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Summer Shack

149 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Phone:

+1 617 520 9500

Website:

www.summershackrestaurant.com

Email:

lcloete@shackfoods.com

This is our flagship location, our inspiration, our heart and soul. Seating 350 diners, this Summer Shack has become a favored place for all kinds of celebrations from kids' birthday parties and sports victories, to corporate holiday ... more on CitySearch

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53 reviews

54% of guests recommend this place.

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The Shack has lots of great stuff on their menu, but nothing tops the wok seared lobster, ginger & scallion-amazingly tender, succulent, just salty enough and mouth-wateringly decadent. more on TripAdvisor

Well, what a pleasant surprise when we arrived and were greeted warmly by the staff, immediately seated, had an attentive and friendly waiter, and the seafood turned out to be totally outstanding. more on CitySearch

The Lobster roll for instance is a joke. more on CitySearch

Tonight at least the bartender was attentive. more on CitySearch

I am originally from the Cape, and this place is nothing like a Cape Cod seafood shack. more on CitySearch

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I've been to both the cambridge and boston locations. If you want good, fried seafood take the time..... more on TripAdvisor

When out-of-town friends want to go out for seafood, I take them to East Coast Grill. But when a whole morris team wants to go out for seafood, I suggest this place. It is convenient to the T and can ... more on TripAdvisor

We were parked at the Alewife MBTA station to go downtown, and decided to go to Summer Shack for dinner afterwards, as a couple of them had eaten here before. When I saw the clam bake, with 1 1/4 lb l ... more on TripAdvisor

We booked a group for Xmas Eve... because they were open and took reservations. We'd been there many times, although not for a couple of years. Please keep in mind that my comments are for Xmas Eve... ... more on TripAdvisor

I used to live in Boston and always have enjoyed having a meal here. This is a place to go for good Atlantic Seafood. more on TripAdvisor

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Japser's name obviously carries weight in the local seafood industry. The food is incredibly high quality, local fish and lobsters fresh off the boat. The menu changes all the time to reflect local seasons. It was busy and we had ... more on CitySearch

Small portion of fish was quite good. Side of baby carrots. That was it, all for 18 bucks. Too musch for too little more on CitySearch

I made the mistake of going back after being "burned" opening month. It's even worse, if you can believe that. #1 small overpriced portions ... more on CitySearch

There were definitely a lot of pros: good food, atmosphere, spacious bar. Cons: Food came out cold, long wait, ridiculous prices, and the bartender was pretty slow. After an 1.5 wait (at 9pm!) we decided to just sit and eat @ the ... more on CitySearch

Clearly a famous name doesn't guarantee good food or a pleasant experience. For those prices I'd love to have something more than a school ... more on CitySearch