Calamari's Squid Row

A great restaurant located in Downton Erie!The staff is always friendly. The menu seems to change fairly often, but I've never ordered something that I didn't like. There's a large dining room, a good sized bar and a really big outdoor patio. They also have large banquet rooms for large gatherings and private events. I've had quite a few different meals here and enjoyed them all. The turkey on focaccia is a solid choice. My current favorite is the Boom Boom Shrimp Grinder. Absolutely delicious.

Food was delicious but the drinks were terrible... pomegranate paloma just tasted like cheap tequila on ice and it was undrinkable. however every dish we had was great! I had the state street salad with Bang Bang shrimp and it was delicious. Service was OK. And we sat at the outdoor patio which was very nice!.

Recommended by our hotel, this place was perfect, casual atmosphere, good food, great service . The menu has a lot of variety it it was all pretty good, fish, pasta, burgers, flat breads, apps and drinks. All served with a smile.

The second I walked in the hostess was extremely rude to me and my party. The ambiance is nice and I like the outdoor seating but the food is eh and the service is eh to mediocre. Not a fan and probably will never come back but it wasn't a horrible experience. Just watch out for the hostess she's kinda rude.

I've eaten here dozens of times and have never had a bad reaction at all . Food is delicious from steaks to hamburgers to chicken I must congratulate the staff for a job well done Why go any where else

Good food and good service, everything was hot and fresh and my brunch burger was on point! Cocktail menu could use a little work

During our last night in Erie, PA as part of a "workcation" with the family, we wanted to find a place with outdoor seating, good food, and drinks. Calamari's did not disappoint, and had a really cool outdoor patio - I called ahead because of limited COVID seating which I recommend. We got an order of its namesake - the Calamari and it was delicious tender and crispy! I could probably eat a large order as a meal - great portions too. For my main meal, my eyes immediately gravitated to the Filet and Croissant melt, if you put fancy meat and cheese on a croissant how can you not say no. The meal was delicious and all the prices were fair, and they had a huge drink list both beer, wine, and cocktails. If you're looking for a cool ambiance, delicious food, and a variety of drinks, I would definitely recommend Calamari's Squid Row!

Was a recommendation from our hotel. We arrived and waited a bit to be seated but once we were seated, our service was excellent! We sat in the upper area of the bar that was quiet and in view of several televisions with various channels displayed. Our food was delicious. And the side of fruit was incredible fresh!! Thank you for a wonderful experience as we pass through.

11.1.24Party of 5 sat in room across from bar. Do not sit in this area. It is loud. Making the meal not enjoyable. There was a party going on in the room. Calamari's should not sit customers in the same room a party is going on. It was very very loud. My ears are still ringing. When asked to move another table was told they would talk to the bar tender about noise. I swear that made it worse. There's a make shift divider in the room. So much fun going on at that party I thought several times it was going to fall on us. Once we were served, which took a long time , our food was cold. Two entrees ... steak and mahi mahi. Two sandwiches. And a pizza. The pizza was hot. Steak not tender. Dessert oozy gooey cake. This is a cake like brownie. Which is a generous size. One end completely burnt. Food is pricey and coldAmbiance poorServer was nice. Go in summer when there's room to sit outside. Never ever sit in the same room as a party next to you. Shame on calamari's serving additional people in that room. If there was no room in the bar area or I had to wait for a table I would have been fine with that. Long wait for food, cold food, and extremely loud noise of party. Giving two stars instead of 1. Outdoor seating in the past has been good. Bar seating fair. Party side should not even be an option.

Service was rotten!Ambiance was in an empty cold side room with bright lights.Food never came to the table for 40 minutes, we got up and left. Went a place right down the street called the Plymouth Tavern. Very good food and pleasant staff.