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Union Oyster House

41 Union St, Boston, MA | Map it  

02108 42.361221 -71.057030

(617) 227-2750 | View Website

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The country's oldest restaurant in continuous service lures touristy crowds with its fresh seafood and award-winning chowder.

Features

Neighborhoods:
Central, Downtown
Price:
$$$
Cuisine:
Chowder, Traditional American, Seafood
Categories:
Banquet Rooms, Restaurants, Clambakes

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Restaurant Special Features:
Dine At The Bar, Celeb Hangout, Business Dining, Group Dining, People Watching, Special Occasion Dining, Local Favorite, Private Rooms, Historic Setting
Payment Methods:
Travelers Check, MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, Diners Club

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Review Highlights

ambiance
66%
“Service & ambience great.”
dessert
100%
“The combo plate of crab, fish and lobster cakes was good served over nice mixed baby greens.”
drinks
75%
“Our waitress recommended a great local beer for hubby.”
food quality
79%
“back then the food was great.”
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menu variety
100%
“Why is it on the menu if there is nothing good about the dish?”
overall
100%
“great historic restaurant”
return potential
100%
“The history behind the Union Oyster Bar and the artwork that covers the walls are reason enough to go but you'll return because of the GREAT seafood and excellent service.”
service
51%
“The wait was extremely long even though we had reservations, the service was not good and the prices were high.”
value
25%
“will go out of my way to steer people away from this restaurant and am sorry I wasted my time and money for such a terrible experience.”
wait time
50%
“The drinks were bad, but still better than the food and you have to wait longer than 30 minutes to get to their tiny dining room upstair when they stacked people into isolated corner and you waited forever for the waiters to notice you are there, since th” View Less

Reviews for Union Oyster House

corpi

Member since Sep, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
5.0
December 11, 2011

Union Oyster House. THE BEST CLAM CHOWDER EVER!!!!

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lucky 13

Member since Mar, 2011 View Profile
3Reviews
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Joined 1 year ago
1.0
August 15, 2011

Not impressed. I found the restaurant extremely dirty. The servers do not clean the tables well. The food was not prepared well, and came to us cold. I did not eat the oysters because they were warm. The atmosphere didn't impress me either.

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AndreaBB

Member since Aug, 2011 View Profile
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Joined 10 months ago
1.0
August 01, 2011

Union Oyster - overpriced tourist trap - don't waste your $$. We brought my sister and her family here on Sat 7/30/11, as they were visiting from out of town. The food was TERRIBLE and OVERPRICED. We were HIGHLY disappointed in the restaurant taking full advantage of their 'oldest restaurant' status. So sad that this has turned into another TOURIST TRAP RIP OFF......It could be so much better as the character of the building should match the quality of the food. The calamari and seafood entrees were greasy, and nothing special, and the oysters were overpriced and presented terribly (not over ice - with only plastic container of cocktail sauce, no horseradish, mignonette or anything..) Very disappointed...I wouldn't waste your money here...it's too bad...

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pabreu21

Member since Sep, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
5.0
September 30, 2010

Great food is worth the long wait. The food was great. I went with some friends and we all had different seafood dishes and I was able to taste a bunch of them, they all were great. The prices are fair, the only downside is that there is a long wait if you go on weekends.

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Alicia32

Member since Jun, 2010 View Profile
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Joined 2 years ago
4.0
June 22, 2010

Mmmmmmm. This place is delicious. i went out here with my boyfriend a few nights ago and we had the best oysters ive had in a looong time. If you go get the, duh, oysters. or at least the platter with the oysters. Its also really cool how old the place is, like 1800 or something. The area is really fun to go out afterwards too, especially if your visiting Boston on vacation go check out the area, very Boston.

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