The Mermaid Inn

Impeccable service and the food was great! Happy hour menu was pretty good - we tried the mini fish tacos, mini clam chowder and calamari. Would definitely recommend the fish tacos and clam chowder. Calamari was alright, nothing to shout about. We also got the brussel sprouts which was seasoned perfectly, not too sweet. Only found a small sprinkling of lobster in our lobster Mac & cheese. That said, it tasted pretty good, not too cheesy nor heavy. Complementary mini chocolate pudding to end the meal. Overall, really good ambiance and value. Highly recommended to reserve. If there’s no available spots online, you could still head down to try to get a table because the place is pretty huge.

Got their “almost famous” lobster roll, and it definitely came looking like it deserved to be famous. It was bursting with lobster and was accompanied by a mountain of old bay fries. It was delicious. Only “complaint” would be that the bun could be cut a bit more (the pocket was shallow, which made it a bit more difficult to eat).

Got the "Nearly Famous" Lobster Roll and the Brioche Caramel French Toast. The Lobster Roll is one of the best I've had in NYC. Not too much Mayo, seasoning was perfect and fries were delicious and hot. The French toast was meh, but was my fault to order French toast. Will be back for the lobster roll!

We went for a quick dinner down the road by our apartment this evening, and The Mermaid Inn delivered an amazing experience for us! The atmosphere was great with nice music. They were busy but not noisy. The candles on the table created a warm and calm feeling. The oyster and clams were great! My husband loved the salmon and hush puppies. He said the salmon entree was unbelievably delicious with the salmon resting on top of a bed of vegetables: sweet potatoes, mushroom, greens, and so on. The service was great! We will be back to try more dishes!

always a good spot for happy hour oysters and drinks. indoor seating is always packed even prepandemic. service is good despite how busy they are with indoor and outdoor seating. wait staff are super nice. even got complimentary dessert before we left to another place for dinner. will definitely return when in the area.

My husband and I both work in hospitality and have appreciated Mermaid's quality and consistency for over 10 years now. Our visit on a weekday in pandemic-February was no different! Our server Nicole was attentive and knowledgable and all of the support staff were friendly and observant. We especially enjoyed the Blood Orange Hospitality and Mr. Percy cocktails, as well as the Yellowtail Ceviche. We look forward to returning soon!

Charming place, the food and drinks are tasty, great service. Happy Hour 4.30-6.30pm has some great offerings: oysters and salmon tartare we're fresh and delicious. Fish tacos were tiny but done well. However, fried calamari were quite a disappointment - there was so much breaded-fried texture around them that you didn't taste the calamari at all.

Loved the Mermaid Inn. They have such a great menu- so much to choose from and their prices are pretty reasonable. We couldn’t even decide what to get so we got a lot of small things.The service and staff were incredible as well! The best was the free mini chocolate pudding dessert at the end. I could’ve eaten 100 of them. Will definitely be back.