My codfish was very good, and waiter was very accommodating. I ordered a quart of white clam chowder soup to go that was $19.00 and when I got home to give it to my son and my farther it was AWFUL. Hardly any clams just potatoes and so very salty.. I am very disappointed with this place..I will continue to go to King Fish in Bethlehem. read more

I love going to Marblehead Chowder House. The food and service are excellent. It's a well run restaurant. My favorite is the beer battered shrimp basket. Then for dessert I have to get the bread pudding with whiskey sauce. Yummy !!!!!!!!!! read more

In essence, everything was delicious, we ordered scallops, salmon with shrimp, and oyster stew. The only observation I had was in a large bowl of oyster stew, the five oysters seemed lost, moving from the West Coast I expected a few more oysters in my stew. Other than is hic-up everything was great. read more

Had an amazing Mother's Day dinner at Marblehead! The front desk was so welcoming, and our wait was short. Our waiter was a standout-thoughtful, patient, and incredibly personable. He took the time to explain several dishes we had questions about and managed to make every table in the room feel like a priority. You could tell he was well-liked by both guests and staff alike. The lobster was hands-down one of the best I've ever had--perfectly cooked, sweet, and packed with flavor. All of the entrees our table ordered were excellent. The cocktails were also top-notch-beautifully balanced and thoughtfully crafted. We were seated next to the bar and the energy in the room was great-laughter, conversations, sports on the TVs...overall just a very comfortable, fun vibe. 100% recommend this restaurant-thank you Marblehead for prioritizing incredible food at a fair price and pairing it with genuinely great service-it's a rare and refreshing combo in the Lehigh Valley! read more

On arriving was asked if had a reservation. When said no host acted like it was somewhat of a big deal to not have a reservation. Squeezed us in, which was funny since they were 80% empty. Waiter came right over and was quick with drinks and oyster appetizer. Seafood dinners were average and not much better than a diner. Place does have a nice New England feel, but it's nothing special. read more

Marblehead Chowder House - Oyster Sampler - Seafood Near Me - Easton, Pennsylvania

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Service was ok. The lobster bisque was flavorful but contained virtually no lobster. Wife's scallops were plentiful but not again very flavorful. I had the fried fisherman's platter. Fish was good but the coating on all seafood was soggy. I literally removed it and ate the seafood. Overall it was a disappointment. read more

Nice family friendly and food is good! Cost are not high give it a try. Drink are fun and good!

I believe the food was very good but my lady and I were slightly "shell shocked" before eating. We came in for an early dinner and were taken into the dining room with banquet seats on the wall and chairs on the opposite side. There was one couple, an older woman and her middle aged son. The waitress wanted us to sit next to them. They were beyond reprehensible! Shells were all over the floor, the table and the sitting area where we were assigned. I asked the waitress if this was a joke. These people belonged in a pigsty. We were seated FOUR tables away and after "shock therapy", I believe we enjoyed our meal!! This was from a few months ago! read more

Had dinner last night with friends. Nice place cute decor. Older crowd mostly but we were there early on a Saturday. Definitely recommended reservations as a number of people got turned away while we waited. Fresh fish options daily. I had Tropical Grilled Tuna. Tuna steak with key west seasonings and pineapple salsa served over citrus rice. I did not get rice. Opted for salad instead. Tuna portion was nice tool half home. Pineapple salsa was fresh. Very good. My husband got the prime rib. He loved it. Cooked perfectly. Huge thick piece of meat. Friends got surf and turf and tropical Tuna as well. Everyone really liked their meals. Our server was excellent. At our table when we needed him, friendly and knowledgeable. Would definitely return and try other things. read more

Came here with my husband for dinner after not having been for years! Not because we didn't like the food, but because our kids couldn't stand the seafood smell of the place. But, we finally have come back, and it was just as good as we remembered. We had the firecracker shrimp appetizer, very good! For entrees, my husband got the tenderloin tips with lump crab and I got the pound of snow crab legs. We got the house salad as one of our sides, and the salad is a very good portion. The crab legs were cooked well, and my husband said his meal was very good. We will be back again! read more

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We had a nice quiet meal. The seafood selection is great and the drinks were refreshing. Always crowded, but worth the wait.

