Menemsha Galley

Man this place suck…. We spent $80 for a mini saggy lobster roll and a mini saggy fish “crispy” sandwich and all the canned magical salads which cost less than half dollars to make. Also they sit on all of their chips bags before they give it to you… so yeah check out my pictures to see this magical experience of Martha’s dark side.

Nice, basic harborside restaurant with ice cream. Selection is soft serve, not a ton of variety, but the kids love it. Expensive because it's the Vineyard. Convenient to Menemsha Beach, but it closes at 8 so get there early if you want to get ice cream and see the summer sunset.

Maybe it’s just the cost of buying food on the Island, but I felt like this was ridiculously expensive for fast food. I give it about 2.75 out of 5 at best. French fries are pretty good. Chicken fingers taste like the pre-cooked kind you get in the bag from Tyson in the frozen section at the grocery store.

Follow the locals and you, too, can have a fresh and tasty meal with views like this! Place your order at the window out front with the friendly, helpful staff. Then head around back to find a table with a wonderful view of the Menemsha Basin. They also do an awesome business with their soft serve ice cream.

The Galley serves the absolutely best lobster roll and New England clam chowder on the planet. I'm a proud foodie and have eaten and tracked those 2 items for decades from Maine to Maryland. The Galley has been family owned and operated since it's inception. It sits at the beginning of the Menemsha Pier, home of dozens of working lobster and fishing boats. The catch cannot be fresher than this. The Galley is totally unpretentious. You order and pay at windows in the front and then can sit on the multi-table porch overlooking the boats, working shacks, and homes. Or just carry out . There are great restaurants on the Vineyard but none match The Galley for lobster rolls and chowder. None!