perdido key oyster bar restaurant & marina

easily the best restaurant in the perdido area - i've lived here for 12 years and always send out of towners here. the atmosphere is very nice and more upscale than any other in this area, this is not a beach dive joint - service has been great every time i have been there and thefoodis fresh and flavorful - the fish house in pensacola could learn a lot from this place - overlooks the intercoastal waterway and boats park at the dock -  this place is so much more than just a fried fish joint        

highly recommended if you near perdido key

went on a friday, pretty good live musicians who were taking song requests. has a good view of the marina if you eat outside. inside feels like a cramped ship cabin so i would recommend the deck, preferably the side that gets the breeze as there are no fans. foodwas pricey but the market grouper was delicious and locally caught. good wait staff and a good experience overall.

long wait over 30 min! then took over an hour for food. that was way over priced!as a child coming to perdido key always meant going to the oyster bar the night we came in...after this trip we will not be backfoodhas gone down hill and frankly the shrimp basket was way better!

was expecting a beachy vibe considering location . it's more of a fine dining atmosphere without the fine dining food. not terrible...foodwas decent. cocktails and service good. it was just boring, really. stuffy atmosphere. we had a larger table -- laughing, having a lil fun, nothing crazy -- and were met with stares and snarls from other patrons who i suppose were wanting a more sedate, quiet experience. won't be back -- only because when i'm on vacation i'd like to have a fun time--not dine with my grandparents.

food here was excellent. the stuffed grouper was a must if you go. it's a little pricey most entrees are 25 and up. sit outside if you can the boats are fun to look at coming in and out. definitely would go back. 1 negative was they brought thefoodout as soon as the salads came out.

the service by our server was excellent!
thefoodwas bland and the fish was freezer burnt, the manager took thefoodreplaced the baked potato and brought the se piece of fish back!!! and it still tasted bad....management needs work! won't be back!

our party had 13 people and we were seated quickly. the appetizers were great however when the entrees came i felt like thefoodwas over seasoned. all the friedfoodtasted very good, but if you stray away from that you may run into the same experience.

my husband and i ate at oyster bar last night. we had been on our way back to auburn last year and recalled a good experience and great food. this year we stayed with family and were surprised to hear of their multiple terrible trips here (kept trying it again because it was close and wanted to like it) that were terrible. badfoodand mediocre service to boot. we should listened. we waited for about 30 minutes for ourfoodand my "daily special" mahi-mahi was embarrassingly awful. i received a flat, dense, odd tasting piece of fish that was drenched in a barbecue like sauce (it was originally relayed as being jerk rubbed, not sauce soaked). while i was still cutting up my daughters food, the manager came to the table to check on us and we said it was good based on our appetizer. after she left i took a bite of my fish and could not eat another. our sweet waitress whisked it away and i just ate my green beans. no offer for another piece or a different entree, and then the bill comes- where we were charged for an entire poor quality meal that wasnt eaten. the manager came back and acted very aloof as to why her personal table visit (which she prided herself on) didn't make up for just eating the cost (ourselves) of a bad entree. awfulfood(right on the water where they should have the best at their fingertips) and very bad service.

horrible. we are locals and very seldom it here because thefoodis way over pricedpriced and not good! we stopped in on a sunday because my husband wanted oysters and it is the closest place to our house. we arrived when they opened and wanted to sit outside. it had rained earlier and they said outside seating was not available but i insisted. this is perhaps the only positive about the oyster bar is the view of the water! the manager was extremely rude saying by us sitting outside we were putting her waitress at risk of falling but she would seat us anyway! we left and sat outside at the shrimp basket on the key! we will never give this restaurant another try nor recommend it to anyone. when locals are mistreated it does ruin your business!

we absolutely love the oyster bar. we come monthly and are always warmly welcomed. we sometimes come
by boat and dock up to the pier. theirfoodis always fresh. i usually get the mahi key west style but also love their ahi tuna. my hubby usually gets the tuna steak and the calamari. they have a decent wine selection and a cool atmosphere. the booths are awesome to sit in when you have just two people. we have never had a problem with a wait time even when they are very busy. i would highly recommend this family friendly restaurant!

