Select Oyster Bar

Overall the food is excellent. However, for the price, my experiences dining here more than once have not been to a standard you'd expect for what they're meant to be offering.Served wrong items to wrong table and a lack of accountability when errors occur.To be clear it did not diminish the food quality but it did the dining experience overall.

Needed a good dinner after a long conference day and this place did not disappoint. Our service was professional and prompt upon our arrival. We enjoyed oysters, shrimp cocktail and lobster for the appetizer. All delicious! The entrees included sea bream and halibut. The halibut was the strong front runner in presentation and taste. The sea bream was full of bones which make for an unpleasant experience.

Select Oyster is one of my favorite places to eat when I'm in Boston. While there are a few dishes that know are amazing I had to try something new this time. The Beet Salad and Bouillabaisse Select seemed like a good direction. The Beet Salad is insanely delicious and probably deserves a far more creative name to match the incredible mix of flavors. Just wow! The Bouillabaisse Select was good but not something I'll order again. That's almost entirely due to personal taste rather than a critique on quality. For me the halibut, char, and swordfish are far superior dishes. The service was excellent as always and the restaurant continues to be an enjoyable venue. I always sit at the bar which often allows you to meet new people. Love this place!

I was piggish on the oysters Yah! The Northeast and any water temperature 40 and below produce outstanding oysters and other seafood. This trip was no exception. Little Whale, Eddie V's, Earl's Kitchen and Select Oyster in the Back Bay were close to my hotel and damn if I was not craving to be there everyday. The PEI and Wellfleet oysters were my favorite this trip. The oyster liquor from these 2 locations was lucid and crisp in flavor, the brine neutral (my preference) and the meat, melty. Oysters this time of year are so addicting, I easily had had over 7 dozen oysters this trip-- not including the sample oysters I tried prior to getting my order. Service at Select was attentive (typical of bar seats where drinks and food come quite quickly). I love the honesty of the bartenders and waitstaff in Boston; they're not encouraged to sell their most expensive inventory but what truly tastes good and fresh. Ambience is a neighborhood joint and the clientele local, Instagrammers scant. Looking forward to more visits at Select Oyster. EOY!

Fabulous spot that we came across. Excellent seafood and fabulous service. Sat outside and enjoyed a platter. This was a wonderful way to sample a handful of their plates.

This place comes with strong pros and cons so whether you like it will come down to what you value.Cons: small, crowded, noisy, high-top tables, shared tables (we ate a shared high top), seafood only menu, no desserts (not a problem for me but for some, a big deal).Pros: great seafood, great for seafood lovers, lots of shared apps options (if you like shared apps), everything tastes really good and fresh. Service, somehow amidst the chaos, was actually quite good.I probably won't come back as I'm bigger into low tables and less noise, but the food was great.

We were able to squeeze in a reservation here on a Thursday night. The restaurant looked pretty packed and busy, tables are pretty close to each other. The overall service is really good, despite how busy it was our waitress was able to get to us quickly, refill water, and provide us with good insights on the menu. In terms of the overall food it's good and will get the job done. You have a plethora of choice for seafood options. I tried the bouillabaisse for the first time and it was an interesting creamy soup-like dish with a wide assortment of seafood. The green bean salad is actually really tasty too. The pricing is as you'd expect at a seafood place in this area of Boston.

Select Oyster came highly recommended for a celebratory birthday lunch and it was perfect. It's cozy and cute inside. I love that they are open for lunch and don't have a separate lunch/dinner menu. I sat at the bar and Alejandro was my bartender/server. He was fantastic and the rest of the staff were so friendly.I had the Salt Washed and an Aviation to drink. Both were strong and delicious. To eat, I had the shrimp cocktail, grouper crudo, and dressed lobster. The shrimp were fresh. I love grouper and had never seen a crudo before. It was light and tasty, and the sauce was slightly spicy. I ordered the lobster warm with butter. It may have been just a tad overcooked, but it was still delicious. And the bread was great.I'd return to Select Oyster anytime and look forward to trying more on the menu.

Nearly a perfect experience at Select. So close!!After doing some light research, Select was regarded amongst Boston restaurants as tried and true. Open for over a decade, it continues to be a regular recommendation as an excellent, quality restaurant that one will never be disappointed by.We walked into a casual atmosphere that overall was two levels. The main level had seating at and around the bar alongside a back table. We had a reservation and was seared immediately. A bit cramped, however, that is what you get when you come to one of the best.Our waitress was attentive and friendly, but, she was a bit over the top with the frequency at which she wanted us to order. Rushing us made us feel like she wanted us to get done and move to the next dollar sign. She finally got the hint and appeased our nonverbal hint of wanting to take it easy.The menu was, you guessed it, seafood!! Fresh and expertly prepared. We got a tower, octopus and mussels. The tower included oysters, shrimp, lobster, salmon sashimi, and crab salad. The crab salad was disappointing in so many ways - failing to balance the scales of meat presence, richness, acidity, and texture. The lack of imagination in this salad was easily forgotten when the octopus and mussels showed up. The mussels were meaty and fresh. The broth was coconut milk based with several Thai inspirations. Imaginative and addictive. Similarly the octopus was perfectly seasoned and cooked. Tender but crispy and complimented by charred, crunchy vegetables. Really a great dining experience. While most of the menu is straightforward, the dishes that aren't are well thought out and shows the chefs creativity and ability.Glad we chose this place as one of the two dinners on our short trip to Boston. No regrets with all the choices and certainly believe this represents the latitude of the city

Server was nice but personally I've had beater oysters, and appetizer dishes. Definitely great service though! I wish I can give more stars but really that's my honest review.