Colville Bay

Colville Bay

Souris River, PEI   🌎 See Oyster Map

Unique oyster grown rack-and-bag by lobsterman/oysterman Johnny Flynn on a completely different side of the island from the rest, and culled mercilessly for quality, Colville Bays are famed for their rich flavor and jade green shells. Canada’s most sought-after oyster.

Colville Bay (9 Ratings)

  1. Rating 5

    Excellent + popular oyster. They are available seasonally at many restaurants in Toronto supplied exclusively by Oyster Boy.

  2. Rating 4

    Delicious, buttery with a moderate salinity.

  3. Rating 3.5

    Sweet. Pretty tasty.

  4. Rating 5

    Texture, taste, and salinity are all married perfectly thanks to Johnny Flynn.

  5. My favourite! I’ve been wanting to try Colville Bay’s for awhile and was hooked right away. I had them at an all you can eat oyster festival in Halifax N.S. and I certainly ate as many as I could!

  6. Rating 5

    Sadly unavailable in the US, I’ve only tasted them once. Hands down the cleanest, most well-rounded virginica I’ve ever had. Beautiful tear drop shape, larger than most Canadian maritime half shells, and nice sweet algae mineral finish.

  7. Rating 5

    Sadly unavailable in the US, I’ve only tasted them once. Hands down the cleanest, most well-rounded virginica I’ve ever had. Beautiful tear drop shape, larger than most Canadian maritime half shells, and nice sweet algae mineral finish.

  8. Rating 5

    They don’t come any finer. Like buttery salted popcorn. There’s some magic at work in the Souris River–and quite possibly in Johnny Flynn’s touches.

  9. Rating 4.5

    As mouth-watering to taste as they are delicious to look at. Incomparably beautiful green, yum.

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