Max's Seafood Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was exquisite."
• "Great food, great place!"
• "Just finished dinner here a few minutes ago and my god is the food AMAZING."
• "The Seafood was excellent. I don’t think I could stop eating the Thai mussels. Just amazing."
• "The food was absolutely delicious 😋"
• "Seafood was fresh. I had the salmon. Cooked well. Very tasty."
• "The food is fantastic and the staff is always friendly."

Cons:

• "The crab dip was not good, way to thin and lacked any crab flavor."
• "Fried oysters which had no taste and too much batter."
• "The mussels and linguine are tasteless.. There is more water in the red sauce than anything else."
• "The rest of the food was mediocre at best."
• "The food was diner equivalent. My husband ordered the grilled octopus as an appetizer... Max’s version in his words were wet and slimy...."
• "The Rockefeller oysters they was so nasty."
• "The flounder had no taste at all."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was very slow, however not due to our server John. There were issues in the kitchen."
• "Our server was very sweet and nice."
• "Our server Karen was so friendly and very accommodating when it came to my allergies."
• "The staff was accommodating."
• "The staff was on point and friendly."
• "Waiter AJ was very friendly."
• "Excellent food and very good service."

Cons:

• "Every time the poor waiter would seat someone, a woman showed up behind him and had the customers move to another seat."
• "Service is going downhill. Big-time. They are hiring children and allowing them to take orders without properly training them."
• "Our waitress was by herself working tables and the bar. She tried but the service was lacking."
• "Awful customer service!!!"
• "Our server Amy was to busy talking in bar to coworkers to see if we needed anything."
• "Service was a little slow when we went last week."
• "Service felt rushed even though there we only 2 couples in the restaurant."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was nice and relaxing."
• "This is a very homey seafood restaurant. The building itself is rich in history. It's a great, old fashion neighborhood eatery."
• "The lighting and seating is comfortable and inviting for an intimate night out."
• "Yo this place was bumpin'. Straight outta a 50's gangsta movie wit the ambiance."
• "The place is beautiful, classic 19th century pub."
• "The old time atmosphere was wonderful!"
• "The location is romantic, the atmosphere was personable."

Cons:

• "We were bombarded by flies, and my wife fed ants in the woodwork pieces of bread from the table."
• "It was kind of dim on the side where we were sitting."
• "Neighborhood is a bit run down, free parking across the street."
• "Don't be put off by the neighborhood."
• "Just returned from lunch... our experience began to deteriorate rapidly as I looked over to my right at the big dirty yellow bucket which had appeared."
• "Was a little hard to find. But, very laid back and the food was good."
• "Wow food in the center was cold... staff was unprofessional."

Value

Pros:

• "Went tonight worth every penny. Portions are better. Taste alone. Something is new there."
• "Also, you can order a bottle of wine here and it will not break the bank."
• "Max's has a really good happy hour, with great food at really affordable prices."
• "This place has amazing food at a reasonable price."
• "Always enjoy going here for lunch. Never crowded at the bar, which is a beautiful, old, hand carved wood bar. Food is excellent and prices are reasonable."
• "Goodness in a setting that has stayed authentic for over a hundred years."
• "They have good food and specials on certain nights...the mixed drinks are amazing."

Cons:

• "Food was cut down way too much the portion was way too small, my husband had to make a sandwich when we got home, I full up on bread because my meal was too small."
• "2 bacon wrapped scallops for $18 is terrible."
• "Not the same at all !! Smaller portions changed menu!! Got stuffed shrimp three really small for $27 still hungry when I left I used to love it."
• "The bacon wrapped scallops had only 2 for a $16 total which was ridiculous price wise."
• "138.00 and left hungry."
• "They charged 6 dollars for 3 single Asparagus for a side."
• "2 bacon wrapped scallops for $18 is terrible."