Farm-fresh raw bar, imaginative cocktails & an extensive wine & beer list in sleek surrounds.
"Island Creek Oyster Bar was located inside the Hotel Commonwealth from 2010 to 2021. It was co-owned by Shore Gregory and chef Jeremy Sewall before Row 34." - Erika Adams
"Island Creek Oyster Bar, founded by Garrett Harker, Jeremy Sewall, Skip Bennett, and Shore Gregory in Kenmore Square in 2010, recently announced a separation of its founding partners. The restaurant group has been successful and acclaimed, but Island Creek Oyster Bar has closed due to a lease dispute." - Terrence Doyle
"It appears that Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar, a duo of acclaimed and beloved Kenmore Square restaurants from restaurateur Garrett Harker, have closed for good." - Terrence Doyle
"Island Creek Oyster Bar, part of the Hotel Commonwealth trio." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Eastern Standard was in trouble — along with its siblings and neighbors at the Hotel Commonwealth, seafood destination Island Creek Oyster Bar and craft cocktail gem the Hawthorne." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal