My boyfriend and I love going to Bacchus on the Bayou, even though we live closer to Bacchus on the Bluff. The food here is consistently better, and the oysters, especially, just taste fresher here than the other one. However, for whatever reason, the last two times we've been here, we've just had some miserable waitresses. The time before this one, our waitress had been crying and was walking around teary-eyed, but still managed to give us impeccable service. This time, though, was by far the worst service I've ever received in my life. The waitress we had today was just almost rude. There was no smile at all, no awareness, and no patience - just nothing. At times, she would start walking away before we finished talking and would not give us eye contact. I'm not sure what's going on behind the scenes here, but would highly recommend that she go through another round of training, or maybe find another job that she actually enjoys. If we were tipping just based on service, I would say we received the bare minimum. Being the person my boyfriend is, he refused to give less than a 20% tip, because he knows that restaurant and bar staff are not paid especially well, but I really do feel like some effort has to be made. I haven't felt the need to write a review on Yelp again until now, but the service today was just excruciatingly painful. When I had commented to my boyfriend that maybe she was having a bad day, he even said that there was no reason for her to be taking it out on us. If we did not love the food and this was our first time, we would never come back. read more

Too many issues in one meal to believe it was maybe just an "off day". I understand that Mother's Day (and the sun shinning) brings in a bigger crowd, but given that the restaurant was advertising a Mother's Day brunch AND they didn't even change the menu from their standard brunch menu, that they would be more prepared. We were seated right away (we did call a head of time to give them a heads up about our group size [10], even with the understanding of no reservations and first come first serve). Drinks were ordered and then brought out randomly and just left in the middle of the table, never with the person who ordered. NEVER offered a refill on anything. Not on water, sodas or even alcohol. Food order was placed pretty quickly. Waitress even mentioned that the Beef Debris PoBoy is good in flavor but that it's the most returned and or disappointed menu item when ordered in larger groups (I believe because it's wet). I took her recommendations and ordered 3 side items asking for them all to be together as a meal. Food is delivered and quite a few things were wrong or missing. Burger - missing standard toppings & over cooked to a hockey puck. Several missing items - meals and sides. The food runners were very confused and couldn't even speak when we tried to address the messed up food. Still no drink refills offered and the waitress was gone for so long we couldn't address the missing meals for a while. The food runners never said anything about the issues. Again, I get it, it's Mother's Day, but a suggestion was made (not requested) and then the alternative was incredibly messed up. Little apologies for any of the missing item issues and then the bills were all messy. None of these issues pointed to the kitchen so it's the rare time I don't appreciate an auto gratuity. read more

We sat in the bar area and a group of loud women drove everyone to go outside or leave the bar area. The food was definitely overcooked my fried oysters looked like chicken livers and the hush puppies were like rocks. The young lady behind the bar was very nice and we enjoyed the happy hour cocktails. We might(very big might) try sitting in the dining room. It was disappointing after the beautiful pictures of food on the menu. read more

Large tasty portions of both shrimp and chicken pasta. Service was excellent and got to watch sunset excellent meal

We stopped here from a recommendation from a local and this place has amazing daily specials and great food as well. We stopped in on Wednesday and they had a shrimp platter for $12.50. Eight shrimp 9 grilled as I'm not sure the chef can count (Ha ha) and besides grilled you can get them blackened or fried. They were cooked perfectly and their house margaritas were pretty good too. Our waiter was attentive and friendly though out our meal and we topped it off with a piece of "crack" pie which was a takeoff on pecan pie ala mode and was pretty amazing. We enjoyed our meal and would return in a heartbeat. read more

Great food and an awesome view! Service was excellent. The Gris Gris Oysters were very flavorful and spicy. The Shrimp PoBoy was overflowing with perfectly cooked shrimp and was accompanied by some of the best fries ever. Definitely recommend! read more

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Thank you for your reviews, we decided to give this place a try. We went on a Sunday brunch. We service was good. We had bottomless mimosas, raw oysters were awesome, and 5 poppers that were small but crispy and tasty. Entrees were the Crab Cakes Benedicts. They offer indoor and outdoor seating. Can't wait to go back and enjoy the outdoor seating. read more

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Our second visit to this terrific little spot near Ocean Springs. We chose to sit at the bar and our bartender took wonderful care of us. I decided on their old-fashioned while my wife tried their blackberry smash. Both drinks were delectable! We were there during their happy hour, so we enjoyed their appetizers at half price! We opened with seared Aji. The presentation was spectacular and the taste was superb! I decided on the fried green tomatoes for my main course on my wife just went for the Caesar salad. Ran to some very delightful people while we were sitting there chatting! A super place with great food and great people! Stop in, you won't be disappointed. read more

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Great food and plenty of it. Atmosphere and service were both outstanding!!! We'll most definitely be back.

