Clipper Restaurant

Thanks John and wait staff and cooks. It was a great portugeese dining experience. we had steak portugeese sausage shrimp cows cheese with hot sauce on the side wonderful bread… It was all awesome. I would advise Unilocalers and people visiting battleship cove which is right around the corner to go to this relaxed lovely spot. The food is top notch. very friendly wait staff. I’ve never had a Portuguese dinner before and I am glad I did. I know I’ll be back next time for sure. And again John thanks for the kindness and fast service. It was much appreciated by me and my family… great day !!!

One of our favorite Portuguese restaurants. We always get the shrimp Mozambique appetizer, swordfish and steak or filet. Everything is always fresh and cooked perfectly! Their hand cut fries are the BEST! My 3 year old LOVES their soups! John the head waiter is great with my family and knows what we want before we sit down!

Best Portuguese steak in Fall River!
We have been eating at this restaurant for 15+ years. The décor is average, service and food are fantastic. A must try if your in the mood for Portuguese food.

Had a nice family dinner here! nice and quite dinning experience and the food was top notch also. I will go here many more times.

Was my first experience with Portuguese food at a restaurant. It was on a Sunday not busy at all actually we were the only people there at one point but the service was good the food I’m not sure if it’s my style but I did like the sauce that was in the chicken. The couple we were with absolutely love that place and go all the time maybe I’ll give it a second chance but my first time I will say it was good, wasn’t my favorite dish! I will try the shrimp mozimbque if we go back. Super clean and near establishment. Not much parking though

Ordered take out. I ordered shrimp Mozambique over the phone. She was kind and courteous but never gave me a price. I arrived at the clipper walked to counter and waited. She went and got my food and said $ 19. I was a little surprised. When I got home the portions seemed a little off for a $ 19 plate. The food was decent sauce was oily and had a ton of garlic but heat wasn’t bad. Shrimp were shelled and De veined which is always a plus. And rice and potatoes were ok. I came here because people say it’s the best shrimp Mozambique. It’s not the best but it was decent. For $ 19 however I could get better elsewhere.

I will start off by stating that this review in no way is a knock on the quality of the food at this restaurant, which has always been top notch — perhaps the best in the city of Fall River, as far as Portuguese cuisine goes.
That said, this review addresses what has been a declining level of service experienced at this establishment over the past three visits. Lukewarm, apathetic service has become the norm, and with my dining experience of a couple nights ago, the worst of the worst, I’ve been left with no desire to return here ever again.
To set the stage, my wife and I, along with another couple, decided to dine here before an 8pm concert just down the road. We arrived at the restaurant at 6:20pm, and were seated around 10-​minutes later. The plan, upon being seated, was to immediately order a bottle of wine and our dinners, skipping the appetizer, as not to cut things too close, in regard to making the concert which began at 8pm sharp.
After 15-​minutes of sitting at the table, with the time now 6:45pm, and with absolutely no recognition from the wait staff that walked past us at least 15-​times, we flagged down a waiter and asked if it was possible that we could see some menus. He stated that he was the «head waiter,» apologized for ignoring us, and handed us menus, asking if we wanted to start off with a drink. We stated that we were going to share a bottle of red wine, taking him up on his recommendation of a particular Dão, which ended up being very good. He returned in a couple of minutes with the wine, and as he poured, we informed him that we were ready to order (as we had an idea of what we wanted anyway) and quickly placed our dinner orders before he had a chance to leave. It’s now 6:55, but at this point, we were still comfortable we had plenty of time to eat and get to our concert, as it was only a few minutes away.
After bringing the wine to us, the table next to us was cleared and cleaned from the previous diners who had just left, and set. Shortly after, a couple of women entered the restaurant and were immediately seated at the table next to us. The same waiter immediately approached, took their drink orders, and walked away. When he returned with their drinks, they placed their food orders. At this point, it was 7:10pm.
7:20pm… Their appetizer arrives. Nothing yet at our table.
7:30pm… Their dinner arrives. Nothing yet at our table.
7:50pm… They are wrapping up their dinner, and he takes their order for coffee and dessert. Nothing yet at our table.
At that point, we know there is not enough time to eat at the restaurant without missing the start of the concert, so we discuss telling the waiter to package our food to go. I flag him down as he passes by and inform him of our decision, and he says «I’m sorry, but we are really busy tonight…» I told him the problem with that is… we’ve been ignored from the start, everyone around us is eating, and we are still waiting — despite NOT ordering an appetizer.
7:55pm… Waiter brings our food to the table in styrofoam containers, then walks away. I walk to the register to expedite paying for the meal, and he once again offers the half-​hearted apology of «I’m sorry, but we are really busy tonight…»
I left the tip column blank, signed the slip, and disembarked the Clipper — never to board again…
Luckily, the concert venue had tables where we enjoyed our cold food with plastic utensils between sets.
To end on a positive note, the concert was wonderful.

I have been here a few times and it never disappoints. The food is always perfect and my favorite is the fried codfish. I had frying fish at home so I always go there when I am craving some good old school food. The portions are huge and perfectly priced.

I go to Fall River often to stock up on Portuguese groceries and when I do, I always stop at Clipper for lunch. The complimentary Portuguese rolls are always fresh and they are not cheap with refilling the basket. After all, you’re going to need lots of rolls throughout your meal to sop up the delicious sauces that accompany many of the dishes on the menu. I get the same dish every time, the Clipper shrimp which comes in a delicious Mozambique sauce. Portions are large…8 shrimp with white rice and Portuguese fries on top of that wonderful sauce. The ambience is that of a Portuguese restaurant in Portugal and the service is fantastic. Aside from the shrimp, Clipper has your typical Portuguese dishes from bacalhau in various forms as well as fried fish, bife a casa or carne alentejana. If you like authentic Portuguese cuisine, you must come here. Unfortunately, I did not snap a picture of my dish but I am sure you can use your imagination.

Ordered chicken and shrimp Mozambique to go. It was completely inedible minus the fries and rice. The chicken was super dry and the shrimp had a weird taste, I spit it out. The Mozambique sauce itself was the worst I have ever tasted. I used to like this place years ago, but I don’t think I will be going back after this experience.

Good food especially the steak and the portions are generous. good prices and a typical portuguese interior with exposed beams and dark wood with tile floors. We’ve started coming here a couple of years ago and its a go to for us now in the area in the top 3 of our fav portuguese restaurants in the area.

Delicious food. Easily one of the best portuguese options in the city. The chicken/​shrimp mocambique was only $ 15 and was more than enough. Generous portions and solid prices. If you’re looking for good portuguese food, I’d go here or TA down the street.

food is good. service has always been good. good prics also. the steak clipper style is really good. you will not leave hungry from her. big portions

I visited the Clipper on a Sunday afternoon with a large group of friends to taste some different Portuguese dishes including Chouriço, Octopus, clams, cod, Mozambique Shrimp, and more. The food was fantastic, prices were reasonable, and I recommend this restaurant highly.

Checked out Clipper tonight after a 20 year hiatus (don’t think I’ve been there since I was a kid). I was really surprised that Clipper wasn’t one of the restaurants that had come up in the last 10 years when I ask people where to go in Fall River for Portuguese food.
It was excellent — the Shrimp Mozambique is the best I’ve had any where, the Little Necks Española were excellent and the house steak was exceptional. The prices were extremely reasonable given the quality of food and overall experience (sub $ 100 for two bottles of wine, two apps and 3 entrees).
I highly recommend Clipper and look forward to returning and exploring the menu in the future.