Summer Shack

Picturesque, uncomplicated seafood and fish diner. The staff was very friendly and attentive, although we had to wait a bit for the food as the place was packed. We went for dinner with work colleagues on a weekday, but without booking we might not have had a place to sit. The fried fish was good but not amazing. Lobster roll was also good, but the best dish, in my view, were the oysters. Prices are somewhat on the higher side. Rather hot and greasy atmosphere indoors. A little bit far if you don't drive there, although there's a blue bikes and subway stations nearby.

Food decent, atmosphere nice. Prices higher than expected but probably exacerbated by the absolutely terrible service. literally one of three tables in the place and had to get up to ask for butter, waited for check, my drink sat empty. For 80 dollars for two lobster rolls, i expected better service to be honest.

I want to first say Thank You for the amazing experience! My girlfriend recommended this place which I’ve driven by so many times but have never gone in. Some nice features is that they are located across from Alewife Station which gives access to the redline. It also is located right at the start of route 2 and alewife parkway for even more convenience. There are multiple parking lots outside which means no hassle to find parking! The occasion was my 22nd birthday and we decided to go and have seafood here at Summer Shack! The hostess’s were very kind as they sat us further away from what seemed to be a work party at the bar section that were a bit loud. I find this courteous to the guests as it shows respect to parties who would prefer to avoid larger crowds. The drinks were great and the appetizers were delicious! We started off with clams and oysters both on the half shell. All the raw seafood was FRESH and flavorful! I’ve always been a seafood guy and it was my special day so I got a 1 1/2 pound lobster which was full of meat! For the people who are like “it’s too much work to get the meat out and it’s too messy” please, just order off the kids menu if you want to complain. Some of us enjoy the excitement in eating lobster. For dessert, i got a slice of cheesecake with a candle to blow out on top which was an amazing touch! We also had a youngster with us which they provided coloring paper and extra napkins which is another thumbs up for me! I would like to thank the Summer Shack staff for such an amazing 22nd birthday experience and would highly recommend for any celebration or just a night out! Look forward to coming back! best regards, Benjamin P.

I usually really like the food here, but this time it was not great. Would still probably come back to give them another chance because it’s been great multiple times before, but this time I was not pleased. The calamari fried parts had largely fallen off, and the butter chili marinade made the fried parts super soggy; they were literally sitting in a soggy puddle. The lobster Mac and cheese wasn’t very cheesy either. The brownie tasted weirdly plasticky as well. Hopefully next time they’ll live back up to my memories.

Service was bad tonight. The waitress doesn’t check on us and the way she talked to us wasn’t sound right. Tonight somehow the food took a little longer then usual. When I ordered extra sauce on my lobster it came out less than it supposed to be. The food taste different from before it doesn’t tasted as good as before. I like the food and the service before especially from the old waiter who worked there forever. He’s super nice