It looks like a seafood restaurant on the North Shore that debuted last year may have shut down for good.
According to a source, Blue Boat in Rowley is no longer in business, with a message sent to us from the people behind the dining spot confirming that it has indeed closed permanently. Blue Boat first opened in the summer of 2020, offering such items as clam chowder, lobster rolls, a haddock sandwich, fried scallops, and more, with the place having an ownership connection to Boat House Grille and the Blue Marlin Grille in Essex.
The Blue Boat space had previously been home to the last location of Spud's, a family-friendly chain that once had locations in Brockton, Danvers, Saugus, Woburn, and North Hampton, NH.
The address for the now-closed Blue Boat is 255 Newburyport Turnpike (Route 1), Rowley, MA, 01969. The Facebook page for the restaurant is at https://www.facebook.com/blueboatrowley/
[November 19 update: The Facebook page for the place confirms what our source told us earlier, that the team behind Blue Boat will be opening a new restaurant within the space.]
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
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