42nd Street Oyster Bar

My family and I came here for my dad’s birthday because we wanted seafood. Made reservations for 6:30 and we were seated immediately. The restaurant has a dark ambiance so if you have problems with vision definitely use a flashlight to read the menu. Our waitress was great and very attentive to our needs and answering our questions. The food was amazing and had great flavor although it did take about 30 minutes to come out. This is a must if you want fresh and flavorful seafood!

We visited for the first time earlier this month for a friend's birthday. We don't venture into Raleigh often, but this place is worth the trip! The crab dip was absolutely amazing! My husband had a steak with fantastic flavor and I had the crab and shrimp alfredo. We will certainly be back!

Enjoyed a wonderful meal and excellent service here tonight. They started us out with complimentary hush puppies. The popcorn shrimp portion sizes are large and the option to sub a side for a side salad was a handy. The Cajun flavor on the shrimp and chips, while a little dark, was excellent without being too spicy. My wife enjoyed the baked sweet potato that came with butter and brown sugar. It was nice to have parking available in front of the building, although we arrived early around 5 p.m.

So we normally don’t frequent this place often. Tonight was absolutely exceptional. The food and drinks were outstanding. If you come here make sure you ask for Tye as your server. He provided excellent service(I hope I spelled his name correctly). As you can tell by the picture we have the swamp platters. More food than you would think you would get. The oysters were really good as well, I forgot to take a picture. Cheers to you all. Oh this dessert will make you slap your mama.

Service was very VERY slow on a week day when it wasn’t busy and we had a reservation. Waitress rarely came to refill drinks. Crab and artichoke dip was excellent, salad portion size was huge, pasta portion size was smaller than the appetizers which made no sense at all. Overall food and experience was fine, not something I would recommend but also not something I would recommend against.