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B & G Oysters, Ltd.

Member Rating: ** 2.3 | Rate It

Address: 550 Tremont St., South End, Boston, MA | Map It
Phone: 617/423-0550

Price range: $-$$
Cuisine: Seafood
Location: South End

Fodor's Review:

Chef Barbara Lynch (of No. 9 Park fame) has made yet another fabulous mark on Boston with a style-conscious seafood restaurant that updates New England's traditional bounty with flair. Designed to imitate the inside of an oyster shell, the iridescent bar glows with silvery, candlelit tiles and a sophisticated crowd. They're in for the lobster roll, no doubt -- an expensive proposition at $24, but worth every cent for its decadent chunks of meat in a perfectly textured dressing. If you're sans reservation, be prepared to wait: the line for a seat can be epic.

Credit Cards: AE, D, MC, V
Metro: Back Bay/South End

Member Reviews & Ratings:

Should be "unpicked"

Posted by markconnecticut from Connecticut on 6/2/07
The $25 lobster salad in the hot dog bun is a joke. We were really put out after making a special effort to find this place based on fodors recommendation to find average food at premium prices in a less than memorable atmosphere.

Food: 3.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 1.0 RATING: 2.8

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Posted by pemdc from Andover, MA on 5/14/07
I followed Fodor's recommendation on price and quality of food. My 8-year-old daughter and I went to the restaurant and were terribly disappointed. She had a BLT, soda, and chocolate cake. I had oyster appetizer (6 oysters), mackerel, and two glasses of white wine. The bill was $118 before the tip. The atmosphere was loud, unsettling, and unappetizing. It's not worth the wait or the money.

Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 1.0 Service: 3.0 Value: 1.0 RATING: 1.8

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