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Name: Island Creek Oyster Bar - Boston
Address: 500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, United States, 2215
Telephone: (617) 532-5300
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.6

Island Creek Oyster Bar - Boston

4.6

4109 Reviews

$31 to $50

Seafood

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Island Creek Oyster Bar is named simply after our farmer, built on the ideal of bringing guests closer to the farm. Chef Jeremy Sewall offers a daily changing menu with a raw bar featuring Island Creek Oysters and an updated, seasonal selection of New England seafood.

Looking for another reservation? Visit one of our sister restaurants: Island Creek Oyster Bar (Burlington), Row 34 (Boston & Portsmouth), Eastern Standard, Branch Line, and our cocktail bar, The Hawthorne.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Seafood, Oyster Bar, Farm-to-table
Hours of operation
MON - THU: 04:00 PM - 11:00 PM FRI: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM SAT: 11:30 AM - 11:30 PM SUN: 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Phone number
(617) 532-5300
Website
http://www.islandcreekoysterbar.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Jeremy Sewall

Location
500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 2215
Neighborhood
Kenmore Square / Fenway
Cross street
Kenmore
Parking details
Metered parking is available in and around Kenmore Square, or we offer valet for $16.
Public transit
Kenmore
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Fluke Crudo
sesame, orange, lime
- each$12.00
Striped Bass Ceviche
green radish, chive, bell pepper, lime
- each$10.00
Jonah Crab Claw
Dijon aïoli
- each$4.00

Shell Fish

1/2 Maine Lobster Cousin Mark$16.00
Littleneck
Wellfleet MA
- each$2.00
Shrimp Cocktail
- each$3.50
Shellfish Platter
- For Four$88.00

Tonight We Are Drinking

Pour étancher la soif

2012 Pascal Janvier Jasnières$16.00
Pear and acid, crisp and refreshing
2012 Domaine Jacques Maillet 'Autrement Rouge' Savoie$12.00
Hints of ctirus, floral with light tanins
2011 Château De Rontets 'Clos Varambon' Pouilly Fuissé 750ml$72.00
You got to love an italian in burgundy
2010 Hugel Pinot Noir Alsace 750ml$58.00
Supple with intense fruit

Apps

Faroe Island Salmon Tartare$13.00
Cucumber, sesame, lime
Smoked Bluefish Pâté$13.00
Rye crisps, pickled vegetables
Pan Fried Jonah Crab Cake$16.00
Sparrow arc farm radish, fennel, aleppo aïoli
Crispy Oyster Slider
Brioche roll, lime chile aïoli
- each$4.00
Steamed Littleneck Clams$14.00
Icob bacon, rosemary fennel broth, scallion butter
Head on Stoughton Shrimp$16.00
Chorizo, fresno, cous cous, grilled bread
Salt Cod Brandade$11.00
Red onion escabeche, grilled baguette
Skip's Grilled Razor Clams$15.00
Icob tasso ham, garlic, parsley

Salad

Boston Bibb Lettuce$12.00
Cucumber, vermont feta, semolina croutons, shallot dijon vinaigrette
Baby Arugula$13.00
Poached cranberries, vermont chèvre, hazelnuts, honey vinaigrette

Fried

Fish Sandwich$15.00
Spicy tartar, old bay fries
Fish & Chips$19.00
Beer batter, malt vinegar aïoli
Fried Clams
Hand dug in ipswich tartar sauce
- Small$16.00
- Large$28.00
Salt Cod Fritter$11.00
Paprika oregano aïoli

Soup

Clam Chowder$11.00
Hand dug clams, buttermilk biscuits, house-cured bacon
Lobster Bisque$11.00
Brown butter lobster knuckles

Cousin Mark's Lobster

York harbor, maine

Ethel's Lobster Roll$25.00
Kettle chips, cole slaw, rosemary roll
Lobster Roe Noodles$34.00
Braised short rib, grilled lobster, oyster mushrooms, pecorino

