Kopper Kettle

Love this place. Best fried shrimp around. Snapper soup another favorite. It’s a down home local tavern. Nothing fancy but great food and ice cold beer and reasonable prices for generous portions.

Copperkettle a small very inexpensive and a limited menu the best thing on their menu is there fried shrimp can’t be beaten you get plenty of them french fries with coleslaw don’t have any salads, but they are absolutely fantastic
The bartender which is the owner fills the wine wineglass up to the top not like it most restaurants where they measure when you get a small half of glass
I also get the clams on the half shell raw fantastic can’t beat them there’s a lot of good value in this restaurant and I would certainly recommend

When we lived in Bensalem, KK was one of our favorites, especially for take-​out. Hadn’t been back for eat-​in in 2 years. Until last night. What a change for the worse.
Oyster cracker bowl had about 6 crackers. Horseradish so jammed into the jar that it went all over the table when spooning it out. Waitress couldn’t have been less interested in doing her job: she mostly sat at the bar on her phone while talking to bar patrons.
We specifically asked that the order be fried LIGHTLY. Well …
Fried mushroom like little doughy marbles. Seafood combos had thick breading and were very overcooked, except for the very good scallops.
I love baked potatoes, and this one was the worst I’ve ever had: small and armored. Cole slaw excellent.
Waitress disappeared. No offer of «another drink,» extra napkins, water, nothing.
$ 67.00 for disappointing food and service in a dingy, dirty dump. Ugh.

Went there tonight. Food was okay. Waitress was rude. We asked for more oyster crackers and she took them off of another table… with people still eating. Service was SLOW, waited a half hour for a diet soda and an ice tea. My son ordered a beer and got it right away. Won’t be back.

Got take out. Got the seafood combo and it was horrible. The flounder and fries were under cooked and the shrimp tasted terrible. In addition to tasting terrible they had a long hair a fixed to them. The last time I got food from them everything was burnt so I guess under cooking my food and adding hair to it was their solution. What’s that saying, once bitten twice shy… no more chances. No more.

By far the best seafood place to go in Bucks County. Staff is always friendly and polite, the beer is always cold and you can always catch our sports teams on tv. Could use some updating inside but its a great old school neighborhood atmosphere! A+++++

The Kopper Kettle is a real old time local tavern. Im 54 and remember it as a kid as one of my parents fav go to place on a Friday night. We decided to try it after about a 25 + year hiatus. Its as good as i remember. Small and tidy is a good way to describe it. We had the snapper soups and broiler flounder and I had deviled crab. Nice proportions and very well prepared. Very good seafood here. The cole slaw was awesome too. The snapper soup is a MUST have. Best I ever had

The crab cakes were good. Being from Baltimore, I know crab cakes. However, the shrimp salad was more like celery salad with shrimp in it. There was too much celery and they were very large chunks — not finely chopped as it should have been. The tables and chairs need to be replaced. The tables had chunks out which snagged my clothing. The chairs were torn and dry-​rotted. They definitely need to remodel.

Still delicious & still ordering my favorite jumbo fried shrimp, fries extra crisp & cole slaw with lemon on the side. Perfect!

This is a restaurant that is easy to bypass for a multitude of reasons. Not an architectural wonder and a dumpy looking exterior. Perhaps we ordered on an off-​night, but I despised our take-​away. The fragrance of grease so permeated the air that one could smell it from the street. The shrimp was positively grease-​laden. Based on the positive reviews of other experienced Unilocalers, we may give this place another chance at some point.

Excellent food, excellent prices. New England clam chowder soup here is incredible. Fried shrimp is quite good as well. Laid back, friendly restaurant. Staff was very helpful. There’s a small bar in here as well. It would be nice to see some special craft beers on tap there sometime, but the drink selection looked pretty average when I was last there. Regardless, definitely one of my preferred restaurants in the area. I Highly recommend stopping in. And don’t be afraid to order their assorted seafood platter. You won’t be disappointed.

