My wife and I are truly very big fans of the Sole Proprietor. The reasons are many but especially the fact that the seafood is fresh and service is great. If you are looking to take someone on a date, take them here and get some steamers or mussels for apps. Then rock out some very good fresh sushi or a fresh bowl of piping hot new England style clam chowder. Then definitely partake in baked stuffed haddock and/or lobster it is really good. I guess the the only thing that I would change here is the price. I guess you get what you pay for though. It is the old adage. I definitely recommend this restaurant for a great night of dining and delicious desserts. read more

Best seafood restaurant that I have ever been to. High class waitstaff, classy decor, and overall well prepared food. I have tried multiple of their specialty cocktails and they are all great. I loved the mojito! For appetizers, we tried a few and their sushi was what stuck out most. DELISH! all of our entrees were wonderful, both steak and seafood. Although our bill was hefty, it was well worth the price. We will definitely be returning on our next special occasion. read more

The only negative for this place is the noise level. I could hardly hear the friends sitting across from me at our table. The Food and service is superb. Very friendly and attentive. Priced reasonably. I just wish it was quieter. read more

Greatest Seafood in Worcester. Nice place for a night cap or a full dinner with family or friends. Solid choice to bring colleagues. read more

This place is very nice, I feel bad I didn't find this place earlier. Compare to Sole, I think Legal Seafood is both over priced and over cooked. I went to Sole with my wife, mother and bro. With a doz of oysters to start, four entrees (Sicilian Swordfish, Jamaican Jerk Bluefish, BBQ Idaho Trout & Seared Scallops, Thai Curry Seafood Pasta) and two deserts, total bill was ~$120. The portions are large and tastes are delicious. BTW, clam chowder and Seafood chowder that came with the entree are rich in flavor as well. Be sure to make reservation on weekend night or the wait would be 30+ min. read more

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My first visit to the sole. Parking wasn't too bad but it is limited being that the restaurant is always busy. My boyfriend and I made a reservation on the website for 5:30 but we showed up early and they still accomidated us. I overheard another couple had an hour wait so I recommend doing a reservation if you can. Food was amazing! We started out with half a dozen oysters, rainbow maki, clam chowder and a salad. The rainbow maki was delicious! There is just the right amount of cream cheese to melt in you mouth yum! For our entrees, I had the tuna steak Barcelona and my boyfriend had the seafood sauté. My steak was cooked as promised, med-rare (how it comes) you don't need a knife because it was so tender. I have to admit i took most of the feta cheese out, it was a lot. It didn't over power the steak. Sides were delicious also. The seafood sauté incorporated scallops, shrimp, and lobster with a squid ink pasta was delicious! Our server Marie was great every step of the way. Overall, a great dining experience. We will be returning. read more

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The Sole is one of my favorite places for seafood. They always have great service and the staff is very accommodating to any and all needs. I have come here to celebrate my birthday the past two years and am yet to be disappointed. I have never tried their sushi but they do offer a pretty extensive sushi menu. Their oysters and raw bar items are extremely fresh and super yummy. Some of the desserts are a little rich but there is a very large selection and I certainly haven't tried them all. They do offer menu items that aren't found in the sea but I am yet to try them. If you are craving some chowder this is the place to go. Very, very good. Possibly the best in Worcester. My last visit I ordered the salmon with butternut squash risotto. My fish was cooked perfectly and the risotto was amazing. (I also ordered the chowder, naturally) The portion sizes are big and most meals come with a soup/salad option. If you also order an appetizer there is no way you'll leave there hungry. Overall a great spot for seafood! read more

We've gotten better seafood across the street at the Boynton for way less money than you will spend at Sole. We ordered the bay scallops w/ lobster bisque and lobster casserole. Bisque was excellent but for the price it better be! Scallops not so much, colleague did enjoy the casserole but said it was very rich. High end atmosphere with a friendly staff but the food fails to match the cost and service. read more

after a recommendation from a coworker I decided to drive out after work. I had a crab cake app and a bowl of seafood chowder. The crab cake was tiny, the crab tasted a little old, it was quite spicy too. The seafood chowder tasted very fishy without much else for flavor. One piece of clam was inedible it was so chewy and foul tasting. The place left me with a bad taste in my mouth and feeling unsatisfied. The Wachusetts County Ale was great, the servers were ok but not terribly friendly. Maybe I visited the wrong time of year, but the haddock I had at the Holidy Inn I would take over that chowder any day. read more

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One of our most favorite places to dine in Worchester. Fresh. Clean food. Friendly service, exceptional service. If you want a great meal and fine dining this is the place to go. read more

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Good atmosphere, food was alright. Nothing crazy but not terrible either (maybe my lobster roll just didn't hit that night). The drinks in the fish bowls were a vibe though. Nice place to go if you're going on a family dinner or date night. read more

