Blue Marlin Grille - Essex

First time there, food is amazing, portions are so big get a to go box! Love it

Our waiter was not that accommodating. He seemed annoyed every time I asked him a question. When we finished our meal about 9:10pm, he dropped off the bill without asking us if we wanted dessert and walked away. I called him back, which he seemed annoyed. Then he proceeded to tell us the kitchen was closed and we couldn’t get a dessert. It was wasn’t our fault we waited 45 minutes and didn’t sit down until 7:45pm. Then he said he went to the kitchen to ask if we could be a dessert. Sure enough we got a dessert. If we go again, I will make sure he doesn’t wait on us again.

Delicious food, generous portions, good prices, friendly service!

Chose this place based on reviews and it fell below expectations. Service was ok, not great. Food tasted good, but was they use way too much Blue Marlin Crumbs. It covers the flavor of the food. My wife had the haddock and she lived the fish, but wished they used less crumbs. I had the lobster pie and all the sauce had been soaked up by the crumbs. On a positive note, they do have plenty on parking and they accept reservations.

Went there for a family lunch. My chicken piccata was ok. My husband’s baked seafood combo didn’t taste fresh and the onion rings were mushy not crispy almost like they weren’t cooked enough. My daughter took a few bites of her hamburger and said it didn’t taste right. I should have taken a bite at that moment as I clearly would have sent it back. I tried a bite that night (as a leftover) and immediately spit it out as it tasted like bad meat. Waiter didn’t even ask if there was something wrong with the food even though you could see only a couple of small bites of the burger.