Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar

1521 Melrose Ave, Seattle
(206) 501-4321

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My husband and I often purchase oysters from their farm and will continue to do so, but we aren't likely to return to the restaurant. We started with two dozen of the same oysters we always buy and they were overall much smaller than we've ever received. Some were truly barely there. We found it very uncomfortable but said something to our server, but his response was defensive: oysters vary in size. He did bring us six others which we appreciated but we shouldn't...
Thanks so much to everybody there for a super experience! Casual comfortable atmosphere with super fresh seafood (both raw and perfectly cooked).

The oyster sampler was perfect for the variety.

The Dungeness crab and fat sauce were outstanding.

The clams were well seasoned.

The geoduck (our first time having this) was tender and sweet.

All of the accompaniments (we ordered them all)...
I don’t know if this is the best oyster spot in Seattle, but if you made a list and excluded it, I’d be skeptical how accurate your list was. Excellent food, drinks, and atmosphere, with “modern” service. By which I mean, the staff don’t know they aren’t being the most attentive and polite, because they’re too young to remember a time when true quality service was just that.

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