Yikes! I just looked back and realized that I reviewed this place 5 years ago, and it wasn't a good review then ...I guess I hoped it would be better by now, yet here we are, firmly in the land of 1 star, which would be zero stars if possible! This time, I ordered the Bayside Trio (I think that was the name). One Lump Crabcake over a bed of yellow rice, 3 grilled shrimp, and 2 baked clams served with charred broccoli. Can I just say that the broccoli was one of the best part of the meal? I think that speaks volumes. Where to begin? Lets just get the worst of it out of the way. The Lump Crabcake- (lump Crabcake generally implies that the crab is of good quality) -wasn't. No chunks of crab meat-just mush. Was it the same as the "Maryland Crabcake" listed in the appetizer section? The waitress said yes. Let me tell you, it was NOTHING like a Maryland Crabcake. I'm actually embarrassed for Bayside Clambar for trying to pass off this little crabby patty as a Maryland crab cake. If I was Maryland, I'd sue Bayside for defamation and slander, for them trying to pass their sad little clump of whatever-it-is as a Maryland Crabcake! To me, that was the worst offense, that sad little stepsister...nay, distant cousin ... to the mighty Maryland Crabcake. As if that wasn't bad enough, it was pretty god-awful to eat. I left half of the pathetic little thing on my plate. The shrimp? Undercooked and tough. I left 1 1/2 of the 3 of them on my plate. The rice? Meh, but not horrible. I still left most of it on my plate. Thank Gods the baked clams and the broccoli were delicious-not a crumb of either were left behind. The waitress's lack of care when I told her that this plate was less than mediocre didn't help much. It's official-Bayside Clambar is on my list of places to avoid. I might suggest you do the same and save yourself from disappointment. read more

Bayside Clam Bar & Grill - "Maryland Crabcake" on a bed of yellow rice. - Bars Near Me - East Islip, New York

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Great place for a nice lunch. This Saturday they had live music. Food was great too! For appetizers we shared the pickles, amazing dry rub wings and Calamari. All sandwiches were yummy. Service was great. Would definitely come back for another fun afternoon! read more

Yesterday, me and my family went to Bayside. This beautiful restaurant, is located at the East Islip Marina. At first, we saw the gray clouds gathering, rather quickly in the skies.. but minutes later, there was a peak of sunshine, that made us decide to get a table. The food is amazing. I recommend the appetizers, if you're coming in with a group that wants to have drinks as well. It's also family-friendly. I saw several blankets down on the grass; babies cooing. The mozzarella sticks and stuffed clams were really good. I ordered the blackened Mahi Tacos. Very good, very tasty. I recommend the wings, fried calamari, and of course, the french fries. Prices are reasonable. read more

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We love coming here. The staff is wonderful and friendly. The view and atmosphere is fun and lively. The drinks are great! Greedy selection of beer. The food is just ok. I wish they would up their game with the food. read more

WOUNDED WARRIORS NOT WELCOME Unfortunately this establishment is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. They've spent A Lot of money in recent years improving the restaurant but don't have accessible bathrooms. If you know a wounded warrior or any disabled person you should NOT GO HERE Shameful. And btw how did the town give them a permit to operate without having accessible bathrooms? read more

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I love the food of bayside. It is fresh. They made a lovely accommodation for me. I wanted a grilled fish sandwich for dinner and they allowed me to. The service is fast. It's a beautiful view of the water. I love their mussels marinara!! I love their sweet potato fries. read more

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We wanted a place on/by the water. Without even realizing it we could not have chosen a better location for dining by the water. It made the visit sooo much nicer. Parking was a little tricky. When you enter, be sure to tell the person at the booth that you are there to eat at the restaurant. Look to the left hidden behind the restaurant for free parking. The day we ventured here was picture perfect. Our waitress was friendly and our food was good, but nothing extra special. It's the view that's the main attraction!! It was a nice lunch out with friends. read more

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Tried this place on a whim. Wanted a waterfront place that didn't mind my kids running amok. Very cute menu of kids drinks which they liked. The views were nice and they had live music. Food was okay, nothing to rave about but we ate it. Definitely get the potato curls, you will not regret it! read more

It's all outdoor seating with live music It's a lot of fun And you can eat and drink there Always having fun there Check it out !! read more

If I could put no stars I would, TERRIBLE service. Can't even speak on the food because me and my family couldn't even get that far. Would not recommend, it's an outdoor area that's no accommodating, comfortable or safe. Was told the food was ok but definitely wasn't worth the experience read more

