1/20/26 bitter cold with intermittent squalls- Oysters are shucked ever day now, but are $2 per on Thursday- I take this to mean the shucker is a rookie on other days; he was at least today. Had 12 Norumbagas with 2-4 shell bits per oyster. Gained an appreciation for those shuckers at The shop, Freeport oyster house, etc. Got sautéed scallops- about a dozen- perfectly cooked, 10/10. Honestly, a dish you would find on the French coast. So: oysters: 5/10 scallops: 10/10. As I have said previously, don't come here for the oysters. DO come for the scallops if Tara is cooking. read more

Bob's Seafood - Norumbaga - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

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We have been going here since it opened a few years ago . It just slips my mind every time to leave a review. The food is always great and the fish is extremely fresh . I've had several items on the menu . This time I had the haddock sandwich with coleslaw and a cup of clam chowder. The chowder is thick , creamy and delicious. The haddock was lightly battered and delicious as well. My fiancé had the lobster stew and crab sandwich on gluten free bun . The lobster stew is also gluten free. He said the crab sandwich was outstanding! They also have vet delicious French fries ! The restaurant has a farm house feel to it . Very comfortable atmosphere and friendly bar/waitstaff . read more

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I'm so bummed to write this review. I have been coming to Bob's since I was a kid, before the renovation and buildout with the taproom. I have really fond memories eating here and have had many good meals throughout the years. When I visit Maine, eating fried seafood is a treat. I look forward to fried clams *all year* and... they are expensive! The fried clams I got today, although a large portion, were dismal. Shriveled and dry, bready coating, and the worst part filled with grit I had to crunch through. Sadly, some of the worst fried clams I've ever had (I've had a lot). And the fries.... Soggy and firm. Not tasty at all. I got a baked potato as a side - literally just a potato wrapped in foil with zero accoutrements? Not even a pat of butter included. Very disappointing. The cup of clam chowder was less than mediocre. The clams were like rubber, I had to avoid them and focus on the potato in my soup. What's going on here? For a $200 takeout order and Bob's reputation, I expect so so much more. read more

Bob's Seafood - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

I've been here twice in the past month. I love it so much! All of the fried options are great. The "you choose 4" is so much food for 2 people to split. I love that they have beer flights and the options change - I like to just say "surprise me" and see what I get, never a bad option! Our first time we ate inside and service was quick and friendly. Second time we ate outside, service was still friendly but much slower. Will definitely be going back - we really love this place! read more

Bob's Seafood - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

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Visited Bob's Seafood for lunch on my recent trip to Maine. We opted to sit outside. Our waitress came to take our orders and it was pretty quick. I got to try the calamari, bacon wrapped scallops, and lobster roll. The calamari had a little too much breading for my liking, but was good otherwise. The bacon wrapped scallops came with a maple dipping sauce, but it was definitely better without it. The lobster roll was a Maine style, served cold and tossed with mayo. I prefer the Connecticut style lobster roll served hot with melted butter. But I was in Maine so i guess it checks out. Cheaper and better than the restaurants I visited in Portland proper. read more

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Steamed lobster dinner with streamers and corn... Need I say more? Excellent food and fast service. Respectful staff. Thank you for an amazing treat. read more

I just had an amazing haddock sandwich here! My wife's lobster roll was ample & she loved it. A cute, industrial decor, Bob's is a favorite in the Lakes Region. The wait staff were super friendly & we had our food within moments. We have ordered lobsters to go, but never eaten at the restaurant. We sure will again... & soon! read more

I grew up in New England, to be specific in the Boston area. This was the best fried seafood I've ever had. Simple exceptional high quality ingredients, executed to perfection. Go here for the best seafood New England has to offer and, therefore as us New Englander's know, the world. Emma's a great server, you'll be lucky to get her. read more

Bob's Seafood - Fried clams and scallops combo - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

Service was friendly and quick. It was busy when we arrived but was seated right away. Very good drinks and food. Get the crab stuffed mushrooms! read more

Bob's Seafood - Painkiller - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

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Bobs or the Tap House, is one of the best restaurants in Windham. The food is always good, the service is great, and the staff is friendly. Only issue is it can be loud....but there's another part of the restaurant (the older side) that's quieter. In the summer they have outdoor seating and music as well! Highly recommended! read more

