Fresh seafood, relaxed atmosphere with attentive service.Kid-friendliness: Great option for those dining with young kids. We asked for a highchair in ourreservation and not only was it set up at our table ahead of time they had laid out a kids menu and crayons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ibrahim Haleem Khan
The food was okay, the quantity for fishermen bowl is kinda low. But overall nice experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood, Lobster Roll
Philomena Essex
We had a business lunch there. Beautiful place, great location, outstanding oyster and seafood selection and very attentive staff. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Steve T
Consistently stellar food, attentive service, and relaxed atmosphere make this my favorite choice for seafood. We love the raw oysters and clams, daily specials, and believe it or not the best fried chicken I’ve had in the Boston area. Parking is easy and it’s a convenient location.
The Restaurant Week lunch menu was pleasantly surprising. Ample portions. Huge dessert selections. Ample parking available.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
paul terhune
This place is Awesome. So many menu choices. We came twice this weekend to enjoy as much as possible while in town. Lobster pot stickers ? fried chicken ?. Don't miss this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adriana Santos
everything wonderful service food atmosphere
Sophie Brown
Service was great. Performers at the drag show were phenomenal.Got the crab cakes and hash. Hash was very wet, kinda like a slop with no specific flavor. Crab cake was crispy but mostly breading. Asparagus were cooked perfectly and there was a good amount of them.Sangria was super weak and flavorlessDrag was fun but honestly kind of a weird space for it. But the performers make the most of it and are talented and fun.
Food: 3
Paul Delabruere
This was some of the best seafood I've ever had. The fried clams and crab cakes were amazing. The drinks were equally excellent. I definitely plan on coming back.
I was there at lunch time and it was slow which meant good service but it is a little bit dark inside. I have been at events here and it's a very good spot for those. The warm lobster roll was delicious but just slightly too much butter for my taste.
Service was great. Performers at the drag show were phenomenal. Got the crab cakes and hash. Hash was very wet, kinda like a slop with no specific flavor. Crab cake was crispy but mostly breading. Asparagus were cooked perfectly and there was a good amount of them. Sangria was super weak and flavorless Drag was fun but honestly kind of a weird space for it. But the performers make the most of it and are talented and fun.
Chen
The food are delicious and out of my imagination. I will definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jon Lately
Go for the seafood, obviously. My fellow diners loved their plates -- fresh. If you're not into seafood, choose the steak tips or burger before the fried chicken.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic New England Clam Chowder, Oysters on the Half Shell, Fish, Shack Lobster Mac and Cheese, Chowder, Seafood, Lobster Roll
Yue Zhang
Never visit again. Food was okay, but a mandatory 20% gratuity was added at the end for a table of four. Probably will give the same amount anyway, but ZERO if you ask for it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Dana S.
I will start by saying that we went here for the drag brunch on a Sunday. The drag brunch? OK. The performers were pretty good. So much better than others. The food? Very very limited menu. And it gets very very busy and the room gets very very hot. The service seemed very overwhelmed by the amount of people there. People at the other end of our large table get served well before myself and my friend. And they had ordered at least 10 minutes after us. I got the salad that had the lobster on it. It was good. A decent amount of lobster. But the salad portion was normal. Not extraordinary but a very normal salad. And the lettuce wasn't super super crunchy. So I suspect it was made before hand and then they just bring it out. Will I be back to the summer shack? Sure. Back to the drag brunch? Maybe.
Fresh seafood, relaxed atmosphere with attentive service.Kid-friendliness: Great option for those dining with young kids. We asked for a highchair in ourreservation and not only was it set up at our table ahead of time they had laid out a kids menu and crayons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was okay, the quantity for fishermen bowl is kinda low. But overall nice experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood, Lobster Roll
We had a business lunch there. Beautiful place, great location, outstanding oyster and seafood selection and very attentive staff. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Consistently stellar food, attentive service, and relaxed atmosphere make this my favorite choice for seafood. We love the raw oysters and clams, daily specials, and believe it or not the best fried chicken I’ve had in the Boston area. Parking is easy and it’s a convenient location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Potstickers, Fried Whole Belly Clams Tartar Sauce, Fries, Chowder, Cornbread, Seafood
The Restaurant Week lunch menu was pleasantly surprising. Ample portions. Huge dessert selections. Ample parking available.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
This place is Awesome. So many menu choices. We came twice this weekend to enjoy as much as possible while in town. Lobster pot stickers ? fried chicken ?. Don't miss this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
everything wonderful service food atmosphere
Service was great. Performers at the drag show were phenomenal.Got the crab cakes and hash. Hash was very wet, kinda like a slop with no specific flavor. Crab cake was crispy but mostly breading. Asparagus were cooked perfectly and there was a good amount of them.Sangria was super weak and flavorlessDrag was fun but honestly kind of a weird space for it. But the performers make the most of it and are talented and fun.
Food: 3
This was some of the best seafood I've ever had. The fried clams and crab cakes were amazing. The drinks were equally excellent. I definitely plan on coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Whole Belly Clams Tartar Sauce, Fries, Crab Cake blt, Seafood
I was there at lunch time and it was slow which meant good service but it is a little bit dark inside. I have been at events here and it's a very good spot for those. The warm lobster roll was delicious but just slightly too much butter for my taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Service was great. Performers at the drag show were phenomenal. Got the crab cakes and hash. Hash was very wet, kinda like a slop with no specific flavor. Crab cake was crispy but mostly breading. Asparagus were cooked perfectly and there was a good amount of them. Sangria was super weak and flavorless Drag was fun but honestly kind of a weird space for it. But the performers make the most of it and are talented and fun.
The food are delicious and out of my imagination. I will definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Go for the seafood, obviously. My fellow diners loved their plates -- fresh. If you're not into seafood, choose the steak tips or burger before the fried chicken.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic New England Clam Chowder, Oysters on the Half Shell, Fish, Shack Lobster Mac and Cheese, Chowder, Seafood, Lobster Roll
Never visit again. Food was okay, but a mandatory 20% gratuity was added at the end for a table of four. Probably will give the same amount anyway, but ZERO if you ask for it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
I will start by saying that we went here for the drag brunch on a Sunday. The drag brunch? OK. The performers were pretty good. So much better than others. The food? Very very limited menu. And it gets very very busy and the room gets very very hot. The service seemed very overwhelmed by the amount of people there. People at the other end of our large table get served well before myself and my friend. And they had ordered at least 10 minutes after us. I got the salad that had the lobster on it. It was good. A decent amount of lobster. But the salad portion was normal. Not extraordinary but a very normal salad. And the lettuce wasn't super super crunchy. So I suspect it was made before hand and then they just bring it out. Will I be back to the summer shack? Sure. Back to the drag brunch? Maybe.