It was a fun place to see a show even though it was the coldest day of the year. I'm sure seeing a…read moreshow here during the summer is a lot nicer. Not such a great area, but they had some nice restaurants kind of cool venue tough on parking.

My friend went to Blue Ocean Music Hall night before last. She has #Parkinsons disease.The person…read moretaking tickets and assigning seats (40ish, brown shoulder-length hair) refused to let my friend sit in the closest open seat, because the owners or their friends "might" decide to come in and use it. She assigned my friend a seat all the way across the crowded venue. My friend asked if she could pull a chair up and sit down, and the manager told her no. In fact, one of the first things she said to my friend was, "If you're handicapped, how did you get in here?" My friend, who's in her 70s, walks with a cane and was afraid to traverse the venue in the dark, because of trip hazards. She stood on a ramp for 2 HOURS, holding onto a railing. This staff member stood 10 feet behind her. When my friend asked her for her name, she said, "I'm not going to tell you." And when my friend was leaving, this woman called after her, "Goodnight! Thanks for coming!" Little fact for you: my friend was in the music business for 30 years, and handled the biggest clients and their money when women were generally relegated to sex objects. She founded famous music venues! She put up with a lot and deserves your respect. This woman by her web image seems to be general manager. She's definitely someone who can fire people, because another staff member was afraid (!) to help my friend for fear of losing their job. Blue Ocean Music Hall, you need a new general manager. She's an ADA lawsuit waiting to happen and has no empathy, graciousness, professionalism or sense of hospitality. She behaved like a straight up bigot and has no business working with the public. Obviously, she knows this, or she would have offered her name like a professional. Do better.

This is a great opportunity to kick off summer on the beach. Rain or shine, it's indoors. Plenty of…read moreparking and a full bar. Food by Seaglass Restaurant was the stand out! You get 5 tickets with admission and can buy more tickets. Each sampling is one ticket. Good sized portions so you don't leave hungry, but don't get too full. There are beer distributors too like Goose Island and others to sample different products. They had Korean spice pulled pork sandwiches, Wagyu brisket tacos, chicken and waffles, and mac and cheese TOO DIE FOR! A couple other snacks and drinks. My favorite was the Sirachi chicken wings with ranch dressing and Belgium waffles! The waffles were perfectly cooked. Crispy on the outside, but properly cooked on the inside. Tender, and no raw dough! Drizzled with maple syrup. The waffles themselves stood on their own with good flavor, but the sweet/hot connection was excellent! Music more appropriate for cocktail hour played while the food booths were open and people socialized. But at 8:30, the lights turned down and a full show of musicians entertained until closing. Parker Wheeler, known from his Sunday night residency at the Grog in Newburyport hosted A-list musicians. Toni Lynn Washington headlined with features of Ricky King Russell, Johnny Blue Horn, and New Orleans' own, Amadee Castenell. A must see and be seen at event for next year!

Great Atmosphere, especially in the lounge area…read more Service was excellent and the menu is very reasonably priced, Had the Tuna Wantons, Jalapeno Hamachi and the Burrata Salad. All were excellent in presentation and flavor. Highly Recommended.

This is a relatively new restaurant and I expect will improve in time. I do hope so as the location…read moreis nice, the room has been redone nicely, and the food was good, but service was slow and spotty. I think they just don't have enough servers. We arrived just after our friends who advised they had already ordered their drinks. Our waitress arrived promptly and took our drink order and then vanished. No drinks for quite some time. A manager came over to ask if anybody had visited us, apologized for the delay, and returned with our drinks. I'm estimating it was a bit over 30 minutes or so before drinks arrived. Our waitress did return, apologized and took our food order. I wasn't so sure about ordering sushi, but glad we did. The maki we tried were very good, fresh and beautifully presented. A great start. We switched gears for our entree and went with a parpadelle bolognese. A nice generous portion that was as good as some of the Italian spots in the area. Our friends also enjoyed their dishes. Portions were generous and prices were reasonable. I would easily have given 4 stars, but the service needs improvement. You would need to plan to spend at least a couple of hours for a lunch. In our case it was not a big deal as we were enjoying time with friends, but I can understand the other negative reviews now. We do plan to return to work our way deeper into the menu, and hope they will have more staff to help with the front of the house.

Food is delish, and Service is Top notch! The Cocktails, Yummy! Above all ... is the very Best…read moreview of the ocean, with a window seat, feels like Im on a cruise ship!

can't beat the location, feels like you're on a boat, and sometimes if the tide is high and the sea…read moreis rough, waves will hit the floor beneath you or the windows but you pay for it. $55 rib eye, most entrees in the 30s and 40s. there are options in the 20s, cocktails are average and have average prices, $15 per. bartender is slow, you finish one drink and wait too long for the next. michelle the waitress is near perfect. her attitude would probably be better as a bartender tho... manager seems nice.

Great beach view and excellent service. We ordered the fish and chips and the fish taco, and it was…read morethe most delicious I've had in years. Wonderful seasoning--I highly recommend it.

