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Legal Sea Foods

  • Address: 5 Cambridge Center, Kendall Sq., Cambridge, MA, 02142 | Map It
  • Phone: 617/864-3400 | Reserve Online
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.0/5

Fodor's Review:

All the regional seafood classics, from famed New England chowder to a sumptuous raw bar, can be found here, in the Cambridge outpost of the Legal chain. Just as worthwhile are the more-modern takes: seafood stew with Indian spices, for example, and grilled swordfish with mango salsa.

  • Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
  • Metro: Kendall/MIT

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by bachslunch from US on 11/30/08
Part of a large chain. Maybe not the best seafood spot locally, but still a good option. Food generally good (probably the best place to get the really thick kind of New England clam chowder), rather expensive, OK service. A weaker location in this chain than the others, food and service is more inconsistent.

Member Rating: 3.2
Ratings details: Food: 3.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 3.0 Value: 3.0

Reviewed by bookchick from Plymouth, Michigan on 3/9/08
I visited a pal in Cambridge recently and she and I and another friend went to Legal in Harvard Square for Saturday lunch. We decided to sit at the bar, and we had a great time; the two of them had oysters as a starter. Our guy friend had a bowl of chowder, my pal had a salad and I had coleslaw and a fish sandwich. The bartender was charming and attentive and we all thought the food was tasty. The slaw was one of the very best I've ever had.

Member Rating: 4.8
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 5.0
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