It's really about the sauce (line the tshirts say). The clams are meaty and the oysters are fresh but they make a red sauce with an umami flavor that surpasses other Italian seafood places. This is an amazing restaurant and worth visiting for much or dinner. read more

I was here with a bunch of others in April last year. I know it was a while ago as it was prior to my allergy being severe (as I definitely wouldn't order the oysters/calamari now and probably avoid the conch.) This is an old school place and it was crowded. The service if I recall correctly was fine. We ordered the following dishes: Spicy crab/corn chowder Lobster bisque Spaghetti with shrimp/lobster sauce Fried zucchini Mixed fried seafood platter (filet, shrimp, scallop, oyster) Mixed seafood appetizer with French fries (scungilli [conch,] mussels, shrimp, calamari) Fried flounder with baked potato Lobster rolls with baked potato (and more fried zucchini) I remember the chowder being excellent. The bisque was good. The spaghetti had good texture but we'd probably just get the fra diavlo sauce instead of the shrimp/lobster. The fried zucchini was good. The mixed seafood/fried seafood was also fine. The fried flounder was easily the weakest thing but I'd describe this place more for shellfish rather than fish fish. Special note to the particularly good lobster roll. Sure it was pricey but it was the biggest one I have found. Just odd that it's served on a brioche which made it a bit bready compared to the usual. Still very tasty. And yes their spicy sauce goes perfect with the seafood. There's a reason why it's famous. read more

This was a spot my partner frequented years ago with his family and he said it looked the same. The layout consists of a few tables and chairs filling the room. Please note they did not check vaccination cards or require masks. There was also no wait on a weekend. We had a waitress approach us very quickly. She was on a mission through every encounter to ensure there was no dilly daggling. It was nice, but also felt rushed and staff throughout the restaurant would just yell at each other. Quite noisy. We had the calamari, lobster bisque, the spicy crab corn chowder, cherry stones and beer. The best was the crab corn chowder. The cherry stones lacked flavor even with the sauce and the calamari was just good. I longed for more but was not impressed with what I already had to dare get more. Tip: Aim to pay in cash as there is a sub-charge by card. read more

Randazzo's Clam Bar - Calamari And Baked Clams - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Randazzo's has the BEST fried calamari, Best New England clam chowder and fried zucchini in Brooklyn I could say. Service is good most of the times, depending who serves you. If you're in Brooklyn and craving seafood please visit. read more

This is a great place to have fresh seafood in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. A casual and relaxed restaurant which you can chill with your buddies, families and friends. Food are all delicious and fresh. Prices are reasonable. After that, you could walk around the neighborhood beaches : Manhattan and Brighton beaches read more

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Let me start by saying I've been going to Randazzo's with my family for close to 50 yrs. This used to be a common place for me to hit all summer through my teens, 20's, and 30's. The food here used to be be phenomenal... World Class. Left Brooklyn, got married, so obviously I stopped going as often as I used too, but every time I come home we usually go out for Randazzo's . The days of perfectly baked clams and fried calamari are gone - AND THEY AIN'T EVER COMING BACK. The Talent in the kitchen has been replaced with god knows who, and the food has been going consistently downhill for around 3 years now. We ordered Calamari and 2 Dozen baked clams to start, and neither one came out right. The Calamari had that rubber consistency, which is the same problem I had the LAST time we were in, but the worst offense was the Baked Clams. They looked normal when they came out, but underneath the bread crumbs the clams that were "supposed" to be baked, were wet, slimy, and lukewarm. Yep, these were one click above raw. The waitress ( who is very nice, and I don't blame her ) knows us, and knew something was wrong when we left 22 of them ( the other 2 had to be spit into napkins... disgusting ) . She asked the problem and I honestly didn't want to tell her. I didn't want to piss anyone off in the kitchen since we had already ordered our entrees and still had ALOT of food coming.... She said please, let me send it back and they'll make it right. As a rule of thumb - I DO NOT DO THIS. She pretty much insisted and assured us that it would be fine, she always remembers us ( she should, she's a great server and we ALWAYS take very Good care of her ), and she wants to take care of this because she knows they're our favorite, etc.etc. We let her take it back. Now they come back out at the same time as our entrees. Whatever. I try one of the baked clams and AGAIN - SAME F**kin THING. Onto dinner. My linguini was undercooked. This guy's got a f**kin problem back there..... There were 4 of us. 2 of us said their food tasted " OK" , Myself and my cousins entrees were downright bad. Without prompting, the waitress apologized and deducted the baked clams from the bill. It really didn't matter at that point, I think she could tell. Listen, we took really good care of her and said Thanks for Everything and we meant it. This isn't her fault. We left. When we got in the car we had a family discussion about our past few visits and we all came to the same Sad Conclusion ..... The food is either mediocre on a good day now, to inedible on a bad day. It's basically become an overpriced tourist trap that's living off it's old reputation and location. We're never going back. End of an Era. read more

