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Friend's Restaurant & Pub

350 Market St, Lowell, MA 01852-3842
978-453-8285
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Ranked #22 of 182 restaurants in Lowell
Cuisines: Portuguese
Most recent review
- 22 Feb 2013
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5 restaurant reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2013

Some of the best places to eat are found when your just hungry and need to eat. I was very surprised to see that this small but comfortable, clean, and pleasant atmosphere had a well tasting and big portions of a good looking Portuguese meal. Very tasteful and the server was absolutely wonderful. I am planning to go back with... More

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32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2012

Great food and atmosphere. The service was perfect and very accommodating. I tried the cod fish entree (my wife ordered) and it was amazing. I also had some of the small fried fish, or chicharos. The chicharos were great, lightly fried. The steak dish was okay. I asked for medium-well, but I got well done. All the juice was gone,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2012

Visited this restaurant for the second time and decided it was time to give a review. First of all, great parking, especially for Lowell! Cute comfortable atmosphere...love the crisp, white tablecloths.This is a Portuguese restaurant...that is what they serve and although I know very little about this ethnic food 2 of my fellow diners did. everything is cooked when ordered... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 December 2011

We were looking for a Portugese place in Lowell and decided to try this one. We are very happy we did. The food was excellent, the service prompt and attentive, the atmosphere nice. One side is a popular bar and the other a fine restaurant. We had several Portugese dishes and an appetizer. The steak was delicious as was the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2008

Half local bar, half white linen Portuguese restaurant. Go with whatever they currently recommend, so far they're 2 for 2 with me - one steak dish, one shrimp. I specifically made a point of hitting them for dinner on my way to NH for business. Interesting town too - lots of old textile factories.

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