All I can say is... my god.. the lobster roll was incredible .. since this is all I had and wanted.. and ended up eating 3. Being an Arizonian I need my lobster fix and thank did it for me.!! Oh... the wait staff was more than helpful in getting my lobster fix to me quick and didn't even bat an eye when I ordered one for there and two for the road.. I will be back! read more

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I brought my son to have fresh seafood because we moved from Framingham to Missouri 39 years ago, and we never could get real seafood. He went crazy every time he took a bite, he'd be doing this yummmmmm. With everything. He got two lobster tails, mussels, crab cake, and a side of the big shrimp cocktail (which he devoured within 3 minutes). I got the lobster and filet mignon. That was GREAT, it was soooooo DELICIOUS. Now the other thing I have to know is what is the name of that bottle water. I've never tasted better water anywhere. Please tell me where I can get that????? We both totally enjoyed the resteraunt, the waitress, the men that greeted us, and the whole atmosphere. The food was incredible!!!!! My son wants to come back in June to do it again. What have I started??? I was so happy to come back to see the ocean again. I grew up in Scituate Mass. And fished with my uncle off of Weymouth. Got married in Hingham, had two of my 6 kids in Quincy, and Marlboro. My husband got an offer to move to Missouri(Misery lol) and we have been here ever since 1983. Thank you for bringing that special memories of the best seafood in the country back again. How to see you again soon. read more

I was in town touring UMASS Medical school with my daughter we stumbled upon the Sole Proprietor afterwards. What a find. The food and service was exceptional. Everything we tried was awesome. The sushi roll appetizer was surprisingly good. The raw oysters and cherry stones were extremely fresh and had that briny sweet taste that you look for. Manhattan clam chowder was the soup of the day and it was delicious. I had the blackened swordfish for my entree and my daughter had a large salad. The salad was good but she was jealous of my swordfish so I gave her half. The portions were very generous and even with sharing we were very full and skipped desserts. The bar is beautiful and the cocktails were made very well. I will definitely be back. Great job! read more

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I have to say we've been back to the Sole... food was great along with the service! Changing to 5 stars!!!

Omg soooo amazing. My husband and myself ordered to go lunch and everything was amazing. I got the crab cake lunch OMG GREAT

This was the first time I had been here and I'll definitely be back. I had the baked seafood platter and my brother had the fresh swordfish. Both entrees were fantastic! Each item on my seafood platter was delicious - the haddock, lobster tail, clams, crab cake and shrimp. I also upgraded to the pear/walnut salad which was also great. My brother's swordfish was some of the freshest, tenderest, most flavorful swordfish he'd ever had. I had a taste of it too and agree. read more

After reading many reviews about The Sole Proprietor, I wasn't sure it would live up to my expectations; however, it did more than just live up to its acclaim!! The food was incredible! The coconut shrimp, crab cakes, and clams casino were a perfect starting point for the meal. Because there were five of us dining I was able to taste the Tempura Soft Shell Crab, Crab Stuffed Shrimp, Rare Tuna Steak, and Blackened Haddock!! All of the dishes were incredibly different, but SO delicious! We also loved our server, Randy!! Very attentive with a great personality! If you are in Worcester for any reason at all, definitely dine here! read more

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Our waiter Jason, made this evening a fun and great dining experience! Food is always good but Jason went above and beyond. We had a ball!!

First time at this restaurant. I ordered 4 items. 1. Lobster bisque was 4/5 . Was missing a little more seasoning, but it was good. 2. Crab cakes 5/5 . They were crispy on the outside and soft/moist in the center. Very tasty! 3. Stuffed jumbo shrimp 4/5 . Shrimp were a bit bland. Maybe serving them with some type of sauce instead of over rice and spinach would give a different flavor/texture. Sangria 2/5 . I was expecting good quality sangria, but the bar tender made/mixed it right in front of me. Good sangria is pre-made and ready to be served. I do not recommend you trying it. Lots of improvement in that area. Over all, service was excellent and food was good quality. read more

The staff was great! Took my wife there for our anniversary. Most of the food was just ok, nothing great. I got the Wellfleet oysters and they were loaded with salt and had no flavor. I ordered the "1lb" King Crab Legs and they were the most expensive and disappointing I have ever had, I was given 2 small legs, way under a pound and they were also loaded with salt and had no flavor. This place is way over priced and their food is way over rated. The only thing great at this place was the staff. I didn't complain about the food and left a great tip, but I will never go back there. I spent over $300.00 being disappointed at the Sole where I would have had better food for half the price at the Clam Box. read more

This place is hit or miss for excellent service, but this time around was spot on. I do like that they have a tag team sort of server thing going on, especially when you never have to flag anyone down to ask for a condiment or drink refill. I ordered the buttered lobster roll special at lunch for 11.99 and it did not disappoint! Loaded with lobster on a grilled hot dog bun with butter. This sandwich is served with fries and Cole Slaw. Fries were hot and tasty, but what I wouldn't give to go back for another Lobstah Roll! read more

