Hemenway's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar

Hemenway's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar

Owner

Local flavor, fresh ingredients and our high standards contribute to create outstanding lunch and dinner selections that range from savory soups, salads, steaks, chops and of course, the freshest seafood flown in daily.

As seafood lovers and wine experts, our staff can suggest impeccable food and wine pairings to intensify flavors you weren't sure existed.

Plan your important moments whether a business function, bridal or baby shower, family event or casual social gathering with us. Planning on entertaining? It's like bringing our oyster bar to your place. We offer specialty platters for your function creating your own customized seafood experience.

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The Scene
The wall-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river and elegant cherry wood fixtures almost make you forget the restaurant is housed in a rather ordinary-looking modern office building. The vast, open interior space affords plenty of views of the local celebrities, politicians, and sports stars who make this a regular haunt.

The Food
Stick to the fish and seafood and you're likely to enjoy one of the best meals any of the city's restaurants has to offer. Raw oysters, especially such locally caught varieties as the Poppasquash and Cotuit Bay, are briny upfront, but finish clean and silky. The mahi-mahi, like all the grilled fish, is prepared simply--drizzled with butter, seared on top--leaving the fillet underneath delicate and tender. Unfortunately, the gourmet steak, a 10-ouncer, can be a bit tough, even heaped as it is with creamy, shredded crab meat. Desserts, too, are slightly off. The slice of triple chocolate is too much, both in terms of size and sweetness.