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McGrath Clambakes and Catering McGrath Clambakes & Catering is celebrating 50 Years of Industry Excellence!

We’re calling it: expect to see a ton of rattan at 2025 weddings. We LOVE this trend, as rattan gives a distinctly coast...
09/01/2025

We’re calling it: expect to see a ton of rattan at 2025 weddings. We LOVE this trend, as rattan gives a distinctly coastal vibe (just like us!🥰). We were swooning over the rattan details at these nuptials last summer!
How are feeling about rattan?

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We’re ready to get crackin’ and make 2025 totally clawsome🙌 Who’s with us??
04/01/2025

We’re ready to get crackin’ and make 2025 totally clawsome🙌 Who’s with us??

Merry Christmas!
24/12/2024

Merry Christmas!

One of our very favorite days of the entire holiday season at one of our very favorite places! 🎁🎄📍
19/12/2024

One of our very favorite days of the entire holiday season at one of our very favorite places! 🎁🎄
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Bite-sized perfection.
14/12/2024

Bite-sized perfection.

Three generations of clambaking on Aquidneck Island and beyond since the 1960s.
08/12/2024

Three generations of clambaking on Aquidneck Island and beyond since the 1960s.

Things are getting steamy up in here😏🦞 Help us plan your next clambake or elegant traditional menu that’ll have them cra...
06/12/2024

Things are getting steamy up in here😏🦞 Help us plan your next clambake or elegant traditional menu that’ll have them craving seconds 🍽️🔥"

When it's December but you're still swooning over the summertime weddings you catered...
02/12/2024

When it's December but you're still swooning over the summertime weddings you catered...

We love nothing more than turning moments into memories...
30/11/2024

We love nothing more than turning moments into memories...

From our family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!Also, historians agree that lobster was a main dish at harves...
28/11/2024

From our family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Also, historians agree that lobster was a main dish at harvest celebration shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Just sayin'. Gobble, gobble.

Elegance in every detail... A beautifully set table makes every meal feel like a special occasion. Let us help create th...
26/11/2024

Elegance in every detail... A beautifully set table makes every meal feel like a special occasion. Let us help create the perfect atmosphere for your next event.

You're my lobster🦞
24/11/2024

You're my lobster🦞

It's a stuffie kinda day.
22/11/2024

It's a stuffie kinda day.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: OYSTER SEASON! 🦪You made of heard of the now-debunked “r” rule that advised on...
21/11/2024

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: OYSTER SEASON! 🦪
You made of heard of the now-debunked “r” rule that advised only enjoying oysters in months with an “r” in the name. Modern refrigeration changed all that, BUT, this time of year, oysters plump up because they are using their energy to fatten and store reserves for the winter.
We love to bring you our raw bar to events any time of year, but local fall/winter oysters are 🤌🤌🤌

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Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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The Traditional Old Fashioned New England Clambake

The process begins early in the day when we send our crews out to pick fresh 'rockweed', a dark green seaweed that contains bubbles filled with saltwater. The bubbles are essential to the traditional cooking process as they provide the steam for cooking.

A bonfire is built with alternating layers of wood and rock. The fire heats the rocks to very high temperatures. Well tended, the fire will settle down to a bed of hot coals and rocks. The coals and rocks provide the heat needed to bake the food. This base of rocks and coals are then covered with mounds of rockweed. The bubbles in the rockweed burst when heated emitting seawater that steams and seasons the food. At this point, the bakemaster works very quickly to capture as much heat as possible under the canvas.

Racks of food are nestled into the rockweed. The food is artfully layered in a manner that ensures perfect cooking times and a wonderful balance of flavoring. The food is then covered with multiple layers of canvas and left to bake.

After several hours of cooking, the Bakemaster indicates the opening of the bake by "The Ringing of the Bell". Guests are invited to gather around the clambake for the unveiling. A brief explanation of the cooking process is given.