Great ocean atmosphere watching the boats come in and out! Lively bar scene. 4 adults 1 child we ordered the trough and a couple apps and there was another serving to take home! Food was the best barbecue I have had on the east coast and drinks were spot on. We will certainly keep it in our rounds for a fun night out read more

It's so sad when you have the venue , the perfect location, the vibe and the staff but you don't have good food. This place is RIGHT on the water in downtown Plymouth. They had really nice live music. The menu has plenty of choices but when you can make a Cobb salad inedible you have really flubbed it. Pedestrian ingredients piled high above the edge of the plate still don't taste good. My chicken was raw in the middle and my wonderful server took it back but sadly returned with more undercooked chicken. My cosmo was pure vodka with a tiny tinge of cranberry and no contreau. I sent it back and got a cosmo with slightly more flavor. I always want places to succeed and this place could with the bomb with a few changes in the kitchen. read more

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Such a great spot!! Great views of the harbor on the outside deck in the evening. The service was quick and plates were cleared so quickly, they were on top of it! The food was excellent and the specials were great too! read more

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Hey guys. I'm a professional chef with 40+ years of elevated and fine dining experience serving a diverse clientele, many of whom you would know by name or title.. I don't go out to eat very often but when I do, I pay attention. Expect the basics at this restaurant. Nothing special nothing off. Pricing was stiff. What's caused me to write? This review is the sneers I got from the server after I left just a 15% tip on a $320 bill not that the service was particularly off. But there was nothing exceptional about it. It's just throwing food at people. When you see a $320 bill for a very basic food and four or five cocktails that's a big bite. I felt 15% or 50 bucks was more than generous for what was involved the server, I don't know her name, literally turned frigid and sent sinister gazes at me and the table as we tried to wind down our dinner. If a service person in a restaurant believes there's entitlement - well they have something else coming to them. It's more expensive than ever to go out to eat, and it should be. Hospitality people and restaurants have been underpaid and working on the thinnest of margins, but those percentages are increasing and that doesn't necessarily mean it's a gift to receive a 75 or $85 gratuity on a nothing effort. We were 6 guests. If the restaurant lowered its prices then maybe the Server would get a larger gratuity. But I would encourage the dining public not roll over and pay 18 20 or 25% gratuities. Prices are up and therefore percentages should be down. If I knew I was going to get the evil eye I wouldn't have left a tip. Furthermore, it's rude to be handed a a device and have pre-program numbers all above 20% which you could press as the gratuity. I think the screen should be left blank and leave it to the customer's preference. Public is getting a little tired of gratuity request in their face, even when just buying a coffee at a counter in a small shop. read more

We frequent the Smoke House several times a times in the summer months. We decided to go today, but I Unfortunately the downstairs dining area was closed. We went upstairs for the first time. The Hostess was busy & finally when she returned seemed confused. We sat at the bar, which was ok. The Bartender was overwhelmed.. Ok, but then customer were taking bar stools from the "stack" & pretty soon it was so crowded at the bar we felt like we were I. @airplane seating. It was hard to move! The food took a long time to receive. We took it home. I mentioned it to the Hostess about customers helping themselves to stools, & she said,"Ya". We won't return in the winter. read more

Great views of the harbor, a nice outdoor seating area. Live music was way too loud for the area and they also had different music coming through the speakers until someone asked them to turn it off. The food was good, not great. The pulled pork quesadilla was probably the best thing we ordered, the mac n cheese was definitely the worst. Crab dip and Brisket were very average. Service was very good. read more

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We haven't been in a real long time & we decided to give it another go & we had a perfect time just the two of us. We had the brisket & burnt end with a few side & dessert. We did have the coleslaw which wasn't amazing, but the owner did take off our bill after trying it herself. The ambience was perfect cool night as well read more

Our server was nice and staff was friendly. The ambience was nice with a beautiful view on the water, with a gorgeous view of the boats. The drinks were good. Food was ok with very generous portions. There was a problem with one of the entrees, where the burger was rare and the manager offered something else and made good. The food was good but nothing stood out as spectacular. Clam chowder was good. Nice view and friendly staff! read more

