When we went to lobsta land after a long boating day, we were met with very nice service (specially Sean). Throughout the whole night he joked around with them and was very quick with service. Also, the food was very good and I recommend the clams. read more

Ambiance was so fun. We sat in the bar-not at the bar. Cosmos were excellent. The service was excellent as was the food. It was a great evening read more

I really like Lobsta Land. Great ambiance, usually good food. Do NOT get the paella. It's terrible. Zero flavor. Soupy. Terrible. Didn't even feel like a paella. The seared tuna was fantastic. Service was great. read more

Everything ambiance the food always good the drinks are great the service is excellent always very fresh food can't be beat once tried you will always be back read more

Excellent food, great views, and friendly staff. It can get noisy inside during the summer when it's consistently packed. Make reservations pretty much any time, especially during the height of the tourist season. They've extended their season deep into the fall this year, I really hope they keep that up in years to come. My favorite choices are the mussels, the fish stew, and any and all fish specials. Really though, you can't go wrong with anything they serve. Good beer list as well. read more

The place was busy but the people and food were amazing. I will come back here.. atmosphere was good too.

Other than the fried fish, which was very good, the scallops, shrimp, and especially the clams, were over cooked and tasteless. The clams were especially disappointing. Overcooked, crisped and almost burned. The Cole slaw had no flavor. Fries and calamari were plain. Very disappointing for such a big name restaurant right on the water. We went on a saturday. It was packed. No excuse for such poor clams. Will not return. The seafood platter was $50. Feeds 2. read more

A long time favorite, but last night went totally over the top. We had a large family gathering, with a table for 10 plus a high chair. Although the parking lot was jammed as usual, our outside table was ready and waiting. The weather was perfect, with a glorious sunset. Our server, Courtney, started handing the baby a pack of oyster crackers as she took the beverage order, and things only kept getting better and better! His grilled cheese plate arrived quickly so he was happy. Everything was delicious, promptly served with special requests exactly on targe. Dinners were delicious and huge salads, haddock chowder, crab cakes, steamers, seafood platter, special seafood risotto ( so creamy and beyond delicious), lazy man's lobster, and one lobster roll. Later in the evening when the little one got impatient, Courney asked for permission to bring him a cup of berries with a separate cup of whipped cream. He was happy, we were happy, and I can't think of any way either Courtey or the restaurant could have improved on anything! read more

Took a detour thru Gloucester and saw this place. Decided to take a chance and we were extremely pleased! We started with a tuna tower appetizer, and our entrees included a lobster roll, whole Maine lobster, and fried clams and scallops. I thought the food and service were both excellent! Highly recommended! read more

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After a long day at the beach, eating fresh food is the best way to end the day. Overall I had a good experience. It's not too busy on a weekday night, my waitress was friendly and helpful. They have a regular menu, a daily special menu and plenty of drinks from bar menu to choose from. Price is decent for the generous portion size. read more

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This place never disappoints. Chock full of locals. I can't imagine this place in season. Make reservations, no kidding. Service was prompt and friendly. I ordered the lobster chowder, $32. Very awesome. Lots of huge chunks of lobster meat, one small claw meat. Some pieces were less than choice, but still very flavorful. If you can find better, let me know. I powered some bread and butter that was served with a pickled herb & caper spread. The alcohol free IPA was fantastic. It was a micro brew offering. Lemony, fresh and complimented my meal perfectly. Creme Brûlée for dessert was I no brainer. perfect with a whisper of caramelized sugar on top. I cannot wait for my next trip to Gloucester. Lobsta Land is must. read more

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Great food, service and ambiance. It's my cheers! Had lazy man's lobster for my birthday last week. delicious!!! John Butler read more

Late lunch for 5 of us after a day at the beach. Lobster rolls with fresh large chunks of lobster with no fillers. Chowder was filled with clams along with potatoes. The chowder has a perfect consistency. Not too thick but nice broth. Steamers. Perfect. A shrimp with pasta dish was ordered by one of us and he ate every bite. The wedge salad and onion rings were part of our order. The waitress was on point. Friendly and perfect service. read more

