Chapin's Fish & Chips & Beach Bar

I have severely mixed feelings on this place. Sometimes I love it and would give it 5 stars, and other times I leave this place enraged. Last year I went 3 times and 2 out of those 3 times I had such bad experiences that I got right on Yelp to write a review and of course, their business wasn't on here. SO, keeping those resentful feelings in mind, I probably would have given them 1 star after leaving those 2 times, but the other experiences I have had here make up for it. Here is what I can tell you as an overall feeling of the place:

Awesome bar, if you can get a seat. Bartenders and friendly and they learn your name quickly if they see you a few times. My parents frequent the bar a lot with their friends to eat/drink and I go with them sometimes, or go for late night drinks with my friends.

On the other hand, service in their dining room is absolutely atrocious. That is what was so terrible the two bad experiences I had last summer. Don't even want to get into either story because I would write a book. But the summer with crowds plus some of the dumbest/slowest/most inattentive teenagers around, equals a disaster for service. Don't expect much in that category.

However, most of their food is pretty good. I like the general atmosphere of the place, being a "beach bar" they have a nice outdoor patio and the entire dining room is surrounded by windows so there is always a cool breeze coming off the ocean, even during hot summer nights. My favorite is their stuffed quahogs and boneless teriyaki wings. Salads with steak tips are also good. Have heard their steamers and lobster aren't great and usually come out sandy and/or cold, so if you are looking for shellfish I would try somewhere else. But they do have something on their menu for everyone, so it is a good family spot, if you don't mind the crowds.

Prices are reasonable, except for the drink prices which are out of this world expensive. I love this place, but with the few absolutely terrible experiences I have had here with service it makes me hesitant to give it more than 3 stars.

This place was re-named Chapin's Fish and Chips years ago.  Two words: Steak Tips.  I dream about them literally ALL WINTER.  You can add them onto any meal, get them as a meal, or put them on a salad.  All are good options.  

My family is also big on the boneless buffalo wings and boneless teriyaki wings, which are great for sharing.  

They have live music most nights and the restaurant can be a pretty raucous party post-10pm.  The bartenders are great.  Highly recommend.

I never write reviews but I felt compelled sign up and create an account just to say how much i love this place. I'm not sure what the other people are talking about; be aware in season you will wait on average 45 minutes for a table on the weekend, but the bar has awesome drinks (try the blended cape coder) and if you have kids there is a fenced in yard where they can run while they wait, not to mention the crayons and fish tattoos.  We have been going to Clancy's since it opened! We have brought every guest that visit-most extremely picky New Yorkers.  Even hosted my part of my sister wedding weekend there.  I love the food, strongly recommend the cesar salad with scallops. The lobster roll is the best on the cape (served in a baguette not a hot dog roll)! The stuff quahog is traditional new England food at its best.  And most importantly the chowder past the ultimate chowder test- the spoons stands up!