The Sole for years was the best restaurant in Worcester but It has gone downhill. the service was absolutely terrible and the food was disappointing. filet ordered medium was well done and vegetables on both dinners were overdone. We had to ask for bread, the main came before we finished our salads, then those salad plates didn't get cleared for a long time. I asked for a glass of wine with my dinner when we ordered the food and didn't get it until I was more than halfway through the meal. Coffee was served with cream but no sugar / had to flag that down and just felt like we were being rushed out the door. Have had some lovely meals there in the past but not this time... read more

I don't recommend eating here. I bought some swordfish steaks from them 2 yrs ago, before the covid scamdemic was unleashed to the people. Annnd the fish had worms in it. Visible and huge. I wish i had a photo. I wouldn't recommend eating any large fish anyway, too much mercury. My point is that the chefs should have seen this. I don't remember the chefs name. Steer clear of this place, you will get parasites/worms from their undercooked fish. read more

I loved everything about Sole Proprietorship. The friendly service, the excellent food and the promptness. Food is presented well and tastes excellent. Vast selection of wine and expanded menu. You cannot go wrong with anything you choose. It gets full, so I recommend making a reservation. read more

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Quite a nice spot, made even better by the large parking lot! Great vibe and interior design. The full-belly fried clam poboy was superb (twas my first time having full belly clams, which were melt-in-yer-mouth good), as was the firecracker sushi app with Lobster. The NE Clam Chowder was not remarkable at all though. On the thinner side and just lacking a bit in character. Service was embarrassingly bad...waitress was incredibly forgetful and she only had a couple tables as we were there mid-afternoon and the place was empty. But since this was a single visit - I'll consider that an anomaly. read more

We have enjoyed everything about TSP over the years and they didn't disappoint on Easter, which was also our anniversary. Very accommodating to change our reservation time as we were traveling. Food was excellent as always and the service top notch. They surprised us with a sweet ending saying Happy anniversary. It made our day! read more

Everything from the food to the service was great! I ended up getting the firecracker sushi roll which was excellent! Ended our meal with the flourless chocolate cake which was a great decision. read more

Let me start by saying "I have always LOVED this place" One of my all time favorites. We have been coming here for over 15 years and never had a bad experience. My husband and I went on Friday evening and we enjoyed some of the changes. However not all of them are positive. That is the reason I feel compelled to write a review. The Sole has always been on the pricey side, but that is why you get exceptional quality. I really enjoy their salmon and have ordered the same meal many times in the past. Only exception is now the $27.00 plate is void of any sides, no longer does it come with a salad, starch and vegetable. You only get a smaller salad and no sides, they have you add them on A'la carte. Its the same quantity and the same price. But no longer is it an meal. You will get a piece of fish and a smaller salad/soup. ( the salad has changed over the years, and by the way, its not a better salad) For the first time ever, my Salmon although cook correctly, it was on the colder side. Usually the plates are hot to keep the temp up in the food. This time my plate was not even warm. Most likely due to the new addition of the cold kale garnish. On a positive note, the side I ordered ( $12.00 Lobster Risotto) was exceptionally good. If we ever go back, I would definitely order that again. With the change in the atmosphere and the menu, we were hoping that the same Ol'e dessert menu had also changed. Nothing new here! It didn't and hasn't in a VERY long time. They should consider that, it is long over due. In the past a meal for 2 w/ drinks was somewhere around $150.00 this time a little over $180.00. That is before tip. I think this new tactic will help cover the costs associated with there newly renovated kitchen space. But honestly. Not a Fan! Although, we love the place, not sure If we will be back. Sad! read more

People that work there are great. Although it is overhyped and overpriced too many other options for them not to be competitive with both quality and price. Not my first choice To go out of my way for. read more

I can't speak on the quality of their food because I did not eat there, but I was disappointed by the staff. I went in last night (a Wednesday) with a friend of mine to go grab drinks and when we entered the hosts asked us how many, I turned and saw the main bar was completely full and I told them "2, just drinks though". One of them grabbed menus and started to guide us to a table right next to the bar. The bar was full and the table was next to the bar so I thought it made sense, but the menus he had threw me off so to be sure I reiterated that we were here for just drinks. He nodded his head and still had us sit in the booth next to the bar and left us at the table with the food menus. I assumed he had heard me, but maybe not. When our waiter came by to take our orders I said again the we were just here for drinks. He became strangely serious and told us that he would let it slide this time but not to do this again. To which my friend and I were very confused. He told us we shouldn't have sat here if we were just getting drinks. I informed him that I had told the host that we were here for just drinks and the host had just put us there. He was visibly not convinced but he took our drink orders anyway and we did not see that waiter the rest of the night. Instead we had the company of someone older in a chef-type outfit who was even less happy that we were sitting at this table having drinks. He tried to prompt us to buy appetizers and would leer at us every time he walked by the table. He did as much as he could to scold us for sitting there without saying a word. I am disappointed in the communication of the waitstaff. We would have moved if they had asked, but no we get the stink eye instead. The waitstaff should have informed one another of the mistake made by the host so maybe we wouldn't have gotten the stink eye? I'm also confused by why they were so rudely intense about our sitting at a booth right next to the bar, as there were empty booths on either side of us the entire time we were there, we weren't taking booths away from other customers. read more

