I'd call it a dive bar. That is, if you're sitting at the bar. There is table service though. H says due to all the TVs and windows it is a sports bar. It's a decent size. Cute outside front and nice area in back. There's also parking in the back. We loved the oysters and fish bites. The latter were juicy with a light breaded coating. Domestic beer, house wine, and well drinks on happy hour. Unfortunately no food. read more

There are way better places in the area. Our bartender acted like he'd rather be anywhere but there and spent most of the time on his phone.

We came up for Memorial Weekend and I was dying to have some fresh oysters. We didn't really know where to turn on our way to our dinner reservation (a place that doesn't sell oysters), so we decided to look up some spots. We found Tide's Oyster Co & decided to give it a whirl. We pulled into the parking lot to kind of a dumpy looking exterior. I was little on edge as to how fresh the oysters could be when the exterior looked like it had seen better days. We walked into the restaurant and it, too, was super outdated. It also smelled like a toilet bowl. Knowing my husband and I, we decided that we can't judge a book by its cover and decided to stay. The waitress was super nice and quickly came by to take our order. I am a Coca Cola expert and their Coke was actually pretty refreshing and fresh! I was pleasantly surprised after I took my first sip. We quickly placed an order for a dozen oysters, 6 raw and 6 seasonal oysters. The oysters were massive and fresh! We drove head first into the raw ones before the other ones came out and loved every minute. We got the seasonal oysters, which consisted of a lemon butter sauce and that was even better. We will definitely be coming back to this place & remember, don't judge a book by its cover! read more

The food here is quite good and the service is fast and friendly. The bacon wrapped scallops, oysters and buffalo chicken sliders were yummy. There are plenty of TV's, so you can watch your favorite team. On the downside, they don't have any draft beer, only cans and bottles, but it's good and cold. read more

This is purely a local watering hole, not for tourists. We stopped in on our way back to our hotel from another spot from dinner. Just to get a drink. This restaurant has seen better days. The ambiance is worn down, SMELLS like a urinal cake, and I did not want to order anything that didn't come pre-bottled for sanitary reasons. The service was friendly and prompt, no complaints there. I'm sure the locals love coming here for live music, cheap drinks, and a judgement free fun time. But tourists definitely should find another watering hole. read more

Definitely a place where the locals come for drinks. The oysters were pretty good and the fish dinners were quite good but I have had better grouper in the area. The interior of the restaurant had an unpleasant odor to it. read more

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The Tides is my kind of place. It's a little bit worn down, a little divey, and not crowded with tourists. The food was just fine. But it smelled like an old wooden house (think of grandma), and nothing we ordered was great. I liked it, but I wouldn't take my family there again. read more

Really liked this place because the environment was a little be beachy a little bit dive (in a good way). I would guess the bar does mostly drinks but they had a nice menu for oysters and some really good appetizers. Bartender seemed to struggle with making a martini but it was good and price reasonable. read more

I'm going to admit...this is not the nicest looking place on the island but....the food was great and they had live music on a Sunday evening and happy hour! What's not to love? The food was truly really good and the bar service was phenomenal. read more

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So the came out and started off with the fryer is down. Great way to start. I had 12 oysters on the half shell Claire started with a pretzel with "Beer Cheese" Well the oysters were good. The giant pretzel was 2 pretzel buns and the beer cheese tasted just like the cheese sauce from Arby's. I got Grilled Monk Fish with red beans and rice and coleslaw. Ok let me be clear I ordered the slaw never got it. Wife had shrimp scampi. The shrimp were good.......... much better options in the area. read more

Locals come here for the drink specials & oysters. Parking on the side & back of the building. read more

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Old Florida restaurant!!!!! I love it . If you are looking for a new, bright and shiney place don't go. If you want a great old school beach bar, this is it. We have eaten here 3 times in the past month. Oysters on the half shell were spot on. Bacon wrapped scallops delish. Fried shrimp with beans and rice and fresh veggies wonderful. Blackened Mahi platter fresh and cooked perfectly. Everything we've had has been great. Service is friendly, kind of like your local bar. Not a tourist kind of place. Mostly locals and that's what makes me happy because my wife and I are moving to St Aug in a month and will be frequenting The Tides often. Also live music is awesome as well!! read more

After walking on the beach Sunday night, we wanted to get something to eat. Hubs was craving oysters, and since this restaurant has "oyster" in its name, we decided to try The Tides Oyster Co. Unfortunately, though, the kitchen had closed about 30 minutes prior, at 9pm, so we would not be dining here on this night. However, since we were already seated at the bar, we ordered a couple of beers before heading off to find food elsewhere. Our bartender was quite affable and commented on my Bucs shirt. He was also a fan, and we lamented about our loss to the Rams earlier that day. The ambiance here was very casual & low-key with lots of wood and a large display of framed caricature art on the walls. Our beers were cold & tasty. If we hadn't been so hungry, we definitely would've lingered longer. I'm looking forward to returning for a meal on a future visit to St Augustine. read more

