Well, it's certainly thick.

After leaving the trampolines, we had lunch at a place in Dennis. Wee Packet was supposed to be in the WCOD Chowdah Fest but they didn’t make it.Which is sad because it could have been our favorite there. Although we didn’t enjoy it very much, it was better than any of the stuff at the Chowdah Fest.

Wee Packet was a cute little place – and we were happy there but it wasn’t very tasty. With a bunch of salt, it was okay. ChowderBoy said it was “gritty…so it must have fresh clams.”

We could stick a spoon up in it but it wasn’t tasty and thick, just thick.

Not worth a trip back there for us. ChowderGirl gives it a C+.

Despite 25 years of eating and drinking (okay mostly drinking) at the Kidd in Woods Hole, we never did an official chowder review there. Today’s the day, kids.

ChowderGirl and Rebecca

While we waited for our chowder and drank our lemonade (kids) and Anchor Steam (grown ups), we admired the colorful dog ChowderBoy won last night at Papa Gino’s. He must be some kind of savant with those machines.

Rain Man & Dog

The chowder arrived and ChowderDad’s first review was “oh dear”.

No one liked it at all. I was surprised. It had some interesting seasonings but ChowderBoy had to load it up with salt to enjoy it at all. It was thick and tasty and filled with nice clams. It had all the markings of a great chowder and yet, left us all flat.

We do love the Anchor Steam on tap, and frankly, enjoying the Kidd is a worthwhile endeavor, no matter what the outcome of the chowder. We had a great day and enjoyed it.

However, at the end of the meal, we all sat around talking about the chowders we’ve had that we loved more than the chowder at The Kidd. There was a long list.

The chowder wasn't great but the company was sublime.