After watching the hotdog eating contest at Coney Island, we came here for late lunch. Don't worry, we watched the contestants from far away. This is a classic old-time Italian place where everybody knows the restaurant's name. Thank God no one knows everybody's name. Cheers to that! We had a waitress named Grace. She was all right. We decided to go to steamers, baked clams, and a seafood combo. Everything was perfect. The seafood was fried seafood covered with tomato sauce. Steamers were excellent, juicy, and sweet. After all that, we tried to take some seafood pasta with tomato sauce to go, but the waitress said they couldn't make it that way because they have a different sauce they put on top of the pasta. This is a sauce they pour on top, not cook with it. So we passed on that takeout. Try this once in your lifetime, and you're all set! read more

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The food was delicious. The server very poor.... When I went to the bathroom got shock super filthy dirty. I thought for a minute I was on a public bathroom OMG ya need to pay attention to that situation.... Other than that everything else was amazing the environment very comfortable.... read more

It's one of those local places you come to for a decent meal, not amazing not bad. I was feeling seafood and my friend was treating so had to find a decently affordable place with a ton of options. My friend eats a lot so it needed to be worth his money too. The guy at the counter recommended the shrimp fra divola. We ordered the littleneck clams, shrimp fra divola pasta (came with actual clams and shrimp) and a clam linguine (just chopped up clams) pasta. The little necks were good, but 6 for $10 is sorta pricey, but oh well I wanted clams. The pasta dishes took a bit to come but not a ridiculously long time. We also asked for additional plates since we were sharing. I think the shrimp fra divola dish was better than the clam linguine, but my friend preferred the clam linguine. I preferred the shrimp pasta because it was a tad spicy and had more flavor, but my friend thinks the sauce was too salty and overpowered the dish, so he preferred the clam linguine. The clam linguine was a bit plain for me, but not bad. Service at the counter was also pretty good. My friend remarked that he enjoyed his time here (unprompted) so yeah I guess overall would recommend it for a casual catch up with a friend and dinner with family. read more

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It really is all about the sauce here. More specifically, all about the red sauce. Doesn't matter what you order as long as it comes drenched in red sauce or get the red sauce on the side, and undoubtedly you will walk away with a happy belly. The sauce is deep, bold, and delicious!!! All of the dishes are pretty standard, and what you'd find on most Italian menus. But somehow when the red sauce hits it, it turns from standard to outstanding. I loved the food, the causal ambiance, unpretentious atmosphere, and the sauce. read more

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Spent 3 days in NYC, but the best food the whole trip was here!!! A definite go back next time!! Sat at the bar and had excellent service!!! Middle of a Sunday afternoon, cool vibe, not too crowded! read more

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Randazzo's Clam Bar is one of the most signature and historical restaurants around Sheepshead Bay. The decor is outmoded but adorable and authentic. Their staff was friendly, attentive and served everything quickly. The options on the menu are various from sandwiches, pasta to steamed seafood with moderate prices. We had their Seafood Combo and Broiled Filet Over Salad. The food was overall fresh and decent but not memorable. Our favorite was the fried calamari, which was delicious, well cooked and juicy inside with their special sauce. read more

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Seafood is this; and Italian too! The sweetest clams we had them 4 ways; fresh, backed and steamed served with drawn butter. Get out of here AMAZING go check out my pictures if you don't believe me. No frills, beer and seafood like I have never had. I'm in town for the first time and I am already planning out what I will have next time, this place is first on my list! read more

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A friend brought me here and wanted me to try the baked clams. I ordered the New England clam chowder. It was pretty good. Could've used a little more flavor. The calamari was good. Nice and fresh. The sauce was good too. Nice and tasty and freshly made as well. The baked clams were ok. Nothing to write home about. Service was good. Overall decent place. Don't think I'll return though. Too many places out there to eat and this one just wasn't memorable read more

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A Brooklyn institution which I am grateful to have tried! Located right by the water, I can picture a Saturday morning stroll ending with some fresh seafood here. The interior of this place clearly hasn't changed over the years, in the best way. Old school menu, countertop bar seating, and even all the signs were a reflection of the institution that it is. The clams here were very fresh and I slurped them up in no time! read more

