No Name Restaurant

Wow . . . Haven't been to the no name since 1972. At that time, it was really ""The No Name."" Had to count wharfs, piers and doors to get there. The fish chowder was a must. Big bowl of light cream bassed broth piled high over the brim with fresh fish, clams, oysers and whatever else the fishermen were catching. Next it was the fried combo plate, back when fried was a great option. Another plate (paper) stacked with fried clams, scallops and shrimp topped with good FF's. Yes, it was drafty, a bit smelly, the waiters were loud, but the prices and food were fantastic. Always had enough left to bring home for later. If you can't enjoy this place for what it is, try the House of Scrod (is it still there?). Or maybe New England Oyster House. The No Name was one of a kind and simply to live for! more

I used to frequent this restaurant while growing up in Mass. We used to look forward to the fun atmosphere and fresh fish. We got there last night before a concert and no one greeted us. The owner was eating and just said to go sit anywhere. We didn't have a waitress for a while and finally one of them threw a dirty menu at us. My fish was so fishy tasting (so not fresh) and so overcooked. The french fries were like the ones you buy at a grocery store and throw in the oven. I hope people read this and stop going there. It wasn't cheap and I am so mad we wasted our money. I don't want anyone else to waste theirs. Pros: Nice View of the harbor Cons: Owner eating while telling you where to sit, horrible food more

Crappy food and way too expensive more

Scallops and Scrod were off the wall fresh. It's like going back in time to an old man of the sea fishing village. Anyone who gives No Name a bad review is just an elitist that would give their Mom's cooking a bad review.\r Seriously, it's casual you can wear shorts and flip flops which I'm sure turns off the snob crowd but that's part of the charm. I come here once a year whenever I visit Boston. As a native New Englander I love fresh seafood and this is the freshest seafood I've ever had. Pros: Seafood right off the boat. Casual, friendly atmosphere Cons: Snobs and elitists are not welcome more

food was very fresh, very good. plain, broiled foods, no funky spices etc..... healthier. yeah the decor was older but would you rather get really good fresh food or pretty looks but food you get sick on. i had the boiled seafood combo and calimari (fried). its just like home cooked real fresh food. anyone who gives this place a bad review probably is a snob and expects seafood to be loaded up with spices etc.... price was reasonable considering the location. ample parking amazingly. a good deal considering the quality of food. menu is rather small, maybe 20 items. expect to pay $15/person. i would go back if im ever in the area wanting seafood. waiters were friendly, kinda reminds me of the deli guys behind supermarket counters. they weren't on the ball as much as i would have liked. if you're trying to impress a date im sure there are much more ritzier places and pay 3x as much. they prepare the food as your grandmother would have, plain and simple. if you want spicy hot or BBQ flavored fish this isnt your place. its right on a fishing pier so yes it will smell like seafood because the food is FRESH. people are so used to frozen seafood/foods. if you are a tourist, this is what FRESH, unmolested, new england seafood tastes like. the tartar sauce is home made so its not from a bottle. its greenish because it has dill pickles in it (thats how real tartar sauce is made) if its really that bad, how does it stay in business almost 100 years? in my grandfathers age, it was just a shack on the pier. it reminds me of durgin park a little, a bit of a walk away. Pros: very fresh food Cons: slower service more

I went in with an open mind. Place didn't smell too good going up the stairs but I figured, ""it's a seafood place"". Was able to choose my own place to sit. Waiter was great. Menus were stained, ripped, and needing replacement. Seafood chowder was good (light broth type of chowder). But everything, beside the chowder, was BLAND -- the dessert items we ordered were not much better. I went with the seafood platter (fried) and was disappointed in the quality. Family had different broiled entrees (they are the ""eat healthy"" types) and it is questionable who had the higher-calorie meal among us. The broiled items were bathed in oil -- defeating the purpose. We paid over a hundred bucks (not including the tip -- we did 20% since the waiter was the best part of the experience) for a meal that was surprisingly substandard. My first -- and last visit. Pros: Free Parking Cons: Bland more

Noname restaurant charges exorbitant prices for bland tasteless and utterly greasy and disgusting food. My Rutgers dining hall has better cooked fish and chowder. DO NOT under any circumstances come to this restaurant. Bad atmosphere...the place looks as though it's falling apart (black putrid ceiling tiles which were once white as still seen around places covered with light fixtures which are falling off) and is dominated by waiters shouting at each other and the owner/manager. Pros: None/waiter jokes? Cons: Food/Atmosphere/Prices more

The No Name restaurant is still stuck in the 1917 era and amazingly getting by today on these same old standards: bare bones no frills eating. It probably worked very well back in the 1900’s and the rating would have been 4 or 5 stars back then. Today, it’s 2009 and Boston tourist deserve better. \r \r The place: For the prices it charges, the restaurant needs to upgrade the facilities (or move) and get a little bit of class. Average food, plastic cups, unclean tables, a strange pitcher of water already on the table with no ice, terrible view of the harbor and just plain uneasy feeling of the place. This is something I would expect outside on a picnic table getting ready for a lobster hoe-down near the shore.\r \r The food: The clam chowder was runny with unknown fish in it and pieces of shrimp. The fried scallops were good, the cole slaw can go and French fries nothing to write about. Serving size was above average. Menu is all fish and very limited on alcohol including wines (no glasses).\r \r Summary: Skip the No Name and find something better, do your research--- I can only recommend this place for a quick take-out if you’re in a hurry for fast seafood. \r Pros: Ample portions, good for fast food takeout, no frills eating Cons: Facilites need upgrade, average food, limited menu. more

