The Nordic

A beautiful family-run lakeside property known for their incredible lobster, seafood, prime rib eat-all-you-can buffet with amazing desserts. Open from mid-April to mid-December and closed for winter.

This was a nice less than 3 hr. drive from New York City, we chose Mystic CT as our spot for the weekend and it was a 40 min. drive to Charlestown, RI. Immaculate property, huge parking spot, the warmest staff! We’ve fasted at least 24 hours before we went here thinking I could eat more lobsters but I only had 4! Strategically enjoyed just all the seafood and prime rib to stay low carb but couldn’t resist having a coffee shake for dessert! For $135 per adult with maximum dining time of 2 hrs., I’d say it was absolutely worth it, especially when you’re celebrating special events! We hope to come back and try the rest next time! 🙂 More on my profile!

It was absolutely AMAZING to me how pleasant & professional the staff was considering how many people they were serving!!! It was my very first time there and Gavin was my waiter. His family has worked there over 40 years and no doubt the magic has been passed down to him because he was phenomenal. The food was extremely delicious from my steak to my baked potato, my fruit that was so fresh and my desserts were delectable!!! I especially loved my slice of caramel cheesecake!! I know they are very well known for their seafood, but since I’m allergic I can let u know that they have plenty of other delicious options for EVERYONE!

I recently came here to celebrate my engagement and I have to say I was really impressed with the quality of the food and selection 🥰. This is a great special occasion place . Plenty of variety and options of food. The service was also exceptional as well they take care of everything while you get up for your next round. I personally love buffets and there were plenty of my favorite things to eat. I had 3 rounds of food and a dessert round.

Food: Loved the lobsters they, I believe they are steamed and were sweet and yummy they don’t even need butter. They also had snow crab legs and corn and prime rib.Also they had these lobster fritters and they were amazing. There was a great variety of hot foods as well.The raw oysters and clams were sweet and great as well and they had all the fixings for the raw bar. The dessert bar was also great the Hagaan Daz selection was great and all the ice cream fixings/fruits were great as well.

Service/atmosphere: My server was so nice we told her we were celebrating an engagement and we got strawberries in our wine and she gladly took pics and explained to us how the buffet worked. They also waited for us to finish before the packed up. The servers were also smiling and friendly as they served and explained the foods. Overall great time. Also you don’t need to dress up super fancy , clean and casual is fine. (Especially as you get into breaking lobsters and crab legs)

bonus: At the end of the night we were not rushed at all. Peaceful area as well. Overall great friendly service and time. Definitely a great once a year special dinner thing. Also I would recommend to come in the summer when the sunsets at 8pm so you can enjoy the grounds some more. In December when the sun sets at 430 all we see is the lights within the darkness and fire pit.

Was very excited to come to this place! Read all the reviews, good and bad. Decided it was worth the visit. No exaggerations! All the food was good! The lobsters were perfect! The prime rib was perfect! The steamed shrimp were large, uniform and perfect! Fried shrimp were lightly battered and good sized! Different salads were all tasty. Our server was excellent! Very nice, cordial and helpful. She kept an eye on our table and removed plates quickly! Oysters were fresh and good! Crab legs were excellent! They weren’t stringy, skinny or overly salted like you find at other AYCE places. I wish they had fried clams! I was also disappointed to find they didn’t have king crab legs as shown in many photographs all over the place. Was it worth the price? I’d say yes! This is a big operation and I’m sure good quality food is top dollar! We will visit again next year and my vote is for fried clams! I just know they won’t be the frozen kind! I avoided the desserts but it hurt me to walk away from them! Delicious and decadent! The photo’s are a small sampling of the different foods they offer. They don’t do the food justice!

UPDATE: I will be going to Rhode Island in August and once they start accepting reservations I’m making one. I forgot to mention I ordered a mimosa and it was like the food just perfect! Please add fried clams to the menu!

A bit smaller than I imagined but still quite the experience! Everyone was kind, polite and helpful. Food choices were like letting a child have free range in a candy store, soooo many choices. The place was clean and the service was excellent. I waited 30 years to get there and it was well worth the wait.