Summer Shack-dedham

The large seafood and specialties we expect in summer Shack are located in a convenient location near shopping centers and motorways. Beautiful funny seafood decor and also piped in music. Hubbie loved his sardine special appetizer and Bluefish and I loved my lobster Risotto.

Food is delicious! Bread and maize bread are not great! Salt was delicious! The pumpkin lobster bisque was one of my favorite foods ever!

While the SS will not knock off your socks, they are consistent with their food. Desserts leave much to be desired. We ordered to share the chocolate silk, and when it was served it was clear about a while. The filling was shrinking and separated from the crust. The lower crust was literally the texture of the cardboard. They needed a knife to cut it through. You hardly get the money for the price.

Went with 3 friends on Labor Day weekend (Sunday night). We all live in different towns, and Dedham is central, so it's great that Summer Shack takes reservations. The weekend bartender is so friendly and funny. When we had a friend running late, the hostess was really accommodating to us being seated 30 minutes later than our original reservation. Our server was fine. Seemed a little uneducated about the menu (didn't know if the Sea Bass was Chilean, Mediterranean or something else). Not a big deal though. Whatever it was, the sea bass was terrific!

We had fried clams as an appetizer. At $16, we felt that the portion was either very small or the price too high. The few clams that were on the plate were excellent. Our fried scallops were tasty and perfectly prepared. The lobster roll was average at best, lacking any taste similarity to many lobster rolls we have enjoyed throughout New England. Finally, our server presented himself with a somewhat cocky attitude that certainly was not justified by his performance. His inattentiveness with our table showed in his inability to even refill water glasses for ten minutes after being requested to do so. Note the dining area was, at most, maybe one third occupied. Maybe that should have been a clue for us.