We wanted some clam chowder and theirs was good. It was not real thick but was really tasty. Nice view and very friendly service

Consistently good. I've been going here whenever I'm in southern Maine for about ten years now. The chowder is tasty and not filled with cornstarch. The fried seafood is fresh-tasting and prepared well, and the strawberry shortcake for dessert is superb. read more

I had a wonderful experience at Billy's Chowder House! went right before sun down & had the amazing view of seeing the sunset from the back room. It was my first time at this restaurant and received many suggestions from people around town when I asked for a lobster spot that'll make an imprint on me forever and it did! the service I received was incredible, I was assisted by Kelly and she was so helpful and friendly when I couldn't figure out exactly what I wanted to eat. Her knowledge on the menu really helped me narrow down what I wanted & went with her recommendation! I was very satisfied with the lobster dish I received. the restaurant has a wonderful team of people working together, & can cater to any crowd that comes in and I definitely recommend Billy's chowder house to anyone looking for wonderful service & a delicious meal! read more

Love Nicky fabulous waitress so sweet and nice great atmosphere and TV s in the bar we are from California hard to compare but Loved it here ;) read more

First time having a Maine lobster, really was expecting more, my son had fish and chips he complained that the fries didn't taste right, my fiancé wasn't all that happy with his meal either :/ oh well read more

I would have to say its right down the middle. Nothing special but not bad either. I had the small whole belly clam and chips, more than enough. The wife had stuffed shrimp, which is whole shrimps cooked into stuffing. Not really that good. But the clam chowder was done right. Whole belly clam inside the chowder which was good. read more

Place was pretty good. I ended up getting the bucket of clams. One pound was perfect for one person. For a drink I got the Riptide Martini it was not so good. Very fruity. Food took a little while to get. read more

My wife and I had dinner here in February 2015. We shared lobster stew, clam chowder, a large salad and the seafood sampler. The portions were large, the food very well prepared, the service excellent, and the atmosphere on a cold winter night warm and friendly. read more

this place is quality. right on the salt marsh with local seafood, what more can you ask for in wells. my favorite thing on the menu is the clam chowder, i call in an order togo for lunch sometimes. servers are friendly and the prices are moderate. read more

Always Always GREAT!!!!! Clam Chowder the BEST!!!! Steamers ---- so flavorful!!!! Blue Cheese Dressing --- home made!!!! Baked Stuffed Haddock----have you ever had shrimp in the stuffing---you get it at BILLYS!!!! Our Server was so NICE and up beat .. Courtney.. !!!! She recommended the Blue Berry Ice Cream..---deliciousooo MY wife and I always Always enjoy Billys.. in fact we don't read the menu cause we usually always order the above... The food was and IS always good and the server was great!!!! We were there last night and it was packed... ENJOY!!!! read more

First time in a long time and we found it overrated. It's expensive for what we got and the food was no better this some of the smaller seafood places in area. Chowder is good but for $5 a SMALL cup you hardly get a taste. I was glad to order the "regular" fried shrimp platter. There may have been 10-15 shrimp all same size and shape which makes us think it was not from Maine. Fish and chips was nothing to rave about and the fish looked like 4 pieces of fried zucchini definitely won't make special trip to go there for sure read more

Great atmosphere. 2 stars probably isn't a full representation of the experience here but it was accurate for my quick stay. I stopped in with a nice lady for a bowl of soup and a beer before jumping on the road and heading home. My chowder was fine, but not great. She ordered seafood bisque. $15.99 for a bowl of soup. No joke. I thought it might come with a back rub. Instead of commenting on this, I decided wait and see what the soup looked/tasted like. Who am I to call a $16 bowl of soup overpriced, without even seeing it? Soup came out and was sub par. I couldn't get over the content for the price. Rarely do I think I've been ripped off but this was awful. The place itself was awesome, waitress was great, and beer selection was good, just don't spend your life savings on the seafood bisque! read more

