Fantastic! The reviews are accurate. Small place with a small town vibe. I came late (6:30) on a Monday evening to avoid any potential local crowd. There was only one other couple in the place. Several orders were picked up for takeout in my time there. I naturally tried the clam chowder. Very good. Nice and thick. A very generous portion of fish and chips was served along with coleslaw. The fish was in bite sized nuggets which make them easy to eat. The fish was fresh and tasty with a great complement of tartar sauce and malt vinegar. Coleslaw was on point. Steak fries were decent. This was night 3 of my 12 night stay for work. I will definitely come back to try the lobster roll. read more

New England Seafoods - Fish and Chips - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Man, what a hole in the wall! I wanted some good old-fashioned New England clam chowder while I was here, and I searched and found this place. It wasn't much to look at, and the air conditioning was spotty on this exceptionally hot day, but I wanted a pint of New England clam chowder and by gosh. That's what I got! Not to mention a small shrimp cocktail - my only demerit was the shrimp cocktail was sitting in a bucket of ice. The bottom half was in the ice, which was good, but the top half was roasting away in the extraordinarily hot interior of the restaurant! I decided to take a chance and ordered that too. You know, it wasn't something special to look at. But? The taste? The clam chowder was epic! The shrimp cocktail wasn't too bad, but the shrimp were a little limp - the cocktail sauce was pretty good though. So was I impressed? Well, after having grown up in Seattle with great clam chowder? I think this clam chowder stood up very well to what I had as a child. But was it so special that I would come back? Maybe not - but damn it hit the right spot! read more

New England Seafoods - Shrimp cocktail and clam chowder - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Maaan, the people that leave 5 stars must not have palate. Or they're just senile. They should rename this place Sandra bc the food was just bland. Like season the flour for your breading, coleslaw is pretty mushy, no crisp to it, meaning I probably got the batch that was made 2-3 days ago. I really wanted to rate this higher as I'm a seafood connoisseur, and never been to Massachusetts I was hoping for the best. Now I see why this state is a mass of two sh**s. The fries were decent...after I added salt read more

New England Seafoods - Fried lobster dinner. Coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Friendly counter employees, the seafood is delicious and it is a quaint atmosphere if you choose to eat inside. read more

Food is awesome never greasy ever. Meet my girlfriends here and we like to catchup. We never been rushed out. Don't need the high prices of the sea coast . Never had a bad meal here. Great service! read more

A hole in the wall- but the food is great!!! My husband and I were hungry and on our way home and needed something. The counter person was so nice, the restroom clean and actually had hot water to wash your hands, the food. Had the seafood platter. Scallops cooked perfectly- not rubbery AT ALL, the fish was flaky and again, perfectly cooked. Do not expect 5 star atmosphere - but expect 5 star food!!! read more

Oh Holy Mother of God Herself! What a great find! The food was exceptional! I had a fried clams and my husband had scallops. Sweet, perfectly breaded and fried to perfection. Clams were HUGE! Cole slaw delicious. Fries were great but neither of us had room to finish them. Both meals rate A++ and 6 stars. Service was top notch, we were greeted with an enthusiastic smile and when we paid compliments after we ate, the young lady thanked us for coming in. Dining area is small, and might feel crowded when there's a full house. All in all a wonderful experience and we can't wait to go back! read more

New England Seafoods - Sorry - no pics of the scallops. I was too busy drooling over my fried clams! - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

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This is my goto place for seafood in the area. I got the Haddock Plate. The fish was Flakey and crispy, and came with steak fries and coleslaw. Delicious as always. A large piece of fish with the right amount of batter. The place is quaint with a small, dive like atmosphere. Despite that I recommend eating here for the best experience, so the food doesn't get soggy in the way home. The service was quick and the staff polite. I highly recommended this place for anyone looking for a good piece of fish read more

New England Seafoods - Haddock Plate - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

nice service; inedible hard shell lobster. Both my hands were cut. I don't like bleeding to break the shell. I ordered 2 lb lobster and got 2 small chix. read more

Delicious creamy clam chowder Tender fish 'n chips and don't forget the fried clam platter. Very good place for seafood read more

New England Seafoods - a bowl of soup with a spoon - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

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Food was great, came out quickly and still hot. Plenty to eat. Nice and fresh . Wait staff was great. Very friendly people.