Went to Lobsta Land Restaurant a week and a half ago and ordered this, the "fresh catch of the day" for $35! It was a slice of tuna less than 1/2 inch thick. I felt totally ripped off (and hungry). We've been several times in the past and always found it to be expensive but this was the last straw. No, I didn't say anything, just left hangry with the intention of never returning. read more

Lobsta Land - Seafood Near Me - Gloucester, Massachusetts

Wonderful ambiance out on the patio. Had lunch on a Sunday. View is terrific, live jazz music set the scene. Our servers were great. Sadly, food is just mediocre. To be fair, I hear the lobster was tasty. But everything else (chowder, salmon, fish n chips, fried calamari, Portuguese haddock, truffle fries) was truly mediocre. Surprised given ratings and the local competition. Hard to recommend based on the food quality. read more

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The service was fine; always greeted nicely and server was good. The food was average at best. I have been eating the fish sandwich here for years and it has never disappointed. This sandwich feels like it was defrosted and cooked and it was from a third party vendor. It was too uniform. Very let down. Two lunches with no apps nor liquor 60.00 without gratuity. I don't mind paying for a good lunch and paying a good price, but it should be good. The ambiance is great outside. Inside it is alright. If it is hot I highly recommend eating inside as the ac is excellent. read more

Food was very good. Highly recommend the Sicilian Style Mussels & the Lazy Man's Lobster. They were very busy on a Saturday so recommend making reservations ahead of time to avoid a long wait. Service (while super busy) was very kind and attentive to every need. read more

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Lack of communication. I checked in as a walking, I was told the wait time was 1 hour 30 minutos for outside sitting and I agreed. When the 1 hour 30 minutes were done I checked with the one more time. This time I was told that they actually meant 2 hours I was calm and agreed one more time. After 2 hours waiting I went to check and this time they told they have no idea how longer it will take. I asked am I at least I the next party? And they keep saying they have no idea. How come they keep us waiting for two hours and after that they don't have an idea if you are the next one on being sitting? We ended up leaving. read more

He likes seafood, but I don't. We both had great meals though! The autumn rendition of a wedge salad was terrific with the butternut squash added. He raved about the mussels, and our guest had his first lobster and loved it! read more

Have come here lots over the years. The food quality is always good. Servers are always very nice. We always make reservations, but lately have had to wait for tables to leave. Great place for lobster tho without having to go to Maine! Someone should tell them though - serving those rolls without browning them is kinda gross. (Yes we told the waitress who told us they no longer heated them). She did nicely go heat them for us to make them edible. I think they'd be better off not serving them at all? read more

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Inconsistent drinks. Can't get same twice. Good, expensive food. Large portions. Awful dessert. Great service. Overrated read more

The staff is very busy as the place is crowded. Prices are kind of high and the lighting is very dim. Food is decent. The best dishes were the pasta with shrimp and the seafood platter. Mussels were okay, lemony and full of broth that tasted delicious with bread. The crab cake was okay because the were no big chunks of crab in it. It was filling and tasty but needed more of a bite. People enjoyed their meals and portions were big so many left with take out. Mera's Tip: have the pasta read more

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So lucky that we just wandered in to Lobsta Land ! Best m mm real on trip. Great service amazing food

Went yesterday. Wanted to try a couple places in the area wish iI'd gone back today. Their swordfish special was fantastic.

There are reasons that the parking lot is always overflowing. Fast efficient friendly service, well prepared nicely presented food at a fair price, and a great view with a fun ambiance. Make a reservation... it's always busy. read more

My sister ordered their paella and she was in love with it. Since we've returned from our trip she still talks about it. The wedge salad satisfied my want for something fresh- easily could have shared it. The lobsta roll was also pretty tasty. Simple. Couldn't complain. read more

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This Hass to be the best seafood place in Gloucester. The variety of fresh fish is just amazing. The staff is wonderful. And I guarantee you'll have food for tomorrow's lunch. A truly great restaurant. read more

