Oyster Creek Restaurant And Boat Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service bustling taking care of everyone with a friendly professional manner."
• "Servers were quick and very personable."
• "The wait staff are friendly and attentive."
• "Service was excellent! Food came out extremely fast and was well prepared."
• "Russell was our waiter and he was awesome!! Great service!"
• "Our waitress was friendly and timely with everything; very attentive."
• "The staff is nice and on top of everything!"

Cons:

• "Bar service slow."
• "Our waitress was over to our table only 3 times."
• "Only negative was my server John. Only took my order. Very inattentive."
• "Waitress never came back to see if we needed anything, she hung out at the bar the whole time after bringing us our food."
• "Waited a long time for server to return to table."
• "The waiter we had seemed a little put off by us asking for a few things that he should have offered."
• "So we asked the staff if they could take the lobster and remove the meat from it. We were told that the staff was too busy and couldn't help us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The oysters on the half shell were amazing as were the broiled scallops and the stuffed Atlantic flounder."
• "The sesame crusted ahi tuna is a must, so delicious, and it is special!"
• "The chef's stuffed salmon was awesome as were the softshell crabs."
• "The food here is fresh and delicious."
• "The food was awesome. The jumbo shrimp was plump and flavorful, the crab cake sandwich was probably the best I’ve ever had."
• "Scallops tasted as if they just were out of the water fresh."
• "The seafood was cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Everything included was overcooked and dried out and didn't taste good."
• "Ordered Manhattan it was ok more like a gravy than a tomato based soup and lite on clams and taste it was ok not great."
• "Oyster stew was curdled and tasteless. Crab legs were all dried out."
• "Tried the crab cakes this visit and was disappointed."
• "All four of our meals were not good at all. The combination fried lobster, shrimp and crab cake had zero flavor."
• "Crab bisque was lousy-it had chunks of flour in it."
• "The food was very good the atmosphere older the price is very good."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was wonderful."
• "Very cool place with a view of the water."
• "The atmosphere is great. Especially outside."
• "Enjoyed being on the water."
• "The atmosphere is what I love the most. It is laidback and has pretty views of the bay/marshes."
• "You can eat indoors or out, with pretty views galore."
• "The atmosphere is great. Great views from the screen porch area."

Cons:

• "The attitude we were getting as soon as we arrived was so physically uncomfortable."
• "Was a cool spot on the marsh but unfortunately about an hour after eating i was very sick and up all night long with issues."
• "We along with other patrons were seated in a room overlooking the parking lot."
• "Would like to have been able to sit in the dining room where there is a water view, but that room is for dinner only so for the lunch crowd we were seated in a room with a parking lot view."
• "Sat down in a very warm room."
• "There is a lot of greenheads and bugs in the outside seating area."
• "We were also sat right next to a large, loud table instead of being offered a scenic table outside."

Value

Pros:

• "Top quality food at affordable prices. $$$"
• "In general its a good value for money and a nice spot to visit."
• "Very reasonable prices for the large portions of fresh food you get."
• "Everything was stupendous and the prices were super reasonable."
• "The price is very good."
• "Prices are very responsible for the quality of food!"
• "The food is great... The portions are generous and fun. Prices are very fair and you will leave satisfied."

Cons:

• "That said, the prices were a little high in my opinion, if you want to be full you have to order multiple things so you end up spending a lot to be full."
• "Small portions and big prices."
• "Can be a bit pricey for the quantity of food, however."
• "Bland seafood, very small portions."
• "It wasn’t worth the $25 price."
• "Food was mediocre at best. Not a good value for the money."
• "Not worth the price or the drive."

Location

Pros:

• "If you're a boater, there's a place where you can moor your boat."
• "One of the owners was working the podium well."
• "Less than 5 minutes from Historic Smitville shopping district."
• "The restaurant is located down a long straight road that cuts right through the Edwin Forsyth nature preserve."
• "It is waterfront so you can come by jet ski or boat as well as by car."
• "Great remote location on the edge of a National Wildlife Refuge."
• "It's is set by the bay allowing small boats to dock."

Cons:

• "The person who took our name was dismissive, and when asked about how much longer, it was met with almost annoyance rather than hospitality."
• "We along with other patrons were seated in a room overlooking the parking lot."
• "Would like to have been able to sit in the dining room where there is a water view, but that room is for dinner only so for the lunch crowd we were seated in a room with a parking lot view."
• "There is a lot of greenheads and bugs in the outside seating area."
• "No real flow when you walk in the door... seems to be multiple doors but no way of knowing where to go once you walk in from parking lot."
• "Also the high tide was coming in very fast and you have to be careful where you park."
• "We were also sat right next to a large, loud table instead of being offered a scenic table outside."