Puritan Oyster Bar

When booking reservation, note that there is Puritan & Co and Puritan Oyster Bar. We booked the wrong place given both have the same address, but luckily, we could still get seated pretty quickly given we came late on a Friday night. The seafood is fresh and really good. I would highly recommend this for a date night spot or fancy catch up with friends. Be warned though, the salmon crudo was very spicy (but I also have a low spice tolerance).

Great spot to enjoy some seafood raw bar! The deco is trendy and the vibe in the place is very modern and hip! We loved our great cocktails, the fresh oysters, the rich flavor of the shrimp cocktail, salmon tartare and mango/avocado salsa... everything was delicious and to our liking. Definitely will be back soon!

It is connected to Puritan and Co, but has a completely separate menu. First off, service was awesome. Greeted by a guy who was either an owner or the absolute best manager ever. He offered up menus for both Puritan and Co and the Puritan oyster bar to let me decide which place I wanted to sit. Super friendly guy and just seemed like he was made for this business. I didn't expect him to be so accommodating, but it immediately set this place up for 5 stars. The space is so nice. Feels like a cape cod eatery. You definitely get the ocean vibe. It's spacious and nicely decorated. Food was awesome. Lobster roll was delicious. Comes in hot buttered or mayo style. Fries were crispy too. Salmon crudo was refreshing. I could have eaten another plate. Definitely get this dish. Caviar cone had a cool presentation. Also tasty. Yellowtail tacos were fresh and yummy. I could eat quite a few of these. The place does great small plates. I highly recommend getting a mix of things. It was all fresh. They do a selection of oysters too. With the oysters are squeeze bottles of toppings. Brilliant. Cocktails were good too. One had an oyster vodka. Overall... you need to go here. Best spot in Cambridge for small, fresh seafood plates with great flavors. I'll be back.

Quaint ambiance, satisfying drinks, and a creative spin on fresh sea food dishes. Swordfish pastrami and the White Anchovy Platter are musts. Oysters were also delicious and a great deal both times we went. Great service whether you sit at the bar or a table.

Pretty good seafood with crazy awesome happy hour deal. I want to rate 4.5, but rounding up to 5 due to friendly service and nice ambiance.$1 happy hour oysters were fresh and delicious. Just as good as the full price oysters. Oysters were served with lemon wedges and 3 sauces in tiny squeeze bottles. The green sauce was slightly spicy with a flavor that reminded me of latin salsa verde flavors. The red was classic shrimp cocktail sauce. And the clear one reminds me if a mignonette sauce, but even more sour.The lobster sandwich was good, certainly above average, but didn't blow my mind. It was accompanied by Bonito fries that were fun and inventive.The biggest negative for me was booze selection. No beers on tap and no single malt islay scotch to go with oysters.Overall, I definitely recommend visiting this oyster bar. The happy hour alone would make me a regular, if I lived in the area.

