Mare Oyster Bar

Krystal Fernandes

You need to do reservations to get a seat in the evenings. We didnot so we got the fire seat which isn’t so bad really. The food is amazing. The drinks are superb. The service is good too. Good ambience and would come back. We had the steamed mussels, the Maine lobster - fabulous and filling, and oysters.

Shavorn S

We are visiting Boston and went here as a party of 6 to celebrate my colleagues birthday. We enjoyed the ambiance and the cocktails were exceptionally good. The food was amazing, very fresh, well cooked and great presentation. I particularly enjoyed the Oysters, the stuffed zucchini flower and surf and turf appetizers; as well as the Salmon dish. I stole a truffle fry or two from my colleagues plate and loved it. The service was definitely fast and efficient, but I would have rated another star if the staff were more friendly. The booking experience by phone was not pleasant, this almost caused us to walk away. Our server, Giuseppe, was no different. But we noticed none of the servers ever smiled at patrons; and we were very taken aback by this. Our Server had the same bedside manner, as he didn’t greet us warmly or introduce himself. In fact, I had to request his name. He was not very helpful when we had questions and didn’t guide us correctly when we requested a cheese plate for 4, but ended up with two cheese plates big enough to feed 10. Overall, I’ll say this location is a gem of a find and I will return because the food was great . I hope to have better service next time.

Elizabeth T.

Small little spot tucked away down a little alley. I definitely recommend making a reservation as it was packed on a weekday for dinner. I was lucky enough to be able to find a seat at the bar. Great selection of oysters and cold appetizers. I wanted to order the special but unfortunately they were out so I went with the warm lobster roll. Had a great time and the bartender was so sweet.

Sandra Nguyen

My first impression of Mare was fantastic, unfortunately- the service and food quality was not consistent. I was at Mare last week and our server was Adolfo. He was awesome, brought great energy and recommended wonderful dishes. Today, our server ignored our table for a good 20 minutes after we were seated, drinks were given to us half way though our meal and food was trying to be taken away as we were still working on it. They didn’t ask if we were done or still working on it. We had to physically show them that we were still eating our food. I think icing on the cake was when they charged us for things we didn’t even order, and mixing up our order when our meal was being served. Service and atmosphere are a HUGE importance to the vibe and experience. If you don’t care too much about that, let talk about the food (combined food from both visits). We got the Surf & Turf, dozen oysters, some clams, truffle arancini and the sautéed mussels & clams. The surf & turf and oysters were great, would recommend getting these! The others- I’d pass. For entrees , we got the linguine & clams vongole, salmon, and filet mignon. All were ok.. The linguine was dry and wasn’t well seasoned, pasta was chewy. For the filet mignon- Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect coming from a predominately seafood restaurant. It was presented well on a cutting board, the sides were — lighter dipping sauce, sautéed spinach and creamy mashed potatoes. The server didn’t even ask how we wanted it cooked (Ended up being medium rare). The salmon was mediocre - honestly could’ve air fried salmon and laid it on a bed of caramelized onions. For dessert, I got the chocolate soufflé - which tasted more like a half cooked cake or brownie. Souffle are supposed to be light and airy. This dessert tasted dense and very sweet. Overall my rating is average of both my experiences. But at the end of the day, I probably won’t go back.