Oh Markey's, this review is a tough one... Hit the beach and wanted some nostalgia from the surfing days, had to hit up Markey's on the way home. I was going to let it fly that the fried haddock in the $40 seafood plate (scallops, clams, and haddock) happened to be one small 2 oz piece of fish. I was letting it fly because there were 8 fried scallops and about 10 fried clams. Then I was ready to dive in and try out my nostalgic chicken fingers...little did I know, Markey's now serves cutlets for fingers. Wasn't too thrilled with the sweet and sour sauce that wasn't sweet or sour. I continued on and tried the coleslaw, I was left unimpressed. Finally I moved and grabbed a French fry to dip up in the tarter sauce. Hubby didn't like the French fries, I was again left unimpressed. To be fair though we are spoiled by the Phoenician French fries! The tarter sauce was delish. Unfortunately the tarter sauce isn't enough to make me return again for overpriced cutlets and an overpriced seafood platter. $62 later, let's just say my nostalgia is cured and I'll probably switch to team Browns. Final note: no salt on anything. read more

Wasn't like it used to be, place needs a better cook, a refurbishment in the seats we needed to sit at with my mother in law, chairs from the 1990's read more

Summer kick off at Markey's this weekend. Ordered clam chowder and loved. Shared the clam strip dinner husband. Absolutely delicious. They really know how to perfectly prepare the clams. Also ordered crab cakes with onion rings. Not my favourite but not bad. Service is quick and polite. Love the inside and outside of this restaurant. Super happy with this meal today for a fabulous start of summer 2024. read more

Such an amazing grilled cheese! The service is pretty fast depending on how busy. And I love how there is a view of a little pond/creek near by. The pricing is decent, but would highly recommend going here!! read more

Always had excellent food here. The seafood from the lobster to the haddock to the burger have always been very good. Lately I am noticing they are lacking in management and the young people they are hiring seem clueless and not well trained. I ordered food the other night from here and as soon as I hung the phone up I told my wife I guarantee something is wrong because the girl taking the order seemed very uninterested. Go to pick it up and the staff is all laughing because they have my entire order to the wrong person. I know people make mistakes but it seems like the kids working there did not care. I'll Give it another shot but then that's it. read more

Stopped in today just around 5pm. Place was very busy! Order line moved fast. We went and found a seat and waited for our number to be called. Table was sticky and tacky. But ehhh... we sat by I guess is the bar area , the two very young girls that worked it just bad mouthing alot of the customers , I was taken back some what how rude and loudly they were saying these things! I mean you are working at a tourist seafood place , if you cannot handle the people or feel the need to talk about them all, then find a soft inside voice or find a new job. Back to the food ... it was good and portions too! But 78.00 bucks for the photo below was a bit too much. It was not 78 bucks good. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Lobster roll $22.00 & a whole clam and scallop plate price IDK. - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Had an amazing lunch Markey's Lobster Pool Seabrook, Nh yesterday! The fried scallops and fried clams were on point! Onion rings were good too. The seafood to onion ring ratio heavily favored the seafood side which is always nice. The Coleslaw leaved more to be desired (I'd just save your money Markey's and not include it LOL) but the condiments/utensils/drink selection were very easy to access. So ya, even though the coleslaw was slimey and 1 meal + 1 drink came to $40 and change WITHOUT a tip (unfortunately after seeing the price I had to click "No") I had a great time! read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Eh... Not the best place. I drove 50 minutes for this since a friend recommended this place and was really disappointed. The lines weren't too long and now I know why it wasn't compared the Brown's right across the street. I ordered a Lobster Roll and my boyfriend ordered a scallop and clams plate and a side of soda which totaled to about $55ish. The price wasn't bad. It's cash only, however they have an ATM inside. (one person at a time due to COVID) The cashier said just wrap around to the right and she'll send someone out to open the door. We literally waited 10 minutes for someone to open the door and still no one. Went back up to the cashier and she said she'll send someone now. Waited another 10. Went back up to the cashier and she said she'll send someone. Waited another 5 minutes... FINALLY someone opens the door. This place was so unorganized. Other customers were following us in even though the sign said 1 customer in at a time.... Workers didn't even care. Finally took out some cash and had to wait back in line to pay.. We added in a soda and fries and paid for that. We went to the pick up line and waited about 10 minutes and they didn't give us a soda and side of fries we paid for because it "wasn't on the order." We explained that we added it in after we took out cash from the ATM. Pick up lady was arguing with us. Went back up to the cashier and she finally looked at the order and confirmed we did pay for everything and they ended up working it out and giving us our WHOLE order. No apology, nothing. SUPER disorganized and poor communication on their end. The food was eh. My lobster roll had no flavor to it and still had shells in there. The fried clams were still really raw. The coleslaw was gross and tasted like straight up mayo. The fries was the only thing that was good. Would I come back? Most likely not.... FYI-no places to sit. We went across the street to Browns and found a picnic table and stone bench to sit on by the water. read more

