I'm only giving this place 2 stars because the atmosphere is very nice, but as far as the food goes, it's a 1 in my book. DO NOT get the chicken puff pie. It was just awful. And this is coming from someone who will literally eat anything. It was so bad that I could not finish it. Besides looking disgusting, it tasted only of oregano and onions. It was an oregano party up in there. I was really disappointed to waste my $16 on it too.... overpriced. My drink was very good. If I ever return, it will be at the bar only. read more

My family and I have been vacationing on the cape for the past fifteen years. The restaurants we normally go to were starting to getting a little boring for us and we were looking for something new and different. A friend recommended the Marshside Restaurant to us and we decided to give it a try. From what we were told the restaurant has been recently renovated. By the looks of it, the whole building was rebuilt from scratch. The evening started off with complementary valet parking. Upon entering the building, I was pleasantly surprised with how beautiful and modern the restaurant looked. After a drink at the bar (bartender was very friendly) we were seated. The menu was a mix of everything. Pasta dishes, steak, baked and fried fish. The rolls we started dinner with were excellent. Freshly made and warm. I ended up ordering the chicken saltimbanco from the specials menu and it was delicious. The portion size was excellent and the sauce was just right. My father had the New York Strip, and my mother had the honey chicken salad. Everything was thrilled with their meals and we will surely be returning in future years. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a restaurant with a modern atmosphere, friendly waitstaff, and reasonable prices. read more

This past week we were on our annual family vacation to Dennis. My oldest child was heading off to college and we wanted to have a celebratory dinner. The Marshside was our first choice. We were a large group of 15 people and the Hostess, bartenders and manager worked so hard to get us all a table together so we could celebrate together. The service was excellent as was the food and wine (as usual). We will be back next year for sure! Thanks for making it a great night! read more

This is a gem of a restaurant, sited, appropriately, at the side of the marsh, wonderful views from most tables. The menu has something for everyone, is priced moderately and the food well prepared. The spicy buffalo chicken sandwich was super, as was the stuffie with clam chowder. I could go on but you should go see for yourself! Preferably before dark. read more

As a long-time customer, I'm pretty surprised that veggie burgers are no longer offered on Tuesday's 1/2-price burger nights (or any night for dinner--only lunch). Not only does this shut non-meat-eaters out of burger nights, it's kinda hard to understand from a profit POV. The profit margin for veggie burgers has got to be significantly higher than meat burgers. Doesn't make sense. It would also be nice if fish tacos could offer the option to substitute grilled shrimp; ditto for the lettuce cups (which are only available with chicken). Lots of us are avoiding fried foods these days. Generally feeling like there has been some change in the kitchen and quality is slipping a little. Hope I'm wrong. read more

Can't understand why so many people are willing to wait 30-35 minutes on a Tuesday at 5:30 to eat here. It must say something about dining on the Cape in the summer. House salad was good- nice mix of greens with carrots, cukes and tomatoes. Bread basket looked good though I didn't eat any. My wife said it was good. The fish was ok. Had a sampler plate of shrimp, salmon, haddock and scallops that were nicely good and fresh. The problem was the white sauce that made them all taste the same. The menu said Buerre blanc but it looked like a bechamel. Service was very good. Rating is based on food quality where two is average. read more

Went here on our first night in Brewster and we loved it! My favorite clam chowder on the cape. Fish tacos were delicious. A very pretty restaurant...flowers and hydrangea everywhere and beautiful sunset on the marsh next to it. A wonderful evening all around. Highly recommend. read more

Extremely disappointed in the meal. Lobster bisque was average, needed seasoning. The crab "stuffing" on the swordfish had a heavy metallic taste, assuming it came from a can. Could not get the taste out of my mouth. The warm rolls were good, after that, it was downhill. read more

Waited over 30 minutes for my entree. Will never come back here again. Food was pretty good. Manager was inept.

