Best Team Dinner Restaurants in Nantucket 2026
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The 2026 team-dinner pick on Nantucket is The Nautilus. Editorial runners-up: The Pearl, Brant Point Grill, The Boarding House, Straight Wharf, Galley Beach.
Six rooms. One island. Every one seats a working group. Nantucket runs seasonal, so a team table books weeks out from April. These six hold a dinner from shared plates downtown to a beachfront prix fixe.
Six Nantucket Tables for a Team Dinner
Twelve Cambridge Street, steps off Main. Chef Liam Mackey opened it in 2014 around shared plates, which is what a team eats best. The pork-belly bao and the bang bang cauliflower go to the middle of the table. The wine list holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award. Dinner $50 to $95. Seasonal, late spring to early fall, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Book it first for a group.
Upstairs at 12 Federal Street, above The Boarding House; Seth Raynor owns both. The salt-and-pepper wok-fried lobster won a Travel + Leisure World's Best nod and still anchors the card. A polished upper room that impresses a client team. Dinner $80 to $130. Seasonal. Book it when the group needs the high end.
Fifty Easton Street, harborfront at the White Elephant hotel, on the water since 1923. Chef Joseph Hsu runs prime steaks and a daily raw bar, native lobster in season. A renovated lounge and a bigger deck land for 2026, which means real group capacity. Dinner $85 to $160. Reopens April 16. The island's summer boardroom.
The cellar room and the Federal Street patio under The Pearl. Seth and Angela Raynor have run it since 1998, twenty-eight years in 2026. Scratch New American plates and a busy bar; the patio is downtown's best high-energy group table. Dinner $70 to $125. Seasonal, late April to mid-December. Book the patio for a lively team night.
On the harbor since 1976. Chef-owner Gabriel Frasca, with Amanda Lydon, changes the catch nightly. The open back deck seats about fifty over the water, room for a larger booking. Dinner $100 to $160. Seasonal. The harborside table for a group that wants the view.
Fifty-four Jefferson Avenue, on the sand at Cliffside Beach. The Silva family has run it since 1958; the cellar holds roughly 5,000 bottles. A two-course prix fixe at about $89 and a sunset that does the work no slide deck can. A wedding-grade event room, so a big team fits. Book it for the celebratory close.
How to Book
Nantucket is seasonal and small. Book Brant Point Grill and Straight Wharf two to three weeks out for a group, more for August. The Nautilus and The Boarding House fill on weekends. Galley Beach takes large parties; ask early.
6.30 to 7pm before the light goes. Ask Straight Wharf about the back deck and Galley Beach about its event space for a bigger team. The Nautilus and The Boarding House handle a shared-plate working dinner with the least friction.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 2026 editorial pick is The Nautilus at 12 Cambridge Street, built around shared plates that suit a group, with a Wine Spectator award list and dinner at $50 to $95. For a higher-end client team, The Pearl upstairs at 12 Federal Street brings wok-fried lobster and a polished room. Both are seasonal, so book from April.
Straight Wharf seats about fifty on its open harbor deck, and Galley Beach on Cliffside Beach runs a wedding-grade event room for a big party. Brant Point Grill at the White Elephant adds deck space for 2026. For a downtown group, The Boarding House patio on Federal Street holds a high-energy team table.
Book two to three weeks ahead for a group, and longer for July and August, when the island fills. Nantucket dining is seasonal: most rooms open between April and December and close Mondays or Tuesdays in shoulder season. Brant Point Grill reopens April 16, 2026, so confirm the date and the deck before you bring a team.
A working dinner runs highest at Brant Point Grill and Straight Wharf, $85 to $160 a head, and at The Pearl, $80 to $130. The Boarding House sits at $70 to $125, Galley Beach near $89 for a two-course prix fixe, and The Nautilus lands lowest at $50 to $95. Drinks push every number up.