Failed to live up the smoked fish dip tasted like tuna fish from a can. The sub a aid I requested with something else with out telling me or asking will not be going back read more

We always stop here on our way to Florida. The food, views, and service is great! I recommend the oysters. The views are an added bonus snd on a nice day, hey have a patio and outside bar to enjoy. I also recommend their cocktails. They have a nice bar inside to have some good drinks. read more

Amazing view cool spot right on the water with a great selection. Good specials as well as local seafood. Great service and would absolutely come back on my next trip. read more

Bacchus On The Bayou - Oysters - American Near Me - Ocean Springs, Mississippi

We love this place. The patio is beautiful, service is excellent, and the food is wonderful. We love their shrimp appetizer and the homemade jalapeño poppers. The happy hour is five days a week with half priced appetizers and generous pours on the wine. A win/win. read more

I was turned awat with a kid 10 minutes before they stopped taking customers. And this was AFTER the hostess tried to seat us. Terrible customer services . read more

I always like to post a shoutout for great food, wonderful staff and a very nice atmosphere where you can meet with friends or just a casual dining experience. The daily special board located behind the host stand offers a simple but perfect right amount of food. The shrimp comes already deveined and peeled ready to eat. Shrimp are fried, blackened or grilled. The four friends enjoyed their selections as well. Give it a try as there is something on the menu for everyone. Bon appetite! read more

Great fried shrimp and steak and blue cheese salad! Even though they forgot the blue cheese on the salad:/

The nightly food specials are tasty and plated pleasantly. The service is outstanding! The waitstaff are friendly and efficient. The ambiance is warm and cheerful. read more

A great dinner experience. Friendly and efficient service serving fantastic food at reasonable prices. Baucchus on the Bay is definately being added to my lunch and dinner rotation. read more

Bacchus On The Bayou - Banana Foster Bread Pudding - American Near Me - Ocean Springs, Mississippi

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Food was not good. I had the tuna and chicken sesame salad. The sesame chicken was minute crumbles of ground chicken, fried into tiny particles about the size of cat food. Disgusting. Server with a tooth pick hanging from his mouth, was polite but not engaged in making the diner feel like he cared. I will never return. read more

We stumbled upon this as we had been to the previous restaurant in this spot. I read the reviews which encouraged us to visit. The weather was nice & we sat on the deck overlooking the back bay with our dog. It made for a lovely evening. We actually went twice in one week! They have specials every day and they were good. read more

We hosted a surprise birthday party for two with over 35 guests, and everything was perfect! The venue and location were great, and Michelle and Jessica were outstanding waitresses -- friendly, attentive, and made sure the night went smoothly for everyone. The bar area was a great venue for our guest who like to mingle. read more

beautiful location on the bay in ocean springs. we sat outside and the weather , view and service was all top notch. we had a lunch built around appetizers so that we could enjoy small bites of several dishes. we began with the smoked tuna salad. we added raw and chargrilled oysters to our meal and rounded it off with fried shrimp salad. service was top notch and each dish was delicious. cocktails were refreshing and finished off the afternoon nicely! read more

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We go here whenever we visit Biloxi in nice weather. Love sitting outside on the water. Favorite appetizer is Mardi Gras Jalapeño Poppers.

We loved our time in Ocean Springs and especially eating at Bacchus on the Bayou. Our server was superb and from the oysters to the Bloody Mary, all was great. Loved the fried green tomatoes topped with crabmeat. read more

We came here for happy hour and ate in the bar area because we had our dog with us. They were understaffed but the workers who were there were really hustling to get customers waited on. We had the firecracker shrimp, crab croquettes and the pork chop with creamed spinach. It was all very good, especially the pork chop. The half price appetizers made our bill very reasonable. We would go back. read more

Nice casual atmosphere. It was a weekday lunch and it wasn't busy. The outside patio was huge and had a big bar. I bet it's a fun place on the weekend! The food was very good and was moderately priced. Oysters were 1/2 off on Tuesday so we started with Oysters Rockefeller. They were awesome! I had the West Indies Salad also delicious with house made white balsamic dressing, which was the star of the dish. My dining companion had the blacked mahi taco which they throughly enjoyed along with hot crispy fries. read more