Great location. Easy to get in and out of. If you get a window or patio seat it's a gorgeous view otherwise dark casual lively atmosphere. We were seated immediately at noon on a November Sunday so that was great. Food looked great but lacked as much flavor as it appeared to have. Cocktail menu l and beer selection looked very good.. 4 of us. 2 of us ordered tacos,1 fish sandwich and 1 sample plate. Generous portions. Food was not bad fresh cute presentations. But not great either. Bloody Mary was ok,something missing , more lemon? More horseradish idk but i have had much better.white sangria was overly juicy... By a lot. Sangria is wine with muddled fruit and some liquor this tasted like a ton of OJ and pineapple juice with a splash of wine annd liquor. Beer options were great. Service was ok, she definitely wanted us to clear out so she could seat another party and make more $$ faster. Felt a bit rushed for the $$ entrees are minimum $24 /pp and the drinks are $15 each so give us a minute read more

Love their lobster rolls!! We drive down from Salem, NH. Grew up in Manchester, MA so know the area well. Father was from Gloucester. read more

first time there and ordered steamers at the bar. couldn't even eat them. filled of rocks. the worst I had in my life. and they did nothing about it and the bartenders are not nice read more

I do wish I took a photo. Shame on me. We brought my cousin from out of town. He wanted fresh seafood. On the menu Lots were listed at market price and we were prepared to pay. We live in Ipswich. My cousin had the fisherman's platter for $50. No complaints. Plenty of fresh and tasty choices on the platter. We even ordered a fried clam appetizer which cost $28. Very tasty and delicious. BTW my husband loved the fish tacos. The service was excellent. The True North beer on tap was pricey at $9. Other places are $7 or 8. The shocker was my lobster roll. Normally if I want a lobster roll, I go up to Beach Plum. But I'd heard that in the past LL had really good rolls so I figured what the heck. Frankly with covid, I haven't ordered the roll out in a few years. I was prepared for the cost but the roll consisted of maybe 3 claws cut in chunks. No tail. $37! I wanted to substitute the fries for the truffle fries. I was told they'd be extra and I was fine paying another $8. But when I saw the size of the roll and the total was $45 for the measly roll with truffle fries, I was disheartened. And, no, I did not say anything. I didn't even complain at the table to my party because I did not want to draw negative attention while my cousin was there. read more

We had reservations for two people at 5 PM on Friday evening. We got to the front and the table was ready for us. Please note that some areas of the restaurant have extremely loud music from the deck above. We were kind of in the far corner, so it did not affect our experience. We both decided on having a lobster roll, and we both chose to add a cup of their haddock chowder, plus a side of fries The lobster roll was served in a typical, no England, grilled buttered Frankfurt roll, which was perfectly grilled and filled with delicious chunks of lobster meat. It was not the biggest most overstaffed rule with ever had but I will say that it more than me satisfied - when combined with the five star fries, and the star of the show, which was the chowder AAA+++. Service was very good considering the waitress had the whole section that we were in and she delivered delivered everything we are sure as promised read more

Your typical outdated seafood shack restaurant with snarky, yet endearing servers and good eats. We scored a table by the window on a gorgeous day. The view of a salt marsh isn't quite like to ocean, but it's still lovely. We ordered overpriced lobsters (everyone is overcharging now due to demand) but we ended up getting way bigger ones, so we were ecstatic. Asparagus was over cooked. Fried clams were perfect read more

Got kids in the car? You're going here. Want seafood but don't really know what want? You're going here. Simply don't want to think too much? You're going here. Always good. Solid in every category. Great deck. Solid bar. Live music from time to time. Only reason it's not five stars is parking lot. Once you try to back out on a Sunday you'll understand. read more

