We arrived at 1:45 and the restaurant was empty. The decor is interesting since it has an oriental feel. We were seated quickly and our orders were taken. There is a wide variety offered, from seafood to chicken fried steak to egg rolls. I chose the lunch fried seafood platter. The coleslaw came out first and it has a sweet but sour taste, very good. The oysters, shrimp, and fish have a crispy tasty batter. The stuffed crab was delicious. read more

Bayside Seafood - Coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

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Food: Shrimp ettouffe. Tasty, plentiful shrimp content. Shrimp fried rice. Very good. Po boy toast. Blah. Had to ask for additional butter. Did not even melt. Would not order. Waitress was good. Place was very clean. I would not make a return trip. read more

The shrimp and scallops, by themselves, were good. The dirty rice may have tased better if warm or hot. The service was ok. But not in the same league with Texas Traditions, Scully's or 5D. read more

Ordered to go meals Reddy & hot. And delicious Fried shrimp awesome! Staff was really busy but service was excellent read more

Solid 3. The egg rolls were the best thing I had. Everything else was okay. Service wasn't that good. They had us waiting for 20 mins to place our order. Also this place has flies flying throughout the restaurant. Food wasn't bad. It was great. It was middle of the road. I'll go into detail: the gator bites were pretty good. The boudain balls were decent. The wings were very low quality chicken. The gumbo was a very strange version of gumbo. A ton of big chunks of celery. The egg rolls were the best thing I had. I probably wouldn't come back. They have quite the extended menu but the a lot of the food is low quality. read more

Went back second day in part lavaca and had 20 jumbo fried shrimp again. Just as good as first time! Will definitely come back here when I am in the area again. read more

Food is ok. We had the snapper and shrimp. A bit overcooked News max on all the tvs is annoying. Very MAGA. Service was quick.

Love coming to this place every time I'm in Port Lavaca. Servers were attentive, very accommodating with our little ones, and food was great per usual. Small town, small business feel, nothing fancy - which in the outer, more rural areas in TX is what I'm looking for. read more

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We picked up the food. And it was awful. Slaw tested like it is about to spoil. Fried oysters were mushy. Fried shrimp was OK. Crawfish etrouffe had too much cream. Didn't finish more than half the food even though we were hungry. Should have gone to a FF place. Even pick up service was not friendly. One positive was that the order was accurate and included utensils. read more

There are so many menu options. Something for everyone! The staff is amazingly friendly and helpful with our dinner selections. The egg rolls were served hot and super delicious. The fried fish... OMG!!! was so fresh, flakey and full of flavor. The batter was light and very complimentary to the fish. The fries were hot and crispy. We will definitely return to this spot on our next trip here. read more

I have many favorites from the jumbo shrimp salad, the red fish dinner, the fried shrimp and oysters dinner and the gumbo. They also make delicious hamburgers! read more

Middle of the pack seafood restaurant in Port Lavaca TX. Food was okay to good. Price in line with quality & portion size. Staff was pretty distant, obviously not interested in connecting with the customers, though they did okay about getting orders in & food brought out to the tables. Food seems to be made up when ordered, not sitting under heat lamps, as the breading was crispy crunchy and the shrimp were piping hot. As has been typical on this trip to the Gulf coast, most if not all fish dishes are fried, which is not peculiar to this eatery. I'd readily stop & lunch at Bayside again since the food is okay on taste, of generous enough portion, and price is in line with what you get. read more

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I wouldn't do it. Had dinner tonight, $25 for lobster fettuccine. There was no lobster, it was the imitation lobster stuff. My friends had the shrimp, looked better than mine. read more

Friendly attentive waitress. Ordered the grilled flounder. Came with the baked potato, and sautéd veggies. Baked potato was good nothing special tasted like a potato. Grilled flounder was overcooked, dry and shriveled up. Needed the tarter and cocktail sauce to eat it. Sautéd vegetables were the star of this plate. Broccoli was crisp and delicious. Others at my table enjoyed the grilled shrimp and Mexico style shrimp cocktail. They said the scallops were tasteless, overcooked and dry. Beer and wine were cold and refreshing. Couple of flys buzzing around our table. On the fence if I would go back to this restaurant or not. read more

The grilled redfish was a large serving and excellent! Had a few pieces of fried shrimp with it as well.

