Alley Cat Oyster Bar

1056 Old River Rd, Cleveland
(216) 574-9999

Recent Reviews

Ali (SQR)

Can reserve 2nd floor for events/ party. Amazing romantic river view , and great food/ service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sherry T.

Absolutely Amazing!! The oysters are decadent, the food was delicious! Excellent selection of cocktails! The views are Gorgeous! But by far the best part of this outstanding dining experience was the service!! 5!! Anthony was EXCEPTIONAL! We celebrated my daughters 25th Birthday & Alley Cat was the most Perfectly beautiful venue for a celebration! This will be a family tradition for years to come! Thank you Alley Cat and Thank You Anthony & Team! All of the incredible staff made our day superb!

jim reichert

What restaurant that calls itself an oyster bar only has one oyster recipe.Ridiculous.Time to go to Charleston again

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Queen Thomas

Visited from Atlanta, GA and adding this stop to my Oysters Series @Queenfully_eatsIndulged in the Oysterville raw oysters + Stuffed Oysters (Rockefeller). Both were soooo amazingly tasty, we ordered 2 of both. Buddy was our server & provided excellent service & recommendations✨Watch my review video on IG @Queenfully_eatsParking: There is a large parking lot within walking distance. PAY BEFORE YOU EAT! Leave the ticket on your dashboard.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Alley Cat Stuffed Oysters, Blue Point Oysters

B E

A nice restaurant with nice food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

jessica karnafel

Had amazing views and delicious food! Little on the pricey side but it's a given.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Calamari

Art Vizion

My congratulations to all!!! Very nice place. Went with a woman and had fresh river oysters. Beautiful interior and exterior of this establishment, everything is clean, friendly staff and delicious fresh food. Come in the evening in the summer, the inside has a great view of the river and the old buildings of industrial Cleveland!!! One minus is parking nearby - paid $10. Peaceful sky above everyone's head!!! My congratulations to everyone!!! Very nice place. Went with a woman and had fresh river oysters. Beautiful interior and exterior of this establishment, everything is clean, friendly staff and delicious fresh food. Come in the evening in the summer, the inside has a great view of the river and the old buildings of industrial Cleveland!!! One minus is parking nearby - paid $10. Peaceful sky above everyone's head!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Wazney

This was one of the worst meals I have had in years.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Garrett Kirkpatrick

Wonderful, relaxing atmosphere with great views of downtown and the Flats. Unbeatable oysters! Excellent food & drink selection. This is one of my wife's and my favorite restaurants and it never disappoints!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Scallops, Oysters on the Half Shell, Key Lime Pie

John Pacyga

Can't go wrong - all kinds of goodness. Oysters are nearly buttery. Best burger Iv had all year.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Melixseth lugo

Great service, great food, beautiful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lisa L

First and last time ever going here. I've wanted to try it for so long. This has to be the worst place in the flats. Booked a reservation for my birthday for 10 people for 7:30 pm on a Saturday. It was a terribly rainy night. It took 20 minutes before a server came and acknowledged us and then another 15 or so minutes just got him to come back after checking to see what kind of bourbon they had. By the time he came back we wanted to order, but he only wanted to do drinks. We did at least do our app order because we could tell it was going to take a long time for anything. We came specifically for oysters and at 8:00 pm they were already out of blue points. (8:00 on a Saturday night)We wanted to order dinner since everything was talking forever. Everything we wanted the server would come back after taking the order, about 10 minutes later, and say they were out of it. It was 8:30-8:45 pm on a Saturday night. 3 items out of their limited menu were unavailable. Why didn't our server know this.... Even when my friends were going to settle for a hamburger they were out of it. A hamburger in an oyster bar, how many people order hamburgers??!! Most of the table ate the same things because it was all that was left to choose from. They settled on Mac and cheese and other less than appealing things because at this point we just wanted to eat and leave. The server forgot my cocktail and other stuff. Didn't really seem like he wanted to be there honestly. It was beyond noisy and nobody could hear anyone talking unless you were sitting right next to them. I excused myself from the table to speak to a manager because I didn't want to cause a scene in front of my friends who came all that way to celebrate my birthday, but this was so unacceptable and unprofessional .I've worked in restaurants before, in the kitchen, and serving. This was a total lack of good management. Your kitchen manager/head chef really should not have run out of food that early in the night unless he doesn't know how to properly prepare/order. It was an absolutely embarrassing evening and a terrible birthday. Another manager came over and took care of our 1st round of drinks and appetizers. We didn't want anything else or order any more drinks because it took 2.5 hours for dinner and we had just had enough. Imo they should have taken our whole check and comped it. Parking was horrible that night. No valet and no open parking lot. Lesson learned and won't recommend this place to anyone.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mari C

Service was a little slow, but it was a busy Friday night. Food was stellar and I loved all the oysters. Also recommend the poke and the lobster roll.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll, Oysters on the Half Shell, Clam Chowder

Josh T

Had a wonderful dinner here with friends. We made a reservation online (very easy).We were greeted by the professional staff. Seated at a table with a view of the water. Ordered all of our food and drinks. I had a jalapeño margarita which was delightful. I also had some tequila for dipping, Tears of Lalarona which has been pretty impossible to find in my travels.I had the lobster mac, and it was unbelievable how gourmet they made a mac and cheese taste. I also had a crab cake - perfect. Beyond that, I did try the mussels and cheesecake, both delicious.Great experience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake, Alley Cat Mac and Cheese

Sitha Nagaraj

Mike Spano and team made our rehearsal dinner so beautiful and special. We loved their professionalism, coordination, and execution to make the night so memorable. The food was outstanding and many of our out of town guests complimented the venue space (with the private patio) and location. The entire staff even stayed late to make sure everyone was well fed. Thank you so much!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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