Orders are made fast. Fish is always fresh. Just sometimes there is some inconsistency with the batter. Portion size is awesome. One of the better seafood restaurants in the area, not Ipswich / Rockport grade but for Methuen Lawrence it's very good. read more

Great food and great service !!! This place is authentic. Not only is the staff courteous and greets you with a smile, but the owner/manager greets you and makes sure you are comfortable and have everything you need. Maine lobster was done to perfection. The meat was tender and sweet. The side of French fries were thick, meaty and crispy. Small home town atmosphere with indoor/outdoor seating. Get your dinner to go or get some seafood to go and make it at home. Great selection on the menu and kids menu. Check out deals on twin lobsters! read more

First time here though I've driven by many times. A friend and I ordered via phone in advance for pick up on a Friday around 5 pm. Upon arrival they were busy with many takeout orders as well as patrons on the few tables out front. After paying, the young lady said it would be a few minutes and it was literally a few minutes when she called my name. We traveled about 10 minutes to our destination and after unpacking our order of: The Cajun grilled swordfish with rice pilaf and coleslaw, the baked trio of shrimp, scallops and haddock with two sides (onion rings and fries) and an order of fish and chips, everything was reasonably warm to hot. The fried options were fairly light and not too greasy or heavily coated with batter. The grilled options were slightly overcooked for our liking. It always seems like you get more seafood when ordering fried vs. baked. In our baked trio, we got two medium sized shrimp, two scallops and one portion of haddock which seemed a little scarce. Plenty of fries and onion rings tho. The fish and chips order had a large amount of fish for the $$. About $66 including a tip. Not disappointed but will probably choose fried next time even tho it's not as healthy as baked or broiled. read more

New England Seafoods - Cajun grilled swordfish with rice pilaf and cole slaw - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

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Absolutely amazing! Freshest seafood, not overly breaded or overcooked. Friendly staff in a true New England seafood shack!

Food was fantastic! Service was extremely nice and excellent! Service was extremely fast as well! Not to expensive either!

Dennis and I had a gift certificate to the New England Seafood's, new location, at the Days Inn Hotel. Right of I-93, the former Terra Maria, this "Weathervane" style restaurant has an large modern dining room with underwater sea decor. The waitress, young and inexperienced, fumbled with my basic questions on the menu. The good news was that they had a band "S-F" for Soule-Fontaine a 2 guy band that just so-sp. But much better than that sponge Bob Square Pants cartoon that was on the flat screen when we came in. Shortly after we arrived, and got our drinks very quickly, the waitress requested if we could move tables- just down a bit as they had a 8 top coming in. We obliged and she comped our drinks which was cool. We started with a crock of French Onion soup, as it was freezing outside and this item warms the soul. It was fine, a big crouton floated in the middle and covered with melted cheese. The soup was good, however I felt it was missing a bit of acidity in the broth. Dennis had a "Fish & Chip dinner, ($12.99) which came with 2 sides (onion rings and fries). I had a "broiled trio" ($19.99) which was fish (haddock?), 2 shrimps, and 2 large sea scallops. All was in a a gratain dish and covered with too many buttered ritz cracker crumbs. The potion was not big. They did have the shrimps tails removed, thank goodness. A decent meal. I saw many other people ordering lobsters and steamed clams. Prices are fair to average. The website menu prices do not seem to match the restaurant prices. www.neseafoods.com read more

