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The Wicked Oyster
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Seafood, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
50 Main StreetWellfleet, MA 02667
(508) 349-3455
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
35 reviews for The Wicked Oyster
Review Highlights
"...of my husband's fruit & it made the French toast top notch."
(in 6 reviews)
"and I thought I was knowledgeable with Cape Cuisine."
(in 10 reviews)
"Great oysters and beet salad."
(in 3 reviews)
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35 reviews in English
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Review from Tanya S.
10/24/2011
Vacation dinner is a nerve-wracking experience. I consistently find myself torn between the security blanket of familiar restaurants and attempting to try something new.
I'd never noticed The Wicked Oyster until this year, and ended up going as an impulse dinner. After our first appetizer (a lobster cake) I started to feel sad, nay, downright embarrassed that I'd never come to The Wicked Oyster before.
/and I thought I was knowledgeable with Cape Cuisine. psh./
All in all, this meal was the best part of my vacation. I had the lamb, fiancee had the duck, and we both spent our mealtime in perfectly cooked meat bliss.
But one thing I beg of you, if you dine here:
Get the seasonal tart for dessert. I promise it is the best thing ever.
(also, make reservations, they fill up rather quickly). -
Review from Damien S.
8/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
A flawless brunch, and I learned something* - edulicious!
The simple brunch menu runs 7-12noon, and tosses out a great spread of only mildly creative favorites. For $9, my plate overflowed with a superstuffed three-egg Wicked omelet (chef's choice), home fries and wheat toast. Today's fillings: diced ham, spinach and feta, all light and pleasantly balanced. And the eggs? Perfectly cooked throughout without a speck of brown on the exterior. Eggsterior? WORDPLAY AT 1:35AM!
Sampling is what people do at brunch, and while I don't normally highlight items ordered by others in the group, I've gotta send love to two tastes from around the table. First, the homemade corned beef hash ($4 for a side) is a must-try. Heavily seasoned punching a powerful cure, with a crisp exterior and oddly devoid of grease, it'll go with any plate. Second, the house bloody mary. Killer spice and big straw thick, it'll sub any plate. Get one anyway.
We caught the tail end of brunch and didn't wait for a thing. Three cocktails, four entrees and a side of hash for under $50? With stellar service and a welcoming household interior? On Wellfleet? Sold.
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*One quirk: You can order a plain omelet for $5.75, and build your own with toppings running $.75-$1.50. But what constitutes a plain omelet? It's just the three eggs. Lost a bet over the absence of a standard cheese. Congrats Johnna M.Listed in: Gordon Ramsay Approved, The Cape Escape, Breakfast of Champions
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Review from Samantha P.
New York, NY
9/29/2011 1 photo
I really like this place. I've been twice now and enjoyed the fresh fish, and the low-key beach-club feel of the restaurant. I was here most recently for my brother's birthday over Labor Day weekend and pretty much everyone enjoyed their meal, with the exception of my mom, who I am fairly certain had the catch of the day. It was just a miss, the fish was overcooked and a bit dry, which regardless of flavor is never good. I had an Asian-inspired salmon entree grilled with a sesame oil and some kind of citrus reduction, alongside greens, zucchini and edamame. It also came with this little delicious fritter. It was just really good, perfectly cooked fish, great flavor, nothing over the top.
All in all I'm sure we'll be back because The Wicked Oyster is definitely one of the better restaurants on the Cape. -
Review from Ryan R.
7/26/2011
It seems our new custom is to brunch it up at the Wicked O right after checking out of our summer rental, to enjoy each others company one last time until we all depart from Wellfleet until next year....*sigh*
Try and get there a bit on the early side, as this place gets jumpin' around 11am and you'll be waiting for a table (and parking).
The brunch is rock solid. The omelets are wonderful and fluffy and fill me with brunch serenity. The french toast is obnoxiously good. And the side of corn beef hash is worth the hardening of your arteries. The kicker is that its all fairly priced.
I've been here for dinner once as well, and it was inferior to the brunch. The dinner menu is well done, but the fish I ordered was overcooked and a bit sub par. I'd come back though - it must have been a fluke (no pun intended!!), as the brunch is pretty damned special.