My wife and I had a great lunch here yesterday. We were greeted at our table by a smiling and happy waitress, Judy V. She gave us our luncheon menus and the day's specials and then took our drink orders. My wife then ordered the fried oysters and I ordered the Ivan roast beef sandwich. Both meals were excellent and very substantial. Judy came by several times and checked on our meal to see if we were satisfied and if she could do anything else for us. Each time she was extremely efficient and pleasant. The restaurant is situated next to a large marsh, from which it gets its name. A bird feeder was just outside our dining table window and added to a very comfortable and pleasant setting. We shall return to this restaurant and would strongly suggest that you try it as well. I'm sure you will enjoy it very much. My wife and I took a visiting friend to dinner at this restaurant since we've enjoyed coming here before. I can't say enough good things about our waitress, Deb K. More to come. Our three meals (salmon,scrod, and mussels) were simply outstanding. All were prepared as they should have been, all were very fresh, and all were very nicely presented. It was a very busy night (Memorial Day weekend), yet Deb very carefully met our every need with a nice relaxed smile and cheerful voice. I highly recommend that you try this excellent restaurant and when checking in, ask to be seated in Deb's section. read more

Nice location and quality of food is usually good. But I ordered the baked seafood platter for lunch with "shrimp, scallops, and haddock". Got one very small shrimp and couldn't see any scallops. Told waitress and she brought it back to the chef. She returned and stated that the chef said that this is the normal serving with a few scallops. Finally found 2 scallops in the corner of the plate about the size of pencil erasers. She brought 2 additional normal scallops but then I got the cold shoulder. She plopped the additional scallops on the table without saying a word. Later asked my wife if she needed another drink and ignored me. We will go back to Scargo Café where they are more customer focused. read more

A beautiful off-season day on the cape. Hubby and I stopped in to the Marshside, where I had gone every summer as a kid. The old building has been replaced by an Adirondack lodge, with windows all the way around so you get a beautiful view of the marsh. I had the baked seafood platter and husband got the beef stew. My seafood was very fresh and just the right sized portion. Hubby loved his stew, which was thick and full of meat and veggies. Our waitress, Judy, was friendly and attentive, with a genuine smile. We will definitely be back, but probably not during the tourist season, when you have to wait for hours. Even on this day in May, the place is packed for lunch. read more

I have to say I have dined at the Marshside three times this year. Not sure if they have changed the chef but the food just is not what it used to be. I have also noticed most of the help has turned over. Last time my wife and I went, food came out luke warm and we felt like we were being rushed out. Not sure what's going on here. read more

We just had a fantastic meal at the Marshside. Very efficient, friendly staff and service. Lobster Mac and cheese was amazing and we had a beautiful view of the marsh. What an amazing job they are doing during these trying times! read more

The view over the East Dennis marsh is a good enough reason to stop in. Food quality is excellent based on several visits. Fried clams and scallops combo with green beans subbing for french fries, very fresh. Their special seafood stew is as good as it gets! read more

Loyal customer since they opened. Went again in August. Coffee cream was curderld, then there was mold in the sugar holder. Had to wait 20 min. to get 2 new coffee's so the dessert melted. New manager came over and apologized for the gross mold. When the bill came we were still charged for the dessert and coffee even through we lost our appetite after the mold. We were not looking for money off but it would have been a nice gesture when you have a $360 bill. I had meals comped at the Nintey Nine without asking. I expect a bit more from this place. Apologizing and still making us pay for a ruined dessert was just insulting. I will never go there again... read more

Had lunch today with the family. When you look around, the woodworking is top notch. This building is a showcase of fine workmanship and details in and out. The flowers outside are colorful and welcoming. A far cry from the old, rickety place. Another reviewer misses the old place, but I don't. I will say the prices aren't the same as the old Marshside, but hey, nothing is the same anymore. You get what you pay for. Service was terrific, food was delicious and where it was suppose to be, was piping hot. I had the seafood stew, we shared mussels and I ended up with a turkey club that was very good. My wife had aq lobster salad role and my son had a blue cheese and bacon burger. I recommend the new Marshside and the views are terrific. read more

Tried this restaurant out because on a drive by I noticed how busy it was. It is placed in a beautiful setting by the marsh. My 1st problem was the dumb valet parking. I just don't get pulling into a parking lot the size of a basketball court to have an attendant park your car right there in the parking lot? In a city sure, but please. It gives the attitude of luxury for what? The restaurant is very nice inside. The wait staff was friendly and attentive. The cocktail was good as well. To me though a restaurant is all about the food and unfortunately the food was very average and add the extra prices for all the unneeded swank, it's not worth it. read more

