My Place By The Sea

I must say that we have enjoyed the food and view from this nicely appointed Rockport restaurant many, many times. Never-the-less, we will never be going back!!!! This is a restaurant that potentially has it all. Unfortunately what is holding it back is an owner who really doesn't care about satisfying her customers and that arrogance and indifference is clearly shared by her staff. Case in point, we arrived at the restaurant late yesterday morning to find a rope across the door and a young waiter standing on the other side with his arms crossed. When asked if they were open the waiter replied that they were but made no effort to either take down the barrier or uncross his arms. It wasn't until I asked him if there was another entrance that he made any effort to allow entry. Once inside the restaurant we were immediately told that they could not seat the two of us at a table for four, even though the restaurant was 90% empty. OK, I get it, Memorial day weekend and a beautiful day on top of it. I am sure they were expecting a big crowd. So we were escorted to a table for 2 on the upper patio. Immediately after sitting down we decided that the table next to us would have a better view so when the waiter approached us we asked if he minded if we moved to an adjacent table for 2. Well, you would have thought we insulted his mother. He stared and stammered and made it clear that he didn't like the request. Finally he told us that he would have to go speak with the manager. Again, the restaurant was nearly empty. At that point we were so frustrated by the total lack of warmth or interest demonstrated by the wait staff that we decided to leave and find some place that wanted our business. This is not the first time My Place has demonstrated a near total disinterest in their customers and as previous reviewers have mentioned it clearly flows from the top down. Apparently business is just too good for her to either notice or care!!!!! We took a walk back to the Blue Lobster, formerly the Greenery, and had just a wonderful time. They had just opened this weekend and made us feel like family the minute we walked in the door. The view from the Blue Lobster is nowhere near as enchanting as My Place. The food is nowhere near as interesting. But it was a wonderful meal, at half the price, served by people who cared about their customer. At the end of the day, people tend to do business with people they like and hands down the Blue Lobster is our new go-to place in Rockport! more

I went to My Place Sunday June 1, 2008 and had a HORRIBLE experience! A friend and my self went to enjoy the view and relax over some good food and wine, however, this was not possible at thie terrible establishment! We are both 23 year old business professionals and were rudly denied the service of a glass of wine! The manager came over and rudly told us that we needed to provide and additional form of ID with a birthdate on it or neither of us would be served. Being from NH and my friend from MA neither of carry a passport with us f when we are out for a Sunday dinner and I was under the belief that this was a VACATION DESTINATION!! The manager was extremely unprofessional and embarrased us in front of the entire partio. We left without having anything to eat and with barly any appologies and the entire or deal took about 1/2 hour from when we ordered the wine! I would not recommend this place to anyone and will never return here despite the great views!! Pros: The natural view are wonderful! Cons: Rude and unprofessional staff and one of the worst dining experiences! This place ruined my day!! more

My wife and I went to My Place by the Sea recently . After our dinner I calmly went to complain about the service to the co-owner who was also hosting that night and instead of apologizing she angrily told me to get my check and get out. When I then insisted that no one was helping our waiter and that two other tables had got up and left she then said that I was threatening her and yelled ""call the police"". I was astonished by that kind of behavior in supposed restaurant hospitality. more

this is a nice place for fine dining. awesome location looking over the water. i had a great time when my husband and i came for the weekend. all the employees were extremely pleasant and i would go back if i go back to rockport. Pros: good wine selection more

We were so frustrated that we didn't even eat there. After my new wife's maid of honor made us a reservation earlier in the day, we showed up knowing that our outdoor table was in jeopardy due to rain. However, upon arrival the hostess told us even though we couldn't sit outside, she could squeeze us into the covered side patio. Great, we said. Less than five minutes later, the owner got wind of the plan to seat us out on this patio, and decided that she would rather seat her friends there. So, she told the waitress (within earshot) to tell us our table was ""not ready"". She then proceeded to tell the hostess to seat us inside, where it was extremely warm. Getting your table moved is one thing, but to have someone try and flat out lie to you in front of your face is insulting. more

One of the most romantic restaurants I've been to in a while. The staff was pleasant and courteous. The food was delicious (pan seared cod in a white wine/leek sauce over a potato pancake) and the ambiance was amazing. Can't wait to go back! Pros: Ambiance, Waitstaff, Food preparation Cons: Parking, Limited menu, Prices more