Denville Seafood & Codmothers Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Chilean sea bass & lobster bisque were excellent."
• "Amazingly fresh seafood! You enter into the restaurant through the active fish market and you get to see the delicious offerings of the day."
• "The best striper I've ever had actually."
• "The New England clam chowder was filled with thick chunks of clam which we always want and rarely get at other establishments."
• "The actual plates of food were very generous. Perfectly cooked pasta, amazing steamers."
• "Food was all fresh. Homemade dressings - (kudos and don't stop making them) fish was super fresh, we both had specials and they were very good."
• "Great briny Blue Points and luscious decadent crab cakes."

Cons:

• "The bread on the sandwiches was stale and hard! The soft shell crabs tasted like they were fried a week ago then reheated in the microwave."
• "Lobster bisque soup very salty."
• "Salmon burger was on a stale roll and about the size of a McDonald’s hamburger patty."
• "Shrimp and scallops were way over cooked. The scampi sauce was terrible. SUPER SPICY and just weird."
• "Got Calamari that taste like rubber, watered down sauce with, greasy oily onion rings."
• "The fried seafood platter at 37.00 was ok. Fries were soggy, flounder was extremely bland."
• "Then a lobster roll that was like swallowing a jar of mayonnaise!"

Service

Pros:

• "Adam was polite and caring as some potential customers desired to leave vs. Waiting 30-40 minutes."
• "Our server Cara although running around like crazy was very attentive which was appreciated!"
• "Service is good."
• "The staff was courteous & helpful."
• "Service was great!"
• "Great server Nick made our typically nice experience a truly great one; kudos Nick!"
• "Service by Kara was excellent and the prices weren't exorbitant."

Cons:

• "Some servers were rude and understaffed."
• "The rudest staff I’ve encountered in a long time."
• "Our server Joann was rude, not attentive and completely rushed our table."
• "They are openly hostile & tell you they will hold your reservation for 5 minutes and your whole party needs to be present."
• "The senior hostess walked past us so many times before seating us without acknowledging our existence and gave us a lot of mean looks."
• "The owner is an awful person, a liar and a cheat."
• "Woman server (older woman) extremely rude!"

Price

Pros:

• "They never miss, always great meals, reasonably priced, a jewel in Denville."
• "Don't mind paying a price but the quality should equal the pricing."
• "Prices are surprisingly affordable: we ended up spending $80 including desserts and tip."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "The swordfish lunch special was quite delicious and reasonably priced."
• "At $14, I thought it was about right."
• "Great food at a fair price! Highly recommend!!"