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    Ocean Blue Oyster Bar

    3.8 (714 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Leah L.

    Well...this place sucks. Avoid! I was super stoked to try this place! I was in the strip mall for some other reasons and we decided this was the time to go! It was past the normal lunch rush time, 1:46pm according to my ticket. There were only 2 other tables when we arrived. Walk in and server says sit anywhere and hands us our menus. Ok. I order a glass of wine and boyfriend orders a beer. We ask for a dozen raw oysters and she says they are out. Points to a table of guys and says they had ordered them all, she only has cooked oysters. Ok we pivot and order the ocean blue oysters (cooked). We also order a cup of etoufee and the combo platter to split. Then the food comes. The oysters...disgusting. Picture tiny dried up pieces of rubber sitting on a dry shell. The bottle of sauce they brought with the food had zero flavor except "heat". Like none. The etoufee was "meh" at best. Super bland. The garlic bread that came with it was the only saving grace. The combo platter tasted like any other frozen fish meal you can buy at a grocery store. Definitely not fresh fish. Just bland and boring. The tartar sauce tasted "off" so we didn't eat it. The cocktail sauce was flavorless. I opted for ketchup which just tasted watered down like they were trying to stretch it. The fries were soft and mushy, the hush puppies were tiny bite size pieces of flavorless dough. They were obviously full size at one point but the kitchen had cut them into smaller pieces. Were they running low and trying to stretch the supply waiting for a delivery or something? I don't know. But it was all around terrible. I ask for the check and she brings it out, all looks right and I give her my card. She brings it back and it's different. Original ticket total (which was correct and what we ordered) was $65.47. She brings it back for me to sign and she had it totaled at $92.52? AFTER I gave her my card she had ADDED the dozen raw oysters ($24.99) and rang it up. The same ones we never got because they were out. But there they were on the bill AFTER the initial and correct ticket drop. WTH. So of course I wait for her to come back and I say "this is wrong" and she just says "oh. Ok. I'll take it off". Is this something they do? Just add food items AFTER and hope you don't read the itemized? I really hope not. She removed it and apologized, I paid the correct bill and we left. When we got in the car I said "well at least the bathroom was clean." And boyfriend responds "I'm glad yours was." So apparently the men's room...was not. We drove straight to Quality Seafood for food that was worth eating!

    Tokyo oyster's
    Jennifer T.

    Love it here! I was momentarily distraught when I looked up deckhands and it no longer existed, but thankfully I realized it is now named Ocean Blue. Walked in around lunch time on a Saturday to a decently packed restaurant with only two servers. Though that made me nervous, the staff was efficient and friendly! We ordered all of our food as soon as we sat down, and it came out shortly after. We started with Tokyo Oyster's, which were yummy but weirdly not iced? The bowl of gumbo was delicious and the perfect amount to share instead of getting two separate cups. We also got a pound of crawfish and half dozen Cajun shrimp with potatoes and corn. Seasoning was delicious but the shrimp were a bit too overcooked which made it difficult to peel. Other than that, the food was delicious and I would definitely recommend it to anyone craving some tasty seafood!

    Big chubby crawfish
    Ellie N.

    Alright. Crawfish boil is very good, but other dishes are great too. Their Thai food is a real deal.

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    Dawn S.

    I have never eaten here so I can't give a full on review but my brother and SIL love it here. I stopped to get them a gift card for Xmas. They were having some trouble with the credit card authorization so I had to wait a few minutes but not too long. I bought a gift card for 100 bucks and there was an additional 10 bucks added. That's nice but at another place that rhymes with "Smalt Shaders" gave me 10 bucks extra on each 50 that I spent. ;) Just saying. ;) The place looked inviting and clean. The woman who waited on me at the bar was named Heather. She was friendly. I'll have to try the food to update my review but as stated above...my brother loves it there!

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    Mary L.

    I go for the excellent onion rings, but everything else I've tried is very good. These people know how to fry! Next time, I'll see if they as good with the grill, but fried is always my first choice. On this Tuesday, they were very busy at lunchtime, but we still had fast and efficient service. We made a lunch of appetizers: a shared cup of good gumbo, four frog legs, two big spring rolls, and those great onion rings. The house Chardonnay is perfectly good and a bargain by Austin standards. Great place for a seafood lunch. We'll be back.