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I tried Tides Oyster Co. & Grill on date night. My boyfriend loves oysters and had seen the spot so we tried them out. Happy hour drink specials included beer, wine and well liquor. I went for the house cabernet for $5 a glass. It was pretty good for house wine. My boyfriend had draft beer. Our server "Q" was a delight. She was friendly and attentive. My boyfriend ordered the oysters on the half shell and I ordered the char-grilled oysters. I am not a fan of raw seafood. My oysters were deliscious! Seasoned well and served hot just like I like them with no gritty taste! We also had stuffed mushrooms which were delicious! Lots of gooey goodness not just stuffed but laying on top of the whole plate. If you love oysters this is a great place! We went on a Wednesday evening and it was karaoke night which was pretty entertaining:) read more

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Just ordered a dozen Oysters. They smelled bad and looked bad. Chose not to eat them. Ordered wings and fish sandwich instead. Service was great. One thing to remember is Florida water stinks and the drinks are mixed from the bar gin with Florida water. Example. Vodka cranberry is from the gun. Gin and tonic is from the gun so your drink will taste like Florida water. read more

Very average experience. Dive bar type feel, servers were nice but took their time. Oysters were good but maybe because we worked up an appetite waiting on them. read more

The bartender is a complete jerk. The oysters were ridiculously overcooked. Ordered lightly steamed oysters. Bartender says they will be hard to open. Yes, I know but lightly steamed. Oysters were over cooked, tiny and filled with mud. Yes I ate them, but also yes, I rinsed them first. And yes, I know how to work a shucker and yes I like my oysters LIGHTLY steamed. read more

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Came here on a Wednesday night with family while visiting and the parking lot was packed. We thought "oh nice, must mean this place is super good!" Do you know what it really meant? Karaoke night. I, at 29, and my brother, at 31, were definitely the youngest people in this place - excluding the servers. Now I'm not knocking it at all; it was a super entertaining night! And the place was packed full of patrons, so kudos to them for getting crowds in and serving up lots of food and fun. I got the stuffed shrimp which were delicious. My side of fries were good as well. My brother and stepmom got the fried shrimp which they believed to be a bit salty. My dad got the steamed bucket of oysters, and most weren't steamed enough; he was having a difficult time opening them with the provided shucker. Luckily our server noticed and offered to have them steam the oysters some more, which definitely helped. I don't know how the older crowd here (90%) would've been able to open those oysters. Just stick to ordering them on the half shell if you get them. Overall though, I enjoyed my meal and my experience here. Just know what you're in for, especially if you come on a Wednesday night :) And one final thing - we didn't order burgers, but they looked SO GOOD that we all wish we did. We got sliders to go for my sis in law and she absolutely loved them! read more

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Here's the run down. Food was average, atmosphere was interesting. Food 3/5: Wasn't bad, seasoned shrimp well. Service 4/5: the waiter was very kind. Just seemed overworked and had to dealt with drunk bozos. Ambiance 1/5: Was pleasantly greeted by a group of drunk old men who told us to "just find a seat" despite the sign saying to wait. Also smelt like cigarettes and various other smells and had no music. Definitely a locals' joint. Drinks 1/5: Water tasted like ocean water. Did include lemons though. Sure the alcohol tastes fine after a few drinks. Value: 2/5: Food was ok for $20 a person. Not huge portions. read more

Oyster Co. with no oysters, they were out the day we went. Seems odd to me that an oyster place doesn't have what they specialize in. Service was great, food was nothing special. read more

Had the fish tacos was very delicious. Drinks was also delicious, the Oysters were sold out would visit again. Great atmosphere and good service. read more

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If your a tourist and you expect prompt service and a spotless environment, go somewhere else. If your a Floridian, and want good seafood and especially roasted Oysters, this is your place. Go in, get a table and a drink and relax. No one is in a hurry here including the other customers. Everything we ordered was delicious. Bar staff were friendly and made sure we had what needed. read more

This place opens at 3:00 and we arrived at 3:30. First thing we see pulling in the parking lot is the kitchen door wide open(I hate to think that flies are all over the stinky place) The door was still locked and a guy came and opened it and stormed off leaving us to wait to be seated. There were several guys sitting at the bar. We're looking around at all the remnants of the night before. Cocktail glasses and some trash laying around. Plus the place smelled horrible. Luckily nobody ever came to seat us and we high tailed it out of there. So this review has nothing to do with how the food tasted or service since there was nothing I could rate except a bad attitude. Maybe he was having a bad day, but take it out on someone else. read more

when we first go there, we were a little taken aback how dark it was during a beautiful day. But we came to realize that is part of their charm. Even though it is right on A1A on the beach, we found everyone knew each other but us! But everyone was super friendly. We just went for an app and a drink-- and I would definitely recommend their fish bites! read more