When you come to the north shore, regardless of if you're a local or a tourist, you come to the area to engage in ocean-related activities, and of course, would want to end your day with a nice fresh lobster. Don't end it here! There are other reviews here speaking to the manager running around the restaurant with his shirt unbuttoned....i can attest to that. It's unbecoming, lewd, and incredibly unsanitary. I asked the hosts if that was an employee or a guest...they snapped back, "it's an employee, WHY?!" Do you REALLY have to ask?! I get that one would perhaps want a just-got-off-a-boat relaxed atmosphere, but after working in restaurants more than half my life, this is unacceptable on so many levels. Ok, fine, so after being up and out since 6AM, and after spending well over $100 on Ubers ALONE, we just read the reviews for this place and thought "hmm, sounds like a quality place, definitely a tourist attraction..." (I wish it was an an ATTRACTION, NOT a tourist TRAP!) After waiting OVER AN HOUR for what we THOUGHT was going to be worth it, was ANYTHING BUT.. We were exhausted, dehydrated, and STARVING... We had just gotten off a 5-hour boat cruise...tickets for the cruise were $50.... A1.5lbs lobster was TWENTY DOLLARS MORE THAN THAT! Seriously?! This is almost inhumane! And it's not like ownership has to pay premiums for oceanfront real estate...it's right off a highway! We looked for the cheaper items on the menu (about $30 even for the cheapest things, including appetizers).. Calamari---fresh, not salty at all (which was a good thing)...but also ALL RINGS, NO TENTACLES!!! WHAT?! Fish and chips: evidently it was good, but I couldn't taste anything after pickling my tongue with the salt on the salmon risotto...the rice was the best part! I couldn't even EAT the salmon! Luckily, our (DEFINITELY EXTREMELY OVERWORKED) server was nice enough to take it off the bill...but we felt terrible, and definitely tipped her MORE than if the lox (which is what it was) stayed on the bill...it's not her fault, and she was sincere with her apology. We missed the last train back to Boston, and had to spend another almost-$100 on an Uber allll the way back to Boston, where we would have been better with a McDonalds lobster roll. Up at 6am, spent an entire paycheck on Ubers And would have spent another entire paycheck on a dinner for 2 at a roadside lobster TRAP. I couldn't apologize ENOUGH to my girlfriend for wasting her/our time, when the needle on her energy gas tank was FAR to the left of "empty," where I really pushed for this restaurant and will NEVER return. TLDR: fail. read more

Flies! Six of us stopped here for lunch. We had lobster, calamari, haddock soup, Crab cakes, shrimp, and other items. The food was good, but the flies overtook us and our meals. Also, the drinks were not inexpensive. Two drinks and another with an extra shot cost $44. We think in the future we will pass. read more

Solid on a Thursday night, out on the deck looking at the marsh. Call it a 4.3. A bottle of the white wine on special is $30, no brainer. Two pounds of steamers, still in the mesh bag. They're fresh and sweet, but could have used some TLC as they're quite sandy, even for steamers. We ask the efficient, friendly server for a second cup of broth, as our first gets a bit beachy. She's back in a flash. Main courses are no slouch. My 1.5 pound lobster is spot on, although the shell is unusually hard, or maybe it's the somewhat past its prime cracker that makes it a tough crack. Sides of asparagus and squash mash are not afterthoughts, they are perfectly cooked, if underseasoned. La Portena scored with a "bouillabaisse" - actually a cioppino (or cacciucco) as it's full of seafood, including a large chunk of lobster tail that more than justified the tariff. This bowl really needed toasts - even places like Tonno and Feather & Wedge give bread with this dish. Otherwise it's a killer, packed with treasures of the sea. and a savory broth. No room for dessert..... read more

Service was impeccable and the lobster clam chowder was amazing. I do think next time I will order the Lazy Man'a Lobster, but that is just my preference. We ordered the calamari, the spicy clams, and clam chowder as appetizers as well. read more

Lobsta Land - 1 lb lobster - Seafood Near Me - Gloucester, Massachusetts

Our favorite place in Gloucester. Yes it's hard to get in but there's many reasons why. Friendly staff is like a big family and know many of the customers; the setting, overlooking the beautiful marsh is gorgeous; and everything we have tried from streamers, to coconut shrimp, creative salads, Portuguese haddock, Sole Meunier, fried clams etc is absolutely delicious. Outdoor area has great music many nights. This is a fabulous place! read more

Nice view but the food was so bland it was almost inedible. Both the lobster dishes were extremely overcooked and also flavorless. I've eaten better microwave tv dinners. The cob salad was wilted and browning on the ends. The blackened haddock tacos were ok. Go for the beer and the view off the deck but avoid the food at all cost. Service was also slow. read more