Blue Water Cowboy Saloon & Mercantile

229 Beach St, Port Aransas
(361) 749-0106

Recent Reviews

Aaron Wittman

Great place for sushi when in Port A!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tuna, Salmon Sashimi, Roll, Shaggy Dog Roll

Maren Childs

Fantastic date night spot! We got the cucumber salad, tuna scallion roll, salt lick roll & grilled seafood platter. It was delicious. The service was fantastic, the food was great and so was the atmosphere.Parking: There are two parking lots reserved for blue water cowboy alongside both sides of the building, a little tight, but did the job. There were about 16-20 spots in the lot we parked in. There were no accessible marked spots in the lot we parked in, not sure about the second lot. The sidewalk was definitely skinny and wouldn't be easily used with a wheelchair with tight corners and some curbs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish, Hush Puppies

Ellen Canty

We love the Shaggy Dog sushi roll!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Corey Mikkelsen

Great place! Food is spectacular and service is great! Some of the best Sushi I've ever had and their Key Lime Pie is amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Currey

Incredible sushi rolls!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tom Kempf

I had Chicken Fried Steak with garlic mashed potatoes and Brussel sprouts. It was great. My wife had blackened jumbo shrimp. They weren't really jumbo. But it's still very good. Also, the Margarita Madness Key Lime Margarita. It was very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ronnie Parsons

Staff is always welcoming, beer is cold and food taste great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried, Fried Shrimp

Casandra Guess

Hoity Toity, Judgemental, unwelcoming, and not shy about it. Almost comically so. I'm obviously not a local from Port Aransas. I came in from a ride sporting an Iron Maiden Shirt and cut off shorts. The disdainful look I got from the gal who seated me was priceless. She put me as far in the back as possible. I was going to have lunch, opted for a (overpriced $6 for a Modelo)beer instead. I smiled, gave a couple courtesy waves to other patrons, recieved similar looks of disdain. If you don't fit the cookie cutter, wealthy beach life persona, they don't want your business.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 2

Kelly Tagliaferro

My favorite place to visit in Port Aransas. Getting the crab-stuffed jalapeños is a must when taking a cold beverage break. Their main bar is designed like a deep sea fishing boat, and their "fill-from-the-bottom" draft beer taps provide the perfect pour each time (also fun to watch).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gumbo, Calamari, Poppers, Hush Puppies

JW R

Seafood nachos, like a lot of things today, are shrinking but still great. Service & bar are also great. The kitchen even does special requests!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kitara Peterson

Really good food. Oysters on the half shell and a good kids menu. Gratuity is included for larger parties. Thank you for having us!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Fish, Burger, Roll

Tom P

Had the Southwest Chicken Chipotle Salad. It was awesome. Service was adequate. Interior was clean and festive but for god sakes, hose down the bird poop off your excellent patio so we could sit outside and enjoy the view. The numerous stain’s/dropping’s appeared weeks if not months old. If nothing else, at least do it for the weekend traffic.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 3

Other Things

Service-As a server myself I was very disapointed in the service I recived. The server never introduced herself and was very absent the whole time. She never checked on us and we had to flag her down for refills, once food was served she never checked on us again to see if everything was still going okay. All in all she checked on us about 4 times in the 2 hours we were there.Food-The food was okay everything was very clearly fresh but definitely could have been better, but still good. Appetizers took about 30 minutes and food took about an hour.Gratuity/tip-On the menus they state that parties have automatic gratuity of 20%. We had a group of 5 people that evidently was enough to be considered a "party" and then we were charged a 3% "Non Cash Payment Fee" because we used a debit card. In my experience 6 people or over would be considered a "party" and I do feel like we should have been informed that gratuity would be included in our bill.Overall-The experience wasn't really worth it to be honest.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Calamari, Chicken Fried Steak

Gabriel B.

These were taken last week. The kitchen and the sushi station are full of roaches, they refuse to call an exterminator to solve the problem. If you're allergic to anything DO NOT GO they use the same knives to cut red meat, chicken and tuna without sterilizing them first. They use the same oil to fry everything from oysters to chicken and fries.

Robert H.

Three adults one child. We asked for chicken fingers for our granddaughter when we were seated they were brought timely and were actually very good. We've all had lots of chicken fingers that were soggy and tasteless these tasted fresh and savory! I had Drum Pontchartrain, my son had the Tuna Steak, my wife had three sides. The two entrees were both well prepared and nicely presented. A wedding party had booked the second floor so we were on the third floor which has a rustic (?) decor, but the food was delicious, and the wait staff attentive but not overbearing. Definitely on our list of good restaurants in Port Aransas.

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Blue Water Cowboy Saloon & Mercantile

229 Beach St, Port Aransas, TX 78373
(361) 749-0106