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    Village Pancake House

    4.0 (189 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Blueberry pancakes
    Mae-Lou Z.

    I love the Village Pancake House! As expected, their pancakes are delicious. My favorite dishes include the big fluffy omelettes and the eggs Benedict (they have great hollaindaise sauce!). The restaurant is run pretty smoothly and the wait isn't too bad even when it's packed.

    Rasberry pancakes!
    Doug J.

    Food and service is Always consistent and good. Reminds you of the old time restaurants you'd find in small communities. The ambiance is casual but not divey.. and great place for family.

    Eggs Benedict  Omelette  Pancakes
    Emiliana O.

    This place holds such a special place in my heart. It is such a New England home town vibe and the food is delicious!

    Biscuit and honey and whipped butter
    Jessica S.

    Super cute quaint "New England" type of breakfast/brunch/lunch place. It is a house that turned into a restaurant. The decor and everything looks from the 1980s style like flower wallpaper and old wooden floors but that's what it makes it homey and welcoming. The waitress was very nice and friendly. She kept refilling our drinks and asked us if we needed anything else. I ordered the baked Hancock which came out very delicious. The biscuits and whipped butter was so so good. It tasted very fresh and homemade. I would eat their biscuits any day! The salad was okay. It was a very simple cheap looking salad but the Italian dressing made up for it. The dressing was very good. The mashed potatoes were kind of bland though. Not much flavor, salt, garlic or butter. Unfortunately I wouldn't get those again. I didn't take a picture but I tried their pancakes and usually I'm not a fan of them but this place really knows how to make them fluffy and thick - just the way l prefer. It tasted like homemade buttermilk pancakes, not like the ones you buy frozen and heat up. Overall, this place was delicious, people and environment was welcoming and I would recommend this place to anyone!

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    Cockroaches. Waiters are rude and it's so bad. Racial slurs were screamed. Not friendly. Overpriced never come here

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    2 years ago

    Great food. Great service and good value. Plenty of parking and the atmosphere is awesome

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    2 years ago

    Food was ok, but the service was lousy, good, but not really worth waiting for them to wake up and get out of bed.

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    3 years ago

    Go where the locals go! Delicious food worth the wait!. The only downside is - You must pay with cash. But they have an ATM inside.

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    Great food & home style atmosphere. Been going to this restaurant for many years & never been disappointed.

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    This is our go to restaurant for breakfast. Food is always excellent and the staff is friendly.

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    Really nice and cozy.Service was quick and friendly. The food was delicious and came out quickly... can't wait to go back

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    5 years ago

    Best breakfast joint in North Shore. We go every chance we get. Try the buckwheat pancakes!

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    5 years ago

    The pumpkin pancakes are to die for. You can really tell everything is made from scratch. Staff is friendly and exceptional.

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    A fun spot for fried clams and clam chowder. There's a small parking lot and we arrived right as…read morethey opened. You order at the register and then find a seat at one of their many tables that are available. The staff are really friendly and even offered up their own chairs since we needed an extra seat at a booth. The food comes out fairly quickly. The portions are really good for sharing with a group. The fried clams were a little bit on the chewy side, but had good flavor. The steamed clams were fairly sandy even after being rinsed. It was still a good experience and there was plenty of food to share.

    This is a regular weekend dinner spot for us, especially in the summertime. Is it expensive? Yea,…read moreit is. But the food is so good every. damn. time. So I guess it's worth it. Even though it's super casual. There's no table service. You order food (only) at the register. Drinks are ordered at a separate counter. And no, you cannot even ask to pay for a bottle of water at the food register. Seating is first come, first serve. I've never once had an issue getting a table while waiting for the food. For the most part, their system seems to work. Everyone gets their drinks and table by the time the food is ready. We lost track of time and got here later than we wanted to on a Sunday night. Didn't realize they closed at 8pm (I believe they extend their hours for the summer starting around Memorial Day). We got there 10 minutes before closing and the staff was amazing the entire time. Nobody made us feel like we had to leave. There was no awkward switching of the lights like some places do at closing to signal they wanted us out. Thanks for keeping it classy Woodmans!

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    Spacious seating on 2d floor
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    Clam Box of Ipswich

    Clam Box of Ipswich

    3.7
    (729 reviews)
    1.1 mi
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    I needed scallops . I Ordered the scallops and clams with onion rings, Cole slaw. I added a small…read moreclam chowder. A harpoon beer . Well, I am a regular here for seafood. A very well run operation, clean restaurant , well maintained and quality fresh seafood. Plenty of seating indoors or outdoors. Now; my meal summary. Beer a 16oz and cold ... perfect Fried clams were outstanding, not greasy, no gooey bellies with sand or mud... outstanding taste . Scallops moist, tender cooked perfect and outstanding. Onions rings nice breading but need more taste? Maybe add in buttermilk and add a mild hot sauce or blend of peppers or soak rings in a salted brine or something I saw a chef do somewhere? Cole slaw was too big of a serving and moist but all the white cabbage? Needed more green, purple cabbage and more flavor to the sauce? Maybe more cream, pepper, vinegar or pice sugar or whatever the great slaw makers do ? Needs flavors The clam chowder ai was not a fan of? Lumpy wax the friend of Wally on the Leave it to Beaver show... this was lumpy and no Needs flavors .. I added 4-6 packs little pepper packs but didn't help. Add some Hungarian paprika or tarragon, salt pork or bacon taste, garlic or onion or worchershire sauce? Anything to kick it up a notch while keeping the New England clam chowder theme for tourists... definitely not lumpy . Now... they provide mixed tarter in small containers and tarter was very good on my clams and scallops . My major pet peeve is the Heinz ketchup packet containers where it days to peel to dip Or tear to empty ? Never work half time and accident waiting to squirt on my white shirt for a 12 buck Ckeaning charge or dispose of shirt as a red spot on white shirt ... Dump those and put ketchup in little containers like tarter or find a better ketchup option... the gross bottles handled by everyone who may or not wash their hands less appealing . The funky ketchup packets are sucky too... surprised that Heinz hasn't figured out an improved dip cup ? Or a ketchup cup use like the McDonald's nugget sauce cups ? Anyway maybe cheaper for clam box to buy bulk ketchup and fill cups like tartar sauce cups? Maybe upgrade to a Clam box better ketchup... not a game changer for my excellent fried clams and scallops... Great clean , sanitary place , quality seafood cooked excellent and consistent every visit. I'll be back and when chowder improves... 5 stars rating all day.

    I have such fond memories of the Clam Box. Sadly, this last visit was 'meh'. I read here that the…read moreowners of the Clam Box proudly state that they add no flavors, spices, nor salt to their fried clam batter. The end result is batter that taste like plain flour. (Think 'wonder bread'.) The clams were fresh, but the batter actually detracted from the flavor. A tiny bit of salt and pepper, or maybe some corn meal in the mix would have given it something other than a cardboardy taste. Furthermore, the frying oil was also 'meh.' There are so many oils and oil mixes that have a subtle flavor, their oils had none. Nevertheless, the portion size was great, and although the service was a bit slow, it was ok. Would I come back? With Woodmans and Farnham's both nearby, it's pretty doubtful.

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