When pulling into the parking lot, exterior looked very nice and we were lucky enough to get the last parking spot in the lot. When we walked in, we were greeted warmly and told there was a about a 20 minute wait or we could sit in the bar area, we chose the bar area and were seated immediately. The view from sitting inside is beautiful! Onto the dishes...we each had a cup of soup, I had the clam chowder, packed with flavor and just enough of everything (clam, potato, flavors, etc); my boyfriend had the corn chowder which he also seemed to enjoy. We shared the lobster Rangoon's which had a great flavor and were served with a sweet chili sauce-yum! We shared the lobster roll and the Cape Cod Reuben- which were a great choice; we both wanted to cross off the lobster roll off our bucket list and this was a perfect place for it. The Cape Cod Reuben was delicious as well; the piece of haddock was huge and was cooked perfectly. We would return and recommend! read more

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What has happened to this restaurant. My wife and I have been going here since it's opening as a lunch/dinner restaurant many years ago. The place was consistent for years until a change of ownership a few years back. We live right up the street. Tonight we arrived at 7:20 p.m. and were told they were closing at 7:30p.m., but they decided to stay open until 8:00 p.m. because they had a late rush and there would be no rush or problem. Instead we were rushed though are first drink, appetizers and the dinner and we were rushed out at 8:10 p.m. It was like they were shoving the food down our throats. This is not the first time this has happened but it will be the last time. By the way the food was slop. read more

Yelp says it takes no reservations and when we got there we couldn't get in because we didn't have a reservation.

My husband and I have enjoyed the Marshside a number of times. The food is always good and the view is lovely. Last night we decided to use a gift card that we have had hanging around and for sometime. We had mussels, steak, Greek pasta and a bottle of wine. The food was very good, service was ok. Our bill exceeded the gift card amount, so we added our credit card...no worries. Well, the amount on our gift card didn't deduct what was purchased by our gift giver. It was brought to the managers attention and without hesitation the problem was taken care of. Great customer service! read more

Yummy food, kind atmosphere, accommodating staff. Truly 5 to our server Sina who managed a big birthday party flawlessly. What a treat!

Alway glad we came. We eat here several times a season, three generations of us, and we are always pleased. Yes, surrender your keys to valet parking - the lot is too small to navigate on your own. And yes, put your name on the list for a table, get a drink and sit on the porch because they don't take reservations and there is always a wait. The food is good and so is the service. The portions are generous. A soup and appetizer, or an appetizer and salad can fill you up, particularly if you have over-indulged in the bread basket which comes laden with warm, fresh rolls and seasonal treats like blueberry, cranberry or zucchini bread. The seafood is very fresh and almost obligatory because you are that close to the ocean. But the traditional entrees like turkey dinner, meatloaf and chicken pot pie are all tempting and delicious as well. You will not have room for dessert. read more

Good food, great atmosphere. I love going near sunset for an even better view over the marsh. Love coming here during the off season for awesome specials. Good cocktails. Love their Cobb salad, huge portion enough for 2! read more

Highly recommended - great food and great people, in a comfortable indoor/outdoor setting. The view is to die for and the the Beet salad is GREAT! OH ! don't forget to try their Happy Jack rum drink. read more

Loved it! Super kid friendly in a nice sit down restaurant. Dolls for kids to play with! Kid menu! Yummy cocktails! Delish food! Five stars despite super long wait(no reservations). Scallops baked was so good! Cape cod martini so potent and good. read more

We've been ordering from here every weekend during COVID-19. Their system is phenomenal. All you have to do is call ahead and they leave it in between their two sets of doors. No contact pick-up and always ready quick! We love the scallops, cod, burgers, steak, clam chowder, you name it its delicious! Give them a call and support them during this time, you won't regret it! Five stars. Thanks Marshside. read more

Had our first Marshside take-out dinner. The system worked well, and the food was great.

One of our favorite places to eat on the Cape. I love the decor and the the view is amazing. The menu is very diverse, something for everyone. They have a good kid's menu. If you have a little one that like American Girl type dolls they have ones kids can take to their table during meals with a special doll high chair. My husband and I get the Paris Dip sandwich quite often. The staff is always very nice & accommodating. They have valet parking on weekends. A great spot. read more

We've always enjoyed the Marshside but even more so at a time when the only options are takeout or delivery. The same great entrees, well prepared and easy to order. Our favorites are steak and the citrus salmon. Sooo much better than the typical takeout menu! read more