Great outdoor Seasonal waterfront restaurant with beautiful views of the bay! Located at East Islip Marina Service is excellent & usually live bands on the weekends. Food & service is very good Great Fried Calamari & The pulled pork loaded nachos are soooo good. We go here often. Definitely recommend read more

I really wanted to love this place. It has such potential! However, the food was disappointing. I had a crispy chicken sandwich which consisted of one single chicken strip. No tomato no lettuce. The drinks were great that I will say however, I think this place could be doing so much more with their food. Our server was kind, and the ambiance was perfect. read more

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We don't come here for the food because it's not that good. We meet our friends at the bar and listen to the bands. Drinks are expensive so pace yourself and bring a chair if you want to hang out on the lawn. Overall, great views of the boats/water and a relaxing night out. read more

The prices online are different than the prices inside. Way too overpriced. Manager Tracy was very inconsiderate and rude. Would never go back there again! read more

I was here twice when I was with my ex-boyfriend. One time he performed here with one of his bands another time we came to see the singer in the band he used to perform with when she was singing with Original Copy. It's a cute little venue. I didn't eat here just had drinks. A virgin pina colada, a seltzer and OJ. There is a great view of the water and they also have firepits. There are also deer nearby so many of them. This place is worth it for the nature! read more

Its a descent vibe and service is also descent. Food items are somewhat typical meaning there is nothing truly special in the menu. Good view of the water and has music often. Not rushing here. Price point for what it is is high. But worthwhile to try it read more

We really enjoyed the ultra casual atmosphere and the beautiful view. The service was great and the seating was quick. The band was fantastic and we just love that ultra casual beach vibe. The food and drinks were a 2 1/2 out of 5. As other reviewers say, it is extremely overpriced for what you get quality wise. Normally I don't care if you charge $25 or even $35 for a plate of shrimp, I am fine with that. But when you order grilled shrimp and you get cocktail shrimp that was boiled and then passed over the grill it kind of feels cheap. My grilled shrimp scampi turned out to be boiled cocktail shrimp on a skewer that was heated up (barely passed over) the grill and the rice it was on top was inedible (sour taste). The appetizers we had were baked clams and conch fritter, both decent but nothing to rave about. The fish tacos were good. The mojito had very large amounts of whole bunches (not just leaves) of mint (some slimy that I picked out), so definitely not muddled or even mashed slightly in the shaker. Would we give them another try? Yes, because we love the atmosphere so much and are willing to give it another chance hoping if we order different dishes they may be better. Will update, if we have the same experience it may be a place to just get simple drinks and appetizers, if that. It is a location we like to visit. Hopefully we try other dishes and like them better. read more

Bayside Clam Bar & Grill - Outdoor seating w/live music - Bars Near Me - East Islip, New York

First time I went here and food and drinks are great. I had a watermelon Mojito and strawberry drink and they were amazing. When our waitress came back she said that they ran out of mint, so they couldn't do mojitos anymore, but one of my friends suggested their strawberry drink and it was great! I also had an angus burger with no onions and mozzarella cheese. It was delicious, but the only thing was I asked for medium rare, and it looked medium for me. Other than that it was delicious and the juices were coming out of the burger. Which I didn't mind that much. It came on a brioche bun with added a small kicks of sweetness with I thought was nice. I didn't remember our waitress's name but she was great. Wasn't pushy or rude, which was awesome. She did disappear towards the end but it was getting windy and a storm was coming, I figure she was trying to help her coworkers out somewhere else. I will definitely be coming back with different people. Two thumbs up for me! read more

Bayside Clam Bar & Grill - Their strawberry drink. Very good - Bars Near Me - East Islip, New York

DO NOT GO HERE!. food is overpriced and not good, plastic utensils, horrible drinks, our waiter Ava was HORRIBLE, extremely rude right from the get go, horrendous service from her, she should find a new job bc hospitality is not it for her. Save your money and go somewhere else read more

Not worth it. Overpriced for ok food. If you're not a regular, you might have to wait longer than the rest.

Can't beat the location on the bay. Food is good and keeps with the seaside atmosphere. Often live music is a bonus. Reasonably priced.

