Grand Central Oyster Bar - Oyster bar restaurant in New York - 89 E 42nd St, USA

Dinner? Reserve a table in the “Saloon” room. Love oysters but don’t know the difference between east and west coast shells? Order the chef’s medley. The servers are extremely knowledgeable- you’ll learn about bumpy and flat edge oysters. Hadn’t been here in a while and can’t recall exactly why I don’t come here more often. This place is not just for commuters. Beer on tap, freshest sea food, great service and an apres work buzz that is quintessential NY. Don’t yell at me please but I had the eggs Benedict over smoked salmon on English muffin🤤….for dinner, yum. Key lime pie is legendary. Next visit, lobster roll. Enjoy

I’m leaving this in real time because yeah… so to start the waiter was absolutely lovely 1 star but that doesn’t make up for the lack the food was. His oyster selection for the table was solid. So 1 star the other food was okay or nothing to write home about. The lobster roll is the saddest thing I’ve ever had in my life: the bread was good but what they called a pound of meat for nearly a $40 roll was lack there of. I’ve had better rolls in the city. The muscles, don’t even bother. It taste like they were cooked in water with a hint of wine and whatever pinches of seasoning. It took all of my will power to not send food back out of respect for my family visiting us. This was the most over priced disappointing experience. Stick to the New England clam chowder. The food has seriously gone downhill. Also the fact that we asked if we can sub onion rings for fries being a big deal is pretty sad and instead he brought us what is considered a side of onion rings for $10 🥴 this whole situation deserves this emoji 🥴🥴🥴 Kicking myself for not taking a picture of the sad lobster roll. But here we are. Good luck.

I used to make a pilgrimage here on my annual layovers through the city, and have wanted to get back here since moving here a couple years ago. Sadly they were closed during the pandemic and now only open during weekdays, making it difficult. Happily I was finally able get over here last week though. The oysters are good and they have a nice variety though prices have gone up a lot since my last visit. The clam chowder is also a must. It was nice for the nostalgia though and the architecture is iconic. A good place to bring any out of town guests that are oyster lovers.

Iconic for a reason! We needed to take the train north of Manhattan and wished for delicious seafood. After walking from the Tenement Museum to Grand Central station, we were hungry…The Oyster Bar was perfect! Start with oysters Rockefeller and order anything on the menu because it’s going to be some of the best food you’ve ever had. We had shrimp linguine (amazing!) and jumbo fried shrimp platter (incredible!) Key lime pie is a fabulous finish! Great service and atmosphere and central location.

This is a true gem. It's a large place with interesting architecture under the entrance to the grand station. I loved the large selection of oysters. So fresh. Yummm. The kitchen is open and I was sitting on the bar so I have seen the cook prepare their signature soup right in front of me. The soul was creamy, rich and full of sea food. Absolutely loved it. I also had the crab cake which was soft and full of flavor. The waiters serving the bar were nice but I wanted more of their attention I would go there any time I am near.

As a big fan of oysters, I was saving this one til the last minute to go with my friends as it was their first time coming to New York. We got seated almost right away with our reservation, but it took us terribly long to get the waiter to our attention even though there weren't a lot of tables occupied (9pm). The waiter was acknowledgeable of the menu and gave us some suggestions on oysters. I really liked the ones from the Massachusetts, but some of them had a fishy smell.

Ce n’est pas de la grande cuisine, c’est plutôt à la bonne franquette. Le poisson et les fruits de mer sont très bons. Le service est très décontracté. Le lieu est atypique et se trouve au sous-sol de la gare Grand Central. Rien d’extraordinaire mais le tout a son petit charme.

Essential New York experience. Manhattan Clam Chowder was delicious, Crab Cake was crab-filled and fluffy, and the oysters were fresh. The best seating area is to the left where the bar and circular white tables are.