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Anthony's Cummaquid Inn
- Address:
2 Route 6A
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
SeafoodPrice: $31 to $50
Anthony's Cummaquid Inn
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.pier4.com/
- Phone: (508) 362-4501
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Sunday: 3:00pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Seafood, Continental
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Entertainment, Fireplace, Full Bar, Private Room, View
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Anthony's Cummaquid Inn reviews from OpenTable diners
10 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food4.3Service4.4
- Ambiance3.9Noise LevelQuiet
scenic view (9)romantic (6)special occasion (6)neighborhood gem (5)notable wine list (5)good for groups (4)kid-friendly (3)fit for foodies (3)late-night find (1)great for brunch (1)Show More
- LOVE LOVE Anthonys!!PaulsangelVIPDined on 11/7/2014We have been coming here for a long time.The food is excellent and so is the service.The view is one of the most Beautiful on the Cape We also love the quiet it is not noisy and that is great when you are going out to supper. Most places are just too crazy. I feel the prices are reasonable and very competitive with other places. Anyway LOVE Anthonys so much!!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Anthony's as I remember itFoodEnjoymentDined on 10/4/2014Having grown up with Pier 4 as a family favorite special place to dine, I was happy to see Anthony's open once again in Yarmouthport for a romantic dinner with my wife. The food was awesome, better than what I prepare myself (I love to cook). My wife was anxiously looking for a great lobster bisque while on the cape and Anthony's was top notch! Of course the popovers were delicious and perfectly flakey. While we did not order it, the fixed price menu looked wonderful and at a very reasonable price. Many of the people sitting around us were ordering it and we only heard positive comments. We loved the smoked salmon, oysters, clams, and shrimp appetizer plates. It was so large that with the bisque, we left the restaurant fully satisfied.Special Features:
- Good, but dissapointed a bit.BestChoiceYouWilMakeDined on 10/4/2014The service was great. We had a very nice waitress. But the food was not as noteworthy as we expected or thought it would be. The view was also not as spectacular as we thought either. Overall, my wife and I enjoyed our evening dinner, but we'll pass on to a different place next time.Special Features:
- Always Perfect!PaulsangelVIPDined on 9/19/2014We love coming to Anthony's.The view is one of the best on Cape Cod, and the food is outstanding.The staff is very attentive and we also love that it is quieter than most places. They have a great bar near the fireplace. Located off of historic Route 6A in Yarmouthport. Recommended!!Special Features:
- Old fashioned but so so goodtftmomDined on 9/13/2014Delicious meal. Popovers to die for. Generous cocktails. Awesome Brussels sprouts. Three course lobster or filet dinner is reasonable at $26. Yes the place could use some updating but the food was excellent.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExquisitePaulsangelVIPDined on 9/5/2014We love this place and have been dining here for a long time. The service is excellent and the food is just wonderful.They serve hot popovers and glover salad with your meal. The noise level is low which we love and we hope they will be here in Yarmouthport for a long time to come. We certainly would miss dining here if they ever closed.They are located on beautiful Rt 6A in Yarmouthport Cape Cod. Plenty of room so large parties are not a problem. There is even a pianist I believe on Saturday nights. Highly recommend this restaurant.Special Features:
- needslotsofworkDined on 8/31/2014I was very disappointed in the overall experience. The dinning room needs some work. Wallpaper was peeling. Décor very old. The service was slow due to what looked like understaffing. We won't be hurrying back any time soon.Special Features:
- Outstanding!PaulsangelVIPDined on 8/8/2014Love Anthony's! The food is excellent the service perfect and the view spectacular! One word: CLASS.What more could you want!Special Features:
- The following 143 reviews are from the Anthony's Cummaquid Inn reviews archive.
- Great Choice!ChatexDined on 7/5/2014We took our son here with the family for his 26th birthday dinner. I used to come here with my family years ago, before the restaurant closed for several years. I had heard it is open again and still has great food. We were not disappointed. The place was exactly the same as we remembered, even the mushrooms, sale, and popovers were the same. We arrived shortly before sunset, the view was beautiful. Everyone was very happy with all of their food choices, drinks too. Nice familiar piano background music for all ages, even my 87 year old mother was humming along with the show tunes. The pace could use some "freshening up", inside and out, but the meal and setting were great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Unique experienceEllenSFDined on 6/28/2014This restaurant could definitley use a renovation. When my husband and I pulled into the parking lot for an early reservation we weren't even sure the restaurant was still in business. With that being said, once inside we could see the former charm of the place. It was like stepping back into the 1970's. The staff was extremely attentive, the menu was large and the food was terriffic. They also made great cocktails which they served in large highball glasses. I would definitley go back for the baked stuffed claims, the salad (delicious) and the lobster! The lobster was so huge my husband could not stop taking pictures of it. We will definitley go back to this restaurant the next time we are on the Cape.Special Features:
- Love Anthony'sPaulsangelVIPDined on 6/20/2014We have been coming here for a long time. The food is always great as well as the service.The view is one of the best on Cape Cod.Special Features:
- Good Old-fashioned DiningMofitzDined on 6/13/2014Delightful place. Very old school, but completely charming for exactly that reason. Suberb service, generous cocktails, good food, lengthy wine list, and even in the rain the was amazing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Classy ElegancePaulsangelVIPDined on 6/6/2014I love Anthony's and have been dining here for 30years.The food is excellent and the view one of the best on Cape Cod.They serve hot popovers and glover salad with the dinner and the waitstaff is great.I love that it is quiet and we can talk, that is an added plus.I highly recommend this restaurant.If you love classy elegance you will love Anthony's of Cummaquid.Special Features:
- PickyDinersVIPDined on 5/10/2014This once-elegant restaurant still performs a highly credible job, serving up what we considered well-prepared local fare in a dated but still lushly-appointed atmosphere.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- JCL0512Dined on 5/10/2014Very old Inn in need of repairs. Food was fine. Great view of Cape Cod bay.