Great view, decent food- not a bad place to spend the day. I ordered the guacamole and it was good

We ate here again and enjoyed the food, friends and the view. I had the shrimp and chicken burrito and it was amazing. The baked clams were lacking in originality and over priced for only 4 on the dish. The plain nachos were also uninteresting and too small for the price. Most of the Apps were overpriced. My thought is that they are trying to make up for lost COVID TIME. read more

5 plus plus Highly recommend! I recently had a great 1st experience here. Very good service and a delicious food. We came in close to closing on a holiday evening. I could hear the hostess ask the owner for permission to seat us close to closing. Permission was granted by the owner! (Shout out to the boss! Good business) The meal and service was great. They have a well thought out seafood menu with plenty of non seafood options. The atmosphere is somewhat waterfront casual. They made me a loyal and future repeat customer! Good work! read more

Here's the Scoop! Love this venue! Indoor & outdoor dining. Of course I chose the outdoor dining that has water views. The host friendly and quickly sat us no wait! We had lunch. The menu was chock full bar of delicious choices. Lovely afternoon sunny with a breeze. It felt so tropical. Our appetizers were garlic Parmesan wings and empanadas. Both cooked to perfection. Our entrees we're Seafood platter with scallops, clams and cod fried. Yummylicious!!! I will return because of the food, ambiance and service. Check it out Yelp family! read more

Local place for me that I need to frequent more often. Beautiful located in marina. We had margaritas to start that were very refreshing. We started with Thai calamari it was very tasty and not chewy. Had a little kick I had the mahi tuna tacos. They were very filling. Lots of flavor My friend for her son the kids mac n cheese which was enough for everyone and we still took some to go Service was excellent read more

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love coming here!!! always have a great time and great service. food is great!!! Ava is our favorite but all the staff is kind, welcoming and helpful (especially when busy!! read more

We came here last night for my daughters' birthday. The place is very cute with pretty views. There was live music, (one-man-band) and he was amazing. Jillian was our server and she is the best! Super sweet and attentive even though the place was packed and she had many tables. I had the snapper with broccolini and rice and it was amazing! My daughter, A had the skirt steak entree as she doesn't eat seafood. She loved it. My daughter, O orders a lobster roll anytime it's on the menu anywhere and she usually still hungry afterward. They actually give you two lobster rolls along with French fries and she took the leftovers home. We were dining with friends that were happy with their food and drinks. One had scotch and the other wine, but my mojitos were pretty watered down. I bartended for years and I make a pretty mean mojito, I couldn't really taste the rum at all. Overall I would definitely recommend this place. read more

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Came here with my mother on a saturday afternoon and enjoyed and outdoor cocktail, live band and was even able to see a 35 year high school reunion private party going on at the restaurant. Very nice place, service was good to us. We picked at some calamari, baked clams and friend shrimp ( any place can deep dry seafood and throw it on a plate, but our food came as best as you would want fried seafood to come out! along with some margaritas, this made a very nice laid back afternoon. crowd was very mixed. would definitely come back in the late spring / summer for a nice outdoor experience. read more

Ambiance and view is why we go there. Service is fine. We have not found good food there yet! Hopeful

Wow. Not my first visit. What a disappointment. Fried calamari was somewhat chewy. No tentacles. Must have been frozen. Ordered the $29 grilled shrimp scampi entree. Where to start? It was appetizer size. Shrimp, broccolini and yellow rice. Shrimp did not look or taste grilled. There may have been a teaspoon of sauce on each of five shrimp. FIVE! Three pieces of broccolini were ok. A little more crunchy than I liked. And a small ramekin molded yellow rice mound which was almost inedibly salty. Not sure I'll be back. read more

Always a great time. Tonight we had burgers margaritas and Cortana happy cinco de mayo. A must stop down kinda place read more

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Enjoyed the view from the outdoor patio. Good Bloody Mary and variety of beer on tap. Wings were great, we has sweet honey garlic flavor which was perfect! Hubby had the ahi tuna burger which he liked. I ordered the crabby sandwich.. the bun was tasty and perfectly toasted... but where was the crab??? Nothing but a rice and breadcrumb patty... very disappointing and not worth $25 for the plate. French fries were good. Will go back for the location and view but will not order anything crab there again. Sorry I didn't take a picture but I broke it apart looking for the crab read more

I was super excited to try out this restaurant! Went down with my family on a Friday for the live music, such a beautiful atmosphere however hostess seemed frazzled. 45 min wait, no big deal but we didn't get a call for an 1.5 hours later meanwhile we walked back n forth from lawn to bar multiple times and at one point counted 16 open tables! Not sure if they are understaffed or hostess having a hard time. Eventually ordered food to go and took it to lawn area. Fish tacos were delicious and so were the drinks. Maybe turn into a kiosk/QR code order food to table as an idea...many beach front restaurants are doing that now and works out great. read more

