The Liberal Club

Great down-home kind of place. I love the boneless fried chicken dinner.  The mashed potatoes are great, but then, so are the fries. Can't go wrong! The set up is very casual, almost like a K of C or something. But the service is good and the food is better. I'm not even a fan of seafood at all, but I still love it here. Prices are great, but cash only.

Super casual, lots of (really good) food for your money, and friendly staff. A lot of times there's a wait for a table at dinner time, but it's worth it. The only drawback here is, as others have stated, it's cash only and drink orders come from the bar so you have a drink waitress who you pay separately from the food waitress. The reason the Liberal Club gets that 4th star is the seafood, which (for the price) is better than most I've had on the island. The fried clams are really good, and for a place like that they actually serve vegetables (canned green beans, but still, most fried food places don't have veggies at all!). I've never had a bad meal here, and I always have plenty for leftovers the next day.

My family has raved about this place for years, but my wife and I had our first experience with The Liberal Club today, when we had an early dinner to celebrate my parents' 57th wedding anniversary.  The place is decidedly low-brow, which has never been a turn-off for us(!!), but we were told "just wait...the food is AMAZING".  When the food arrived (which it did quickly) it was good and the portions were massive.  I'm quite sure the calamari we had was fresh and the seafood platters my family shared looked as fresh as the calamari.  My wife's shrimp mozambique was good, but, honestly, we've had better.  My chicken mozambique was....well....let's say disappointing; what looked to be sauteed chicken tenders in what was supposed to be a 'fiery' sauce that tasted more of wine than anything else, served over a huge plate of pasta.  

If you want value for your money, this might be the place for you; the bill for six people (apps, entrees, soft drinks) came to $150 including tip and we all took home doggie bags with enough food for at least one more meal each.  I have to say that I've had better Portuguese food in Southeastern New England and I might even say The Liberal Club might not live up to the hype, but it might still be worth the experience.