Shout the Awesome food at Billy's chowder house..The service was amazing..Super super friendly staff..after a long day of work pleasant place to have an enjoyable dinner.. read more

Although somewhat of a tourist trap, we didn't mind getting caught in their trap one bit. The service: 5 stars without question. They seat a great deal of patrons each night so you are served and out the door rather quickly. Even with the heavy volume of diners, the staff is still always very friendly and attentive. The food: A menu that you'd come to expect from an oceanfront restaurant. Everything we've ever had was excellent. We've tried the chowder(ridiculously delicious), lazy lobster, stuffed lobster, clams, oysters, scallops, crab cakes and many other things. Billy's deliver big time in both taste and very generous portions. Ambiance: Strongly recommend waiting for a window seat that overlooks the marsh. Nothing pacifies the soul more than sipping on a drink while looking out at the beautiful thick green marsh as the famous Maine fog rolls across the top of it. Billy's also owns Hidden Cove brewing co (phenomenal brewery!). The brewery is located about a quarter mile down the marsh road and many of their brews are kept on tap at Billy's. Highly recommend a visit to the Hidden Cove before or after dinner. I strongly support and endorse visiting this restaurant. It always makes our short list of places to dine when we vacation in Wells and I am certain you will find it enjoy your dining experience as well. See ya next year! read more

Billy's Chowder House - Stuffed lobster= for sure food coma. The most delicious thing I've ever put in my mouth. - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

Visiting Maine for a family trip and we were told this was a town staple. There's a wide selection of seafood but our chowder and main dishes were very mediocre, especially for the price. Seafood sampler had very little flavor. We dined on the later side so maybe quality was not at its best because we were served towards closing time. read more

I went for the Buck A Shuck Oysters! They were great and fresh! Also got the Clam Chowder it was just ok for the hype it gets. Got the Swordfish it was good and nice portions. The person I was with got the Seafood Sampler they said it was good I tried the seafood stuffing it was great!Service was slow and scarce but we sat outside in the Temporary COVID seating so I get it. The view made up for it! read more

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at this time 1819 hrs on 22 july the bar service horrible at the bar . we stood at bar the entire time and brook looked away from us for 20 plus minutes. she kept waiting on those she had already served drinks to and she continued to serve the same group of people who wore a tshirt for a party at daves place. a guy who lives down street near beach. so this tells me she discriminates who she serves when the bar has seats filled 75%. when. she did come over we asked if there was a drink list. she said yes put napkins down and never came back. we finally left. she cost this place money. Ethan is absolutely awesome. he worked his ass off and we had drinks within minutes of being seated. he had our food out fresh and hot and he took care of our needs throughout dinner. thank you Ethan. we witnessed you hauling ass around the dining room and to kitchen and you handled our table and all others in the dining room with no issue. thank you for making our visit worth it. . read more

When you visit a restaurant in a tourist location you usually don't get the best service or food.... unless you're at Billy's. Food was fabulous and even better was our server, Stephanie! Great atmosphere, super seafood and ask for Stephanie to wait on you! (We actually went there 2 nights in a row) read more

Billy's Chowder House - Lobster and happy customer! - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

This was my first time in Maine and I couldn't wait to try some lobster. We decided to try Billy's. Everything was great especially the oysters and Brady the waitress. We went back the next day and requested Brady as our server. I would definitely go back again. read more

Went in February and it was pretty crowded. I was told not to even try getting in during the summer. That's a shame, because we really enjoyed the meal - fish sandwich, clam strips, scallops - all excellent. Give me a little more elbow room and it would have been perfect. And give the waitstaff credit for dodging the customers while keeping their cool. All in all, it was a happy experience. read more

Considering the price, dinner was disappointing. I had the swordfish which was thin and over cooked. For desert I ordered the maple walnut bread pudding and was told it did not turn out but the chocolate chip bread pudding was very good as well. I decided to try it, but I think I got the maple walnut it had chocolate drizzle but was dry and tough almost needed a knife to cut through it. Presentation of meal and desert was nice, staff friendly. read more

Little disappointed. First time out since the inside dinning lifted. Ordered scallops and full belly clams. The scallops were fine, but the clams were over cooked and seem more like clam strips. I probably should have send something then but with everything going on now its just a small problem I like Billy's and will go back, but I hope the prices do not go up much more, and take a little more time with the preparation . read more

