Typical roadside snack bar/dairy bar with the typical menu. Hot dogs, burgers, fries, soft serve ice cream, sodas with the addition of various seafood items like whole belly clams, calamari and scallops. The fryolator and grill are the cooking implements and it's staffed by teens on their first summer job. They cook to order so your food will be hot and fresh. They grounds are clean and well maintained, bushes are trimmed, no over-grown grass or weeds, picnic tables are clean and in good order with some out in the open air, most are underneath an open, roofed shelter in case of rain or if one just wishes to get out of the sun. The view is excellent as it's located right on the Mystic river. You can see the tall ships of the Mystic Maritime museum, the stately houses of the upper crust across the river on the opposite bank and the graveyard of the well-to-do just upriver. The well-off who have passed on get a nice view of the river as well, I guess.

Had a good experience in spite of the fact they got my order wrong. I wanted the scallops, got the clam strips instead. The young woman was very nice and personable and said it was no problem to have my meal replaced. They really picked the right person to man the order counter. I lived with the clam strips.

Don't expect gourmet. It's a fry and grill joint. Children will love the food, adults will appreciate the quiet atmosphere and sweet views of the Mystic river. Great place to unwind a touch and plot where one wants to go to next.

OH, and I found out that Red-winged Blackbirds DO like clam strips and are rather sleek little buggers up close. A bit of useless knowledge that you're now stuck with.......