It went very well. The food was delicious and the service was great. I had a seafood platter and couldn't been any better than if I was in Maine!5 read more

This was my first visit to Marblehead Chowderhouse. I was very disappointed with the service that my friend and I received. After our food was served, our waiter never came back to see how things were. I needed extra napkins and tried getting his attention by calling his name and he didn't respond. Then again later I called his name to ask him for extra napkins and he finally came over. He never asked how things were and if we needed anything else. When my friend ordered dessert, she also said that she would like more coffee with it. She already had coffee but her cup was empty. He brought her the dessert but didn't get coffee for her. She had to remind him that she asked for more coffee. My water glass was empty most of the time throughout my meal, but he never came back to check on us or offer to refill my glass with water. The table of 4 next to us apparently were regular customers. It was unbelievable the way that our waiter was at their table frequently and catered to them continuously, never looking to our table or coming over. Most of the time, our waiter only had 2 tables that he was serving. Additionally, the manager or owner went over to this table and a few others, socializing with them and checking on things. He never acknowledged that we were at the next table. The most frustrating thing about this visit was that my friend ordered 6 raw oysters. Other servers mentioned to their customers about the "Buck a Shuck" promotion on this date. All oysters were $1 each (maximum of 6) with the purchase of an entree. My friend had the crab cake entree and 6 oysters. She was charged $2.95 for each oyster instead of $1 each. She wasn't aware that she was overcharged since we were not informed of the "Buck a Shuck" promotion. After we left, I asked her if she was charged $1 per oyster. She was not, but instead charged $2.95 per oyster. Our server should have informed us of the promotion and charged her $1 per oyster instead of $2.95 per oyster. read more

Service was great and food was great and served very timely. Enjoyed the lobster bisque and the fried oysters which are my favorite. Wife had pasta d mare and French onion soup which both were good. read more

This is an Easton "4". If it were located in New England, it would not get that high a rating. That being said, if you are looking for a meal and good service, you can't go wrong here. The clam chowder isn't the best I've ever had, but it will suffice. read more

Marblehead Chowder House - New England style clam chowder - Seafood Near Me - Easton, Pennsylvania

marblehead has great food! we travel there to meet friends twice a year. menu is great- fresh fish, cooked your way. we had stuffed shrimp with 2 sides. lovely shrimp with a crab stuffing. my spouse had a fish fry, with fries and cole slaw. yummy. read more

The food here is delicious & priced reasonably. I had the Scallops & shrimp with risotto which was so good! I also ordered a lobster as I haven't had one in awhile. Since it was our 20yr anniversary, I wanted to taste the lobster as well. My husband ordered the prime rib which he really enjoyed & I tried the few pieces that he cut off ( the best part, meat & alittle fat, loved it lol) the only thing that was dissappointed with was our waitress. She spent a lot of time with 2 other tables & we felt neglected, my husband needed a refill & we couldn't get her attention & even once we finished our meal, we waited way to long to get our bill due to our waitress chatting with those 2 other tables. It was disappointing having to wait so long, we felt neglected by her but the food was very good read more

The food portions were decent but the food itself was underwhelming. Ambience is good and service is excellent. Tons of seating including a bar. The decorations and walls gives you a nice feel as if you were on a boat. The menu has the classic newspaper look that's commonly served with fish & chips. I think their normal menu seems slightly overpriced. Heard their Manhattan clam chowder is amazing (only on thursdays), willing to come back to check that out. Lobster Bisque (2/5) - You could tell it was very rich, but it wasn't very flavorful - tasted more like a cheese soup. Wished there were lobster pieces. Salmon En Croute (4/5) - Nicely done flaky crust with a lobster sauce - The salmon was cooked well but just a hair overcooked to my liking - Mixed with spinach made it become a little soggy on the inside Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce (4.5/5) - Definitely can't get drunk off the whiskey sauce it's very light and very sugary - Tasty and the sauce is unique Cost: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Food: 3/5 Overall: 3.5/5 read more