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Brought a couple of friends here for dinner and everything we had was delicious. Chef Ed and the kitchen staff are absolutely amazing! Chris made the most outstanding espresso martinis. We will definitely be back.1000/10 recommend. read more

The service was pretty good - however, the tuna dip - tasted like starkist with paprika. Pass. Wanted duck wings- they were out. Ordered the surf and turf. Out of crab cakes. So rather than tell me, so that I could adjust my order gave me a bunch of fried oysters in its place. Pass... do better Bacchus. read more

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Came here with a group from work and everyone left impressed! It's in the old McElroy's location, just over the Ocean Springs bridge, and sits right on the water so you can get there by car or boat. Their grilled oysters were fantastic and a good size, plus the debris fries had a lot of meat and cheese. I opted for the black and blue wedge salad that had a generous portion of everything, and others got stuff like po-boys that all looked great. I also got some bread pudding for dessert and it was very good. One thing that really stood out here was the service. It was a little busy but we were still regularly checked on, our drinks never went empty, and the manager even came by to see how things were. I'd definitely go back just to hang out by the marina area. read more

Bowl of gumbo was like a cup very very spicy. Not much seafood in. If I ever return, I will not order the bowl of gumbo read more

Shrimp platter wasn't much of a platter, Alfredo was pretty solid nothing to call home about. Oysters were awesome definitely would get them again. All bread in every dish was stale also the crackers. Cocktail was good don't recall the name, service was great. Overall decent experience from great service to great oysters and cocktail. Alfredo decent shrimp decent would go back if someone asked but not on my own taste. read more

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The spin dip was flavorless. The mahi mahi tacos were blah with no sauce. My husband ordered the famous pork chop. It was still really under cooked and had to be sent back. View was the best thing about this place. Won't be back. read more

Outside ambience was decent on the patio but the leaves on the turf looked trashy, tables around us weren't getting bussed. Food was extremely underwhelming, the oysters were decent and the blackened redfish tacos. That was about it. Gumbo might as well have been beef barley there was no sausage or shrimp and over priced for the portion. Black & bleu wedge was drenched in dressing and extremely small. They also charge a credit card fee which is no issue but kind of strange. All and all, did not get well fed, taste was mediocre and it was costly. I personally would not return here take that for what you will. read more

Bacchus On The Bayou - American Near Me - Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Gumbo had good flavor. Rice was undercooked and a tad chewy. Crab cakes -could only taste the breading. The Alfredo was good.

Friendly and exceptional customer service from our server. Outside dining is a must to feel the great ambiance and experience the beautiful view of the bay. Best to go during sunset. Delicious rockefeller oysters and crab cakes goes well with the lemons drop martini. Highly recommended. read more

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Bacchus on the Bayou is a perfect setting for a great happy hour and seafood dinner. Oysters were great with a fantastic margarita to pair up nicely. We also split the pork chop special which was delicious and the eclectic decor inside further made a great experience. I look forward to returning when the weather cooperates better for sitting out on a huge patio overlooking the bayou. Good stuff! read more

Bacchus On The Bayou - Menu - American Near Me - Ocean Springs, Mississippi

The food here was amazing. Large portions and cooked to perfection. We started off with the oyster combo charbroiled. Just wow is all I can say. We ordered the seafood platter And the cheese melt crab cake poboy. Now our waiter was nice but not very attentive. But the food and the view made up for it! read more

Went there for a dinner. Happy hour was going on but their selection of draft beer was not deep on the tap. I had Wednesday special- shrimp platter that looked like it was laying around in back. The poor boy sandwich that someone had looked good as well as a couple of dishes. read more

Really good place to dine and have a few cocktails outside is nice but the gnats can get bad back food is good my fav is the wedge salad so stop in and see what they have best time but at sunset for me read more

Not the best seafood experience I've ever had. Service was friendly but slow, and the ambience was nothing special. We got an order of a dozen gris gris oysters and they were very tasty. That's about where the compliments end. My main was the catch of the day: redfish. It was served on a plate of potato and sausage hash, which did not mesh with the flavor of the fish in the slightest. The fish was topped with shrimp, which were alright, but the whole thing had a red, almost relish like, sauce that did not help the flavor at all. The flavor contrast was so poor I couldn't even finish the whole dish, and I was very hungry that day. Things got worse when I got home. I ended up running to the bathroom and probably lost two pounds, and so did the other who sampled my leftovers. Great if you have constipation, but that's its only plus. read more