The Square-Rigger Restaurant

Edgartown, United States

4.4

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 508-627-9968
Website:
www.squareriggerrestaurant.com
Address:
225 Vineyard Haven Rd, Edgartown, MA, 02539
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
550 ftThe Triangle
560 ftUpper Main St Park and Ride Lot
0.8 miMeshacket Road
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today –
Local time (Edgartown) 06:00 Monday, 2 June 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday –
Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Located in a genuine Whaling Captain’s house, our history and nautical charm will remind you of a bygone time. We specialize in local seafood, lobsters served ten different ways, and home made comfort food. Enjoy our aged steaks from our open hearth, or a hearty cut of Prime Rib served with Yorkshire Pudding. In the summer, enjoy our lighter fare and lunch from our take-​out window.

A family restaurant, the Rigger has been captained by the Rezendes family since 1995 and has reared generations of hungry eaters. Open year round, except for the month of January, the Rigger has been a local favorite for years. Join us today for our off-​season specials, our specialty dishes, such as the Double Stuffed Grilled Lobster, or local Bay Scallops – when in season. Check out our Facebook page for up-​to-​date information.

History

Established in 1970.

Starting as a popular bar in the 1970’s, the Rigger remains in the memories of many locals as they reminisce about Pizza and Roast Beef Sandwiches. In the 1980s, the restaurant was purchased and remodeled into what it is today: a small, quaint open-​hearth-​restaurant with a feel of yesteryear. In 1995, the restaurant was purchased by its long-​time manager and has been serving up the same consistent meals for over 20 years.

Meet the Manager

Dana R.

Manager

Head Chef and son of the owners Tony and Doreen, Dana has been managing the kitchen for over a decade. Serving up local food, with few frills is his specialty. He believes that quality product speaks for itself and enjoys seeing the clientele, with new family members in-​tow, return year after year. If you catch Dana in the summer time, you may find him fishing for Striped Bass to put on that evening’s menu, or enjoying other outdoor activities with his family. Included in the photo is Dana’s sister Jenny, Bar Manager and wine specialist, and his parents.

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20 reviews of The Square-Rigger Restaurant