I ordered a cup of clam chowder & Caesar salad. The chowder had whole belle clams & a nice broth. The salad had the right amount of dressing. I had there brewed iced tea which was perfect, not to strong or week. For the main course Seafood sampler which I highly recommend. read more

Very friendly service and good food. Even on a busy night the wait isn't too bad and our waiter worked very hard. I suggest eating in the lounge area with the bar during sunset for a fantastic view. Great local restaurant! read more

Enjoyable seafood experience... Nice place recommended by a local. Great food - terrific service - good value. Definitely worth a visit when in Wells! read more

We always order the clam chowder..yum...lobster is pricey but average price for the area...wait I think is a bit long...great cool drinks n taps...gets really busy...nice to be seated n just eat in this area...service is pretty decent, they r on their toes. It's a been there done that...good place to go if you're in the area n don't have any place to rush to...but food doesn't exactly call me back but maybe it's bc I'm not big on fried foods even though their steamers were very good...their corn bread is yummy read more

Lobster salad roll was fair. Clam chowder was decent. Liked the coleslaw. Husband liked cheeseburger and salad. Chicken fingers not good per son. Didn't like the breading. Nothing special here. read more

Decent food however you are paying for the excellent view. Multiple orders in our party had wrong items brought but overall the waitress was nice. FYI there is no Italian dressing, so be aware... read more

This was my first time in all the years I've been coming to Maine from Vt. that I went to Billys Chowder House. I believe I've been converted from Mikes Clam Shack!!! My waitress, Heather was absolutely the most friendly waitress in all of the restaurants in Maine that I've been to!!! read more

My family has been going here for years. I must preface this though, with I do not eat seafood. With that said, from my family's accounts, the seafood is great and fresh. I don't think they've ever had a major complaint. The atmosphere is cozy and full of history. The location is great, right in the middle of the marshes, very scenic. If you like seafood I highly recommend it, if you do not like seafood, the rest of the menu is pretty darn good too. read more

I posted a review on Billy's original thread and no longer see the thread. I would like to make sure that my review get spewed so here it goes. We ate there and the beginning of September. We ordered 4 Caesar salads, a couple of beers and 4 clam chowder's. We had a trip to two of the clam chowder's. Our bill was well over $100! Getting shrimp on your Caesar salad doubles the price!! I could hardly finish my clam chowder and am not sure how this clam chowder got an award. The Caesar salad was far from good and came with fairly wilted lettuce. Our service was okay but as usual our waitress seemed overwhelmed. We are eating there again only because on Wednesday they have a dollar oyster special. Other than that we would not spend our money there again! read more

I had gone here with my family on a hickey trip back when I was a kid. Me and my girlfriend were on vacation in Wells, Maine and the night we arrived at 6pm on 6/17/15 for dinner. The chowder was amazing and my lobster mac and cheese was fantastic and my girlfriends swordfish was cooked perfectly. The desserts were not that good. My girlfriend got strawberry shortcake and I got blueberry cobbler. The biscuits in the desserts needed more sugar. I never thought I'd say that about a dessert but I am a stickler for a good dessert and the dessert was just not that good. Our waitress also seemed a little antsy and slightly rude in how she took care of us and in the tone she talked to us. All in all the food was good and the dessert was not. We will come back if we are ever in the area again. read more

For a low priced seafood place, Billy's chowder house would be excellent. However as a local restaurant right on the coast of Maine, the scallops overcooked and getting a black claw lobster, the place was certainly overpriced. Clam chowder was good, lobster mac and cheese was also excellent. 3/5 read more

Table for 6 taken in about 25 minutes. Valet parking out front. Waitress was very pleasant. However the food was mediocre. Started with Buffalo Wings and they were hot yet not great. Clam Strip dinner was decent. The clam chowder I expected to be awesome and I was so underwhelmed by it. Overall just a very average restaurant. Prices were reasonable. read more