Marblehead Chowder House - Salmon En Croute - Seafood Near Me - Easton, Pennsylvania

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The Marblehead Chowder House was a disappointment. We went based on glowing reviews left on line. The restaurant itself is pleasantly decorated in a shore motif, with white table cloths and attentive waiters. My husband ordered the prime rib. It looked perfect, medium rare, not dry and served au jus. It was "tasteless," in my husband's words. I had fish and chips that were what you would expect to get in any bar in the area - a couple of small, heavily breaded pieces of fish and mediocre chips served in a plastic basket. It was an expensive meal that was not very enjoyable. We ordered bread pudding with bourbon sauces for dessert. It was so sweet it was inedible. We will not be going back. read more

Great food and great service in a somewhat out-of-the-way location. Not difficult to get to, but just a peculiar location for such a seafood treasure! I has a surf and turf style entree with sirloin and crabmeat that was really out-of-this-world delicious. Others at our table sampled other seafood delights and nobody left the table either gorged or hungry. Everything was just right! The people who own the place walk around...like they own the place, but with a friendly sort of "we're glad you came by" demeanor that makes you fell glad you stopped in (as if the great food wouldn't have been enough!). We came here with my in-laws, who apparently come here so often that even the table cloths and pictures on the walls recognize them! No kidding; they're here twice a week at a minimum! I don't blame them, the food and service are just that good. Come here for a simple dinner or for a special occasion and stay long and eat much. It will be time well spent! read more

Marblehead Chowder House - Menu! Get your menu here! - Seafood Near Me - Easton, Pennsylvania

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great food. showed up with some family and ordered some scallops, oysters, and a bowl of chowder. first thing that showed up was biscuits, which were great especially with the butter that they gave us too. then the chowder came out and it was delicious; with the oyster crackers to dip it was so good that this is most of my review. Right after that came my food which was great. the scallops were cooked perfectly and the oysters were great. ambiance was good because we showed up in the middle of a thursday when it wasn't very crowded too. Great food, highly recommend read more

Been going here for years Wife's favorite Here tonight w adult children Everything excellent, crab cakes, filet mignon, clams strips, fried oysters, French onion soup, Caesar salad, espresso martinis, beer selection and Wife's favorite Raspberry cake... Always nice wait staff and bartender s... read more

Just Meh.... I was at the Marblehead Grill this evening in Easton PA. I ordered the Norfolk Crab, around $32. This came with two sides one I chose was the baked potato and the other was the crab fried rice. The crab fried rice was tasty, but the rice was barely cooked. It was really quite hard as far as Rice goes the Norfolk Crab, was a probably 6 inch round shallow dish with crab meat in a very light butter and perhaps a little olive oil. I will tell you it was extremely underwhelming. I ordered the blueberry cobbler dessert which came with vanilla ice cream, which was very good and a cup of coffee my husband had the salmon and shrimp, the other people in our group order the filet mignon and another person ordered the tilapia. The bill came to $204.00 and three glasses of wine were also ordered. The service was good, they do put rolls and butter on the table. The atmosphere is very nice, but again, I was completely underwhelmed. They could've had something like a shrimp Poboy on the menu, or taking a page from Legal Seafoods Menu.... I just think the Marblehead is a plain menu with plain selections and nothing very exciting. read more

Food is delicious Service is excellent Clean friendly atmosphere If your in easton its the place you must try read more

Great food, I had baked cod and baked potato. Both were very good. I sat at the bar where the service was great. And it is a wonderful clean place with a lot of very nice regulars. I'm going back!! read more

My family likes seafood. I don't. Marblehead only has two (2) menu options for dinner that are not seafood. You'd think they'd be able to make a hamburger--but, alas, no read more

Busy on Monday evening. Large facility with plenty of parking . Great food server! Nice warm atmosphere. Enjoyed lobster bisque. Stuffed shrimp with crab good. Not impressed with pierogis with lobster sauce. read more

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Very disappointed, small portions high prices, misleading descriptions on menu. Argued with waiter and manager.

