max's oyster bar

loved the food and ambience. great service . loved the decor of this place. the food too had an amazing taste. good for casual outing. good quality food.

great for seafood. you will get to have fresh food at this place. its ambience is equally good . love the vibe of good food at a good place though!!

this is one of the better seafood restaurants i've ever been to. the blackened idaho trout was tender & flavorful. the clam chowder was hearty & tasteful. tha service was great & ambiance was beautiful. when i come back to connecticut, i will visit this place again.

amazing place.
tried the oysters first time in my life and they were pretty good.
the bartender helped with nice selections of the oyster along with a great suggestion of amazing white wine to go along.
overall had a great time at this place.

a little oyster bar with so much to offer!
the place was packed but the lady helping us managed to get us a nice outdoor table. we ordered a mix platter of the freshest oysters, baked clams and fell in love with their oyster sauce.
would love to back the next time i visit.

always has the freshest seafood and nicest atmosphere. whenever i go to max's oyster bar i've only gotten great service and met very personable staff

very good food but even better service. we enjoyed the food - the atmosphere was a bit loud, but the service was amazing. all you had to do was think you wanted something and the waitress was there. the food was expensive and the menu limited but all we tasted very good. we would visit again.

top notch restaurant. my wife and i came across max's oyster bar 14 years ago as we were wandering through west hartford. we stopped in for a drink and a bite to eat and stayed for dinner. since then we have been there many, many times, sometimes for an occasion, sometimes for a family function and sometimes just for the heck of it. it is always a great time.

they have top notch service, excellent food and a high energy dynamic. it's a great restaurant for a date or to take clients or even a casual meal.

the raw bar is top notch. crisp, delicious shellfish piled high, but every item on the menu is made with care and is extremely fresh and flavorful.

i noticed that one reviewer mentioned about the fried clams, and i agree. they do fried food extremely well - clams, oysters, calamari... but then again they do everything well it seems. my personal favorited are the 'max's skyscraper' which is a three tiered mountain of shellfish both raw and cooked, they make a great seared tuna and anything they do with sea bass is ridiculously good.

i would never personally order a steak there, but a guest of ours once did and it was excellent as well.

max's is a personal favorite and is highly recommended.

on friday night right after work, i'd suggest you avoid the bar, though. it gets mobbed with large groups of young professionals letting off some steam. get a table. you will be much happier!

we went for happy hour and the first few times the good was great, but they recently changed the menu and the mussels just wasn't as good as before an they took the mac and cheese which was delicious off the menu. the expresso martini thou is the best i've had.

as we were making plans to eat, we came across max’s oyster bar happy hour menu.  we have heard good things about the max group restaurants, this being one of them, but have never had the chance to try one until now. max’s oyster bar is located at 964 farmington avenue in west hartford, ct.  it is the fourth restaurant opened by restaurateur richard rosenthal.  the restaurant offers modern creations of classic american seafood.  for those who prefer something other than seafood, they have several dishes to choose from. their raw bar offers a wide variety of bi-coastal oysters and shellfish. arriving at max’s oyster bar at 5:00 pm, we took the last available table in the bar area and were soon greeted by our bubbly and friendly server, ian.  throughout our entire visit at max’s, ian chatte

i really like this place but damn it can cost you. oysters are great though and if you can afford it go for it.

you can’t do‏ a lobster trail if you’re not going to try out the locals. i generally love this restaurant, so high hopes. the service is consistently good. lucy and i got the hot, butter lobster roll. not bad, a little too finely chopped for me, some tail, not as flavorful as i might have liked. the meat amount was a little skimpy, but the bread was a fresh baked type roll, so that’s good. but the kicker was the dagger af a claw inside shell that i got in the roof

loved it!. oysters and lobster special were both great! ian was our server and made a great dining experience even better. the timing of courses and drink orders flowed in perfect harmony. extremely knowledgeable and polite staff. a++

prices have gone up 25% to 30% over a 3 year period and the food is the same. a nice place to eat but really pretty overpriced at this point. stopped in for an ale late one afternoon.. $8.75 for a draft beer....huh?

great time tonight! food was very tasty and service was perfect. thanks!