Lobster stew is off the hook! Loaded with meat! Had it with a small side salad (incredible farm fresh salad) Kids had chicken fingers which were the best I ever tasted. There on 7-4-16 so service undoubtedly the B-team but hey that's the deal on the holiday. Definitely would go back. read more

Not that impressed. Chowder was more potato than clam had the billys famous platter clams were ridiculously small more fries than anything else scallops were very good and the staff was very friendly but for the money the meal came up short read more

Went for lunch with the wife mid week. Ordered a mixed green salad with mandarin orange and candied walnuts. Wound up with a pile of iceberg lettuce with a scant covering of baby spinach. Walnuts weren't even candied. Dressing was OK. Not worth $12 by any margin. Good views though. read more

Great food and nice service but SO slow. I waited about 40 minutes for my meal. The food tastes very good but the surf and turf had about three medium shrimp and the smallest fillet I've ever seen and it was way too expensive read more

Superb cuisine & great personable waitresses..fish chowder is awesome, whole belly clams sweet,clean & excellant.

Delicious food and friendly service in a comfortable traditional New England seafood restaurant. Great deals offered and their own beer were a pleasant offering. We will definitely be going again soon. read more

Freshest food I've had on the coast of Maine. Not greasy at all, tasted like it was made just for us. AMAZING. Our first time and won't be the last!! Highly recommend this place! read more

Came looking forward to the award winning clam chowder that I heard so much about was told there would be a 10 minute wait no problem even though as we looked around we could see a few empty tables matter of fact there was a room practly empty was told that room only has one server but the wait went quick when we got to the table and checked out the the menu everything was very pricy we found the clam chowder and it was almost $10 a bowl first I thought that to much but then told myself it's award winning so bring us both a bowl when it got there I was like your kidding me it was a bowl of warm buttery milk with a few pieces of clams and potatoe are you kidding me who gave out this award Billy's mom as far as the rest of the meal it was just ok I can tell you this we won't be back matter of fact I'm going online to award Campbells chunky clam chowder the best chowder award maybe Billy should open a can and study it read more

Clam chowder should be called potato chowder. Two clams laid on top of the potatoes does not clam chowder make. Absolutely, positively the worse "clam chowder" I've ever had. read more

My family visits Billy's Chowder House every year while vacationing in Wells. This year, I had the pleasure of having the famous Clam chowder, as usual, but also the swordfish with roasted corn salsa. It was absolutely incredible! The mix of flavors was complex, but not overwhelming. Very well done! read more

We visited there today. We were seated and after about 15 mins we still hadn't been waited on so we left.

A little bit of a slide. Oysters were sandy, and a bit dirty. Fried food was overdone. Baked food was also a bit overdone. Scallop quality was low, despite the server's insistence that it was fresh that morning. Hoping for an upturn, but I gotta be honest, this was not the best visit. read more

Stopped in for what we thought was "famous chowder".. What we got was watery broth with a few potatoes and two very overboiled, tough, rubbery clams. It also had a pool of ? Yellow oil on top? I'm guessing it was supposed to be melted butter but it was definitely margarine- I was a little grossed out by it. We all got diarrhea the second we got back to the hotel- not from food poisoning since we had no nausea or vomiting but I think from the margarine. Never again. read more

Got chowder and whole belly fried clams I was not impressed with either. Clams were more like bubblegum in the chowder and the fried clams were very small and over cooked. I'm not sure I will go back. read more

Billy's Chowder House is a good sit down restaurant located about half a mile from Wells Beach. It is located overlooking the marsh and has a comfy feel about it. If you go here prepare to eat. The portions are large and they have lots of good selections. I feel the food is good but somewhat overpriced. If you went to a less fancy spot you would get the same quality of food for much less. That being said if you want to have a nice sit down meal with the family and enjoy the sights, you could do a lot worse. I liked the Onion rings and fried Haddock. read more

Billy's has my favorite clam chowder. Absolutely awesome. I had the swordfish there this week, also excellent. Great views of the back harbor at Wells. Neat restaurant. I always stop there when I'm in town. read more