I had all 3 oysters and I requested them well done and only 1 was but the flavors were all awesome I LOVED the Rockefeller they are my absolute favorites. The atmosphere was ehh but I will say the locals are very friendly the servers were not so friendly or too much concerned with my presence, not sure why but I felt a little out of place. I ordered a drink from the bar it was nice and strong and my sprite was decent. Overall I can overlook the small things that were not well and agree that I would visit again. read more

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Selection of oysters was limited, however the Virginia oysters I had were very good. Not a big fan of gulf coast oysters. Happy hour drinks is good prices. personally I thought there menu was limited. Place could use a remodel of the place. Friendly atmosphere. You make your own decision. I'm a oysters connoisseurs. read more

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Service sucked waited forever for drinks and food. Got asked to leave because we got to close to staff. Waitress was being a bitch when she wasn't wearing a mask cone to think of it no one was wearing a mask in this establishment they put my life at risk. I feel like I may be in danger of having covid. Bar is political motivated. We are not locals and because of this we were treated differently. Do not recommend at all. Over priced food and drinks, staff sucked. Service sucked over all this place is extremely bad. How are you going to tell a paying customer they will get you a drink when they get to it. Place wasn't even busy. Do not go here ever read more

This place made me sad, because it reminded me of my time at a failing restaurant and bar. No draft beer. No bottles except domestic cheap stuff. No oysters Rockefeller or tides oysters No this, no that. Poor waitress seemed embarrassed. I was sweating because there seemed to also be NO AC. I opted for water and we each got a friend basket. Ma got fried oysters I got friend shrimp. Oysters were ok but shrimp breading was awful. Beans and rice were ok, slaw was ok and fresh. Ma says her dirty martini was ok too (I mean at $5....that is too low. No wonder they are failing) I wish I had a pic but I didn't want to make that a permanent memory. Sorry but this place is apparently going into the undertow... read more

This place is pretty much seat yourself, local hangout with a homey atmosphere. They have some special including happy hour so don't forget to ask about that. Also, the service was really good and attentive. The oysters were amazing and the cheese sticks were basic. We also tried the French fries and we added beer cheese to dip them in; great idea! Anyways it's a great stop and walking distance from several hotels! read more

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Great food ! Live music every Monday. Service is good and prices are very reasonable!

Great food! I love a good Dive bar! Service was great! Loved the Jazzy music this evening!

Very tasty choice with great atmosphere. The oysters are some of the best in the area.

Not good. If I could give a zero rating, I would. The portion sizes were puny for the price, the baked potato was not fully cooked. Do not go here if you are looking for good food. The service was great, but do not recommend the food. This place may only be good for getting drinks. Other reviews mentioned an odor. Can confirm, stink exists. read more

First time visiting, traditional Hometown bar style and vibe. good happy hour prices, food was delicious, the clam chowder is a must try! So creamy, hands down one of the best I've ever had. Service at bar was excellent, Mandy was handling the wrap around bar and floor guests like a champ. Would recommend this place for Anyone looking to have a good time. read more

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They were closing in the next hour so I get it, but service was weird, drinks were ok. Drank one each and bailed. You could tell they didn't want us there read more

Saturday night is the worst night to go. I'm not sure how there is not a capacity limit? It was so packed people were shoving and pushing to squeeze by and knocking drinks everywhere. The service couldn't keep up with the volume, the wait was an hour. Total nightmare. read more

PLEASANT SURPRISE! Great food, full bar, pool table and darts. If you're looking for fancy, keep looking. If you want a reasonably priced, comfortable restaurant with a great location this is your spot! The fish bites with Datil sauce were stellar! We also enjoyed the Surf and Turf- steak came out well seasoned and cooked as ordered and the shrimp were the best we ate in St. A. read more

I had high hopes for this place. There was no hostess. It took a while to be greeted. Ordered the seafood platter, grilled, which as supposed to come with oysters. There were none. The fish was super oily and not edible. The shrimp and scallops were over seasoned and too salty to palate. The salad was.... well a typical garden salad. And there was an odd mix of "grilled" vegetables which were coated in minced garlic. The best part of the bottled blue moon and French fries. read more

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The reviews that call this place out as dark and grungy and in need of serious cleaning/sprucing/ down right remodeling are all correct Food is mediocre at best service is good I would head over the bridge and find a much better place in town read more

Great dive bar. Very small sters. But it is August. Hard to find a joint that lets you shuck em. Worth a try when/ if they get local st augs or fat James Rivers. $25 a bucket. Ask for Datil on the side. read more