J. O'Connor's

I came here with a friend after attending the NE Dessert Showcase (lame) and we needed to drink away the fact that we wasted money on the event.  I got the buffalo chicken flatbread which was great, and they had a good selection of wine.  For a somewhat quiet area of Seaport, the restaurant was hopping for a Saturday afternoon.

The best clam chowder!!! Ok. Let me back up. We made reservations here for a friend's going away dinner. I have never been but a friend of ours has and loves it. So we made and I just love the decor. Its fun! It is a Irish place but surprisingly not a lot of Irish food on the menu. Which does not really bother me, just an observation.  I order the one of the martin cocktails and totally loved it! The drink was delicious with out being too sweet or strong. We had a great waitress ( so wish i could remember her name) who was very nice but the service was a little slow. Didn't really bother me because we had no where to be and we had such a large group. My husband and I ordered a bowl of the clam chowder and I have to say it is probably the best i've had in the city. There is just so much more too it that it was so flavorful, filling and wonderful! Definitely order that. We also split a burger as they are HUGE so if you aren't that hungry just split it. If you are still hungry (which we weren't) order dessert. We will definitely be back!

This place is not in a great location, but served decent food.  It's stereotypical  fake Irish decor (owned by the same company as Green Briar and Ned Devine's).  We had drinks which were pretty overpriced and two appetizers: the steak pizza and calamari.  The service was particularly good, but we were there before the dinner rush on a Friday.  The calamari was just okay, but the flatbread was great!  A little heavy because of the meat, but a nice dish to share for two.