This was bad, just bad. We should have turned around when the woman at the desk taking names made us wait for her personal phone conversation to end, but hey, we all have to squeeze things in, didn't initially take that as an indication of how the night would go. I wrote a review about this place a while back, applauding the changes and moving forward. I was wrong because it was true; but what's also true is that one bad experience can kill a place. I don't know if it was worse that they openly admitted to skipping over our party in the whole game of seating or that they tried using the excuse that all those other people were regulars....really? All of them? (We actually come and eat in the winter too - imagine that!) We like to say that we've been coming to the Marshside since before we were born, because it's true. Things change though, people try to change what was wonderful about a place and suddenly it's an overpriced tourist attraction. It's heartbreaking though, Mary Lou would be horrified that her beautiful restaurant has become staffed like this. The whole story will bore you, and yes, we always believe in letting a place fix the problem and moving on, but looking around last night, we weren't the only ones being treated poorly. And giving us free apps, while dinner still takes an hour to get to the table, it's less appealing when you don't pay attention and realize there's a gluten free menu at the table and none of the apps you chose for the table are edible for that person, nor healthy choices. We didn't want free stuff, we wanted the nice meal we still paid for even though it was meh. Oh, and yes, we do know who the current owner and managers are so when they're checking in on tables and chatting with customers, we notice that too, and leave wondering just what did we do to get treated so poorly. They couldn't be more hands off while trying to pretend they cared about how horrible our evening was. Sad. Waste of money. Waste of time. Regardless of who you are, eating out socially is generally a choice you make in spending your hard earned disposable income. I just like to go places where they don't take that for granted. And one last thing, our mother was treating is with this dinner and she was embarrassed that it was supposed to be a lovely dinner of appreciation. You don't do that to the person who 35 years ago was bringing all six of us kids for dinner because it was such a good, wholesome place. Now some of us bring our kids and last night had the duty of explaining what bad service means. It's always sad to see an institution die...on the bright side, send stupid tourists there and we can all go where we're appreciated. read more

The view is great and it remains ever popular. But there's not much creativity in terms of the menu: same as least week, last month, last several years. Sometimes the long waits just aren't worth it. Still, it's better than many establishments, including the far pricier Chapin's. read more

The bread basket is sadly missing the yummy Parmesan crisps.... it's just not the same!

Short: go somewhere else, or go with low expectations; this is basically Red Lobster quality for 2-3x the price. Long: went here on the recommendation of several locals. Four people, four different entrees; only one of them was good. Left disappointed and even told the staff so on my way out, but they didn't care. There was an hour wait, but cocktail service on the porch tided us over. They also serve supermarket cheese and crackers in the waiting area. The adult beverages are good, so it could be a nice place to just hang out at the bar, if you can find a spot. There is free valet parking. The building is nice and not too loud considering how big and open it is. Food: the lobster mac is to die for and the lobster rangoons are pretty good. Nothing else we ordered was worthwhile. Crab stuffed shrimp are filled with filler (not crab) and overcooked. Swordfish is not properly cooked, although the overall taste was good. Stuffed haddock was bland and the staff actually said "yeah that's not very good" (so why is it on the menu?). They advertise homemade desserts but we didn't bother (and the waitress didn't offer) since the mains were unsatisfactory. Service: we didn't lack for anything, but the waitress had a demeanor that she didn't want to be there. The way she placed/tossed things on the table and answered our questions was indicative of either bad attitude or poor training. read more

Nothing remarkable, but a solid lunch or dinner option. Service was quite slow. Setting is lovely - overlooking the marsh and lots of birdwatching opportunities. read more

This review is for the Other Side which is the pizza,bakery next to and owned by the Marshside Restaurant. I purchased muffins on Saturday night which until brought home saw the box date was 2 days prior. When purchased I noticed the box said GF . When I asked the server she said "Oh they taste the same", having no intention of giving me the information that they were GF. The muffins were inedible. Hard and even a knife had trouble cutting. I called the Marshside but a manager has still not called me back. I sent an email but have still not heard back. Called the Other Side but there is no manager other than a young man who, when asked if he is the manager told me.. " I am all you get ". That was the last straw to this annoying saga. read more

We absolutely love this place! Service is amazing! Food is great! Very cool atmosphere. Highly recommend!

Absolutely gorgeous views, excellent service from our waitress and a nice wine selection. When I walked in I was taken by the openness of the restaurant and how every table has a marsh view. I ordered the swordfish tips and while the presentation was good the tips were very fishy. Another person at my table had chicken Parm and he solid it was fantastic. I would go again, but stay away from the swordfish. read more

Meh. The food is just blah. Sounds fancy, rather bland. They do have American Girl dolls for children to play with, which my daughter loved, and the service is decent. Typically, an older retired crowd. Always packed in the summer. read more