- Outstanding Perfect!PaulsangelVIPDined on 4/11/2014We love Anthony's. The view is spectacular and one of the best on Cape Cod. The food is delicious. All is served with fresh popovers and glover salad. It is nice and quiet where you can sit and actually hear your friends and family talk I love that! Anthony's is very elegant I hope it always stays in beautiful Yarmouthport on the Cape.Special Features:
- Refined ElegancePaulsangelVIPDined on 2/21/2014An outstanding eatery that we have frequented for many years. Located in beautiful YarmouthPort right off Rte 6A. It is quiet which we really love. The food is delicious and is served with giant popovers and glover salad. We love this beautiful old fashioned style restaurant. The waitstaff is very attentive and we are always very happy. In one word CLASS.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food and serviceChasgiorDined on 2/14/2014Went here for a special occasion, never having been before, was very happy with the meal and the service was outstanding! The building itself is a bit dated but its location overlooking Cape Cod bay can't be beat. Looking forward to going again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Beautiful Anthonys!PaulsangelVIPDined on 12/27/2013Love dining here! The food is excellent and so is the service. It is like dining in a mansion with private waitstaff. Nice and quiet--,far away from the noisy eating establishments that people seem to go to. Old world style. The view is beautiful right near the water especially at sunset. One word: CLASS.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Exquisite Dining!!!!!PaulsangelVIPDined on 12/20/2013I have loved to dine here for a very long time. It is old fashioned, elegant and the service is exceptional. They will bring hot popovers to your table and they are delicious!The salads are always fresh and the entrees wonderful!! If you want ordinary don't dine here. This place is extraordinary!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Old World ElegancePaulsangelVIPDined on 12/13/2013I love this place. Have been coming here for 25+ years (that should tell you something). The food is always good. They serve hot popovers and a delicious glover salad with the entrees. It is quiet which we LOVE! I am so tired of eating places that are noisy. So Anthony's is always delightful!! One word: Class!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Most senicKatnipDined on 10/20/2013I have always have liked Anthony's, love the old atmosphere and food is always good . My guests were so impressed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love this place...........charDined on 9/22/2013One of the best kept secrets on the Cape. Great service and food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not as good as it used to beLAR54Dined on 9/6/2013Our server brought the food which was mediocre, and then disappeared, We waited a long time after finishing the meal before he reappeared while the tables around us had their servers back and forth several times. No water refills, no clearing of used dishes. I ordered stuffed filet of sole with newburg sauce. The sauce was thick and lumpy. The best and only good thing about the whole meal was the popovers. We've been going there for many years. We won't go back again.Special Features:
- We celebrated my sister'sLaurenssisterDined on 7/27/2013We celebrated my sister's engagement here and it was delightful! Pop on over!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Could be a gem if mgt wouldPapaVIPDined on 6/28/2013Could be a gem if mgt would train staff and fix kitchen wait.
- Although the food was verytjjeVIPDined on 6/22/2013Although the food was very good and very reasonably priced, it is no longer the Anthony's of old. The service was fair at best and the building needs significant repair. A truly great restaurant has faded into the sunset. We were disappointed.Special Features:
- The building is very run down,OpenTable Diner Since 2012VIPDined on 6/22/2013The building is very run down, peeling paint, water stained ceilings, tiles missing, chairs worn out and scratched, even the grounds and parking lot were neglected. Our waitress did the best she could in that the host/manager was also tending bar and clearing tables. Our party of 4 did enjoy our meals but the restaurant certainly is not up to the standard of Anthony Athanas who would frequently greet guests at his restaurantsSpecial Features:
- I was quite saddened to seeOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 6/15/2013I was quite saddened to see such a deterioration of the restaurant inside, the exterior and the landscape. The carpeting in the dining room was worn and ripped in some locations, the beams were pulling away from the ceiling and the blue draperies were tattered and stained.The exterior is in dire need of a paint job, a new roof and gutters. It's a shame they have let this property decline as it was such a beautiful building years ago. However, the food was good (we had salmon, and NY sirloin) and it was prepared as we had requested. They still have the yummy popovers. The selection of wines by the glass is very limited, so we were not able to find any wines to our liking. They do have more wines by the bottle. The service was prompt.
- Outstanding view, great serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 6/2/2013Very glad we made this choice for a special occasion meal. Menu offered enough for the three of us to enjoy a great meal, portions abundant. Service was friendly, timely and in unobtrusive Majestic view added to making the event spectacular. The building is decorated nautical however there is much wear to the carpet, awnings and fixtures that unfortunately take away from it's charm. Looking forward to returning on our next visit to the areaSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very disappointingOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 6/1/2013I gwd booked the place for my graduation. I brought my parents expecting a great meal with great service. Instead, when we arrived the manager abruptly told us the kitchen was closed, pushing us to leave. I had to argue and show him our reservation to get seated. Then the service was very unwelcoming although the food was okay. The decor is aged inside and ss we came for dinner, we could not see anything of the supposed view. A totally flunked graduation dinner.
