Impudent Oyster

We are dining here in October which is the off season for Cape visitors. My wife and I truly enjoyed the dinning experience. I closed my eyes and felt like I was in Paris France eating the steak au pouve. Delicious!!! My wife ordered swordfish piccatta. She said it was the best swordfish she said she ever tasted. We eat a fair amount of fish on the Cape over the years. The only downside is limited seating, parking and dining space. Come early before 6pm or dine late. The food is five stars.

We love this place for lunch! One of my favorite lobster rolls! It's a generous portion and the meat it chopped up more than other places on the Cape. We also had shrimp po boy, but you can't go wrong with anything on their menu. Solid chowder, bang bang shrimp, and beer selection.

We recommend sitting at the bar. Nice ambiance.

SUPERB restaurant with gracious and professional service, outstanding food and real value. Reservation was honored on time and the food was among the best on the Cape. The Bouillabaisse was so delicious and so generous, I had to take a picture. Among the best meals this year.

October 2023 follow up. This is our third visit in 3 years, and the place is still outstanding, but I wish I could give it 4.5 stars. Three things made the visit slightly less than ideal than in the past. The waitress served our drinks by holding the glasses from the top, with each of her fingers around the rim (not too hygienic). The ceviche appetizer, despite being told it was not "that spicy," was almost uneatable, because of its spiciness. The bathrooms are in need of help (broken paper towel holder, no soap in dispenser and looking like a bathroom in a public building). The rest of the experience is top notch, but those items did not meet expectations.

Great food. Not the conventional type of lobster roll but I really liked it. Friends had mussels which looked very plump and juicy. Servings are very generous across all the items we ordered. Didn't have any issues getting a table without reservation for lunch on a weekend.

I would say “best” seafood restaurant in the town. “Moules Na Cataplana” is the tastiest mussel dish I have ever tried, must try that.

Another one is the cod fillet with Ramen noodle, a unique and delicious dish.

Great service and beautiful table arrangements.

Overall, everything was above and beyond!

Hope to visit again!

Amazing oysters from Orleans, different than Wellfleet which we often get a better restaurants throughout the cape. Highly recommend ✨⭐🥂

Impudent Oyster was recommended by a local and it turns out to have been a fantastic recommendation. The butternut soup was A+, best I’ve ever had. Served piping hot and full of flavor. Followed that up with the fish sandwich and home made chips. Died and gone to heaven! Great local sole, toasted buttered role. And I noticed that my mom snagged about half my chips!

We arrived JUST as they were opening for the day and that was right on time. They fill up QUICK so early arrival is important.

I was hesitant to try their calamari but IT. IS. AMAZING! Their pesto aoili perfects the dish, oh my yum. I could have made that my meal.

My fish sandwich was delicious, but it had too much bread. It was otherwise perfect. My husband also thoroughly enjoyed his seafood platter. He was hesitant to try the oysters after a previous bad experience elsewhere but he was very happy.

We HIGHLY recommend this restaurant.

Got here just before they closed for lunch on a Friday. Not many people there in the off season but glad they were open. The butternut squash soup was so good I think I inhaled it. I got the special rice noodle salad as my entree and it was good but huge. I also had to try the truffle fries because they sounded so good. They were piping hot and delicious. I also have to throw it out there that they had my favorite brand of fever tree ginger beer to drink as well.

My first trip to the New England area found me a mission to find the best clam chowder. Without any doubts, Impudent Oyster was my favorite. To make sure that it wasn’t just luck or hunger, we came back for a second time. Though a little on the pricey side, the food made it worth my money. I am learning that crowded spaces are the norm in the northeast states. That said, if you don’t mind sharing your space with others dining at the same time, it is a great place to have great food!

Always great food and our staple restaurant when staying on the Cape. The Seafood Atlantis presentation was great. Could of used some more seasoning but overall a great meal and highly recommended. I’d put this on my menu any day!

Probably the best place to get diner in Chatham!

The ambiant is great! Its super busy, we got our name on the waitlist and get a drink at the bar. Cocktails are great and very original.

The food is so good, we get 2 seats at the bar.

We got the typical American dining experience that we hope!

Ill definitely come back!

An incredible dining experience. Had the clam chowder and the pasta carbonara. The chowder had generous amounts of clam and the potatoes were creamy. The pasta had a generous amount of seafood and a lot of pancetta, with a peppery cream sauce. The food was all excellent, and the atmosphere is nice with good furnishings and stained glass from an old church. Would heavily recommend if you're in town.

Several different recommended that I eat at this restaurant while visiting the Cape. It lived up to the hype. I had a very enjoyable experience. We started with a couple appetizers - devils on horseback (bacon wrapped scallops) and the oyster special. For dinner, I had the cod scarlet. The cod was a wonderful blend of flavors - curry, sweet and smokey. Delicious! Be aware that the menu is large so you may want to decide on your preferred protein to narrow down your choices.

Celebrated a birthday and Linda made the whole evening very special. She was very attentive and helped us with making sure our meal was gluten free. The food was spectacular - oysters were fresh, the sea bass perfectly cooked, and the steak/lobster tail was delicious. Thank you for making this a perfect birthday dinner.

If you’re in Chatham do NOT MISS this quaint restaurant!! Impeccable service by Kate and some of the best food we’ve had during our time in Cape Cod. We will be back!

Love love their food...my favorite is going for a late lunch before 3 and enjoying their mussels with chorizo sausage and garlic herb rolls. Delicious!! And also tried a lemon martini with cucumber vodka infused with Basil. Very good summer drink. My hubby loved the clam chowder!!!

This place has been around for over forty years, and I finally managed to stumble on it. I'm hoping it's around for another forty so I can go back many, many times. For appetizers we got bacon wrapped scallops and oysters Rockefeller. Both were great. For mains, tried the swordfish francese (so good, nice and light, solid lemon), and the seafood Palermo (basically a zuppa de pesce but in a light cream sauce and with artichokes, broccoli, and spinach ravoli). For dessert we had the coconut creme brulee and the banana sticky toffee pudding. Everything was great, server was great, experience was great. If I lived in Chatham I'd be a regular. Check it out.

The winner of the best lobster roll on both value and quality! $29 for what looks like a pound of lobster dwarfing the roll.

The mussels were perfectly cooked and get tasty. Again, a very generous portion!

Amazing food. The oysters were among the best in the area. In fact, along with two other restaurants, the Naked Oyster in Hyannis, and the Snowy Owl in Brewster, this is on my top-three of the Cape. Great atmosphere and wait staff.