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Village Restaurant
Seafood Restaurant and American Restaurant$$$$
Essex
Ranked #4 for seafood restaurants in Essex
"fried clams but steak and burgers"(5 Tips)
"Onion rings and clam chowder are too good"(2 Tips)
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17 Tips and reviewsFilter:
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- burgers
- casual
- haddock
- friendly staff
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It's all great! The Clam Chowder, The Sicilian Fish Chowder, the fried clams, the baked shrimp! Great local restaurant serving fresh seafood caught locally!
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Jeanine CJuly 28, 2013Really good meal and very pleasant staff. I may have been the youngest patron in the place, but everything was so delicious I didn't care!UpvoteDownvote
Jason VanBuskirkApril 7, 2017Great spot with a view of the water. Food is excellent and the fried food has an awesome batter!UpvoteDownvote
Tufts UniversityDecember 17, 2012These locally harvested clams lived up to their daunting reputation. Read the full review at: http://now.tufts.edu/articles/dish-clam-crawl-continuedUpvoteDownvote- Excellent seafood. I love the steamers and fried clams but steak and burgers are also very good.Upvote1Downvote
Bernie FlynnFebruary 2, 2013Haddock Luanne, and Haddock Rockerfella a must try, Clams are also a must !UpvoteDownvote
Joseph BurnsMarch 4, 2013It was awesome, the Wee Packet is still way better though!!!
Upvote2Downvote- Bernie FlynnFebruary 2, 2013Haddock Rockerfella to die for,, also fresh tasty fried clams ... hard choiceUpvoteDownvote
Best seafood around!!! And the service is excellent!!UpvoteDownvote
sarah bundyApril 23, 2014I ate here once and was not impressed at all. I had the meatloaf which I found to be bland and not worth the money.UpvoteDownvote
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Closed until 11:30 AM (Show more)
- Tue–Thu, Sun
- 11:30 AM–9:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 11:30 AM–9:30 PM
(978) 768-6400
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Full Bar, Cocktails
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