From the Land

Add: pickled onion, fried oysters, horseradish mayonnaise - $5

Roasted Chicken$25.00
Fingerling sweet potato hash, icob bacon, jus
Grilled New York Strip Steak$36.00
Yukon mashed potatoes, crimini mushrooms, red wine sauce
Colorado Angus Burger$16.00
House-cured maple bacon, grafton cheddar, fries

Today's Fish Selection

Cape Cod Bluefish$26.00
Mustard spaetzle, icob tasso ham, apple purée
Grilled Faroe Island Salmon$28.00
Gilfeather turnips, icob bacon, chestnut gremolata
Mrs. Bennett's Seafood Casserole
- For 1$25.00
- For 2$42.00
- For 4$75.00
Grilled Line Caught Swordfish$31.00
Maine heirloom beans, chorizo, winter squash
Herb Crusted Gloucester Cod$29.00
Red bliss potatoes, icob bacon, sparrow arc farm carrots
New Bedford Monkfish$31.00
Lobster risotto, brussels sprouts, caramelized fennel
Montauk Striped Bass$31.00
Shiitake mushrooms, fresno, sparrow arc farm radish

For the Table

Buttermilk Biscuit$5.00
Hand-Cut Fries$5.00
Old School Baked Beans$5.00
Cole Slaw$5.00
Brown Butter Cauliflower with Sage$7.00
Roasted Crimini Mushrooms$7.00
Herb Roasted Fingerling Sweet Potatoes$7.00
Yukon Mashed Potatoes$5.00
Baby Brussels Sprouts$9.00
With icob bacon