Sounds so cliche to go to Maine and get lobster. But I live in Montana & don't have access to fresh seafood! I ordered the lobster roll and it was soooo yummy that I ordered another one to go! The second one didn't disappoint either! Service was friendly & efficient! read more

Firstly, there are 2 main seating areas, Bobs Seafood Market side and Tap Room side. It's kind of confusing but they are all the same restaurant. During the good weather, they also seating outside through the Tap Room. The Market side seating is cozy and quieter, the Tap Room side is spacious and noisy as the bar is also in the main part of the restaurant. It may be quieter in the booths, but we were seated right next to the bar. Still, it was well worth it. We got the scallops wrapped in bacon for the appetizer. They were perfect and I mean PERFECT. The bacon was cooked through all the way around, and the scallops were cooked to just the right amount of done, not rubbery at all, they were succulent and yummy. Next time, I might just get these and a salad. The Hub got 10 huge fried shrimp with what tasted like homemade cocktail sauce and homemade crispy fries. He loved it all, including the slaw, which he said was fresh and crispy. I got the fried clams, small, sweet and crispy, yummy. The haddock was really fresh, and the coconut shrimp were delicious. I had to take those home for lunch the next day, though, and they were just as good cold. The salad was a simple side salad but was fresh and appealing. Our server Danica was amazing, very attentive, and ran around like the Ever-Ready bunny. Oh, to be young and have that much energy!!! read more

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Courteous attention and prompt service. Fried clams were the best around! Haddock chowder was nice but could be creamier. I recommend a visit here . read more

Fried scallops were lousy. Had liquid in bottom of dish.Definitely not dry scallops. Played loud obnoxious music, while an older crowd of customers were dining. read more

Service is first, food is amazing. Comfortable local watering hole. Get the steamers, swordfish if it isn't already sold out

Remember the seminal television series "Cheers" where everyone knows your name and they're always glad you came? That a complete 180 in contrast to Bob's. They could care less about who you are and why you're there. My sever tonight was Haley. Her focus was on taking selfies of herself and being coy with the boys. As her customer she shows zero interest. It was like she couldn't wait for her shift to end. That said Bob's fare is mediocre and overpriced. I won't be back. Two thumbs down. read more

I used to like this place but the last two times I've been there have not been good The food just isn't good My wife and I shared a 3 combo fried seafood Scallops were great Clams not good Coconut shrimp terrible! Fries were excellent Cold slaw - meh Service it's fine and the decor is ok It's loud at times I won't go back for a long time read more

Went this last Saturday, plea Ty of great seafood, and friendly service.The tap room was fantastic, with tv's and great ambiance!!

I travel professionally extensively - coast to coast. I am on a consummate search for the best chowder to be found. For years my personal blue ribbon award was a place at Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia. I chanced upon this seafood restaurant/market and had to give it a try. The long held blue ribbon award has now shifted to Bob's seafood chowder! This Bob is so pleased that it coincidently shares my name! read more

Bob's Seafood - Seafood chowda - exquisite - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

Local "catch-all" (get it?) seafood spot that has a bunch of different options, both fried and fresh I came here with my GF's family and the service was very slow, but the food (I got a lobster roll and fries) was solid. Both indoor and outdoor seating, but one portion of the place is more of a fast-casual vibe and the other half is more of a bar-restaurant vibe People were very friendly Also have a bunch of their fresh seafood for sale if you particularly like anything and want to take some home read more

Prices are good food and service is off the chain! The outdoor dining has a wonderful ambiance. Love this place! read more

Bob's Seafood - The best Bloody Mary - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

This is a place we have visited a few times before. We are locals. All I can say is the food is consistently amazing! A favorite being the shark bites appetizer which is blackened mahi mahi with a spicy dipping sauce. So good! The fish tacos the fries are hand cut the clam cakes so crispy and perfectly cooked the salads are delicious and well mixed the drinks.. the waitstaff is very pleasant as well it's small inside but always packed. They do seafood take out as well to take home and cook. Love this place! read more

We tried Bob's for the first time. It was pretty crowded and loud. It was even louder when the music was turned on. Not very clean: cobwebs overhead on the wall fixtures and small flies circling us. Our waitress was excellent. She was very personable and attentive. The stuffed mushrooms were tasty, but not what I was expecting. The presentation was sort of like a microwave appetizer. The baked potatoes were wrapped in foil, but again presentation was as though they were cooked at home. The crab roll was ok. The steak was overcooked, but still delicious and tender. We cut it with a butter knife b/c we didn't have a steak knife. Didn't need one after all. All in all, I'd say the atmosphere was our biggest complaint. read more