- Cape Cod GemOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/1/2013The Cummaquid Inn is a beautiful old building overlooking Cape Cod Bay, marshlands and salt water inlets. The views at sunset are spectacular. The interior is elegant and is ideal for a special occasion. The Cummaquid specializes in seafood, and on our most recent visit my wife especially enjoyed her boiled lobster dinner and I enjoyed my favorite dish which is baked sole with lobster stuffing and newburg sauce. Prior to the main course we also enjoyed oysters on the half shell which were large and very fresh.Special Features:
- Always SpectacularPaulsangelVIPDined on 5/17/2013Love this place. It is like stepping into an era gone by. The food is excellent. They serve the best popovers salads and entrees. Beautiful views so be sure to arrive at sunset.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful viewNannyplus8Dined on 5/5/2013A typical Anthony's restaurant - Good food, great service, a little tired looking but definitely fits in on Cape Cod. A lot less money than some of the fancier bistros are looking for.Special Features:
- Oldies but goodiesJohnVIPDined on 5/5/2013The food and service were very good and the view was beautiful but the place needs some updating. It could use some painting to brighten it up a bit (as was done with the sister Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston). No need to change the ambience, but it needs some sprucing up. But overall, we had a delightful dinner, with a terrific server, good food and drinks, and a great view. We don't getto Cape Cod very often but would be happy to go back again if the occasion warranted it. Have already recommended it to a friend who goes to Cape Cod often.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- An elegant walk back in timePaulsangelVIPDined on 4/26/2013If you like noise,and mediocre dining this is not for you. This is old fashioned elegance and class! They serve great food with warm popovers and glover salad. The view is spectacular! The waitstaff perfect. A special place that we have been dining in for 30 years! So refreshing compared to the modern day establishments that are out there.Always perfectly elegant with great food and ambience. I will take Anthony' s any time!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Romantice ElegancePaulsangelVIPDined on 4/5/2013Elegant and old fashioned. The food is excellent. The service excellent. And the views at sunset one of the best on the Cape.Special Features:
- Favorite place on the Cape......charDined on 4/5/2013My favorite place to dine on the Cape. Incredible views and great food.Always feel welcome.Special Features:
- Hidden GemPaulsangelVIPDined on 3/1/2013I have been coming here for a long time. The food is great,service great and the views at sunset the best. My favorite place!!Special Features:
- Elegance and classPaulsangelVIPDined on 1/25/2013Always great. Elegant old fashioned. Great service and food. Beautiful views especially at sunset. I have been coming here for 30 years. Enough said.Special Features:


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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Pots and Pots of Plants
22 comments:
- Donna said...
So bright and pretty, Penny, and I love your concrete containers! I've been dividing iris and moving beds around in the garden this past weekend.
- May 31, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Vee said...
You know I did! Not in any containers so fine and lovely as yours, though.
- May 31, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- Kathleen Grace said...
I didn't. It has been so rainy that the flowers I had already planted in the windowboxes on the porch are waterlogged and dying. I'm waiting for the monsoons to stop, then I have to weed and trim. Who knows if I'll even get anything planted this year? Maybe I'll just enjoy yours:>)
- May 31, 2011 at 9:04 AM
- Sarah said...
Hi Penny. My planters have been planted for months. Now it's just trying to keep everything alive and healthy with our all too sudden summer heat.
Beautiful pots. ~ Sarah
- May 31, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Amy @MaisonDecor said...
Yes I did Miss Penny!! I did a big urn on a lonely side deck that has never gotten any attention~til now. I planted hot pink geraniums and purple wave pansies and some kind of white tiny draping flower thing. I love your head planter!!
- May 31, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- bj said...
Our spring has been so windy and dry, I've not planted very much..and what I did plant is looking sad and pitiful. Will wait awhile longer...
Your containers sure look pretty.
- May 31, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Darla said...
Oh Penny, what a delightful post. My containers have been potted up since March here in North Florida...it feels like August here. I love the last container!
- May 31, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- Cindy said...
I planted window boxes on Friday! Red geraniums, white snapdragons & purple wave petunias :)
- May 31, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Donnie said...
I only have one small planter on my front deck so far but I love that one that looks like a head wearing a purple hat. Really cool.
- May 31, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Elizabeth and Gary said...
Hi Penny,
Yes, Gary and I planted this weekend we even planted up my Mom and Dads walk way of their house for them as a surprise.
I love how your bar stools turned out! Your kitchen is beautiful!
Have a sweet day and hugs, Elizabeth
- May 31, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- ATTIC CLUTTER said...
Beautiful pics Penny ~~ love your style(:) hugsPatty
- May 31, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- see you there! said...
No pots planted but bushes were trimmed last week. We're having a late and wet spring this year. Maybe we should just grow moss.
- May 31, 2011 at 5:14 PM
- Pinky said...
I live in Pa., but planted my containers WEEKS ago! I always plant early. I ahve alot of containers on my back deck and front porch and we have 9 window boxes on our 3 decks! So, I do alot of annuals:):) Yours look beautiful. We are having HOT weather this week, 96 today!!!!!!!!!! XO, Pinky
- May 31, 2011 at 5:29 PM
- April said...
STUNNING! You inspire me to get outside and spruce up my gardens!
- May 31, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Blondie's Journal said...
Your flowers are beautiful...I love that last container. Usually I plant right after Mother's Day, but the weather has been rainy and cold. This weekend I would have done some work at the lake but it rained constantly. Hopefully I will get my work done here this week. I miss the color!!
- May 31, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...
I do mine on Mother's Day weekend, Penny. I'm on Long Island. I'm always so eager to get some flowers in that I go for the first weekend there is no more threat of frost!
- May 31, 2011 at 9:06 PM
- Cheri said...
I planted my containers this weekend too! In spite of the heat! Yours look lovely. Nice to meet you and I am in the Asheville area too.
Carolina Mts
- May 31, 2011 at 11:33 PM
- LW said...
I don't do container plants but I did put in our small basil and tomato garden…
I was thinking how I won't see a tomato until the second week of Aug. and was wondering if I moved south how much sooner I could plant and harvest…
I had to LOL when I stopped here this morning…
- June 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Sweet Cottage Dreams said...
How so very pretty! Love the "hair" on your guy planter! tee hee!
