Hymel's in Convent

Not worth the drive in my opinion.

Ok, here's the thing. Standing on the merits of it's food alone this place is meh. BUT... you walk into the place and it's suddenly 1975. The paneling on the walls, the ice cold fish bowls of draft, the Falstaff signs on the wall. I think it's a cool experience. It's the kind of place you can go with 6 or 8 friends and camp out for 3 hours and have a blast. Stick to the stright line boiled and fried seafood and you will be fine. Soups are horrible, and the baked stuff isn't much better. As long is this place is standing they can count on one or two visits a year from me.

I like it. I've been going there for 40 years and yes its not as good as it was when old man Hymel ran the joint. But, its still pretty good boiled and fried seafood. I personally think their fried shrimp are better than any other in our area. JMO. That garlic tarter is pretty damn good too. They're cheap and have good cold draft beer in the large "fish bowl" type mugs. Loud atmosphere. Give it a shot. Not a big investment. I enjoy it.

I agree about the shrimp, however they have the fried shrimp and the jumbo fried shrimp. I always get the jumbo.

I suggest a Friday night or a Sunday afternoon, few ice cold fish bowls and a big platter of boiled crabs. No one does boiled crabs better.