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Place rating: 3
Annapolis, MD
My husband and I dined here for dinner. They take reservations but none were required for the evening we visited.
The food was good but not exceptional. All entrees come with salad, vegetable, and choice of potato or rice, so quite a bit of food! Reasonably priced for the island. Again, the food was good, but not great. The service was friendly and accommodating.
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
Really great food! We had the bouillabaisse, grilled lobster and prime rib. I think the best was the bouillabaisse. All the sides were delicious as well — especially the rice. Rhonda, our waiter, was really patient with us!
Place rating: 5
Chilmark, MA
Best grilled lobster! Wonderful seafood selection. Love the chowder. Take out window is convenient. Family owned and operated– great people.
Place rating: 4
Whitman, MA
I service an account that’s close by the Rigger and I’m glad for that.
Always an enjoyable experience. AWESOME lobster roll that comes with a large bowl of very good chowder. Fried items are tasty and never greasy.
Very cute atmosphere if a bit dark due to the dark woods in the décor.
Nice service staff – I’ve never had an issue with any service there. That’s why I always go back. Free parking and a take-​out window as well keeps you moving.
Place rating: 5
Bergen County, NJ
I’ve yet to eat there but I get take away every year. The food is good, the out door take away window is convenient and the prices are reasonable.
The fish and chips, the fish isn’t breaded, that was odd but it was still good.
Place rating: 4
Manhattan, NY
We really loved this restaurant! The food is great as is the service. The décor is super homey and the staff is very warm and friendly. We had:
Swordfish — totally delicious
Grilled Lobster extra stuffed — very good! Grilling a lobster in its shell gives it a delicious smokey flavor and it wasn’t dry at all
Hamburger — my daughter loved it
Crab cakes with corn on the cob — my other daughter loved it
Mudslide Cake with ice cream and fudge — very good
All the entrees came with salad and rice or baked potato. This is a super kid friendly restaurant.
Place rating: 5
Edgartown, MA
one of my favorites on the island! awesome food. awesome people. if you don’t get a lobster roll here, you’re a stupid idiot. best on MV
Place rating: 4
Manhattan Beach, CA
We had the best service from Laura! The restaurant was very comfortable and the entire staff was very friendly. The food portions and the meals were good.
Place rating: 5
Edgartown, MA
Amazing food. Prime Rib ti die for. Great island trdishional restaurant. Seafood is great and so fresh. Chodaaa is amazing.
Place rating: 5
Little Falls, NJ
Just like the reviews said. Great clams casino. Excellent prime rib. I asked for an end cut was perfect. A little crispy on the edges cooked just the way I wanted it. I would definitely come back.
Place rating: 5
Waltham, MA
All year long the Square Rigger is our «must go to place»
Everything on the menu is terrific. Great specials daily.
Give it a try… You will become a regular just like us!
Place rating: 4
Concord, MA
Delightful evening with my family. Baked stuffed and boiled lobsters received great reviews from my sons.
Really strong mussel app big enough for entrée. Great chowder and clams casino.
We have been several times over the years and will be back.
Place rating: 5
Mount Kisco, NY
Have eaten inside and from the window for several years now. Reliably excellent. The lobster roll and clam chowder combo is a favorite, but everything is good. Service is also very good. The inside is comfortable and cozy and bigger than it appears on the outside. Will keep coming back!
Place rating: 3
Edgartown, MA
This is just about the To-​Go menu, not the restaurant.
It’s really a mixed bag, there are some very good, well-​priced items on the menu and some that, well, kind of stink.
The good, the cheeseburger is a decent size and a very reasonable (for MV) price. The fish tacos are also very good and reasonably priced. The lobster roll is competitively priced and «ok.» It’s not the best on the Vineyard, but not horrid by any stretch.
However, the salads with toppings are expensive and the two times we’ve tried them came with soggy lettuce a few tomato slices (like used on a burger) and a couple of croutons. If you get the salad with shrimp it’s $ 18 and that gets you four small shrimp. Not very good.
So, stick to the basics and you can get a decent meal here… and eat it at their picnic tables.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
Best lobster rolls! I’ve had both the hot and cold versions– both are excellent and you can’t go wrong with either option. The clam showder was OK, not bad but not amazing.
Place rating: 5
Waltham, MA
I have been coming here for lobster rolls and chowder — to go for 3 years. THE BEST LOBSTER ROLLS EVER. Only a tiny bit of mayo, a buttered roll, perfect never fishy fresh lump meat. TO DIE. Chowder is good but not neccessary but I think it’s a good deal for 19 bucks — fills you up and is DEVINE!
Fast service too and easy parking.
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
(3.5 stars).
Dorothy W says it well– this place is classically New England circa 1970 (think: a better version of Ye Old Oyster House in Boston), from its somewhat bland décor to its extensive seafood menu where everything can be cooked either in butter or cream (I do think there are a few «cajun spice» options if you’re feeling adventurous). The meal starts with a warm loaf of bread served on a cutting board, and a plate of simple salad (very large greens, shredded carrots, and a few croutons). Everything we sampled was tasty– the scallops (cooked in butter) were delicious, the salmon (served with a creamy sauce), the very creamy clam chowder, and so on. And all the dishes were served with the veggie of the day — yesterday: corn on the cob. Nothing was surprising, inventive, or interesting — this is solid, very New England sea food fare, at Martha’s VIneyard prices.
Place rating: 5
Baltimore, MD
For a beach-​side, real-​deal, no frills type of joint– though serves FLAWLESS lobster; this is as good as it gets.
On our way to the beach for kite surfing and clam-​digging, my friends and I stopped for booze, cigars, and of course food… namely– lobster rolls and chowder at The Square Rigger. One of the guys in our party knew this place and knew it well, insisting best lobster roll and chowder on the island. Holy hell was he ever correct. Lobster roll was just under $ 15– and not huge but one shouldn’t expect it to be; lobster meat was fresh and delectable, tender in that fresh, stringy way, juicy and sweet. Lord have mercy. With just a bit of mayo and black pepper within a simple white-​bread hotdog bun (of which i barely ate any), the lobster roll was perfect and I could have eaten another. OH! and the roll came with a half-​pint cup of Rigger’s chowder, which also left nothing to be desired.
Beautiful day– cooling breeze, hot island sun, sand in one’s hair and shoes before even arriving at the beach, …delicious lobster and chowder… What could be better?
Place rating: 3
West Newton, MA
Geez. I must have driven by this place for years and only recently stopped in this December for dinner. Well I missed out on many evenings of great dinners at this place. Since it was my first visit I kept
in simple ordering their sirloin steak which was flavorful and cooked perfect. I was taken back by the size of the baked potato. It was very small but was also good. The dinner came with a side salad and a loaf of warm bread. My server was very friendly. We laughed and had a great conversation during my visit and I was happy to leave her a generous tip.
All and all a fine dinner at the Square Rigger. I will return very soon.
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
If I have only one dinner on MV, this is where I go — the best lobster presentation on the island (grilled with extra lobster meat) in an unpretentious atmosphere. They also offer salmon, prime rib, and other grilling specialties.
The Square Rigger is one of the oldest restaurants on MV tracing its history back to the early 1800s. In the winter of 1966, I had a dinner here when it was only one of three restaurants, as I recall, that was open in the winter months. About 30 years later it was purchased by Doreen and Tony Rezendes who own and operate the restaurant today.
Located at Edgartown’s «Triangle», the Square Rigger has parking for patrons which, in Edgartown in the summer, is worth something!
For more, read Dorothy W’s excellent review here on Unilocal