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A group of senior citizens from a local church meet for lunch once a month. This month they chose the Surfside Smokehouse, which is advertised to cater to groups. To celebrate several October birthdays, the coordinator brought a cake, paper plates, and plastic forks to the lunch, all of which had been approved during the reservation process. The server informed them that there would be a $5 charge for cutting the cake. OK, fine. When the bill came, they had charged $5 PER PERSON, for a total of $55. To slice up a cake. We will never grace your table with our presence again. read more

MY Wife and I went to SURFSIDE SMOKEHOUSE for lunch, I had the Fisherman's Platter and my wife had the grilled chicken wrap with salad and the service was excellent the staff was great and the food was awesome and our Waitress Alex she was very friendly the atmosphere was very cozy and welcoming and the drinks was very good we rate the restaurant 10 out of 10 highly recommend going there for your own experience can't wait for us to return there again. read more

The location on the dock was supreme, so by proxy the service and food were subpar. They know they have the advantage of the great view. Came here on a busy weekend and waited almost an hour for our order for six people. Their tacos constantly leaked sauce and although the striped bass was said to be a special, there was very little fish and mostly spinach in the taco. Fries were decent but the sauce bottles ran out and the waitress was too busy to come by with another bottle. Flatbread was doughy, not crispy, and there was maybe four pieces of scallop on it for a starter of 21 dollars. I would've just gotten a Margherita pizza for half the price if that were in option because there was very little actual seafood. Would probably just walk around town and get food to go from the little shops if you're in town. read more

Surfside Smokehouse - "Scallop" pizza with 1-2 scallops on top - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Visited for my birthday. It is a lovely location. The shrimp cocktail is excellent and fresh. My daughter (who eats calamari at every restaurant) said it was the best she's ever had. The pulled pork quesadilla was excellent. Now....on to the BBQ. We got the "trough" 4 meats and 6 sides for $ 120.00. It was awful. Burnt ends, ribs and brisket were so dry and overdone. We did not eat much of it. Slathered it with their watery BBQ sauce and it didn't help. Mac n cheese was flavorless, beans were out of a can. Cornbread was good and the french fries were awesome. The 5 of us left hungry. This is a great place to have drinks and watch the boats and have a few apps. It's just another wanna be BBQ joint catering to the tourist. I will be back for a glass of wine and shrimp cocktail. Might want to consider changing your name. BBQ you are not. read more

First time ever eating here. We started out with a bowl of clam chowder. It was a pretty big bowl and it was delicious. Potatoes with soft, and the clams were soft also, not chewy. A little pricey at $14 a bowl. We also had baked brussel sprouts with balsamic drizzle. Very good and they had some bacon added to it also. Small portion. Wasn't worth $19 though. Our main dishes for excellent and pretty good portion size. I had the buttermilk fried haddock. Two big pieces, served with delicious french fries. The coleslaw was homemade and very good. The tartar sauce was too sweet, but did the job. My mother had the blackened salmon with rizzuto and butternut squash. The butternut squash was phenomenal It was cut up in cubes and roasted. The rizzuto was excellent and so wasn't the salmon. The size of the symbol was a little small for the price. My sister had the smokehouse burger two four oz fresh beef talked with a smokey brisket. Delicious and pretty big. The choice of sides were french fries, rice pilaf, or a garden salad. The salad size was pretty good. I would have gave this place a five-star but some of the prices were a little high on different things. Great friendly staff. Awesome handicap elevator for my mother. Beautiful views. I had a mixed drink and it had plenty of alcohol in it. Would highly recommend. Our waitress was excellent. Very attentive and not too pushy. She let us relax and eat at dinner in peace. Keep up the good work and we will be back. We will also tell everyone about this place. read more

I was a fan of Surfside until this evening. A friend and I dined at the bar and had delicious wings, calamari, and flatbread. Very satisfied until we discovered that they charged us $12 for draft beer. A Draft Beer!!!!!! Ridiculous and I will not be gouged like that again. They lost our business. read more

Always great food and great service! Food always comes quick and you can't beat the spot being right on the water!

