Yooo whaddup! I'm visiting from Miami. If you're looking for the freshest and tastiest oysters this is the place to be. Excellent customer service. Easy reservations. Great tasting food. Amazing experience. Highly recommend the Cherry Stone Clams.
Service: 5
Sarah Washington
Came in for happy hour buck a shuck!Oysters/Cherry Stone Clams fresh and yummy!Half off apps were a big disappointment.Lobster Rangoon-Thought it would be cream cheese and lobster mixture it was more lobster paste just utterly disgusting!Sushi-Wasn’t bad nothing specialCheeseburger sliders-burnt and not good barely no spicy ketchup.Calamari-Dry and nothing specialSteak Taco-Again dry nothing special just eat steak and lettuce maybe find a chef that can make these apps stand out!Oyster Rockefeller-Really Good!Fries that came with cheeseburger yum! lol that’s sad I had to say fries were better than all we tried!!Did try Rhode Island Chowder it was just missing something.We probably won’t be back unless the food changes!
Brian Elza
Awesome place. Been here every trip to Providence. Never disappoints. Today they had 6 different oysters. Hot Lobster Roll is amazing. Highly recommend.
Service: 5
Scott Cowan
Providence oyster bar on a Wednesday night in February. Service was outstanding. I loved the R&B music mix that was playing, I was eating lobster and getting jiggy with it. Not sure everyone who spend 100 bucks per plate is looking for Will Smith and Biggie and Nelly, but maybe.Waitress made sure to open a fresh bottle of wine. Thank you so much. Appreciate the service detail.The food was pretty bad. Crab legs it clearly been frozen and they were pretty much disintegrating as I tried to get them out of the shell. The lobster was likewise not that fresh.
Amanda Alger
Go for 3-6 pm Appy Hour, otherwise pretty expensive. Excellent oysters and mussels. The waiter might not tell you about the Appy Hour either so I'm here to do it.
Crystal Jackson
Was able to walk in, the raw bar was a little behind, but we were taken care of with our beverages and offered a cup of soup. The ambiance of the place is beautiful, classy and welcoming.The food was delicious! We got raw oysters, cherry stone class, cocktail shrimp. The spicy tuna roll was a nice add to our meal. We also got the fried scallops (small, but sweet), the mussels (oh my, don't skip this), and the lobster wonton. Overall, it was worth and the price wasn't really bad. I would come back.The drinks are on point. Black and bleu martini with handstuffed gloves, chefs kiss.
Service: 4
Roseann Louras
Great seafood. Staff is friendly. Cozy
Service: 5
Tell Sallee
Amazing food and service.
Service: 5
mark friedman
Freezing in here! Make sure you bring your coat if you don't want to freeze to death!
Service: 3
CY
We had oysters, clams, lobster, everything is good! Great service. And Valet Parking!
After all the great reviews I was excited to visit, but for me it was a mixed bag. The hostess was very pleasant, and so were the bussers and even the valet. But our waitress left a lot to be desired. She gave us one of those smiles that doesn't reach the eyes, and her words didn't match her tone of voice. The vibe was that she would rather not have been serving us but we unfortunately sat at her station. This feeling was confirmed by the painfully slow service from the drinks to the appetizers to the dinner. It put a damper on what should have been a nice experience as I was trying to treat my wife to a nice birthday meal. The food? It was mostly good. I loved the scallops wrapped in bacon, and the calamari was delicious when paired with the peppers and marinara. The shrimp cocktail was pretty good too. The oysters and lobster, however, were just average and didn't taste as fresh as I expected. After finally convincing our waitress to cash us out, the hostess was nice enough to tell my wife happy birthday as we were leaving (of course the waitress said nothing even though I made this known on the reservation). And the valet had our car waiting and ready to go when we left. So it was great coming and going, and if only the waitress was better this would have at least been a 4 star experience.
Andrew K.
$1 oyster happy hour is the way to go. A little on the smaller side but still a good deal and the oysters the day we came were a great salinity. Also got the happy hour wasabi calamari, which was fine and maybe could use a bit more wasabi. The happy hour menu doesn't have any drink deals on it, unfortunately. Great and quick service at the bar seats.
Francis DiMenno
Food is great. Half price appy hour is affordable.
Service: 4
Allen Schade
Great appy hour, especially the mussels.
Service: 5
Ryan D
Providence Oyster Bar is a staple. The atmosphere is welcoming, and the service hits the mark every time. The seafood selection, especially the oysters, is fresh and impressively prepared. It's clear they know what they're doing in the kitchen. Great place for a casual night out, highly recommend giving it a try.