This place was recommended by a local, and I can't figure out why. What has changed since it used to be 'amazing'? It is now dull, bland, overpriced food. The 'fried scrod' was gross- VERY fishy, and just plain generic. The coleslaw was bland and boring. The tarter sauce was a very strange green color, and not appealing at all. We left hungry, and not feeling well. Money poorly spent, that is for sure. The waiter, while attentive in the beginning totally forgot us and never checked back. He was sitting while we were eating, as were about 5-7 other wait staff. We didn't know his name, and couldn't get his attention so we started calling every male name we could think of to get his attention. After a while another waitress picked up on what we were doing and announced his name. He then brought us a very overpiced bill, and we left. Unappealing, bland, not very fresh food. Not worth the drive, or the money. We could have done better at a fast food fish restaurant. Pros: Interesting atmosphere Cons: Everything else more

I have always loved the chowder, salmon and scallops at this place. I special order everything from wine to the combination plates. I hope the owner is still their and Emerald Lagasee is a big fan as he was there when I last visited. Perhaps the waitstaff needs a swift kick and the owner needs to read some of the prior reviews more

Some friends and I went there for lunch and it was great. The staff was friendly, the food was perfectly done and there was plently of it. I didn't have any issues that some of these other posts have mentioned. In fact, just the opposite.\r \r This is not a fancy place - It's on Boston's fishing pier. I say it is a diamond in the rough. Pros: Great fresh seafood more

We just had lunch on a rainy Saturday while waiting for our bus to the cape. We were directed to the upstairs dining room. There were about 6-8 waiters standing around but it was about 5 minutes before any of them decided to wait on us. One of us ordered the fried shrimp and one ordered the hamburger (not a seafood fan). Food was ready fairly quickly although after he brought the burger he took his time going back to get the shrimp as it sat on the counter near the kitchen. Once the food was served he was too busy talking to other waiters to pay attention. I had to get up from the table and walk over to him to request a drink refill. The burger and fries were good. The shrimp was very fresh and the portion generous. The coleslaw ws tasteless, however. But in the end we both had more than we could finish. Left a $3 tip on a $30 bill - I rarely tip so miserly but the staff there obviously is not motivated to make money. more

We used to go there a lot. However, last time we were there (a week ago), we found that it was no longer the place that we LOVED. The chowder we ordered has no taste. The lobster is no good either. Even the waiters became cold. The only thing that didn't change taste is the ketchup... We guess that the owner changed, so the chef and the waiters all changed. How we missed the old restaurant! more

The overall experience was... HORRIBLE. We sit down wait about 5-10 mins for our waitress.. what does she do? She throws the menus at the table and walks away (I'd like to point out that there were about 5-7 waiters sitting down or standing DOING NOTHING and the place was NOT busy), my husband gets up to go to the bathroom after we decide what we wanted and the waitress comes back and says.... ""WHAT DO YOU WANT!?"" I order ONE chowder soup, crab salad, seafood platter. We get 2 chowder soups, crab salad, and seafood platter. The soup was nothing special AT ALL, the salad did not look fresh and the crab was not that great either. The seafood platter was overly priced (like everything else) for what you got, the fish did not taste fresh, and did not have any taste to it. The only reason why we didn't walk away when she threw the menus was b/c we were starving and did not want to drive and look for another place. We only gave her a $2 tip on a $40 dollar bill b/c at the end she smiled and said our daughter was cute, other than that she would of gotten NOTHING. Please don't waste your time or money. BTW a local recommended this place.. Idk why. He said this was the best place to eat fresh seafood at a great price and you can't go wrong with seafood anywhere in Boston... yea RIGHT! Cons: Everything more

I normally don't write reviews, but this experience must be documented. In a city with so much great seafood, I don't know how this place stays in business. Food was bland, service was poor. The entire experience was dissappointing. more

I had to give it a star or it woudln't post. Not deserving of 1/4 of a star. THis used to be THE PLACE to go. However...a recent visit will be the last. ""seafood plate"" - fried rubbery tiny tiny shrimp, scallops the size of a pencil eraser, 2 tiny pieces of scrod, 2 clams, 2 oysters. bland, chewey, horrid. Just the worst meal I""ve ever had in a restaurant and I've been around the world.\r \r the check out person grabbed the money, pushed the change to me and never even said thank you - too busy on her phone. Cons: the food more

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We ordered a relatively basic pizza, and they said it would be 30, maybe 40 minutes. When 45 minutes had passed by, we called to ask what happened. They said the delivery man had just left and should be there any second. Suddenly, we noticed there was a car in front of the house. The delivery man had simply been parked in front of the house, wondering if he was at the right address rather than checking the number. The pizza was $13.91, and the delivery man didn't have anything smaller than a ten. And when we finally opened the cold pizza, it wasn't even what we had ordered, and it was greasy, falling apart (because the bread was soggy), and it tasted bad. Cons: bad delivery, bad pizza more

Don't waste your time with this ""restaurant."" I've never been, but I hear Legal Seafood kicks No Name's a$$. Our food was greasy, overcooked, rubbery, cold....just plain, ugh. Pros: Our server Cons: The food more

I think for the most part the staff was great but the food tastes bland and out of a box more