Tacos Lupita

I love this place. When considering food, service, and ambience it is the best Thai restaurant…read morethat I've ever been to. Hands down. Particularly ambience, which many times is the shorter leg of the stool with many Thai restaurants. Waitstaff is wonderful, and always fun. Great choices and very authentic and amazing. Every time. I highly recommend this restaurant.

My friend raved about this place and while the atmosphere is fun and festive the food was really…read morenot great. The salmon with chimichurri sauce was dry and overcooked along the edges and raw in the middle at medium, overall flavorless and strangely bland. The sauce was flavorless and the herbs weren't fresh. I'd pass on this dish and go for something else. The salsa is good and the chips are a little thin but good. My friend loved her shrimp taco and maybe a fajitas or taco is where I should have gone too but I trusted the server and that it's Gloucester and hoped the salmon would be fresh. I might try again and hope for better but I might not. Overall the food didn't look at appealing but the crowd seemed happy. Maybe an off night or just the wrong dish.

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Jalapeno's Authentic Mexican Food

3.2(167 reviews)

The bar and Ellen the bar tender are great. Good place for a margarita or an Añejo on the rocks but…read moreI am not impressed by the food. Some friends like the food but I haven't found the right menu option. Personally outside of Los Angeles, I prefer Chipotle or Baja Fresh.

Not a fan, but friends seem to want to eat there…read more The guac was ok but not great, the salsa is fine. Mexican salad was fine. With so many Mexican restaurants to choose from, I would not choose this. Food was lukewarm. Service was slow but wait staff was nice. Fine ambiance, nothing to complain about.

Coconut marg

Guac

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Azorean Restaurant & Bar

4.1(454 reviews)

Family-owned & operated

Established in 2006

Food is amazing, staff is always friendly, establishment is very clean and the manage, cece, is…read morevery attentive to everyone's needs.

Great food! We had the Paella and the Porto Chicken, I'm not a local but I would visit again! They…read morewere well staffed, with good service, and it was nice that they took reservations.

Bifana

8 Tap Craft Beer

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Front Entry

George's Restaurant & Bar

4.5(257 reviews)

0.4 mi

i was looking for a brunch place open in gloucester on a sunday at 1pm, and george's restaurant &…read morebar seemed to be the only place open (in winter season). i am so glad i found this place! it's on a corner after the main rotary, street parking available. lilly & other staff all provided excellent service and a warm welcome. i tried their florentine benedict with a single jumbo blueberry pancake. their florentine benedict is so scrumptious, loaded with spinach & tomato and perfectly poached eggs. the blueberry pancakes are huge and completely stuffed with blueberries. i was so pleased when i asked if they had real maple syrup, and the gentleman who served me went and got it right away. and they don't overcharge for it like most places! they also have plenty of drink options available which all sounded delicious. florentine benedict 9.5/10 blueberry pancakes 10/10 overall, the meal was absolutely delicious, clearly a hometown staple for locals, and for good reason. not only that, they're reasonably priced and i will definitely return when in the area for breakfast or brunch. ambiance: 4.8/5 food: 5/5 drinks: n/a services 5/5 george's restaurant & bar: 5/5

We absolutely love this place. It is a tradition for us to visit for birthdays and certain holidays…read moreand we are never disappointed. The food is good and the staff is very friendly. Highly recommend!

If you like to Belly Up this is the breakfast place for you

The George's breakfast combo

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The Causeway Restaurant

4.1(919 reviews)

0.8 mi

Excellent swordfish--my favorite--worth going out of our way! Tender, melt in your mouth!…read more Chicken tenders for my companion, tender, moist, yum. Great onion rings--not too large, perfect crunch.

One of our favorite places to visit whenever we're in the area. The parking lot is fairly small…read moresince most of the parking spots have signs saying that they're reserved for the ice cream shop. The tables are closely packed together and the restaurant can get crowded at times. The staff are friendly and were able to give us good recommendations. The fried clams were crispy on the outside and very tender on the inside. The smelt were on the larger size so the larger bones were harder to chew on. The pastas came in some of the largest portions that I've ever seen from a restaurant. There were very generous portions of seafood in both of the pasta dishes that we order and I would definitely recommend the seafood marinara and the lobster mac&cheese to anyone who goes. The dishes are great for sharing and I will happily go back the next time I am out there

Split lobster bake

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Minglewood Harborside

3.7(131 reviews)

Minglewood was such a pleasant surprise! We had a person with celiac and a person who is vegetarian…read morein our group- and we all ate well. So many gf items! We loved the Boursin cheese appetizer- the tacos and risotto were delicious! The staff are knowledgeable about the food and courteous as well. We saw all ages, 2-100 & all kinds of food choices. Warning: it gets louder at night, especially on Friday nights, so if you like it more quiet, go early.

Yippie. Woo. Wowza. Good lord. Holy makrel. Cheese and crackers. Biscuits and jam…read more This place may look like it's built for another bearded, DraftKings using, beer-bellied having, four beers downing, white dude but boy does it knock your socks off. The gluten free everything rocked big time. My girlfriend is gluten free and boy did I bag a hot one. She's the gluten free light of my life and bringing her here scored some major points in bed (if you know what I mean) hahaha! All in all...great night (wink wink)

Tuna Poke Bowl

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Chicken tenders

Short & Main

3.9(203 reviews)

We stopped in recently on a chilly night. The restaurant is cozy, and the staff welcoming. We split…read morethe Louis Primo pizza (tomato, house sausage, red onion, chili flake, mozzarella, basil), delicious! We had a couple of tasty Mexican beers, and finished with apple cake and maple whipped cream. A fabulous meal! The place was quite busy and everyone seemed to be loving their their meals. We will certainly be back!

