Seafood in Boston

    Although it is not a strict seafood restaurant, Olives in Charlstown has
    excellent seafood dishes.  There are always daily fresh fish specials as well
    as regular menu entres that change form time to time.

    You can go to Legals if you want a plain piece of broiled or fried fish.
    If you want something unique, creative, and
    delecious, go to Olives.  For example, my last seafood dish at Olives was
    a whole sauted Red Snapper.  It was served on top of garlic mashed potatoes,
    with an eggplant and olive chutney of some sort.  It is hard to describe how
    increddible the meal was.  The only drawbacks are that Olives is expensive, and
    they do not take reservations.  However,  the price and the wait are well worth it.

 Steven B. wrote:
 >
 ...I am interested in good
 > seafood restaurants in the general Boston area.  Any information
 > would be appreciated...

 In (reverce) order of my preference:

 Eastern Seafood (Chinese, on Fish Pier)
 Joseph's Aquarium (Commercial St, Boston)
 Daily Catch (Hanover St Boston, Harvard St Brookline, others(?))
 Giacomo's (Hanover St Boston)
 Legal Seafood (many locations)
 Mills Falls (Newton, not specialized in seafood, but still good at that)
 Jasper's (off Commercial St, Boston)
 Turner Fusheries (Westin Hotel, Boston)

 I think that Turner is the best.  I personally dislike Legal's because
 IMHO their service goes worse from year to year.  I suggest you do NOT
 waste your time going to No-Name, although no doubt many will say that
 it is good.  It WAS good, but it repetitively failed my and my friends'
 attempts to give it a second (third, etc.) chance.  The food is not as
 good as it used to be, and service turnes worse by the week.  I personally
 am not Skipjack's fan, but some may like it.

 If you ready to shell out for oustanding freshest food, fancy presentation,
 etc. - go for Jasper's.  You may end up paying $35 per entree - but once
 in a while it is worth it.

 Daily catch is plain and good.  They have several locations.  IMHO, the
 best amiance wise is in brookline.  The best fried calamari though
 is in the North End.

 Joseph's and Mills are plain good, one in Boston, the other in Newton.

 Eastern was a revelation to us.  Nice try after friends of mine failed to
 get into Jimmy's - rave reviews (I haven't been there yet).

 Good luck.  Make sure that your credit cards are not maxed out and that you

 have an extra hole in your waistbelt.
 BTW, if you get nostalgic, drop by Papa Razzi

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