Michaels Harborside - Newburyport

We have been living in Newburyport for ten years. We go to Michael's occasionally, and we have been mostly pleased, seeing improvement in food quality over the years until yesterday. We sat at the outdoor bar with a very nice view of the marina. I ordered the Mac Attack flatbread, which roughly shares ingredients with a Big Mac McDonald's burger, I believe. My wife had the grilled chicken sandwich with fries. For drinks, she had a white wine, I had a rum runner, which in the past was a signature drink there. My flatbread was very disappointing. With the ingredients listed, it should have had robust flavors, but it was very bland a waste of calories. My wife found the chicken sandwich to be very tough (even difficult to cut), and the marinade had an unappealing flavor. The fries were excellent, however. Her wine was fine. The rum runner was disappointing. Very weak, and without floater of Myers dark rum listed on the menu. Both dishes were big fails. I wonder if they do quality checks when introducing an item, or periodically to confirm consistency. I can't imagine they would get many repeat orders for that food. There are many excellent choices for restaurants in town, we plan to take an extended vacation from this place.

Once considered a longtime New England staple, Michael's Harborside has turned into a smoke and mirrors type of restaurant. Their lobster rolls are not only overpriced, but extremely misleading withtheir portions. Couldn't even find a lobster claw in my roll and it was extremely skimpy in terms of the amount of meat they give you. Definitely not the same and not worth a visit.

0 stars please avoid this place for food Good views but just nothing we had was even good almost fell sick eating here .. steak tips, sword fish tacos, crab cake( no crab in it), steamed clams all of them was sooo bad ughh.. costed us 200$ with tips Absolutely not good

I visited Michael's last weekend for a bachelorette dinner and we sat at a beautiful table with a view of the water. The service was great and so was the clientele. Everyone kept coming over and talking to us congratulating the bride. It was so sweet! There was a serious family vibe in there. The food and drinks were fantastic as well. They make a killer dirty martini and the mussels appetizer was delicious. I had the fried scallops for my entree and they were incredible. They were big and juicy with not too much batter. Overall great food and a great experience.

Great light lunch, wonderful atmosphere, and quick service out on the balcony on a beautiful but chilly Thursday afternoon. I had the lobster bisque (WONDERFUL!! and a side salad and my friend had the clam chowder with GF roll. She noted that there were plenty of additional gluten free options as well, but we weren 't here for a big meal. Wonderful first meal experience for my first meal during my visit to the area. Hope I can come back again for one of their tempting entrees, and more of that beautiful view!!