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    Old Bay Seafood

    4.0 (54 reviews)
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    OLD BAY SEAFOOD ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Clam strips yummy.
    Larry G.

    Another first! I was in the mood for some fish and chips. I found this on Yelp! Dam I am glad I did. This place smelled so amazing! When you walk in it's like wow! Yummy. The service was a little slow to order, but then we had to wait. I'll tell you what. It was more then worth the wait. Man the portions were huge. And the flavor was delicious! So be ready to wait a few! But you will not regret it. The only down fall is that it's take out only when we went. Other wise I would have given the I do recommend this one to anyone who loves fish!

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    Joe J.

    If you want to run a business where people come and buy dinner from you it's probably important to not simply close at dinner time. I gave two stars as a benefit of the doubt but the latest they stay open is Friday and Saturday 7 PM. So you can scratch these guys off your list.

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    Melissa R.

    We played a little Yelp roulette while in Portsmouth and ended up at Old Bay Seafood for date night. It's hidden in the middle of a small strip mall and sort of a hidden gem. We ordered at the counter and found a seat to wait (and watch football, of course!) our food came out quickly and piping hot! We ordered the special: Flounder, Shrimp and Scallops combo, which also came with fries, coleslaw and hush puppies. Once it came out we realized what a ridiculous amount of food we ordered, the portion is HUGE! The scallops were fried yet seasoned and cooked perfectly, the flounder tender and the hush puppies (which look like tiny footballs) tasted amazing! Our orders also included cocktail sauce and a honey-mustard tarter sauce. Not my favorite for tarter sauce, but a good dipping sauce in general terms. A good stop if you are in this neck of the woods, and remember, the portions are definitely sharable.

    Whiting Sandwich
    Steve W.

    Definitely worth stopping if you like a great whiting fish sandwich that you can put Malt Vinegar on. So good I bought a second! Coleslaw is very good too. Very clean restaurant as well. Overall, a well run asset worth stopping in on that trip to Lowe's off of Portsmouth Blvd!!

    Large menu
    Reuben G.

    Great seafood place. Really fresh large portions. We got shrimp...huge...oysters...huge. great fresh seafood. A lot of take out going on. We ate in the dining area. Happily surprised. If we're out there again its a great place to eat. Similar to Calabash type breaded seafood but honestly better.

    The flounder, shrimp and scallop combo. Oh my!
    mary s.

    You don't go to this place for the ambiance, or fancy chairs, or tablecloths and cloth napkins. You go to this place if you want fresh delicious seafood, made to order with generous portions and great prices. The family that runs the place do a great job, and wait to make your to go order( because you are going to want some of that steamed shrimp with Old Bay to go) until you are almost finished with your "gotta eat this right now" order. The clam strips are chunks of goodness, the flounder is perfection, and I am now a fan of fried scallops. The only thing I can't race about are the fries, and that's because I'm not a huge fry fan to begin with. The hushpuppies are pillowy goodness on the inside and crunchy crispness on the outside. Good stuff. Treat yourself to some unpretentious and delicious seafood at this little spot of happiness!

    Fried whiting dinner with fries, hush puppies, Cole slaw, and I believe it's home made tartar sauce.
    Eli Z.

    I came back to the area after a few months and decided to come back here. I was glad I did. I changed my rating to 5 stars because the smell inside greatly improved. They me my whiting platter to order and was piping hot when I got it. It was so good. The freshness of the coleslaw really helps cut all the fried food. I should have taken a picture after I bit into the whiting to show the bright white flesh. No fishy taste whatsoever. Fries were crispy and I doused them in malt vinegar. I normally don't eat hush puppies but I gave them a try. I'm still not a fan of hush puppies, but I can understand why some might like it. I was the only one dining in, but a lot of people did carry out. I don't like doing carry out because it love eating fried whiting right out the fryer. Anyways next time I am in the area I will definitely be back here.

    fish and chips in a styrofoam container

    Food is great if u like fried seafood alway fresh never greasy nice fries hushpuppy are very tasty and homemade coleslaw.. the owners are very nice..

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    The lady at the register is rude af! The fries are stale; however the shrimp is okay. They need to show better customer service.

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    Fried and grilled options for carry-out. Quick service. Wasn't thrilled with the breading.

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    Fish there is good, got a seafood platter, crab cake was awful the only thing good was the hush puppy

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    How does a restaurant survive that will not answer the phone. must have called 20 times and no answer!!

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    Fried oysters and flounder were good French fries and hush puppies were bland with huge portions like cardboard

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