I met friends here last week and was pleasantly surprised to find very good and well cooked haddock so far inland. It was moist and very fresh. The fries were well seasoned and crispy. I will go back! read more

Bob's Seafood - Fish & Chips - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

After years of driving past I finally got a taste of Bob's! The vibes inside are great, super friendly workers and not too cramped. I would give 10 stars to our waitress strictly for dealing with my group of about 8 people having themselves a day. The table got mussels and tuna to start and the sesame tuna was unreal! I've never tried this before and I'm obsessed. I then got the crab roll and it was perfect, the shredded crab really makes it. The onion rings were great too! Everyone at the table was happy with their meals and I would for sure go back! read more

Bob's Seafood - Crab Roll - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

Horrible experience! we arrived at 6:00 and we were told it would be a 30 minute wait and it turned into an hour wait and then were told we could sit in the market room. we chose to go there because we were sick or waiting. Don't ever choose that option! You will be listening to an ice machine making ice. You will see people looking at lobsters and buying seafood. The food wasn't that great. The rolls smelled like fish, baked potatoes tasted like dirt, and chicken sandwich was pink in the middle. We didn't finish eating and left the restaurant until 8:40 and again we arrived at 6:00!!!! read more

Ordered a quart of full belly Fried Clams and should have known better since it was the summer months. The clams were dripping in grease and something was not right. One of them exploded in my husband's hand and all this brown stuff went everywhere. I normally only go in the winter months because in the summer the food goes downhill and today it really went downhill on the takeout. And at $60 dollars for a quart, you expect better. Before they expanded, they were so much better. Now they just seem to want the money without thought of the quality read more

Bob's is a local treasure, and if you are a frequent visitor you'll quickly figure out what works best for you. First, we buy fresh fish and seafood here weekly. They may not have the biggest variety but what they have is always excellent quality. I probably buy salmon once a week here, for instance. As for dining in... the experience can be hit or miss as far as service goes. They know that and they try, but if they get slammed sometimes it throws everything into a tailspin. But the servers are always friendly and helpful, even if the food can get delayed. We try to go off hours and avoid the dinner rush and that usually works out. Ordering pickup also requires some maneuvering. During the summer high season the weren't taking orders that required frying during the dinner rush. Fair enough. We call a few hours ahead of when we want to pick up and schedule it. As for the food... we've tried almost the entire menu at this point. We keep it simple and stick to our favorites: fried haddock sandwich, blackened haddock sandwich, ahi tuna sandwich, seafood chowder (theirs is exceptional, it's all about the kick of black pepper), lobster rolls, and crab rolls. Their onion rings are great, too. read more

used to be great - last 2 times -lobster was still frozen in the lobster roll - hmm used to be fresh -now tasted icy, old.

After driving by here for years I stopped in on a solo trip. Late lunch early supper . 3:30 pm ish . No one at hostess station . Bar was full but maybe two couples at tables eating . I was surprised as it always is packed . Maybe tourists . Everything I ordered did not have prices so I asked .I had one order of bacon wrapped scallops with maple aioli $20 for 5 yikes & lobster stew $22. Small bowl . The scallops were better than the chowder sadly . The chowder flavor was fine but the lobster stew was not Fresh. It had been around a while. My waitresses were friendly . read more

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Discovered this area coming out of the White Mountains heading to the Coast. Couldn't believe our good fortune to find a fun bar and an awesome lobster roll all in the same place. Also, the pricing was phenomenal compared to what we had just paid in another state. My husband loved his blackened haddock reuben. We also had the jalapeno rangoons and, of course, cold beer. Threw in an awesome Bloody Mary packed with horseradish and garlic. Travis the owner's second generation, and you can tell the compassion he has for the area. Highly recommend to stop here. One of our best decisions on this entire trip. read more

Bob's Seafood - Koozies for the win! - Seafood Markets Near Me - Windham, Maine

Nothing bad to say. Fresh seafood nicely battered, not heavy. You can taste the seafood and not the batter!

Good food, upbeat staff, and real nice atmosphere. All fresh to order. Nice job on the lobster roll. Love the fish market out back.