Yooo whaddup! I'm visiting from Miami. If you're looking for the freshest and tastiest oysters this is the place to be. Excellent customer service. Easy reservations. Great tasting food. Amazing experience. Highly recommend the Cherry Stone Clams.
Service: 5
Came in for happy hour buck a shuck!Oysters/Cherry Stone Clams fresh and yummy!Half off apps were a big disappointment.Lobster Rangoon-Thought it would be cream cheese and lobster mixture it was more lobster paste just utterly disgusting!Sushi-Wasn’t bad nothing specialCheeseburger sliders-burnt and not good barely no spicy ketchup.Calamari-Dry and nothing specialSteak Taco-Again dry nothing special just eat steak and lettuce maybe find a chef that can make these apps stand out!Oyster Rockefeller-Really Good!Fries that came with cheeseburger yum! lol that’s sad I had to say fries were better than all we tried!!Did try Rhode Island Chowder it was just missing something.We probably won’t be back unless the food changes!
Awesome place. Been here every trip to Providence. Never disappoints. Today they had 6 different oysters. Hot Lobster Roll is amazing. Highly recommend.
Service: 5
Providence oyster bar on a Wednesday night in February. Service was outstanding. I loved the R&B music mix that was playing, I was eating lobster and getting jiggy with it. Not sure everyone who spend 100 bucks per plate is looking for Will Smith and Biggie and Nelly, but maybe.Waitress made sure to open a fresh bottle of wine. Thank you so much. Appreciate the service detail.The food was pretty bad. Crab legs it clearly been frozen and they were pretty much disintegrating as I tried to get them out of the shell. The lobster was likewise not that fresh.
Go for 3-6 pm Appy Hour, otherwise pretty expensive. Excellent oysters and mussels. The waiter might not tell you about the Appy Hour either so I'm here to do it.
Was able to walk in, the raw bar was a little behind, but we were taken care of with our beverages and offered a cup of soup. The ambiance of the place is beautiful, classy and welcoming.The food was delicious! We got raw oysters, cherry stone class, cocktail shrimp. The spicy tuna roll was a nice add to our meal. We also got the fried scallops (small, but sweet), the mussels (oh my, don't skip this), and the lobster wonton. Overall, it was worth and the price wasn't really bad. I would come back.The drinks are on point. Black and bleu martini with handstuffed gloves, chefs kiss.
Service: 4
Great seafood. Staff is friendly. Cozy
Service: 5
Amazing food and service.
Service: 5
Freezing in here! Make sure you bring your coat if you don't want to freeze to death!
Service: 3
We had oysters, clams, lobster, everything is good! Great service. And Valet Parking!
Service: 5
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After all the great reviews I was excited to visit, but for me it was a mixed bag. The hostess was very pleasant, and so were the bussers and even the valet. But our waitress left a lot to be desired. She gave us one of those smiles that doesn't reach the eyes, and her words didn't match her tone of voice. The vibe was that she would rather not have been serving us but we unfortunately sat at her station. This feeling was confirmed by the painfully slow service from the drinks to the appetizers to the dinner. It put a damper on what should have been a nice experience as I was trying to treat my wife to a nice birthday meal. The food? It was mostly good. I loved the scallops wrapped in bacon, and the calamari was delicious when paired with the peppers and marinara. The shrimp cocktail was pretty good too. The oysters and lobster, however, were just average and didn't taste as fresh as I expected. After finally convincing our waitress to cash us out, the hostess was nice enough to tell my wife happy birthday as we were leaving (of course the waitress said nothing even though I made this known on the reservation). And the valet had our car waiting and ready to go when we left. So it was great coming and going, and if only the waitress was better this would have at least been a 4 star experience.
$1 oyster happy hour is the way to go. A little on the smaller side but still a good deal and the oysters the day we came were a great salinity. Also got the happy hour wasabi calamari, which was fine and maybe could use a bit more wasabi. The happy hour menu doesn't have any drink deals on it, unfortunately. Great and quick service at the bar seats.
Food is great. Half price appy hour is affordable.
Service: 4
Great appy hour, especially the mussels.
Service: 5
Providence Oyster Bar is a staple. The atmosphere is welcoming, and the service hits the mark every time. The seafood selection, especially the oysters, is fresh and impressively prepared. It's clear they know what they're doing in the kitchen. Great place for a casual night out, highly recommend giving it a try.
Service: 5