A lively lounge and bar sits to the left of the main entrance; in the large main room to the right, low lighting made for much squinting at the menu (not unusual, I found, during a week of dinners on the Lower Cape). A crock of Chatham quahog chowder ($6.99), filled out with sweet onions as well as potatoes, was followed by baked Chatham scrod ($20.99) in a lemon, white wine, and garlic sauce, topped with buttered sherry cracker crumbs. Marley's is well-known for prime rib, too; I sampled one small, delectable slice from the monstrous cut that landed across the table.
Marley's Restaurant
1077 Main St. (Rte. 28), Chatham, Massachusetts
508-945-1700
www.ChathamDining.com