Our experience at Short & Main was abysmal. The manager was at the root of all the problems. It…read morestarted when we got to the restaurant 15 minutes ahead of our reservation. He pushed us towards the bar and we ordered drinks. After our 7:45 reservation came and went, a dish of almonds appeared where we were standing with our cocktails. We never ordered these, as I am allergic to tree nuts. We just pushed them to the side and thought nothing of it. When we eventually sat at a table for dinner, we ordered drinks, oysters, and two pizzas. One pizza has cheese and the other pizza (the Rosso) is only sprinkled with Parmesan, and is commonly known in Italy as a pizza senza formaggio. After waiting over 40 minutes for our food after being sat late, only the cheese pizza arrived. We waited over 20 minutes and talked to our waiter and kitchen multiple times to see what was going on with the other pizza. Apparently the pizza chef kept burning the cheese free pizza, an item on their menu that he is apparently not able to make. Finally the pizza was made, and the manager delivered it to the table next to us. They asked why they were given a pizza without cheese, and we had to walk over to the table to grab it. Our waiter came over and asked if everything turned out, and we shared we were disappointed the manager gave the pizza to the wrong table. He told us he had nothing to do with that and was embarrassed. After we started eating, our waiter came back to tell us the pizza and the almonds were comped. We had never ordered the almonds, and shared that we were surprised we would have been charged for something we never ordered and shared my allergies. He said it was the best his manager allowed him to do. Not once did the manager come by to apologize for delivering the pizza to the wrong table or for messing up our order or for making our experience so poor. To be "comped" something we didn't order as an apology for our table wait was absurd. Terrible experience, mediocre food, incompetent manager. Would not recommend.

Oyster happy hours - Half price oysters

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Seaport Grille

4.0(661 reviews)

0.7 mi

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This is a popular place so definitely reserve ahead as there may be a wait without reservations. It…read morewas just me so I got lucky to get a seat at the bar. The bartender was very on point with service and kept refilling my gingerale every time he noticed I was low. He let me know if there were when my food was coming up soon and attentive by asking if everything was good or needed anything. It was my first time in Gloucester and met some great people at the bar. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious. I had the lump crab cakes to start and a fisherman's platter. They give big portions. If you get a margarita it's usually served in a large glass it was the talk of the bar. The other couples got the bang bang shrimp and they said it was good. I saw another couple with the apple crisp and the other with the key lime pie let me tell you it looks like a cake. Our mouths dropped like whoa I want that lol. Maybe on my next trip back I would indulge seriously lol. They had a combination of high tops and bench seating. It was a great atmosphere.

Great food. Great service. Had the lazy man's lobster and it was fabulous! Definitely recommend.read more

Inside eating area

Best of North Shore Lobster Roll

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Coconut Margarita

Mike’s Place

2.2(134 reviews)

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Not great quality overall. Pizza is super greasy. Cheesesteak dry and flavorless. Iceberg lettuce…read morein salads with brown on the edges. Subs are barely filled; turkey sub had literally one and a half pieces of turkey. Just ordered there because Uncle Frank's was closed. We're done with this place and will stick with Uncle Frank's and try Greg's or Sebastian's as back ups next time.

pizza improved better flavor & thinner crust that is now…read more much more edible instead of being bulky hard dough not great ambiance

Look at this Buffalo Fing. Zone

The Hometown Favorite Pizza thin crust

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Chicken fingers, onion rings, corn on Roman lettuce

The Gloucester House

3.2(277 reviews)

0.3 mi

They have the best chowder in the downtown area of Gloucester if you are walking around the harbor…read moreand shopping but don't want to get in your car again. The restaurant is pretty big and the wait staff are really nice and friendly. The menu is good sized, reasonably priced for the portions and delicious. You can eat out on their deck or there's a nice view of the harbor. There are two bars and I imagine it gets pretty packed in the summer. I send people here when asked where to go for standard fish and chips fare and feel vindicated now that I've returned in the off season. On the negative side- the vibe is corporate- like you're eating in a hotel lobby in the Midwest. There was one piece of art that looked local and if not for that, you could have been anywhere. Not a damning criticism but also the music made me feel like I was in Ohio not Gloucester. Someone had the station on contemporary country and it was loud. Men singing about going home with drunk women with low self esteem and trying to win back custody of their kids- it's the worst vibe for me. I kept looking at the waitresses trying to determine which one I could pay to change it. If the food wasn't so good and the staff wasn't so nice I would have left. There were so few other customers compared to the other restaurants we passed by I wondered if it was because the music was the reason. There's a way to say "we are a working class hangout " without blasting music that glorifies heavy drinking and dim wits in the background. The restaurant owners have curated every other aspect of the experience- they should go to Oak to Ember or the Franklin at night and realize that the music in addition to the atmosphere makes it or breaks it.

Nice location and nice staff, but the food was disappointing…read more The seaside pub atmosphere made me optimistic and warm service made me optimistic, but as soon as the lobster rolls arrived I knew it would be underwhelming. The lobster was dry, gummy and the meat pieces were small and sparse. For $40, which is more than a lobster roll with 4 times the meat and 10 times the quality costs in Boston, it was a bit of a rip-off. On the positive side, the tater tots were great. They were crispy and served piping hot fresh. They probably came from a frozen bag, but they were made well. The fish chowder was not bad. Although the soup was not very rich and somewhat underseasoned, the fish seemed fresh and was flaky and tasty. Fries were not great (likely also from a bag, under seasoned, fast-food thin, and served lukewarm). The atmosphere may merit a visit for drinks, but food may be a gamble.