Best Waterfront Restaurants in Groton

We had a wonderful time, perfect pick for a nice meal with your Valentine! The ambience has always been lovely, food outstanding, and service top notch. Our waitress Tabitha was a rockstar! She constantly came back to fill my water as I arrived so thirsty from travel. Our meal came later than expected so she took the bottle of wine off our bill to compensate. Then she heard my boyfriend say my birthday was the next day and suddenly a beautiful big plate arrived with a lava cake, ice cream, whip cream and a candle ; with “Happy Birthday” written in chocolate on the plate! (On the house!) it was a delightful surprise and brought me to tears. We return here once or twice a year and we will always love Rocks 21, its music, food, staff and will recommend it to others. Thank you Tabitha for making our first night of vacation so wonderful!!!

We always have a great experience at the Boat House in the summer, and eating there in February was as good if not better! The food was excellent; as my wife, who has celiac, went with the Grilled Salmon and root veggies and I went outside my comfort zone for the pastrami rubbed swordfish on rye with some terrifc cole slaw...their version of a reuben. The service was terrific and the prices more than reasonable. A great night out...I couldn't believe how full the restaurant was on a blustery night, but we were in and out in record time.

Food was under seasoned but the space is very pretty and a beautiful view.

I’ve probably posted a total of 10 reviews in my life and this will be the 3rd positive review for the Fisherman. We had a large party of nine (9) of both young and old and Ava, our kind and caring server, performed like a seasoned veteran despite her not having 20+ years under her belt. Those frontline employees are critical in locking down the overall experience and Ava locked us up and threw away the key! Lol. Ava helped us navigate the menu and offered suggestions and workarounds that fit us perfectly. She even delivered a special request to our bartender, apologize for not having her name here :(, and she handled my common, common to me that is, but weird drink request flawlessly. I simply said….”ask your drink-maker to go off-script and make me a bourbon drink of their own creation”. That’s it. Soar high and do what you’ve only dreamed of doing and you know what? She soared above the clouds and delivered a delicious drink that I wouldn’t have known to order myself. You need to try this- it works every time. Now to the main attraction- the food. From the appetizers, to the main dishes, and the deserts, Zach and his team delivered! We all left filled and delighted. Zach has consistently demonstrated since the Restaurant reopened as the “Fisherman Restaurant“ that “he” IS the new OG of this revived gem. I am sure Mr. James Woviotis, the original OG, owner / chef of the Yankee Fisherman who has since passed, would be proud of the work you all are doing. I had the pleasure of working with Mr Woviotis as his mini OG back in the day and learned so much from him. I’d offer Zach a few tips but he’s proven himself very capable and way above the rim for me to be able to lend a helpful tip. We can’t wait to go back and for any of you in or coming through the area, do yourself a favor and stop in to see Zach, Ava and the rest of the crew and tell them the original OG sent you.

The chicken chili nachos are absolutely to die for! That and a Margarita and you’re all set