I’ve been going to Kopper Kettle for decades. Although the place is not aesthetically pleasing, they have the absolute best snapper soup and fried seafood! I love snapper soup and try it everywhere I go and have never found anything that compares. And although I don’t eat fried food too often, I always come here for the fried shrimp plater or the combo (minus the lobster). it’s so good!!! Even the cole slaw is my favorite!
The bartender and servers are the same friendly faces that have been there for as long as I can remember.
The beer is cheap and they also have a full take out place on the side of the restaurant.

Growing up in Philadelphia The Kopper Kettle was always a place I went to with my family after shopping at the local mall. It was always know to me as a great local spot with amazing seafood. At a young age I even discovered my love for my favorite food, Mussels, at this joint. After being home for thanksgiving, I talked two of my friends in joining me there after not having been for some time. I was really craving their famous mussels I loved so much. When we arrived we were greeted by a waitress/​hostess so seemed very confused on their seating policy. We informed her we were waiting for a third guest and she wouldn’t let us sit down until she cleared that that was okay for us to sit until my other friend arrived. Keep in mind the entire dining room was COMPLETELY empty. We were finally sat and we let the hostess know we still wanted apps while we waited. We got mozz sticks which were OK. Clearly from a box but I’m not too picky on such things. I ordered a mussels marinara with a side of apple sauce and steak fries. My friend ordered deviled crab. When my second friend arrived he just ordered a beer while he decided if he was hungry or not and he also asked if the bar accepted credit card which the waitress said they in fact did. While waiting for our food, we watched the four servers on duty including our own sit down in a booth with glasses of wine and beer. We never got refills on our sodas until someone came to clear the condiments off of a neighboring table. It was obvious we were spoiling the waitresses fun and they just wanted to either go home or continue to get drunk. We also asked for a round of water which never arrived. The third friend eventually ordered a medium hamburger. When the food was served the burger came out extremely rare and when picked up grease poured out. The lettuce on top was brown and soggy. The mussels tasted very «Oceany» which makes me think they were wasting away in a walk in for ages and finally, the apple sauce was literally the Motts© cups you would put in a grade school lunch with the metal lid pealed away. I understand it comes from a jar but to keep it in the super market plastic cup was far from strange. When it came time to pay, we asked one of our three waitresses if we could split up the check and as a server myself, I said, «If it’s too much trouble, it’s okay.» She informed me it was no problem and walked away to get us boxes. When our main waitress came back she plopped down one check. We told her the other waitress said it was no problem to split them up and she begrudgingly stated that she already had it on one paper. It was extremely irritating to me because this bar doesn’t use a computer system. All the checks were hand done so all she had to do was quickly redo the math. She ripped off three sheets of paper and redid the checks right at our table and asked us all very rudely what we ordered. If she had asked us how our experience was or refilled our sodas or beer at any point maybe she would have had a better clue. The prices for our sides and drinks drastically differed from one check to another for the same exact items. This waitress was literally making up prices. Again, so she could go back to her friend booth and batten down the hatch for a few more drinks. My first friend paid with cash and said she needed no change leaving money for a tip, I asked for change, and my third friend was paying with a CC (The one from earlier in the review he asked he could use.) Our server literally groaned very loudly in his face, «UGHHHH» and stomped away. I never stiff a waitress but this woman was horrible. I found it suitable to just give her the 7 cents I got as change and I think everyone else in my party did the same. My family has been going to the Kopper Kettle for 30 plus years and we will never be returning.

Gotta say, for a small place out in the middle of nowhere, great food! We showed up with 12 or more people– Rose handled us– difficult task– but the seafood is fantastic here! The raw clams were the best I have ever had — anywhere! They have a fish soup that is rich and fantastic– (get a cup if you’re getting a meal… hearty!). Kept poor Rose workin her butt off and she was bringin the drinks and couldn’t stop with the food and dealing with a roudy crowd. We filled the place up but enjoyed every minute of it. Great value, great food. This is not just a pub with pub food. It’s a simple place with great food. Our hotel recommended it so thanks Crowne Plaza for the recommendation. Will be back for sure when in the area.