What 4,109 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.2Value

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KenS
Las Vegas
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on March 14, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Coming from the NYC and the Global restaurant scene, Island Creek is always consistent in quality, fresh, upbeat, restaurant experience. We've been back a few times on our visits to Boston. Of course, we'll be back again!!!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 14, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and great staff
OT
OpenTable Diner
New England
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 12, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Love Island Creek! It never fails to deliver an outstanding experience. Great food, great ambiance, great service. A go to!
AD
AmazingDiningl
New York Area
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on March 11, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
As usual, everything about Island Creek was perfect, from the service to the ambiance to the meal and drinks. We are huge fans and can't go too long without your delicious oysters without going into withdrawal!
MS
MaddieS
New England
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on March 8, 2020
overall5food5service4ambience4
Food is incredible. Large selection of oysters and other raw bar. Plenty of choices for entrees whether or not you want seafood. The squid ink pasta was especially delicious!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 7, 2020
overall3food3service1ambience5
Very slow, poor service. Waitress went mia for 15 minutes. Food extremely mediocre. $35.00 lobster roll was lobster salad in heavy mayo. Not much lobster for the money. Hamburger was supposed to be medium well was charred. Husband like the fried clams
ST
SimonT
Montreal
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on March 3, 2020
overall4food4service5ambience4
Amazing place. Highly recommend. But they served my main before I finished my oysters. A part from that mistake everything was great, specially the service
OT
OpenTable Diner
New England
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 1, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Brooke was outstanding!
i
iaboston
New England
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 29, 2020
overall5food5service4ambience5
Our favorite restaurant! Fantastic meal again last night.
LT
LeahT
New England
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 29, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful food and service. The biscuit was out of this world.
ID
InaD
New England
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 28, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience3
We had a great meal!
PS
PaulS
New England
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on February 28, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience4
Everything was great but very dark in the dining area.
JW
JohnW
Seattle
150 reviews
vip
5.0
150 reviews
Dined on February 26, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Five stars for The Biscuit alone, but the oyster bar itself is top notch. Beautiful selection, great suggestions from the wait staff, perfect shucking. A little on the energetic end of the noise spectrum, but the food on the plates in front of you makes you forget the buzz.
EM
EllenM
New England
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 23, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience4
This restaurant is one of our favorite places in the city! The food is absolutely first rate, the service is wonderful, friendly and efficient. It has become our go-to place for celebrating! Thank you for another memorable dinner. Yum!
v
victoriao
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 22, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious and fresh!!!
R
Robbi
New York Area
172 reviews
vip
5.0
172 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Nicely, done, Island Creek.
KP
KellyP
New England
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 18, 2020
overall5food5service4ambience5
We had a great time! Wonderful place! Great service! Great food!
SC
SamanthaC
New England
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 17, 2020
overall3food3service3ambience3
Island Creek is Over priced and over rated. Service at the bar was average. Had raw bar oysters ICO and wellfleets - good but no different than if they were $1 oysters. 3.50+ was ridiculous. Paying for the name of restaurant - nothing else.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 16, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really cool place, food was outstanding with interesting combinations of flavors! Also really good hot sauce that you can buy, from Row 34!
F
Finley
New England
41 reviews
vip
4.0
41 reviews
Dined on February 16, 2020
overall4food4service4ambience5
We had lobster rolls that were delicious. The desert that had perfiteroles were delicious also. Just wish there were a little more lobster and less roll on the lobster rolls. Otherwise it was very good
O
Oyster
New England
64 reviews
vip
5.0
64 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Seated promplty. Attentive service. And as always, outstanding food!!
f
foodie
New England
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
overall5food5service4ambience4
Love it every time we go.
AV
AnaV
New England
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing experience as usual at Island Creek. Hands down my favorite dining spot for oysters and QT with my Love. Always excellent service and fresh, delectable fare. Highly recommend.
GR
GRock
New England
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Never fails. Always outstanding.
T
Teddy
New England
41 reviews
vip
5.0
41 reviews
Dined on February 12, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
In town for medical apt and decided to have dinner after. Oysters were fresh and delicious! Mussels on app menu was a good sized portion enough for my dinner. We tried the clam and lobster chowders and enjoyed them as well. Our waiter encouraged us to try the honey biscuit with the rosemary butter and we were not disappointed. Sweet enough to enjoy as dessert with a steaming hot cup of coffee.
LM
LizM
New England
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 10, 2020
overall5food4service4ambience4
Great! Especially the oysters!
m
marc
New England
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 8, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great oysters and fresh fish good drinks Service was good
OT
OpenTable Diner
New England
3 reviews
vip
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 8, 2020
overall4food5service3ambience4
Hostess not very insightful
OT
OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 7, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best seafood in Boston! Amazing menu, waitress, and ambience. 10/10 recommend!
c
copperbum
New York Area
34 reviews
vip
3.0
34 reviews
Dined on February 3, 2020
overall3food3service3ambience3
So hit or miss. This time a miss. Entree fish undercooked and sloppy. Service also poor, with me overhearing waiters saying how desperate they were to clock off....not the sort of thing you want to hear in a pricey restaurant
C
Corey
New England
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on February 2, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
I wasn’t aware until yesterday that ICOB had brunch and it was quite good! The restaurant itself is a great space and the food was excellent... especially their homemade biscuits with rosemary butter served on a platter of honey—delicious!
K
Kimpe
New England
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 30, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
The oysters were so fresh. The lobster roe noodles were delicious. And the non-alcoholic drink called Zuzu's Palace was refreshing with a perfect amount of sweetness. Service was fantastic. Highly recommend.
RA
RayA
New England
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 29, 2020
overall4food4service4ambience5
Maybe it’s because my first time there the service was over the top outstanding, and the food super memorable, that this time things may have been above average but not outstanding. Service was slow and inattentive. Food was fine but nothing memorable. So a solid 4 stars down from 5 the last visit.
SC
SuCar
New England
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on January 26, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
The oysters were absolutely fantastic. We also enjoyed the haddock, lobster roll, and Brussell sprouts. The chef did very well with modifications due to allergies/preferences, as did the wait staff. Very attentive. The music was outstanding. Really added to the upbeat vibe. Definitely going back.
PM
PatrickM
New England
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on January 26, 2020
overall3food2service5ambience4
I ordered the fish and chips, and while it was battered and cooked perfectly, my french fries were cold.
M
Mwyman
New England
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 26, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of my favorite restaurants, absolutely love Island Creek!
B
Brookline
New England
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 26, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great meal for a special occasion, my husband’s 60th birthday. I had been concerned about the noise level based on a visit a few years ago but this time it was great. Lovely comfy round table in a corner made the evening feel very special. Very good service, drinks and food.
I
Imedoc
Philadelphia
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on January 25, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience4
Buttermilk biscuits were fabulous! They are almost a meal in themselves. Oysters were fresh and excellent.
TD
ThomasD
New England
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on January 20, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
My wife and I once again dined for our anniversary and once again had a wonderful time. We love the oysters as always and the fried oyster slider is one of those dishes I can't stop thinking about and it lasts mere moments when we eat it. The staff was attentive and never overbearing and we had a fantastic third anniversary.
BE
BrianE
New England
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 19, 2020
overall2food1service3ambience4
Seems to have fallen off a bit on execution. Food was poor- taste, quality, portions, etc.

