Turner's Seafood at Lyceum Hall, Salem, MA

We had a family emergency and needed a nice place for us to have dinner with out of town relatives! What a great choice we made! Turners is such a beautiful restaurant! We sat by one of the fireplaces! The restaurant could not have been busier but we were seated promptly and waited on immediately! Service, ambience and food were superb! Everyone loved their dinners! We shared appetizers and the fried calamari was delish! People loved baked haddock, haddock piccata, special Beef Wellington and lazy man lobster 🦞! Parking can be tricky but public lot is next door and usually available spaces can be found. For dessert, people liked ice cream sundaes and sticky toffee pudding. I advise reservations. They turned away a dozen people while I was at front desk! One of my fave North Shore spots!

I'm not a seafood eater at all, so I got the chicken piccata, a garden salad and bread loaf. Everything was excellent. Harrison, our server was very attentive and made sure everything was perfect. My wife got the fish and chips, which she enjoyed and brought home enough food for two more meals. It was our daughter's birthday. She got the Fra Diavlo seafood plate, which is her favorite. She also brought enough home for another meal. She got a complimentary chocolate torte for her birthday, which was delicious. We will definitely be back.

delicious food although a little pricey but i don't mind paying for high quality and delightful meal. ambiance is great and our server gave us an excellent service. highly recommended and would definitely come back again. thank you. mussels & calamari fra diavolo is spicy and delicious - portion is a lot (can be 2 meals for me) pasta special has a lot of seafood and delicious - portion is a lot (can be 2 meals for me)

Neat New England style seafood bar... without the bar. Ok, the bar is being renovated so it's got plastic up to keep construction dust out of the restaurant. With all that, they did a great job of keeping the place clean and the food was great. We started with lobster bisque. Try it - it's phenomenal!! The food smelled so good, we started eating before I took the pic...so know u will get more fish and another stuffed shrimp! I had the Hake Marsala and it was a very tasty whitefish - but kinda light on the marsala. My wife had the stuffed shrimp and they were food, but after the lobster bisque, we were expecting better. Portions were huge and the drinks were pricey, but very strong and filled the glasses! Overall, it's a very good option in a town filled with similar restaurants.

Visited on 12/30/2025 while on a trip up to Salem, MA from Florida. Hands down the best Seafood I've had yet (and I'm from Florida), the New England style clam chowder is truly the best. During our dining experience the owner of the restaurant actually stepped over to our table to chat and ask how we liked everything, she was extremely welcoming and even told us some history on the restaurant. This is a family owned small business. They do have non-seafood options but I highly recommend to try the clam chowder! The building and atmosphere is wonderful, very homey and chill!