A Gallery is a great attraction for tourists who come to eat at this bar after long walks. Bayside Betsy's is proud of tasty swordfish, haddock and asparagus risotto. Order good English muffins, French toasts and pancakes. At this place, clients may order delicious coffee martini, wine or draft beer. Try great espresso, juice or lemonade. Your children will be offered a great kids’ menu. The professional staff welcomes people all year round. The fine service is something these restaurateurs care about. Prices are found affordable here. You will appreciate the fancy decor and peaceful atmosphere of this spot. Google users like this bar: it was rated 4.2 stars.
My husband and I came in without a reservation on New Year’s Eve. They accommodated us and our puppy. Food was delicious and came quickly. They were well staffed, alternative and kind. They also have a great drink menu!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Lobster
The waterfront deck was lovely! The service was fast, accurate, and friendly. The food was diner food but surprisingly fresh, the salad was great. We also loved the spinach artichoke dip. I appreciated that the bathrooms were gender neutral which, for a queer tourist destination, was surprisingly rare. We had a great experience!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Salad
In a word: No.
Like most tourists, I'll spend a week or less here, so my dinner choices, casual as they may be, greatly shape my experience. With five nights to enjoy, each one is important.
Let's start by acknowledging that Betty is gone, and has been for many years. This place has changed hands at least twice per their own statements in the last few years. The latest one they admit was caused by a declining reputation. Sorry to say that the new owner, while quite responsive here (or at least their management) has been giving similar responses for a year to constructive feedback. Spoiler alert - if you're giving the same "thanks we'll try to do better" answer repeatedly for a year, I no longer believe you.
The good: this location. Is direct waterfront. You could setup picnic benches on the sand and sell decent food here all day long. It is a great location, with beautiful views. This is a missed opportunity. The responder says basically "it takes time to fix things" and while this is true, you don't need nicer tables, a better deck, newer paint, or really anything structural to "fix" Betty's. You need 1) better people, and 2) better food.
The bad: I read many of their reviews to get a feeling of what other customers thought. That's what reviews are for. Several of their reviews specifically mention that the hostess is not friendly. This is absolutely correct. The review responder even agrees months ago that the hostess is not friendly. Well guess what - this can easily be fixed. But it hasn't. The hostess sets your first impression, and the entire experience /expectations are based on this. We are here in October, sliding into the off season, so it's not busy. At 7pn, there were only 4 tables occupied inside, and none outside (cold). We are a party of two, and the hostess tries to seat us ten feet away from the front desk, way far back from the prime water view tables. We ask if we can get into best available row behind the current diners. The table is a 5-top, and we are told that they usually reserve these for parties of 3 or more. Girl, this is your peak dining time, and you're not busy at all. Duing our hour there, only one other new table got seated. What the heck are you saving this "premium" table for? She begrudgingly agreed to let us sit there.
Less than a minute later she shows back up, while putting on an apron and now stating "I was the hostess but now I'm going to be your server." Oh joy.
There are two other servers working the 4 total tables, plus a bartender and maybe a manager dude chatting with the bartender. Yet we waited several minutes unattended at the hostess desk before anyone took the time to even greet us.
So, she now asks us if we wanted to order some appetizers. Drinks yes, but we haven't had but a minute to even look at the menu. She stands there waiting because they just really aren't busy enough for her to need to do anything else. I ask if the Onion Rings are made in house. She just says no, afterwards thinking to add "but they're good". I ask if the Guacamole is made here. She sys no.
Now, any person who really cares about their food should have taken these two hints that the whole experience wasn't going to get any better. Even my kids know that good Guacamole starts turning brown after a day, and any self-respecting restaurant should make it fresh daily. We stopped asking questions, glanced at each other, and just ordered the $14 cheese sticks.
The menu is not super large but it is diverse. From chicken wings, ribs, $36 lobster rolls, fried seafood, burgers, and a few Italian dishes. While this may seem like a blessing, it is your second context clue that their idea of a chef is going to be someone who can defrost the food, probably Swans or Sysco food service. This is not a joke.
Many of the other reviewers comment that the food lacks taste (lobster rolls, French onion soup) or spice. The responder dismisses these with "thousands like it".
Do not go here. I will not go back. The food probably won't kill you, but the food is just "blah".
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 5
This is a great place to enjoy a meal overlooking the water. Our server and the manager were very attentive and welcoming. The menu has something for every palate. I had a haddock sandwich with fries and my wife had a chicken sandwich with a side salad. We were both satisfied. We had an onion ring appetizer and they were great.
If you are in the area give this spot a try!!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Decent meal with pleasant atmosphere and great view of bay in the outdoor patio seating. We liked their beer, fish sandwiches and quesadilla. Food was in a generous amount and service was polite and quick. Their breakfast ends by 11am and lunch menu does not have enough veggie options but quesadilla were good choice. Overall good place with good view and service!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Amazing French Onion Soup
2 of us went for lunch Sunday afternoon. We were seated right away in the back with beautiful views of the bay. There were 3 or 4 other tables occupied as well as several people up front in the bar. We ordered 2 beyond burgers with vegan cheddar and fries. Service was friendly, if a little slow, and we had everything we needed. The burgers were slightly overcooked, but good and served on fresh buns. The fries were fresh and hot. We didn't try any dessert, but we would gladly return for another meal and try one next time.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Really nice meal in pleasant surroundings. Great view of the bay in the back room. Loved the traditional shrimp cocktail and clam chowder. Lobster roll was spot on and had a generous amount of lobster. Quick, polite service.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Best meal we've had there in years. My husband raved about his lasagna (half price night at that) and my broiled haddock and roasted veggies were perfect. Incredible creative cocktails. I recommend the hot and filthy martini.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Very nice breakfast with a beautiful view of Cape Cod Bay. Servers were very pleasant. Prices are very reasonable. Started with a coffee cake muffin that was very good. I had huevos rancheros and my son had a western omelet (see pics). The breakfast was also very good. We were enjoying the view and in no hurry. If you are in a hurry you may want to go to a place that offers a faster pace. I don't like to feel hurried, so it was perfect! Very pleasant place and people.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$10–20
Good back deck to enjoy the ocean view while dining.. but service is very slow.. we waited 20 mins for our main & then 30 mins doing nothing just to get our check..
Also it wasn’t a busy night.
Staff is nice a friendly but definitely there seems issue in their system and process.
Food was good. We ordered veg egg rolls, cape cod sampler & sangrias.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Lobster Roll with Fries
