Captain Fishbone’s

I’m not going to waste time on the food because, like a previous Unilocaler said, it really is hit or miss. So I guess that means which mouth breather is out back actually cooking or reheating the food. I had good fish and seafood tacos here, while also having sub par burgers and pasta.
No, my rant is about the pathetic attempt at making a Dark & Stormy. This is twice now this place has failed miserably at this simple cocktail. A Dark & Stormy is as follows:
Dark rum
Ginger beer
Lime juice
Ice
Why I get a drink that tastes like straight rum in water is beyond me. Was the ginger beer flat? Was it even ginger beer, but maybe ginger ale? Was there any at all? Was the waiter the one who made it and not the bartender? Or is the bartender that bad at his job?
This is not an exotic drink. It doesn’t require shaking or barely any stirring. I’d rather a business just simply take this drink off the menu then ruin it completely like this. Or just serve beer because cocktails are obviously not Fishbone’s strong suit.

I’ve been here a few times now in my 5 years living in Quincy.
The service & food is really hit or miss.
The lobster roll portion is too small, so it feels like a rip off.
The lunch specials can be a good deal, but they aren’t dishes that contain fish. The special today for example was a cup of chicken noodle soup & half of a grilled cheese with tomato sandwich.
Today the service was responsive. Other nights when I’ve visited for dinner, it has taken an hour to get our order in.
The view of Marina Bay is pretty, but not worth the entrée prices here.

I have lobster often. But it has been a long time since I had one so good. I am comparing to Anthony’s Pier 4, Locke-​Ober and Jimmy’s Harborside. The baked stuffed lobster that I had was cooked perfectly. The stuffing was moist and seasoned deliciously with additional lobster claws. Could not have been any better. Service and Martinis were great. We will be back!

Went there with Co-​workers. It’s ok, If you are stuck in that area, maybe there’s something better… but I doubt it. Nice to sit outside, but the food is not exciting, mostly for the elderly and tourist set.

Kind of disappointed with this place. I thought it’d be decent being in Marina bay but it really wasnt…
I got the fried oyster roll and it was really difficult to eat on a hot dog bun and was really lack luster and pretty chewy. Not impressive.
My BF and his friends ordered burgers medium rare and both were fully cooked through. I’ve been a vegetarian for yrs and even I was disappointed there wasn’t any pink lol waitress didnt ask about our food until we were done (she was very nice though) so they ate most of burgers, saved the middle to show and they actually took both burgers off our bill without a fight. Amazing! Thats why they got the 3 stars.
Fries were really good but seemed they were frozen so not that impressive. It seems like their mayo/​tartar sauce might be made in house, that was good.
Overall, unimpressed but happy with customer service. Im really glad we didnt order any entrees because it would prob be bad considering the sandwiches. I dont think I’ll go back

I can understand others comments about the service, but the food was surprisingly delicious!
I came here last weekend, and when we first entered, the host sat us at a table. We then noticed outside seating and asked if we could sit outside. The waiter went outside and asked the hostess out there, and long story short, we were able to snag a table. Definitely worth it to sit outside. It was a beautiful night out! When we walked outside, the hostess there was definitely not a ripe peach, she didn’t even smile. And the waiter was a bit awkard, not great customer service skills but I tend to review more on the food anyways. I had the salmon with rice and veggies… the salmon was cooked PERFECTLY and the sauce on top was very yummy! My boyfriend got the fish tacos and he said they were excellent as well. We both got wine, and I had a coupon for a free entrée. I think it came to around $ 40 with that coupoin. Either way, it was a great time and delicious food. Service is sub-​par but the food is worth it! We will definitely be back!

Overalll good. I can’t complain but I can’t rave with only sampling the steamer calms and house salad. Perhaps on another business trip here I will stop again and update. The clams where fresh as you would expect. The house salad was huge. The value was good. Market price on the clams was $ 20. I can’t complain there. Overall the ambiance was nice. Too hot to sit outside on the boardwalk. The waitstaff (Sarah and Meghan) were very good, accommodating and attentive but not intrusive. Being from Wisconsin and with the weather hot I was thirsty for a Yuengling as I can’t get that at home and I was disappointed they didn’t have that. Because of the view and staff, I would stop back again when I am in the area again.

Classic decent affordable seafood restaurant. You’re not getting anything mind blowing-​ly good or innovative, but I’ve never left hungry. The staff are hit or miss. Some are great, friendly, and quick, some just don’t care much. The outdoor area is great for summer nights and Marina Bay is very convenient as opposed to going into Boston on the weekends.
My advice though, skip the breakfast buffet. It was mediocre catered food and I didn’t eat much of it. Good mimosas though – unfortunately not included in the buffet price.

