I stopped by here this past Thursday night with my fiance for dinner. We were downtown early for a dance lesson and were looking to kill some time eating dinner. After entering Market Square we looked at our choices and chose the Oyster House after noting its shaded outdoor seating. With our decision made, we walked into the Oyster House to get some menus. The inside of the place consists of a large bar on one side and a line of tables on the other side. Each table already has on it some hot sauce as well as some vinegar with hot peppers soaking in it. Soon after we entered we asked the bartender if we could sit outside. She said yes while giving us some menus and letting us know that the closer we sat to the door, the better service we would have. With that we headed out the door and sat down in the only shady spot further away from the door. I did notice that there were two different servers waiting on people outside and figure that was what the bartender was referring to.
After a little bit longer of a wait than I would have liked (and wishing we were sitting closer to the door), we were waited on and I ended up ordering the titanic platter while my fiance went with the crab cakes. My titanic platter consisted of the monster fish sandwich and 2 sides for which I chose the Pittsburgh cut ribbon taters and then I upgraded my second one to the New England clam chowder. After only a short time both of the clam chowders came out of the kitchen. It ended up being surprisingly good with a nice creaminess to it and what I think was fish in addition to the clams. My fish sandwich was also pretty good as the two filets had a nicely cooked thin coating that was crunchy. The Pittsburgh cut ribbon taters were also a slight disappointment as they were merely potato chips. I guess I probably should have asked about them instead of just ordering them. Finally I was also able to taste my fiances Maryland style crab cakes which I did not think were good at all. There was not a hint of old bay in them and it had a distinct mayonnaise taste to it.
The bottom line for me is that I might be back here in the future. It's never going to be my fish pick of a restaurant in Market Square but I did really enjoy the fried fish and see myself eating here from time to time.