The Hourly Oyster House
15 Dunster St, Cambridge
(617) 765-2342
Customers' Favorites
Seared Scallops with Risotto
Oysters on the Half Shell
Blackened Swordfish Tacos
The Hourly Seafood Tower
Lobster Mac & Cheese
Oysters Rockefeller
Double Smash Burger
Beer Battered Fish
Mussels Provencal
Charred Octopus
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Recent Reviews
The reason to go to the Hourly is great seafood. It's not an especially fancy place. The service is nice, but nothing to brag about. If you sit at the counter, you get to watch professionals shuck oysters. Not all that interesting, but much less noisy than sitting at a bar and hearing all the noise attendant on making cocktails. But you go to a restaurant to eat. Everything we ate was delicious. The mussels appetizer was perhaps the best mussels I have ever had. I love scallops....
Decided to try Hourly Oyster House for the first time for my partners birthday celebration dinner and thought it was very good. The Oysters were probably the best I've had...very flavorful and fresh. We both ordered the scallop and risotto dinner which was wonderful and a good size portion. Very nice ambience - busy without being loud, and the service was prompt and friendly. Definitely would recommend.
We love the oysters at Hourly! There are always new ones to taste and they are so fresh and plump. We tried 3 new ones and one old favorite. I think the best oysters in Cambridge. We tend to eat the raw seafood the most -- tuna tartar, hamachi curd are also excellent. Beyond that, we've had mixed results. I usually love their grilled octopus with papatas bravas with chimmichuri, but last night the octopus was over cooked and tough. I could barely eat it. Service is always...
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