I take great umbrage at Nestor Ramos and The Boston Globe for the vitriolic review of the Union Oyster House (“At Union Oyster House, ye olde experience is overrated,’’ Wednesday Food, March 2).

It seems that on his trip to the restaurant, where I am the bar manager, Ramos found little to his liking. Unfamiliar with lobster scampi, perplexed by Indian pudding, and apoplectic that the Union Oyster House would dare have a gift shop inside the restaurant, Ramos denigrates, with great delight, an iconic Boston landmark that has withstood the test of time after 190 years.

While most new restaurants fail and others seemingly change their concept every 15 minutes, the Union Oyster House has served up New England seafood since 1826. In effect, Ramos is also mocking hundreds of thousands of customers who come through the doors every year. The restaurant business is, in fact, show business, and the Union Oyster House is a hit.

As a proud employee, I watch my co-workers strive each night to do their best for our guests. Ramos flicks this concept aside like a half-smoked cigarette. His review is an affront to the hard-working staff as well as to the Milano family, who have had stewardship of the Union Oyster House for decades and who have left a charitable footprint on the city.

Jim Sullivan

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