I planted mine several months ago - being in California affords us an early start. HOWEVER, I need to revamp those same pots now...so I will be doing some planting soon.
- June 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- *Ulrike* said...
I always have containers planted, but I am so far behind this year since we built the chicken pen and other things. However, I am going to be getting more plants soon! I like those bright colors too!
Take Care,
- June 2, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Mary said...
I did plants up some containers before leaving for the UK, the rest I'm working on now.......in this awful heat! I'm doing fewer annuals this year and we've skipped all the veggies for a change - will shop the local farmers' markets instead. Just too much going on with travel and such, I need a break!
Know your beautiful garden is looking fabulous - hope it's cooler in the mountains Penny.
- June 2, 2011 at 9:06 AM
- Comeca Jones said...
I love them all.
- June 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM


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- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2008
User Score
Mixed or average reviews- based on 755 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 544 out of 755
Mixed: 61 out of 755
Negative: 150 out of 755
Review this game
Nov 11, 2014This is the best expansion the game had. They lowered the difficulty to appeal to more players and also left in a challenging version in PVE for the more experienced and hardcore players. Ulduar is one of the best raids in the entire game and is my personal favorite. It was great to play through back when it was brand new and the top tiered content. The story in this expansion was very linear and didn't stray from the story like they did in Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria. The focus was the Lich King from the beginning to the end and everything you did in Northrend had something to do with the Lich King and it felt like it all belonged there. The addition of the Death Knight class was also pretty spectacular. Although I am disappointed they never continued on with the line of hero classes, this one was a great addition. Northrend is beautiful and the music score is amazing. The boss fights are all very creative and unique. I hope Warlords of Draenor is more like this and the Burning Crusade than the most recent two expansions.… Expand
Sep 27, 2014Very good expansion.Heroic difficulty for raids,Good story,cool dungeons,new map,new animations,perfect new musics...To conclude:Northrend and Death Knights!!!
Sep 7, 2014Ok expansion, Vanilla 10 BC 8 Wrath 7 Cata 6 Panda 4 . Even if wrath had atmosphere, the lich king fight was amazing, this expansion was the beginning of casual play. they had dumb down every raid to let even the dumbest raiders to be able to do a given raid !!!
Aug 17, 2014So there are several reasons why this expansion was, and still is, the greatest of all of the World of Warcraft expansions, including the original release.
- Difficulty: While WotLK's content was quite difficult, it was not remorselessly so like in previous incarnations of the game. It still had room for the raiding elite to show off their swag whilst simultaneously allowing more of the broader audience of the game to access the end-game content they had previously been denied.
- Plot: Wrath of the Lich King addressed a FANTASTIC villain and story in the form of Arthas Menethil, one of the greatest villains in video gaming history as well as approaching many other, brand-new plot elements such as the Nexus War against the Blue Dragonflight and the secrets of Ulduar.
-Music: The soundtrack to Wrath of the Lich King managed to capture the perfect balance between epic orchestral scoring and subtle, ambience, something I personally feel has been lost in subsequent expansions.
-Environments: Wrath of the Lich King introduced Northrend, which had a variety of fantastically emersive environments for us to explore.… Expand
Aug 4, 2014World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is another incredible expansion for World of Warcraft. Just like the previous expansion, this expansion's environment is absolutely stunning. The atmosphere here goes for a more snow covered, demonic like presence, which I like and the land is very wide and open. The new monsters are well designed and there are giant elites roaming in certain areas, which can make a person be cautious at times. The new class, Death Knight, is a very cool class and fun to play. This is a great expansion and you'll have a blast exploring the new land of Northrend.… Expand
Jun 5, 2014The game starts with reused raid content, regardless of their reasoning, minus 1 point.
The quality of life changes to the game are fantastic (crafting, materials, secondary skills)
Ulduar is one of the best raids every made and VERY awesome looking. From here on the raids redeem the game's initial mistake if redone NAXX. People start dropping their subs and the influx of new, younger players begins to shift the mmo community into a toxic downwards spiral. =(… Expand
Feb 21, 2014Many would say Wrath of the Lich King is and always will be the best expansion in the history of WoW. Personally it is my 2nd favorite. TBC gets first in my book. WotLK was without a doubt a great expansion. Had I had the time to be a full-time raider during this game's prime it might have taken my number 1 vote.
Feb 11, 2014Since the standalone World of Warcraft release, I was hooked hard into the game and its expansions. Though I still remember the wonder and freshness of WoW and the level 60 cap that it started with, I think I really spent more time digging into the high level content in Burning Crusade. There is no denying it: World of Warcraft is the true blueprint to MMORPGs and is why games like The Old Republic and Guild Wars sit in its shadow instead of standing out both as critical and profitable successes. Wrath of the Lich King actually furthered WoW a bit in the quest department. Cool cutscene bits were introduced for larger quest story lines and the raid content began to get more varied and unique than the more standard approaches from previous end game content. The only real problem with Wrath was the inevitable simplification of classes and the nerfs that came along with it. Blizzard have had a nightmare trying to balance classes, but their answer to balancing was just to slowly strip away or consolidate class skills and advantages, dumbing down some of the mechanics and mastery required to be a great player. That doesn't ruin WoW, but it definitely took some of the pride out of PvP matches. That being said, Wrath definitely serves as a great WoW expansion.… Expand
Feb 3, 2014Story: 7 out of 10, Graphics: 8 out of 10, Fun: 9 out of 10, Controls: 8 out of 10, Ease to Learn: 7 out of 10, Length: 8 out of 10, Re-play: 5 out of 10, Value: 7 out of 10
Jan 12, 2014That's the last expansion that had something to do with the original trilogy of Warcraft. The rest is a try to avoid unavoidable death that is near each passing day... That' s just too bad...
