Reviews for Deckhand Oyster Bar & Seafood in Austin, TX

Great seafood! Til august 2022, they are out of oysters and cakes said the indoor signage. Great portions. Papaya salad was... huge. Crabby fish sauce and spice level goes from 0-20. Crying phoenix has mild moderate and high spice levels and it?s glassnoodles with garlic and spicy Thai flavors. The fried fish hush puppies and shrimp delicious!! GUMBO we got the smallest cupsize and should have gotten the bowl to go. It was delicious my most favorite part. We will be back. Curious for the dessertslike cake when it comes back. Also missed the oysters. Thanks y?all! Oh and if you want the Thai dipping sauce on their tablesit?s also an extra charge. Read more

We visited a couple weeks ago for the first time. I had a craving for fried fish and tried the Fried Catfish Fillets. They... were wonderful! The fish was flaky and perfectly cooked, the coating was crunchy and it was hot (right out of the fryer). Yum! The best part was the price and very generous portion. Two meals, including tea for $25! We decided we'd found another fishplace. Sadly, yesterday we went again and this time the same fish was hard and chewy! Very disappointed but will try one moretime, soon, in order to have the final verdict. Read more

Food was very good. Fries, rice, shrimp, crab legs and sauce. Prices were good too. I left off a star because the Wednesday I... went they weren?t broiling or frying oysters. I literally only went for the oysters. Also because my 7yo splashed garlic butterin his eyes and needed a sink to rinse them. Since they were prepping to close, they locked the bathrooms and offered us a cupof water. Kinda insensitive. If you?re going for something specific, ask if it?s available before sitting. Read more

The 'deckhand' style oysters were great, nice size. Love their salt and pepper calamari but we got with shrimp this time which... was great, love this dish, they're breading is always flavorful and light. The addition of onion, jalapeno and cilantro with theslaw is super tasty! Kids shrimp and Fry basket was plenty and reasonably priced. The mussels dish with rice had a ton offlavor, kind of like a kicked up super spicy ramen broth. My only complaint was the service, our waitress was incredibly slowand took forever to bring the things that we asked for and did not check on us unfortunately but I've been a fan of deckhand sofar and am super pleased they have the new location right near the old! Read more

The oysters are as big as my fist! So meaty and juicy and refreshing for summer with some cool beer to pair. Great for afternoon... lunch when it's not too crowded! I hear this place is packed for dinner. The crawfish is so fresh! Scrumptious and the perfectmild-spicy consistency. The gumbo was good too. We didn't try the Thai food but I think this place is astounding for the boiland seafood here. I keep thinking about those oysters! Go before season ends. Read more

It's okay. I wasn't really impressed with the po boy. The bread was stale and overwhelmed the three pieces of shrimp. The... service was good despite the place being packed all the time. They seemed to have plenty of parking and were turning tables overquickly. Read more

Ive been coming here for almost 10 years now and the food and service is always spot on!! It's a "make a reservation" type of... place on the weekends. Only thing I can hit on is the New location needs some love, feels a bit bland, from the menus to thedecor/layout. Slacking on that TRUE Deck Hands touch. Read more

Deckhand did not disappoint! Brand new building also and it looks great. We went during their soft opening and the staff worked... very hard to level set there may be delays as they figure everything out and they took great care of us. We got the ?Salt andPepper Calamari? as an appetizer. I had the ?Salmon Wrap? and my wife had the ?Crying Phoenix? w/shrimp. Everything turned outgreat! We?re repeat customers and will definitely be back! 5 stars! Read more