Robinson's Wharf — Restaurant in Southport

We went on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022. We sat on the upper deck, our waiter Donnie was fabulous. The bus boy was very attentive making sure everything was clean and cleared.

I was really looking forward to dinner, we settled on the seafood trio. Here was the menu the description:

Seafood Trio Scallops / shrimp / haddock / lemon herb butter topped with cracker crumb / fingerling potatoes / green beans & tomatoes.

Both my guest and I ordered the same dish. So it was not just my dinner it was also her dinner as well.

What we were served was haddock that had smallest amount of cracker crumb at the center of the haddock it was almost not visible. The shrimp and scallops, the potatoes, and the green beans / cherry tomatoes were ice cold. The potatoes were hard.

When the waiter to first came out and asked us how our meal was we said fine, he was busy and I didn't want to bother him, that was before I tried the scallops and shrimp, and realized everything but the haddock was cold. In addition to the lack of breading on the haddock was very dry.

When we inquired about why the shrimp and scallops were not also baked with the crumbs, waiter stated those were sauteed. I let him know that both our meals we're cold, and clearly the shrimp and scallops had not been sauteed. He offered to take the food back and have it heated up and saute it. The food came back and my guest was missing a few scallops. And the shrimp in the scallops clearly were not seared still.

Our waiter was able to adjust the bill with 50% off. So it still cost me $32 for two meals that were pretty much inedible. I left there very hungry. We tried to find another restaurant nearby but we were unable to. So I had to wait 2 hours to go home and make something myself.

As I said, Donnie was a great waiter, and I made sure I took him well.

I was extremely disappointed, and will not go...

Very nice setting right on the water. Pretty flowers all around the outdoor deck. The waitress was pretty good and humorous. The house wine was ok and the Lone Pine IPA was tasty. My husband ordered the Southport fondue which was great with homemade chips and crostini. Our friends ordered the Lazy lobster dinner and the Seafood trio. They enjoyed both except for the green beans side. I ordered the Maine Shore dinner with lobster, clams, fried potatoes and clam chowder. The clam chowder came first and it was thick with clams and potatoes. The lobster was lobster and the potatoes were barely warm and greasy. I didn’t even eat them. The “main” problem with the Maine Shore dinner was the delay being delivered to the table – presumable because there was a shift change. I watched the rest of our party eating as slowly (and guiltily) as possible so there’s food got cold before I even got mine. To top it off, I had to ask for reparations which I assumed would be a comped dinner. But it wasn’t. They gave a 25% discount for the Maine Shore dinner for their failure to handle a shift change properly. Truly disappointed in how this was handled. Enough that we...

We were really happy that we found and tried Robinson's Wharf. The staff was really friendly, definitely a tight-knit team, helping each other out to always make sure the customers had what they needed. There was not much of a crowd, because this is in the off season - we had our choice of table, which we now understand is not possible at all in the summer. The menu had great options. Everything we had was made there - no frozen foods. We had the New England clam chowder, (generous amounts of clam, bacon and potato chunks, in a buttery broth). We tried the fried artichoke hearts - they were fresh-made, with a light batter and aioli dipping sauce, very tasty. For dinner, we had a lobster dinner (nice size, great cole slaw, and only the corn was subpar, but that's because it's so far off season) and a crispy caprese sandwich (nice rounds of fried and gooey mozzarella, on tasty toasted Tuscan bread) with awesome fries. Our waitress, Alyssa, took lots of her time to share information on the vibe and culture. Great laid-back place, really good food, reasonable prices. Best of all, good staff who genuinely liked...