Lower Cape Dining
28 Atlantic at The Wequassett
Open since 2002, Twenty-eight Atlantic is one of the fine restaurants at The Wequassett Resort on Route 28 in Harwich, and it’s the Cape’s oldest four-star restaurant. While savoring dishes like buttered lobster or scallops a la plancha, guests can take in views of scenic Pleasant Bay. Other culinary delights include Hazelnut Crusted Lamb Loin and Charred Corn and Lemon Risotto. Feeling adventurous? Try the Cape Escape, a sweet creation of papaya, pineapple, mango and champagne lychee sorbet. wequassett.com
Open since 2002, Twenty-eight Atlantic is one of the fine restaurants at The Wequassett Resort on Route 28 in Harwich, and it’s the Cape’s oldest four-star restaurant. While savoring dishes like buttered lobster or scallops a la plancha, guests can take in views of scenic Pleasant Bay. Other culinary delights include Hazelnut Crusted Lamb Loin and Charred Corn and Lemon Risotto. Feeling adventurous? Try the Cape Escape, a sweet creation of papaya, pineapple, mango and champagne lychee sorbet. wequassett.com
400 East Restaurant & Bar
In business on Route 39 in Harwich since 1989, 400 East Restaurant & Bar is known for its quality cuisine and its super clean dining room. Patrons can try various salads, seafood dishes and burgers, or experience the macaroni and cheese Cape Cod style—with lobster. The restaurant changes its menu seasonally, offering new and fresh dishes throughout the year. Tough week? Indulge in the 400’s giant chocolate chunk cookie sundae! the400east.com
In business on Route 39 in Harwich since 1989, 400 East Restaurant & Bar is known for its quality cuisine and its super clean dining room. Patrons can try various salads, seafood dishes and burgers, or experience the macaroni and cheese Cape Cod style—with lobster. The restaurant changes its menu seasonally, offering new and fresh dishes throughout the year. Tough week? Indulge in the 400’s giant chocolate chunk cookie sundae! the400east.com
10 Yen
New in 2017, 10 Yen on Route 28 in Harwich Port is a Japanese restaurant serving a variety of sushi and seafood. The restaurant is open Friday through Sunday for lunch and dinner, offering a large selection of sushi rolls like the Tuna Tango Dip and the Cherry Blossom Roll. Another specialty is ramen noodles, which are served in savory and spicy broths, per customers’ preference. Adding to the experience, one can dine at the bar and watch the chefs prepare their meal. 10yenharwichport.com
New in 2017, 10 Yen on Route 28 in Harwich Port is a Japanese restaurant serving a variety of sushi and seafood. The restaurant is open Friday through Sunday for lunch and dinner, offering a large selection of sushi rolls like the Tuna Tango Dip and the Cherry Blossom Roll. Another specialty is ramen noodles, which are served in savory and spicy broths, per customers’ preference. Adding to the experience, one can dine at the bar and watch the chefs prepare their meal. 10yenharwichport.com
Brewster Fish House
Located on Route 6A in Brewster since 1982, Brewster Fish House is a gourmet seafood restaurant serving flavorful contemporary fare. Entrees to look for this summer include butter-poached Sesuit lobster with sweet corn and chorizo ratatouille; a slate-grilled bigeye tuna with mushrooms, bean sprouts and Udon noodles; and a crispy whole Veta la Palma Loup de Mer served with summer beans, radish and saffron—each plated with panache. For a hoot, try the snowy owl martini! brewsterfishhouse.com
Located on Route 6A in Brewster since 1982, Brewster Fish House is a gourmet seafood restaurant serving flavorful contemporary fare. Entrees to look for this summer include butter-poached Sesuit lobster with sweet corn and chorizo ratatouille; a slate-grilled bigeye tuna with mushrooms, bean sprouts and Udon noodles; and a crispy whole Veta la Palma Loup de Mer served with summer beans, radish and saffron—each plated with panache. For a hoot, try the snowy owl martini! brewsterfishhouse.com
Captain Linnell House
A pillar of fine dining on the Lower Cape for more than 70 years, The Captain Linnell House on Skaket Beach Road in Orleans is a romantic spot near one of the Cape’s most beautiful beaches. Built in a former ship captain’s home, the venue is chef-owned and hosts elegant wedding receptions and other events, and the restaurant is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, through Columbus Day. The menu features entrees such as a chicken and lobster sautéed and served with rice and Thai green curry. The restaurant’s main dining room offers stunning garden views at any time of year. Linnell.com
A pillar of fine dining on the Lower Cape for more than 70 years, The Captain Linnell House on Skaket Beach Road in Orleans is a romantic spot near one of the Cape’s most beautiful beaches. Built in a former ship captain’s home, the venue is chef-owned and hosts elegant wedding receptions and other events, and the restaurant is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, through Columbus Day. The menu features entrees such as a chicken and lobster sautéed and served with rice and Thai green curry. The restaurant’s main dining room offers stunning garden views at any time of year. Linnell.com
Land Ho!
