Talk:Union Oyster House

Coordinate error
The coordinates need the following fixes:
 * On online map sites (google, bing, mapquest) the coordinates place the oyster house on the corner of New Chardon and Bowker, close but on the wrong side of government center. The actual location is southeast of the current coordinates.

RobHar (talk) 15:56, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Done. BrainMarble (talk) 01:48, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Is it really the oldest?
I hate to be a dick, but theres no evidence for any of these claims -- I know this restaurant claims the oldest-restaurant, for examnple -- but theyve never backed up the claim. Anyone got a REAL history? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.91.75.149 (talk) 19:10, 29 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I know that in 1972 when friends were working there, they claimed to be the second oldest restaurant in America. What happened to what was the oldest at that time? When did the Union Oyster House begin claiming to be the oldest?

According to Fox News (somewhat reputable source), the White Horse Tavern and Restaurant is 153 years older!!! This article is false and shameful to Wikipedia. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/22/america-oldest-restaurants/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.106.166.131 (talk) 00:21, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The claim is that it is the oldest continuously-operating restaurant. The White Horse Tavern is older, but has not always been a restaurant. Teemu08 (talk) 20:36, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

No, this article is obviously wrong
It's absurd to say that a tavern open in 1826 is the oldest in the U.S. This contradicts information elsewhere in Wikipedia. The Union Oyster House is a wonderful place, but the the White Horse Tavern) in Newport has a tavern license dated 1687. Other 1600s taverns: Yarmouth Innin MA, and King George II and Broad Axe Tavern in PA. See also 1700s taverns Longfellow's Wayside Inn (1716) and the Griswold Inn (1776.

Definitively naming the "oldest restaurant" is problematic -- many inns served food and beverage, while many taverns offered travelers a place to sleep. So which is a restaurant? You also have the problem of what "continuously operated tavern" means. Most didn't continue to serve alcohol during Prohibition but remain a restaurant, or temporarily because a candy shop or so other type of establishment. Heritager (talk) 12:49, 29 August 2016

America's First Waitress
Is there any historical evidence of Rose Carey as America's first waitress? I am not from the area, however searching for her name has not yielded any results except those for the Union Oyster House. Also, there is no citation in the article. If anyone has a source not associated with the Oyster House, it would give credibility to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.93.195.95 (talk) 10:30, 11 October 2010 (UTC)