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I was just here last week and decided to get the fish and chips. It came with chunks of fried haddock, steak fries, and cole slaw. The fish tasted really fresh and I really enjoyed it. The fries were lacking in salt, but that's a matter of opinion and easily fixed. Otherwise, good portions, really tasty, and I will definitely be back. Also when picking up my food I discovered that you can buy freah fish to.cook at game which is really neat. read more

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Quick service! Plentiful food! Lobster roll was amazing! While belly clam strips were awesome! read more

New England Seafoods - Lobster roll with onion rings - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Love this place. Got fresh seafood and I don't need to drive far. Staff is great. Food is great read more

New England Seafoods - Shrimp dinner - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Great carry out fried clams which is all we were looking for! Steak fries are nice. Decent cole slaw. All in all it's a great, no-frills seafood carry out. Staff was pleasant and honest (checking with the chef to make sure they were "whole-belly clams" not strips. Plated up nicely on paper with a small plate on top to keep warm and slid into a paper bag. The frying oil is fresh as are the clams. Don't forget to ask for plasticware and catchup/salt/pepper as tartar sauce was the only thing automatically included. And the tartar sauce is homemade! Delicious! Local. Worthy the quick highway stop! (Easy off/on) read more

Ditto what Cathy the owl said. I have come here for years for the food, which myself and my family have found far surpasses the atmosphere and service. Outside of NH options, New England Seafoods was and still is my go-to for their twin lobsters, fisherman's platter, and haddock plate. It's always been high quality and a decent value. For $21 their fisherman's platter comes with scallops, haddock, whole clams, shrimp, fries, onion rings, and coleslaw. They don't skimp on the shrimp and scallops either. I just wish they didn't put the coleslaw at the bottom of all the fried food where it gets all warm and wilted. I usually just order takeout or eat the lobster outside in the summer, but last time I was here the dining room looked clean to me. Service was slow but then I received 50 lbs of fried seafood so I was fine. read more

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This is a no frills establishment. I was hoping to find a diamond in the rough. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. My $24 one pound lobster, did not have much taste even with the butte r. In fact, I wasn't sure if the butter was all butter or if it mixed with oil??? The lobster was served with an ample serving of french fries. The coleslaw was fresh and crunchy, however it too was bland like the only thing added was mayo. read more

The food was great. We had fried clams, scallops, clam chowder and fries. All was very good. Price was reasonable. It is strictly a take out place, they do have some picnic tables out front but they are not very clean. read more

If you live in the "Minga Valley" and only ever leave one a year to visit Hampton Beach this is the seafood joint for you. But the again you and the rest of Northern Essex Community College graduating class of 2003 already know that. So my review will be for the rest of us who my happen to find themselves stuck in Methuen, hungry for seafood and not interested in fighting the traffic to get to Salisbury for a decent clam plate. I will review in my good, bad , ugly format. Good: the seafood is good. I have split the fisherman's platter more than once with my girlfriend (am local and Merrimack College Alum) and we both found all items cooked right and not super greasy. Clams good, fish "OK", scallops really good. Onion rings were good too. (but they skimp on them -I notice others review about the piles of onion rings - clearly that for locals or friends of the cook cousin Vinny on his mother's side - God test here soul) Bad: 1) Service. It's counter service and the young ladies behind it are not skilled in common courtesies. Just give them you cash (or card) and don't expect my response until they shout you order and leave it on the counter 2.) portions/price. The prices are not super high, but not cheap. However, typically portions are greater when paying these priced. UGLY: this place is filthy. Filthy. The staff clearly spend more time detailing their vehicles than there ever would on the dining area. My third try I have cute mouse run under my table. Yes a mouse. When I looked under to see where he went I see why he felt at home seeing I had not been cleaned under there since helps parents had their first date there in 1985. I only hope because I had eaten there twice before that the kitchen is cleaner. I hope. So if you are a valley person with minga valley standards - enjoy. Anyone else be careful and go take-out only to avoid the rodent friends. read more