Jul 29, 2013The expansion where things started to go worse, really worse with World of Warcraft. It still was a playable and rather fun game back then. Actually this was the expansion where my WoW addiction was most intense.
Jul 14, 2013I played this game for a long time and i all ways loved it! I all ways thought that this game easily deserved a 100/100. Sadly the new expansion "Mists of Pandaria" did not turn out as well as i thought but all the other ones were good and i can't wait to see what new expansion comes out next! :D
Apr 17, 2013This game just keeps getting better and better. Although raids were vastly improved for the hardcore gamer, they were now more accessible for those who like to play WOW casually, and now it doesn't take as much to reach a nice position among your guild. This expansion also keeps that hardcore group intact by adding difficult battles and intricate raids that last a long time, and take a lot of effort and strategy to progress, and should you succeed, you will be heavily rewarded. To me that was the biggest feature. I was a raider, and this just made it that much better. ICC was also a blast, and probably the most fun I have ever had in a game.… Expand
Mar 28, 2013I used to enjoy World of Warcraft. I played every single day, one hour on weekdays, two on weekends. This was the best expansion. I really want it back. There were very few bad things about this. The Death Knights were very fun to play, and Northrend looked very beautiful. If I wrote this a few years earlier, I probably would have given it a 10/10, as I thought WoW was "the best game EVAR" up until Cata, but looking back now, I probably won't enjoy it as much as I did back then. It was a good expansion, and I don't understand how it has such a bad user score. I really want to play this again, but Blizzard changed WoW so much, it's not the same as it was in WotLK.… Expand
Dec 10, 2012The final arc in the Warcraft III story fails to disappoint, returning to see old characters and the final chapter in the tale of Arthas. Best expansion to date and adding many enjoyable new features.
Oct 1, 2012For me, it was the best expansion of WoW, the problem with it, was that it was really easy to beat. Even a 12yo boy could kill the lich king with no problem at all. But at least WOTLK had an interesting story line with epic raids like Ulduar, ICC and Malygos
Sep 29, 2012Though WOTLK gave us some fine additions such as Achievements that gave non-hardcore players an alternative way of enjoying the game, WOTLK was a mixed bag. It was the expansion that began to chip away the magic and wonder of a game that I had previously loved. I didn't hate WOTLK - there were many things I really liked about it. However, many of the added races such as the Vrykul, Tuskarr, Taunka and Gorloc and Wolvar ranged from superfluous (like the Taunka) to out of place (the Vrykul) to ridiculous (the Tuskarr, the Gorloc and the Wolvar). The ridiculous races gave the game a puerile quality that eroded the dark tone that WOTLK was trying to set by introducing slapstick, childish humour with these new races. This created a sense of dissonance with the feelings of impending doom caused by the return of the Lich King and the accompanying scourge threat to the world. There were also zones in Northrend that seemed redundant (ie: Borean Tundra is the same zone level as Howling Fjord) and there was too much overlap in terms of zone levels, so players didn't get to experience Northrend in its entirety because they often had to choose between zones, whereas Burning Crusade had a more balanced approach in this way. Other zones such as Crystalsong Forest seemed to have little to no function or relevance at all except for housing the city of Dalaran. I also want to say that I wasn't fond of how they handled the Death Knight class, which are GOOD, but they're not great and are still seen as a bit of a joke among the core classes because they're somewhat redundant - they're not the best tank (unless the player is really skilled - and many I've played with too many who aren't), their DPS is sketchy (again, it depends on if they player really knows this class inside out, as DKs seem to be less forgiving of mediocrity than other classes) and they really haven't found a useful place among the base classes. I think they would have been more functional as a hybrid class (tank/DPS/heals), and they could have done something interesting with them as a healer, using weird demonic spells to heal (because lore-wise, I think makes sense that healers would have been converted to DKs). Among things I liked: Achievements, the expanded lore of the DKs and the fall of Arthas, the coupe attempt against the Undercity, the beautifully crafted city of Dalaran and easter eggs like Higher Learning that encouraged players to explore and rewarded them with pets, mounts or titles. I really loved that Blizzard brought back titles, something they seemed to briefly touch upon and abandoned without explanation in Vanilla WoW, as well as the addition of the Inscription profession, which felt far less painful than Jewelcrafting, a profession introduced in BC that I still hate with a passion for reasons I can't explain. I loved the addition of Wintergrasp and the use of siege vehicles. The introduction of BoA gear was an idea I was somewhat warm to at first, but as the game has progressed, BoAs have proven to be a scourge in low-level PvP BGs/zones. BoAs give players without it an unfair disadvantage and I feel it's broken the lower-level PvP aspect of the game as they've added BoAs in subsequent expansions. Though I don't hate WOTLK, I didn't like the precedent it set for later expansions with ridiculous races, a redundant new class, overlapping zone levels that prevented the player from fully experiencing the new content and the introduction of BoAs that later resulted in a broken low-level PvP experience for new players (or players who didn't feel like grinding). WOTLK did a LOT of things right and they did them well. Though the mistakes they made in this expansion didn't break the game for me, it started to show cracks that subsequent expansions shattered, irrevocably changing a fantastic game into a mediocre experience that I no longer enjoy.… Expand
Sep 29, 2012WOTLK content wise was a nice expansion but with it blizzard start the philosopy "all things for all" at the expense of quality,not forgetting a whole year without content after the lich king.
