"The staff there did an outstanding job. So friendly and on POINT."
"Steve is my favorite bartender, Friday’s with Steve behind the bar washes away all the weekday stresses, he is always attentive and entertaining adding to a fun filled night!"
"Our waiter Douglas worked very hard and was very accommodating to our needs."
"Our server Denise was absolutely incredible. Very attentive and obviously took pride in what she does."
"Our server Melissa was spot on. Attentive always but not intrusive."
Cons:
"The service was terrible."
"The service was absolutely dreadful you barely saw the server throughout the meal."
"Waiter was almost never around and I had to reach out to passing servers for more water."
"The waitress never came back and we had to ask again."
"The waitress was not attentive. She disappeared on a regular basis."
"Had to flag down the waitress numerous times."
"The service was terrible. The girls were chatting about everything other than seeing that diners had a pleasurable dining experience."
Food Quality
Pros:
"We ordered fried calamari for the appetizer. It came out really quick. It was so flavorful and crispy one of the best calamari I've ever had."
"The food was really good. The flavors were amazing."
"Each one of our seafood entrees were fresh and full of flavor."
"The food was delicious and the service wonderful."
"Food was tasty, portions good."
"The veal chop special was moist, Tuna cooked to perfection."
"The food was Excellent!"
Cons:
"I ordered fish & the house chips which was not edible because they were mostly burnt."
"First time there. Noisy, poor menu items especially for vegetarians. Food not very good."
"Unfortunately, all they had for me to eat that was vegetarian/healthy was a 12$ salad which was made up of like 5 pieces of lettuce."
"One entree came out burned and ice cold, and another entree came out cold."
"The steak was dry and had no taste."
"The escargot lacked flavor."
"I ordered the Halibut, which was dry, dry, dry.... totally overcooked."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Great place to enjoy a nice day on the river..they had live music and plenty of room to relax and just enjoy drinks and atmosphere."
"Great waterfront atmosphere."
"The restaurant is a delight with Covid safe outdoor seating."
"The Oar is away from the main street clutter and noise, located right on the Patchogue River."
"Perfect dockside views of the sunset over the water."
"Beautiful sunset dining on the dock! Went by boat with plenty of dock space but if no boat available, not to worry, accessible by land too."
"The outdoor seating overlooking the marina is lovely."
Cons:
"It takes away from the dining experience when the noise level is distractingly high."
"Very loud dining room. People were literally shouting in the bar area."
"Huge bar crowd which I do not like since I came there for dinner not a hearing test."
"The dividers separating the tables on the front patio on the dock blocked a lot of the harbor view."
"The music was too loud to have a conversation."
"Only downside is that it is VERY noisy."
"Just loud from the entertainment, but that’s to be expected everywhere."
Value
Pros:
"Since we spent over $100, we received a $25 gift card for our next visit on a week night."
"We both enjoyed the Monday night lobster special - two pound a quarter lobsters at a very reasonable price!"
"Prices were competitive with many quality restaurants more than Applebee and outback."
"Had a $6 beer with the amazing 'Catch of the day Lunchpack' for $16."
"We enjoyed our meals, and thought it was a good value."
"No extra charge for using credit card."
"Prices are what you'd expect from a high end restaurant but well worth it."
Cons:
"$32 for a lobster roll?"
"They only give 3 shrimp in the coconut shrimp app which is $15 (what a disappointment)."
"Food is overpriced and nothing to rave about."
"The prices have gone up...portions went down total Fail!"
"The raw bar items were good, but expensive, and the salads are asinine. 20+ dollars for a cup of lettuce and a couple of shrimp."
"This place is not cheap. Dinner, drinks & dessert for two - $192.00"
"The taste and quantity of the food did not match the price."