Seaside Shanty Restaurant - Chester

Omg. The seafood chowder is amazing. Little shack on the side of the road Must try. Good service as well

Great spot overlooking Chester Basin. Food was good staff was friendly. Social distancing protocols are in place.

Seaside Shanty has certainly come up the ranks for its cuisine. We went here today for one of The Best Meals along the South Shore you can have. The owners Gillian and Iain have brought the restaurant to the next level with hiring a New Chef, Jeff Wiper . This man makes one of the best pasta dishes we ever tasted. For lunch we ordered: Linguine with a white cream sauce Chicken Quesadilla 's Chicken Clubhouse One order of Bruschetta First let me say, nothing in this restaurant is deep fried. It is all fresh, real meat and home made sauces. There are a lot of choices on the menu, especially if you like seafood. I will try the crab-cakes next time. The pasta dish had just the right amount of cream, accented with herbs and garlic bread on the side. This dish was rich, but not so rich that the plate was not emptied. We all wanted more! The Club House Sandwich was a real piece of grilled chicken on fresh thick bread with a small side salad. It was delicious. The Quesadilla 's, well they were a big hit, we have had a few Quesadilla 's before and none compared to these. I am not sure the secret they have for the outside of the shell, but this was one great Quesadilla 's, chunks of chicken, peppers, onions and the right amount of cheese. It came with sour cream, salsa and a side salad. The Bruschetta, that had a little something extra in it, cucumber, which gave it a little more crunch with flavour. Excellent! Ah,yes , the Dessert. Chocolate Lava Cake!!!!!! Wow, this was a nice way to complete one of the best meals we have had. It was decadent, warm and melted in your mouth with the rich ice-cream. I am so pleased that we went back to try this wonderful restaurant along the water. It is now the first place I will recommend to friends and family that come to visit. My hat is off to Gillian Iain for a superb establishment!

A wonderful shack by the water with absolutely killer food, a screened porch and a fresh rose on each table! We had the chowder, scallop burger and a lobster roll. Each was delicious; not too fussy but carefully prepared with wonderful ingredients. The burger and roll were accompanied by a nicely dressed small salad of micro greens. Maybe it was the setting, but we could not have asked for a better lunch We tried the coconut cream pie for dessert and it wasn't up to the rest of the meal but that was not enough to dampen our euphoria so this place still gets five stars.

This is an AMAZING place to go for chowder and seafood. The corn chowder is on my list of top 10 favourite foods. Their mussels are also good. The servers are friendly. You can eat inside or out overlooking the water. Great place for lunch and dinner.