terrible service. we had a party of eight at the oyster bar tonight. this was quite possibly the worst service i have ever had. it took 30 mins to get two bottles of wine to the table. during that time, neither water nor bread were served!! four tables came in after us, including another 8 top. all of them were served before us and got theirfoodbefore us!!! the gumbo, though tasty, was cold. we sent it back 3 times before they got it hot. we asked for the manager when our entrees arrived & they were cold as well. the manager, britney, said she would "take care" of some of the bill. when we got our tickets, she had given us 25% off the gumbo only. we were there for literally 3.5 hours and you want to give us $1.15 off the bill? she finally took 15% off the total bill, but a genuine apology or comping the wine would have gone farther. we have been customers for many years, but will never be back after tonight!

a dilapidated dining experience. we have been visiting the oyster bar for 12 years and it has had its ups and downs (in both service andfoodquality). in december - thefoodwas excellent and served promptly, but tonight it reached a new nadir that would disgrace any army field chow line. the table service was as periodic as the lunar cycle (load up on drinks when they do show up) and wait 40 minutes to place your order for entrees. i ordered a pittsburgh style ribeye that arrived completely uncooked with a smattering of seasoning - it did not approach any sort of flame. the filet mignon was obviously some sort of heavily marinated dry chuck tip that tasted strongly of vinegar. the blackened oscar arrived cold. the companion that ordered the filet was so shell shocked that he skipped any sort of entree, beat a path to dessert and received an obvious slice of store bought key lime pie. the ribeyed arrived cooked properly but the blackened oscar arrived warm but undercooked (translucent) but at that point the most appealing part of the oyster bar was the exit door. in addition, the owner brags highly of having a vegetable medley but the only thing that was ever offered (ever in any visit) was string beans. at 25+ minimum an entree, i would wager one would receive better value by crossing the bridge and going the the burger king on the left or making the trip to red lobster in the "come as you are" section of pensacola on navy blvd. in summation, if there is justice in the universe - the chef should be permanently exiled to newark nj. avoid this place by at least 150 ft.

disappointed. went monday night of labor day. it wasn't very crowded but there was a 25 minute wait 'tops' the hostess told us. many empty tables and we waited 45 minutes. after we were seated we waited 20 minutes before anyone even acknowledged we were there.foodwas not that great, never got the onion rings we ordered but they were on our check. when we asked the waitress to take them off our bill she asked if we wanted them 'to go'! wasted over two hours of our time!

very good. i am a unique person in that i lived or worked around the oyster bar for 30 years. two years ago i began to manage the restaurant. i am not the only manager but one of three. i eat here 3 to 5 times a week. i have found that we are consistently excellent. there have been times in the past that i would not have been able to report this but today thefoodis not only great but a great value as well.
stop in a give us a try, you will not be sorry.

sub par food. i live approximately 5 miles from oyster bar, so i love going there to eat and go often. i have noticed in about the last 6 months that thefoodhas declined once again. i ordered a shrimp and oyster platter, got 3 overly salted shrimp and several very, very tiny oysters. i called over the manager and asked her if she would pay $12.99 for the amount offoodi had. she said no and understood my concerns as we were not the 1st to complain. she had no idea why they were getting such tiny oysters. she did ask if she could bring me something different, i said no(honestly was afraid whatever came out would still to salty) and asked that she just deduct the shrimp and oysters. she did deduct %50 off of my dinner, which left me paying $6.50 for a small baked potato. lol, 1st time that i haven't had the whole amount deducted. but that's ok, i did eat the potato just kinda thought if was high to pay $6.50 for a potato. needless to say, i won't be going back there to eat again until i start hearing from locals that they have improved on the food. also, one last thing, unless you love eating green beans don't order the seasonal vegetables, as it never changes. so wish they would do a nice steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrot sauté occasionally at least. i would rather have vegetables than baked potato.