On vacation and wanted to have fresh seafood on the water. This is the spot to go. Food is absolutely delicious. Our waitresses (can't remember her name but she's from NJ) was a delight. She was sweet and accommodating. We enjoyed everything we ate, from the mussels to the clam chowder to the fish and chips. Only complaint is that we couldn't take food home because we were heading back home that day. Restaurant is spacious and no seat is a bad seat. There accommodated 5 and a baby without a reservation. 10/10 recommend and we will definitely be back read more

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Very nice seafood place. Right on the water and good view from everywhere in the restaurant. Seafood was very good. read more

Very friendly,we were seated right way The waitress did a good job. We ordered appetizers which were good not great We then ordered our meals 3 of us got the French dip which was awful. It looked like last night leftover rolled up roast beef from a platter. I don't know what the dip was, but it was orange in color & had a funny taste. I have dined there a number of times & it's a hit or miss restaurant read more

We went on a Monday for a late lunch and got seated right away! The waitress was awesome! The restaurant sits right on the water so the view is cool! We heard their fried clams are amazing... ordered that for a starter! Probably the best I have ever had, Amazing! On to some Amazing Clam Chowder!!! Also, I ordered the Firecracker Shrimp, WOW, so, so Good! Then we got the Seafood Trio also wonderful. My wife got the Seaport Lobster Roll amazing! If you are passing through you need to stop! Come hungry, so much to try!!!! Cheers! read more

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I hate writing bad reviews but unfortunately I need to be honest. We got the pan seared scallop appetizer and it was more like a plate of corn with a side of scallop... I mean who wants all that corn?? It didn't taste bad but it was just odd. The salad wasn't bad at all but the dressing didn't really fit. It was edible though. The fish and chips were actually pretty tasty but lacked any salt. The pasta on the other hand was a no. I've had lemon pastas many times and this one was SOUR! The noodles were also all clumped together so i don't know i think i just got my hopes up since they had 4 stars. The service was okay but slow. Server also offered us bread and then forgot i guess so it didn't come. My mom asked for bread and then he acted like he didn't offer it first . The restaurant is so so cute though!!! I love the lights. Very cute place read more

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We were in the New England area, hoping to find a restaurant with fresh lobster. I decided to order the lazy man lobster pie and was blown away....OMG! Easily about 2 pounds of meat! We got breaded, shrimp and colossal fresh shrimp as an appetizer. Everything was fresh and couldn't eat just one M! I highly recommend this restaurant YUM!!! read more

Seaport Grille - Lazy man, lobster pie....DELICIOUS! - Seafood Near Me - Gloucester, Massachusetts

Absolutely FABULOUS food and AMAZING service!!! Fabio was our waiter and exceptionally attentive! Five stars all around!!!! An absolute must!!! read more

Heed my advice, when ordering please know that the portions are HUGE! Very generous portions. And delicious! Here's what my friend and I ordered: Apps: Crab stuffed avocados and colossal tiger shrimp cocktail. Entrees: lobster blt and a southwestern salad with shrimp. Dessert: homemade coconut cake with rum raisin ice cream. Drinks: old fashion and sangria There were many to-go boxes taken home that day! I can't say enough how good everything was. We ordered take out a few nights later and had their wings which were cooked perfectly, as well as the haddock tacos (the haddock so sooo good). read more

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Absolute 5 star facility. Amazing fresh foods 10/10 performers My haddock sandwich was a full 6 ozs beautiful white fish cooked perfectly. Lovely sliced tomatoes and great tartare sauce BEST I EVER HAD for the price Beer selection perfect Lobster salad with berries n greens- to die for. The greeters could smile though that's the down fall They ( about 5 of them) never looked up and asked how our meal was and didn't thank us for coming in today - that's bad. Very bad. Otherwise. PERFECTION read more

We called ahead to get on the waitlist - definitely recommend if you'll be going at a potentially busy time! Huge portions and everything was delicious and fresh. Bring a big group to share family style and try everything :) Pretty loud but to be expected for a restaurant with a pretty decent bar with sports playing. Overall, highly recommend! read more

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Great views of the busy Gloucester seaport. Food is excellent, great wine & beer selection. The seafood was very fresh & perfectly served. Very friendly, efficient service, helpful recommendations .... highly recommend. read more

Fun place and a great place to eat at the bar. We were visiting from Phoenix. My wife is originally from the area and so it was fun to engage with the locals, patrons and bartenders. The lobster roll here is very very good. So are the crab cakes. Now the key lime pie is another story. Off the charts good and the serving is not a slice it is an entire deep dish key lime pie and one of the best I have ever had. Generous dinks and great service we stopped in twice during our 5 nights in the area. read more

Went in for lunch today!! I had an amazing server wicked cute too!! His name was Luiz he was supper sweet and accommodating too! overall 10/10 from him! also was greeted by the kindness young lady.. i asked her name she said carly! Such a big smile so cute and sweet!! Overall these two workers made our lunch even better!! Keep up the good work seaport grille, will be back soon 100%!!! read more

The food was amazing service was great. Drinks were good and the atmosphere was perfect! My wife and I will be back for sure!

