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Good, but very pricey! Fish & Chips for $21! Soda for $4. So be prepared. It is like Disney World food prices without the trip to Florida or the entry fee. 😁 My pick was the lobster stuffed baked haddock. It was a large portion of really nice haddock, perfectly cooked, and topped with lobster and crushed ritz crackers with just the right amount of butter. It was really excellent. It was served with a fine, but not exceptional baked potato, and fresh and tasty coleslaw. The coleslaw was of the creamy variety, but had a bit of spice - garlic powder maybe? - that gave it a unique twist. My wife had the haddock & native (small) shrimp dinner. It came with fries and coleslaw. She enjoyed it and rated it good, but not necessarily great. We ordered takeout and dined at the picnic tables with a view of the tidal marsh. You can't beat the location when you have been at the ocean all day - it is right across the road from Rye beach. Of course you are paying a premium for the location. Good meal with the right expectations. For an afternoon snack while at the beach or touring by they have hand-scooped ice cream - about 7 flavors . We didn't try it today, but did last year and it was good. $4 for 1 scoop, and $6 two scoops.
Jerry HarrowJerry Harrow
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Stopped here after a day at the beach for some fresh seafood. Ordered at the window to avoid indoor dining. I think I was only one wearing a mask, including the cooks, which may seem excessive to some, being outdoors and all, but I was in close proximity of guests and staff, so I felt safer doing so. In my opinion, all the staff should be wearing masks preemptively. Sununu really needs to make this official again. We are in the middle of a pandemic, remember people????!!! The teenage girl at the window gave me an attitude when I apparently was asking too many questions about the menu, which I couldn't find the answer to on my own easily as the sun was setting in my eyes. After I asked what bottled drinks they have, she replied annoyed, that they were listed on the menu. Ok, whatever, do you job, and just tell me, thank you. The place was busy but the food came out relatively quick. I ordered fried clams dinner. They were fresh and tasted great, but the French fries were mediocre, and small side of coleslaw, combined with a clam chowder and house salad, totalled over 50$, which I think is way over priced for the quantity of food we got. I tipped the rude girl 5$ anyway, even though she didn't deserve it, I used to work in the biz, so I know how it goes. When I asked where we could sit, we were rudely told we could not sit at the "marsh" outdoor tables, but rather the randomly placed picnic tables hidden between cars in the parking lot. The "marsh" tables were for outdoor sit-down dining customers, and the parking lot tables for the peasants. Honestly, I really couldn't tell the difference as the "marsh" facing tables are also technically in the parking lot, and have terrible ambiance with cars troving by looking for parking. The girl who called my name and gave me my food, was very friendly, and gave me extra napkins; a refreshing relief from the treatment of the first girl at the window who took my order. Overall, it was a mixed bag experience. We took our food across the street and ate on the rocks overlooking the ocean. A far better choice in my eyes.
RachelRachel
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Warning, whatever you do don’t come here. Horrible experience. The server was nice but that doesn’t make up for the poor service we received. She barely checked in with us but checked in with this other family across from us at least 6 times. We basically had to get plates and utensils by ourselves too. It might as well been self serve because all she did was take our order and bring us food and the check. We had to wait 30 min to even place our order because it started raining. I understand she had to help move people downstairs but she disappeared after helping people and didn’t come back for another 10 minutes. I’ve worked in a restaurant before, and this behavior is unacceptable. The service was not the only unacceptable part but the food and the prices too. The lobster came with no gloves so we sliced our finger trying to open them (this is the only place I’ve been to that hasn’t provided gloves). The sweet potato fries were hard and not completely cooked/cooked unwell. Also extremely pricey; I understand seafood is expensive but this was way more expensive than other restaurants in the area (save your money and go literally anywhere else). I got a hot lobster roll and it was $34. I’ve attached a picture. It was TINY and half filled. I had to eat a bunch of fries and some of other peoples meals to feel full. AND it tasted old and mushy. How does one get lobster to taste bad? The price for lobster is $9 a pound and this roll was $34 for 4 oz. We also got the coconut shrimp which was 5 tiny pieces of shrimp for $11. It tasted like the frozen ones I get from the supermarket for half the price. These prices are highway robbery and I would be ashamed if I ran this restaurant and charged my customers so much for mediocre food. Save your money, taste buds, and time and go somewhere else.
Jackie WangJackie Wang
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{full disclosure, this was from 6 months ago-stuck in my account pending posting) Take out window. One person(who was very friendly) working it while 4 cooks worked and stood watch waiting for an order. Worker at window was working hard. One other person took an order, but she was not friendly at all. Had an attitude of not wanting to be there. Ordered a quart of seafood chowder for $27. (2 years ago it was $16). Container literally was over 3/4 broth and the rest was seafood pieces. When I questioned the lack of seafood, I was told that they give you “2 of the pint sized chowders which include 2 scallops” Wow. We got 4 scallops and about 5 tiny shrimp. The rest, maybe 4oz, were small pieces of something but could not tell what it was, and the rest were pieces of potatoes. Flavor was good, but serving, quality and quantity of the very little seafood, was extremely disappointing. As a native, I will not go back. Scale of 1-10; 2
Lauri BLauri B
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Have been coming to this institution every time I am in Rye over the past 20 years. Simply one of the best lobster roll in the country. And believe me I have tried them all from Maine to Maryland.
B VB V
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I enjoyed the atmosphere more than the food which was alao good. The location is great, right in front of the ocean.
Arfeen KhanArfeen Khan
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1677 Ocean Blvd, Rye, NH 03870
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(603) 436-2280
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raysseafoodrestaurant.com
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Coastal eats such as house-caught lobster offered in casual digs with a deck, sea views & a lounge.
attractions: Rye Harbor State Park, Foss Beach, restaurants: Rye Harbor Lobster Pound

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