Oyster Bar Harlingen Tx

My family and I have been going here since the 90's. We haven't been in a while. The energy of the employees seemed depressing. No smiles. Did not feel welcomed. My son ordered a soda when he received it , it was flat. We asked the server for a different one because there was no carbonation. He said they all were like that so his only option was water or tea. Ordered the calamari and we couldn't eat it because it was so hard and rubbery. The bathrooms had toliet paper filled up in the trash can in the mens room like everyone throws their waste paper in there instead of the toilet. The woman who I assume was the the hostess or manager walked around with a serious look on her face and kept looking at us after we ate like we needed to leave or something. We were very disappointed with our experience and will have to find another restaurant to celebrate our family birthdays.

Food always well made and hot been going there since I was a kid always good service

All their food is pre-made and just fried, I was served rotten oysters, definitely will not visit again!!

Neat , clean place for seafood.
Oysters were fresh , they had Fried Scallops, which I asked if could be grilled or pan grilled and my request was politely denied !
Shall try their whole fish next time.
Fresh hot bun and butter is a plus point !

Very good experience 👌🏼

Great place for lunch or dinner but prices have gone up cost of fish and shrimp ? rising .

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fisherman's Variety Plate, Fish, Shrimp Cocktail

Fresh and tasty and service was top notch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Full Order of Fried Shrimp

A+ service every single time I visit this restaurant. Excellent fried shrimp. I drive 35 miles just to come eat here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Full Order of Fried Shrimp

I love the shrimp plate from this place. The loaded bake potatoes are delicious. The nice warm rolls and the salad are perfect for me!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish, Full Order of Fried Shrimp

Service was great!!! Food…. Very bland and uneventful. Not many oyster choices for an Oyster Bar!! Wanted to try the stuff crab but they were out! Stuffed shrimp was bland and chewy. Baked potato was good!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Grt place iv ate here for years not one complaint food always grt one of my favorite places to eat .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is delicious and serves is excellent.

Parking: Lots of parking place.

Wheelchair accessibility: Has wheelchair excess.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fisherman's Variety Plate

Best damn oysters I’ve had in south Texas ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve been wanting Seafood Soup for a while now so I invited my parents out. My father ordered 1/2 order of oysters on the half shell $16.99 ($20 full order) and berry tea $3.50. My mom got the small bowl of seafood soup $12.99 plus tea $3.50. I got the large seafood soup $16.99 and water. My mom got her soup by her self and her one shrimp was cold. Her potato was on the plate vs in her bowl. Mostly veggies. 5 min later my father got his oysters and then when he got a coughing fit he got his tea as did my mom. I sat there watching. Eventually I got my soup. Giant carrots and two whole potatoes are what I first noticed. Since when does seafood have Mexican Caldo Veggies? And it’s Broth? It didn’t have Sopa De Marisco Broth. It was Caldo de Pollo with Some Frozen Fish tossed in. No Octopus. no Snapper. No Crab. One Shrimp and one cocktail shrimp. Tomatoes, carrots, potatoes and celery. Oh and eventually, we eventually they brought a basket with crackers and three rolls and butter. The rolls were sweet and butter was whipped. We had to ask other servers for refills and for second rolls who told us they would find our server. There weren’t any napkins on the table. My mom got some out of her purse. Service was not good. The soup was a 5 out 10. We were all ready to go get a burger after we done eating and paying $58 plus tip. Very disappointed with the service and especially with the food. Just wasn’t what it should be. There was went much on the menu. What was there was way to expensive for what was being served. I was surprised to see chicken fried steak and chicken fried chicken on the menu for $12. But one goes to a fish place to eat shrimp and fish and that was over $20 for small portions. Made me regret just going to H‑E‑B and just cooking at home.

Parking: Several handicap parking right by the door that was helpful for 2 seniors and a two handicap persons.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fish, French Fries, Chicken Fried Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak

Awesome fish and shrimp with baked potato and rolls, it was delicious!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fisherman's Variety Plate, Fish, Side Salad