The ambience and service were great. Every course of food was better than the last beautiful presentation and awesome taste. Highly recommend. read more

Seaport Grille - Key Lime Pie - Seafood Near Me - Gloucester, Massachusetts

The view is nice, the lobster pie was overloaded w breadcrumbs and chewy. Plenty of lobster, not much flavor.

Really delicious food served fast, friendly and fresh! We had a boat to board in one hour and we had a great meal with Harbour views! Patio was packed with a lively jaunty lunch bunch. Definitely would come again. All ages will be happy! read more

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Overall, good seafood place, but definitely some problems too. We ordered the grilled octopus appetizer, and the cioppino and Chilean sea bass as mains. The octopus was puzzling because some parts were really tasty but other parts were rubbery and weird -- almost like freezer-burned or overcooked. I wasn't a fan of the feta and olives it came with but the cucumber and tomato were fine. The Chilean sea bass was amazing. Great portion size, texture, and flavor. Truly excellent. However, the potatoes and spinach that it was served on were unbelievably salty!!! We told our server and she shrugged and told us we were just tasting the seasoning mix... said she couldn't do anything about it. Ok, but even unseasoned potatoes would be better. The cioppino was seafoody and flavorful. So yeah, overall tasty but some dishes were very polarizing. The service was fine but could have been more helpful and nice. I liked the restaurant's decorations a lot: colorful fish, propellor fans, cute lights, art. We'd come back for the portion sizes and seafood but beware the potatoe. read more

This is an excellent restaurant.Great seafood ,great service and fair prices.I had a fresh lobster dinner that was the best I've ever had.The chips/fries were so good and the vibe was very good also.If you're in Gloucester,this is a good place.Jim,SSF read more

Delicious, portions were large, service was great! I had the butternut squash ravioli, and the sauce was very good. Others at my table had a fried platter, and firecracker shrimp. Everyone left full and happy. Warm bread was brought out before the meal. read more

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Best fresh seafood. Everything consistently delicious. Service always great. Drinks so good. Always clean and especially nice to sit outside and dine on their deck. Sometimes there is a wait but so worth it! read more

Everything was spectacular!! Portions were huge, food was delicious, quality was spot on. Would definitely come back here. read more

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For my birthday, I was primarily looking for water views when choosing a restaurant but also for delicious food. Unfortunately some of the food was underwhelming. The steak tips and fries were okay. The clam chowder wasn't hot and didn't seem cooked well enough. The fish tacos and onion rings barely had flavor. The southwest salad overall was good/fresh but the chicken also lacked some flavor. The salad dressing helped. For the too high price we paid and the lack of satisfaction with the food, we wouldn't return. The views were generally nice if you like to see a lot of marine industrial equipment. The front desk woman didn't smile at all and seemed to question our desire to eat outside rather than inside even tho we were willing to wait. However, the waitress was nice. read more

First I must give a shout out to SOFIA. She made our experience so memorable. I am very high maintenance, but she filled every request I had. That was my second time there, but I will be back for sure. Food was amazing, and very large portions!! 5 star rating. Husband does eat seafood, loved the tenders and steak tip! Doesn't happen often. read more

The food was good and the service was excellent. The ambiance was very nice. I will eat here again.

The atmosphere here was wonderful. It had great service. I had a lobster club and it was amazing. My sis had clam chowder which she has everywhere we go in the cape. She rated it 5 out of 5. read more

GARGANTUAN PORTIONS!! The staff here say that the portions are generous, but I get flip differ, they are Amazon!! Service is great, location is fantastic. Highly recommend coming to this upscale local spot. The amount of food doesn't sacrifice the quality! read more

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We ate outside on a beautiful day, our waitress was phenomenal . I got the Baked Haddock with a lemon sauce and mashed potatoes, best Haddock dish I've ever had, I'm 77 and from Boston so I've had Haddock many time. read more

Fabulous food, service, views, and drinks. Fish and chips so fresh and generous portion. Fried clams and steamers were great. Excellent pear martini. Great service. read more

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I enjoyed the Seaport Grille! I know it has a mixed bag from some of the other reviewers, but my food, as well as my friends, was really good. So, either we went there on a good day in July, or the food is actually really good, and FRESH. I'll be fair and go with the latter, since we were all satisfied. The portions were big enough to have leftovers the next day. I was full all afternoon, so I wasn't hungry that night. It was a beautiful day out and we were seated near a window, which was nice. I mean, it's not an airport view looking over the water at the Boston Skyline, but it was a nice, fisherman town view, and I loved it! Service was good, too, and food came reasonably quick. Enjoy! Also, Gloucester has a nice artist colony and beach area that you can walk, and burn some of those calories off. read more

