Summer Shack Reviews

The decor is not to my liking so I took off a star but the food is delicious. I can't recall if it was pumpkin chowder or butternut squash soup but it was probably one of the best soups I've ever had in my entire life. I could drink that stuff by the gallon.

I would give more stars if the gluten free menu that is shown online would be valid in the restaurant.

Its good. The food is tasty. Fish and oysters are fresh but lobsters looks a bit pre-cooked.

Fresh delicious seafood...the best I've ever eaten.

Good selection of seafood plus other choices. Outdoor dining area was set up very well re: current safety needs. Delicious dishes for our lunch!

Since 2007 i have been comming here and I've had just about everything on the menu, outstanding, and the staff,host friendly and great.

The quality of the food is great; the servers are good; the ambiance is like being in a small town high school gym; parking is more than adequate. But the PRICING is way out of proportion. I ve been there over twenty times in the past two years and every time, I leave thinking I spent too much money for what I got. I guess they think they have a monopoly on that segment of the market and thusly think they can get away with it. They seem to be getting away with it, but it certainly doesn t leave me with a good feeling.
I should also mention that their wine list is very limited and over populated with pedestrian, cheap wine at grossly inflated prices.
It s too bad, because they re so handy for us.

My wife and I stopped here on our honeymoon and the food was good, but entirely overpriced. My wife ordered a lobster and when she had questions the staff didn't seem to know the answer and gave us misleading information. The steak I ordered was good, but I barely got 4 bites from it, before it was devoured. The location and atmosphere is lovely here and is located in a good part of Boston.

Good food but pricey! Lobster wontons were delicious.

BEST raw bar in town! Excellent service and fantastic seafood menu!

This is the second time I have visited Summer Shack, but the first time at this location. We were not disappointed. Fantastic food, fantastic service, awesome atmosphere.

I had a wookiee waffLe (waffLe topped with mixed berries and whipped cream) it was yummy. a bit pricey but stiLL good and it was fiLLing. so worth the cost.

Sirloin tips were not likely sirloin tips and too tough to eat...within an hour or so. My jaw was definitely tired from excessive chewing!

The chewed up attempt remained on the plate and the manager offered a 10% discount.

Anywhere else.

Laura is the absolute best! Great service and really cheered me up on a blah day!

Great food and great service. Wasn't impressed at all with my watermelon margarita.

Best seafood in the Boston area. Fast service. Good for families and groups. Even the place was packed the service was always friendly.

This is a convenient location just steps from alewife station. Even though it is not much to look at from the outside, the vibe on the inside is actually nice and a good option for a date night. I personally don't eat seafood so when we come here I only have a few choices because the menu is seafood heavy but at least their burger is good. My boyfriend enjoys their fish and chips. It is a bit pricey so be wary of that, looking at the prices of the lobsters on the board makes me wince!

Everything was excellent except for the hostess. Carrie's a very heavy attitude.
Not her fault, she is young and probably not trained properly

This was such fun experience. The food and service was amazing, the clam chowder is a must try!

Reasonable priced very good waiters and waitress, food was excellent, will come back again when going back to Boston

Big open Friendly bustling space with great food and a lively atmosphere.

Good service, bit pricey however. I remember one of the items being 26$ but then again - it is fresh fish.

Classic renditions of New England seafood dishes in a kitchy dining atmosphere.

Good service. Good food. Reasonable prices for seafood.

This is old Boston. That's not bad exactly, but it is a little uninspired given all the choice one has today.

Their Connecticut style lobster roll is the best one I ve ever had. Their oyster and clam are very fresh and sweet. It could be one of the best seafood place in Cambridge.

the service of the staff is awesome and excellence but i disappoint of the taste of the foods because is salted."

I do think this location is slightly better than the Copley one. I m particularly fond of the Bermuda soup. Always go when I m in the area.

The seafood is super fresh and tasty. They have a great variety of options

Our table ordered the chicken and shrimp gumbo and the avacado grapefruit shrimp salad. The food and service was good. You can reserve a table through Google Maps(OpenTable).

Great oysters, great drinks, and surprisingly good rice with the bass.

Really good sea food place, my second favorite I've ever been to even. I had "Boston's best Lobster Roll" and it really was Boston's best. Our waitress was super nice and proactive. We had a baby, and she was kind enough to clean up the mess the baby made and grab extra food for it. Top tier service if I've ever seen it. Everyone was happy with their food, which is not always the case with sea food :). Would definitely recommend.

