Oyster Bar by Puritan & Co.

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   Hope

   VIP

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wow! We wanted spot-on food but not a heavy drawn out meal. POB delivered. Swordfish pastrami- most incredible dish I’ve had in a long time. Cozy spot on a cold January night. Server was lovely , engaging, knowledgeable, helpful. Have already planned our next visit!
   

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   Jackie

   VIP

   Chicago

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This exceeded my expectations. Everyone from the bartender to the Exec Chef, Alexis were were friendly and professional. The price was well worth the experience and highly recommend this to anyone. We mentioned Gluten Free at time of reservation and they made sure we had our own snack prior to the oysters that were GF Friendly. Loved it
   

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   Jo

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing service, great food, really innovative and delicious drinks.
   

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   Karla

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We loved! It was delicious. Thank you for a very delicious meal.
   

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   keary

   West Virginia

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Booked a high top table for 2 here last minute and was pleasantly surprised. What a find?! Super delicious food, a fantastic bar, and wonderful service. I will be telling all my friends and family to visit!
   

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   John

   Greater Boston

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on December 31, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We made last minute reservations on a Monday night during the holidays. A great time to go. Plenty of tables and seats available. There were two servers - a bartender and a waiter. It was a calm and relaxed environment, which enhanced our experience. We had somewhat modest expectations for Puritan Oyster Bar. Not a lot of restaurants were open on Monday, so POB was sort of a compromise. Or so we thought. The quality of the food and drink were much higher than we expected! We surmised that the Oyster bar is where Puritan experiments with new dishes. We mainly got smaller dishes, which were packed with flavor and texture. All but one dish were huge successes. I'll start with the bad - the overpriced, under-filled buttered lobster toast for $23. I didn't taste any lobster or seafood and it certainly wasn't visibile. The standouts were the Swordfish Pastrami, the butternut bisque, the Cod? Cheeks (deep fried, with Kimchi and a green paste), and Stuffie Croquettes. We enjoyed the Smoked Bluefish Melt but it was very fishy (as you would expect with bluefish) and not as deeply pleasing as the other dishes. Drinks were well constructed and had deep, herbaceous flavor. The Ginger Cake dessert was too small for three to share and it was hard to cut with a spoon. Could have done without it. Three people with one drink each came to $217 including 20% tip. We are excited to try the main Puritan & Co next door, with a larger, more traditional seafood menu.
   

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   Leah

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   25 reviews

   5.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on December 30, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was delicious. Perfectly made drinks, shucked oysters and executed dishes. I love that swordfish pastrami so much!
   

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   Ruth

   VIP

   New Orleans

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 21, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Oysters fresh and delicious Food great Favorite was the crab rangoon dip
   

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   Gin

   West Palm Beach

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Cannot say enough positive things about this restaurant! Went for my boyfriend’s birthday who has multiple food allergies. The bartender was a delight and worked with the chef to help us navigate the menu. The fish pastrami was to die for. Must order. Loved the drinks, loved the food, loved the people. Will definitely go back when in town.
   

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    Guilherme Eduardo

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 11, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Everything was great, sauce from surf and turf was really good, good oyster selection all plates were very balanced, and the plus from the service was having Chef Aguinaldo to chat and explain all plates with detail. 10/10.
    

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