This place has been around since 1870, so that's pretty impressive alone. We walked in and sat down at the bar and an older lady that works there came up and asked if we had ever been there. We said no, so she perked up and asked if we wanted to look around and hear about the history. She showed us all of the pictures of past Miss America pageants that the previous owner went to (a lot!) and told us the history of the place. Women weren't even allowed to eat here 'til the 60s!
The clam chowder was incredibly rich and salty in the best way. As for the oysters, we ordered the "lightly" breaded option, which comes with three fried oysters, but ours came with four as a bonus. The batter was seasoned great, and apparently the same recipe since 1916, but if that's what they mean by "lightly" battered, I wonder what their heavy battered option is like. Our oysters had a very thick coating of batter so the oyster taste and texture was a little lost in it. We also had a couple clams with some sandy grit in them :/ The clam chowder was so good and the service was some of the best I've ever had, so it brought what would have been a three star rating from me up to a four.