The deck at Surfside Smokehouse is tough to beat. Great views overlooking Plymouth harbor. Service was great and the menu was fantastic. We had painkillers to start (highlight of the meal), a must try. The crab dip was a delicious starter. We got the salmon and fish tacos for our entree and both were fantastic. Excited to come back! read more

Surfside Smokehouse - Painkiller - a must try - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 my wife and I visited a couple who were friends and took them out to dinner at a restaurant of their choice. Unfortunately they chose The Surfside Smokehouse. The issue we had was two out of the four meals we ordered and were served. One order was touted as the Premier Smokehouse dish, the Sliced Brisket that my male friend of the couple ordered. If that was what I was served I would have sent it back. It was overcooked dry and gray in the center. Even my hound would have refused to eat it. My friend was being too gracious to make a fuss about it, but also I did not. I tried a piece of his brisket and had difficulty slicing and chewing it. I tasted pretty bad too. I smoke my own brisket at home on my smoker and also order it at restaurants. If prepped and smoked correctly is should be tender, moist and flavorful as well as melting in your mouth. It looked like pieces of old shoe leather and tasted like it too. I order the fried "Skate Plugs" for my that this dump attempted to pass off as scallops. I got 8 small Skate Plugs all the telltale same size. Tried to replace the fries with additional cole slaw. No substitutions I was told by the server. I would have to charge extra for a side of cole slaw. Fries and Cole Slaw are both the cheapest products other than water that are served. The additional coleslaw cost me $8.00. The only positive about this Dump was the dining room was HP accessible for my lunch guests. Needless to say we will never go back to this Dump and go out of our way to disparage the "Chum Bucket" to people in the future. read more

Service was excellent, prompt, attentive, friendly, and cheerful. They went out of their way to accommodate a last minute seating need. Food was delicious. Wait was reasonable. Ambience was fun. Price was also reasonable, but specially given fresh food at hearty portion sizes for take-home leftovers. Highly recommended. read more

First time there and I was so impressed by the amount of yummy menu items. Everything we ordered was so fresh and tasty. Nice ambience being on the water and the staff were courteous and prompt. Would highly recommend and can't wait to go again myself. read more

This place has a great view to the ocean. They take reservations. I ended up parking a few blocks away for sight-seeing, so it's not a far walk from free parking and there also appeared to be decent street parking closer. We started with the smokehouse wings, which were good with a tasty dry rub and comes with celery/carrots. Great flavor and not too saucy. For the entree, I got a choice of 2 meats, 2 sides, and 1 roll for $22. It wasn't a lot of food for the price. I got the pork ribs and kielbasa. Both were fine, but they didn't seem to have a strong barbeque flavor. Their sides don't have a lot of vegetable sides. Asparagus was okay but forgettable. Mac n cheese had cheese crumbles on it but the noodles themselves weren't very cheesy. It was fine. I also think something like cornbread would have been a more enjoyable bread item. This place has a good ambience, but is expensive for the food given. The wings were good but the entrees were lacking. It seems unfair to compare it to other barbeque places since Massachusetts isn't known for it's barbeque, so this place for me was between a 3 and 4. read more

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What a view. Cocktails = fabulous. Food= tasty and very reasonably priced. Service is on point.

Visited here after we toured the Mayflower II. My husband had a BBQ bowl & I had a Chicken Wrap, Everything was very good & we were served very promptly. Our waitress was very attentive. Lovely views of the water. We would gladly go back again. read more

