Madara's Seafood — Restaurant in Newtown Township

I’ve purchased fresh seafood and prepared seafood several times here and usually it’s very good. An exception were the fried clams. They were very tough and hard and I had to send them back and ask for something else.

I had another bad experience today though, when I decided to try their fried scallops. After cutting into them, I suspected that the scallops were fake. They were very dense, uniform in size and when I cut them open, it looked like they had been made with pieces of fish that had been pressed together. I asked someone specifically if they used imitation scallops in place of real ones and they assured me that they did not. They said that they were a lower quality than the scallops represented in the case that they sell by the pound, but they came in fresh and then breaded and fried them in house.

I didn’t take a picture to post unfortunately.

I asked if I could please have something else and I ordered the fried shrimp. They were better but not outstanding.

I asked to speak to a manger. They said that he would come out to speak with me, but he was busy in the back cooking. I waited for 25 minutes and then I decided to leave.

I wouldn’t have had felt the need to post a negative review if they had been upfront about their ingredients and honest...

I will start by saying I love this place.

I do care that the seafood I buy is sustainable rather than seafood that is from destructive fishing or farming practices so it would be great if Madara's could post more detail on the fish they sell. That being said, they have always graciously provided me more detail anytime I ask for it.

Whenever I go to Madara's to buy seafood I make sure to order the blackened salmon (with double order of broccoli). The gentleman that handles all the cooking consistently cooks salmon to perfection. I have tried many times at home but can't come close to what he does.

Any fish I have purchased from Madara's (it has been a lot of fish) was always high quality and always fresh. I think that their whitefish and shrimp salad are some of the best I ever had.

Last but not least...

The staff is great. Always very helpful and very friendly and willing to accommodate. They seem to really hustle which is great at those times when they get real busy because the wait is never very long.

I think Madara's has got a good thing going.

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Marara's Seafood is certainly the best seafood place in the area! Don't let the food stand look and reasonable prices fool you. The quality of their seafood is second to none! Everything is absolutely fresh and of the highest quality. One of the wonderful things about them is that they will cook any of their fresh seafood items for you in minutes, not just the ones on the menu. Everything I've tried there was delicious and perfectly prepared from shrimp, crabcakes, lobster rolls and fish. I especially love the crabcakes, almost all lump crabmeat and not full of breading. The staff is also very friendly and helpful. Even if they're busy, they'll answer your questions and have your order ready in minutes. The quality of their food easily matches or exceeds what you'll find in a high end restaurant at a fraction...