Staff friendly. Nice setting off the water. But food needs much improvement. Ordered beef quesadilla to start. Just ok. Basically chop meat with taco seasoning. Clam Strips with fries and onion rings very greasy. FishWish sandwich was probably the best thing we ordered read more

Food was delicious! Super affordable, and just overall a very enjoyable atmosphere. Service was quick! read more

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Meh! Have had better fried seafood platter at just about any South Shore restaurant on the water. Not crispy. Not tasty. Paid $3 more for onion rings instead of fries. Awful. Won't return. read more

There's a gorgeous view over looking the water for the outdoor dining. We ordered calamari and it was super tasty so I was really looking forward to my entree. The waitress recommend the scallop dish in which I ordered. The scallops were good but the rice and spinach I wasn't too fond of. The rice was a bit plain and the fried spinach were not my thing, steamed would have been better. Aside from that, I enjoyed the service and scenery. read more

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I mean, it wasn't the best experience I've ever had but also not the worst either. Of course I read the reviews before and took a lot of time to put myself in a good mindset before going. Yes, the staff is a younger group of ladies but none of them were rude or on their phone. They were busy, and for a Tuesday night, I would consider it a busy night. As for the comment about the bugs- you're right near and ONTOP of a dock and only footsteps away from the bay. Of course if you go on a off night you should expect bugs / mosquitos to be flying around. We went and there were no bugs to be found! Yes this place has paper plates and silverware- but it didn't matter to us. That's the style of place you're going to. The drinks- they have a nice sized drink menu. I first started with the Watermelon Margarita, and to me it was a nice margarita- yes people it was in a plastic cup, WHO CARES. It tasted delicious a little sweet for me but it was good. We also had the two guys kept ordering Landsharks. We started the night with baked clams, Thai chili calamari, and the nachos. Everything came out hot and delicious. The favorite was the Thai chili calamari, couldn't have enough of those! The nachos ehhh, they weren't anything special but we did still finish the whole plate. We had appetizers for a group of 5 people. For entrees, we had one crabby patty ( yes that's what it's called!), the Ahi Tuna Burger, blackened tuna tacos, orange scallops, and the blackened shrimp scampi. It did take a while for food to come out and entrees were okay. The buns for the Burgers both were too heavy and because they were not toasted or warmed up, they broke right away while eating the burgers. The burgers came with fries- they were crispy but some fell flat and oily. In the Ahi tuna burger, i wish it was placed in the middle so I got the tuna and bread- most bites were just bread until I gave up on the bread and ate with my fork and knife. The tacos, ehh, the tortillas were just about raw. They needed to be heated or put over a burner. Crabby patty, delicious crab but the bread... ugh. The shrimp was good, tad over cooked but it was still okay. And the scallops, i heard they were interesting, they looked good. But the plate was finished soo couldn't have been too bad. Aside from food, you do get free entertainment from a live band and it seems like they have a love band every night. When you finish with dinner you can sit by the outdoor bar, or they have lawn chairs and it looked like they have cornhole but I'm not 100% sure on that. It was overall a nice place to eat. Don't expect the best food but it's also not bad food either. To me it's a great place and I would certainly go back! read more

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It's all about the location and vibe. Atmosphere: 5/5 On a nice summer or spring day this place is fantastic. You are outside by the bay. The harbor is a short walk away. Live bands frequently make the stay even more fun. Food: 2/5 If you are coming here for some grub with friends then this place is great. If you're coming here for a good seafood dinner then you're in the wrong place. Many of the foods are fried and uninspired. Not bad, just not something you're going to get excited about. Not interesting. Food seemed processed and not a "Catch of the day". Service: 3/5 Service can be spotty. Many hostesses seem to be on point but some disappear for long stretches of time. We had Mara and she was gone for about 20 minutes right while we were looking to get more drinks. Cleanliness: 3/5 No notable problems but could not see inside. Nothing phenomenal either. Parking: 4/5 You park in the Marina lot. Lots of spots. Not an issue normally. Value: 3/5 The price is a bit steep for the quality offered. Restrooms: n/a (Didn't visit) Overall: 3/5 Someone looking to hang out with friends, have a few drinks and some food -- will find this place enjoyable. If you're set on a impressive dining experience, the food and service will leave you wanting more. read more

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