Old-school stand for fried local seafood cooked to order. Seasonal outdoor picnic tables or to-go.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 2247 Warwick Ave, Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: (401) 739-2526
Website: https://tommysclamshack.com/
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Reviews
My wife has been in search of a really good stuffed clam or “stuffy,” and Tommy’s is not it. The “Portuguese stuffy” tasted pretty much like stove top stuffing marinated in Frank’s Hot Sauce, then stuffed into a clamshell and baked until hot. On an older menu shown on the Google site, it looks like they may have had a different stuff clam at some point, but it was apparently no longer available.
I got the seafood platter, which is eclipsed by the half dozen other seafood and / or clam platters I’ve had while traveling through New England. The whole clam bellies were very small and more like clam strips. The scallops, while tasty, we’re also very small. I was eating more bread than scallop. The shrimp reminded me of the kind on Chinese buffets where they take a shrimp and smash it as flat and as thin as possible and then coat it with a lot of breading. Speaking of breading, while the fried fish was a very nice size piece of fish, the fish itself had no taste, and thankfully, the mounds of breading pretty much just fell off of it.
The coleslaw was not memorable and neither were the french fries. The pre-packaged Ken’s tarter sauce Is a slap in the face to seafood purest. What did Tommy do before Ken came along??! Shame on you! Make your own tartar sauce!
My advice is if you want really good clams, make the drive to the Ipswich clam box. If you want a really good seafood platter, drive the few extra miles to Woodman’s in Essex. We are still in search of a really good stuffy!
The portions were a great value for the money. The flavors and textures of the food we ordered were excellent! And the fish, and really everything, seemed very fresh, and tasted great! We ordered clam cakes, both red and white chowder, and also an order of fish and chips.
The drinks here are sold from a couple of vending machines to the right of the food pickup window, which was fine.
We all enjoyed the experience, and were even debating if we liked it better than Iggy’s (which we love). Tommy’s Clam Shack can definitely hang with Iggy’s, and is now tied as our favorite clam cakes and chowder / fried seafood spot.
We had a great experience, and you probably will too! So, go check out Tommy’s!