A delicious, chef-crafted seafood bar & grille featuring a unique wave-top glass bar, outdoor waterfront deck and a dining room. Fathoms Waterfront Bar & Grille features the best seafood around sourcing directly from Fleet Fisheries and their fleet of fishing boats here in New Bedford, MA.
Seafood, cocktails & live music nights in a waterfront hangout with a boat dock for customers.
Shane Kieran
This place became one of my new favorite restaurants for New Bedford. This cozy restaurant right on the water on fish island was fantastic. The food the service the location the atmosphere alllllllllll 10 star quality.
I got the Blackened Salmon Dusted with Cajun seasonings, finished with a roasted red pepper jam with Asparagus and mashed potatoes and all the food was of great quality and cooked to perfection. My bartender Tom did a awesome job. I give this place 10 stars I woke up this morning still thinking about how good my meal was last night. The butterball bread and butter Red wine was also very delicious. I would highly highly recommend this place to anyone and i cant wait to come back again sometime soon. When you dreaming of how good the food was alllllllllll night and the next day you know you had a good meal. Licked the plate Clean no leftovers This place is a 10 star restaurant
… moreLaura
The food and service are always great at Fathoms and they don’t disappoint. Hands down they have the best lobster bisque in the area! Their sushi is wonderful and always fresh. They make an excellent stuffed sole and their salmon dishes are always amongst my favorites. They offer a kids menu and fish and chips is included on that, which is always nice to see because not all restaurants in the area offer that option for kids. Wait staff and bartenders are very attentive, you won’t sit around thinking that you’ve been forgotten. This is becoming one of my favorite restaurants in the area!!
… moreElizabeth S
Mom and I went today. It’s a nice large space. The staff was really friendly. Mom had sautéed lobster in a cherry sauce with mashed potatoes and asparagus.. The steamers were really good. You could taste and see garlic, hot pepper flakes tons of flavor in the broth could use a little more clams ! lol I had a lobster roll with a nice toasted bun. You’re able to get two sides with that as well fries and coleslaw. They have a fish market right next-door. Lots of great fresh seafood. The prices are unbelievable. It was worth a trip from Milton. I didn’t have any drinks, but I love a martini and they have large glasses for the martinis.
They also had steamed lobster on the menu. The menu is pretty expansive.
… moreMarty Cegelka
I wish I could give a higher rating for the food, but sadly I cannot. Had the scallops and clam dinner with broccoli. Broccoli was cold. Seriously only had 5 scallops and a kid size portion of clams. They were just ok as the scallops were gummy. Also had the swordfish…very small portiion and the asparagus was burnt. Very busy place that seems to put making $$ over quality. Was super excited to try this place and was really disappointed.
… moreSherie
Went dinner and got the worst meal. Once she brought over my slop she never came back. We had another very nice young lady bring take our plates and asked us if we needed boxes. I noticed someone at the bar got the same meal as I did and it looked really good, which was very odd and even more disappointing. I gave it two star because our app was good, my husbands food was good and the other lady was nice. We used to go there all the time and never had such a bad experience. Not sure we will be going back.
… morefjmesqme
Come to Fathoms for great seafood and drinks right on the waterfront in New Bedford.
Scallops, clams, scrod, haddock, oysters etc. are all served fresh. The drinks are poured generously and the vibe is lively!
… moreJenna Frigon
Loved this place! I got the surf and turf and it was AMAZING! The steak tips were to die for! I also got the French onion soup which was also very good! Great atmosphere, we ate outside, and our waitress was great too!
… moreMohsen Y
Order a lobster roll, and it was very good, nice and fresh. I also ordered fish and chips, which i was disappointed. Fish itself was fresh, but lack of seasoning made it tase awful. During my dining, no server checked on me to see if i needed anything else and i needed a drink refill. For that reason i only tipped 3 bucks. If you want more tip, you need to earn it
… moreTim Gago
Stopped by Fathoms for some lunch. Been awhile. Had a cup of their chowder. Thought it was excellent. Had a stuffed quahog and it was great as well. Also had bacon wrapped scallops and they were okay.
… moreGeorgia Wilhelmson
My friend and I were in the area for an appointment so we stopped in for lunch. We were a bit confused because, from the parking lot, that building looked like it was just the fish market. The front, not facing the parking lot, had the Fathoms sign. We were seated at a small deuce by the window, allowing us a view of the water. We chose not to have cocktails. My friend had the Pan Seared Scallop Rissotto, which she thought was very good. My Pastrami Sandwich was good. They allowed me to substitute broccoli for the french fries. It was steamed properly, but could have used some seasoning and/or parmesan cheese. Service was fast and friendly. The only negative was that there were about 3 little flies buzzing around our table. They were pretty persistent and annoying.
We checked-out the fish market on our way out. It seemed pretty decent. Wish it was in my area.
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