Bracco's Clam & Oyster Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious nice portions A+."
• "The food was delicious. I had a lobster roll and Cole slaw."
• "Everything was so fresh and tasty."
• "Best soft shell crab 🦀 in south shore PERIOD!"
• "The food was delicious and such variety."
• "Great atmosphere, food was good I had the lobster roll."
• "The food was good and the weather was great, too."

Cons:

• "Food portions are extremely small. We ordered the baked clams as an appetizer and they are the smallest we’ve ever gotten at a restaurant."
• "Food was terrible. Mini crab cakes was just bread and seasonings."
• "Everything was cold and tasteless."
• "Food is absolute trash looks nothing like the pictures."
• "The food is so bad tasteless and crazy expensive."
• "The food was over fried."
• "Everything was seriously over priced & disgusting!!"

Service

Pros:

• "Tom the manager came over took care of half the bill...the waitress was very apologetic and they bought a round of drinks thank you rectifying the problem."
• "Staff is very attentive and friendly."
• "Our server, Amy, was awesome."
• "The service is excellent."
• "Sara, our server was very helpful when choosing menu and drinks."
• "The customer service was great😋!"
• "Friendly staff (We had Gillian) who seemed to really enjoy what they are doing."

Cons:

• "Horrible service horrible food."
• "Terrible service and people here."
• "The waitress took a long time to help us. We ordered the Tuna nachos it wasn't fresh."
• "Amy was a terrible waitress/apparent manager."
• "Waited almost 15 + mins after asking for the bill for the waitress to come collect it so I can leave."
• "It took about 40mins just to order drinks lousy confused service."
• "Waitress who eventually served my table had no interest in working and made it very obvious."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "A fantastic venue with good seafood,refreshing drinks and a great staff!"
• "Bracco's is my favorite location on the mile. I enjoy the atmosphere, food and drinks. The staff is great."
• "Best place on the mile to get fresh seafood dishes that are reasonably priced."
• "Love the fish and chips, nothing better than crispy fries and flaky fish."
• "Food was great ordered clamstrips & Stuffed shrimp they were both were delish!"

Cons:

• "The drink was pricey $15 compared to the second highest I’ve paid which is $12 at Dorlan's in the Seaport."
• "This place charged a $10 cash cover fee just to enter."
• "Dined inside the restaurant. Everything was overpriced and they served the smallest portions I've ever seen."
• "Overpriced."
• "The drinks were clearly watered down and extremely overly priced."
• "Very expensive for a really bad experience."
• "They're a little pricey."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Daytime reggae music beaming from the speakers."
• "Nightly bands play music on speakers til 10, then the switch get thrown and only blue tooth music thru headphones can be enjoyed."
• "The atmosphere stupendous."
• "Enjoyed the atmosphere, the music, the drinks."
• "The atmosphere however makes up for this."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was breathtaking."

Cons:

• "However this place is becoming a TRASH BIN. GARBAGE CAN, WASTE BASKET."
• "The decor here is dated but the food is good."
• "Should have known by the plastic cups it wasn’t going to be good."
• "As the previous poster noted avoid this place like the plague...it seems that you have to sit inside in order to get the special according to mike the manager...he got very defensive and told me if i didn't like the arrangement he would get his bouncers to throw me out..."
• "The entire structure urgently needs a makeover."
• "i came around 6 and the music was extremely low as it got later, The MUSIC GOT EVEN LOWER, all we could here were PEOPLE TALKING!"
• "The great turn off is it's a pick up spot, so be prepared to be asked to hook up with an undesirable male figure."