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Hours

5-10PM daily
closed Sun. in the off-season

Parking

Free parking

Pricing

Medium ($$)

Dock's Oyster House   

2405 Atlantic Ave
Atlantic City, NJ 8401
609-345-0092
www.docksoysterhouse.com

Rating: 3 out of 5  (5 Ratings)   Read Reviews (5)    Rate and Write a Review

Atlantic City's oldest restaurant, Dock?s Oyster House is located on Atlantic Avenue, just around the corner from Trump Plaza. In business since 1897, the family-owned eatery offers seafood entrees, soft-shell crabs, lobster, steak and an old-fashioned oyster bar. Watch the oyster shucker prepare your order as you sip a cocktail at the elegant bar. The interior of the restaurant is adorned with different nautical scenes, some of which are engraved on wood and stained glass. Meanwhile, the exterior remains simple with yellow siding and a white awning. The list of classic appetizers includes shrimp cocktail, oysters Rockefeller and fried calamari. Entrees are slightly more modern and might include pecan-crusted salmon or the seasonal Beef & Reef. A children's menu is available, and weekend nights feature live piano music. -- Sean O'Neal-- Christy Barr

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uapop
Review rating 5 out of 5
Fine dining at it's best
By uapop on 03/05/2007
Great service,wonderful food and a terrific atmosphere. Atlantic City at its best!
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Review rating 0 out of 5
Tables too close together
By lacyw98 on 02/08/2005
The service was nice and the food was delicious, but the tables one on top of another made for no privacy and there is absolutely no dress code so anything goes on a Saturday night, and some of it was not too attractive.....We were 3 couples and went out for a relaxing dining experience which we did not get because in addition to the tables and slovenly dressed people we had to sit on top of, people are also allowed to bring infants and children of any age on a Saturday night and the screaming kid was not really conducive to fine dining........The prices are too high to allow screaming children..If you can afford to eat in this place, then you should be able to afford a babysitter, and the restaurant should have some kind of ruling about children under four not permitted on weekends.........
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Review rating 0 out of 5
Rude
By mlraine79 on 09/19/2004
I can't comment on the quality of the food, but I can say a bit about the service. Over three weeks ago, I made a reservation at Dock's for 20 people. Had wanted it for 7:30, but the man I spoke with said 7:45 would be better so we'd definitely have a table. No problem. So we get there at 7:45, and we're told our table is being cleaned. 8 o'clock comes and goes, around 8:15 I ask what the status is, and the manager (I think that's what she was) tells me the people sitting at our table came in late, and there's nothing they can do. No apologies, no mention of trying to put a couple of tables together instead, not so much as an offer of a free drink at the bar. So we wait. And wait. And wait. Finally, we decide to get the whole group of us somewhere else, and as I go to tell the manager that we're leaving, she can't be bothered to even look me in the face. The food may be good (though I doubt it compares to the Knife and Fork Inn), but just for the absolute rudeness we were treated with, I would never go back there.
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Review rating 5 out of 5
GREAT FOOD
By glennp43 on 07/25/2004
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, FRESH SEAFOOD,IN A COMFORTABLE SETTING, A NON FORGETABLE EATING EXPERIENCE