Reviews for The Oyster Bar ll in Brownsville, TX
Yikes! ?prices are much higher than when I was here less than two years ago, and be aware that the prices shown on their online... menu are NOT current. They also now charge extra for that small baked potato that used to be part of the combo meals. I stilllove their fried shrimp meal (11 shrimp w/ tiny salad) but it cost me $20 (with potato & taxes) for the takeout version so I?lllikely hesitate to stop by again anytime soon. Too bad? I?ve been visiting this place every time I?ve visited Brownsville formany years. Read more
I like this place. It's been in Brownsville forever. I haven't been since i was a kid, and the carpet and furniture are still... the same. That said, it's still a nice solid seafood place. Definitely NOT Marisco (Mexican style seafood). It has classics asshown in the menu. We all ordered different dishes to try a few things. We enjoyed all the food. This is small town seafood (andwe now live in Dallas for reference), not a fancy place. Simple and small menu. The food tastes homemade which is great. Fishsandwich on toast was good. A real / normal portion and the fried fish was done well. Broiled Shrimp was also a good normalportion. Tasted similar to some shrimp scampi, just much less buttery. The stuffed shrimp was big and very filling. The crabstuffing had some green/bell pepper in it?? It was different and good. I didn't try the seafood soup, but the 2 people in ourgroup who did finished it all up. Nothing left at all. We also ordered oysters. They were good and fresh. They even included amonster sized one that was the size of my plate. Yes, some shells look small, but the oyster covered the entire shell. I've beento other big city chains where the small oysters are small. Finally, the staff is just laid back and friendly. Great to bethere with them. Read more
All restaurants in brownsville close by 8 or 9 not like mcallen ???? majority of places are open late. This place was about to... close 10 min to 9 and the hostes was so welcoming had no hesitation ro serve us. The server was so helpful in ordering our foodsince 1st time there. This plate Is so recommended!! The fish was so fresh not mushy like other places and the shrimp was ????.If in brownsville you must visit very recommended!! Although maybe adding rice or other sides on menu would be excellent! Read more
Love this place. It's always consistent and delicious. We try to go every time we're in town. Oysters are always fresh. The... staff is always friendly. The environment is always welcoming. Read more
Good but not great. Oysters small. Only two were large out of 2 dozen. Food didn?t come at the same time for our party of five.... Tacos extremely small and French fries not cooked. Clam chowder was ok but 95% potatoes. Read more
First time there, had a fried baby snapper and stuffed shrimps, both were awesome, haven't really been to other sea food places... but this one is very nice, totally worth to give it a try. Will definitely go back. Read more
Grabbed lunch here with my wife and while the food was decent I wasnt blown away. Started by splitting a bowl of clam chowder... and it was bland/boring and about red lobster quality. I then ordered the 2 fresh stuffed crab and it was ok. My wife got the french fried shrimp and reports it was also good but nothing specaticalar. I think I just had higher hopes from an exclusivelysea food restaurant along the beach. What I can give kudos to is the service was fantastic. Read more
Was really excited to check this out again? it had been years since we?d gone. Sad to say it was such a disappointment. The food... didn?t taste fresh, and looked questionable. I was expecting maybe a check not over $60. Almost paid $100 for food I could haveeaten from HEB frozen section? Bittersweet . Our server was nice. And that was the highlight of our visit i guess. Read more