Billy's Boston Chowder House

3.9 (123)

$30 and under

Seafood

29 E Main St, Los Gatos, CA 95030

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About this restaurant

Billy�s Boston Chowder House is an authentic New England style chowder house, that is located in southwest Los Gatos. It was established in 2010 by two friends, Lance Wagner and Bill Reynolds, who wanted to bring a taste of New England to the West Coast. Billy�s Boston Chowder House has an inviting and relaxed atmosphere, that is created through the colorful accents, wooden furniture, large windows and trendy wall d�cor. The menu at Billy�s Boston Chowder House is designed to have something to offer everyone, with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes available. Popular dishes include an amazing lobsta roll, fried haddock sandwich, oysta po boy, lobster mac & cheese and chicken piccata.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood
Hours of operation
Lunch: M-F 11:30am-3:00pm Lunch: Sa-Su 11:00am-3:00pm Dinner: Su-Th 3:00pm-9:00pm Dinner: F-Sa 3:00pm-9:30pm
Website
http://www.bostonchowderhouse.com/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
29 E Main St, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Neighborhood
Los Gatos
Parking details
Street Parking
Entertainment
Live Music WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAY & SUNDAY 6-8.

Reviews

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3.9

(123)

4.0Food
4.0Service
3.6Ambience

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123 Reviews

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kription Gold
San Francisco3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 8, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Having recently moved from Boston to the Bay Area I was overly excited to find a place with Boston pride and Maine lobster (flown in weekly). This place is awesome - NESN on the TV with a Sox game showing, great staff, and the food was just like what I grew up eating.
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Manhattan Gold
San Francisco133 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 1, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Always delicious! Great prices, cute atmosphere, reasonably priced. Always a great meal!
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LGraptor
San Francisco15 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 26, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Wonderful east coast style seafood plus other dishes. Always something good on the menu. Busy place and they work hard at this side of town. Tom and his staff are great.
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Joreyb
San Francisco11 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 17, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Billy's is a nice addition to Los Gatos. The menu is extensive with a lot of healthy choices as well as the more traditional fried options. The portions are huge, and well prepared. The Boston Clam Chowder (complimentary for checking in on FB) was delicious, but I thought the Manhattan Chowder was overpowered by oregano. I ordered the Lobster Roll "dressed" in a tarragon mayonnaise (a little underseasoned) on a brioche roll. I was intending to eat only half of the huge portion, but the roll was so delicious, so light and fluffy, I ended up eating the entire sandwich and didn't feel stuffed. The coleslaw was also deliciously peppery. My son said the fried oysters were prepared perfectly with a light crisp batter.
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Foodie
San Francisco7 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 16, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The setting is straight out of Boston with the old brick walls, etc. then comes the chowder, crab cakes, and lobster roll. Delicious! The menu has many interesting choices and wish I had left room for the Boston Cream Pie!
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Mikem Gold
San Francisco20 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 14, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
I had a great time, the service was the best I've seen in a long time. The food was very good. I would highly recommend.
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Joliefille
San Francisco5 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 12, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
If you like chowda (New England or Manhattan) or delicious fish or seafood, treat yourself to Billy's. The crab cakes are full of crab, grilled, not fried. Simply wonderful. Reasonably priced, wonderfully fresh!
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Sungirl
San Francisco3 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 11, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food is really good, we have eaten her many times.. 95% of everything had been excellent! I like it when its less busy...can get loud and just feel crowded.. but really nice casual feel.
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TooLazyToCook
San Francisco4 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 10, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We went on a last-minute whim, looking for something different. It definitely delivered. The clam chowder and lobster bisque were both excellent. We had a Captain's Platter, which was pretty good, except for the fried oysters which were very soggy (consider replacing them with something else; why I rated a 3 instead of 4) - maybe a sand dab? The service was very friendly and comfortable. We'll definitely go back.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco2 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 4, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
4:30 on Friday afternoon - where do go for dinner? Reserved a 6:30 table at Billy's - we were seated right away which was great - this place is small so sometimes they don't take into account the reservations. My husband had the Chioppino which was amazing. I had the special Halibut - very over priced, not much taste - seemed to be cut wrong - very disappointed. Chowder was great as always.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood
Hours of operation
Lunch: M-F 11:30am-3:00pm Lunch: Sa-Su 11:00am-3:00pm Dinner: Su-Th 3:00pm-9:00pm Dinner: F-Sa 3:00pm-9:30pm
Website
http://www.bostonchowderhouse.com/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
29 E Main St, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Neighborhood
Los Gatos
Parking details
Street Parking
Entertainment
Live Music WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAY & SUNDAY 6-8.

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