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Summer Shack Cambridge: Find us at 149 Alewife Brook Pkwy—fresh New England seafood, the city’s largest raw bar & FREE parking. Get directions and book today.

149 Alewife Brook Parkway,Cambridge, MA 02140(617) 520-9500 Hours of OperationSunday - Thursday11:30am  -  9:00pm Friday - Saturday11:30am - 10:00pm Award Winning Seafood Restaurant, located next to Alewife Station Cambridge MA.. This is our flagship location, opened in 2000, the heart and soul of Summer Shack. Many of our employees have been here since we opened 25 years ago. With an extensive menu and dozens of specials each day, created under the watchful eye of Chef Del Leandro, be prepared to experience traditional, modern and ethnic variations of the freshest seafood in town. We also have great fried chicken, burgers, steaks and kid friendly dishes. With the largest oyster bar in Cambridge, a 65 seat surrounding bar with 9 flat screen TVs, a 1,500-gallon live lobster tank, and twin 80-gallon steam kettles, the Summer Shack in Cambridge offers all you could need for a true New England experience. We also have a private function space that can seat upwards of 120 people – this room can transform into whatever you want it to be – we can dress it up or funk it up –whether it’s a formal rehearsal dinner, a birthday party, or a corporate event, we can make your vision a reality! Contact us for more information or to inquire about booking an event. SELECT PREMIUM OYSTERS $2 all day every day! see daily list $2 JUMBO COCKTAIL SHRIMP $4 LITTLENECK CLAMS $3 CHERRYSTONE CLAM $3 CHERRYSTONE CLAM CEVICHE $4 OYSTER & TUNA SASHIMI $6 TOWER OF POWER 8 oysters, 6 shrimp, 6 littleneck clams, 2 oyster sashimi, & 2 clam ceviche. $75 CAESAR SALAD garlic croutons & grated grana padano parmesan $14 MIXED GREENS $12 CUCUMBER, ICEBERG & RED ONION $10 RED BEET, WATERCRESS & ENDIVE SALAD great hill blue cheese $15 MAINE SHRIMP VIETNAMESE SALAD CHOPPED PEANUTS, LIME & CILANTRO $16 COBB SALAD WITH MAINE CRAB smoked bacon, hard-boiled egg, tomatoes, avocado & blue cheese $26 SPICY BERMUDA FISH & CRAB CHOWDER made with dark rum $9 CLASSIC CLAM CHOWDER oyster crackers $11 LOBSTER BISQUE sherry & cream $16 SHACK BOUILLABAISSE provencal style seafood stew w/ white fish, shrimp, mussels, squid in a fennel, tomato saffron broth. optional add half lobster (+20) $28 GRIDDLED CORNBREAD molasses butter $8 STEAMERS by the pound, drawn butter $25 MUSSELS white wine, garlic & herbs or fra diavolo (spicy) $18 CRAB CAKE coleslaw & remoulade sauce $18 R.I. Fried Calamari greasy & spicy or plain with red sauce $17 GRILLED OCTOPUS roasted tomato-olive sauce, fried parmesan polenta $22 Grilled Clams (6) garlic butter $18 FRIED WHOLE BELLY CLAM APPETIZER tartar sauce $28 CHICKEN WINGS buffalo or ginger chile $16 SERVED WITH PICKLE AND CHIPS BOSTON'S BEST LOBSTER ROLL classic new england style or warm with butter poached lobster $38 JW FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH classic OR buffalo style $17 CHEESEBURGER with cheddar or blue cheese bacon +2 $18 FISH TACOS salsa fresca, citrus slaw $17 FISH SANDWICH tartar sauce $17 Grilled Salmon Burger red pepper aioli $16 SUMMER SHACK CORN DOG $10 PEARL KOUNTRY KLUB JUMBO DOG $12 GRILLED CHEDDAR & TOMATO SANDWICH add bacon (+$2) $10 FRIED IPSWICH BELLY CLAM ROLL with tartar sauce $28 MAINE CRAB SALAD ROLL with celery, old bay, and lemon juice $26 FISH & CHIPS tartar sauce, coleslaw, fries $26 Whole Belly Clam Plate tartar sauce, coleslaw, fries $36 FRIED GULF SHRIMP WITH REMOULADE SAUCE $26 FISHERMANS PLATTER haddock, shrimp, scallops, onion rings & fries $48 JASPER'S FRIED CHICKEN 4 pieces with all-american potato salad $18 FRANKS, BEANS & BROWN BREAD pearl kountry klub jumbo dog with boston baked beans and warm brown bread $18 SHACK MEATLOAF beef, veal & pork wrapped in bacon with mashed potatoes and gravy $22 GRILLED STRIP STEAK mashed potatoes, cabernet jus & charred garlic kale $28 FILLET STEAK TIPS french fries & grilled onions $32 SHACK SURF & TURF grilled gulf shrimp, fillet steak tips, garlic butter & fries $32 COD CAKES WITH BAKED BEANS $24 PAN SEARED CAPE COD SEA SCALLOPS with risotto & lobster sauce $32 SHRIMP SCAMPI LINGUINI with creamy lemon butter sauce $26 BOSTON BAKED SCROD tomato & garlic bread crumbs with jasmine rice and broccoli $28 GRILLED GULF SHRIMP garlic butter, fries & coleslaw $26 SUMMER SHACK CLAMBAKE 1 lb steamed lobster, clams, mussels, chorizo, new potato, corn on the cob, hard-boiled egg & old bay spices $54 JASPER'S FAMOUS PAN