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I absolutely loved this place!! Lobster roll was amazing!!! Will hopefully grab another before I have to leave tomorrow. Staff was friendly and food came out fast! read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Lobster roll - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

We really couldn't tell you why the locals love this place so much but the joint right across the street and this place are always busy. Idk if it's because it's on the border between MA and NH or the epic rivalry of the restaurants but it's an extremely casual place. You come in, get in line, order, sit down, and wait for your number to be called. While you wait, you go get your condiments from dispensers on either end of an outrageously thin walkway where everyone who just ordered and everyone who needs to get their food is walking back and forth from. The bar is tucked in the corner and is run by two ladies who will end up taking so long to ring you up or get your drink you might as well pick something up on your way home. There's outside seating but it's inconvenient and you can hardly hear what numbers they are calling. The food we ordered was so-so. A lot of batter on the fried oysters which tasted like there was no salt on any of it and the lobster bisque had imitation seafood in it and was also bland. Some ppl said their whole lobster and mussels are good, but I didn't make it back a second time to try! read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Burger, lobster bisque, and fried oysters. - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Went to Markeys on a mid afternoon last week, was met with a friendly smile at the counter, I believe her name was Bailey and her friend a coworker was like Kamala not sure of the spelling. I ordered the steamers. I asked if they were local and they were out of Rhode Island which sounded good to me. I hadn't been there for a while so I wasn't really sure what the steamers were going to be like. Steamers tend tend to be a little bit more sandier in the winter however they were clean white shells perfectly sized hardly any sand at all and whatever was there would be rinsed off. It must've been over a pound and a half it was recently priced at $25. Had a couple Sam Adams on draft ice cold which was perfect go along with the steamers. Then I proceeded to order a haddock sandwich, it was was white and flaky proportion was adequate and that was under $10. I want to complement the owners and the managers for keeping the place spotless I will be back in a couple weeks. This is one of the few places that you can still get steamers is in the winter. read more

The fried seafood was good. I would recommend that. The lobster roll was a little lacking. I personally don't like mayo and they only served it that way. read more

Always the freshest seafood! Beautiful marsh view. Plenty of parking! Staff is always friendly!

We were excited to see how the new ownership would improve the food but it seems to have taken a sharp turn down. The "large" lobsters are only about 1.5 lbs each and weren't as tasty. The only saving dish was the fresh steamers. Maybe I'm spoiled but being in New England there are much better lobster options. They also hack up the lobsters in a questionable manner. No crackers or de-shelling tools provided. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - clams and a cup of tea - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

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I haven't reviewed Markeys in a few years as we hadn't been going every birthday. But we restarted the tradition this year/today. Still amazing! Prices went up but seafood is expensive so what's new. Lol We got a tuna roll, a cheeseburger champ with fries, 2 lemonades, 2 lobster rolls, a lobster bisque and a fried lobster plate. (Some of it was to go. Lol) Huge servings and everything was literally perfect. Ugh. I wish I could go more often but it's 3.5 hours away! Love Markeys. $107 for all plus tip for anyone wondering. Can't wait till next year! read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Look at those lobster rolls!!!! HUGE - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

So Brow's line was to long and decided to try Markey's, bad idea! The fish chowder was liquid soup, with butter floating and no taste, the fried oysters were cold and the portion minuscule, the lobster rolls were meager and a sad roll wanna be. The price was beyond exorbitant and the quality below poor. Not a place to visit. read more

Markey's is the place to go for lobsters, your lobster is boiled in salt water. They have spoiled having lobster anywhere else. Sweet and plenty of butter will give you an ultimate dinner. Their Clam chowder is excellent with lots of clams. Scallops were also prepared perfectly with fried onions and coleslaw. read more

