Hog Island Sweetwater

Hog Island Sweetwater

Tomales Bay, California   🌎 See Oyster Map

Rack-and-bag oysters raised in the ultra-briny waters of Tomales Bay.

Avg. rating 4.5
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Hog Island Sweetwater (7 Ratings)

  1. Zilla on June 1, 2022 at 12:45 pm
    Rating 4

    Extra briny and creamy.

  2. Lynne Taylor on February 3, 2018 at 11:19 pm
    Rating 3.5

    Ok…but a but metallic on the finish for me

  3. clbyrd21 on December 8, 2017 at 12:26 pm
    Rating 5

    Great combination of sweet and briny.
    Nice size

  4. James on December 15, 2016 at 4:42 am
    Rating 5

    Beloved by locals and an amazement to tourists. The Hog Island Sweetwater, is at the pinnacle of what West Coast oysters have to offer. It has a beautiful texture and a great balance of sweet and salty characteristics. Not liking this oyster means you don’t like oysters.

  5. Capt.Bivalve on September 14, 2016 at 11:16 am
    Rating 5

    I enjoyed a lovely dozen one morning last summer. Salty and scallop sweet is a great profile. I would add creamy sweet full flavored. They are the best from the West. The staff was super proud and friendly. Great venue also!

  6. Carter on June 28, 2015 at 4:33 pm
    Rating 5

    Salty and sweet, an appealing shell striping, pronounced cup, and easy-to-use hinge for shucking. First-time shuckers can gain confidence with Hog Island’s Sweetwaters. I enjoyed these at the Marshall, CA farm/restaurant on the shore of Tomales Bay. A lasting brine finish, then a wash of stout beer. Ahh. I recommended a drizzling of the ‘hog wash‘ mignonette if you like to cut the salt and bring out more sweetness, mild cucumber. Great salt!

  7. Rowan Jacobsen on March 18, 2015 at 9:15 am
    Rating 4.5

    The definitive California oyster, always marine-salty and scallop-sweet. Beautiful, too.

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