Holy Cow! My strawberry and companion's Cold Brew was amazing! To top it off, the freshly made,…read morewarm waffle cone was to die for! Servers Tehya and Chiara were polite, friendly and quick service with a smile!

Vanessa & Chiara were quick & attentive! They took care of the kids & enthusiastic waiting on the…read more3 year old!

Hubby and I were here for a quick lunch! Highly recommend the soup flight! Fast service and great…read morefood.

came here just for the clam chowder, was not disappointed. perfect fresh clams, thick and creamy,…read moreand comes with bread instead of crackers! i also tried their meatball sub for their soup & 1/2 sandwich special, it was good enough but difficult to hold. clam chowder 9.5/10 meatball sub 6/10 bishco has a huge menu and i received my order in less than 10 minutes, super hot! will be back to try more. definitely try their clam chowder! ambiance: 3.5/5 food: 4.5/5 service: 5/5 bishco: 4.3/5

i have been coming here for a while now, zero complaints about anything. the ice cream is…read morephenomenal, the people working there are so sweet and the shop is always kept clean.

Our Gloucester GO-TO ice cream shop! This cute little local ice cream shop is excellent. The kids…read moreworking here are very helpful and kind. The shop is very small, so don't expect to have a lot of seating (we usually do to-go which is just fine). The flavors are plentiful and delicious, as well as the topping selection. A couple of our family favorites include the "perfect storm" which is a slushy combined with vanilla soft serve ice cream and the various chocolate options. We always bring guests by here when in town. Parking can be a little tricky so you need to park on a side street. It feels great to support local so if you are looking for your local ice cream spot, look no further.

We stopped by after having dinner at Yella right next door…read more You can only order from outside through a window and therefore no seating in the actual place but there are ample benches across the street overlooking the harbor. They many different flavors and varieties of ice cream to enjoy. Despite the fact that I am a huge mint chocolate chip bitch, something came over me and I decided to order a soft serve twist with chocolate dip, which I enjoyed. GF ordered the butterfinger "flurry". They definitely provided a generous portion but unfortunately GF was not impressed and only ate a few bites, "not worth the calories". Also they are cash only which is quite the inconvenience in 2021.

I am giving them a three because my feelings are mixed. I was not a huge fan of their ice cream but…read moremy dad liked his. He got soft ice cream and I got the hard Chocolate so it is possible I'd have enjoyed it more if I got the soft which my dad said was very good. It is a cute place and they have seats. No bathroom but there are porta potties across the street. I did not love it honestly. I would be open to going back but my ice cream did not have much of a taste. My dad however is a much pickier ice cream eater then I and he liked his. We both got chocolate and I had mine with sprinkles. I like to give places a second chance as long as they are not awful so I would be open to trying them again.

this place is great! The blonde haired server with glasses is so nice and really good at his job…read more 10/10 would come again

There were a few interesting selections on their ice cream list (including s'mores and ginger) but…read morethe prices were high for the small serving sizes. Usually at ice cream places it's the opposite. We wanted a kiddie cup of s'mores but they were out of it. We went with a thankfully small kiddie cup of the coffee toffee frozen yogurt (spelled 'yogart' on their menu - yikes) and it was pretty boring. You could taste the coffee but nothing else. Not likely to stop there again but if you're exploring Rocky Neck it might be the only ice cream in that part of town.

I had dinner with my mom at Oak to Ember a week or so ago when we spent a long weekend on Cape Ann…read more Of all the restaurants we had planned to check out, I was most excited about Oak to Ember! Looking right out onto Gloucester Harbor, the location and the views are incredible. It's also an incredibly cool, modern spot. The interior has high ceilings and cool decor (it used to a fisherman's union hall), and the outside seating couldn't be more beautiful with those Gloucester Harbor views. The restaurant serves fresh New England seafood, dishes made with seasonal and regional produce and meat, and dishes made using their live-fire grill and smoker! No kidding, I wanted everything on this menu. My mom eats vegetarian/mostly vegan, so she ordered two small plates for herself that were veggie-focused. I ordered their smoked monkfish burnt ends (with lemongrass chili crunch and apple & celery root slaw) and their pan seared scallops (with summer mushroom risotto, smoked brisket jam, and sun-dried tomato butter). Both dishes were great. I couldn't eat all of it, but I took the leftover burnt ends home and sliced them up for sandwiches the next two days (made the best sandwiches). The risotto was one of the best I've ever had - absolutely great flavor, but I did wish they'd gotten a little more color/sear on the scallops themselves - but they weren't overcooked, which is the most important part of the cook on a scallop! I really loved my meal. Their wine list was also great, and I had a wonderful glass of Bourgogne Blanc. The service was great - Sabrina was our server, and she was wonderful! This is a popular spot, so you need a reservation if you want to grab dinner here during popular hours. We had a reservation for around 7 on a Saturday night, and a group of two walked in without a reservation and were told they had an opening for walk-ins around 9. We had to wait a bit for our table but otherwise our meal was pretty perfect service-wise. We had a great meal at Oak to Ember. I'd love to return.

The food was okay. I ordered the ribs, the ends were tough. Didn't seem like smoked ribs, the…read morecornbread was dry. My wife got some fish tacos that were on special that day. She enjoyed them. Server was really nice, and it is a cute spot.

Second time here and it hasn't disappointed. The food is amazing. I had the seafood molchahete this…read moretime all I can say is WOW so good. Wife had sinature poglano chimichanga she loved it. Son had kids chicken quesadilla and said it was great. We had Brett again waiting on us, ( Thank you Brett) Super guy. Great place ,great food, great people.

"The salsa isn't bad" is the best thing I could say. The queso tasted like hot toothpaste - as a…read moreTexan, I'm bewildered by locals' apparent love for it. No ground beef, no sizzling fajita plate, no refried beans = hard pass. Service and ambiance was good tho. Just wish y'all northerners did it better.

This review is solely on the Reese's Cup ice cream. The ice cream itself was good, but there was…read morenot enough peanut butter cups in the ice cream and an over abundance of chocolate chips in the ice cream.

My bf and I both got frozen yogurt (me chocolate with almonds). He got carmel on his and i stayed…read moreplain on top. We did two scoops a piece. The frozen yogurt was average (texture and flavor). The portions were big and the price was ok ($11 for the two cups of two scoops). Overall good but I think we will try a few other places in the future before going back.

Love Franklin Cape Ann- the restaurant is warm and inviting with great menu with specials including…read moreVegan and Gluten Free options! Staff is friendly and very helpful. Recently, had the Braised Short Rib which was tender and delicious. Also love the zucchini appetizer. Highly recommend!

Ambiance is nice and inviting. Service was good. We both ordered the hanger steak. Both our "steaks…read more" looked like a charred turkey neck. We have never seen a "steak " like that before. It also had a strange taste. I had a thought that I was actually eating some sort of organ meat. We sent both meals back. I got the braised beef. It was uneventful. My wife got a sirloin steak. It too was uneventful. They comped the dessert...big deal.