Summer Shack

Back Bay Summer Shack has become the place where rabid Red Sox fans and Boston Symphony patrons rub elbows. It's within walking distance to both Fenway Park and Symphony Hall, and it's only three blocks from the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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  • Phone

    (617) 867-9955

  • Website

    summershackrestaurant.com

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  • Type

    Seafood Restaurant

Address

50 Dalton St (btw Huntington & Boylston St) Boston , MA 02115 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 66


Keywords:

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Boston.com

Jasper White's seafood is wonderful, though the prices do not fall into the ``shack'' category. The oyster selection is outstanding, and the blackboard specials of grilled fish are worth any price. Read more

Maria Vargas

Best lobster in town ! We finallly got a table and service is great!! Thanks for understand and help us even without a reservation , I appreciate it!!

Alice Ferris

Try the South Bay Blonde Oyster And Tuna Sashimi - Beautiful and tasty bites of oyster , tuna , seaweed salad and roe (via @Foodspotting)

mohrab2001 .

Great place for good food. Had oysters and the mussels are to die for.. the staff are friendly and accommodated every request I had. Highly recommended.

Laurie DesAutels

This is a fabulous little joint in BackBay. The prices are fabulous but the food and staff are amazing!

Jennifer Scalia

I am a tough critic with seafood and their lobster and crab legs were incredible. Also really enjoyed asparagus and grilled clams .

Debrina Wright

Seafood was fresh. Service was fantastic! Paella...no words for how great it was. Definitely will become a regular!!!

Jari

Excellent grilled lobster . Try the one with ”secret sauce” also.

Alice Ferris

Try the Pan Roasted Lobster - Sooo much lobster ! And butter! Nom nom. (via @Foodspotting)

The Culinary Institute of America

Summer Shack restaurants are renowned for their seafood and New England specialties. But who's the chef behind it all? It's CIA alumnus Jasper White '76! Read more

Mike A.

Good seafood selection , specials and deserts . Also good wine selections and a friendly and accommodating staff .

Omar Verduzco

Excellent lobster roll and coho salmon .

Geff Herrera

The spicy calamari is a game changer

Alice Ferris

Try the Grilled Littleneck Clams - Lots of butter with these tasty Littlenecks (via @Foodspotting)

Boon Koh

Oyster happy hour (buy one free one) from 8pm till closing, Sundays to Thursdays.

Alicia Foor

Oysters are huge! And the Sangria Margarita was delicious.

Ansel Wooden Knife

This place is a hidden jewel , the food is really good.Go for the crab cakes

Russell Boone

Excellent Lobster !!!! However, Avoid the crab cakes , nothing like Maryland crabs cakes .

GLenda Fletcher

The grilled shrimp was wonderful! We all 7 loved our food.

Samantha Lee

Good lobster roll & chicken wings . Sides are dry and bland though.

W Scott Wilson

The Lobster specials are amazing. Jasper's or the woodfire!! Great service.

BostonTweet

Every Monday through Friday the @SummerShack on Dalton Street (next to the great Bukowski) has $1 oysters at the bar from 4 to 6pm.

James Lee

The food was great! The server took a while to warm up but other than that it was an excellent time

BostonTweet

Show your MBTA Charlie Card at any Summer Shack and get a free cup of clam chowdah or a free soft serve ice cream with a purchase of an entree.

Jessica Jennise

Enjoyed this place, loved the cornbread with molasses butter

Tala Kay

If you don't know how to get the meat off the lobster and crab ask your server to show you how/ do it for you! :)

Tori Billings

The pan roasted lobster is to die for!

Peter Weissenstein

Some of the specials listed here in the tips are no longer in effect. They were for a limited time so ask about them first.

aanwar

Get the Hot Lobster Roll .

Bjørn Yngve Eidsvik

The lobster was delicious!

American Mensa

This restaurant features a “raw bar ” of seafood that will either captivate or horrify your children. You decide. Read more

Emily Baer

Kind of disappointing. Very expensive for the size of the portions. Good oysters and mediocre service. But a phenomenal location.

Jon Darveau

Decent place for mid price seafood . I'd suggest avoiding the mussels as the broth they are in is kind of weird.

Meredith (Brown) Snook

Solid CT style lobster roll .

Ahmad Mesawa

The whole billy clam is awful, don't order it.

Emily L

Nice lobster roll !!!

Nate Jones

Get the pan roasted lobster . When the lobster is gone, sop up the sauce with the rolls!

Kate Joerger

Lobster roll is OK. We had to wait for a long time and send our food back once. Probably wouldn't come here again. Nice staff .

Paul Suwan

All the seafood !

Gordon Henriksen

Tip Louie and Kendrick well . They are awesome.

Glenn Cochran

Chowder was very good!

Jen14221

Get the corn dog .

Alexis Fan

Food was great. Oyster , crab legs , lobster . The fat and tall hostess was really rude and threw our menus on the table, just ignore her attitude!

Brian Strauss

Expensive and ordinary, but with a decent amount of healthy options .

Chuck D'Antonio

Have the jerk. Really. They mean it when the say spicy .

Dan Phillips

80s music plays non stop. Pam roasted lobster is the only way.

Girish Jayakumar

Tuckermans pale ale

Lee Hughes

Indian pudding like my mom's...good job!

Denis Belanger

Kid friendly

Jordan Stetson

Pan roasted lobster and crab ! Unbelievable!

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