Came here as part of a walking food and history tour in Boston. The history of this place is quite fascinating. We visited to learn a little more about everything that has taken place there but also to enjoy some clam chowder and some corn bread. This is my first time trying clam chowder and I enjoyed it. Their cornbread was decent as well, not as dry as many other places. They have quite a large area choice of places to sit.

Number one that stood out was the service.They were nice and very friendly. We casually asked what the first dish was served there and she literally asked the cook and gave the answer. It was the claim chowdah! The lazy lobster was super delicious. The lobster Mac & cheese was good. The tender fried oyster was good. The lam chowder had no flavor. Very mediocre. On the other hand.. All of the side dishes we ordered was terrible. The carrot was mushy, the rice piladwas under cook (felt like eating sand), the mashed potato was lack of taste. The worst of all during our visit were the drink! We had the Boston tea party (ice tea, lemonade , vodka) was like watered down piss! The Samuel Adam lager was the same.. We couldn't finish both drinks because they were so bad. Still.. Please go here for the history. A good place with a nice vibe.

We did not make reservations on a Saturday night so I was not optimistic we'd even get in but it was only about a 20 minute wait to eat inside!! I was with myself, my husband, and my two kids, 7 and 2. The hostess and see waitress were so kind and so good with the kids!!! We had to leave our stroller in the gift shop while we ate but that was no problem and a few others had done that as well. We got cornbread seconds after sitting down and ordered drinks. The decor was cool. Touristy but we are tourists! It was fun to see the names of all the people who've eaten there before. The kids got crayons to color but our meals came out fast. I got scrod with mashed potatoes, it was delicious! The portion sizes were not huge but I appreciated that because we couldn't take leftovers to the hotel. I was able to eat it all without feeling too full. We also got Boston cream pie to bring home. Overall this was a great family dining experience during our trip to Boston and I would highly recommend for other families!

Really good food, amazing location and a great atmosphere. And can't forget to mention the history inside those walls. It"s a must visit!!

If you are a history nerd like me I totally recommend if you're in the Boaton area to stop in here for a bite to eat!! Sooo much history here. To just go in a place that's been there since 1826. It's seats 550 guests currently. Their menu is not only oysters but has clam chowdah ( like locals say it) but it has lobster roll and main entrees from Broiled Boston scrod to a Ye Olde Seafood Platter with a little bit of everything. We were trying bites from multiple stops (imagine my heartburn) so here we decided to try the clam chowder and cold seafood platter to keep it light . The building is obviously not new so it has an antique vibe. They have an oyster bar which slants a bit originally I believe it was for standing. There are seats now. But at that very own Oyster bar stood Daniel Webster, he was a regular there!! I couldn't get to the oyster bar it was packed. The Hostess escorted us upstairs to the Pine room I believe, as we sat down at our booth right across was the Kennedy booth!!! At the time JFK was a Senator but loved his privacy and always sat there. 2 booths behind the Kennedy booth was where the 1st toothpick was invented lol !! They serve warm cornbread with butter when seated. The placemat they have has a map of the freedom trail, I realized it after my butter fell on it otherwise I would have taken my placemat. I'm weird like that. There is a gift shop and some relics around like an antique cash register and pictures etc. The server we had was nice. So if you ever get the chance pop in for some chowdah or something else it won't disappoint. Enjoy! Ps let me know what you thought if you did go.

4 star because of the service we got from our server. She was great attentive and knowledgeable. When it comes to the food we had the clam chowder which was delicious. We started with the cornbread which was also very good with the butter. We had the hot lobster roll which was missing the butter as it did not tastes as great as we expected. It was great sitting in a historic restaurant but food can be better.

If you're a tourist, this is an exciting stop. The history nerd in me enjoyed all that they tried to jam in on the walls for the historic feel. With being the oldest restaurant in America (so they claim) also comes with the grunge of a historic building Service was solid overall. I appreciated the cornbread that came with the meal. For being an oyster house, the oyster that I had was okay. Everything was overpriced for what it was, but that's the price you pay as a tourist. I don't regret seeing it.

It was raining and we were a little hungry and in the neighborhood, so we stopped in. The wait for a table was 45min, but we just wanted something se and saw that there was 2 stools at the Oyster bar, so we grabbed them. The 2 guys working behind that bar were very nice, one even chatted with us about Michigan (where we are from and where he visits). We ordered clam chowder and French Onion soup, plus a Sam Adam's and an Old Fashioned (the server suggested a local bourbon for me to try). Both soups were very good and hit the spot. I loved the history of the place, what a cool place to visit. If you see open spots at the raw bar, grab them, it's like getting a show with your meal. Plus, you might not have to wait for a table. They're not the most comfortable stools fyi...