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Sea Swirl

3.6 (200 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Lobster Roll

So excited for opening day at Sea Swirl .... RI chowder good Lobster Roll WAY too much mayonnaise

Clam Strips, Mac Dog
Carly G.

Went to Mystic with my family for a short day trip from NY and were looking for somewhere casual for food and this was exactly what we had in mind! We all really loved it, we even stayed for ice cream as well. They have really interesting soft serve flavors, overall a good experience!

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Jen P.

This is a short update to my review from 4 years ago just to say that Sea Swirl is still awesome! Earlier this year they changed ownership/management, and we were a little concerned that the quality, menu and experience might be impacted. But I am really happy to say everything is still great! During our most recent trip, we again visited twice, had all the usuals - fried clams with bellies, fried clam strips, onion rings, ice cream, shakes, fries, fried shrimp, chowder, etc - and were mainly just totally relieved to know they are still solid, with fresh quality sea food, an expanded menu, and friendly and helpful staff. They will likely be open a little longer as the season winds down - check them out!

Lisa P.

We were traveling through the Mystic area and I was definitely in the mood for something with clams and my husband wanted some fish and chips. I'll start with the good... The fish with the fish and chips was a huge piece and was flavorful. I have no idea what kind of fish it was because they didn't tell us. There were so many fries though that we could hardly finish them. The price was a little much and I feel like if they could leave off some of the fries, they could probably take off a few dollars. It was flavorful And filling. Now, the not so great. I ordered the clam fritters. I had had clam fritters in Rhode Island and loved them. These fritters came out almost burnt and they were pretty small. I think out of six fritters there was maybe one bit of clam in each one. The majority of the fritter was just dough. When they were served to me, they didn't offer tartar sauce or cocktail sauce. I had to ask for that ... Not that that's a huge deal but this being a seafood shack I would think that would just be in the offering. The girl taking my order seemed to get a little bit frustrated and impatient when I was asking some questions about if they had Coke zero or Diet Coke. They have Diet Coke, and I like Coke zero so I asked if they had tea. She said we have sweet tea and unsweet tea. So I asked if they had Splenda or any kind of no calorie sweetener. No, they only have sugar packets. I thought that was odd. I'm a diabetic and the reason I get unsweet tea is because I can't drink it with all that sugar, so I would need sweetener. But, whatever... She couldn't understand why I had to have some kind of sweetener and not sugar. So I got water. Anyway, while you're in the area if you want a good piece of fish and a mountain of french fries and not much else, then this is the place to go. I did feel like their prices were a little steep since it's generally a shack on the side of a busy road.

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Peter M.

We were going to only get an ice cream here, but a restaurant we looked for was closed, so we ended up having a meal here also. It seems like a nice place. We ordered clam fritters, which we thought were rubbery and inedible, though I am sure others like them just fine. Not our thing. The fish sandwich was fine, and the French fries weren't hand cut it seemed, but they cooked them to perfection, so that is what counts. My soft serve ice cream, in what they call a wafer (we call cones) was an odd shape, but it tasted fine and seemed larger than the small I ordered. My wife said she didn't taste much of the flavor in hers and wished she got a German chocolate that might have been livelier. But it was refreshing on a warm day. We may never return to mystic as it was a one-errand we ran there, but I wouldn't discourage anyone from going here for food or ice cream.

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Janet D.

Whenever we go to a shore town we look for the restaurant with the best whole belly clams. Well my friends if you like whole belly fried clams this is your place!!! Delicious and tender. It's literally a clam shack with picnic tables but oh so good!!! You have to try this place. Oh and they have ice cream. Soft serve and hard scooped. The service is window service but goes really fast. My mouth is watering and I want to go back.

Pomegranate Milkshake
Paul Francis M.

Kicking down from 5 to 4 stars only because they did not have and or no longer sell pomegranate hard ice cream. Everything else was top notch in my book. Best clam strips in town and tried the fish tacos which blew my mind away. Will be back one more time this summer for more but will have to figure out the ice cream situation.

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Awilda C.

First time here & the Sea Swirl didn't disappoint!!! We ordered Clam Drip meal with French fries (both were good) also Mac and cheese bites were out of bounds!! Creamy inside crunchy outside not greasy at all. The service was great!

English Toffee soft serve medium size

I usually don't leave bad reviews but here I come...soft serves were so small, so expensive and taste average. There are lots of tasty ice cream places in the area. They are not cheap either but are worth visiting. All of my family said we will never come back to this place. Service was ok.

Cold Lobster salad roll
Morgan L.

Very disappointed to pay MKP for a roll full of mayo. Would not recommend the cold lobster roll.

Melissa M.

I happen to come across this place while trying to escape the tourism trap down the street in downtown Mystic. I was pleasantly surprised by this establishment they offer both actual meals and ice cream. The prices were comparable to competitors and the portions to give were very generous. The Staff a really pleasant and prompt. I'm really glad I stopped in and I hope I get to visit this establishment again in the future.

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Go where the locals go. A Mystic legend for decades, even better under new management.

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Great place to take the family for a summer experience with delicious ice cream by the Mystic River !

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2 years ago

Just ordered hot dogs last trip. They were delicious. The fish and chips are very good too.

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2 years ago

Great spot and prices so much more reasonable than some of their competitors for the same thing, only better

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2 years ago

Best ice cream in Mystic! Service was prompt and the staff were friendly and welcoming to tourists

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2 years ago

Bought the clam fitters, hard and inedible. Will not be back. Waited in line for this too, ugh.

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Sea Swirl - seafood - Updated June 2026

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