ROASTED LOBSTER bourbon, chervil, chives $62per 1.5 LB BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER lemon butter, garlic crumbs, & shrimp stuffing $68per 1.5 LB LOBSTER MAC & CHEESE toasted buttered breadcrumbs $38 1 LB $38 1 1/2 LB $58 2 LB $78 SHACK COLESLAW $8 SWEET POTATO FRIES $8 MASHED POTATOES $8 CRISPY ONION STRINGS $10 FRENCH FRIES $8 CORN ON THE COB $6 GARLIC ROASTED KALE $8 BOSTON BAKED BEANS $8 GRIDDLED BROWN BREAD $8 ALL-AMERICAN POTATO SALAD $8 JASMINE OR BROWN RICE $8 SHELLS WITH CHEESE $12 Choice of french fries,  green beans, or corn on the cob as side. Includes a drink & dessert. JASPER'S FRIED CHICKEN 2 pcs. $15 PASTA SHELLS available with cheese, butter, or marinara sauce $15 CORNMEAL FRIED FISH FINGERS $15 GRILLED FLORIDA GULF SHRIMP $15 HAMBURGER OR CHEESEBURGER $15 BROWNIE SUNDAE with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, hot fudge & a cherry on top. $10 Vanilla Bean Creme Brulée Coconut Custard Pie $10 WARM APPLE CRISP with vanilla ice cream $10 Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee with a shortbread cookie $10 THE SHACK MARG silver tequila, triple sec, house made sour mix $14 WHALE OVERBOARD gray whale gin, brandy, lime juice, angustora bitters, ginger beer $15 SHACK LEMONADE lemon vodka, cranberry juice, house made sour, soda $14 NUTTY MERMAID ghost tequila, almond liqueur, coco lopez, pineapple juice & lime juice $16 PAINKILLER plantery dark, plantery pineapple rum, pineapple juice, orange juice & coco lopez $16 JUNGLE BIRD goslings rum, campari, simple syrup, pineapple juice, lime juice $15 BLACKBEARD'S SOUR four walls whiskey, maple syrup, house sour mix, splash orange juice $15 TIKI TORCH smuggler's rum, honey syrup, passionfruit, house made sour mix, grenadine $16 Aku Aku Scorpion Bowl Our homage to Aku Aku. bacardi superior rum, brandy, amaretto, oj, pineapple juice, grenadine $28per bowl Treasure Trove don fulano blanco tequila, house made rosemary simple syrup, cranberry juice, soda water $32 Playa del Fresh Pond bacardi coconut rum, corvus grilled pineapple vodka, blue curacao, our own sour mix, pineapple juice $28 Fiddlehead IPA ipa $9per pint $18per stein Whaler's Rise Pale Ale pint$9 stein$18 Stella Artois European Pale Lager pint$7 stein$14 True North - North Shore session ipa pint$8per pint stein$16per stein Mighty Squirrel Cloud Candy IPA pint$9 stein$18 Zero Gravity Conehead IPA pint$8 stein$16 Harpoon IPA IPA $8per pint $16per stein Berkshire Dandy Lion IPA pint$8 stein$16 Exhibit A Goody Two Shoes Kolsh Kolsch pint$8 stein$16 Jack's Abby Post Shift Pilsner pint$8per pint stein$16per stein Narragansett Lager $6per pint $12per stein Coors Light $6per pint $12per stein Allagash White Wheat pint$9per pint stein$18per stein Stone Honey Blonde Blonde Ale $7per pint $14per stein Sam Adams Boston Lager Vienna Lager $9per pint $18per stein Sam Adams Seasonal $9per pint $18per stein Stormalong Mass Appeal Cider pint$8per pint stein$16per stein Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Brown Ale pint$8per pint stein$16per stein Guinness Draught $9per pint Bud Light $6 Budweiser $6 Corona $9 Heineken $8 Michelob Ultra $7 High Noon Vodka Seltzer Peach or Lime $9 Suncruiser Iced Tea Vodka $9 Sam Adams Just the Haze <0.5% $8 Sam Adams Gold Rush $8 Heineken 0.0 $8 Albarino, Burgans Spain [Rias-Baixas] glass$15per glass bottle$58per bottle Pinot Grigio, Spasso Italy [Delle Venezie] glass$11per glass bottle$42per bottle Sauvignon Blanc, Crossings New Zealand [Marlborough] glass$12per glass bottle$46per bottle Sauvignon Blanc, La Crema California [Sonoma County] glass$15 bottle$58 Vinho Verde, Twin Vines Portugal glass$12per glass bottle$46per bottle Chardonnay, Dom Bernier France [Loire Valley] glass$12per glass bottle$46per bottle Chardonnay, Bravium California [Russian River Valley] glass$16 bottle$62 Riesling, Chateau Ste Michelle Washington [Columbia Valley] glass$12per glass bottle$46per bottle Sancerre, Jaques Dumont France [Sancerre] bottle$85 Rose, Hampton Waters France glass$13per glass bottle$50per bottle Orange, Krasno Slovenia glass$13 bottle$50 Pinot Noir, Pavette California [North & Central Coasts] glass$13per glass bottle$50per bottle Malbec, Gascon Argentina $13per glass $50per bottle Bordeaux Superieur, Cru Monplaisir France [Bordeau] glass$15per glass bottle$58per bottle Cabernet Sauvignon, Josh Cellars California [Paso Robles] glass$12per glass bottle$46per bottle Prosecco, La Marca Italy glass$14per glass bottle$54per bottle Brut Cava, Marques de Caceres Spain $13per glass $50per bottle