Hate to leave a bad review ever. But sometimes it can help the restaurant, not just the consumer. Service was actually very good. BBQ, not so much. Of the 4 "BBQ" items we ordered, no one could sense any smoke on any of the following: brisket, KC burnt ends, pulled pork and "Memphis" ribs. I'm gonna get specific about the BBQ in hopes that the restaurant reads this and makes some changes. We can start with the aforementioned lack of smoke. This food was not smoked, not even close. If you're going to bake it, don't call it BBQ. The brisket was cooked to sawdust. All other items were not fully cooked. So they were tough, and the fat was not rendered. Nothing like diving into ribs with giant chunks of un rendered fat. Honestly, the chef could spend about 60 minutes watching a few YouTube recipes and level the food WAY UP! Also, "Memphis" ribs are not babyback. They should be spare ribs aka st Lois style cut. Now for the good. Baked beans, not what I expect from a bbq place but were very good. Maybe consider adding some leftover pork bbq? And the corn bread was on point! Service as I said was good and attentive. Restaurant was clean and well kept. Views were pretty great too. read more

There can get very busy at peak times so expect slower service. Some staff friendlier than others , but for the most part the are!! Nautical decor , some great entertainment on the weekends. Menu has changed. Miss the old one, wish they'd bring back the good options but I guess it backs up the kitchen. Or a Different system to accommodate the more popular items. The apps are a great way in the afternoon to tantalize your tastebuds!! Great BBQ choices as well but not as a bbq choice of restaurant, very limited options and pricey & of course beautiful views of the harbor & marina. read more

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The music is unbearably loud. My seafood was good, my husband's burger was ok he said, but because of the extremely loud live music we will not be going back. I literally felt def after leaving this place. read more

Great waterfront location and seating. Good for smokehouse pork & burger type sandwiches. Do have limited seafood entrees and great seafood appetizers. Have delicious gluten free French Fries and can modify some dishes. read more

Surfside Smokehouse - Gluten free crispy french fries. - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

My first review was July 2020 and it was a very positive experience. I have eaten here several times in the past year and the entrees were disappointing. There are surprisingly few restaurants with bars with views of the water in Plymouth and the Smokehouse is one of them. Good for drinks and the kielbasa app is yummy. Meat entrees are meh. Often dry with little flavor. The Cobb salad is probably the best entree on the menu, although the onions were just regular onions, not pickled. Surfside, like so many other places in Plymouth, suffer from a lack of servers. Ours have always been friendly but I see them pulling double and triple duty to cover for the shortage. I don't know what changed in terms of recipes and/or chefs since last July, but it is disappointing to go to a BBQ place and find the best tasting item is a salad. View is always fantastic and they are right there on the dock so location is great for boaters wanting to grab some takeout or a meal. read more

We had a party of 6 and ordered the following items. Chowder fries Smokehouse chicken wings The "trough" The fried shrimp platter The chowder fries- skip or get them separately Smokehouse wings- juicy and nicely grill and seasoned on the outside, inside was tasteless. Lucky they have a tray of sauces to dip. The "trough"- Generous portion for a 4 full size meat plus sides. Sliced brisket was the best. Smokey and not too fatty but not as tender. Flavor was good. Ribs wasn't dry, also smokey but lacked flavor. Burnt ends were okay, they seems to deep fried it to make it crispy. Pulled pork was also okay. Just dip golden bbq with hot bbq sauce and everything will taste pretty good. The sides to the "trough" oh man where do I start? The corn bread was burnt and tasteless. Not sweet or savory. Just look at my pic and you will know how burnt it is. How do you mess up on Mac and cheese from an American restaurant? Soggy over cooked broken pasta with no cheese flavor or sauce at all. Tasteless and bland. The most disappointing side. Corn, baked beans and grilled asparagus were fine. The fried platter- was pretty standard. Wish the slaw was cold and not room temperature. The breading on the shrimp was thin and the size was colossal. French fries was crispy. Tartar sauce taste like Ken brand. Standard dish. read more

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Fell upon this place since I wanted a good view and new spot to try. We will be back for sure. The view is amazing and can't wait until their outside deck opens. I'm picky with my margaritas and must say it was delicious. Also had a few IPAs and other beers to choose from. I had the grill chicken sandwich with a side of their house made sweet bbq sauce. My boyfriend had the salmon tacos that he said were seasoned just right. Good prices and good tasting food. Oyster $1 during certain times read more

