Nantuckets Restaurant

Wonderful vacation dinner spot if you are looking for something a little more upscale. Perfect espresso martini!

I was able to reserve a high top in the bar area. We ordered the fried shrimp appetizer which was served quickly. The shrimp were crisp and the dip was great. Really liked this app. Unfortunately the entrees were not as good. I ordered the halibut special with BBQ sauce. It was good but not great. My wife ordered the cast iron cod and was very disappointed. The cod was not flavorful at all. She ate half of it and did not take the rest home. The service was excellent but the food was disappointing overall.

Truly wonderful food. I'm really trying to think of something I can critique, but tonight I can't find anything. Everything was amazing. Halibut was cooked perfectly, as were the green beans. Fish and veggies are usually a good test on a restaurants quality. Also Abigail I believe was her name was a wonderful waitress... this meal was worth every penny.

4 of us went for dinner on a Saturday evening. Had reservations, and it was busy, so reservations definitely a must.

Building resembled an older house, turned into a restaurant. Lots of different rooms to be seated in, we were ushered to the back, a very back large room, lots of tables. Room was a bit odd…no windows and no real style, kind of a mishmash of different lights, ceiling fans, wall hangings. Felt bare, definitely not “cozy” as described on their website. There are benches along the walls, and if you get one of these, the tables are very small, barely big enough for 4 people. We asked if we could sit at one of the tables in the middle which also sat 4 and was larger, but were told “these are reserved”…? (So wait…there is another reservation in addition to our original reservation?). Very odd!

One huge downside is the large room we sat in is VERY loud! There are no sound treatments or “soft” items that would help block the echo noise, so it is basically a big square room where the conversation is deafening. The other small dining areas rooms did not have this, so would suggest if you have a hard time hearing in a noisy environment you figure out how to reserve a specific location in addition to your original reservation (which again we had no information that this is an option).

Our waitress was very good, always checking in us and apologizing if she was busy, but very efficient and friendly.

The menu layout is a bit odd, as on page 1 it lists a special appetizer, then special entree’s, then soups, then salads. After that on page 2 oysters and more appetizers, then sandwiches that are continued on page 3 before the main entree’s selections. The nice thing is they have codes next to all the food that lists possible allergens, with an allergy list in back that lists ingredients…nice!

My wife ordered a “field of greens” salad and the shrimp and grits appetizer. The salad is pricey ($15) and when it came out, we saw it is a full sized salad meal…not expected. Same with the shrimp and grits, a normal full sized entree. Would be nice if that was mentioned somewhere, but the prices probably reflect the sizes. Nowhere is it shown you can just get a typical side salad.

The upside was the food was very good! Shrimp and grits were amazing, crab cakes were pretty good, the Cast Iron roasted Cod was very simple, light and fresh, perfect if you don’t want a heavy sauce like is on the shrimp and grits. The sides of roasted asparagus and roasted carrots and potatoes were very good.

Did not order desert as we were more than full from the meal.

Had a bottle of wine with the meal, they do let you know up front if you don’t finish it you can take it with you…that is a nice option if there are just two of you, you want a bottle but don’t want to drink it all.

Prices are high, but of course a seafood place at the beach is going to be up there. Spent around $60 per person including the wine.

Overall while the food was good, probably would try somewhere else next time. Was not bad, just didn’t stand out.

Would I go back…probably not.
Would I recommend…sure…just make sure you get a different room to eat in, and understand the appetizers and salads are full sized meals.