I went to dinner with my cousins and husband after a super fun day at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom. We decided to try and find a place we couldn't get around home. My husband got on Yelp! of course and looked for a hidden treasure and found this wonderful restaurant in the route home. After being seated immediately and right by the bay as requested, we began to look at the pictures and menu and became overwhelmed because everything looked amazing! We went over the specials with our excellent waitress, Michelle. Still after all of that, we were not sure. We ended up ordering and we all got something different. My cousins got the lobster bisque and after tasting theirs, I had to get my own. It was AMAZING! I wish I'd gotten the extra shot of Sherry but honestly, it didn't need a THING. I got the steak entree for my meal along with crab fried rice. The rice and steak were made perfectly. I'd actually drive the 45 minutes again to come to this restaurant. We were all pleasantly surprised. read more

Great place for a family dinner or special occasion. The crab pirogies appetizer was so good! It's served with a horseradish cream sauce on the side and they are huge. You get three with an order. The soups are very good especially the French onion soup. The cheese topping is perfectly baked in a crock and the onion soup is amazing. All the meals we shared were good as well and we made sure to try bites from everyone's plate. The waffle sundae was huge! A big hit with my daughter. read more

Marblehead Chowder House - Crab pirogies - Seafood Near Me - Easton, Pennsylvania

Stopped in here after hearing many people talk about how good it is. Figured I would give it a shot. I happened to be in the area and I figured now would be the best time to try it. So overall I would say it's a quaint little place, more so in the bar area with the Christmas lights. I would say overall the food is probably a two to three star max kind of place, not how highly rated I see it being reviewed. But again for the area this might be considered really top-notch. Relative to the fish places near the beach towns up and down the coast, or NYC, this would be definitely no more than a two star spot. Our appetizers, clam casino, didn't have much flavor and didn't taste as fresh as I was expecting. Also it was way too dry. We also got the crab stuffed shrimp, that was really disappointing, as the crap filling, I mean crab filling was way too dry and very little lump crab meat. It was kind of surprising to know that a lot of their fish are farm-raised, and they were big on trying to serve the tilapia. I ended up getting their only wild caught fish, which is cod. The cod itself was very fresh and I was not crazy on how they cooked it. Our potatoes and sweet potatoes were actually cold, we didn't want to send it back, as you know how that goes. The servers are nice, overall I would say it's probably the best seafood you're going to get for the area but I will not be returning. I feel bad leaving a three-star review but for people that are expecting a good seafood restaurant meal, keep your expectations low so you are pleasantly surprised. I am still surprised how many people rated this so highly, makes me wonder if it was a one off bad experience. There is a small fish market I goto in NJ when I am there, it's mainly for raw seafood to cook at home. But they have a super limited cooked take out menu, but their food is wayyyyy better than this place. So it's about perspective and what you will get in the area. read more

Food is excellent. Service is friendly and professional. The clams casino appetizer is the best I've had anywhere. Monthly specials are also a good deal. read more

Marblehead Chowder House - Stuffed Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Easton, Pennsylvania

It's been a couple years since we've eaten here. The last time, I recall after dinner playing a beer pong type game & I won an actual pearl necklace! I know...that's what she said. Anyway, the food was 4.5 outta 5. The drinks were 5 out of 5. The whole experience was awesome, and I'll say without a doubt, we'll be back soon! It was a lively and inviting experience, and if you're looking for the best seafood near Easton area, look no further. Lastly our waiter was Johnny on the freakin spot! All said, a perfect night out... read more