Surfside Smokehouse - $1.00 oysters - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Went with a party of 7 and thought the food was good. We had a bunch of appetizers and everything was great. Most of us ordered seafood for the main entree. The people who ordered meat were not pleased. They referred to the meat as bricks of meat The meat was very fatty and you had to dig through to get to the meat. The waitress was not the most friendly or helpful. Great ambience overlooking the water and Mayflower. read more

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This was our first time here. A hidden gem. The clam chowder was very good, the risotto and scallops was very good, the power bowl with salmon was delicious, the carrot cake was delicious but a bit on the small side. Britanni was wonderful. Only one complaint. Two items rang up more than the menu price. The power bowl was $4 higher and the carrot cake was $1 higher. I pointed it out to Britanni and she happily corrected the bill. We'll DEFINITELY go again. read more

My wife and I live in Plymouth and visited Surfside Smokehouse for the first time last night, what a great experience. Ashley was a professional and attentive server and the Menu is robust. So many great choices and they also have a wonderful drink Menu. I had a Shrimp Cocktail and the Texas Brisket, my wife had the Fried Haddock (perfection!). I might suggest using a larger Ramekin for the Cocktail Sauce and include a dollop of Horseradish on top (you can just scoop it off if you don't like it!). I saw a comment about "fatty meat", if you order the burnt tips, they might seem fatty because of where they are sliced from the meat. My Brisket was cooked perfectly cooked. Great, fun and festive atmosphere!! Try it!! read more

Great view, drinks, and service but the brisket was horrendous. Whoever put in the menu the brisket was Texas style has never had real TX brisket. No smoke ring, super dry, not sliced correctly, weird brown color, no bark. I got better brisket at gas stations when I lived in TX. Don't get me wrong - I'll go there again but I certainly won't order any of the BBQ. They'd be better off dropping the smokehouse thing and sticking with seafood. read more

The Food was good. I had the burned ends barbecue and my wife had the cauliflower tacos. The waiter who took our order and served us was fabulous, and the view overlooking Plymouth harbor was interesting and charming read more

Great place for food drinks and appetizers a little pricey but Great atmosphere loved the chowder and coconut shrimp the wine was a wee bit in a large glass but all was a nice night out by the ocean read more

Surfside Smokehouse - Waterside of boat tour - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

We had a great time at this place. The food was really good. We got the kielbasa and pineapple app which was delicious. My only regret was that our server took the bowl away because I wanted to use the sauce on my fries that came with the delicious scallop roll. The scallops were perfectly cooked. We were waited on by Paige who was attentive and friendly and always had a smile. I will go back. read more

Tourist trap. I got the pulled pork dinner, and it was bone dry. Not good at all. Also, way over priced

Great food!! Great atmosphere, the view was Amazing!!! Food is Delicious!! Can't wait to go back and try more of the menu!! read more

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Some food was good, ribs were dry, service is a zero. Is this really how you train your staff to pack left over food? A half rack of ribs tossed into a paper bag? This leaked oil all over the floor of a our car! We came here Sunday evening. We got a couple of items including the pull pork quesadilla, clam chowder, and cod sandwich which were all good, but then the ribs came out and they were bone dry. We couldn't finish our full rack of ribs so we took a half rack home. We did tell our waitress the ribs were dry, after some back and forth she took 50% off the ribs. We got home and noticed the takeout bag had leaked a bunch. Looked inside and our waitress had tossed our leftovers into the paper bag without any sort of a container. The whole thing just went into the trash, I really can't imagine coming back to the restaurant after this experience. read more

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Thought this would be fun to grab lunch and drink while waiting for the storm. After asking the host/waiter for a table by the bar, he sat us sat at a table for 12 minutes today when there was more staff than customers. No one made eye contact and the waitresses just walked by or were standing around talking. Guess it was for the best as it started to rain.... possibly a sign from GOD! Lol. Disappointing as really liked this place and have had great service and food. The food smelled good but cannot verify that....sadly. read more