With locations on Route 6A in Orleans and Route 28 in Harwich Port, Land Ho! has food that’s finger-licking good in cozy pubs where everybody knows your name. The menu has seemingly as many choices as there are decorative signs hanging from the rafters, including steak tips, fish ‘n’ chips, knockwurst and savory pastrami sandwiches. The two locations are similar, but Orleans was the first, opening in 1969. Land Ho! Harwich Port, which opened in 2010, also has a new outdoor raw bar. Both offer daily blackboard specials and are open year-round. land-ho.com
With locations on Route 6A in Orleans and Route 28 in Harwich Port, Land Ho! has food that’s finger-licking good in cozy pubs where everybody knows your name. The menu has seemingly as many choices as there are decorative signs hanging from the rafters, including steak tips, fish ‘n’ chips, knockwurst and savory pastrami sandwiches. The two locations are similar, but Orleans was the first, opening in 1969. Land Ho! Harwich Port, which opened in 2010, also has a new outdoor raw bar. Both offer daily blackboard specials and are open year-round. land-ho.com
Mom & Pops Burgers
Who, one might ask, are Mom and Pop? The couple behind Mom & Pops Burgers, which opened on Route 28 in Chatham in 2016, is Tom and Pelinda Deegan respectively, and they hail from Connecticut and the Philippines. The restaurant serves traditional burgers as well as hot new takes such as the Naughty Dyablo Burger, which comes with jalapeno peppers and ghost pepper cheddar cheese. Try something new? How about Filipino pork egg rolls or a steamed cheeseburger? The dishes are throwbacks to Mom and Pops’ childhoods. momandpopschatham.com
Who, one might ask, are Mom and Pop? The couple behind Mom & Pops Burgers, which opened on Route 28 in Chatham in 2016, is Tom and Pelinda Deegan respectively, and they hail from Connecticut and the Philippines. The restaurant serves traditional burgers as well as hot new takes such as the Naughty Dyablo Burger, which comes with jalapeno peppers and ghost pepper cheddar cheese. Try something new? How about Filipino pork egg rolls or a steamed cheeseburger? The dishes are throwbacks to Mom and Pops’ childhoods. momandpopschatham.com
Orleans Waterfront Inn
The Orleans Waterfront Inn on Old County Road provides guests the opportunity to savor heartwarming meals while taking in enchanting views of Town Cove. Patrons can sit in the dining room or the tavern, or on the waterfront deck, and choose from favorites like the grilled portabella mushroom sandwich or the sea scallop and peaches casserole. Feel like staying? The historic inn, which dates back to the 1940s, has 11 cozy guestrooms and suites. orleansinn.com
The Orleans Waterfront Inn on Old County Road provides guests the opportunity to savor heartwarming meals while taking in enchanting views of Town Cove. Patrons can sit in the dining room or the tavern, or on the waterfront deck, and choose from favorites like the grilled portabella mushroom sandwich or the sea scallop and peaches casserole. Feel like staying? The historic inn, which dates back to the 1940s, has 11 cozy guestrooms and suites. orleansinn.com
Pate’s Restaurant
In 2017, Pate’s Restaurant at 1260 Main Street in Chatham celebrates 60 years of pleasing customers with delicious dishes including prime rib, lobster, seafood and more. Pate’s serves classic Cape Cod fare and hasn’t changed its menu for years. Hasn’t had to. Diners keep coming back for the clam chowder, the shrimp scampi with pasta and other beloved dishes. And regardless of the weather, customers will likely enjoy the Snow Ball or the Molten Chocolate Cake, two popular Pate’s desserts. patesrestaurant.com
In 2017, Pate’s Restaurant at 1260 Main Street in Chatham celebrates 60 years of pleasing customers with delicious dishes including prime rib, lobster, seafood and more. Pate’s serves classic Cape Cod fare and hasn’t changed its menu for years. Hasn’t had to. Diners keep coming back for the clam chowder, the shrimp scampi with pasta and other beloved dishes. And regardless of the weather, customers will likely enjoy the Snow Ball or the Molten Chocolate Cake, two popular Pate’s desserts. patesrestaurant.com
Rock Harbor Grill
The credentials of the crew at Rock Harbor Grill are impressive: Owner Chuck Konner was director of catering at Chatham Bars Inn, while executive chef, Stuart Hirsch, held the same role at Phusion in Woods Hole and was head chef at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for several years. Open since 2013 on Old Colony Way in Orleans, the restaurant serves tasty dishes like fish ‘n’ chips and wood-fired pizzas as well as crispy fried Brussels sprouts and homemade potato chips served with homemade French onion dip. rockharborgrill.net
The credentials of the crew at Rock Harbor Grill are impressive: Owner Chuck Konner was director of catering at Chatham Bars Inn, while executive chef, Stuart Hirsch, held the same role at Phusion in Woods Hole and was head chef at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for several years. Open since 2013 on Old Colony Way in Orleans, the restaurant serves tasty dishes like fish ‘n’ chips and wood-fired pizzas as well as crispy fried Brussels sprouts and homemade potato chips served with homemade French onion dip. rockharborgrill.net