Ipswich Clambake Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
27 Reviews
95% recommend it
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Moira S. Sent on 01/11/2021"Best wedding food we ever had!"
While shifting plans for our small (Covid-Era) wedding, we hired Ipswich Clambake to provide the food for our special day. The food was incredible! Our friends and family are still raving about it three months later. "Best wedding food we ever had!" they say. We're so happy we got to have a unique clambake experience for our beachy backyard wedding. Steamers, lobsters, steak tips - the dream wedding food! The staff was so professional, respectful and responsible with COVID-safe protocol. They made sure everyone was taking the proper precautions to stay safe, and we're so friendly and easy to work with. I recommend Ipswich Clambake to everyone and hope to work with them again for future events. Thanks so much everyone! -
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User2385586 Sent on 10/23/2015The Ipswich Clambake Co was excellent - they catered our rehearsal dinner, and the food was excellent!
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Sherry Sent on 09/23/2014This vendor was perfect! We were looking for a low key buffet with excellent food and that is exactly what we got! They rolled with the punches and everyone was very personable. -
User1198090 Sent on 06/12/2013Michelle was incredibly helpful with everything leading up to our wedding. She took so much off our plates by making sure all other vendors knew what was expected of them and when it was expected. But all this is really secondary to the food, which was incredible. We wanted something a little less traditional for our wedding and went with the clambake that included lobster, steak tips, chicken, salad, sides, chowder, and fried clams. Everything was cooked perfectly - nothing overcooked! Professional without being stuffy. Unpretentious without sacrificing quality. IMO - Perfect. -
User1199958 Sent on 06/13/2013We used Ipswich Clambake for our wedding rehearsal dinner. The food was delicious and the prep team and servers were prompt and very pleasant. Overall we had a great experience and would highly recommend them for an event. -
User1223522 Sent on 07/01/2013Michelle was very easy to work with & everything was wonderful.
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User1223619 Sent on 07/01/2013I cannot recommend Michelle and Ipswich Clambake highly enough! We were lucky enough to get the recommendation of Ipswich Clambake from a friend who works in fundraising at a private school and is very experienced in event planning. People are still commenting on how good the food was at our wedding two years later. A clam bake was unusual and very Boston for out of town guests, and so traditional that even some people who grew up in the Boston area had never experienced one. Not only that, it was very affordable! Michelle was flexible and accommodating about little things that mattered to us--for example, we wanted Iggy's bread rolls; and very kind and professional--they even offered my dog water when she came in for pictures! Couldn't be happier with everything. -
User1227405 Sent on 07/04/2013Since my daughter's wedding in 2011, I have recommended Ipswich Clambake to everyone I've talked with who is having a wedding. The food and service were wonderful; everything exceeded my expectations. The preparation, timing of courses, presentation, and taste were all perfect. The food was absolutely sumptuous! Having seafood for the wedding topped off the atmosphere we were seeking, both elegant and fun. Thank you, Ipswich Clambake, for making our wedding most excellent!
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User1198015 Sent on 06/12/2013We had a clambake "rehearsal" dinner with 40+ guests. Our aim was fun more than fancy, and this was perfect. Everyone was very happy. There were some issues because of the venue and the weather - the Ipswich Clambake people handled them beautifully. Very nice, flexible, easy to deal with; delivered as promised. Highly recommended.
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User1328430 Sent on 09/14/2013Michelle did such an awesome job with all the details of my wedding reception! I got so many compliments on the quality of the food and everyone throughly enjoyed the entire event! For most people it was their first clambake and they had so much fun! The food was excellent, service was superb and I only wish I had more leftovers that I could enjoy even longer! The only thing I would mention is they do have a busy season and it is a little difficult communicating with them during that time, but that is to be expected in the summer months.
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User1696603 Sent on 07/06/2014Taste of Food: We had clam chowder/steamed clams/blueberry-goat cheese salad as appetizers and lobster/marinated steak tips/marinated chicken/marinated grilled vegetables/potato salad and portabello sandwiches (vegetarian option) as our entrees. Overall, our guests absolutely loved the food! Everyone was raving about the lobster. I got a review from a couple foodie friends who said they really, really enjoyed the marinated steak tips (perhaps even more so than the lobster because the marinade was that good!).
Responsiveness: I chose Ipswich because the turnaround for e-mailing about food options and quotes was very prompt, and I needed that because we planned our wedding in 6 months and booked our caterer about 3.5 months before the wedding. Contact between our venue and the caterer was slower, but it also got a lot busier for them as we approached summertime. They touched base with the venue the week of the wedding though, and everyone seemed to be on the same page.
Quality of Service: The planning process was great-- I found everyone to be easy to work with, flexible, and helpful. However, the day after the wedding, I heard from one of our guests that one of the servers was somewhat inflexible about a simple request, most likely because of being stressed at the time. Overall, everyone else seemed to have a great experience.
Value: Compared to a few other lobster clambake caterers that I had checked out, Ipswich Clambake was unique for its great food for great value. Since the wedding industry can be so overpriced, I felt a lot more comfortable with our spending on food and felt that every cent was worthwhile.
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