

Rollicking seafood eatery & fish market featuring dishes such as lobster topped filet & a small bar.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 34 Central Square, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone: (978) 250-0101
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Reviews
I’ve got to admit that I’ve eaten really well on this business trip even if it started out looking like it was going to be a culinary train wreck. A subset of the group I’ve been dining with all week went to Fishbones for our last dinner in town and I absolutely loved the place. It is located in the center of what I took to be their historic downtown area. It was a beautiful evening when we arrived so we decided to dine on their patio and thoroughly enjoy being outside after spending most of the work week cooped-up inside a classroom being slowly poisoned by well over 1,000 powerpoint slides.
First up was the crab cake that I ordered to pass around. Very, very little filler made for a really great version of this east coast classic. I also liked the amount of searing present as it added both a flavor and a texture I don’t generally see on a crab cake but really enjoyed. The crab cake was tender and sweet on the inside but slightly crispy on outside and the combination really worked for me. There was a small salad on the side and a sauce of some sort – both were quite good but way overshadowed by the crab cake. Seriously delicious!
For an entree, I took the waitress’ suggestion and ordered the Mediterranean seafood over fresh pasta. The dish included large shrimp, big chunks of lobster, scallops, house-cooked artichoke hearts, red peppers and a few olives. All of that was tossed with a butter sauce and feta before being ladled over a pile of tender linguine. It truly was perfection in a bowl!
I snagged a bite of the apple crisp – talk about fall on a spoon! Creamy, rich ice cream atop a warm concoction of apples and oats. What a great bite! Perhaps even more impressive was the berry sorbet. I don’t know what they did to it to make it so creamy but I asked the waitress just to verify that it wasn’t a dairy base. Nope – it’s just that good as a sorbet. Wow!
Once inside we were told there would be a 45 minute wait and took our number to be put on the waiting list. Fine. It was a Saturday night and they don’t take reservations. While we were waiting people started coming in saying that they had reservations and were seated ahead of us. What? No where do they say they take reservations !Frustrated I asked the front desk and was told I took us off the waiting list on my phone! OMG!
We were finally seated an hour and 10 minutes later and the staff didn’t seem to care about what we went through.
Our server was wonderful and efficient and friendly. The clam chowder was great, the teriyaki salmon was done perfectly, and the seafood sauté was just ok because the pasta was gummy.
Sadly I cannot recommend this place unless they change their policy and their attitude.
Service was excellent, we had two servers who worked together fabulously. Very attentive, fun and helpful.
Drinks came first – everyone had something and they were all delicious. Great bartending!
We had the shrimp cocktail and oysters to start. Very tasty – huge shrimp, (an oxymoron) plenty of horse radish in the sauce.
All of our entrée’s were beautifully presented and more importantly scrumptious. My salad was awesome, just awesome. All five of us were very happy.
Lunch ended with a couple of deserts and drinks. We were not disappointed.
I look forward to my next visit!