Native Cape Cod Seafood

Everything fresh and local. They grow their own clams and oysters in Wellfleet. Clam chowder was rich and buttery and made in-house. Potatoes even had the skins on; which I love. And the onions were not over cooked and added some nice texture. I would like it better if it had more clams and larger pieces of clams. But it's one of the better chowders I've had here in the greater Boston area. And homemade is everything. Thank goodness they don't put corn or bacon in it. When did that become a thing?

Seaside restaurants seem to specialize in fried foods, which are of course, delicious, but not very good for you. We opted for the blackened catch of the day, which was swordfish over a green salad. All the greens were fresh and as it's finally warm enough for home grown tomatoes, the cherry tomatoes were sweet and delicious. I so abhor the mealy old tomatoes most people put in salads and on sandwiches. I'm a Sacramento tomato snob; so I am picky about tomatoes. There's just no comparison between store bought and homegrown.

But I digress.

This place is hard to find and it's in the little food court adjacent to the Aqua Bar and offers open seating and an ocean view.

Aquarium Marketplace is a food court and shopping mall that opened in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1992. From 1964 through the mid-1970s, the property was actually a real aquarium known as the 'Provincetown Marine Aquarium'. It was owned by business partners Donald Gleason and John M. O'Connor. The aquarium's star attractions were three bottlenose dolphins named Jackie, Lady and Lucky. The entire property was converted into a small mall in 1992. Today hungry patrons can discover a wide variety of different cuisines including fresh local seafood, gourmet burgers, Chinese food, Tex-Mex cuisine, Jamaican food, baked goods, coffee, ice cream, and waterfront cocktails. Tenants have come and gone over the years, but "Fortune Cookie" (Chinese Food) has been around since the mall first opened. The whole complex is currently owned by business partners Benjamin DeRuyter and Bruce MacGregor.

My family and I visited Aquarium Marketplace on our recent week-long trip to the Cape. We spent the third day of our trip entirely in Provincetown. When dinner time approached, we decided to head to the marketplace because they have so many different cuisines to choose from. We first stopped at "Native Cape Cod Seafood" (open since 2011). I decided to have the "Shrimp Tacos" (with rice and beans), my wife had the "Fish Tacos" (cilantro lime aioli, with rice and beans), and sister-in-law had the "Hot Buttered Lobster Roll" (with hand pressed fries). All of our seafood dishes tasted so fresh and delicious. We also stopped at "Big Daddy's Burrito's" (open since 1995) and got our son a "Cheezy Bean Burrito" off of the Kid's Menu. He really enjoyed it! We love how there are so many different cuisines to choose from at Aquarium Marketplace and we'll continue to visit on future trips to Provincetown!

We went here on a very busy night, so maybe our visit wasn't representative of how they usually operate. I got a lobster roll which had very little lobster on it. And it wasn't cheap. The next day we got lobster rolls at a different restaurant, for the same price, and got pretty much twice the meat. My lady got a fried fish sandwich which was good, but I felt ripped off. Their location is very nice and convenient with a bar set up looking at the water.

Did not get anything from here myself, this is dad's rating. He got the lobster scampi, he said it was delicious. Kind of drenched in butter but overall high quality and comes out very quickly.

This is my fav' spot in PTown to get food while I enjoy my margarita on a sun filled deck over looking the marina.

I planned my getaway from life last Monday to cruise up to Provincetown in hopes that Native Cape Cod would be open. Their restaurant closes for the season in the Fall so it was a fingers and toes crossed situation.

I've come here many times before. It's an order and take out kind of place or have it delivered to you at your table on the Aqua Deck a few steps away where they have a full bar and good size cocktails.

On the day I went, I had the fish taco plate. I was twitterpating when I got a hold of those swordfish tacos. The red cabbage slaw was a great addition to the grilled sword' and their version of rice and beans went so well with the tacos.

I love this place and so reasonably priced. Can't wait until next year to go again, and again and again.

WONDERFULLY TASTY FRESH SEAFOOD DINNER! We particularly recommend the mussels, so fresh, and well prepared. Thank you! :)

We stumbled upon this restaurant after our dog pulled us in. They told us to try their clam chowder, so we did. It was the most buttery smooth, creamy clam chowder I ever had! So rich and delicious. I dream of this clam chowder.

This is now 'the place with the best oysters I've ever had.' Fish and chips were portioned and cooked to perfection. Very mom & pop shop feel. They make the clam chowder fresh on-site. This was top 3 best food experiences I've had in Massachusetts.

It was perfect on the beachfront stools at the Aqua Bar with a mojito du jour (coconut, pomegranate, classic, or signature watermelon) on an overcast-but delightful-with-a-sweater second-to-last day of spring.

Best casual place for a Lobster Roll. Perfectly butter toasted bun with cold (lightly mayo) lobster claws! The lobster was so fresh and juicy- you would tell that it was just boiled and shucked. A must try while in Provincetown. We saw other lobster rolls at other restaurants during our stay and nothing compared to this one.

Meh. Clam chowder was extremely salty and I am a fan of salt. But ugh. The lobster rolls were ok, nothing special. Fries cold and limp. Shrimp tacos weren't impressive. Fried scallops were only a few scattered over a huge mound of fries. There are way better places around for a lot less.