The Hourly Oyster House

Cambridge, MA · Seafood restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Cambridge
#86
of 464 restaurants
City Percentile
70%
rating percentile
Address
The Hourly Oyster House, 15 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone
(617) 765-2342
Website
thehourlycambridge.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

The Hourly Oyster House is a restaurant located in Cambridge, MA. It is one of 464 restaurants listed in Cambridge. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Cambridge city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About The Hourly Oyster House

The Hourly Oyster House is a vibrant and welcoming neighborhood outpost in the heart of Harvard Square, where guests can enjoy thoughtfully sourced and playfully prepared seafood and oysters from New England and beyond, as well as a carefully crafted... More

Hours

Saturday11 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Leo Perez · Dec 2025

@leoperezphotos - Great service and food. Server Lorelai was attentive and friendly - had good wine suggestions. All dishes were either good or great. Great salmon, scallops, salads. Cornbread was creatively presented as a fish design but the thinness of this dish perhaps takes away from the essence of a traditional deep dish cornbread style. Monkfish could probably be better if it was a filet with no bones but did have a nice sauce.

★★★★★ 5.0 Chak · Jan 2026

The drinks are delicious, the hot cider was amazingggggg. The oysters were top tier, cleaned it super well and everything. Always love the seafood here. The steak tartare however was a lil chunky, and after a couple of bites, it felt really obvious that I was just eating a slab of raw beef lmfao. Maybe it should be a little bit more minced next time.... lol. Also someone was on what sounded like their first date next to us, so we also got entertainment. 😌

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Dian Ji · Nov 2025

The food here is overpriced for the quality, but what truly disappointed us was the service — the worst we’ve ever experienced at any restaurant. My wife and I sat outside for dinner. The waiter initially seated us on a bench that made my wife’s back uncomfortable, so we politely asked if we could change tables since many were still empty. He said he needed to check, but then spent the next 10 minutes basically just chatting and laughing with another waitress, completely ignoring our request. When we asked again, he simply said we couldn’t move. Throughout the meal, the waiter was nowhere to be found — no refills, no check-ins, nothing. When we finished and wanted to pay, we waited another 10 minutes for him to show up. To make things worse, when it was finally time to check out, he skippe

★★★★☆ 4.0 Nicole Barraca (nixx barr) · Feb 2026

Food came quick! Perfectly presented and was delicious, still salivating thinking about it a week later! We did feel like the staff were rushing us a little bit.

★★★★★ 5.0 Pietro Parodi · Mar 2026

8 different kinds of Oysters!! Food was incredible. Drinks were strong! Highly recommended!!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Seafood restaurant

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