See you next year right after check out, Wicked O. -
Review from Tim F.
Natick, MA
8/14/2011
Excellent dinner. The grilled striped bass was one of the best fish entrees we've had. Nice ambience, good service, friendly, helpful staff.
The exterior doesn't look like much but the interior is really nice. -
Review from Captain S.
Riverdale, NJ
9/27/2011
I've dined here many times over the last few years, from when they first opened. We used to love it. It looks to me like there's some laurel-resting going on here, and when the hostess greeting you has a 'tude, you know the rest of the night isn't going to be good, starting with the waitress who just looked like she'd rather be anywhere else in the world. The food is still pretty good, but the place is getting tired, the decor is lame, it's darker than the Black Hole of Calcutta, and the menu hasn't changed significantly in years.
I may give it one more try, but I'm not too disposed to right now. I don't like being treated like an annoyance for simply showing up at their door, and neither did the rest of my party. Parking here is usually a nightmare, and that hasn't improved one iota over the years. The drinks menu is probably five years old. I guess when the place is half empty, and you ask if you could be seated in the also half empty front room and are given a curt "NO!", that should have been a cue to turn around and leave. If that happens next time, if there even is a next time, we will. -
Review from Carol B.
MELROSE, PA
9/21/2011
Lunch was a disaster. Indifferent -to- hostile service, filth on the ketchup bottle and inside the rim, in which we couldn't interest the waitress who simply asserted the "wipe them every day." Gluey fennel soup, soggy fries and a dry flat lobster BLT. The six of us will not return for lunch.
We remembered better, but at least at lunch it is going downhill. -
Review from Greg B.
Long Island City, NY
8/1/2010
First, the brunch here is excellent, and the main reason to go to/frequent this restaurant.
The best breakfast choice is actually the hash browns. Mind you, I'm not a hash browns fan usually, but they are just the right amount of crispy and spicy to get my top vote. I have tried the large stack pancakes, which are fluffy and drizzled with powdered sugar. A fine option is also the omelettes. The Wicked Oyster gets the right mix of egg and inclusions (vegetables, etc.) to make them great to start the day. Also, big props to the coffee.
Second, for dinner, the restaurant doesn't quite match up. However, I would still consider the Wicked Oyster one of the better restaurants in Wellfleet for that meal. It's just when we went with a large group, there were enough people who seemed underwhelmed by their choices. The drinks are interesting as well, though some fall flat. I do like the beer selection however. -
Review from Sasha T.
Boston, MA
8/1/2010
We have a house in wellfleet and always come here to sit at the bar, enjoy a really good dirty martini and some oysters. Over the years we've started ordering food too. I've had some hit and some miss dishes. The oysters are always fresh and fantastic, duck confit and peach salad is usually spot on, The pan fried sole is usually delicious, the mac and cheese just OK, as is the scallops and risotto.
This past weekend we went and actually sat in the dining room as there was no room at the bar. We were both starving and ordered entrees. I had the lamb wrapped in prosciutto served with a polenta cake, grilled tomatoes, and a garlic cream sauce. This was the BEST lamb I've ever had, hands down. I will never order anything else again from the Wicked Oyster. I would have licked my plate clean if there hadn't of been so many people there! I'm already counting down the days until next weekend when I can go back and eat more lamb!!!
Overall, breakfast is good and cheap, dinner tries a little too hard to be fancy, but a few stellar items on the menu make up for the mediocre ones. Service is always friendly and on point. -
Review from Jake B.
Holliston, MA
7/29/2010
Excellent, but limited breakfast menu. They don't offer a lot of options, but what they do is excellent. My wife love the yogurt and granola, I love anything they have carb based (pancake, french toast of waffles).
Don't bother with the huevos rancharos, not bad but nothing special
For lunch try their signature open faced burger. The caramelized unions are perfect.
Parking is limited, you may have to park at the old bank/ office building on the corner of Rt 6 and walk down. Not that big of a deal if you are expecting it. -
Review from Maureen O.