My wife tried to remind me that we didn't like it there but I pressed on and in we went. It was very noisy (as I recalled after not going for several years) so I asked for a quiet table if possible?They pointed to a table in the center of the room but we suggested the table back in the corner instead. It was not set up but they decided that seating us there might be ok anyways... Our waitress was excellent, but the food was average and we experienced long gaps between each course. And, maybe call me cheap but we were splitting a salad and an entree. In better restaurants they will often split the plates, not these guys. One plate and no extra plates so we were picking off the same plate . Bottom line, I think we need another sea food spot in Worcester. These folks need some competition because they really are not that good! UGH read more

I had lunch at the Sole yesterday with 4 others. The service was very good and the food was fair. 2 of us had the 1/4 lb lobster roll which was well received. We also had the tuna appetizer which was very expensive for three small pieces of tuna. The waitress , to her credit, did advise that there were only 3 pieces to this order. We also had the fried octopus which was very oily and tasteless. The Caesar salad was plain and a small serving. Overall the food was poor to fair and vastly overpriced. read more

Best seafood, absolute worst service I've ever had at an "upscale" restaurant. I don't mind dropping over $100 on lunch but I expect more. Our waitress was too busy making drinks at the bar to take care of us. We waited and waited for beverages while we watched other staff idly filling the straw dispenser and chatting. The owner should be mortified; needless to say we will not be back. What a disappointment. read more

Have been working in the Worcester area for about 2 years, and just recently ventured out to Sole Proprietor to check out the seafood. Friends from Boston mentioned it to me, so why wouldn't I check it out when I'm already in the area (although I'm late to the game)? Can't miss the giant crab hovering above the restaurant - don't worry you'll come out alive. There's a huge parking lot - good for big parties and events. We went on a weekday afternoon, so was seated immediately. We had the crab cake appetizer, which was kind of disappointing. I didn't know where the crab meat was as everything was blended in so fine. It also wasn't fresh. We shared a bowl of the lobster bisque, which was phenomenal. It was full of flavor, not too creamy, and chunks of lobster meat were found. The friend also ordered the haddock lunch with mashed and half corn on cob. It was light and delicious. The fish was flaky and tender. I ordered the beef strips with stuffed shrimp, and mashed and corn on cob on the side. The beef strips were too salty for my liking. Good thing the mashed was there to balance the saltiness. The stuffed shrimp was good. I wished there were more than 2 of them. read more

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For a seafood restaurant, I expect them to know how to prepare fish and cook fish correctly. My recent trip was dissapointing. I ordered the Salmon Oscar. The salmon fillet was very thin coming from the tail end of the fillet. So thin that it would be difficult to cook. They were unable to. The salmon was dry and inedible. What's worse is the waiter never came by to ask how my salmon was. Even when the check was presented, the waiter failed to ask how my dinner was. I should have sent it back, but that's inconvenient and you never know what you'll get back. The rest of the meal was satisfactory. The Pear salad was good. As a chance to go out, have a nice dinner and to splurge, it was very disappointing. read more

This restaurant serves really fresh and delicious fish. We've had both large family gatherings and just dinner for two with equal enjoyment. Yummy fish stews, fried fish and main dinners, without complaint. We've occasionally been lucky without a reservation at odd times but don't count on that or you could be sorely disappointed. It's a keeper. . read more

Can. I. Eat. Here. Daily? This is where we go when we really want to treat ourselves. The waitstaff is exceptional. Friendly, highly professional. They care. Sushi rolls are excellent even though this is not a sushi restaurant. The seafood chopped salad is a giant and AMAZING fatty delight: olives, lump crabs, shrimp, avocado, bacon. Like I said, fatty. Have not been disappointed by a single thing on the menu. Surf and Turf stands out as does the trout. You can't go wrong eating here. read more

Very great service. Always great when they serve Blue Label, often they don't. Food is fantastic. Gave only 4 stars due to table space. But would definitely return. read more

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The unexpected highlight were the steamed clams and the créeme brûlée. Mussels were a little disappointing and other dishes were very good, but rather typical (still good, just nothing outstanding). Extensive drink selection and comfortable seating. Very busy on a otherwise quiet Monday night. Definitely worthy of a return visit! read more