If distancing and masking were enforced this would be a higher star rating, for sure. Unfortunately, one side of the restaurant was closed off, one open, and no distancing between tables at all, or masks on staff members. Having said that, if you are in the area, order to go and enjoy the best fried oysters you'll ever have. Seriously, perfect. They flour dredge instead of cornmeal, which is my favorite, and what a light, perfect fry! The shrimp was very VERY good, but the oysters are where it's at. (I "like" fried oysters once in a while but don't love them. I LOVED these. They tasted as fresh as fresh-shucked oysters, light, and just tasted like the sea.) The tartar sauce was my fave, with a spice I couldn't name... It was better than the cocktail sauce, which is always my favorite. Oh, battered fries were great. You know they're sysco, but they fry everything so perfectly you don't even mind. Beyond legit. I was going to stop at a seafood market to get some shrimp to cook at home and... Didn't. I decided I'd be disappointed with my own cooking. $25 out the door with tip read more

Bayside Seafood - Flour-fried shrimp and oysters. $25 out the door with tea and a tip. - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

Friends got chicken fried rice and shrimp fried rice - just a plate soaked in butter and no flavor. The chicken in the Alfredo was boiled and bland. Waitress dumped full cup of water right behind me - my pants got slashed. read more

Highly recommend! Really good food. Helpful friendly staff. Fish and sides all well prepared, but the fried shrimp! So good! Will definitely come back. read more

Below average food yet large menu Friendly service Ambiance is dark and seems dingy I wouldn't recommend it read more

We went for dinner as it was highly recommended. It was an odd experience. Our sever although he was good he was all over the place being the only one. I ordered the stuffed shrimp with rice and was disappointed, too rich when it came to dough, between the breading and the crab they were too dry. We also ordered fried calamari and they were very chewy. We also ordered shrimp and scallops, which were ok. Maybe I just ordered the wrong meal. We both left feeling like there was another menu, we kept seeing dishes on other tables that looked better than ours . read more

oysters were rotten, shrimp over cooked, so much batter you could hardly find the fish. WILL NOT GO BACK. when we mentioned the rotten oysters to the waitress she looked blankly and asked if we needed anything else read more

Not a place I'd go out of my way to visit, but my guests seemed to like it. Not being terribly crowded for lunch was the first hint that something may be amiss. Horrible exterior (renovated Pizza Hut?), dingy interior. Tv worked, but alas, no sound of it or music. I really wonder how anyone running a restaurant ignores the sound. Are they all deaf? Unlikely, but possibly. Party of 5, ordered the seafood special: red fish with a few scallops and oysters, side of vegs and rice. Good seafood is expected along the shoreline, and this was no exception, but I'm always amazed when it costs as much as it would have in Denver: about $20 pp! Again, this seems standard. Service was excellent, accommodating our request for preferred seating, serving hot food, and expeditiously attending to the payment. read more

Bayside Seafood - Unassuming signage - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

Best food in Port Lavaca Texas, service is always spot on I've eaten there 100s of times n never had a mistake m.

Really good food. Large portions. Our wait staff was excellent. There were eight of us and she was attentive and patient explaining the menu to the children. read more

Great seafood . really kind staff and service food comes out fast and fresh...............

Excellent seafood. Casual atmosphere. Certainly worth a return trip. Clean and friendly.

Well I chose 1 star because you can't vote without stars. Asked the server if we could get our fish cooked a different way, the answer was no but with a concerning pause. So I just knew I had to ask.... is this fish frozen? Got a blank answer... didn't order fish. Ordered hot wings, they were sour. Asked the waitress what her recommendation was- it was the fried rice. Look, if your best recommendation is A) a side item or B) not SEAFOOD at a seafood restaurant....leave! (We stayed because we had already been looking and looking for seafood restaurants and found very few options from Palacios to PL) I asked the manager if the fish was frozen or fresh ! YESSSSS FROZEN.... 20 feet from the dang water! I tried to hold my tongue but I had to ask about oysters... he told me they were also frozen! I asked because there was a bucket of purchased oysters in the hallway of the restrooms. read more

Bayside Seafood - Found this oyster bucket by the restroom. Prompted me to ask the Manager... he confirmed the foods were mostly all frozen foods - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

Fabulous seafood, great service and clean restaurant. Will be back next time in town. Please be patient with staff, be grateful they are working!!! read more

Got food poisoning. Horrible stay away !!!!! Should have know better with a empty parking lot.