Albany, NY
Excellent meal with nice ambience. I had the herb crusted cod and a rosemary-lobster brochette over a pea and mascarpone orzo and a yellow pepper sauce. The wedge salad w/ blue cheese dressing and bacon was wonderful.
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Review from Rachael T.
Somerville, MA
3/8/2010 1 photo
I had higher hopes. The menu was interesting (for dead of winter outer cape), the reviews good, and the dining room comfortable. We ordered a really nice bottle of malbec and the evening was off to a good start.
A bit of advice: If you go to a place with 'oyster' in its name located in Wellfleet, known for some of the best oysters in the world, by all means ORDER OYSTERS.
I ordered the oyster special: butter-poached with asparagus and red pepper remoulade (see photo). The oysters were impeccable, but the asparagus way too thin to be meaningful and the remoluade and whisper of frisee didn't make up for it. The dish could be summed up as what we used to call 'nouvelle cuisine' (tiny and precious).
Others in my party had beet salad with warm chevre (serviceable, but not outstanding) and oysters on the half shell (can't go wrong).
Our entrees were all okay - nothing outrageous. Mine in particular, baked haddock with oyster, spinach, and parmesan stuffing was flavorless, although the portion size was healthy.
By far the weakest part of the meal was dessert; limited options and most appeared to come out of a box, from commercial bakers like Sweet Street. We ordered the apple crisp, thinking it was probably made in house. I can honestly say this was worst apple crisp I've ever had. Not crispy, not tart, mushy apples, tasting mostly of uncooked flour.
disappointing. -
Review from Sasha R.
Dartmouth, MA
8/24/2008
Decently attractive decor, and good wine selection but mediocre food at best, trying to be fancy - which makes the mediocrity even more obvious.
Plus, the name is so misleading! They only have Wellfleet oysters, and the food isn't really seafood oriented.
Additionally, I don't know if this is a coincidence or not, but we all felt sick the next day: please pass the Prilosec OTC.
Three stars anyway, because we had fun drinking and being rowdy, AND! our scandinavian waitress was HAWT! (according to my dad. I'm traumatized now. Years of therapy won't fix this)
So yea. Wellfleet is small. You'll go, you have not much choice. -
Review from Heidi E.
Somerville, MA
7/30/2006
On your way up to Ptown, stop here.
This place is rustic, funky, laid back, local...just like Wellfleet itself.
AWESOME food... everything from burgers to juevos rancheros, salads, great chowder, kick ass fish and chips, OYSTERS. They serve up a very good brunch menu complete with some of the best blueberry muffins (my heaven will have muffins) anywhere. Pair that with local coffee from the Wellfleet coffee roasters (the real name escapes me but the coffee is great) and you're golden.
Check out the bulletin board if you want to rent a house, take a yoga lesson, buy shellfish, take a painting class...
And the local art on the walls adds to the experience.
It's not just any Oyster...it's WICKED. -
Review from Dave B.
Brighton, MA
9/21/2009
Delicious! Great seafood entrees for dinner and the Oysters Rockefeller Tart is the best appetizer, if you're willing to wait for a table...but when in Wellfleet I think seafood should be cooked at home. I'm reviewing this place for the breakfast!
Fantastic breakfast! The French Toast is particularly good, although the smoked salmon Benedict is a great choice, too. Any omelet is great. Delicious coffee and hot chocolate, and nice and spicy (with horseradish) Bloody Marys to really get the day going. They stop serving breakfast at noon, so don't dawdle. You'll be coming back a couple hours later for a plate of raw oysters...and another Bloody Mary!
Open all year, this is a great off-season choice when out on those weekends away from the city. -
Review from Marge S.
Cambridge, MA
3/29/2010
Went here for brunch. The latte was so-so, but the french toast was great! Eggs Benedict was just fine, but the hashbrowns were awesome! Omelets were great.
The attitude was very relaxed. :) -
Review from Peter S.
Truro, MA
9/24/2008
Crazy good dinner menu. Wonderful seafood - innovative ingredients. Funky-but-spotless decor. A great time was had by all....
Subsequently tried them for a late breakfast - "gotta do this more often..." -
Review from Pete B.
