Restaurant Review: Evaluating Food and Atmosphere at The Old Clam House in Bayview

The review documents the culinary offerings, pricing, and dining experience at a historic local establishment, providing diners with current menu details and item pricing like the $40 cioppino.

• •The Old Clam House is identified as the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the city in its original location.
• •The restaurant changed ownership in 2010, after which the new owners updated the menu while keeping the ambience consistent.
• •Seating areas include a main dining room, a bar with table seating, and a side atrium.
• •Dinners are served a complementary shot glass of hot, salted clam broth upon being seated.
• •The menu includes garlic cheese toast, though the reviewer notes it replaced an older chorizo bread offering.
• •The clam chowder is described as smoky from bacon, clammy, and creamy.
• •The fried calamari is served with marinara sauce and serrano peppers.
• •The Clam House cioppino costs $40 and contains clams, mussels, prawns, calamari, and white fish.
• •The local petrale sole piccata is served with mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables.
• •The restaurant features a full bar offering old-school cocktails, wine, and beer.
• •Vegetarian options at the restaurant are limited, consisting mainly of a few salads and two pastas.
• •The restaurant is located at 299 Bayshore Blvd.