Plate. The price was a little hefty 38.99, no local clams due to Red Tide in the area, the ones served were from Maine and were delicious and safe to eat. The food was fantastic and well worth the price. There was so much food on this plate. It was loaded with clams, scallops, shrimp, haddock, fries and onion rings. Everything was perfectly cooked and was piping hot when we got it. I would suggest sharing a plate because I had a lot leftover. The staff was very nice and the building was very clean. I would definitely recommend this if you are looking for some amazing New England Seafood but do not want to wait in the long lines of other more well known establishments. Essex Seafood taste better and is a more pleasant dining experience.
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Jeanne Sandner
Unfortunately for the price we expected more seafood, we got the seafood platter.
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