Bellevue, WA
7/30/2009
I'll give this one three stars although i would give the service and ambiance a higher score. My wife and I split the tomato soup and fig/falafel appetizer - great stuff although we only had two tiny triangles of pita toast with the falafel. I'm not big tomato-based soup fan but my wife really thought it was great.
That followed with two salads - she had a beet salad and i had a "greens" salad. Although mine was tasty some of the greens were past their prime and i needed to send it back. It was quickly replaced.
I had the striped bass special ($26!) but it was great. Nice lima beans and green onion puree around it. My wife had a the baked tofu with polenta and although the polenta was good, the tofu was too salty We drank glasses of a South African Brut and an Argentinian Malbec excellent).
Dessert was a banana cake, excellent, and a creme something, pretty good, nothig special.
Close call but i can't give it four stars. -
Review from Regina T.
Escondido, CA
9/15/2009
The Wicked Oyster was "wicked good". Hubby and I stopped by last week during our Cape Cod stay.
I'm going straight to the food because everything leading up to the food was outstanding . Hubby ordered the grilled black angus tenderloin, while I ordered shrimp risotto. While waiting for our main course, we indulged in raw oysters. The were fresh and tasty.
Once our food came I must say I was said I didn't order the tenderloin my hubby received. OMG it was SOOOOOO good - very tender and the sauce was incredible. In comparison, my risotto was overcooked and bland. Thankfully, hubby was very generous (after his white crest martini) with his steak. We literally licked his plate clean. Great compliments to the chef for that simple yet tasty bourbon carmel sauce. We never made it to the desserts - DARN!
The score would have been higher had my dish been as exceptional as hubby's. -
Review from John D.
8/5/2010
Great oysters and beet salad.
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Review from Ann P.
4/17/2011
My gf and I went for 6:30 dinner with her family. The setting is casual in the midst of charming Wellfleet. Our server was attentive despite the place becoming quite busy. Jillian and her daughter shared the butternut fritters with smoked tofu. I had a bite and thought it was mild and light and nice. Her son loved his clam chowder. J's hubby gave me a taste of his lobster bisque. I would go back JUST for that. Crispy lobster and a grilled tomato in the middle..wow...nice taste but it seemed luke warm vs hot. The best part of my meal was the bread. Not sure how to describe it but it was flat yet had a yeasty soft texture. I chose the EVOO but it came with roasted garlic. My entree was the roasted haddock in a lovely broth with leeks and fingerling potatoes. I love all aspects but not the fish. It was a tiny 4 oz serving and overcooked with the skin on. Jillian chose the panko crusted sole and honestly there was about 12 ounces of lovely fish. She enjoyed it. The others had the filet, scallops and chips and a burger. My tip before tip was 45.00 as I had two savignon blancs. It was a lovely evening with great friends.
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Review from Tim R.
Concord, MA
1/26/2009
The Wicked Oyster is alive and well--I had breakfast there just yesterday. I can only speak for the french press of loose leaf tea, the Garden Omelet and (as others point out) the very attractive waitresses and clientele, but truly, the omelets are out of this world.
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Review from Muckenfuss V.
Boston, MA
12/31/2008
A nice break from the annoying faubourgs of the Cape, the Wicked Oyster's attractive waitresses and clientele remind me that I am not on the edge of the world, but only a couple of hours from civilization. Great bar, ample selection of seafood that is thankfully not limited to oysters.
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Review from Mary M.
Charlemont, MA
7/29/2008
It WAS great. It IS closed...at least as of summer '07.
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Review from Allison B.
Wellfleet, MA
10/15/2010
Definitely good for breakfast. I rarely eat here for dinner because of their limited menu and their inability to make changes to their dishes. One plus to dinner is that they're the only place in Wellfleet that takes reservations. But breakfast is 5 stars.
First, their coffee is fresh and delish. The waitresses always refill your cup so you leave jittery! Their french toast with berries is my go to, but their eggs benedict and omelets are to die for as well! I'm never disappointed when I go for breakfast.
If you're looking to grab a cup of coffee on the go, this is a great place to do it (if you can find parking.) Try one of their muffins too! -
Review from Kate L.