Have eaten here 3-4 in the last 2 months . Always sit in bar area . Today we sat at the bar and were greeted quickly by one server got our drinks then nothing. Then the other server came over with a real attitude and we ordered two lobster rolls one of each size and asked for no pickles please. Food came rolls and fries no garnish ugly presentation . My large roll was like a rock lobster was ok very bland , server was dumping dishes in front of us and filling beer but never asked how it was. When done took dishes and dropped check .. we gave our reward card and credit card I normally tip 25- 30 % but not today still left 18% but will not eat there again if miss personality is working the bar. Attitude means a lot in the service business.. even if your meal is up to par. Which is NOT the norm for Bill's the food is always great today was off and no way to get it corrected because someone was not having a good day read more

Very average lobster roll. Small portion - didn't even fill the small bun - and not a lot of flavor. Fried clams were good. Fries were pretty good. The onion rings are also very average and not worth $11. read more

At almost $50.00 for my dinner, (not including drinks) they sent me out a baked stuffed lobster...the stuffing was bone dry to the point it was like a fine dry bird seed and super salty. The lobster I took out and soaked it in butter, when I took a bite my arteries hardened INSTANTLY from the amount of salt! When I sampled just the meat, it alone was super salty...are they trying to kill me?? I ate it because I hadn't seen my sister, who has cancer, in 7 years and didn't want to ruin her experience. She told the waitress for me though and although I didn't ask for anything, I was told there was nothing they could do. No discount, nothing. Had I told her sooner, she said she could have done something. What? How fast can I eat when the salt dried out my mouth and my drink wasn't being refilled? Serious? Look at the sawdust stuffing! That alone should have been grounds to return it. But because I'm considerate, she can't do anything. They only had to sample their so called stuffing to see I was't lying. WARNING...IF YOUR FOOD IS TOO SALTY, SAY SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY! My sister is also a VIP Member. A business with a reputation as Billy's should never allow a customer to leave feeling "salty" about their experience, lol. I'm pretty sure I left a salt trail out the door! read more

Billy's Chowder House - Zoom in...stuffing dry as a bone, fell off like sand from the plate. The vegis were AWESOME and so was the waitress. - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

Very good food and service. Little wait time despite a full parking lot. Good quality food and reasonable prices. Only negative (given our age) is that the lighting is very low and makes it hard to read the menu. Wish we had dessert as they're colossal in size. read more

My family and I had dinner there last night and the food was very good. I had the large order of fried clams and was satisfied with the amount and quality of them, very tasty. My son in law lived his lobster chowder and bacon wrapped scallops. My daughter and father's baked haddock dinners were delicious. The service was absolutely wonderful, very friendly and attentive. The marsh views were also a bonus! I highly recommend this place. read more

One of our favorites when in Wells, Maine. The BEST lobster stew and fisherman's stew in the area. Everything is prepared really well, fresh and from scratch. Super clean steamers and fried belly clams, great seafood stuffed... anything, and good prices. read more

I always wanted to try this restaurant, and I finally did. There are too many disappointments to mention. From food preparation to service. read more

Our server took forever to come to us everytime. I get most places are understaffed but she wasn't very attentive compared to the other servers there. I got the grilled chicken plate and the chicken was so hard and over cooked it was not good. read more

Billy's Chowder House - Grilled chicken, baked potato plain, green beans - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

A spent a week in Maine and we stopped at Billy's for lunch. The bar has a wonderful view of the marsh & kayakers. The haddock and clam baskets were fantastic. The haddock was juicy and flaky with so much fish. The clam strips were sweet and flavorful with great Cole slaw. The wonderful waitress made us feel as if we'd known each other for years. Best lunch we had all week and a great place to recharge. read more

We got here on a weekend in the evening, so it was super busy. We waited about 30 minutes to be seated. Tried the baked clams and lobster. Our waitress was polite and the service was good read more

The BEST lobster mac n cheese in Wells. Highly recommend for food quality, live music, and wonderful service! read more

Ripped off for $13.00 on my check by one of the bartenders. My bill was $57.00 and I gave a 20% tip. Charge to my card $80.02!!!!! Rip off! Plus, Oysters for $4 each? In Maine? lol what a joke. read more

So many places to go for lobster and seafood. I'm glad an old friend of ours suggested Bill's Chowder House. The clam strips were done just right. My wife thoroughly enjoyed the lobster dinner. Service was very good too. read more

