Dylan's Oyster Cellar — Restaurant in Baltimore

Shocked at the experience. After hearing mostly positive things we were excited to visit.

Service was fine once we got seated, the older hostess seems to really dislike people and doesn't feel embarrassed to act as such.

Our server was delightful, and took very good care of us, they were were the only part of the night that was decent.

Raw oysters took very long to arrive, apparently that's the norm at this location, a little odd, but sure.

The drinks came out quickly, nothing remarkable, higher price for medium quality and shorter pours.

They offer non-alcoholic drinks that are interesting, but they are priced very high, especially considering this is a "casual" location.

The atmosphere was confusing, we felt very over dressed and the general vibe was loud and over packed and felt like a tin of sardines.

Almost no space between tables and felt very chaotic.

Waiting so long for oysters our server got our order together efficiently, and we were excited! Then we were surprisingly underwhelmed by the food. Over cooked fish, with a burnt flavour, the burger had black grease on the bun & was over done and salty, the fries were salty and mostly the broken pieces.

Our sever offered apologies and tried to remedy the situation. But, after waiting for long for raw oysters,and receiving such low quality food, we felt we had better settle up.

Not the experience we hoped for, maybe it was just a bad night?

Some attention to details would greatly improve any issues we had,especially speed and quality control. Also, finding hosting staff that is not rude and standoffish. The servers were wonderful, so we know they can hire good people.

We will give visit a different time. Hopefully this...

This had been at the top of my list of restaurants to try and, honestly, it was a bit of a disappointment for me food-wise. The ambiance and service are wonderful, 5 stars; however, the food was overall unimpressive. The oysters were good, though none of the four varieties that I tried stood out as being exceptional and I thought that the vinegar for the mignonette lacked subtly and overpowered, rather than complimented, the oysters. The whole belly clams were almost ruined by a batter that was heavy, dense, and had a bitter, fryer-oil-needs-changing, aftertaste (though the flavor and quality of the clams themselves was excellent)--I'm a lover of fried things and I didn't eat the onion rings the came with the clams because I found the breading so distasteful. Anchovy was good. However, the tartare/crudo thing (forgetting the type of fish & specific name of the dish), while also good, suffered from having an oil drizzled over it, which detracted from the flavor of the fish. Given the lovely ambiance and excellent service, I would try it again, but on my first visit, the food did not live up...

Came in with high expectations given the many positive reviews but after dining here I wish I had read them more closely.

Like other reviewers, my husband and I were shocked to see our fried oyster sandwiches delivered on small pieces of Texas toast next to a giant bag of chips. While delicious, the dish certainly wasn’t worth $18. The raw oysters were exceptional but on the pricier end of the spectrum for Baltimore restaurants. I also found it odd that they’re only sold by the half dozen.

Service went from slow to inattentive which was funny to us as the restaurant cleared out as we were eating. We had both finished our drinks halfway through eating our meals and would have loved another round but our server didn’t reappear until we had finished.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is nice however, it’s very loud when full. Overall my husband and I agreed that the meal was good but this is not a place we’d come back to. For two small sandwiches with chips, a dozen oysters, and two beers we payed $82… it’s hard to justify spending this much on a small meal when service...