I was so happy to see that Puritan's oyster bar was doing a restaurant week deal and the lobster roll was on the menu because you get a $64 value meal for $46! We did 2 set menus + 1 app + 1 burger for 3 people. The order in which they brought out the food was interesting... first came the stouffie croquettes, which was like a fried loaded mashed potato, generously portioned (glad we shared it) but couldn't taste the seafood. The burger was decent but needed some crispy texture, I wanted the bun to be better toasted bun or the beef patties to have a crunchy crust or even some lettuce, the whole thing was just soft and fatty.The greek salad was ice cold, with very salty whipped feta, "urfa" didn't make a difference, not sure why the oyster bar is serving this.I've been to Puritan & Co a couple times and LOVE their fried mushrooms, and we were so happy our waiter was able to get us a bowl despite the oyster bar having a separate menu! As good as I remembered!Then we got 1 each of the hot and cold lobster rolls. The menu states they are 1/2 lb rolls, and I believe it! Lots of tender lobstery lobster, well toasted bread that complemented the meat, only the very butt ends of the bread were dry. I usually like hot butter lobster rolls but the cold mayo one was better this time, perhaps because the meat was more tender from not being heated again, and it wasn't overly mayonnaised. Probably the best cold lobster roll I've had (close tie with Trifecta at the Dalton). The fries tasted like McDonald's but a bit more firm.For dessert, they ran out of the banana cake from the set menu and also just so happen to only have 1 left of the fudge round, so we were able to choose a dessert from the regular menu. I'm so glad we didn't get two fudge rounds because it was overwhelmingly sweet and dense, I think the frosting in the middle was so sweet it tasted bitter like seaweed. So much more enjoyable if you scraped off the frosting and enjoyed the cookie like a brownie. The bread pudding was much more well balanced (I had a different version of this bread pudding at P&C that was overloaded with toppings), but could use more ice cream. The frangipane wasn't overwhelming so it's ok if you don't like the cherry medicine flavor of almond paste, it was subtle and enhanced the buttery parker house roll flavor!The oyster bar side of Puritan is small, but doesn't feel crowded! Although our table was situated oddly next to the door so cold winds kept coming in. We came for a reservation at 6:30 and spent a little over 4 hours for the entire meal because the service was so slow (1 guy bartending and taking orders) but not mad about it because I left so full and was able to spend quality time with friends, they didn't kick us out either when it got late!One other thing I noticed is that the caviar cones are $10 each at the restaurant! I tried them at a Boston magazine event a few months ago and they were delicious and little did I know I ate $50 worth of caviar cone samples not sure if I would pay $10 for this tiny cone

We made an early evening reservation and the oyster bar wasn't too busy yet. I thought that having our names written on the tables was a great touch and made us feel special.We started with oysters and my favorites from that day were the ones from Cadillac, ME (writing this mostly as a note to myself). More places should use the small squeeze bottles that they provide here; it's much more convenient then using tiny spoons to scoop up the condiments for your oysters. A second thoughtful little touch from Puritan. Just don't squeeze too hard.Next up were the bibb lettuce salad and white anchovy platter. Both were good, even if the salad was leaned pretty salty in my case. The white anchovy platter was a standout and I enjoyed everything there: the bread, anchovies, pickled vegetables (which were especially perfect), etc. The platter was more food than I expected, if quantity matters to you.I got the hot, buttered version of the lobster sandwich. It probably won't replace your current favorite lobster roll/sandwich or be THE place to try one, but I still liked it. Although the lobster was a bit overcooked, the bread was nice and buttery and toasted just to my liking. The fries were great as well, probably my favorite in recent memory.Since my food was more hands-on, the sinks in the hallway behind the main Puritan and Co. area next to the oyster bar are the third and last nice touch that I wanted to weirdly mention.Overall, I really enjoyed Puritan Oyster Bar and am looking forward to coming back as well as trying Puritan and Co. itself.

We ordered 2 dozen oysters which were good, although a few were a little parched in terms oyster liquor. The accompanying sauces came in little plastic squeeze bottles, which were efficient, but not ideal. No minced shallots in the mignonette. The meals themselves, broiled scallops and a lobster dish, were both top flight. As was the bottle of wine paired with the seafood dishes. Our bill came to about $250 for 2 people. Overall, it was a great experience.

This place was incredible! Everything we ate was sooo good. We started with oysters of course and they had so many fun choices to top your oysters with it was hard to choose. The oysters were fresh and tasted amazing. We also got the rolls and my goodness everyone who comes here needs to get them! They melt in your mouth with just the perfect amount of salt. To die for! I would come back just for bread and oysters! Salmon crudo was also delicious and so were the yellowtail tacos. We also go the cavier cones which i wasnt sure about but ended up being one of my favorite things we oredered! Service was fast and our waiter was knowlegable about all of our questions. I will definitely be back!

I was in Boston for work, and had a night to myself so I decided to of course get some oysters since I was close to the ocean!I came across POB, and decided to check them out, and I'm glad I did, I was able to sit right at the bar and my bar tender was very attentive but not overbearing, I enjoyed fresh oysters and fish tacos, as well as some delicious strawberry ice cream. I had a delicious martini as well as some orange wine. This was an amazing place and I hope I can make it back one day!