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My wife and I have been going here for over 20 years, and we loved the food as we always came back. We didn't make it up last year (2022) as we normally do. We typically go for Mother's Day now and went today. The place has changed in many ways good but mostly bad. They now take cards and are no longer cash only (good). Now the bad. They are so unorganized, not attentive, and could care less about the customer. In prior years, you would order your fried food at one counter and lobster at another, with a separate ticket/number for each. Now everything is ordered at one counter (same ticket/number) I believe this is where the confusion comes in. The employees cooking the lobster are not on the same page as the counter taking ordered (they are located away from each other). Our fried food came up in a reasonable amount of time. However our lobster never did. After an hour of me and others waiting and waiting, some (including me) chose a refund or fried food instead. So disorganized with calling numbers, people taking wrong orders etc. the picture I posted was a picture of 2 lobster that they called out and no one claimed because the people who ordered either took another plate or left. Meanwhile a dozen people would have taken this order that we're waiting. We will probably never go again and will need to find a new place. When I approached employees behind the order counter asking if there was management or the owner there to let him know how the lobster cook area was so far behind they all looked confused (all under 30 years old). Not sure who was running the place but it isn't going to last. So disappointed read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - A lobster sitting for 30 minutes - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

I have been coming here for over 40 years with my family multiple times per year. On a recent trip with just my wife and I we ordered two seafood platter and we're totally disappointed with the new coating they use. $90 for two platters, $25 for steamers that were very sandy. It's just not the same that it used to be unfortunately. On our next trip, we will go across the street to Brown's or Ceals. I tried to contact them from their website, sharing my disappointment and got no feedback at all. read more

I see why the ratings are so mixed. Markey's is just another place near the ocean doing the same thing all the other restaurants are doing. Nothing special about anything here. We paid about $60 for our three meals and while we got plenty of food, it just wasn't that good. I had the lobster roll which was just "ok". My girlfriend had a combo which we shared as well. Haddock was yummy but again nothing special. I don't like shrimp but she said it was good. Overall, nothing special. Just another place near the ocean that serves the same stuff every other restaurant serves. They do have kid options (if your kids don't like seafood) which is why I'm rating 3 stars instead of 2. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Patio seating is a beaut! - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Yes, the Lobster roll was a little pricey ($19) but it was packed with lobster and big! Not too much mayo like some others. The clam chowder wasn't the hardiest but the lobster was great! Amazing view and fun atmosphere! read more

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And 1 star was being generous. Markeys has changed hands. My sister and I went to get some oysters fried and fresh but we couldn't eat them. They were so salty we couldn't eat them. The fried oysters were small and had no belly's. We will never go back. read more

We have been coming here for years. Came today and very disappointed in the quality of the food. We returned a batch of steamers that were bad and got a second batch just as bad. My scallops were mediocre and the cole slaw tasted like the cabbage was bad. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Bad steamers! - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Markey's has been a staple of Salisbury for many years. It's Ashame the original owners decided to call it quits. It is easy to see the new owners are out to kill what was a very successful business. The only thing they seem to know, how to charge outrageous prices. To have to remortgage your home for a dry tasteless haddock plate, a clam plate, done to a crisp, greasy onion rings, coleslaw with absolutely no taste, the worst I've ever had. I can understand a restaurant having an off day, even though they shouldn't. This was the second time I gave the new ownership a chance. It seems their aim is to get progressively worse. read more

Really loved this place even if it was cash only! They have one counter where you order generous portions of fried seafood and sides. One counter where you order the main event LOBSTERS. They are swimming in a tank waiting for you. I got the 2 lobster special for $22.95. Lobster at its best. They have a outside deck next to the water and inside area too. Not a fancy restaurant just lots of fresh seafood for reasonable cash only prices read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Lobster special. 2 for 22.95. They were swimming when I placed my order! - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Another great seafood adventure at Markeys. We had the fried clams, fried scallops and steamers. The fried food was perfectly cooked and a average portion. Steamers were a nice size and also cooked perfectly. The prices are a little steep, but expected when your in a tourist spot. read more

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Great meal today with a beautiful view of the water. I always keep my lobster whole so the juices stay but found out they dont have tools to crack them. So i ate what I could then brought it back for cracking. The taste was phenomenal because they are cooked in sea water with the juices of previous ones. Got the fried shrimp in a box which came hot. Steamers were $17.95 for a basket (quart). I usually buy them myself and cook at home. Cheaper. Oysters were $2.20 each. You can usually get them in a restaurant on that particular night for a buck and oyster. Corn was two dollars an ear. Lobsters for 1 1/4 pound were 11.99/pound For 1 1/2 pound and up its $13.99/ pound For the other items I posted some menu pictures which are current. CASH only!! read more

