The Chowder House

We’ve been here before and it was great. Tonight however we had a 7 pm reservation for 6 and arrived 10 min early to have a drink at bar. Waited 15 min (no drinks) and then hostess asked if we’d like to go to table and get drink– we said yes. It was 15 minutes before waitress (the bartender also) arrived. Took drink order and it arrived 20 minutes later. The place was not that busy. It was disastrous for the rest of night. Had to ask for water a couple of times and cheese and crackers several times. The salads arrived after our meals (she blamed kitchen) and only five meals arrived. The waitress put my husbands order in then (she forgot but blamed the kitchen). She said it would be out in 4 minutes! When we were almost done with our meals and still no hubby dinner (15 minutes later) I asked other waitress on duty. She aplologized for the service we were having. She went to kitchen and my husband had meal in a couple of minutes. This was supposed to be a celebratory dinner and it was very stressful. Thank goodness for other waitress. She packed up our leftovers, ran our bill and we wished she had been our server.

This place bordered 3 stars for me but due to the fact its called The Chowder House and I had the worst bowl of chowder I have ever had I’m going with 2 stars. Not sure if the chef here knows what salt is but needs to use some of it. I ordered the seafood chowder, it had no flavor, tasted like the dumped cream into a pot with potatoes and some seafood, that’s it. Also had the bacon wrapped scallops as an app, they were good, crispy bacon and tender scallops. For dinner I had the fried shrimp and scallops, again scallops were decent, shrimp was very oily and the Delmonico potatoes were undercooked and again no flavor, no seasoning of any kind. Would not go back here if it was free.

My husband and I took drive down to the Chowder House and we love it… the service provided was exceptional… I was immediately greeted at the door by two wonderful
ladies I felt as if they were welcoming me into their home. Our waitress Julia was perfect. I had the shrimp combo it was awesome everything was so fresh… my husband had stake and veggie… we were very happy… we will come back very soon…

The Chowder House is a small very quaint restaurant with a wide array of choices and very reasonable prices. My husband and I were attending a fantastic show in the upstairs room and decided to have dinner first. We informed our waitress that we were in a hurry due to showtime and the service was prompt. A basket of warm bread along with a a cheese spread and crackers were quickly provided and were very pleasing. I really enjoyed the gourmet salad I ordered — lots of cranberries, feta cheese, and nuts. My husband’s swordfish was served with bernaise sauce on the side but it was so delicious that he did not need it. All in all, if you are in the area, this dining establishment is worth the visit

Dinner at the Chowder House was great. The lobster casserole was perfect and the service was great

Ordered up the clam chowder here and have to say that there wasn’t anything special about it… tasted like someone opened up a can of soup and heated it up…

Food wasn’t very good and way overpriced. We paid $ 10 each for 1 mediocre crab cake appetizer. The baked scallops and lobster pie were both chewy and tough. The flavor was okay but there didn’t seem to be much seasoning, sauces, etc. — just a ton of bread crumbs on top. Those dishes were right around $ 20 each, but just to indicate how unappetizing mine was (the scallops), I didn’t even eat one entire scallop.
Also — the only reason I went there in the first place is because I won a $ 25 gift certificate to one of the Common Market Restaurants in a raffle.

I think we can all agree that we’re only here for the 2 for $ 30 special. If you aren’t in the know, you get an appetizer, 2 entrees, dessert, and a bottle of wine for $ 30. You can also upgrade your wine for an additional sum if you are inclined to do so. I suspect that the «upgrade» option is rarely used as those of us that are drawn to the Chowder House are deal-​seekers and will not be tempted by dalliances such as wine upgrades.
The atmosphere is definitely that of an older, more subdued nature, and the clientele reflect that. I’m pretty sure that you could add up the mine and my girlfriend’s ages and we’d be about half as old as the youngest patron there. This is definitely not a drawback, as I have always seen older clientele as a sign of good value. When you see a group of seagulls on the open ocean, you know there are fish; when you see a group of elderly people in a restaurant, you know there is value. The Chowder House brings the value. All of the food was quite good and they actually cooked my steak rare, as I had requested and not medium-​rare/​medium like most places do. The wine served it’s purpose and established a nice buzz-​base to build upon. The server was attentive and friendly, and my water was always filled (I drink a LOT of water).
I will most certainly be returning to the Chowder House for the great deal, the great waitstaff, and the delicious food. I recommend trying it out yourself.

«$ 29.99 dinner for TWO with a bottle of wine» — Monday thru Saturday.
i drive by this place all the time and finally tried it out with my friend.
We got there around 7 and there were a couple of tables being occupied. The dining room looked kind of fancy which was weird because the bar to the restaurant is pub-​like — identity crisis?
The bartender, hostess and waitress is one person. The waitress informed us they were out of haddock and lobster that night. My friend and I chose from the specials menu for the 29.99 deal. There were 5 entrees to choose from and each entrée came with a side salad.
I ordered an eggplant rollatini which is an eggplant parm served over lignuine. The eggplant had too much breading and the marinara sauce was too watery and it tasted funny. However, my friend liked her schrod entrée.
By about 8pm, the restaurant was completely emptied except for us, not even a person at the bar!

I love this place! The seafood chowder is out of sight and the seafood is all locally caught and very fresh!
We walked in and were immediately greeted with a smile and water and a loverly table. When my mom wanted some iced tea they didn’t have any but brewed her some right away.
We had the stuffed haddock and grilled shark and a paninni. It was so good that we all split each one so we could have it all.
I want to try more dishes here and would suggest that if anyone wants a peaceful and pleasurable lunch you.

This is one of my destinations when I’m in the mood for some good seafood. They make some of the best baked stuffed scallops. Their entrees also come with a nice garden salad as one other reviewer stated. The waitresses and service there is excellent. They even show up with the dishes covered from the kitchen to keep the food hot. They serve a warm basket of bread and also have crackers with spread. Don’t forget to order their key lime pie tart for dessert! It is the best!

It’s not a fancy place… when you go in, you feel like you’re in some country side UK restaurant. But I’d have to say, I really like the food and the prices here. There’s also parking on the side, can’t beat that! Not a place you go to people watch, but I definately would go back!

The chowder house contained a total of 1 chowder offerings which I opted not to try. Everything besides the chowder and salmon seemed to be baked and stuffed, I decided to go for the salmon on a cedar plank which comes accompanied by a baked potato and salad.
While waiting for the food the arrive, which took about an hour despite a less than half capacity crowd, I was served some microwaved rolls and an edible house salad. When the salmon arrived with the baked potato and green beans I was disappointed, not just because I was famished and the food took forever to come, but because the salmon was frozen (although I was told it was fresh before I ordered) and despite it being a «baked dish» it tasted like it was boiled and had a complete lack of flavor. The baked potato could have doubled as a microwaved baseball, but at least the beans were edible.