Ocean Blue Oyster Bar

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!

I want to follow up on my 2star review a few weeks ago -- I returned to get a dozen of those delicious oysters (as good as the first time!), only this time I had a much better experience with the food. I had their seafood gumbo which was delicious. And also their catfish bites which were fresh and not greasy. So I guess avoid the fries and the salt n pepper seafood, both of which are very greasy. There are obviously a lot of better choices on the extensive menu. I'll be back to try a few other dishes.

Best crawfish I have ever had in my life. They are all big and juicy. It's very well seasoned. I finished 2+ lbs all by myself and still craved for more. Not sure why this place is not more popular, perhaps because it doesn't look super nice from the outside. Give it a try though, you won't regret coming here

The shrimp fried rice is astounding!!! Such fresh ingredients and flavors. Please don't remove this from the menu! Am grateful for the attentive service in a casual and relaxed space with the Bob Ross channel alongside sports!

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!

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.

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!!!

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.

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.

Service was excellent. We were seated the minute we arrived. The food was delicious. My husband had the chicken wings and I had the seafood noodle soup. We took home most of our food as the servings were large. Elizabeth was our server. She was friendly and knowledgeable.