Del Mar Seafood & Oyster Bar

What a wonderful place to stumble upon. I noticed it from my hotel room. It was walkable. And here I am enjoying a nice red snapper with fries and a salad. Delightfully served by Brenda, who exhibited a kindness not oft afforded now a days. She checked on me frequently and with sincerity. The this and that. I came off hours for a very late lunch. Scaffold. This is a cheerful family seafood Mexican restaurant. That being said leave your Pappadeaux aspirations at the door. This there's a genuine authentic appearance that made me smile, my food was served the head and tail still attached with the body artfully scored. Fresh lime wedges awakened the flavor of the fish.Everything was fresh I have no complaints and I was really surprised to see such a nice presentation of seafood in Garland, Texas. How wonderful. (Garland is quite a distance from the Gulf of Mexico and living in Houston I have access to fresh seafood and quite spoiled)I think I'll come back for the Seafood Po Boys tonight and check them out. Many other things on the menu fried boiled starters side orders in from the grill as well as tacos and of course salads. So my review is just really based on the redfish and being biased about red snapper from Houston I can honestly say this was a pretty good eats here.Well that's just my personal opinion you make your own choice.Some would say this is a hole in the wall (not really, please) and if your expectations are such, know it's a humble place and they're very proud of it. You will find here plenty of booths and tables, natural lighting and TV's and a variety of channels and I found the music pleasing. The place is clean it looks like they really know how to entertain and take care of the customer too small or large party.So that's my take. If you're looking for a good service something close to La Quinta and you can walk to or find a walkable place to have a meal with protein and fresh food - this might be a good option for you. Likewise, if you're looking for something that's tasty you and you're in the area, I'd stop in. Converseky, if you're looking for something matchy, matchy or on pointe trend interiors to impress yourself or your friends, maybe this is not a place for you. But it is the place for you if it's a best friend and somebody you naturally would have a good conversation with mo matter what. I will take them here and enjoy the food and your time together. You're welcome. Overall, I think this would be a fun group neighborhood place. The music is great too. Why not find out?

New to the area so I gave it a try based on reviews. With zero bodies in the place at 5:00 pm I should have turned right around. I chose a booth and quickly realized my mistake when my forearms stuck to the table. A very weird and odd humidity was present. Ordered chips and guacamole. The guacamole tasted off and chips were stale. Two fish filets and two shrimp for the main. Filet breading was like eating sand. The fish itself was a cotton - like mush and the oil was off. The shrimp was paper thin and tasted like the filets. Oil dripped from the fries so none made it in. The only good thing about this visit was the one cold beer I had. It's now 11:00 pm and I'm on my 6th tablet of Tums and the same number of trips to the throne.... 34 bucks and a 6 dollar tip. Sometimes you gotta pay in one way or the other when you FAFO! The waitress was nice.

First time back since Covid, the food is still as delicious as I remember. I had the guacamole and it was a great portion with really good taste, onion, tomato and lime. I also had the fried fish fillets & onion rings. Can't wait to come back. Service was really good too.

The ceviche and Micheladas are delicious! And the service is great! Love coming to Del Mar

First time visit. Very pleased with the food. Had the Del Mar combination platter. It was just right for my wife and I to share. Service was very attentive Jessica was exceptional. Will definitely come back.

Great place to get low priced, high quality oysters and the rest of the food is really good too, highly recommend take out.

So good will definitely return. Calamari was nice and crisp, Mahi Mahi so flavorful and the potatoes were delicious!!!!

This place is huge and was empty on a Friday at 6pm. The menu is not what it was before so don't go off pictures. It's now a very limited menu. The fried catfish and shrimp was so bland and tasteless. Not seasoned well at all. The grilled catfish was bland and small. The rice was box rice. The zucchini was not grilled like in the pictures. Overall very unimpressed and do not recommend it.

Go to for Mexican seafood!! Super delicious boils and great service me and my family enjoy coming here

Good ass drinks never miss on those and the salmon is bomb af with their vegetables. The service is good too they always checking if we're good and need anything.