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Catering: Our Clambake Menu

New England Clambake Catering at its Finest

Woodman's has been a Yankee tradition since 1914, serving generations of New Englanders and guests. Our experienced clambake crew takes pride in offering the best seafood in New England and our outdoor catering services are designed to make your day as easy as pie. Or, in the case of our New England clambake menu, homemade mixed berry shortcake.

Call us at 1-800-649-1773 or view our Catering Frequently Asked Questions to start planning your next clambake.

How We Cook Your New England Clambake

The original “Indian Clambake” that our great great grandfather Roberts catered required a beach and a day—digging a hole, heating the rocks, and waiting hours to cook. Our grandfather, his son in law “Chubby” Woodman looked for a better way – and so created a more efficient method to cook a clambake which allowed him to boast—“We come to you and cook.”

No longer did people need to find a beach to experience the pleasures of a New England clambake – he could deliver the experience right to their door. Loading everything onto a truck he drove to his customer’s site where he cooked the clambake over a wood fire in large, specially designed “boiler pots”.

His new clambake system gave him the flexibility to travel throughout New England serving groups of all sizes at the client's location. From parks to parking lots he “drove to them and cooked” – enabling many more people to experience a New England clambake.  Today fire regulations demand a switch from a wood fire to propane, yet the same great experience holds true – we come to you – wherever you are. We boast the ability to cook your meal and have it piping hot in a little over an hour!

New England Clambake Menus

A Woodman's clambake always starts off with our creamy, award-winning clam chowder. Then we follow it up with a selection of steamed clams and mussels with hot drawn butter, fresh lobsters, mouthwatering meats, sweet corn on the cob and summertime desserts.

Discover which clambake menu tempts you:

• The All American Clambake
• Gramp's Ultimate Clambake
• Taste of Tradition Clambake
• Land and Sea

We also do Custom Clambake Menus! Call us at 1-800-649-1773 for special pricing on parties of 1-25 or 350-10,000+.

New England Clambakes to Go

Want to really wow the party? Call our outdoor catering staff beforehand and we can prepare your clambake to go. We'll cook your clams, lobsters and corn at Woodman's restaurant and pack it up with everything you need. You just pick it up and enjoy!

• Clambake to Go Menu

New England Clambakes and Clam-Frying Kits Shipped to You

Wish you could be sitting at a table at Woodman's in Massachusetts? We do too, but we've come up with a solution for those homesick for a taste of New England. We'll ship all the ingredients for your own clambake, including our famous clam chowder, anywhere in the continental United States.

Do you have a hankering for fried clams? We can ship that too.

What's more, standard shipping is free!

• New England Clambakes Shipped to You
• Clam-Frying Kits Shipped to You

1-800-649-1773
catering@woodmans.com