Boston, MA
8/18/2009
Likes:
Bar area and drink list (not shown on the menu website but plenty of interesting cocktails)
Ambiance
Menu
Generous pours for glasses of wine
Just ok:
Wait service (maybe an off night - very nice but not attentive and somewhat forgetful)
We ate:
Appetizers
--Lobster gazpacho: not a fan, bland
--Calamari: good
--Oysters: good
Entrees
--Seared scallops over fetticine: very good
--Catch of the day (Halibut): just okay, somewhat bland sauce
Dessert
--Chocolate bundt cake: excellent -
Review from Rachel D.
Los Angeles, CA
9/1/2008
My family doesn't eat out much when we're in Wellfleet - why bother when you can buy fresh oysters and lobster and fish at Hatches and eat on your very own deck? But once in a while we change from swimsuits into actual clothes and go out, and the Wicked Oyster is a more-than-decent destination. I'd choose it over Mac's for sure. The one thing on the menu you must absolutely order is the littlenecks & linguica appetizer. The rich broth has a delicious citrusy tang which elevates this cape cod classic.
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Review from Brooks H.
Pennsburg, PA
7/1/2010
We've been going to The Wicked Oyster for 4 years. Each time it has been consistently good. We normally go for dinner, but two weeks ago we went for Sunday Brunch. With a name like "Wicked Oyster" in Welfleet, you should order seafood. It is always excellent.
The wine list sports a good selection of wines starting at reasonable prices.
A friend suggested The Wicked Oyster. He knew the chef. We are very glad that he told us about this great Lower Cape restaurant. -
Review from stacy g.
Brooklyn, NY
11/10/2007
Upscaley, yet homey. That's how I would describe this neighborhood spot. Great menu (apart from the foie gras, which I find offensive) and yummy cocktails. Gracious service. The kind of place where you can go casual or dress up. Great lighting, interior. The veggie burger was delicious.
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Review from Eling H.
Fremont, CA
7/30/2009
So it was my sister in law's birthday and we had gone to cape cod for that day. My brother had made the reservations for dinner and we left the beach to make the reservations. Three of us ordered the duck which was delightful, my mom ordered some type of fish with a salsa? (not that great), but I think my sister in law got the scrod? which was recommended by the waitress and it got great reviews by my brother and sister in law. I would definitely recommend this place though it is pricey.
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Review from Thomas N.
Milwaukee, WI
3/18/2011
Fantastic food and service.
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Review from Steve R.
West Simsbury, CT
8/17/2008
Best breakfast on the cape. Quality food and great prices. Good atmosphere. Parking is a bit rough.
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Review from Jon R.
Somerville, MA
8/17/2010
With the closing of Aesop's Tables, the Wicked Oyster has now moved into the number one spot to have an upscale meal in Wellfleet. The food is delicious, and the atmosphere is very relaxed, although the bar has gotten rowdier in recent years. There's something for everyone on the menu: there's always a standard dish or two like friend scallops or oysters, but then there are more experimental things, and there's always one or two pasta dishes. Their wedge salad is delicious, as are their desserts.
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Review from Stacey K.
Boston, MA
9/10/2010 1 Check-in Here
Breakfast was amazing! I had the French toast with real maple syrup (go ahead and splurge for the real thing, you won't be disappointed). I also stole some of my husband's fruit & it made the French toast top notch! The coffee was served in a big mug and tasted much stronger than the usual weak coffee most breakfast spots serve. Even though my meal was delicious, I still had breakfast envy of my husband's meal - Salmon Benedict. The home fries (not hashbrowns as another reviewer wrote) were delicious! The poached eggs were done just right! Parking is limited in front, but there is more parking in the back! Service was a bit slow (there was no one at the front to greet and sit us) but I did overhear the waitress say they were short staffed. Hands down, probably the best breakfast I've had on the Cape. It wasn't our first choice when we ventured out for breakfast today, but I'm happy that we stumbled upon this lil' gem. Will be coming back again!
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Review from Joshua L.
Brooklyn, NY
8/2/2008
A wonderful slice of Wellfleet life. Delicious fish and chips (and scallops and chips!) and a great scene at the bar -- my wife and I talked to locals the whole night.
