Review Fresh Pond Seafood - Arlington

Very good lobster roll in Arlington. Lobster are on premise, which guarantees unmatched freshness. It comes with French fries or Cole slaw. Fries were cooked just in time, so were not soggy. I would definitely return back if I am craving for a lobster roll. Parking is easy.

It's sad to say, but this place has gone downhill over the last 10 years. The fresh fish counter still looks amazing, but the fried platters have gone down severely in quality to the point where I won't be going back. A while ago I ordered one of my old favorites, the fisherman's platter. It used to be $24.99 and had enough food to split - now it's $29.99 and far more disappointing. The fish isn't as thick or fresh and they changed the fries, too. Yesterday I got a scallop roll. It's gone up to $20, and for that much I expect fresh scallops like the ones they serve behind the counter. This scallop roll was INEDIBLE. They used bay scallops (the tiny ones) and they smelled and tasted like they were previously frozen. Definitely not fresh. I had a scallop roll out in Central MA for $9 that tasted better than this. I'm really disappointed because 5 years ago, I know I would have gotten big, juicy sea scallops with excellent flavor. It seems like they're selling the good fish at the counter and buying bulk frozen seafood for their platters. And selling it for almost criminal prices. I wish it weren't the case, but I won't be eating here again.

good spot for plenty of seafood options from cooking at home or a quick bite to eat like lobster rolls or the fish and chips plate. The quality is actually pretty good, taste fresh and has a crispy texture. The lobster roll is good don’t get me wrong & I know seafood in general specially lobster is pricey, but I felt like the lobster roll was a lil expensive for the amount of actual lobster I got on the roll. Overall the place is great for people needing some fresh seafood to cook at home and take out for one of those nights you don’t want to cook.

I’ve only ordered lunch specials here and loved every bite of it, and it’s the best deal in this area. The fried haddock was so fresh and a very good size piece of fish. With fries and seafood chowder, simply delicious and amazing.

Very disappointed and a little frustrated I tried to order a fisherman's platter one of my favorite things to order when I usually go to a seafood place. Usually when I order I like everything in a Fisherman's Platter except the shrimps. So when I asked the clerk if they could omit the shrimps and maybe just add a few more extra scallops they replied they don't make substitutions which I really thought was a little puzzling cause the only place I've ever heard that at is in a Chinese restaurant and when you think about it I wasn't asking for a substitution I was really asking for a subtraction. But either way they told me they couldn't do it which again surprised me because when I go to most Seafood places they usually have a 1 2 or 3 Seafood combo but not this place. it seems like it was such a big hassle for them They kept telling me I could only do a two combo which was disappointing and not only that they said even if I got the two fish item combo it was still the same 30 dollar Fisherman's Platter's price. Huh?? Which I thought was all so strange why is it the same price if I'm only getting two of the items??? So in the end frustrated I decided to try and find some other place that has seafood close by in that area because I was really in the mood for it. Luckily for me and this is the good part and only reason why I gave this place three stars instead of two I wund up coming across a place in Watertown call Celebrity Pizza who not only had a Fisherman's Platter but they also had no problem taking out the shrimp and giving me extra scallops and for basically the same price Fresh Pond was going to charge me and the service and the food as well as the Fisherman's Platter was awesome!! So actually I really need to thank Fresh Pond Seafood for inadvertently directing me to finding Celebrity Pizza which also when I compared the plates pictures that I got from celebrity to Fresh Pond's online pics I'm pretty postive I got more bang for my buck and more seafood from Celebrity Pizza. Which is definitely now going to be my go-to place when I'm hungry for seafood and I'm in that area so basically thanks Fresh Pond Seafood? I guess lol.

The older guy at the counter was a jerk, plain and simple. After my visit I read the reviews and I’m not the only one who has had this experience. I’d imagine they’re still in business only because there aren’t a lot of options nearby for seafood to go.

Rude staff. Pretty good lobster roll. However, I drove there twice in the past two days. Yesterday, they had a sign saying they were closed today and would be open today. I went there today and they were closed with the same sign is up. So frustrating!

The owner (older man, not the cook)is a mean, condescending jerk. In addition to the bad taste he left me with, he then proceeded to hack a cough into mid air without covering his mouth. Overpriced but very good fish.