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A beautiful seaside restaurant with amazing service. Jody was a delight and kept checking on guests from the food to the temperature which was so appreciated! They have clear tarps to keep the wind out or the heat in which is nice. Very busy on a beautiful Saturday. But without reservations got seated after 30 minutes not too bad at all. They have a fairly easy to access bar and seating area so we took advantage of that and had a beverage while we waited. Bar service was quick and friendly. Best drink we ordered was the seasonal Apple Cider Caramel Mimosa. Once seated we started off with the scallops which were cooked to perfection and the corn dish they were served over was so flavorful. I got the braised short rib. It was absolutely the best short rib I've ever had. My friends got the haddock sandwich and I don't think the photos I took do it justice because it just looks like a big leaf of lettuce but underneath that lettuce was the biggest juiciest flavorful haddock. It was such a delicious dish! This is a wonderful experience and we will definitely be back. read more

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Lobster roll was loaded with lobster! Friendly waitress with great sense of humor. Great ambience right on the harbor! Great vibes.

For the size of the restaurant the service was surprisingly fast. The food is served in abundance. Great for seafood, definitely get moneys worth and then some. One desert is enough for four. read more

Loved our visit! The clam chowder and baked haddock were delicious, and the halibut was rather good as well but a little too rich for my taste read more

Seaport Grille - halibut and haddock - Seafood Near Me - Gloucester, Massachusetts

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Seaport Grille ended up being a back-up for us - we originally wanted to try Roy Moore's but it was impossible to find parking in Rockport - but the food/service here were excellent. Definitely worth a stop, though come early for weekend lunch or make a reservation, especially if you're coming as a larger group. We didn't have to wait when we got there right at noon; when we finished about an hour later, they had set up a cocktail section out front for the overflow. Our waiter was super friendly and personable and, judging from his interactions with the tables around us, lots of regulars frequent the place, which is always a good sign. However, the front of the house, with four or five ladies clustered around the hostess stand, gave off some frosty, Mean-Girl vibes. You know that back of the neck feeling when someone gives you the up-down look over? Not to mention they put us at a not-so-great table at first - the booth right by the server station. Thankfully, after we asked to be moved, we got a much nicer table near the patio, with a view of the dock. The food was delicious. We over-ordered, as always: a dozen oysters, crab cakes, and the clam chowder to start. Oysters were large, well-shucked, plump (running out of adjectives to describe how much better the oysters are here compared to NYC). Chowder has become that dish on the menu that we have to order each time we see it. Really nice and thick, lots of clams and potatoes. I keep forgetting to ask for some hot sauce to add. I thought the crab cake was all right - a touch too fried for me, but lots of genuine-article crab meat, no filler. I had the Caesar with scallops on the side. The scallops were absolutely fire, grilled expertly, delicate and tender on the inside with a wonderful char. The salads are huge. If you order some protein with it, definitely enough for two people. Lots of leftovers to take home. Private parking lot (always a god-send). read more

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Great service, good food and very clean. They were extremely busy when we had lunch but things arrived quickly.

Came here for dinner and this was a decent find. Pros: + Delicious seafood + Large portions + Drinks that are very well made + Great for crowds Cons: - Parking lot can get very crowded, but at least there is street parking a short way away IG: QueenOfAdventureNYC read more

We walked over for a late lunch after going on the Cape Ann Whale Watch. Expected a casual and ok quick meal. WOW not what happened. We were seated inside and served quickly. The menu was varied and once I saw they had Halibut that was what We both chose. SO happy We did. Fresh and delicious! The generous portion was served over ample asparagus spears lightly covered in a wonderful lemon, garlic cream sauce. Fish was perfectly grilled. If Only We had been staying in Gloucester...we would have gone back daily. None of the overpriced Tourist type meals like other SeaCoast towns. This Seafood is quality and Fresh. I saw several meals served that I would like to have tried! read more

May 8, 2025 This was our first time to Gloucester, and we were staying at an affiliate hotel, the Beauport for a wedding. The concierge was very nice and recommended this restaurant because it was on the water and it was lobster role Thursday. That meant $24.00 at lunch vs. $36.00, I think. Never having had a lobster roll we said sign us up. The day was nice, and my wife and I made the long walk to the restaurant and sat at a high table in the shade outside. Our server Christine was nice, so service and ambiance is a 5. The food on the other had was not good. We had one lobster role each. One with mayo and other with melted butter. The lobster was too chewy to eat. Not fresh? Overcooked? Don't know. But won't be eating there again. read more

We had Chilean sea bass and crab cakes. The sea bass was super fresh and tasted amazing. Crab cakes were standard fare- have had better and worse. The wine (Pinot Grigio) was the worst I've had ... ever. Couldn't even drink it. Service was excellent and the wait was short. read more