Oyster Creek Restaurant and Boat Bar

My wife, My two daughters and I visited Oyster Creek on May 17th 2013. May wife and I had previously eaten at the oyster creek and just loved the food and atmosphere. However this time the experience was a complete disaster. We were greeted by a less then pleasant waitress. When I ordered a sushi rainbow roll she looked at me like I was an idiot and asked me what kind of rainbow roll would i like. She went to the sushi bar to ask what was in the rainbow roll and returned to inform me that the were not Asian and did not make them the Asian way. I then ask for a yellow tail (Hamachi) rainbow roll and she returned with a (Just regular TUNA) rainbow roll.. whatever, the roll was good. After about 30 min, we started asking ourselves," wheres our salads" a few more minutes passed and I approached the waitress and question where they were. She was very un friendly with here response. When she brought the salads she informed me that she was waiting for all of us to finish our appetizer, Whatever. By this time we had been seated for about an hour when finally our main course arrived. My daughter had ordered a simple dish of chicken fingers and fries, the batter was not cooked and was still seeping from the tenders, the fries looked like they were pulled from the bottom of the fry basket.. First Disappointment... both my wife and I had ordered stuff flounder, as we we had our first bit we both commented that it was not as good as the last time. I continued to eat until i bit into something cold. I pulled abour my dish to find that it was severely under cooked, my wife soon discovered the same of hers, at this point my wife had had enough and left the table. I Called our NOT SO PLEASANT waitress over and with great discuss ripped open the dish and showed her that both out long wait for a tasty stuff flounder was cold and un cooked. She asked me if I would like to order something different from the menu. It was Now 9:00 and the last thing I wanted was a longer wait. so I asked to see the manager... THIS IS THE GOOD PART.. a few moments later a rather large man appears at our table, looks like a chef... he stands there for a second and then looks at me and says "WHAT" yep that what he said "WHAT" I told him the we had waited a long time for our meal and then he served me and my wife uncooked fish. He told me that I should have returned it like a normal human being and not throw it all up in the air. Needless to say, they did comp the meal. but the complete event will compel me to tell everyone I know what a terrible experience we had and although I am sure they will not miss my business, I will NEVER VISIT THIS ESATABLISHMENT AGAIN

My folks started taking me to Oyster Creek back in the 60's. Back then we used to boat right up to their dock. I've never had a bad meal. Now that I've moved to California I make it a point for at least one meal at Oyster Creek every time I visit South Jersey.



I'd recommend arriving early if you are the "must sit down right away" type. Otherwise plan for and enjoy a very relaxing drink on the dock. Sunset time is very peaceful (except for the time that a clamming boat caught fire while refueling a little ways up the creek).



My wife and I frequently go for the Two - 1 1/4 lb main lobsters special. At various times runs about $30 +-$5.



Another great meal is the crab cake platter. Or enjoy a little of everything on the Oyster Creek Combo.



The asparagus is always a favorite side dish and the bar has a nice selection of beer on tap. The kids love the free pop-corn which is always available.



A lot of people enjoy the outdoor patio in the summer where fresh cooked crabs are served with pitchers of beer.



Over the years I've had quite a range of "service". It may well be that the service is simply left up to each individual server rather than focused restaurant training but I'm learning not to sweat the small stuff. I don't let a little imperfection detract from a very enjoyable meal or my lovely experience with family and friends. It's always just seemed like a little of the South Jersey personality anyway. Never has anyone been rude to us.



The hours of operation may in fact be a bit confusing but the experience is worth figuring out this little puzzle. One just has to remember that there is an "in" and "out of" season schedule at the Oyster Creek Inn. If my memory serves me right Mon may always be closed and Tues and Wed are added "IN" season only.



All-in-all this is one of only a couple of restaurants that I make a point of visiting and I would recommend that you do too!



Jan 2011

My family and I used to go here all the time so 25 years later we tried it again. The food was ok but the service was terrible! After we sat down it was almost 10 minutes before anyone came over to introduce themself and take a drink order. When our waitress finally made it over she was the rudest and nastiest server I've ever had in my life. She never even cracked a smile. When taking are order she was very impatient and short with us. When my ederly father politely told her that he received the wrong side dish, she ripped it out of his hands, looked as if she was going to smack him and then threw the bowl in one of those plastic bins. After that she never came back to see if we needed anything until my husband got up and went to the bar himself to get me another soda. It was just awful. I really should have spoke to the manager on the way out. The food wasn't bad but not worth the unconfortable feeling we had there. We will NEVER go back.