Kings Famous Roast Beef Pizza & Seafood — Restaurant in Gloucester

A Horrible Experience

We dropped $70 in this drafty old shed, and they couldn't manage plastic cups for our drinks. They did give us 2 straws for our 3 drinks (so we drew straws for them, see that?) We had to wipe our table clean before we sat. We could see other tables were dirty. The staff weren't busy, they just weren't bothered.

They gave us plastic cutlery to use when we ate out of the polystyrene containers our $70 worth of food was handed to us in.

Everything about this place is sub-par. It looks ok from the outside, a 1950s style diner. When you get inside you realize it hasn't been properly cleaned since the 1950s. The vinyl is all ripped on the seats, the whole place feels like unhappiness.

The waitress / cashier person was just about polite enough that we couldn't complain about her, but not friendly enough that you'd make the mistake of thinking she enjoys working here.

And their food Is VILE..

Their 'protein bowl' is SUPPOSED to be a selection of nutritious veg on a bed of quinoa. We got about three-quarters of the listed veg mixed with boiled white rice (no quinoa!) It was warm and the whole lot tasted of grease, like it had been thrown on a griddle and flash fried (a greasy fried salad, no less!) and on top they threw a fillet of salmon that looked like it had also been fried in grease and rolled in some kind of seasoning powder..

It was the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted, and I have eaten from food trucks in Romania.

The roast beef was a large gooey mound of dog-food-looking slop on a greasy bun.. also inedible..

The pizza was a defrosted pre-packed base with several pounds of cheap melted mozzarella, and some frozen veg (tinned mushrooms, olives from a jar.. I managed about half of it, because I was hungry, no other reason..

My friends ate a slice each because they were unable to eat their own food.. How do you get a pizza wrong? It's bread and cheese for the love of God!

The fries were ok. Not 70 bucks ok, just ok.

We left zero tip, but they can keep the food we didn't...

First and second time visiting Kings over a few days. Their Jr. 3 way ranks in my top 3 North Shore Beefs. Very consistent between two visits. A nice big stack of fresh rare pink beef, condiments were perfectly proportioned to the rest of the sandwich. Fresh lightly grilled bun. Tasted fantastic. Good variety of the usual fare on the menu, pizza, subs, pasta plus all the sides you’d want. Steak fries were nice and crispy. The people running the show here are (and I cannot stress this enough) Extremely pleasant and the place is spotless, which can be a challenge in a restored diner. It’s clear these folks take pride in their work, as well as how it’s presented. Absolutely solid choice if you’re...

After being a cult like lover of Kings Famous Roast Beef Sandwiches for years, I read it had changed haand the reviews said it was greatness as usual?. Being a bait/seafood truck driver it was my first stop when I hit Gloucester for a decade and I thought it was time for wifey to give Kings a test munch and as ALWAYS.....Awesomeness To The Max !. Met the owner and I think his Pop?, Great guys and the nice gal at the register set us right up. Congratulations Kings Famous Roast Beef Sandwiches New owner and thanks for keeping it Gloucester and well worth the 240+ mile ride down from Maine to partake!!. See ya soon Kings! Bobby and...