Drydock Cafe — Restaurant in Boston

Off the beaten path, but ironically right "on top" of the source, is this lovely out of the way seafood joint.

Flying into Logan International and hitting the coast, I craved seafood. A quick search you'll find many locations, but this stood out for me. The location was part of it, but the description and such smacked of a "fisherman's joint" without swagger vs. pomp and vibrato of the hoity toity fish houses. Given the choice, I always choose the former.

Arriving, there's parking to be had despite the challenging location. Entering the facility, there's nothing especially unique with a simple cafe decor. It's understated for sure, but patrons are filling the seats amply. I arrive an hour before close.

The lead waitress in typical New England style is a little rough around the edges, but once you get to know her a little she's helpful and pleasant and I make a friend.

The menu is complete with burgers and chicken and even pasta. But I came for fish. The fish menu is simple but shows the focus on clean fish. I opt for the swordfish tip platter.

The food arrives with a simple presentation. I opted for mashed potatoes versus rice, the swordfish tips, and broccoli. The broccoli is simple and I put a little bit of salt and pepper and butter on it. It's fresh and delicious. Next bite is the swordfish tips, absolutely lovely. I took another bite, wow! This is goodness. I start pounding. Such. Good. Fish.

I learned later. This is a cafe that fronts for the North Coast Fish Company which means the fish is fresh and literally right from the dock behind the walls. What a great experience and a great find. This will be my go-to whenever I come back to Logan international.

Thanks for the tasty food, perfect Bostonian rough edge, and a little bit of laughter about it...

This was one of my worst food experiences. My co-workers and I had lunch here on November 19 while attending a conference. We ordered a salad with soup of day, fish & chips, and a fish sandwich. The soup came out with a hair in it. They came and took it away. The fish had no taste and the fries were not hot. We told the server we would like to pay and just go somewhere else. The server said the manager wanted to come out and address our issues. The manager came out and was totally rude. She asked what was wrong, we told her, and she downplayed our issues. She stated that she has never received a complaint about her food in 22 years. She made it seem like we were just trying not to pay. We didn’t even eat the food; we all had one bite and was immediately disappointed. She also stated that they didn’t see the hair in the soup and basically made it clear she thought my coworker was lying. She kept repeating that and she grabbed one of the plates and said just go. To put it in perspective, we are also all people of color. Take that into consideration. I do not recommend this restaurant. I’m sure they will respond to this review and state it is not true at all, etc. So, that is why this...

My friends and I had heard of this place through another friend, so we went to check it out. The location is somewhat awkward to find since it seemed to be a later addition/alteration to the building. We all got the fishermans plate, which is a big plate of a bunch of fried seafood with haddock, scallops, calamari, large shrimp, and clams. It was amazing! I generally love seafood, and this was cooked and breaded to perfection. Their tartar sauce they had was a perfect combination with it being the perfect balance of flavorful without being overwhelming. The Fishermans platter is the most expensive menu item (unless I had missed something) and has a ton of seafood, so my price per person may be vastly different from the rest of the menu, I would think for someone just getting a platter of something is less than 20 bucks for most of it but with drink and any entres would bump into the $20-$30 area but if everyone gets fishermans platters it is gonna be closer to...