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    Captain John's

    4.2 (125 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed

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    September 2025 prices
    Michelle T.

    Increased prices, decrease in portions. The fisherman's platter went up $10, I would understand a $5 increase but $10 makes a lot of customers not come anymore. I came in at dinner time and there we were the only ones in there. Fisherman's platter is $39.99 + $2 up charge as there are clams. The price increased but the food portion decreased. +$2 for clam plates +$4 for onion rings What else are we going to charge for?? Also, they had some random man walking in and out of the kitchen that was not part of the restaurant team. He was not very clean and it did not seem sanitary. Chef was not wearing proper clothes and touching his beard. Absolutely disgusting. Not coming back!!!

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    Kat S.

    Certainly a very local establishment. I wandered in here this afternoon based on my desire to find the perfect onion rings. The ones I dined on today were very close. It was bit of a rocky start, as I walked in, there was an incident involving a regular patron and a Keno payout. He was very loud and very aggressive. I will compliment the female employees, no matter how loud he got, they stuck to their guns telling him to calm down and let it go. I ordered the fried shrimp platter and added on the onion rings. When the plates were delivered to the table, I couldn't help but thing that such a presentation was the seed idea to the founders of Long John Silvers or Captain D's (look at my photos). The shrimp were nothing to rave about... they weren't fresh but were served hot. The fries were plentiful and I enjoyed a vinegar based scoop of cole slaw. The crown jewel of the meal- the onion rings!

    Captain's platter to-go with onion ring add-on ($4)
    Anita L.

    Definitely a good value for a platter! I got my platter to-go and it came with two tartar sauces and a coleslaw. It took about 10 minutes to get my order when it wasn't busy. I didn't realize the seafood was on top of battered french fries, so the onion rings add-on definitely was not necessary! The whole belly clam was my favorite, and I was impressed at how soft and tender the haddock was. Overall I felt the fried seafood could've used more salt on the breading- it tasted a bit bland. I did enjoy the French fries and onion rings. The coleslaw is very creamy and on the sweeter side, and the tartar sauce was also on the sweeter side with relish. I would actually add salt and vinegar next time to everything next time. Pro-tip you can freeze the leftovers to reheat in an air fryer! Atmosphere inside is definitely dive-y, and there's some street parking in front and on the side streets. Bonus is they now take credit cards! They do have daily specials so it's worth checking out their Facebook page which seems to be updated pretty regularly.

    Bacon-wrapped scallops with a maple glaze
    Natasha M.

    Cash-Only: I ordered the bacon-wrapped scallops in a maple-glaze sauce and got a Shipyard Pumpkin beer. Both were fantastic! The service was fine since I was there during an off-peak time, so I was attended to fine. The ambiance was very sea captain vibe.

    Sandy D.

    Saw an ad on Facebook for Captain Jack's Seafood so thought we would try it. It is in the city of Lowell so use your navigation. https://www.facebook.com/CaptainJohnsLowell/ It is in a very populated part of Lowell so you may go right by it at first. But we found it and found a parking space as they don't have a parking lot. At first I was a little leery, but we went in. We sat ourselves at a table and a very nice waitress came over and asked us about drinks. There is a full bar available. I ordered a Cosma and my husband a Coke. So I heard the seafood was delicious, so we ordered a fried scallop, fried clam combo with fries and onions rings for a $3.00 up-charge. You get so many onion rings for $3.00 its unreal....The "DRY SCALLOPS" you get there...DRY meaning there are no chemicals in them are REALLY good and I am a freak for scallops...their onion rings are DELICIOUS! The second time we went there we ordered the baked scallops, mashed and cole slaw. Really good. My husband got the fried scallops because he liked them so much from the first visit. The reason I ordered mashed is because they serve battered fries and I am not a fan of them. Please change them................. This place has everything. Club sandwiches, pasta, you name it.............. Its very casual...but food is really delicious!!! Lots of photo's to come shortly!!!

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    9 months ago

    Great sandwiches. Cool, amazing and fun crowd great for locals. Great for fish fry Fridays.

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    10 months ago

    I love there seafood , friendly, clean have outside seating too. Prices are great. Fresh too. They now take credit cards.

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    9 months ago

    People are constantly getting their cars broken into when they park to go to the restaurant. It's not worth it.

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    2 years ago

    Food was great after meal saw 2 mice running across the floor!!!!service was great also . Need to deal with mice!!

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    Good food, OK service, loud in bar area on a Friday afternoon, only street parking.

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    1 year ago

    Food was excellent and the service a local restaurant with its wonderful menu and style.

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    Absolutely delicious seafood plates are humongous very friendly great customer service

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    Food was great, everyone is friendly in there and the place isn't to big but it's nice

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