Cool lobster place with good selection of beer. The staff are quite friendly and welcoming.

Awesome place for great seafood and other items. Always a good experience and customer service

Not the best lobster roll in Boston as.advertised. Nice atmosphere and great staff.

Great summer shack atmosphere including cameo appearances by artifacts from the old Aku Aku. If you don't like fish there isn't much for you. Reasonable prices for the quality of the food.

This place is amazing. You can eat 10lbs of food for $50. Big penis like statue out front. Creepy video of guy manhandling lobster while you wait in line. Must see tv

LITERALLY. So that made up for the cost of my meal alone, then had around like 14 shrimp cocktail on top of the beautiful spread of smoked salmon, pate, cheeses, salads and typical breakfast food that they had. Oh, and don't let me forget about dessert. The bread pudding was FANTASTIC.

It's all about lobster and seafood, though their stake wasn't bad either. The service was kind of slow but really polite.

Very good. Had the salmon, was delicious! There was almost no wait at all.

I had the sea bass it was quite good. However I felt like the portion of bass I was served was on the small side for $28. Services was excellent! No wait time with a group of 6 people.

This place is awsome but pricey. I had a stein of ipswich ipa and shared an aqu scorpion bowl. That's it for booze. We ate, topsirloin, cheeseburger, 2 orders buffalo wings, 1 crab cake, 4 shrimp cocktail, steamers, little necks, and 2-2lb baked stuff lobsters. The bill was 335.00 for 4 pp.

Spacious with great service and food. Pictured is the veggie burger. I think it's a black bean patty which I'm a huge fan of, but it was good as far as those go. The homemade potato chips are great, and I highly recommend the sweet potato fries. If you get the fried onion strings, I suggest sharing, because it's very oily and monotonous, so I found it hard to finish, but they are tasty.

Yummy seafood and amazing service. Even for a quick lunch midday on a Saturday. Just a teensy bit bothered by the lobster tank being so close to the steamer.

Standard fish and chips place, its the only thing they are really good at. Everything else is okay.

Criminal Organization

I went to this place and made an order. It was never delivered I decided to leave and paid my bill. They sent out a couple of "muscles" to intimidate me. If you want to deal with a criminal organization this it it.

Wonderful food, loved the steamers and Rhode Island calamari. Great server too. Ate outside.

Had beer batter fish sandwich, fish had no flavor. Chips were good. Cornbread was way to sweet, almost cake like. Others seem to like the lobster, but I was not that hungry

Had a better lobster roll at the 99. They forgot to bring out our oysters

Great place for a dinner - lots of fish and seafood dishes, a variety of oysters. Don s miss on their lobster roll!

Absolutely delicious fried clams and scallops. Very fresh. We always visit when in town.

Great service, comfortable atmosphere, lovely decoration.

Delicious food hands down in Cambridge Massachusetts

Spacious, nicely done seafood, pleasure eating outside.

This is an absolute must eat at restaurant in the Boston area. The lobster is amazing

Nice atmosphere, decent food and good service. A little on the pricey side, though.

Good food, a little overpriced ($9 for a small side of roasted kale?) A great place to take out of towners for seafood, though!

Fantastic twin lobster bake meal. Our server was also phenomenal.

Great sea food and fresh taste. Always good service.

I have been coming to Summer Shack again and again over the past 10 years. With a large group, with family, friends. Even by myself.
My overall conclusion - the place is solid. It had its ups and downs, but overall consistently good.
Expensive? Kind of. But what is cheap these days in Bean Town.
I would give the place 5 stars, but it is still a Shack. Don't expect Menton service.
What I consistently liked? Stuffed lobster (pricey!), fresh oysters, Bermuda Fish Soup. Last Monday I tried clam linguini and it was excellent! Still, it's $38 for lunch without beer. So be ready!

It was a little pricey but the food was really good the raw bar is awesome drinks were good overall I'd go again

Great food and service. A couple of friends took me here for a treat and it was a good experience.

Good food ok service. A lil pricy for the portion you receive.

Food was OK but not stellar. Lobster roll was very bland to my tastes. The places was very crowded and noisy but, to be fair, it was a Saturday evening when many people go out for dinner. The restaurant isn t bad, it just wasn t what I was expecting of a restaurant at that price point. I ve had better lobster at small establishments along the coast north of here.

This place is huge! They have excellent seafood. I loved my lobster here.

Great seafood right at the end of route 2 next to alewife. Large bar area with a large selection of beer and cocktails. They have a nice fresh raw bar and always a few fresh seafood specials.