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Additional information

Cross street
Kenmore
Neighborhood
Kenmore Square / Fenway
Hours of operation
MON - THU: 04:00 PM - 11:00 PM FRI: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM SAT: 11:30 AM - 11:30 PM SUN: 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Cuisines
Seafood, Oyster Bar, Farm-to-table
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Metered parking is available in and around Kenmore Square, or we offer valet for $16.
Public transit
Kenmore
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Jeremy Sewall
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.islandcreekoysterbar.com/
Phone number
(617) 532-5300

Island Creek Oyster Bar - Boston

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Additional information

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Raw Bar

Oysters

Island Creek

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Rocky Nook

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Sippican

Beach Point

Spring Creek

Moon Shoal

Chatham

Sunken Meadow

Wellfleet

Chilmark

Northern Cross

Fluke Crudo

Striped Bass Ceviche

Jonah Crab Claw

Shell Fish

1/2 Maine Lobster Cousin Mark$16.00

Littleneck

Shrimp Cocktail

Shellfish Platter

Tonight We Are Drinking

2012 Pascal Janvier Jasnières$16.00

2012 Domaine Jacques Maillet 'Autrement Rouge' Savoie$12.00

2011 Château De Rontets 'Clos Varambon' Pouilly Fuissé 750ml$72.00

2010 Hugel Pinot Noir Alsace 750ml$58.00

Apps

Faroe Island Salmon Tartare$13.00

Smoked Bluefish Pâté$13.00

Pan Fried Jonah Crab Cake$16.00

Crispy Oyster Slider

Steamed Littleneck Clams$14.00

Head on Stoughton Shrimp$16.00

Salt Cod Brandade$11.00

Skip's Grilled Razor Clams$15.00

Salad

Boston Bibb Lettuce$12.00

Baby Arugula$13.00

Fried

Fish Sandwich$15.00

Fish & Chips$19.00

Fried Clams

Salt Cod Fritter$11.00

Soup

Clam Chowder$11.00

Lobster Bisque$11.00

Cousin Mark's Lobster

Ethel's Lobster Roll$25.00

Lobster Roe Noodles$34.00

From the Land

Roasted Chicken$25.00

Grilled New York Strip Steak$36.00

Colorado Angus Burger$16.00

Today's Fish Selection

Cape Cod Bluefish$26.00

Grilled Faroe Island Salmon$28.00

Mrs. Bennett's Seafood Casserole

Grilled Line Caught Swordfish$31.00

Herb Crusted Gloucester Cod$29.00

New Bedford Monkfish$31.00

Montauk Striped Bass$31.00

For the Table

Buttermilk Biscuit$5.00

Hand-Cut Fries$5.00

Old School Baked Beans$5.00

Cole Slaw$5.00

Brown Butter Cauliflower with Sage$7.00

Roasted Crimini Mushrooms$7.00

Herb Roasted Fingerling Sweet Potatoes$7.00

Yukon Mashed Potatoes$5.00

Baby Brussels Sprouts$9.00

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