Grand Central Oyster Bar

Suggests Grand Central Oyster Bar as an answer to the oyster-spread request.

Enjoys the crab soup at this oyster bar.

Admits the food isn't top-tier but loves the room and praises the caviar sandwich.

Lists oysters from this Grand Central oyster bar as a favorite.

Recommends it for a big selection of oysters that can be mixed and matched.

Feels this Grand Central oyster bar gets overlooked and praises its location.

Says apart from the raw bar, the stews are the one thing worth ordering there.

Praises GCOB's atmosphere and suggests sitting at the counter with fried clams or fries and a beer.

Suggests a Grand Central oyster bar, without any further detail.

Says GC Oyster bar has many East Coast oysters and no other New York restaurant seems to match it.

Calls the poor shucking inexcusable for a place known for oysters.

Says it's still operating and suggests stopping in for oysters or chowder, calling the food and atmosphere pleasant.

Names an oyster bar as a suggestion for the oyster request, giving no further detail.

Likes the clam chowder, finds it affordable, and says the room has an old-New-York feel.

Calls it the only answer; says its atmosphere is the main draw to visit.

Suggests ordering the crab soup or clam chowder at the takeout counter of Grand Central's oyster bar.

Has visited 30-40 times and enjoys the counter ritual with oysters, a pan roast and drinks.

Regular order is the oyster pan roast there; they rate it very highly and note few seafood places still serve it.

Suggests the Grand Central Oyster Bar as an alternative to City Island, with no reason given.

Likes the oyster range but repeatedly finds shell pieces and incomplete shucking.

Compares Grand Central Oyster Bar to a fast-food chain, saying volume beats quality.

Recent visit: loved the oysters and stew, but everything else was mediocre and service was lackluster.