Sep 29, 2012For me WoW died with the Lich King so gonna score the whole expansion an 8 out of 10 because during wotlk I was addicted to WoW. Still alot more to do in Wotlk then Cata or MoP, too bad Blizzard was out of ideeas with the lore after Cata
WoW was a fantastic game in the past. It was filled with adventure, discovery, and most importantly, teamwork. However, the game has been going downhill recently with the release of the new expansion, the Mists of Pandaria. It has become too simplistic, and plays like a console game. There is no sense of accomplishment and adventure anymore. Clearly, Blizzard is now targeting a different demographic - the game is now for kids. If you enjoy paying a monthly fee AND playing with (other) children, this game might be for you.… Collapse
Aug 31, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wrath of the Lich King was a slight dissapointment for me. The questing and dungeons seemed to be tuned to be way too easy. Some things were improved, 5 mans and raids no longer had an hour's worth of trash that you had to go through to get to the bosses, they just had a couple of groups of minions you had to quickly kill before you got to the important boss which I liked. I did not like the vehicle fights in this expansion, they had the potential to be really fun but they were tuned to be way too difficult so even if you were pro at playing your class, you would die repeatedly while using a vehicle in a quest or in an instance which was not fun. Naxx was remade to be the entry level raid for this expansion since not many people experienced it in the original Vanilla release (myself included). It was tuned to be very easy and most bosses were loot pinatas with the exception of 1 or 2. It was alright but too easy to be that exciting.
Ulduar was the next level raid in this expansion, that was a fun instance. The first time my guild and I engaged XT-002 and heard it speak in a whiney teenage voice we all cracked up laughing and completely wiped, that was my favourite part of the whole expansion. I loved how Blizzard takes this mean looking robot and then gives it the voice of a whiney teenager, who came up with that? It was great. The patch which brought out Trial of the grand champion (I think it was called that, I'll refer to it as Totgc) and the LFD tool (I think it was the same patch, it was around the same time) is where things started to go downhill a bit. Totgc was released a bit too soon when most guilds were still progressing in Ulduar, so it kind of ruined my guilds progression since it had better gear we never bothered to finish Ulduar despite being on the 2nd last boss. Now I think what really started to lead to the demise of WoW was the introduction of the LFD tool and the 5-man heroic dungeons being tuned to be too easy. Tanks who played in Vanilla and the Burning Crusade would start to set up the pull and give CC instructions while the new players who just started playing in Wrath would just yell "gogogogo" and then force you to chain pull the whole instance. But the instance was tuned so easy that you could actually chain pull the whole instance and survive so the heroics just became a zerg fest instead of a place you needed to use skill. Activision purchased Blizzard shortly before this patch so I am not sure if that had anything to do with the game being tuned too easy or not. All I know is that WoW was at its peak of subscribers just berfore this patch was released and it started bleeding subscribers from this patch on.
I figure it was either LFD or the Activision purchase or a combination of both that caused this, those were the only things that changed around that time.
Ice Crown Citadel was kind of a meh raid instance for me but people seemed to like it alright, probably because the Lich King was such a loved character by the lore fans. Really the game got kind of boring for me after Ulduar was no longer the highest expansion, but I still kept playing, I was still having a decent time raiding with my guild. I'll give this expansion a 7/10.… Expand
Aug 16, 2012The quests were not my personal favorite... But it surely beats Cataclysm or the Burning Crusade. It wasn't the Lich King that made it great, nor the Death Knights. But, the music, glyphs, class changes and the nordic environment made it the greatest WoW expansion for me.
Aug 8, 2012Best expansion of WoW so far. Introduced great features like Looking for Dungeon tool, dual spec and phasing.
The leveling was very immersive and the story well told. The new continent was really beautiful too as were the 5 man dungeons.
All in all I immensely enjoyed leveling, running dungeons and raiding in this expansion.
The only downside I can see is Icecrown Citadel not really feeling epic as far as the setting goes (in comparison to Ulduar or Naxxramas for example).… Expand
Jul 8, 2012again same crap in different wrapping,the game should be called wrath of the players,i feel sorry for every soul that buyed this piece of **** must be against some law to release this.
Jun 10, 2012A good expansion. The addition of Death Knights was very clever. However, I wish there was more content to them. They have they're starting zone and then Boom! Your in the faction. I feel that Death Knights should have been somewhat different. Northerend was quit a nice area though. I enjoyed the music and the scenery. The new dungeons were pretty weak in my opinion.
Jun 4, 2012Amazing expansion! Blizzard nailed this game so hard! With amazing story, scenery, immersive gameplay, and beautiful music/cutscenes, Wrath of the Lich King is by far one of Blizzards best games. The only issue I had with it was the zone below Dalaran, Crystal forest or something like that. Blizzard cut out its content at the last minute, leaving it empty and unexplained. Other then that, amazing game!… Expand
May 15, 2012WoW will forever be known as 'THAT MMO'. The first MMO to make MMORPGs a mainstream game. It was and forever will be the biggest game of it's generation and forever to come.
Apr 8, 2012Frosty region , cool DeathKnights, nice missions and a lvl cap up to 80. Face it, WOTLK may not be the most intriguing addition, yet more of the same, but it still a nice force to the WOW formula keeping it alive a bit longer.
Mar 31, 2012Even more terrible pvp design choices, some of the dullest raids in the history of mmos, and complete removal of any challenge and instead a leap towards 'gear+class=win'. The only positive thing about this xpac is that it wasn't Cataclysm
Mar 10, 2012Like many others have already said....it's insulting how much they've dumbed-down everything. Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible.
Mar 4, 2012best expansion of them all, i didnt like cataclysm so much and hope the mop expansion will be good too
this expansion had the best story and music and zones, realy nice that arthas showed up in different places
Feb 13, 2012Truly awful.
I liked the features, such as the new achievements and SOME of the dungeons, but i hated the expansion.
After the falling in love with the BC, this came and replaced it.
Music was brilliant, Graphics were the same, the quests were bland and the dungeons were dull.
A real disappointment.
