Popei's Clam Bar & Seafood Restaurant

Menu is huge and food is great and great prices. Best New England clam chowder I’ve ever had that wasn’t in New England. Only downside was the whole place smells like bathroom cleaning products or something. Kind of like a strong disinfectant smell like in a public rest room or something. If they aired it out I would give 5 stars

Great Seafood on the Cheap. Looking for a fancy high-brow seafood restaurant? Look elsewhere, this is a blue-collar joint. The seafood is as fresh as it gets and is cooked very well, but not so fancy. If you were to visit relatives in Texas and asked them to take you to a local steakhouse that is short on ambiance but long on steak...well consider this the seafood version that you would take those same Texas relatives to.

Popei’s was the chosen spot to have a celebratory birthday dinner. The restaurant has two entirely different personalities: A lively and popular bar, and a quiet area with tables and booths. There’s an overflow seating area directly behind the bar. The large barn doors do a great job of keeping the bar atmosphere from drowning out the other seating areas. Our waiter promptly greeted us and brought glasses of water for everyone at the table without us having to ask. We ordered the Thai chili calamari and had the option of having the sauce “tossed” on the calamari on the side. We chose to have it tossed but next time would get it on the side since the calamari loses its crispness from marinating in the sauce while at the table. I ordered a penne dish with shrimp in vodka sauce and substituted linguine for the penne. The dish was served in a huge bowl that one of my dining companions could be used a bicycle helmet. The sauce and pasta were great. The one downside was the extremely bland shrimp. In addition to being bland, they ended up overcooking in the bowl. I would actually get this dish again but would ask for the shrimp to be blackened and would move to the surface of the bowl to hopefully stave off additional cooking. One of my companions also ordered a shrimp dish and theirs was equally bland, but the ricotta sauce was great. The dish also contained crab, but it’s finely shredded, so if you’re looking for juicy, tender chunks of crab, this isn’t the dish for you. The Ultimate Chicken Parm received rave reviews. The breading was done well and all of the flavors blended nicely. Speaking of bread, guests receive complimentary garlic bread and it’s warm and tasty. Try not to eat too much if you’re planning on finishing your meal because the portions are Cheesecake Factory sized. This is just my opinion but it would be nice if Popei’s offered lighter portions of their entrees (2/3rds the size) but includes a side salad for the same price as a regular entree. The birthday person received a complimentary slice of cheesecake complete with candle and a Happy Birthday serenade by our waiter and another employee. It wasn’t the best experience, but we’ve eaten here a few times and are pleased with the overall food quality, so we will eat here again.

My wife and I were off from work and enjoying our spring break. The children were back in school after returning from their recent spring break. We wanted to go on a date to eat at a restaurant and to break away from the traditional chain franchise seafood restaurant. We found Popei's seafood. This restaurant is cozy and warm and very huge indoors with ample parking and a reserve wheelchair-accessible parking also available was a wheelchair-accessible entrance. There is a bar traditional setting with big-screen televisions and a mixologist. This restaurant broke away from the traditional greeter. You can pick your seats and tables. The young attendant was pleasant and courteous and checked in on us frequently. The meal was great and the restroom was clean

The food was really good and the service excellent. Villy and Danis were friendly and professional. We had the lobster tail and the swiss mushroom burger. Both were very delicious. The decor was beautiful designed I was told by one of the servers.

I went to Popei's clam bar last Saturday Loved the place. Stuffed mushrooms are insanely good! The price is fair, portions are generous. Our server was a really great guy. Fun, good sense of humor and spot on service and order accuracy. Looking forward to going back this weekend Give them a try

The seafood is top notch and fresh. Lots of options to select from. This is one of 3 locations, and I have tried 2. Both have knocked it out of the park. Have been coming here weekly.