New to the area. First time ever going to this spot. We went because they had amazing reviews. So here we go!!!! We pulled into the parking lot and called in our order. After the order they asked for a name. Gave name. Then said it will be ready in about 10 min. Ok cool. We go for a 13 minute cruise up the road to explore the area. Come back, walk in the place to hear that they never got a order with the name we gave. Asking us if we are sure we called the right place. Smh 5 minutes later they find it. And said we lost it. We will get it started now. So we had to wait another 10 minutes and we didnt even get an apology. It was as if nothing happened. That sucked. It was a bad experience. And the food was good. But that's half the battle. Customer service is what brings them back too apologize for your mistake. It's that simple. read more

Stopped off the highway for a quick lunch. Food was super fresh, hot, delicious! Seafood market looked very clean, fish looked fresh. If we lived closer we would be here all the time. Lunch baskets were huge and great price! read more

Good portions and quality and prices. The ordering ...pickup ... is a little tough going. Confusing. But will go back again. While I was there a customer was concerned he didn't get his coleslaw/fries. Wasn't handled well. He went away empty handed. Cheap fix is customers always right give the guy a few fries and a coleslaw which basically costs nothing... good public relations and explain to him why his order didn't contain it ... he ordered incorrectly. But handled poorly read more

My husband and I decided to try New England Seafood on Merrimack st in Methuen,, since we used to go to the one they had opened at the local hotel in Methuen near rt 93 and enjoyed it there... Boy was we VERY DISAPPOINTED... The girl taking orders was not the friendliest and seem like we was taken too long reading the menues for her. after placing our order $51.00 later.. my husband got the fried lobster which only was about 5-lobster claws about 2 inches long.... handful of fried and not so cold- sour tasting coleslaw... which should be colder and not tasting sour. i got the coconut fried shrimp which had about 8 good size shrimp, handful of fries and that yucky coleslaw..-We will say though the lobster and shrimp did taste good. we went to go sit at the tables... there was none cleaned from the previous customers , so i went to ask for a damp cloth so i can wipe down our table.. then she came and started wiping down an empty table before coming to ours!!! You can see all the old sticky dust on the decorations and the ac up in the wall.. and the CAKED ON DIRT AND GRIME that has been collecting on the floor under the table was disgusting... All the tables had unrefrigerated tarter sauce bottles and almost empty ketchup bottles..which they should keep refrigerated and just offer tarter sauce with what meals are ordered. Dont they know that its got mayo in it and should be refrigerated!!! I am very surprised that they are allowed to stay open with these issues of non-cleanliness. IF YOU GO JUST GET TAKE OUT... IS MY OPINION..... BUT WE WILL NOT BE RETURNING read more

I have to say, I was very disappointed. Last night we ordered 2 fisherman's platters to go, 1 had 2 tiny pieces of fish, a couple of scallops, 4 shrimp, clams, a handful of onion rings and a few fries. The other had 4 tiny pieces of fish, 4 scallops and the rest was the same as my plate. I can say that everything was cooled ok, but for $53.00 very small portions. 2 of the exact SAME dinners not made compatible, just plain dumb to me. I haven't been here in a while...it was way better before. read more

We went to an over rated place in Seabrook that rhymes with Snarkies on Father's Day and left very underwhelmed. I just got out of work and we wanted clams and scallops but with a 1 year old it was kinda late to drive to Maine like we normally would. We checked this place out and it was phenomenal! The large scallops box came with 12 GIANT scallops and the large clam box was overflowing. I actually had leftovers - my wife and I shared those boxes and each got a lobster roll - also outstanding! We've lived 14 min from this place for 9 years and never knew it was here! HIGHLY recommend this place. On top of that, they're fully prepared to handle the damn virus situation we are all in... the girls were very nice!! We will be back!! read more