We live nearby so we’ve been to Captain Fishbones quite a few times and have tried their dinner specials, brunch, random summer days on the water and random winter days at the bar. All solid experiences but last night really topped it for me. They hosted my husband’s surprise 40^th birthday and I was impressed by everything. The staff was great (particularly Maria, who patiently dealt with about 30 bar tabs!) and they were so flexible. They made it easy for me to enjoy myself at the party and not have to stress about the details. I got great feedback from all of the guests on the food and the location. Thanks, Fishbones!

Came in with a group of family in Monday afternoon, and Chad at the bar treated us like HIS family. Set up a nice champagne toast for our good news and was very attentive and helpful, dealing with our multiple types of shots. Great vibe here and the food was amazing! Get here!

Used to love it here! Walked in last time to the hostess stand and was greeted with «im not the hostess» There were 4 of us. The wrong meal came for 2 of us. The meals that were correct were cold and poor quality. Service not good, staff not empathetic. Didn’t care. Miss the old
Fishbones!

I went here on 5÷30÷15 with three friends. We split the bill three ways by handing out server three cards and she charged them equally… However, our server charged us all the full amount of the check plus the amount after we split it. The full amount of the check is listed as a pending charge on my account, so I know it will go back into my account, but it’s been nearly a week now that it has been «pending,» and I’ve been put out of MY MONEY. I understand mistakes are part of being human, but I was never informed of the server’s mistake before leaving the place. I called on 6÷1÷15 and was told by the guy on the phone that «my server should have told me» and that was it. I’m very disappointed that’s the kind of service I received since this really is the only place down Marina Bay that I go to most of the time.
Update:
The general manager here is very professional and quickly responded to my complaint in a great way. I will definitely be returning here because it is so close to home and it is also hard to pass up with the great view and food they have here. Thank you!

Customer service was absolutely horrible, very unwelcoming staff, need a course on how to smile and treat customers Customer service 101 appears all the attention goes to those who sit at the bar paying $ 10 drink prices, came for Mothers day, not even a flower or gesture from anyone on staff to acknowledge dear old mom (in her 80’s) waited awhile for food, servers, just dropped off food «Here is the chicken! Here is the soup! They were grabbing tables left and right bumping into customers after clearing the earlier breakfast brunch section.
Food okay steak had lots of fat and not cooked as ordered, waitress never bothered to ask how is everything, water refills do not happen unless you stand and hold your glass up.
Only positive was the sun was shinning and leaving this place to walk on the boardwalk. Go elsewhere for food, unless you want to just drink at the bar, then the poor customer service might not be an issue.

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. The customer service was absolutely horrible! The hostess was beyond rude. The waiter kicked us out of our table because we didn’t want to eat the breakfast buffet at 3 pm– Which we were never told we had to do when we were sat. We were ordering drinks and agreed to get food at 4 when the normal menu was available, but we were then kicked out of our table with full drinks. Had to stand and finish them awkwardly to the side. The waiter was so rude to us the entire time. We went to the water club instead and had GREAT customer service. We will not be back to captain fish bones ever again. But we recommend everywhere else in the area.

Great Sunday brunch here, with a good balance of breakfast food and lunch food. Omelette station and fresh made waffles with tons of toppings really made it the perfect kind of buffet. The staff was all really nice and we didn’t have to wait for a table. I hope to go back and take advantage of the outdoor seating in a few weeks. The price was totally reasonable for the amount of food and variety they have.

First warm day after a terrible winter. I was so excited to try their lobster taco and had to admit I had some excellent preconceptions based on other restaurants I have been to.
Worst lobster «anything» I have ever had! Lobster «salad» at stop and shop self serve would have been better! It was served on a cold tortilla straight out of the plastic bag, layered with a THICK layer of chopped iceberg lettuce that had that «Refridgerator taste». Lobster salad and a couple of limp chopped winter tomatoes. Slaw on the side which was gross. Yes I ate it. No I did not complain. Just no artistry! Two little cups of sour cream and salsa (from a jar). So so disappointing. Could have done better myself by far!
Come on people! I get there is a good view! But do a little more with the food you create! Service was below standard: «rushed» and inauthentic!