Overpriced food and drinks at a place right next to the beach? Not shocking at all, I knew what I…read morewas getting into. And honestly I was really impressed with the back deck area, a pretty good amount of seating and a straight view of the ocean. The food actually was pretty good. But the service, like the other reviews I am now reading agree with, is this place's downfall. You seat yourself, then it takes 30 minutes for someone to comes over. The table wasn't wiped down between groups so we had a visually dirty table. Need menus? Okay 20 minutes after you sit down and then they will disappear for another 20 getting those for you. Then hand them too you and disappear for another 20 and at this point you have decided not only your drink but your entire meal because you have been sitting with the meal for so long. A cocktail, lemonade and water? You guessed it, another 20 minutes. It was like this the entire time. After we got our drinks, it genuinely took 40 minutes for the waitress to come back over to get our food order. It was insane?!! She was nice when she was there but as soon as we finished talking she ran off again before we could ask for refills or where the bathroom was. We were f u l l y ignored and ended up having to spend over two hours for what was supposed to be a quick beach day early dinner. We were starving by the time we got our food and were all pretty hangry. Tiny drinks, my friend's $14 drink was mostly ice and a massive orange slice, like two sips of drink in there. Got elote dip, which was actually pretty good but it came in a cup??? Like a drink cup? (Pictured here) so you couldn't dip your chip in??!? Like just a badly set up business. And had a small handful of chips, not enough for even our small party (3). They need a full overhaul of their system. I saw plenty of servers and the restaurant was a little less than 3/4 full, can't imagine how they operate when at capacity. In summary, not going to go back because nothing was there was worth my money. As a local, just eat at home or bring a picnic if you are visiting. (The only thing on the boardwalk worth the money is trying the "beach pizza") Upset about my $120 down the drain.

Nice Job Busy Thursday night!…read more Great service at the Bar, nice beer menu with local selections Had the Short Rib Taco special! Huge portion! Well Done!

Rudest bartender I have ever encountered! We are two women in our 60's and this bartender couldn't…read more have be less interested in serving us! No greeting ,Slapped some menus down, are you eating? He said.. we said no.. just some drinks.. asked my friend what do you want? Never asked me ! Made her drink and left me hanging.. oh I'll have one too! it was the end of the evening and clearly couldn't be bothered with me! Although what seemed to be his girlfriend was a few seats down! She got whatever she needed! We asked for another drink he said "I'm all done! " Excuse me? I didn't know what time they closed.. no conversation, just no even though other people were still being served and sitting and enjoying their meals .

Went to see Stever Forbert and he is really good. Really great actually…read more The hall holds only about 200 chairs so that was a special time. Nice acoustics. Highly recommend this place! We are looking forward to going back!

My wife and I saw Million Dollar Quartet at this venue. Excellent show. It's a small, quaint, and…read morecharming venue that holds approximately 200 people. Every seat is good. The theatre was clean and staffed by volunteers. Elevator accessible. This venue has well known talent perform here on a regular basis which is great to see. The venue is located in downtown Newburyport with a great view of the water...during the day. The price of tickets are very reasonable and worth a trip.

Best bar and grill on the beach. Owner and staff are incredibly friendly. Vibe is fun and homey. As…read morefor food, the menu is good, but Mike's daily specials are really where it's at. Yum. Lots of entertainment with bands, karaoke, music bingo, games, and special events. Give it a try!

Dolphin crew is unreal.. So accomodating and the owner Mike couldn't be a nicer person. Thank God…read morefor this place

Udon noodle is uncomfortably spicy however the flavor is fantastic…read more I will defeintiely be back! Service is great, the place is super cute, and the food is phenomenal. Even the mocktails! It's clear they put thought and car into them, and they are worth the sips. It is on the pricier side, however the quality meets this price, for sure. Highlights include the green curry and mushroom rolls. We were both left stuffed!

What a wonderful dinner at the Joy Nest. I'm glad we finally made it. We had dinner on a Sunday…read moreevening and the restaurant was much busier than I would have expected, and so I recommend reservations. We had great service from our waitress, and even met the very pleasant owner/hostess who told us a bit more about the restaurant, menu and live music options. We did not get a chance to see the upstairs dining room, but the main floor was very nice, warm and cozy. The menu leans Thai, but I would say the is really Pan Asian. Food was served promptly, hot and delicious. I really enjoyed the Thai lettuce wraps, fresh, clean and delicious. The plate was served with just the right amount of chicken to lettuce ratio. It seems some restaurants struggle getting the ratio right, forcing you to ask for more lettuce, crackers, etc... Not here. We also enjoyed the Golden Bags small plate, which were crispy and delicious. Red Curry main entree was quite good. Heavy on vegetables with a thick red coconut curry. We saved room for dessert, and chose the Chocolate Roti. Perhaps a little bit of a misnomer, as it was two tasty roti filled with Nutella, and served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Sort of like an ice cream sundae. While the menu is quite clear about it, I envisioned something more chocolatey. All good! Cocktails were also creative and delicious. We will definitely return and work our way deeper into the menu.

Burgers were amazing the fatty melt had Mac and cheese easily one of the best burgers I've ever had…read moreeveryone I talked to in their was very friendly and kind can't wait to go back again

the mac and cheese was amazing and the service was even better. will definitely be back again! the…read moregoat is the goat!