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Summer Shack

149 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA | Map it  

02140 42.390501 -71.142000

(617) 520-9501 | View Website

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Features

Neighborhoods:
Cambridge Highlands
Cuisine:
Chowder, Seafood
Price:
$$
Categories:
Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:
Date Spot, Group Dining, Family Style Dining, Family-Friendly Dining
Payment Methods:
Travelers Check, MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, Debit Card, Diners Club, Gift Certificate

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Review Highlights

ambiance
100%
“It's long tables make it a great place for large groups, and the atmosphere makes it a great place for gorups of kids!”
dessert
100%
“recommend anyone that wants to have a great meal and a great dessert go now.”
drinks
41%
“We had a ball, very friendly atmosphere, great food and drink, wonderful all around.”
food quality
73%
“ambiance, service, good food, reasonable prices.”
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menu variety
75%
“Food and selection is excellent.”
overall
76%
“It's long tables make it a great place for large groups, and the atmosphere makes it a great place for gorups of kids!”
return potential
53%
“will never go back nor will I ever recommend this shack!”
service
93%
“Hopefully it was just the waitperson I had - but she was not very good, didn't let me know what the specials were *(other staff was very helpful to their tables explaining the board without being asked) and although she only had two tables she was never a”
value
33%
“Not only was the environment cheap and touristy, but everything on the menu was incredibly overpriced.”
wait time
53%
“Food came out cold, long wait, ridiculous prices, and the bartender was pretty slow. After an 1.5 wait (at 9pm!) we decided to just sit and eat @ the bar. We did not get offered roles until we were almost done w/ our meal and our bill for the two of us + ” View Less

Reviews for Summer Shack

allyjames165

Member since May, 2012 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 6 days ago
5.0
May 23, 2012

Watermelon margy. If it is in the Summer try their fresh watermelon margaritas. The pulverized fruit really makes the drink refreshing. My mom loves their fried oysters. They have a grilled sardine appetizer in the Summer that my dad just goes ga ga over. Something for everyone. Their specials have always been good picks. The cornbread that comes with the meal is also good. My son had a soft-serve ice cream cone at the end of the meal that was larger than his face. His eyes grew really big when it came to the table.

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ethan004biggs

Member since Oct, 2011 View Profile
5Reviews
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Joined 7 months ago
5.0
May 14, 2012

Lobsta. Knowing what to get is the thing here. For me and my guy itz 2 3lb lobsters with a bucket of steamers to start, a few beers and we're outta there $120 lighter but a whole lot happier.

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vernon208

Member since Mar, 2012 View Profile
2Reviews
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Joined 2 months ago
5.0
May 03, 2012

Swordfish skewer. I had the Swordfish skewer with sweet & sour soy sauce. Rice seaweed salad. Tasty. Swordfish by itself doesn't have an overwhelming flavor, so the sweet & sour was a great addition.

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marjorie mac donald

Member since Nov, 2011 View Profile
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Joined 6 months ago
1.0
November 26, 2011

worst take out thanksgiving dinner ever. I was ordering a Thankgiving Dinner from a recomendation. Thought it would be a good idea. The dinner party started to increase to the amount of people originally, so I decided to cook some extra food, so as to have enough. The food that I got was so terrible, I wouldn't serve it to my guests, I dumped everything. The turkey was like rubber, the potatoes wern't mashed, and the stuffing was the most worst of all, something grainy in it, I couldn't tell what, I tried to fix it, but it was impossible. The portions were so small, they wouldn't even feed four, never mind 6 to 10 people. The cranberry sauce was just enough for my 10 yr old grandson. Thank God I had the sense to make a spiral ham, turkey breast and some veggies and some gravy or we would have starved. The turkey looked like it was cooked a week ago. Very disappointed, $107 down the drain. Next time I'll cook my own meal.

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Mybestfriendlesley

Member since Jul, 2008 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
July 10, 2008

Like a bad joke.... After seeing Summer Shack on the Top 10 list for the best clam chowder in boston, I decided to check it out. Bad idea. Not only was the environment cheap and touristy, but everything on the menu was incredibly overpriced. I guess I should have known that it would be entirely unauthentic, since 2 of their 4 locations are at Logan Airport and Mohegan Sun, but I was still shocked by the tacky nature of the entire restaurant. It felt like they were playing a bad joke on customers while mocking New England tradition. And the chowder sucked.

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