Average bordering on less than average – the 99 or Applebee’s just might have enough in them to give Captain Fishbone’s a run for their money. You would think that a place that bills itself as a seafood place, with «Captain» in its name, and sits directly next to the water would have fresh seafood. Not at all! Tonight, as evidence, was served frozen calamari, frozen swordfish and frozen salmon. A trifecta! All three were over-​cooked, way too hot, and dried out – probably because they started, you guessed it, from frozen! Should have known better, as place was virtually empty at dinner-​time on a Saturday night. Staff was friendly, however seemed more interested in socializing with regular patrons. Oh, and of complaining about Obama’s recent stance on immigration. A+ though to the kid who worked there who had the courage to put those complainers in place.

Four of us were at Capt. Fishbone’s last night and we had a wonderful time and great food. We started with the clam chowder which was very thick and rich with a croissant cracker in the shape of fish.
We had steamers which were excellent and then we had a fisherman’s platter that had just enough food for two people. The grilled sesame salmon was also an excellent dish.
Our waitress, Mary, did a great job and was a lot of fun to talk with. All in all we would highly recommend Capt. Fishbone’s for dinner.

I can’t not give this place 5 stars, despite that the actually stellar items on the menu are so limited. This is because the two items that are so amazing happen to be two of my favorite things in the world: steamers & lobster. And, seeing that I am such a lover of these two splendid delicacies, you should definitely take me on my word when I say that Capt Fishbones does an amazing job with them. They have the lowest prices for lobster that I’ve seen on the eastern seaboard, and they are ALWAYS super fresh. (You can tell by antenna length. The longer a lobster sits in the tank, the more that the other lobsters chew away at his antennas. Poor lobster!)
They also do an amazing job cleaning the lobsters, which is HUGE to me. There is nothing sadder than me losing my appetite due to an especially poopy lobster, haha!
The steamers, too, are always pretty clean with great flavor & stuffing. They used to have awesome shrimp cocktail, but just this summer stopped serving the jumbo shrimp & actually raised the price. Wtf is up with that? Still, though, not worth taking a star away from them. I love the outside patio & live music too!

either the management is dishonest, or just highly ineffective.
went there for a happy-​hour last Friday based off their website advertising $ 0.99 and $ 1.99 appetizers. friend’s friend just went the week before and vouched for it too (proof that it DID exist!). even our TABLE had the same happy hour menu still on display.
except that when we went to order, the waitress regrettably told us that «oh…no, we are actually changing our menu this week, so we’re no longer serving that.» and she just left at that, maybe with a «sorry» somewhere.
i’m sorry, but that’s really not good enough to impress a new customer.
given that friend’s friend did have success with the happy hour a week prior, and assuming their menu change didn’t JUST happen at 4pm on a Friday, i would suppose the management had at least a few days in between to get rid of those no-​longer available menus, both off their tables and website. i’ll give you some leeway for the website removal since it might not be under your direct control (still), but it really shouldn’t be that much effort to remove an insert from a two-​ring Rolodex type of special menu display, right? (they have, what, 20 tables in the whole place? it would take 10 minutes to do it all.) at least remove that menu RIGHT NOW as you speak! or else, honor what’s still on display!
sadly, the management did neither, but rather just sent their soldiers out to tell customers to suck it up. come to think of it, how do we even know if we’re not the only table that’s being told this for one reason or another? not a very happy hour for us, indeed.
what’s more, it appeared that only one waitress was working at least 8 tables that were occupied at the time, while there seemed to be an affluent amount of staff floating around the bar, hostess stand, etc. there was a certain wait time to pass between getting our drinks, and our waitress’s return to take our food order. the appetizers came out pretty quickly in between, so it wasn’t that kitchen was busy. more like our waitress was overworked and abused by an ineffective management. we were seriously at the verge of leaving without ordering our entrees.
all in all, food was not horrible, just not worth the time and money spent. most importantly, the way we were told that we now had to pay $ 10.99 for the same crab cakes (really less than ordinary, btw) rather than $ 1.99, the scenery just changed very quickly from that moment on – bitter taste in the mouth before we even started, and the rest of the food wasn’t enough to save the mood. a soup was put on the bill despite never making it to our table, too; waitress did take it off when we pointed it out. the whole meal, at that premium price vs. meh quality, just left a LOT to be desired. mostly, it’s the management leading to the level of service that i’m not very happy about.
oh yeah, on my way out, i passed by the hostess stand, one of the MANY staff standing there decided to be courteous and said «hello» to me instead of «thank you, come again». urrrrr??? hey management, you wanna take that one for the road?