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Markey's, the best seafood ever
My summer began almost 2 months ago. I can’t believe it. The weather has not been summery at all though; we’ve probably had a total of 5 sunny days during the entire month of June. And I’m not exaggerating. Fortunately I made it up to Hampton Beach on two of those nice days and was able to soak up some sun before it went into hiding behind the clouds for what seems like an eternity.
On my first beach day, my boyfriend and I stopped at Markey’s, one of my favorite “restaurants,” on the way home. I put “restaurant” in quotes because it’s more of a sit down/takeout seafood stand than an actual restaurant, with an overly casual atmosphere, customers in their bathing suit coverups, a counter to place orders, wooden booths, and picnic tables.
What a perfect way to end a long day at the beach: sitting at table over looking the water and devouring some of the best seafood around?
Markey’s has three different counters where you can place your order. There’s the fried food counter, the lobster counter, and the steamers counter (which also has the beer and wine). I’ve been to Markey’s many times but have never ventured over to the lobster counter (too expensive), and have only had the steamers once (I’m not a huge fan, but I wanted to try them).
On the other hand, I love love love their fried seafood. My boyfriend and I usually split a small order of clam strips, a small order of fried shrimp, a small order of scallops, and a small order of onion rings. Basically a heart attack on an over-pouring tray full of food. All for under $30. Not bad for too much seafood for two people to eat. Another tip, bring your own bottled water so you don’t have to buy a drink. I do it every time and they’ve never said anything. Sure the food is unhealthy, but a couple times a summer you can spare a thousand or so extra calories on fried seafood heaven.
The food isn’t too greasy, and is always fried to a perfect golden brown. Their coctail sauce tastes good too, which is always another plus. I’m not too good at describing fried food; it’s nothing fancy. It tastes great, though. The food usually comes out pretty quickly, around 10 minutes so you have enough time to claim a table out on the deck before they call your number.
The next time you’re up at Hampton Beach, stop at Markey’s. It’s about a mile away from Hampton’s “boardwalk”/strip of stores in Seabrook, and it sits directly across the street from Brown’s (another not-as-amazing seafood stand).
My favorite time of year officially started on Tuesday. Summer: the season of beaches, flip flops, ice cream, Red Sox games, late sunsets, fires in my backyard, and my birthday. Although summer doesn’t technically start for another month and a half, Tuesday I had my one and only final, ending my junior year.
The weather is not very summery right now, but I can’t help but think about laying on a sun-soaked beach with sand in -between my toes. Of course I spent the three beach worthy days so far this year in work or class. No fun. But I’m sure there will be much more to come.
Summer is also the season of travel. The majority of the vacations I’ve taken with my family have been during the summer months. Whether it was to Cape Cod, Atlantic City, Disney World, or just a day trip to Hampton Beach or Water Country, I have some great memories of my summer vacations.
This summer, I don’t have any major trips planned. Yet. I think I’ll be going to Maine for a few days with, and possibly to Cape Cod for a few days, but other than that I’ll be hanging around at home or working. Here’s the top 10 places I hope to go this summer:
- Hampton Beach. Many, many times.
- Markey’s. My favorite seafood place near Hampton Beach. I’ve been craving their fried clam strips and shrimp for a while now.
- Cape Cod for a few days of relaxing at Skaket Beach.
- A few Red Sox games. I haven’t been yet this season, and there’s nothing better than a summer night at Fenway.
- Water Country. I’ve been there so many times, but it never gets old.
- Wells, Maine. My friend’s uncle has a house there that he’ll let us stay in. I went to Wells for a week once and it was nice, it will be fun to go back.
- Every ice cream place within about 20 miles of my house. I’m an ice cream addict that gets worse during the summer months, what can I say?
- Wrentham Outlets for some warm weather, outdoor-shopping discounts.
- Six Flags.
- Out to bars in Boston legally after my 21st birthday on July 4th!