Excellent food my friends took me there for a birthday celebration Had the lobster roll was excellent as were the fried calamari

Went their for the first time and honestly it's not great Sauce was the worst part and tasted like it was out of a jar. Only positive I will say is the seafood quality seemed high and calamari were tender . read more

I hate to give a bad review, especially to such a neighborhood staple, but the food just is so off lately. My order had mussels in white sauce, calamari, and a lobster bisque. The mussels had no flavor and the broth they were in tasted like an oily oregano water and literally nothing else. I had to sprinkle salt on each one I ate. The calamari was nice and crispy and not over cooked at all which is great but the breading AND the marinara had absolutely no seasoning at all and once again had to add the salt myself. The waitress also never brought the lemon for the dish even though she kept saying she would. The lobster bisque had literally no lobster in it at all and tasted like bland heavy cream and boiled potatoes. Again, had to add a good amount of salt and pepper to make it bearable. Our waitress was very sweet and I really enjoyed her but waited a long time just for her to bring a soda. Also, at $3 a soda you'd think you'd get a regular can but it's a mini bottle instead so they're definitely price gouging there a bit. Overall the takeaway was that the literally do not season any of their food so be prepared to salt and pepper to everything. read more

Randazzo's Clam Bar - Mussels in white sauce but you can see how it looks like cloudy oily water. Completely flavorless besides a burnt oregano flavor. - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Family owned. Non pretentious. Great broiled flounder and salmon. Lobster good . Big dishes .Several pasta selections.

I have been coming to this restaurant for over 35 years. This is definitely a Brooklyn landmark at Sheepshead Bay. There is a small parking lot for the customers. As soon as I entered the restaurant my kids and I were greeted and seated right away. Staff is super friendly. For starters I started with an order of Mozzarella sticks and Littlenecks clams. Their mozzarella sticks are hands down the best. Super light and flaky and super cheesy. Clams are always super clean. Lets just talk about there sauce. The best red sauce ever. Super flavorful! For main course I ordered the Lobster Randazzo which brings a whole lobster split in 4, 3 shrimps, 4 clams in a lemon, butter, garlic, and wine sauce. Served with choice of pasta. I ordered Lobster Fra Diavolo which brings a Lobster cut up in 4 pieces, 3 shrimps, 3 clams, 6 mussels in red spicy sauce. The sauce has just the right amount of heat. Pasta was served underneath all the seafood. The lobster was meaty and super flavorful. For those who like to have a drink they have a small selection of bottled beer and wine. Overall this is a great spot if your looking to eat good quality seafood. read more

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This restaurant is one of the best places that serve the most amazing clam sauce in Brooklyn. Their seafood us always fresh and delicious. The service is great. It is family oriented Clean always . I absolutely recommend this restaurant. read more

We had taken my mother -- a New Yorker living in Georgia -- on a 'this is your life' car trip around Brooklyn. It culminated at Randazzo's, a clam bar that's been around I think longer than me... and I'm old! I recently saw Randazzo's calamari on a list of 50 Iconic Restaurant Dishes, so ordering a portion was a no-brainer. One can get either a spicy or medium hot sauce. We chose medium. The calamari was crisp and good -- but iconic.....? That would be a stretch. We all got clams which we slurped down. I was happy with the white wine and garlic sauce. My husband, sampling my mother's, said next time he'll order their richer, red sauce. Red or white, both were great to sop up bread. While it's a laid back, bare bones dining room, the place isn't cheap. And the portions, as you can see in my clam photo, aren't particularly generous. But Randazzo's is a Sheepshead Bay institution, that continues to attract people from all over. We even saw a popular millennial television actress walk in on our way out. read more

Randazzo's Clam Bar - Clams in a wine and garlic sauce - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Good seafood which is expensive but you'll never get cheap seafood here. A favorite place of ours. Happy to support this family owned business. read more

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Maybe the best Italian restaurant this side of Sheepshead Bay. Sure, it'd debatable, but we have not had any disappointment. Eaten here and yes their sodas are quite small and they only take cash, but their food is good. Their sauce is delicious. We found out that they delivered and they were prompt, on time and the food is hot. And very tasty. Will order in more, but nothing beats eating in their establishment. The staff is friendly and the restaurant needs a makeover, but come here for the food. Yes its pricey but then again it's a treat once in awhile. Oh don't get me started about their fresh shucked bivalves. Yummm read more