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Go to Markey's! ... if you're looking for a tasteless mayonnaise roll instead of a lobster roll. One star for the pleasant water views and another star for the perfectly fried onion rings. That's about it. If you're looking for a lobster roll, head across the street to Brown's or any of a number of better options on the road leading to Markey's. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Mayonnaise (er lobster) roll - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

We've been coming here for family celebrations since I was a child. We came on Mother's Day which I know is a busy day but all the days we usually come are busy as well. They ran out of French fries and chicken tenders not leaving many options for young kids. No extras added to the seafood plates that were meant to have fries to make up for it. The plates that used to be overflowing were super small with only a few pieces of seafood and onion rings. For the price this is concerning. We were definitely disappointed this trip and not sure if we'll be back. :( read more

Fun spot to eat. On the top of all seafood lists in New Hampshire. We tried the Lobster Roll, Clam Roll, Fish Nuggets, Calamari, Clams, and Clam Chowder. The menu did not disappoint. Chowder and Fish Nuggets were a highlight. read more

Taste: fried seafood is great here fresh not frozen tasty never had a bad experience with the food. Fries are nothing special onion rings are better. Steamers are great too if that's ur thing. Value: it's a bit pricy but in their defense it's seafood it's by the beach and it's tasty been around for decades. Presentation: pretty clean place can get crowded in the lines but plenty of seating most of the time and not so cafeteria style like across the street Service: hit or miss mostly miss most the time. They really need better training/service. Maybe it's the hot weather and the oil getting to them ? Overall: a must try we go here about a dozen times a year in the peak season. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Combo with onion rings Shrimp Lobster Calamari Clams - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

husband and i went in a few weeks ago. we shared a seafood platter with fried lobster. By the end of the night we both ended up at the ER with food poisoning. Never again. read more

Located conveniently on route 286, just minutes from the North Hampton bridge, Markey's makes for the perfect ending to your beach day. Eat on the deck and overlook the watah for a true New England dining experience, while indulging in their famous lobster roll (a toasted hot dog bun stuffed and over-flowing with fresh, succulent lobster meat and just enough mayo.) By far the best priced and best tasting lobster roll on the seacoast. They also serve steamed clams, lobsters, and fried food galore. Clams, haddock, shrimp, scallops, and Calamari fried to perfection with light and crispy batter. The clam chowder has been the only disappointment, so far. FYI: Cash only. ATM inside. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Lobster Roll, Clam & Scallop Plate - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

It's been a few years since I've been to Markey's. When we kept our boat in Newburyport Mass we used to come over a lot for the fresh seafood. Lobster rolls are huge and worth the $17. I sat out on their deck to eat and enjoy the view. They also serve beers besides soda and homemade unsweetened iced tea which was very good. If you want to have a fresh cooked live lobster they'll do it for you right there on the premises they also have Oysters and clams on the half shell. Just a heads up, Markey's does not take credit cards it's cash only. Fortunately they have an ATM machine right there next to the order encounter. read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Large unsweetened iced tea, a bowl of lobster bisque, and a lobster roll. - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Fried to golden perfection!! Great tasting & generous portion of lobster as well. I can not comment on the cherrystones...they weren't mine but he definitely enjoyed them read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Cherrystones - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

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Go somewhere else. To start, the server charged me for an extra item I didn't order. I had a $20 scallop roll which included the saddest 9 small scallops served on a sad wilty roll. Fries were decent. The view was good but I wouldn't go back. read more

Food great. Service meh Fish chowder. Hamburgers are awesome If u are a regular treated better than transients Just saying read more

So disappointed...The Clams (1 nice large Clam and the rest was all small, you see the bellys on them the 2 big Scallops and the rest cut half & the tarter sauce is dill) sour as hell, very disappointed. I'm going to look for another spot to fall in love with, parting is so sad read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - DISAPPOINTED - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

Great food, quick and beautiful view. I always hear how Browns is the place to go, but Markeys is mine! read more

Markey's Lobster Pool - Great food. A must to stop at sunset if you can - Seafood Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

No, dried fried food, small portion for $35 ... absolutely won't go here again. Across the street has way better food. Plump shrimp, tasty and fresh. Try them instead read more