Thorny Oyster

We came here with my mother-in-law and her partner for dinner on Black Friday (also my 30th birthday). We were treated to counter seats and great service! My mother-in-law is a regular here, and the staff and chefs love them! We were given a rundown of the menu and told what to order. We ordered way too much food! The portions are huge, and the flavor is next level! The crab cakes, mussels, and fries were to die for! There was so much flavor, and a little smoke from the bacon and grill added to the overall taste. My husband and I split the grilled whole fish, which came with a crab sauce and some grilled bread. After a couple cocktails and all the food our eyes and stomachs could handle, we left full, satisfied, and confident in our triumphant return.The staff treat you like family, the counter seats are a must so you can watch the chefs work, and the food is worth every penny!

Wow, the Thorny Oyster has delicious food. The best was the crab claw appetizer - SO TASTY. I could drink the sauce. For my entree, I got the filet-oh-fish and it was crispy and flavorful. It came with fries and I enjoyed the meal! The margarita was refreshing and the desserts were divine! I will definitely be back to the Thorny Oyster to explore the menu!

Beautiful setting right on the bay. There are so many delicious things to choose from.The bisque was excellent. And the tamales were good, some parts of the breading tasted a little stale, but over all the flavor was great.Our appetizer was excellent and the royal reds didn't disappoint. My coworker enjoyed those.I took a cheesecake to go and it was great, the black pepper felt like an afterthought, but it was very yummy.

This place is absolutely delicious and friendly love the atmosphere.Miss Rita is a very good server she knows about everything wine,cocktails, and the most important the food she treats you very kindly with a special southern hospitality.

I've been here for brunch and dinner and had a great time on each visit!My most recent visit allowed for a lovely dinner on the outside patio. I went with a spicy watermelon margarita. It was very good, even though it wasn't spicy. My companion ordered an Old Fashioned that was also very good.We went with the tuna appetizer and it was INSANELY good. For my meal, I went with the raw seafood platter and it was delicious. Our server was excellent. I look forward to my next visit!

Clearly, the best cheeseburger in the area, until tonight! Devastatingly, I was served cold, dry, overcooked patties with only one jalapeno and unmelted cheese slices. The side salad was good as always. I feel I made the trip to BSL in part because I like their food. Should have stayed home and watched Mr. Wonderful make some crazy deals and ordered out :(

Fried calamari. Oh my fried goodness, can I express to you how good this was? I don't know- let me try in as simple a way as I can think of- it's an appetizer, but I made it my entree. Yes, I take cholesterol medication and this is why!

Our server Ronnie was great... as was the charbroiled oysters and that crazy good smash burger. Awesome sidewalk seating, enjoying the people watching on a Sunday afternoon. Will be back!

I wish Yelp would let me give a 3.5 because that's pretty fair. We went here recently and the food was good but crazy expensive for what you got. Service was pretty slow and the waiter forgot a side dish. Not a big deal since we had so much other stuff.We had grilled oysters and they were fantastic, and the fish flatbread was excellent. We also got a $20 Wedge salad which was ridiculously overpriced, but it was good. My wife had the bouillabaisse which was pretty spicy but very good and had a lot of seafood. I had the shrimp and grits which was decent but only had a half dozen head-on shrimp in it, meaning I had to fish them out of the sauce and that was messy.My main complaint here, though, is the acoustics in the main dining room are terrible. They need some rugs or something to soften up the sounds because it was so noisy we had to practically should across the table. It was beyond loud and got worse as the place filled up.I'd definitely go back, but maybe during a slower time.

Wow, as a local I'm always blown away by the food here. Downtown bay St. Louis unfortunately misses the mark on cuisine compared to the rest of the United States. Thorny Oyster is the only place I can recommend as consistent quality food with perfect ambiance and not a place filled with a bunch of friend food , frat party type of food options. Everything is amazing , even the bread is out of this world. The truffles fries are perfection, the oysters are always great, wedge salad is a favorite, artichokes are a win, crab cake is another favorite. Great cocktails as well . There is nothing NOT to love. There is no place downtown that you can get the quality food with the view . This is a gem and you can't tell me any different .