It's my birthday today so we decided to drive from the Austin area to esplore Magnolia Beach for the first time. Naturally, on our way home, we had to find a seafood restaurant. Y'all - this will be our new spot. The atmosphere ("Q" was our waiter) was amazing. We went right in the middle of a busy lunch day but no matter what, our drinks were refilled, Q kept us laughing, our food came out in a very timely matter, and THE FOOD WAS ON POINT!!!! Seriously. Go to this place. Eat the food. We will be back. Thank you! read more

Bayside Seafood - Grilled Mahi Mahi with steamed veggies, salad before, hush puppies, 3 jumbo shrimp. Oh, and the stuffed crab was perfect! - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

Came here based on past reviews and the wife wanted seafood.. We should have just went to Bubba's in Seadrift or Clark's in Port O'Connor. Wife had Fried Shrimp and I had Fried Stuffed Shrimp The shrimp, by themselves, were actually pretty good. To be blunt, everything else sucked. The place was dirty The salad was good but tomates had no taste The french fries were very greasy and way overcooked...Seriously, how can you screw up french fries????? I wanted to substitue my french fries for their fried rice but the owner would not do that. I had to settle for dirty rice (which sucked). I tried to suggest that they should offer fried rice with their seafood dishes but the owner gave me attitude..That was strike 3 for them I wouldn't come here again...ever read more

I have been here twice for dinner. First I had the grilled scallops with dirty rice and sautéed vegetables. There were 12 scallops and they were huge! I am not usually a rice person but the dirty rice was pretty good! The veggies had good flavor too. The second time I had the grilled stuffed flounder. It was recommended to me by a friend and it didn't disappoint! It was amazing! I love scallops but I would recommend the stuffed flounder over them! The staff are very friendly and the food came out really quickly. read more

Bayside Seafood - Grilled stuffed flounder, so good! - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

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-- UPS -- * none -- DOWNS -- * Overpriced, badly prepared food * Dirty tables and dining area * Bad service * Bad tea (C'mon! This is Texas, not Idaho.) We were in the Lavaca area and were looking for a nice seafood place on Valentine's Day. Bayside Seafood was definitely NOT the answer. We should have walked in, surveyed the place and walked back out. But once we were seated, we decided to give it a go, and boy were we sorry. It seems to be owned and run by an Asian family, so there are a few Asian offerings in addition to the normal seafood. Some of the decor is also Asian. I naively thought there would be a clear separation between the "bubba" seafood and Asian fare. I guess I was wrong. First of all, the prices were $12+ a plate - and the Valentine's specials were running close to $20 per person - pretty pricey for stuff served in plastic glasses and on plastic plates on dirty tables. Yes. Dirty tables. Not much about the place was clean, and they never asked us how our food was. The tea I ordered was dark and stale. The sauteed onion, bell pepper and broccoli that our grilled catfish was served on tasted like it came straight from a greasy wok in a cheep Chinese food restaurant. The cole slaw tasted rotten, and the grilled catfish was fishy and dry. We tried to cover it up with tartar sauce, but even the tartar sauce tasted bad. My advice: Stay away! Far away! read more

Bayside Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Port Lavaca, Texas

We just asked the waitress to remove the bacon from the baked potato she brought the potato without any sour cream or cheese. When we asked her to get the cheese and sour cream she was very rude and even when she brought it back, she just put it on the side of the table and left it there. The food overall was tasting good but the waitress ruined the experience at this restaurant read more

Passing through Port Lavaca and stopped here for lunch. All of the food was fresh including the veges. I had friend oyster with homemade french fries and cole slaw yum. Hubby had grilled flounder and shrimp platter with andoulle rice and fresh steamed veges. All delicious. read more

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This place should've stayed as a Chinese place. Didn't really care for the food. I think a dirty old bum could cook better than their cooks. That's what I think about that place. read more

Every single time I come to Bayside seafood, I'm a 100% satisfied!! Everyone that works there really goes out of their way to please you. There have been many occasions when I have driven all the way from Houston to Bayside Seafood in Port Lavaca because the food is that good. Thank you Bayside Seafood for always giving me great experience with your food and your excellent customer service!!! read more

Decent food ...but way over priced and we had just gotten are food and the waiter made us feel rushed. After we finally finished it took her 25 minutes! To comeback with our check. They only have one hostess and one waitress and there where if 6 tables. The waitress took out debit card and said " no money on card" when it was a debit card and we needed to put in a pin. I felt bad fir her though she looked over worked and she was struggling with her English. IF YOU WANT BAD SERVICE AND RUDE WAITRESSES GO HERE! read more

Restaurant is nice and clean. Bathrooms are clean. Staff is wearing masks. Our waitress was great. She kept checking on our iced tea and asking us if we needed anything. I had a 12 piece fried shrimp plate with hush puppies and Coke slaw. The shrimp were large and cooked perfectly. Loved the hush puppies and slaw. My husband had a 3 fillet fried catfish plate. Although cooked perfectly he didn't card for the breading. He's more used to fish Fry and not panko. All in all, a good meal but I'm not sure we'd return. read more

Not a fancy place but the food was good, prices reasonable able, and the service was friendly. I had grilled Redfish with three shrimp and it was delicious. read more