Seafood restaurant along the on east of Old Saybrook, CT?

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> Is there any reasonable place to have seafood on the "east" coast of CT?
> I heard that there is one at Noank, but don't know very much about it.
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> Thanks in advance.
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Although we haven't lived in the area for ~15 years, I suspect the place you are talking about is Abbotts' in Noank.  As I recall, it had very good lobster, clams, and chowder, but I remember it was very informal--you eat at plastic-covered outdoor picnic tables or take out for eating at home.  There were a few seafood restaurants in downtown Mystic including the Flood Tide. The Seaport Inn on the outskirts of "Mystic Seaport" was wonderful, but I'm not sure about prices. There's also the "Steak Loft" in the Old Mystic Village shopping center which used to be very good, but when we were visiting a few years ago we found the prices high and the food and service VERY lacking.   One of our favorite places was on Rte 1 just east of Westerly, the Shelter Harbor Inn, but we haven't been there in  ~10 yrs. so I can't vouch for it now.

Let us all know if you find a "keeper".  We do go back to visit occasionally, and it's nice to know what's worth the trip!

gloria p

Someone wrote:

>Is there any reasonable place to have seafood on the "east" coast of CT?
>I heard that there is one at Noank, but don't know very much about it.
>
The place you refer to is called Abbotts Lobster in the Rough, and it is in Noank, right on the water.  Very inexpensive, order your seafood (clams, mussels, chowder, lobster from 1lb-enormous) at the window, they call your number, take your tray out to a picnic table, enjoy your feast, watch out for seagulls.  Beware, they are only open from May-Columbus Day.