The Pearl
20b District Ave, Dorchester
(617) 288-8810
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Had a great time here with my mom. Food was great (come early because some items were sold out) but other than that the drinks were amazing so was the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ABSOLUTELY Amazing! Down here visiting a friend, craving some oysters, wondered down to Pearl… Food AMAZING, Drinks FANTASTIC, Staff ASTOUNDING! I can’t remember our bar maids name, but she was working August 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM and she was Astronomical! I can’t wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I heard this place was black owned so I wanted to give it support and check it out. I went to the establishment around 8:30pm on a Saturday night and sat at the bar. Atmosphere was on point however everything else was not good from the service, the disorganization, and lack of food available. I sat at the bar and the lady bartender was the only one that greeted me but as far as that goes I had to reach out for attention several times. I could tell the guy bartender was new so I give him grace. I asked for calamari and was told they ran out, I also overheard they ran out of fries. I asked for clam chowder and thank goodness they at least had that. I sat there for over 15mins and still no bowl of clam chowder. All the while everyone else is being served. I asked the guy bartender the status and he asked a waitress to check on it…she stood there and continued to converse with another employee. Over 5mins went by and she still did not check. The guy bartender had to remind her but by then I said it’s all good and left smh. I was very disappointed and upset from this encounter. I will not be going back or recommending this place to anyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ordered the shrimp scampi that ish was on point very good!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Best lobster roll I’ve had in a long time! Beautiful spot and super friendly staff :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would not Recommend unless u like a spot to have 6-7 main courses not to many options and this restaurant was highly recommended I guess to each they own cause we was not impressed . I got the Spicy Crab Dip which was decent also We had the Pearl Potion alcohol beverage that was amazing very strong. My child had Fried Calamari and it was absolutely disgusting idk what they breaded it with but it wasn’t appealing. The size of the restaurant is no bigger then a shoe box you would think as u walk in it would be a lil bigger as u hit the corner boom it’s the bar and some seats in the corner that’s it they say it’s black owned I always wanna support the community. If u like that type of environment then enjoy also we went to the one in South Bay maybe the other one is a different experience….
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Absolutely loved it here because of the bartender !! ummmm jessiara (unsure of spelling) she is fullll of energy and love !!! she had great recommendations and I had 2 whole meals cause of her LOL! I will 110% BE BACK FOR HER! ❤️ thank you so much jess!!! You make the pearl amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oysters and drinks 🍸 🍹
Brought my cousin, who's from out of town, to visit for a late night dinner of seafood and drinks. Nice atmosphere, didn't like where we were sitting but had some outdoor seating and along the entrance. Around the bar and in the back. Ambiance music. Good presentation and the food was good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great spot for a great meal. Service was exceptional and actually added to our dining experience. The food was really flavorful and good too. Salmon bites had a delicious sauce on them and were lightly fried which let the salmon shine. Coconut curry was really tasty, was looking for any and all vehicles to dip into the curry for the seafood trinity because it was so good. Their main course salmon was really really perfectly cooked with a delicious sauce as well. Music was on point and the ambience was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Can you turn your base lower please? It’s 11pm and my whole living space is booming with your lauding base.
Atmosphere: 1
I mainly went here because I wanted oysters, we got the pearl platter which comes with one dozen oysters, 6 shrimp cocktail and 6 little neck clams. They didn’t have any little necks which is what my sister was really looking forward to but they offered to give us extra oysters because the shrimp is to expensive to give us extra. So we said that the extra oysters would be fine but they still ended up giving us the extra shrimp. We weren’t mad at getting the shrimp instead since I’m the only one who eats oysters. The oysters were delicious, slightly sweet, nicely meaty and shucked well, I think I only got a piece of shell in one of them. We also got the spaghettini which came with 3 shrimps and the pasta in a vodka sauce. It was pretty good but I wish the tails would have been taken off the shrimp to make it a little easier to eat in one bite. But the pasta was cooked perfectly and the sauce was very flavorful. Overall, I’d say it was a decent experience, at the beginning of the meal, we ordered a bottle of still water and the server who brought it over asked if we wanted him to pour it for us and then seemed slightly annoyed when we said yes. I feel like it was an odd question to begin with because any other place I’ve been to, they just pour it for you. So I’m not really sure what standard practice is supposed to be but that’s just my experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Asked a medium steak but gave me a well done. Waiting for Benedict for almost 40mins almost missed our movie. Above 20 percent tip is set as default
Food: 1
Service: 1
Wait 40min for a well done breakfast steak, while we ordered medium. They need to change a chef
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was good, service, atmosphere, and price were drawbacks.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
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