Stopped in with my daughter. I had to hold the tartar sauce and ketchup with a paper towel. They were disgustingly dirty. Tables and chairs the same. Floor and garbage barrel worse than disgusting. Didnt look like it has been cleaned in a very long time. You could feel the filthy grime in the air. This place needs to learn how to clean. It was filthy and I think an inspection by city is in order. Food was good, but can't imagine the filth in kitchen. I don't expect to go back. read more

Not very good customer service. Plus they gave me a side of hair and the out come was ... Oops sorry. Oops wont be eating hair (here) again! read more

New England Seafoods - Buffalo Ckn 'wich? ... No Side of hair? ... Yup Call'd & all they said was .... Oops sorry. .... Oops sorry wont eat hair (here) again! - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

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Amazing fried scallops and clam strips !!! No need to go far for seafood if you live nearby ! Always fresh and good service !!

I went for lunch at Merrimack Street I I ordered what I wanted and I remembered I had a coupon so I went back up to the counter before even receiving my food and ask them to honor the coupon it which they refused because I already paid for my food NOT IMPRESSED WHEN THEO REFUSE TO HONOR THEIR OWN COUPON. will not go back there again read more

New England Seafoods - Seafood Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Let me be clear that this is the shack location on Rt. 110 heading towards Haverhill. The shoddy decor and sour faces didn't deter me from getting some clam strips. They should have. $8.99 for a large box. The only thing these strips had going for them was individual size. They were rather plump! Too bad they were COMPLETELY lacking in every other department. Take a pass and keep heading to the coast. read more

I was all excited when I heard that there was a new location for New England Seafoods that provided a more restaurant-style atmosphere rather than the fish-counter ambiance of their other location (also in Methuen). But the new doesn't measure up to the old. While I can't put my finger precisely on what was different (other than the french fries, which were just so-so in the Days Inn location and FABULOUS at the other), it just didn't seem to have the same quality or freshness. Our waitress was fantastic, attentive and friendly. But the room is a bit cavernous and the menu prices higher. On a positive note, the menu is more extensive, which is appropriate for this sit-down location. Maybe I'll go back in the summer when the air conditioning is sure to be cranking - at the older location it can be sweltering - but in my book this new location isn't an improvement. read more

Have to admit when we drove in we almost drove out but,after rereading the prior post decided to stay. The is a definate hole in the wall. The counter person was pleasant. The food was amazing. We had the fried clams, mussels and an order of steamers. The onion ring were great! read more

My experience begins...i order 2 haddock plates One onion rings the other fries......we get seated and wait ,I look around dirty uncleaned table to my right..number is called. ....food is ready.... I salt my food a little , pour ketchup eat a few onion rings (wow were they good).....then i try the haddock ...it's cold and raw in middle....i send back meal ask to redo.....after a longer wait then the first meal...the fish now appears to be srod.....nice try. NOT HADDOCK..onion rings are overcooked ......smartn up and stop allowing the kids to incorrectly cook in the over used oil.........my friend finished his meal,before I got mine but when I finished mine the table to my right was still dirty. .......u don't even deserve 1 star read more

This is my new hideout (the one at the Days Hotel on Pelham Street, the former Terra Mara). Very good food, generally fried seafood but some other delectable treats, as well. Calamari as good or better than anyone's, especially when paired with the horseradish dipping sauce instead of the marinara. They serve a half-dozen (smallish) oysters on the half-shell for $9, and drinks are affordable ($3 Bud drafts (16oz), for instance; shots are around five bucks I think). For the most part, friendly and attractive staff, especially Brenna the bartender and Melissa the waitress/fill-in bartender. One male bartender last week was a little dense (screwing up drinks, leaving the bar unattended), but it didn't detract too much from the experience. Crowd: Locals, but not as clannish as at the Fireside (though you'll see some of the same faces). Pretty chill vibe, though I haven't been there when a band is playing (which occurs every Friday and Saturday). In sum: Very good food (nuthin' fancy), reasonably priced drinks, chill but fun atmosphere, good jukebox, live entertainment. A real groove, so far. read more