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Christmas Eve early dinner, that may explain the slower service had the a few bourbon peach smash..... very good!. House salad is always good! I don't the special that was 6oz filet topped with crabmeat and cheese. Not bad but could have used more flavor. The star of the night was the "funnel cake Sundae" . Not a bad place to have a decent dinner at a decent price. Give them a try!!!! read more

We Come here several times a year, this last time not so great! Our server (tall thin fellow) never brought the special slate over unit we asked for it, then he rushed thru the items not seeming too knowledgeable. We placed our orders, salads were good, but to our surprise the bake potatoes were luke warm and couldn't even melt the room temperature butter. All 3 entrees were good, but not once did our server stop back to see if everything was satisfactory! Finally, after we were all finished our meals, he showed up with the treasure chest and suggested dessert which we passed on. I observed the other servers in the room, and they all seemed very efficient and professional, not ours by any means! I'm a 20+% tipper as a rule, not this time, sorry! read more

Spectacular meal, drinks and atmosphere. Only negative was bartender used bare hands for drink garnishes. My bride has the crab legs, caesar salad and French onion soup; I ate the jambalaya, peel 'n eat shrimp, clams on the half shell and the wedge. It was great quality and value. I would definitely come back and recommend. read more

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Delightful dinner, seafood was outstanding; oysters very fresh; service was impeccable even though it was during restaurant week. Will return when less crowded and we can sit upstairs. read more

This review is based on two recent visits. This is a huge restaurant with many rooms for seating. There is a comfortable waiting area but you should make a reservation as it is popular with local clientele. They seat you promptly. The decor is oh so tired. Crocs 1960 or so. Really needs a refresh. If you want to eat alone there is a large bar with TVs. We were seated in a nook of a room which was perfectly comfortable. The menu is like a newspaper and they have a ton of choices. I like to keep it simple and have enjoyed the catch of the day (Icelandic cod, salmon and tilapia were all available both days I dined there). You get two sides. The green salad is fresh and has a good number of veggies-carrots, tomatoes, cucumber and red onions. Dressing is served on the side in a plastic cup. I had a baked sweet potato once as my side and a baked potato the other time. Perfectly fine dinner if a bit dull. I appreciate that you can keep your plate on the healthier side but there are plenty of fried items available as sides should you prefer those. They offer oysters as well. I have not tried dessert but let lime pie is tempting. They have wine and beer as well as traditional cocktails. You can choose to join the captain's club for discounts on future visits. At the end of the meal they bring you a box of candy (hard candies and salt water taffy) with your check. The candy may be fresh or it may not be. Either way, we did not have any. I would go back. Service is excellent. Price of meal (cod dinner with two sides was $25) is reasonable for the area and cheaper than many options. read more

We had a very nice dinner here. The service was excellent. Our waiter was very attentive, friendly and quick! The food was great. Each of us had something different and all four of us enjoyed our meal. The restaurant has a nice feeling, I noticed all the other diners were also enjoying their meal. I always do a restroom check, and their restroom was impeccably clean. We will be coming back. read more

So we went here based on reviews to celebrate our anniversary . First we order appetizer sampler, pirogies were fried pirogies stuffed with potatoes at least that is what we only tasted., crab balls or whatever they were called were so so , casino calms were chewy as well as the calamari. We ordered the " famous crab cakes " very fishy tasting and should have been broiled longer , whole lobster that we paid extra to have cracked and cleaned , smallest lobster with very little meat, claws were tender but the tail meat was over cooked so it was way too chewy, tilapia with pano and crab breading not bad, both baked potatoes were undercooked . Waiter never asked us "how was the food "so he lost out on a large tip. We spent a total of 160.00 tip included and yes we feel it was a waste of money , review based on my personal experience. read more

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