Jack's Family Restaurant

Been coming here since the 80's, always get the same thing; Jack's Red special seafood spaghetti paired with a tall gin & tonic. Quaint atmosphere with the same old tiled floors and bistro tables. Has a separate bar that is always full with folks waiting for tables on Thursday, Friday and Saturday dinner hours. Lots of seashore scene paintings and various vintage knick knacks framed by little strings of blinking lights. In honor of Mothers Day there is a pink tree adorned with photos of family Mothers and Grandmothers. Good food and drinks are as good as ever, it's been a long time since we were last here as we moved to Connecticut many years ago but we crave that spaghetti. They do not share the recipe so don't ask. We do our best to replicate it though.

STILL THE BEST!!!
Jack's takes "family restaurant" to a whole new meaning. The heart and soul put into this establishment is rare. Maria and Jack Jr. are keeping their parents legacy alive while serving up the best New England style food there is.

Every time we come to Jacks we can't believe how good everything always is. The smelts are my favorite but every dish has such delicious flavor. Hands down best food and great service. My family loves coming to jack's!

Excellent food and Service!
My wife snd I go almost one a week! Our favorite dishes are the Jacks red seafood special pasta and the scrod B&B. They also have some nice home made deserts!!!

We've been going to Jack's for many years. The food is always great. The "special" spaghettis, both white and red, are outstanding. We had the antipasto platter, marinated smells, crams casino, & calamari. Everything was delicious.

The service, by our waitress Jessica, was outstanding. She is very attentive and personable.

It goes without saying that we will be back. I find few places that I'm willing to drive 45 minutes for, but Jack's is one of the few.

This place is a hidden gem!! The variety of options on the menu is great! Lots of seafood, chicken and steak choices. The service was excellent and prompt! The atmosphere is an old school family restaurant which we enjoyed! The atmosphere is very clean and well kept!! I loved the Portugese steak that I ordered! The portion size was nice and the quality was excellent!! I strongly recommend this restaurant!!

I have given a review in the past but this is an update. We got there and had a short wait. No problem. We get seated and wait 15 minutes for our server to acknowledge us. We order our drinks and appetizers. Another 15 minutes go by, finally drinks but no appetizers. 10 minutes later, apps and antipasto show up. We order our food. 30 minutes later, food arrives. Although it was amazing as always, we are almost 2 hours in. I had the portugese/Italian combo. Wife had the fried shrimp platter. I would have given 5 stars for the food but the service was 0 stars so I averaged to 3. I asked for the check and even had to wait 20 minutes for her to come back and get my credit card. It was a fantastic eating experience but a horrible service experience. I will go back as I've been a customer for the last 40 years. I love Victor and Maria but they should rethink their service crew. Not the same smooth service I am used to. Hate leaving a bad review but I have to tell the truth.

No stars. How is this place still in business between the reviews of food poisoning and ugly temperament of the staff. And the ambiance...it needs a huge remodel because I don't know if it's real old (it was my father's favorite restaurant and he has been dead for 20 years) or just not clean. I ordered the red chowder-and I don't think it's a coincidence that I got profoundly sick afterwards within 30 minutes.

We stopped by on St. Patrick's Day 2023 and were told it was a 30 min wait for a seat. That was completely understandable and we had no problem waiting. My husband went to the bar to grab us drinks while we waited. There were two women working the bar - the older woman had a scowl on her face. He asked them politely and was told by the older woman in a unfriendly tone "it's gonna be a while" - he proceeded to wait for 10 min while they both ignored my husband and helped everyone else at the bar. They both then disappeared behind the bar and never came back and served him. We were so upset with the poor treatment that we left. We will be telling ALL of our friends and family of the terrible experience we had! We will never go back.

Jack's is a hidden gem. My family has been going there for years for events and they never disapoint.

I've eaten at multiple Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, including Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernadin, yadda yadda. It's embarrassing and ridiculous where I've eaten.

And Jacks is the one that I never stop thinking about.

It's not sophisticated or complicated. It's pretty rustic overall. Think service and decor. But...

The flavor is otherworldly. Their smelts are probably the best on the planet (who else even serves smelts these days?). The red sauce they use is spectacular. We take a few pints home with us every time we go.

Again, speaking as someone who has been to some of the finest restaurants in the world, Jack's Family Restaurant needs to be included in multipl "Top" lists. The food is so spectacular.

I should mention that they're pretty average on basic things like burgers and hot dogs. Jack's is all about the seafood.