Jan 30, 2012World of warcraft review
World of warcraft is the largest mmorpg (massive multiplayer online role playing game) on the pc it has hundreds of thousands of player it has to groups â
Jan 28, 2012This is where game started to get easy. That being said it had good story and end game, wintergrasp was also great when it didn't lag.
What I do not like is the fact that now with reduced XP you skyrocket to level 80 but you still need to pay for that expansion. I think it should be merged with Starter Edition.
Jan 1, 2012There were some very enjoyable raid encounters in this addon but overal it was far too easy and honestly wow started to get dumbed down and get boring with this addon. Took only a few days to reach max level. While leveling up the "normal" difficulties of instances already felt like pure waste of time and the "heroic" versions were very easy to finish first time playing them soon becoming absolutely obsolete. Gold had no value anymore. Any player not beeing fully equipped with epic items after like one week at max level got called noob. The complete gameplay changed to repeating boring quests in boring instances on daily base to collect for pointless item updates. Well and once you were half finished collecting your items blizzard just released a new content patch with new items, nerfed old icontent and made all your past "efforts" regarding items and achievements wortless.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Very veeeeeeery bad expansion. It's here where all the catering to bad players took it pace. Game was so easy even monkey could level to 80 and clear raids. Only thing good about Wotlk was Ulduar, one of best raids ever, everything else was crap.
Nov 3, 2011This expansion was very good at first, but got old very quickly. It was on a downhill since 3.2, and raiding Lich King for an entire year, was the most boring and stale era in history of WoW. The only thing that kept it alive was the hype generated by Cataclysm.
Sep 18, 2011So far this expansion is very enjoyable. In fact I may rate this up a couple of more points, if, and only if the endgame with the Lich King lives up to the hype. I can already tell that not enough changed in Cataclysm to make it worth the money. Namely that there are so many unpopulated areas that many of us veteran players love. There just isn't reason to even go to any of them. I think they need to spread it out and increase their fan base again, but it might be too late. World of Warcraft is showing signs of aging but is still fun overall. The only thing not fun about the game is the price, which hasn't changed since it first came out. As much as I love the game it simply isn't worth the $15 a month and with as many subscribers that they had you'd think they would be giving more to them. That's not the case, after Blizzard was bought it seems that their new owners capitalized on the success and what it feels like, somewhat downgraded it. Glad the instances work right because I quit playing right before I finished Burning Crusade and only came back with the free 10 days for coming back. I saw leveling had become easier and now want end game content for personal reasons. If I stay really depends on motivation to stay and if they finally drop that monthly price. I wouldn't count on it soon.… Expand
Mar 23, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the game I'd like to give a 10, but if I look at Its whole life-time, I simply can't. This was an expansion pack I waited with great fun too. It was really good to catch up with everyone's favorite heros' story from Warcraft 3 and 2, Ner'zhul and Arthas. When I started a Death Knight (Former recruits of the Argent Dawn who got raised as the Scourge's "shock troopers" by the Lich King to serve his needs), I was shocked and not in a negative meaning. The linear and good story, the characters, the phasing and especially, the music was so damn good that I had to play the Scarlet Enclave again. Then I went back to my main character and started leveling. The same could be told here too. Good and linear story, great characters and music. Getting Items felt easier here, though u still needed the time or many gold to do the crafted epics. But it was still hard here. Heroics in the beginning were pretty much hard. But they meant a lot of fun, as did the new Achievement system. Naxxramas and Sartharion were only for really experienced players. This was the time when I was on top in WoW. I had full epic from crafted items and from Sartharion/Naxx. This was my favorite time. Unfortuneatly, It all ended in a damn patch that introduced the finished Argent Colisseum and the new Badge System. This was the Patch that murdered the half of WoW. Unexperienced players with full epics running all around and the only way to know what they MIGHT know was to check their Achievements. This was the time when I was only heroicing, playing on battlegrounds, and doing daily quests because I simply couldn't stand ToC and also didn't need anything from there because I got everything else from crafteds and heroics. You got everything from heroics and didn't even needed to raid! ToC was like standing in one place and killing waves. Great. By Icecrown came out I was barely doing anything beside doing the first daily heroic and getting money because it gave you 2 Emblem of Frost and from those you could get everything you needed to get on the same level as those who actually went to Icecrown Citadel. About the money, this was the only thing that was still challange to get, much little challange, but still a challange. I was saving the money I got for a Traveler's Tundra Mammoth which was 16000 gold and a Dalaran Signet that cost 6800 gold and the 3 upgrades were 1000 gold (I was exalted with Kirin Tor, which meant 20% discount for repairs and prices). With Miner-farming i got the money for the rings and the mammoth, well, a little trick was needed for the mammoth, but i got them all. It was 22000 gold, but I got it. After this point, I found no other challange, so I started doing 2 alts. A Death Knight and a Paladin. I did some heroic with the DK at lvl 80 but I got bored with it so i leveled the Paladin. It was so overpowered that it was disgusting. I could solo a raid quest with it on lvl 60 and leveling was a laugh, especially when the enemys were undeads. After both alt got their Cold Weather flying skill (1000 gold) and epic mount, I stopped playing this game until Cataclysm. I simply didn't find joy in playing this game and I was hoping Cataclysm would bring back that. I still checked the World of Warcraft Wiki on what happened to the Lich King and I thought that It was really stupid to butcher two of the most popular character from the original Warcraft trilogy. They had put the adventurers in a far larger role they should have. That moment was really a punch in the stomach for those who played Warcraft 3 or 2. So, it was a long review. To sum up: It was the greatest expansion pack until 3.2.0 patch, which completely destroyed challanges in the game. I'd really like to give it a 10, but I have to consider the part which happened after 3.2.0 so with a kind heart it's an 8.… Expand