Randazzo's Clam Bar - Seafood Fra Diablo with Linguini - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

On a rainy Sunday afternoon we trekked to Brooklyn to visit the highly acclaimed Randazzo's Clam Bar. Situated across the street from the Sheepstead Bay, RCB stands out with bright signage and crowds. We parked in the rear of the building and went inside via the side door. No problem at 3pm seating our party of 4 hungry souls. Our server was vigilint and came right over to begin taking our order. They are famous for their Galamar and we started with 2 orders,Next visit we will get 4 orders.... and two sides of both medium and hot sauce. The Galamar was crisp, not oily, and absolutely delish! Perfection on the plate. The sauces were so good we ended up cleaning 6 small bowls of it...Mmmmm!! Next we got a dozen Cherry Stone Baked Clams. They were whole and covered with a tasteless stuffing...clams delish, stuffing not so much! Next we went with a large bowl of Zuppa de Mussels...Absolutely marvelous! The sauce was go good and garlicky that we mopped it up to the last drop. We still had some room and went with a Linguini with white clam sauce, Shrimp Parm and Shrimp Fra Diavalo. The best of the 3 shared dishes was the Shrimp Fra Diavolo with the Shrimp Parm 2nd and the oily Linguini in clam sauce 3rd. Considering the fun time we had at Randazzo's and the great food we look forward to returning! Def worth the 2 hour trip getting there..... read more

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1 dozen cherry stones 1 doz oysters 1 fried calamari Calamari- delish. Super duper light batter and still hot from the fryer to our lips. Served with house marinara- yes. Cherry stones- as plump, clean chewy as id remembered. A bit salty, inherently. Oysters- they are fresh and clean tasting but not huge as we'd hoped. Some pieces were flimsy. There was nothing too memorable about this dozen only that they are a premium cost here. $30 per dozen. read more

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Laid back, comfortable atmosphere. Fancy it's not. All they offer is fresh seafood and good service. Which has been enough for me for over 50 years. They know how to serve your oysters: with horse radish and Tabasco. They know how to serve clam chowder: hot and thick with crackers. You can never leave hungry. read more

The best seafood in Sheepshead Bay! Love the food there! Great service and many places to sit! Stop in one day and have a delicious meal!

Came here on a whim after hearing so much about it. Even when I lived in the Bronx my grandma would mention driving down to Brooklyn for this, which speaks to its legacy and demand. That being said, it was destined to be tried. We started with a large calamari dish, for me, reminiscent of the late Roccos Calamari(if youre from the bay ridge/dyker heights area). This is soft, tender, incredibly fried calamari with a well complimenting tomato sauce. Entree wise, my uncle had a lobster roll, one of the biggest I have seen, for a great price point. I have never seen this man unable to finish food, but when we found him picking off bread to maximize lobster, we knew this was the one. Other than that, I had the stuffed shrimp, and honestly it was disappointing. Every other dish came as a great portion size and was very well presented. This was meh. Decent flavor, and then shrimp is shrimp, its always good but so much more could be done with this. The days winner by far was my wifes seafood fra diavolo that had her pulling out full lobster tails. This is honestly for two people. I literally took half, including all mussels and clams, and not only was she full, but she had some to take home. Well after we crossed the finish line, we were still sliding bread through that delicious sauce. Greatly appreciated good food and hospitality, now I know where to go when in the sheepshead bay area. read more

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I've been here many years ago and I quite enjoyed it, however, I went again recently and it was absolutely a disappointment. Let's start off with the positive side, the seafood was very fresh! Amazing oysters actually. And my meal was starting very well! It was extremely sweet oysters and adding that sour lemon made an amazing combination. Then the second plate was the Steam Littleneck Clams. This was absolutely disappointing. It's said to be cooked with white sauce, but all I could taste was watery sauce. It was bland with no taste. The garlic in it did not even help the flavor. And dipping the bread in the sauce was like bread with water. Lastly, the pasta wad the same as littleneck clams. I ordered White Clams Sauce Pasta and it was all soggy and no taste. Just like I said, everything was BLAND. At this point the food wasn't enough to fill me up but I just couldn't order more because I knew it would all taste the same. Bland. Tasteless. Now, as for the service, i had 2 waiters. One was very nice lady who took my orders and the other just threw the plates to my table. Moreover I was sitting in a table of 4 and the lady just threw the plates to the other end of the table instead of putting it in my side. I was not mad, but since the US have this system of tipping certain percentage, I would rather tip for a better service. The reason for 3 stars is only because of the seafood freshness otherwise I would give lower. I hope they change back to the good old restaurant that was before. I really liked it before read more

