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Ocean Blue Oyster Bar Austin
Fresh seafood and coastal vibes in the heart of Austin.
2(5 reviews)
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Fresh seafood and coastal vibes in the heart of Austin.
Ocean Blue Oyster Bar Austin is a casual seafood restaurant offering a variety of fresh oysters, seafood boils, and classic dishes in a relaxed, open atmosphere. Located on S Lamar Blvd, we feature a fully stocked bar with a decent wine selection, perfect for gatherings or a laid-back meal. While we strive for quality with items like garlic shrimp and calamari, we're continuously improving based on customer feedback to enhance your dining experience. Come enjoy our coastal-inspired menu and friendly service.
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A selection of raw and cooked oysters, including Tokyo and La Frontera styles, served with classic accompaniments.
Customizable boils with crawfish, shrimp, snow crab, potatoes, corn, and sausage, available in various spice levels.
Classic dishes like fried shrimp, calamari, and oyster po' boys, served with sides like fries and hush puppies.
A well-stocked bar offering beers, wines, and cocktails to complement your meal in a calm setting.
Spacious seating for celebrations or casual get-togethers, with a relaxed atmosphere and decent music.
Went to dinner to celebrate my son's birthday. We went a while back and it was good. Tonight, no. Since our last visit, tables were removed and pool tables put in. The bar had a few patrons that were loud and rowdy. No other diners but us. I ordered oysters la Frontera. Small and really over salted. The server said it must be the lemon they put on. No, it was salt. She took those off the ticket. My son ordered fried shrimp. They were good but his fries were barely room temp. I ordered some onion rings that looked like they were frozen and over cooked. We won't go back.
This location has a large, open, free parking lot. Calm atmosphere, a fully stocked bar that also has a decent wine selection. The food was okay. I ordered the garlic shrimp platter. My green beans and broccoli were served cold. The garlic bread was hard but the shrimp was really good. The shrimp diablos were good but when they say topped with grilled onions, they meant buried in grilled onions. They were good though. The waitress was polite and attentive. The atmosphere was overall calm with decent music playing.
Trash food, trash service. First red flag should’ve been how empty it was on a Thursday evening. Then waited a while before we were even greeted and seated. Ordered a seafood boil with crawfish, shrimp, potatoes, corn, sausage and eggs. Crawfish was super small and wasn’t coming out of the shell easy. Paid $11.99 per lb and ordered 2lbs. Shrimp was shell and head on; not fresh at all, had an off taste and shell wasn’t coming off easy either. Both were obviously overcooked. Menu stated $17.99 for a dozen shrimp but paid $18.99. All that came with 4 small red potatoes, 4 half of a half of corn on the cob, no sausage even though we ordered it and never got it and was still trying to be charged for it. $1.50 per side included 2 pieces of each side. And 3 eggs that were $2 each. When I informed our waitress we didn’t receive our sausage she stated she didn’t make it the cook did and she’ll let him know. Never accused her for us not getting it or she was the one that made it, was just informing her so she could get it. Waited awhile and still no sausage so asked her how long it takes to make it she said she doesn’t know she’s waiting for it just as much as I am. Smh I didn’t know she was paying for it or eating it too (she wasn’t, sarcasm for her response). To end this experience, me and my kids ended up with bad stomach aches afterwards and you know what comes with that. So overall, definitely don’t recommend whatsoever.
Calamari was good with great flavor. We ordered the seafood boil spicy but really should of ordered extra spicy. The shrimp is not by the pound but the snow crab is. The shrimp cocktail is made with small frozen shrimp which don't absorb the great flavor of the cocktail. I had the Tokyo oysters which were good.
My beautiful friend and I stopped by this establishment thinking we would be rocked by the food. The only thing that rocked us was the oyster and the water. We ordered the oyster po boy, but it seems the chefs wanted to be some poor boys and was cheap on the fried oysters. We got a whole two oysters in our po boys. The hush puppies was quite lacking in flavor and seems like it was bought from dollar general or some sort. The “gumbo” was absolutely garbage and it had a lot of mystery fish in it. We also ordered the drunken sailors, and it seems like the sailor was really drunk, because the food came out with a terrible presentation. Also, the seafood was over cooked and fishy. We also got the combination spring rolls. The spring rolls had barely to no noodles and lacking in the shrimp and pork. It sure was a spring roll, tasted like a fresh spring day with all the vegetables that’s in it. Maybe with a little bit of freshly grass. The only good thing there was the oysters and the cup of tap water. Don’t get anything else! Maybe the ketchup too. Our server was cool though
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