Windward Grille - Essex

Celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary at the Windward. Great food, waitress was pleasant and stopped by our table often. The bread was delicious. Fisherman's platter and fried scallops were superior!! Waitress surprised us with a celebratory cake! This restaurant is highly recommended any time you are in the area.

The atmosphere is pleasant, and the food is excellent with appealing presentation. However, the service was rather slow.

The seafood here is fantastic and affordable. There are no bad nights at this place. I recommend avoiding Woodman’s or Farnham’s on Wednesdays, but Windward never disappoints. You guys are awesome!

I absolutely love this restaurant! It's owner-operated, and the staff is incredibly friendly. The service is excellent, the cocktails are fantastic, and the menu offers a wide variety of delicious dishes, all prepared to perfection. The atmosphere is warm and cozy, and there's plenty of bar space as well.

Returned here after the long Covid lock down. Hasn't changed, pretty much the same menu its had for years. Good beer/wine selection. My wife and son started with the crab-stuffed mushrooms. Very good. I started with fried oysters. Very well made, crispy on the outside, soft and juicy inside. My wife had the linguine with shrimp and scallops. Good. Large helping. My son had the rack of lamb. Done as requested (medium rare) and very good. I had the haddock Rockerfeller. Problem here: the haddock was dry, tough and barely warm. Like the fillet had been sitting in a warming oven and then the sauce was just poured over it. Disappointing. Service OK, somewhat slow but to be expected as restaurants get back on line.