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American, Seafood
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Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar
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Reviewed 19 September 2023

We've eaten at Cooke's before and loved it, but this time was disappointing. The fish and chips was quite greasy and didn't sit well. The flavor was just OK... a little bland. The service was excellent, and my wife's meal was definitely better than mine....I think we'd give them another chance due to past good experience, but I probably wouldn't order the fish again. -The PowerTrippersMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 23 July 2023 via mobile

Service was excellent. Food was delicious. Options - A Lot. Full generous pour on wine. Had a seafood platter and shared a bowl of clam chowder. Chowder was thick and rich and creamy. Seafood platter was really good. Wish we had picked rice - way...too many fries with the fried food. Fries were great - took them to go.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 23 June 2023 via mobile

Cooke's is a favorite on every trip to the Cape. In the past I would go out of my way for the fried shrimp. The best on the Cape imho & light batter & not greasy. Sadly that may be only a memory. My husband...& I arrived tonight to find a new Cooke's. It looks the same outside but now instead of ordering at the counter it's now a regular restaurant with hostess, menus, waitresses. What's not to love? No daily specials! Concept is flawed. In this economy when no one can get consistent help wait staff have to seat customer, take orders, bus tables, deliver food & cash out. No surprise. Wait staff were hustling so hard as they could with little time to check in with patrons. My gin & tonic; tonic flat. Took 10 minutes to catch wait staff. If you want order just shrimp, clams, etc. it's not lusted on the menu so you have to ask wait staff cost, sizes etc. Food is basically the same: Shrimp was good quality however batter was not as light & tasted greasy. Onion rings were sliced thick , batter different, tasted greasy. My husband ordered the baked stuffed scallop & shrod. Fish & scallops excellent quality & taste but overall flavor of dish flat. After he added a lot of condiments he enjoyed it. Too bland for me. Side options were same vegetable medley (no seasoning, bland) , rice pilaf, french fries, cole slaw, baked potato. Pick 2. A huge amount of food. You can substitute onion rings for $4. I'm not sure if lunch menu is the same. We left thinking Cooke's may no longer be a must stop for us. If we are going for a sit down, full service restaurant Cooke's doesn't have the ambiance or top cuisine of other places we frequent. If I'm going to spend the amount of time this took I'm looking for more....More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 7 August 2022

Great staff that took time and care for each customer. Not the best food and okay prices but family loved it.

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 17 July 2022 via mobile

I missed the Hyannis restaurant…then we remembered Mashpee, not our neck of the woods, but when you have a craving…and it did not disappoint…friendly staff, clean, and the food was delicious…from the fish n chips to the clam strip platter and the onion rings…yum! It...was just as i remembered…maybe even better….tarter sauce in a bottle, GENUIS!More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 30 May 2022

I was looking forward to eating great lobster on the Cape. We knew we had to order at the counter but felt a lot of pressure to make decisions. We didn’t see the prices posted. We both ordered the 8 oz. lobster rolls which came...with French fries (quite good) and coleslaw (Very good). I ordered a glass of white wine. The bill came to $120. The lobster roll -- plentiful but tasteless. Really goos lobster has a slightly sweet taste to it. The people who bring your order to the table have to work really hard and are very pleasant. This was our first dinner on the Cape. Today we ate at Estia. Also a disappointment. Five more to go and hopeful to find really good lobster!More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 5 September 2021

We have tried this place a few times to see if it was consistently bad. Sadly, it was. Twice I've had fish that had the bitter taste of old frozen stuff that's been sitting around to long. The last time we ate there my wife...was served an unidentified frying object with an odd uncooked lump at one end. We brought this to the attention of the manager who offered to give us a "credit" for our next visit, fully knowing we weren't from the area. If they had really cared they would have given us refund.More

Date of visit: August 2021
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Reviewed 4 September 2021

Four of us ate. Stand in line to order and please, no questions about what you are ordering, we expect you to know. Pay for it and we will bring it over when we are done. No hi top seating except at the bar, which...is closed to seating. Light battering and oil is the best part. Bland whole belly clams not from the Cape is the worst. They drop it off at your table and that is the last you see of them. No wonder Hyannis went out of business. HUGE TRASH GENERATOR, as they only wash the plastic cups and glasses. Par at best, and par can be one small step above sub-parMore

Date of visit: August 2021
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Reviewed 6 August 2021 via mobile

We drove to Cooke’s based on a recommendation. Their big claim to fame is that they are often voted “best fried clams” on the Cape. The clams were not anything special. They were your typical fried clams. Their onion rings were subpar and chicken tenders...seemed like they were frozen, from a box. The portions and prices were nothing special. The consensus of our group of 7 was that, we tried a new place and we probably wouldn’t go back again.More

Date of visit: August 2021
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Reviewed 20 July 2021

The food was average except for the lobster roll. If you don't get one you're missing out. Best one I tasted the entire week anywhere on the Cape. Otherwise, it's deep-fried seafood done pretty well. Cafateria style ordering. The place was clean, the staff was...very friendly and the prices were fair for the area. If I wanted a Lobster roll that's where I'd go.More

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 24 June 2021 via mobile

Went this evening for dinner. Got there about 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. There were three gals working. One of them was nice, another was just going through the motions, and the third one (with red/purple dyed hair), was clearly annoyed that customers were...still coming in. We watched her roll her her eyes as every new customer came in as closing time approached. Overall, the food was average. The fish my husband had tasted frozen, (we just assumed it would be fresh). The restaurant was VERY clean :). And Connor, another employee, was really awesome, friendly, professional, helpful, and clearly made us feel like we were valued customers. He really made our experience, (as brief as it was), happy and took away the sting of the treatment by some of the gals that we had experienced earlier. As a matter of fact, as we were leaving, Conor yelled from across the restaurant to us to have a good night. He’s definitely someone you want representing Cooke’s.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 18 October 2020

We were looking for a different place to eat on our first night in Cape Cod, found Cooke's and had a wonderful seafood meal. It is a bit on the pricey side, but if you are looking for good seafood, this is your spot.

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed 18 September 2020 via mobile

Fast, fabulous, fresh fish! We both had the fish taco lunch special with fries, and we loved it! Served piping hot as were the coffee and tea. The restaurant was spacious, immaculate and had easily visible directions so you knew where you could go with...virus restrictions. Overall: excellent!More

Date of visit: September 2020
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Reviewed 5 September 2020

the fish is all the same fish cod scrod haddock, it is frozen and sometimes bleached, smells awful , when u do take out pickup It should closed it has gotten much worse in the past few years. Seriously stay away. go somewhere else. when...fish smells cooked there is something they r hiding,More

Date of visit: September 2020
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Reviewed 23 December 2019

This place has great, consistently good seafood. I love my seafood fried and this place has the best onion rings too. Try the shakes!

Date of visit: April 2019
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They typically close in late October I think. I couldn't see the dates on their website & it says to call for dates. Check directly with them so you won't be disappointed again.
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COOKE'S SEAFOOD, Mashpee - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor

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Yes, Cooke's Seafood offers takeaway services.

Cooke's Seafood is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 3