Dec 26, 2010Its nice that random heroics, heroic difficulty for raids, and some effort to balance classes so that you can pick and choose between different ones for the same buffs came along, but this was the casual expansion. All the bad players that got 12/12 because there wasn't much to worry about are now wiping on trash that you have to cc because they don't know any better. Need to spam >1 heal spell? Too difficult. Need to get used to a priority system for dps in heroics? Too difficult. Thanks to this, Blizzard will have to nerf everything hard they come out with for a long time since you just can't take anyone outside of a good guild.… Expand
Dec 3, 2010This game this expansion is too easy in my opinion, but overall not a bad expansion... just this expansion was so easy even noobs could do it... Unlike Vanilla and Burning Crusade, If you were a nab then you'd get pvp gear... Not saying that everyone in pvp gear were nabs but that's the way it went.. if you couldn't get yourself into a good raiding guild. I just hope that cataclysm won't be boring like wrath... don't want to get bored for 6 months again just raiding naxxaramas, that was rather boring if i'm honest.. but i guess that's why they bought heroic modes, but then again.. they get rather boring after a while also... i'd give this game a 8/10… Expand
Nov 21, 2010Compared to my experience pre Wrath of the Lich King, less fun. With that said, having played since release it was a great deal of fun, though all content as far as raids go felt "nerfed" especially in early tiers - while they were 'current content'. The player vs. player aspects of the game are quite fun as always. This expansion also introduced the achievement system (implemented pre wrath release). Overall decent, but it is no Burning Crusade as far as 'epic feel' and difficulty.… Expand
Nov 8, 2010World of Warcraft once again manages to astound gamers across the world, bringing it to 12 million active accounts. Rightfully so. Though the graphics aren't great, they still manage to beautifully illustrate the worlds of Azeroth and Outland, and enable a wide range of PCs and Macs to operate the game smoothly. The game play is straightforward and full of funny little parodies of the real world, and professions are fun ways to explore the world make a little extra money. The game may have lost its difficulty over the years, but there is always a place where the hardcore player can enjoy themselves. The music and lore is of very high quality as well. An awesome game that almost anyone can enjoy.… Expand
Nov 2, 2010This is arguably the best MMO I have played, the graphics, the story, everything blends together perfectly. A lot of people complain that this game is addictive. All good things are addictive but only if you let them rule your life. There is absolutely no reason why anyone should feel compelled to play this game all day every day, and if they do, its those people who will be addicted to anything. If you are so bored of your life that you can only find solace in a virtual world, then please by all means avoid this game. World of Warcraft is an amazing game and its an even better experience to share with your friends. Thats why I love this game, I can raid one day, battle in an arena or a battleground on another or just goof around with my friends, and there is no pressure. Relax, and enjoy this great game, make new friends and share some fun adventures with your existing ones, just please stop blaming a game for "ruining your life".… Expand
Oct 14, 2010Wrath of the Lich king is coming to an end with Cataclysm launching December. I can honestly say that the last two years have been great for World of Warcraft. This expansion brought in so many great changes to WoW - dungeon finder, battleground finder, etc. - that were just awesome. Fantastic expansion.
Oct 2, 2010Maybe it's nostalgia or just pure burnout but I did not have as much in wotlk as I did in vanilla or tbc. I think the developers went too mainstream and focused to much on the profit model giving players anything they ask for by just putting a price tag on it. While not all that came with this expansion is bad, many things have really irked me enough to take a long break from the game.
Aug 28, 2010same sh**, different colors...whatever. fu** WoW and fu** blizzard fo lyfe. I've played this sh** on and off for roughly 4 years, small sacrifice now to get cataclysm...but I feel bad for the poor bastards who will have to buy 3 games before they can get rolling in cataclysm, then the monthly fee. that's pathetic...
Aug 18, 2010I honestly wish some of these reviewers had to take a technical competency test before being allowed to enter a score.
"Same graphics" I keep seeing. Have you even the slightest idea of how much work would be involved in upgrading the graphics in this game? Please, do your homework before you kick off about 'Graphics'... and incidentally, the graphic quality of Northrend is a very great deal better than Vanilla WoW. All in all, WoW is a very solid and engrossing experience.
There is very much something for everyone now, and the elitism of the old days is only existent in the player base, not in the game itself.
No-matter what stage you join, you can level up to whatever the current cap is, run some regular 5 man dungeons, and rapidly get yourself into a Raiding situation.
To appease the Hard Core demographic, there are achievement rewards and hard modes too!
Little to nothing wrong with this game, although to some, who believe looks are everything... this is possibly looking a little old now.
It's unlikely Cataclysm's forthcoming graphic improvements will do much to win those people over.… Expand
WoW was a fantastic game in the past. It was filled with adventure, discovery, and most importantly, teamwork. However, the game has been going downhill recently with the release of the new expansion, the Mists of Pandaria. It has become too simplistic, and plays like a console game. There is no sense of accomplishment and adventure anymore. Clearly, Blizzard is now targeting a different demographic - the game is now for kids. If you enjoy paying a monthly fee AND playing with (other) children, this game might be for you.… Collapse
It's brilliant, inspired and will easily secure their supremacy as the leader in the MMOPRG market.
Seeing the innumerable changes and tune-ups to the game engine and the rules, you get the sense that World of Warcraft is a finely-tuned machine that its makers just can't stop tinkering with in an obsessive effort to keep it fresh, relevant, and above all, fun. For now, mission accomplished.
Wrath of the Lich King takes the best-of-breed MMO and improves everything about it. It's a work of supreme confidence and quality that is twice as fun and ten times as beautiful as classic WOW, not to mention anything else in the genre. But above all else - in the breathtaking sweep of Northrend, in the assured, epic storytelling, in the constellation of brilliant quests - it is a grand adventure. Perhaps the grandest adventure in all gaming.


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