Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar

124 Republican St, Seattle - 98109
221 reviews
Seafood Live/Raw Food
(206) 501-4442

Geoduck not worth it. Horrible service oysters were ok don’t listen to the reviews this place isn’t what they say cocktail sauce tasted like ketchup don’t recommend

Would not recommend.They charge a 18.90% “service charge” which is used to pay employee benefits etc AND expect you to pay an additional tip (usually a customary 20%) so approximately a total of 40% more on top of your bill. Service was less than mediocre - found some sort of hair in my $18 glass of wine seconds after they placed it in front of me, not even one apology was given and was left on the bill. Server did not check in at all.

We walked in without reservation after we spotted an empty table for eating outside. We were soon greeted and seated at our preferred table. Bare wooden table, no table linen. Happy hour only during work-week days. We paid full price for a selection of a dozen oysters. This is a variety plate with two of each kind. The oysters were juicy and tasted fresh. We added to watermelon salad and steamed clams. All food was served appetizing, at the right temperature and toasted good. Friendly waitstaff, knowledgeable and attentive. An enjoyable experience.

Great service, delicious food, fantastic experience. Love this place. Everything we tried tastes fresh. Will come back.

I had dinner here by myself - one cocktail, one Caesar salad, and an oyster platter. The food was excellent, service was okay. My bill was $170 - before tip. This restaurant adds a mandatory 18% service fee that is not visibly disclosed until you get the receipt. This should be built into the menu cost - this felt like a sketchy hidden fee. The food was good - was it $200 for one person good? No.

When we arrived at the restaurant, there were many, many open tables, including several seats at the bar. There were two families with young children waiting for tables who were clearly not able to sit at the bar, so we stepped forward to ask the bar tender if the bar was open seating. Unfortunately, the host ran after us, hollering that the bar was not open seating and that we needed to get back in line. Needless to say, after the humiliation by the host, we left the restaurant. Never again!!!

I love their happy hour! It’s super fresh and huge oysters! They are a little smaller than my fist. Ceviche comes with nachos. I really like their lemon based ceviche style! Grilled oysters are so savory and cheese was super good. A menu called dynamite something has caviar on the top! All dishes are really really fresh!

Aesthetically pleasing. Food tastes clean, every bite was delicious. Got the platter with full size crab. They cut up all parts of the crab to make it easy to eat. Service was okay, not the most professional outlook. Parking was easy and a nice little walk in a safe neighborhood.

I haven't been in this place for 4 years maybe we went back this week and tried two cocktails, Brazilian moqueca and baked oysters. Baked oysters were good and the moqueca was impressively good. I am Brazilian and I can say this is the closest moqueca you could try around. Maybe it's more a shrimp Brazilian stroganoff but tha fact they had palm heart on it was a nice touch of a cook who probably did some research! I enjoyed and it was delicious ?.

I expected the happy hour oyster deal to be a selection of oysters. It turned out to be just one kind. Bought a selection at a much higher price and they were delicious.! I think the happy hour marketing is misleading.