Seafood Restaurant Near Wellfleet, MA — Fresh Oysters & Caribbean Flavors
Ten minutes south on Route 6. The Wellfleet harbor is behind you. The kitchen is already at work.
10 Minutes Away
Via Route 6 South
Open Year-Round
Open 7 Days · 4–9pm Daily
Wellfleet Oysters
Fresh daily, local harvest
Your Oysters, Ten Minutes South
You know Wellfleet oysters — cold, briny, pulled from water you can see from your kitchen window. We take them and build a menu around them: raw bar, bisque preparations that let them sing, and $1 oyster nights when ordering a dozen feels inevitable. Then we move to the fish that was in the water this morning, cooked with Caribbean jerk spice and island technique. The result tastes like the Outer Cape but feels different. Alive. More itself. Ten minutes south of Wellfleet Center on Route 6, and there's something happening that this stretch of the Cape doesn't usually offer.
Come after a day at Marconi Beach or kayaking the tidal flats. Come after the Drive-In. Come because someone who summers here told you to. The kitchen is Caribbean-inflected and Cape-rooted — jerk-seasoned local fish, coconut-kissed bisques, hand-cut steaks for the table that doesn't want to think about the ocean. A full bar that knows what it's doing. The kind of restaurant near Wellfleet, MA that makes the evening feel earned.
The Table of Eight, All Happy
Gluten-free is labeled and real. The kids menu exists and is thought about. The table where two people want jerk shrimp and one wants plain fish and one kid wants something they recognize — that table leaves satisfied. Your server knows the menu well enough to guide you without making you feel like a burden. Nobody at a good Cape Cod seafood restaurant should have to negotiate their dinner. You don't have to here.
Ten Minutes South. Free Parking. Ready.
From Wellfleet Center or Wellfleet Harbor, head south on Route 6. Straight shot, ten minutes, left side at 4940 State Highway in Eastham just past the National Seashore Visitor Center. Free parking out front. Open daily from 4 to 9 PM. Summer and weekends fill up. Don't wait to call.
Weekly Specials Worth the Drive
You know the harbor. You know the oysters. Now come see what happens when those oysters meet a kitchen that's been thinking about them all day — ten minutes south.
Daily – Early Bird & Half-Off Apps
4–5:30 PM · Two Courses $21 · Half-Price Apps
Two courses for twenty-one dollars, or half-price appetizers with any drink or entrée — every day from 4 to 5:30. Must be seated and order before 5:30 PM. Wellfleet people have started treating the early seating like a night out.
Tuesday – Live Music
Live Music 6–8 PM
A guitarist plays from 6 to 8. The smoked gouda crab dip arrives while the first song is still warming up. Come after a day at Marconi or the Drive-In — this is where Tuesday evening finds its shape.
Wednesday – Prime Rib Night
Slow-Roasted Prime Rib, Limited Nightly
Slow-roasted, limited, and usually gone before 8. This isn't a special you plan around lightly — Wellfleet regulars call ahead on Wednesdays. The kind of prime rib that makes you forget you live near the ocean. Au jus, horseradish, the works.
Thursday – Live Music
Live Music 6–8 PM
Live music kicks in at 6. By 7 the room sounds right. This is the midweek night Wellfleet doesn't have — a bar with a kitchen behind it that actually tries.
$1 Oyster Nights
Fresh Wellfleet Oysters at $1 Each
Your oysters. From your harbor. One dollar each. Served with our pineapple-ginger mignonette that makes you rethink cocktail sauce forever. Limited nights — check the schedule. A dozen at the bar with a cold drink is the most honest thing you can do with a Wellfleet evening.
Private Events Near Wellfleet
The private room seats forty-five people, completely separate from the main dining room. Ten minutes south of Wellfleet, with the same kitchen that people drive across the Cape to eat at. We can build the evening around a Wellfleet oyster raw bar station if that's the occasion — then move into Caribbean-spiced mains and whatever the table actually wants. That's the difference between a restaurant and a banquet hall.
Rehearsal dinners. Milestone birthdays. The table of twenty-five that comes together once a year and needs to feel like someone thought about it. We build the menu together. Dietary needs are handled because we take them seriously. Everyone eats like they were thought of. Because they were.
Learn About Private EventsFrequently Asked Questions
How far is The Brickhouse from Wellfleet, MA?
The Brickhouse Restaurant is located at 4940 State Highway in Eastham, just 10 minutes south of Wellfleet Center via Route 6. Free parking is available on-site.
Do you take reservations?
Yes! We strongly recommend reservations, especially on weekends and special nights like Prime Rib Wednesday and $1 Oyster nights. You can book online through our reservation system or call us at (774) 801-2475.
Do you serve Wellfleet oysters?
Absolutely — Wellfleet oysters are a cornerstone of our raw bar. We source them regularly from local Wellfleet waters and serve them with our signature pineapple-ginger mignonette. On select nights we also run $1 oyster specials, so ask your server about the current schedule.
How far is The Brickhouse from Wellfleet Harbor?
From Wellfleet Harbor, The Brickhouse is about 10 to 12 minutes south on Route 6. Head south through Wellfleet Center and continue into Eastham — we're on the left side at 4940 State Highway, just past the National Seashore Visitor Center.
Is there live music near Wellfleet?
Yes! The Brickhouse features live music on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 PM. Both are just a 10-minute drive from Wellfleet and make for a great evening of food, drinks, and live entertainment on the Outer Cape.