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A one-of-a-kind. I'm 72 and I've been going here since I was a young teen! Best Manhattan clam chowder ever, great baked clams, raw clams, I could go on and on! Also same vibe from way back when. read more

I enjoy the fresh seafood and more specifically, fresh oysters from this spot. Prices are a bit higher than the Japanese restaurants in the area who also sell fresh oysters, but the quality is still really great. The oysters are yummy and juicy. read more

Randazzo's Clam Bar - Oysters - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I ordered sauce online days ago and it still didn't ship. Horrible service, horrible website, I wish I could cancel the order. I found a store locally that has the sauce and I already purchased it - actually less expensive than ordering it online. The jarred sauce was not as good as the sauce in the restaurant. BE ADVISED THE SHIPPING TAKES FOREVER AND THEY HAVE NO WAY OF CANCELLING THE HE ORDER read more

I love this restaurant because the service is always polite and accommodating to my large family. The food isn't family style but it's not over priced. The seafood is always fresh and delicious. Its perfect for outdoor seating and the boardwalk is directly across the street for a nice stroll. There's alot of parking but it does get extremely busy at night for a good time its better to go earlier. read more

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Amazing fresh calamari, and baked clams. The food came out quickly and everybody is nice.

I'm not a big fan of Randazzo's. The food is just blah to me. I order fried shrimp and I'm upset because as I'm entering my pictures I see that they have seasoned fried shrimp. The plain fried shrimp is literally bland shrimp fried in flour. I did order medium sauce with it which was eh to me. Reminded me of domino's pizza sauce which I love but not as good. I visited Randazzo's today for a lunch meet up with an old friend. Maybe they are better for their raw bar but this def was a let down worth $20. read more

Randazzo's Clam Bar - Menu - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Randazzo's Clam Bar, like the New York Yankees, shows how far a once mighty institution can fall. Bourdain visited this place and Pete Wells still has it on his 100 best restaurants in NYC. If this makes the cut, there may only be 99 edible restaurants in New York. The only good thing about Randazzo's is that when the owners arrived around 7 pm, they were very friendly. Like everyone else, we wanted to love Randazzos. My wife and I got to Randazzo's at 5:50 on Friday evening. We were very excited and were sat immediately. We did not get any water until 6:23. The entire restaurant was full of other hungry tables patiently waiting on their food. Everyone seemed to be waiting an extremely long time for their food. No servers checked in on an us and the place was very well staffed. For a menu of fried food, I am not exactly sure what the extreme delay was. Randazzo's needs a serious management overhaul. The calamari arrived and it tasted like standard calamari with a decent hot sauce. Shockingly, the calamari was completely ungarnished. No lemon. No banana pepper. Nary a piece of parsley. I had the steamed lobster with a side of fried zucchini. The fried zucchini was pretty good and the steamed lobster was satisfactory. My wife's Lobster Randazzo arrived five minutes prior and my steamed lobster was lukewarm. I imagine it was left sitting for a while. The pricing added insult to injury: one calamari appetizer, a Lobster Randazzo, and a Steam Lobster came to $140 before tax and tip. If nothing else Randazzo's is certainly consistent. This was my second trip there and it was just as bad as the first. read more

Not many places like Randazzo's left in NYC an old school no frills restaurant with simple good food. I'm glad it survived the pandemic. If you want good fresh seafood this is the place. The raw clams are especially good. Make sure to have the specialty of the house New England Clam Chowder read more

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This is the go to place for scungilli! Simple dining spot with amazing seafood. The cherry stone clams are definitely a starter but my friends and I needed the little necks as well. I usually get the lobster bisque but had to try the spicy crab corn chowder. I like the mild spicy sauce on my linguine and one of my friends like her usual penne a la vodka but we never miss out on the scungilli - it's the one thing that's a must have if you dine here. read more

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This review makes me sad. I wanted to try the place because it's such a neighborhood institution and I heard about it from people who grew up there, but maybe things have changed since they were last there. The service was friendly and prompt, but the food was so bad. I ordered a seafood combo and none of the seafood had any salt at all. It seemed fresh enough and wasn't overcooked, which is a skill for calamari. The "biscuit" was really just a piece of bread that gets hard to eat really fast. The mussels and clam bits were super bland. I was looking at the paintings of what seemed like Sicilian grandmas, and thinking they would not be happy to see this. read more