Party of 6 and we had dinner at Bobs. Had appetizers of steamers, calamari, onion rings and clam cakes. They were all fantastic especially the steamers and the calamari. For the main course we had fried clams, lobster roll, haddock Reuben and a 2 item combo. Once again everything was perfectly cooked and had tremendous flavor. Our wait staffer was Abby. Can't praise her enough. She was attentive, she must have come back to check how our meals were 4-5 times throughout our dining experience. She was prompt to bring us anything extra that we needed. Just a great experience. We are regulars and have never had a bad experience at Bobs. You can always count on getting top quality food. read more

I would love to have written a good review for this place. We went there last night (party of six) and were told it would be an hour plus before we were seated. We were fine with that and went to their outdoor patio and ordered $80 plus worth of drinks. We were eventually seated at a table outside. Shortly after that, the waitress came by and told us that it would be an hour before our food would be ready (we hadn't ordered yet). We said that was fine. She came back a bit later and told us that unfortunately all they could serve us were soups and salads. I asked to speak to someone and we eventually did. He offered to stay late to fix or supervise it hisself (I don't believe he was the cook). I countered by suggesting we come back the next night and that they offer us a discount. He said he would have to talk with his manager, but they will figure something out. We were not too thrilled that they seated our group and then said they basically couldn't take care of us. But, we were willing to give them a second chance the next day. We showed up at 4:30 and were seated quickly. We let our waitress know what had happened yesterday and she went to check it out. The gentleman from the previous night came by and the only thing that was offered was that our food would be prioritized. No discount, no offer of a free app., no gift card. It sure didn't seem like our food came out earlier than any other restaurant we've been in lately. We were pretty taken aback by this lack of concern over their customers' experience. From reading some of these reviews, it doesn't sound like we were the first to experience this. As far as the food and the wait staff, there was nothing wrong with that. The food was excellent and our server was very attentive. Management, you have some things to figure out. We were just very disappointed in the whole experience. I would suggest somewhere else if you are in the area. read more

We ate at Bob's Seafood for the first time as a party of four at about 5:30PM on Thursday, July 8. We arrived at 5:30; however, the wait was about 1 hour quoted and 45 minutes actual. The parking lot was full, as the restaurant was packed. We were seated in the auxiliary dining room, which is located right across from the market counter. Our server was pleasant and very present throughout our meal, assisted by some other employees. I was very pleased with my meal. I had the crab stuffed haddock. It was a generous amount of both haddock and crab, and it came with two sides. I picked the onion rings and the baked potato. I thought that the portion size for the price of that particular entree was very good. Overall, very pleased with my meal! I guess you can't fault a restaurant that follows the name of my father. (No relation, trust me). read more

Love the ambience, food was tasty , and you can tell it's a very local place, because my aunt said to come here! Definitely stop by and try Bob's restaurant. It's worth it. read more

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I was ambivalent between fries and coleslaw for my side, and our waitress, wearing a Bruschi patriot tshirt, said she could do a little half side of coleslaw. Great, I thought. It was inferred that the coleslaw would be a minimal charge, if nothing. The waitress was cool and smart, but ended up actually charging us $3 for the side of cabbage to Up the bill. I had eaten the coleslaw (dad actually said it had a going-bad flavor) and we got talking about other stuff so we didn't mention the coleslaw charge and decided to take it as a loss. But then on our way out, we noticed the plastic small ramekins with coleslaw, just a taste, that was promised to me earlier- this changed my perception. When she said a 'half side' I think she was thinking of this which would've not been three whole dollars for cheap cabbage after paying for an Ok, not wowed, $20+ lobster roll and Shark bites which turned out all right. I don't want to bad mouth someone that I didn't confront there. I just want her to know that we didn't tip on the bill but on service. Let her know that we know that she stabbed us in the back with the unfair $3 coleslaw charge. My mistake for not just sticking with the fries. I shouldn't of let her talk me into the cabbage, or should've clarified the price right then. Cool rock-wall in the rear. Sincerely, ticked off Bob's customer read more

Service is always friendly and seafood is great. Try the New England Reuben. I think that's the name.

I went with a party of seven today. The service was excellent. Everyone raved about what they had. I thought the baked stuffed haddock was outstanding. I also loved the fresh cut fries. I will definitely go back for these two things. read more