Summer Shack

Hold your upcoming event at the Summer Shack in Cambridge. Award-winning Jasper White’s original Summer Shack in Cambridge specializes in seafood & New England-style dishes. Hold a corporate event, rehearsal dinner or casual clambake at any of our locations.

This is our flagship location, our inspiration, our heart and soul. Seating 350 diners, this Summer Shack has become a favored place for...

Know Before You Go: Don't expect a mellow environment on Tuesdays or Wednesdays--boisterous smashing-crab parties are held on those two nights.

When to Go: Happy hour is served from 4pm to 6:30pm Monday through Friday in the adjacent Shacks Sports Bar.

The Scene
From the 40-foot fisherman statue that guards the front door to the 1,500-gallon tanks housing hundreds of stomach-bound lobsters, celebrity Chef Jasper White's labor of love thinks big. This humongous shack (which… Read More

"A-fish-ionados" approve of the "high-end versions" of "simple" "lobster-shack" fare – highlighted by "varieties of bivalves" and "finger-licking" pan-roasted lobster – served at these New England seafooders from Jasper White (Towne); "you'll pay somewhat fancy prices", but with a "roaring", "beachlike" vibe ("it's like eating outdoors with a roof"), they're a "perennial pick for families."

The fun, casual atmosphere, complete with a forty-foot statue depicting a fisherman standing guard at the front door, pays homage to New England seafood. Inside are communal picnic tables, booths in cotton candy-blue leather and a rollicking raw bar. Seafood includes scallops, shrimp, clams and oysters, but also some nice surprises like cod cakes and bacon-wrapped monkfish. Wood-grilled...

The Summer Shack is a fun, casual, restaurant. Specializing in New England Style Seafood. We offer 8 to 10 different types of oysters daily. Lobsters in varying sizes and styles including our signature clambake. Wonderful local grilled fish and crispy fried seafood. We do offer several non-seafood items as well. Steaks, burgers and award winning fried chicken. We are a children friendly...