Recommended to me by a local business owner. The lot was nearly full when I arrived for lunch. Still plenty of seating. Great view over the salt marsh. The waitress was prompt and cordial. Ordering and credit card payment was done in the hand held device the waitress carried. I ordered off the side menu. Clam chowder. Good flavor but more potatoes than clams. The bacon wrapped scallops were excellent. The small order of onion rings came heaped in a smaller serving dish. As has been my experience in this area, the sides have enough for 2. They were coated in a light, crunch batter. I ate more than should have and there were still more left. read more

Came to Maine with the explicit goal of having a decent Maine lobster. Since the Legal Seafoods in Maryland have closed, we have been bereft and even the fancy seafood restaurants in Annapolis failed me. Billy's Chowder House hit the mark! An absolutely fresh lobster perfectly prepared, with a fine New England clam chowder and an excellent baked potato and cole slaw. My only regret is that I didn't have any room left to try their blueberry pie! read more

Service was just as excellent as the food. Food was served quickly , hot and accurate. Stephanie is a rock star!

We had a family reunion in Wells. Went here for dinner and had a great time. Nice atmosphere, great service, fun waitress and yummy food.

Great baked haddock and seafood stuffing for the shrimp. Really nice view in the back deck

Prices high chowder had no flavor coleslaw had no flavor fried clams and French fries cold lazy man lobster was flavorless all for $110.00. NEVER going back!!! read more

The restaurant has a dirty feel to it. The table cloths appear to be old and ours was sticky. The chowders were ok, we've had much better. The dinners were lousy! The fish and fries tasted nasty. The fish that came with the fish & chips was shaped like mozzarella sticks. This meal looked more like a kids meal than a regular adult meal. read more

Billy's Chowder House - Chowder was ok - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

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A visit to Billy's Chowder House has been a family vacation ritual for decades now. This place never disappoints me even years and years later. The seafood is as fresh as you could ask for- I had the garlic mussels, and house salad (add lobstah!). The gluten free menu was short but sweet- I would love to have seen a sautéed version of the fisherman's platter! Our wait was short, our server was helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. Will absolutely be back next year! read more

Loved this place. Unfortunately received terrible customer service with the waitress and then the manager himself. Have been a loyal customer for years and unfortunately will not be coming here again. Very sad to say but am extremely displeased with the management and customer service. Do not go here. read more

I want to give this long time destination a five star: I can't: their haddock chowder is fantastic if u like potatoes. The location is incredible, service by (nickie), incredible, the problem is that it is a chowder house and their haddock chowder is mostly potatoes! Love this place, happy hour best in York or wells, but will continue to go there for the fabulous service and location. Just don't get their potato chowder! read more

It has gravely deteriorated that they ought to be ashamed serving the quality if food they serve. People are too nice to complain but it is really awful fir the wallet and your health. The oysters were as tiny as a penny, not chucked properly so you can't scoop it out, the stuffed mushrooms is just a huge pile of breadcrumbs with 1% seafoid,overcooked, super dry for $13.99. Even mushrooms became not edible as it git lost in the heap of bread crumb mountain. I feel really sorry for the enormous customers traveling near and far. It is not a good place to eat dye to absence of quality abd unhealthy food. Too much flour,starch, and oysters are such a rip off.six if the one dozen oysters I ordered had a buggerlike size oyster in it. Its embarrassing. read more

We went to Billy's Chowder House to try their world famous clam chowder, very disappointing. Couldn't find the clams! It was all potatoes. I had baked scallops, they were fresh but didn't have any flavor, nor did the green beans. My husband had the large lobster roll and it was not large. A real let down for 31.00! Coleslaw -no flavor. 95.00 disgrace. We won't be back. Lobster Roll Clam Chowder read more

Not sure why Billy's is famous for anything, chowder was extremely thin and watery and the famous $22 lobster roll had no actual chunks of lobster and wasn't even full in a small hot dog bun. Go somewhere else for dinner if you want to enjoy yourself read more

Overcooked, dry baked haddock. Floating grease and chopped up fish in chowder. Service was fine.

We have never been disappointed at Billy's. Even with staffing issues, the food and service has always been stellar.

Called restaurant ahead of time to check if the clam chowder is gluten free. I was informed .. " Yes, our chowder is gluten free!" So we decided to go.... Once placing order with our waitress, I confirmed with her that the chowder is gluten free.. She responded, "No, chowder is not gluten free!" Now I'm not confident at the eating establishment... To be on the safe side.. I ordered a Caesars Salad and a iced coffee.. No Clam Chowder for me today... Oh well.... read more

I tried the lobster mac and cheese today. It was delicious. There weren't a lot of big pieces of lobster in it, but there was a good lobster flavor overall. read more