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Legal Sea Foods


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4.5 of 5 stars 224 ratings
224 ratings
5.0 of 5 stars
34
4.0 of 5 stars
78
3.0 of 5 stars
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2.0 of 5 stars
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1.0 of 5 stars
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#249 of 1,837 restaurants in Boston
  • Cuisines: American, Seafood, Californian, Chowder
  • Price range*: $31-$40
  • Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
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1 of 5 stars
AlanaCampbell 11 contributions
Jun 21, 2009

Yucky chain-y-ness. more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
May 18, 2009

The clam chowder was as best ordinary, The cesar sald only contained iceberg salad and nothing else including marinade. The lobster was OK. Would never come here again more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 7, 2009

Great clam chowder. Good, if expensive fish. more

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3 of 5 stars
lavelanet 95 contributions
Dec 31, 2008

The quality of food has become unimaginative over the years. more

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1 of 5 stars
TheGreatOutdoors 11 contributions
Manchester, England
Oct 17, 2008

Summary: The lobster was poor value – a tiny amount of meat. The service from someone who should have shown more of an example was reprehensible (and entirely without provocation). In future we’ll search out somewhere (or, perhaps, someone if it’s just the one person) that (or who) takes customer service (and the value of repeat business) more seriously. We... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Oct 14, 2008

If you want great seafood, this is it. Yes, you pay for it, but your getting the best. I especially love the shrimp cocktail appetizers. more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Sep 11, 2008

Great fish and chips. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 14, 2008

Great Lobster, friendly waiters, we had a blast. more

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3 of 5 stars
redsox999 37 contributions
boston
Aug 12, 2008

We love Legal's. Have been many times and always had a positive experience. This downtown Boston location is not our favorite. It's great location makes it very popular with toursits and hance packed. I'd recommend checking out one of the locations in the burbs if you have an option or the quieter locations by the Theatre District or Copley Place. more

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4 of 5 stars
KarynPRochester 10 contributions
Aug 9, 2008

I love the food and try to go whenever I'm in Boston, but it's so expensive I'm glad it's in Boston. more

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Legal Sea Foods Address

255 State St, Boston, MA 02109-2617
Tel: (617) 742-5300
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.