    Deckhand oysters
    Kevin C.

    Came here with my fiancé and family since we were in town visiting my brother. The outside was unassuming. Inside was well lit with plenty of fans for good circulation. Lots of tvs to watch the games. Service was okay. They're available and check in from time to time but did not refill all of our waters (only half the table). When bringing out our food, they brought out food only once they were ready. So half of our table received the food first and the other half waited 10 min later to receive their food. My mom and dad were nearly done with their food by the time the rest of us received our food. I received my food last-- 15 min after my parents received their food. I had to nibble on my fiancés food until I finally got my dish. This is not how you deliver food to a table. It should be timed so that everyone receives food nearly the same time. Now comes the food which was utterly disappointing. I took my parents here bc I know they love chargrilled oysters. We ordered two half dozen oysters- the La Frontera and the deckhand. The frontera was pretty good with the crabmeat, bacon bits and Monterrey Jack cheese. The deckhand was average with butter and fried onions. My parents were so disappointed to begin the meal. The presentation was lackluster. My parents got their food first and my mom got the seafood noodle soup which was suppose to be like Tom yum soup. The soup was so bland and had no taste of tamarind or spice (she got mild though). My dad loves his fried catfish but the batter was light and fell off the catfish easily. Half the fries on the dish were unsalted and the others were heavily salted, very inconsistent. My dish was the spicy Basil stir fry with beef. It was actually above average and hot/fresh. Tasted very similar to pad ka prow and I love that dish usually. The other dishes were average. At the end of the meal, we were totally planning on ordering the mango sticky rice bc my mom has been craving it but we didn't want to take a chance with anymore of their dishes. So we left without ordering a dessert. I rarely give a 1-star but my family was so disappointed with their meal that I had to let it be known.

    Oysters
    Munsa M.

    Came here for a casual date and we loved it!!! Our server was so sweet and she gave us great recommendations and was very attentive to our likes!! We ordered 2 dozen raw oysters and they were so delicious!! The oysters are really big so you definitely get what you pay for. We put their signature spicy sauce on top and it was so delicious!! I got one of the Asian dishes that she recommended with chicken and it was delicious!!!

    La Frontera Oysters & Catfish bites

    The food was AMAZING! Great flavor, spice level and freshness. Highly recommend! I had a Tom Yum seafood soup, it was full of seafood and very flavorful. Catfish bites were piping hot and delicious. Calamari was lightly fried and tender. La Frontera oysters were huge and savory! There were 2 sauces in the table made from scratch. An Asian fish sauce based and a cayenne pepper. Both fire! We will definitely be back

    Platter

    Would you eat these vegetables? Ordered broiled catfish. Hostess/ server not too friendly. As you can see my coat on the chair and our server has picked up the signed ticket. Thought they wait till the customer left.

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    Some of the best tom yum soup I've ever had. Ocean blue oysters were good too. Decently priced

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    Love their Tom yum soup!! I get it to go all the time. Super flavorful and a hefty amount of seafood! I wouldn't go their for Thai otherwuss

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    Ask the Community - Ocean Blue Oyster Bar

    Do you have fresh crawfish, if so how much per lbs?

    Do you have oysters that are NOT from the Gulf? Oysters from the Gulf are horribly contaminated, and have high mercury levels.

    Not all areas of the Gulf are bad. Most oysters are Gulf oysters. They source their oysters safely. Even though I was treated poorly last time I went, most of the staff are very knowledgeable.

    Are the seafood boils good?

    When crawfish are in season they are feat!

    The only complaints seem to be noise level ( I hate a noisy place) and speed of service. How would you rate it? If it takes to long to order a drink. or my food, or have my food served that is not a good thing either. Ratings on noise and speed?

    At rush hours it can be slower or louder than normal. On Friday and Saturday nights there are much more people . 4 PM is a good time on any day. Most stuff is cooked when ordered so take a bit longer for the complex dishes. Order a drink, an… Read more

    Are pets allowed on the deck?

    Yes!

    Are pets allowed?

    No, pets aren't allowed inside.

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