Mr. Shrimp - Belmar
Thanks to finding a few posts about Mr. Shrimp on another CH thread, we recently enjoyed a really great dinner here. This is an excellent choice for a simple fresh seafood or fish dinner.
A few things to note:
-- it's just off the beaten path so you'll avoid the crush of tourists (it's the anti-Kleins!).
-- BYOB.
-- call ahead for a table as they take reservations & request a booth.
-- it's coastal casual, family friendly and is a lot bigger inside than it looks.
-- they have a fresh fish counter/market as you enter for picking up something to go.
-- there's no boats or water in sight, but you'll forget about that, as soon as you taste the food.
J had the sea bass and I had the fried Ipswich clam dinner. Both were excellent. My Ipswich clams were lightly battered and lightly fried so you could really savor the freshness of the clams.
We also loved the crab and cream cheese spread served with the bread sticks.
Where else can you get excellent fish and more served in a very nice dining room by friendly staff that's happy to serve you? We've found our new fav for our shore visits.
By Foody4life
on Jul 22, 2011 11:16 AM
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I pretty much agree with your assessment. The only issue on my visit was that they had kept the red pepper flakes in the cooler and condensation had rendered them into a moist, unshakable blob...
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thanks - it was your post in the "best seafood shack" thread that led us here! Mr. Shrimp is perfect for what it is.
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We love it here. My 4 kids love the dip too (but they don't know it has crab in it!). Happy to hear you enjoyed.
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I love this place! The fish I have had here have been fabulous!!
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Not a fan. I was there for lunch today. While the shrimp and cole slaw were very good, the clams and the scallops on my combo platter were crispy on the outside and moist on the inside - like the batter was not cooked all the way through.
Maybe it was just the person who was cooking today.
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After seeing earlier comments on this place we drove from Cherry Hill for Fried Belly Clams. I've got to agree with Applecheeks. The quality of the clams were great but the breading was too dense and overtook the clam. We also had the fish and chips. Once again the quality of fish was excellent but the batter was heavy.
Fish in the market looked beutiful and if I were to eat there again I think I would try to stay away from breaded items.
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Everything was good but what's up with the New England Clam Chowder...I thought I was eating Campbells Cream of Potato Soup. It had no taste, no clams and was a huge disappointment.
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Aside from the excellent food, what I like most about Mr. Shrimp is that the restaurant is spotlessly clean. I've never been in any restaurant so immaculate.
http://www.dinetheshore.blogspot.com
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Agree 100% Little Johnny! I said the exact same thing on my firt trip. You could eat off those floors! Spotless!
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We stopped in yesterday while taking advantage of the weather. 67 degrees! Anyway, we went for the fried Ipswich clams. Not as good as Cape Cod (and no waterview), but pretty darn good. My gal had the app size, and I got the sandwich. Her portion was a little smallish, with a bed of julienned lettuce. Lettuce? Mine was great with excellent fries. Slaw was good. I also sampled a cup of NE chowder. Not too good. Two giant cubes of al dente potato. Hard to find the clams. And a strange flavor that I believe to be condensed milk. Anyway, a great stop for fried clams when we're not up on the Cape. Yeah, it was spotlessly clean!
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Went there a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed the Ipswitch clams, then I ordered the Fish & Chips entree and was sorely disappointed. The batter on the fish was so soggy it was almost as if it had been leftover from the day before and reheated in the microwave. Bleah...
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Mr. Shrimp is one of the things my wife and I miss most having moved out of Monmouth County. I always get the crabcake sandwich and my wife always gets the fried shrimp sandwich. We've experimented with other stuff too, but that's what immediately springs to mind. Great service, very friendly atmosphere. Can't recommend it enough.
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