Was not a fan of the service. Orders came out wrong. Once everything was corrected, the food was nothing to rave about. To add to it all, we were almost ripped for $ 20 after getting our change back. Not planning on returning.

Let me start off by saying that I’ve only ordered from the Kopper Kettle via take out. I have never tried the eat in restaurant, mostly because of the lack of desire to sit in an old dingey restaurant. (Just look at the other reviews here.) That’s okay though, I’m totally fine with ordering take out and eating delicious food in the comfort of my own home.
One of my favorite things there is the fried shrimp platter with steak fries. The shrimp are huge and are fried just so perfectly… greasy and pleasing. Also there are few places in this area that even offer steak fries, let alone good ones. They even sprinkle a little old bay seasoning on them… Mmm. I have also found myself addicted to their New England clam chowder soup.
Although I usually love what I order, there are a few things I wasn’t too impressed with. I tried one of their crab cakes a la carte and it was all lump fake stuff. If there was any crab in that thing it was hiding among a sea of mushy ickiness. I also tried their deviled crab but only because it came with a seafood combination platter. It was very similar to the crab cake in that there was nothing crabby about it. It was all fake mush and I couldn’t wait to take a drink so I could get rid of the flavor.
Overall, their seafood is pretty delicious and it is a treat to order there. I will just stay away from the crab and stick with the fried shrimp.

Old crusty, dusty, run down charmer with good bones and no shine. This restaurant/​bar/​takeout establishment that has been around at least 40 years and has not changed in the least. The servers are pleasant and the food is good. You can’t go wrong with the seafood or sandwiches. I think their burgers and fried shrimp are great. The crowd is diverse. They are also known for their snapper soup which I have not tried. If you’re in the area and feel like diving then take the plunge.

You have to check this place out!
My boyfriend lives literally down the street from this place so we frequent it weekly. It is just a nice quiet place with a bar attached. You can take out or stay in. It is a nice little seafood restaurant with great neighborhood people. Can’t ask for better than that.
The prices are extremely reasonable especially for how much food they give you. They accept credit cards which they didn’t always. That always helps.
If you are taking out, GET THE FRIED CHICKEN! It is absolutely amazing. My boyfriend’s parents get it at least once a week and trust me, I never miss that dinner!

UPDATE!!! Kopper Kettle now accepts credit cards. (insert heavenly noise and bright light from sky here)
I also neglected to mention all of the takeout Fish and Shrimp that is available for you to cook at home. Very tasty!

I would love to give them another star, because it is great food that counts and the food is very good. The prices are incredibly low, especially for the portions you get.
It is a dive, a local favorite place to eat and drink. The «restaurant» is also the bar and where everyone knows your name, sound familiar? Dine in or get take out from their attached building, where you can also grab a six pack of beer.
The food is very good and freshly made. If you order a shrimp salad sandwich, you will eat it for two days! It is outstanding! The crab cakes are some of the best I have had, loaded with lump crab meat and very little filler. The fried jumbo shrimp are plump and delicious! I usually ask for a crab cake and fried shrimp platter, where you get one nice sized crab cake and plenty of shrimp.
They are known for their snapper soup laced with sherry. The cheesesteaks are good, according to hubby.
This is one place «where you get what you paid for» is an exception to the rule, in fact you get more than you expected. There is little atmosphere, unless you are a people watcher and then there is a lot of atmosphere, laughs and smiles.
They do allow smoking but they have huge smoke-​eaters, that seem to do their job. The food is very good and the prices are ridiculously low for the portions and quality of the food.
They only accept cash and they have an ATM inside.
Restaurant is not handicap accessible, the lower take out shop is.